The main peak of Jianling Sect is shrouded in clouds and mist all year round, without sunlight all day long, and covered with snow all year round. However, the monks on the peak are wearing thin clothes, obviously not afraid of the cold and heat.
It was already dark when Ling Ning returned to the main peak, but the living room was brightly lit. When he got closer, he saw that it was Shui Yuetian and his party who he met in Wancheng today. At this moment, his father, Ling Yuan, the leader of Jianling Sect, was sitting in the main room. Wait, talk to the girl in purple.
"Father, I'm back."
Ling Yuan was in his mid-thirties, energetic and capable. He said with a smile: "Ning'er, you are back, come in quickly! These are Shui Yuetian's disciples."
Ling Ning smiled and said, "I've met a few of them in Wancheng today, but I don't know her name?"
The girl in purple clothes still wore a veil and said with a chuckle: "The little girl's surname is Qian and her name is Mei'er. It's polite."
"It turns out to be Miss Qian. I wonder why she is here?"
Qian Meier was about to speak when suddenly a disciple ran in from outside, raised his hands and said to Ling Yuan: "Sect Master, the Foreign Sword Ling Sect has sent an envoy to arrive. The Great Elder invites you to come and see him."
Ling Yuan was slightly different, but still nodded and said: "I understand, I'll go over right away. Ning'er, please entertain Shui Yuetian's distinguished guests for me first."
The Extraterritorial Sword Ling Sect is located in the Fairy Continent, across the sea from the Mortal Continent. The spiritual energy density of the Fairy Dust Continent is hundreds or even thousands of times that of the Mortal Continent. It is a place that countless top monks yearn for. However, the continents are separated by a vast sea, and countless monsters are rampant in it. Only forces like the Five Great Sects can establish teleportation arrays. , opened a branch in the Mortal Continent.
Mortals make up the vast majority of the mortals in the Continent, and there are strict restrictions on their cultivation. It is said that the highest cultivation level cannot exceed the early stage of pill formation. If you exceed the early stage of pill formation, you will be strangled by the "Xuanyuan Sword Formation", a forbidden barrier on the mainland, and the people of the Continent are The density of spiritual energy is too low, which is not conducive to forming pills. Therefore, once monks are close to breaking through to form pills, most of them will choose to join the five major sects in order to go to the Fairy Dust Continent. There are also a very few who will take the risk of sailing, but less than ten can reach the Fairy Dust Continent alive. One or two.
The five sects outside the territory have also received a steady stream of "new force", so that they can stand firm for thousands of years in the Fairy Dust Continent where monsters are rampant and competition is brutal.
"I wonder why, Miss Mei'er, you came to our Jianling Sect?"
"To be honest, tragedies have occurred frequently in our Xiyue Empire recently. The victims are all young girls born in Yinshiyinyue, and their hearts have been ripped out. The methods are extremely cruel. Nearly a hundred people have been killed so far. We, Master I was ordered to investigate all the way, but I didn’t expect to end up near the Jianling Sect, so I came to visit and wonder if your sect has any clues.”
"There are such appalling things. Could it be that someone is practicing evil skills that are harmful to nature?"
"Well, I think so too."
"If evil sect techniques are the specialty of Jiuyou Evil Sect, could it be that people from Jiuyou are causing trouble again?"
"The Eastern You Empire of the Mortal Continent has always been the territory of the Jiuyou Evil Sect. It was only due to the joint suppression of the other four sects that it did not dare to act with great fanfare in other areas. I heard that Jiuyou recently gave birth to a demonic genius named Su Jiu. Have you heard of it?"
"No, maybe this person is committing murder everywhere..."
The two talked for a few more words, and suddenly saw a disciple staggering in, shouting: "It's not good! It's not good! Something big happened in the front..."
Ling Ning was shocked and quickly helped the disciple up, "What happened?"
The disciple looked horrified and said intermittently: "In front...in front...sect...sect master..."
Ling Ning felt something was wrong in her heart and said to Qianmeier next to her, "Sorry, I'll excuse you for a while."
Qianmeier nodded. Although she was also curious about what happened before, this was Jian Lingzong's own matter, and she couldn't interfere, so she had to say "please".
Ling Ning ran to the front hall and pushed open the door of the hall. The scene in front of him shocked him.
