Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 414 You can be together

Qi Zhanyun's voice was like thunder, and all the cultivators outside Baiyujing heard it clearly. They were all shaken and looked at Li Fan.

On Baiyujing, he defeated Shen Jing and Yun Tiansheng?
This led to retaliation from Lingxiao Pavilion and Tiandu Palace.
Moreover, the fact that the two major powers pressed Li Fan about the sword manual he practiced shows that Li Fan's swordsmanship must be extremely outstanding and that he must have mastered a powerful sword technique, which is why the two major powers were willing to lower themselves to interrogate him.

It seems there was a misunderstanding before; we thought he came out second because he failed to get the answer, but now it seems...

"Meddlesome." A dazzling sword light flashed out, and a golden sword appeared in the sky, slashing towards Qi Zhanyun. Qi Zhanyun shouted and unleashed a palm print, annihilating it.

"Qi Zhanyun, the actions of my Lingxiao Pavilion are beyond the control of Qitian Pavilion." Shen Jing glanced at Qi Zhanyun. The Immortal Sword Scripture was extremely attractive to any force in the world, including even the imperial court.

Even the Nine Heavens Divine Firmament Milky Way Sword Scripture, a treasure of the Baiyujing Academy's library, is a prized possession.

"Do you think I'm afraid of your Lingxiao Pavilion?" Qi Zhanyun shouted.

"Brother Qi," Li Fan called out, "this matter has nothing to do with you."

After saying that, he looked at Shen Jing and the others and laughed, "Lingxiao Pavilion claims to be the holy land of swordsmanship in the Great Li world. Bai Yujing and Wen Dao, two geniuses of Lingxiao Pavilion, could not withstand a single sword strike. Now that they have left Lingxiao Pavilion, are they going to kill me in front of everyone and seize the sword manual from me?"

The Lingxiao Pavilion sword cultivators did not respond, which was already extremely disgraceful, especially in front of the whole world. Just as Li Fan said, the Lingxiao Pavilion has always claimed to be the orthodox and prestigious sect of swordsmanship in the Great Li Dynasty.

"And your Heavenly Capital Palace, seeing your Heavenly Capital Palace Holy Son, I finally understand why the previous Holy Son was killed." Li Fan then looked at Yun Tiansheng and said sarcastically, "Arrogant and conceited, yet utterly vulnerable, unable to withstand even a single sword strike, yet you still have the nerve to bring your sect members to surround us. If I were to kill you, you wouldn't be wronged, would you?"

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly understood the reason for the feud between the two sides.

Yun Tiansheng, the Holy Son of Tiandu Palace, couldn't even withstand a single sword strike.
Is the difference really that big?

"Gentlemen." At this moment, a voice came from the Chaotian Pavilion Restaurant in the distance. Yang Tai, the owner of the restaurant, stood there with a wine cup in his hand, looking in this direction and said, "We are all proud sons of heaven who are going to Baiyujing to seek enlightenment. We have no life-and-death grudges. After we leave Baiyujing, it shouldn't be like this, right?"

A few days ago, Li Fan and Shen Jing were drinking at Chaotian Pavilion. He was a firsthand witness to it, and he saw everything when Bai Yujing asked him what happened.

He greatly admired Li Fan, who had reached the summit of Baiyujing. He feared that Xiao Lu and An Zhiyao would face pressure in the future.

As for Lingxiao Pavilion and Tiandu Palace, they can't afford to lose.

"We just want to see what kind of swordsmanship can rival the Immortal Sword Scripture of Baiyujing, and we're also curious about this person's identity. We've never heard of such a swordsmanship in the Great Li world. What is his purpose in coming to ask Baiyujing?" The leading sword cultivator of Lingxiao Pavilion replied upon hearing Yang Tai's words. Although he wished he could immediately take down Li Fan and seize the Sword Scripture, with the world watching, he needed to find a decent excuse to deal with Li Fan.

