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Chapter 120 The Power of Sword Cultivators
Outside the manor, on the second floor of the Blackwater Pavilion.

Shen Wen'an, who was meditating cross-legged with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the Shen family manor.

Although the swordsman's fragmented sword spirit consciousness had dissipated, the sword spirit's understanding of the way of the sword and its ability to sense killing intent had been integrated with his divine soul.

Shen Wen'an sensed an unfamiliar killing intent emanating from the outskirts of his manor.

He slowly stood up, reached out and grasped the Dragon-Slaying Sword beside him, then leaped out of the second-floor window.

Five figures were preparing to sneak in and carry out a killing spree on the west side of the manor when they suddenly noticed a figure in a blue robe holding a long sword in the courtyard ahead.

"It's him!"

"Senior Brother Zhang, that's the kid from Hidden Cloud Academy!"

Among the five, someone recognized Shen Wen'an and immediately exclaimed in surprise.

The man surnamed Zhang, with his effeminate features, glanced at Shen Wen'an, a hint of jealousy flashing in his eyes.

"Eighth level of Qi Refining..."

"If I remember correctly, this kid has only been a disciple of Qiyun Valley for four or five years, right?"

"Uncle Pei really favors him."

Behind them, the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

Born in the spiritually barren Yangnao Land, he has only been a disciple of Qiyun Valley for four or five years, yet his cultivation has already reached the eighth level of Qi Refining!?
How much good food did they secretly eat?

“Senior Brother Zhang, Shen Wenxing said during the day that this kid’s soul is damaged, and even if he is at the eighth level of Qi Refining, he probably won’t be able to exert much strength.”

The sallow-faced man urged him to speak.

He still couldn't forget the humiliation of being knocked unconscious by Shen Wenxing's punch the day before.

He was determined to kill Shen Wenxing today and avenge his previous humiliation!
After a moment's thought, the man surnamed Zhang leaped up and landed gracefully not far in front of Shen Wen'an.

The others followed closely behind, seemingly surrounding Shen Wen'an.

Shen Wen'an glanced at the crowd and frowned slightly when he saw that they were wearing the disciples' attire of Qiyun Valley.

"Junior Brother Shen publicly slaughtered a disciple of my Cliff Mountain Academy that day, causing Master to suffer within the sect..."

Clang.

Before the man surnamed Zhang could finish speaking, Shen Wen'an had already slowly drawn the Dragon-Slaying Sword.

He could clearly sense the intense killing intent emanating from the group, indicating that things were not going to end well today.

I simply couldn't be bothered to listen to their nonsense.

With a flash, he thrust his long sword forward and stabbed at the man surnamed Zhang!

The sword flashed like a rainbow, its speed like lightning!
In the blink of an eye, the Dragon-Slaying Sword was already close to the face of the man surnamed Zhang.

hum!
After being taken aback, a yellowish-brown light shield suddenly appeared in front of the man surnamed Zhang.

The others also realized what was happening and immediately prepared to rush forward and kill Shen Wen'an the moment his attack was blocked!

Of the five disciples from Yashan Academy, one was at the fifth level of Qi Refining, while the other four were at the sixth level or above.

The man surnamed Zhang had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, which was comparable to Pei Yuwan's.

As the man surnamed Zhang erected a spiritual energy shield, he suddenly pulled out an earth-yellow talisman.

After infusing a wisp of spiritual power into the talisman, he threw it toward Shen Wen'an!
This talisman is a ground spike talisman he crafted in his spare time. When infused with spiritual power and thrown out, it can form a patch of ground spikes to launch an attack.

In a fight, such a sudden attack, even if it doesn't have a miraculous effect, can still disrupt the opponent and buy time for your next attack.

However, he still underestimated Shen Wen'an's strength.

The earthen-yellow talisman had just flown into the air and hadn't even completely exploded when a golden sword beam suddenly flew out from Shen Wen'an's dantian, flashed past rapidly, and instantly shattered the talisman!
As the massive spiritual energy contained within the talisman exploded in the air, the golden dragon soul magic sword rushed towards the other four at an even faster speed!

puff!
The sounds of four sharp blades piercing through flesh rang out almost simultaneously!

The other four disciples of Yashan Academy froze instantly!
Their eyes were filled with confusion and doubt...

Finally, a trickle of blood slowly oozed from between each person's eyebrows, their life force vanished instantly, and they slowly collapsed.

Upon seeing this, the man surnamed Zhang's pupils constricted sharply, and his face showed terror.

