Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System

A clash between juniors was one thing. Such fights happened often and were expected at gatherings like this. But a direct confrontation between two great forces was something else entirely. That kind of matter could lead to blood feuds, regional unrest, and consequences lasting for generations.

At the edge of the crystal vessel, Elder Mu remained expressionless. Her silver-blue robes stirred gently in the freezing wind as she looked down at Elder Fan without the slightest fear.

“Your Boundless Martial Palace affairs?” she replied calmly. “This is Heaven Dew Peak’s Tea Ceremony, a gathering for the younger generation.”

Her voice sharpened, becoming colder and far more forceful.

“It is not your private execution ground.”

The surrounding geniuses felt chills run through their bodies.

Even without battle, the clash of words between figures of such status carried immense pressure.

Elder Fan took one heavy step forward. The broken earth beneath him cracked again with a dull rumble.

“This brat killed disciples of my Boundless Martial Palace.”

His killing intent surged once more toward Li Yun like a tide of blades.

“He slaughtered our people inside the tomb, ruined our reputation in public, defeated our geniuses before everyone here, and even killed my own nephew, Fan Qing.”

His eyes turned blood-red with fury.

“You expect me to let him walk away after all of that?”

Elder Mu’s expression did not change in the slightest.

“I expect elders to behave like elders.”

Those words landed like a slap across the face.

Several nearby disciples nearly gasped aloud. Even some elders from other forces narrowed their eyes at the bluntness of her response.

Elder Fan’s aura exploded violently. Loose stone around him lifted from the ground, trembled in the air, and then shattered into powder.

“You old woman, do not pretend righteousness before me. If Ice God Valley protects every killer it favors, then your valley is no different.”

The moment those words were spoken, the elders standing behind Elder Mu stepped forward half a pace. Their movements were small, but the meaning behind them was unmistakable.

Cold qi spread through the sky. Snowflakes thickened. Frost formed over shattered pillars, cracked stone, and broken railings below.

Several elders of Boundless Martial Palace also released their own auras in response. Waves of pressure collided invisibly above the summit.

The mountain trembled once more.

Elder Mu’s eyes became icy.

“You dare speak of righteousness after four elders surrounded one junior?”

She raised one hand and pointed downward toward Li Yun.

“If your younger generation lost, then train them better.”

“If your elders feel shame, then hide it better.”

“But if you wish to use age and numbers to suppress the young before the eyes of all, then Ice God Valley will never acknowledge such shamelessness.”

The crowd was utterly stunned.

This had long since gone beyond argument. Two major forces were now openly confronting one another over a single person.

At the center of the arena, Li Yun blinked once. Then he quietly muttered to himself, “This is becoming even better than before.”

Han Li nearly choked when he heard those words.

Even now, with great powers ready to collide above his head, Li Yun somehow looked entertained.

Elder Fan’s face twisted further.

“You insist on protecting him?”

Elder Mu replied immediately, her tone steady and unshaken.

“I insist on protecting the rules.”

The entire peak became suffocatingly tense.

Then, at that exact moment, a new pressure descended from above.

Yan Luo moved.

She stepped forward from the flying boat of Boundless Martial Palace and stood at its front edge, violet robes fluttering in the wind. Her posture was elegant and perfectly straight, yet the instant she fully revealed herself, the noise below faded instinctively.

Even Elder Fan fell silent.

Her status among the younger generation was too high. Her authority within Boundless Martial Palace was unquestioned. More importantly, many knew her words were the words of the master of the Boundless Martial Palace.

Yan Luo’s gaze first landed on Li Yun.

There was no attempt to conceal the killing intent within her eyes. It was cold, clear, and absolute.

Then she turned toward Elder Mu.

“Enough.”

Her voice was not loud, yet it spread across the summit with a strange and irresistible pressure that made many people lower their heads unconsciously.

“This Li Yun has humiliated Boundless Martial Palace publicly and repeatedly. He has already crossed the line where death is the only resolution.”

Her eyes narrowed slightly.

“You speak of rules, Elder Mu. Then hear mine.”

She slowly raised one hand toward Heaven Dew Peak below.

“If Ice God Valley continues to obstruct our punishment of Li Yun…”

Her aura began to rise.

The sky itself seemed to dim. Clouds shifted uneasily, and even the direction of the wind changed.

“…then right here and now, at Heaven Dew Peak, we do not mind waging war with you.”

The entire summit erupted in fear and disbelief. Voices rose everywhere as disciples stared upward with pale faces.

Even Qin Ling and Shi Xing, who had shown pride and composure all day, had fallen completely silent.

Han Xue’s face turned pale. Han Li clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles whitened.

The pressure of two great powers colliding openly was enough to make even talented geniuses feel small and powerless.

Elder Mu stared at Yan Luo for several breaths without speaking.

The cold wind intensified further. Snow and killing intent mixed together in the sky like two storms meeting head-on.

At the center of the ruined arena, Li Yun slowly lifted his head and looked directly at Yan Luo.

Then he smiled.

This woman truly wanted him dead. That much was beyond doubt.

Yet that only made things more interesting in Li Yun’s eyes.

Among all those present, Yan Luo understood more clearly than most how monstrous Li Yun’s talent truly was. His growth speed was unnatural. His combat instincts were terrifying. The depth of his hidden methods seemed endless.

If he were allowed to continue rising, he might one day become a figure even Boundless Martial Palace would not dare provoke.

But the current Li Yun was still young. He was still within reach. He had not yet grown into an untouchable existence.

To Yan Luo, this was the best chance and perhaps the only chance to kill such a genius before he matured into disaster. She had already formed enmity with him, and she knew there was no turning back now.

Either Li Yun died today.

Or one day, the future monster standing below would return for them all.