Chapter 706: Destroying the Grand Array, Slaying the Sect Master

Chapter 706: Destroying the Grand Array, Slaying the Sect Master

The Celestial Wind Sect's actual teleportation array had been relocated to a secluded mountain valley at some point. It had also been concealed with great care.

Only two Heavenly Immortals and a dozen or so True Immortals guarded it, but another array covered the outer perimeter of the valley. Wang Sheng would have had to remain hidden for several more days. Fortunately, people entered and left the area. Since passing through the array required its brief activation, he managed to detect a flaw.

He slipped into an artificially maintained river channel and observed quietly for a time. The spatial imprints surrounding the valley showed varying degrees of distortion.

𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

The actual teleportation array has to be here.

His immortal perception swept through the mountain gate repeatedly. Apart from the location, he didn't find anything else suspicious.

Alright. Let's gamble.

Lightning gathered in his eyes as he formed a tribulation cloud at the bottom of the river. Threads of lightning flickered across the surface of the water.

When the sparks drew several strands of immortal perception to investigate, he shot up in a single motion, like a dragon bursting from the water. Towering waves crashed through the channel, then stretched into a vast curtain laced with gray tribulation clouds and crackling with lightning bolts. Hundreds of lightning bolts tore across dozens of

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toward the distant valley.

"Who goes there?!"

"Enemy spotted! Near Yang Valley!"

Shouts rang out across the mountain gate. Powerful auras erupted from peaks and ravines in every direction.

The fastest to respond was the elderly couple at the peak of the Heavenly Immortal Realm. The moment they rose into the air, they witnessed a blinding bolt of lightning strike the array wall within the valley.

The lightning ripped open the sturdy barrier. Wang Sheng flashed from underwater and plunged straight into the array.

Even the couple could not intervene in time.

The water curtain had not even fallen yet when they witnessed the lingering trails of hundreds of lightning bolts, making them realize how the devastating strike had been formed.

Now aware that a formidable opponent had invaded their sect, they rushed toward the valley without hesitation. The teleportation array was not only the Celestial Wind Sect's foundation. It was also the escape route for the East-Sea Sword Sect members stationed here.

They were still three mountain peaks away when a sword cry rang across heaven and earth. Within the damaged array, sword radiance flashed wildly.

Outside the grand defensive array, countless stars filled the clear sky. Beams of starlight gathered into pillars and blasted down into the valley below, piercing every barrier in their way.

The two elders crossed another peak. Only an instant remained before they arrived, yet time itself seemed to slow to a crawl.

A torrent of panicked shouts burst forth.

"Elder Zhao has been slain!"

"Retreat! We cannot defeat him!"

"Pi Kachew! You fiend!"

Boom!

Just as the couple reached the edge of the valley, violent spatial turbulence erupted ahead. A shockwave slammed into them, hurling them backward.

The blast flattened the surrounding peaks, and the teleportation array within the valley, which had cost the Celestial Wind Sect a vast amount of resources, was torn apart completely.

Only a massive semicircular crater remained at the valley's deepest point. Battered corpses lay scattered everywhere. The explosion of the array itself had killed most of the guards and further shredded those whom the sword radiance earlier had already eliminated.

"What?!"

"How did he destroy the array so quickly?!"

The shockwave continued to expand, pulverizing mountains and uprooting forests before slamming into the grand defensive array. Tremors spread across thousands of

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.

At the center of the devastation, the two elders stared grimly at a massive purple star slowly rising from the crater. Before it stood a lone figure in a pale, spotless robe, his hair tied with a band. He had one hand resting behind his back and wielded a longsword horizontally with the other.

When the array exploded, the impact had been far stronger than expected. Fortunately, Wang Sheng's immortal armor endured it, preventing any real injury. He merely lost a bit of enchanted power.

It did destroy his robe, though. Hence, he used the moment of chaos to change clothes, fix his hair, and wipe Spiritless's blade clean.

The only relatively intact bodies in the valley were the two Celestial Wind Sect elders who had guarded the place.

Wang Sheng's calm gaze settled on the elderly couple before him. He knew his words would likely be useless. Nevertheless, he said, "It's still not too late for the East-Sea Sword Sect to withdraw now."

The two elders frowned. The old man replied coldly, "You killed our people and destroyed an array of this scale, yet you still have the guts to tell us that? Do you truly hold our sect in such contempt?!"

Wang Sheng snorted faintly. He could not be bothered to answer further. Ever since he broke through to the Heavenly Immortal Realm, he had often imagined what this day would be like.

Now, despite standing in the Celestial Wind Sect's mountain gate with his sword, he felt no excitement. He remained calm and composed, as though this were nothing more than a trivial matter.

He swung his sword horizontally. Lightning erupted behind him as he vanished.

The elderly couple exchanged a glance.

The old man barked sharply, "Net of Heaven and Earth!"

