Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 425 Punishing the World
Taibai Sword did not know what kind of sword path Wen Ruyu was comprehending at this moment. After all, there was no precedent. Righteousness and the way of killing were originally opposite. What kind of sword path would be created when these two completely opposite sword paths were merged into one?
At this moment, even those on the Sword Saint Ranking looked on with anticipation at the rampaging black and white yin-yang sword.

Although its specific sword style is unknown, its power surpasses that of the Righteous Sword Style and the Slaughter Sword Style.

Li Fan stopped killing and looked towards Wen Ruyu, his eyes filled with anticipation. His junior brother was about to comprehend a completely new sword path, surpassing the killing sword path he had cultivated, and also exceeding the destruction sword path and star sword path he had comprehended.

With his divine sense extended, Li Fan could feel the terrifying power of the sword technique even from afar, and he felt a sense of unease. The black and white lightning that roamed between heaven and earth seemed like the melody played by the Grim Reaper.

Tai Cangjian couldn't wait any longer. He clasped his hands together, and a bright light shone from between his brows. In an instant, a beam of sword light shot straight into the sky, as if piercing through the heavens. A rosy glow shone down, and the sound of swords echoed throughout the world.

An ancient aura enveloped this world, and a colossal phantom appeared, merging with the heavens and earth, overlooking all things below.

"Retreat." The surrounding crowd fled the area, not daring to approach. The cultivators watching the battle below also retreated rapidly, as if they had all sensed the danger.

When a seventh-realm swordsman goes all out, the destructive power will be astonishing. Even the remaining sword light is enough to kill a Dao Body cultivator.

At this moment, the Tai Cang Sword was clearly unleashing its strongest attack, intending to kill Wen Ruyu here and eliminate any future troubles.

Under such terrifying power, even the other seventh-realm cultivators could not participate and could only stare at the Tai Cang Sword.

Will this sword strike kill Wen Ruyu?

"Boom!"

Above the heavens, giant swords fell from the shattered sky, descending upon the mortal world. At the very center, the illusory figure of the Tai Cang Sword, with icy eyes, pressed its palm down, and a giant sword from the heavens slashed down, annihilating all things in the world.

Everyone's hearts pounded violently, as if they were being pressured by an invisible force. From the sky, a pillar of light appeared, formed by swords, and the black and white body was right below the center of the pillar.

Wen Ruyu looked up, and the overlapping black and white figure also looked up at the sky, gazing at the swords of heaven descending to kill. His eyes also contained black and white light, and around his body, black and white sword intent roared, soaring into the clouds and engulfing the swords of heaven descending to kill.

The descending sword seemed to be enveloped by black and white lightning, constantly being devoured, gradually annihilated and dissipated, its power growing weaker and weaker.

"Boom..." The black and white beam of light pierced through the sword-shaped beam of light. Wen Haoran raised his left hand and pointed to the sky. This time, it was no longer Haoran's sword intent, but the black and white sword intent that annihilated everything.

The black and white sword fingers landed on the Heavenly Sword, and black and white light instantly wrapped around it. Countless cracks appeared on the Heavenly Sword as the black and white sword light wrapped around it and eroded it at a terrifying speed before it exploded with a bang.

The ultimate killing move of the Tai Cang Sword is still a single finger strike that annihilates.

Countless hearts pounded, the phantom of the Tai Cang Sword in the sky twisted, and a voice resounded through the void: "What kind of swordsmanship is this?"

At this moment, the black and white sword light had already pierced through his sword domain, and the huge phantom was also being devoured, with the black and white sword domain constantly expanding.

Wen Ruyu raised her arm, and the black and white giant sword in her hand slashed towards the sky. A beam of light that cleaved the heavens descended, splitting the phantom in two.

A sword mark appeared in the sky, a sword mark interwoven with black and white.

A muffled groan came from opposite Wen Ruyu. Tai Cangjian's face turned pale as he stared at the scene before him in disbelief.

After his sword domain was cleaved open, the entire sky became the opponent's sword domain, and beams of black and white sword light fell down, moving around his body like lightning.

"Heaven and earth possess a vast and righteous energy, which punishes sins in the human world." An ancient voice resounded, and a huge face vaguely appeared in the sword domain in the sky. The turbulent black and white sword domain gave birth to a black and white divine sword that hung in the sky.

"This sword technique is called Heavenly Punishment."

"No..." Tai Cangjian roared, his body suddenly went berserk, trying to escape, a powerful aura locked onto his body.

"punish!"

As Wen Ruyu finished speaking, the black and white divine swords transformed into a beam of light—the light of divine punishment.

The figure of Tai Cangjian came to an abrupt halt. The black and white sword light falling from the sky pierced through his body. He let out a roar of unwilling anger, and then his body exploded under the black and white beam of light, his soul scattered.

