Immortality begins with Swallowing the Stars.

Chapter 106 Supreme Sword Dao, Peak of Void Realm

Liu Xia, the Supreme Elder of the Yuhuang Sect, who was wearing crimson divine armor, had just used the power of heaven and earth to detect the hazy sword light that had struck his senior brother Huang Tianqin horizontally.

Before they could even make a move, a hazy, gray sword light was already upon them.

Liu Xia didn't even have time to block with her sword before she was stabbed in the abdomen.

The terrifying force sent Liu Xia flying, but the Void Armor was simply too effective.

The divine armor merely dented, but did not crack.

The hazy sword light seemed to have lost its power, and it decomposed back into five divine swords: red, yellow, white, black, and blue.

But Liu Xia, who was in mid-air, suddenly changed her expression.

The crimson divine sword transformed into a streak of light and pierced directly into the seam connecting Liu Xia's deformed waist armor.

The Supreme Armor seems to have no flaws, but the structure of the Void God Armor is the same as that of ordinary armor. It has just been refined by the power of the world over many years, so flaws and gaps can be found.

"Ahhh~~" Liu Xia roared as her internal organs were completely incinerated.

A powerful cultivator who has entered the Void Realm is far inferior to a Void Realm demon beast; their physical body is not much stronger than that of a Golden Core cultivator.

However, even if a Void Realm expert's physical life force is exhausted, they can still live for a while longer thanks to their powerful "god". The "god" of a Void Cave Realm expert is even more powerful, and they can even fight for a long time after their physical life force is exhausted.

However, this powerful 'god' caused Liu Xia the most painful torment.

"Senior Uncle! Avenge me!" Despite her body being reduced to ashes, Liu Xia's 'god' could still control a portion of the power of heaven and earth as she cried out in anguish.

"Liu Xia!!"

"Master of Ten Thousand Swords!"

Huang Tianqin's gnashing hatred could be clearly heard by countless people inside and outside Nanshan City, even from thousands of meters away. They suddenly felt a chill, as if they had fallen into bitterness in the middle of summer.

Liu Xia was Huang Tianqin's junior apprentice, and even after his junior apprentice passed away, they remained both teacher and friend.

They had been together for hundreds of years, their relationship no different from that of a master and disciple.

Moreover, all twelve innate experts from the sect who came with him this time were wiped out, which is an unprecedented huge loss for the Yuhuang Sect in thousands of years.

Instead of attacking, Huang Tianqin retreated, letting out a long howl like a wild beast, his body merging with the heavens and earth, transforming into a streak of light and flying into the distance.

A distant cry seemed to echo in response.

The Rending Wind Falcon cried out to greet Huang Tianqin, and then vanished into the sky in an instant!

Lu Jing stood up without making any pursuit moves, even though the speed of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao Sword exceeded that of any demonic beast.

Because of that supreme attack combining the five elements, he wouldn't be able to unleash it a second time in a short period of time.

Having just repelled Huang Tianqin, who was wielding a mountain-splitting axe, and then slashed Liu Xia's Void Armor to its deformity, Lu Jing had reached his limit. If he continued, the hazy sword light might even launch a counterattack and escape his control.

Five divine swords floated in front of him, humming and trembling, as if communicating or struggling.

Lu Jing felt a little relieved; Huang Tianqin had actually been scared off by him.

After all, unleashing 140% of the power of heaven and earth with a single sword strike is already considered the power of a minor Void Realm cultivator.

Even though Huang Tianqin was wearing the strongest armor and was out of danger, he felt that continuing the fight would not bring any benefit, so he retreated.

Lu Jing never expected that the person who came to Duanmu Continent this time was Huang Tianqin, the head of the Supreme Elders of the Yuhuang Sect. Not only was he the most powerful, only one step away from the Void Realm, but he was also wearing the strongest battle armor.

Huang Tianqin was unaware that Lu Jing could only barely maintain the combined attack of the five elements for a second or two.

Over time, the will of heaven and earth will turn against you.

