Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 423 Follow your words

"Can someone who doesn't understand cultivation still fight?" Guan Shanyue watched Mu Changqing walk forward, seemingly talking to himself.

Mu Changqing taught at Baiyujing, which he had never heard of. As a direct disciple of the Taibai Sword and a prodigy of Baiyujing, Guan Shanyue was naturally a proud person.

Those qualified to teach him must at least be masters of the seventh realm in Baiyujing, since he himself has already entered the Dao body.

"When the cultivators asked Bai Yujing, Shen Jing of Lingxiao Pavilion debated with Mu Changqing. Did you hear that?" Taibai Sword asked.

"I heard some of it," Guan Shanyue nodded.

"Think it over carefully, and observe carefully." Taibai Sword said, "There are always some people in this world who are different from others. The rules and principles that people understand do not apply to them. Such people can be called 'extraordinary'."

Guan Shanyue seemed to understand but not quite, yet nodded earnestly: "Yes, Master."

After saying that, he looked at Mu Changqing in front of him with a serious expression.

At this moment, Guan Shanyue suddenly regretted it. He should have gone to listen to Mu Changqing's lecture. How could someone specially permitted by the headmaster be an "ordinary" person?
As Mu Changqing stepped out, he was blocked by a group of cultivators. The cultivators who remained to participate in the battle were at least at the late stage of the fifth realm, and most of them were Dao Body cultivators.

But when they looked at Mu Changqing, their expressions turned strange. They couldn't sense any aura of a cultivator from this disciple of Lishan.

“Today’s situation is a deadly trap set for Li Shan. You may still leave now.” Mu Changqing, still a scholar, remained polite and composed, showing no sign of joy or anger.

“Since the killing trap has been set, why would we leave?” one person said coldly, his body filled with killing intent. In an instant, the surrounding天地法力 (heaven and earth magic power) roared, and terrifying lightning gathered and transformed into a huge lightning beast that pounced on Mu Changqing.

Mu Changqing looked up and uttered, "Unravel."

As soon as the words fell, the ferocious beast that roared and spewed hundreds of feet of lightning suddenly split open and dissipated in an instant, turning into strands of lightning.

This scene stunned the cultivator who had made the move.

"Words become law?" Guan Shanyue was also taken aback, his heart trembling slightly.

"thunder."

The thought had barely formed in his mind when he heard another voice fall, and then he saw the sky seem to crack open, with terrifying purple lightning being born. From those cracks, the lightning poured down from the sky.

In the blink of an eye, heaven and earth transformed into a realm of thunder.

"kill."

As soon as he finished speaking, thunderbolts rained down from the heavens. In an instant, the bodies of those who had stood in front of Wen Ruyu were charred black and plummeted downwards.

There is no difference between cultivators at the Core Formation stage and those at the Dao Body stage.

Above the Heavenly Gate, the cultivators who emerged from Baiyujing were all shocked by the scene before them, their hearts pounding violently.

Indiscriminate killing.

They were somewhat lost in thought as they looked at the gentle and refined Mr. Mu.

The scholar killed someone; his words led to his death.

Guan Shanyue had a thought: if he were there, how could he survive if Mr. Mu said one word?
There was no way out.

Mu Changqing continued forward, accompanied by a sky full of lightning, his terrifying aura of destruction pressing down on heaven and earth and spreading continuously.

"Attack his main body!" someone shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Changqing glanced at him, and the man immediately felt a chilling aura of death. Without any chance to dodge, the pillar of lightning fell like a sword of punishment, tearing through his magical defenses and instantly engulfing him.

To Mu Changqing's left, a series of flying swords hurtled towards him like lightning.

"clang……"

A loud bang rang out as the flying sword struck the golden shield, and shields formed from golden light appeared around Mu Changqing's body.

A dazzling golden divine light emanated from Mu Changqing's body, and he spoke in a low voice: "Vajra Venerable."

"clang!!"

An ancient voice seemed to come from somewhere, and Mu Changqing's body was enveloped by the figure of a golden ancient god, as if a god was protecting him, making him indestructible.

Li Fan looked towards Mu Changqing's direction, and saw the Vajra Ancient God appear, his expression strange.

Sure enough, among his fellow disciples, he had the worst talent.

Second Brother, don't you understand cultivation?

"A rare genius in the world."

Above the Heavenly Gate, the Taibai Sword praised.

"How did he do that?" someone whispered.

“He doesn’t cultivate, but he comprehends the Dao.” Taibai Sword gazed ahead: “No wonder the headmaster admires him so much. Mu Changqing has the potential to walk the path of a sage.”

Beside him, Xiao Lu was also in turmoil, muttering to himself, "Everyone calls me Xiao Lu, whose Daoist arts are unparalleled, a genius of our time. So, Mr. Mu, how should I describe him?" At this moment, a cultivator stood in front of Mu Changqing. This figure was an old man, dressed in a blue robe, standing above Mu Changqing. There seemed to be a phantom around him, making him look tall and majestic.

