Above the entire Sword Sect, it seemed as if boundless, surging rivers obscured the sun, moon, and stars, ready to crash down at any moment. The terrifying aura was more than ten thousand times stronger than before.

Witnessing this scene and feeling this oppressive aura, the remaining six were nearly scared to death.

"How did this one come here?" Jian Wuqing, the venerable Sect Master, had just declared the great disaster over. He had barely risen to catch his breath, not yet fully recovered, when this new arrival nearly scared him senseless.

"Could this be..." Among the Six Peaks, the youngest, Lu Youlian, muttered softly.

"The Spirit of the Water Clan from the hundred-thousand-li rivers and seas of the Nine Provinces..." Cheng Tianyong's voice trembled slightly. "Immortal Bi You..."

"A figure as renowned as Elder Yan..." one of them murmured.

The others were speechless. The six of them gasped, a sudden realization dawning upon them.

In the Nine Provinces, only a handful of individuals were as renowned as Elder Yan. Such beings, for the most part, seldom bothered with the mundane affairs of the Cultivation World.

For instance, the Supreme Master of Fengyue Sect hardly cared for anything other than competing with the Sword Sect, seldom appearing in the Cultivation World even once in decades.

And this one, likewise, was not to be underestimated.

Although Elder Yan might be slightly superior in terms of raw power, still...

"Our Sword Sect has no grievances with this one, right?" Wu Dayong whispered. "Why has she come here with such a surging aura?"

The group exchanged bewildered glances. They couldn't understand.

"If a fight breaks out... Elder Yan probably won't be able to withstand it," Zhong Xiao said worriedly. "Even if the Three Great Demon Sects and the Immortal Zombie combined, and then doubled their strength... they still wouldn't last a few rounds against this one."

This was a top-tier powerhouse, capable of rivaling Elder Yan at her peak.

Even though Elder Yan currently possessed the Divine Sword, she had not yet recovered her former strength—she was still far from it.

If it came down to a fight, she would likely suffer a serious loss!

"Why is this happening?" None of them could understand.

At this moment, Yan Qingwu floated up. Looking at the woman in green armor above the Cloud River, she asked in a calm voice, "May I know why Immortal Bi You has come to our Sword Sect?"

Immortal Bi You glanced around, her brows slightly furrowed, then looked at Yan Qingwu and said indifferently, "Yan Qingwu, hand him over."

Yan Qingwu's expression remained unwavering as she simply said, "Immortal Bi You, I am unsure to whom you refer. Whom are you seeking?"

"Stop pretending," Immortal Bi You said coldly. "Someone from your Sword Sect stole something from me. Hand him over, or I'll flood your entire Sword Sect today. The Heavenly Element Heavy Water from the Heavenly Sea Vortex can obliterate everything in your Sword Sect in an instant."

"I do not know who you are referring to," Yan Qingwu said, shaking her head slightly, "nor what they might have stolen from you."

"You think I don't dare?" With a wave of Immortal Bi You's hand, the Seven Sword Peaks began to tremble and teeter on the verge of collapse, even before the river suspended in the sky began to fall.

Yan Qingwu's delicate brows knitted slightly, and her voice softened. "Bi You, the person you are looking for is not here."

Immortal Bi You smiled and said, "Let me be more direct, then. Hand over Wang Mu. He stole a Supreme Treasure from me, and I must take him with me today."

Yan Qingwu said, "He's not here."

"Yan Qingwu!" Immortal Bi You's voice vibrated with power. "Let's stop pretending! Hand over Dongfang Mu!"

Yan Qingwu glanced at her, then closed her eyes and shook her head. "Dongfang Mu, the Ancient Sage, passed away a thousand years ago."

"Dead?" Immortal Bi You scoffed. "Then how was your Green Frost Sword repaired? A fine treasure, that Green Frost Sword. He forged it for you back then, putting all his effort into it, and behind my back.

"After Mu Lanxue shattered it, you searched in secret for so long but couldn't find a way to repair it.

"Without his blood, tell me, how was your Green Frost Sword restored?"

Yan Qingwu frowned. "He gave it to me openly... It wasn't behind your back.

"As for this sword..." She paused, seemingly trying to find another explanation.

"Stop trying to think of one," Immortal Bi You said dispassionately. "You're too straightforward, not like Mu Hongyuan. You can't come up with clever excuses. Hand him over!"

Yan Qingwu fell silent.

"Fine, I don't care about Dongfang Mu," Immortal Bi You said with a wave of her hand. "Just hand over Wang Mu."

Yan Qingwu shook her head. "He's not here. If you want to find him, you'll have to do it yourself."

Immortal Bi You laughed. "Yan Sword Immortal, he stole from me. If he isn't found, are you going to pay his debt for him?"

Yan Qingwu met her gaze. "Returning what is borrowed is only right and proper. As for personal karma, I shall not interfere."

"And what if something happens to him?" Immortal Bi You pressed. "Suppose someone—say, you—seeks to become an Immortal by slaying demons to prove their Dao. If you slay him, the debt he owes me will then fall upon you. In that case, if I were to flood your Sword Sect, wouldn't that be perfectly justified?"

Yan Qingwu remained silent.

"You don't have to hand him over; that's fine," Immortal Bi You said. "But you had better remember this clearly: the Heavenly Heart Protecting God Pill he gave you, this sword he gave you. If you were to slay him, have you considered the karmic consequences?"

"I... I will not slay him," Yan Qingwu said, shaking her head.

"Yes, I know. You won't right now," Immortal Bi You said slowly. "But once you've fully recovered and face your Heavenly Tribulation, if you wish to succeed in Crossing Tribulation, you will have to slay him to prove your Dao. It won't be your decision to make then."

Yan Qingwu said nothing this time.

"So, hand him over to me quickly," Immortal Bi You huffed. "You can deal with your own matters afterward."

"That is not possible," Yan Qingwu stated firmly.

An oppressive silence descended, and the air grew thick with tension.

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