Chapter 179: The Vice Sect Master Dies, Mastery of the Heavenly Blade Sect
Behind you, the Dharma Idol phantom clenched the Returning Unity Sword in its right hand and held the Human Sovereign Banner in its left. The Power of Law surged.
The three great Powers of Law — Metal, Wood, and Water — merged tightly, erupting with might that surpassed the Return-to-Void realm!
This might coiled around the Returning Unity Sword and heavily collided with the Vice Sect Master's full-power strike!
The Human Sovereign Banner seized the moment to unleash its power. Over a hundred Return-to-Void Remnant Souls appeared, charging into the heavily wounded Vice Sect Master's mind to disrupt his consciousness.
BOOM————!
Your Returning Unity Sword, forged from the fusion of ten thousand spirit swords, ultimately could not hold and was forced to disassemble, scattering in all directions.
The energy formed from the fusion of the three great Powers of Law was ultimately annihilated by that strike as well!
The Law of Heaven and Image of Earth could no longer be maintained and was forced to dissipate.
The Vice Sect Master's full-power strike had likewise expended a massive amount of its might. The residual force landed on you, directly blasting you away!
The Vice Sect Master looked at you, collapsed on the ground and unable to rise, and laughed heartily. The joy of victory flooded his entire body.
In the next instant, you slowly climbed up from the ground, personally stroking that sword wound on your chest. The wound had nearly split you in two!
If you had not been a Return-to-Void Body Cultivator, that strike would likely have truly killed you!
Sword qi lingered at the wound, constantly destroying your physical body, even trying to seep into your body to destroy your five organs and six bowels.
The Heavenly Lightning Body-Refining Art circulated. Threads of Heavenly Lightning power were drawn out by you, directly erasing the sword qi remaining on your body!
With a casual beckon, a spirit sword flew into your hand. You walked toward the Vice Sect Master step by step.
"No, impossible! How could you possibly be fine!" The Vice Sect Master seemed deranged, unable to believe that his full-power strike had failed to harm you!
At this moment, your spiritual power was completely exhausted, and your physical body had suffered severe damage. That you could stand now relied entirely on your tenacious willpower.
As you approached step by step, the aura around you grew more powerful, pressing down on the Vice Sect Master — a Fusion realm great expert — and forcing him to retreat again and again.
Having lost an arm and with his old wounds flaring up, the Vice Sect Master had clearly lost the strength to fight after swinging that strike.
On top of that, you had used the Human Sovereign Banner to disrupt the Vice Sect Master's consciousness, making him somewhat abnormal now.
"No, don't come closer!"
"You can't kill me! I am the Vice Sect Master! I am the Vice Sect Master!!!"
"You, and you, come protect me, quickly!" The Vice Sect Master pointed at the Elders present and ordered.
"Hm?!!" You glared over, frightening the Elders so badly they did not dare move.
With a thud, the dignified Vice Sect Master of the Heavenly Blade Sect, a Fusion realm great expert, actually tripped and fell to the ground.
You came before the Vice Sect Master, looking down at him from above, slowly raising the spirit sword in your hand and placing it at his chest.
"Don't kill me! I was wrong! I know I was wrong!"
At the moment death arrived, no one was unafraid to die. Even a Fusion realm cultivator who had lived over a thousand years did not want to die just like that.
"I can go to the Void Prison! I'll go right now!"
"I won't be Vice Sect Master anymore! I won't!"
"Don't kill me, please don't kill me."
"I bled for the sect! I made contributions for the sect!"
Chi! You thrust the sword into the Vice Sect Master's chest, destroying his heart!
You drew the sword out, and blood sprayed forth. Even so, as a Fusion realm great expert, the Vice Sect Master still had not died.
You raised the sword again. Under the Vice Sect Master's terrified gaze, one strike sealed his throat!
His head fell to the ground. He could not have been more dead.
You held the sword in one hand, sweeping your gaze around. The sect's Elders stared at you with expressions of shock. The Inner Sect disciples and Core Disciples who had arrived late looked at the scene before them in disbelief.
"Today, the Vice Sect Master overstepped his station and wounded an Elder, defying law and discipline and showing contempt for the sect's rules."
"This Sect Master now executes the sect's rules and kills him here!"
"In the future, should anyone else violate the sect's rules, they will end up like this traitor!"
The entire Heavenly Blade Sect fell silent. Moments later, an Elder cried out, "We respectfully obey the Sect Master's command!"
"We respectfully obey the Sect Master's command!" the gathered Elders cried out.
"We respectfully obey the Sect Master's command!" the disciples followed closely behind.
The voices resounded throughout the entire Heavenly Blade Sect. At this moment, everyone knew: you were the heaven of the Heavenly Blade Sect!
Hearing the crowd's cries, you slowly collapsed. This battle had exhausted all your cultivation, and your physical body had suffered severe damage.
After the dust settled, your taut spirit finally relaxed completely. Your eyes closed tightly. At this moment, you only wanted to sleep well.
"Sect Master!"
"Sect Master!"
For a fleeting instant, you saw Ancestor Yunyi, smiling as he looked at you, affirming everything you had done.
You fell completely unconscious…
"Awake?"
"Hiss, my head hurts!" You clutched your head with both hands, frowning.
"Ancestor, how long was I unconscious?"
"Only three days. I never imagined you could actually pull off a counter-kill!" Ancestor Yunyi clicked his tongue in wonder.
"Just luck."
"Besides, didn't you say, Ancestor, that I had the strength to strike down a Fusion realm cultivator?"
"Heh heh, I just said that casually. I didn't expect you to actually believe it." Ancestor Yunyi chuckled. In this moment, he seemed like a mischievous old child.
The veins on your forehead twitched violently. Your gaze toward Ancestor Yunyi grew somewhat unkind.
It's decided. When the time comes to dig up Ancestor Mo Yang, I'll count you in as well! You silently schemed in your heart.
"By the way, Ancestor, I killed the Vice Sect Master. You don't blame me?"
"Killed him, so what? Did you really think the Sect Master of our Heavenly Blade Sect was so easy to be?" Ancestor Yunyi said dismissively.
"Without that bit of strength and finesse, you probably wouldn't last long in that position!"
"Alright, seeing that you're fine, I am relieved." Ancestor Yunyi rose to leave.
"Our Heavenly Blade Sect's foundation of over a hundred generations is now formally placed in your hands. Do well!"
"Ancestor has high hopes for you!"
You watched the Ancestor depart into the distance, personally seeing Ancestor Yunyi return to the graveyard and lie down in his coffin board.
You followed behind, personally picking up the shovel from the ground and shoveling dirt to rebury Ancestor Yunyi.
After these short few years of interaction, you knew Ancestor Yunyi was someone who treated you extremely well.
Although this kindness might contain other purposes, none of that mattered.
You stood before Ancestor Yunyi's grave for a long time, then finally turned and left.
"In that position, attend to its affairs!"
Having just recovered from severe injuries, you arrived at the sect's great hall to arrange the sect's future!