The Withered Bamboo handed over the Yellow Dragon Peak Sword Order without saying a word. He was not unaware that Lu Chengfeng's earlier words were a test. However, he was old, having spent his whole life at Yun Cang. Even if he were to die, he wanted to be buried here.

Lu Chengfeng put away the token, his gaze sweeping over Zeng Shoujing and Li Qingfeng. Both of them looked somewhat displeased. As the First Seats of a peak, their authority and power mainly stemmed from these tokens.

Once the tokens were taken away, their positions were nothing more than titles.

What made it even more humiliating was that Lu Chengfeng wanted them to directly kneel and surrender, which was truly stifling.

Zeng Shoujing tossed the token over without saying a word, staring at Lu Chengfeng as he said, "Young Sect Leader, I know you do not trust me, but I, Zeng Shoujing, was born and raised in Yun Cang. Now at seventy-six years, I've been a member of the Yuncang Sword Sect my entire life."

"You can remove me from my position as First Seat, but you cannot insult me!"

"The Lord of Youdu is a Celestial Human, with a brutal and violent nature that indeed strikes fear into many, even I feel a chill at heart."

"But what I am more worried about is the sect, is the heritage of Yun Cang."

"I am unwilling to be servile. Aren't you going to send someone to deliver a message to the Lord of Youdu? What sense does it make to have disciples go to die? I'm willing to go."

As he spoke these words, his tone remained calm, neither impassioned nor hysterical. He simply finished speaking plainly and then turned to leave.

Li Qingfeng sighed slightly, "Young Sect Leader, although there are indeed internal strife and discord among us, we are ultimately all in the same boat. If the sect is gone, so are our roots."

"In the secular world, there are sayings of hundred-year dynasties and thousand-year families. Changes in dynasties won't affect the local families and powers."

"But a sect's struggle is different. If we lose, those of us in high positions don't even have the right to surrender, only a road to death."

"There are extremely complex reasons for this. Ultimately, sect struggles involve heritage and resources. When the older generation of powerful individuals dies out, hatred cannot continue. New people are selected to cultivate Yuncang martial arts, collect resources, and decades later, everything remains the same; only those of us now would have died."

"So, unless someone like Li Tingfeng defects to Youdu, the higher your status and the stronger your power within the sect, the less retreat you have."

"You rose too quickly and do not understand us old fellows well, so it's understandable to be cautious and distrustful."

"If... if things are truly impossible, then flee. As long as you are alive, the heritage of Yun Cang is not completely severed."

Li Qingfeng, with graying hair, wore a brown hemp garment, looking like an old farmer from the countryside. He patted Lu Chengfeng on the shoulder, speaking to him like an elder for the first time.

"You want us to surrender actively? Is it to lure Xiang Yuan into the Trapped Dragon Abyss? Leave that to me."

"I'm old, and my bones are soft. It's not shameful to kneel."

"Go ahead and do what you want to do!"

The five sword lights behind Lu Chengfeng dissipated unknowingly. He stared dazedly at Li Qingfeng, who resembled an old farmer, then glanced again at Zeng Shoujing, who was gradually moving away, feeling a complex mix of emotions.

"Go do it, leave the rest to us," Zhu Yuxian spoke, her brow glowing with a five-colored glow. Her palace dress fluttered, giving her an increasingly ethereal demeanor.

Lu Chengfeng closed his eyes, extinguishing all distractions. Then he took out all the tokens and handed them to Zhu Yuxian.

"Master, the Great Five Elements Extinction Sword Array was originally driven by the intent of the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword. However, our ancestors, fearing that the disciples might not be decent, divided it into five secret skills, each holding a sword order. As long as the Five Peaks heritage continues, the sword array can be activated."

"Now that you have condensed the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword Talisman, with the Five Peaks Sword Order, you can directly activate the sword array."

Zhu Yuxian accepted the tokens from his hand and silently nodded.

But at this moment, she suddenly heard a barely audible voice in her ear, "Master, after the sword array is activated, there's no need to suppress the Red Dragon, no need to bind the Red Dragon. Gather all the power of the sword array into the Dragon-Binding Rope for me."

Zhu Yuxian furrowed her brow slightly and then heard Lu Chengfeng speak, his tone solemn, "Master, my life and the heritage of the sect are all entrusted to you."

The two looked into each other's eyes. Although Zhu Yuxian had many doubts in her heart, there was no time for further inquiry at this moment.

Lu Chengfeng smiled slightly at her, then turned to Withered Bamboo and said, "Elder Withered Bamboo, please protect my master."

Withered Bamboo replied, "If she lives, I live; if she dies, I die!"

Lu Chengfeng nodded, taking a few steps back. He bowed deeply to the three individuals, then stood up and turned to leave.

Li Qingfeng sighed, "In the end, it's us old fellows who are incompetent, letting the younger generation of the sect face a Celestial Human."

He shook his head, taking from his left waist a sword artifact that somewhat resembled a scythe, the inheritance sword artifact of White Rainbow Peak, the Divine Light Scythe.

The Divine Light Scythe is a Divine Sword, its blade sharp as snow, and the Sword Qi it slashes out curves like the moon. It was forged by the seventh-generation ancestor of White Rainbow Peak.

The seventh-generation ancestor of White Rainbow Peak, by chance, obtained the Five-Colored Divine Light Iron, containing the Five Elements Law. A master blacksmith, driven by curiosity, he wished to forge an unparalleled sword artifact for the sect.

