"Boom!!!"
"Zhang Er!"
A loud bang, followed by a chorus of shocked cries.
The Divine Sword radiated its brilliance, breaking through the Qiankun Bagua and piercing into the flesh and blood of a person.
In the midst of the shattered radiance, a figure stood rigid, unable to believe as he lowered his gaze to look at his own chest.
A sword wound was visible, breaking through the Qiankun immortal armor and penetrating the heart, bringing endless agony.
The Qiankun immortal armor could not protect the heart!
"Zhang Er!"
High above in the sky, from within the giant ship, a figure leapt out, panicked and rushing toward the battlefield.
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But unexpectedly...
"Boom!!!"
Another loud bang, a thousand swords piercing through, flesh and blood scattering everywhere.
The body of Xiao Zhang, like a firework, exploded in the air, an intense red color spreading.
"Zhang Er!!!"
Yue Qing’er let out a hoarse scream, as if struck by lightning, standing rigidly in place.
Zhou Yuan’s face was as still as water, witnessing the scene with shock and anger. His Mahayana immortal power surged, summoning the Wind Thunder Sword, which blasted into the formation and struck at the body of Xuanyuan.
"Bang!"
But then, light and shadow exploded, creating an illusion like a reflective ripple in water, and space shifted, with the figure vanishing without a trace, leaving only a sword hitting empty air.
"Hm!?"
Zhou Yuan’s brow furrowed, as he spurred his swordlight to reverse direction, only to see a flash of light reappear in front of the blood-soaked, slightly damaged Qiankun Heart-Protecting Armor; with a sweep of his large sleeve, he took away the superior-grade immortal armor and several spirit lights along with it.
Nine Heavens Sword Disciple?
rely a jumping clown!
Although Xu Yang’s cultivation was only at the Return to Void level, with the assistance of Heavenly Crafts Natural Creation, the middle-grade Fairy Spirit ch Armor White Jade Capital of five hundred million Artifacts Level, and a series of skill characteristics like "Daoist Law Ancestor," those under Mahayana, besides those rare exceptions of a freak of nature born from an immortal womb, were simply no match for him, not even the Saint Lords of the Immortal Sect.
Not to ntion, he had already set a trap and, within the Canglang Ruins, had arranged a "Minor Nine Rites and Three Talents Sword Formation," transforming the power of the heavens and earth within a hundred miles into the sword formation to aid Xuanyuan. With such a strike, there was no chance for survival for anyone under Mahayana.
Xiao Zhang was indeed a Nine Heavens Sword Disciple and had the superior-grade Immortal Artifact Qiankun Heart-Protecting Armor to defend his body, which when fully activated could withstand several strong attacks by Mahayana cultivators.
However, this armor had been broken three months earlier by Li Cangwu’s Heavenly Sword and had since been hastily repaired, still harboring a fatal flaw—how could it withstand this assured strike of Xuanyuan’s divine blade?
Therefore, there was never any suspense to this battle. The mont Xiao Zhang stepped onto the battlefield and into the sword formation, the outco was set.
But Xu Yang’s target was not rely him!
"You thief!!!"
Seeing Xu Yang take away Qiankun Heart-Protecting Armor and several of Xiao Zhang’s personal immortal implents, even as a Mahayana True Immortal with great equanimity, Zhou Yuan was enraged and his eyes bulged with fury. Instantly, he spurred his Flying Sword, aiming to kill Xu Yang.
Xiao Zhang’s death was a done deal; no matter how astonishing his natural talent or how imnse his potential, once dead, everything would vanish like smoke in the air, becoming inconsequential.
But the Qiankun Heart-Protecting Armor was different. This superior-grade immortal implent was a treasured possession of the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion, the protective gear of generations of Sword Masters, and not private property of the Xiao Family.
It was only that Xiao Teng abused his power for personal benefit, grossly overstepping his bounds, passing this artifact to Xiao Zhang who had not yet beco the Sword Master.
The loss of Xiao Zhang was irretrievable, but if they also lost the Qiankun Heart-Protecting Armor, the losses for the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion on this expedition...
Unacceptable!
Overwheld by urgency and anger, the sword beca even more pressing, ignoring even the loss of immortal power. Zhou Yuan rushed forward with his swordlight, furiously attempting to take back the Sword Pavilion’s treasure.
However...
Xu Yang paid him no heed. His figure shifted, and in an instant, he vanished into the void amidst iridescent lights.
Heavenly Gang Divine Power—Five Elents Great Escape!
With the assistance of the Immortal Spirit ch Armor and special characteristics, he could roam freely and dominate unopposed under Mahayana, claiming to be invincible, but only up to Mahayana and no further.
