"Lù Qīngyún, do you really think that reaching the Tenth Layer of the True Refinement will make you lawless, with no one able to control you? Provoking the Ministry of Justice and disregarding the rules, today I will make you understand the consequences of violating the sect's rules!"
Lóng Quē couldn't hold back any longer and shouted, his figure soaring into the air, charging towards Lù Qīngyún.
"Lù Qīngyún! How dare you kill the people of my Jiāng family! Perish!"
It seemed that Jiāng Xīnyuè and Lóng Quē had an agreement, as she had already joined in the attack together with Lóng Quē, disregarding her own status, and sandwiched Lù Qīngyún with him.
"Even though you are a famous strong expert in the First Peak, dealing with Lù Qīngyún's junior sister requires the power of two people. Today, I finally understand what shamelessness is."
At this moment, a voice rang out from the crowd.
Two figures swiftly approached from the direction of the Blue Moon Lake, followed by a group of people.
Lù Qīnghé had previously met the senior figures of the Blue Moon Lake, Gǔ Zhèn and Wáng Yóu, who were among them.
"That's Senior Brother Juàn Yún and Senior Brother Léi Jiàn."
Seeing the swift arrival of the two, the crowd let out a gasp.
"Senior Brother Juàn Yún and Senior Brother Léi Jiàn both broke into the top three in the Immortal Sword Competition and have the qualifications to compete for the final victory. They actually appeared here."
"Juàn Yún, Léi Jiàn!"
Lín Xià in the crowd, as well as Jīn Péng, who was protecting Lóng Quē and Jiāng Xīnyuè, had a slight change in their expression, and their eyes were filled with dread as they looked at Juàn Yún and Léi Jiàn.
Lù Qīngyún, the rising star, although bursting with unprecedented brilliance at this moment, is called the top expert of the new generation in the inner sect, having reached the Tenth Layer of True Refinement at the age of seventeen.
However, Juàn Yún and Léi Jiàn have been famous for many years in the First Peak.
Especially Léi Jiàn, who is among the top ten in the First Peak, there are few in the inner sect of the Asking Immortal Sect who can be considered his equal.
"Sky Sword Alliance, do you disrespect the Blue Moon Lake, thinking we are defenseless? Since that's the case..."
Juàn Yún, who had arrived swiftly, shouted loudly and was about to take action.
At this moment, the voice of Lu Qingyun, who was fighting with Long Que and Jiang Xinyue, came out: "Senior brothers, there's no need for you to bother, Jiang Xinyue, Long Que, are nothing more than insignificant opponents! If I can't even defeat their combined efforts, how can I be considered a disciple of the Qing Emperor!"
This meant she intended to take on both of them at once.
"Outrageous!"
"Lu Qingyun, you're asking for death!"
Long Que and Jiang Xinyue, being belittled by Lu Qingyun, instantly turned furious, and each of them displayed their strongest sword skills, launching a frenzied attack on Lu Qingyun.
"Qing Emperor!"
Lei Jian and Juan Yun were about to take action, but upon hearing Lu Qingyun mention the name of the Qing Emperor, they immediately stopped and looked at Lu Qingyun with genuine envy.
"It seems that Junior Sister Lu Qingyun intends to prove to the Qing Emperor through this battle that she truly has the strength to be his disciple."
"Although Junior Sister Lu Qingyun has reached the tenfold True Refinement level, Long Que and Jiang Xinyue are by no means easy opponents."
Although Juan Yun and Lei Jian were envious, they were also afraid that Lu Qingyun would make a foolish move and miss out on a great opportunity.
"Qing Emperor?"
Lu Qinghe, whose senses and abilities had greatly increased, heard Juan Yun and Lei Jian's words loud and clear.
This Qing Emperor...
I wonder who he is.
