Embers of Sword

Chapter 616 The dragon raises its head

Zhu Yan sat atop the Great Mountain-Suppressing Formation of the Great Sui Sword Palace, looking down at what lay below.

Streaks of sword energy, like fireflies scattering in a waterfall, swept away into the distance.

He waved his sleeves and withdrew his military divine power... There was no need to expend his energy to continue the attack at this moment.

Those sword cultivators who claimed they would rather break than bend have voluntarily given up guarding the great formation. All they need to do now is wait for the treasure ship to land, and this battle will be completely over.

What an irony.

What use is a tough body when faced with overwhelming power?

In the end, didn't these sword cultivators also submit?

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Within the Sword Forest, shrouded in thick fog, streaks of light flashed by.

"Senior Brother Si, are you just going to retreat like that?!"

"Master Huangshan..."

The Sword Palace disciples were filled with confusion, but even more so with resentment.

This battle is not over yet.

Although the mountain-suppressing formation was on the verge of collapse, they were all prepared to fight to the death. Even if the formation was broken, so what? At worst, they would die!
If it wasn't an order to retreat, it came from the person in charge of the law.

No one will back down.

In recent years, the sect leader has been in seclusion, and all matters, large and small, of the Great Sui Sword Palace have been handled by the head of law enforcement.

The law enforcement officers at Jin'ao Peak have always persuaded people with reason.

The prestige of the Master of Laws was deeply rooted in the hearts of all the disciples.

In their view, the fact that the Master of Laws ordered a retreat must mean that the Master of Laws had something to do with it.

"Everyone."

Just then, Qi Lie stepped forward. He lowered his voice and solemnly said, "Please form an array in the Sword Forest and lend me your vital energy."

This statement came out.

All the noise and commotion vanished.

In the forest of swords, countless eyes were focused on Qi Lie.

In terms of prestige within Golden Turtle Peak, the Head of Law Enforcement is number one, and Qi Lie naturally ranks second... Everyone knows that it won't be long before Qi Lie becomes the next Head of Golden Turtle Peak. A few years later, Qi Lie will become the new Head of Law Enforcement of the Great Sui Sword Palace, and no one has raised any objections to this arrangement.

Qi Lie was Zhao Tongtian's most prized disciple.

He is also a senior brother whom everyone at Jin'ao Peak respects.

These words confirmed everyone's suspicions; indeed, retreating into the sword forest was for a better counterattack!

"..."

Zhou Zhiren, Huang Su, and Si Qi exchanged glances.

"Formation!"

Without further hesitation, Si Qi immediately led the disciples of Zhenyin Peak to retreat to a corner of the sword forest.

Everyone took their positions, and the grand formation was activated once more.

A gentle breeze rustled through the sword forest. Qi Lie stood there, summoning "Jie Lei," silently sensing the flow of vital energy amidst the sweeping winds and clouds.

After receiving his natal flying sword, he had been in seclusion on Jade Screen Peak, guarding it. If it weren't for today's great battle, he would have remained there until Senior Sister Miaoyin emerged from seclusion. Now, returning to Golden Turtle Peak, he immediately sensed the faint connection between "Thunder Unveiled" and the Sword Forest. This was the true intention behind his master's forging and gifting of the sword.

The one who wields the thunderbolt is the master of the sword forest.

Master sees himself as his successor, and in the future, he will not only serve as the master of Jin'ao Peak, but also suppress the sword energy dragon vein beneath the Da Sui Sword Palace!

now.

The mist flowing through the sword forest began to converge on Qi Lie.

"Dragon Vein..."

Huang Su watched this scene and couldn't help but speak in a low voice.

Many intelligent people guessed the purpose of retreating from the sword forest and forming a formation to gather energy.

This... is Zhang Luli's backup plan!
There is also a sword energy dragon vein hidden beneath the Great Sui Sword Palace!
Amidst the sword forest, a faint rumble of thunder echoed. Qi Lie unleashed the Profound Thunder Sword Dao using the "Unveiling Thunder" sword formation, and the Golden Turtle Peak inheritance played its full role at this moment... The dragon veins buried deep underground were gradually awakened under the guidance of the sword energy, with faint dragon roars surrounding and rising.

