The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

The sudden appearance of the Sword Realm caused Lu Yao to be momentarily hindered, and Elder Duan also noticed this momentary flaw.

"I'll open it!"

Elder Duan's true energy surged violently, and his deep black broadsword swung wildly, directly striking the Heavenly Origin Sword Qi that Lu Yao had condensed.

Under normal circumstances, interrupting the opponent's move before it is fully formed can defeat the opponent's move.

Unfortunately, Elder Duan was facing Lu Yao's Heavenly Origin Sword Technique.

"boom!"

The two sword energies clashed, but the scene that Elder Duan had envisioned—the Heavenly Origin Sword Energy being severed—did not occur.

The Hundred Beasts Sword Qi struck the Heavenly Origin Sword Qi with a deafening roar, and the Hundred Beasts Sword Qi instantly dissipated.

"This is impossible!"

Elder Duan looked horrified, staring in shock at the Heavenly Origin Sword Qi in front of Lu Yao.

Elder Liang, who was trying to escape, also looked extremely grim, remaining rooted to the spot and staring intently at the Heavenly Origin Sword Qi.

It wasn't that he didn't want to leave, but that his aura was locked by the Heavenly Origin Sword Qi. If he moved, he would inevitably face a fatal blow from the Heavenly Origin Sword Qi.

That's why Elder Liang stayed where he was and witnessed Elder Duan's attack.

"Although you are a master of swordsmanship, my Sword Sect has countless experts. What use would it be if you killed the two of us? Why don't we stop fighting and make peace? Whatever you want, my Sword Sect will definitely satisfy you."

Elder Liang looked solemn and spoke to Lu Yao in a deep voice.

The situation is now quite clear: the newcomer must be a top-tier expert. The two grandmasters couldn't even break through a single sword aura from the newcomer, so any further fighting would be futile.

Therefore, Elder Liang planned to make peace with Lu Yao, even if it failed, it would at least buy time.

"Hahaha, I want this far northern ice plain, will your Sword Sect give it to me?"

Lu Yao chuckled and looked at Elder Liang with great interest.

"You jest, sir. The far north ice plains are the foundation of my Sword Sect. How could I possibly give them to you? However, my Sword Sect is willing to give you two cities. Are you willing to relent?"

Elder Liang was startled. He hadn't expected Lu Yao to have such a big appetite. Was he really not afraid of the experts from his Sword Sect?

"Hahaha, two cities? Foolish! Killing you all will make you all belong to my Free and Unfettered Sect!"

Lu Yao smiled, his expression filled with amusement.

As Lu Yao's mind stirred, the Heavenly Origin Sword Qi in the air slashed towards the two of them with a world-destroying aura.

Locked in by the aura of the Heavenly Origin Sword Qi, the two had no way to dodge and could only defend with all their might.

"Boom!"

The powerful sword energy surged wildly within the cave, causing it to tremble and nearly collapse.

The two elders of the Sword Sect were no match for the Heavenly Origin Sword Qi. In just two breaths, they were annihilated into dust by the sword qi.

Upon seeing the cave about to collapse, Lu Yao turned and left immediately.

These two were the only two Grandmasters Lu Yao discovered in the Sword Sect. Now that he has dealt with them, the Sword Sect is merely a name without substance and is on the verge of collapse.

However, Lu Yao is not a god who can discover the cultivation level of everyone in the Sword Sect, so it cannot be ruled out that some of the Sword Sect's hidden elders may have escaped.

Lu Yao didn't care if one or two Grandmasters or Elders escaped. As long as he took down the Sword Sect, it would be equivalent to taking over the far northern ice plains. That was Lu Yao's real goal.

Half a day later.

Aside from those who were killed, all the disciples of the Sword Sect were gathered at the Sword Testing Square.

Dozens of disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect at the Innate Realm were guarding these nearly four hundred disciples.

The other disciples of the Free and Unfettered Sect have already been stationed at various important positions within the Sword Sect.

