"Stop right there!"
The Snow Eagle Swordsmen guarding the entrance saw the clearly hostile group of twenty-two people and immediately shouted.
"Get out of the way!"
The lead middle-aged man among the twenty-two people shouted coldly, and with a wave of his hand, directly sent the Snow Eagle Swordsman who intended to block them flying with his true energy.
"You..."
Another Snow Eagle Swordsman was about to speak when a man in black clothing behind the middle-aged man suddenly stepped forward and produced a jade token, saying, "I am from the Law Enforcement Office! Stand aside, otherwise it will be considered violence against the law, and violators will be treated the same!"
"The Law Enforcement Office!?"
The Snow Eagle Swordsman looked at the man in black in awe.
The Law Enforcement Office was the law enforcement agency of the Sect of the Heavenly Inquirers, specifically responsible for handling disciples who committed major offenses, and at the moment...
"This is the residence of Lu Qingyun, a disciple of the inner sect in the third round of the Sect's Sword Competition!"
Although wary of the man's identity, the Snow Eagle Swordsman could not back down at this moment.
"Hmph, we have the elder's order. Lu Qinghe, an outer sect disciple, dared to kill an inner sect disciple in Longmen City. This heinous act has incurred public anger. Today, I will arrest him and bring him to the Law Enforcement Office for punishment! If any of you obstruct us, you will also be apprehended!"
The man in black coldly stared at the two Snow Eagle Swordsmen and then forcefully charged in.
"Lu Qinghe... killed an inner sect disciple?"
The Snow Eagle Swordsman's mind suddenly went blank.
The rules of the Sect of the Heavenly Inquirers placed great importance on the safety of the inner sect disciples. Among the inner sect disciples, even in seeking revenge, seldom would they resort to fatal violence.
However, when an inner sect disciple faced an outer sect disciple, they held absolute privilege and had the upper hand. Killing an outer sect disciple would, at most, incur insignificant punishment.
But if an outer sect disciple, in defiance, killed an inner sect disciple, it would be a major calamity.
No one doubted Lu Qinghe's cultivation level. From his ability to kill the Golden Dragon Sword King, it was definite that he had the strength to slay ordinary inner sect disciples.
She couldn’t believe that not only did he have this ability, he even took such actions, and moreover, did so before gaining the status of an inner sect disciple...
"Not good! Go inform Miss Lu Qingyun! At the same time, find a way to summon the elders. We need to confirm Lu's status as an inner sect disciple before taking any further action! Killing an inner sect disciple by an inner sect disciple and killing an inner sect disciple by an outer sect disciple are entirely different concepts!"
Seeing the group of people forcefully entering, the leading Snow Eagle Swordsman immediately realized the situation and hurriedly went to report the news.
At this moment, Xuan Yin, Chang Li, Caiyun, and others who had received the news also walked out from the residence, subtly surrounding the group of twenty or so people.
"Regardless of what has happened, we must wait for the owner of the residence to come back before anything is decided. Your unfounded intrusion into our young lady's residence is beyond disrespectful."
Caiyun said sternly.
"Do you want to obstruct the law enforcement of the Law Enforcement Office? Or perhaps you are accomplices of Lu Qinghe, and now you are just trying to delay and give him a chance to escape?"
The man in black looked at the Snow Eagle Swordsmen surrounding them and spoke coldly.
"Why waste time talking to them! Break in and capture Lu Qinghe!"
The middle-aged man beside the man in black ordered.
"It's you!"
Upon seeing this middle-aged man, Caiyun immediately recognized him and said, "I know you, Jiang He, the third ranked strongman of Waiyi Peak back then, but later you willingly became a follower of Jiang Xinyue! Jiang Xinyue is Miss's next competitor for the top ten of the inner sect. I'm afraid you are here to create trouble and interfere with Miss’s upcoming battle!"
"Nonsense!"
Jiang He roared and forcibly interrupted Caiyun's words, "Lu Qinghe is despicably killing inner sect disciples by foul means. This inner sect disciple was mentored by the same elder as our master, they are like siblings. There's nothing wrong with our master standing up for his disciple!"
Jiang He said and immediately turned to give instructions, "Hanfeng, go and capture Lu Qinghe immediately. These outer sect disciples dare to resist; kill them!"
The man in black named Hanfeng nodded, then directly signaled his twenty Law Enforcement disciples to charge forward.
"How dare you!"
Caiyun shouted, drawing her sword!
"Dare to resist! Kill them all!"
Seeing this scene, Jiang He's eyes flashed with a cold light as he issued a direct order to kill.
In an instant, all twenty disciples of the Law Enforcement Office drew their swords, and in a flash, several weaker Snow Eagle Swordsmen were injured.
"You...!"
Caiyun angrily shouted.
Depending on low-quality elemental stones for years, she and Chang Li had already reached the eighth level of Qi Refinement. Now, they fully erupted with their combat power and intercepted nearly half of the Law Enforcement disciples.
"Hmm!?"
Seeing this scene, Hanfeng's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his treasured sword was unsheathed, revealing his cultivation level at the ninth level of Qi Refinement. He completely suppressed Caiyun and Chang Li.
"What's going on?"
At this moment, Lu Qinghe, who was practicing in the courtyard, naturally also heard the commotion outside and walked out.
"Young master, be careful. These people are after you. Changli, you protect the young master and go to the Blue Moon Lake to seek Miss's help!" Caiyun shouted when she saw Lu Qinghe appear.
"Go!? Can you go?" At this moment, Jiang He, who had been standing on the side all along, sneered and stepped forward, bursting out with the aura of the peak of the Refining Realm Ninefold, and behind him appeared a ring of elemental energy.
