Another World: The Failed Magician

Time flies, and a week has passed since Li Mengyu returned to Qingxin Sword Sect.

As night fell, Zhang Yu appeared in front of the Qingxin Sword Sect, looking down at the mountain path leading up the mountain beneath his feet.

Compared to the Qingxin Sword Sect not long ago, it is much quieter now, because most of the disciples have been sent away, and now there are only a handful of people left in the Qingxin Sword Sect.

At this moment, a young man dressed in white and holding a long sword ascended the mountain path.

The boy had delicate features, but he exuded an ominous aura, and even his walk gave the impression of being unsteady.

The person who arrived was Li Mengyu's teacher, Li Mingxu.

Zhang Yu naturally witnessed this scene. He then crushed the crystal in his hand and muttered to himself, "Hey! How come I didn't know this demonic seed could make people younger?"

After speaking, Zhang Yu placed his hand on a stone pillar beside him, and then took out a magic crystal that emitted a peculiar light from his spatial ring.

Zhang Yu, with a pained expression, placed the magic crystal into the stone pillar: "A top-grade magic crystal is gone just like that! Wow! It hurts so much. I worked my whole life to get this!"

As the magic crystal was added, the stone pillar emitted a strange light, and a beam of light shot straight towards Li Mingxu's feet.

Although Li Mingxu appeared unsteady, just as the beam of light was about to touch him, he swiftly dodged it with a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

Li Mingxu drew his long sword and glanced at Zhang Yu, who was standing in front of the mountain gate.

With just that one glance, Zhang Yu felt every cell in his body tremble, as if he were being stared at by an ancient ferocious beast.

Just as Li Mingxu was about to make a move, a vast array formed at the spot beneath his feet where the beam of light had just struck.

The magic circle was covered with all sorts of strange patterns, and at this moment, these patterns seemed to come alive, rotating in a strange way.

As these patterns rotated, a light barrier suddenly appeared around the magic circle, trapping Li Mingxu inside.

Li Mingxu thrust his sword towards the light barrier at the edge of the magic array. Upon being struck, the barrier emitted a golden light, blocking Li Mingxu and sending him flying.

However, the magic array itself was also greatly impacted, and a crack appeared at the spot where the sword had pierced it.

Li Mingxu also noticed this problem. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he immediately drew his sword and thrust it in the same direction.

Seeing this, Zhang Yu sneered, "Hmph! You wish." As he spoke, he manipulated the stone pillar with his hand, and as the light emitted by the stone pillar changed, the magic array also changed.

A giant sword appeared out of nowhere in Li Mingxu's path, its massive blade radiating a dangerous aura.

Seeing this, Li Mingxu strangely turned in mid-air and stabbed towards the other side of the light screen. But at this moment, another giant sword appeared out of thin air in front of Li Mingxu.

This happened four times in total, with the four giant swords completely surrounding Li Mingxu.

The four giant swords exuded endless sword intent. Li Mingxu felt as if he had been provoked. He stopped hiding and released the ominous aura within him completely.

Zhang Yu stared in disbelief at Li Mingxu, who was emanating an ominous aura from the forensic center: "This demonic seed is even more powerful than we imagined. It's only been a short time, and this intense aura suggests it's at the Martial King level."

Li Mingxu's entire body, including the sword in his hand, was enveloped in this ominous aura. He took the initiative and slashed at the giant sword closest to him.

The giant sword in front of Li Mingxu was radiating a dazzling sword aura. Li Mingxu slashed at it with his sword, but instead of damaging the giant sword, he was forced to retreat repeatedly by the impact.

Just as he retreated, three more giant swords simultaneously slashed towards his vital points.

Li Mingxu instantly summoned that strange aura to block the three giant swords.

The sword energy of the giant sword was astonishing, but without exception, it was blocked by that strange aura. Although Li Mingxu was blasted away by the force of the giant sword, it was clear to anyone with eyes that although Li Mingxu looked a little disheveled, he had not suffered any fatal injuries.

At this moment, other people also appeared near Zhang Yu one after another. In addition to Zhao Qingmei and Li Ruoyu, ten other figures appeared behind them.