Ultimately, under the guidance of the contemporary Sect Leader, he comprehended the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword Manual, condensed the Five Elements Divine Light Talisman, and then cut it out, and through secret forging techniques, embedded it in the Divine Iron.

This ancestor adhered strictly to sect rules, and though he comprehended the sword manual, he ultimately broke through to Celestial Human with his self-created Divine Skill, the "Mirror Lake Shining Light Golden Refining True Technique," and took the opportunity to refine the Divine Light Scythe into a Divine Weapon.

Unfortunately, the "Mirror Lake Shining Light Golden Refining True Technique" was later lost, with only fragments remaining. However, it became the closely guarded forging secret skill of White Rainbow Peak.

The master blacksmith, Li Jiuchong, who journeyed to Jade Dragon Peak, practiced the remaining chapters of the "Mirror Lake Shining Light Golden Refining True Technique".

And the Divine Light Scythe of White Rainbow Peak thus became the most unique divine weapon of the entire Yuncang Sword Sect. Mastering this divine weapon allows one to channel it with White Tiger True Qi, unleashing the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword, a force of destruction that astonishes the world.

If channeled with the Five Elements Divine Light Talisman, its power intensifies, traditionally wielded personally by the First Seat of White Rainbow Peak as a supreme artifact.

"Since you have mastered the Five Elements Divine Light Talisman, this item is entrusted to you!" said Li Qingfeng in a hoarse, aged voice: "With this item for protection, you can have a bit more assurance."

Zhu Yuxian frowned, "Why not give it to the Young Sect Leader?"

Li Qingfeng replied, "You don't understand; when the Young Sect Leader channels the Dragon-Binding Rope, he cannot use a talisman to channel another divine weapon."

"Take it. If I die, should the opportunity arise, help me deliver this item..."

He paused slightly, then suddenly shook his head and smiled, saying, "Forget it, leave it to fate!"

Without waiting for Zhu Yuxian's reply, his slightly hunched figure left together with Lu Chengfeng.

Zhu Yuxian grasped the sword artifact, cold to the touch, deep and shadowy like a scythe, feeling the Five Elements Divine Light Talisman within her resonate naturally with this divine sword.

"The Yuncang Sword Sect has endured for a millennium, with truly deep roots, not merely composed of those fearing death, vying for power and profit."

She thought this, strapping the sword artifact onto her back with her left hand and using her lightweight technique to climb the cliff face.

Upon reaching the cliff top, she did not remain in an exposed location but withdrew far from the gorge, hiding amongst the forest, selecting an extremely lush and tall tree, leaping up to it, sitting cross-legged on a branch, and concealing all her presence.

The Withered Bamboo elder followed closely behind and, once Zhu Yuxian was hidden, his figure also vanished.

...

Li Qingfeng, upon reaching Trapped Dragon Abyss with Lu Chengfeng, halted, standing still as a statue.

Lu Chengfeng glanced back at this White Rainbow Peak First Seat, resembling an old farmer, feeling somewhat conflicted.

Li Qingfeng's words were quite clear just now; even for sect First Seat-level experts, pleading for mercy from the Lord of Youdu on bended knee doesn't escape death.

Yet, he still willingly bowed for the sect's sake, bending his knee.

Not for Lu Chengfeng, but for the Yuncang Sword Sect!

"Elder Li, take care!"

Lu Chengfeng spoke and then leaped into the abyss.

...

Upon reaching the broad stone platform, Qi Yuan was in a towering rage because Lu Chengfeng had taken several women away early, flames spewing from his mouth, his eyes blazing with golden light, and he even roared, transforming into a flood dragon in mid-air, rolling and howling.

If not for the Dragon-Binding Rope suppressing him, the force he unleashed could have shattered this stone platform.

"Lu Chengfeng, you faithless scoundrel, where are my women? Bring them to me quickly, or I'll swallow you alive." Qi Yuan issued an enraged hiss, flames spraying everywhere from his mouth.

"Sect Leader Qi Yuan, the sect is under great threat. The Lord of Youdu has issued a challenge to you, wanting to settle things with you once and for all," Lu Chengfeng lightly descended, using the Great and Small Celestial Cloud Light Escape Technique.

Qi Yuan, in flood dragon form, three zhang in length, brought his dragon head crashing down before Lu Chengfeng, surrounded by fiery light and emanating fierce energy.

"Don't speak nonsense; I don't want to hear it. Deliver the women to me quickly, or I'll tear you apart." Qi Yuan's pupils shone with golden light, his dragon head fierce, fangs bared, and exceedingly ferocious.

Lu Chengfeng calmly said, "I've already explained this to you in advance. Whether you agree or not is irrelevant under the Dragon-Binding Rope."

"Should you battle with all your might and win, I will bring you more women."

"If you don't comply, I will use the Dragon-Binding Rope to control you, regardless of the outcome. After today's battle, your demise will come."

"I've said all there is to say; act according to your own judgment!"

With that, he actually turned and leapt from the edge of the platform into the pitch-dark depths below.

"Lu Chengfeng, you deceitful wretch, you embodiment of calamity, come back here."

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

Qi Yuan cursed in fury, his flood dragon form enshrouded in chains rising into the air, causing the heavy chains to shake violently, producing a clanging sound, with sparks of electricity sporadically appearing from the clashing chains.

...

Ignoring him, Lu Chengfeng continued descending into the abyss, finally reaching the bottom after a long while. There lay the throat of the Red Dragon, with a thick iron cable piercing through its lower jaw.

He halted there, placing his hand on the iron cable, quietly awaiting the enemy's arrival.

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