Night, at the bottom of the precipice, the sword range was completely silent. A group of silhouettes stared at the demon sword embedded in the center of the sword range. It was unknown when someone would be able to pull the demon sword out.
"Let's begin. Directly destroy the sword range and search for the sword." Zong Yi faintly spoke. He was an extremely decisive person and had absolute authority in the Zong Clan. Hence, when Qin Wentian sought him out, he only hesitated for a moment before agreeing to Qin Wentian's request. Joining the Azure Emperor Token, he hoped that there would be a day when he would stand at the peak of Grand Xia.
The clan leader of the Zong Clan, Zong Yi, was far more decisive compared to the elders of the White Deer Institute.
Right now, since they couldn't stay in the Sword Reverence City any longer, and the Heavenly Sword Sect had allied with the Wang Clan of the War Continent, they might act against their Zong Clan. In that case, they had to excavate the sword range in the shortest time possible, and there was no need for them to leave a path of retreat behind.
The ancient swords unearthed in the sword range were all born from the demon sword. Once these ancient swords were formed, they would emit a sword intent. In the past, because of long-term benefits, the three transcendent powers wouldn't destroy the sword range, and would only excavate the ancient swords that were already formed.
But this time was different. Since the Wang Clan and Heavenly Sword Sect were forcing him, what else did he need to worry about?
Those from the Zong Clan nodded their heads and instantly entered the sword range. They took out their ancient swords and began to destroy the sword range, searching for the ancient swords.
Zong Yi and Qin Wentian remained at their original location. Qin Wentian spoke, "Uncle Zong, I'm afraid that the Heavenly Sword Sect would also try to guess your intentions. If the Wang Clan wants to make a move against the Zong Clan, they would definitely pay attention to our movements."
"I know." Zong Yi nodded his head. "That's why I retreated the members of the Zong Clan within a day and used the speed of lightning to search for the ancient swords. I only need a single night's time. If they really want to kill their way here, we can only face them head-on."
"Seems like Uncle Zong has already considered the various scenarios." Qin Wentian nodded his head. "I'll go take a look at the demon sword."
"Wentian, this sword is too demonic. You must be extremely careful. Don't touch it with your body, and don't let your blood flow onto it." Zong Yi reminded. He and Qin Wentian advanced together, gradually nearing the thousand-meter-tall gigantic demon sword.
A terrifying Sword Will permeated the surroundings. In Qin Wentian's perception, there were sounds of swords ringing out. The sounds were like the mournful cries of demons, as though there were ancient swords shooting towards him. He immediately closed his six senses, not sensing the sword sounds. If he got any closer, he wouldn't be able to withstand the nothingness of the sword sounds.
Finally, Zong Yi and Qin Wentian stood on top of the demon sword. Staring at the gigantic sword hilt, Qin Wentian spoke, "Uncle Zong, this sword has existed for so many years, everyone in the War Continent knows of its existence. Is it true that no one has ever managed to pull it out?"
"Don't touch the sword. Go ahead and try." Zong Yi spoke. Qin Wentian nodded his head as he landed on top of the sword hilt. Wrapping his hands around the sword hilt, he abruptly exerted his strength. However, the demon sword simply stood there, not moving an inch.
"The weight of this sword is beyond your imagination. My Zong Clan, Li Clan, and Heavenly Sword Sect have all tried before, but no one has been able to pull it out." Zong Yi laughed. "Not only that, the demonic aspect of this sword is that if you touch the sword hilt, it will drink your blood. Hence, don't touch the sword hilt, and don't let your blood flow onto it."
Qin Wentian only tried for a moment before he gave up, distancing himself from the demon sword. Since Zong Yi said this, there was no way he would be able to move the demon sword.
At this moment, Zong Yi's brows twitched as he sighed, "I didn't expect them to make their move so quickly. I'm really unwilling to accept this."
Qin Wentian's countenance stiffened. After which, Zong Yi spoke, "Members of the Zong Clan, gather."
As the sound of his voice faded, the members of the Zong Clan all gave up on mining the sword range. Their silhouettes flickered as they gathered at Zong Yi's location.
