The disciples of the Green Mountain Sect scoffed. What could one person possibly change?
Liang Qiuwen scanned with his divine sense but detected no spiritual energy flow. Upon closer inspection, the figure appeared ethereal, like a gust of wind. He suspected it was merely an illusion, not a real person.
His intuition, it must be said, was quite accurate!
This emboldened him. Gazing at the sky, he declared, "Who dares to play tricks here? If you have the guts, come down and fight."
Mo Qi began counting, "You have one, two, three... so many of you. All of you will die, because you made a grave, grave mistake. Stepping foot onto my Lingxiao Sect's territory was already wrong, and you dared to invade Lingxiao Sect, and dared to slaughter innocents. Your crimes are heinous. In short, all of you must die!"
The word "die" seemed to emerge from an ice cave, its chilling aura striking directly at the heart, causing people to involuntarily shiver.
Liang Qiuwen snorted, "You speak with great arrogance, but I'd like to see how you make us die."
"Moreover, you are up there like a live target. With so many of us attacking at once, how can you possibly dodge?"
Mo Qi smiled sweetly, "Try me and see how I dodge?"
How arrogant!
His tone and demeanor suggested the disciples of the Green Mountain Sect were mere fools.
Liang Qiuwen was provoked. He immediately ordered, "Disciples of the Green Mountain Sect, heed my command! Aim at that person in the sky. Use your divine abilities and spells, your lifelong spiritual power, and turn him into dust!"
"Yes!" The disciples of the Green Mountain Sect responded, their voices like thunder, causing everyone to tremble.
The disciples of the Lingxiao Sect were also frightened. They cried out, "Vice Sect Master, please come down quickly! Stand with us. We only have a chance if we face them together!"
Mo Qi remained motionless. "Show me your capabilities. If I move even an inch, consider me defeated!"
*I am thousands of miles away. You don't possess the Universe Mirroring technique, so how can you possibly harm me?*
Liang Qiuwen shouted, "Attack!"
Then, thousands of divine abilities and spells, wrapped in colorful light, surged towards Mo Qi, covering the sky.
The sound was like churning tides, the momentum like collapsing heavens.
The sky-obscuring, sun-blocking attacks rained down on Mo Qi like a tsunami!
And Mo Qi truly remained motionless, his expression unchanged.
The disciples of the Lingxiao Sect were stunned. Many tore at their scalps in fear, while others closed their eyes.
The dazzling lights, without exception, engulfed Mo Qi's figure!
A chorus of cries erupted from within the Lingxiao Sect, "Vice Sect Master!"
"Why did you choose to return to die from such a distance?"
"Why are you doing this?"
"If you had only fought alongside us for even a moment, we could have understood."
The disciples of the Green Mountain Sect rolled their eyes. "That's it..."
Were these people here to make a joke?
All the divine abilities and spells fell from the distant sky as the light finally dissipated.
However, to everyone's astonishment, Mo Qi still stood there, as elegant as a jade tree, a smile on his face, completely unharmed.
People were dumbfounded. In such a situation, shouldn't there be no remains left?
The people of the Lingxiao Sect let out a cheer!
"Vice Sect Master, you're amazing!"
"Vice Sect Master, you are mighty!"
Liang Qiuwen, furious, roared again, "Aim at him again! Attack!"
The next moment, thousands more spells and divine abilities surged towards Mo Qi, covering the sky.
The lights once again submerged Mo Qi!
The people of the Lingxiao Sect watched the sky above with bated breath.
When the lights dissipated, Mo Qi's figure still stood there, silent, his face full of smiles.
The Lingxiao Sect erupted in cheers again.
This time, the disciples of the Green Mountain Sect all felt a chill in their hearts. What kind of sorcery was this?
No matter how they attacked, he couldn't be killed. This was too terrifying.
Many even entertained the thought of fleeing.
Then, they dismissed it as ridiculous. He was only one person. Why should they fear him, with so many of them?
Liang Qiuwen became even more certain of his initial thought: the figure above was merely an illusion, a mere trick of the eye.
"Everyone, don't panic. That's just an illusion. We can't hurt him, and he can't hurt us, so we don't need to pay him any mind. Let's keep charging forward," Liang Qiuwen said.
The disciples of the Green Mountain Sect were invigorated and responded in unison, "Forward! Forward!"
The disciples of the Lingxiao Sect were filled with disappointment. The sliver of hope they had just felt had vanished.
Indeed, no miracles appeared in this world!
But no matter what, the Vice Sect Master had done his best, and they couldn't blame him.
At this moment, Mo Qi shook his head. "They won't shed tears until they see the coffin!"
With his words, he unleashed his hands, flicking several streams of arrow energy towards the crowd of the Green Mountain Sect. The arrow energy was silent. The disciples of the Green Mountain Sect waited for a long time, hearing no sound and seeing no light. They thought the opponent was still bluffing.
The disciples of the Green Mountain Sect couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Are you only good at scaring people?"
"Do you think we'll be scared away by you?"
However, with a series of "chichichi" sounds, Liang Qiuwen was the first to fall, followed by Zuo Qiu Xunshan, then the other peak masters, and then the people standing behind them, all falling to the ground in succession.
