Chapter 1647: The Death of Xianqizi

Sword,

unsheathed once more.

In this world of endless Dharma-Ending Age radiance, a single ray of heavenly light illuminated everything, falling into the eyes of the only living being, Xianqizi, delivering his sentence.

This sword gathered the power of an entire canvas of billions upon billions of stars, heaven and earth overturned, the Dharma-Ending radiance of the whole world converging upon a single point, slowly blooming, slowly descending, toward the figure sprawled upon the ground, torn into pieces in the starry sky.

The destructive force of annihilating and shattering the Dharma at this moment reached its absolute peak!

Even a single wisp of its overflowing aura nearly completely overturned the spirituality of the immortal Dao, causing it to cease to exist; the laws of the world utterly collapsed, and in the mortal realm, there was no longer any cultivation of immortality.

This was a sword strike imbued with the sword intent of billions upon billions of stellar suns.

This was a sword of execution.

In the perspective of the Materialist Sun Sword Soul, a clear black line appeared upon that blood-and-bone giant; the certainty of materialism's strike, with no other possibility.

"Die,"

"Xianqizi."

Jiang Ding whispered.

"Countless years from now, perhaps this sovereign will still recall today."

"A Dao Child of the Great Thousand Worlds who died by this sovereign's hand—though you were not so perfect, insistently blocking this sovereign's path…"

A faint trace of regret echoed through the world.

In the sky, this streak of sword light descended, unhurried and unhasting, without any strange phenomena, simply reflected into Xianqizi's divine soul, conveying to him the will of the Great Sun.

"No!"

"This Dao Child is the Dao Child of the Immortal Artifact Sect!"

"This Dao Child is the strongest Holy Race being of the second generation derived and enlightened by Ancestor Tiangong! You, a mere ant of the lower realms, have no logic by which you can kill this Dao Child!"

Xianqizi roared in fury.

He was unwilling to accept such a fact.

He was of imperial lineage, innately noble; from the moment of his birth he was born with knowledge, possessing supreme heavenly talent, the strongest puppet beneath Tiangong of the Immortal Artifact Sect, destined for greatness from birth, destined in the future to take command of the Immortal Artifact Sect and lead the Holy Race toward even more glorious heights.

How could he possibly die now?

Yet that cold killing intent quietly reflected into his heart, leaving no room for a lucky chance.

"Die!"

"You must die too!"

"You must die too!"

Xianqizi went mad.

The self-destructing Reverse Five Elements Zhou Tian Demon-Refining Furnace erupted in an instant with infinite attraction, spawning streaks of grey flame, madly devouring his flesh and blood, refining his entire being into the furnace, his whole body turning to ash, with boundless white ash scattering through the world.

Xianqizi's physical body was entirely reduced to ash!

In place, only a bronze furnace remained.

This furnace had four sides and eight legs; upon its upper portion were carved the sun, moon, stars, dragons, phoenixes, and literary patterns; upon its lower portion were carved mountains, rivers, the great

earth, grasses, and trees of every kind, along with figures of the human race—pioneering souls—walking upon the land, day after day, never ceasing.

An ancient, primal, almost indissoluble breath of history spread throughout heaven and earth.

"The history of the previous generation's Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong, of the Spiritual Treasure Realm…"

Jiang Ding held his breath slightly.

This furnace had absorbed all of Xianqizi's flesh and blood; streaks of hazy grey runes blossomed forth, emanating a terrifying aura beyond the Five Elements.

This aura actually generated ring after ring of ripples, blocking the irradiation of the Dharma-Ending Age's solar radiance.

A domain of chaotic Reverse Five Elements, from the supreme inheritance of the ancient Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong, had actually successfully resisted the many solar radiances of the spiritless universe.

"Die together!"

Xianqizi's venomous, resentful roar came from within the furnace.

Boom!

Rumble!

The Reverse Five Elements Zhou Tian Demon-Refining Furnace suddenly swelled, infinitely vast, and at such speed that in nearly an instant it expanded to the size of all heaven and earth, swallowing the blue-robed youth and even this boundless Dharma-Ending radiance world whole.

A single point in the universe sank into nothingness.

Jiang Ding looked toward the sky.

In but an instant, heaven and earth shifted; almost as if by rule, he had already been forcibly drawn into the Reverse Five Elements Zhou Tian Demon-Refining Furnace, and the entire sky and earth were hazy and grey.

From the sky, snowflakes began to fall.

Bloom after bloom of grey chaotic flame descended from the heavens, falling upon the earth; this flame contained terrifying Reverse Five Elements power, and upon touching any object or living being would silently and invisibly dissolve it, returning it to its source, transforming it into clumps of Qi possessing no attributes whatsoever.

This was the Spiritual Qi Flame of the Immortal Artifact Sect.

Unstoppable, unobstructable; everything in heaven and earth under the power of Reverse Five Elements would ultimately return to its original state.

"Light!"

Jiang Ding said softly.

Hum!

The boundless stellar canvas formed by the Taiqing Flying Sword blazed with radiance; light and sword intent from the mother universe in countless numbers bloomed forth, shining toward the four directions of sky and earth, colliding with the omnipresent Spiritual Qi Flame, mutually annihilating one another.