Both elders raised their hands at the same time. From their four sleeves flew dozens of dark-golden nets that expanded the instant they met the air. In the blink of an eye, they spread across the sky and enveloped every lightning bolt that Wang Sheng had released.

Within the lightning, sword radiance burst forth. Seven sword phantasms arranged themselves in the pattern of the Big Dipper and then grew a thousand zhang long, smashing through the net ahead.

With ten thousand thunderbolts gathered around him, Wang Sheng used the Seven-Star Footwork. Spiritless flashed in his right hand, unleashing a dazzling radiance. The entire array was thrown into turmoil as wind and clouds changed color.

Though caught off guard, the elderly couple far surpassed Wang Sheng in cultivation. They might have lost the initiative, but they still joined forces and struck back with waves of palm and fist phantasms. They also deployed a pagoda, a wooden shield, and a massive black cauldron, forcing Wang Sheng to stop.

Sword radiance flickered throughout the Celestial Wind Sect's array as treasures shone with brilliance. The three clashed fiercely and shifted across the mountain gate without restraint.

The elderly couple truly lived up to their reputation.

Wang Sheng was fighting at full strength and supported himself with the lightning techniques that he had refined. He was even stronger than when he had served as the guardian spirit of the divine tree. Back then, he had slain no fewer than seven or eight peak Heavenly Immortals.

Now, he already felt a faint sense of exhaustion, yet he still had not broken through the couple's flawless coordination in a short time. He didn't have the advantage in cultivation, which meant he had to depend on a single surge of momentum. Since they had managed to stop him, his offense gradually weakened.

Still, he had expected this outcome. Instead of calling for Ling Sheng to intervene, he fought while retreating. Deliberately, he flew wildly across the mountain gate, drawing the two elders along and wreaking havoc wherever they passed.

The aftershocks of their battle were devastating. Any True Immortals who brushed against them would be wounded, while Primordial Immortals who made contact would die instantly.

Chaos spread throughout the sect. Several Heavenly Immortals from the East-Sea Sword Sect tried to join the fight, but even they could not stop Wang Sheng.

One even attempted to cut off his retreat. Wang Sheng responded with Lightning Flash, catching him completely off guard. Though the man escaped in time, Wang Sheng managed to sever his left arm with a single strike.

This scene could only be described as Fei Yu returning with his sword to settle old debts, throwing the Celestial Wind Sect into turmoil.

At the rear mountain, the Celestial Wind Sect's sect master rushed out with Li Tianyao and Lingqiao, his daughter-in-law.

Looking around, the sect master saw flames raging across the mountains inside the defensive array. Many peaks had been half overturned, and the foundation he had painstakingly built had been nearly destroyed.

He flew into a rage. "Take down Pi Kachew! Whoever kills him may choose any treasure within the sect!"

Lingqiao gripped a short sword and shouted, "Father, protect my husband. I will capture that fiend myself!"

"No!" Li Tianyao grabbed her arm at once. He then whispered, "He is far too dangerous. Do not go."

"Qiao'er, stay behind," the sect master said as he removed the crown from his head. Fury blazed in his eyes. "I will eliminate that fiend myself."

With a thunderous shout, he seized an octagonal hammer with his left hand. A flood dragon phantasm also appeared beneath him.

Riding the dragon upward, he stopped at the top of the grand defensive array. The hammer in his hand blazed with brilliant lightning before he hurled it toward Wang Sheng, who was far below.

"Die!"

Wang Sheng did not even look up. While still locked in battle with the elderly couple, he used Lightning Flash to move to the side, easily avoiding the descending sphere of lightning.

He then reached out with his left hand and tugged lightly at the lightning sphere, using lightning control to draw away a fifth of its lightning power. Right after, he flung the sphere at the couple.

The sect master grew even more furious. His hair and beard whipped wildly as his robe flapped in the air. Now wielding two curved sabers, he made the flood dragon dive straight at Wang Sheng.

How long has it been? For countless years, I have remained seated behind the sect, never needing to fight. Now, a mere upstart has rampaged to my doorstep. Has the world forgotten that I, too, carved my reputation in the ancient battlefield through bloodshed?!

Whoosh!

A subtle and profound Dao Rhythm erupted behind him, followed by a sharp tear echoing through the air and the faint sensation of something piercing his back and passing through his chest.

The sect master looked down, finding a bloody hole in his chest. It seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. Within it, his Primordial Spirit was already covered in cracks.

He murmured, "How..."

His Primordial Spirit shattered crisply, and he instantly fell unconscious.

The elderly couple locked in combat below could only stare in horror as the sect master fell from the sky.

They had just witnessed a three-cun-long wooden sword appear from nowhere and pierce through the sect master without resistance, destroying his Primordial Spirit. It then returned to Wang Sheng's fingers and vanished.

Their expressions froze as caution filled their hearts, causing them to hold back.

With their assault slowing down, Wang Sheng found it increasingly effortless to fight back.