Immortality begins with Swallowing the Stars.

Chapter 94 Terrifying Sword Intent Across Thousands of Years

Yangzhou, above Dayanshan Mountain.

Ying Haitong, the Supreme Elder of the Ying Clan in the Qin Palace, sat cross-legged in the void, contemplating the Dao of Heaven.

Suddenly, Ying Haitong looked down in surprise and saw a streak of red light shoot out from below, hurtling towards the horizon with lightning speed.

Behind the crimson light followed a string of swords, arranged in a long dragon.

Ying Haitong was, after all, a Void Realm expert. Although it was only for a moment, he could see clearly that the leading crimson light was a crimson longsword.

Its aura is powerful, resembling neither wood nor iron nor jade.

Among the twenty-odd swords behind him, several were somewhat familiar to Ying Haitong.

"Isn't that Haojiang's Black God Sword? What happened at the Yu Emperor's treasure land? Could it be the work of that dragon turtle?!"

Ying Haitong disregarded everything else and immediately followed.

As a martial artist who has reached the Great Perfection of the Void Realm, even if he is not as good as a demon beast of the same level, his flying speed is not slow.

"Could that crimson longsword be a treasure from Emperor Yu's treasury?" Ying Haitong was both worried about the safety of the Ying clan disciples at Emperor Yu's treasury and coveted the crimson sword, his heart burning with desire.

Treasures associated with the strongest beings are never ordinary, let alone such a strange sword that can take flight on its own.

Ying Haitong followed the crimson sword, flying through the air all the way to the edge of Yangzhou.

"The wilderness?! Why did that crimson sword fly here?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Ying Haitong steeled his resolve and continued to follow. The world was vast, and there was no place he dared not go.

The red sword wasn't very fast; Ying Haitong could keep up with it even when flying at full speed.

……

On a plain deep in the wilderness.

A group of giants were escorting a caged cart at a brisk pace.

A burly man, over ten feet tall, turned and looked at the thin, hunched figure in the cage, sneering, "Our Heavenly Centipede Venerable of the Temple is most skilled at captivating souls and bewitching spirits. Even if you bite off your tongue, it won't stop us from obtaining your sword techniques. If you're smart, you outsider, you'll obediently reveal your techniques, otherwise you'll only be slowly devoured by the Heavenly Centipede Venerable, suffering a fate worse than death!"

Lu Jing, who was disguised as Liang Jiusheng, did not respond. The burly man, who was over ten feet tall, was the tribal chief who was interrogating Liang Jiusheng about the secrets of swordsmanship. His name was Tu Shan, a powerful cultivator at the Innate Golden Core stage.

Seeing that the hunched figure remained unmoved, Tu Shan gritted his teeth inwardly, having never seen such a stubborn outsider.

The barbarians are very mysterious and have a reputation for hospitality, but they are not exactly benevolent people.

Although the wilderness is dangerous, it cannot stop innate experts. However, the understanding of the barbarians in the Nine Provinces is becoming increasingly weak, to the point that few people know about them. This is naturally because not all outsiders can return unscathed.

The barbarians possess the ultimate sword technique "Azure Lotus Sword Song" left behind by the poet and sword immortal Li Bai, as well as the strongest battle armor. It is precisely because of the sword path left behind by the strongest person that the barbarians have been able to continuously produce elders of the Void Realm Temple.

Even with the ultimate techniques of the strongest, reaching the Void Realm is not an easy task.

After Liang Jiusheng broke through to the Innate Realm and they fought, Tu Shan quickly conceived the idea of ​​obtaining his sword manual.

Because he discovered that the outsider's body did not contain innate true essence, but rather a power that was different from innate true essence and even more powerful.

From Emperor Yu and the Heavenly Emperor of Qinling to the Poet Sword Immortal, everyone in this world, whether practicing fist, knife, or sword, cultivates innate true essence.

It wasn't until the appearance of Buddha Shakyamuni that a new path was created, cultivating the three channels and seven chakras, realizing one's true nature, condensing relics, and creating another power called Buddha Yuan outside of the innate true essence, which also gave rise to various miraculous techniques.

The power within this outsider's body is neither innate true essence nor Buddhist essence.

That is the third innate power!

How could a technique that opens up a new path not be coveted?

If Liang Jiusheng is a Void Realm expert, then he might be the second Buddha Shakyamuni.

However, he had only just achieved the initial stage of the Innate Realm and had even made a mistake in his training. It was like a child carrying gold in a bustling market, which even the "hospitable and simple" barbarians could not tolerate.

Unfortunately, Tushan was unable to get the outsider to open up, so they had to inform the temple and let the temple take action.

