The blind girl is called a saint with a sword!

“He’s not dead. He’s not here to seek revenge or cause me any trouble.”

Shen Ruiqing was taken aback: "Then what is he here for?"

The Sword God said, "He told me a few things."

Shen Ruiqing asked, "What news?"

The Sword God said, "The Dao Lord has touched upon the Dao of Nature."

Shen Ruiqing said, "That's right. During the years of recuperation in Jinglun Heavenly Palace, the Dao Master looked back on his past life, neither elated by external gains nor saddened by personal losses, and finally glimpsed the Dao of Nature."

The Sword God said, "Is he already a celestial being?"

Shen Ruiqing said, "He has already left."

This time it was the Sword God's turn to be stunned: "How could he be dead?"

Shen Ruiqing then recounted the events between the Dao Lord and Garuda King over the past few years.

The Sword God sighed, "It's all about timing and fate."

Shen Ruiqing asked, "Besides the Dao Lord's message, what else did the Holy Master Cangming say?"

The Sword God said, "He also said that Yu Miaozhen has already seen through the illusion."

Shen Ruiqing nodded and said, "Miaozhen has indeed broken through the illusion. When I parted with her a few days ago, she had already successfully entered the Grandmaster realm. Although she is no longer as naturally gifted as before, her talent is still there. I believe that given time, she will catch up with you."

The Sword God said, "But her swordsmanship is ultimately uninteresting."

Shen Ruiqing asked in confusion, "Boring?"

The Sword God said, "She is no longer as devoted to the sword as before; she is no longer pure."

What a pity.

Shen Ruiqing shook his head and said, "She is a person, not a sword. When she is not sincere to the sword, she is sincere to herself, and she has a wider path."

The Sword God said, "You want to teach me those principles you already know? Oh, right, so you're already a Grandmaster, but your aura is still very chaotic. It seems you've only just begun to grasp them."

Shen Ruiqing said, "I have no intention of arguing with you. Everyone has their own ambitions. I came to find you this time to ask you for a favor."

The Sword God said, "Go back."

Shen Ruiqing was taken aback: "Back?"

The Sword God said coldly, "I'm going to find someone. No matter how much you beg me, I can't help you."

Shen Ruiqing asked, "Who are you looking for?"

The Sword God said, "Another interesting sword in the martial world is An Qingwan."

Shen Ruiqing said, "Isn't that on the way? I came to find you because I want you to cooperate with An Qingwan to deal with Cangming Saint Master, Garuda King and Jiuyou Saint Palace."

The Sword God said, "I'm not going to chat with her, but to test my sword."

Testing the sword?

Shen Ruiqing suddenly realized something: "You've been here the whole time, who told you about An Qingwan?"

The Sword God said, "Saint Master Cangming."

Shen Ruiqing's face immediately darkened.

"Can't you see that he deliberately told you the name An Qingwan? I'm not stopping you from sparring with An Qingwan; it's common for swordsmen to exchange blows. But that absolutely cannot be now. If you go to find An Qingwan now, you're playing right into the hands of the Holy Master Cangming, and you're aiding and abetting evil!"

The Sword God said, "Of course I know."

Shen Ruiqing angrily said, "You knew you were going, yet you still went?"

The Sword God said, "I cannot not go."

Shen Ruiqing said, "You can't go!"

He drew his sword immediately.

Under no circumstances should the Sword God be allowed to interfere with An Qingwan!

The Sword God said, "Shen Ruiqing, do you really think that just because you're a Grandmaster, you can be my opponent?"

"Stopping you doesn't necessarily mean being your opponent!" Shen Ruiqing shouted. "I don't know what kind of path is considered the righteous path, but the path followed by people like the Holy Master Cangming and King Garuda is definitely not the righteous path. An Qingwan is willing to risk her life to stand up and stop them, and even if I am shattered to pieces, I will never sit idly by and watch you interfere with her!"

The Sword God sneered: "Shen Ruiqing, you are so indecisive, that's why I will eventually surpass you."

Shen Ruiqing said, "Throughout my life, I, Shen Ruiqing, have indeed lacked my own opinions and always followed the crowd, but I am quite satisfied with my life. As for you, Qi Guhong, you boast of your unwavering sword heart, but look at yourself now? Where is your sword? Where is your heart? Ask yourself, do you know what you are pursuing now? A sword? What kind of sword? You have long gone mad! Ten years to forge a sword, what have you forged?"

Shen Ruiqing's loud shout directly drowned out the sound of the wind and waves on the beach, piercing the Sword God's heart like sharp needles.

The sword god's body began to tremble, and his eyes began to twitch.

A bone-chilling aura lingered around him, and the seawater beside the lone boat unconsciously became covered with a thin layer of ice.

"Throughout my life, I have been striving, striving for victory and defeat, striving to be number one. But after I became the greatest swordsman in the world, in order to go even further, I abandoned the sword and went from striving to no longer striving."

As the Sword God spoke, he extended his right hand.

"No strife? Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous!"

Amidst laughter, ice shards floating in the seawater gradually rose into the air, gathering beneath his palm to form an ice sword.

"My path is to contend; to try and understand what non-contention truly means is to go astray!"

"Shen Ruiqing, I have understood, I have completely understood. The sword is still the sword, and I am still me. I will fight, I will fight for the title of the best in the world!"

"I will not only defeat An Qingwan, but also the Cangming Saint Master, the Garuda King, the Lord of the Nine Nether Palace, and the Heavenly Venerable. I will defeat everyone and become the true number one in the world!"

Amidst a storm-like roar, the Sword God gripped the ice sword tightly.

His tattered straw hat had long been blown away by the wind, and his disheveled white hair and beard danced wildly in the gale.

