Chapter 75: Beyond Grandmaster! Sword God Valley

Elder Li was in disbelief. His mind buzzed, and he froze on the spot.

’How is this possible?!’

’This is too ridiculous!’

’The one who just defeated the Sword Saint was only a Clone of the Sword God?’

"Xuanxuan, don’t you go tricking this old man."

Elder Li looked at Li Zixuan in shock. Pointing to the fractured cliffs nearby, he asked with a tremor in his voice, "You’re saying all of this... was done by the Sword God’s Clone!?"

"Yes."

Li Zixuan nodded.

"Miss Li, do you have any proof?"

The Commander standing to the side frowned, his face also filled with disbelief.

Although he firmly believed in the Sword God’s immense power, what Li Zixuan was saying right now was so explosive it completely shattered his worldview!

A single Clone could defeat the Grassland Sword Saint, who was at the Peak of Grandmaster.

’Then just how powerful must the Jianghai Sword God himself be?’

’Could it be...’

’He has already surpassed the Grandmaster Realm and reached an even higher Realm?!’

At this thought, everyone around turned to look at Li Zixuan, waiting for her to clear up their doubts.

Seeing this, Li Zixuan remained composed and calmly explained:

"The Grassland Sword Saint said it himself. I’m certain I didn’t mishear. Right after he said it, he spat out a huge mouthful of blood."

As she spoke, she pointed to a bloodstain on the ground. "It’s right there."

As her words fell, the entire area fell silent.

The people from Jianghai City looked at each other, all stunned by this news.

’There’s a technique like creating a Clone in this world?’

For them, who were in the Postnatal Realm, this was something completely unattainable, the sort of thing you’d only see in myths and legends...

But now, since even the Grassland Sword Saint had said so, it was the final word, confirming the truth of the matter!

"I’m afraid Yu Wenxuan’s Realm is going to plummet after this battle."

The library’s Hall Master shook his head and sighed. "That old coot prepared for this battle for so long, only to have his confidence completely shattered!"

The others nodded in agreement, looking around at the devastated landscape.

’One sword to break all techniques, to shatter mountains and sever rivers.’

’And this was just a Clone?’

’Unbelievable!’

’The Sword God is this powerful!’

’It’s like a living deity!’

...

...

「Library, 1st Floor.」

In a corner, Qin Yang slowly opened his eyes. He got up from the small stool where he’d been slacking off, stretched his back comfortably, and rolled his neck.

’Sitting for too long can give you a herniated disc.’

’Even slacking off has to be done in a healthy way!’

The next moment, a ray of rosy light sliced through the blinds, landing precisely in his palm. It swirled and coiled, transforming into a miniature toy sword.

"Ziwei is back."

Qin Yang put Ziwei away and suddenly felt a sense of boredom.

A hollow feeling of emptiness settled in his heart.

"Sword Saint? Is that all?"

The entire battle had been under his control from start to finish. There wasn’t a single shred of thrill or excitement.

The so-called Grassland Sword Saint was nothing special.

’What’s the big deal?’

’Just go for it, one sword and it’s over!’

’If he can force me to leave the library, I’ll count it as my loss!’

Qin Yang shook his head, grabbed the soft scruff of Xiaobai’s neck, and placed her on the floor. Then he began to do warm-up exercises for his next slacking-off session.

Loosening his head, expanding his chest, swinging his arms, rotating his ankles... He had just finished two sets when he saw Xia He running toward him, his face alight with excitement.

"It’s huge news, Old Qin! So satisfying! I’m ecstatic!!"

Xia He ran over, waving his arms and legs, and shouted excitedly, "You’ll never believe what happened! Let me tell you..."

Before he could continue, Qin Yang spoke first, "The Sword God won?"

"Huh?"

Xia He froze for a moment, caught off guard by Qin Yang’s pre-emptive answer, but then he nodded excitedly. "Yes! The Sword God won!"

"Oh."

Qin Yang gave a perfunctory reply. After finishing his third set of warm-ups, he picked up the soundly sleeping Xiaobai, tucked her back into his arms, sat down on his stool, and went back to scrolling through short videos on his phone.

As if nothing had happened...

"???"

Xia He’s eyes widened at the sight. "Just ’Oh’? Shouldn’t you... shouldn’t you be a little happy?"

Hearing this, Qin Yang glanced at him and replied perfunctorily again, "Okay, I’m very happy. Now don’t bother my slacking."

"..."

Xia He was rendered speechless. He was at a complete loss for words.

After a long moment, seeing he was getting nowhere, he could only retreat dejectedly. He took out his phone and started scrolling through the news online.

At this moment, the web was flooded with related trending tags.

[Clone], [One Sword], [Jianghai Sword God].

There were just too many bombshells. Coupled with the Sword God’s existing popularity, the news spread like wildfire across the internet, once again hitting number one on the trending charts.

"Holy crap! The Jianghai Sword God is insane! It’s one thing to completely crush him, but to use a Clone? Talk about adding insult to injury!"

"Jianghai People are so lucky to have a god-tier master like this protecting them!"

"I’m already planning to move to Jianghai. Nothing anyone says can stop me!"

"Come to think of it, for the Jianghai People, this is a blessing in disguise. After losing a Sword Valley, they gained an even more powerful treasured land of Sword Qi. I’m so jealous!"

"..."

"Hehe..."

On his way, Xia He was tapping out comments on his phone with a silly grin on his face.

When others saw his location was listed as Jianghai, they immediately started calling him "handsome" affectionately. Lost in the endless calls of "handsome," he gradually lost himself...

.........

「Meanwhile, at Sword Valley.」

After the battle between the Sword Saint and the Sword God, a precious holy land was left behind for Jianghai City.

Now, the cliff faces were crisscrossed with the marks of swords. The Sword Qi’s Spiritual Charm was even more majestic than before, and the canyon had been widened by over a hundred meters.

Now, anyone who walked in was, without exception, stunned by this spectacular sight.

"This is all thanks to the Sword God."

Elder Li arrived at the center of Sword Valley, feeling the rich Sword Qi suffusing the air around him.

One active, one still, they represented the Grassland Sword Saint’s Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect and the Jianghai Sword God’s Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique, respectively.

The two remnants of Sword Qi checked and balanced each other, still locked in a struggle, yet they also complemented one another. Mutually generating and restraining, they secretly conformed to the profound principles of yin and yang.

In the future, if someone with sufficient talent were to come here, they might just be able to comprehend something new from it.

"To usher in an era of peace for ten thousand generations... this is truly a deed of great merit."

Elder Li was overcome with emotion.

"Elder Li, it’s getting dark. You’re not heading back yet?"

The Chief Commander saw Elder Li’s figure and walked up to greet him.

The Star Martial Police Bureau’s cleanup work was still ongoing.

A large number of police reinforcements had been sent into Sword Valley. They might have to work through the night to eliminate all residual dangers before the valley could be reopened to the public.

"Commander."

Elder Li nodded slightly, gazing at the sunset at the far end of the valley. "I want to look a little longer at the Sword God’s handiwork. Perhaps I can gain some new enlightenment from it."

The two of them looked toward the sunset together.

Clouds gathered and scattered; the setting sun was like molten gold.

The canyon seemed to be draped in a magnificent cloak, announcing that everything had come to an end.

In the days that followed, the citizens of Jianghai City renamed this place Sword God Valley. It once again became Jianghai City’s Martial Arts Holy Land, a place to forever praise the name of the Jianghai Sword God.

Swordsmen came and went from the valley in an endless stream to seek enlightenment, together composing a new and celebrated Chapter in history.