"Go! Hurry up! We can't linger in battle!"
Before Jiang He could make a decision on whether to take a risk and capture Lù Qīnghé, Hán Fēng immediately gave the order.
In an instant, over twenty people retreated like a tide.
"Damn it!"
Seeing Hán Fēng retreating, Jiang He also stopped hesitating and turned to leave.
"You can come and go as you please?"
Lù Qīnghé's Qinghong Sword was unsheathed, and as he looked at Jiang He's elemental realm halo, the essence of the initial sword flashed in his mind.
But at that moment, a shout from Chán Lí, "Protect Young Master!", came from one side.
Instantly, five or six Snow Eagle Swordsmen who had disengaged from the others swarmed, surrounding them and cutting off the gap between Jiang He and Lù Qīnghé.
It was clear that Chán Lí and the others had seen through Jiang He's plan and were going all out to protect Lù Qīnghé.
"Don't worry about me, go after them."
"No need, Young Master, your safety is the priority. As for those jackals..."
Chán Lí protected Lù Qīnghé with her sword across her chest, her eyes fixed on Jiang He, Hán Fēng, and Dark Wing as they left. "Miss will take care of them."
"Whoosh!"
As soon as Chán Lí finished speaking, a myriad of sword lights descended, carrying a surge of powerful qi, sweeping through the crowd.
In an instant, six Disciples of the Blade of Law were killed, and three injured.
Nearly half of the twenty-two people were lost.
"Not one left!"
Lù Qīngyún's murderous voice resounded from outside the courtyard.
With the command, Cǎiyún led another group of Snow Eagle Swordsmen, rushing forward to kill the strongmen of the Blade of Law. Although they had not determined the outcome in a short time, it prevented them from escaping.
"Jiang Xīnyu, she has the audacity to send people to besiege my courtyard! For now, I will kill you all, then go find Jiang Xīnyu for interest!"
Lù Qīngyún's crisp voice reverberated in the void, causing Jiang He, Hán Fēng, Dark Wing, and others to feel as if they were in an ice cave.
Next, sounds of blades and swords rang out, accompanied by a strong, formidable qi that even Lù Qīnghé could feel.
"A tenth-stage True Refinement practitioner going all out..."
Lù Qīnghé had fought with Lǚ Qiánkūn before, but the first time, Lǚ Qiánkūn had not taken him seriously, and the second time, he was ambushed and seriously wounded. Neither instance counted for much.
Now, with Lù Qīngyún going all out, Lù Qīnghé wanted to understand the extent of the gap between his qi and the ninth-stage True Refinement Lù Qīngyún, who had cultivated to the tenth stage of the Lingyun Art.
"Let's go out and take a look."
"Young Master, we can wait here quietly; these people are mainly after you."
"It's fine. With Qīngyún here, what is there to worry about!"
After hearing Lù Qīnghé's words, Chán Lí hesitated for a moment and then remembered Lù Qīnghé's strength when he fought Jiang He before.
Even though Jiang He had the cultivation of the ninth stage of True Refinement, he had not been able to deal with Lù Qīnghé, not even with Dark Wing's ambush.
Not seeing each other for a few months, Lù Qīnghé was probably at the level of Miss a few months ago.
Thinking of this, Chán Lí finally nodded. "Alright."
In an instant, a group of people had left the courtyard.
Outside the courtyard, Lù Qīngyún was fighting alone against Jiang He, Dark Wing, and Hán Fēng, the three great ninth-stage True Refinement practitioners.
These three people, Jiang He, Dark Wing, all had terrifying combat power that could rank in the top ten on the Third Peak, each one able to compete with Hán Zhēn, and even though Hán Fēng was somewhat weaker, it was not by much.
However, the gap between the ninth and tenth stages of True Refinement was ultimately too vast. Even though the three of them teamed up and displayed their sword art to the fullest, they were still no match for the might of Lù Qīngyún's sword art.
"Cut!"
With Lù Qīngyún's clear cry, her Split Light and Shadow Sword Art suddenly changed, and she, like a true death shadow, flew past Hán Fēng, who had the weakest cultivation.
"No!"
The fear in Hán Fēng's eyes suddenly erupted.
At the next moment, blood spurted from his throat.
One sword took his life.
Kill!
Han Feng, a disciple of the Punishment Ministry, did not even blink his eyes when executing someone.
"Refining the True Qi tenfold!"
Jiang He's voice trembled slightly.
But seeing Han Feng actually die under Lu Qingyun's sword, the Dark Wing of Darkness shrank in every pore of his body. He did not hesitate to abandon Jiang He at this opportunity, as if he were a soaring bird, and fled towards the third peak.
"Hmm!?"
Seeing this scene, Lu Qinghe's eyes flashed with determination.
In this battle, his only injury was a sword wound on his shoulder.
How could a vengeance left by one sword go unavenged!?
"Swish!"
A violent breaking sound exploded in the void.
The Green Rainbow Sword in Lu Qinghe's hand shot out with a special force, and the shockwave of the Qi had already appeared in front of the Dark Wing, causing the extreme fear in its eyes to expand.
"Bang!"
True Qi erupted.
Even with a distance of several meters, the true Qi contained in the Green Rainbow Sword still caused the Dark Wing's figure to tremble, and it was forced to fly backwards.
How could Lu Qingyun miss this opportunity.
"Swish!"
The cold light pierced the air!
The head of the Dark Wing flew high and fell to the ground with an unbelievable shock on its face.
Dark Wing!
Dead!
