Chapter 616: Drawing the Sword to Block Taiyin Dayan Jianzi's Door

Not long after Jiang Ding flew out of Silver Sky Island, two streaks of escape-light flew out together as companions.

One streak of escape-light was as ethereal as starlight, seeming to constantly receive the power of the celestial constellations above; between the natural inhalation and exhalation of its Gong Fa, it could connect with the heavens, earth, and stars, roaming freely within the river of stars.

The other streak of escape-light — yin and yang in alternation, unceasing, endlessly renewing.

These two people were precisely Jin Jin Lingfeng and An Siyan.

Jin Jin Lingfeng cultivated the "Star Scripture of All Heavens," one of the Nine Scriptures of the Immortal Gate, while An Siyan cultivated the "Yin-Yang Scripture" — both were among the very top Gong Fa of this realm.

If one could successfully study them, they could greatly raise a cultivator's lower limit, with a broad future ahead.

"Hey, long time no see — how has your cultivation been lately?"

Jiang Ding greeted them.

Several years ago, these two had already stabilized their Jin Dan Chu Qi realm and formally begun cultivating at the Golden Core Stage; the same went for classes — basically the three of them could meet once a year.

"Pretty good, I guess."

An Siyan tucked back her hair and adjusted her glasses: "After all, it's the foundation of a top-grade Jin Dan, so cultivation goes very smoothly — the speed is a whole tier faster than others, and bottlenecks should be fewer too."

"Did you forget? We're both Jin Dan geniuses!"

Jin Jin Lingfeng said proudly.

"Jiang Ding, you'd better be careful — if you keep cultivating this slowly, I might just advance to Jin Dan Zhong Qi before you."

Forming a top-grade Jin Dan, leading peers by a wide margin, with hope for Nascent Soul in the future — this was the greatest achievement she had made so far, and even Master Master Dinghai had praised her many times.

"What an amazing Jin Dan ancestor-level genius."

Jiang Ding did not stint on his praise.

"Hahaha…"

An Siyan and Jin Jin Lingfeng's laughter rang clear.

"Let's go."

Jiang Ding's divine sense stirred.

Streaks of sword Qi sprang up around the three of them; then, accompanied by the hum of swords, space was torn apart, the surrounding scenery became threads of silk, flashing past at great speed.

After several flickers, massive trees cast shade around them, with a stone platform at the center — it was precisely the language classroom for Qingfeng University's doctoral students.

"Who?"

On the stone platform, Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun Zhang Zhen started in shock, instinctively pulling out a ruler-shaped Nascent Soul treasure to hurl over, obliterating space — terrifying Nascent Soul might and a Dharma Domain swept out, solidifying the surroundings and freezing souls.

An Siyan and the other's bodies stiffened, instinctive great terror.

Clang!

Immediately, the hum of swords swept out, dispersing the surrounding might and Dharma Domain.

"Jiang Ding! You brat!"

"Why didn't you say so in advance — scared me to death!"

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun cursed.

"I thought it was some unfamiliar extraterritorial Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Zhenjun who'd snuck in here — I almost activated the Qingfeng University defensive grand formation."

"…Teacher, I'll be careful next time."

Jiang Ding said, embarrassed.

As his "Magnetic Void Flash" grew ever more refined, reaching Great Completion, he had recently begun using space-tearing as a way to travel — by his calculations, it could save several minutes.

Don't look down on just a few minutes — accumulated over years and months, it might add over a dozen years to one's lifespan.

"Teacher Zhang,"

An Siyan asked curiously: "Last time Jiang Ding appeared like this too — why didn't you react at all back then?"

"Seems like it was…"

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun also hesitated.

The reaction he had just made was somewhat instinctive — he had done it without much thought.

He looked Jiang Ding over carefully, even rudely scanning him up and down with his divine sense, and for a long time did not look away.

Jiang Ding felt a little uneasy.

He rather wanted to draw his sword and slash at someone, or flee at top speed — his combat instinct was urging him to react, not to lose the initiative.

"You brat are a bit different now."

"That's right, exactly so."

After a moment, Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun said in a very certain tone: "Just now my soul was giving a warning. I previously served in the Tiangang Orbital Troops for several hundred years, fought Nascent Soul sword cultivators many times — killed some of them, and had many comrades killed by them."

"The feeling just now was very similar — I wanted to link up with the Sky Mothership to beat a Nascent Soul sword cultivator who'd gotten close to me, or pull away to a safe distance as fast as possible."

"Teacher's overthinking it."

Jiang Ding gave an awkward smile.

In his heart, he was secretly alarmed.

