Chapter 111: Fellow Disciples Killing Each Other

"Senior Brother A-Wei, are you... are you really going to harm Senior Sister?"

The other disciples hesitated somewhat, but they had little say in front of A-Wei, who was also at the Nascent Soul realm.

"Ling Yao secretly left the imperial palace, abandoning her undercover mission, and secretly colluded with our Holy Land's archenemy. Doesn't that warrant her death? If I don't eliminate her today, I will have failed the Heaven Sword Holy Land, which has nurtured us for years! You don't have to help, but when I return to headquarters after succeeding, I will report your actions truthfully."

A-Wei was indeed a schemer who knew how to stir up emotions.

His mixture of intimidation and threats made the other junior disciples, all at the peak of the Cave Heaven realm, reconsider their stance.

"Senior Brother A-Wei is right! Ling Yao betrayed the Holy Land; her crimes are unforgivable and she deserves to be executed on the spot!"

A female cultivator behind him, driven by jealousy of a more accomplished woman, was the first to openly support A-Wei, which swayed the others to agree with suppressing Ling Yao.

"Senior Sister, we're sorry... but you have no one to blame now. Don't fault us for disregarding our bond as fellow disciples!"

Ling Yao's rage surged, and she instantly spat out a mouthful of blood. Already suffering from bloodline depletion, her turbulent emotions, which had just begun to stabilize, immediately flared up again, putting her in an extremely precarious situation.

"Hahaha! You're injured? Heaven truly helps me! Attack!"

A-Wei gave the command, and the seven or eight young experts around him charged forward with their swords simultaneously.

Knowing the significance of the seal behind her, Ling Yao immediately drew her sword to confront them, bracing herself for the chaotic battle.

A thunderous roar!

Powerful sword qi swept and roared, causing the air throughout the cave to churn wildly, generating an extremely violent sound wave.

Streaks of sword light seemed on the verge of shattering the cave, as the surrounding rock walls collapsed layer by layer.

With every move, Ling Yao fought with all her might. On one hand, she relied on the profound cultivation she had accumulated, and on the other, she was purely sustained by her sheer willpower!

"Damn it, this woman is tough to handle! Form the Five Sect Pure Yang Formation!"

As A-Wei's command rang out, the four strongest disciples of his generation behind him immediately arranged themselves in a formation. A-Wei stood at the center, simultaneously drawing upon the Pure Yang sword energy from the four around him.

Soon, a terrifying sword beam, several meters high, crashed down, radiating a chilling, lethal aura.

Undeniably, this sword qi had reached a level that only Nascent Soul realm experts could wield. In her current weakened state, Ling Yao could not possibly resist it.

For a brief moment, Ling Yao began to contemplate what would happen after her demise.

Yet, from beginning to end, she never once thought of retreating.

She had promised to guard this seal and wait for the woman intertwined with her destiny to awaken. Even if she perished here, what did it matter?

Ling Yao held her sword horizontally, focusing her mind to push her cultivation technique to its limit. Unfortunately, her internal qi and blood were too chaotic, and the power she gathered was still insufficient to counter her opponents.

"Observe the clouds within your heart; as the clouds move, your spirit soars; spiritual thoughts gather in the Qi Sea..."

At this critical moment, a familiar voice entered Ling Yao's ears.

It was Xu Yang, who, risking qi deviation and total annihilation, forcibly separated a mental thought and infused it into Ling Yao's mind, transmitting the complete Cloud-Gazing Sword Intent directly into her soul.

Ling Yao, known as a sword prodigy, comprehended about seventy to eighty percent of the Cloud-Gazing Sword Intent almost instantly.

Her eyes snapped open again, and an incredibly powerful azure sword beam roared to life behind Ling Yao. In that instant, all the sword qi within the cave seemed to have found their master, trembling before the blade in Ling Yao's hand!

"What's happening??"

"Damn it, the sword qi fluctuations within me are becoming extremely unstable. How can this be?"

"Does Senior Sister have other hidden trump cards?"

The Holy Land elites who had intended to kill Ling Yao were utterly stunned. They thought the Great Elder must have given Ling Yao some special training, suddenly making her incredibly powerful.

"Strike!"

A-Wei poured all his strength into it, mobilizing the combined sword qi of the five individuals concentrated within the formation, striking together towards Ling Yao.

Life or death hung on the power of this single strike!

A thunderous crash!

Ling Yao also unleashed her most powerful strike with all her might. The Cloud-Gazing Sword Intent imbued her sword with an innate power that transcended ordinary sword mastery.

Wherever her sword qi passed, all sword techniques that came into contact with it were drastically weakened!

A decisive sword strike, clearly at the Nascent Soul realm, was so easily crushed into nothingness by Ling Yao's sword might...

"Wha—what?!"

"How is this possible!"

Everyone was completely dumbfounded at that moment.

The Holy Land's top talents never imagined that Ling Yao's true potential had reached such an astonishing, unheard-of level!

"This level of sword intent is something even the Holy Land elders likely haven't achieved. What secrets does this woman truly hide?!"

*Splutter*...

The terrifying and unparalleled sword force completely spread out, sending the seven or eight sword cultivators of her generation crashing into the surrounding rock walls. They spat out large mouthfuls of blood, completely losing their ability to fight.

However, Ling Yao also became even weaker from overexerting her combat power; she couldn't even stand.

"Kill them."

Just then, Xu Yang's voice emanated once more from within the seal behind her.

"Don't hesitate any longer. You never truly belonged to the Heaven Sword Holy Land lineage! The sword intent I've taught you is far more powerful than those trash techniques. In time, I can help you reach the level of a Holy Lord! As for these scoundrels who tried to finish you off, eliminating them is your only option."

Ling Yao still found it difficult to act. She was inherently kind and couldn't bring herself to kill her fellow disciples.

This time, however, Xu Yang didn't let her struggle. He directly used his spiritual thought to take control of Ling Yao's body.

With the power of the previous Soul-Sealing Curse Mark, Ling Yao was powerless to defy Xu Yang's will. She charged at them, sword in hand.

*Splat*...

Several streaks of blood appeared in quick succession. Ling Yao watched, wide-eyed, as these 'ants' died at her feet.

"Use their life essence to replenish yourself. This is your rightful spoil of war!"

Xu Yang's voice echoed in her mind, instilling in her a new rule of survival.

"You must understand, this is a world where power reigns supreme, and the strong prey on the weak. Being soft-hearted towards your opponents is the most foolish thing you can do!"

In truth, when Xu Yang saw the attitude of these peers towards Ling Yao, he understood that this girl no longer belonged to the Heaven Sword Holy Land. In the future, with Bai Lianxue's revival, she would undoubtedly have countless ties to him. Helping her take this step sooner rather than later was not a bad thing.

Potent bloodline energy surged into Ling Yao's body from various directions, rapidly repairing her injured physique and quickly restoring her vitality.