That night, beneath the sparse starlight, a Sword Qi descended from the sky, aiming directly at Qing Yu's courtyard.
"Qing Yu, Chunyang Palace respects your Zhenwu Sect. You allowed your juniors to provoke me, Xiao. Tonight, I will use the sword in my hand to demand justice!"
Xiao Qianxiu stood in the air under the moon, shouting loudly.
The surging True Qi erupted from the courtyard, shattering the Sword Qi. The White-haired Taoist stepped on an invisible staircase, ascending to the sky.
"Master Xiao, you wish to court suffering; I, the poor Daoist, shall grant you that!"
"Then come."
Xiao Qianxiu transformed into a streak of Sword Light, like a meteor streaking across the Heavenly Vault, charging towards a distant place, "Thirty miles away at Moon Arrival Peak, let us battle."
The two figures, one following the other, traversed the thirty miles of sky, the towering peak visible from afar.
In the blink of an eye, they reached Moon Arrival Peak. Xiao Qianxiu was the first to land atop the peak, with his back to Qing Yu.
Then, the graceful figure slowly landed. The white-haired Taoist, appearing immortal, looked towards the figure with its back turned, raising an eyebrow and said, "Has Master Xiao chosen his burial ground?"
"You truly wish to kill Xiao?" Xiao Qianxiu replied coldly, still with his back to Qing Yu.
"Does not Master Xiao wish to kill the poor Daoist?" Qing Yu responded with a smile.
"Indeed, Xiao also wishes to kill you. I am well aware of your past; you are someone who leaves no loose ends. It is only a matter of time before you seek revenge on Xiao. Therefore, …."
Moon Arrival Peak suddenly trembled, countless vines stretched out from the mountain rock, sprawling in all directions, the surrounding filled with Wood Spirit Qi, which congealed into a crystal-clear, emerald War Armor on Xiao Qianxiu.
"… it is better to strike first and kill you ahead of time!"
Four long swords materialized from the air around Moon Arrival Peak, drawn by the Wood Spirit Qi; Sword Qi crossed the sky, sealing the Heavenly Vault above.
"Hundred Herbs Pavilion had pre-arranged the Green Wood Spirit Array to assist me in dragging you down. They will help me capture Yun Zheng. But in an afterthought, since I can set up an ambush against you, why not ambush thoroughly and eliminate you, the menace, directly?"
The four swords in the sky pooled Sword Qi together, shooting it downward, being absorbed by a shard of pure white sword blade. Sword Intent flowed on the Wood Spirit Armor, and even merged with the surrounding vines, plating them with a layer of sharpness.
"The four most powerful Divine Swords of Yu Jian Manor—Crazy Kill, Flying Feather Awn, Execution, Thousand-Enemy Slayer, each ranked in the top twenty on the Famous Sword List, combined with my Heavenly Talent, creates the Heavenly Extermination Demon Sword Formation. Qing Yu, there is no escape for you!"
Xiao Qianxiu pinched the Heavenly Talent Fragment, gathering Sword Qi, the fragment growing into a two-foot-long illusory sword blade, which he swung forward.
The pure white Sword Qi carried the utmost sharpness of the world, cutting through Qing Yu's Protective Aura Brahma Qi as if nothing, leaving a deep bloodstain on Qing Yu's shoulder.
"Look, Qing Yu, your so-called peerless Protective Divine Skill is nothing under the sharpness of Heavenly Talent. Your life will also end under Heavenly Talent. Haha..." Xiao Qianxiu laughed wildly.
The plan was proceeding smoothly, the Green Wood Spirit Array as a shield, the Heavenly Extermination Demon Sword Formation eliciting Heavenly Talent's sharpness, the two arrays combining to seal above and below, making Qing Yu like a bird in a cage, unable to fly.
The archenemy he had always worried about was about to die under his sword, how could Xiao Qianxiu not be pleased?
"Are you finished speaking?"
Qing Yu looked steadily at Xiao Qianxiu, allowing him to babble about the plan, his gaze seemed to be observing a clown who didn't know his own situation, or a fool unaware of their impending doom.
