Bai Tianchen sneered, "Well said, you arrogant fellow. Do you really think the Bai family's rise was due to mere reputation?"
"If you had left just now, it would have been fine. But now, prepare to stay here forever!"
As soon as he had recognized Ye Yun's talent, he harbored murderous intent. He immediately used a secret technique to notify all the Bai family martial artists, intending to kill Ye Yun right here. They could not allow him to grow further in the future!
"Bai family cultivators, heed my command, form the Four Directions Misty Array!"
Bai Tianchen shouted, and hundreds of figures suddenly flew out from the Bai family. Their lowest cultivation was above Transcendent, with many at the King and Emperor ranks. They formed a massive formation, encircling Ye Yun.
Numerous Bai family cultivators simultaneously formed hand seals, and streaks of white light shot into the sky, rapidly coalescing into a magnificent, colossal formation that enveloped the entire Misty Mountain, causing dense fog to gradually shroud the area.
Bai Xiaoxiao, still in her chambers, saw the Four Directions Misty Array taking shape and looked at her master with great concern.
This colossal formation was their Bai family's greatest reliance when facing enemies.
Once the formation was activated, the combined power of hundreds of Bai family cultivators above Transcendent would merge with the earth's energy of Misty Mountain. This would not only seal off the space of Misty Mountain but also greatly enhance the strength of the main formation controller!
This meant her master was essentially facing the entire Bai family cultivators alone. How could he possibly win?
At this moment, Ye Yun, enveloped by the formation, surveyed his surroundings and nodded slightly.
"The esteemed Bai family of Misty Mountain finally has something worth acknowledging."
At the position of the main controller, Bai Tianchen's aura surged with the enhancement of the formation's power, rapidly breaking through from Half-step Life and Death to the first level of the Life and Death realm.
The Life and Death realm, as its name suggested, was a realm transcending life and death, already touching upon the power of the Great Dao. Its combat power far surpassed the peak of ordinary Venerables.
Feeling the vast power within him, Bai Tianchen finally felt confident.
"In the past century, you are the only one who has forced me to use the Four Directions Misty Array against you. Die with honor!"
His eyes filled with intense killing intent, he lunged at Ye Yun with his long saber. His speed also reached that of the Life and Death realm, and he arrived before Ye Yun in a flash!
"You want to kill me? I'm afraid you don't have the strength yet."
Ye Yun let out a cold laugh, pouring his profound energy into the Fenglan Sword. The sword's body was quickly covered in a layer of cold air, which drifted outwards with the rootless wind.
Wind sounds and cold air permeated his surroundings, his aura not inferior to Bai Tianchen's, who was amplified by the formation.
In the next second, Ye Yun charged forward. To everyone watching, it seemed like madness. A mere peak Venerable daring to confront the Patriarch, who had reached the Life and Death realm, was simply courting death!
But when the two truly clashed, their saber and sword meeting, Ye Yun and Bai Tianchen exchanged blows in the air several times in a short span. The terrifying residual shockwaves alone were astonishing.
Even more astonishing was that under these continuous exchanges, Ye Yun did not fall behind. No matter what attack Bai Tianchen unleashed, Ye Yun could shatter it with a single sword strike!
In the midst of the fierce battle, Bai Tianchen gazed at Ye Yun's Fenglan Sword with a grim expression, finding it incredibly difficult to comprehend.
"This terrifying cold air, and that peculiar sword, what is going on?"
He could discern that Ye Yun's true strength was indeed at the peak of the Venerable realm. However, the cold air was too formidable; a moment's carelessness would result in being frozen solid.
The wind power contained within that sword not only greatly increased Ye Yun's speed but also combined with the cold air, spreading outwards and strengthening the freezing range.
With both factors combined, dealing with Ye Yun was incredibly tricky.
Ye Yun chuckled and said, "A bit disappointing. With the support of this grand formation, you still only have this much skill?"
In fact, if he hadn't kept his Grand Grade Sword Intent as a trump card and wanted to test his pure strength, Bai Tianchen wouldn't have stood a chance.
His mockery enraged Bai Tianchen. He also realized that a protracted fight was meaningless and that he had to create an opportunity for a killing blow.
"If you're so eager to die, then I shall grant you your wish!"
Bai Tianchen's face darkened. The profound energy on his saber grew more intense, and the surrounding winds and clouds surged as if stirred by the power he unleashed!
Vast, ocean-like profound energy rapidly poured into the long saber, even distorting the surrounding space. This saber strike could likely tear through space.
"Misty Moon Slash!"
Bai Tianchen roared, the air around him boiling. Amidst the ethereal mist, he unleashed a blade light capable of severing all.
The Misty Moon Slash was a mid-grade Earth-tier profound skill, also the ancestral profound skill of the Bai family. Its power was immeasurably superior to Heaven-tier profound skills.
Ye Yun, aren't you powerful? But coming from the Ancient Dao Heavenly Sect, your profound skill quality is ultimately a fatal flaw!
Upon seeing this saber strike, Ye Yun sneered.
"To think you'd try to pressure me with profound skill quality. How naive."
In an instant, he gripped the sword hilt with both hands, profound energy surging into the Fenglan Sword. The sword's edge glowed with dazzling azure light.
Earth-tier profound skill?
He had one too. This time, Ye Yun held nothing back, choosing the final move of the Lingering Cloud Sword Art.
"Wind Sweeps the Lingering Clouds!"
Then, the Fenglan Sword was swung fiercely, shaking heaven and earth.
Under Ye Yun's sword strike, the clouds and mist in the mountains dispersed at extreme speed, revealing the incredibly powerful blade light.
Even more terrifying was that after the sword edge descended, it brought forth a torrential gale imbued with extreme cold.
This astonishing might stunned the Bai family members. Even Bai Tianchen was deeply shocked. The aura emanating from this sword strike was even more terrifying than the profound skill he had unleashed?!
Especially after the two attacks collided, the power of Ye Yun's sword swept away all obstacles in its path with destructive force, finally erupting upon meeting the blade light!
The power of this saber and sword exploded, and under the deafening roar, the sea of clouds in the sky was instantly torn open.
The terrifying power forced the entire Bai family to deploy their profound energy defenses, lest they be annihilated by the aftershocks.
When the residual power gradually subsided, a disheveled Bai Tianchen appeared, along with numerous Bai family cultivators who had been repelled over a hundred meters.
"What kind of monster is this? To possess such a powerful profound skill?!"
Bai Tianchen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his heart filled with boundless shock. To be made so disheveled from a direct confrontation, it must be at least a high-grade Earth-tier, or even a top-grade Earth-tier profound skill!
He had to admit, this time he had truly struck a hard surface...
Following that, Ye Yun emerged from the aftermath, appearing much better off than the others. He had no injuries and looked at Bai Tianchen with a smile, saying,
"I say, Patriarch Bai, weren't you trying to suppress me with profound skill quality? Shall we also experience the taste of being crushed below?"
"What do you mean?"
Bai Tianchen's voice deepened. Did this guy still have a trump card?
But no matter what, given Ye Yun's status, that sword strike should have been his limit, right?
Then he saw Ye Yun, unexpectedly, sheathe his long sword. He retreated sharply and extended his hand towards Bai Tianchen, curling his lips into a light smile.
"Heaven-tier profound skill, Ten Directions Ice Blossom!"