Above the Sea of Constellations, sword qi soared into the sky, sweeping through the jade-like heavens, clearing the clouds for thousands of miles.
The sea and sky merged into one, forming a naturally breathtaking scene.
"Such a pity, someone has ruined the view."
LĂŒ Yang sighed softly, then looked ahead at the sword-browed youth glaring at him with hostility. "Fellow Daoist, you have chased me all this way. May I ask your name?"
"Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion, ăTian Xingă!"
Ye Xingfeng made no attempt to hide his identity.
In fact, the sword cultivators of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion had always disdained concealing their origins, taking great pride in their lineage.
After all, even the Primordial Saint Sect had to treat the Sword Pavilion as an equal rival.
Throughout the history of battles between righteous and demonic factions, the Dao Court and the Pure Land always played the idle bystanders.
Only the Sword Pavilion had ever charged ahead without hesitation, clashing head-on with the Saint Sect in life-and-death struggles.
The blood feud between the two sides was self-evident.
Thus, seeing this, LĂŒ Yang could only sigh again. "I have only been in the Foundation Establishment Realm for less than a hundred years, and I have never killed anyone from the Sword Pavilion. I have no grudge with you, do I?"
Ye Xingfeng shook his head at these words. "There is no grudge, but there is karmic consequence. You inherited the legacy of the Witch Ghost Path and joined the Jiangbei Demon Sect to commit evil. That is the evil cause. Today I come to kill you, and that is the evil consequence. This is your self-inflicted fate, the result of your lack of virtue. You must suffer this tribulation."
"âŠAs expected of the Sword Pavilion."
LĂŒ Yang recalled the Yun Miaozhen he had once met and found it unsurprising.
After all, if she had already been so deranged in the Qi Refining stage, it was entirely reasonable for the real experts to be even more extreme.
"Shameless to the extremeâŠ!"
Behind LĂŒ Yang, Master Ting You trembled with rage as he remembered the words spoken a thousand years ago by a Golden Core True Lord who had wiped out the Witch Ghost Path with a single sword.
ăYou were born in the Demonic Path, yet you covet the wallâs soil. This is the evil cause. Today, I kill you to rid the world of demons and uphold the Dao. This is the righteous consequence. Considering how hard cultivation is, by granting you this righteous consequence, I form a karmic bond with you and will guide your reincarnation to join the Sword Pavilion and cultivate.ă
The meaning of these words was very simple:
Although I slaughtered your entire clan, I did it for your own good.
Though your family is dead, you have gained a fortuitous opportunity.
When you reincarnate, you can join my Sword Pavilion.
Is that even human speech?
The thought of reincarnating in the future, powerless to unravel the mystery of the womb, foolishly joining the Sword Pavilion and treating the sect's murderer as a friendâŠ
Master Ting You felt an overwhelming hatred that nearly drove him mad!
If not for this, why else would he only reincarnate within secret realms, struggling to survive?
He would rather his soul scatter into nothingness than become a disciple of the Sword Pavilion!
Killing intent surged in Master Ting Youâs heart.
However, in the end, he calmed down, turned to LĂŒ Yang, and said, "This man cultivates the ăTaiyi Heavenly Gang Sword Fiendă and has established the ăTaiyi True Gold Dao Foundationă. He must have long since refined an innate divine ability. His cultivation is a level higher than yours."
"Moreover, sword cultivators excel at combat arts. It is best to avoid clashing head-on."
Master Ting Youâs tone was calm.
LĂŒ Yang was now the only hope of the Witch Ghost Path.
Compared to LĂŒ Yang, his personal hatred was insignificant.
However, in the very next momentâ
"What a joke. I should avoid him?"
LĂŒ Yang gripped the Abyss Sword tightly and sneered. "Today, the one who should be avoiding the clash⊠is him!"
Whooshââ!
Before the words had fully left his mouth, LĂŒ Yang had already raised the Abyss Sword.
The crimson sword light slashed straight toward Ye Xingfeng.
This strike had been building power for a long time, and as it was unleashed, it seemed to split the seas and skies!
"Excellent!"
Seeing this, Ye Xingfeng was not shocked but delighted.
He immediately summoned a sword pill that swirled with spiritual energy.
With a spin, it split into over a hundred sharp sword qis.
These sword qis spread out like a peacock displaying its feathers, like mercury pouring down, directly covering the crimson sword light of the Abyss Sword.
Each trajectory was as elusive as a goatâs horns, leaving no trace, yet achieving a pinnacle of skill.
