Chapter 719: Three Sword Trials, A Youth Who Resembles a God King (Combined)

Before the three ancient temples stood stone steles, each inscribed with various texts.

"Sword Saint Body."

Li Yuan's gaze shifted; he focused intently to examine them.

In a trance, he felt the sound of the Dao echoing in his heart, with various light-shadows appearing, as if a Dao Lord were expounding the Dharma, elucidating all kinds of information.

Youth, adulthood, old age.

The three sword-lord shadows corresponded to the three stages of the Tai Shan Xuan Sword Lord.

To be precise, they were three defeats.

The first defeat occurred in his youth.

At that time, the Tai Shan Xuan Sword Lord was born with the Sword Saint Body; sword in hand, he was flamboyant and arrogant, taking his sword to the Origin God City to contend with the geniuses of all races.

Though his name shook all realms, he was defeated by the Heavenly Dragon Clan genius 'Lie Wang Shen', a deep regret.

The second defeat came in his adulthood; deep within the Return of the Void, he saw a Heaven-Returning Void, comprehended the principle of life and death, reversed his innate Sword Saint Body, raised his Dharma to the heavens, and let his Dao reflect across all realms.

Afterwards, he was defeated a second time by Lie Wang Shen, who had cultivated the 'Ancestral Dragon Body' through reverse cultivation.

And the third defeat...

【... Before Lie Wang Shen entered the 'Ancient Dragon Tomb', he left a thought waiting for me to come; I saw him from afar but did not approach, thus defeated without fighting...】

"Voom~"

A faint sound of the Dao echoed within the sea of consciousness; knowing not how many long years had passed, Li Yuan could still feel that faint sense of melancholy.

It seemed to regret his defeat back then, or perhaps it was mourning an old friend.

"Lie Wang Shen!"

Information about that person surfaced in Li Yuan's mind.

Thanks to the rich library of Mount Mount Dongxuan, he had indeed seen records concerning this figure.

Lie Wang Shen, eight eras ago, a shocking genius of the Heavenly Dragon Clan; his name once shook all realms, and countless cultivators believed he would be the first God King of the Heavenly Dragon Clan after the Ancient Era, yet he vanished one day, leaving no trace.

"So he died in the Ancient Dragon Tomb?"

Li Yuan silently noted this point, preparing to look for information regarding this Dragon Tomb after returning.

Yu Yu Xuanji continued to focus intently on these three sword lords.

The Tai Shan Xuan Sword Lord manifesting the bodies of three defeats was not self-deprecation, nor was it mourning an old friend; rather, these three defeated bodies were precisely the moments in his life when his battle intent was most intense.

"One against three; I fear even if the Lie Wang Shen of those days came here, he would also suffer Zhe Ji..."

Li Yuan would never underestimate an enemy.

In fact, were it not for the Zhe Ji and the Ying Mo Shen accumulating myriad demon shadows, even if he could enter the eleventh layer of the Sword Realm without injury, his magic power would inevitably be exhausted.

Not to mention, that Tai Shan Xuan Tong Tian sword was secretly watching.

Although he detected no qi mechanism, Li Yuan was certain that the Tong Tian sword was also in the eleventh layer of the Sword Realm!

"A level eighteen divine sword..."

Recalling that sword light from before, Li Yuan's heart trembled; for a Dao treasure of such level, he suspected even his own master might not possess many.

"If only I could touch it..."

Li Yuan couldn't help but feel his emotions churn, yet he knew this was unlikely.

For a divine treasure of this level, unless it were restricted, no matter what means he exhausted, he could not possibly touch it.

"Can the Zhe Ji suppress it?"

Even knowing it was unlikely, Li Yuan still couldn't help but indulge in wild fantasies.

"Zing~"

At this moment, a sword cry exploded.

Li Yuan instantly gathered his spirit, stored the Tai Shan Xuan Sword Scripture covered by the sword light into the Zhe Ji space, and looked up; he saw the young sword lord had already risen with his sword.

An extremely sharp sword intent rose up; even separated by ten thousand li, it made his eyes sting, as if the sharpness would cut blood from them.

"A war of attrition, then."

Li Yuan sensed the myriad demon shadows within his body, then Yu Yu Xuanji stepped forward.

Purple-black like water covered his whole body, transforming into Tree Demon Armor, extending to his palms to become a purple-black heavy hammer.

