The Sword God of the Universe
Chapter 677: Banter

Chapter 677: Chapter 677: Banter

The Ancient Family elder in charge of intelligence quickly set off in response.

Nowadays on the Heavenly Origin Continent, even though Communication Crystal Stones were incredibly precious, a powerful family like the Ancient Family had a stock of two or three.

Gu Xingshan had been sent to Donglin City to monitor Jing Yan and even the Jing Family. In order to ensure timely communication from Donglin City, he carried a Communication Crystal Stone with him, which was normal. Without the Communication Crystal Stone, to send a message from Donglin City all the way to Flowing Light City would take much longer, at least a week or so.

Through the Communication Crystal Stone, Gu Xingshan, who was far outside Donglin City in the Nameless Valley, quickly received direct orders from his family.

As soon as he received the order to annihilate the Jing Family, he immediately gathered his men and announced the Clan Leader’s command to everyone.

"Ha ha... as expected, we’re going to wipe out the Jing Family!"

"Jing Yan has caused such a loss of face for our Ancient Family, annihilating his clan is only right."

"Elder, shall we set out for Donglin City now?"

"The Jing Family may not be very powerful and has poor foundations, but it has a lot of members. It’s going to take quite a while to kill them all if we let loose."

"Killing is the most satisfying act. When we enter Donglin City later, I’ll kill those Dao Spirit Realm Martial Artists from the Jing Family first. Also, there is a woman named Gao Feng in Donglin City who is said to have an unusual relationship with Jing Yan, and this Gao Feng is incredibly beautiful."

"That Gao Feng, naturally, will be a trophy for the Elder!"

These dozens of Gu Family members spoke arrogantly one after another. They were all aware of Gao Feng.

They were all impatient by this time; knowing that damned Jing Yan had left Donglin City with Hu Donghe and others, they wanted to break into Donglin City immediately and exterminate the Jing Family in a spectacular killing spree.

The weakest among them was also a Daoist Realm Martial Artist. From their point of view, the Jing Family was naturally beneath their notice.

"Set out, our target is Donglin City, to flatten the Jing Family. Kill anyone who gets in the way," Gu Xingshan commanded boldly with a wave of his hand, before his figure shot out, leading the charge toward Donglin City.

It wasn’t long before they could see the outline of Donglin City.

A bloodthirsty light shone in their eyes.

Among these dozens of individuals, there was definitely no shortage of those who enjoyed killing.

When they saw Donglin City, they let out bestial roars of excitement.

While Jing Yan was present, they didn’t dare to show themselves and could only behave submissively. Now that Jing Yan was gone, they were like tigers descending the mountain, and the sheep before them were meek.

Inside Donglin City, City Lord Mansion.

When Gu Xingshan was leading the multitude of Ancient Family Martial Artists and was still dozens of miles away from Donglin City, the Donglin City Lord’s intelligence system had already detected this group of people.

Shadowy figures moved about within the City Lord Mansion.

Jing Tianying listened to his subordinate’s report.

"Are these people all from the Ancient Family?" Jing Tianying asked with a coldness in his eyes.

"There is more than an eighty percent chance that they are Ancient Family members, and they are all powerful Martial Artists. They must have learned that Lord Jing Yan left Donglin City and now wish to move against it. They did not hide their traces, so it was quite easy for us to discover them," a Mansion staff member reported nervously.

"Hmm, I see," Jing Tianying responded indifferently.

"City Lord, how should we respond now? It seems that some of those people are mighty Daoist King Realm experts," a subordinate asked Jing Tianying.

"Do not worry. Let them come! Heh, they can come if they wish, but they may not leave with their lives. Go now, sound the city’s alarm bell," Jing Tianying ordered with a wave of his hand.

Seeing Jing Tianying with no trace of worry, the subordinate complied and set off.

Within a few breaths, a massive bell tolled out from the City Lord Mansion.

The alarm bell was an essential fixture in any city, although it was generally not used. Thus, many city residents may live their entire lives without ever hearing it ring.

This resulted in most of the populace being unfamiliar with the alarm bell.

However, stronger Martial Artists with longer lives and broader experiences knew what the tolling of the alarm bell signified.

After nine rings of the alarm bell, Jing Tianying finally came to the underground Array control center.

"Activate the Defense Array first!"

"Then activate the Attack Array!"

"As for the Trapping Array, for now, let’s not activate it. With the Defense Array in place, even if there is a Dao Emperor Realm Practitioner among them, it won’t matter in the short term. There’s no need to activate all three Big Arrays." Jing Tianying easily activated the Defense Array and Attack Array amidst a relaxed atmosphere.

Above Donglin City, ripples spread through the air, returning to normal after the passage of ten breaths.

Due to the alarm bell, the city was slightly chaotic, but as the Jing Family and the City Lord Mansion maintained absolute control over Donglin City, there was no major disorder, and scenarios like killings and arson in the streets were highly unlikely.

After activating both Arrays, Jing Tianying slowly returned to ground level, waiting for the Ancient Family members to arrive.

Jing Family Patriarch Jing Chengye and some elders also made their way to the City Lord Mansion and met with Jing Tianying.

Everyone waited for Gu Xingshan’s arrival.

Dozens of figures finally reached the skies above Donglin City, their aggressive demeanor flashing like sharp fangs.

After these people arrived, Jing Tianying ascended a bit towards the sky.

"Who are you, and why do you barge into Donglin City’s airspace?" Jing Tianying demanded.

No city would allow unknown Martial Artists to fly freely over their airspace.

Some powerful cities wouldn’t even allow familiar Martial Artists to fly, restricting flights entirely.

On the Heavenly Origin Continent, unfamiliar Martial Artists would normally choose to enter a city through its gates. Directly flying over a city was considered a provocation.

Unless the Martial Artist was powerful enough, they would likely face a tragic end.

"Are you Jing Tianying?" Gu Xingshan glanced at Jing Tianying with disinterest.

If it weren’t for Jing Tianying’s status as the City Lord, Gu Xingshan wouldn’t even bother to exchange a word with him. Jing Tianying’s identity as a city official was somewhat beneficial, considering the consequences of killing an official on the Heavenly Origin Continent could be severe.

However, Gu Xingshan wasn’t too concerned at the moment because his family was the Ancient Family. The Ancient Family Patriarch had given him permission to act against Donglin City. Should any adverse effects arise, the family would shield him.

Not even the Holy Master of the Holy City could dispute the prestige of the Ancient Family.

"Yes, I am Donglin City Lord Jing Tianying. Who exactly are you?" Jing Tianying’s face showed anger as he challenged once more.

"I am Gu Xingshan, an elder of the Ancient Family."

"The people behind me are also members of the Ancient Family. Our visit to Donglin City this time is to extinguish the Jing Family. Yes, the very Jing Family that you belong to."

"Jing Tianying, since you are the City Lord of Donglin City, if you stay out of it, I might spare your life. But if you don’t know what’s good for you, then your fate can be summed up in one word—’death,’" Gu Xingshan squinted and stared at Jing Tianying in mockery.