"Leave?"
"Do you think you can just come and go as you please at my Taiyi Sacred Land?"
Since matters had escalated and blows had been exchanged, there was nothing more to say.
Today, someone from the Tianyan Sect must fall.
Otherwise, where would his dignity lie?
As a mighty Half-Emperor, how could his honor be so easily trampled upon?
"Xuan Sa, what do you want?"
Ling Feng's face was ashen. He hadn't expected that even after he had conceded, the Taiyi Holy Master still wouldn't let him off easily.
At the same time, he regretted his earlier impulsiveness.
Why had he provoked this harbinger of doom?
"What do I want?"
"Haven't you been the one being aggressive, Tianyan Sect? And now you dare to ask me what I want?"
"You can leave today, but not without leaving behind your right arm and a million high-grade origin stones. Only then can you depart!"
Xuan Sa posed a soul-searching question to Ling Feng, laying out his demands.
"Impossible!"
"You're dreaming!"
Ling Feng's expression changed drastically, and he angrily berated the Taiyi Holy Master.
He was a sword cultivator; how could he wield his sword without his right arm?
Was he supposed to become a left-handed Sword Saint?
Furthermore, a million high-grade origin stones was almost the accumulation of his Tianyan Sect over a thousand years.
And Xuan Sa wanted to take it all so easily.
How was that possible?
"What? You're unwilling?"
Xuan Sa raised an eyebrow. "Then that's perfect. My fists haven't been used in years. Today, I'll have a good fight!"
"Perhaps, I can even kill a Heavenly King realm expert to hone my skills!"
Xuan Sa threatened.
"You..."
Ling Feng wanted to speak but hesitated.
He couldn't accept Xuan Sa's terms, yet he was no match for Xuan Sa.
This was a dead end with no escape.
"This is too much!"
"Elders of the Tianyan Sect, heed my command, and fight your way out!"
Ling Feng could no longer bear it and decided to fight his way out.
The peak masters beside him tried to intervene but were stopped by the Taiyi Holy Master.
Then, he pressed his palm downwards, and a colossal hand materialized in the sky, descending upon the elders of the Tianyan Sect.
Boom!
"Ah!"
An explosion sounded as the hand pressed down like a five-fingered mountain, pinning the Tianyan Sect elders beneath it, rendering them immobile.
Cries of agony erupted from them.
Throughout it all, the Taiyi Holy Master watched calmly.
Did they really think he was a sickly cat just because he hadn't shown his strength?
Were any stray cats and dogs now daring to bully him?
"Xuan Sa, I'll fight you to the death!"
Seeing the plight of his elders, Ling Feng's eyes turned bloodshot, and he spat out these words through gritted teeth.
Xuan Sa smiled faintly and nodded. "Come, unleash your true strength and show me a good fight!"
His tone was filled with mockery, completely dismissing Ling Feng.
Suffering such insult, Ling Feng unleashed his secret technique, causing his cultivation to skyrocket in a short period.
He seemed to be on the verge of breaking through to the Half-Emperor realm.
The surge in power restored some of his confidence.
He drew his long sword and pointed it at the Taiyi Holy Master.
"Die!"
A sword strike descended from the heavens, containing his strongest blow.
With earth-shattering divine might, infinite power fluctuations erupted, surging towards the Taiyi Holy Master.
The Taiyi Holy Master stood with his hands behind his back, making no move against the incoming sword.
Seeing this, Ling Feng rejoiced.
"Xuan Sa, pay the price for your arrogance!"
Killing intent blazed in his eyes as he looked at Xuan Sa, hatred contorting his face.
However.
When the sword struck the Taiyi Holy Master, it didn't even fray the edge of his robe.
This turn of events left Ling Feng stunned.
He doubted if he was seeing correctly.
But the reality was that he couldn't even penetrate the Taiyi Holy Master's defenses, let alone wound him.
"Is that all? How weak!"
"Since you've made your move, it's time for me!"