This scene terrified those who had come with Shen Ruiqing to search for the Sword God.

What did you realize?

This is clearly a complete madness!

Shen Ruiqing sighed deeply.

The Sword God's personality is too extreme; he'd known this for a long time.

It was precisely because of this extreme that the Sword God was able to surpass him despite being clearly inferior in swordsmanship.

It was precisely because of this extreme that the Sword God was able to have an epiphany after letting go of hatred, and condense his own unique "Sword Heart".

But it is precisely this extreme nature that makes the Sword God never "stable".

Many people say that Yu Miaozhen was once like the Sword God, which is a compliment to Yu Miaozhen, but from another perspective, it also subtly points out a problem with the Sword God.

Yu Miaozhen was once a "sword" without a self, and since she is similar to the Sword God, doesn't that mean the Sword God was also a "sword" without a self?

Actually, the Sword God's problem wasn't that serious.

After all, he was a grandmaster with his own "sword heart".

Moreover, the Sword God had long known he had a problem, and the Dao Lord had also noticed it and offered him a lot of advice.

It was precisely to temper that extreme thought in his heart that the Sword God sought to comprehend the Way of the Sea and ultimately abandoned his sword.

But......

"Perhaps I shouldn't have left you here alone in the first place."

Loneliness has eroded your heart.

"When you feel lonely, you will think of your deceased wife and children, and of other families reuniting."

"Once or twice might not have much of an impact, but what if it goes on for a year, or even ten years?"

"Perhaps some people can endure this loneliness, but you..."

Shen Ruiqing gripped his sword tightly and suddenly shouted to the people behind him, "You all hurry up and leave! The faster the better! Go tell the Goddess of Xiaoxiang what happened here so she can prepare. I'll stop him!"

Yu Shen's expression changed drastically: "Shen..."

Shen Ruiqing shouted, "Stop talking nonsense! Qi Guhong is already controlled by the sword. If you don't leave now, everyone will die here!"

Yu Shen sighed helplessly, and finally turned and fled with his men.

Not long after they left, Shen Ruiqing suddenly felt a dark cloud hanging over her head.

It's a sword.

The Sword God's sword has arrived!

After ten years of meditation, even if he went astray, how could he have gained nothing at all?

Faced with the overwhelming sword force, Shen Ruiqing felt an unprecedented amount of pressure.

His knees were trembling, as if they might bend at any moment.

But he absolutely cannot bend.

He had to stop the Sword God.

It's not just for An Qingwan, but for the sake of the world.

He was also protecting the Sword God, protecting his junior brother, and protecting his entire sect!

Sword flashes like rain!

A loud shout.

In that instant, dozens of celestial sword energies surged back, like a torrential downpour.

But Shen Ruiqing's green robe billowed, like a lone wild goose, advancing instead of retreating, plunging headlong into the even more turbulent tide of sword energy.

He had long since disregarded life and death.

When he opened his eyes, he felt that he was not rushing towards the sword god's sword aura, but rather decades of time.

Those two innocent children, bathing in the moonlight under the moon, could not have known they would one day turn against each other with swords drawn.

When the Sword God attained enlightenment through arduous cultivation and sought revenge, did he know that his enemy had already passed away?

He witnessed the Sword God achieve enlightenment under the locust tree, letting go of his hatred. Could he have known that the Sword God would be trapped in the past again today?

Back then, back then, back then...

What happened back then, what happens today.

Shen Ruiqing looked up to the sky and let out a roar, unleashing his final sword strike.

This sword strike spanned decades, piercing from the past to the present, shattering all the emotions in his heart, shattering all the illusions before his eyes, and shattering the torrential rain that arose when he clashed with the Sword God.

When everything settled down, Shen Ruiqing leaned back on the ground. The sword in his hand was nowhere to be seen, and the ice sword in the Sword God's hand was pressed against his neck, chilling him to the bone.

The ice sword ultimately failed to pierce through.

In that instant, the sword god's eyes surged with blood mist, but a sliver of clarity broke through the demonic barrier, and he spoke with difficulty in a hoarse voice:

"roll--"

Shen Ruiqing staggered to his feet.

He did not argue with the Sword God any further.

He knew how hard it was to achieve that sliver of clarity, so he would never waste it.

Shen Ruiqing flew away, and when he turned around, he saw the Sword God swing his sword to the side and slash, shattering the ice sword into millions of ice shards, and the sea waves into millions of tiny waves. The explosion spread outwards, startling the heavens and earth as if they were about to collapse.

October has arrived.

An Qingwan did not see the Holy Master Cangming, but she was greeted by Shen Ruiqing and Yu Shen, who rushed back in a hurry.

Shen Ruiqing and the others hurriedly informed Cangming Saint Master that he had gone to find the Sword God, and that the Sword God had gone mad with evil spirits.

"The Holy Master Cangming dared not fight you himself, so he instigated the Sword God to come find you. Once the Sword God gets entangled with you, he and Garuda King will surely take advantage of the situation to cause trouble! Goddess, in my opinion, you should leave Mirror Flower Water Moon Dock first. If the Holy Master Cangming and the others cannot find your location, they should not dare to act recklessly."

An Qingwan nodded: "So he has done such a big thing these past few days. But I can't leave. If I leave, the Cangming Saint Master won't dare to act recklessly for a while, but there will be big trouble on the Sword God's side. Let's deal with the Sword God first. You don't need to be too nervous. I wanted to tell you a few days ago, but I didn't have the chance. Garuda King is actually dead."

"What?"

The news of Garuda King's death stunned Shen Ruiqing and the others.

"Could this be fake news?"

An Qingwan said, "I saw him die with my own eyes, and I disposed of his body. You can rest assured."

This time, Shen Ruiqing and the others were indeed half relieved.