Singing with a Sword

The following is the main text of the novel "{?$article_title?}" ({?$jieqi_title?}) provided by {?$jieqi_sitename?}. Please enjoy! Today, Su Shuicheng is destined to be extraordinary, destined to be recorded in history. On that day, a young man fought a bloody battle, battling almost all the cultivators in the city. In the end, for reasons unknown, they were all defeated and forced to retreat. Afterwards, they found seven even more powerful experts.

These seven individuals are all powerful figures in the Transcendent Realm! They are either patriarchs of various sects or reclusive old cultivators, each one exceptionally formidable.

The seven people gathered together and, along with the large group of cultivators, headed towards the pitiful tavern. The tavern owner was already weeping uncontrollably; his ancestors' legacy was truly going to be destroyed today!

When Yi Ranxiao learned that Xu Jingyi, Zhong Bugui, Wen Erya, and others were all members of a sect, he was truly stunned! To him, sects were like celestial sects in the heavens—unreachable, even beyond his reach! Yet today, he had encountered five sect members!

Moreover, his elder brother was also a member of a sect! He had even taught him the sect's sword techniques and Yuan energy cultivation methods! This... this was truly an overwhelming honor!

Unexpectedly, the swordsmanship he had accidentally learned was about to bring him disaster! Wen Erya asked sternly, "Whom did you learn your sect's swordsmanship from?"

Yi Ranxiao was startled. He understood that anyone who unauthorizedly taught sect techniques to non-disciples would be severely punished! Unless you held an extremely high position within the sect, which Zhong Bugui clearly did not!

"Oh? A sect's sword technique? Haha, I created this myself!" Yi Ranxiao laughed awkwardly, denying it. If he told the truth, his elder brother would be in trouble. Wen Erya smiled slightly and said, "Boy, I advise you not to lie! Otherwise, I might kill you!"

Yi Ranxiao was a fearless person, and he put on a rogue-like act, saying, "Huh? I'm lying? No, why would I lie? No one taught me that sword technique, I created it all myself."

In truth, Wen Erya naturally guessed that Zhong Bugui had taught him this sword technique, but only with his personal confirmation could they legitimately pin another charge on Zhong Bugui! At that point, it would be difficult to prevent Zhong Bugui from dying!

But Yi Ranxiao simply wouldn't buy it! He continued to shamelessly claim that the sword technique was his own creation. At this moment, the hot-tempered Shen Fanba flashed in front of Yi Ranxiao, grabbed his collar, and stared at him! A pressure was exerted on Yi Ranxiao!

"Boy, tell me quickly, who taught you the sect's swordsmanship?" Shen Fanba asked with astonishing force. "If you don't tell me, I'll make your soul disappear!" After saying that, the aura he exuded grew even stronger! So strong that Yi Ranxiao could no longer breathe!

"Senior brother, how can you hurt someone so easily?" Xu Jingyi couldn't sit still any longer. Shen Fanba laughed loudly, "If I don't do this, how will this kid tell the truth? Speak up!" His aura grew even stronger, putting even more pressure on Yi Ranxiao, whose face turned red! If this continued, he might really die!

"Senior brother!" Xu Jingyi exclaimed anxiously.

"Senior Uncle!" Xu Zhongwen exclaimed anxiously.

But Shen Fanba just wouldn't let go.

"I taught him!" Zhong Bugui declared loudly! He couldn't bear to see his younger brother killed by Shen Fanba! He knew Shen Fanba's character!

Shen Fanba and Wen Erya both laughed, and the gray-clad man guarding him also laughed. He finally admitted it! And he admitted it himself!

Releasing Yi Ranxiao, Shen Fanba looked at Zhong Bugui with a rare smile and said, "Nephew, not only did you steal the sect leader's sword technique, but you also privately taught the sect's techniques to outsiders. What is your crime?!" His voice carried the immense authority of a law enforcer.

Zhong Bugui stared at Shen Fanba with a venomous look in his eyes, about to say something. Just then, hurried footsteps sounded again outside the restaurant.

"Hmm?" Shen Fanba frowned. Judging from the urgency of their footsteps, he knew they were here to cause trouble.

Yi Ranxiao looked outside and saw hundreds of familiar faces, vaguely resembling Luo Rong's group. However, this time, they had brought seven helpers. These seven helpers were all experts at the Transcendent Realm. They walked at the front of the group, each one exuding an air of authority. Upon reaching the outside of the restaurant, one of them said:

Is this the restaurant?

"Yes, Ancestor, it's this restaurant! Look, Ancestor, those people haven't left yet. They're incredibly bold! Knowing you're here, instead of running away, they're just staying inside as if nothing's wrong. Heavens, Ancestor, I can't believe these people dare to challenge your authority like this!" a cultivator said, immediately igniting the ancestor's anger.

Sure enough, the seven patriarch-level experts all glared at the group of people inside the restaurant, shouting, "You juniors, now that you know we've arrived, why don't you come out and kneel to welcome us?"

Kneel to greet?

