Mu Jinyu effortlessly slaughtered Zhou Yun, and as the sound of something piercing through the air echoed not far off again, he glanced up and saw the high-ranking members of the Blood Sword Sect arriving belatedly.
The high-ranking members of the Blood Sword Sect, their abilities couldn't match Zhou Yun's, and their flying speed, naturally, couldn't compare to his either.
Thus, after Zhou Yun had reached the Heavenly Sword Faction's entrance, fought briefly with Mu Jinyu, and died in battle, they finally arrived.
Mu Jinyu lifted his eyes to scan the numerous elders and disciples of the Blood Sword Sect and saw Xie Chenkun, Elder Cheng, and Elder Lin Feng, their clothing tattered, looking extremely miserable, their cultivation locked, and held captive in disgrace.
Suddenly, the fury in Mu Jinyu's eyes surged once again.
"Die!"
He couldn't be bothered with idle talk with the Blood Sword Sect members; since they've invaded the Heavenly Sword Faction, it's a fight to the death!
With a raise of his hand, the Blood Refining World—which initially spanned about a hundred-meter range—abruptly expanded to ten miles, enveloping the entire group from the Blood Sword Sect!
"Ah!!"
Zhou Taiping and others wanted to say something, but Mu Jinyu's hands flashed with a bloody light, fiercely unleashing the ultimate killing move from "Blood Refining the Sky."
Instantly, they couldn't utter a single word before being refined to death by Mu Jinyu!
As for Xie Chenkun, Xie Yuan, Elder Cheng, and other elders who were also inside, they were specially cared for by Mu Jinyu, naturally not ending up like the Blood Sword Sect's members, being refined to death together!
Xie Chenkun and the others, witnessing this scene, were equally shocked and delighted.
They never expected that from what seemed a defeat, where they were subdued and facing enslavement, the Heavenly Sword Faction almost facing extermination, Mu Jinyu would awaken and single-handedly kill Zhou Yun and slaughter all these Blood Sword Sect members!
As such, the Heavenly Sword Faction was spared from annihilation, but the Blood Sword Sect, having lost so many high-ranking elders, could no longer hold its top position among the Four Sects, and was about to be toppled from its pedestal!
"Drink!"
After killing Zhou Taiping and Dao Wuming and others, Mu Jinyu didn't speak to Xie Chenkun and the others first, but rather spread his expanding Divine Sense, enveloping the entire Heavenly Sword Mountain Range.
He didn't need to closely check each person; as long as he saw someone in attire different from that of the Heavenly Sword Faction, he would kill them directly with a thought!
Very soon, the disciples of the Blood Sword Sect who invaded the Heavenly Sword Faction were all cleansed by Mu Jinyu.
Even if one or two disciples from the Blood Sword Sect were smart enough not to wear their faction's attire, without needing Mu Jinyu to kill them, Heavenly Sword Faction disciples holding vendettas against them would sooner or later find them and cut them to pieces!
Thus, the unprecedented crisis the Heavenly Sword Faction faced was resolved by Mu Jinyu.
Of course, although the threat of extermination was resolved, this didn't mean the matter was truly over.
After all, many people were severely injured following the clash between the two sects, with some even having their Dantians crippled.
Take, for instance, the Great Elder of the Heavenly Sword Faction, Xie Yuan.
Because he possessed the strength of the Third Layer of the Fanxu Realm, after Zhou Yun defeated him, though wanting to enslave him, was cautious and ultimately decided to cripple his Dantian instead.
Had the two not been old rivals, with Zhou Yun wanting to humiliate Xie Yuan a bit longer, Xie Yuan might have long perished at Zhou Yun's hands.
Thus, seeing Xie Yuan's condition, Mu Jinyu frowned once again, not bothering to say more to Wen Rou and the others, he hurried over, taking an Elixir to administer to Xie Yuan, then utilized Life Source Energy to heal Xie Yuan, treating his Dantian!
Life Source Energy is quite miraculous; when Jian Ruyan's heart was pierced by Ye Wushuang, Mu Jinyu could restore it to its original state, and now treating Xie Yuan's crippled Dantian is equally possible.
