Chapter 441: The End of the Dayang Dayang Tianchi

"There's still some time before the Dayang Dayang Tianchi closes."

Jiang Ding sat cross-legged.

The heavenly light of the Great Sun Sword Intent, which burned and destroyed divine souls, descended from the sky, falling upon him, while the Destruction Sword Intent surged up to oppose it, tempering itself.

Faintly, the phantom of a blue-gold great sun and the phantom of a resplendent great sun collided with each other, annihilating one another, again and again.

"There's one more thing."

Remembering something, Jiang Ding's mind stirred, and the Taiqing Flying Sword flew into the sky, rising higher and higher, until it fell into the core of the Dayang Dayang Tianchi's formation.

Hum!

The blue-gold great sun blazed brilliantly, becoming the new sun within the Dayang Dayang Tianchi, shining upon every corner of it.

"The Great Sun Sword Child — it's him again!"

"He seems even stronger than at the very beginning."

The many sword cultivators within the Dayang Tianchi shuddered inwardly, cursing in their hearts as they looked up at the blue-gold blazing sun in the sky, doing their utmost to restrain their auras and not reveal a trace of hostility.

Jiang Ding's gaze swept over every spot of the Dayang Tianchi, every person, every living being.

The Reincarnation Sword Child of Wuxingtian Sect, the Sword Child of Tianji Immortal Palace, the Sword Child of Dandingxian Sect… many sword cultivators, all existences who had comprehended Sword Intent — over a hundred people, all prodigies and outstanding figures of a region.

And also, an honest-looking fatty.

Jiang Ding's gaze paused for a moment.

A single Great Sun Soul Flame.

He was currently in the middle of the Riyan River, holding a simple fishing rod, continuing to temper that small Five Elements pagoda.

"What excuse have you found this time…"

"I haven't done anything during this period!"

Antu-zi's body stiffened; he wanted to curse loudly, but when the words reached his lips, he forcibly held them back.

"It's nothing."

"Antu, just saying hello."

Jiang Ding felt a bit embarrassed to act, so he could only give an awkward smile and shift his gaze away.

Using the Taiqing Flying Sword and the Dayang Tianchi formation as a pivot, his gaze swept past the Riyan River and fell upon the Yuexi River, scanning it carefully from beginning to end.

"Eh?"

"There isn't one — where is he?"

A look of surprise crossed Jiang Ding's face.

That's right — he was currently searching for the other sword cultivator from Shadow Demon Abyss, the Shadow Demon Abyss sword cultivator who had been paired with the Second Nine Sword Child.

This person was far too cautious; having witnessed the battles of the Taiyin Sword Child, Antu-zi, and others, he had never once seized the chance to launch a sneak attack — at most he would just glance from afar and then immediately flee; his ability to survive was extremely strong.

Assassins of Shadow Demon Abyss had always adhered to the creed: if one strike fails to land, flee a thousand miles.

If this weren't the Dayang Dayang Tianchi, he would have long since escaped, and Jiang Ding wouldn't even be confident of catching him.

"Did he escape the Dayang Dayang Tianchi?"

A thought surfaced in Jiang Ding's mind, but he shook his head: "Even Antu-zi couldn't do it; he doesn't have that kind of strength, so he's still inside the Dayang Dayang Tianchi."

"Two possibilities — either he transformed into some kind of dead object and entered a death-feigning concealment, or he transformed into a non-human creature."

There were indeed a small number of living beings within the Dayang Dayang Tianchi, all sword-type natural treasures.

Jiang Ding's patience was very good; once again he communicated with the Taiqing Flying Sword.

The blue-gold great sun in the sky flared brightly, converging into a searchlight beam some thirty-plus kilometers in size, with a faint aura of Destruction Sword Intent pervading it — it destroyed souls and spirits, and was naturally extremely effective at breaking concealment-type spells.

The thirty-plus-kilometer searchlight beam began at the Riyan River, scanning inch by inch of land, performing no deductions whatsoever — it was a pure brute-force method, intending to search every inch of the entire Dayang Dayang Tianchi.

Even living sword-type spirit beasts within the lava river, such as Fire Sword Fish and Moon Sword Fish, were marked one by one, so that even if they swam elsewhere, they could be identified at a glance.

The Riyan River, the Yuexi River, and the vast Dayang Tianchi gravel plains were all examined one by one.

