The vast Tianshan was enveloped in silence.
Over a hundred thousand Outer Sect disciples and tens of thousands of Inner Sect disciples were all stunned, their eyes wide and mouths agape as they watched bodies fall from the sky like a torrential downpour.
These bodies crashed onto Tianshan, exploding upon impact.
This filled the entire Tianshan with a pungent scent of blood.
"Is this the power of Xiao Yi? With just one strike, ten thousand have perished?"
"Could such a method even surpass the Nirvana Realm? With such terrifying strength, it's said that he has cultivated for merely three to four years, could even Xiao Tianjiao, Brother, be this formidable?"
"With such a terrifying talent, why did Brother Xiao Tianjiao call him trash and even imprison him?"
"There are rumors that Brother Xiao Tianjiao was jealous of his talent, worried Xiao Yi would overshadow him, which is why..."
Murmurs of discussion filled all of Tianshan.
But could the whispers of tens of thousands of disciples possibly be stopped by the elders?
Their faces turned pale and then flushed.
Wang Peng was the top elder among the Inner Sect, at the peak of the Dharma Phase Realm, and his combat strength was by no means weak. With a mole between his eyebrows, akin to the Heavenly Eye, he levitated, his expression cold as he watched Xiao Yi: "Xiao Yi, you dare trespass in Tianjian Sect, slaughtering our disciples, do you admit to your crimes?"
"Bring out Xiao Zhengde!" Xiao Yi said indifferently.
Wang Peng's face suddenly changed.
Xiao Yi's indifference and disregard deeply wounded his pride.
He let out a long sigh of foul air.
With a dark expression, Wang Peng gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao Yi, do you realize what you have done today..."
"I said, bring out Xiao Zhengde!" Xiao Yi looked at him calmly, "You, are not qualified to talk to me!"
Wang Peng took a sharp breath.
A flush of shame surged through his heart, his eyes turned blood red, and his features twisted into a ferocious sneer.
His eyes fixed on Xiao Yi as he growled in a suppressed voice, "Xiao Yi, I am the top elder of Tianjian Sect's Inner Sect, and you say I'm not qualified to converse with you? Do you really think you are... Ah...!"
Wang Peng's voice fell silent abruptly.
His head flew up high, blood spurting out like a fountain.
The headless corpse fell from the sky.
Xiao Yi looked at the headless corpse without expression and said coldly, "What a lot of nonsense!"
Xiao Yi walked on air, landing on the waist of Tianshan.
All around him were Tianjian Sect disciples and elders, but as they looked at Xiao Yi, their eyes were filled with terror, and not a single person dared to approach. Even the top elder of the Inner Sect, Wang Peng, at the peak of the Dharma Phase Realm, had been slain by his sword.
Who else would dare to make a move?
With every step Xiao Yi took, the staircase beneath him shattered.
Wherever he passed...
The path leading to the summit of Tianshan, known as the Heavenly Ladder, the Dragon Gate Stairs, was utterly obliterated from this world.
The surrounding powerhouses of Tianjian Sect were furious.
This Heavenly Ladder was a symbol of Tianjian Sect; every disciple had to climb this ladder step by step upon joining. But now, these stairs, with thousands of years of history, were wholly destroyed.
Upon making eye contact with Xiao Yi's icy gaze, all of them lowered their heads, with none daring to step forward and stop him.
One man with a single sword, slowly ascending the Heavenly Ladder.
The tens of thousands of Tianjian Sect powerhouses around him did not dare to approach, all retreating as Xiao Yi advanced.
The group of elders looked at each other.
"Notify the seniors to take action immediately..."
"Let the seniors inform the Sect Master, only the Sect Master has a chance to subdue this lad..."
Xiao Yi made his way unobstructed, directly reaching the summit of Tianshan.
Stood the main hall of Tianjian Sect.
All the elders above the Nirvana Realm, as well as various seniors, Deputy Sect Masters, and the disciples of the Sect Master, were living here.
The two Deputy Sect Masters of Tianjian Sect had both perished.