At this time, Lu Jing's "Sword of Man" was not yet fully developed, and he could not suppress it at all.

A clear chirp.

A crimson immortal phoenix flew over, stood reluctantly before the Fire Sword, and cried out in grievance.

Although he only fought the Gale Dragon Falcon for a short while, he still suffered quite a bit.

The Undying Phoenix, which has just entered the Void Realm, is still quite different from a fully-fledged Void Realm demon beast. However, the Undying Phoenix's vitality is incredibly strong, so it can still hold its opponent back for a short time.

Lu Jing was speechless at the intimate scene between the bird and the sword.

However, to be fair, the Undying Phoenix was indeed subdued by the Fire Element Sword. Without the Fire Element Sword, and with no one among the group understanding beast language, how could they have possibly managed to abduct a demonic beast of this level?

It's a pity that this fire-elemental sword won't last much longer; I wonder if the immortal phoenix will go mad.

……

Above the boundless ocean, a dark shadow flew by rapidly, instantly traversing countless distances.

It was Huang Tianqin riding the Rending Wind Dragon Falcon.

The Rending Wind Dragon Falcon is incredibly fast. Among all the Void Realm monsters in the world, it is second only to the legendary Undying Phoenix. If it is not carrying heavy loads, it can travel tens of thousands of miles in less than a day.

The distance between Kyushu and Duanmu Continent is over 100,000 li, but it can be reached in a few days.

Huang Tianqin, sitting cross-legged on the back of the Gale Dragon Falcon, clenched his fists, closed his eyes, and felt extremely pained.

In the past six thousand years, the Yuhuang Sect has only suffered a near-annihilation blow when the Qinling Heavenly Emperor rose to power. Even later, the Poet Sword Immortal and Shakyamuni did not compete for supremacy. They either roamed the world or focused on managing the sect. As a result, the Yuhuang Sect has always stood at the top of the Nine Provinces.

Even though the Northeast King Hong Tian conquered most of the Nine Provinces, the Yu Emperor's Sect only closed its mountains and did not suffer any major disasters.

The loss of a Void Realm Grandmaster, a disciple who had just entered the Void Realm, a Void Realm Divine Armor, and fourteen Innate Realm elites is unprecedented in a thousand years.

As the leader of the Yuhuang Sect, he also fled the North Sea Continent in disgrace.

Regret, humiliation, anger and other emotions filled my heart.

"Could this be a punishment from the mysterious Yu the Great for me?"

The reason why the Yuhuang Sect did not compete for the Yuhuang Treasure was because of the instructions given by the Yuhuang Ancestor before breaking through the boundary, which told the Yuhuang Sect not to go to the Tianhong Palace under Dayanshan Mountain in Yangzhou to obtain the treasure there.

Therefore, they escaped the calamity. The innate experts sent by other sects to compete for the treasure were almost all killed or injured, but the Yuhuang Sect was completely unharmed.

However, he still accepted the mountain-splitting axe sent by the Heavenly Eye Sword Saint of Qinghu Island.

The Mountain-Splitting Axe was one of the treasures hidden by Emperor Yu in the Heavenly Flood Palace.

Therefore, he came to the North Sea Continent in order to obtain the complete stone inscription of "Thirty-Six Styles of Mountain Opening" and even had the idea of ​​unifying the continent.

"But it's been six thousand years, Ancestor. The world has changed drastically. The Heavenly Emperor of Qinling and Shakyamuni have risen to power one after another. Our Yuhuang Sect is no longer the number one sect in the Nine Provinces. You hid the spirit of the North Sea, which belonged exclusively to us, in the Heavenly Flood Palace and distributed it to other sects. You also placed the Thirty-Six Forms of Mountain Opening on this North Sea Continent..."

"But your descendants on the North Sea Continent have long since declined, replaced by the descendants of other supreme powerhouses, and the 'Thirty-Six Forms of Mountain Opening' has been lost and scattered..."

