Chapter 1196 A Thought
"Hmm? Why?"
Just as Chen Yang was about to inquire further, Jiang Taotian took out a long sword from his spatial treasure.
The blade was thick and broad, unlike a typical scholar's sword.
Wu Min's eyebrows rose, "It seems he truly inherited Jiang Jiantao's legacy!"
Chen Yang found that he had seen something similar before.
It was on Ruan Dongjun!
Back then, Ruan Dongjun wanted to forge a new weapon and, due to insufficient spirit stones, had specifically sought out Chen Yang.
Chen Yang recalled that when he saw the blueprints, he found them rather odd, wondering why a sword would have such a shape.
Now, it appeared to be a lineage inheritance from Jiang Jiantao.
At this moment, Jiang Taotian took a deep breath. This time, he could only succeed, not fail!
Defeat Wu Tu Venerable and seize his breakthrough pill!
He hadn't felt this nervous in a long time!
The moment Wu Tu Venerable saw Chen Yang, his face drastically changed.
Chen Yang! The human leader!
Why was this guy here!
However, at this moment, Wu Tu Venerable no longer bothered to ponder why he was exposed. He knew that since Chen Yang was here, he definitely wouldn't allow him to continue his breakthrough!
These people were clearly targeting him!
Under such circumstances, if he were to insist on breaking through, he might succeed, but he could also die at their hands!
But by the time Wu Tu Venerable realized it, it was already too late.
The surrounding space had already been tampered with by Wu Min. Escaping from the disordered space required a certain amount of time.
And that amount of time was sufficient!
Jiang Taotian slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, his spiritual energy circulating to its absolute limit.
The instant Jiang Taotian drew his sword, the world seemed to come to a standstill, and the surrounding spiritual energy ceased its flow.
Following a flash of white light, a sword energy erupted from Jiang Taotian's blade.
This was the first time Chen Yang had observed it at such close range. The space the sword energy traversed was left with a darkened hue.
That was the prelude to tearing space apart!
Wu Tu Venerable unleashed boundless spiritual energy from his hands. Just before his breakthrough, his internal spiritual energy was more immense than ever. Glaring at the three before him, Wu Tu Venerable sneered, "You forced my hand. Since you wish to disrupt my breakthrough, you must understand that none of you will leave here alive today!"
Suddenly, the sky changed color!
No, even the surrounding space was engulfed by Wu Tu Venerable's spiritual energy.
The ninth layer of the Core Condensation realm, and an unprecedentedly powerful ninth layer at that!
Rage had consumed Wu Tu Venerable.
A century's opportunity!
His lifelong dream!
All of it had now turned to dust!
Only Wu Tu Venerable knew how much preparation he had undertaken for this breakthrough.
The breakthrough pill, potent recovery pills... each and every one had cost an immeasurable amount of top-grade spirit stones.
All these preparations were made for the ultimate stage of Core Condensation.
But now, they had all been ruined.
Wu Tu Venerable knew his time was running out. Even with numerous longevity-boosting spiritual medicines, he might not get another chance like today.
"All of you will die!"
This voice echoed for hundreds of miles. Under Wu Tu Venerable's immense pressure, even Chen Yang, at the fifth layer of Core Condensation, felt a tremendous strain.
However, the Bronze Cauldron immediately dispelled this pressure.
Seeing Wu Min beside him looking somewhat unwell, Chen Yang moved two steps sideways to stand by Wu Min and whispered, "Have you sealed it off?"
Upon hearing this, Wu Min immediately let out a soft hmph, "Rest assured, no one from the outside world will know of any movements within this realm."
"However, whether the Prefect of Yao Du Prefecture can sense Wu Tu Venerable's death is not something I can guarantee. So, it's best you make thorough preparations and flee with the item."
Chen Yang frowned. Wu Min seemed to have great faith in Jiang Taotian.
These two barely communicated.
Could it be that Wu Min believed Jiang Taotian, having learned Jiang Jiantao's techniques, could kill this opponent of the same realm?
Just as Chen Yang was pondering, the sword energy collided with Wu Tu Venerable's vast spiritual energy.
A palpable roar erupted in Chen Yang's mind!
This roar was not just auditory; it was a clash of spiritual power.
The ultimate confrontation between two peak ninth-layer Core Condensation cultivators!
No complex techniques, only the collision of the strongest martial arts!
It was a contest of their millennia of cultivation!
It was the battle between human and earthly martial arts!
Wu Tu Venerable's entire reliance on his vast spiritual energy entangled the sword energy, but that seemingly ordinary sword energy was unhindered by any force.
All power was ruthlessly severed by it.
It seemed as though nothing in the earthly realm could stop it.
Where the sword energy passed, only an endless sense of void remained.
Wu Tu Venerable looked at Jiang Taotian with disbelief, his face filled with shock and terror. His voice trembled, "No! Impossible! You are the one who died!"
"The Sword Sect no longer exists!"
"You are dead!"
Even as the sword energy pierced through Wu Tu Venerable, an endless fear still clung to his heart.
Wu Tu Venerable used his last bit of life force to utter, "You are not Jiang Jiantao! You are not him. He died..."
In Wu Tu Venerable's mind, only one image remained.
A blood-red shadow stood above Yao Du Prefecture. With a single sword strike, the entire prefecture was annihilated.
Even Core Condensation cultivators could not escape, as the surrounding space had been thrown into chaos by the sword energy.
That was the Sword Sect's final battle, and Yao Du Prefecture paid a tremendous price for it.
The current Yao Du Prefecture was rebuilt after that great war.
Wu Tu Venerable had been consumed by the fear of that sword light, but only when the sword light reached him did he realize that the sword energy was not the same as in those days, and his opponent was not the person he feared.
The Prefect of Yao Du Prefecture, who was overseeing the overall situation on the Barbarian battlefield, suddenly felt a sharp pain in his mind.
With a thought, the Prefect of Yao Du Prefecture immediately left the central army tent.
Behind the main hall of Yao Du Prefecture was a bronze cauldron, surrounded by purple qi.
However, compared to before, the purple qi was much dimmer.
This purple qi was the destiny of Yao Du Prefecture!
It was the product of the combined destinies of Yao Du Prefecture and its Prefect.
By borrowing the destiny of Yao Du Prefecture, the Prefect's own destiny could be amplified.
And this bronze cauldron was the most important treasure obtained from the Sword Sect back then.
Destiny!
Another two segments had been severed!
Previously, many young Core Condensation cultivators had died in Yao Du Prefecture, resulting in the loss of some destiny, but compared to the current situation, it was still acceptable.
But how long had it been since then?
So much destiny had been lost again!
"Ah! Who is it!"
The Prefect of Yao Du Prefecture could no longer suppress his rage. Yao Du Prefecture's destiny was intrinsically linked to his own!
Being repeatedly deprived of destiny was indirectly severing his own.
This was an unacceptable matter for a supreme expert of Core Condensation.