By this time, the Sword Sect had been destroyed.

Of course, the biggest contributor to taking down the Sword Sect at this time is undoubtedly Jian Hui.

If Jian Hui hadn't used the Heaven-Returning Ice Technique to freeze most of the Sword Sect's elders, Lu Yao wouldn't have been able to defeat them so easily.

Lu Yao appeared on the high platform of the Sword Testing Square, looking calmly at the Sword Sect disciples in the square.

"Meet the Master!"

When the disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect in the square saw Lu Yao, they all shouted his name with great respect.

"This person is the leader who invaded my Sword Sect?!"

Some Sword Sect disciples showed indignation upon seeing Lu Yao appear.

"Isn't he a newly admitted outer disciple this year? I remember his name was Lu Yao."

Some of the Sword Sect disciples recognized Lu Yao and stared in shock at the figure on the high platform.

Every year, the outer disciples selected are all people with good swordsmanship talent and outstanding strength, so some disciples still pay attention to the disciples who stand out at the disciple recruitment ceremony.

Among the group of captured Sword Sect disciples, Ao Kong looked at Lu Yao on the high platform with a shocked and complicated expression.

He had originally planned to leave the Sword Sect and return to the Sword Worship Manor, but unexpectedly, the Free and Unfettered Sect attacked the Sword Sect, and he was immediately taken prisoner.

The hundreds of disciples that Lu Yao brought this time were all at the Innate Realm, with most of them at the late Innate Realm stage. With their Innate Sword Formation of seven people per group, they overwhelmed the Sword Sect disciples, leaving them powerless to fight back.

The Sword Sect naturally has many innate masters, but not as many as the hundreds on Lu Yao's side.

How could they possibly stop them? Many Sword Sect disciples surrendered immediately when they saw the situation was dire.

Of course, the Sword Sect also has many loyal disciples, especially the inner disciples who have grown up under the Sword Sect's tutelage since childhood; almost none of them surrendered.

Therefore, most of the disciples in the Sword Testing Square are outer disciples, and while they have some loyalty to the Sword Sect, it is not much.

"Quiet!"

A disciple at the late stage of the Innate Realm beside Lu Yao shouted loudly, staring coldly at the Sword Sect disciples in the square.

"Now that the Sword Sect has been destroyed, I can give you a chance to live. Submit to my Free and Unfettered Sect and obey my orders for three years, and I will let you leave."

Killing so many Sword Sect disciples would be a waste; it would be better to keep them to work for the Free and Unfettered Sect, where they could handle some peripheral matters.

Lu Yao's words left the Sword Sect disciples looking at each other in bewilderment. They had thought they would at least have their martial arts crippled, but they never expected that they would be freed after serving for three years.

"I'm willing!"

"Thank you for sparing my life, sir!"

……

Lu Yao knew in his heart that although these Sword Sect disciples appeared to be submissive, they might all be planning to find an opportunity to run away. Their current agreement was just a temporary measure.

However, since Lu Yao wanted to keep these people to work, he already had a way to control them.

With a wave of his hand, Lu Yao sent countless streams of icy blue light flying toward each Sword Sect disciple in the square, eventually entering their bodies.

"This is the Life and Death Talisman of my Free and Unfettered Sect. It will activate every two months. Without an antidote, the body will rot and the person will die on the spot within an hour!"

Lu Yao remained calm and directly used the methods of the Xiaoyao Sect to control people.

The Life and Death Talisman, now improved by Lu Yao, can control martial artists at the Innate Realm.

Even if a Grandmaster-level martial artist were to intervene, it would be difficult to force the Life-or-Death Talisman to be forced out; they would have no choice but to take the antidote prepared by Lu Yao.

Although life and death are no longer in one's own hands, being controlled by secret techniques is not a pleasant feeling.

Therefore, none of the Sword Sect disciples in the square had a pleasant expression.