Facing Zhou Yuan, a Mahayana cultivator from a prestigious Righteous Path background, he had no winning strategy at hand. The Nine Ritual Sword Formation also had exhausted its power in the preceding strike to break the Qiankun Heart-Protecting Armor, and continuing the fight would undoubtedly lead to defeat.
Therefore, Xu Yang decisively withdrew, employing the Five Elents Great Escape.
"Where do you think you’re going!"
Zhou Yuan, furious and startled, chased after him. Seeing the other escaping, he imdiately slashed at the void, trying to block his path.
But the Five Elents Great Escape, a Heavenly Gang Divine Power, was not sothing easily intercepted.
In the Earth Immortal Realm, using this thod of escape, Xu Yang stirred trouble in the Dragon Palace, made a commotion in the Underworld, and even True Immortals undergoing tribulations and Yanluo, Lord of the Nether, could not stop him. How could a re Mahayana cultivator hope to block his path?
Only to see the Five Elents Escape Light breaking through the void, vanishing in a flash.
"You thief!!"
Zhou Yuan charged with his sword only to hit emptiness, frustrated and furious, howling at all directions.
"..."
"..."
"..."
As if awakened from a dream, those who witnessed the scene dared not speak, all quietly retreating to avoid bringing disaster upon themselves like fish in a pond caught in a city gate fire.
No one expected that this sword duel would develop and conclude in such a manner!
The Nine Heavens Sword Disciple, not even three moves in, was obliterated by a single strike.
This was truly unexpected.
Although everyone knew from previous events that Li Xuanyuan was extraordinarily powerful and must have relied on sothing substantial to dare to engage in such a life-and-death battle, they did not expect that his reliance would be so imnse, so strong.
Two moves, one sword, retracting the sword formation, breaking the immortal armor, executing the Saint Heir, determining life and death!
Could such ability ... really be Return to Void?
As if that wasn’t enough, he faced the Mahayana directly, coming and going as he pleased, killing at will!
It was not just unexpected, it was utterly unimaginable.
Polishing his sword in the Southern Sea, Xuanyuan seeking the Tao?
What sword was he polishing, what Tao was he asking?
People did not know and were left frightened, hastily retreating.
Zhou Yuan alone, sword in hand, looked around bewildered.
Battling across the lands, dueling with the world, yet his first stand ended up buried in the sand.
Now, with a contemporary sword disciple broken, a forr Saintess dead, and the treasure Qiankun Heart-Protecting Armor from the sword pavilion lost.
How will he, as the protector of the path, explain this upon his return?
"Zhou, Elder Zhou!"
Dazed, Zhou Yuan was called back to reality by a trembling shout.
Looking up, he saw the giant ship in the sky, its crew in disarray and panic.
"..."
Zhou Yuan was silent for a mont, then soared up and returned into the giant ship.
Let it be, let it be!
The dead were from the Xiao family; he had advised and obstructed, fulfilling his moral and ethical duties—what more was there to say?
As for Li Xuanyuan, with his Heavenly Sword fully realized and with an understanding of the Five Elents’ principles, having mastered the divine escape techniques, unless forbidden treasures are used and several Mahayana collaborate in pursuit and interception, who could take him down?
Let the ss the Xiao family caused be their own headache; he would not bother with it anymore!
...
The Nine Heavens Giant Ship left in alarm and anger.
Canglang Ruins were still turbulent with rising winds and surging clouds.
Looking further away, tens of thousands of miles distant, at the Origin of the Mirage Dragon, everything was calm and tranquil.
Xu Yang returned, passing through nurous formations, and arrived back into the Kylin Palace.
After a hundred years of efforts, he had already mastered the Mirage Dragon Abyss; apart from so areas kept open to the public to conceal the truth, the rest was enveloped by formations, transford into his Cave Mansion, Spirit Fields, dicine gardens, and Artifact Refining workshops. While not yet comparable to the achievents of his dreams, they did resemble the makings of the Wandao School.
The two foundations in the Southern Sea, the Mirage Dragon Abyss and Lingbao Island, with the latter now abandoned, Xu Yang did not plan to leave the Southern Sea.
The most dangerous place is the safest!
This statent is not necessarily true, but also not necessarily false.
Following logic, after having cleared out the Lingbao Island foundation, there was no reason to stay in the Southern Sea waiting for death.
Even if the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion ca down inversely, the Southern Sea was vast and extraordinary, connected to endless oceans; it would still be hard for them to trace his whereabouts.
With Xu Yang well-versed in the Heavenly Secrets and acting on a whim with the ability to foresee warnings, even if they found the Mirage Dragon Abyss, he would be able to detect it in ti and escape far away without any worries.
