Chapter 400
Chapter 400
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Translator: Ace
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Chapter Title: Sword Intent Achieved
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In Jiangnan, at the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion.
On the Extreme Heaven Cliff, Perfected Being Demon-Quelling sat cross-legged, quietly gazing at the sky. A beam of brilliant light shot straight from the top of his head into the clouds, symbolizing the peak of his current fortune.
Yet, there was not a trace of joy on Perfected Being Demon-Quelling's face.
*This is urging me on.*
Ever since the various Perfected Lords had secluded themselves from the world, his fortune had begun to grow, and it grew faster each day. Now, it had almost materialized to the point where it was visible to the naked eye.
At this thought, Perfected Being Demon-Quelling couldn't help but sigh.
*I thought that ten years ago, capturing that earth vein from Skull Mountain would at least slightly reduce my fortune. Who would have thought the heavens wouldn't care at all.*
When Lu Yang sought that earth vein, why had he personally intervened?
Concern for Lu Yang and not wanting him to rashly leave was only one aspect. More importantly, the act itself would benefit him as well.
And the result was just as he had expected.
Lu Yang's fortune had completely dissipated, clearly a result of heavenly punishment. According to the heavens' principle of linked culpability, he, as the one who had acted, should have been punished as well.
But to Perfected Being Demon-Quelling's helplessness, the heavens acted as if they hadn't seen him at all. They relentlessly punished Lu Yang while completely ignoring him. Clearly, even the heavens were unwilling to provoke him at this time and ruin his promising path to manifesting the [Sword Dao Fruit Position].
"Heavenly Will."
With this thought, Perfected Being Demon-Quelling sighed again and was about to resume his meditative seclusion, using his own sword intent to suppress the growth of his fortune. But at that moment—
"Clang clang!"
A crisp sword cry suddenly rang out within the Extreme Heaven Cliff. In an instant, winds and clouds surged across the heavens and earth, followed by countless sword cries resounding in symphony.
This anomaly instantly drew the attention of countless people.
Perfected Being Demon-Quelling abruptly opened his eyes, immediately locking onto the source of that first sword cry. A look of delight then spread across his face.
"Good! Good! Excellent!"
Incredible!
*It's only been ten years... Could the earth vein truly refine sword intent? I thought he made up a reason to fool me, but it turns out it was real!*
In that moment, Perfected Being Demon-Quelling was overjoyed beyond measure.
At this thought, he even couldn't help but entertain the idea of one day chopping a few earth veins himself to see if his own sword intent would grow as well.
At the same time, within a cavern estate on the Extreme Heaven Cliff.
Lu Yang's sword dao avatar sat upon a meditation cushion, while his sword base, [Minghe Eternal World Upholding Righteousness Grasping Gold Sword], lay flat across his knees.
There was no sword qi, no divine ability manifesting. All his essence, qi, and spirit were now focused on this long sword before him. His myriad spells converged into a single point of light on the sword tip—seemingly ordinary, yet the ultimate sublimation of this avatar's divine abilities and spells.
[Sword Intent]!
The third realm of the sword dao, theoretically matching a Golden Core Perfected Lord, but due to the absence of the [Sword Dao Fruit Position], it had ultimately been limited to the Foundation Establishment level as a divine ability!
Seven Luminaries Heaven.
The phenomenon that had alarmed half the Sword Pavilion was merely the aftershock of true [Sword Intent]. Its foundation ultimately rested with Lu Yang's true body at this moment.
*This is sword intent.*
In the blink of an eye, [Lihen Tian] collapsed. Confronting the heavenly punishment thunderclouds of Seven Luminaries Heaven, it reformed into Lu Yang's appearance, quietly standing in midair.
"It's over?"
Seeing this, Tingyou Ancestor immediately revealed a joyful expression.
Lu Yang nodded, then without hesitation, directly took out the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner.
"I must trouble Ancestor... to extract the fruit position inside."
"Alright!"
Tingyou Ancestor harbored no doubts about Lu Yang's judgment. With his own comprehension, a quick turn of thought revealed Lu Yang's intent. He immediately formed spell seals.
Lu Yang hadn't interacted much with the embryonic fruit position within the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, and his comprehension wasn't sufficient, so he could at most borrow a bit of its power. To truly summon this embryonic fruit position, only Tingyou Ancestor—who was both the banner spirit and had studied it for a long time—could do it.
Boom!
The next second, the banner fluttered. A treasure pearl, as if condensed from myriad radiances, was held forth by Tingyou Ancestor and placed in the empty air.
Almost simultaneously, thunder roared!
The heavenly tribulation that had targeted Lu Yang suddenly diverted most of its force at this moment, revealing intense greed as it descended toward that treasure pearl!
