Yun Qiuyue, the Grand Elder of the Tianshan Sword Sect, found himself no match for Ling Tian. The man before him was a demon.
He had effortlessly passed through three mountain protection formations, easily dealt with his two disciples, and what was more, before his flying swords could even be unleashed, they were destroyed by terrifying flames!
His flying swords were no ordinary items. To melt such precious swords required a temperature above 2000 degrees Celsius and would take some time.
To destroy several precious swords in an instant, a temperature of four to five thousand degrees Celsius was needed!
Considering that the most advanced steelmaking blast furnaces could only reach around 3800 degrees Celsius, this was astonishing.
Yun Qiuyue, being a seasoned individual, had no qualms about abandoning his dignity. Seeing the unfavorable situation, he directly jumped towards the window, intending to escape.
However, as soon as he pushed the window open, he found a ball of flame engulfing the opening, blocking it completely. This was another fire spirit released by Ling Tian.
The appearance of this fire spirit was so sudden that Yun Qiuyue was caught off guard. He instinctively reached out and touched the fire spirit.
"Ah...!" A piercing scream echoed through the heavens. The aroma of roasted meat mingled with the smell of burning, filling the room.
Looking at Yun Qiuyue's left arm, the one he had used to push open the window, most of it had vanished.
The severed end of his arm was remarkably clean, not a drop of blood spilled. The remaining part had been completely incinerated, turned to ash and smoke.
"You know, you're so old, yet you have no manners. Didn't your mother teach you to say goodbye before you leave..."
Ling Tian added insult to injury with his sarcastic remark. Yun Qiuyue, who was already sweating from the pain, was so enraged by Ling Tian's words that he nearly died on the spot. This was what was meant by striking at the heart; this fellow was doing exactly that!
"You... you... what do you want?"
His arm had been literally cremated, and Yun Qiuyue trembled all over from the pain.
"I told you, I'm here for revenge. However, if you have good things that can satisfy my appetite, perhaps I'll spare your lives!
I imagine your Tianshan Sword Sect has accumulated quite a few treasures in your treasury over the years!
Quickly, take me to your treasury. I want to see what good stuff you have!"
"You wish! The people of our Tianshan Sword Sect will not yield to tyranny!"
"Is that so? Then I truly want to see how tough your bones are!
By the way, people usually carry their good things with them. So, I'll strip you naked and see what treasures you've hidden on your person..."
As Ling Tian spoke, he walked directly towards Yun Qiuyue and reached out his devilish claws.
"You... a scholar can be killed, but not insulted!"
To Ling Tian's astonishment, Yun Qiuyue suddenly sprang up. Then, with a swift turn, he dashed towards the window once more.
Ling Tian's fire spirit was still guarding the window. Yun Qiuyue headed straight for the fire spirit, his body leaping forward, and he plunged onto the fire spirit!
"Boom!" Ling Tian wanted to stop him, but it was too late. A ball of flame engulfed Yun Qiuyue.
The fire spirit's temperature reached four to five thousand degrees Celsius, capable of instantly melting precious swords into molten steel. Burning a person was even easier, leaving not even a trace of ash.
However, to say nothing was left wouldn't be entirely accurate. From where Yun Qiuyue had vanished, a jade pendant fell with a plop.
This jade pendant was palm-sized, but its surface had turned scorched black.
Immediately after, this jade pendant, having been roasted by thousands of degrees of heat, suddenly shattered into several pieces!
In an instant, Ling Tian felt something was amiss. The flow of spiritual energy in the surrounding air had suddenly accelerated and become chaotic.
Even standing on the flat ground outside the house, it felt like being on a mountaintop, with gusts of wind reaching level seven or eight instantly.
Ling Tian suddenly realized. He knew what that jade pendant was; it was the artifact that controlled the mountain protection formation!
But now, this artifact was destroyed!
Ling Tian knew very well that when an artifact controlling a formation was destroyed, there were generally two possibilities. The first was that the artifact itself was a formation eye, and with its destruction, the formation was broken.
But there was another possibility: the formation would go out of control after the artifact was destroyed!
At this thought, Ling Tian's hair stood on end. He quickly recalled his two fire spirits, leaped out into the courtyard, and in the next moment, his figure vanished from the spot. Fifty meters above the ground, a sea eagle appeared.
This sea eagle flapped its wings desperately, breaking free from the chaotic air currents and rapidly ascending into the high heavens.
A few minutes later, the sea eagle reached an altitude of over 2,000 meters, more than 10 kilometers away. Ling Tian then controlled the sea eagle to circle overhead and observe the situation at the Tianshan Sword Sect headquarters!
However, the Tianshan Sword Sect headquarters, especially the areas controlled by the inner and outer rings of the Heavenly Slaughter Sword Formation, was now shrouded in rolling sand and dust.
On the ground, the disciples of the Tianshan Sword Sect watched the surrounding anomalies in terror!
They had rushed to the Martial Scripture Pavilion to put out a fire. Just as they extinguished the flames, a strong wind suddenly blew, instantly reaching level seven or eight, kicking up sand and stones, making it impossible to open their eyes.
So, people hurried into their houses. But then, something even more terrifying happened. The chaotic winds grew stronger and stronger, eventually exceeding level 10!
Many houses within the Tianshan Sword Sect were uprooted, and the people inside were blown away.
Following that, the discarded swords and sabers in the outer ring of the Heavenly Slaughter Sword Formation were suddenly redirected skyward by the violent air currents. These discarded weapons spun and tumbled, flying into the inner ring of the Heavenly Slaughter Sword Formation.
Thus, the entire area within the Heavenly Slaughter Sword Formation became a massive whirlwind. Countless swords, debris, and remnants of houses were swept up by this vortex, beginning to spin at high speed. The entire headquarters of the Tianshan Sword Sect had transformed into a colossal meat grinder! 大風小說網
Ling Tian was utterly shocked. He had no intention of causing a massacre. His original plan was to raid the Tianshan Sword Sect headquarters, make a fortune, and then selectively eliminate a few members to vent his anger.
But Ling Tian hadn't expected that old fellow Yun Qiuyue, to avoid humiliation, would choose to end his own life.
If he had to kill himself, why not just slit his throat or smash his head against a wall? Why did he have to rush into the fire spirit!
The result was the destruction of the artifact controlling the mountain protection formation, leading to the formation going out of control.
The accumulated spiritual energy of heaven and earth, gathered over nearly a thousand years, was released in a short period, and the Heavenly Slaughter Sword Formation, which had been in a dormant state, was fully activated!