Chapter 1411: This Is Not a Glorious Sword Duel

Silence reigned on all sides; even a needle dropping could be heard.

A gentle breeze blew; it should have been a cool breeze brushing the face, yet it seemed to have stripped away the body heat of all the Candidate Daozi of the Ancient Divine Domain, plunging them into the grim chill of deep winter.

"Pfft!"

The Tianyun Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong Candidate Daozi suddenly spat blood, his face turning the color of gold leaf.

On his face, all confidence that everything was under control vanished; he trembled in terror, looking at the Tianji Candidate Daozi with disbelief, filled with utter bitterness.

"You... obscured my Tianji divination?"

"Everything I saw in my divination was a scene you left for me?"

The Tianyun Candidate Daozi was struck as if by a bolt from the blue; his entire body went numb, like a wooden puppet, losing the vitality that life should possess.

He was backlashed by the Tianji divination.

Yet, in the Yin-Yang Void Realm, who was that Tianji Candidate Daozi who matched his divination evenly, who matched his divination while he had retained most of his strength, and who would have been defeated instantly had he not held back?

Who was that person?

Was it an illusion from his dream?

"Daoist Friend Tianyun,"

the Tianji Candidate Daozi said indifferently: "The Tianji Xianzong is currently lacking a Succession Disciple. I think you are quite suitable; you should be able to become the first Succession Disciple beneath me, continuing to carry forward and glorify the Ancestor's legacy."

This promise was far more reliable than the Heavenly God Candidate Daozi's pledge.

Struggles among the Righteous Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong have limits; at least one can survive. They often abide by the rules and do not trample without limit. Many Demonic Dao cultivators feel these rules bind them, robbing them of the free and easy nature of the Immortal Dao, deeming it a foolish act, yet the Righteous cultivators pay them no mind.

"The Tianyun Succession..."

The Tianyun Candidate Daozi's expression grew dim, filled with extreme unwillingness.

The Righteous Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong indeed abide by the rules, but this does not mean the defeated need not pay a price.

On the contrary, the price of defeat is equally terrifying!

The Heavenly Fate Treasure he had refined throughout his life would be used to clothe another; the Succession Divine Metal and his Tianji realization would belong to the victor. He would almost instantly lose the possibility of merging with the Dao, and whether he could ever rebuild his cultivation in the future remained entirely unknown.

Merging with the Dao would become a mere luxury!

His foundation would become that of an ordinary disciple; even if he had advantages, they would not be many. The Merging with the Dao realm would become something he must gamble his life for, something to fight for, with an unknown outcome, no longer something easily within reach.

Beyond Merging with the Dao?

That would be purely a dream; do not think too much, lest life become filled with too much bitterness.

The Tianyun Candidate Daozi did not respond to the Tianji Candidate Daozi's words for a long time.

"Then, let us see the methods of Daoist Friend Tianyun."

The Tianji Dao nodded slightly.

Suddenly, a

multitude of terrifying calculating rods radiating the power of Fate Order appeared around him; in an instant, they formed a terrifying great array manipulating the endless spiritual energy of heaven and earth's order. A pressure, not as domineering and fierce as Brother Brother Xuanwu's Candidate Daozi, yet more ethereal and profound, enveloped the Tianyun Candidate Daozi.

This ethereal and profound Fate Order instantly made the many Candidate Daozi of the Ancient Divine Domain dizzy and groggy, their limbs sluggish. Looking in all directions, they felt the world was vast and boundless; everything seemed extremely distant. Their divine souls were obscured, and they were plunged into layers of mist, unable to see heaven and earth clearly anymore.

Fate Order!

A Fate Order that was in no way inferior to Brother Brother Xuanwu's Earth Dao Gravity Order!

This scene made all the Candidate Daozi of the Ancient Divine Domain feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

"Brother Brother Xuanwu's Candidate Daozi is not an exception!"

"The Tianji Candidate Daozi is the same. Or perhaps, all the Nine Spirit Domain Candidate Daozi are like this..."

The Qinggu Xianzong Qinggu Candidate Daozi was a stunningly beautiful woman; at this moment, she smiled bitterly, seeing not a single shred of hope.

