The flying boat bloomed with dazzling splendor, at full speed, emitting a rumbling sound, and once again arrived above the Void Sword Sect.
Previously, they had deliberately sought trouble. This time, they dropped the pretense. All formations were activated, unleashing fierce energy that rippled through the sky with a destructive aura.
The beings observing in secret, who had been about to disperse, revealed expressions of astonishment at this turn of events.
"What's going on? Why has the Heavenly Origin Sect returned?"
"Is Qi Jian really that stubborn, daring to come back after being driven away?"
"Could it be that the Void Sword Sect merely scared Qi Jian away earlier, and Qi Jian, seeing through their ploy, decisively returned to reclaim his honor?"
"Judging by this momentum, it's likely that after today, the Void Sword Sect will cease to exist."
Whispers of discussion filled the air as everyone waited to witness the spectacle.
Many also harbored thoughts of opportunistic plundering, waiting for the chaos of battle to descend upon the Void Sword Sect and seize their share.
The shadow of death loomed over the entire Void Sword Sect. Meanwhile, Er Lengzi stood like a stone statue, his right palm pressed against the poetic verses on the bluestone, unmoving.
If anyone were to stand before him, they would surely notice something profoundly amiss. Countless sword lights flickered within his eyes.
"It's that idiot! He's actually smiling on his face. Is he mocking me? You bastard, I'll kill him first, then completely raze the Void Sword Sect."
Qi Jian's gaze fell upon Er Lengzi, igniting a furious rage that made his senses reel.
He had arrived with murderous intent, yet this fellow showed no fear or panic. Worse still, he wore a smile on his face. This was utterly intolerable.
"Die for me!"
Qi Jian roared, his killing intent soaring. He unleashed a palm strike from the flying boat, cleaving directly downwards.
Instantly.
A colossal blood-red hand materialized in mid-air, its terrifying energy churning, causing nearby beings to feel a sense of suffocation.
With this single palm strike, not only Er Lengzi, but even the mountain peak he stood upon, would have been shattered in half.
Er Lengzi remained oblivious, on the verge of a fatal demise.
At the critical juncture of life and death, the two lines of poetry on the bluestone emitted a faint glow, and a wisp of sword light flashed past.
The blood-red hand in the sky was instantly cleaved into two.
The wisp of sword light, its momentum undiminished, struck Qi Jian's palm with precision. Sharp sword energy instantly mangled his hand into a bloody pulp.
"Ah..."
Qi Jian stared at his now bare right arm, letting out a piercing roar. He bellowed, "Attack! Kill this little bastard at all costs."
Hundreds of Heavenly Origin Sect disciples on the flying boat received the command. Each carried out their duties, channeling their immortal energy ceaselessly into the flying boat's runes.
The flying boat erupted with a terrifying blood-red glow, its form undergoing a drastic transformation. It shifted from a mere flying vessel into an instrument of slaughter.
In mere moments, the flying boat morphed into a roc, as if imbued with life, letting out a deafening cry.
The roc was wreathed in runes. As its wings beat, gale-force winds erupted, whipping sand and stones across the ground, toppling large swathes of trees.
Some onlookers also met a grim fate, suffering unforeseen calamity. They were instantly torn to shreds by the fierce winds.
The roc gazed down at Er Lengzi, its aura overwhelming. The surrounding space itself seemed to warp, as if threatening to collapse the void.
Immediately, it swooped down, intending to crush Er Lengzi into fragments.
"Die for me, you imbecile!"
Qi Jian roared maniacally, his eyes wide, wanting to witness Er Lengzi's tragic death firsthand.
*Zheng...*
A sudden sword resonance echoed, shaking heaven and earth.
The bluestone glowed with a soft luminescence, and the two lines of poetry shimmered with radiant light, erupting in a blinding flash.
Sword intent surged, and sword light pierced the sky!
Riding the sword through the wind, soaring through heaven and earth.
The strokes of each character lit up, spewing forth streams of sword light. Sword intent crisscrossed, filling the void.
The phantom of a white-robed sword immortal materialized, holding a wine gourd in his left hand and wielding a long sword in his right, ethereal and peerless.