He never imagined that Shen Wen'an could control another flying sword while attacking him, instantly killing his four junior brothers!

Those were two cultivators at the eighth level of Qi Refining, one at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and one at the fifth level of Qi Refining!

The Dragon Soul Sword killed four people, spun in the air, and then turned around and rushed towards the man surnamed Zhang!

At the same time, the spiritual energy shield that had been erected in front of him was suddenly pierced through by the Dragon-Slaying Sword in Shen Wen'an's hand, and disappeared after flashing twice.

"Wen An, stop!"

Just as the Dragon Soul Sword was about to pierce the head of the man surnamed Zhang, two voices suddenly rang out.

It was Shen Yuan and Shen Wenxing who arrived.

The Dragon Soul Sword stopped less than an inch from the man surnamed Zhang's brow. Its sharp blade had already pierced his skin, and drops of bright red blood dripped down his nose.

Having narrowly escaped death, the man surnamed Zhang looked terrified, with cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, a scarlet longsword pierced straight through his dantian!

In an instant, the spiritual energy within his body was like a punctured balloon, rushing out in a frenzy!

The man surnamed Zhang stared in astonishment at his abdomen, muttering incredulously, "You... destroyed my dantian!?"

As Shen Wen'an slowly drew his Dragon-Slaying Sword with a cold expression, Shen Yuan and Shen Wenxing also arrived in front of him.

The father and son looked at the corpses scattered on the ground and the crippled Zhang man in front of them.

"Wen'an, who are they?"

"A disciple of the Cliff Mountain Academy in Qiyun Valley".

Shen Wen'an shook the blood off the Dragon-Slaying Sword and spoke.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan and Shen Wenxing's expressions instantly turned ugly.

The two couldn't understand why a disciple from Qiyun Valley would appear at their home in the middle of the night.

"They came for Liu Hong."

Shen Wen'an spoke again.

"Liu Hong?"

"Is it the same Cliff Mountain Academy disciple you killed at the Qiyun Valley mountain gate?" Shen Wenxing asked.

Shen Wen'an nodded slightly.

Shen Yuan glanced at the injured man surnamed Zhang, and Shen Wen'an, who was standing next to him, said, "Father, let me kill him."

"inappropriate!"

Shen Yuan quickly stopped him.

The last time, the killing of Liu Hong almost caused a major disaster. Although he was eventually proven innocent, it also created a significant rift in the relationship between the Shen family and Qiyun Valley.

We must leave at least one survivor so that Qiyun Valley can have a chance to prove their innocence if they investigate further.

"Boss, take him away and lock him up."

Shen Yuan gave the order, and Shen Wenxing nodded, dragging the crippled man surnamed Zhang towards the backyard.

"Let's dispose of these bodies."

Shen Yuan spoke again, and the father and son, each carrying one of the two corpses, walked out of the courtyard. ...

Deep within Hidden Dragon Mountain.

Li Heshan, his face ashen, looked at the two Qiyun Valley disciples in front of him and said, "You two were on duty, and you didn't even notice that five people were suddenly missing?"

The two looked flustered and stammered, not daring to speak.

"Say!"

"What on earth did Zhang Yuan and the others go about?!"

Li Heshan rarely lost his temper, displaying the authority of the eldest disciple!
The two disciples in front of him trembled slightly, and one of them finally chose to speak.

"Reporting to Senior Brother, Senior Brother Zhang... said they have some private matters to attend to."

"Senior Brother Zhang said he would definitely be back before dawn, and told us not to tell you, Senior Brother," another person added.

Private matter?

Li Heshan looked at the two men and said in a deep voice, "Where did they go?"

The two exchanged a glance and then timidly pointed down the mountain.

Li Heshan glanced in that direction, sighed heavily, and arrived at the camp of the disciples of Luoxia Mountain.

"Junior Sister Wei, I will go down the mountain first and come as soon as possible."

"Please take good care of the other disciples of Qiyun Valley."

Wei Qiuling nodded slightly, agreeing to the matter.

Li Heshan returned to the disciples of Qiyun Valley and looked at the two disciples on duty, saying, "You two come with me down the mountain to search."

"If Zhang Yuan and the others have made a mistake, you two will be punished as accomplices!"

He now had a vague sense of unease.

He was ordered to select a total of twenty disciples from the four academies to explore the ruins, and the five who have left the team are all from the Cliff Mountain Academy.

The direction down the mountain leads to the Blackwater Pool where the Shen family lives. Li Heshan vaguely guessed that Zhang Yuan and his group were going down the mountain to cause trouble for the Shen family, hoping to vent their anger on the Cliff Mountain Academy.

