Everyone suddenly raised their heads.
Chu Huaian, bathed in lightning, slowly descended in front of them.
Strong, very strong!
This was everyone's inner feeling.
Chu Huaian didn't reveal a trace of spiritual power; his strength seemed to be entirely dormant within his body.
But precisely because of this, everyone's expressions were grave.
Strength isn't terrifying; the unknown is.
"Senior Brother Chu!"
Yun Xiang immediately threw herself into Chu Huaian's arms, holding him tightly and refusing to let go.
"Brother Chu, you've really put us through a lot…" Lin Ting showed a bitter smile.
He had only come to participate in a competition; who would have thought it would escalate into a Sect war, with their lives still hanging in the balance?
Chu Huaian reached out and stroked Yun Xiang's hair, patting her shoulder as he gently said, "Leave the rest to me."
"Mm…" Yun Xiang nodded slightly, released her arms, and obediently stood to the side.
"Chu Xiaozi, don't force yourself, and don't get bogged down in battle. After we leave here, we can make a long-term plan."
Feng Qingyang was afraid Chu Huaian would act impulsively and make an irrational decision.
At this moment, his heart was filled with pain.
Zhao Shijie was dead, and almost all the Elders and disciples who had accompanied him were dead.
If anything were to happen to Chu Huaian, then the Star Sect would also completely become a thing of the past.
Chu Huaian turned his head to look at the crowd, then at the disciples behind him.
Each of them was covered in dust and bloodstains.
The combined number of people from the three Sects was only a little over a hundred, a truly heavy loss.
"Chu Huaian, hand over the Emperor Weapon and the Divine-grade Cultivation Technique, and we will make way and let you leave. How about it?" The Falling Cloud Sect Master spoke appropriately at this moment.
The other Sect Masters did not express their stance, essentially tacitly agreeing to the Falling Cloud Sect Master's proposal.
If conditions allowed, there was no way they would let Chu Huaian and Li Taibai leave; as long as the two were alive, no one would sleep soundly.
A cold smile played on Chu Huaian's lips. Even now, these people still maintained an arrogant demeanor.
"Taibai, lend me your Emperor Weapon for a moment."
"Alright."
Li Taibai responded, summoned a white light from within his body, and handed it to Chu Huaian.
"Senior Feng, please take everyone and leave here first. I'll be there shortly."
Chu Huaian caressed the white light, and threads of killing intent erupted from his body.
"Xian Ge, I…"
Li Taibai wanted to speak and stay, but before he could finish, Chu Huaian raised a hand to interrupt him.
"Just now, Min Hong sent a message: a large number of cultivators are besieging the Hua Xia Sect. You all go back and guard it first; I'll arrive shortly."
Hearing this, everyone's hearts tightened inexplicably; the situation was actually so serious.
"Understood, I'll rush back immediately!" Li Taibai nodded solemnly.
"You all use the teleportation array."
Saying this, Chu Huaian took out the pre-prepared teleportation array and placed it in front of everyone.
"What about you?" Lin Ting asked with some worry.
"Don't worry, I have a Lightning Spirit; they can't kill me."
"Alright, then we'll go back to support the Hua Xia Sect first. You be careful."
With that, everyone stepped onto the teleportation array.
This was originally a fallback plan Chu Huaian had prepared for all the players of the Hua Xia Sect, but the development of events had exceeded his expectations.
"Trying to leave? Do you ask if we agree?!"
Seeing Li Taibai and the others about to leave, several Sect Masters immediately flew over, intending to destroy the teleportation array.
"Noisy! You're about to die and don't even realize it, utterly foolish!"
Chu Huaian slashed out with his sword, and the sword qi, carrying the power of lightning, struck the few people.
This wasn't over yet; the Sword Spirit flew out from his body and immediately entered the Emperor Weapon.
In an instant, everyone's flying swords, including the broken weapons and shattered blades in the ruins, all shot up into the sky, rapidly flying towards Chu Huaian.
Dense, countless flying swords blotted out the sky, like surging waves, killing their way towards the crowd.
"Quickly retreat!"
The Falling Cloud Sect Master roared, leading everyone to unleash all their spiritual power, doing their utmost to block the terrifying offensive.
Clang, clang, clang—
Countless flying swords successively shot onto the protective barrier.
Chu Huaian flew into the void, his eyes turning into purple lightning, drawing down Nine Heavens Divine Lightning into the Emperor Weapon.
The sky was torn open, and ten thousand feet of purple light illuminated the entire central region. The power of thunder rolled down, as if divine punishment had descended upon the world.
"Lightning divides Yin and Yang, Qi is the root; Divine Weapon connects to the profound, becoming the Dharma Body."
"Reverse the Zhou Tian to draw down tribulation lightning; burn all heavens to prove the Dao and return."
