Chapter 453: The Might of the Demon Sect Leader
Yu Bochuan’s face changed drastically. He hastily retreated, shouting sharply, “This bastard is faking death! True Heaven Palace disciples, destroy that painting and you can eliminate him!”
The women beside him immediately stepped forward, attacking the painting in unison. At that moment, sword light burst forth from within the painting. The sword light trembled violently, instantly undergoing a wondrous transformation. It was no longer sword light, but a stretch of green mountains rushing toward them.
The dozen or so female disciples of True Heaven Palace were instantly engulfed by the green mountains and clear waters. Their graceful figures seemed frozen within the landscape, stiffening in place, and then their forms dissolved like sand, scattering away.
The green mountains and clear waters surged forward with incredible speed, instantly swallowing the incense carriage and merging with Yu Bochuan behind it.
Array Master He Yiyi stood motionless, a look of surprise on her face. She praised, “What excellent sword technique! It’s not inferior to Sword Master Luo Yinyu.”
Behind her, experts from the various great clans of Yun City stirred restlessly, eager to strike and kill Qin Mu. He Yiyi raised her hand: “No need to help. Young Master Yu came to ask us to set up an array and leave behind the Central Earth Demon Sect Leader. This is the only thing he asked of us; we have no obligation to help him again.”
The crowd had no choice but to stop.
Qin Mu’s Sword of Mountains and Rivers did not surge toward them. He Yiyi murmured softly, “He also knows his limits…”
The Sword of Mountains and Rivers had already taken full form. The dozen or so beauties of True Heaven Palace were all killed. Yu Bochuan was horrified and shouted loudly, “Demon Sect Leader Qin, why don’t we have a chat?”
His robes fluttered wildly. Though he was a man, he was adorned with all sorts of ornaments—silver bracelets, jade bangles, bracelets, jade pendants, rings, thumb rings, necklaces, hairpins, and longevity locks—all of which flew out with a whoosh!
These were his spirit weapons, immensely powerful, clearly not refined by Yu Bochuan himself but protective treasures given to him by his elders.
The power of these spirit weapons was terrifying. One of them, a green dragon hairpin, lightly shook and transformed into a green dragon. Its roar shook the air, blasting a large hole through the green mountains and clear waters!
Yu Bochuan’s heart leaped with joy. He vaulted out of the hole, but suddenly lost his connection with the green dragon hairpin.
Then, his connection with all his other treasures vanished. A chill ran down his spine. Qin Mu, with his incredibly exquisite sword technique, had severed the energy links between him and these treasures, cutting off the connection and leaving him with all these treasures but unable to use them.
Such a miraculous sword technique was truly terrifying!
He had just leaped out of the Sword of Mountains and Rivers when he saw the Dragon Qilin’s massive claw coming down at him. He quickly stripped off his robe. The robe caught the wind and grew larger and larger, spreading out like a patch of gray cloud.
The Dragon Qilin’s claw struck the robe, which was as soft as nothing, causing the Dragon Qilin to sink deeper and deeper into it.
Yu Bochuan, bare-chested, turned and fled, but behind him, the Dragon Qilin let out a great roar, and flames blazed up. The robe was ignited by the fierce fire and burned to ashes.
“Array Master, save me!”
Yu Bochuan quickly called out, “If I die here in Yun City, you all won’t be able to escape blame!”
At this moment, Yu Bochuan’s cries for help reached them, and the hundred or so experts behind He Yiyi all furrowed their brows.
A woman murmured softly, “Array Master, Young Master Yu is after all the son of the True Heaven Palace Master. If he dies here, we truly won’t be able to escape responsibility. Neither the True Heaven Palace Master nor Ba Gou is an easy opponent! Array Master, please think twice.”
He Yiyi shook her head. “No rescue.”
The crowd exchanged glances, confused.
“I cannot kill the Central Earth Demon Sect Leader, but I have already made a move against him, settling the grievance. If I were to make another move to rescue Young Master Yu, the enmity with Demon Sect Leader Qin would be impossible to resolve.”
He Yiyi said calmly, “I have long heard that the Central Earth’s Eternal Peace is undergoing reform and transformation, growing stronger by the day, having already annexed the six directions and swept through the eight wastelands, incorporating the grasslands and snowfields into Eternal Peace. Eternal Peace’s next target is not the Great Ruins, but can only be our Western Lands. True Heaven Palace cannot stop Eternal Peace, and the Demon Sect will also enter the Western Lands. Saving Young Master Yu today would bring disaster upon us.”
