Chapter 321 - Even True Immortals Shall Die!

Chapter 321 - Even True Immortals Shall Die!

“Exile Yun!”

Like a thunderous tide, the cry reverberated across the Sword Ruins. The 999 peaks of swords quivered in unison, resonating with this name!

With the demise of Ku Xuan and the other five Overseers, the Sword Cultivators who witnessed this scene were utterly conquered, their eyes blazing with volcanic fervor.

These deafening cheers surged from all directions, crashing like a tsunami over the withered old man.

His cloudy, tear-streaked eyes witnessed it all. Undoubtedly, the Sword Ruins he once commanded had nearly all turned to Yun Xiao.

“Master, wake up. It's you against the entire Sword Ruins.” The Sword Warden sighed, his words cutting to the bone.

“Right!”

“You have already achieved greatness, why tread this path of dishonor in your twilight years?”

“Daring to defy a true Immortal of the sword, that's a capital offense!”

“You've left a stain on the lineage of Sword Wardens!"

Angry curses and indifferent faces filled the air.

“You think everyone betrayed you, but in truth, you betrayed the sword,” the Sword Warden said deeply. “Master, in this life, you’ve roamed the world, sword in hand, true to your heart. Your merits are complete, why grasp at a fleeting life?”

“Hehehe...” The Withered Bone Keeper suddenly laughed bitterly. “In this vast path of immortality, what's the point if one can't achieve eternal life? My only mistake was choosing the wrong side, the wrong person. This mistake led to my downfall. I have nothing more to say!”

“In seeking life for yourself, you’ve doomed your descendants to die for you. Is that not a mistake?” The Sword Warden shook his head.

“It's Yun Xiao, the high and mighty Exiled Sword Immortal, who killed them, not me!” the Withered Bone Keeper snarled. Driven into a corner, he was like a scared, cornered old dog. His fiery eyes fixed on Yun Xiao!

“Are you a reincarnated true Immortal or a reincarnated god of slaughter? Wherever you go, nothing grows. You bring disaster, those who follow you thrive, those who oppose you perish. What right do you have to judge me?!”

Yun Xiao looked at him coldly. “I never condemned you. Besides, you’re right. Those in my way die. You’re just one of the many who didn’t see it coming.”

There was no bond of master and disciple between him and the Withered Bone Keeper. Yun Xiao’s logic was always simple—his rise invited envy. Whoever sought his death would meet their own!

That was the way to do it—simple and brutal!

Yun Xiao's straightforward and ruthless mindset was like a brick wall for the Withered Bone Keeper. He didn’t even get a chance to undermine Yun Xiao's reputation!

He labeled Yun Xiao a villain, and Yun Xiao’s response? “Yep, that’s me!”

What could he do about it?

The crowd's eyes were sharp. Every Sword Cultivator in the Sword Ruins fervently believed that this white-robed villain would bring glory and a future to the Eternal Sword Prison!

The Nine Hells vying for supremacy, the Sword Dao reigning supreme!

Morally and in the hearts of the people, the Withered Bone Keeper had utterly lost! Millions of cold gazes and merciless laughs were the cruelest irony of his nearly century-long life. A high beginning, a low end—his late years tarnished!

Each disdainful glance was like a sword piercing his heart. He was stabbed by millions of such swords! The agony was indescribable. His world was left with nothing but blood and hatred.

He refused to accept this! Why should his life end this way? It was all Yun Xiao's fault! Without this monster, causing the Eternal Sword to hum 100,000 times, how could he have ended up so utterly abandoned?

"You..." The Withered Bone Keeper growled, his eyes drowned in blood. He glared fiercely at Yun Xiao, his body already ablaze with a dim yellow fire! Clearly, he was burning his life force and sacred power, gathering it into the gray Sword Soul in his hand, enhanced by a 9,000 layer Sword Aura!

The gray Sword Soul roiled with death energy, emitting a deafening howl. A dim yellow tornado swirled around it, sucking in the essence of all the vegetation on the mountain of the Exile Palace, leaving everything withered!

SPUTTER! The Withered Bone suffered a blow to both body and soul, spurting out black blood!

“MONSTER!!” With this final cry, the violet Rootless Grass pierced down, completely engulfing his physical body!

The storm passed, leaving only a gray-white skeleton kneeling in front of the Exile Palace.

People stared dumbfounded at the skeleton, then up at the white-robed true Immortal in the sky.

After a silence of ten breaths, millions of Sword Cultivators raised their Sword Souls, pointing them towards the sky.

“We swear to follow Exile Yun, to forge a new era of the Sword Dao!”

Nearly all the Sword Cultivators of the Sword Ruins had now gathered at the Exile Palace. It was no longer just a million. Even those who couldn’t make it could see from afar the Ruination Sword Array executing the Withered Bone Keeper, the last rebel of the Sword Ruins.

The news of Yun Xiao's scheme had already spread across the 999 sword peaks.

The Sword Cultivators never imagined they’d all be played by him...

“Everyone!” Yun Xiao slowly retracted the Prison Warden Sigil, grasping the Heaven Burial Sword Soul in his right hand, pointing towards the heavens. “The full support of the Sword Ruins has brought me this glory. I won’t bother with platitudes about repaying kindness; from now on, I stand with you all. Whoever opposes us, this will be their fate!”

Saying this, he then pointed Heaven Burial at the kneeling Withered Bone Keeper.

Millions of Sword Cultivators echoed his stance with their swords.

“Exile Yun is a straightforward man.”

“Indeed, no beating around the bush.”

The crowd was fervently supportive.

Sword Cultivators, by nature, were direct. Yun Xiao’s frankness earned their respect.

Watching those passionate eyes, the Sword Warden mused, “Though some have fallen, the Sword Ruins are now united, stronger than before.”

“Normal! Collusion inside and outside only leads to vulnerability, but united, our strength doubles,” Yun Xiao said. This was why he dealt with the Ku Family and others so decisively.

“The arrogant powers of the eight hells will soon hear the news,” the Sword Warden said grimly.

“Let's see if they rush in or cower in fear,” Yun Xiao added.

“Knowing them, they’ll be more anxious,” the Sword Warden commented.

Yun Xiao didn’t say much. The threat from the eight hells was significant! And the Immortal Jades of the Sword Ruins wouldn’t last forever. Not to mention Blue Star and Red Moon also burned through a lot of resources.

“I hope we can last until the Nine Hells Conquest Clash! Once it starts, except for fair battles, they can't scheme behind our backs,” the Sword Warden said.

“When does it start?” Yun Xiao asked.

“In just over half a month,” the Sword Warden replied.

Yun Xiao paused. He had thought it was in the next few days. More than half a month? That was too long!

“Feeling the pressure?” the Sword Warden asked.

“What pressure? In more than half a month, even if they dig up their ancestors, it won’t matter.” Yun Xiao chuckled. He planned to stay and cultivate in the Ruination Sword Array. With so much time, he would be soaring.

“I'm just worried they might take a desperate gamble, attacking the Sword Ruins with the forces of the eight hells before the competition.” The Sword Warden frowned, “In that case, three Ruination Sword Arrays and a billion Immortal Jades wouldn’t be enough.”