The true essence was vanishing?
After the person's words fell, many were stunned for half a second.
Then...
The scene exploded.
"I, I feel it too, my true essence is disappearing!"
"Yes... what is going on, the true essence within my body is also continuously draining away."
"This... what exactly is happening?"
"Not good!"
Everyone panicked.
True essence was the lifeblood of a cultivator. To cultivate for decades, even centuries, was to rely on their internal true essence to fly through the skies, traverse the earth, and move mountains and overturn seas.
Now, with the true essence gone...
At best, their cultivation would regress; at worst, they would die on the spot!
Everyone.
From the Grand Elder of the Tianshan Sword Sect to the various Elders at the Mahayana realm, every single person was in a state of panic.
Only the Heavenly Sword Elder...
He remained impassive, his face showing no change.
Bai Zihe also sensed that the Heavenly Sword Elder's aura was growing increasingly powerful, as if he were absorbing the true essence of everyone present!
"Perhaps..."
Bai Zihe looked at everyone and said lightly, "You can sense for yourselves where your true essence goes when it disappears."
Bai Zihe's words were like a wake-up call.
Yes.
Cultivators had absolute control over their own true essence.
They calmed themselves down and quickly discovered the problem.
The draining true essence was all flowing towards the Heavenly Sword Elder; he was the destination of the true essence.
"Sect... Sect Master?"
"Sect Master, what is happening?"
"Sect Master, why is our true essence flowing to you?"
"Sect Master..."
Many were astonished.
They spoke out one after another, asking the Heavenly Sword Elder.
Wanting to know the truth of the matter.
However...
Upon realizing this, the elders' faces changed drastically, and they looked at the Heavenly Sword Elder with unease and suspicion.
"Sect Master, why are you absorbing our true essence!"
"Senior Brother Heavenly Sword, what are you doing?"
"Sect Master, why is this?"
Their strength was greater; each of them was a master who had entered the Tribulation Crossing realm long ago, so they sensed it.
Their true essence was not passively draining, but was being forcibly absorbed by the Heavenly Sword Elder!
The reason the Heavenly Sword Elder could absorb it was because of the connection established when they were jointly casting the Nine Heavens Ten Earths Immortal Slaying Array.
This filled them with shock and anger.
Facing the questioning of several elders, the Heavenly Sword Elder remained expressionless, his gaze indifferent, and he did not answer their questions.
"So, the Sect Master is actively absorbing it?"
"This... Sect Master!"
"Sect Master!"
Many began to become enraged.
Then.
One by one, they sat cross-legged in the void and began to circulate their energy, attempting to sever this connection.
"Since..."
At this moment, though the Heavenly Sword Elder's face remained unchanged, he seemed like a completely different person. His voice became hoarse, and his expression turned sinister.
His gaze...
Was like that of a demon from hell, filled with bloodlust and a desire to kill.
"You have already discovered it, so I shall no longer pretend."
"You fools, you are not worthy of true essence. It is better to contribute it to me and become my nourishment."
"Hahahaha..."
As the words fell, the Heavenly Sword Elder let out a long roar to the sky.
Then.
A powerful suction force, centered on him, instantly acted upon every member of the Tianshan Sword Sect, and then, at an extremely rapid speed, flew towards him.
Whether they were disciples, stewards, or elders.
None were exempt.
No one could break free from this suction force!
In the blink of an eye, they reached the Heavenly Sword Elder, and as their true essence drained away, they gradually shrunk and aged...
Finally.
The weakest disciple of the Tianshan Sword Sect was completely drained by the Heavenly Sword Elder, leaving not even a speck of bone, completely vanishing from the world.
Then came the second, the third...
Continuously.
No one could escape.
Witnessing this scene, Bai Zihe's expression became extremely solemn.
He sensed a familiar, strange aura.
It was demonic energy!
The Heavenly Sword Elder had been infected by demonic energy, thus transforming into his current state and attacking his own disciples.
Below, Shangguan Xianling and the others were already terrified.
Such a method...
Was terrifying beyond compare.
"Bai Zihe!"
Suddenly, the remaining few elders who were still struggling, knowing they were powerless against the Heavenly Sword Elder, turned their hopeful gazes towards Bai Zihe.
With pleading.
With supplication.
Hoping Bai Zihe would step forward and save them.
"Shua..."
Bai Zihe felt nothing for these people.
However, the current Heavenly Sword Elder made him feel uneasy.
No, to be precise, it was the strange demonic energy emanating from the Heavenly Sword Elder that made Bai Zihe uneasy.
Instinctively, he struck out at the Heavenly Sword Elder.
"Shua!"
The next moment, a sword qi slashed down from the sky.
"Hmph."
The Heavenly Sword Elder knew the power of Bai Zihe's sword qi and dared not confront it directly. He immediately dodged to the side.
Bai Zihe's sword missed!
And in that brief delay, the remaining elders in the Tribulation Crossing realm were "devoured" by the Heavenly Sword Elder, vanishing completely from existence.
Here...
Only Bai Zihe and the Heavenly Sword Elder remained!
"Bai Zihe..."
The Heavenly Sword Elder stared at him coldly and said in a deep voice, "I didn't want to go this far, but you're forcing me, so I have no choice but to take this step!"
At this moment.
After absorbing the cultivation of all the Tianshan Sword Sect disciples and elders from this incident, the Heavenly Sword Elder's strength had reached an extremely terrifying level.
He was confident that.
In terms of cultivation alone, even Ji Xian Yuan, the Palace Master of Xuanyuan Palace, might not be his match!
Even if the nine-layered heavenly thunder tribulation descended now, he had a certain degree of confidence that he could overcome it and become the first person to ascend to the immortal realm in hundreds of years!
At this moment.
The Heavenly Sword Elder's heart trembled, his long hair flying.
The immortal demeanor of the past was long gone, leaving behind only endless sinister killing intent, a ferocious expression, like a demon from hell!
He had been demonized!
"Die!"
As the Heavenly Sword Elder's words fell, he pounced towards Bai Zihe.
Before he even reached him.
He joined his index and middle fingers, and a sharp sword qi shot out, its speed more than ten times faster than before!
"Shua!"
Bai Zihe dared not be careless and immediately used the Xuanyuan Sword to block.
"Boom boom boom..."
The next moment, a powerful impact acted upon the Xuanyuan Sword. It was so vast and irresistible that it almost made the Xuanyuan Sword fly out of his hand!
Not only that.
At the moment of impact, an extremely cold malevolent qi surged from all directions, attempting to invade Bai Zihe's soul.
A pincer attack!
Bai Zihe was almost defeated in one move!
Fortunately, the Xuanyuan Sword was the Xuanyuan Sword, and resisting this sword qi was not a problem.
As for the malevolent qi...
The moment it entered, it was blocked by the "Wordless Heavenly Book" in Bai Zihe's mind, unable to penetrate further.
But even so.
Bai Zihe felt a tremor in his heart.
This Heavenly Sword Elder had become far too strong, almost unrecognizable.
If he didn't have the Xuanyuan Sword and the Wordless Heavenly Book...
It was uncertain whether he could withstand this strike!
"Whoosh..."
"Hua..."
"Swoosh..."
Seeing that his initial attack had not succeeded, the Heavenly Sword Elder attacked again!