He prepared to fight steadily, striving to break the eleventh layer in the best possible state, and to test whether he could fish out that Tong Tian sword...

"As long as I can touch it, even once..."

"Voom~"

Outside the void, the Tai Shan Xuan Tong Tian sword trembled incessantly; it was still communicating with the Sword Realm, but every response it received made it furious.

"Stupid thing!"

The Tai Shan Xuan Tong Tian sword was so angry it stomped its feet.

Recalling the crushing slaughter at the tenth layer, it absolutely did not believe that was the power a Hun Dun Fa cultivator whose Divine Palace realm was not yet complete could wield.

"These three shadow bodies of the Master strictly adhere to the Sword Realm rules; they have not exceeded Chao Chu San Jing by a single hair..."

"What if he loses... Tsk, how could the Master lose... But, but what if..."

The Tai Shan Xuan Tong Tian sword felt anxious in its heart; suddenly remembering something, it communicated with the Sword Realm again:

"This bastard started fighting directly from the tenth layer, and while I was selecting opponents for him, he launched a sneak attack; he has only fought one battle!"

Recalling this matter, it felt immense regret.

It felt that if it had not interfered, even if this boy truly possessed unknown means, he could never have entered the eleventh layer of the Sword Realm in full strength.

【... You have violated the rules...】

In the void, a hurricane howled; a supreme will suddenly descended, striking the Tai Shan Xuan Tong Tian sword with an overbearing force that allowed no resistance.

"Not good..."

The Profound Heaven Sword suddenly realized that after more than a million years of going undetected, it had almost forgotten that its own covert actions were equally forbidden by the Sword Realm.

It bitterly cursed inwardly but dared not resist the intent carrying its master's qi, allowing it to strike the sword body, where intricate divine patterns extinguished the sword light.

Beneath the sword light lay an ancient sword about three feet long with three faces; divine patterns flowed upon it, and vaguely, three ancient large characters flashed and vanished.

"I accept the punishment!"

The Profound Heaven Sword held its nose and admitted, "But according to the rules, shouldn't this boy be kicked out?"

"Voom~"

In the void, Dao patterns flowed, transforming into a Dao shadow with no visible face, seeming both illusory and unreal.

【... Body-refining Gu Gu Shentong, Second Primordial Spirit, Hun Dun Fa body... no external enhancement by others...】

【Admitted to the Eleventh Layer】

"You're blind!"

The Profound Heaven Sword instantly flew into a rage.

If not for the fact that half of that Dao shadow was its master's intent, it would have slashed out with a sword strike.

That Dao shadow ignored it and vanished into the void.

"Zing~"

The Profound Heaven Sword suddenly trembled; focusing its attention, it saw the Sword Realm's Eleventh Layer, where in the vast starry sky, booming sounds echoed as the Young Sword Lord stepped forth wielding his sword.

That person was like a sword, sword lights crisscrossing like dragons, appearing and vanishing in an instant; the sword generated all methods yet also extinguished all methods, revealing extremely high attainment in the Dao of the Sword, far surpassing that Mu Mu Xiantian.

Yet, despite the sword lights crisscrossing back and forth, the Daoist clad in purple-black armor remained calm and composed, letting myriad sword lights surge and clash like a rolling torrent.

He merely held his hammer and defended, immovable as a rock.

"This person possesses extremely deep attainment in the path of magic and martial arts; he truly has the potential of a Dao Lord!"

Even though it disliked him greatly, the Profound Heaven Sword had to admit that this rascal Hun Dun Fa body was indeed extraordinary.

Clearly a young cultivator who had not even completed the Third Realm, yet he possessed a steadiness far beyond his own realm, as if he held the realm attainment of several cultivators at the Fifth or Sixth Realm.

Moreover, he possessed immense talent for combat; standing still, no manner of sword light could reach him, and that Tree Demon Heavy Hammer swept freely, striking Master Master Baili here or moving a thousand li there, steadily suppressing the Young Sword Lord.

"His magic power... is that Second Primordial Spirit?"

"Yes, that demon cultivator's incarnation has the ability to devour all things; clearly it has accumulated extremely Shen Hou De Fa, capable of sustaining even the Body-refining Gu Gu Shentong for a long time!"

"Furthermore, he hid a move; that instantly explosive Gu Gu Shentong struck down the Tenth Layer's guardian in a single blow..."