However, from the expressions of the two, it could be seen that this Qing Emperor is at least a powerful figure of the fourth stage or higher in the Elemental Realm, otherwise, he wouldn't have made two strong individuals like Lei Jian and Juan Yun, who had just broken through to the tenfold True Refinement level, show such genuine envy from the depths of their hearts.
"Lu Qingyun, meet your end!"
At this moment, the intense battle between Jiang Xinyue and Long Que reached its peak as Jiang Xinyue let out a long roar, her true energy erupting to the extreme, and the sword in her hand turned into a towering, surging wave.
"Sea Dragon's Fury!"
While Jiang Xinyue unleashed the ultimate move of the Great Sea Dragon technique, Long Que unexpectedly made a move at the same time, displaying the Infinite Tempest Sword technique.
"Gale Encompassing the Heavens!"
At this moment, the two ultimate techniques actually showed signs of merging, as if a vast sea, engulfed by a violent storm, caused a devastating typhoon, annihilating everything in its path.
"This is... a combined sword technique!"
"They actually merged the ultimate moves of two superior sword techniques! Without the support of the celestial worlds, who could cooperate at such a perfect level?"
"Not good, Junior Sister Lu Qingyun is in danger!"
Seeing this scene, Lin Xia, Juan Yun, and Lei Jian all had their faces change at the same time.
And Lu Qinghe, with his Azure Rainbow Sword emitting true energy, was about to shoot it out to rescue Lu Qingyun from this life-threatening situation.
"Insignificant opponents! Break!"
At this moment, a clear and piercing cry erupted from Lu Qingyun's mouth.
Although she was only seventeen years old and her voice was full of the crispness of a young girl, this cry contained a penetrating force that seemed to tear through the sky, making everyone feel their eardrums reverberate.
A ring of air waves spread out in all directions during her cry.
"This is..."
Hearing the meaning of this cry, Lu Qinghe couldn't help but reveal a look of astonishment in his eyes.
"Resonance of True Energy and Blood! Resonance of True Energy and Blood! This is actually the realm of the Resonance of True Energy and Blood!"
Lu Qingyun, at this moment, achieved resonance of true energy and blood, causing her essence and energy, as well as her true energy, to combine with each other.
Just as with the Eastern Heaven Secret, after the combination of essence, energy, and spirit, it could erupt with twice the power. Lu Qingyun had actually managed to increase the power of her sword technique by fifty percent through the resonance of true energy and blood.
"Sky-piercing Sword!"
"Boom!"
The collision of swords erupted in the void.
A ring of visible air waves, as if transformed into a storm, swept wildly in all directions.
The main hall in front of the Courtyard of the Punishment Bureau quickly cracked, and the spider-web-like cracks spread in a circle of thirty meters in diameter. The ground shattered and the dust spread in all directions, making a rumbling sound.
"Step, step!"
Lu Qingyun's figure shook violently, unable to help but retreat eleven steps, leaving a footprint on the ground with each step, and her whole body resonated with the sound of her bones.
On the other hand, Jiang Xinyue and Long Que's fate was even more tragic.
Both of them coughed up blood and flew out, crashing heavily to the ground. Their faces were pale, and their bodies, covered in a mix of dust and dirt, were in a terrible mess.
However, in comparison to their physical disarray, the greater blow from this battle was to their confidence in their cultivation.
"It's impossible, impossible, Lu Qingyun... Although there are some differences between us, the gap couldn't possibly be this wide, it's impossible..."
Jiang Xinyue looked dazed, unable to recover from the blow of being defeated by both of them working together.
"Lu Qingyun..."
On the other hand, Long Que, his face pale, looked at Lu Qingyun with a trace of fear in his eyes.
With this one sword, Lu Qingyun had completely shattered his fighting spirit.
Unless he can surpass Lu Qingyun in the future and step out of the shadow cast by Lu Qingyun's attacks, his achievements in this life will be limited to this.
"We won... we actually won..."
Previously observing from the sidelines with a calm demeanor, Lin Xia, after witnessing the astonishing sword technique displayed by Lu Qingyun just now, no longer had the indifferent look from before.
