Year Eight, age twenty-six.

Over the past year, the Sword Lord had given three public lectures on the Dao. The closest you ever got to him was about nine hundred meters away.

"These brain-dead fanatics of the Limitless Sword Sect!"

You let out a roar of unwilling frustration.

That night, you got up in the middle of the night to feed Black Wind some grass. Suddenly, you saw a massive concentration of demonic energy gathering in the northern part of Chongyun Mountain.

"Something's not right..."

Demonic tribes have a strong sense of territory.

For so many to suddenly gather together like this was definitely not normal.

You reported this matter to the Outer Sect's Duty Elder. He didn't care at all, telling you not to disturb his sleep.

"Fine, fine, fine! You big idiot, passing up a chance to earn merit!"

Alone, you transformed into a streak of black flame from the mountain peak, shooting down the mountain and heading straight for the gathering point of the demonic energy.

With Spider Sense, you weren't afraid of kicking an iron plate; it would trigger automatically if there was danger.

If it wasn't an iron plate, you planned to build a mountain of demon corpses in front of the Limitless Sword Sect's main gate tomorrow.

You refused to believe the Sword Lord wouldn't notice you then.

When you reached the area near Chongyun Mountain, you were shocked to discover the Sword Lord was already here!

He stood in the air. Below him was a group of inner sect disciples from the Sword Sect, all holding spirit swords and arranged in a sword formation.

Confronting them were about two hundred demon tribesmen. Judging by their demonic energy, all of these demons were at the Golden Body Realm.

Without a doubt, these were elite demons from the Great Wastes. They had come with organization.

You felt the Great Wastes demons looked more savage.

Their aura was more unrestrained, different from the kind that sneaked around eating people within the Five Regions.

"Well, well! Even the Sword Lord has come! Sword Lord, don't you forget the treaty between our two races! Someone of your realm cannot attack us!"

The leader on the demon side was a female leopard demon, covered in leopard spots, inexplicably sexy.

The Sword Lord's voice sounded like a deep bass cannon, but the moment he opened his mouth, everyone present could hear him clearly.

"Golden Leopard, you may have some misunderstanding about the treaty between our two races. It's not that I cannot attack, but that I cannot attack without cause. If you come to provoke my sect, I can kill you just like that. Azure Dragon and the others won't have any objections."

Golden Leopard spread her hands wide.

"Have I provoked you? I'm just bringing my brothers and sisters here to forage for food in this area. Isn't looking for something to eat allowed?"

The Sword Lord let out a cold laugh.

"Don't say things none of us believe. Did Azure Dragon send you to investigate whether my Limitless Sword Sect still has any swords left? I'm afraid you'll be disappointed."

Golden Leopard sneered.

"Is that so? We received word that the Sword Tomb of the Limitless Sword Sect is in chaos, the entire sect from top to bottom has no usable spirit swords left. Isn't the Limitless Sword Sect now the 'Swordless Sect'? Hahaha!"

The group of demons laughed uproariously in perfect coordination.

Was this Golden Leopard actually trash-talking right to the Sword Lord's face?

Was this guy always this brave?

Did she really think a single treaty could completely restrain a powerhouse above the Martial King Realm?

After a moment's thought, you understood.

Golden Leopard and her group of demons were essentially a suicide squad.

The demon tribes intended to sacrifice them to probe the true state of the Limitless Sword Sect.

As the first line of defense against the demons of the Eastern Wastes, the Limitless Sword Sect was undoubtedly a thorn in the demons' side.

The demons' mockery made the disciples furious. Their sword formation even became slightly unstable.

The Sword Lord hovered in mid-air, perfectly calm and composed, his expression unperturbed.

"Disciples of the Sword Sect, where are you?!"

At the Sword Lord's call, the disciples' blood instantly boiled with fervor, their morale soaring!

"Your disciples are here!"

"When demons invade, what should we do?"

"EXTERMINATE THEM!!!"

The sword formation composed of hundreds of inner sect disciples activated, killing intent fully revealed!

"Great music is faintly heard! Great form has no shape! Great skill appears artless! Great achievement seems flawed!"

The sword formation's attack surged towards Golden Leopard and the other demons.

The demons roared and began to counterattack.

You stood not far away, observing the situation.

Where did these disciples get the spirit swords in their hands? Newly forged in the last two years?

But as far as you knew, the swords within the Limitless Sword Sect were not ordinary spirit artifacts. Every single sword was nurtured in the Sword Tomb for many years before being brought out for use.

Even the most ordinary disciple used a Sword Tomb sword, not an ordinary spirit artifact sword.

Therefore, the strength of the Limitless Sword Sect's swordsmanship wasn't just due to their techniques and the cultivation atmosphere here; the swords in their hands were also a key component.

"Huh? I took two hits from this sword formation and only broke one leg?!"

"Hahaha! They're not using spirit swords nurtured in the Sword Tomb, they're using ordinary mundane blades! They're not even spirit artifacts! The power of their sword path is greatly weakened!"

"Hahahaha! Limitless Sword Sect, oh Limitless Sword Sect, you've finally come to this day!"

"Brothers! Don't be afraid! The Limitless Sword Sect without swords is a tiger without teeth! Kill them!!"

When the demons discovered this "little secret" of the sword formation, the inner sect disciples immediately panicked.

Their sword formation also fell into disarray.

Already greatly weakened due to the lack of spirit swords, the formation now became utterly defenseless.

Golden Leopard led the charge, hurtling forward like a cannonball. Relying on the powerful innate physical advantages of the demon tribes, she scattered the disciples in all directions.

"Sword Lord! Starting today, your Limitless Sword Sect will be removed from the Eight Pillars of the Five Domains, right?! Hah!!"

The Sword Lord looked at the disciples struggling to meet the enemy and sighed softly.

"Disciples, tonight I brought you here to block the enemy because I wanted you to understand one truth..."

The Sword Lord slowly raised his hand. Behind him, countless rays of brilliant light appeared. Towering giant swords materialized around him, their sword light illuminating the entire night sky.

"The sword was never in our hands. It must be placed in our hearts!"

Everyone could see clearly: the Sword Lord was about to make his move.

Golden Leopard roared in fury.

"Sword Lord! You are violating the Treaty Between the Two Races! Do you want to start a war between our races?!"

The Sword Lord looked down upon the demons with disdain.

"Demonic words, demonic language. I don't understand it very well. Please speak the human tongue." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Golden Leopard's jaw dropped to her feet.

Damn it! I'm speaking your human race's language! I went through great effort to learn it!

Just as the Sword Lord was about to unleash his killing move, you charged out from the dense forest.

"Leave it to me!!!"

Your shout was so loud it cracked, audible across the entire field.

All eyes turned towards you.

Including the Sword Lord's. His movement paused slightly. He didn't act immediately because he saw you charging into the midst of the demons.

If he continued his attack, he would injure you as well.

Golden Leopard saw you charging in alone, without even a weapon in hand, and immediately looked down on you with contempt.

"Where did this reckless fool come from! Bare-handed, you want to match your physique against us demons? Overestimating yourself!"

Your voice cut through the night sky, greatly shocking the disciples of the Limitless Sword Sect.

"Without that sword! I can still annihilate you all!!"