North of the Royal Reed Sea, Grinding Hut Region.
Where the North Sea Sword Pavilion was located, the North Sea Sword Pavilion's Sword Realm, which had been passed down through the ages, had already been completely activated and was operating at full power.
Sword Qi soared into the sky, enveloping the entire Grinding Hut Continent.
However, the Sword Qi was constantly being whittled away and was gradually rotting away.
They were like divine weapons that were unable to withstand the corrosion of time and became rusty.
A figure stood in the void, manipulating the sword light and guiding the Sword Qi of the Sword World, stirring up waves.
It was none other than the Pavilion Lord of the North Sea Sword Pavilion, an expert of the early Immortal Bridge stage, Gu Hong.
In terms of cultivation bases, he was the person with the highest cultivation base amongst the anti-Xuan forces in the Royal Reed Sea.
At this moment, he had the advantage of the Grinding Hut Region's sword domain. When he unleashed his strength, it was as if he had the divine might to overturn the sea.
However, such a miraculous Vast Ocean Divine Sword appeared pale and powerless under the illumination of the water-like sword light that enveloped the heavens.
The faint sword-light that seemed ordinary and almost undetectable actually split apart the tsunami like a hot knife through butter and headed straight for the North Sea Sword Pavilion on Grinding Hut Island.
There was no fear on Gu Hong's face, but despair had already surfaced in his eyes.
On that day, the sword realm of the Grinding Hut Province shattered, and the North Sea Sword Pavilion was destroyed.
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Atop Broad Creed Mountain's Heaven Rising Peak, Yan Zhaoge's Northern Ocean Clone sat opposite Yuan Zhengfeng and the others, all of them having solemn expressions on their faces.
"Are you sure it's Shen Lingzi?" Yuan Zhengfeng asked in a deep voice.
Fang Zhun nodded, "That is what the information we received said."
Yan Zhaoge's Northern Ocean Clone said, "Wanting to single-handedly take down Copper Men Island, even with the Cloud Circulating Heavenly Light Sword, Kang Ping does not have full confidence. It can only be Shen Lingzi who possesses a higher cultivation base."
"While Kang Ping mentioned the title 'Grand Master Shen Lingzi' back then, and therefore could be an expert of the same generation as Shen Lingzi, I still lean towards the possibility that Shen Lingzi did not perish and has returned to the Royal Reed Sea himself. Otherwise, it would not have been so easy for him to pass through Golden Court Mountain."
Over a hundred years ago, when the Grand Xuan Dynasty had first entered the Royal Reed Sea, the person with the highest cultivation base had been their founder, King Xuanwen of the eighth level of the Martial Saint realm.
At that time, Shen Lingzi and Daoist Shi had both been early Immortal Bridge Martial Saints.
However, amongst the three, not only did Shen Lingzi cultivate in the Jade Clear lineage's Aeon Light Heavenly Scripture, his talent in the martial dao was also peerless, his strength far surpassing other experts of the same cultivation level.
In terms of actual combat that year, Shen Lingzi of the seventh level of the Martial Saint realm might not have been inferior to King Xuanwen of the eighth level of the Martial Saint realm.
Now, more than a hundred years had passed. Seeing how Shen Lingzi had broken through Copper Men Island so quickly, it was very likely that his strength had already risen to another level.
Furthermore, he definitely had a high-grade Sacred Weapon with him this time!
Yuan Zhengfeng looked at Yan Zhaoge's Northern Ocean Clone, "This is an undeclared battle, wanting to defeat us one by one."
The Northern Ocean Clone lightly rubbed his temples, "First easy, then difficult. Exterminating them all, not caring about enmity, sweeping through the entire Royal Reed Sea."
Comparatively speaking, Broad Creed Mountain currently had the greatest enmity with the Grand Xuan Dynasty and Shen Lingzi's lineage.
Madame Kang, like Kang Ping, He Dongcheng and Gu Zhang, were all disciples of Shen Lingzi.
Because of her death, the North Sea Sword Pavilion and the Radiant Light Sect were similarly hated.
Meanwhile, the enmity between Copper Men Island and the Grand Xuan Dynasty had clearly eased greatly.
To put it more bluntly, with the Grand Xuan Dynasty being so great that it could not be resisted, there was still the possibility of Copper Men Island submitting.
However, Shen Lingzi had chosen Copper Men Island first this time!
It was like a soundless declaration.
Taking no captives, not accepting surrenders, sweeping through the Royal Reed Sea!
It was already no longer a case of those who submit to me prospering and those who oppose me perishing.
Instead, all those who were once enemies of me were to be slain without question!
