Chapter 393: The Sword of the Heavenly Dao

"Senior, this junior has a sword technique called Moon Evening Flower Morning, I ask that you please appraise it!"

Li Hanyi walked over, her temperament unique, standing alone like an iceberg snow lotus.

Although she was also a person of the jianghu, she possessed an extra touch of ethereal, unstained grace.

Li Chungang had noticed Li Hanyi long ago, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly; it was truly rare to see such an outstanding female Sword Immortal.

At this moment, besides the Wudang disciples and Xuanzang's group, there was no one else on Wudang Mountain.

Although the Sword Immortal of Xueyue, Li Hanyi, was famous, she did not come from the Great Ming jianghu, so very few in the entire Great Ming jianghu knew of her.

Zhang Sanfeng had created the Taiji Sword and his attainments in Sword Dao were also extraordinary; seeing Li Hanyi walk over, he also cast a sidelong glance.

So young, yet this realm of Sword Intent had already reached the pinnacle, a preliminary Heaven and Human Unity; even in the Great Ming jianghu, she was among the top tier.

"Sigh, I really wanted to see the demeanor of a female Sword Immortal, but why is she a cross-dresser?" Ye Fan lamented.

"You lecher, there is a genuine female Sword Immortal right here for you to worship, yet you're thinking about outsiders," Wang Wu said.

Li Hanyi only has the name of a Sword Immortal, but ultimately she is just a mortal; she 【Wang Wu】 is a true Sword Immortal, and the number one beauty of the Nine Provinces to boot.

Ye Fan awkwardly rubbed his head; Wang Wu's words were flawless.

She was indeed a Sword Immortal, and also a peerless beauty of stunning, world-rare elegance.

But even so, Ye Fan had not a single evil thought toward this female Sword Immortal; he was in complete sage mode.

Thinking of the times Wang Wu would spew foul language, she was more perverted than a pervert, and more manly than a man.

Subconsciously, he never thought of her as a woman!

"Wang Golden Core, stop talking. You, a shameless female hooligan—even if Ye Heizi wanted to charge, he couldn't," Morgana said, her words always shocking.

"Hehe." Yun Yun, Bai Qian, and the other women covered their mouths and laughed.

Wang Wu was petrified, feeling her self-esteem had taken ten thousand points of critical damage.

"Hahaha, one word: Absolute!" Zhizunbao stifled his laughter.

At this time, Li Hanyi and Li Chungang were no more than three zhang apart; the two stared at each other, ready to strike at any moment.

"Young person, state your name," Li Chungang asked.

"Snow Moon City, Li Hanyi," Li Hanyi said.

"We're of the same family name; it seems our Li clan is prosperous in producing Sword Immortals. This old man is Li Chungang, remember it well," Li Chungang said.

"Li Chungang."

Li Hanyi carefully searched through the famous martial arts masters of the various jianghu, but had never heard of a Sword Dao expert named Li Chungang.

"Greetings, Senior. Your Sword Dao is supernatural; I ask for your guidance," Li Hanyi said.

As she finished speaking, she removed the mask from her face, revealing a sweet, tranquil, and beautiful countenance.

No one had expected that a Sword Immortal renowned throughout the jianghu would be such a gentle woman.

Li Hanyi's appearance was sweet, like a young lady from a noble family, full of scholarly air.

It was difficult to associate such a temperament with a swordsman or a Sword Immortal.

"Miss Li, actually, I, Ye, have also studied Sword Dao. If you don't mind, I can also spar with you," Ye Fan said.

"Your strength is high, and I am not your equal. Although you have Sword Qi on your body, you are not a swordsman purely loyal to the sword," Li Hanyi said.

"You can even tell that?" Ye Fan was surprised.

"Of course. To a swordsman, the sword is a very sacred existence. You are an outsider; you don't understand," Li Chungang said.

"..." Ye Fan.

"This old man generally does not draw his sword. Young person, you draw your sword; let this old man see your sword moves," Li Chungang said.

He understood Li Hanyi's intention and simply let her make the first move.

Li Hanyi wanted to use the Sword Intent of a high-level swordsman to hone herself and reach a higher level.

Besides, if he were to make a move, this spar would be over before it even began.

"Good!"