"Grandmaster, even if you object, I have no choice but to do so. Once I have collected all thirty-six techniques of the Mountain-Opening Formation, I will surely support your descendants on the North Sea Continent to unify the continent and carry forward the thirty-six techniques of the Mountain-Opening Formation!"

As if he had made some kind of decision, Huang Tianqin trembled all over.

The aura began to change rapidly, becoming subtle and condensed, and in an instant it seemed to transform into a 'black hole'.

Hole!

After this setback, Huang Tianqin took a desperate gamble and broke free from the shackles of the ancestral decree that had been weighing on his heart, which allowed him to see through the final barrier.

He broke through the barrier of achieving the Great Perfection of the Void Realm and reached the Void Penetration Realm!

Huang Tianqin seemed to have broken free of all shackles, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light.

He even had the idea of ​​immediately turning back to the North Sea Continent and killing the Master of Ten Thousand Swords.

But he immediately suppressed the thought.

"I am only at the initial stage of the Void Realm, and I have been immediately suppressed by the heavens and earth. My body has not been strengthened, so I can only exert power equivalent to thirteenth of the power of heaven and earth at most."

Logically speaking, the power of the world of a Void Realm expert should be much higher than the power of heaven and earth, even if it is only a trace, it is far superior to the power of heaven and earth.

However, unlike the Void Realm, the Void Realm is rejected and suppressed by heaven and earth the moment it is achieved. Before achieving the Great Perfection of the Void Realm, the actual combat power is not much different from that of a Great Perfection Void Realm expert.

Even if one reaches the minor completion of the Void Realm and the nascent world within the Niwan Palace takes shape, one will be subject to even stronger suppression from heaven and earth. One can only rely on a perfect-level body to unleash an additional ten percent of the world's power in battle, reaching a peak of fourteen percent of the power of heaven and earth.

Unless you reach the pinnacle of the Void Realm!

Only then can one create a qualitative gap with a master of the Void Realm.

However, let alone achieving the Great Perfection of the Void Realm, even the Lesser Perfection of the Void Realm cannot be achieved overnight.

"The combined power of the five divine swords of the Lord of Ten Thousand Swords is comparable to 140% of the power of heaven and earth, which is equivalent to the minor completion of the Void Realm. Even if I go back now, I may not be able to defeat him... No! Such power beyond the limit cannot be easily unleashed!"

"After the Ten Thousand Swords Master's first strike deformed Junior Nephew Liu Xia's divine armor, the hazy sword light disintegrated back into five divine swords. The ultimate state of the five swords combined may not be able to be maintained indefinitely..."

Huang Tianqin got excited for a moment, then shook his head and smiled bitterly: "No matter how many times the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion Master can unleash his attack that surpasses the limit of the Void Realm, he has an immortal phoenix and his speed is no less than that of the Rending Wind Dragon Falcon. Even if I can defeat him, it is almost impossible to kill him. I still need to think of a foolproof way!"

"I have no choice... to avenge the blood feud of my junior disciple Liu Xia, and for the sake of our ancestor's 'Thirty-Six Forms of Mountain Opening'..."

……

Nanshan area, Shenfu Mountain.

A series of booming sounds echoed.

Amidst the whistling sword energy, the silver spear moved like a dragon stirring up the sea.

The earth cracked, and rocks collapsed.

Teng Qingshan laughed loudly as he leaped out of the deep pit, saying admiringly, "I thought that after breaking through to the late stage of Gang Jin, I would be able to fight Senior Liang, but I didn't expect that I would still be no match for the power of Senior's swordsmanship."

"Hehe." Liang Jiusheng lowered his palm and stood with his hands behind his back: "Qingshan, your strength is already almost the same as mine. The only thing you lack is combat experience and a powerful ultimate skill."

In the past few days, Teng Qingshan and Liang Jiusheng have been studying the "Thirty-Six Forms of Mountain Opening" stone carvings and have gained a lot. Teng Qingshan has even broken through to the late stage of Gang Jin, with Gang Jin reaching 80,000 jin. His physical body has reached perfection, and he can also unleash a force of 800,000 jin. The two combined amount to 1.6 million jin.

