Chapter 69: Cleaning House!

Seeing Mo Linghan about to take action, Wan Helai’s expression stiffened. He spoke in a panicked rush: “Scion Mo, there is no need for you to personally intervene against him!”

With such a grand array in place, Wan Helai was confident he could suppress Chu Tianxiong. To fulfill his heart’s great ambition, Chu Tianxiong had always hidden his true cultivation. The world believed his peak strength was at the Jindan level. Even though he had advanced years ago, he had endured the humiliation and kept his Purple Mansion Realm aura completely concealed; outsiders knew nothing.

The only exception was Lu Jin.

Therefore, in Wan Helai’s eyes, with the addition of a Heaven-tier array, and given that Chu Tianxiong had only just recovered from poison and crawled out of the Devil’s Den, the Sect Master’s combat power would surely be no match for the array’s combined assault.

As for Lu Jin, Wan Helai barely considered him. Even if he had methods, they were merely opportunistic tricks. Facing a Heaven-tier grand array, he did not believe Lu Jin’s tricks could last indefinitely.

Mo Linghan’s strength was also at the peak of the Jindan Realm. If he intervened, Chu Tianxiong would certainly die! Thus, Wan Helai was eager to prove himself. If he could slay Chu Tianxiong before a grand figure like Mo Linghan, it would surely benefit his entry into the Blood Moon Holy Land.

Of course, to invite Mo Linghan’s assistance, he had promised a heavy reward. Mo Linghan’s principle was simple: he would help kill, but he would take all the spoils of war for himself. This had always been his rule. He had agreed to come only after learning the target was Chu Tianxiong. As a Sect Master, Chu Tianxiong’s accumulated foundation was bound to be incredibly rich.

Furthermore, upon arriving and seeing the strange treasures Lu Jin possessed, Mo Linghan’s greed was further stoked. He wanted to take down Lu Jin as well and seize his treasures.

However, Wan Helai felt it was inappropriate to let the Mo Family Scion fight before he had even moved. He immediately stepped out, his aura roiling: “Scion Mo, rest assured! I will personally bring him down!”

Mo Linghan’s eyes turned cold. He dispersed his aura and spoke indifferently: “I give you the time of half an incense stick to take both of them down.”

Wan Helai gritted his teeth in a promise: “Scion Mo, rest assured. I will suppress them right now!”

As his voice fell, his body shot like an arrow from a bow into the Blood-Slaying Tiger-Subduing Array, landing at the most critical array eye.

“Lu Jin, this Seat shall send you to the Nine Netherworlds of the Underworld!”

Boom!

With Wan Helai’s entry, the momentum of the array shifted violently! Streaks of black spiritual Qi condensed rapidly under his control, launching a frantic assault toward Lu Jin’s position. This attack was more than three times more powerful than the previous strikes!

In his view, Chu Tianxiong was much more troublesome than Lu Jin. If he were to eliminate them one by one, he would start with the softest target. Killing Lu Jin instantly would prevent any further complications.

Yet, to his absolute shock, the lethal strike of the blood-red spears, an attack capable of easily slaying even a 6th-level Jindan, vanished once again into Lu Jin’s bizarre technique.

“What? This is impossible!”

“Peak Master Wan personally intervened, yet that violent energy was swallowed in an instant!”

“What kind of heavy treasure does this Lu Jin have on him?”

“Wait! After Lu Jin swallowed the array energy, his aura was actually climbing!”

The onlookers were stunned, their hearts filled with complex emotions. These people had all been lured by Wan Helai to rebel against the Sect Master. They thought there was profit to be made, but seeing that Chu Tianxiong had not even moved while Lu Jin displayed such methods, they began to hesitate.

Wan Helai was even more shocked. He never expected this level of attack would fail to suppress Lu Jin. This was the power of a Heaven-tier array that could instantly kill a master of Ji Yaoyue’s caliber!