The three brothers dared not delay and immediately used a speed-traveling spell on their legs to fly down the mountain.

By the time the three arrived at Blackwater Pool, it was nearly dawn.

Seeing the still peaceful manor in the distance, Li Heshan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

There was no fighting; perhaps I guessed wrong.

But since we're already here, we might as well go and take a look.

The three arrived at the courtyard gate, and Li Heshan knocked on it.

The two guards standing at the gate opened the gate and looked at the newcomer with some nervousness.

"Li Heshan from Qiyun Valley has come to visit. Please inform him of this."

Li Heshan spoke, and the two guards exchanged a glance. One of them cupped his hands and said, "Please wait a moment, Immortal. I will go and inform the patriarch."

A moment later, Shen Yuan, Shen Wenxing, and Shen Wen'an walked out of the courtyard.

"Li Xianren."

"Big brother."

The three of them saluted.

Li Heshan returned the greeting with a bow and said apologetically, "I apologize for coming so abruptly."

"Is Junior Brother Wen'an's injury any better?"

Shen Wen'an nodded slightly.

Shen Yuan and Shen Wenxing exchanged a furtive glance.

After inviting Li Heshan and the other two into a side room in the courtyard, Shen Yuan asked, "Immortal Li, is there something urgent that you have to visit us so suddenly?"

Li Heshan hesitated for a moment before saying, "To be honest, I've brought a group of junior brothers and sisters with me to explore that ruin."

"Unexpectedly, before we even reached the ruins, five people deserted and left the group."

“Those five people are disciples of the Cliff Mountain Academy, and I, Li, am worried…”

“They came,” Shen Wen’an said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Li Heshan was startled, and suddenly stood up, saying:
"They've come to cause trouble for Junior Brother Shen!?"

Shen Wen'an nodded: "I killed four of them and crippled one."

Upon hearing this, the other two Qiyun Valley disciples who had come with Li Heshan were stunned.

Li Heshan also had a solemn expression.

He never expected things to develop this way.

The incident of Liu Hong's execution happened a long time ago, and within the Yai Shan Academy, Liu Hong's connections weren't good enough to make Zhang Yuan, the chief disciple of the Yai Shan Academy, willing to risk his life for him.

The group had been in Yangnao for over a month. Initially, he was worried that the disciples of Yashan Academy would attack the Shen family, so he specifically asked people to keep a close eye on their movements.

For over a month, the group has remained relatively quiet.

Who would have thought that this would happen at the last moment?

"Junior Brother Shen, where is the person who was crippled?"

Suppressing his thoughts, Li Heshan spoke in a deep voice.

Shen Yuan glanced at Shen Wenxing beside him. Shen Wenxing bowed slightly and turned to walk towards the backyard.

A moment later, Zhang Yuan was dragged over.

Upon seeing Li Heshan, Zhang Yuan's expression changed slightly, and his eyes became somewhat evasive.

Looking at his miserable appearance, Li Heshan sighed heavily, and with a flash of light in his hand, took out a pill and stuffed it into his mouth.

It was a healing pill.

After Zhang Yuan swallowed, Li Heshan finally spoke, "Tell me, whose idea was this?"

"As far as I know, you and Liu Hong have no connection whatsoever at Yashan Academy."

Zhang Yuan raised his head, glanced at Shen Wen'an with a sinister look, and then looked at Li Heshan and said, "Things have come to this point. According to the sect rules, whether to kill or torture, Senior Brother, please give Junior Brother a quick death."

"you!"

Li Heshan angrily pointed at him!
The more Zhang Yuan acted this way, the more worried he became that Yao Lin from Yashan Academy might be secretly instigating this.

Fighting five opponents single-handedly, killing four and crippling one, Shen Wen'an's terrifying potential and rapid growth have been demonstrated.

He also hoped that after he succeeded to the position of sect leader in the future, he would be able to cultivate him into the guardian of the sect.

If Yao Lin of Yashan Academy continues to relentlessly target Shen Wen'an as the head of the academy, she will eventually force Shen Wen'an to leave.

"Junior Brother Shen, Patriarch Shen."

"This is all because Li was not disciplined properly. Don't worry, junior brother, I will definitely give you an explanation!"

Li Heshan cupped his hands in greeting and looked at his two junior brothers behind him, saying, "You two take Zhang Yuan back to Fengxian County and keep him under good care. Once you return, hand him over to the Enforcement Hall."

The two exchanged a glance and immediately bowed in agreement.

(End of this chapter)