Xue Fei frowned, "Isn't this a little too arrogant? He, an outsider, wants to reign supreme over the Royal Reed Sea. How could the Southeastern Exalt and Golden Court Mountain possibly agree to this? Golden Court Mountain currently has more than just a single peak expert sitting over the Royal Reed Sea, the Shadow Mountain Sword King. "
Fang Zhun said, "This means that the major figure behind Shen Lingzi has exerted his strength."
In the World beyond Worlds, there were only the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors who could suppress the Exalts of Ten Territories.
The Northern Ocean Clone said, "It would also not be so easy to suppress them. The Southeastern Exalt is not a lone force."
"The more important reason is that the enmity between Golden Court Mountain and the southern Blazing Heaven Territory has already become extremely intense. Just west of the Royal Reed Sea, the southern Blazing Heaven Territory also has a major force pressuring its borders. Lin Hanhua and the others are currently focusing their attention on the outside."
Yan Zhaoge and the others were all paying close attention to the developments in this area as well.
Therefore, after Lin Hanhua and the others had focused their attention on the southern Blazing Heaven Territory, whether it was Broad Creed Mountain, the North Sea Sword Pavilion, Copper Men Island or the Dim Darkness Sect, they had all raised their vigilance in case the Grand Xuan Dynasty suddenly rose in revolt.
Broad Creed Mountain had once suggested that the three of them might just join forces. Still, the North Sea Sword Pavilion and Copper Men Island were clearly unwilling to just give up on their territories just like that.
Whether it was Copper Men Island guarded by the three copper men or the sword domain of the Grinding Hut Region, they indeed possessed a very strong territorial advantage.
However, the enemy's attack this time had been too ferocious. While it was just one person, he was extremely powerful.
Beneath this sudden assault, Copper Men Island, which had once been the number one defensive location in the Royal Reed Sea, had been directly broken through.
Yan Zhaoge had been in secluded cultivation in the Vast Ocean World while Yan Di had been in secluded cultivation in the World beyond Worlds.
While the other side's strategy seemed to be to start with the easy and then the difficult, who knew if it was just a ploy?
If the Northern Ocean Clone and the others had gone to reinforce the North Sea Sword Pavilion and the other side had turned and attacked Broad Creed Mountain, the consequences would have been inconceivable.
Therefore, upon receiving the news, Broad Creed Mountain had strengthened its defences, contacting the North Sea Sword Pavilion even as they held urgent internal discussions, asking Gu Hong and the others to simply give up on the sword domain of the Grinding Hut Region and hurry over to the Spirit Inheritance Region to join them.
However, whether they would be able to make it in time and whether they would be willing to do so was another matter altogether.
The Northern Ocean Clone said, "From the looks of it now, it should be some sort of tacit agreement. Golden Court Mountain will not make a move, allowing the internal powers of the Royal Reed Sea to battle the Grand Xuan Dynasty."
"While the Grand Xuan Dynasty has external reinforcements, they must have been those who have been in the Royal Reed Sea before. There cannot be any new experts. Therefore, I suspect that the expert who broke through Copper Men Island is Shen Lingzi who left that year, returning to the Royal Reed Sea."
Within the great hall, everyone's expressions were rather solemn.
Now, a special internal technique of the clan suddenly circulated an urgent message.
"I have yet to arrive at the territory of the Grinding Hut Region, not even having the time to see those of the North Sea Sword Pavilion, but a great battle has already erupted in the direction of the North Sea!"
Hearing the news, Yuan Zhengfeng and the others were all rendered speechless.
After breaking through Copper Men Island, Shen Lingzi actually did not stop as he directly attacked the North Sea Sword Pavilion!
With his great cultivation base and speed, with no one delaying or obstructing him, he had hurried from the east of the Royal Reed Sea to the north within a short period of time.
As a result, the communication between Broad Creed Mountain, the North Sea Sword Pavilion and Copper Men Island appeared slow.
Fang Zhun was silent for a moment before he said, "It is unknown how long the North Sea Sword Pavilion can hold on for. If it is broken through in less than half a day, the time it takes for our clan's disciples to send a message would probably already be enough for him to rush over to our Spirit Inheritance Region."
Yuan Zhengfeng stood up from his seat, "Copper Men Island is harder to break through than the North Sea Sword Pavilion. Still, it was not able to hold on for long. It is already too late to send reinforcements now. We can only hope that Pavilion Lord Gu and the others of the North Sea Sword Pavilion are blessed by the heavens, being able to escape with their lives."
"The opponent this time seems to far surpass those of the past."
Amidst their conversation, the sky to the northeast of the Spirit Inheritance Region was obscured by a blurry layer of watery light, obscuring the heavens and covering the earth as it swept over! (To be continued.)
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