Such a death of a figure comparable to the top ten master of the Third Peak caused a shiver in the hearts of the inner disciples who had come over to investigate the noise nearby.
They were full of dread for Lu Qingyun's swordsmanship and decisiveness.
Without exception, all of them had placed an untouchable label on Lu Qingyun.
"Lu Qingyun, I'm just following orders, why be so ruthless!"
Seeing Lu Qingyun, who didn't hesitate to come for him after slaying the Dark Wing, Jiang He's eyes were filled with genuine fear.
But...
Lu Qingyun's sword didn't hesitate even for a moment because of Jiang He's pleas.
In a one-on-one situation, the huge gap between the tenth level of Refining True Qi and the ninth level of Refining True Qi was vividly displayed in front of Lu Qinghe.
Crushing!
Just like how Lu Qinghe's true Qi crushed the true Qi of the Yellow Peak.
The same applied when Lu Qingyun faced Jiang He.
The degree of this crushing even surpassed the previous case.
After all, without the Elemental Realm, Jiang He was still inferior to the Yellow Peak.
In the situation where true Qi was crushed and swordsmanship was suppressed, the gap between Lu Qingyun and Jiang He was magnified to the extreme.
"Ah!"
With a cry of pain, Jiang He's arm was severed in the void.
After severing Jiang He's arm, Lu Qingyun showed no intention of stopping, attacking again with three more swords, cutting off one of his legs, and directly disabling Jiang Xin Yue's most competent subordinate.
"Watch him!"
With a loud shout to the guards beside Lu Qinghe, Lu Qingyun's sword continued to cut through the disciples of the Punishment Ministry amidst their desperate wails, creating a scene of bloodshed!
In this moment, Lu Qingyun's overbearing and ruthless style shocked everyone who witnessed the battle.
Lu Qinghe watched the beautiful figure moving through the crowd with great attention.
This was a good opportunity to fully understand a tenth level Refining True Qi master.
Lu Qingyun's practice of the Lingyun Technique, breakthroughs, and battle power, combined with her mastery of the complete level of the Shadowless Sword Art, although not the top of the tenth level, was definitely not weak either.
As Lu Qingyun captured and killed the disciples of the Punishment Ministry as if cutting through melons and vegetables, Lu Qingyun had gained a clear understanding of her cultivation level.
"If the Initial Sword is not used... it is inferior, but if the Initial Sword is displayed, it's another matter..."
Lu Qinghe summarized.
"Lu Qingyun, we are just following orders, please spare us!"
“Sister Lu Qingyun, you've killed enough people today. We are all disciples of the inner sect…” The disciples of the Department of Punishment wailed and begged for mercy.
“What does it matter if they are inner sect disciples? They intruded into the courtyards of other inner sect disciples. I have every right to defend myself and retaliate. I could have killed you all, but what could you do to me if we were to fight? Caiyun!”
“Yes, Miss!” Caiyun responded firmly.
Looking at Lu Qingyun, her eyes were full of admiration.
“Tie them all up. We're going to the Department of Punishment!”
“Go to the Department of Punishment!?” Caiyun was taken aback.
“Hmph! Jiang Xinyue, don't think I don't know what she's up to. Since she dare to plot against me and attempt to use Qinghe to threaten me, she must be prepared to pay the price! There must be some elders from the Department of Punishment behind this. They have to give me an explanation! Let's go!”
“Yes!” Hearing that Lu Qingyun was going to cause trouble for the elders of the Department of Punishment, Caiyun and the Snow Eagle Swordsmen present were all filled with fervor.
The elders are not to be taken lightly!
Especially the elders of the Department of Punishment!
With such a master to follow, who would dare to disrespect them in the future in the Immortal Sect?
“Qinghe, are you okay?” Lu Qinghe glanced at the Snow Eagle Swordsmen who were still guarding him and shrugged. “Do I look like I have any problems?”
“Good! It's my fault that I've implicated you. I didn't expect Jiang Xinyue and the people of the Tianjian Alliance to resort to such despicable means in order to compete for the academy's inheritance quotas. I'll take you to the Department of Punishment to make them pay for it!”
Once Lu Qingyun finished speaking, she waved her slender hand with determination.
For a moment, the Snow Eagle Swordsmen closed the courtyard gates and escorted eight heavily injured and terrified disciples from the Department of Punishment, as well as Jiang and their leader, straight to the Department of Punishment.
The inner sect Department of Punishment is not on the Third Peak, but at the intersection of the Second and Third Peaks, not far from the Blue Moon Lake.
Or rather, when the Blue Moon Lake chose this location as their branch, it may not have been without some involvement in the Department of Punishment.
The group of over thirty people, plus Lu Qingyun's qualification to compete in the top ten of the inner sect after breaking through to the third round of the Immortal Sect Swordfight, made her a real celebrity in the Immortal Sect. Along the way, many disciples came to follow their procession to the Department of Punishment.
In this way, the size of the group continued to grow, and by the time they reached the Department of Punishment, the original thirty-some people had become a huge three hundred, filling the square outside the Department of Punishment.
“Miss.” Caiyun looked at the seemingly quiet Department of Punishment and said, "The Department of Punishment has its own informants; they couldn't possibly not know that we're coming for them. There's no response from them now…”
“Hmph! How dare they not respond!? Jiang Xinyue and the elder behind her think they can hide in the Department of Punishment and be beyond my reach?” Lu Qingyun sneered and looked at the quiet inner sect Department of Punishment where even the gatekeepers were absent. “Elders? Elders can act with impunity, flout the rules and attack sect disciples at will? If they won't come out, we'll force them out!”