Chapter 679

「Ahead is the Azure Sword Sect's forbidden zone—Heavenly Gods are barred from entry! 」

Named: Azure Sword Sect, Heavenly God. Also maybe "forbidden zone" generic.

The sound rang out.

The sword qi of the green-clothed sword cultivator Yang Xuan split heaven and earth, like an uncrossable chasm.

Named: Yang Xuan. Green-clothed sword cultivator (generic).

He stood firm amidst heaven and earth, his green robes billowing slightly, three thousand strands of black hair fluttering, his sword qi transforming into a wandering dragon that patrolled this realm.

No new named.

The Burial God Abyss is immeasurably vast.

Named: Burial God Abyss.

And Yang Xuan's sword qi divides this land of tens of millions of miles.

No new.

His sword qi etched three ancient astral characters into this realm.

No new.

「Azure Sword Sect! 」

Named: Azure Sword Sect.

Wherever his sword qi reaches, it is all the territory of the Azure Sword Sect!

No new.

At that moment, a sinister-looking middle-aged man in black robes approached the edge of the sword qi and snarled, "Yang Xuan, we have recorded this debt in the Strange Domain. Your days are numbered; I wonder how long your Azure Sword Sect can hold out..."

Named: black-robed middle-aged man, Strange Domain, Azure Sword Sect, Yang Xuan.

Before he could finish speaking, Yang Xuan vanished from the spot, and when he reappeared, he was already before the black-robed middle-aged man.

No new.

「Swish! 」

No.

A blade of sword qi suddenly lashed out.

No.

The black-robed middle-aged man's face filled with terror as he continually retreated, shouting, "Yang Xuan, I have not stepped into your Azure Sword Sect's territory!"

Named: black-robed middle-aged man, Azure Sword Sect.

Yang Xuan said calmly, "Too late."

No.

Swish!

No.

The black-robed middle-aged man's vitality was directly annihilated.

No.

Another Strange Clan powerhouse was eradicated!

Named: Strange Clan.

Not far away, several Strange Domain envoys who were watching were frightened and immediately retreated.

Named: Strange Domain Envoy.

But Yang Xuan's sword qi slashed out again.

No.

Several Strange Domain envoys exclaimed in fear, "We're just here to take a look."

Named: Strange Domain Envoy.

Yang Xuan sneered, "Did I let you see?"

No.

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!

No.

Again, several Strange Domain powerhouses were wiped out!

Named: Strange Domain powerhouse.

Seeing this, the other Strange Clans gritted their teeth and withdrew first.

Named: Strange Clan.

「You're courting death, Azure Sword Sect! 」

Named: Azure Sword Sect.

「This Yang Xuan is too overbearing; his Sword Dao began collapsing tens of thousands of years ago—who knows how long he can last! 」

Named: Yang Xuan, Sword Dao.

Gu Ming stared in shock at the scene; he had come to the Burial God Abyss several days ago, believing he had gained some opportunity and broken through to the One-Star God Sovereign Realm.

Named: Gu Ming, Burial God Abyss, One-Star God Sovereign Realm.

But facing Yang Xuan, he had no power to retaliate.

No.

Yang Xuan is also a One-Star God Sovereign Realm cultivator, but his sword qi is terrifyingly powerful.

Named: Yang Xuan, One-Star God Sovereign Realm.

Beside him, another gray-robed elder said, "Gu Ming, retreat quickly! This sword cultivator is a madman!"

Named: gray-robed elder, Gu Ming, sword cultivator.

Gu Ming led his hundreds of subordinates, following the gray-robed elder in continual retreat.

Named: Gu Ming.

The sword Yang Xuan just slashed could not fade from his heart for a long time.

Named: Yang Xuan.

The gray-robed elder said, "That is Yang Xuan's famed technique, Heaven and Earth One Sword Slash!"

Named: gray-robed elder, Yang Xuan, Heaven and Earth One Sword Slash.

Gu Ming silently repeated, "Heaven and Earth One Sword Slash? What an overbearing name."

Named: Gu Ming, Heaven and Earth One Sword Slash.

The gray-robed elder said, "That is Yang Xuan's Sword Dao—he can cleave heaven and earth, all things with a single sword. This is not his peak period."

Named: gray-robed elder, Yang Xuan, Sword Dao.

Gu Ming asked in astonishment, "Is this not his peak? He is already invincible among his peers and can slay those of higher realms!"

Named: Gu Ming.

The gray-robed elder said, "Sword cultivators take unorthodox paths. These sword cultivators have caused our Strange Domain endless trouble. In the Sword Qi Great Wall, there are millions of sword cultivators who have built towering walls of sword qi, making it even more terrifying."

Named: gray-robed elder, sword cultivator, Strange Domain, Sword Qi Great Wall.

Gu Ming silently swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Named: Gu Ming.

Don't let his domineering behavior in the Primordial Star Region fool you—he's a top-tier figure.

Named: Primordial Star Region.

But in the Burial God Abyss, he's nothing.

Named: Burial God Abyss.

Here, heavenly gods walk everywhere, and god sovereigns are as numerous as dogs.

Named: Heavenly God, God Sovereign.

However, in the Burial God Abyss, there is an unwritten rule among all factions: no matter how fierce the slaughter, the Lord Realm must not appear.

Named: Burial God Abyss, Lord Realm.