The evolution of the Thunder Sword Formation into the Great Dao consumes a great deal of Yuan Power.

To draw out a dragon vein with the cultivation of a Yin Spirit is no easy task.

Sweat beaded on Qi Lie's forehead. He patted his waist pouch, took out all the pills, and swallowed them all in one gulp... These pills provided vital energy to support Jie Lei in continuing to evolve the Great Dao.

The dragon's roar grew stronger and stronger.

Before long, spiritual energy swept in from all directions of the Sword Forest. One by one, Sword Palace disciples sat cross-legged on the temporarily formed spiritual array, sending their own spiritual energy into the Thunder-Unveiling Sword Array.

Faintly, the mist of the sword forest could be seen, condensing into the head of a blue dragon. Qi Lie raised his head.

They were hundreds of feet apart.

He seemed to sense his master's divine thoughts above the heavens, and he knew that his master must also be able to sense his every move.

Take a deep breath.

With his last bit of strength, Qi Lie lifted the Thunder-Unveiling Sword Formation.

Buzz!
The four flying swords slowly turned their tips, eventually pointing towards the top of the sky.

The dragon's head also changed direction along with the sword energy.

finally--

The dragon raises its head, gazing at the vast sky.

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Celestial music filled the air at Renshou Palace.

The sea of ​​fog surged, yet all was peaceful.

“Fellow Daoist Tongtian, since you have chosen to retreat from the formation, why not voluntarily hand over the dragon vein's fortune…”

Lu Yuzhen tucked his hands into his sleeves and said with a smile, "I can guarantee that after handing over the dragon vein's fortune, not a single blade of grass or tree in the Great Sui Sword Palace will perish."

"..."

Zhao Tongtian remained silent, simply gazing at the paper figure before him.

He gripped the Golden Ao Peak again, slowly raising the tip of the sword until it finally pointed at Lu Yuzhen.

The moment the sword tip was raised.

The entire Great Eagle Sword Palace... seemed to have come to life.

Mountains are inanimate objects, forests are inanimate objects.

But at this moment, the mountains and forests began to tremble and shake.

The mountain-suppressing array forged by the original master was shattered.

Countless array symbols collapsed from the sky, falling like snowflakes.

But in an instant, countless bright red flames ignited on the ground of the Sword Palace.

These lines of fire meander and twist, resembling the spine of an old dragon... to be precise, it truly is the spine of an old dragon. Led by the sword forest of Jin'ao Peak, it winds around Xiaochun Mountain, Zhenyin Peak, and Yuping Peak, finally ending with a long, narrow tail that sways and falls onto Lotus Peak.

At this moment, Qi Lie awakened the sleeping dragon vein in the sword forest with his thunderous power.

These unusual phenomena all originate from the dragon vein!

"A swordsman can die standing, but cannot live on his knees."

Zhao Tongtian calmly gazed at the paper figure before him and softly uttered a sentence.

This is the decision he made.

If the mountain-suppressing formation is broken...

Then let's fight to the death!
Using the power of the dragon vein, fight to the death!

The smile on Lu Yuzhen's face gradually disappeared. He stared at the Golden Turtle Peak, which had transformed into a sword shape, and his expression became extremely serious.

A surge of sword intent, like a tidal wave, overflowed from Zhao Tongtian's body, spreading to every corner of the sea of ​​clouds above.

He can feel it.

This entire celestial palace was locked down by Zhao Tongtian's sword intent...

In this situation, even if one's body is reduced to a blank sheet of paper, it is very likely that it will be directly annihilated.

"Is it really... going to be like this?"

Lu Yuzhen let out a heavy sigh of frustration.

His response was just one word.

"kill!"

Zhao Tongtian used all his strength to slash out at Jin'ao Peak.

The forest of swords on the ground and the sea of ​​clouds in the sky were connected and pierced by an invisible force at this moment.

The dragon's roar resounded.

A dragon formed from sword energy roared up from the sword forest, raised its head and brandished its claws, and crashed towards the Cloud Sea Palace!

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(PS: This update is a bit short, so please excuse me for taking a short break. I'm going to have lunch first, and there will be another update at noon.)
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