In the Purple Glow Peak of the Hundred Blade Mountain, the headquarters of the Purple Pole Sword Sect was located in the Middle Sun Province.
After learning that the Dragon Spring Meeting would be held in advance, Li Yao and Ling Lanyin had traveled more than twenty thousand kilometers to this place on their swords. They were still three days late, and the Dragon Spring Meeting had already begun.
"What a great Heaven and Earth Copper Cauldron, an immortal mountain with a hundred blades and a thousand lights!"
Looking at the Hundred Blade Mountain that extended hundreds of kilometers, Li Yao secretly complimented it.
The mountain range was named 'Hundred Blades', which naturally referred to the steep, precipitous peaks that pierced into the sky like all kinds of weapons.
On the top of the steep mountain that rose from the ground, there were actually countless pavilions and towers that made use of the gaps. They were as grand as palaces, but they were mainly in green and black, and faintly emitted a murderous aura.
Between the hundreds of mountain peaks, there were dozens of waterfalls that were thousands of meters long hanging down. They were like jade dragons baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, emitting a deafening sound. They were faintly emitting colorful flowing lights that interweaved with each other. It was extremely beautiful.
The jade dragons were mixed with a lot of minerals and were truly 'heavy metal waterfalls'. That was why they were so colorful. Although they were highly poisonous and not directly drinkable for normal people, they were the best materials for forging swords and refining.
Li Yao gazed into the distance. In the depths of the Hundred Blade Mountain Range, clusters of colorful flames were rising from the valley. The smoke continued to spread upward, converging into clouds and mist that lingered in the air.
They were both like the surging tides in the sky and an inverted furnace that enshrouded the entire world.
Somewhere in the clouds, clanking noises were vaguely echoing. It was obviously an ancient refining field of unknown scale.
"How splendid. It is almost as impressive as the headquarters of the Hundred Smelting Clan."
Li Yao and Ling Lanyin withdrew their sword auras and landed on the ground.
The Great Qian Dynasty was a vast territory. The thousands of sects were far from each other. Some of them were even thousands of kilometers away from the Purple Pole Sword Sect.
Therefore, even though it was the third day of the Dragon Spring Convention, there were still many cultivators from various sects who had arrived.
Li Yao and Ling Lanyin kept a low profile on the way. They did not reveal the intimidating aura of the Jin Dan Stage or the Yuanying Stage, nor did they wear the robes of the Purple Pole Sword Sect, nor did they fly the flag of the Purple Pole Sword Sect.
Therefore, many cultivators who had come together did not know their identities.
Most of the Cultivators who participated in the Dragon Spring Meeting were not there to purchase flying swords sincerely. Instead, they were gloating and thinking if they could take advantage of the situation and have a share of the profits when the Purple Pole Sword Sect was about to collapse.
"Hehe. The Purple Pole Sword Sect and Lead Eunuch Wang Xi were so awesome a few years ago. Now, they are finally at the end of their days."
"It's hilarious that they even held the Dragon Spring Meeting in advance to show off their strength. Are they trying to put up a last struggle?"
"But as it turned out, they and Wang Xi have committed so many crimes that even Iron Saint Qi Zhongdao could not tolerate them anymore. Finally, the experts of the six major sects of the Great Qian Dynasty have arrived and are going to suppress the Purple Pole Sword Sect thunderously."
"Although there are seven Yuanying in the Purple Pole Sword Sect, more than thirty Yuanying have responded to Iron Saint Qi Zhongdao's call to suppress the Hundred Blade Mountain. How are they going to fight the battle?"
"I'm told that Yan Liren, the Sword Maniac of the Purple Pole Sword Sect, has recently refined a primeval sword and is going to challenge Iron Saint Qi Zhongdao's Heaven Flipping Seal with the sword."
"Yan Liren is naturally the best sword Cultivator in the world, but Qi Zhongdao's Heaven Flipping Seal is the best primeval treasure in the entire Ancient Sages Sector. Too many unparalleled experts in the Yuanying Stage have been knocked to the ground the moment the Heaven Flipping Seal was activated. I'm afraid that Yan Liren is still dreaming if he thinks that he can save the situation with his sword alone."
"Yes. Fellow Cultivator Li, Fellow Cultivator Wang, the twelve sects of the South Desert are united. We have to work together this time, too. After 'Iron Saint' Qi Zhongdao suppresses Yan Liren, we can only advance and retreat together. That is the only way that we can get the greatest benefits from the big sects."
Those who did not arrive until the third day of the Dragon Spring Meeting were mostly from the small sects in the remote areas.
Naturally, the Cultivators from the remote areas were not as polite. They did not even bother to disguise themselves. They simply gathered together and whispered to each other while looking at the Purple Pole Sword Sect maliciously.
The five thousand empyrean swordsmen and the hundreds of thousands of disciples of the Purple Pole Sword Sect had been dispersed to every corner of the territory.
Compared to the stealthy, malicious guests, the disciples of the Purple Pole Sword Sect were not only brimming with killing intent, but also had the air of a well-disciplined, well-disciplined army, which was even better than the Black Tiger Iron Guards of the vassal family of the Ling family.
"What strong swordsmen!"