Shen Fanba laughed inside, and Wen Erya laughed too. These self-righteous ancestors, do they really think they're so powerful? Hmph, in front of us, they're nothing but a few ants!

Even Yi Ranxiao thought these people outside were incredibly foolish. The person you're about to face is a big shot from the sect! In their eyes, you cultivators from Su Shui City are nothing but cannon fodder! Insignificant! And yet you dare to provoke them!

court death!

However, the seven Transcendent Realm experts were unaware of this. They had long been rampant in their respective territories, receiving the worship of the younger generation. How could they possibly take these outsiders seriously?

"Hmm? Why aren't you coming out yet! If you don't come out soon, I, the Ancestor of Miaoshan, will kill you all!" a man with a white beard said arrogantly.

Shen Fanba and his group continued to stare at them coldly, without uttering a word. Shen Fanba actually found this quite novel; as a member of a sect, he had never encountered such provocation before, so he didn't reveal his identity immediately.

"Ancestors, these people have gone too far! They are a bunch of scum who don't know their place and are extremely rude. We beg you ancestors to take action and kill them!" another person said obsequiously.

Luo Rong chimed in, "Seniors, those people are all scoundrels, especially that Indian guy. He not only killed my son, but also tricked and killed my two junior brothers! So please, Ancestor, take action and kill these wicked people!"

After saying that, he looked at Yi Ranxiao triumphantly, thinking to himself that even if a miracle happened to him this time, he would not be able to escape!

"Haha, good! It's been many years since I've rid Su Shui City of any evil. This time, I'll stretch my legs and do a good deed!"

The old patriarch of Miaoshan said casually, then looked at Shen Fanba and said proudly, "Boy, I'll start with you! But I do like your physique. Would you be willing to be my mount? If you are, I might spare your life!"

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter. The Old Ancestor of Miaoshan also laughed loudly; his words were merely an attempt to insult the burly man. Shen Fanba, however, continued to watch them with a cold smile, though a faint aura was already circulating in his palm!

"Haha, you don't say anything, so you agree?" Although Patriarch Miaoshan has cultivated for many years, he has never changed his arrogant personality. "Hehe, come on, lie down quickly, let me test whether you are suitable to be my mount!"

Upon hearing this, the remaining six patriarchs all laughed, but suddenly—

boom!

Everyone only saw a flash of light before their eyes, and then, the Miaoshan Patriarch who was standing in front of them had vanished! No, he didn't disappear; he was on the ground! Everyone looked down at the ground and gasped in shock!

The Old Ancestor of Miaoshan was smashed into a bloody pulp! His flesh was mangled and his internal organs were crushed. And standing next to this pile of flesh was Shen Fanba, who was two meters tall! In Shen Fanba's hand, he held a golden spiked club! A few drops of blood slowly flowed from the club and dripped onto the ground!

"What...what..."

"The Venerable Miaoshan, a cultivator at the Transcendent Realm, was actually... was actually killed by this person with a single blow..."

"My God, he... we didn't see how he made his move at all!"

The cultivators' expressions changed drastically, and the remaining six ancestors also looked at Shen Fanba in astonishment and fear, as if they had seen a god of death!

Even Yi Ranxiao, who was inside the restaurant, felt a deep sense of fear! He hadn't seen Shen Fanba's attack at all! Just how terrifying was this man's strength? No wonder his elder brother was so eager to admit that he was the one who taught him swordsmanship; otherwise, he might have been smashed into a pulp like the Miaoshan Patriarch.

At this moment, Shen Fanba still coldly looked at the group of audacious cultivators and said in a chilling voice, "Are you still thinking that you can barely defeat me by ganging up on me?" Before he finished speaking, suddenly, more than a hundred cultivators standing behind him all died instantly!

These hundred-plus cultivators just stood there, completely untouched by any spells, yet they suddenly died! Without warning! Without a trace!

He just died out of nowhere!

"You've all seen it. With a single thought, I can kill you all!" Shen Fanba's eyes swept over the group of cultivators. "Do you still dare to fight me?"

These people were terrified and fell silent! Some were even so scared that they wet themselves! Their pants were completely soaked!

What kind of fear is this? A master can take your life in the blink of an eye, can make you die instantly! It's terrifying! These people subconsciously glanced at the more than one hundred cultivators who had suddenly died. They saw that each of them was bleeding from all seven orifices, and their deaths were too gruesome!

"No! No!" some cultivators immediately cried out, their voices trembling with sobs!

Shen Fanba smiled with satisfaction, then looked at the seven elders and asked, "And you?"

The seven elders were petrified. They considered themselves to be experts in the Transcendent Realm, already top-tier experts, but the person in front of them was someone they didn't even have the right to look up to!

Someone asked tremblingly, "May I ask...may I ask which sect you belong to, senior?" Shen Fanba glared at him, "Don't tell me you still want to take revenge."

"I wouldn't dare!" The man immediately knelt down, his forehead almost buried in the ground. "I wouldn't dare! I wouldn't dare! This junior was just... just curious..."

"Haha," Shen Fanba laughed loudly, "I am the sect's enforcement elder!"