Once, a Sword Sect's all god sovereigns and heavenly gods were slaughtered by Strange Domain powerhouses, yet none dared violate this rule!

Named: Sword Sect, God Sovereign Realm, Heavenly God Realm, Strange Domain powerhouse.

At that moment, the gray-robed elder said, "Let's go; Yang Xuan is also a pitiful person."

Named: gray-robed elder, Yang Xuan.

Gu Ming was puzzled, "A pitiful person?"

Named: Gu Ming.

He looked at Yang Xuan, who sat cross-legged in a green robe, a river of sword qi constantly surging around him, his hand seals shifting as he continually used sword qi to gather the Burial God Abyss's star sea qi fortune all around himself.

Named: Yang Xuan, Sword Qi River, Burial God Abyss, Star Sea Qi Luck.

These star sea qi fortunes appear incredibly ethereal, sparkling with starlight, dotted with points, flowing around Yang Xuan.

Named: Star Sea Qi Luck, Yang Xuan.

「Seal! 」

No.

Yang Xuan uttered a single word.

Named: Yang Xuan.

The sword qi crisscrossed, directly suppressing these star sea qi fortunes.

Named: Star Sea Qi Luck.

In the next instant, all the star sea qi fortunes vanished into thin air.

Named: Star Sea Qi Luck.

They seemed to shoot off toward an extremely distant place!

No.

Meanwhile, Yang Xuan's aura weakened a bit, as if he had aged many years in an instant.

Named: Yang Xuan.

Seeing this, Gu Ming wore a puzzled expression, "What is Yang Xuan doing?"

Named: Gu Ming, Yang Xuan.

The gray-robed elder snorted, a mocking expression appearing, "You might not know, Yang Xuan has guarded the Burial God Abyss for ten thousand years! Ten thousand years ago, he was a Six-Star God Sovereign Realm cultivator! But over those ten thousand years, his cultivation has not increased but decreased, and now he has fallen to a One-Star God Sovereign Realm."

Named: gray-robed elder, Yang Xuan, Burial God Abyss, Six-Star God Sovereign Realm, One-Star God Sovereign Realm.

Gu Ming asked in confusion, "What's going on?"

Named: Gu Ming.

The gray-robed elder said, "Yang Xuan has been gathering star sea qi fortune in the Burial God Abyss for the Azure Sword Sect, helping it rise. Ten thousand years ago, the Azure Sword Sect was merely an ordinary force in the Ancient Blaze Wilderness, but now it has become a major power."

Named: gray-robed elder, Yang Xuan, Burial God Abyss, Azure Sword Sect, Star Sea Qi Luck, Ancient Blaze Wilderness.

「Especially his master, Hua Jieyu, who is also the sect leader of the Azure Sword Sect, has leapt into the Nine-Star God Sovereign Realm! 」

Named: Master, Hua Jieyu, Azure Sword Sect, Sect Leader, Nine-Star God Sovereign Realm.

His junior sister Chu Youwei, directly stepped into the Six-Star God Sovereign Realm!

And this is all because Yang Xuan gathered a great amount of Star Sea Fortune in the Burial God Abyss!

The sound fell, and Gui Ming was instantly stunned.

He had naturally heard of the concept of Star Void Fortune.

But the power of fortune is illusory and elusive—can anyone really transfer it to a faction to help them defy fate and change their destiny?

Moreover, how did Yang Xuan manage to accumulate so much Star Void Fortune over ten thousand years?

Gui Ming asked, "Does Yang Xuan have some secret technique he's mastered? Otherwise, how could he possibly gather fortune?"

The grey-robed old man said, "You also know that during this period, heaven‑earth phenomena have appeared in the Burial God Abyss, right?"

Gui Ming nodded, gazing at the vast Burial God Abyss.

A mysterious power constantly surges between heaven and earth.

This is a mighty Star Void Great Dao.

It cannot be spoken, it cannot be elucidated.

This Star Void Great Dao evolves above the firmament into a heaven‑penetrating heaven‑earth phenomenon.

But such a heaven‑earth phenomenon appears only for an instant and then vanishes.

The grey‑robed old man said, "Powerful experts have already deduced that this stretch of the Burial God Abyss was, in the ancient era, the location of a great sect. And the area Yang Xuan occupies seems to be that sect's entrance."

Hiss!

Gui Ming sucked in a breath of cold air, "You mean Yang Xuan, by a twist of fate, has received the patronage of an ancient great power?"

The grey‑robed old man said, "Quite possible. Otherwise there's no way to explain how he could have accomplished such a heaven‑shaking feat over these ten thousand years."

Gui Ming asked, "Then are these heaven‑earth phenomena also stirred by that ancient great power?"

The grey‑robed old man nodded, "Exactly. Sovereign‑realm experts from various factions have already descended; they will not interfere. This great opportunity lets those below the Sovereign Realm compete for it."

Gui Ming nodded, then frowned slightly, "And what do you mean by saying he's a pitiful person?"

The grey‑robed old man said, "Yang Xuan has a sister named Yang Ling'er. She is said to suffer from an incurable ice‑cold ailment."

Moreover, Yang Xuan has expended his lifespan and vitality to help the Azure Sword Sect rise, yet he himself is on his last breath, his lamp dry and oil exhausted—don't you find that laughable?

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