He saw his father, Ling Yuan, the leader of the Jianling Sect, lying on his back on the ground at the moment. There was a bloody hole in his throat. Ling Yuan clutched his neck tightly, and blood kept pouring out. When he saw Ling Ning coming, he stared with wide eyes. Looking at him, he stretched out a hand full of blood, and roared from his throat, but he couldn't say a word.
"Father!" Ling Ning threw herself in front of her father and cried out in pain: "What's going on! Who did it? You... what are you doing? Save my father! Uncle, please... help me... Heal my father..."
Ling Yuan's younger brother, the Great Elder Ling Dao, changed from his usual friendly demeanor and said with a sinister smile: "Ning'er, your father actually disobeyed the will of the sect outside the territory, so the special envoy came to clean up the family on his behalf. You must quickly draw a clear line with your father. yes."
Ling Ning was stunned when she saw her father's hand holding him tightly, his throat roaring, seeming to tell him to leave quickly!
His mind was in chaos, and he stared blankly at the "special envoy" who was dressed in gray robes and had a pale, zombie-like face, and roared: "What is my father's crime? To commit such a murderous act?"
The special envoy looked at Ling Ning and sneered: "Ling Yuan, is this the bastard you picked up? I didn't expect him to grow up so big. He has good qualifications. It's a pity that hehe, he will die here today."
"You...what did you say? What did you pick up?"
Ling Ning was at a loss. He unconsciously pressed the stone sword on his waist with his hand. This stone sword was a bit longer than an ordinary sword. It had a simple appearance and didn't even have a handguard. But his father said it was It was his mother's relic, so he kept it with him since he was a child, hoping to one day cultivate a sword spirit. Unfortunately, things went against his wishes. Over the years, Shi Jian has not felt at all comfortable. His true energy cannot even penetrate the sword body, as if it is just an ordinary stone. However, his freedom and talent are outstanding, and even though he is not good at weapons, he is still inferior to others among his peers. There are rivals.
"Father, this...isn't this mother's relic? Why did he...he said you picked me up?"
Ling Dao chuckled and said, "My dear nephew, you are the child that my eldest brother picked up from outside the territory. Everyone of our generation knows this. Now you, a bastard, should go with your father."
"Uncle! Why? Why! Why did you betray my father!"
Ling Ning was not a fool, so he could naturally see that the special envoy in front of him and Ling Dao were of the same kind and had colluded.
"Why? Those who know the current affairs are heroes. Brother, the new sect leader of the Foreign Sword Ling Sect has changed hands. The era of the Ling family has passed. Now the Chen family has taken the position of sect leader. You and I are the last blood of the Ling family. You don’t want my lineage to be driven out and exterminated. So, don’t blame me.”
Ling Yuan's eyes reflected complex emotions such as anger, surprise, unwillingness, and hatred. He pointed at the special envoy tremblingly and was speechless.
The special envoy spoke slowly like a zombie: "I know what you want to say. The ancestor of the Ling family has been in seclusion for more than three hundred years. Do you still place hope in him? Huh, what will happen even if he comes? ?Junior brother Yuan, with your talent, even if your cultivation is suppressed to the early stage of pill formation, I can't easily win. Don't blame me for the despicable sneak attack. If your brother hadn't secretly poisoned you, I wouldn't have been able to win with one blow. Sect Master, long ago I have told you that if you, the Ling family, are wise, they will keep you alive, but now you are still unwilling to hand over the 'Xuanyuan Order'? If you are unwilling, I will have no choice but to search for your soul."
"Who dares to touch my father!" Ling Ning roared and drew his sword.
The special envoy snorted disdainfully and just raised his chin towards Ling Dao, "Master Dao, you have to handle your family affairs by yourself."
Ling Dao laughed ferociously, and without saying a word, he slapped Ling Ning with his palm. His cultivation was much higher than Ling Ning's, and he suppressed his cultivation. He had rich combat experience, but with this simple palm, the wind of his palm actually forced Ling Ning to death. Suffocated.
Ling Ning knew that he could not avoid it, so he could only grit his teeth and use Jian Ling Zong's unique skill "Xuan Ling Sword Qi". The long sword was wrapped in true energy and stabbed towards the opponent's palm!
Dao Ling laughed and said: "My nephew, your Xuan Ling sword energy is still far from enough!"
He turned his palms into fingers, and a sharp sword energy came out from his fingertips, which collided with the stone sword!