They precisely struck the weak points in the Abyss Swordâs light.
Crack!
In just a moment, LĂŒ Yangâs fully charged crimson sword light was shredded into fragments by the countless sword qis.
The sword qis then gathered once again, reforming into the shape of the sword pill.
This was Ye Xingfengâs life-bound flying sword.
Throughout the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion, direct descendants like him, born of True Lord lineage, would start refining a life-bound flying sword from the Qi Refining stage using countless rare materials.
For this purpose, the Sword Pavilion had even created a secret technique.
It allowed them to merge their life-bound flying sword with their Dao Foundation during Foundation Establishment.
This not only increased the success rate of Foundation Establishment by ten percent, but the flying sword could also serve as a divine ability afterward.
The higher the quality of the life-bound flying sword, the greater its power.
Take Ye Xingfengâs ăGalaxy Sword Pillă for example.
This sword pill was crafted from ăHeavenly River Star Sandă, combined with five refined metals.
A True Lord had even infused it with the qi of ăUpper Chapteră Geng Metal.
Even among high-grade spirit treasures, this was a supreme masterpiece!
It contained three profound abilities: ăBarrier Breakă, ăMind Severă, and ăGod Slayă, all of which were killing abilities without exception.
ăBarrier Breakă could pierce defenses and obstacles.
ăMind Severă could sever spiritual consciousness and soul.
ăGod Slayă could destroy divine arts and spells based on spiritual energy.
With these three abilities combined and driven by sword intent, the result was the ultimate sword sought by countless sword cultivators â a single sword that could break all laws!
Rumbleââ!
In an instant, Ye Xingfeng merged with the sword pill.
With a single slash, the sword qi resonated like thunder.
In the blink of an eye, it reached LĂŒ Yang!
The unmatched sharpness of the attack made LĂŒ Yang narrow his eyes.
On the tip of the sword, a faint white light flickered.
It seemed insignificant, but upon truly seeing it, one could not help but become deeply entranced.
Locked by sword intent, there was no escape!
A lion uses its full strength even to hunt a rabbit.
How much more so for Ye Xingfeng, a direct descendant of a Golden Core True Lord?
This strike of his not only unleashed all his strength but also activated all his divine abilities!
Innate Divine Ability: ăTen Directions Taiyi Divine Edgeă!
Innate Talent Divine Ability: ăMaster of Armsă!
At this moment, LĂŒ Yangâs Sky Measuring Instrument between his brows spun rapidly.
Opening his Dharma Eyes, he captured all of Ye Xingfengâs divine abilities in an instant.
The overwhelming sword intent made his forehead sting sharply.
The opponentâs divine abilities were completely different from his own.
ăTen Directions Taiyi Divine Edgeă also contained four mysteries.
Each mystery was extremely simple â full-scale enhancement, amplifying his sword pill!
As for the innate talent divine ability ăMaster of Armsă, it also amplified the power of his weapon.
The two combined directly boosted his stats to an absurd level!
As it turned out, stacking stats really worked.
Wu Cang had failed only because he was too weak and his stats were too low.
But Ye Xingfengâs sword could sever all divine abilities and karmic ties with a single slash!
No complex mechanics, just overwhelming stats.
With such stacked stats, he needed no extra techniques.
He just had to draw his sword and slash, and nothing could stand in his way!
"So strong, unbelievably strongâŠ"
LĂŒ Yang sighed, then threw out the ăMountain of Embraceă.
In the next second, a torrent of dark light fell upon Ye Xingfengâs peerless sword qi.
It sealed the ăGod Slayă ability specifically designed to destroy divine arts on his sword pill.
Although this ability, empowered by Ye Xingfeng, had become nearly indistinguishable from a divine ability and could destroy even innate and life-bound abilitiesâŠ
The ăMountain of Embraceă possessed both illusory and real transformations.
At this moment, transforming into illusion, the sword qi could not touch it and could only bear its oppressive weight.
Boom!
In an instant, Ye Xingfengâs aura plummeted, and his sword light dimmed significantly.
Though it remained sharp, it no longer held the power to break all laws with a single slash.
Almost simultaneously, LĂŒ Yangâs fingertips conjured another dazzling brilliance.
ăBinding of Affinity and Estrangementă!
"Goodbye."
Before Ye Xingfeng could react, his vision spun wildly.
By the time he regained his footing, LĂŒ Yangâs figure had already vanished from sight.
They were now separated by thousands of miles.