Chapter 278: Chapter 257: Attack on the Great Derivation Sect! Seizing a City! (8,000-Word Chapter) (Part 2)

"Brother Lix, don’t believe the Blood Evil Sect!" Xie Qing was a bit anxious.

Lix Yan heard this, frowned tightly, then coldly looked at his grandson, Lix Dong.

Lix Dong met Lix Yan’s gaze and instantly panicked.

"Grandfather, I came to retrieve the sword... and got... got captured..."

Retrieve the sword and got captured?

Sorrow and anger surged simultaneously in Lix Yan’s heart.

He had watched Lix Dong grow up and knew him better than anyone else.

With just a panicked expression and an unconvincing excuse, he already knew his grandson was lying.

What kind of person lies?

Someone whose intentions are revealed, unwilling to admit and afraid to face it, loves to lie.

Could his grandson be colluding with the Commandery Mansion to harm his own grandfather?

What about the Elder Yi Zhuo and those hundred fearless disciples who came with him?

They were probably in on it from the start.

Lix Yan suddenly felt that from the endpoint of his seemingly illustrious life, it looked so ridiculous.

Lix Yan’s gaze gradually turned cold, he glanced at his grandson Lix Dong, pulled out the broad sword stuck in the ground, and walked to the center of the grand hall.

His face seemed bitter, yet also appeared as a sort of relief.

"This way, it’s fine too." He lifted the broad sword, his voice low, "After all, I’m the one who dragged you down."

"Today, I will use my life to prove your innocence."

"From today onward, I am no longer the Great Derivation Sect’s ancestor, and I have nothing to do with you, Lix Dong!"

"I am simply me!"

He could lower his head for his grandson, for his disciples, and agree to join the Martial Immortal Alliance.

But he could not tolerate betrayal from his grandson, his disciples, or deceit from old friends.

"Xie Qing, come and fight, let me see if your strength is as unfathomable as your schemes."

At this moment, he felt neither guilt nor worry.

The strength of the Seven Meridians erupted, and the ground beneath his feet cracked.

"Come and fight!"

Clang——

The broad sword left the ground, stabbing straight at Pingzhong County Governor’s Office’s Xie Qing.

Xie Qing flickered away, avoiding the sword, inwardly cursing Lix Dong as useless.

"Brother Lix, stop, you can’t believe the words of the Blood Evil Sect’s demons."

Lix Yan did not speak, striking at Xie Qing with his sword again.

He never believed the Blood Evil Sect; he believed in himself.

At the entrance of the grand hall, the Blood Evil Sect’s Blood Widow raised her long leg, blocking the doorway, smiling as she watched the battle between the two masters inside.

"Governor Xie, Sect Leader Lix is a hero among men, he knows his grandson better than you, so stop acting."

The seductive voice echoed inside the hall, full of aggression.

Xie Qing drew a silver longsword to block Lix Yan’s broad sword: "Brother Lix, do you really want this? In the end, joining the Martial Immortal Alliance, does the method matter?"

The silver longsword was precisely the Great Derivation Sect’s sect-defending sword, the Great Derivation Sword.

"Don’t you want the Great Derivation Sect to reach new heights?"

Seeing the situation unfold this far, he knew there was no hiding it, so he might as well stop pretending.

"The method doesn’t matter, the Great Derivation Sect doesn’t matter," Lix Yan glanced at the Great Derivation Sword in the other’s hand, raised his blade, and struck down angrily, "Today, it’s either you die or I die."

"Hmph, then don’t blame me for being heartless!"

Xie Qing, seeing this, was reluctant to waste more words and suddenly shouted, "Do it!"

As the words fell, dozens of figures emerged from the shadows, surrounding Lix Yan and Lix Dong completely.

Outside the grand hall, there were also a hundred people, swords drawn, pressuring the Blood Widow of the Blood Evil Sect.

"See, the dagger hidden behind the map is revealed." The Blood Widow still covered her mouth with a light laugh, seemingly undeterred by those around her.

Her slender white fingers lifted, and with her two fingers, she snapped in the air.

With a ’crack’, a blood-colored shadow swept through the crowd.

Puff puff puff —

Blood glimmered, and red splattered.

Then, the Blood Evil Sect’s Blood Face appeared beside the Blood Widow, clutching a crimson organ, greedily gazing up her long legs.

The Blood Widow wantonly smiled, her long leg tucked beneath her skirt.

"We’ll look when we get back, there’s business to attend to."

Her eyes roamed, looking at Lix Yan inside the hall, "Sect Leader Lix, how about we kill Xie Qing and these lackeys in eagle uniforms and you come with us?"

"Impudent!" Xie Qing was first to rage upon hearing this.

"Why is the Governor’s Office Master in such a hurry? We’re not asking you." The Blood Widow and Blood Face walked into the hall, "Sect Leader Lix, what do you say?"

Lix Yan slowly turned his head, eyes devoid of anger or joy, landing on the Blood Evil Sect duo, "Today, all I seek is a fight with Xie Qing, if you interfere, then leave your lives here."

No direct answer, yet the reply was already given.

"Heh heh," Blood Face sneered, his form suddenly becoming illusory, "Since Sect Leader Lix wants to fight, let me help clear these nuisances."

As he finished.

Blood Face and Blood Widow acted simultaneously, aiming to eliminate the other officials inside the hall.

Just at that moment, another figure stepped out from behind the grand hall.

In an instant, a terrifying aura spread.

Blood Face and Blood Widow’s hearts instantly trembled.

An expert!

The two wanted to withdraw, but found themselves locked under a terrifying aura.

"Damn it! This aura?"

"It’s from the Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm!"

The two had long guessed that a Martial Immortal Alliance expert was hidden within the Great Derivation Sect, but they hadn’t expected them to be at the Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm!

The Martial Immortal Alliance special envoy Kong Dynasty punched out.

Boom——

The grand hall trembled, shaking as if about to collapse.

Blood Face and Blood Widow summoned all their Qi Blood to block, barely withstanding the blow.

Their eyes met momentarily, and then they simultaneously burned their Qi Blood.

Following that, Blood Face clawed towards Kong Dynasty, while Blood Widow transformed into a Blood Shadow, seemingly to attack Xie Qing.

Bang bang——

The four collided, unleashing terrifying shockwaves.

Amidst the shockwaves, two blood-colored figures, using the force, shot like blood arrows towards the somewhat bewildered Lix Dong.

The Blood Evil Sect duo intended to seize Lix Dong to threaten Lix Yan.

"Dong’er!"

Leaning on his sword, Lix Yan suddenly realized.

The betrayal of his grandson disheartened him, but he couldn’t just watch his only bloodline fall into the Blood Evil Sect’s hands.