The scene became a little quiet and awkward.
Even the old man, who was the sect master of Zhongli Sword Sect, never thought that the other side would give such an answer.
He also wanted to say something else, but he saw the other party lightly point a finger, and a huge black sword appeared out of thin air, flying over everyone's heads in a slanted path.
The old man only felt a strong wind hit him, then sensed chills behind him. He hurriedly turned to look, only to see that the Heavenly Sword Tower behind him had already been hit.
The next moment, the sword tower that originally reached the clouds unexpectedly broke apart from the middle, starting from the cut caused by the diagonal slash.
"This…" The old man's face paled, but then he quickly shouted, "Quick! Activate the array to welcome our founder!"
As his voice fell, three people immediately jumped down and quickly stood behind him. The three white-haired men were equally old, but they were full of vigor.
The four each held a sword colored gold, silver, purple, and blue respectively, and stood to form a square, pointing to the distant sky.
"Zhong!"
"Li!"
"Heaven!"
"Array!"
Accompanied by four light shouts, four rays of light—each a different color—rose into the sky, setting off fearsome waves of power. All the disciples around them couldn't help feeling overwhelmed by emotions.
Their hearts were also filled with anger when the intruders bullied them right in front of their doorstep, but they were limited by their lack of strength and could only watch the strong enemy show off his military strength.
However, the actions of their sect master and three elders invigorated them— 'That's right, we still have our founder! The Transcendent Realm founder said to be invincible in the legends!'
For a moment, some people even began to feel gratitude towards Gu Nan and Red Tail. Thanks to these two, they could witness their founder's elegance!
"It's a receiving array." Red Tail commented from the side, "By dividing the reception device into four parts and letting four Prodigious cultivators operate each part separately, they were barely able to muster enough energy to activate the array."
With Gu Nan's present-day knowledge, of course he knew what a receiving array was.
Star Realm had something similar, but that was for Dao Lords who couldn't break through space themselves, so they used this method to get around the problem and achieve the goal of traveling through space.
As for true Void Cutters, they themselves could already manipulate space at will, so of course they didn't have a use for this method.
Just from the present scene, Gu Nan and Red Tail could judge that the Transcendent Realm experts in Crescent Moon World indeed lacked the basic characteristics of Void Cutter cultivators.
"Perhaps they're existences between Prodigious and Void Cutter Realm? I still have to look at a living example to know for sure." Gu Nan's gaze didn't fluctuate. He just calmly looked up.
Up there, the four-colored light had completely converged into one point, opening a door of light in the sky. A figure with a sword on his waist suddenly appeared.
"Du Xian, the unworthy disciple from Zhongli Sword Sect's 398th generation, respectfully welcomes the founder's arrival!" Among the four elders, the sect master spoke with a clear voice.
There was a burst of noise among the disciples.
"Founder!"
"It really is the founder! I've seen the founder's portrait before…"
The figure in midair stepped forward lightly, suddenly standing protectively in front of everyone from the Zhongli Sword Sect, facing Gu Nan.
This founder of the Zhongli Sword Sect really did have an extraordinary appearance. His face clearly looked young. His clothes were whiter than snow, with a sword hanging from his waist in a silver scabbard. His plain and simple appearance revealed a trace of elegance.
More importantly, he was a powerhouse standing at the peak of the entire world all year round, which made his bearing extraordinary and refined. He didn't look like a mortal at all.
Therefore, this founder caused numerous screams as soon as he appeared.
"Zhongli Suwen." He calmly cupped his hands while holding his sword and reported his name, then said, "Your Excellency—"
"The reaction speed is too slow." The flat six-word evaluation traveled over from behind him, which made Suwen's words get stuck in his throat, and he subconsciously wanted to draw his sword.
But the other party's action was far faster than he thought. As a swordsman, he couldn't even draw his sword before a sharp pain traveled over from his elbow joint.
Crack!
Suwen's right hand was gripped, while his left hand was directly broken, forming an inverted 90-degree angle that looked grisly.
"The physical condition is close to Void Cutter Realm," Gu Nan continued to conduct the evaluation, then pushed Suwen forward.
Suwen was completely baffled by this situation, but he was also a powerful figure who slaughtered his way to this level step by step, so his will was extremely firm.
Feeling the force freezing his entire body in place disappear, he didn't have time to think much deeply and instantly drew his sword with his still-intact right hand. In a single instant, his sword had already stabbed Gu Nan's throat!
"The destructive power is much stronger than that of ordinary Dao Lords, but there's still a gap compared with Void Cutters… The speed barely meets the standard."
Before Suwen could smile, he realized that the other person's voice was still calm, and the sword he stabbed the other party with actually only left a pale, shallow mark on the skin, without even managing to pierce the skin!
"This…" Suwen's present mood could only be described as "fuck my life."
As for Gu Nan's evaluation, that naturally also fell into his ears. The only one that seemed to be a good assessment was "The speed barely meets the standard."
'What do you mean barely meets the standard?!'
'The total number of people who reached Transcendent Realm can be counted on ten fingers, and among them, I'm known for my speed!'
But then he remembered what this person had just shown—that extraordinary and unpredictable speed—and no longer seemed surprised. 'Such a terrifying martial artist, is this the legendary realm where one can break through the void?'
Gu Nan casually swatted aside the longsword with his hand and glanced at Red Tail. "How is it?"
Red Tail was recording something with her head lowered. She quickly shook her head and sighed. "The Transcendent Realm is obviously higher than the Dao Lord level, and in terms of attack, they're not too inferior to Void Cutter cultivators either."
"Based on my assessment, when facing over four of such opponents, ordinary Void Cutter figures will have to avoid their attacks temporarily," she finally made such an evaluation.
Of course Gu Nan didn't evaluate Suwen just now because he was bored. He was providing accurate information to Red Tail so as to judge the true combat power of Transcendent Realm fighters.
If Gu Nan had to do such a thing himself, he definitely wouldn't be able to do it well—what did he know about an accurate evaluation? In any case, everyone was at the level where they'd be offed in one punch.
"Then clean them all up." Gu Nan nodded. "Have Lan Si do it."
There were eight major sects here, which meant there were at least eight Transcendent Realm martial artists. Normal Void Cutter cultivators wouldn't be able to handle them, so they must all be cleaned up in order to successfully rebuild White Mist.
"Yes." Red Tail wasn't surprised, because she already realized how terrifying Lan Si was after her breakthrough. That kind of strange ability might be able to trap even the strongest Void Cutter powerhouses.
Gu Nan and Red Tail talked as though there were nobody else present, while Zhongli Sword Sect's disciples, including the four elders, looked deathly pale.
Because Suwen, their founder, was currently staring straight ahead with a grim expression while holding a sword in his right hand. And his left hand was still bent at an unnatural angle.
When Gu Nan's conversation ended, he suddenly said, "Senior's martial arts has already reached a realm not even gods or ghosts can predict. If Senior intends to return to the martial world, my Zhongli Sword Sect is willing to pave the way for Senior!"