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Song Li was angrily questioned by Hua Du, yet he showed no signs of panic and retorted, "What purpose do I have? Why don't you ask what your purpose is? I could just fight everyone here, but you, on the other hand, want to poison everyone present with One Hundred Years of Solitude."
One Hundred Years of Solitude!
With this exclamation from Song Li, the entire venue was stunned.
Seeing that Song Li completely disregarded him and was unhesitant in slandering Wuhua Island, Hua Du's eyes turned cold as he commanded, "Enough! Seize him!"
Four disciples from Wuhua Island were already prepared and immediately lunged forward to subdue Song Li.
However, Song Li quickly jumped and easily escaped their encirclement.
On the other side, four representatives from various sects suddenly surged forward to surround Song Li, shouting, "What are you doing? Is Wuhua Island planning to kill us all?" Although they surrounded Song Li, they did not attack, seemingly wanting to clarify the situation.
"You might not believe me, but you can ask Zhao Queyi," Song Li said calmly while pointing at a disciple from Wuhua Island.
Hua Du looked skeptically at Zhao Queyi beside him and said, "Zhao Shixiong, you."
Zhao Queyi was older than Hua Du and had been in the sect longer; according to custom, Hua Du should refer to him as senior brother. When questioned by Hua Du, Zhao Queyi's expression changed slightly as he stammered, "No, that's not true." His gaze wandered, unable to meet Hua Du's eyes.
Zhao Queyi's evasiveness further enraged the crowd, almost convincing them that Song Li's words were true.
Song Li continued, "Not true? Of course, such an embarrassing matter wouldn’t be known to someone like Hua Du. So this matter is left for you to handle; Hua Du is completely in the dark."
Hua Du's expression grew increasingly grim.
Seeing no one respond, Song Li added, "Look at your own spirit swords. Is there anything different about them? Didn’t Zhao Queyi take them all before departure under the pretense of enhancing their spiritual power and have them re-forged by the Refiner on the island?"
Hua Du exchanged glances with the other three disciples and confirmed that Song Li was telling the truth. Zhao Queyi then angrily retorted, "So what? What's wrong with improving the quality of the spirit swords?"
"Of course there's nothing wrong with that. But if One Hundred Years of Solitude has been added to the swords, then that’s a different story."
"You are outrageous!" Zhao Queyi shouted back. "You’re spouting nonsense! What evidence do you have?"
"You’re talking nonsense!" Song Li said, "If you want evidence, I don’t have any. If you’re brave enough, try cutting it yourself."
The cultivator from the Star River Sword Sect shouted, "That won’t work! He made it himself, of course there’s an Antidote. If not, then come and cut me! I’ll sacrifice myself for the stability and prosperity of Liuxiang Kingdom; my death is nothing." It was unclear how he connected getting cut to stability and prosperity, but his courage to take a blade for the cause earned him the admiration of those present.
Zhao Queyi was left speechless, while Hua Du's expression grew increasingly grim. He had already sensed something unusual about the spirit sword; what Song Li said might actually be true. It turned out that the Island Master had long since planned the entire strategy, and he was merely a pawn in this scheme. The Island Master would rather have Zhao Queyi carry out this dangerous task than let him know.
Hua Du felt a wave of melancholy wash over him but quickly understood Hua Guinian's intentions. Being intelligent and strong-willed, Hua Du had always been unmatched among his peers and had developed an arrogant personality due to his undefeated record in battles. If he were to use poison to secretly undermine the Major Sects, it would undoubtedly meet with his opposition. Hua Guinian, seeing the bigger picture, had thus allowed Zhao Queyi to handle this underhanded task.
Song Li sneered, "You’ve fallen for my trap, haven’t you? Wuhua Island has ill intentions; it truly doesn’t deserve to be called the first in Liuxiang Kingdom’s Xian Dao."
Zhao Queyi replied, "Don’t forget that you are also from Wuhua Island."
Song Li suddenly stuttered, "Uh, I’ve kept myself so pure; of course I wouldn’t associate with people like you. I want to leave Wuhua Island and turn to the light."
The cultivators surrounding him immediately began to show goodwill toward Song Li. Those who had just been ready to fight to the death now transformed into like-minded allies.
"Come join us at Guiyi Sect! We are currently recruiting talent."
"Song Daoyou is virtuous and skilled; he is exactly the kind of wise person we admire at Wan Jian Sect."
"With Song Daoyou’s cultivation level, within ten years he could take over as the leader of our Star River Sword Sect."
"Guo Shan Sword Sect has never lacked talent, but after meeting Song Daoyou, I no longer think that way."