The crowd felt a chill run down their spines.
He Yiyi continued, “Moreover, as the son of the True Heaven Palace Master, how could he lack life-saving measures? Young Master Yu pursued Nai Kui and nearly killed him. Such skill is beyond the reach of ordinary people.”
Just as she said this, a jade belt around Yu Bochuan’s waist flew out, transforming into a massive serpent that bound the charging Dragon Qilin.
Yu Bochuan fled in panic, but suddenly three flashes of sword light appeared. Yu Bochuan’s body was split into four sections midair. His two legs kept running forward, while his head wore a dazed expression.
His torso was also split in two.
Qin Mu sheathed his sword. At that moment, the four sections of Yu Bochuan, cut apart in the air, turned into four pieces of wood that fell to the ground.
“A peachwood substitute?”
Qin Mu was surprised. He reached out and grabbed the sword orb that had flown up from his gluttonous pouch, then hurled it with force.
The two-foot-square sword orb shot forward with a whoosh, spinning rapidly as it flew. Within the orb, flying swords turned into streaks of cold light, shooting into the ground and burrowing deep into the earth!
Underground, a figure shot upward—it was Yu Bochuan, followed by streaks of sword light that burst out from beneath the earth, forcing him out and pursuing him relentlessly.
Yu Bochuan looked up and saw the sword orb crashing down toward him. His face changed drastically as the massive, absurdly large sword orb smashed into his face, driving his entire face into his head, and his head into his chest.
Suddenly, his corpse turned into a clay figure and fell from the air.
Array patterns layered over Qin Mu’s eyes as he stared at the ground, his gaze moving rapidly. Suddenly, he shook his arms, and his body shot forward horizontally, in an instant rushing out of Yun City. He struck a pile of rocks in front of the city with his palm. The rocks exploded with a bang, and amidst the rubble, Yu Bochuan’s figure appeared!
“Array Master, I’ll kill him outside the city, leaving you a way out!”
Qin Mu’s voice pierced into the city. He Yiyi frowned, looking up toward the outskirts. She saw Qin Mu reach out, and a butcher’s knife flew up on its own, landing in his hand. He held it in a reverse grip.
The two youths crossed paths midair, spinning like two intertwined tops, exchanging steps back and forth.
Shiiing—
Blood light flashed. Qin Mu landed from the air, holding a head in one hand, while the tip of the large knife in his other hand still dripped blood.
Thud.
Yu Bochuan’s corpse fell behind him, hitting the ground and bouncing twice.
In the city, Array Master He Yiyi and the crowd of Yun City experts’ faces changed drastically. They stared blankly at the youth standing outside the city, head in hand.
Drawing a blade from the forbidden city, carrying a king’s head in hand!
The butcher’s saber technique was as bold and unrestrained as his poetry, equally wild and unbridled!
At this moment, Qin Mu was also wild and unbridled, wielding the knife in reverse to kill, cutting down Yu Bochuan on the spot—the very man He Yiyi had believed would not die here!
“The True Heaven Palace’s young master is dead…”
Everyone’s eyes twitched, their hearts heavy.
This Demon Sect Leader, accompanied only by a Dragon Qilin and a little princess, had dared to charge into the Western Lands, fighting all the way. Now, he had killed the son of the True Heaven Palace Master with a knife. Truly, he was like a hungry tiger, his arrogance overwhelming, living up to his title as the Demon Sect Leader!
The storm was brewing.
The current True Heaven Palace Master and Ba Gou had only one son, Yu Bochuan, and now he had died outside Yun City. This Demon Sect Leader from Central Earth’s Eternal Peace was truly ruthless and decisive. As soon as he got even the slightest opportunity, he seized it firmly, giving his opponent no chance!
Escaping from his grasp was incredibly difficult. Only someone as slippery as the Great Lord of the Loulan Golden Palace could repeatedly escape his pursuit.
And Yu Bochuan’s escape skills were clearly far inferior to that ten-thousand-year-old monster, the Great Lord, even though he was the son of the True Heaven Palace Master and Ba Gou.
