chapter 10 Foot- Mountain-sealing Great Array

The Sect Path of the Sungarde Sect consists of 9,999 steps, and a thousand disciples guard the Sect Path.
Who in the entire Sungarde County could possibly overcome it?
But Liam, with a calm demeanor, steps onto the first stair. the moment his foot lands, swirling clouds rush towards him, as if a heavy mountain is bearing down upon him.
There's a crisp 'bang' sound.
Liam stands tall and unflinching like a pine tree, while the step beneath him shatters.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
With each steady step Liam takes, a stair crumbles.
He is not only breaking through the Sect Path but also destroying the Mountain-sealing Great Array!
Owen and Lucy also alight from their carriage.
Following Liam, the swirling clouds couldn't touch them, unaffected by the Mountain-sealing Great Array.
As for Samuel, he is screaming in agony, dragged along the Sect Path by James.
"What?"
The disciples on the Sect Path all show faces of shock.
For six years, Liam was almost invisible until yesterday, when they heard of his return.
Liam, who lost his Divine Bloodline, how did he gain such ability?
"Liam!"
"You were once a disciple of the Sungarde Sect. You should know the consequences of your actions!"
Ahead on the stairs, dozens of disciples stand.
Their vital energy surges like waves, all at the ninth layer of Black Martial, their muscles and bones resonating, their swords piercing the air, all aimed at Liam.
Liam's hair flutters as he continues to walk.
He rose to prominence in the North. With his name known, he leaves a trail of corpses for miles.
In the past two years, those he has slain were all renowned experts from enemy nations. This time, he only seeks to eliminate three individuals. these Sungarde Sect disciples are not worthy of his effort.
Suddenly, an arm stretches forth, like a pillar supporting the heavens, igniting a flash of light.
Clink! Clink! Clink!
The air-splitting swords all break, their fragments recoiling, piercing the bodies of dozens of disciples, causing them to scream and fall.
James, holding Samuel, strides with determination.
"Kill!"
A moment of silence is shattered by a roar.
Clouds whirl on the Sect Path, birds scatter in fear, numerous disciples charge forward with thunderous cries, shaking the mountains.
Among them are elite disciples in the Earth Martial Realm, nourished by blood.
To be part of a Great Sect, they are the elite of their generation.
They began their cultivation journey in the Sungarde Sect, consuming heavenly dew, wielding immense martial power, all to slay Liam.
The space seems to freeze for a moment.
Hum!
Then, a wave of blood-red light spreads across the Sect Path, turning into a storm, uprooting the sturdy pine trees on both sides.
The Sungarde Sect disciples are like leaves in a storm, lifted high before being scattered in all directions.
James is clearing the way for the North King.
His eyes flare with crimson light. Holding Samuel in one hand, his other hand crushes the air like a massive millstone, those hit either suffer broken bones or their bodies crack, causing a rain of blood on the Sect Path.
"Brother..."
Lucy's face turns pale.
She has never witnessed such a bloody scene.
"Don't be afraid."
Liam smiles, taking Lucy by the hand.
"Brother, I'm not afraid."
Lucy grips Liam's hand tightly, feeling a bit sorrowful.
She isn't surprised by the fact that her brother has James as a protector.
She just wonders how much suffering Liam endured in the North, what kind of hardships he went through, to remain so composed and carefree at this moment.
"Brother, you can tell me about some interesting things in the North."
Liam speaks gently, diverting Lucy's attention.
Owen also listened intently.
The Sect Path turned into a hell on earth, with blood flowing down the steps, contrasting starkly with the laughing Liam and his companions.
Those who rushed to watch the battle were silent.
Shocked gazes were fixed on the young man in white, who seemed untouched by dust, stirring indescribable emotions in their hearts.
"With the North King in the world, a heroic figure emerges."
"The king treads the Sect Path, vanquishing powerful enemies amidst laughter."
Jack, among the crowd, felt his blood boil, his thoughts returning to the sensational coronation battle that shook the Red Dragon.
That figure, clad in armor, wielding a heavenly blade, and displaying peerless elegance, merged perfectly with the young man in white before him.
Presiding over the North, protecting the common people, embodies a spirit of national loyalty.
Traveling a hundred miles to personally visit the Sungarde Sect is to seek justice against evildoers.
If the North King were to massacre the innocent, not a single disciple of the Sungarde Sect, nor anyone in the Sect itself, would be spared.
"This... how is this possible!"
"The Mountain-sealing Great Array, why can’t it stop him!"