With a "pop" sound, the stone sword actually split into two pieces!
"Hahaha, dear nephew, your stone-breaking sword cannot be used to penetrate a long sword with Qi. Today, my uncle will teach you what the real 'Xuanling Sword Qi' is!"
Ling Dao used his fingers as swords, and in an instant the sword energy was flowing freely. He moved his fingers in the air, and bursts of blood mist instantly erupted from Ling Ning's body!
"ah!"
Ling Ning fell to the ground covered in blood and lost half of his dagger. Unexpectedly, he was not the enemy of the opponent's move.
"Dad! Dad! I'm sorry, I can't avenge you! Ah!"
Ling Dao was about to give him the final blow when Ling Yun suddenly stood up and said, "Father, how can you kill this junior? Why don't you let your child do it for you?"
"Humph, that's fine."
Ling Dao's few moves had already severed the meridians in Ling Ning's limbs, so he was not afraid of him retaliate before death.
Ling Yun had always disliked this junior brother. He was originally very talented, but he was suppressed by this junior brother at every turn and robbed a lot of the limelight. He had long held a grudge.
"Junior brother, junior brother, did you ever think about today when you were so high? The sect master was so kind to you, giving you so many resources! Do you know, I am so jealous of you, so I will let you take care of you today. !Hahaha!"
He first crushed Ling Ning's leg bones with his foot, and then broke off his fingers one by one with a grin, obviously intending to torture him.
Ling Ning's eyes were blazing with anger, but he was a very brave man, and he even bit his lip without making a sound even though it was bleeding.
"Why don't you beg for mercy? Why? Why! Please beg me quickly!"
Seeing him like this, Ling Yun became even more filled with hatred and tortured him even more desperately. However, Ling Ning just tried his best to say nothing.
The special envoy looked at Ling Yuan, whose face was contorted with anger, and said: "Junior brother Yuan, you don't have to think about self-destruction. What you got was my special 'Hua Gong Powder'. You can't move your true energy. Then Just watch this bastard being tortured to death! Or take out Xuanyuan Ling now, and I promise to spare his life."
Ling Yuan's eyes were about to burst and he stared at him fiercely. He couldn't make a sound and could only say: "Do you mean what you say?"
Seeing that he actually agreed, the special envoy's eyes moved slightly. He raised his hand to stop Ling Yun and said, "Junior Brother Yuan, you and I grew up together. If you hand over the things and break the restrictions above, I will I promise to let this kid live, send him down the mountain, and never embarrass him again. I, Chen Ping, can swear this with my Taoist heart!"
Ling Yuan suddenly closed his eyes tightly, and then took out a golden token from his arms. He clicked a few times with his fingers, and the green light on the token surface dispersed, apparently breaking the restriction on it.
Chen Ping was overjoyed. He grabbed the token in his hand and laughed loudly: "Junior brother, junior brother, you are finally willing to hand it over!"
Ling Dao said cautiously: "I dare to ask senior, how to deal with this Ling Ning?"
Chen Ping pondered slightly, glanced at Ling Yuan, and walked up to Ling Ning. He didn't even look at Ling Ning's hateful eyes or ignore the other party's scolding. He raised his hand and slapped Ling Ning's dantian.
Ling Ning felt a sharp pain all over his body, and then he vomited out a large mouthful of blood. He only felt the true energy in his dantian scattering out, and his cultivation was actually ruined! Moreover, this blow has shattered the meridians all over his body, and I am afraid that he will never be able to practice again in this life.
Chen Ping said silently: "Since I said to spare his life, I will do what I said. You throw him down the mountain and fend for yourself."
Ling Dao nodded, waved his hand and ordered people to carry Ling Ning out.
Ling Yun was still unwilling to give in, and when he was about to speak, Chen Ping said coldly: "I just swore an oath with my Taoist heart, and none of you are allowed to kill him, otherwise, hehe..."
Both Lingdao and his son were shocked and quickly obeyed respectfully.
Chen Ping walked up to Ling Yuan, looked into his eyes, and said calmly: "Junior Brother Yuan, you and I have grown up together. As a direct descendant of the Ling family, you are extremely prosperous..." He paused, as if recalling Past events, "Don't blame senior brother for being ruthless. The weak and the strong are the essence of the world of immortality. You have always been... too soft-hearted!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he pointed his sword energy, and Ling Yuan's head immediately disappeared and he died.