The mountains and rivers of the Purple Pole Sword Sect were magnificent and dangerous enough to amaze Li Yao, but the valor and determination of the disciples of the sword sect were a hundred times more impressive.
The main business of the Purple Pole Sword Sect was to forge and refine metals, which were indispensable.
The Hundred Blade Mountain, where the headquarters of the Purple Pole Sword Sect was located, was the natural paradise with the most abundant metal resources in the entire Ancient Sages Sector.
The Purple Pole Sword Sect had also raised an enormous, experienced, and skilled team of miners.
Mining was one of the few high-tech jobs in the age of the ancient Cultivators. It was highly dangerous, and the work was rather arduous. It required a high degree of discipline, too.
Also, after working in the mines that were filled with spiritual radiation for a long time, the spiritual energy would slowly nourish the body, which was very beneficial to the refinement of the bones and the strengthening of the soul.
Therefore, compared to the farmers who worked in the fields, miners were not only better talents for Cultivators, but also, after they became Cultivators, with their combination of fearlessness and discipline, it was easier for them to build a strong army in the world.
It was exactly the case for the swordsmen who greeted the guests outside of the Purple Pole Sword Sect.
They were just outer disciples who had not been given the precious title of 'empyrean swordsmen'. However, with their full armor and crossed swords on their backs and sabers on their waists, they looked intimidating and intimidating, as if they were ready to fight to the death with them at any moment.
It was the Purple Pole Sword Sect's first demonstration to the other sects in the world.
Despite her high Cultivation, Ling Lanyin was too young to know much about the intrigues of the Cultivators because she was too focused on her sword arts.
Hearing that 'Iron Saint' Qi Zhongdao, the leader of the Cultivators, was going to deal with the Purple Pole Sword Sect, she was already panicking.
Right now, seeing that the Hundred Blade Mountain was indeed in a state of panic, all the disciples of the sect were ready for a life-and-death battle.
The small sects from the remote areas did not think much of the 'best sword sect in the world' anymore.
The destruction of the sect seemed to be right in front of their eyes.
Right then, two deafening noises suddenly echoed from the two steep mountains deep inside the clouds. Together with intense spiritual waves, tides that seemed to be thousands of meters high were spreading out nonstop. Even the clouds had a hole more than ten square kilometers in diameter because of them.
This was followed by a thunderous roar of applause.
Very soon, a piece of shocking news came over.
Elder Sky Cottage, an elder of the Purple Pole Sword Sect in the middle level of the Yuanying Stage, had a competition with Zhuge Xuan, leader of the Thunderstorm Valley, one of the six major sects, with a newly-made 'Fish Intestine Sword', only to be defeated.
Elder Sky Cottage was wounded, and the Fish Intestine Sword was broken.
When the news came out, the disciples of the Purple Pole Sword Sect all gritted their teeth, their eyes bloodshot.
The Cultivators of the small sects, including the 'twelve sects of the south of the desert', who intended to take advantage of the situation, were all grinning and celebrating.
Ling Lanyin trembled so hard that she almost fell from the flying sword that had not hit the ground yet. She seemed to be facing a great disaster.
Li Yao, however, chuckled and did not think much of it.
"S-Senior, given the situation of our sect right now, you …"
Ling Lanyin looked at Li Yao uneasily.
At this moment, the old, mysterious monster was her last life-saving straw. She was worried that Li Yao would turn against her immediately after seeing the unfavorable situation the Purple Pole Sword Sect was in. He might even stand on the opposite side to share the benefits.
"Kid, there's no need to worry. I've observed that the Purple Pole Sword Sect is not at the end of the road yet."
Li Yao chuckled. "Iron Saint Qi Zhongdao, more than thirty Yuanying, and a hundred sects are here. It's just a bluff."
"What?"
Dumbfounded, Ling Lanyin stammered, "More than thirty Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, a hundred sects, and even more sects are coveting the city covetously, hoping to take advantage of the situation. Is this still a bluff?
"It is exactly because too many sects are here that it is a bluff."
Li Yao said casually. "If they really meant to annihilate the Purple Pole Sword Sect, they would've come quietly with the elites of the six major sects. Why would they bring so many useless sects with them?
"The more sects there are, the more complicated people will be. So what if there are more than thirty Yuanying? Are they as solid as iron without any gaps?
"For the major sects, what happened today is just a matter of sharing more or less of the benefits. It is just a business. But for the Purple Pole Sword Sect, it is a life-and-death catastrophe.
"Therefore, everybody in your sect, from the Yuanying to the external disciples who haven't joined the sect yet, will certainly fight with their lives on the line fearlessly.
"Just look at the expressions of your sect's swordsmen. When they heard the news of the Nascent Soul Stage elder's defeat, they only gnashed their teeth and showed ferocious expressions. However, they didn't show the slightest sign of retreating. They were forced into a dead end and wanted to do something desperate."
"As the saying goes, a desperate army is bound to win. You are a desperate army right now.
"The best sword sect in the world boasts six Yuanying, five thousand empyrean swordsmen, a hundred thousand elite swordsmen, and hundreds of thousands of external disciples and miners who are adept at martial arts. If all the sects including the six major sects are combined, they can certainly annihilate you if they want to, but can they annihilate all of you?
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