The power of the elemental realm!
He actually had a force from the elemental realm infused by a strongman of the Origin Realm.
"Lu Qinghe, give up your life!" Jiang He shouted, unsheathing his sword. For a moment, the sword shadow surged like a violent storm, covering the sky.
"Infinite Violent Wind Sword Technique!? And the complete level of the Infinite Violent Wind Sword!?" Seeing Jiang He's sword technique, Lu Qinghe was somewhat surprised.
This Jiang He, who seemed unremarkable, actually practiced a top-grade sword technique to perfection. In addition to his peak Refining Realm Ninefold true energy cultivation and the protection of elemental energy, he could be considered nearly invincible in the short term, with the elemental energy still intact. He was even more formidable than Huang Tianfeng, the sixth-ranked strongman of the second peak.
However...
"Clang!"
The sword was unsheathed!
The complete level of the Radiant Light Thirteen Swords directly manifested countless sword shadows, completely overshadowing Jiang He's Violent Wind Sword light.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
In a breath, Lu Qinghe and Jiang He's swords clashed no less than thirty times.
Every sword clash caused Jiang He's sword technique to dissipate a little. After the thirtieth clash, the fourteenth move of the Radiant Light Thirteen Swords was about to emerge...
But at this moment, a feeling of being locked on surged into Lu Qinghe's heart. In a hurry, Lu Qinghe's figure flashed, and his Boundless Body Technique burst to its extreme.
"Chirp!"
Blood spattered.
Even though Lu Qinghe had already pushed his speed to the extreme, he was still pierced in the shoulder by a sword light.
Peak of the Refining Realm Ninefold!
It was another peak Refining Realm Ninefold expert.
Especially the sword technique he had just used was the ultimate move of the Splitting Light Shadow Sword Technique, the Shadow of Death.
"Dark Wing!"
Seeing this middle-aged man, known as Dark Wing, who had been inconspicuous in the crowd but suddenly erupted with a lethal sword, the knowledgeable Caiyun was both shocked and angry, "Dark Wing, do you of the Sky Sword Alliance want to go to war with our Blue Moon Lake!?"
The expression of the man known as Dark Wing remained unchanged. Although his attack had missed, he was actually quite surprised, but he quickly retreated into the crowd.
More than thirty people in the crowd were in a melee, and relying on the auras of these thirty-plus people to conceal themselves, even though he had just made a startling appearance, he still disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Shadow Piercer?"
Dark Wing's figure disappeared from the eyes of everyone, but under Lu Qinghe's scrutiny, it was vividly displayed. He could even see clearly that Dark Wing was changing his appearance swiftly while clashing with a Snow Eagle Swordsmaster, disjointing and adopting a different guise when he confronted another Snow Eagle Swordsmaster.
The speed of this disguise was breathtaking.
"A peak Refining Realm Shadow Piercer, plus a strong elemental energy...you've paid a hefty price to deal with me.” With a sword in hand, Lu Qinghe fiercely struck the ring of elemental energy that had spread out from Jiang He's body, causing the energy to shake and almost dissipate.
However, the ring of elemental energy was ultimately the power of a strongman in the Origin Realm, and it was not something that Lu Qinghe's sword could easily break. When his sword hit the ring of elemental energy, it shook for a moment, but was ultimately diverted by the elemental energy.
"Damn it! This Lu Qinghe...is even stronger than the records! How can the members of the Sky Sword Alliance be so careless? They didn't accurately assess the opponent's true strength before hatching a plan to try to kill us!?" Jiang He watched the violent shaking of the ring of elemental energy with astonishment and anger.
At this rate, it wouldn't be long before this ring of elemental energy would be completely shattered.
And this was all because the one who had given him this force from the elemental realm was an elder from the Ministry of Punishments, South Sea. If it had been an ordinary first-level Origin Realm elder, he would now be in danger of being killed by Lu Qinghe's sword.
"Sky Sword Alliance!"
Just as Jiang He felt a deep anger and fear in his heart, a clear whistle resounded, spreading throughout the mountains in an instant. The sound waves shook and pierced the sky as if they were about to shred the white clouds in the air.
"This kind of true energy...Lu Qingyun!"
Hearing this voice, Jiang He's astonishment turned into complete fear, "How is it so fast! Isn't Lu Qingyun in Blue Moon Lake receiving guidance from senior strongmen of the Ancient Town and preparing for the final showdown two days from now? How could she suddenly appear here!?"
Their plan was to take advantage of this time difference.
There were only two days left.
And Lu Qinghe had just returned to the sect and had not yet received certification as an inner disciple.
In addition, Lu Qingyun was still practicing in Blue Moon Lake.
They could completely take advantage of this opportunity to capture Lu Qinghe, threaten Lu Qingyun, and thereby ensure that Jiang Xinyue ultimately obtained the spot to enter the Academy of Heritage.
Despite the urgency, the plan-making was relatively perfect, but they had miscalculated Lu Qinghe's true cultivation and also miscalculated the time for Lu Qingyun's return from Blue Moon Lake.
"Lù Qīngyún, absolutely at the first moment Lù Qīnghé returned to the Xian Sect, she ended her cultivation and returned to the Third Peak."
This point indicates Lù Qīnghé's position in Lù Qīngyún's heart.
Knowing that Lù Qīnghé had returned, she no longer cared about her cultivation.
If she really could capture Lù Qīnghé, she could definitely make Lù Qīngyún surrender and inherit the position at the academy, bringing it under her control.
But because of this, their plan ended in failure.