The arrow energy Mo Qi had unleashed, after passing through one person's body, had continuously pierced through the bodies of others, one after another.
In an instant, a large number fell.
Those still standing were terrified!
What happened?
Mo Qi continued to flick his fingers, and several more streams of arrow energy shot through the air, entering the crowd, and another row of people fell to the ground in succession.
Those still standing were utterly terrified and scattered in all directions, fleeing for their lives.
Seeing the enemy's swift collapse, Han Yang and the others from the Lingxiao Sect seized the opportunity, unleashing their figures and pursuing them, relentlessly striking. They killed the Green Mountain Sect forces until they were scattered.
Those above the rank of peak master were all but wiped out, leaving only some minor figures still fleeing.
Han Yang and the others killed to their heart's content, washing away the humiliation the Lingxiao Sect had previously suffered.
Bai Cheng and Bai Li Bing, among others, stared blankly at Mo Qi in the sky, their hearts filled with mixed emotions.
Mo Qi looked down at the disciples of the Lingxiao Sect and said, "Do not pursue a cornered enemy. Moreover, leaving some survivors to spread the word will let the world know that my Lingxiao Sect is not to be trifled with. Those who offend my Lingxiao Sect will surely be punished!"
Han Yang heard this and found it reasonable. He immediately sounded the gong to recall the troops, ordering everyone to retreat.
Seeing that Mo Qi was still motionless in the sky, his figure seeming to vanish, growing dimmer and dimmer, Han Yang said, "Child, since you have returned, why not come down?"
Mo Qi thought, *I wish I could come down, but I can't.*
But he couldn't say this!
The people of the Lingxiao Sect wouldn't care if they heard it.
But if others, or those who had just fled, heard it, they would know that the Lingxiao Sect was still vulnerable, and what if they attacked again?
"I have some other matters to attend to, so I won't be coming down. Besides, it's better for me to maintain a little mystery. Let the enemies know that I am not in the sect, but could appear at any moment. This will have a greater deterrent effect on them," Mo Qi said calmly.
"What you say always makes so much sense, we have no grounds to refute it," Jin Dan said.
"I still have to duel with you. If you don't come down, how can I duel with you?" Leng Xiao said.
Mo Qi smiled, "As for the duel, there's plenty of time. As long as the Lingxiao Sect exists, there will be opportunities. However, the prerequisite is that you must protect the Lingxiao Sect."
Leng Xiao shook his head, "Don't think you can pass this burden onto me. You are also a member of the Lingxiao Sect."
Mo Qi nodded, "Of course, we will all work hard together."
"I have some elixirs here: Spirit Cultivation Elixir, Thunder Accumulation Elixir, Beast Soul Elixir... and other elixirs that can improve your cultivation. Whatever you receive is yours."
As he spoke, Mo Qi threw some elixirs into the mirror, and they fell from the sky, landing in people's hands.
Looking up, Mo Qi's figure disappeared into the clouds, as if he had merged with them.
A sigh of wonder rose from below the sky.
Afterward, two statues were erected in the Lingxiao Sect, one of Wu Fan and one of Mo Qi.
Beneath Wu Fan's statue was written: Upholding Justice, Protecting All Living Beings.
Beneath Mo Qi's statue was written: Those Who Offend My Lingxiao Sect Will Surely Be Punished.
This statue, in the later river of history, deterred countless enemies. But that is a story for another time.
At the Heavenly Steps Academy, Murong Yanran, having heard about the changes in her family, could no longer stay put. Crying, she wanted to go home.
At this moment, Xue Ying, who shared the same dormitory, stopped her and said, "The dead cannot be brought back to life. Returning now will achieve nothing. Moreover, the enemy is surely devising ways to deal with you. You are safe now because of the academy's protection; they dare not intrude rashly. But if you go out, you might just fall into the enemy's clutches."
Murong Yanran cried, "Let me die then. My parents are dead, what meaning is there in my living?"
"Avenge them," Xue Ying said. "If you die, who will avenge them?"
"Avenge?" Murong Yanran paused, then murmured to herself, "How can I avenge them alone? Our entire family was wiped out. It's clear how powerful the enemy is. How can I avenge them alone?"
Xue Ying also paused.
But then she said, as if deceiving herself, "Where there's a will, there's a way. As long as you're alive, there's hope."
Just then, with a "chi," a beam of light flew in through the window, directly at Murong Yanran's face.
Murong Yanran instinctively dodged. The beam of light flew past her hair and embedded itself in the wall with a "ding." It was a flying sword.
"Who is it? How dare you commit violence within the academy?" Xue Ying scoffed and burst through the window.
Murong Yanran followed suit.
The two, one after another, chased a dark shadow into the forest. Looking around, they had lost all trace of the person.
"These people won't rest until they've completely annihilated us," Murong Yanran said indignantly.
Before Xue Ying could respond, a voice echoed from the forest, "You are right. This matter cannot end unless you die."
With his words, eight figures emerged from various directions in the forest, surrounding Xue Ying and Murong Yanran from all eight sides.
Each of them was masked, their eyes filled with murderous intent.