Chapter 119: On the Brink of Collapse

“From now on, with Senior Uncle here, no one will dare to bully the Jade Sword Sect!” Xu Xian’s eyes sparkled as he spoke each word deliberately.

Shangguan Yu hastily wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes and smiled, “Yes, with Senior Uncle here, we won’t have to bow to anyone anymore!”

“Yu’er, you’ve suffered so much all these years,” Xu Xian sighed. From Long Yun’s account, he had learned some of the current hardships facing the Jade Sword Sect, which only fueled his righteous anger.

Shangguan Yu shook her head. “Fortunately, I was able to endure until Senior Uncle’s return.”

“All right, we’ll deal with other matters later. Yu’er, lead everyone with me; we will storm in together. Once we crush the Blood Origin Sect, we will settle accounts properly with the Azure Sect!” Xu Xian snorted coldly.

Shangguan Yu nodded. The Jade Sword Sect had long been held in low regard due to its lack of a peerless master capable of turning the tide of battle. Undoubtedly, Senior Uncle’s return filled that void.

Though curious about where Senior Uncle had been cultivating all these years, Shangguan Yu understood the current situation—Yin Yang Spring was on the brink of disaster; there was no time for reunions.

Glancing over the battlefield, with Long Yun and the Jade Sword Sect’s elite joining, especially with the remarkable Yan Qingqing, the fight became surprisingly easy.

It was more like a one-sided massacre; the battle was overwhelmingly in their favor. Xu Xian and Shangguan Yu also entered the fray, swiftly bringing the conflict to an end.

Hua Chengfeng, leader of the Hua Ying Sect, stared at the formidable figure who had filled him with dread. Witnessing Shangguan Yu kneel before this supreme warrior, he suddenly understood many things.

The Jade Sword Sect, with its deep roots, had always been a mid-tier sect but could firmly suppress the Hua Ying Sect. Though Hua Ying had some fighting capability, the presence of this peerless master left Hua Chengfeng disheartened; his sect was unlikely to rival Jade Sword again.

Seeing the battle end, Hua Chengfeng signaled his disciples and hastened toward the South Gate.

Shangguan Yu’s gaze remained fixed on Hua Chengfeng. She knew that the current turmoil between the Jade Sword Sect and the Azure Sect, including Long Yun being hunted by the Azure Sect, was closely tied to the Hua Ying Sect.

Yet, after this fierce battle, Shangguan Yu’s mindset shifted—evil cultivation was the common enemy of the righteous path.

The righteous factions tearing each other apart only served to harm everyone’s interests.

“Yu’er, does this sect bear a grudge against our Jade Sword Sect?” Xu Xian detected something amiss in her eyes and asked, his gaze brimming with menace.

Shangguan Yu sighed gently, “They’re just a bunch of rabble—an upstart sect newly established and rapidly growing thanks to the Azure Sect’s support. It stands alongside Jade Sword as one of the major factions in the Green Mountain Alliance, called the Hua Ying Sect. They’ve always played dirty tricks against us but harbor no deep hatred.”

Xu Xian frowned, his voice cold as steel. “If they’re making moves, it reveals their stance. Back then, the Azure Sect only had minor clashes with Jade Sword, yet they constantly oppressed us. This sect cannot be tolerated!”

Xu Xian’s words struck Shangguan Yu deeply. She had thought his anger stemmed solely from the Long Yun incident against the Azure Sect, but it seemed far more complicated.

“We won’t aid the other three sects. We’ll head straight for Yin Yang Spring!” Xu Xian declared to Shangguan Yu.

Immediately, the Jade Sword Sect’s eight strongest warriors, joined by Yan Qingqing, set off toward Yin Yang Spring.

Along the way, they passed through chaos wrought by Blood Origin Sect disciples—burning, looting, and slaughtering. The ground was littered with the corpses of righteous cultivators, and many innocent women and children perished in the brutal conflict.