On the horizon, clumps of green grass and branches grew, taking root and sprouting, obscuring the surrounding heaven and earth. The Qinggu Candidate Daozi's World Domain was completely unable to resist this alien Taiyi Taiyi Qingmu power, leaving her at its mercy with no power to resist.

In an instant, a hundred flowers bloomed, and the sky's light became brilliant and gorgeous.

Within this beautiful world, a young woman in a green dress walked gracefully forward. Endless Life Order and Taiyi Taiyi Qingmu Qi surrounded her, as if she were the favored child of the life rules between heaven and earth.

"Senior Sister Qinggu, are you willing to surrender?"

"Our Qingdi Yuncong Sea has always been peaceful and dislikes conflict; I believe Senior Sister Qinggu knows me."

Ji Liuyue smiled faintly.

"Junior Sister Taiyi Qingmu!"

"I have not yet been defeated. My Sect Master, a Merging with the Dao peak cultivator, has not yet been defeated either!"

The Qinggu Candidate Daozi looked deeply at Ji Liuyue.

She had no intention of fighting her; instantly, she burned her vital blood, transforming into a escape light hovering between illusion and reality, fleeing madly along the Life Order toward the distance.

She actually fled from the very beginning!

She still had confidence!

That was her Sect Master, a Merging with the Dao peak cultivator, whose realm far exceeded the Merging with the Dao Divine Lords of the Nine Spirit Domain. Having reached the peak of the Merging with the Dao realm, he could use the gap in realm to bridge the gap between them; there was still hope.

"Senior Sister Qinggu, you are too naive..."

Ji Liuyue sighed softly.

The Candidate Daozi of the Eight Great Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong of the Nine Spirit Domain and the Eight Great Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong of the Ancient Divine Domain instantly found their respective targets and launched fierce life-and-death battles, blood splattering across the sky and earth.

No, it was not a life-and-death battle.

It was one side crushing the other. Almost upon contact, the Ancient Divine Domain Candidate Daozi immediately began to flee, burning everything, yet unwilling to engage with their same-origin Candidate Daozi; they only fought desperately to escape, striving for that faint thread of life in the mysterious void.

This indeed had a slight effect; their lives were generally extended from one or two strikes to four or five strikes or more.

"Great Sun Sword Disciple!"

The Taiyou Sword Disciple and the Brightness Sword Disciple looked toward that dazed young man in blue robes in the distance, their hearts turning ice cold.

According to the sect's intelligence, the Great Sun Sword Disciple was the strongest Candidate Daozi of the Nine Spirit Domain!

He was not stronger than the Candidate Daozi of other Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong, but stronger than all the Candidate Daozi combined, even stronger than when they joined hands to form an array!

How could one possibly fight such an existence?

Even that humble Brother Brother Xuanwu alone could sweep through the combined forces of numerous Dao Sons of the Ancient God Domain at the same level; perhaps it would drag on for a while, but the final outcome would very likely be the Ancient God Domain's Dao Sons being swept aside by Brother Brother Xuanwu.

Even the nine Dao Sons of the Ancient God Domain joining forces could not defeat Brother Brother Xuanwu!

And now, the two of them alone must face the Great Sun Sword Son, whom even the combined Dao Sons of the Nine Spirit Domain could not contend against, standing up to him by themselves.

Deep despair enveloped the two Sword Sons of the Dark-Bright Sword Grotto-Heaven.

Clang!

After a long silence, the Dark Sword Son and the Light Sword Son did not choose to flee.

The two of them slowly drew their swords; the ringing sounds were perfectly synchronized, and the two orders of Greater Yin and Greater Yang merged, forming a world of light and a starry sky of darkness.

The two skies echoed one another, and the sword-Dao will of Greater Yin and Greater Yang spread in all directions, enveloping a stretch of heaven and earth.

"Sir, if you please!"

The Dark Sword Son and the Light Sword Son spoke in unison, their voices cold.

Intense sword-Dao will and violent killing intent instantly enveloped the blue-robed youth in the distance; in that instant, the longing for sword-Dao in their hearts even overwhelmed the fear within them.

A sacred sword duel—death without regret!

This kind of sword-Dao devotion finally drew a sliver of attention from that blue-robed youth; his gaze fell upon them, no longer in a state of seeming to be lost in thought about something.

"A duel of glory?"

"No, this is not a duel of glory…"

Jiang Ding's voice was bleak and desolate as he said softly.