Chapter 187: First Clash at the Yushu Jiange

Above the Sea of Stars, sword qi surged into the sky, sweeping the jade universe clean, drawing a thousand miles of cloudless sky, blending sea and heaven into one hue, a naturally formed, truly magnificent sight.

"Pity, someone is spoiling the scenery."

Lu Yang sighed, then looked at the youth with sword eyebrows glaring at him from directly ahead: "Fellow Daoist, you have chased me all this way; I wonder what your surname and name are?"

"Yuchu Yushu Jiange, 【Tian Xing】!"

Ye Xingfeng made no concealment; indeed, sword cultivators of the Yuchu Yushu Jiange never deigned to hide their origins, taking pride in their identity.

After all, even against the Initial Saint Sect, the Yushu Jiange could stand as an equal!

Throughout history in the great wars between Righteous and Demonic, the Dao Court and Pure Land merely slacked off as loafers, while only the Yushu Jiange pressed forward relentlessly, charging to the front to fight the Saint Sect to the death.

The blood feud between the two sides was self-evident.

Thus, seeing this, Lu Yang could only sigh: "I have only been at the Foundation Establishment stage for a hundred years; I have not yet killed anyone from the Yushu Jiange. Do I have any grudge with you, Fellow Daoist?"

Hearing this, Ye Xingfeng shook his head: "No grudge, but there is karma. You obtained the inheritance of the Wraith Ghost Dao and entered the Jiangbeimo Sect to commit evil; this is the evil cause. Today I come to kill you, which is the evil effect. This is your own doing, the result of not accumulating virtue; you should indeed suffer this tribulation."

"... Truly the Yushu Jiange."

Lu Yang recalled Yun Miaozhen whom he had once seen and felt no surprise; after all, if a Qi Refining cultivator could be so mad, it was truly normal for a True Person to be even more outrageous.

"The ultimate shamelessness...!"

Behind Lu Yang, Patriarch Ting You trembled with rage, recalling the words spoken a thousand years ago by that Jin Dan True Lord when he slaughtered the Wraith Ghost Dao with a single sword strike.

【You are born of the Demonic Path yet desperately seek the earth on the wall; this is the evil cause. Today I kill you, exterminating demons and defending the Dao, which is the righteous effect. Considering your cultivation was not easy, having obtained this righteous effect this time, you have formed a karmic bond with our Yushu Jiange. When you are reborn in the future to be a human again, I will guide you into the Yushu Jiange to cultivate.】

The meaning of this sentence was very simple:

Although I killed your entire family, I did it for your own good. Although you lost your entire family, you gained an opportunity; after rebirth, you can join my Yushu Jiange.

Is this human speech?

Thinking of being reborn in the future, powerless to pierce the mystery within the womb, ending up blindly joining the Yushu Jiange and treating the enemies who annihilated his sect as close friends...

Patriarch Ting You was filled with hatred to the point of madness!

If not for this, how could he have only been reborn within the secret realm, forcibly clinging to life? He would rather have his soul scattered to the four winds than become a disciple of the Yushu Jiange!

Patriarch Ting You's killing intent was chilling, yet in the end he calmed down, turned to look at Lu Yang, and said: "This person cultivates the 【Great Yi Tian Gang Sword Fiend】 and has forged the 【Great Yi True Gold Dao Foundation】; he should have already refined a talent supernatural ability, and his cultivation is a step higher than yours."

"Moreover, sword cultivators are naturally skilled in magical combat... let us avoid their sharp edge for now."

Patriarch Ting You's tone was very calm; Lu Yang was the only hope of the Wraith Ghost Dao now, and compared to him, his own hatred was utterly insignificant.

However, the next second—

"Nonsense, I avoid their sharp edge?" Lu Yang held the A Bi Sword steady, sneered, and said: "Today, the one who should avoid the sharp edge is him!"

Swish—!

Before the words had fully left his lips, the A Bi Sword in Lu Yang's hand was already raised; a crimson sword light slashed directly at Ye Xingfeng, having been charged for a long time, and with a single strike, the four seas were divided!

"Good!"

Seeing this, Ye Xingfeng was not alarmed but delighted; he even raised a sword pill, which swallowed and spat spiritual energy, spun dizzily, and instantly differentiated into over a hundred sharp sword qi.

These sword qi spread out like a peacock displaying its feathers, or like mercury pouring onto the ground, directly covering the crimson sword light of the A Bi Sword; the trajectory of every sword qi was like an antelope hanging its horns, leaving no trace, yet perfectly exquisite, striking exactly the weak points of the A Bi sword light.