For a top-tier late-Nascent-Soul cultivator with rich combat experience like this, even without malice, the moment one got close, one could still be detected quickly — concealment spells weren't very effective.

He still had to hide well, not show himself.

He was still very weak right now.

"Perhaps."

"Immortal Gate cultivators are very tense, very sensitive about the approach of a same-realm sword cultivator."

Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun thought for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "I've now memorized the fluctuations of your space-tearing — there won't be this kind of reaction in the future."

Jiang Ding let out a breath of relief.

After waiting a while, the other classmates arrived one after another.

For several decades now, this place had maintained a ratio of a small number of Foundation Establishment cultivators and the majority Golden Core cultivators — Golden Core cultivators graduated and left, entering society, while new Foundation Establishment-realm doctoral newcomers joined in.

Unknowingly, in the eyes of many, Jiang Ding and the other two had also become senior students.

Thud!

Accompanied by the bell for class, Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun slowly spoke: "Today, we will discuss the General Outline of the Wan Hua Ci Yuan Jing. What is a General Outline? It connects the upper and lower, and commands an entire realm..."

Jiang Ding listened to the teacher's lecture attentively.

To this day, he still felt immense admiration for Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun's profound knowledge, just as he had since entering Qingfeng University at the age of sixteen.

Today, it was still the same.

This was one of the most excellent Nascent Soul cultivators among the domain-dominating powers, a Soul Transformation seed, incomparable to others of the same realm.

Over so many years, except when he truly had no Gong Fa, he had never encountered a bottleneck; the Taiqing Flying Sword accounted for eighty percent, while the teachings of Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun and other teachers accounted for twenty percent, or even more.

After all, no matter how good or high one's talent, if one cannot even use it, it is in vain; no one attains the Dao and becomes an immortal by lying down and learning nothing.

During the break, Jiang Ding glanced at the classroom; many classmates were listening to the lecture seriously.

Yu Yu Qianzi was not there.

This fellow had gone into seclusion for six years straight; perhaps he would continue in seclusion, maybe even for sixty years.

The Taiyin Sword Disciple was unexpectedly firm in this aspect.

"Very good."

Jiang Ding murmured to himself in his heart.

Several months passed in a flash.

Accompanied by the ding-dong of the dismissal bell, various beams of light flew off in all directions.

"Let's go find Yu Yu Qianzi and beat her up."

Jiang Ding called out, and taking An Siyan and the other two, he tore through space and departed.

After a few flashes, it suddenly grew dark.

The sky shifted from day to night; moonlight poured down, and the night was hazy.

In the night sky,

a Guanghan Immortal Palace was shrouded in white mist and clouds, radiating a hazy clear brilliance in all directions, while the clear breeze blowing over was slightly cool.

This was a fifth-grade Void Treasure!

Integrating offense and defense, it possessed instant movement on its own; even if a Soul Transformation cultivator personally attacked, one could escape. It was an supreme treasure for protecting one's life and seeking the Dao while traveling, one that Soul Transformation cultivators would turn green with envy and fight to seize upon seeing.

"The Taiyin Sword Disciple of Qingmuxian Sect is so wealthy it is astonishing..."

Jin Jin Lingfeng sighed.

This was her first time coming here.

Yu Yu Qianzi usually appeared ordinary, gentle and polite, and tolerant towards others.

But this was in front of Sword Disciples of the same realm or Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Zhenjun; in front of ordinary lower-rank and same-rank individuals, she was rarely seen, possessing an extremely strong sense of hierarchy.

Indifferent, calm.

Like a fairy of the Moon Palace, distant from the human world.

Clang!

Jiang Ding said not another word, drew his sword; the clear sound of the sword chime spread everywhere, and the pressure of the Sword Intent of Destruction expanded.

"My name is Mie. Please instruct me."

This was the sword-fighting etiquette for sword cultivators of the same realm recorded in the Great Sun Sword Scripture.

Such an action was insignificant for a spell cultivator, or for himself; even if one shouted until one's throat broke, it would be ignored, or even met with a sneer.

But for a cultivator who had received traditional sword cultivator education, one must accept the challenge!

Otherwise, it would be willingly lowering one's head, and the Invincible Sword Heart would be damaged, which was more terrible than failure.

This was a matter where if one believed it, it existed; if one did not believe it, it did not.

For a long time.

"Despicable!"

"The height of shamelessness!"

A voice came from within the Guanghan Palace, grinding its teeth: "You are not allowed to use external objects! That is not a sword sheath at all, it is a mechanical contraption; you are not allowed to use it!"

(End of this chapter)