"arrive!"

Tu Shan looked at the buildings made of various stones in the distance and sighed inwardly.

This is the location of the Barbarian Temple. The tribes surrounding the temple are all tribes of the Void Realm Elders. Tu Shan also hopes to one day move his tribe here.

The outsider's swordsmanship gave him a glimmer of hope.

Lu Jing, inside the cage, had a sudden thought.

"One, two, three... five! Good heavens, five Void Realm demonic beasts and three Void Realm elders!"

"In terms of strength, this barbarian tribe is the strongest in the entire Nine Provinces, even surpassing the Mani Temple."

It should be noted that the entire barbarian tribe has only a million people, yet they have over a hundred innate martial artists, three Void Realm experts, and have also subdued five Void Realm demonic beasts.

It is evident how powerful the swordsmanship of Li Bai, the Immortal of Poetry and Sword, was, given that one of the Nine Tripods left by Emperor Yu was used for the baptism of the barbarian tribes.

However, Lu Jing was not afraid. At this moment, he was wielding the sword of man with divine power, and he did not reveal a trace of his aura. Unless a Void Realm expert used the power of the world to investigate, he would not be able to be detected.

"The Way of Wood... The Way of Earth..."

Even without merging with the heavens and earth, Lu Jing's understanding of these two Five Elements Daos is becoming increasingly profound.

"The speed at which he comprehends the Dao of Heaven and Earth has exceeded my expectations." Lu Jing felt a surge of joy.

Unlike Liang Jiusheng, who painstakingly forged the three swords of stone, wood, and iron, using his pure heart to comprehend the nature of heaven and earth and condense the sword energy.

Lu Jing's cultivation method is much simpler and more direct, and can be described as practicing swordsmanship in reverse.

Using a 'god' comparable to a Void Realm expert to comprehend the Heavenly Dao, directly perceive the Five Elements Dao, master a Five Elements Heaven and Earth power, and then condense a sword aura corresponding to the Heaven and Earth power.

Then, he would circulate his sword energy to refine the power of heaven and earth into the Heavenly Dao Sword.

Lu Jing had already comprehended the "Way of Xun Wind" when he transmigrated. The power of Xun Wind is a secondary power of heaven and earth derived from the power of wood and earth. Through the "Way of Xun Wind", Lu Jing quickly came into contact with the way of wood and earth.

This is similar to how the poet-sword immortal Li Bai comprehended the "Way of Water" through the "Way of the Bright Moon," and how Teng Qingshan first comprehended the "Way of Death" and then comprehended the "Way of Water" through the "Way of Death."

It can only be said that Lu Jing, relying on the 'god' transformed from the Hengxing-level spiritual power, which is comparable to the Void Realm expert, comprehended the Dao of Heaven and Earth much more easily than Teng Qingshan.

Compared to his astonishing speed in comprehending the power of heaven and earth, Lu Jing's current weakness is actually the forging of the "Sword of Man".

His current rudimentary form of the "Sword of Man" is already struggling to control and subdue a single "Fire Element Heavenly Dao Sword." If he were to forge the Wood Element and Earth Element Heavenly Dao Swords, the will of heaven and earth within these five elemental Heavenly Dao Swords would likely rebel on the spot.

Fortunately, the opportunity is coming.

A smile appeared in Lu Jing's eyes, and he suddenly stood up.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the surrounding barbarians, Lu Jing's body crackled and his bones throbbed, his form subtly shifting.

"You're not Liang Jiusheng!!"

Tu Shan was the first to react: "Who are you?! How dare you infiltrate my barbarian temple!"

The group had reached the vicinity of the barbarian temple. In front of them, they could see ancient, dark red buildings, and a huge divine cauldron standing in front of the temple.

Lu Jing was speechless.

Didn't you bring me to the barbarian temple?

Lu Jing flicked his finger, and the cage made of black iron was shattered inch by inch.

"How is this possible..." Tu Shan was shocked. This was a cage that could imprison even the most sinful members of the clan who had attained the Innate Golden Core stage.

Rumble!

A loud bang was heard from the direction of the temple. A huge black centipede, more than 20 zhang long, crawled out of the ground. The giant centipede was covered with shiny black armor, and its legs were like blades that made people tremble.

Tu Shan turned around, his surprise turning to delight. Seeing the young man in a blood-stained, tattered robe slowly approaching, he shouted, "Heavenly Centipede Venerable? Haha, outsider! No matter who you are, daring to infiltrate my Barbarian Temple means certain death!"