"Sister apprentice Lu Qingyun... truly worthy of being a disciple selected by Qing Emperor. I wonder what method Sister apprentice Lu Qingyun used just now, as it has increased the power of that sword technique by more than fifty percent!"
Juan Yun and Lei Jian also widened their eyes.
Before, they harbored dissatisfaction towards Qing Emperor choosing Lu Qingyun as his disciple instead of them, but at this moment, they no longer held any grudges.
At just seventeen years old, Lu Qingyun's swordsmanship displayed just now had already surpassed theirs.
"Hmph!"
Lu Qingyun stood still for a moment, and the Thunder Sound Body Refining Technique resonated within his body. After suppressing the boiling blood and qi within, he then cast his gaze upon Long Que and Jiang Xinyue.
"Not a worthy opponent!"
"Clang!"
The sword returned to its sheath.
"Kill them all."
With that command, Lu Qingyun turned and walked away.
"Don’t!"
"Senior Sister Lu Qingyun..."
"Elder of the South Sea, save us..."
"Tsk!"
The hand rose and the sword fell.
Those disciples escorted by the Snow Eagle Swordsmen were instantly slain one by one.
"Buzz!"
As the Snow Eagle Swordsmen were killing those disciples, a Yuan Realm halo suddenly appeared in the Judicial Department, spreading out.
However, before this Yuan Realm halo could affect Lu Qingyun's body, Gu Zhen and Wang You, who had been standing silently in the crowd, both stepped forward at the same time.
Two similar Yuan Realm halos rose from them, meeting the power of the halo spreading out from the Judicial Department, and three Yuan Realm halos instantly entangled and collided in the void, causing the elemental energy to become disorderly. For a moment, the entire sky above the Judicial Department was filled with chaotic elemental energy, with swirling winds and flying sand and rocks.
"Nirvana Realm!"
Lu Qinghe looked at the clash between the three Yuan Realm powers, his eyes fixed without blinking.
Yuan Realm.
This was the power of the Yuan Realm.
The clash between the three Nirvana Realm experts.
The clash only lasted for a moment, yet it stirred the change in the world's elemental energy. With such cultivation...
It had completely transcended the level of ordinary people.
No wonder there is an old saying that one can only be called a cultivator after stepping into the Nirvana Realm. Other than that, even if one is strong in the refining realm, they are still just ordinary people.
"Boom!"
The three Yuan Realm powers collided in the void for a moment, then quickly dispersed and retracted on their own.
From the reaction of the final dispersion of the Yuan Realm power, it could be seen that neither side had gained an advantage.
"Truly worthy of being veteran Nirvana Realm experts..."
Gu Zhen sighed slightly in his heart.
The two of them joined forces, yet failed to gain the upper hand.
"You will definitely surpass him and rise above him."
Wang You glanced at Gu Zhen and said affirmatively.
Gu Zhen also smiled slightly, not doubting this point.
"Today's battle, I'm afraid no one in the inner sect will dare to challenge Senior Sister Lu Qingyun's authority anymore."
Wang You looked at Lu Qingyun walking towards Lu Qinghe and felt emotional.
"She does this to establish her authority, I'm afraid it is also because of her elder brother Lu Qinghe..."
"Lu Qinghe..."
Wang You looked at the young man holding a sword, calm but with an extraordinary air, and said, "This Lu Qinghe is also not an ordinary person. With time, he might not need Lu Qingyun's protection as much."
"Compared to Lu Qingyun, Lu Qinghe may be a bit inferior, but it can't be denied that both brother and sister are exceptional talents. Otherwise, how could they make Huang Tian Peak suffer defeat under their swords."
"Hehe, Lu Qinghe is also one of our people from Blue Moon Lake. With Lu Qingyun looking out for him, his future is boundless. Before we leave, let's pay a visit and leave some goodwill."