The sword immortal exuded an aura of disdain for all eight directions and invincible might. The long sword in his hand danced, and a beam of sword light sliced through the void.
"No..."
Qi Jian's eyes bulged with terror, his pupils reflecting an image of an unstoppable sword light.
The next moment.
He was decapitated. His massive head flew high into the air, and blood gushed from his severed neck.
His soul also met its end, being shredded by this beam of sword light.
"My heavens, the sword intent is fierce and domineering, utterly destructive, killing Qi Jian in a single move. If I'm not mistaken, this is the peerless swordsmanship of the Great Immortal Kong Xu."
"As the saying goes, a starved camel is still larger than a horse. The Void Sword Sect still harbors the sword intent of the Great Immortal Kong Xu. If one can comprehend its true meaning, perhaps they can inherit the Great Immortal Kong Xu's sword dao."
"It's that Great Green Mountain. The sword intent is hidden within the poetic verses on the bluestone."
Countless fervent gazes from the shadows instantly fixed upon the bluestone, flowing with covetous light.
However, everyone suppressed their greed. At this moment, as the sword intent had awakened, anyone who approached would perish.
Screams erupted from the flying boat.
Upon witnessing Qi Jian's instant demise, the disciples of the Heavenly Origin Sect were petrified. They immediately urged the roc to turn back, intending to flee.
However, escape was no longer possible.
The phantom of the sword immortal unleashed another sword strike.
The sword light soared into the sky, sweeping across heaven and earth. Its invincible immortal might could cleave through the sun, moon, and stars.
All the runes on the flying boat pulsed with brilliance, gathering all their energy to resist, but it was futile.
Like paper, the flying boat was instantly covered in cracks, disintegrating into a sky full of fragments.
The hundreds of Heavenly Origin Sect disciples on board also met their end. Not a single one escaped, turning to smoke along with the flying boat.
This terrifying scene shook all the beings who witnessed it.
At this moment, some of these beings felt a sense of dread, believing they should never again harbor intentions towards the Void Sword Sect. Others, however, were filled with boundless greed, contemplating how they might acquire this bluestone.
Before long, the phantom of the sword immortal also dissipated, and everything returned to calm.
Er Lengzi trembled all over. His vacant eyes regained their clarity. He scratched his head, feeling as if he had learned something incredibly powerful.
Inside a grand hall of the Void Sword Sect, Sima Hongfeng was rummaging through chests and cabinets, searching for relics related to the Great Immortal Kong Xu for Ji Mo.
Suddenly, a disciple burst into the hall in a panic, shouting, "Sect Master, we're doomed! We're all going to die. The Heavenly Origin Sect's flying boat has returned, with a ferocious aura, intending to level our mountain!"
"Ah, how could this be? Weren't they scared away?"
Sikong Hongfeng's face changed drastically, and he seemed at a loss. He quickly turned his gaze to Ji Mo.
"What's the rush?"
Ji Mo, having weathered many storms, was not one to back down. He believed in facing challenges as they came, and if necessary, he would fight them to the death.
As he pondered how to confront the current situation.
Another disciple rushed in excitedly, "Sect Master, our Ancestor Kong Xu has manifested! He killed those Heavenly Origin Sect scoundrels with just two sword strikes. It was merely two casual strikes, and he cleaved both the people and the flying boat into pieces."
"Ancestor, sob... it's truly wonderful to have you. I no longer have to live in fear that the sect will be destroyed in my hands."
Sima Hongfeng was overjoyed, tears streaming down his face. He stared blankly at Ji Mo, his eyes brimming with emotion.
He firmly believed that it was Ji Mo who had turned the tide and killed the Heavenly Origin Sect group.
Ji Mo was speechless. He hadn't done anything, but he knew it would be difficult to explain. He could only tacitly accept, telling Sima Hongfeng to stop his emotional ramblings and continue searching for items.
Not long after.
Sima Hongfeng finally unearthed a small black item and carefully handed it to Ji Mo.
Ji Mo's eyes widened in disbelief. He never imagined he would find such a "shameful" item here.
He exclaimed from the bottom of his heart, "Great Immortal Kong Xu, indeed, is very 'kong xu' (empty/lonely)..."