After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

Tianjizi's reminder alerted everyone present, and a group of people instinctively dodged away. At the same time, Ji Wuchen's aged body in the courtyard suddenly stood up straight. His cultivation level, which had fallen for many years, rose again, barely reaching the peak of the Grandmaster realm. His aura was extremely astonishing, and his sword energy cut through the surrounding houses.

Chen Futu did not dodge; the invisible sword energy was blocked by Diao Chan. She stared at Ji Wuchen with interest, "Interesting. This old guy might actually return to the Sword Saint realm tonight."

"Very well, it wasn't in vain that I took action. Let's go again!"

The woman in green abandoned Zhang Fan and attacked again. This battle was more than ten times more intense than the previous one.

Now the two are at a similar level, and their artistic conception is also similar, so they can be described as evenly matched.

Long Luo sat cross-legged, observing the battle. Her sword aura transformed into a phantom of a blue lotus hanging above her head. This was because Li Taibai's Blue Lotus Sword Song had been activated, and she was filled with hostility towards Qingyi and Ji Wuchen, appearing extremely irritable.

Chen Futu watched all this with secret delight. "Junior Aunt is about to break through to the next realm. If she can completely master the Azure Lotus Sword Song, she can replace Qingyi and become the true number one sword genius in this world."

The battle raged for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, with Qingyi gradually gaining the upper hand over Ji Wuchen.

Ultimately, Ji Wuchen was old, while Qingyi was in her prime, brimming with vitality. In a head-on confrontation, she possessed profound inner strength and was not afraid at all.

After slashing Ji Wuchen away with a single sword strike, the man in green sneered, "Old man, with this little bit of strength, what kind of Sword Saint is he? In my opinion, he's more like a stray dog."

Ji Wuchen said weakly, "Qingyi, could you please release the young master? He has already received his due punishment. You may take my life as you wish."

"It's not your place to tell me what to do."

The woman in green, carrying her sword, turned and walked toward Zhang Fan, who was lying on the ground struggling in agony.

Ji Wuchen was shocked, "What are you doing!"

"Kill him, take his head and hand it over to the Dragon City Surveillance Bureau, and send it to all important towns as a warning to others."

"Are you really going to fight to the death?!"

Ji Wuchen's hand trembled violently as he held the sword, his cloudy eyes filled with rage.

"So what if it is? You're old. Since you've chosen to retire, why not disappear completely? Tonight, I'll sever your karmic ties for you."

When Qingyi reached Zhang Fan, she raised her long sword high, and everyone's hearts jumped into their throats.

Chen Futu did not stop Qingyi, knowing that she wanted to provoke Ji Wuchen, but wasn't she playing with fire?

Following the conventions of film and television works, Qingyi is now portraying herself as a major villain, and she is very likely to be proven wrong.

Before the thought even finished, the woman in green brought her sword down on Zhang Fan's head!

Suddenly, Chen Futu felt a chill run down his spine. Diao Chan's expression changed slightly, and she suddenly stood in front of him. Her inner energy created a barrier, and then countless sword lights converged on Ji Wuchen's body, and an extremely powerful wave of inner energy erupted.

Qingyi had almost no chance to resist when she was struck in the back by a palm, and was suddenly sent flying dozens of meters away, smashing through several houses and creating a cloud of dust. Meanwhile, Zhou Chuchu and the others in the distance were blown away by the violent surge of internal energy.

Tianjizi's hand, gripping the compass, trembled as he cried out, "He's back..."

The Sword Saint has returned!

The violent aura in the courtyard became extremely concentrated. Ji Wuchen stood in front of Zhang Fan, helped him up, and sealed his blood vessels by pressing his acupoints, thus saving his life.

He looks much younger now, and his eyes have become extremely calm.

With a whoosh, a figure in green robes emerged from the distant ruins, covered in dust and dirt. "Old man, not bad! You've finally recovered your peak cultivation!"

Ji Wuchen said coldly, "Are you satisfied now? Do you still want to fight me?"

"Why not? Only then would you be worthy of being my opponent!"

The woman in green drew her sword again.

Ji Wuchen didn't even bother to dodge. With one hand protecting Zhang Fan and the other holding his sword, he easily suppressed Qingyi. However, he held back, only using the Jinghong Sword to strike Qingyi's body when attacking, without using the blade.

After a fierce fight, the woman in green was truly enraged. "How dare you look down on me!"

"In that case, I will grant your wish."

Suddenly, Ji Wuchen thrust his sword at her. Qingyi couldn't dodge in time and was pierced through the body.

She looked down at her pierced shoulder, her eyes filled with confusion. "How could this happen? Was my path wrong...?"

She originally intended to take this opportunity to break through her cultivation level, so why can't she break through?

"You're too extreme. If you can't understand this, your life will end here."

After Ji Wuchen finished speaking, he withdrew Jinghong.

The woman in green swayed and then fell straight down.

"Senior Qingyi!"

"Master!"

"Senior sister!"

Long Luo and her disciples rushed over in alarm, but Chen Futu was stopped by Diao Chan when he tried to go over. "Your Majesty, please calm down. She is not dead. Perhaps this is her opportunity."

Long Luo and the others transformed into streaks of light and arrived in the courtyard. Gu Dong knelt down in front of Qingyi and burst into tears.

Ji Wuchen shook his head and said to Zhang Fan, "Young Master, let's go."

"Why are you leaving? I want to kill this damned woman!"

Zhang Fan has now lost an arm and a hand, and is completely crippled. He must avenge this. Now that he has the Sword Saint as his backer, what else does he have to fear!

Having said that, he charged toward the woman in green with boundless rage and red eyes.

"you dare!"

Long Luo roared angrily and drew her sword to kill.

Ji Wuchen suddenly made a move, catching the sharp sword blade between two fingers. "Young friend, you may step back."

"You killed my senior sister! I'll fight you to the death!"

With a sob in her voice, she used the Azure Lotus Sword Song, which startled Ji Wuchen. He then led Zhang Fan to fight against Long Luo.

Long Luo's sword aura became extremely fierce and frenzied, constantly annihilating Ji Wuchen's sword energy. Ji Wuchen asked in astonishment, "What is this?"

"Azure Lotus Sword Song—"

Long Luo's eyebrows were filled with a fierce look, and her sword aura transformed into that of a sword god. One could vaguely hear someone chanting, "The sword of the great river descends from the heavens."

Ji Wuchen's heart sank, and he quickly increased the distance between himself and Long Luo. "This is the aura of a Sword Saint. How come I don't know this person?"

Long Luo didn't care about anything else and attacked desperately.

On the other side, Chen Futu suppressed the urge to join the fray and continued to observe Qingyi. He wondered if he was imagining things, but the sword energy that had been annihilated in the battle seemed to converge on Qingyi's meridians.

Upon noticing this, Tianjizi rushed over. After examining the scene closely, he clicked his tongue and exclaimed, "Incredible skill! Incredible skill indeed!"

"Old man, what exactly do you mean?"

"She's about to break through."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qingyi's almost extinguished inner energy suddenly erupted, and a destructive aura arose, startling the two people fighting on the other side to stop at the same time.

"Senior in green robes, that is..."

"She broke through her cultivation level!"

"Sword Saint! She has reached the Sword Saint realm!"

The onlookers were all shocked; the aura was too terrifying, even surpassing Ji Wuchen's—it was a destructive force.

Even Diao Chan showed a hint of surprise, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Advisor is truly not to be underestimated."