Four of the ten figures were dressed in the robes of Qingxin Sword Sect disciples, and their cultivation levels were all around intermediate-level martial artists. The other six were the Grand Elders of Qingxin Sword Sect, with the lowest being advanced-level martial artists. The elder leading the group had the cultivation level of a peak martial master, and this person was none other than Lin Yu, the Grand Elder of Qingxin Sword Sect.

Zhao Qingmei looked at the figure trapped under the magic array, a complicated expression flashing in her eyes before she quickly returned to normal.

Zhao Qingmei looked at Zhang Yu, who was maintaining the magic array, and asked, "How is the situation now?"

"This Four-Phase Sword Formation can only suppress him temporarily. As expected, his current strength has already reached the Martial King realm with one foot in it. Once the magic power of this top-grade magic crystal is exhausted, he should be able to break the formation."

Zhao Qingmei nodded and looked at the others, saying, "Proceed according to the original plan."

Zhang Yu and his group planned to first use the Four Phases Sword Formation to hold off Li Mingxu, and then have Zhao Qingmei and the Grand Elder, with their peak Martial Master cultivation, along with the other twelve elders and disciples, activate the Qingxin Sword Sect's trump card, the Snow Rain Sword Formation. With such a lineup, the sword formation could kill even a Martial King, let alone Li Mingxu, who only had one foot in the Martial King realm.

Just as everyone was preparing to act after hearing Zhao Qingmei's words, an untimely voice rang out: "Sect Leader Zhao, what are you planning to do with such a large entourage?"

Everyone looked toward the source of the sound and saw a middle-aged man dressed in the robes of an elder of the Tai Xuan Sect.

As the man finished speaking, about a hundred people gradually surged behind him. Those at the front, roughly 70%, were dressed in the robes of the Tai Xuan Sect. The remaining people wore the robes of the seven major sects. Their strength ranged from mid-level to high-level martial artists.

Upon seeing this person, Li Ruoyu spoke in an unfriendly tone: "Zuo Huai! What do you mean?"

"Nephew, you're not right about that. Didn't I give you a week? What's your answer?"

Just as Li Ruoyu was about to say something, Zhao Qingmei stepped forward, tossed a key to Zuo Huai, and said, "This is what you want. Take it and give it to me, then get out of Qingxin Sword Sect right now."

Zuo Huai caught the key, looking somewhat puzzled. He hadn't expected Zhao Qingmei to be so decisive. He looked down at the key in his hand, briefly checked it, and then put it into his spatial ring.

After Zuo Huai took the keys, Li Ruoyu couldn't help but speak up after a while: "Zuo Huai! Your Tai Xuan Sect has given you what you wanted. What else do you want if you don't leave now?"

Upon hearing Li Ruoyu's question, Zuo Huai calmly replied, "Our purpose in coming here today is twofold: first, to retrieve our Tai Xuan Sect's belongings; and second, to confirm one thing."

"What is it!" Li Ruoyu asked in an icy tone.

"I heard some time ago that a demonic cultivator was killing people and stealing their cultivation. People from our eight major sects have died tragically at his hands. So not long ago, our eight major sects organized people to track him down, and finally found out that he was a member of your Qingxin Sword Sect. Doesn't your Qingxin Sword Sect want to explain this matter?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingmei replied, "That person is now suppressed within the sword formation in front of you. Once his strength is further weakened, our Qingxin Sword Sect will handle the family affairs."

"Hmph! Easier said than done. This demon is one of your Qingxin Sword Sect members. Who knows what you'll do? If you release him, you'll be in trouble, and that's what we'll suffer for." A Tai Xuan Sect disciple behind Zuo Huai said this.

"Yes! Yes!" The other disciples of the Tai Xuan Sect and the people from the seven major sects chimed in.

In contrast, the ten people from the Qingxin Sword Sect all looked rather unwell.

Zhao Qingmei turned to Zuo Huai and asked, "So what do you want?"

Zuo Huai pointed to Li Mingxu, who was being suppressed by the Four Phases Sword Formation, and said, "Hey, Sect Leader Zhao, if you break this sword formation, we'll have our own way of confirming if he's that demon. If he is, then we can join forces to kill him. That would be good, giving everyone an explanation, wouldn't it?"

"What? Do you know what level of cultivation this demon has? Do you know the consequences of releasing him?" the Grand Elder of the Qingxin Sword Sect shouted.

