Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 363 Rebellion?

The blade flashed like lightning, its golden light slashing in front of Li Fan in an instant. The golden blade light seemed to tear through space, and a golden hurricane enveloped Li Fan within it. The sound of the air being torn apart was like the roar of a demon.

This sudden turn of events left everyone breathless, staring intently at the incredibly stunning sword strike.

"Be careful!" Cui Kun exclaimed from the other direction. He had experienced An Shicheng's strength before and naturally understood how powerful the other party was.

Despite the oppressive force of the destructive blade light, Li Fan remained standing upright. Just when everyone thought he would perish under this blade, an extremely dazzling light burst forth—a ray of sword light.

The sword energy soared into the sky, reaching its peak in an instant without any preparation. The sword energy was like a silver river, and the sword momentum was like thunder. Everyone witnessed an extremely shocking scene: the sword light actually cut through the golden blade light that was slashing towards them, and the destructive force reversed and swept back towards An Shicheng.

"boom……"

A thunderous roar shook everyone's eardrums violently. A destructive shockwave emanated from Li Fan's body, blasting the cultivators away. An Shicheng was sent flying back and landed on the high platform, whereupon the flowing destructive sword energy finally extinguished.

He suddenly looked up at Li Fan, only to see a sword appear in the other's hand. With a casual grip, sword intent flowed around him, his white robes fluttered, and his long hair flew, giving him a somewhat immortal swordsman-like demeanor.

"Such a fast sword." An Shicheng was surprised. He seemed to attack suddenly, but in fact he was prepared and had prepared a powerful strike. Even Cui Kan would have been knocked away, but Li Fan completed the strike in an instant, reaching the peak of the sword.

As for Li Fan's body, he remained standing still, as if nothing had happened.

At this moment, Li Fan looked up.

An Shicheng looked into those eyes and felt that the dark eyes were deep and bright, as brilliant as the Milky Way. In those eyes, An Shicheng saw a sense of contempt, as if the other party did not care about him, the heir of Qinghe County.

"An Shicheng of Qinghe County, what is he?" Li Fan's voice was soft, yet it carried an air of arrogance. He walked forward, his steps as still as his personality, exuding indifference.

"Boom..." An Shicheng took a step forward, his blood and qi surged like a furnace, roaring and rolling within his body. He unleashed his Martial Arts Golden Body Realm, his body shining like the blazing sun.

The platform shook violently as An Shicheng charged toward Li Fan once more. A burst of violent martial intent erupted, pressing down on Li Fan. His extremely vigorous blood and qi seemed to emanate from his body, forming a martial aura. At this moment, An Shicheng's body was as dazzling as the blazing sun.

Li Fan seemed oblivious, continuing to walk forward calmly. But with each step he took, his blood and energy became even more vigorous. After a few casual steps, his body seemed to be burning, as dazzling as a golden sun, his blood and energy surging and soaring like stars in the sky.

"Martial Arts, Golden Body." Everyone's hearts trembled. Li Fan, like An Shicheng, was also at the Golden Body realm of Martial Arts.

An Shicheng's blade slashed towards Li Fan, unleashing an incomparably domineering blade aura. His blade seemed to continuously enlarge, transforming into a giant blade capable of splitting mountains and cleaving seas.

Li Fan continued to wield his sword casually, the sword energy like a long dragon, even emitting a dragon's roar. When he slashed out, it transformed into a giant sword of stars, capable of cleaving the sun and moon.

The blade was forcibly torn apart, and An Shicheng's sword momentum was broken. He shouted loudly, and brilliant golden light filled the sky. A huge ancient Buddha appeared behind him, cast in gold, just like a Buddha. A violent force followed and pressed down on Li Fan.

Above his head, countless Buddhist figures appeared, their terrifying power pressing down on everyone. The Buddhist chants echoed, sending chills down their spines, and all the surrounding cultivators were shocked.

With a thought, Li Fan unleashed a sword roar across the sky, unleashing a surge of sword intent that transformed the heavens into a sword domain. Countless swords of destruction flowed through the high sky, enveloping all the Buddhas within.

"Sword Domain".

Several voices rang out simultaneously. High in the sky, the patriarchs of the Cui and Xie families stared at the scene below, their hearts filled with turmoil.

On the other side, An Lu and the Cold Crow Daoist narrowed their eyes, their eyes flashing with a sharp light.

What's going on with that sword cultivator?

It even possesses a sword domain.

An Shicheng seems to have messed with someone tough.

Cui Xuan and Xie Lingxuan stared in astonishment at the scene before them, only then realizing that the young swordsman was actually stronger than them.

"Buddha is compassionate, sword is ruthless. If Buddha also kills, what use is he?" With a thought, Li Fan unleashed the Sword of Destruction within his sword domain, which roared and crashed towards the appearing Buddha figures.

With a thunderous roar, the void trembled, and the Buddha image crumbled and shattered under the sword. An Shicheng looked up and his face was extremely gloomy. Where was his previous arrogance and carefree attitude? Behind him, the Buddhist Dharma image shone with brilliant golden light, and many Buddhist arms appeared, trying to suppress the sword domain.

