Chapter 321: Chapter 220: Have You Seen Sword Scripture’s 123456, Elder Lin?_3
Qingping, by nature rootless, drifts from the void.
A sword slashed down from above the firmament!
This sword strike was truly peerless in all the world.
After a moment of calm, a series of deafening rumbles echoed between heaven and earth as the sky itself began to crack.
A pitch-black fissure appeared in the celestial canopy, stretching from east to west, violently tearing apart the sea of fire that filled the sky.
It seemed just as Su Bei had said: a single blade of grass could sever the sun and moon!
"Sword Three, Grass Blade Shielding the Heavens!"
This cut, this break, was for the sake of the Dao!
The Dao was not the Heavenly Dao, nor the Great Dao; it was the Sovereign Dao.
—The Sovereign Dao stands as the foundation of the world!
The elders from the various Sacred Lands were instantly unable to remain seated. One after another, they rose to their feet, gazing at that sword.
Gazing at that resplendent gold!
The Sovereign Sword of the Sword Sect!
"He... where on earth did he learn that from!?"
"A Supreme Yang Body, the Energy of Great Dao, the Microcosmic Realm, a state of selflessness, the Sovereign Sword!?"
"..."
Lin Duo’s expression turned grave. The worldly power he so prided himself on wielding seemed to have no effect on Su Bei whatsoever?!
"I’ve been underestimated, eh! Rise!"
"Sun Sea, Vast Crystal!"
The sea of fire instantly condensed before Lin Duo, shielding his entire body, attempting to block the sword that seemed to cleave the celestial sun in two.
"Hold firm!!"
"..."
Spiritual Energy instantly gathered to shield him. It was only when he truly faced Su Bei’s sword that he understood. How could Su Bei, with only a Mid Stage Refining Void Realm cultivation, contend against those at the Peak Refining Void?
How could such terrifying power belong to someone merely in the Late Stage Refining Void?!
BOOM—
Lin Duo was instantly sent flying several dozen yards like a meteor, smashing violently into the ground. A large crater formed, the earth fracturing and shattering upon impact.
Sword Qi transformed into scattered leaves, fluttering around him.
Immediately afterward, Lin Duo leaped out of the crater, his Daoist Robe in tatters, his hands barely gripping his horsetail whisk.
The next instant, a faint voice reached his ears, "This is Sword Four."
A pure golden Sword Qi, nearly a hundred yards long, soared into the sky, tearing apart the vast celestial canopy. The firmament shattered, cracks spreading like a web.
The sky was awash with hazy halos, tinged with the orange of twilight, as if a faint rain of swords was falling from above.
Streaks of sword light flickered in and out of sight; their presence known by sound alone, the blades unseen.
The weather, clear skies just moments ago, was now inexplicably shrouded in a layer of dim clouds, as if a mournful spring rain was about to fall.
All the cultivators gazed dumbfounded at the sky. Just then, a gust of wind swept through, causing the white gauze Key Smoke wore on the high platform to flutter and whistle.
All the ancient trees on Azure Cloud Mountain swayed and groaned under the strain.
The wind swept over Azure Cloud Mountain and the Ascension Platform, carrying with it countless murmurs of discussion. These voices merged and interwove, as if the entire mountain itself was whispering.
A cultivator looked up; it truly seemed as if rain was about to fall.
「Shortly after」
The gray sky looked as if it had been splashed with thick ink.
The leaden clouds above grew heavier, and the sky darkened completely.
DRIP!
A raindrop landed on the face of a spectating cultivator.
Immediately, the inky clouds unleashed countless strands of rain.
The downpour was relentless, accompanied by muffled thunder rolling through the clouds above.
"This isn’t rain!"
Finally, a cultivator touched a bloody scratch on his cheek and exclaimed.
"This is qi!"
It was Sword Qi!
At that moment, the entire Ascension Platform, from within and without, became coated in a layer of dazzling golden light, exceptionally striking against the deep, dark backdrop.
Then, the downpour abruptly ceased. All the pressure converged upon Lin Duo. His face pale, he hurriedly raised a hand to block, muttering to himself, "He hasn’t grasped the great power of heaven and earth, so how could he influence the world’s momentum!!"
Towering flames gathered around him once more. Yet, in the next moment, a stream of Sword Qi emerged, vast and powerful. There was no sign of Su Bei anywhere.
The Qingfeng sword was but three feet long, yet its Sword Qi stretched to immeasurable lengths.
"Sword Four, Twilight After Rain!"
SHINK—
A sword beam pierced right through his shoulder. Lin Duo bellowed, smashing his palm into the ground.
"Crimson Sea, Equinox Flower!"
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM! Several columns of fire shot towards the sky, yet they seemed utterly desperate and powerless against that sword strike!
A hundredfold Sword Four! This was Su Bei, at the Late Stage Refining Void, unleashing a hundredfold Sword Four!
BOOM—
Lin Duo was sent flying once more, his eyes filled with shock and terror. A mouthful of blood spurted out as he landed heavily on the mountain range, kicking up a vast cloud of dust!
I am a dignified cultivator Half-Step into Dao Integration! Even if the great power of heaven and earth is countered by him, I shouldn’t be in such a wretched state, right?!
Before he could finish contemplating, that death-knell voice rang out again, "This is Sword Five."
Su Bei’s aura continued to climb. As he executed this Sword Five, the meridians in his body, unable to bear the strain any longer, finally began to rupture.
His expression remained calm as he slowly opened his eyes; they shimmered with a golden light.
This sword strike lacked the grandiose momentum of the previous two; it was an exceptionally ordinary strike.
Between heaven and earth, the sound of a sword resonated. Su Bei’s Qingping Sword flew from his grasp, piercing through the layers of leaden clouds in the sky.
Parting the clouds to reveal the sun.
In that instant, the entire world was once again bathed in a dazzling golden hue.
Ji Nanjue’s eyes were filled with complex emotions, Wenren Pingxin’s breathing grew ragged, and Yu Hongxiu’s eyes brimmed with profound meaning.
Even at Dongting Stream, nearly a thousand miles from Wu City, a fisherman looked up. He quietly gazed in the direction of Wu City, then murmured, "Sword Five, Return Hence."
WHISH—
One sword departs!
One sword arrives!
The Qingping Sword, seeming both real and illusory, instantly penetrated Lin Duo’s abdomen, drawing a spray of blood.