Could it be that I am the cruel villain?

Crack!

The teacup in her hand split open.

During the meeting... no, while sitting in Yuqing Hall, Liu Xianzi's expression suddenly changed, with a strong unease flashing through her heart.

She rarely felt this way, especially with her realm, such tension was unusual. Her brow furrowed, and the sword intent on her body nearly burst out uncontrollably.

"There are many disciples this time, so in about two years, we will send them out in three batches."

"Our people have already scouted the movements of all the sect disciples. With Dongyue, East Sea, and Dongyi spanning tens of thousands of miles, it would be quite difficult to run into each other even by chance."

"As for the East Sea side, I and Peak Master Zhang personally... Nephew Liu, what are you doing!?"

Her cultivation exploded simultaneously.

Upon sensing that unnerving Sword Qi, almost everyone present reacted, with Peak Masters like Divine Wood and Zhu Ming even jumping up from their chairs.

Even the Second Elder, who was announcing recent strategic plans and disciple arrangements, was startled. His first reaction wasn't that Liu Tangxi had suddenly gone mad.

Instead, he wondered if he had said something wrong that upset this little ancestor.

Despite the pressure of seniority, Liu Tangxi's erupting Sword Qi was still enough to make people feel alarmed. After all, this modern Sword Immortal's character was identical to Liu Jian's - reckless, untamed, regarding morals and ethics as nothing but nonsense.

She only recognized the sword in her hand.

Because her position as Peak Master was carved out with a sword, within the hall, except for the Great Elder and the Sect Master, everyone had been beaten by her.

"Wait."

The Sect Master Gu, seated at the top, didn't reprimand her but allowed the Sword Intent to burst out, raising a hand with a similarly serious and solemn expression, mirroring that of Liu Tangxi and the ever-silent meditative Great Elder.

The elder's cloudy eyes opened, and a gentle wave emanated from him, seemingly trying to calm his niece down. About five or six seconds later, everyone's expressions changed.

This showed the distribution of strength within the entire Yuqing Hall.

The first to notice the anomaly was undoubtedly Liu Tangxi, due to her Divine Soul connection with Jiang Feng, especially in times of crisis she would definitely know first.

Sect Master Gu and the Great Elder completely relied on their cultivation to sense the Blood Evil aura far within the sect, followed by the old Peak Master from Qingxia Peak, Divine Wood, Zhu Ming, and others, including Chi Xiao and Lan Zhu.

It was clear that the cultivation skills of the four brothers were quite similar, and the last one to react was the young Peak Master Lu, along with Yuzhu, Tianquan, and other peaks.

"It's the Xuanyin Sect's bastards."

A fierce glint flashed in the cloudy eyes. Despite being dozens of miles apart, the unabashed fluctuation of Spiritual Energy was enough to immediately determine that Xuanyin Sect remnants had infiltrated the sect, intending to cause havoc at the Nine Peaks Conference.

Boom!

Before the words were even finished, the sword already flew out.

The burst of Spiritual Energy made everyone look at each other, it was their first time seeing Liu Tangxi going all out, and the terrifying Spiritual Energy fluctuation was simply maddening.

"This level of cultivation is perhaps on par with the Great Elder..."

The few old geezers were dumbfounded on the spot. The thick jade-carved door was no different from tofu under the "Tangxi" sword.

If viewed from above, it would be clear that the sword Liu Tangxi flung with all her might was nearly indistinguishable from a bullet in terms of speed.

With her body and longsword exiting the hall simultaneously, the kick she propelled herself with sent her hurdling down from the main peak like a cannonball.

This unexpected reaction took everyone by surprise, even the Sect Master and the Great Elder were a beat slower in their response.

"Nephew Liu, do not panic, the internals of the sect are arranged..."

Before the words were complete, Liu Tangxi could no longer be seen within sight, only a distant streak like a meteor across the sky. The Second Elder who was speaking also had an expression of helplessness.

He just planned to go after her, but the always calm and gentle-faced Sect Master Gu spoke up.

"This is bad."

The expressions of the crowd who had all risen to chase after her showed some hesitation, uncertain of what the Sect Master meant.

"It's a trap by the old dogs of Xuanyin Sect. The infiltration remnants within the sect aren't here for the Nine Peaks Conference."

"They are here for Jiang Feng."

Crash!

The Sword Array formed, repeatedly crashing against the bizarre Magic Treasure, where inside was already a sea of blood. If it weren't for the violent Thunder Dragons crashing back again and again, they might have believed Jiang Feng had perished here.

"Where are you all, come to my aid quickly!"

He shouted loudly.

His body tilted backward, hands in a false grip, holding the longsword forged by the Nine Peaks disciples, and swung the Spirit Sword downward with full force. Despite lacking much skill, the sheer value was no joke, middle grade Nascent Soul.

With nearly a hundred people forming the Sword Array, the sheer swing of this sword sent Deacon Ma dizzy and flying dozens of meters away, even a top Nascent Soul expert would probably have to take a step back in the face of such an ensemble.

Another sword stroke, but this time it hit the Glazed Glass Cover. Even with their cultivation condensing the Sword Array, it couldn't harm this level of Magic Treasure at all. As they kept hacking away, Ma Xuan merely laughed wildly.

"Hahaha, fools, a bunch of fools!"

"The Magic Treasure personally refined by the Holy Master has reached the Earth Rank. Do you think mere mortals like you can break it? Gu Miyun, you seem anxious, all you idiot dogs seem anxious, huh?"