Li Hanyi nodded slightly, and the Tingyu Sword in her hand left its scabbard.

Clang!

The Tingyu Sword emitted a crisp, melodious sound.

It was one of the Four Elegant Swords, a sword with a spirit, and ranked high on the weapon charts.

Li Hanyi raised the Tingyu Sword, and crimson Sword Qi emerged on the surface of the blade; this Sword Qi transformed into a tornado shape and rushed in all directions!

The world fell into silence, and all things seemed to freeze.

Everyone couldn't help but look up, only to see flower petals descending from the sky; the air was filled with a refreshing floral fragrance, intoxicating the mind.

And all around Li Hanyi, flower petals were dancing—beautiful, magnificent, and world-rare.

"Where did the flowers come from?" Ye Fan asked.

"This sword technique is named Moon Evening Flower Morning; it can borrow the flowers of the entire city to transform into a single sword strike. Marvelous," Xuanzang said.

"Borrowing the flowers of an entire city—terrifyingly powerful!" Ye Fan sighed.

Such a world, such talent, such aptitude.

If she had been born in the Big Dipper Star Domain, she would likely be another monster, a genius of Sword Dao!

With Wudang Mountain as the center, the flowers all over the mountain were summoned by Li Hanyi's Sword Intent, transforming into long rivers of flowers that arrived with the wind!

Not just Wudang Mountain, but for dozens of miles around the mountain, in every village and town, wherever there were flowers, they all flew over.

The scene was once extremely shocking and beautiful!

Moon Evening Flower Morning: the more flower petals summoned, the stronger the artistic conception of this sword strike!

The entire sky above Wudang Mountain was filled with dancing flower petals.

The Wudang disciples watched, one after another, lost in the scene.

There is actually such a beautiful sword technique in this world; even if one were to die under this sword, there would be no regrets.

"Good sword!"

Li Chungang praised, for with Li Hanyi's current attainments in Sword Dao, it is not impossible for her to surpass him given time.

"Moon Evening Flower Morning!"

After Li Hanyi finished condensing her artistic conception and sword momentum, the petals filling the sky merged with her own Sword Intent, transforming in the air into a red lotus approximately twenty zhang in size.

As the red lotus bloomed, its twelve petals unfurled, releasing ten thousand Sword Qi; it was breathtakingly beautiful, with countless petals fluttering about.

"Sword Qi Rolling Dragon Wall!"

Li Chungang flicked his finger, and his Sword Qi took form, rolling beneath his feet and sweeping through the Void.

Dragon-shaped Sword Qi formed one after another, battling across the vast sky.

Boom!

The Sword Intents of two supreme Sword Daos clashed; Moon Evening Flower Morning was exquisite and Absolute.

But ginger is still spicier when old; this Sword Qi Rolling Dragon Wall had been cultivated by Li Chungang to the point of perfection—it might not be as exquisite as Moon Evening Flower Morning, but it was flawless and could break ten thousand moves.

Coupled with Li Chungang's own superb attainments in Sword Dao, he broke Moon Evening Flower Morning with just a single strike.

"Little girl, techniques are dead; as long as a sword move is created by a person, it has flaws.

But Sword Intent can constantly sublimate according to the swordsman's state of mind; only by discarding flashy sword moves and pursuing the Sword Dao of the heart can one advance further," Li Chungang said.

"Sword Dao of the heart!

"

Li Hanyi seemed to have an epiphany, her Sword Intent sublimated, and suddenly her sword moves changed, a more powerful Sword Qi soaring into the sky.

"Zhishui Sword Technique!"

Li Hanyi unleashed another supreme Sword Dao art, executing it move by move.

The first level of this Zhishui Sword Technique is seeing mountains as mountains and water as water; the second level is seeing mountains as not mountains and water as not water; the third level is seeing mountains as still mountains and water as still water.

Above the three levels, there is still the Sword of the Heavenly Dao; once one enters that sword, they break free from the shackles of techniques and achieve the status of a true Sword Immortal.

Li Hanyi had always been stuck at the third level of this technique, unable to achieve Transcendence beyond the three levels.

Now, guided by Li Chungang, she saw the realm above the third level.

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PS: The chapter title was wrong, it has been corrected. It does not affect reading.