But then a gigantic sword of destruction appeared overhead, piercing down from the sky and annihilating everything in its path.

The Buddha's thousand hands simultaneously blasted upwards, but wherever the destructive giant sword passed, all the Buddhist palm prints shattered. The Buddha's many arms blasted out at the same time, grabbing the falling sword, trying to shatter it.

The sword continued downwards, and cracks appeared on the Buddhist monks' arms.

Below, Li Fan charged forward. An Shicheng dared not be careless at this moment. His sword intent swept out, and the next moment he saw Li Fan's body suddenly turn into many afterimages, which were difficult to distinguish with the naked eye.

These sword shadows swung forward almost simultaneously. An Shicheng's face was ashen, and his blade flashed as he set up a sword array in front of him. The destructive sword intent enveloped his body, leaving no room for escape.

Swords flashed down, but they were all blocked. An Shicheng kept swinging his blade, forming a defensive pillar of light around himself.

But then, he saw the many phantoms merge into one, transforming into a single sword. "Break."

This sword strike was too fast, so fast that it seemed to merge into the swirling storm of swordplay, flowing along with the sword light, entering the pillar of light, and then blooming.

Blood splattered out, the defense collapsed instantly, and An Shicheng was forced to retreat, but countless vines swept out and bound An Shicheng's body in mid-air, pulling him back.

Li Fan's body moved forward like lightning.

"Insolence!" An Lu roared thunderously, like a thunderclap. How could he let Li Fan unleash this sword strike? Li Fan felt his soul shake, his scalp tingle, and his forward-moving body stiffen in place.

But a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and with a bang... with a thought, the sword in his hand flew out and transformed into a flying sword, causing An Shicheng to look terrified.

An Lu reached out to grab the flying sword from afar, but the sword seemed to vanish from its original spot, turning into a blur.

With a soft thud, the flying sword struck An Shicheng, shattering his golden body and flashing blood. But a giant handprint appeared from afar and grabbed Li Fan's sword.

Li Fan and An Shicheng landed at the same time. An extremely strong pressure fell on Li Fan, and even his sword domain was suppressed and contained.

An Shicheng, covered in blood, also fell onto the high platform. If An Lu hadn't intervened, he would have already died under Li Fan's sword.

"who are you?"

Li Fan asked again.

This time, An Shicheng didn't answer, but instead asked, "Who are you?"

He was well aware of his own strength; even Cui Kun would surely be defeated by him. However, in his battle with Li Fan, he felt powerless and was suppressed from beginning to end, making him realize that he and Li Fan were not even in the same league.

Given his talent and combat prowess, it should have been impossible for a cultivator to be able to crush him.

So, why is that?

Who is the person in front of me?

Not only An Shicheng, but the surroundings were completely quiet. The news of An Shicheng's battle with Cui Kuan of the Cui family had already spread throughout Qinghe County.

An Shicheng, the heir of Qinghe County, is truly the number one prodigy of Qinghe County.

But at this moment... an unknown person crushed the pride of the Prince of Qinghe County.

"I still admire your previous arrogance," Li Fan said sarcastically.

He raised his head, looked at An Lu and the Cold Crow Daoist, and asked, "It's quite a coincidence that a demon-catching Daoist from Qinghe County came. He didn't make a move when the cultivators of Qinghe County were killing demons, nor did he make a move before. But after the cultivators from all sides died in battle, the County King and the Daoist started catching and killing demons. If you didn't know, you would think that all of this was arranged by the County King and the Daoist."

An Lu's face twitched. He didn't rush to make a move, but stared at Li Fan with suspicion and uncertainty. He had already sensed something unusual.

A sword cultivator at the Core Formation Realm, capable of crushing his son's sword cultivator, and so unscrupulous.

"So, can the Prince and the Taoist priest enlighten me on what exactly is going on?" Li Fan asked.

"Insolence!" An old man from the Prince's mansion coldly retorted, "The Prince and the Taoist priest killed the demon, and everyone in Qinghe County witnessed it. The Divine Tree Demon was executed in public. What are you questioning?"

“Of course, it’s about questioning the truth,” Li Fan replied.

“Young friend is right. I am also very curious about what is going on. Could Your Highness please enlighten me?” At this moment, Old Ancestor Cui in the air also spoke up.

"Me too, I'm very curious as well," said the Xie family patriarch.

This scene shocked those below, and a commotion arose.

Behind that swordsman stood the Cui and Xie families?

Are the Cui and Xie families of Qinghe County openly defying the imperial court?

Even though they are a powerful family with immense influence in this land, the Great Li Dynasty still reigns supreme, and the imperial power is absolute. If they dare to take the initiative to oppose the court, they will surely die.

Even Cui Kan and Xie Lingxuan didn't understand what was going on.

What happened? Is our ancestor going to take such a desperate gamble?
"You two, are you planning a rebellion?"

The Prince of Qinghe squinted, his tone flippant.

(End of this chapter)