"Li Shang Sword Venerable!"

"Master Qu!"

In the next moment, Dugu Feng and the others also stepped into the Secret Realm. Upon seeing Li Shang Sword Venerable, Jiao Yang and Ji Liuyun exclaimed simultaneously, though their emotions were vastly different.

Jiao Yang was excited, while Ji Liuyun felt pain and despair.

To all the disciples of the Profound Moon Sword Sect, Qu Lishang was undoubtedly their most revered figure, a living legend.

Yet now, Dugu Feng was here to kill Qu Lishang; she witnessed everything firsthand but was utterly powerless to stop it.

"Peng Ru, see that moonlight on his body? Use all your strength, slash through that moonlight, and your task will be complete!"

Even Dugu Feng couldn't suppress a hint of excitement in her eyes at this moment.

She had also been planning for this day for a long time.

Three times she entered the Inverted Mountain; this was not her first visit, but it was the first time she felt success was so close.

"Ru'er!"

Though she had long decided not to ask Peng Ru to sacrifice herself, at this moment, Ji Liuyun couldn't help but speak, with a pained and pleading look in her eyes.

If it were herself, of course, she'd rather die than harm Li Shang Sword Venerable even slightly. But... how could she ask this disciple to die!

Biting her lip hard, Peng Ru looked at Ji Liuyun silently for a long time before turning her gaze to Wang Junze.

Unexpectedly, this time Dugu Feng did not urge but merely watched Peng Ru and Wang Junze lightly.

"Do it; I also want to see just how strong this world-renowned Li Shang Sword Venerable is!"

Meeting Peng Ru's gaze, Wang Junze shrugged his shoulders and casually ordered, "I assure you, as long as you follow the orders, I will ensure you and your master leave safely."

"Yes!"

Listening to Wang Junze's words, Peng Ru finally made up her mind. Within breaths, True Qi frantically injected into the Divine Sword in her hand. She took a step forward, determination flashing in her eyes, fiercely slashing at the Sword Qi in front of Li Shang Sword Venerable.

*Clang!*

The sound of a sword, terrifying Sword Qi roared out. Along with Peng Ru's sword, it instantly cut into the criss-crossed Sword Qi around.

This sword unleashed Peng Ru's full power, its might nearly equivalent to a full strike from a Void Realm powerhouse.

Of course, this amount of power meant nothing to the mighty Sword Qi surrounding Li Shang Sword Venerable. However, this Sword Qi originated from Li Shang Sword Venerable's own Divine Weapon, which to some extent was Li Shang Sword Venerable's Sword Intent, so naturally, it wouldn't trigger the surrounding Sword Qi's counterattack.

*Boom!*

Without any obstruction, Peng Ru's sword smoothly reached Li Shang Sword Venerable's front, and the moment the Sword Qi touched the moonlight, it shattered suddenly!

Instantly, the Sword Intent seal in front of Li Shang Sword Venerable fractured swiftly.

Of course, it's more accurate to say Peng Ru's sword didn't shatter the seal but instead triggered it, causing the seal to dissipate by itself.

And almost at the instant the seal dissipated, Dugu Feng stepped forward, the Godslaying Spear in her hand suddenly surged with overwhelming blood-red light, fiercely stabbing toward Li Shang Sword Venerable's position.

No matter how much preparation had been made beforehand, when truly facing Li Shang Sword Venerable, Dugu Feng remained as cautious as possible, attacking with full force, not intending to give Li Shang Sword Venerable any chance to react.

The spear was too fast; it seemed to rip through the void in an instant. Before others had time to respond, the spear had already reached Li Shang Sword Venerable's front.

However, at the moment the spear reached Li Shang Sword Venerable, he suddenly opened his eyes.

Without any apparent move, just a mere glance, a terrifying Sword Intent seemed to appear out of nowhere, slashing onto the spear tip, blocking it forcibly; no matter how Dugu Feng urged, the spear tip refused to advance even an inch.

"Scram!"

With a single word, it seemed to transform into thunderous Sword Sound, striking heavily on Dugu Feng's body, shattering the blood-red light around her; even as strong as Dugu Feng was, she was directly blown away!

At the same time, Li Shang Sword Venerable lightly flicked his fingers, causing the Divine Sword in Peng Ru's hand to emit a slight tremor, as if it were about to soar away.

However, in the next moment, a blood-red sheen emerged from the sword blade, forcibly severing the link between Li Shang Sword Venerable and the Divine Sword.

"Hmm?"

Instantly, Li Shang Sword Venerable sensed something unusual, with a terrifying killing intent flashing in his eyes.

"Blood Refining Technique?"

"Hahaha, Qu Lishang, how unexpected it must be to see your disciples of the Profound Moon Sword Sect betray you, using Blood Refining Technique to refine your Divine Sword, severing your connection to it as a Lifebound Divine Weapon!"

Though repelled by a single word of thunderous Sword Sound from Li Shang Sword Venerable, Dugu Feng showed no fear, but instead laughed out loud.

Qu Lishang was truly formidable; even now just awakened from breaking the seal, still severely injured, his strength was nowhere near fully exerted, yet he remained an intimidating Saint Realm powerhouse. Had it not been for severing the link to his Divine Weapon, relying on Divine Thought alone, Qu Lishang could have directed the Divine Weapon to effortlessly slay Dugu Feng.

Unfortunately, Dugu Feng had calculated everything precisely in advance, making Peng Ru use the Blood Refining Technique to transform the Divine Weapon into a Lifebound Divine Weapon. Now, even Qu Lishang couldn't easily recapture his Divine Weapon.

"Are you a disciple of the Profound Moon Sword Sect?"

Looking at Peng Ru, Qu Lishang glanced once briefly, then sighed softly, "Too weak, with Refining Spirit cultivation... not even a True Inheritor; how could you reach here?"

"..."

After that sword strike, Peng Ru was already drained of power. Pale-faced, biting her lip tight, she faced Qu Lishang without uttering a phrase.

"Godslaying Spear, are you from the Judgment Department?"

Without giving Peng Ru further attention, Qu Lishang turned to Dugu Feng, asking, "No, that's not right! The Director of the Judgment Department is an old acquaintance of mine; if he wanted me dead, he wouldn't need such underhanded tactics... are you a traitor of the Judgment Department?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Junze's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

Clearly, he had been sleeping here for decades, yet simply from a few words and a Godslaying Spear, he could deduce the truth; this Li Shang Sword Venerable was not only supremely powerful but extremely astute, truly worthy of his legendary reputation.

"Indeed, I rebelled against the Judgment Department!"

Facing Qu Lishang, Dugu Feng did not deny, replying calmly, "Qu Lishang, I bear you no grievances. Just hand over the Great Nether Mirror, and I'll leave immediately, no longer giving you any trouble!"

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