"When I returned to the sect, all the elders were amazed at my progress, even I thought so myself. But, Nephew Jiang, do you know what I saw upon returning to the sect that year?"

He shook his head.

He truly didn't know the specific events that happened to Senior Sister, only had a vague idea.

"I saw Peak Master Liu holding Tangxi in the rear mountains solo dueling the Sixth Elder. The two were evenly matched. Although the situation seemed the same, Peak Master Liu clearly had spare energy, while the Sixth Elder was sweating profusely."

"..."

Opened his mouth.

He roughly understood Protector Yang's meaning.

It turned out Senior Sister was playing with the elder. Since the elder was a senior, she couldn't really beat him up, so she could only use this method to make him admit defeat.

This meant that decades ago, Senior Sister had already opened a gap with the sixth-ranked elder within the sect.

"Can you imagine how shocked I was, seeing such a scene, when I was in my thirties and brimming with confidence?"

"Both Peak Master Liu and I were newly recruited third-generation disciples. I was struggling bitterly to defeat masters at the Divinity Transformation Stage, but Peak Master Liu's opponent was already a whole generation above me."

"After not mentioning more, even when I was away from the sect for many years, I could still hear of her exploits, just like the old Peak Master. She was a chivalrous person, drawing her sword when seeing injustice, offering guidance to anyone eager to learn or with some talent, without holding back."

"She would willingly demonstrate a few techniques."

"However, the techniques she guided were ones that only a few in the sect could learn, let alone understand the scenes. Even I received her guidance."

"Despite different weapons and unique paths of immortality, the few techniques she guided me, I have engraved in my heart. Shamefully, the path I've explored for over twenty years, she explained in mere sentences that enlightened me as if aided by divine insight."

"This is why I became the youngest inner protector in the entire Purple Cloud Palace and one of the candidates for the sect's successor."

"It was truly a heaven-defying creation..."

Sigh.

It was clear from Protector Yang's strength and character that he was extraordinarily competitive. Yet, even someone like him had no competitive spirit in front of Liu Tangxi, couldn't see any hope.

Leave aside defeating her, he didn't even have the qualification to have an enjoyable battle with her, which was hard for him to accept.

"At first, I thought that through painstaking cultivation this time, I could catch up to her pace. Even if I couldn't win, I could at least have a satisfying battle with her. But you see the result."

"It's hopelessly out of reach..."

Facing Protector Yang's heartfelt emotions, Jiang could fully understand his feelings.

That feeling was like being knocked to the ground, only able to utter phrases like "Sorry for not being able to let Master Liu Tangxi enjoy to the fullest," as if comparing people to contrast deeply.

There were geniuses and mediocrities in the world, even within the vast cultivation world, stories of average talents exceeding prodigies through diligence exist.

Though rare, they indeed exist.

But the issue was.

If someone, having higher talent, better comprehension, inherently stronger than you, then.

Also cultivates harder than you.

How could you catch up?

In the whole sect... no, in the entire cultivation world, Senior Sister's dedication to martial arts was unparalleled. No one could rival her in strength, and Jiang Feng knew her character; she was one to chop you in close combat without releasing sword qi.

But that didn't mean Senior Sister couldn't use those other techniques.

She just preferred the thrill of slicing through flesh with the sword blade.

The two elders from Xuanyin Sect seriously misjudged Fairy Liu's combat methods, thinking she only knew sword qi and swordsmanship, leading to this explosive confrontation.

"Roar! Roar!"

The awakened Cangbei Green Dragon, reborn with flesh, let out an earth-shaking roar, with its dragon shout echoing through the heavens. Normally, such an action would be a great achievement, but before the descending octagon Han sword, it was nothing.

"Old Nine, use the Xumi Ruler!"

The Seventh Elder almost screamed in a somewhat miserable voice.

All spiritual energy erupted in a short moment, wielding three magical treasures, one creating a visibly green turtle shell around their position.

But Xuan Jiuzi could only grit his teeth and say: "Too late, the Xumi Ruler takes time. We can only block it hard and then use it to escape. Cangbei Green Dragon, come!"

Upon receiving the command, the Cangbei Green Dragon coiled above the two. Despite being a leftover soul, it shivered from the irresistible power, roared madly trying to dispel fear, but in the next second.

Giant sword fell to the ground.

In an instant, those watching from afar experienced signs of tinnitus, with ear membranes hurting as if pierced, even elders from other sects attracted by the commotion couldn't help clicking their tongues, unwilling to approach, none wanting to court trouble at this time, watching from a distance was enough.

Their old bones couldn't withstand the turmoil.

"Mang Long, appear!"

Protector Yang was sincere, planting his long spear into the ground, stabilizing like the Ocean Stabilizing Needle. Though he self-assessed far inferior to Fairy Liu, this was, after all, the shock wave separated by several mountain peaks.

With his robe fluttering, the massive tidal wave blew huge mountain rocks like balloons. A hundred-foot giant sword was what concept?

Modernized, it was like a hundred-story building landing, covering several football fields in area.

Or flattening a four-hundred-meter school track. An ordinary person would take nearly a minute to run just that straightaway. The impact from such weight wasn't escapable merely by running, the shock wave alone enough to kill any Divine Transformation stage and below masters on the spot.

The dust billowed.

Like divine performances captivating everyone present, anyone who fought Liu Tangxi wouldn't doubt her title of Sword Immortal.

It was true metal, forged from some frightening material. On landing, a distinct earth's moan could be felt. Had it descended from outside the skies, its destructive power would've paralleled a meteor colliding with earth.

Fortunately, it was huge, yet lacked much acceleration. Amidst the dragon's roar and furious howls, they watched the newly resurrected Cangbei Green Dragon get pierced into halves, bones and flesh shattered, becoming dust...

Heaven and earth seemed to pause at that moment, the flow of time decelerating.

Only after a long time did the sky-covering dust disperse, none knowing the battlefield's central scene.

With wide eyes, Jiang Feng tried hard to discern the distant scene, but couldn't see it clearly. Even Protector Yang's expression wavered with uncertainty, not knowing the situation.

Tap—

Tap—

Tap—

On the seemingly paused battlefield, footsteps sounded unusually piercing.

Light steps walked steadily, a woman in a plain robe casually flicked the three-foot Green Blade. As Sword Qi roared, dust in the battlefield's center finally dissipated completely.

Clang!

At last, Sword Qi seemed to collide with some metal.

While walking forward, with just a slight face change, swinging the second sword, third sword, fourth sword...

Clang—

A trace of strange sound finally surfaced in their ears.

The long blade shot directly from the dust, landing slanted.

It was the Xuanyin Sect Seventh Elder's Lifebound Magical Treasure, the Dark Night Green Blade, now covered in cracks, evenly split like patterns.

Finally, it shattered on the ground, turning into dust.

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