This was the Dharma-Destroying Light from the spiritless universe.

This was the Spiritual Qi Flame that destroyed everything in the immortal Dao.

The two collided, clashed, and waged slaughter, mutually returning to formlessness.

This process continued for a very, very long time, until the stellar solar radiance was mostly dispersed, the surrounding Spiritual Qi Flame gradually vanished from sight, and everything was utterly exhausted.

Crack!

A crack appeared in this grey, hazy sky.

That crack rapidly expanded, spreading across the entire horizon, spreading to the boundless reaches, and with a sudden boom of collapse, the entire Reverse Five Elements Zhou Tian Demon Refining Furnace shattered completely.

Light, returned once more.

Once more returning to the Celestial Craft Star Chain World Cluster, the myriad stars of the heavens illuminated the four directions.

Immortal Artifact Son's entire physical body, along with his foundation, the Reverse Five Elements Zhou Tian Demon Refining Furnace, had been utterly shattered; the man had completely declared defeat, with no possibility of victory remaining.

Had the Dao Child of the Immortal Artifact Sect, Immortal Artifact Son, died?

Ming Chong Guang Zi and the others held their breath, watching this magnificent battlefield.

This day would be an important day for the Great Sun Sword Dao to undergo metamorphosis; in the future, even within the endless starry sky, it would not be nameless, inscribed in the green annals of the Immortal Dao.

"Are you dead?"

Jiang Ding Zi murmured.

This voice was quiet and stealthy, as the Materialist Solar Sword Intent spread in all directions.

And under the illumination of this Materialist Solar Sword Intent, a hazy phantom, without a human divine soul form, was merely a string of mysterious spiritual runes frantically shuttling through the net of Heavenly Dao rules, frantically fleeing beyond the Celestial Craft Star Chain World Cluster, unwilling to remain on this battlefield any longer.

He disregarded everything, refused to care about anything; the future of his sect and race at this moment had nothing to do with him.

"Fleeing at this moment is futile."

Jiang Ding said calmly.

Clang!

The Materialist Solar Sword Soul unsheathed, merging with the Tai Qing Flying Sword and the Myriad Stars Radiance Scroll into a single streak of light, pursuing Immortal Artifact Son's divine soul along the path of the Heavenly Dao rules.

The two—one pursuing, one fleeing—pursued and fled.

One could see that the Materialist Solar Sword Soul's speed far exceeded that of Immortal Artifact Son's divine soul; having a physical body to support one truly was different from not having one.

In but an instant,

Immortal Artifact Son's divine soul was caught up; the sharp killing intent on that sword could freeze a person!

"The Supreme of the Great Yin Yang Sword Realm may not be willing to protect you with his life!"

"Kill me, and you will undoubtedly die!"

Immortal Artifact Son said venomously.

But this was useless, of absolutely no use.

At this critical moment of impending death, Immortal Artifact Son gritted his teeth, suddenly turned his head, abandoning his flight beyond the Celestial Craft Star Chain World Cluster, and instead burned his divine soul, frantically drilling into a pitch-black cave mouth that had been drawn over by a dharma art.

Within this cave mouth, the sounds of countless sutra recitations lingered, and the air of incense offerings never ceased.

"You cannot escape!"

Jiang Ding said coldly.

No matter what unknowns, what dangers lay here, his prey—he would absolutely not let go!

The Materialist Solar Sword Soul erupted with even more terrifying speed, likewise plunging headlong into this suddenly appearing pitch-black cave mouth, passing through layers of spatial mist, and appearing in an entirely new space.

Here, endless ages and history flowed.

Three statues of Daoists with terrifying, majestic auras stood tall, surrounded by lingering incense offerings, deep and profound.

Jiang Ding

could not help but pause his steps.

"Ancestor!"

"Paying respects to the Ancestor!"

Immortal Artifact Son's divine soul, composed of mysterious runes, anomalously assumed human form; he kowtowed before the three hazy Daoist statues, weeping blood as he said, "Disciple Immortal Artifact Son kowtows to the Ancestor, imploring the Ancestor to slay the enemy outside the sect and preserve this sect's lineage, so that its future inheritance may never be cut off!"

"Kowtowing to the Ancestor!"

"Disciple kowtows to the Ancestor…"

Immortal Artifact Son's divine soul frantically kowtowed before the hazy Daoist statues, bitterly pleading for something.

Clang!

A streak of sword light flashed and vanished.

"Disciple kowtows…"

Immortal Artifact Son's body, which had been kowtowing unceasingly, stiffened.

He stared blankly at his own chest.

A sword tip emerged from his chest; the Solar True Fire of destruction and dharma-annihilation emerged from his chest, spreading across his entire body.

"I…"

Immortal Artifact Son said unwillingly.

This was his final word in the world.

The Solar True Fire burned fiercely, turning his entire divine soul to ash, not leaving a single trace.

The Dao Child of the Immortal Artifact Sect, Immortal Artifact Son—both body and divine soul destroyed!