This person was a great cultivator of the Myriad Manifestations Realm from the Qingya Sacred Sect, but at this moment, his gaze toward the young man before him was exceptionally serious.

"Man follows the Way, and the Way follows Heaven."

The Myriad Manifestations True Man stared at Mu Changqing: "Without entering the gate of cultivation, yet comprehending the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth? This is not right."

There shouldn't be such a road in the world.

At least, he had never seen it.

"The existence of all things in the universe is a matter of principle, and the path of cultivation was also pioneered by our predecessors. If that is the case, why can't there be other paths to take?"

Mu Changqing's voice remained gentle, and he exuded an air of refinement, like a gentleman.

The Myriad Manifestations True Man of the Azure Cliff Holy Sect looked at the young man before him, as if he were a scholar discussing the Dao, but he was subverting the young man's understanding.

“I don’t know you. Since this is a trap, if you try to stop me, I can only do what I did to them.” Mu Changqing still looked at the other party with calm eyes: “Kill you.”

The Myriad Manifestations True Person of the Azure Cliff Holy Sect looked astonished. So, in the eyes of the young man before him, this seventh-realm great cultivator was no different from those people before him.
"I have been studying the Great Dao for sixty years and have never seen such a cultivator. If you can kill me today, then what does it matter if I die here?" The old man looked down at the land below.

With a thought, a phantom like a celestial being appeared, enveloping his body. It took the form of his true self, but seemed to be connected to the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and was the true form of all things.

On the hundred-zhang-tall Myriad Manifestations True Body, lightning danced like dragons and snakes, and an aura of annihilation permeated the world. In just an instant, the vast and boundless world was occupied by the wandering lightning.

The cultivators below were all filled with trepidation, as if shrouded in an aura of annihilation, and the 'dragons and serpents' roaming the sky seemed poised to take their lives at any moment.

Even more terrifying was the strange phenomenon that appeared in the sky: the boundless sky intertwined to form a human figure, a figure formed from lightning. This world seemed to have transformed into a small world, covered by this figure.

“The extraordinary phenomena of heaven and earth encompass all things.”

Everyone looked up at the sky, and the onlookers all activated their magic to protect themselves, worried about being affected. They probably couldn't even withstand the residual force of an attack of this level.

"Come and kill me!"

The giant of the sky let out a voice, and the heavens and earth trembled. Thunder God's swords descended from the sky, like divine punishment. Those thunderous swords fell in an instant, landing on the Vajra Venerable who was shrouding Mu Changqing.

"Boom..."

A cataclysmic scene unfolded in the sky as countless lightning swords struck down, and the Vajra Venerable radiated a dazzling golden light, followed by cracks appearing in the sky.

"Ok?"

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but feel tense. They could see that Mu Changqing's magic was extraordinary, but his physical body was probably extremely weak. If such a heaven-punishing attack broke through his defenses, Mu Changqing would probably be instantly annihilated.

Mu Changqing calmly looked up and saw a dazzling golden light, and then... Vajra Venerable was instantly restored to his original state.

He took a step forward.

clang!
With another loud bang, accompanied by a burst of golden light, the Vajra Venerable instantly protected himself again, compressing the descending Thunder Punishment Sword back into place.

"This……"

Everyone looked up in shock, and the scene before them was like a miracle.

clang! !

Another deafening roar shook the crowd. Their eyes were fixed on Mu Changqing's figure. With each step he took, the Vajra Venerable would grow larger.

At this moment, the golden ancient god had already covered the sky and the sun, breaking through the myriad phantom images formed by the strange phenomena.

"Is this the Seven Realms Myriad Manifestations True Form?"

Mu Changqing murmured to himself as the golden ancient god pressed down on the old man of the Qingya Holy Sect. The old man was so shocked that he was speechless and felt a sense of powerlessness.

"I haven't fought much, so I'm not very familiar with you. I'm sorry to disappoint you. I'll kill you now."

After Mu Changqing finished speaking, the golden ancient god raised his hand and suppressed it down. The huge palm fell like the seal of the heavens, and the old man looked up in horror and despair.

"boom……"

As the Seal of Heaven descended, the space seemed to shatter with a thunderous roar, and all the cultivators in the surrounding world were blasted away.

When the thunder subsided, the Myriad Manifestations True Man of the Azure Cliff Holy Sect was nowhere to be seen; his soul had been scattered.

The cultivators outside the Heavenly Gate of Baiyujing stared in disbelief at the scene before them, seemingly frozen in thought.

"What will happen when Mr. Mu learns to fight?" An Zhiyao murmured to herself.

"Below the Saint Realm, there are few rivals." Taibai Sword replied, "I'm afraid it won't be many years."

(End of this chapter)