The Profound Heaven Sword had excellent vision; even though divination was impossible within the Sword Realm, it had already discerned the outcome of this battle.

Even without that instantly explosive Gu Gu Shentong and the body-protecting Gu Gu Shentong capable of withstanding Mu Mu Xiantian's killing move without injury, his killing attainment was likely only a notch inferior to its master's aged form.

And if those two strange Gu Gu Shentong were taken into account...

"Attack together!"

The Profound Heaven Sword felt anxious; if this were the innate Sword Dao Saint Body, it would be fine, but this was merely a Hun Dun Fa body also cultivating Mo Gong, not what it wanted.

"Boom!"

While it felt anxious, it heard a booming sound resound.

In the starry sky, Li Yuan raised his hand and smashed the sword-light torrent that filled the heavens with a hammer strike, then stepped forward; moving like Shenshan shifting sideways, his speed reached the utmost extreme.

This was the control enhancement originating from the Dun Tian Zhou, Void Evasion!

Relying on the physique elevated by the Prison-Suppressing Gu Gu Shentong, Li Yuan could steadily bear this enhancement; in an instant, all eighty-one Shi Yi Dao Fa burned out completely.

Simultaneously, the heavy hammer he slammed down had blatantly ignored the limitations of the void, striking the Young Sword Lord whose body was protected by intersecting sword lights.

This Young Sword Lord possessed immense combat ability; in the blink of an eye, he also activated multiple sword Dao body-protection techniques.

Behind him, a wondrous scene manifested, transforming into a Thousand-Li Sword Graveyard, where thousands of flying swords rose into the air, forming nine true forms of sword qi, and activating various spells.

Yet they could not withstand Li Yuan's hammer strike activated with the Prison-Suppressing Gu Gu Shentong!

With the Blood Phoenix upon his body, this hammer strike, even if a Fourth Realm body-refining cultivator took it head-on, would be beaten into minced meat!

"Crash!"

Under the shocked and angry gaze of the Profound Heaven Sword, the Young Sword Lord shattered upon impact; all spells and sword lights beneath that ferocious heavy hammer were as fragile as bubbles, unable to resist even a fraction.

In an instant, the sword lights filling the sky had dissipated, transforming into a sword-grinding stone woven with divine patterns, which the Hun Dun Fa Daoist grabbed in his hand.

"The grade of this sword-grinding stone seems even higher..."

Handling the second sword-grinding stone, Li Yuan felt a slight stir in his heart; this stone could not be controlled, yet it contained an extremely pure sword Dao intent.

"Profound Heaven Sword Qi?"

Li Yuan did not think much and stored this sword-grinding stone away.

Upon the Sword Lotus, that tall and sturdy giant had also risen and stepped down.

"Sss~"

Li Yuan sensed something and slightly turned his body; an invisible sword qi swept horizontally, and after one failed strike, it suddenly flowed back, pointing directly at his brow.

"An invisible sword?"

Li Yuan raised his hammer to block this sword light; hearing a 'hiss-hiss' sound, numerous spells within the Shan Xuan Vine Tree Hammer were destroyed, and then this heavy hammer was on the verge of shattering.

"Does it also possess the ability to break spells?"

Li Yuan flicked his hand and threw out the heavy hammer; with a 'Boom' of a tremendous roar, dozens of spells scattered in all directions, yet before they could approach the Middle-Aged Sword Lord, they were annihilated into nothingness.

"Boom!"

Li Yuan leaped and shifted, manifesting the Tree Demon Heavy Hammer once more, and struck horizontally through the air.

This Tree Demon Hammer, formed from the Shan Xuan Vine Tree, had various spells flowing within it, combining the strengths of all methods, far surpassing ordinary spiritual treasures.

"Hoo~"

The heavy hammer swept through the sky; the Middle-Aged Sword Lord stood still, merely pointing a finger into the air.

Clang!

The vast, surging sword-light instantly filled ten thousand li of empty sky, flowing lengthwise and crosswise like great rivers and streams, as the heavy hammers were annihilated within the flood of sword-light.

"Hiss—"

That middle-aged Sword Lord pointed once more, and the rolling, rushing sword-light split apart of its own accord into thousands and myriads, each one flowing on its own; in but an instant, ten thousands of spells evolved.