"Elder Lin Yu, you're overthinking it. We've brought quite a few people with us to deal with these situations." As Zuo Huai finished speaking, a total of 11 people with the strength of martial arts masters stepped out from the crowd. There were 4 people from the Tai Xuan Sect and 1 person from each of the other 7 major sects.

Including Zuo Huai, there were a total of 12 martial arts masters. They made no attempt to conceal their cultivation levels, clearly putting pressure on the Qingxin Sword Sect.

"This..." The Grand Elder wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Zuo Huai.

"Elder Lin, there are 14 martial arts masters present. Isn't that enough? Or does your Qingxin Sword Sect have ulterior motives? Or was the appearance of this demon a carefully planned event?"

"You're talking nonsense!" Lin Yu retorted angrily.

As they spoke, they made a move as if they were about to fight at the slightest provocation, but the Tai Xuan Sect didn't take it seriously at all. Instead, they looked at the Qingxin Sword Sect group with mocking smiles on their faces.

“Alright! In that case, let’s do it your way,” Zhao Qingmei said.

"Sect Master, please reconsider!" The others tried to persuade Zhao Qingmei.

Zhao Qingmei waved her hand.

Then a voice rang in the minds of everyone in the Qingxin Sword Sect, and after hearing the voice, everyone fell silent.

Zuo Huai, with an air of profound understanding, said, "It seems that Sect Leader Zhao is indeed reasonable. Please, then." He then looked at Zhang Yu, who was operating the stone pillar.

Zhang Yu glanced at Zhao Qingmei, and after receiving her affirming look, he reached out and slammed his hand hard against the stone pillar.

At that very moment, the Four Symbols Sword Formation erupted with dazzling light, the four giant swords instantly merging into one, and the sword energy reached its peak. It then slashed towards Li Mingxu with a single strike.

Upon sensing this terrifying aura, Li Mingxu's first thought was that he had to dodge the sword strike.

However, the terrifying sword energy had already locked his entire body in place, rendering him unable to move. Li Mingxu had no choice but to summon his strange aura again.

An eerie aura clung to Li Mingxu's longsword as it met the terrifying giant sword that was slashing towards him.

The terrifying sword energy within the sword formation collided with that strange aura.

The two beams of light, one black and one white, collided instantly.

With a deafening boom, followed by a dazzling flash, the sword formation shattered.

All that remained was a terrifying crater and billowing smoke.

As the thick smoke slowly dissipated, the others took out their weapons from their spatial rings and stared intently at the huge crater.

If Li Mingxu dares to show his face now, he will undoubtedly be met with a barrage of attacks.

However, after the thick smoke dissipated, no one came out of the pit for a long time.

"Could that demon be dead already?"

"I don't know. But faced with that terrifying attack, it's certainly possible they're already dead."

Why don't you take a look?

"Get lost. If you want to see it, go see for yourself."

After a long period of silence in the deep pit, the members of the eight major sects, led by the Tai Xuan Sect, began to discuss the matter.

At this moment, Zuo Huai looked at a middle-aged man dressed in dark red clothing behind him. The man was an elder of the Holy Fire Sect, one of the eight major sects, and had the cultivation level of a mid-stage Martial Master.

"Elder Li, you're the fastest among us. Why don't you go and check out the situation inside the pit?" Zuo Huai said.

Upon hearing Zuo Huai's words, the elder of the Holy Fire Sect visibly turned ugly and said, "Brother Zuo, you think too highly of me. Compared to everyone else, my speed is simply insignificant."

"Elder Li, there's no need to be modest. Your strength is evident to everyone here, and as an elder of one of the eight major sects, I think you should be able to shoulder this responsibility." After Zuo Huai finished speaking, the other four martial artists from the Tai Xuan Sect locked their auras onto Elder Li of the Holy Fire Sect.

After realizing he was being targeted, Elder Li turned his attention to the martial artists from the other six major sects.

When others saw him, they looked away as if they had seen a plague god, slowly turning their heads away to look elsewhere.

Seeing the reactions of others, Elder Li felt utterly devastated.

Finally, having no other choice, he reluctantly stepped out of the group under the watchful eyes of the four martial arts masters from the Tai Xuan Sect.

He cautiously observed the pit for a while, and after finding that there was indeed no movement, he used his battle qi to slowly fly into the air.

They slowly approached the deep pit from the sky.