"Bai Yujing doesn't care, so why is your Lingxiao Pavilion meddling in other people's business?" Li Fan retorted sarcastically. "Since you want to see the sword manual, I'll grant your wish. I'm at the initial stage of the Dao Body realm, and I'll also ask about the swords of Lingxiao Pavilion today, how about it?"

"Asking about the sword?"

Shen Jing had already fought Li Fan before and was no match for him. Not to mention Shen Jing, even Guan Shanyue's sword was defeated by Li Fan. If they were at the same level, not to mention the sword cultivators here, even in Lingxiao Pavilion, apart from Jiang Tai'a, no one could defeat him.

"You want to see other people's swords, and now you ask about swordsmanship, but you refuse to answer?" Yang Tai said loudly, "What exactly does Lingxiao Pavilion want to do?"

He is a member of Bai Yujing's faction and is not afraid of offending Lingxiao Pavilion.

“Shen Jing has already been defeated by you. Since you want to ask about the sword of Lingxiao Pavilion, I will oblige.” Yue Yunxiao said, though it was not very honorable, but that was all he could do.

Yue Yunxiao was at the middle stage of the Dao Body realm. Upon hearing his words, everyone around him understood that Lingxiao Pavilion did not dare to challenge him fairly.

“He doesn’t even have the qualifications to withstand one of my sword strikes, so there’s no question of defeat.” Li Fan glanced at Shen Jing, then looked at Yue Yunxiao: “If you want to challenge me with your sword, that’s fine too.”

As Li Fan finished speaking, he ascended into the sky, glancing at the people from both major forces. He then added, "Those in the Heavenly Capital Palace who are at the mid-stage of the Dao Body realm are also welcome to try. I don't mind having a few more."

Below Baiyujing, the vast number of cultivators around looked up at the direction where Li Fan was. This boy was so arrogant. He was not afraid of the sword of the middle stage of the Dao Body of Lingxiao Pavilion.

"Look over there." At this moment, someone looked towards the Heavenly Gate above the steps, where several figures emerged. They were none other than Xiao Lü, An Zhiyao, Guan Shanyue, and others. They seemed to know what was happening outside and stood outside the Heavenly Gate looking towards Li Fan, as if they wanted to watch the battle.

"Xiao Lü, An Zhiyao... they also came out of Baiyujing to watch the battle."

The crowd was deeply shocked. What had happened on Baiyujing?
Yue Yunxiao looked up and saw sword energy surging into the sky, reaching the opposite side of Li Fan.

"You, Lingxiao Pavilion, pride yourselves on being the holy land of swordsmanship. You failed to seize the opportunity in Baiyujing. Now, with the world watching, you are given another chance to prove the swordsmanship of Lingxiao Pavilion." As Li Fan's words fell, sword intent permeated the heavens and earth, and sword energy surged in the sky.

Li Fan's words were certainly not meant to praise Lingxiao Pavilion. If Yue Yunxiao, a cultivator at the intermediate stage of Dao Body, were to be defeated, the reputation of this holy land of swordsmanship would be tarnished... This battle was one that Yue Yunxiao could not afford to lose.

"Clang!" A brilliant golden light burst forth, and the phantom of a giant sword appeared on Yue Yunxiao's body, enveloping him completely, as if he had transformed into the sword.

In the sky, giant golden swords hung suspended. At this moment, outside Baiyujing Academy, Yue Yunxiao held nothing back. In the vast and boundless sky, those giant golden swords seemed to want to annihilate this place.

Looking at Li Fan, he was buried among the giant swords of the heavens, appearing extremely small. Even so, Yue Yunxiao went all out and dared not hold back in the slightest.

Li Fan stood tall in the sky, with a sword diagram appearing behind him and rapidly expanding, transforming into a massive sword array in the blink of an eye. Countless sharp swords emerged from the sword array diagram, and Li Fan, enveloped in the aura of swordsmanship, resembled a sword immortal.

