Stronger by Killing

Chapter 364 - 275: A Thought Becomes a Demon (Part 1)

"Elder Lian!"

A voice suddenly came from the audience, it was the Young Valley Master of Medicine King Valley, Jin Yuanbao, who said sternly, "Nangong Weiyang violated the sect rules, but even if her sins deserve death, is there really a need to humiliate her before executing her?"

"It can’t be that Qianyu Sect has such a rule for humiliating people, right?" The Young Sect Leader of Golden Crow Sword Sect, Niu Pei, chimed in: "If there is such a rule, then let’s pretend we didn’t say anything!"

Immediately, the square erupted into noise and commotion.

Lian Nanfeng’s face was dark and extremely displeased.

Lying on the ground, Nangong Weiyang spat out a mouthful of blood and said coldly, "Lian Nanfeng, do you see? You think by killing my master and then me, you’ll be able to take over a top-tier sect, becoming a revered figure in the Martial World? That’s just laughable. My master was respected across the Martial World not because he was Sect Leader of Qianyu Sect, but because he was strong enough!"

Lian Nanfeng, I really regret being soft yesterday. Do you know why I argued with my master yesterday? It was because I told him I suspected you had ulterior motives, but my master never doubted you. He even slapped me for daring to suspect you. You truly are ruthless, Lian Nanfeng!"

Lian Nanfeng gritted his teeth and leaned down to whisper in Nangong Weiyang’s ear, "That was your master being foolish!"

Nangong Weiyang sneered and said, "The real fool is you. You won’t gain anything."

"Hmph," Lian Nanfeng whispered, "Once you and your master are dead, Qianyu Sect will be mine to command. Nangong Weiyang, I’ve never been inferior to Chen Xuannong in my entire life. He only got the appreciation of the old Sect Leader because he’s older than me. If I were a few years older, I would have been the one to break through to Supreme Grandmaster, and I would be the Sect Leader too!"

Saying that, Lian Nanfeng stood up and proclaimed loudly, "Nangong Weiyang colluded with the Demon Dao, slaughtered her fellow disciples, and poisoned the Sect Leader. According to the sect rules, execute her!"

With that command given,

A Qianyu Sect disciple immediately drew his sword and slashed at Nangong Weiyang’s neck.

At that moment,

Many in Qianyu Sect made moves, and quite a few young disciples, especially, gripped their sword hilts, feeling the urge to intervene. But no one dared to make the first move.

Just when it seemed unavoidable,

A streak of light swept across the sky,

And as it neared, it revealed its true form, a wooden sword.

"Cheng"

With a loud clang, the wooden sword landed beside Nangong Weiyang, unleashing a burst of Gang Qi that blocked the sword aimed at her neck.

"Buzz," "Buzz buzz"

The wooden sword stood by Nangong Weiyang’s side, emitting a continuous hum, releasing waves of Sword Intent, stirring the clouds above. However, it didn’t harm anyone; instead, it shielded Nangong Weiyang in the center.

Nangong Weiyang, struggling to sit up from the ground, looked at the rather ugly wooden sword and suddenly started to laugh,

She recognized this sword,

Or rather, everyone present on the square recognized this sword,

Because among the countless swordsmen under the heavens, very few carried a wooden sword with them, and in this Great Desert City, there was only one person with such immense Sword Intent wielding a once-broken, reassembled wooden sword,

It was Sword Son of Sword King City—Sword One!

Sword One had arrived,

At that moment, many felt it was to be expected, though some were still surprised.

The ambiguous relationship between Nangong Weiyang and Sword One was no secret in the Martial World, so Sword One’s appearance at this moment was naturally expected.

However, since even the Sect Leader of Sword King City had arrived,

But hadn’t said a word on Nangong Weiyang’s behalf, logically Sword King City didn’t intend to meddle in Nangong Weiyang’s affairs, so they weren’t supposed to let Sword One come. Thus, Sword One’s appearance seemed unexpected.

Nevertheless, Sword One came,

And no one was concerned about whether Sword One should or shouldn’t have come,

Many were instead filled with excitement,

Sword One,

The prodigy renowned alongside Qi Baiyu as the Two Swords of East and West,

When Gu Zhan hadn’t appeared, many debated whether he or Qi Baiyu was Yunzhou’s greatest talent.

No one dared to deny Sword One’s strength,

No one dared to claim their Sword Dao cultivation surpassed Sword One’s,

A towering peak of swordsmanship!

He came,

Sparks were bound to fly.

However, within Qianyu Sect it was different; some breathed a sigh of relief, while others had faces aghast.

Among them, the most excited were none other than Jin Yuanbao and Niu Pei,

They were friends of Nangong Weiyang,

But due to their respective positions, they didn’t believe Nangong Weiyang committed patricide and sect betrayal, yet they couldn’t prevent her from being convicted and punished, always hoping Sword One would come to her rescue.

But Sword One had been delayed in appearing,

They had almost lost hope,

And now, Sword One, arrived!

...

Outside the square, a slender figure slowly appeared, dressed in a very plain Daoist robe, so washed it had begun to fade, with long hair tied back with an extremely cheap wooden hairpin, head bowed, walking briskly as if somewhat shy.

Everyone recognized that person,

It was the famous Sword One.

The crowd was silent, everyone’s eyes fixed on Sword One.

Sword One kept his head down, quickly running up to the high platform in the middle of the square.

Immediately, Lian Nanfeng and several others were on high alert,

Many experts from Qianyu Sect also swiftly flew over, ready for anything, creating an extremely oppressive atmosphere.

However, to everyone’s bewilderment,

Sword One, surprisingly, gave a very respectful bow and salute towards Lian Nanfeng.