Zong Yi stepped out as he soared up into the air. An instant later, the sound of swords whistling could be heard as silhouettes appeared on both sides of the precipice.
Upon seeing the appearance of these people, the countenances of those from the Zong Clan grew exceedingly unsightly.
"The rights to mine the sword range belongs to my Zong Clan. I wonder why the Heavenly Sword Sect and Li Clan came here at the same time?" Zong Yi coldly spoke.
So it turned out that these two groups of people were actually from the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Li Clan. They came here together, but the Wang Clan from the War Continent didn't appear.
Li Zhentian glanced at the sword range below as he coldly spoke, "The Zong Clan isn't planning to mine the sword range, but rather, they want to sever the sword range."
Zong Yi's countenance turned cold, "The Li Clan wants to participate in this matter as well?"
If the Heavenly Sword Sect and Li Clan joined forces, there could only be one reason. The Wang Clan from the War Continent must have made a promise to the Li Clan. If not, how would the Li Clan dare to act against the Zong Clan? Zong Yi had to first consider if he would become the next target.
Qin Wentian sighed. The Wang Clan from the War Continent was extremely decisive. They didn't even give the Zong Clan a single day's time, and directly contacted the Heavenly Sword Sect and Li Clan to monitor the movements of the Zong Clan.
As for why the Wang Clan hadn't arrived yet, it was most probably because they feared the power of the Divine Stele. Hence, they sent the Heavenly Sword Sect and Li Clan to probe the waters first. If he could still unleash the might of the Divine Stele like before, the Wang Clan would have waited for an opportunity to strike.
Sadly, the ancient will of the Divine Stele wasn't that strong, and after the battle back then, it was even weaker. Most probably, it was useless now.
"Hehe, those from the Zong Clan can leave, but the Sword Son of the Zong Clan has to stay behind." The Heavenly Sword Sect's Jian Wuyou spoke, his words causing Qin Wentian's eyes to flicker.
The Heavenly Sword Sect and Li Clan directly wanted him. There was no doubt that this was an order from the Wang Clan.
Zong Yi coldly stared at Jian Wuyou as he icily stated, "As long as the Zong Clan exists, so does the Sword Son."
"Zong Yi, the Zong Clan has existed for so many years. Why must you fall into a state of eternal damnation because of a single person? I know that the elites of your Zong Clan have all been mobilized, so my Heavenly Sword Sect and Li Clan will do the same as well. In addition, I'm afraid that there are also people from my side who have arrived in your clan. You better consider this carefully."
Jian Wuyou's aura was ice cold as he threatened. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he wasn't willing to start a war.
If they fought, the Zong Clan would be annihilated, but the Heavenly Sword Sect and Li Clan would also suffer heavy losses. This wasn't the ending he wanted. After all, although they had a grudge with the Zong Clan, it hadn't reached the point where their entire clan would be annihilated.
It was just that the Wang Clan was too ruthless. After issuing the order, they actually didn't show themselves and only agreed to act at the most crucial moment.
"Zong Yi, you don't even think for yourself or for the Zong Clan. For the sake of a single Sword Son, you're willing to cause the annihilation of your entire clan. Is it worth it?" Li Zhentian also spoke.
Zong Yi coldly laughed. "Are you all really willing to pay such a heavy price just because of a single command from the Wang Clan? Even if my Zong Clan is annihilated, how great would the losses of the Heavenly Sword Sect and Li Clan be? After that, even if the Wang Clan excavates the sword range, what does that have to do with you all? I'm afraid it won't be long before the Sword Reverence City and our three major powers cease to exist. Have you all thought this through clearly? "
Zong Yi's voice was concealed within the sword qi, piercing into the hearts of those who heard it. His words truly pierced the hearts of those from the two clans.
In truth, the three major powers didn't really wish for a war to break out.
"This young man must stay behind no matter what. Zong Yi, if you refuse to give up, we can only fight." The Heavenly Sword Sect's Jian Wuyou spoke. He didn't have Zong Yi's boldness, it was impossible for him to abandon the Heavenly Sword Sect in the Sword Reverence City.