Finally, an exclamation of shock awakened everyone.
Once the Mountain-sealing Great Array is activated, those who enter the mountain will face immense physical pressure.
Yet Liam, on his journey here, has been relaxed and unhurried, not slowing his pace in the slightest.
Behind Liam.
Are steps broken and shattered.
The Sect Path of the Sungarde Sect, already half-conquered by Liam, with the Mountain-sealing Great Array also mostly destroyed.
"What level of cultivation does this genius of the Calvin family possess now?"
"Earth Martial, or... Heaven Martial?"
The cultivators in the crowd tremble, realizing the crucial issue.
Without an immensely strong cultivation.
How could someone like James willingly serve as a protector?
Compared to James, Liam is even more unfathomable and unpredictable.
The roars on the Sect Path gradually fade.
The rolling clouds turn a deep crimson.
Of the thousand disciples guarding the Sect Path, only two hundred are still able to stand.
Facing the approaching Liam, they retreat, a chill rushing to their minds.
The martial techniques they practice are treasured secrets of the Great Sect, mysterious and profound.
And James.
Seems to be unaware of martial techniques, yet every strike is lethal!
His moves are true killing techniques!
The shadow of death shatters their psychological defenses.
"This man seems to possess inner breath, likely a Heaven Martial Realm Expert, we can’t stop him, run!"
The two hundred disciples of the Sungarde Sect, deeply wary of James, quickly flee the Sect Path.
Boom!
With one step, Liam shatters the final step.
Immediately.
The Mountain-sealing Great Array vanishes, revealing the devastated Sect Path.
Sunlight falls, casting a golden glow on Liam.
In front of him lies a square paved with white jade.
This is the central square of the Sungarde Sect, like a platform in the clouds, with thousands standing on it.
Leading them are ten elders, their expressions grim or ashen.
The moment Liam appears, a terrifying killing intent converges like a vast sea.
"Daniel!"
"Leo!"
Owen's gaze instantly falls on the two elders, his chest heaving like a bellows.
These two deceived him for six years, draining the Calvin family's fortune.
After discovering the truth, they even inflicted severe injuries on him.
"Liam, this little bastard, actually healed your severed arm?"
Daniel and Leo, seeing Owen's right arm, are astounded.
"Unfortunately, a cripple is still a cripple, even giving you a beast's arm won’t change that fact!"
Owen, with a ferocious expression, grinds out the words, “Two old dogs, such behavior is disgraceful for elders of the Great Sect!"
As he speaks, he shoots forward like a cannonball.
James's expression changes slightly, dropping Samuel and following Owen.
"Let my father lead; you just need to back him up."
Liam's lips move slightly, his voice forming a thread that reaches James's ears.
The Sungarde Sect has ten Grand Elders.
Daniel and Leo, ranked at the bottom, are at Level 9 of the Earth Martial Realm.
But the marrow of the Skybone Fire Ape is a treasure.
It allowed Owen to leap three minor levels in one night; he is still merging with the marrow and needs a fierce battle to refine it.
Moreover.
Physical injuries could be healed, but emotional wounds were harder to cure.
It was better for Owen to seek his own revenge.
In the blink of an eye.
Owen was already battling the two elders.
Owen's energy surged like tidal waves, his right arm wrapped in firelight, and the sound of howling apes echoed, pressuring Daniel and Leo into a frenzied state, their hair and robes singed black.
"How can this be!"
The disciples and elders of the Sungarde Sect at the square all turned their heads in shock, as if they had seen a ghost.
A cripple, whose meridians were shattered and one arm severed, not only recovered but also made significant progress in his cultivation, single-handedly battling two elders of the Sungarde Sect.
"Just an Owen, not worth considering."
The eight elders communicated through eye contact.
The astonishing strength displayed by James on the Sect Path had even made them somewhat wary.
At this moment.
With James backing Owen, he could no longer protect Liam.
"Of the three people I came to kill, only Benjamin remains."
Liam's hair fluttered.
In his eyes, Daniel and Leo were already dead.
Liam casually grabbed Samuel, and with a light palm strike, Samuel groaned, knelt down, and blood spurted out, losing his breath instantly.
Samuel harmed Lucy, and for that alone, he deserved to die.
Being dragged for miles, kneeling to death in the central square of the Sungarde Sect, was Samuel's fate.
Liam stood with his hands behind his back, his voice thundering, “Benjamin, will you come out yourself, or shall I breach the Sungarde Sect?"