They were comparable to Liang Jiusheng, who had condensed four sword energies, and were both strong enough to rival a powerhouse who had just entered the Void Realm.

However, the sword energy is the strongest and sharpest force under the power of heaven and earth, and the attack power of the invisible sword energy can rival those of the same level.

Just like how innate experts and Void Realm experts who have cultivated the ultimate divine secret manuals of the Yuhuang Sect, Ying Clan, and Mani Temple can unleash power exceeding that of martial artists of the same level.

Before Teng Qingshan could create his own ultimate technique comparable to a god-level secret manual, he was still at a disadvantage in his battle against Liang Jiusheng.

The chubby Yang Dong couldn't hide his envy: "When will I be as powerful as my grandmaster and Uncle Teng?"

Elder Mei, who was also watching the battle, chuckled and said, "You are the sect leader's personal disciple and the Sword Master's direct descendant. This day will come sooner or later."

Within the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion, in terms of swordsmanship talent, the sect leader is the strongest, followed by Liang Jiusheng, and then this chubby young man, Yang Dong.

On the contrary, although he, Mei Xiaoying, and the Wei brothers were able to condense sword energy and step into the innate realm with the sword seed passed down by the sect leader, making them comparable to innate solid core realm martial artists, it would be extremely difficult for them to condense a second or third sword energy on their own.

Unlike Liang Jiusheng, who used the three swords of stone, wood, and iron he forged himself to comprehend the nature of heaven and earth and condense three sword energies.

"But I haven't even seen my master a few times yet," Yang Dong muttered to himself.

His cheap master was indeed powerful, wielding five divine swords to fight against heaven and earth, easily killing powerful innate martial saints, but he was also truly cheap.

After hastily accepting him as a disciple, he didn't even give him a single instruction before hastily going into seclusion on Mount Shenfu.

Teng Qingshan looked up at the mountain peak and said, "Your master is currently in seclusion, practicing the supreme swordsmanship. Otherwise, when the Nine Provinces Yu Emperor Sect retaliates, who can withstand it?"

After Nanshan City was nearly destroyed, thanks to the explanations of Teng Qingshan and Liang Jiusheng, the powerful figures, including the God of War Yunmeng, finally learned that Yu Feng and the Void Realm experts from the Yu Emperor Sect who attacked came from the Nine Provinces, which far surpassed the Duanmu Continent.

There are at least twenty Void Realm experts, and countless Innate Martial Saint experts.

A single sect could wipe out the entire upper echelons of the Duanmu Continent.

In an instant, Nanshan City was emptied out, and all the major families fled to avoid the city, some going up the mountain and others going to the sea.

Even the War God of Yunmeng led the Mu family's main clan to migrate to the coast, so they could escape at any time.

After all, the God of War of Yunmeng possesses the most powerful battle armor. Other families on the Duanmu Continent may not be implicated by the Yuhuang Sect, but the God of War of Yunmeng is absolutely not immune.

Therefore, they made preparations early on. If Lu Jing and the Hidden Sword Pavilion could withstand the Yu Emperor's retaliation, that would be fine. But if they couldn't, they would have to flee into the sea.

Elder Mei frowned and said, "I'm not worried about the Yu Huang Sect. Huang Tianqin is already the strongest in the Yu Huang Sect, but he was still defeated by the sect leader. But what if the Yu Huang Sect goes all out and gathers other sects from the Nine Provinces to come over..."

Both Liang Jiusheng and Teng Qingshan couldn't help but look solemn.

Teng Qingshan gave a bitter smile. The Lord of Ten Thousand Swords had almost wiped out all the innate experts sent by the seven major sects, except for the Yu Emperor Sect, at the Tianhong Flood Palace. If the Ying Clan, the Mani Temple, and other sects heard that the Lord of Ten Thousand Swords was here, it would be almost impossible for them not to retaliate.