Seeing Mu Jinyu healing Xie Yuan and others, Jian Ruyan and Wen Rou's expressions were both pleased yet somewhat complex.
Jian Ruyan opened her mouth, unable to resist calling for Mu Jinyu to check on Ji Li first.
But Wen Rou, catching her intent, tugged Jian Ruyan's sleeve, shook her head slightly, and said somewhat sadly, "Let's go check first."
Wen Rou's thoughts were simple, Ji Li at the time went to stop Li Daochen, but soon after, Li Daochen chased them down, leaving Ji Li with only two outcomes.
Either severely injured and unconscious, or killed on the spot!
If Ji Li was killed on the spot, informing Mu Jinyu now would be pointless, instead enraging him and distracting him from rescuing those Heavenly Sword Faction members needing urgent treatment.
So instead, it's best not to tell Mu Jinyu yet, let him finish saving everyone before mentioning.
And if Ji Li wasn't killed on site, just severely injured and unconscious, they have many Life-Saving Pills given by Mu Jinyu, they could administer the pills to Ji Li themselves, allowing Ji Li to escape danger.
Thinking this through, Wen Rou felt it was best they check on Ji Li's situation first.
Jian Ruyan, hearing Wen Rou's words, was stunned briefly before understanding her reasoning and nodded, following Wen Rou towards Tianlan Peak.
In fact, Jian Ruyan understood these principles too, only in her perspective, the Heavenly Sword Faction had almost betrayed Mu Jinyu, ready at any time to sell him out, so why should Mu Jinyu save these people, most importantly, save Ji Li who risked his life to save him?
However, she didn't want to argue with Wen Rou, thus agreeing with her idea.
But in her heart, she was determined to tell Mu Jinyu later about Li Daochen watching them secretly as Mu Jinyu was engrossed in the secret technique, and pursuing them.
Even with Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan leaving, Mu Jinyu, while treating Xie Yuan, noticed it.
He slightly furrowed his brow, then remembered not seeing Ji Li, were they going to find Ji Li?
Then, he recalled Li Daochen, who he killed earlier.
At that time, Li Daochen had wounded Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan, leading to Mu Jinyu killing him in anger.
"Hmm? Wait!"
Not seeing Ji Li, but Wen Rou and Jian Ruyan had been fleeing from Li Daochen's pursuit…
Mu Jinyu paused while treating Xie Yuan, his expression turning somber.
"Why was Li Daochen pursuing us just now?! Is he a Blood Sword Sect spy? Or were you directing this?"
Mu Jinyu asked coldly.
Surviving near death, with faces full of relief, the numerous Heavenly Sword Faction elders heard Mu Jinyu's question and their hearts suddenly tightened, their breathing becoming rapid.
Xie Chenkun's expression was complex, carrying guilt and self-reproach, speaking softly, "Here's what happened…"
Saying this, he hurriedly related what Wu Dayong had said when facing Zhou Yun earlier.
Wu Dayong, hearing Xie Chenkun's words, was terrified, pale-faced, collapsing to the ground, trembling, unable to speak a word.
He was filled with regret for being overcome by impulse at that time and took such actions.
It's all over now!
After explaining the causes and effects, Xie Chenkun sighed, "It's my poor guidance that caused such errors, almost plunging the Heavenly Sword Faction into utter doom; if you feel dealing with Wu Dayong doesn't relieve your anger sufficiently, and you want further accountability, then deal with me!"
If ordinary disciples of the Heavenly Sword Faction were present, hearing Xie Chenkun's words, they'd surely be extremely shocked.
Xie Chenkun is the sect leader of the Heavenly Sword Faction; incredibly, he was speaking to Mu Jinyu, a disciple, in this manner, even acting willing to submit to judgment.
However, none of the many elders present found this unreasonable.
Kunlun Ruins are indeed like this, respecting the strong; Mu Jinyu today single-handedly wiped out the entire Blood Sword Sect, and it would be equally easy to annihilate the Heavenly Sword Faction.
In front of him, Xie Chenkun certainly couldn't maintain any sect leader's pride.
And if Wu Dayong's actions infuriated Mu Jinyu to wrathful vengeance, killing him doesn't ease Mu Jinyu's anger, then Xie Chenkun would naturally have only the path of offering his life as accountability.