Wherever the searchlight beam passed, the sword cultivators within were terrified to their core, doing their utmost to conceal any hostility they might harbor, keeping their mind-lakes as still as ancient wells.

"Mm, nothing."

Jiang Ding smiled: "Then there's only one possibility left — the blind spot under the lamp."

"Quite impressive."

"Shadow Demon Abyss can actually conceal itself within the heavenly light of the Great Sun Sword Intent — that skill deserves respect."

The thirty-plus-kilometer Destruction Sword Intent searchlight suddenly descended, landing nearby, and shot out in all directions at tremendous speed.

"Kill!"

Over forty kilometers away, a point of shadow emerged, suddenly transforming into a black sword-light that pierced the air, arriving in an instant.

The Sword Intent was filled with a chilling and corrosive quality; from gathering momentum to erupting there was almost no interval — under such a sudden ambush, even a late-stage Jin Dan cultivator, if given the chance, would Suffers Heavy wounds.

"Mm."

Jiang Ding waved his hand.

Whoosh!

The Taiqing Flying Sword slashed through in one stroke.

The black sword-light stiffened.

Then, slowly, it split into two halves; at the sword hilt, the transparent void grew hazy, revealing a pale-faced youth in a shadow robe, standing dazed and motionless.

A faint bloodline appeared between his brow and nose.

In the blink of an eye, it rapidly widened, and his body split evenly into two, blood and entrails pouring down in a gushing stream.

Mid-air, blue-gold sword qi erupted, and flesh and blood turned to ash.

Jiang Ding flicked a finger lightly, and a sword qi slashed behind him.

Clang!

A nearly transparent needle was blocked, easily punching a through-and-through hole in the sword qi, before collapsing and shattering itself.

"Shadow Demon Abyss. Not bad."

Jiang Ding's expression grew more serious.

Do not think that because this person's every move resembles a desperate struggle of the dying, he is weak; it is merely that his strength is too low. If one possessed strength approaching his, the danger would increase drastically.

The Shadow Demon Abyss is rational yet mad, never confronting an enemy head-on.

Once you offend someone of the Shadow Demon Abyss, from now on, as long as you operate outside the Yao Zai Gao Jie, whether eating, sleeping, traveling, or fighting, you must maintain the utmost vigilance; otherwise, a single slip could cause you to capsize in a gutter.

"However, I have always been like this; there is no difference."

Jiang Ding said indifferently.

"Moon."

Jiang Ding asked.

"I wish to pack up and take the Great Sun Dayang Dayang Tianchi away; is that permissible?"

The Great Sun Dayang Dayang Tianchi is an unsurpassed cultivation holy land for him and for any sword cultivator; if one could cultivate here constantly, both cultivation and sword art would advance by leaps and bounds.

"It is permissible, Sword Disciple."

The female voice became slightly lighter.

"The Great Sun Dayang Dayang Tianchi is the personal property of the Great Sun Sword Disciple; you may dispose of it as you wish. However, your current cultivation is too low to actively control the Dayang Dayang Tianchi."

"Besides this, outside the Great Sun Dayang Dayang Tianchi, both the Eastern Extreme Demon Gate and the Badaxian Sect have set up encirclement and sealing arrays; even a Soul Transformation cultivator would find it difficult to break them, so they can only be opened once every thousand years."

"As long as these two points are resolved, you may relocate the Great Sun Dayang Dayang Tianchi to any place you desire."

"I see."

Jiang Ding said disappointedly.

The Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong's seal and the Badaxian Sect's seal can be resolved; after all, it is within the Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong's territory, and the Taiyi Qingmu Xianzong itself participated in setting them up. However, actively controlling the Great Sun Dayang Dayang Tianchi and then relocating it is beyond his ability.

The Taqing Flying Sword no longer flew down; it hung high in the sky above the Dayang Dayang Tianchi, using the power of the entire Dayang Dayang Tianchi to assist in tempering the flying sword.

Jiang Ding himself closed his eyes, letting the Annihilation Sword Intent spread outward in all directions, striving to resist the increasingly scorching Great Sun Sword Intent and heavenly light surrounding him, tempering his own divine soul and will.

Several months later.

A series of hazy fluctuations came from the void, and the various cultivators within the Great Sun Dayang Dayang Tianchi vanished one after another.

(End of this chapter)