The Great Xia Sword Sect.

After returning from the sect’s cemetery, Li Guanqi headed straight for Heavenly Thunder Peak.

His figure transformed into a stream of light, moving much faster than his previous sword flight.

When he arrived at Li Nanting’s courtyard, he found many disciples from Heavenly Thunder Peak standing there.

Seeing him approach, they all made way for him.

Li Guanqi descended and walked towards the courtyard. As he passed by each senior brother and sister, they all reached out to gently pat his shoulder, some even offering words of comfort.

“Little junior brother, don’t worry. Sui’an’s condition has improved a lot.”

“Exactly! Junior Brother Li, this time you’ve really brought glory to our sect!”

“It’s nothing to worry about. We’re all here for you.”

Several hands ruffled his hair playfully.

This warmth made Li Guanqi’s heart feel like…

A warm sun in a snowy storm.

By the time he entered the room, his hair was already a mess.

Seeing this, Li Nanting couldn’t help but smile.

“You brat, even though you’ve grown, you still seem like a child.”

Li Guanqi chuckled at his master’s words, “Master, I’ll only be fifteen in two months.”

Then, Li Guanqi followed the old man to a bed in the back courtyard.

The little girl on the bed was wrapped in medicinal mud, her breathing steady, with her limbs bound in thick bandages.

Her limbs were fixed with wooden boards and tied to the bed to prevent her from moving.

Seeing the little girl occasionally frown in her sleep, Li Guanqi took a deep breath.

The old man softly transmitted his voice, “Sui’an’s body is still too fragile, and her cultivation level isn’t high. We can’t risk giving her other healing pills.”

“We can only crush the pills and mix them into medicinal mud to apply. This is the gentlest method.”

“But… the cracks in her pubic region are tricky.”

“However, the Grand Elder said he would find a way. He won’t let it hinder her path to immortality.”

Li Guanqi squatted by the bed, nodding silently, lost in thought.

Suddenly!!

Boom!!

A thunderous roar echoed through the sky, and everyone turned to look outside!

Li Nanting’s expression changed slightly. He got up and went to the courtyard, looking at the sky.

In a deep voice, he commanded, “Sword flight! To battle!!”

Instantly, the courtyard echoed with responses, and everyone took to the skies on their swords!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!

Whoosh whoosh!!

In an instant, the eight peaks of the Great Xia Sword Sect and the three thousand cultivation peaks were filled with white-robed figures soaring on their swords!

Even some injured disciples from earlier in the day joined in, as long as they could still move, they took to the skies!

Whoosh whoosh!!

Lu Kangnian stood in the sect’s plaza, gazing at the sky from the peak of Heavenly Sword Peak, his eyes narrowing.

Boom!!

The thunderous roar in the heavens seemed to merge into one.

Various streams of light shot out from the cracks in the void!

In the blink of an eye, dozens of massive cloud boats appeared a thousand meters away from the Great Xia Sword Sect.

The Purple Sun Hall had launched a night raid on the Great Xia Sword Sect!

Although this was anticipated by everyone, the scale of the attack still shocked them all.

The cloud boats in the sky hadn’t fully emerged, but already hundreds of streams of light were soaring into the sky!

Seeing this, Shen Ye frowned deeply and muttered, “Something’s not right! Since when did the Purple Sun Hall have so many disciples in the Golden Elixir Realm?!!”

Such a number of Golden Elixir Realm disciples almost doubled that of the Great Xia Sword Sect!

Shen Ye quickly took out a jade slip to inform Lu Kangnian of this news and began investigating the situation.

Lu Kangnian put down the jade slip, his eyes flashing with determination.

“Old Shen, you’d better stay out of this.”

With that, Lu Kangnian crushed the jade slip in his hand with a snap.

He didn’t want to drag Zhenyue Mountain into this because of the Great Xia Sword Sect.

Feeling the disciples around him taking to the skies, Lu Kangnian exhaled lightly, his sword-like eyebrows furrowing as he muttered.

“Purple Sun Hall… bring it on!!”

“I want to see if you can bend the spine of the Great Xia Sword Sect!”

Buzz!!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!

In an instant, the peak masters of the various peaks teleported in, standing silently behind Lu Kangnian.

Buzz!!

Lu Kangnian shouted in a deep voice, “Activate the protective array of the sect!!”

In an instant, beams of light burst from the eight peaks, shooting into the sky!

The eight-colored beams converged in the air, forming a thick barrier that enveloped the entire Great Xia Sword Sect!

The terrifying array light sent a shiver through many hearts!

Usually, the protective array of the Great Xia Sword Sect could be easily breached by a Golden Elixir Realm cultivator.

But now, what was this protective array???

Ye Shaozhen stood aside, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, complaining to the master of Orient Loong Island.

The rough man looked at him with disdain, even considering whether to punch him like Shen Ye did.

Seeing the protective array of the Great Xia Sword Sect, Ye Shaozhen’s eyes widened in shock.

“This… this… is this the protective array of the Great Xia Sword Sect??”

“This barrier’s strength could at least withstand a full-force attack from a late Elemental Infant Realm cultivator for three hours!”

No one responded to his words.

At this moment, the leaders of the Myriad Immortals Sword Faction, Zixiao Pavilion, and Orient Loong Island remained silent, their thoughts varied.

It was known that only the Myriad Immortals Sword Faction had the earliest founding, just three thousand years ago.

No one knew what secrets the ancient Great Xia Sword Sect still held.

Lu Kangnian and Ling Daoyan slowly walked out of the barrier, standing in the void above the array!

At this moment, the void twisted slightly, and a middle-aged man stepped out.

Han Tiange, dressed in a flowing azure robe, held a long sword glowing with golden light, looking calmly at Lu Kangnian.

“Lu Kangnian, have you really thought this through?”

Lu Kangnian’s lips curled into a cold smile, “Han Tiange, at this point, is there any point in saying more?”

“Words are useless, let’s fight!”

“Haha, to deal with us, you even risked your disciples breaking through their realms. Truly worthy of the Purple Sun Hall!”

Facing Lu Kangnian’s mockery, the man a hundred meters away coldly smiled.

Swish!

Clang!!

Han Tiange instantly drew his sword, pointing it at Lu Kangnian, and said coldly, “Since that’s the case, there’s nothing more to say!!”

The man turned to the void behind him, his voice cold and stern.

“Spectators, back off, lest you get caught in the crossfire!!”

Hearing this, the crowd a thousand meters away changed their expressions, but after a moment of silence, they teleported away.

The old man beside Lu Kangnian chuckled, took a sip from his wine gourd, and said with a smile.

“Youngster, I’ll play with you a bit more.”

“But… this time, it’s a big game, you might lose your life.”

“With just that magical robe and sword, it might not be enough!!”

Boom!!!

With a step forward, the old man unleashed a terrifying pressure!!

Instantly, the heavens and earth changed color, the void around them filled with lightning and thunder, and a fierce wind howled!