“Good kid, you truly hid deep!”

Even Chu Tianxiong narrowed his eyes. Looking at Lu Jin, he found the boy increasingly unfathomable, yet he was also increasingly satisfied.

Lu Jin appeared calm on the surface, but he was equally thrilled. After dual cultivating with Empress Qinglian, not only had his cultivation surged, but the devouring power of the Heaven Burial Coffin had also risen to an unprecedented height. Truly, a divine object was a divine object.

“It seems your Heaven-tier array is nothing special.”

Lu Jin gave a casual smile. With a wave of his hand, a streak of spiritual Qi instantly pierced through the body of an elder in one of the array positions. That elder’s cultivation was at the 3rd-grade Jindan Realm!

Killing a 3rd-grade Jindan with a flick of his wrist! This scene caused the disciples who hadn’t even reached the Jindan Realm to feel a chill down their spines.

“The array is mediocre, and the people in it are useless. Wan Helai, did you really think you could overthrow the Ten Thousand Swords Sect with this pack of bungling idiots? How about the Mo Family Scion joins in as well?”

Lu Jin’s words were filled with disdain. He stood within the array with his hands behind his back, devoid of any fear.

“Hmph, you celebrate too early!”

Wan Helai’s gaze was cold. Seeing Lu Jin dare to despise even Mo Linghan, his fury reached a boiling point. His spiritual Qi erupted once more, causing the entire grand array to hum.

However, in the next second, the array did not target Lu Jin. Instead, it pivoted, pointing every blood-red spear directly at Chu Tianxiong!

Chu Tianxiong saw the attack targeting him and let out a cold laugh: “Wan Helai, as the Peak Master of the first peak of my Ten Thousand Swords Sect, you have committed such a treasonous act. This Seat shall kill you now and clean house!”

Boom!

As Chu Tianxiong finished speaking, energy rolled across his entire body. He actually channeled all of it into his legs! Lu Jin frowned, not understanding what he was planning. This kind of martial art was something he had never heard of.

In the next second, before the eyes of the stunned crowd, the spiritual Qi in Chu Tianxiong’s legs erupted. Using that horrific force, his body became a streak of light. Completely unaffected by the array’s suppression, he lunged toward Wan Helai like a bolt of lightning!

Whir…

The air shrieked, a sharp sound that shook the heart. Wan Helai’s expression changed violently! He felt a horrific aura of death envelop him in an instant. For a split second, he even forgot to resist.

Chu Tianxiong’s speed was too fast. The terror of a peak Jindan left Wan Helai, an 8th-grade Jindan, utterly dumbfounded. Although the Blood-Slaying Tiger-Subduing Array was powerful, these people had failed to manifest its true lethality. Of course, as a Purple Mansion Realm expert, Chu Tianxiong was naturally unafraid of such an array; his move to seize Wan Helai was absolute.

“Stop!”

Seeing Wan Helai about to be restrained by Chu Tianxiong, Mo Linghan’s expression shifted. His body suddenly shot forward!

“Get lost!”

The moment he lunged out, Lu Jin also moved. The array could not bind him at all. Furthermore, the previous shock had left the elders and disciples in the array positions feeling faint of heart; the overall strength of the formation had become incredibly hollow. Seeing Mo Linghan intervene, they showed no sign of taking action. Or rather, they were so intimidated by Lu Jin and Chu Tianxiong that they could no longer tell which side to join. They chose to wait and see instead.

“A mantis trying to stop a carriage!”

Seeing Lu Jin actually rushing out to stop him, Mo Linghan could not help but let out a cold, contemptuous laugh. In his eyes, no matter how many tricks Lu Jin had, he was still an ant. The gap in their cultivation was too large; tricks could not bridge it.

However, in the next second…

Just after the strike he believed would easily kill Lu Jin passed by, Mo Linghan suddenly felt the world spin. He even saw a fountain of blood erupting from his own neck toward the heavens!