Myth Beyond Heaven

"Hahaha!" Yun Lintian suddenly burst into laughter upon hearing Jian Xu's threatening words. His laughter immediately caused everyone to be puzzled.

Jian Xu's expression dropped as well as the surrounding temperature. His eyes radiated with murderous intent as he stared at Yun Lintian coldly.

"So, you are choosing death?" His voice was incomparably cold.

Yun Lintian chuckled while shaking his head. "Let me ask you one thing. Do you know why I choose to leave through the front door when I can choose other ways?"

Jian Xu and the others frowned slightly.

"Simple." Yun Lintian said. "I just want to see how many are people like you inside the Heavenly Sword Palace."

Hearing this, Jian Ning snorted coldly. "Don't be arrogant, Lin Yun! Do you think you can hold the sky in one hand because you have managed to pull the Heavenly Sword out? Hmph! You are thinking too naively!"

Yun Lintian glanced at him and laughed slightly. "I have long seen you as an eyesore. Why are you trying so hard to seek attention? Are you afraid that no one will notice your existence or something?"

"You!" Jian Ning was instantly furious. He pointed at Yun Lintian with a trembling finger.

Yun Lintian shook his head and said further. "I don't know if I can hold the sky after getting the sword, but one thing that I am certain of is that none of you here can achieve what I did."

He swept his gaze over everybody, and his voice became deep. "Not only all of you failed to live up to your ancestor's teachings, but you also destroyed the foundation that he meticulously laid for you in one fell swoop. Heh, I really want to know what kind of expression he would have after knowing this."

"Shut up!" Jian Xu bellowed. His voice instantly broke several nearby bamboo.

He took a deep breath and glared at Yun Lintian. "There's no need to waste our time. Just kill him."

Boom!

As Jian Xu's voice fell, everyone behind him instantly burst out with a powerful aura. The more than two hundred Monarch's auras were pressing down, enveloping the entire Heaven Piercing Peak.

Yun Lintian and the others could feel their internal organs tremble. This was their first time experiencing such a powerful force up close. Not to mention, Jian Xu was at the peak of the Divine Ascending Tribulation Realm. His aura was no less than Yin Bei.

Jian Feng gritted his teeth, trying his best to resist the pressure while glancing at his master, Qing Xiaoting, in the distance. He didn't know what she was doing right now. According to her usual temper, she would have taken care of Jian Xu by now.

However, Qing Xiaoting didn't seem to care about anything around her. She continued to stare at the sword silently.

Clang! Rumble!

A sharp and clear sound rang out, accompanied by a thunder roaring. The sky immediately darkened as countless black clouds gathered above the peak.

An imposing blue sword appeared in Jian Xu's hand. It was a Heaven Bearing Sword, a supreme elder's official sword.

The Heavenly Sword Palace had three divine-rank swords, Heaven Splitting, Heaven Bearing, and Heaven Piercing that the Palace Master used. Of course, it wasn't the same Heaven Piercing Sword that Yun Lintian had just obtained. It merely had the same name.

While Jian Xu was using the Heaven Bearing Sword, Jian Feng, a true successor, was given the Heaven Splitting Sword.

Crackle!

When Jian Xu raised to sword toward the sky, a streak of a golden lightning bolt shot immediately shot down upon it, producing a fearsome lightning power.

"Jian Feng, Lin Yun, and his comrades have violated the Heavenly Sword Palace's rules. I, as a supreme elder, shall carry out a punishment." Jian Xu roared as he swung the sword down.

"Qingqing, Linlin. Big brother will leave those people behind this shameless old man for you." Yun Lintian communicated with them through a sound transmission.

"Leave them to us," Linlin replied crispily. She jumped into the air and revealed her true form.

"Using thunder in front of me?" She sneered and let out a deafening roar.

Instantly, the sky shook violently, and countless golden lightning bolts shot down, transforming into a gigantic lightning cage to surround the two hundred people behind Jian Xu.

"Wait for me, big sis!" Qingqing hurriedly jumped forward and released her power. In the next moment, the entire mountain was surrounded by a terrifying windstorm that constantly shredded all the surrounding trees and boulders into pieces.

At this moment, all the two hundred people were stunned on the spot. They had never expected these two to be this powerful. Especially Jian Ning. His face went pale instantly, and his body involuntarily shuddered from the wind and lightning roarings around him.

Meanwhile, Jian Xu didn't retract his sword. His mind was firmed with the determination to kill. He exerted more strength into the sword as he swung at Yun Lintian's head.

"All of you step back." Yun Lintian said and let Yun Qianxue, Shen Liqiu, and Jian Feng retreat.

He opened his palm and whispered. "Come."

Clang!

An ear-piercing sword's hum rang out as the Heaven Piercing Sword in front of Qing Xiaoting excitedly rushed to Yun Lintian almost immediately.

He gripped the hilt tightly and made a simple yet powerful stab forward. His slow movement carried a towering momentum along with a flash of golden brilliance.

Jian Xu's eyes narrowed slightly. He could feel the terrifying power within Yun Lintian's sword intent, but he believed it was impossible to withstand his attack. After all, his profound strength was far superior to the latter.

Boom!

When the two swords collided, a massive, deafening boom echoed.

The seemingly invincible sword force from Jian Xu abruptly burst apart and disappeared as if it were made of soap bubbles.

Splurt!

Jian Xu's eyes widened in disbelief as he crushed his chest. A small hole could be seen in it while blood madly gushed out through the gaps between his fingers.

"How?" He couldn't comprehend how Yun Lintian managed to solve his sword force and injure him. No matter how he looked at it, his strength was far stronger than the latter in every aspect. How could he end up like this?

Yun Lintian retracted his sword and looked at Jian Xu in pity. "It's true that your profound strength is far superior to mine. Unfortunately, our swords are not on the same level."