"break."

Yue Yunxiao shouted, and instantly the giant swords of the heavens fell down. The sound of sword energy tearing apart appeared in the sky, and the giant swords roared. These giant swords wove together a destructive sword domain, destroying all things and all laws.

"go."

Li Fan spoke, and the sword formation continued to expand, hovering above his head, stretching across the sky. Countless sharp swords burst forth from it, colliding with the giant swords that were descending to suppress him.

The sword formation diagram trembled violently. Li Fan didn't even raise his head. He waved his hand again, and countless sharp swords emerged, circling and attacking forward.

"Ten Thousand Swords Pay Homage to the Source".

The giant sword on Yue Yunxiao's body shone with a dazzling golden light, and instantly the giant swords roared, burying the space. Li Fan had seen the Lingxiao Pavilion's Ten Thousand Swords Paying Homage to the Sect several times, but now that it was erupting in Yue Yunxiao's hands, its power was even more terrifying.

Li Fan waved his hand, and a golden glow burst forth, transforming the sky-filling sword domain into the Heavenly Origin Sword Array.

Before him, a huge sword diagram emerged, spinning in the air and devouring the sword intent between heaven and earth. Countless sharp swords were spat out from the sword formation diagram, and ten thousand swords intersected between the two of them, weaving into a magnificent scene.

"His swordsmanship is so strong?" Countless gazes fell on Li Fan, their hearts filled with shock. Entering the Dao Body Realm, even a small realm, is still a huge gap.

Therefore, the difference in their levels is difficult to overcome. Moreover, Yue Yunxiao himself is already a top sword cultivator of Lingxiao Pavilion with unparalleled swordsmanship.

In such a situation, the difficulty of fighting across realms using swordsmanship is unimaginable.

However, in their swordplay exchange, Li Fan was not at a disadvantage at all.

"Normalization."

Yue Yunxiao roared, and ten thousand swords flew together, the sword shadows merging into his body. Sword energy surged between his brows, and a hundred-foot-long golden divine sword instantly condensed in front of him, the runes on the sword body dancing like golden divine fire.

A sense of shattering swept out, and everything around Yue Yunxiao was pulverized, as if the space itself was about to collapse.

Li Fan's sword intent also erupted to its limit, entering the Heavenly Sword form. The sword intent filled the sky and merged into the sword formation. The sword formation was like a vortex, devouring all the sword intent in the world. The sound of the Great Dao sword seemed to resound in the sky, which made many sword cultivators seem to have some enlightenment.

"I seem to see the Great Dao of the Sword." A sword cultivator with a lower cultivation level exclaimed, his eyes fixed on the battlefield in the sky.

The light between Li Fan's brows fell upon the sword formation, within which golden divine lightning seemed to roam. The vortex grew increasingly terrifying, condensing into a destructive divine sword.

The two giant swords pierced the air simultaneously, and when they collided, a golden storm tore everything apart, but within that destructive storm, an afterimage seemed to appear.

Suddenly sensing danger, Yue Yunxiao slashed his sword horizontally. With a dragon's roar, a golden dragon's claws slammed down onto the greatsword, followed by an extremely fast sword light.

A bright light shone between Yue Yunxiao's brows, his heart pounded wildly, and he saw a sword of ultimate power, a sword of certain death.

A streak of intense light ripped through space, seemingly slicing a golden crack in the sky.

The two bodies moved apart, and Li Fan appeared behind Yue Yunxiao, but his sword intent was still surging.

"Boom..." Yue Yunxiao's body was forced back, his upper clothes were shattered and torn apart, his protective sword energy was torn open, and bloodstains appeared. He groaned and spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning deathly pale.

Li Fan didn't look at Yue Yunxiao. He pointed his sword at the Lingxiao Pavilion sword cultivators below and said, "Your Lingxiao Pavilion can team up with sword cultivators of this level."

(End of this chapter)