Staring at Li Yun’s cold expression as he stepped closer, Senior Brother Qianmo finally felt fear.

His face filled with terror as he shouted, "Li Yun, you cannot attack me! You need to know that my master is Elder Chen Ming of the Administrative Hall. If you attack me, my master will never let you off."

"And my senior brother, Feng Wuyin, has already become a True Disciple. Do you know what that means? With his status as a True Disciple, even if he killed you, the sect would not care much. If you attack me, you will completely offend Senior Brother Feng. Believe me, you absolutely cannot bear the consequences of offending a True Disciple."

"Li Yun..."

Senior Brother Qianmo kept shouting while backing away frantically. Under Li Yun’s intense pressure, he had completely lost his composure and become utterly hysterical.

However, no matter how he screamed, Li Yun’s expression remained unchanged.

Finally, Li Yun moved.

Whoosh!

He swung his sword sharply.

The strike flashed out like lightning and cleanly severed one of Senior Brother Qianmo’s arms.

"No!"

At this moment, Senior Brother Qianmo’s face turned ashen, and despair filled his heart.

For a cultivator, losing an arm was almost the same as being mostly crippled.

Although this world had extremely precious spiritual materials and spirit medicines that could bring the dead back to life and regrow flesh on bones, such treasures were of a rank that even his master, Elder Chen Ming, had never seen. There was naturally no need to mention him.

If nothing unexpected happened, his cultivation would at most stop at the Heavenly Core Realm. In fact, whether he could even reach the Heavenly Core Realm had now become a problem.

Li Yun’s expression remained indifferent.

He ignored the venom in Senior Brother Qianmo’s eyes and simply turned to leave.

"Li Yun, by doing this, you have completely offended Elder Chen Ming and Feng Wuyin."

Su Fengyan gave a bitter smile and said, "Senior Brother Qianmo is Elder Chen Ming’s most beloved disciple. Elder Chen Ming treats him like his own son. You cut off one of Senior Brother Qianmo’s arms, so this is a complete break with Elder Chen Ming. It is now a grudge to the death."

"And that Feng Wuyin, although his relationship with Senior Brother Qianmo is ordinary, is extremely conceited. After Senior Brother Qianmo brought up his name, you still attacked him. Just because of this, Feng Wuyin will not let you off."

"It is fine. When soldiers come, generals will block them. When water comes, earth will cover it."

Li Yun shook his head, not taking this matter to heart.

Soon, he would go to Floating Island. He believed that once he entered that place, his cultivation would definitely advance further. At that time, even if he faced a truly powerful Heavenly Core Realm expert, he would have the strength to fight.

By then, he would no longer need to fear Feng Wuyin or Elder Chen Ming at all.

"Oh, right. These three medicinal pills are for you."

Li Yun’s mind moved, and he took out three jade bottles. Each of the three jade bottles contained one Life Creation Pill.

"There are three Life Creation Pills here. One is for each of you, and the last one should be handed to Su Muyue for me."

"With your talents, after consuming these Life Creation Pills, you should soon be able to break through to the Earthly Core Realm. At that time, within the Heavenly Sword Sect, you will at least have more ability to protect yourselves."

"This..."

Looking at the three medicinal pills in front of them, Li Hao and Su Fengyan could not help swallowing.

They had also heard of the name of the Life Creation Pill. One Life Creation Pill could allow a Mortal Core Realm cultivator to break through to the Earthly Core Realm in a short time. If they consumed these Life Creation Pills, they might even break through to the 4th level or 5th level of Earthly Core Realm.

"Li Yun, thank you."

After hesitating for a moment, the two of them did not stand on ceremony and directly accepted the three medicinal pills.

Although they had already given up on the idea of catching up with Li Yun, they would absolutely not refuse an opportunity to improve their strength as quickly as possible.

After bidding farewell to Li Hao and Su Fengyan, Li Yun returned to his residence.

In the following few days, Li Yun did not enter secluded cultivation, nor did he immerse himself in the study of various martial skills. Instead, he completely relaxed his mind and enjoyed a rare period of leisure.

The path of a cultivator also required balance between tension and relaxation. If a string was pulled too tightly for too long, it would inevitably snap.

[Clue for Immortal Sword Intent: Floating Island.]

Li Yun looked at the message on his system screen. This was the clue he had received as a reward after completing the previous mission.

’I will be able to comprehend Immortal Sword Intent on the Floating Island.’

Li Yun thought quietly, ’That leaves only Destruction Sword Intent.’

However, he had no idea where he should even begin looking for Destruction Sword Intent.

A few days later, the day to depart for Floating Island arrived.

Early in the morning, Li Yun arrived at the assembly point arranged by the sect. Nearly a hundred cultivators had already gathered there.

Among these nearly one hundred cultivators, many were well-known powerhouses from the Inner Sect of the Heavenly Sword Sect. There were also many unfamiliar faces, who appeared to be experts that usually kept a low profile.

When they saw Li Yun appear, the gazes of many surrounding cultivators immediately became complicated.

During this period, Li Yun’s name had become far too resounding. He was hailed as a shining rising star on the same level as Yan Wuhen. No one could ignore his existence.

However, many people harbored more doubt than admiration toward Li Yun. They simply could not believe that a young man who had just broken through to the Earthly Core Realm was qualified to climb above them.

In the crowd, only Chi Liuyang and Mo Shanhe could not help taking a step back. Looking at the indifferent expressions of the surrounding people, they could only reveal bitter smiles.

Only they knew how terrifying Li Yun’s strength truly was. Anyone who underestimated him would inevitably pay an extremely heavy price.

"Alright!"

Just then, Zi Donglai’s figure suddenly descended.

Behind him were five more powerhouses. Their auras were slightly weaker than Zi Donglai’s, but not by much.

Clearly, all of them were 9th level Heavenly Core Realm powerhouses.

The sect was clearly taking Li Yun and the others very seriously. After all, this time, the Heavenly Sword Sect had sent out all its elites. If these disciples were wiped out, the core strength of the Heavenly Sword Sect would be completely severed, and it would take decades for the sect to recover its origin qi.

"Since everyone is here, we shall depart now."

With that, Zi Donglai waved his hand.

More than a dozen Bloodwing Lion Vultures descended from the sky. Although they were called Bloodwing Lion Vultures, they were not ordinary Bloodwing Lion Vultures, but Bloodwing Lion Vulture Kings.

These Bloodwing Lion Vulture Kings were one rank higher than ordinary Bloodwing Lion Vultures, and their speed was much faster. One full day of flying for them was equivalent to three days of travel for ordinary Bloodwing Lion Vultures.

Stepping onto the backs of the Bloodwing Lion Vulture Kings, the cultivators set off.

Half a month later, a massive abyss suddenly appeared before Li Yun and the others.

The bottom of the abyss was incredibly dark, swallowing all light. Even though everyone present was at least an Earthly Core Realm or Half-Step Heavenly Core Realm cultivator, they still could not see what lay below.

Above that dark abyss, a gigantic island was actually floating in the air.