Only Xu Changsheng, the Sect Master, remained,
along with a few dozen elders of the Nirvana Realm.
Within one of the courtyards...
Xiao Zhengde was looking at Xu Changsheng in front of him, his complexion somewhat pale, with large beads of cold sweat rolling down.
Xu Changsheng gazed at him coldly, "Look at the mess you've made! You have already made contact with the people of the Nantian Dynasty. As long as they arrive, we can naturally make a move against Xiao Yi. And you? You had to dig up his mother's grave, and now he has come knocking at our door. What do you propose we do?"
Xu Changsheng had no desire to strike down Xiao Yi himself.
After all, Tianjian Sect was nominally a sect of the Great Qian Dynasty, and now Xiao Yi's relationship with the royal family was extremely stable.
He was even the life-saver of Emperor Qian.
A peer of the realm endowed by the Emperor to stand shoulder to shoulder with the nation.
In such circumstances...
If he were to act against Xiao Yi, it would certainly arouse the displeasure of the royal family.
Now that Xiao Zhengde had made such a fuss, forcing Xiao Yi to come to Tianjian Sect alone, it had made Xu Changsheng extremely passive, and he was very dissatisfied with Xiao Zhengde, who was supposed to be good at making decisions.
Xiao Zhengde snorted coldly, "What is there to fear? Tian'er is now well-established at the Nantian Holy Institute. Even Emperor Qian wouldn't dare to touch us. As for this bastard, he wants to pay respects to his mother? I certainly won't let him have his way..."
Xu Changsheng watched him with an icy expression.
a voice of an elder from the Fivefold Nirvana Realm came from outside the door, "Sect Master, Xiao Yi has arrived outside the main hall, we need you to come forward!"
"I'll be there right away!"
Xu Changsheng replied, his cold gaze fiercely glaring at Xiao Zhengde, "You listen to me, stay here and don't show your face. If Xiao Yi finds you, and should he fly into a rage and decide to kill you, even I might not be able to ensure your safety!"
The weak fear the strong, the strong fear the mad, and the mad fear those who have nothing to lose!
In Xu Changsheng's eyes, was exactly that type of madman!
The desecration of his mother's grave had made the young man utterly furious.
Xiao Zhengde nodded, but his expression still carried a trace of disdain.
Xu Changsheng sighed deeply, "How did this fool manage to bring forth talents like Xiao Yi and Xiao Tianjiao?"
Outside the main hall,
Xiao Yi found himself surrounded by strong cultivators of Tianjian Sect, encircled layer within layer.
It was not so much that Xiao Yi was surrounded; rather, it was the tens of thousands of cultivators that seemed to be blocked by him alone.
Each one wore a grave expression, their palms sweating as they gripped their weapons.
They watched Xiao Yi warily.
Xiao Yi stopped in his tracks, gazing at the lavish hall in front of him, his face expressionless.
Dozens of Nirvana Realm elders stood in front of the main hall, watching Xiao Yi with serious expressions.
One of the elders from the Third Nirvana Realm spoke in a deep voice, "Xiao Yi, I advise you to leave quickly! If you wait for the Sect Master to arrive, you'll have no way out."
"If you don't leave now, you won't be able to leave at all!"
Xiao Yi glanced over them and smiled lightly, "If I wanted to leave, how could you stop me with your motley crew?"
"Clueless about life and death..."
The crowd erupted in rage, hurling insults at him.
Xiao Yi's eyes narrowed, a chilling murderous aura enveloping everyone, and with a sneer, he asked, "Are you threatening me?"
Out of nowhere in the void, the sound of thunder and lightning clashed loudly.
The sudden outburst startled everyone.
The elder who had just uttered threats turned deathly pale, and in the black pupils of his eyes, Xiao Yi's figure suddenly vanished. When he reappeared, a hand was magnified before his eyes, covering his entire face in an instant.
Xiao Yi clenched his fingers, and with a loud pop, he crushed the elder's head.
Xiao Yi looked emotionlessly into the void, "Xu Changsheng, aren't you going to show yourself?"