Zong Yi turned and stared at the crowd as he calmly spoke, "Tonight's matter is something I, Zong Yi, didn't expect, and might implicate the members of my Zong Clan. However, when have the members of my Zong Clan ever feared a battle? I, Zong Yi, vow that if I have to leave, I will be the last one to leave. Now, retreat and protect the Sword Son."
As the sound of his voice faded, over a thousand experts directly soared up into the air as a terrifying sword intent permeated the air, causing people to feel stifled.
"KILL!"
The experts from the Heavenly Sword Sect and Li Clan decisively gave the order upon seeing this scene.
Since things had already come to this, they could only fight.
Powerful sword lights instantly illuminated the darkness of the night. Regardless of the Heavenly Sword Sect or the Li Clan, over a thousand elites were gathered here. When the sword lights slashed out at the same time, it was unknown how terrifying the might behind it was.
At this moment, as the members of the Zong Clan soared up into the air, they actually gathered in an orderly fashion. If one were to carefully count them, they would discover that the eighty-one members of the Zong Clan actually formed a formation that resembled an ancient sword formation.
"Sword Formation!"
Upon seeing this scene, the crowd instantly understood that this was a sword formation.
The members of the sword formation all started revolving as their Astral Souls and Astral Novas erupted forth at the same time. Abruptly, over ten beams of light slashed down from the sky, as though wanting to steal the light of the Heavens and Earth.
In an instant, the silhouettes of the Zong Clan were directly slashed apart as terrifying sword scars appeared in the air.
"The Zong Clan's Coalescence Sword Formation uses the Doyens as the axes, gathering the strength of the eighty-one of them into a single sword strike. When it's unleashed, the might it exudes is truly terrifying." Those from the Heavenly Sword Sect and Li Clan instantly thought of the ultimate sword formation of the Zong Clan. In the past, they had only heard of it in the legends. Today, this was the first time they had seen the Zong Clan using it.
"Nine Swords Linking the Heavens!"
Jian Wuyou roared. His left hand straightened in the air while his right hand rested on his left wrist. Abruptly, a boundless sword might gushed forth from him as the Heavenly Astral Sword pierced through the air. Behind him, eight silhouettes appeared. These were none other than the Nine Heavenly Swords of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
"Gather." Jian Wuyou pointed his finger at the dome of the heavens as the humming of swords filled the air. The other eight also did the same. Nine swords linked the heavens as a formless sword might slashed downwards. The nine majestic ancient swords abruptly slashed towards one of the sword formations of the Zong Clan.
On the other hand, the Li Clan was fighting amongst themselves. Although their individual combat prowess didn't lose out to those from the Zong Clan, under the power of the sword formation, the Zong Clan suffered heavy losses in an instant.
The reason why the three powers hadn't shredded all pretense of cordiality and started a war was because they all feared each other. They didn't dare to say who had the absolute advantage, and they didn't know what trump cards each other had.
This sword formation was able to condense the sword might of eighty-one people, and it had always been the greatest secret of the Zong Clan. When they cultivated it, they would only do so in the secret grounds of the Zong Clan. There were only rumors that the Zong Clan had this sword formation as their ultimate sword formation, but no one knew how powerful it was.
Qin Wentian soon discovered that he was surrounded by over ten sword formations, revolving in a rhythmic pattern.
Although his individual combat prowess was unrivalled among those at the same cultivation level, a sword cultivator's life and death battle was already an extremely dangerous matter. Not to mention, this was a chaotic battle where tens of thousands of swords shot out at the same time.
"Not good." At this moment, Qin Wentian saw the Heavenly Sword Sect's Jian Wuyou using the Nine Heavenly Swords to open up a path, killing his way into the sword formation, wanting to destroy it. The Li Clan also realized that if they wanted to annihilate the Zong Clan, they couldn't allow the power of the sword formation to erupt unceasingly. They had to disrupt the sword formation. The experts of the Li Clan joined hands and charged forward, disregarding their own lives.
Since the battle had already begun, it was a matter of life and death!
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