Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1110: Falling into the Gorge

Chapter 1110: Chapter 1110: Falling into the Gorge

"Han Xingyu, today you will die knowing why!"

Across the Iron Chain Bridge, Lin Xiaotian, holding a golden long saber, looked triumphantly at the panicked Han Xingyu and others, and burst into loud laughter, "In two days, Dragon Tiger Palace will join forces with Snow Fox Mountain, Spirit Crane Sect, Wind Cloud Island, and Ruyi Monastery to besiege Xuannv Sect. Hehe, by then, Xuannv Sect will cease to exist! As commanded by our Palace Master, I am here to send you on your way first!"

Hearing Lin Xiaotian’s words, Han Xingyu’s mind buzzed, and her face instantly lost all color.

Snow Fox Mountain and the other three great sects, all located within the territory of Xuannv Sect, had always looked up to Xuannv Sect as their leader. For thousands of years, they had stood shoulder to shoulder with Xuannv Sect, jointly countering Dragon Tiger Palace.

The successive Sect Leaders of Xuannv Sect had also treated these smaller sects generously, only requiring them to hand over a small portion of their cultivation resources each year in exchange for their loyalty.

However, this situation changed with the inauguration of the new Sect Leader, Yang Ruojun.

Yang Ruojun, who detested evil and was headstrong, unlike her predecessors—who were either humble and gentle or composed in joy and anger—would openly show her distaste for anyone she disliked, irrespective of their status, even publicly chastising them without sparing their dignity.

Such a character inevitably offended many sect disciples.

Moreover, Yang Ruojun believed that the former leaders were too lenient towards the various sects within their domain, which undermined the interests of Xuannv Sect. Not long after taking office, she declared that the cultivation resources submitted annually by each major sect should be increased by ten percent.

This decision further displeased the major sects towards Yang Ruojun and even against Xuannv Sect.

Han Xingyu and several elders of Xuannv Sect felt that the Sect Leader’s approach was inappropriate and could lead to the alienation and betrayal of the major sects, so they collectively tried to persuade Yang Ruojun. However, she turned a deaf ear, insisting stubbornly that Xuannv Sect, with its overwhelming strength, need not fear these sects’ submission.

Han Xingyu and the others, feeling helpless, had to let it be, fearing that the Sect Leader’s suppressive measures might provoke rebellious sentiments among the sects, or even push them covertly to side with Dragon Tiger Palace—which would certainly not bode well for Xuannv Sect.

Before this trip to Purple Flame City, Han Xingyu had heard from another worried elder that there had been rumors of possible collusion between some sects and Dragon Tiger Palace, which could act against Xuannv Sect. At the time, Han Xingyu was somewhat skeptical, thinking that the elder was overly alarmist, but now it seemed his words had come true.

At this moment, hearing Lin Xiaotian’s words, Han Xingyu’s mind buzzed again, and her first reaction was that it spelled major trouble.

Han Xingyu knew Lin Xiaotian’s words must be true.

Although there had been occasional conflicts between Xuannv Sect and Dragon Tiger Palace, they had never openly killed each other’s disciples in broad daylight to avoid triggering a full-scale war between the two sects. And now, Lin Xiaotian’s readiness to cut off the Iron Chain Bridge clearly showed that Dragon Tiger Palace was prepared to utterly break with Xuannv Sect.

Han Xingyu also understood, Dragon Tiger Palace’s joining forces with Snow Fox Mountain and the other three major sects to besiege Xuannv Sect must have been long premeditated, and they must have made ample preparations. Xuannv Sect was likely facing a huge crisis.

Han Xingyu, worried about the safety of Xuannv Sect, wished she could sprout wings and fly back immediately.

However, whether they could safely get through this current crisis remained an unknown.

Suddenly—

Suddenly—

The sharp wind of the blade suddenly arose, as Lin Xiaotian’s golden longsword drew two dazzling golden glimmers, slashing towards the two iron chains deeply embedded within the stone wall.

"Don’t do it!"

At the same time as Lin Xiaotian’s golden longsword slashed down, a chorus of alarmed shouts erupted from atop the Iron Chain Bridge.

Those who issued the cries were the martial artists already on the bridge, who had no affiliation with the Xuannv Sect.

These martial artists included Hu Ren, Miao Feng, and the three members of Hu Yi’s family, totaling twenty or thirty people. They had never anticipated that the people from Dragon Tiger Palace, in order to deal with Han Xingyu and other disciples of the Xuannv Sect, would also doom them to the same fate—a completely unforeseen disaster.

At that moment, aside from Fang Bai and Han Xingyu, the cultivation levels of the dozens of martial artists on the bridge were mostly at the Heaven Level Realm and Desolate Level Realm. Once the Iron Chain Bridge broke, given their abilities, they could not float through the air to the opposite side; they could only plummet to the gorge below.

And with Nine Bends Gorge reaching a depth of a kilometer, although the bottom was covered in assorted grass and trees—which meant they wouldn’t die instantly from the fall—the bottom was said to be home to many highly aggressive spirit beasts. Once they fell to the bottom of the gorge, they would be treated as delicacies and attacked en masse by these beasts, which would indeed prove fatal.

According to some martial artists who had ventured to the bottom of the gorge and fortunately escaped, not only were there numerous spirit beasts at the bottom of Nine Bends Gorge, but they were also exceptionally fierce and mighty. Being at the bottom was even more terrifying than being surrounded and attacked by a third-rate Sect. Even for Vast Level martial artists, it was a situation of likely death.

Thus, seeing Elder Lin Xiaotian of Dragon Tiger Palace intending to cut the Iron Chain Bridge, how could Hu Ren and the group of martial artists not be scared?

However, their cries of alarm apparently had no effect. The golden longsword in Lin Xiaotian’s hand still mercilessly continued its descent.

Clang—

Clang—

The crisp sound of metal clashing rang out one after another, as the golden longsword, capable of slicing through iron like mud, cut through the two iron chains as easily as slicing tofu.

"Ah..."

Echoing screams of extreme fear and despair reverberated across the skies of Nine Bends Gorge, as the figures of dozens of martial artists on the Iron Chain Bridge, along with the severed bridge, plummeted swiftly towards the gorge’s floor, a thousand meters below.

At this time, unless one was a martial artist who had cultivated in wind system martial arts techniques, it was very difficult for their bodies to hover in mid-air. Even for a Vast Level Expert like Han Xingyu, after the bridge broke and the ground vanished beneath his feet, he only remained suspended for a few moments before his True Yuan was exhausted, and he continued to fall.

Fang Bai, who was originally capable of passing through the air to the opposite bank and even saving two others, also fell along with the group as the number of plummeting martial artists was too great, and his mind raced with thoughts.

During the fall, Fang Bai circulated the Wind Art, mobilized the Wind Essence Qi, and controlled the speed and direction of his descent, swiftly taking stock of the situation around him.

Of the dozens of martial artists falling, aside from Han Xingyu who still appeared composed, the faces of the other martial artists were stricken with panic, their screams unceasing.

Hu Ren’s son, fourteen or fifteen years old Hu Yi, due to his severed meridians which rendered him akin to an ordinary person, had absolutely no ability to cope with this sudden peril; hence, he was falling at the fastest speed. Fang Bai knew that if he continued falling like this, even with many trees in the gorge to break his fall, he would still end up shattered to pieces.

As for Zhuge Lian, although her pretty face was deathly pale and she was terribly frightened, she knew to protect herself with True Yuan. Her descent to the bottom of the gorge, aided by the resistance of the large trees there, actually posed no life-threatening danger, and she would at most sustain minor injuries.