Seeing the carnage, the nine members of the Jade Sword Sect grew somber. They struck decisively along the way, killing many isolated Blood Origin warriors.

Yin Yang Spring, the spiritual source of the Green Mountain Alliance, was essentially a divine spring, where the ancestors of the Yin Yang Sect had long established a sect.

However, they never controlled all the spring’s resources. Due to the spring’s innate restraining nature, the sect never fully flourished.

The spiritual energy within the spring itself was untamable and unusable; only the veins of spiritual energy radiating outward provided vitality, giving rise to many righteous sects.

Yin Yang Spring lay deep in the Yin Yang Sect’s rear mountain and was considered forbidden ground, off-limits to ordinary disciples.

Yet now, it was the site of a fierce and bloody battle.

Only Blood Origin Sect’s top warriors had breached this place, including Sect Leader Xue Wuying and Deputy Sect Leader Xue Wuxing.

Xue Wuying and Xue Wuxing were half-brothers who had been close since childhood and both prodigies in cultivation. After turning to demonic cultivation, their progress was meteoric.

Within the Blood Origin Sect, their combined power and unexpected unity made them legendary.

They had ultimately defeated all rivals to become sect leader and deputy leader.

Xue Wuying’s cultivation had surpassed the eighth innate realm, while Xue Wuxing was nearly equal, at the peak of the Circle Dao realm, just half a step from breakthrough.

Now, these two faced off against the Azure Sect’s supreme master, Sect Leader Feng Wuji.

It was said Feng Wuji’s cultivation was at the eighth innate Circle Dao realm, but that was centuries ago. Few knew his true current strength.

Most still remembered him at the Circle Dao stage.

Now, he single-handedly resisted the two Blood Origin sect leaders, proving his formidable power. A gleaming longsword danced in his hands, every move fluid and precise, without the slightest disorder.

Though the two brothers were no match for Feng Wuji individually, their lifelong coordinated training made them act as a single entity.

Together, they matched Feng Wuji to a stalemate.

None had yet unleashed their full power.

Around the intense duel between Feng Wuji and the brothers, over a dozen pairs of elite warriors from the Azure and Blood Origin sects clashed fiercely.

Righteous and demonic paths had long been irreconcilable, and now, fighting over the Green Mountain Alliance’s lifeblood, neither side yielded an inch.

The battle was savage and relentless.

“Feng Wuji, do you really think the Azure Sect can hold Yin Yang Spring? Today, it will without fail be tainted by my demonic energy. I will turn Yin Yang Spring into a demonic vein!” Xue Wuying sneered.

Feng Wuji snorted coldly. “You two useless brothers think you can even defeat me, let alone covet Yin Yang Spring? The arrogance is astounding.”

“Hahaha!” Xue Wuying laughed heartily. “Feng Wuji, you overestimate yourself. The Blood Origin Sect has lurked in the shadows for a thousand years. You think we’d launch such a brazen attack on Yin Yang Spring without ample preparation?”

Feng Wuji’s expression darkened. From the moment he first saw these Blood Origin elites, he sensed something was off.

He could not fathom why the Blood Origin Sect would send such a force to attack Yin Yang Spring—an utterly futile effort. Under Azure Sect leadership, righteousness would easily repel them.

Now, Xue Wuying’s words awakened him to a chilling possibility: did the Blood Origin Sect have another expert at his level?

The thought weighed heavily on Feng Wuji’s heart. If true, the righteous side faced certain defeat.

His mind raced—not on how to repel the enemy, but how to save himself and escape.

“Hahaha, after watching the fun for so long, it’s finally my turn!” A figure darted out from the bushes, stretching leisurely and laughing loudly, “I’ve been getting impatient!”

“Senior Brother, the task of corrupting Yin Yang Spring is yours!” Xue Wuying laughed heartily and intensified his attacks to prevent Feng Wuji’s interference.

“Is he the Blood Origin Sect’s eldest senior brother? But didn’t you two brothers already kill him?” Feng Wuji’s face turned pale as he exclaimed.