After returning to the Kylin Palace that belonged to him and activating the Formation, he fully enforced the prohibitions and prepared various isolation asures. Only then did Xu Yang open his Qiankun Sleeve and take out the Qiankun Heart-Protecting Armor stained with fresh blood.
Qiankun Bagua, a Superior Immortal Implent, the greatest gain from this battle.
Although it was damaged, its foundation remained intact. With his Seventh Rank Artifact Refining Immortal Master skills, as long as he found the appropriate materials, he could repair it and restore it to its original state.
As for the Nine Heavens Sword Seal on top of it, and the spiritual nature of the Immortal Implent itself...
With his now near-Holy Tao level of Cultivation and the completion of the Heavenly Sword, subduing an Immortal Implent was not a difficult task at all.
If it really ca to it, he would refine it, lting it down for recasting!
After putting away the Qiankun Heart-Protecting Armor, he took out several Immortal Implents of varying quality and selected the ones with storage capabilities.
They say that murder and arson bring a golden belt, and both Xiao Zhang and Yue Qing’er, one being the current Sword Disciple and the other the forr Saint Heir with the Xiao Family being a distinguished family of the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion, had considerable wealth. As he opened the few storage Immortal Implents, an array of dazzling treasures appeared before his eyes.
Xu Yang carefully chose the items that suited his fancy and were of the greatest value.
First was a Five Elents Divine Dragon Wood.
Indeed, it was a whole one, not just a piece!
At the last East Lai conference, Xiao Zhang used only a piece of the Five Elents Subduing Dragon Wood to bid for the Five Elents Xuanyuan Sword.
This showed the value of the Five Elents Divine Dragon Wood, which ranked amongst the upper levels even within the Seventh Rank Spiritual Objects.
Previously, having only one piece was suboptimal and practically useless.
However, now things were different. Xiao Zhang the fool gifted away the entirety of the Five Elents Divine Dragon Wood to him while attempting to utilize it.
It was just the right material to refine a Superior Immortal Implent!
Ever since the Heavenly chanics thods advanced to the Seventh Rank, the plan to craft a Top-Grade Immortal Spirit ch Armor had been brought up in Xu Yang’s schedule.
But to create a Top-Grade Immortal Spirit ch Armor, a Superior Immortal Implent was needed at its core.
Having collected a vast array of Artifact Skills in the Earth Immortal Realm and having gained access to the treasury of the Heavenly Court through cooperation, as long as he had enough materials and advanced his Cultivation to Mahayana or Integration, refining a Superior Immortal Implent would be no difficult task for him.
With so many Superior Immortal Implents, which one should he refine?
Xu Yang had considered this, and the ideal choice was, of course, Xuanyuan.
But Xuanyuan required the rit of saving the world, which he couldn’t count on at the mont.
Thus, he decided to settle for the next best thing and refine an imitation of the "Li Ground Fla Light Banner."
The Ground-Departing Fla Light contained within it the Five Elents and had the ability to mix Yin and Yang and turn Qiankun and all laws upside down.
In the Earth Immortal Realm, Xu Yang had replaced the original Five Elents True Spirit Pearl with this banner, elevating the White Jade Capital to a Top-Grade Fairy Spirit ch Armor, which was then piloted by Phoenix Song to ultimately defeat the Fire Virtue Star Lord of the Heavenly Court and even seize the Li Fire Banner.
The power of this Li Ground Fla Light Banner was evident, and with it as its core, the White Jade Capital was indeed a first-class ch Armor among those under the Nine Rituals Heavenly Venerate.
Complete with the Five Elents, it had no weaknesses and could enhance battle prowess even further when combined with the Divine Powers like the Five Elents Divine Light and the Five Elents Great Escape.
Consequently, this treasure beca the first Superior Immortal Implent that Xu Yang planned to refine in this world.
However, crafting a Superior Immortal Implent required an extensive amount of materials.
This Five Elents Divine Dragon Wood could only produce a flagpole.
Fortunately, the storages of Xiao Zhang and Yue Qing’er contained many high-order Spiritual Objects, mostly of the Five Elents category.
Adding to that, the considerable amount of Spirit Stones and Spiritual Objects Xu Yang had earned from selling goods on Lingbao Island and the trades with Lu Mingyu and the Bright Moon Pavilion over the past three months, he had acquired several treasured possessions of the Pavilion...
Now, not only had he gathered all the materials needed to refine the Li Ground Fla Light Banner, but he could also spare so to update the existing components of White Jade Capital with those related to the Five Elents.
Once the Li Ground Fla Light Banner was refined, he would imdiately possess the first Top-Grade Immortal Spirit ch Armor in the modern world.
When that ti cos, barring the ergence of a Calamity Immortal, who in the world could stand against him?
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