Even after his death, the black and white beam of light in the sky still lingered, transforming into a sword mark.

The world was silent; you could hear your own breathing and heartbeat.

Everyone stared in shock at this sword strike, a fusion of the Righteous Sword Dao and the Killing Sword Dao.

"Heaven and earth possess a vast and righteous spirit, which punishes sins in the human world."

Outside the Heavenly Gate, the Taibai Sword murmured to itself, its righteousness and slaughter merging together, signifying the righteous way of heaven and earth to punish sin. It was named Heavenly Punishment.

This is the Great Way that leads to sainthood.

He closed his eyes, his heart filled with emotion. He never imagined that after so many years of cultivation, he would be inferior to a junior sword cultivator like Wen Ruyu of Lishan, who at such a young age had already comprehended a path closer to becoming a saint.

The righteous energy of heaven and earth can lead to the Great Dao, as can slaughter, but when the two are combined, the Heavenly Punishment Sword Dao will bring Wen Ruyu closer to the Great Dao of Sainthood.

At least, it is closer to the way of the sage than his swordsmanship.

"Decades ago, the Twin Peaks of Lishan were famous throughout the world. I never imagined that today, they would surpass their master." Taibai Sword sighed.

Li Fan strives to reach the pinnacle of Baiyujing, Mu Changqing displays extraordinary talent, and Wen Ruyu comprehends the extraordinary way of the sword.

Could it be that he wants to surpass the previous generation and achieve the glory of the era of the Boundless Sword Saint?
"The vast and righteous energy of heaven and earth merges with the path of slaughter, and the righteous way punishes sins; this is called divine punishment, which is good." Mu Changqing's eyes shone as he praised it and revealed a gentle smile.

With enlightenment and Uncle Haoran by his side, Junior Brother Wen is now able to control the battlefield.

The Prince of Puyang, who was facing him, looked up in that direction, his expression solemn.

Li Shan was more resilient than he had imagined; Zuo Canglan's four disciples were all outstanding individuals.

If we give them another ten years, things might get complicated.

On the ground, countless people looked up at the sky.

In the beginning, Li Fan became famous; later, Mu Changqing displayed his extraordinary talent; now, Wen Ruyu has comprehended the Dao of the Sword.

The continuous impacts seem to have allowed the world to once again witness the splendor of Lishan.

Black and white lightning danced between heaven and earth, covering the boundless land. The vast sky transformed into a sword domain as warm as jade, and the black and white phantom that enveloped his body became even more real.

"Go!" Yue Yunxiao reacted and sensed the danger. He shouted, his body enveloped in sword energy, and he turned into a sword to escape the battlefield.

The seventh-realm swordsman, Tai Cangjian, has been killed, and the strongest swordsman from Lingxiao Pavilion is dead. How can they bear the divine punishment of the sword path?

Shen Jing and the others reacted, their swords whistling through the sky. They all turned and fled, trying to escape the battlefield.

Wen Ruyu looked up, her eyes flashing with cold light, and uttered a single word: "Slay".

As soon as he finished speaking, a sword of punishment fell from the sky. Yue Yunxiao shouted and used his sword to protect himself, but the sword of punishment pierced through his body in an instant.

"No..." Shen Jing roared in his heart, unwilling to die like this.

He was also a prodigy, entering the Lingxiao Pavilion and becoming a disciple of a top-tier swordsman. His future was destined to be bright, and he would become a renowned seventh-realm swordsman.

Black and white lightning bolts pierced down from above his head, and he had no ability to resist at all. Memories flashed through his mind. On this path of cultivation, wherever he went, he was praised as a genius.

But today, this sword prodigy, who grew up amidst countless accusations of being a 'genius' since childhood, died in humiliation like an unknown nobody.

No one will remember his name.

Countless sword lights descended from the sky, like a true 'divine punishment'. The Lingxiao Pavilion sword cultivators were quickly wiped out. Then came the other cultivators who had surrounded and killed Wen Ruyu. They scattered frantically, but how could they be faster than the swords of divine punishment?

The cultivators below looked up at the sky, watching the figures falling continuously. They felt a sense of absurdity. Which of those people wasn't a disciple of a major sect? Which one of them hadn't been famous in their own region?
Today, however, they are merely the backdrop that made Lishan famous; no one will remember their existence.

Years from now, perhaps the world will only offer a casual comment.

On that day, beneath the White Jade Capital, Wen Ruyu, a sword cultivator from Lishan, comprehended the sword path of 'Heavenly Punishment'. The sword of punishment fell, slaying countless cultivators from major sects, leaving corpses strewn across the fields.

On that day, the righteous sword Wen Haoran, who wielded the sword for the last time, no longer to slay demons and monsters for the sake of the world, but to punish the sins of the world by incorporating the sword of his descendants.

Is this the sorrow of leaving the mountains, or the sorrow of all people?

(End of this chapter)