Chapter 687 - 686: 4 Sword Strikes Ruin the Palace

Chapter 687: Chapter 686: 4 Sword Strikes Ruin the Palace

"This strike was to destroy your array. Did you think a broken array like this could trap me?"

Yi Tianyun sneered. He immediately swung his sword again, slashing down at the side. This time, the flames instantly surged hundreds of zhang higher, reaching a cumulative height of a thousand zhang. The power of the attack had grown yet again.

Mei Qingyuan and the others grew even more terrified. Elder Mei, in particular, collapsed to the ground. All her previous anger and resentment had vanished, replaced entirely by raw fear.

She had thought Yi Tianyun’s power was at the peak of the Spirit King Stage at most. Now, it was clear his cultivation far exceeded their imagination; even the Celestial Plum Array couldn’t contain him.

"Stop! Stop!" Mei Qingyuan shouted frantically, his voice filled with desperation. It was a world of difference from his previously haughty demeanor.

Yi Tianyun had displayed terrifying power, destroying the core of the Celestial Plum Array with a single strike. This had sown cowardice in their hearts and filled them with a profound sense of powerlessness, as if they were facing an invincible enemy.

The chasm-like fissure beside them was the best proof. A large section of the palace had been shattered by that one sword strike, with countless buildings collapsing. The palace they had worked so hard to build was ruined in an instant.

Now, his power was still increasing. If he struck again, how much of their Celestial Plum Palace would be left intact?

"This strike is the price for going back on your word!"

He slashed down. BOOM! The longsword plunged into the mountain peak. The surrounding snow instantly melted away. More terrifyingly, the very earth began to burn, turning into a barren, dry desert.

The once-beautiful Celestial Plum trees were now nothing but piles of ash, and many of the luxurious buildings had collapsed. In the blink of an eye, half the mountaintop was sheared off. The scene was utterly devastating, and it was unknown how many Cultivators were injured by the blow.

He was being merciful, in a way. He didn’t aim for the most crowded areas, instead choosing to strike places with fewer people. Besides, most of the Cultivators had already fled; almost no one was left in the palace.

Terrified by the explosion, they had escaped long ago. Who would dare remain inside?

However, that didn’t mean Yi Tianyun was truly merciful. As his longsword struck, some elders and other powerful Cultivators were incinerated, especially those who had surrounded him earlier. Even if they were acting on Mei Qingyuan’s orders, an attack was an attack. He didn’t care about their reasons. Anyone who attacked him was courting death!

This included Mei Qingyuan. They were all dead men walking. But he didn’t plan to eliminate them just yet. The reason was simple: he wanted them to witness the destruction of the Celestial Plum Palace. He wanted them to know the meaning of regret!

"This strike is for trying to force my woman to marry your son!"

Yi Tianyun slashed down fiercely once more. The flames surged again, this time by dozens of zhang, growing longer and longer as if without end. With this single strike, vast swathes of buildings and arrays were effortlessly destroyed.

Nearly half of the Celestial Plum Mountain Range had been destroyed. If this continued, there would soon be no place left to live.

The Cultivators who had escaped watched with terrified eyes, horrified by the sea of fire that filled the sky. The blaze engulfed the entire mountain and spread rapidly in all directions. The frigid air here was completely unable to stop the flames, which continued their relentless advance.

This was the Immortal Fire, truly undying!

"St-stop..."

Mei Qingyuan watched in horror as their palace was destroyed. His heart bled with anguish, but there was nothing he could do to stop it. He could only watch helplessly from the side.

How could they dare approach him? If they got close to Yi Tianyun, they would surely be burned to ash by those terrifying flames. They no longer believed they could fight him; they only felt fear!

Elder Mei’s mouth hung wide open as tears of regret streamed down her face, but it was all meaningless. She had provoked not a man, but a terrifying demon.

"This strike is for the insults you hurled at me!"

Yi Tianyun’s eyes turned cold. The Celestial Nether Divine Sword erupted with even greater power, fully unleashing the might of a Divine Artifact. He slashed down, and another mountaintop vanished. Flames surged forward wildly, and for a moment, the air was filled with cries of anguish. He felt no mercy, nor would he show any.

He had never been merciful to his enemies.

"Friend, that is enough..."

Just then, a pale red light shot into the sky, transforming into a plum blossom that bloomed mid-air. It then scattered countless water droplets that rained down, beginning to extinguish the Immortal Fire.

Under the shower of droplets, the flames were indeed being doused, but the process was extremely slow—not nearly fast enough to keep up with Yi Tianyun’s destruction.

"Clan Leader!"

When the disciples of the Celestial Plum Divine Clan saw their Clan Leader emerge, they finally saw a glimmer of hope. A handsome man was walking through the air toward them. With every step he took, a Celestial Plum blossom would appear and bloom in the fire-reddened sky.

Plums blooming with every step, he looked like an immortal.

Mei Wenshu: A third-level Saint King Stage expert who possesses the Celestial Plum Divine Clan’s Bloodline. He can wield the power of the Celestial Plum, releasing a frigid aura capable of freezing anything. His Martial Arts are...

Mei Wenshu, a third-level Saint King Stage expert. In Yi Tianyun’s eyes, however, this level of cultivation was still no different from trash.

"Clan Leader..." When Mei Qingyuan saw Mei Wenshu appear, he yelled, "Clan Leader, he... this intruder barged in, destroyed our Celestial Plum Palace, and ruined our array...!"

"Clan Leader, please, avenge us! He killed my son..." Elder Mei believed her Clan Leader was invincible and could handle anything.

"Silence!" Mei Wenshu snapped. A terrifying pressure slammed down, forcing both of them to their knees. Even the other elders were forced to kneel.

"Clan Leader..."

They were all stunned. ’Doesn’t our Clan Leader intend to act immediately?’

After descending from the sky, Mei Wenshu looked at Yi Tianyun and apologized, "Friend, this is all our fault. My people were arrogant and ignorant. I ask that you please forgive their transgressions!"

At this, everyone’s eyes widened. Yi Tianyun had killed so many of their people, yet Mei Wenshu was apologizing?

It was like being slapped hard across the face, only to then be forced to kneel and apologize. What kind of logic was this?

"Finally, someone reasonable appears," Yi Tianyun said. "If you had come out sooner, none of this would have happened. A bunch of ignorant, arrogant fools, thinking they’re number one in the world?"

"Since you’ve come forward, I’ll give you one chance. I can forgive the others, but I will absolutely not let those two go." Yi Tianyun stated calmly, "I’ve always lived by a simple principle: a price must be paid!"

Even facing the Clan Leader, he still demanded two lives. Mei Qingyuan and Elder Mei had to die. There was no other choice!

Either the Celestial Plum Palace would be annihilated and the two of them would die anyway, or the Celestial Plum Palace would be spared for now, and the two of them would still have to die. It was just that domineering.