Praise poured in from all sides.
Seeing how things had developed, Hua Du no longer argued. With a light sigh, he said, "Let’s go." He was actually willing to give up on competing for It Mountain Spring and head back home.
"Junior Brother," Zhao Queyi quickly said, "Those who achieve great things do not cling to trivial matters. This is all my fault; it has nothing to do with you. Wuhua Island still needs you. If you really want to leave, let me go alone."
Hua Du replied, "Winning without honor isn’t worth it; if we don’t want It Mountain Spring, then so be it. If you don’t want to leave, stay here." With that, he walked away from the group.
"Wait," said the disciple of the Wan Jian Sect. "Now that things have been exposed, you think you can just walk away? It won't be that easy. If it weren't for Song Daoyou's reminder, we would have died at your hands. We can't let you go like this."
"Right, we can't let him leave. You think you can just find someone to take the blame and wash your hands of this? Not a chance."
"I'll sacrifice a bit more and exchange a few moves with him first."
"Everyone, let's go together! This treacherous person deserves to be punished by all."
The four of them blocked Hua Du's path, while Song Li pointed and gestured from the side, eventually joining the fight as well.
"What do you want?" The four from Wuhua Island rushed over, making it an even match of five against five.
"What do we want? Of course, we're here to uphold justice." It was unclear who shouted this, but ten beams of sword light converged, and the Great War instantly commenced.
The change happened too quickly for the onlookers to react; both sides engaged in fierce combat. To everyone's surprise, the battle broke apart after less than five seconds, with each side retreating ten steps.
Ah! Ah! Two cries of agony rang out.
Two disciples from Wuhua Island were stabbed down, writhing in pain on the ground. They were not dead but had lost their fighting capability. Meanwhile, none of the five opponents were injured, wearing cold smiles.
These five from Wuhua Island had been practicing the Five Elements Sword Formation together for a month, with Hua Du as the core, capable of sweeping through various experts in the Otherworldly Secret Realm. However, Song Li's sudden betrayal disrupted the formation, and he knew its secrets well enough to severely injure two Wuhua Island cultivators with his first strike.
To injure two elite disciples from Wuhua Island with a single sword strike—only Cai Shujun could possibly achieve that at the Immortal Path Conference. Yet now, an unknown cultivator had done it.
This is impossible!
Amidst the shock of everyone present, Song Li and his group launched a new attack, five against three. The intensity of their sword light far exceeded anyone's expectations.
"Hmph!" A white shadow swung a sword and joined the fray—it was Cai Shujun.
Seeing Cai Shujun step in to assist Wuhua Island against Song Li's group, New Moon Sect members disregarded everything else and rushed forward with their swords drawn.
The spectators suddenly came to their senses and quickly drew their spiritual swords to surround the area. By the time they arrived, even a fool could see that Song Li and his four companions were clearly in cahoots, and their terrifying strength meant that Wuhua Island was no match for them. If there was another impact, Wuhua Island would surely be finished, and even the renowned Hua Du would undoubtedly perish.
Under such circumstances, there was no good outcome. These five had been lurking for so long, clearly not just for Wuhua Island. Realizing this, the various cultivators who had previously been scheming against each other immediately united and turned their efforts outward.
The six from Black Wind Stronghold were also practicing a combined attack formation. They attempted to isolate one person from the crowd to encircle and kill, but they couldn't break free; the five acted with great coordination, leaving the six from Black Wind Stronghold unable to find an opportunity.
"Now you realize? It's too late," Song Li laughed maniacally. This group of five was actually gaining the upper hand despite being outnumbered. If it weren't for Hua Du and Cai Shujun intervening to hold them back, someone would have likely fallen to a sword strike by now.
As the battle intensified, everyone grew increasingly alarmed. Hua Du felt particularly bitter; he had always considered himself a prodigy, but he never expected that among those at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, these five were all significantly stronger than him. In a one-on-one fight, he would surely lose more often than win.
Cai Shujun felt similarly moved. Her Yi Seven Swords had been enhanced over the past month and was nearing Great Achievement thanks to Hua Wanduo's guidance. However, against any one of the five before her, she had no chance of winning—at best, it would be a draw.
Ah! Someone was struck by a sword—it was a cultivator from Black Wind Stronghold.
Ah! Another person was hit by a sword, still a cultivator from Black Wind Stronghold.
One disciple from Black Wind Stronghold couldn't help but jump out of the battle group and shouted at Xu Feng atop a tree, "Yan Daoyou, if you don't come down now, our Loose Cultivator Alliance will be wiped out!" At this moment, he finally lowered his pride to seek help from Xu Feng.
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