"Three Flowers gather at the crown, receiving heavenly dew; Five Qi return to the origin, absorbing the sound of thunder."
"When the Nine Revolutions Profound Art is complete, a flick of the finger will shatter the Great Yin with thunder."
"Divine Xiao Thunder . One Sword Shatters Reincarnation!"
Purple light bloomed around the white glow, and the sound of sword cries echoed through the clouds. All cultivators in Jizhou looked up at the sky in a daze, an inexplicable sense of fear arising in their hearts.
Crack, crack—
Space shattered, unable to withstand the pressure brought by this power.
"This sword!"
"Please, all of you, accept death!"
The white glow, wrapped in Purple Firmament Divine Lightning, descended suddenly.
Wherever it passed, laws reversed.
Rivers flowed back into the sky and then fell back to the ground, and in the ruins, plants and trees grew rapidly, then quickly withered.
Everyone's faces turned pale with horror; this was the true power of reincarnation!
"Quickly burn your origins!"
Everyone's faces were contorted, simultaneously burning their vital blood and divine souls, and unleashing their own power of laws to resist the Emperor Weapon.
However, everything they did was futile.
With the Sword Spirit's blessing, the Emperor Weapon's combat power was already incomparable to what it once was, and coupled with the power of the Divine Lightning, it was simply not something that a group of Nascent Soul Stage cultivators could withstand.
In just an instant, the protective barrier was shattered, tens of thousands of flying swords pierced through everyone's bodies, followed by the appearance of the white glow, destroying everything.
A total of twenty-one Sect Masters were all slain by Chu Huaian's single sword!
Such a feat shocked everyone present.
The ten thousand cultivators stared blankly at the figure in the void, an endless fear welling up in their hearts.
"Pfft…"
Suddenly, Chu Huaian spat out a mouthful of clotted blood.
Forcibly using such a heaven-defying Dao method, he was not feeling well either, especially his divine soul, which had already begun to show cracks.
In the ethereal, there seemed to be a force pulling at him, wanting to drag him into reincarnation.
He steadied his mind, retrieved the white glow into his hand, and was about to shoot into the sky and rush to another battlefield when he saw Bai Yue and Jing Yuan appear before him. Without a word, they quickly fled, taking him with them.
"Seniors, I still have strength…" Chu Huaian spoke, confused.
"Stop with the damn nonsense! Hurry back to the Sect, take your disciples, and escape from Jizhou, the farther the better!"
Jing Yuan glared fiercely at him, while not forgetting to look behind them.
Mo Li and the other two behind them were staring intently at them, rapidly closing the distance between the two sides.
"The Grand Elders of the other Sects are almost here. You killed their Sect Masters, which is equivalent to initiating a Sect-destroying war," Bai Yue explained from the side.
Jing Yuan also had a headache at this moment; he had thought the war was over, but it had just begun!
The Hua Xia Sect was probably beyond saving.
"Several Grand Elders of the Ziwei Sect are helping you intercept those old fogeys from the Limitless Sect and the Lian Shi Sect, but this is only temporary." Jing Yuan accelerated again, a look of anxiety on his face.
"This Venerable has already notified the Grand Elders of the Hehuan Sect; they are rushing here at full speed."
Bai Yue pondered for a moment before speaking again: "This Venerable has a method that can resolve the Hua Xia Sect's crisis, but I'm afraid it might be like inviting a wolf into the house."
"What method?" Jing Yuan subconsciously asked.
"Let the Demon God Sect intervene."
"No!" Jing Yuan shook his head without thinking, denying it directly, "The Demon God Sect has always wanted to annex the entire Jizhou. If we let them in, it will be a great disaster for Jizhou!"
"Then there's no other way. Unless we can invite those Ancient Sects, otherwise the Hua Xia Sect…" Bai Yue did not finish her sentence, but instead turned to look at Chu Huaian beside her.
From beginning to end, Chu Huaian had not expressed his own opinion, and Chu Huaian could also understand Bai Yue's implicit meaning.
It was nothing more than offering the Emperor Weapon and Divine-grade Cultivation Technique to the Ancient Sects in exchange for their protection.
But these were not what Chu Huaian wanted.
The Hua Xia Sect could not be lost; it was the foundation for everyone.
He quickly opened the virtual interface and sent a few messages in the group, then spoke: "Two Seniors, can you help me stall for a few days?"
"Oh? Do you have a good plan?" Bai Yue asked curiously.
"To be honest, my Sect's disciples are not dead. As long as we stall for a few days, they will all return."
Hearing this, Jing Yuan and Bai Yue looked at each other, their eyes showing surprise.
After a while, Bai Yue calmed her excitement and said worriedly, "Even if your disciples aren't dead, it still doesn't change the Sect's crisis."
"No, you still underestimate them." Chu Huaian showed a confident smile, "Warfare is what they are best at, especially home defense battles."