Chapter 71 – Jianghai Sword God, We Finally Meet!

Jianghai City, Sword Valley.

Several Black Hawk helicopters circled overhead, swiftly cutting through the sky as pine forests swayed like roaring waves.

A reporter leaned out from the helicopter cabin, reporting to the camera about the situation in the Sword Valley behind them.

Below in the canyon,

a several-hundred-meter-deep chasm stretched across both sides. The Sword Valley was now completely devoid of Sword Qi and spiritual charm, leaving only devastation in its wake. Yuwen Xuan hovered above this “wound,” his Star Pressure surging violently as he condensed a tangible blockade.

Boom!

The arriving helicopters, witnessing this scene, dared not approach too closely. They could only circle the airspace near him, broadcasting this terrifying spectacle online via cameras…

In no time, the entire internet erupted.

Netizens voiced their opinions, sparking a massive wave of condemnation.

“Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous! This Sword Valley is a sacred treasure land for all sword practitioners, and it’s been destroyed just like that?!”

“Yuwen Xuan must have gone mad. How could he do something as reckless as draining the pond to catch the fish?”

“Sword Valley: Please turn on your microphone and communicate!”

“With one sword strike, he severed the opportunities for future generations. Yuwen Xuan has truly committed a sin!”

At this moment, those following the incident online were filled with righteous indignation.

As expected, public opinion overwhelmingly sided with Jianghai City.

However,

this was ultimately nothing more than helpless rage…

After all, Yuwen Xuan’s strength was at the Peak Grandmaster Realm, a level so rare across the entire nation that barely anyone could challenge him.

…

Meanwhile, outside the Sword Valley, the forest roared like surging tides.

The Star Martial Police Department’s security team urgently deployed, setting up a yellow blockade at the entrance to the Sword Valley.

The Police Inspector Commander stood at the canyon’s mouth, directing the scene while gazing up at Yuwen Xuan suspended high above.

The Curator was also present, lending support.

“What a madman.”

They sighed in unison, their emotions tangled between anger and bitterness, their hearts a mix of conflicting feelings.

A cross-realm battle was like moving mountains and parting seas.

Against a Peak Grandmaster Realm expert like Yuwen Xuan, those of them in the Innate Realm stood no chance.

In his eyes, killing them would be as effortless as crushing ants.

The current situation was extremely critical.

Now, to force the Jianghai Sword God out, Yuwen Xuan had already destroyed the Sword Valley, single-handedly erasing a treasure land of the Sword Dao.

But if the Sword God still refused to emerge and face him, given Yuwen Xuan’s temperament, wouldn’t he head to Broken Peak Mountain to destroy another treasure land?

Once the treasure lands were gone, only innocent civilians would remain…

In other words, Jianghai City had already teetered on the brink of hell, with disaster looming at any moment!

“A calamity has come knocking.”

The more he thought about it, the heavier the Commander’s heart grew.

The only way to pacify Yuwen Xuan now was to find the Jianghai Sword God.

But the biggest problem was…

“Is the Sword God even still in the city?”

At this thought, the Commander looked up at Yuwen Xuan in the sky, pulled out a cigarette from his pocket, and lit it to relieve the pressure.

The Curator nearby shook his head and said, “These Grandmaster experts have exceedingly eccentric temperaments. Most prefer to wander the world, never settling in one place.”

“True.”

The Commander sighed helplessly.

With no response to the challenge for so many days, it was possible that Lord Sword God didn’t care about this insignificant city and had long since left Jianghai.

“Sigh… Elder Li has already gone to search for traces of the Sword God, but we can’t just sit idly by. We must negotiate with the Grassland Sword Saint.”The Commander took the last drag of his cigarette, crushed the butt, and turned to look toward Sword Valley. “We can’t let him continue this madness any longer.”

As soon as he finished speaking—

Suddenly!

Whoosh! A sharp sound of footsteps cutting through the wind echoed.

Before anyone could react, a slender figure transformed into a blur, breaking through the blockade and charging recklessly into Sword Valley.

“What’s this?!”

In an instant, the Curator and the Commander recognized the owner of that aura.

It was actually Li Zixuan!

……………………

Inside Sword Valley, Li Zixuan stood atop the forest leaves, her delicate face filled with rage, her pretty brows tightly furrowed, and her sword-holding hand trembling.

“That bastard actually dared… actually dared to destroy Teacher’s belongings!!”

She gritted her silver teeth, her blood boiling with fury. As she sensed the complete loss of Spiritual Energy in Sword Valley along her path, her heart ached with pain and sorrow.

Everything was destroyed.

Wherever she looked, the stone walls lay shattered and scattered. The deeper she ventured into Sword Valley, the more chaotic and ruined the scene became.

All those memories of her teacher’s lessons vanished into thin air at this moment.

Nothing remained…

The thought of it instantly overwhelmed Li Zixuan’s rationality with emotion. A towering rage surged within her, and she soon arrived beneath the culprit.

Yuwen Xuan looked down at Li Zixuan below, surprised. He transmitted his voice, “It’s actually you?”

“Senior’s actions are truly disgraceful!”

Li Zixuan’s eyes reddened with urgency as she openly rebuked the Sword Saint. “A dignified Sword Saint, yet you commit such shameful deeds!”

“Haha, you little girl are quite impatient. I must have destroyed something you hold dear, right?”

Yuwen Xuan laughed heartily, surveying the devastation around Sword Valley. “It seems you truly are the Sword God’s disciple. Have your master come and face me. If I lose, I will surely apologize to him.”

“Teacher would never engage with someone like you.”

Li Zixuan stared at Yuwen Xuan, hissing each word slowly and deliberately. “Teacher has never regarded you as worthy of his attention. He would never bother with a pathetic clown like you!”

Her words struck like daggers, piercing straight to the heart.

“Insolence!”

Above, Yuwen Xuan’s pupils constricted abruptly, his face instantly darkening.

Her words had hit his sore spot.

If the Jianghai Sword God still refused to respond to the challenge, all his efforts would be in vain, leaving him as nothing but a laughingstock.

And now, to be lectured by a junior?

Arrogance!

With this thought, Yuwen Xuan gazed down at Li Zixuan below, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes.

“Did your teacher ever teach you that careless words can lead to disaster?”

“Pity, some lessons take a lifetime to learn…”

As his words faded, he slowly raised his sword, pointing it toward Li Zixuan’s position.

The next moment.

A powerful Sword Intent leaped from the tip of his blade, descending straight down like a crushing mountain, sealing off all of Li Zixuan’s escape routes.

No place to flee, no path to take.

Slow and torturous, it seemed intent on crushing her alive.

Clang!

Li Zixuan raised her sword to block, but the moment she drew it, the blade shattered inch by inch, turning to dust and dissipating into the air.

Death seemed unavoidable…

Despair washed over Li Zixuan’s face as she futilely summoned her Star Power to resist, yet she remained powerless against the approaching Sword Qi.

Just as she reached the brink of despair—

Suddenly.

The wind fell silent.

The space beside her trembled violently, and in the next moment, visible ripples of distortion appeared.

Boom!A figure in a black robe traversed the horizon, arriving instantly before Li Zixuan, shielding her.

Immediately after, an even more formidable Sword Intent erupted, clashing with Yuwen Xuan’s Sword Intent and effortlessly neutralizing all offensive intent.

“Excellent!”

High above, the Grassland Sword Saint gazed at the newcomer, a ferocious, exhilarated grin spreading across his face.

“Jianghai Sword God… we finally meet……”

(End of Chapter)