Crack!

In no time, the crimson sword light Lu Yang had charged and slashed was shredded to pieces by the sword qi filling the sky; then the sword qi gathered, reforming into the shape of the sword pill.

This object was Ye Xingfeng's life-sword.

Looking across the Yuchu Yushu Jiange, most of the True Lord's direct relatives and legitimate descendants, like him, would refine a life-sword from countless precious materials starting from the Qi Refining stage.

For this, the Yushu Jiange even created a secret technique specifically, which involved integrating the life-sword into the Dao Foundation during Foundation Establishment; this not only increased the success rate of Foundation Establishment by ten percent, but after Foundation Establishment, it could even be used as a supernatural ability; the higher the quality of the life-sword, the greater its power.

For example, Ye Xingfeng's 【Star River Sword Pill】.

This sword pill was made from 【Chen Tian Star Sand】, smelted together with five metals, and even included a strand of 【Upper Chapter】 Geng Metal Qi brought by a True Lord to integrate into it.

Even among high-grade spiritual treasures, this was a top-tier item!

It contained three profound mysteries: 【Barrier Breaking】, 【Thought Eradication】, and 【God Severing】; without exception, all were mysteries of slaughter.

【Barrier Breaking】 could break through defensive obstacles, 【Thought Eradication】 could sever spiritual consciousness and souls, and 【God Severing】 could destroy supernatural abilities and spells based on spiritual energy; with these three profound mysteries stacked together and triggered by sword intent, after being pushed to the extreme, it became the single sword that breaks ten thousand methods, which countless sword cultivators drooled over!

"Boom—!"

In an instant, Ye Xingfeng merged with the sword pill and slashed; where he passed, the sword qi resonated like thunder, and in the blink of an eye, he slashed right in front of Lu Yang!

The peerless sharpness made Lu Yang involuntarily squint his eyes.

On that sword edge, a faint spiritual light flickered; it seemed merely an inconspicuous white dot, but when truly seen, one would involuntarily sink deep into it.

Sword intent locked on; escape was impossible!

Even a lion fighting a rabbit uses its full strength; how much more so Ye Xingfeng, a direct descendant of the Jin Dan? At this moment, as he slashed, he even simultaneously used all his supernatural abilities!

Life-sword supernatural ability 【Ten Directions Great Yi Divine Edge】!

Talent supernatural ability 【Lord of Arms and Armor】!

At this moment, the Qiu Tian Yi on Lu Yang's forehead spun rapidly; opening his dharma eye, in a flash of lightning, he took in all the supernatural abilities Ye Xingfeng had unleashed.

The overwhelming sword intent even made his forehead feel a sharp pain.

The opponent's supernatural abilities were completely different from his own.

【Ten Directions Great Yi Divine Edge】 also had four profound mysteries; each profound mystery was simple to the extreme, merely amplifying and strengthening his sword pill in all directions!

As for the talent supernatural ability 【Lord of Arms and Armor】, it also amplified the power of the treasure; combining the two directly stacked his stats to an outrageous level!

Facts proved that stacking stats was indeed useful.

Wu Cang failed only because he was weak and his stats were not high enough, while Ye Xingfeng's sword could cut through any supernatural ability or karma with a single slash!

No mechanics, just stats.

With the support of such stats, he did not need any extra maneuvers; as long as he drew his sword and slashed, it would be unstoppable and invincible!

"So strong, too strong..."

Lu Yang sighed, then threw out 【Bao Shou Shan】.

The next instant, a skyful of black light swept down onto Ye Xingfeng's unmatched sword qi, sealing the wondrous 【God-Slaying】 imprint on his sword pill that was specifically used to cut down divine abilities.

Although this wonder, under Ye Xingfeng's empowerment, was already no different from a divine ability itself—able to cut down even natal divine abilities and innate divine abilities with a single sword—【Bao Shou Shan】 possessed two layers of variation, solid and void. At this moment it turned void and descended; the sword qi could not touch it at all and could only let it press down upon him.

"Boom—!"

In an instant, Ye Xingfeng's aura plummeted at flying speed, and his sword light dimmed considerably. Though still incomparably sharp, it no longer possessed the power to shatter ten thousand laws with a single sword.

Almost at the same time, Lu Yang's fingertip once again twirled out a flourish of color.

【Distinguishing Kin from Stranger】!

"See you."

Before Ye Xingfeng could react, his vision suddenly spun heaven and earth. By the time he finally managed to steady himself, where was Lu Yang's figure before his eyes?

They were already ten thousand li apart.

(End of chapter)