He Yiyi walked toward the city outskirts, only to see Qin Mu set down Yu Bochuan’s head, take out a wine flask, pour a cup of wine, and place it beside Yu Bochuan’s corpse.
“You like to chat with the dead after killing your enemies.”
Qin Mu raised his head and took a large gulp of wine, setting the wine jar beside Yu Bochuan’s head. He said leisurely, “I don’t. No chat. Farewell.” With that, he stood up and walked toward He Yiyi.
“Demon Sect Leader Qin.” He Yiyi greeted him with a bow.
Qin Mu returned the gesture, his expression kind. “Sister Array Master, how should I address you?”
He Yiyi’s eyes sparkled with curiosity. “Does the Sect Leader not know my name? My surname is He, given name Yiyi. The He surname is a major one in the Western Lands, with deep family traditions.”
“I see.”
Qin Mu praised, “Sister Yiyi’s array skills are quite impressive. I couldn’t break them in a short time and had to use the painting world to escape your array. So you come from a family tradition. The He family’s array skills are truly remarkable—I’d say they’re the third best in the world.”
Behind He Yiyi, the crowd showed signs of anger. The He family’s array skills were the best in the world, a well-known fact, yet Qin Mu had demoted them to third place. How could they not be angry?
He Yiyi glanced at Xiong Qier, clearly recognizing the little girl. She smiled faintly. “Whether the array skills are first or third, I don’t care. Demon Sect Leader Qin bringing the little princess to True Heaven Palace is quite an ambitious scheme. But in my view, the Sect Leader is heading to True Heaven Palace to seek death. Yet you don’t seem like someone who would court death. I wonder if you could enlighten me?”
“Sister Yiyi wants to talk here?”
He Yiyi invited him into the city and seated him in the main hall. Qin Mu’s expression turned serious. “Array Master, you should know the purpose of my visit, right?”
He Yiyi’s heart trembled. Her lips parted slightly, and she blurted out, “You’re planning to help Nai Kui reclaim the Palace Master’s position! Nai Kui has also arrived! She’s hiding in the shadows!”
Qin Mu chuckled lightly and shook his head. “Sister Yiyi underestimates me. I have come, on the Emperor’s orders, to pacify the Western Lands!”
In the hall, the heads of Yun City’s great clans exchanged glances.
On the Emperor’s orders, to pacify the Western Lands?
Just Qin Mu alone?
He Yiyi’s eyes flickered. “Demon Sect Leader Qin, your boast is too great. What ability do you have to annex the Western Lands?”
Qin Mu smiled slightly. “I am the Demon Sect Leader. That is my ability. My Demon Sect has a million cultivators. If I raise my arm, a million will gather. If I point my finger, the army will march and level everything. You in the Western Lands have been at peace for too long. Each city and region governs itself. Facing not only the Emperor’s divine might but also my Demon Sect’s million cultivators, you are nothing but chickens and dogs, too weak to withstand a single blow!”
He stood up, clasping his hands behind his back. “I built the Sun-Shooting Divine Cannon and shot down the Heavenly Lord Yu of the Upper Firmament. I subdued Huan Long and ordered him to guard the Yong River. I then subdued Bai Xi of the Upper Firmament and ordered him to guard the Hundred-Year Mountain.”
“In the Battle of the Divine Severing Mountain, my Eternal Peace annihilated the gods of the Upper Firmament!”
His gaze swept over the crowd like lightning. “If I wanted to destroy your Western Lands, it would be as easy as snapping my fingers!”
In the hall, everyone’s faces turned pale.
Qin Mu revealed a smile. “However, I don’t wish to see the Western Lands plunged into misery. I’d rather not destroy the peace here. If Nai Kui can reclaim the Palace Master’s position and lead True Heaven Palace to submit to Eternal Peace, without moving a single soldier or harming a single life, then even if I have to go through fire and water to enter the Western Lands, what does it matter? My personal safety is, after all, less important than the lives of the Western Lands’ people. Sister Yiyi, would you be willing to lend me a hand?”
He Yiyi looked back at the lords of Yun City’s great clans. They were all terrified.
He Yiyi furrowed her brow slightly, then suddenly laughed. “Demon Sect Leader Qin says my array skills are third in the world. Dare I ask who is first? Who is second? Yiyi would very much like to see them.”
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