Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

"I...I will use this sword..."

Jing Yuan stood still, gazing at Yan Qing, and said to Rong Ju:

"Yanqing won't draw his sword to prove anything to me; I have faith in him."

He held his arms in his arms:

"This confidence is not that he will eventually win, but that he will one day break free from the struggle of victory and defeat and realize the true reason for his sword strike."

"Whether it's for happiness, to save lives, or to kill the enemy..."

Amidst the resounding clang of the massive sword formation, Jing Yuan's words carried weight:

"This reason must be found by himself; no one can teach him."

"Now is the time for him to take this step."

Yanqing hesitated upon hearing these words:

"General, I..."

"Ha!" Rongju sneered.

"Break free from victory or defeat?"

"That's just an excuse to comfort the dead and the losers! Think about your utter defeats so far! Think about the feeling of hovering on the edge of death!"

"If someone's sword had pierced your body then... you wouldn't even have had the chance to stand here and contemplate the meaning of victory or defeat!"

"Now is your time to break through your limitations and shatter all your shackles!"

"Draw your sword against your teacher, against the general who tried to trap you!"

Yanqing's gaze grew increasingly complicated. After much deliberation, he closed his eyes.

Then... he slowly opened his eyes and walked straight to Jing Yuan.

Seeing this scene, Gui Naifen, Huo Huo, Su Chang, and Yan Huan, who were standing behind Jing Yuan, all had a bad feeling.

Yanqing said nervously:

"General..."

"Please allow me to demonstrate my swordsmanship..."

Seeing that Jingyuan was just silently looking at her without replying, Yanqing said anxiously again:

"I hereby issue you a challenge..."

"..."

Jing Yuan still didn't answer, only maintained his smile.

"..."

Yanqing fell silent.

No one spoke on the entire Dragon Prayer Altar; everyone remained silent as if by unspoken agreement.

All that could be heard was the clanging of swords from the massive sword formation in the sky.

Under Jing Yuan's gaze, Yan Qing suddenly turned around and shouted at the sword formation in the sky:

"...Teacher Rongju! I hereby challenge this sword formation, and I challenge you!"

Jing Yuan smiled with satisfaction.

The four members of the ghost-catching team behind them finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In the sky, the sword formation echoed with resentful voices.

"You've really let me down, you brat!"

The torch snarled:

"Your potential was limitless, but unfortunately, you had too many pointless ideas!"

"However, none of that matters anymore!"

"While guiding you, I also know your every move perfectly!"

"Since you have challenged me, I shall accept! I will use your likeness to teach you this final lesson!"

"I want you to know exactly what you've given up!"

The sword formation in the sky shifted, and Yan Qing's phantom appeared in the center.

The illusory figure of Yan Qing, enveloped in large clusters of eerie green flames representing the sun's rays, raised its sword towards Yan Qing and said:

"I have seen through your swordsmanship completely. Now I will demonstrate it for you!"

"I'll show you just how powerful they are when faced with merciless sword intent!"

"Yanqing, don't worry about it." Jing Yuan came to Yanqing's side, also gazing at the torch in the sky that had transformed into Yanqing:

"Conceal your form and intentions, and remain undisturbed."

Yanqing lowered his head and pondered:

"I understand."

Immediately, he took up his longsword and rose from the ground.

The longswords, formed from frost, swirled around him, also forming a sword array and charging towards the sword array in the sky.

In an instant, swords flashed everywhere.

All the onlookers saw was the two Yanqings locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.

Especially the one whose body was emitting green flames, whose swordsmanship was many times stronger than the one whose body was not emitting flames.

In Yan Huan and Jing Yuan's eyes, Rong Ju and Yan Qing used the same sword moves, but it was obvious that the former's moves were more exquisite, and even made slight modifications based on Yan Qing's moves.

"Brother Yan Huan, who do you think will win?" Jing Yuan asked Yan Huan beside him with a smile.

"Isn't it obvious?"

Yan Huan said matter-of-factly:

"Whoever is shameless wins!"

"?" Su Chang asked in confusion.

"Isn't it a matter of swordsmanship?"

Yan Huan shook her head slightly, her expression conveying a sense of disappointment and frustration.

"Why bother with civilized or uncivilized methods when it comes to fighting? Whoever loses is just a coward!"

Chapter 506 Someone's Going Crazy, I Won't Say Who

But Rongju and Yanqing are both upright people; they only focused on exchanging blows and never considered using any underhanded tactics.

The group stood there on the ground, watching the two figures in the sky engage in an epic battle.

They fought from day to night.

They fought from night into day.

By noon on the second day, the winner was finally decided.

……

Yanqing landed slowly, looked at the other version of herself before her, and said in a deep voice:

"I won this attack by sheer luck."

"Very good, it's you... who won."

The torch transformed back to its original form, a small ball burning with fiery red flames.

Beside them, the four members of the ghost-hunting team and Jing Yuan peered out from their respective tents.

"Huh? It's over?!"

Su Chang peeked out from her apricot-colored tent and sighed:

"Everything is finally safe and sound. It's time to put this guy into the gourd."

Gui Naifen also peeked out and asked in confusion:

"Why did Yan Qingxiaowei win? Wasn't he at a disadvantage before? Could it be that his swordsmanship has surpassed Rongju's?"

Logically speaking, if Yanqing could really improve that quickly, she wouldn't have been seduced by the sword skills taught by Rongju.

Could it be... that he suddenly became a genius?

"He broke through in the heat of battle." Jing Yuan pulled back the curtain of his tent and said to Gui Naifen in a nearby tent:

"During the fight with the molten torch, Yanqing kept thinking about the meaning of his sword strikes, which caused his state of mind to change."

"Even the same set of sword moves will look different when used in different situations."

"Only now does he truly understand what sword heart is."

"General..."

Upon hearing the general's words, Yanqing turned around and looked at him with gratitude.

"Hey, I'm old, please have mercy and don't say anything sentimental." Jing Yuan quickly climbed out of the tent.

Looking at the people who were climbing out of the tent one after another, Yanqing said gratefully:

"Then I still want to thank everyone for doing their best to help me out of my confusion, especially Mr. Yan Huan..."

"If you hadn't shown mercy, after another crushing defeat, my mental state might have..."

"Alright, alright, it's nothing." Yan waved his hand and said:

"Now I'm a member of the ghost-hunting team. I'm on official business, and it's rare to have a show to watch."

Su Chang also said:

"Hey, why is everyone who's been bewitched by Suiyang so fond of apologizing?"