Chapter 1

"Today, I, Ling Dao, will wash the Purple Star Holy Land in blood, until the last one is dead!"

A towering figure stood atop a peak, his white robe already stained with blood. At Ling Dao's feet lay the bodies of those he had slain with his sword.

"Arrogant! The Purple Star Holy Land has a long and profound heritage, with countless strong figures. How can you, of all people, think of washing it in blood?"

"Unreasonable! The Purple Star Holy Land commands the eight desolates. Even your entire Ling family is nothing before us. What makes you think you can fight us?"

From within the Purple Star Holy Land, several supreme experts emerged, all of them from the older generation. Earlier, it was the young geniuses of the Purple Star Holy Land who appeared, but unfortunately, none of them were a match for Ling Dao.

"On what grounds? Haha, on the grounds of the sword in my hand!"

Ling Dao laughed loudly and swung his sword, charging towards the older generation of experts from the Purple Star Holy Land. The resounding and powerful voice was a declaration of war. Once he had made his move against the Purple Star Holy Land, he would show no mercy.

If it weren't for the Purple Star Holy Land's excessive bullying, Ling Dao wouldn't have acted this way. Just because of a cultivation technique that couldn't be practiced, the Purple Star Holy Land had repeatedly hunted him down. That was bad enough, but not long ago, the Purple Star Holy Land even attacked the Ling family, killing many of its members. This incident enraged Ling Dao, and he then set out alone with his sword to attack the Purple Star Holy Land!

"Overestimating yourself!"

An older generation expert, holding a golden war spear, charged at Ling Dao. The golden war spear emitted boundless sharpness, piercing through the void and sweeping across all directions, instantly reaching Ling Dao's chest.

"Overestimating yourself is you!"

The three-foot-long green sword suddenly burst into a light more intense than the sun, engulfing the entire battlefield with countless sword auras. In the next moment, the sound of metal splitting and stone cracking echoed as the golden war spear was split in two, and the head of the older generation expert flew high into the air, exploding in the sky.

"This boy is fierce. Everyone, join forces and kill him!"

The death of the expert with the golden war spear had a tremendous impact on the other experts. With just one sword, Ling Dao had killed an older generation expert, a combat power that was simply terrifying, far beyond their imagination.

It was rumored that Ling Dao was a sword genius, but the Purple Star Holy Land had so many geniuses that they naturally didn't care about a mere Ling Dao. Upon learning that Ling Dao had obtained that cultivation technique, the Purple Star Holy Land sent many experts to assassinate him. However, such matters were not to be publicized. Ling Dao didn't know the origin of the cultivation technique, but the many supreme experts of the Purple Star Holy Land were well aware.

It wasn't until today that they truly witnessed the terrifying nature of this sword genius. The vast sword light, like countless rivers of the Milky Way, surged through the heavens and earth. Ling Dao wielded his three-foot-long green sword as if a sword god had descended upon the world, each sword stroke transforming the mundane into the miraculous, a marvel of craftsmanship.

"Thud"

A sword pierced through the chest of an older generation expert, and Ling Dao elegantly withdrew his sword, blood gushing out like a fountain. Then, with another sword stroke, he split another older generation expert in two, the scene both bloody and cruel.

Even these older generation experts were no match for Ling Dao. They were like fish on a chopping block, left to his mercy. Initially, they hadn't taken Ling Dao seriously, but now their eyes were filled with deep fear.

"Who dares to cause trouble in the Purple Star Holy Land?!"

A stern voice echoed, and the older generation experts who had been terrified by Ling Dao all breathed a sigh of relief. If no more experts came to their aid, they would likely die by Ling Dao's sword.

"Pagoda, activate!"

This expert held a small emerald pagoda, which guarded the nine heavens of the Purple Star Holy Land. The Purple Star Holy Land was incredibly powerful, having created its own nine heavens, each inhabited by many experts. Of course, these were not the true nine heavens, just a name given by the Purple Star Holy Land's founder.

Ling Dao had already reached the outer perimeter of the nine heavens. Beyond this point was the nine heavens themselves, and few had ever dared to attack the Purple Star Holy Land's nine heavens. Regardless, Ling Dao's actions today were enough to shock the eight desolates.

The emerald pagoda grew rapidly in the wind, soon reaching thousands of feet in size, and then it pressed down on Ling Dao with an incomparable suction force, instantly drawing him into the pagoda.

"Hmph, is this all you've got to cause trouble in the Purple Star Holy Land?"

A look of disdain appeared on his face, but it quickly faded. At the top of the emerald pagoda, a silver sword tip suddenly appeared, and then the entire pagoda exploded.

"How is this possible?"

The emerald pagoda was no ordinary weapon, and no one had expected it to be shattered from the inside by Ling Dao. The expert, who had been quite arrogant earlier, now looked extremely grim. At this moment, Ling Dao charged forward.

"Whoever stands in my way, dies!"

A sword light flashed across the expert's neck, and in the next moment, his head was separated from his body. Countless sword auras tore his body into pieces. He couldn't believe that Ling Dao was so powerful.

More and more experts gathered around Ling Dao, but they all cowered, not daring to approach him. Especially the blood-stained sword in Ling Dao's hand, which made their hearts tremble, leaving them without the courage to attack.

"Nine heavens, hah... truly arrogant!"

Ling Dao sneered and charged towards the nine heavens of the Purple Star Holy Land. When he entered the nine heavens, it was as if he had entered another world. Four supreme experts appeared before him, and even Ling Dao's expression turned serious.

"Not much in terms of strength, but quite bold!"

"No need to waste words, just kill him!"

One of the experts with a red face swung his war blade at Ling Dao. The blood-colored blade aura was overwhelming, shaking the earth. His strength was immense, and with one strike, the air waves surged, turning the battlefield into a sea of blood. After he attacked, the other three experts also joined in.

"Just the four of you are not enough!"

The three-foot-long green sword emitted boundless sharpness, and Ling Dao became serious. Each move was a matter of life and death, and no one held back. After a moment, Ling Dao stepped forward, and the four experts were all dead. However, Ling Dao himself also had a wound on his body.

"Killing so many of the Purple Star Holy Land's experts, even tearing you to pieces would not be enough to quench my hatred!"

The true supreme experts had arrived, and even Ling Dao felt an unprecedented pressure!