Chapter 1497

This child, I must take him as my disciple!

Jian Tianye is determined to get Yang Xuanzi.

Merely at the Two-Star Dao Lord Realm, without cultivating his sword art, to have reached this point is nothing short of defying heaven.

This person's Dao Fruit will absolutely be stronger than Ye Qing's.

Over a period exceeding a hundred thousand years, he has already devoured the Dao Fruits of over a hundred disciples; the Dao Resonance obtained this way is far faster than cultivating with sword intent and Gu, almost like reaping rewards without effort.

Moreover, there is no need to worry about being controlled by the Gu's Dao Resonance.

Under heaven, anyone who integrates Gu into their body, besides Youyou Shangren washing his own blood, scraping bones and refining, exhausting the Life-Death Great Calamity to dispel the Gu's influence, leaves only a negligible Gu Clan bloodline.

Anyone else who integrates Gu into their body becomes a slave to the Gu!

The reason the Changsheng Sect could defeat the Hehuan Sect, aside from the help of the Gui and Shou Clans, is largely due to the Gu.

Cultivating with the Gu is too fast, nearly peaking the original human cultivation method.

Once touched, this thing cannot be discarded, and one falls into the Changsheng Sect Patriarch's prison.

Therefore, Jian Tianye fundamentally did not cultivate using the Gu.

Although he boasts of heaven-defying sword talent, compared to Youyou Shangren, he is utterly insignificant.

This Youyou Shangren is completely a madman; even the powerhouses of the Threefold Heaven Gate fear him, because… you never know what he will do to himself next in his research of the so-called ultimate Dao.

He is a ruthless person!

Inside his body, aside from consciousness, both his flesh and soul have merged with countless strange things.

Thinking of this, even someone as strong as Jian Tianye shuddered, and then let Ye Qing spontaneously evolve his Dao Fruit.

That sword intent seed has long turned into numerous sword formations, operating on its own.

Ye Qing's body's struggling amplitude grew smaller and smaller.

Jian Tianye turned his gaze toward the altar.

At this moment, the final step of the Sword Qi Heavenly Path.

Yang Xuanzi held the Qingxuan Sword, bore Qingming on his back, and beneath his feet the Life-Death Sword Domain continually evolved.

On the steps, a cold and oppressive sword momentum began to surge; Yang Xuanzi felt as if a hundred thousand great mountains were descending upon his head, while beneath his feet the Devouring Sword Domain was constantly being torn apart.

—hiss—

Jian Tianye's illusion began to evolve, his vast sword intent directly drawing power from the entire heavenly path.

The momentum is overwhelming!

Meanwhile, beneath the examination grounds, everyone stared up in shock.

After these past days, the examination had ended, yet many monsters appeared; but against Yang Xuanzi's backdrop, they all became dim and lackluster.

Yang Xuanzi has already alarmed several branch sects.

Qin Cang Elder's face was grim, like a hawk; he never imagined that Xuan Yang would actually step onto the hundredth step.

Die! Die for me!

Such heaven-defying talent, the Qin clan cannot allow him to exist!

Otherwise, it will bring great disaster to the Qin clan's future!

Suddenly, at the summit of the heavenly path, Jian Tianye's illusion descended; his gaze icy, like a deity's, he waved his hand, and endless devouring sword qi poured down like an ocean.

Between heaven and earth, sword qi crisscrossed, and Yang Xuanzi was directly annihilated.

Can this Xuan Yang still survive?

Everyone immediately exclaimed.

After all, Xuan Yang is merely a Two-Star Dao Lord Realm!

This sword qi is comparable to the power of a late-stage Three-Star Dao Lord Realm!

Above the Void, countless sword qi like a cataclysm illuminated heaven and earth, shook the cosmos; such destructive power could destroy everything, even tearing the surrounding void into thousands of cracks.

—crack! crack! —

Qin Cang Elder said gloomily, 'Xuan Yang will surely die!'

Meanwhile, at the center of the sea of sword qi, Yang Xuanzi directly activated the Qingxuan Sword.

One Sword Buries Life and Death!

Amidst the great terror of life and death, his obsession and will reached their peak.

I cannot die…

I still need to protect Senior Sister, Second Senior Brother, and the others…

I still need to relieve my master's worries!

Ahhhh…

Yang Xuanzi roared, the sword intent within him surged wildly toward the Qingxuan Sword; he stood with disheveled hair amidst the endless sword qi, his blue robe torn to shreds by the sword qi, revealing an extraordinarily sturdy physique, as the devouring sword qi fell, constantly washing over his flesh.

Life and death hang in a single thought!

Yang Xuanzi's thought, in the flash of lightning and fire, reached its peak; flesh, soul, and Dao foundation united, he unleashed an incredibly terrifying sword strike.

This sword is his strongest strike!

—si—

This sword qi, its light cold across millions of feet of void, directly slashed horizontally through the endless sea of sword qi.

Those sword qi, like water droplets, were actually cut in half.

This sword strike was incredibly stunning!

Not only did it annihilate that terrifying sea of sword qi, it even cut Jian Tianye's illusion in half.

Between heaven and earth, all fell into dead silence.

Only this sword light remains!

Everyone was stunned, looking at Yang Xuan's figure with utter shock.

"This sword strike, could a human possibly unleash it?"

"To surpass a level and destroy the phantom of Senior Jian Tianye, Xuan Yang must have just activated some trump card!"

"But no matter what, Xuan Yang did it! Moreover, he hasn't even cultivated Senior Jian Tianye's sword art, yet he's already this strong!"

Only Elder Qin Cang's face was ferocious: "He cheated! Xuan Yang cheated!"

At the summit of the Heavenly Road, after Yang Xuan unleashed the most terrifying sword strike, his body became extremely weak.

Boom!

His body fell like a kite whose string had snapped.

His consciousness was a bit fuzzy, and he gave a self‑mocking smile: "It seems I wrongly blamed Luo Lingkong; this is what it feels like when the sword intent in my body is drained—no wonder that guy is listless after a single strike."

Above Kun Star, Luo Lingkong sneezed.

Meanwhile, on the steps of the Heavenly Road, a tremendously terrifying formation pattern appeared.

Heaven, Earth, Water, Fire, Thunder, Wind, Mountain, Marsh!

Layers of patterns shone brilliantly, and a terrifying devouring sword surge surged forth.

Xuan Yang, you have passed my trial!

The solemn voice of Jian Tianye appeared.

He was projecting himself here using the formation pattern.

Suddenly, Elder Qin Cang shot up into the sky, rushing straight toward Yang Xuan: "You wicked wretch! I will not let you live!"

He must kill Xuan Yang before Jian Tianye appears!

Then, when Jian Tianye's projection descends, he will claim that this disciple cheated.

Boom!

Elder Qin Cang's figure was extremely fast, like a long sword, his speed like thunder, his killing intent overflowing heaven, the terrifying pressure directly sweeping the firmament.

Everyone was stunned.

Elder Qin Cang actually intends to kill Xuan Yang!

Li Mo loudly objected, "Third Elder, this probably isn't appropriate! Xuan Yang has already passed Senior Jian Tianye's assessment—he cannot be killed!"

Qin Cang coldly said, "I will apologize to Senior Jian Tianye."

Behind him, the Qin family's main lineage holds the fort; if Xuan Yang is slain, the lineage will protect him.

After all, there is a great grudge between the Qin family's main lineage and Jian Tianye!

Just as Qin Cang drew ever closer to Yang Xuan, Lu Xuan appeared out of nowhere in a white robe, embraced Yang Xuan, his gaze icy, looking at Qin Cang: "Who are you trying to kill?"

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