"If talking gives you confidence to face the poor Daoist, the poor Daoist can let you talk for the time of an incense stick." Qing Yu raised a finger and said lightly.
The Sword Qi was ousted from his shoulder, the bloodstain instantly healed without leaving a trace of blood, and even the torn Daoist robe restored to its original state, the entire person refreshed, or perhaps, unchanged from the start.
Gaining much from contemplating Taisu with Xuanzhen, Qing Yu's clothes restoring to their original state was but a small insight among them. Taisu is the beginning of substance, and with prolonged comprehension, Qing Yu wove True Qi into a tangible state, creating a pure Qi Clothing, or rather, Heavenly Clothes.
It is rumored that Heavenly Clothes are woven from Cloud Qi, similar to Qing Yu's attire, so calling his True Qi Clothing Heavenly Clothes is also fine.
Since the Daoist robe was fully woven from tangible True Qi, mending the robe with True Qi was child's play.
"When it's time to make a decision, do it decisively, resolve to execute the poor Daoist; I underestimated you. However..."
"It ends here."
The Zhenwu Sword was drawn, the sword opened Yin and Yang, transitioning into the Four Symbols and Eight Trigrams, the Zhenwu Heaven-opening Sword.
Compared to Xuanfa's Zhenwu Heaven-opening Sword, Qing Yu had a deeper understanding of this move, at least the Eight Trigrams were outside Xuanfa's reach.
A single sword struck the ground, vines, mountain rock, dirt, everything beneath was transformed under this sword, the Four Symbols and Eight Trigrams fostering and countering each other, the Green Wood Spirit Array drawing spiritual energy from mountains and rivers, capable of resisting a force of ten thousand junctures, yet it was futile against this sword that cleaved Yin and Yang, evolving into Four Symbols and Eight Trigrams.
Wood engenders Fire, Fire engenders Earth, and instead of amplifying Wood Qi, it inversely converted into Earth attributes, fostering the spiritual energy of the mountains and rivers.
"Depending on an array to deal with the poor Daoist, Master Xiao seems to have forgotten the origin of arrays, has he not?" Qing Yu sneered.
Arrays were originally created by the Qi Cultivators, who were the predecessors of the Taoist sect.
Moreover, the Supreme Technique Qing Yu practiced, created by the progenitor of arrays Fu Xi, even possessing Ten Directions Destruction, and if Qing Yu were trapped by an array, it would be the biggest joke under heaven.
The Wood Spirit Armor on Xiao Qianxiu had hardly effective when it dissipated along with the collapse of the Green Wood Spirit Array. One reliance collapsed instantly, yet Xiao Qianxiu's Heart did not collapse.
After all, he was a Divinity Realm warrior, despite his various flaws, once determined to kill Qing Yu, there was no reason to cower before the fight. Indeed Xiao Qianxiu initially flinched but regained confidence through a series of speeches...
"Swoosh—"
Sword Qi stirred, the illusory Heavenly Talent sword blade clashed with the Zhenwu Sword, emitting resounding sword cries, accompanied by the tangible sound of metal colliding.
The Zhenwu Sword and the illusory sword blade touched, the momentary sharpness made Qing Yu slightly raise an eyebrow.
Heavenly Talent lived up to its name, even in a fragmented state, this power, managing to match the Zhenwu Sword.
Xiao Qianxiu pinched the sword blade, during the swing, the heavenly Heavenly Extermination Demon Sword Formation sent down a torrent of Sword Qi.
At the same time, the Heavenly Talent Fragmented Sword attacked the Central Palace directly, its supreme sharpness making Qing Yu's eyes feel a pricking sensation.
The Sword Qi howled, Qing Yu was undaunted, blooming Sword Light from the Zhenwu Sword, in a flash, executing over a hundred sword strokes, the tide-like Sword Qi, even the Heavenly Talent Fragmented Sword, all met with the Heavenly Domain-like Sword Light, unable to advance an inch.
Merely on the basis of swordsmanship, engaging in fierce combat with the Manor Master of Yu Jian Manor to such an extent, which made Xiao Qianxiu both infuriated and shocked.
And next, Qing Yu was about to use his true Martial Arts...
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