With chilling words laced with immense killing intent, the Taiyi Holy Master spoke.
The next moment.
The Taiyi Holy Master clenched his fist.
A colossal fist, reaching into the heavens, materialized on his hand.
This giant fist carried the power to disdain all under heaven and sweep away everything in its path.
Then.
The Taiyi Holy Master moved his fist, unleashing a strike.
"Rumble!"
Thunder roared in broad daylight, and the terrifying fist instantly struck Ling Feng.
Brilliant light erupted like fireworks, and a deafening sound echoed through the heavens and earth!
A terrifying energy storm spread out, causing the surrounding void to crackle and burst, with gusts of void wind howling from within.
This surge of energy forced the onlookers to retreat rapidly, while the peak masters desperately protected the disciples of Taiyi Sacred Land.
"Such powerful energy attack. Is this the strike of a Half-Emperor? It is indeed terrifying."
"Holy Master is truly mighty. In the future, I will also become a peerless expert like the Taiyi Holy Master!"
The onlookers stared at the Taiyi Holy Master with expressions of awe and fear.
As the light faded, a figure with white hair stumbled out of the void.
It was Ling Feng!
His clothes were in tatters, and his body was covered in wounds.
He had aged by half, his hair completely white, and his face full of wrinkles.
He couldn't withstand the Taiyi Holy Master's punch and was on the brink of death.
To survive, he had resorted to a forbidden technique of the Tianyan Sect, barely blocking the blow.
The price? His lifespan was reduced by five thousand years!
Five thousand years! Even as a Heavenly King, how many such five-thousand-year periods could he live?
This pained him immensely.
However, the most important thing now was to escape. He had to flee to seek revenge!
Making up his mind, he hesitated no longer.
He produced a shuttle-like treasure from his back and secretly activated it.
With a flash of white light, Ling Feng was about to use this Void-Piercing Shuttle to escape.
"Trying to escape?"
The Taiyi Holy Master would not let him escape so easily.
He threw another punch.
At this moment, Xu Chuan also moved.
He produced the God-Slaying Blade and borrowed some power from Xuan Lie.
Then, a colossal blade appeared in the sky, slashing directly towards the fleeing Ling Feng.
A punch and a blade strike arrived simultaneously, hitting him.
"Pfft— Ah!"
Ling Feng spat out a mouthful of blood, his arm severed from the shoulder by the blade.
The intense pain and the threat of death made him desperate.
He once again consumed his lifespan to activate the Void-Piercing Shuttle, finally escaping the bounds of Taiyi Sacred Land.
The Tianyan Sect elders, still pinned under the giant palm, watched this scene with despair.
Their sect leader was defeated and severely injured, even losing an arm to Xu Chuan's blade, before escaping.
They, on the other hand, were abandoned, left to their fate.
"A pity, he managed to escape."
The Taiyi Holy Master said with a hint of regret.
Ling Feng's combat strength was average, but his ability to escape and preserve his life was exceptional.
However, he then turned to Xu Chuan, who had just wielded the blade, his eyes filled with praise.
"Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect you, kid, to actually sever an arm from him."
"Overcoming the stronger with the weaker, truly worthy of being my Taiyi Sacred Land disciple!"
He had witnessed Xu Chuan's final strike.
With such strength at his cultivation level, his future was immeasurable!
Then, the Taiyi Holy Master looked around and declared, "This matter is concluded. Everyone, disperse!"
"Throw these Tianyan Sect elders into the Trial Tower!"
With that, the Taiyi Holy Master vanished from the spot.
The peak masters also departed, while Xu Chuan followed Situ Lin back to Zhenyang Peak.
Only the observing disciples remained, staring intently in the direction Xu Chuan had left.
With the final blow Xu Chuan had delivered, they had completely accepted his status as a true disciple, and there was no one left who was unconvinced.
Xu Chuan's reputation had now thoroughly spread throughout Taiyi Sacred Land.