Chapter 2203 - 2204: Northern Spiritual Energy Overflowing

Jinying's body flickered as he dodged one of the blades, using his own precious sword to block the Northern Spiritual Energy blade.

Bang!

The Northern Spiritual Energy scattered, and a hint of shock appeared on Jinying's face. Clearly, the spiritual energy on Ling Zhenfei's sword was unexpectedly powerful.

Ling Zhenfei's strike was extraordinarily strong, but it only surprised Jinying and did not cause him any harm.

Jinying's body moved again, launching another attack on Ling Zhenfei. His sword, seemingly sentient, transformed from one into ten, and then into countless swords in front of Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei used the Boundless Blade Technique to defend, but despite its intricacy, the technique was somewhat overwhelming, and Jinying managed a slashing strike on him.

Ling Zhenfei was sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground.

Ling Zhenfei realized it was over; they were no match for Jinying. Escape was impossible, and this was not the end of it.

At this moment, Jinying slightly exerted himself and sent a Sword Qi slashing towards Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei felt a bit hopeless; this was absolute strength, and his opponent's power was overwhelmingly strong.

Whether in this Foreign Land or outside, the Pursuit Heart Realm Peak represents the top tier of expertise in this world.

It was unspoken that Jinying held a very high position within Li Hen Palace, and there weren't many experts of his caliber even amidst the entire group.

Perhaps some elders who came to oversee them had Pursuit Heart Realm Peak strength, but most elders were merely at the Chasing Heart Realm Mid-Stage.

Ling Zhenfei watched as the Northern Spiritual Energy blade headed towards him; he realized survival today would be exceedingly difficult, yet his survival instinct persisted.

Seeing the Sword Qi rushing at him, Ling Zhenfei immediately used his shape-shifting shadows to forcefully move a few meters to the side.

Boom!

The Sword Qi slashed beside Ling Zhenfei, carving a deep trench in the ground.

Everyone thought Ling Zhenfei was doomed, but who could have imagined he would move several meters away at the critical moment.

Jinying was equally surprised, then angered, declaring to Ling Zhenfei, "Let's see how many times you can dodge."

It seemed he was about to strike again when suddenly a voice came from above.

"Interesting."

Just three words, but they conveyed the immense strength of the Northern Spiritual Energy, as if spoken directly beside Ling Zhenfei's ear; others felt the same.

Ling Zhenfei was shaken, thinking Jinying was already formidable, yet there was someone even stronger.

Ling Zhenfei flipped over and stood, as did Anna. They exchanged glances, each sensing the other's shock.

The people of Li Hen Palace around them were also astonished, then suddenly all began to salute, loudly exclaiming, "Our Palace Master is wise and powerful, the Sea Without Bounds!"

Ling Zhenfei had heard this slogan before; back when he was eavesdropping in a tree, he'd heard this chant and knew the Palace Master of Li Hen Palace had arrived.

Indeed, the crowd parted, and a few people walked in from the outskirts.

Ling Zhenfei recognized at a glance that it was the Palace Master of Li Hen Palace, someone he'd seen before from the tree.

The Palace Master still wore a broad robe with a large hood obscuring his appearance.

Previously, from the tree, Ling Zhenfei did not see what he looked like.

Now, standing on the same plane with him, Ling Zhenfei finally saw his face clearly.

Upon seeing the face, Ling Zhenfei was shocked because he had indeed met this person before.

In fact, many had seen him; this person had once appeared on Xianling Mountain.

Before embarking to the Foreign Land from Xianling Mountain, all the Major Sects had meticulously strategized, with a formation where the Major Sects led and the smaller sects and loose cultivators followed.

But later, an incident occurred when a person suddenly appeared and objected to that formation.

Claiming it was devised for the Major Sects' benefit because the location of the Heavenly God Sword was already known, whoever reached the Foreign Land first had the greatest chance to obtain it.

Furthermore, this person argued that the foreign races were not formidable at all, and humans could obliterate them in an instant.

This individual divulged the position of the gorge, and due to his persuasion, the entry sequence into the Foreign Land got disrupted, with many loose cultivators and smaller sects rushing into the portal early.

The consequences were well known; the portal indeed transported people into the gorge, but what followed was endless slaughter.

Countless people were killed the moment they appeared, not even having the chance to see this world.

Ling Zhenfei was in a similar situation, appearing far from the gorge but still encountering an ambush immediately.

All this stemmed from the actions of that old man, now standing before Ling Zhenfei.

Indeed, this person was the Palace Master of Li Hen Palace, that seemingly insignificant old man. Who would have thought he was the master of Li Hen Palace?

Back then, Ling Zhenfei had pondered multiple times why this old man acted as he did.

Now, Ling Zhenfei seemed to have the answer.

The Palace Master of Li Hen Palace must have been well-acquainted with both sides.

He understood humanity's strength and the power of the foreign races.

This time, humans had already discovered the Heavenly God Sword's location, dispatching a larger and better-prepared force than ever before.

Even mighty entities like Wuliang Mountain and South Sea Divine Palace invited numerous Guest Elders, making this campaign formidable in numbers and strength.

The foreign races' power was strong indeed, but the ongoing wars had also cost them dearly.

Thus, the foreign races were actually weaker than humans in some respects, although some, like members of the Supreme Divine Palace, were indeed formidable.

Nevertheless, the majority of the foreign races lacked comparable strength, cultivating their bodies and unique techniques, unable to match human overall strength.

Yet, through deception, the Palace Master of Li Hen Palace caused great losses among the loose cultivators, swiftly weakening human strength.

His people's attacks on the Shu Mountain Sword Sect and interception of Wuliang Palace must have had the same goal: further weaken humanity's power.

His aim was to balance the strength between humans and foreign races.

His plan nearly succeeded; in the gorge, foreign races almost encircled the humans, but at a crucial moment, forces from Wuliang Mountain and Shu Mountain Sword Sect appeared to rescue humanity.

Without the intervention of Wuliang Mountain, humanity might have already retreated from the gorge.

Both sides were significantly weakened, allowing Li Hen Palace to profit as outsiders.

The situation changed slightly when Wuliang Mountain's people eventually reached the Foreign Land, leading to subsequent developments.