Lu Jing's expression remained unchanged. Facing the formidable Tu Shan and the surrounding barbarian warriors, he stretched out his hands and tied his long, loose hair into a simple bun.

But then a beam of crimson light descended from the sky and pierced directly through Tu Shan's head.

Then, a crimson light circled around in an instant, killing all the warriors from the tribe brought by Tu Shan.

It eventually transformed into an exquisite red jade hairpin, which was inserted into the hair bun that Lu Jing had just styled.

A series of sword flashes followed immediately.

More than twenty swords of various shapes floated around Lu Jing.

"Outsider, what business do you have intruding into my barbarian temple?"

In the distant barbarian temple, an old man with a full head of silver hair stood on the body of a giant black centipede.

The old man looked up at the sky, his face solemn and dignified: "My barbarian temple is not a place you can come and go as you please!"

The elder of the barbarian temple was not looking at Lu Jing, but at Ying Haitong, the Supreme Elder of the Ying Clan, who looked astonished in the sky!

Lu Jing on the ground smiled lightly, and in an instant, he reflected the sword intent of more than twenty swords from various sects' innate experts into his 'divine form'. The human sword forms in his Niwan Palace became much clearer, and the sense of illusion was also greatly reduced.

"As expected of a master swordsman with innate talent; one of them is equivalent to hundreds of masters with acquired talent!"

After calmly comprehending the meaning of each of the twenty-odd swords, Lu Jing transformed into a gentle breeze and blew into the dense forest, rushing towards a location of unprecedentedly strong sword intent that he had long sensed.

"Barbarian temple... I see!" Ying Haitong's confusion gradually faded, and then he flew into a rage!

Previously, Ying Haitong had chased the crimson longsword deep into the wilderness, and then the crimson longsword suddenly accelerated and disappeared into the dense forest.

Enraged, Ying Haitong unleashed all his divine power, using the strength of heaven and earth to investigate and sweep away the turmoil.

Such unbridled behavior naturally alerted the elders of the barbarian temple.

"Haojiang...Rufan..."

At this moment, Ying Haitong thought of the several swords that were extremely familiar to him behind that crimson sword light, and his pre-existing bad premonition immediately turned into a raging fire of anger.

That crimson longsword is probably not some kind of Yu Emperor's treasure at all!

Ying Haitong instantly recalled the sect's secret records about the barbarian tribes deep in the wilderness, and immediately identified the murderer!

"Barbarians!!"

"Who would have thought that these barbarian tribes, who have always lived in seclusion in the wilderness, would also covet Emperor Yu's treasure!"

Others may not know the details of the barbarian tribes, but how could the Ying clan, whose lineage is descended from the strongest, not know?

It is said that among the strongest, only the "Poet Sword Immortal" Li Taibai did not leave behind a sect's legacy. However, the records of the Ying clan clearly state that the "Poet Sword Immortal's" sword techniques and even the famous "Slaughter Armor" were left to the Barbarian Temple!

Of all the swordsmen in the world, Li Taibai controlled 70%, the Ying clan controlled 20%, and the other sects shared 10%.

Who else could have forged that strange crimson longsword besides the barbarian temple that inherited Li Bai's swordsmanship?

Ying Haitong felt an extreme pang of pain in his heart when he recalled the group of elites sent out by the sect to explore the Yu Emperor's treasure!

The crimson longsword drew over the personal swords of Ying Rufan, Ying Haojiang, and the others. It goes without saying what became of all the innate elders in the sect!

"Luckily I followed them, otherwise I would have almost missed the real culprit!"

Hearing the barbarian temple elder's domineering words, Ying Haitong was so angry that he laughed coldly: "What have you barbarians done to have the nerve to ask me that?!"

As a master of the Void Realm, Ying Haitong also cultivates the "Heavenly Emperor's Divine Mirror," which allows him to unleash twelve-tenths of the power of heaven and earth. Furthermore, he possesses the Void Realm Divine Armor, meaning he can be fearless as long as he doesn't encounter a Void Realm expert.

It's still uncertain whether there are any Void Realm experts left in the world.

The power of heaven and earth surged, creating a series of booming sounds!

The battle between powerful beings in the Void Realm caused the long-peaceful Barbarian Temple to collapse.

……

Meanwhile, Lu Jingze had already arrived at a pool of water.

The rapids of the nearby waterfall continued to crash against the water's surface.

"The Supreme Stone Tablet..."

What Lu Jing saw before him was not a stone tablet, but a terrifying sword intent.

A terrifying sword intent that was casually wielded and then traversed thousands of years without being diminished.

The might of the strongest can be seen here.

(End of this chapter)