"I wonder what kind of supreme swordsmanship the sword master practices... could possibly withstand the siege of the Nine Provinces' strongest warriors..."

……

The summit of Shenfu Mountain.

Lu Jing sat cross-legged in the void, surrounded by drifting clouds and mist.

Hundreds of thousands of swords of all kinds are stuck in the rocks on the mountaintop.

It can be said that most of the precious swords from the North Sea Continent over thousands of years are concentrated here.

Five divine swords hung in front of him.

Within the Niwan Palace, a continuous stream of sword intent surged into his 'divine' power, causing his 'human sword' to grow stronger and more powerful every moment.

However, since there is no up, down, left, right, high, low, or large within the Niwan Palace, the "human sword" also grows without any restrictions, almost reaching the sky and standing upright.

"Waaah..."

Neither human nor beast, but like the sword cries of countless sword intents gathered in the heavens and earth, echoing within the Niwan Palace.

In a daze, a burst of light seemed to bloom, dazzling and bright, and the outline of a divine sword held upside down could be vaguely seen.

Lu Jing's Heart Sword!

The sword of man!

It is also a sword that pierces the souls of all beings!

At this moment, it has finally been completed!

Lu Jing opened his eyes, and a colorless sword was reflected in his pupils.

Then, with a thought, the five divine swords floating in front of him instantly merged into one, forming a hazy gray sword light.

This is the sword of heaven and earth!

The Sword of Heavenly Dao!

The pure and ancient will of heaven and earth contained within it roared fiercely, vying with Lu Jing for control of the Heavenly Dao Sword.

Lu Jing, however, showed no intention of competing with him.

He decisively abandoned his control over the Heavenly Sword.

Immediately, the gray sword light trembled and shot towards Lu Jing.

This is the backlash of the will of heaven and earth!

In an instant, the hazy sword light shot into Lu Jing's forehead and entered the mysterious Niwan Palace.

Lu Jing showed no weakness, and the sword within his Niwan Palace emitted the sword cries of countless swordsmen over thousands of years.

Cao Shilong, Guan Lü, Zou Yan... Yu Feng... Li Bai...

The phantom eventually transformed into Lu Jing.

Inside the Niwan Palace, Lu Jing raised the Human Sword with a heavy weight, as if creating the heavens and earth, and slashed at the gray Heavenly Dao Five Elements Sword.

A cracking sound, seemingly emanating from the heavens, resounded throughout the void.

At the foot of Divine Axe Mountain, Liang Jiusheng, Elder Mei, Mei Xiaoying, the Wei brothers, and even all the sword-wielding warriors on the entire Duanmu Continent heard the shattering sound that seemed to come from their minds.

Inside Lu Jing's Niwan Palace, the hazy Heavenly Dao Sword was divided and shattered.

The sword of man seems to cleave through good and evil, yin and yang, life and death, creation and destruction!

It's like splitting open the chaos!

"Hiss~~"

In Lu Jing's Niwan Palace, the original illusion transformed into a real, boundless, and vast chaos.

It was divided up, it was opened up.

Half of it turned into wisps of black, turbid gas.

The other half transformed into pure white vapor.

The upper part is clear, and the lower part is turbid.

The black mist and white mist swirled and merged around a single point, transforming into a black and white 'egg'.

Black and white rotate on the 'eggshell', resembling a tai chi symbol, and within the tai chi, black and white slowly merge.

Lu Jing opened his eyes again, and his eyes seemed to turn into one black and one white.

Within the Tai Chi symbol composed of black and white, his "spirit" is infinitely elevated!

"We've finally come this far..." Lu Jing said without joy or sorrow.

This is his supreme swordsmanship.

It takes a step further than simply using a human sword to control the heavenly sword.

A sword that cleaves the heavens!

By breaking the Five Elements, one can distinguish between Yin and Yang, and life and death.

It not only allowed him to break through to the Void Realm, but also allowed him to leapfrog from the Lesser Completion of the Void Realm to the Greater Completion.

We've reached the peak!

The pinnacle below the strongest!

(End of this chapter)