The man’s voice was deep and resonant, while the woman’s voice was filled with a heroic spirit.

Upon hearing these voices, the cultivators below erupted in astonishment.

Ordinary spirit weapons could also become sentient, but only immortal weapons could give birth to sword spirits with self-awareness.

So these two flying swords were clearly immortal weapons with powerful sword spirits.

“May I ask, on whose orders have you come?” Liu Bai asked, trembling.

After confirming that these were indeed immortal weapons with sword spirits, his pressure doubled.

“We have come on the orders of our master, Lv Daoxuan of the Qingxuan Sect,” Longyuan replied loudly.

Upon hearing the name “Lv Daoxuan of the Qingxuan Sect,” the cultivators, including the six guest elders, were all visibly shocked.

Although the Qingxuan Sect ranked last among the Nine Mansions, the name Lv Daoxuan was not unfamiliar to the cultivators present.

In fact, this name had been an object of admiration and aspiration for many cultivators in their youth.

After confirming that these two swords had come on the orders of Junior Martial Uncle Lv Daoxuan, Liu Bai finally felt relieved.

Junior Martial Uncle was known for his integrity and would never do anything detrimental to the Nine Mansions.

He casually wiped the sweat from his forehead and respectfully asked the two flying swords again, “May I ask, Lord Longyuan and Lord Chengying, what is the purpose of your visit to the Cloud Dream Marsh?”

“We have come for two reasons.”

“First, to bring the disciples of the Qingxuan Sect back home.”

“Second, to exterminate the Nine Abyss Demons within the ruins.”

Longyuan and Chengying spoke one after the other, their voices booming like a bell, echoing throughout the Cloud Dream Marsh.

The phrase “exterminate the Nine Abyss Demons within the ruins” struck the hearts of everyone present like a heavy hammer.

Even the experts from the sects present did not dare to guarantee they could exterminate all the Nine Abyss Demons within the ruins.

“If there’s nothing else, please make way,” Longyuan’s voice sounded again.

As he spoke, the sword body emitted a series of vibrations, as if urging Liu Bai.

“Yes,” Liu Bai immediately stepped aside and gestured for the five guest elders behind him to make way.

“Immortal Masters, the formation around the Cloud Dream Marsh ruins has been closed. Forcing it open may not be easy,” he reminded the two flying swords.

“Not difficult,” Longyuan responded simply, and then the long sword shot forward.

Chengying followed closely, matching Longyuan in both speed and momentum.

Everyone’s gaze locked onto the two flying swords, eager to see how they would break the formation.

“Zheng!”

With the sound of a sword ringing, the two flying swords intertwined their sword lights and shot into the sky.

In the blink of an eye, they disappeared into the clouds.

“Boom!”

Just as everyone was wondering why the two flying swords had not returned, a thunderous roar suddenly came from above the clouds.

Next, everyone saw a sword light, as thick as a hundred feet, descending from the sky like a waterfall from the heavens.

“Bang!”

The entire Cloud Dream Marsh trembled.

The dense fog covering the ruins of the Immortal Mansion was directly split open by the sword light formed by Longyuan and Chengying.

The ruins of the Immortal Mansion, which had been hidden within the cloud barrier, were now directly revealed to everyone’s sight.

“Whoosh, whoosh!”

Immediately, the two sword lights, moving at lightning speed, flew into the ruins of the Cloud Dream Marsh.

It was only then that the cultivators reacted, each controlling their swords or flying with the wind, rushing towards the ruins of the Cloud Dream Marsh.

However, the barrier of the ruins only opened briefly, and only the fastest dozens of cultivators managed to follow the two flying swords into the barrier.

Among these cultivators, there was naturally no Vice Palace Master Jing Yun of the Yunjing Palace.

“Friend Oriole, what did the Nine Mansions say?” Jing Yun was still fixated on the quota for the Immortal Gourd Cave.

Oriole was in a good mood at this moment.

“Please wait a moment.”

After hearing Jing Yun’s question, he first glanced at the communication jade scroll in his hand, then sighed and said, “At first, they agreed, but when the old men heard that Uncle Nine had intervened, they all changed their minds. Isn’t that infuriating?”

“But Uncle Nine only sent two swords. They may not be a match for the Nine Abyss Demons,” Jing Yun persisted.

“I said the same thing, but guess what they said?”

“What did they say?”

“They said that even if Uncle Nine sent a pig, it would still be able to deal with those demonic cultivators of the Nine Abyss!” Oriole said, exasperated.

Although he had exaggerated a bit, that was roughly what the master of the Nine Mansions had meant.

Jing Yun smiled awkwardly and then cupped his hands, saying, “In that case, I’ll go in myself to retrieve the disciples of Yunjing Palace.”

“Please go ahead,” Oriole said with a smile.

However, as Jing Yun turned around, his smiling face immediately turned stern, and a hint of malice flashed in his eyes. He thought to himself, “What Uncle Nine? Just an old man who refuses to die. Stuck at the Spirit Refining stage for so many years without progress, he’ll eventually run out of lifespan. When that time comes, Yunlu Mountain and the Qingxuan Sect will be ripe for the taking.”

…

Inside the ruins of the Immortal Mansion.

It was evening.

“Bang!”

A massive black blade shadow slashed across the Golden Scales Formation, shattering the golden kylin formed by the formation’s spiritual power with a single strike.

This strike naturally came from the white-haired Demon Lord.

Just moments ago, Xu Ziyan and Lin Buyu had used the power of the Golden Scales Formation to thwart the white-haired Demon Lord’s plan to gradually erode the formation. In response, the white-haired Demon Lord and several demonic cultivators began to frantically attack the Golden Scales Formation.

“Don’t be afraid. Our Golden Scales Formation can absorb external attacks to strengthen itself. The more ferocious the assault, the longer we can hold out,” Second Senior Sister Xu Ziyan said, unafraid of the bombardment above.

Upon hearing this, Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu exchanged worried glances.

Unlike Xu Ziyan, they had both heard the white-haired Demon Lord’s thoughts earlier.

They knew that the white-haired Demon Lord was not attacking the Golden Scales Formation to break it but to buy time to summon the Blade of Immortal Slaughter.

“We need to find a way to inform Senior Sister Ziyan about the Blade of Immortal Slaughter and have her adjust the Golden Scales Formation according to our plan,” Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu communicated through their minds.

At this moment, the “Heartfelt Connection” ability between them was still active, making their secret communication very convenient.

“I have an idea,” Lin Buyu said.

“What idea?” Xu Taiping asked.

“Knock her out and have Lin Buyan use her enchantment technique on her,” Lin Buyu replied.

“Is that what you did before?” Xu Taiping asked, stunned.

“Yes,” Lin Buyu nodded seriously.