Just as Lu Yang had anticipated.
Seven Luminaries Heaven was still that childlike entity, its consciousness naive. Detecting the benefits of the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner's embryonic fruit position, it immediately cast Lu Yang aside.
Of course, this was also because, in Seven Luminaries Heaven's view, Lu Yang's threat level had greatly diminished and he could no longer truly endanger it. Thus, it shifted its attention—and this was precisely what Lu Yang hoped for. He very cooperatively assumed an aura of wilted vitality.
His face ashen as gold foil, his figure swaying as if he might collapse at any moment.
Yet in his hand, he silently gripped [Calamity Wave]. His spells and divine abilities surged into it like tides, yet revealed not the slightest killing intent.
"Outsider, receive death!"
At this moment, the long-accumulating Capital City God and Great Ancestor Yan finally struck. They were, after all, Lu Yang's human tribulation, so they naturally stepped forward without hesitation.
Bang!
Lu Yang's body was struck head-on by Great Ancestor Yan, immediately retreating a step. His spell aura wilted further, countless cracks appearing across his entire form.
On the other side, the Capital City God also acted.
Incense fire divine power transformed into countless iron chains, directly piercing Lu Yang's shoulder blades. The pain on his face intensified, his body staggering as he knelt to the ground.
No matter how one looked, his life now flickered like a candle in the wind.
Seeing this, not only did Great Ancestor Yan and the Capital City God breathe sighs of relief, but even the embryonic fruit position of Seven Luminaries Heaven finally shifted away most of its attention.
Rumble rumble!
The heavenly tribulation poured out in full, the sea of thunder surging—not at Lu Yang anymore, but clashing with the embryonic fruit position from the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, which fiercely resisted.
Two embryonic fruit positions clashed!
In this process, the heavenly tribulation that Seven Luminaries Heaven had desperately gathered grew weaker and weaker. Correspondingly, the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner's embryonic fruit position also gradually dimmed.
Finally, Seven Luminaries Heaven could endure no longer.
Invisible heavenly power spread out. Lu Yang once more glimpsed, at the deepest part of Seven Luminaries Heaven, that talisman scripted in dragon-script and phoenix-seal.
*The moment has arrived!*
In an instant, Lu Yang looked up.
His life force still flickered like a candle in the wind, only his right sleeve flapping wildly, revealing the tightly gripped [Calamity Wave]. Its sharp sword edge pointed straight at Seven Luminaries Heaven.
Calamity Wave was originally a supreme-grade spell sword, possessing five divine wonders and only a step from true treasure. Now in the hands of Lu Yang, who had condensed sword intent, it was like a fine steed meeting Bole—the sword blade quivered, its light flickering, instantly reflecting a vast expanse of sword radiance!
[Proclaiming Might]!
In that instant, the Supreme Void Wilderness appeared, the five-colored Dipper handle raised high, the Three Caverns spirit patterns manifesting in unison.
A scene of worldly splendor.
Yet the killing intent remained utterly concealed.
Only after it pierced the talisman formed by Seven Luminaries Heaven's embryonic fruit position did everything reveal itself.
"!!!"
An indescribable sound instantly echoed through the inner and outer reaches of Seven Luminaries Heaven, rumbling outward.
At the same time, Lu Yang felt as if parched earth had met sweet rain. Countless heavenly essences surged madly into his body along this sword!
The next second, a fourth divine ability radiance bloomed on his body.
*[Heaven-Bearing Net]!*
In that instant, the four innate divine abilities linked together, unified under sword intent's command and melted into one, finally transforming into a beam of light that tore through the darkness!
"Open!"
In this moment, the entire Seven Luminaries Heaven fell silent, then abruptly parted under Lu Yang's sword!
At the sword scar's rift, the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner unfurled, expanding wildly and devouring Seven Luminaries Heaven's domain.
In the past, Seven Luminaries Heaven could have easily withstood it. But now, after expending vast power and being struck by Lu Yang's sword, it was utterly spent and had no choice but to yield.
It needed to regroup before gathering strength again.
But how could Lu Yang give it that chance?
While it regrouped, Lu Yang stripped its power second by second. Though it rested, the power it could muster dwindled ceaselessly!
Boom!
As Seven Luminaries Heaven gradually fell into the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner bit by bit, Lu Yang's aura grew ever stronger.
And behind his head, a fifth splendor emerged.
This splendor was like glue, linking the originally independent divine abilities together.
Myriad divine abilities, a thousand illusions of color, finally coalescing into a ring of supreme nobility and purity, white as jade, hanging behind Lu Yang's head.
[With the World as One]!
The next second, Lu Yang's aura abruptly crossed a nearly insurmountable threshold.
[Linglong Heart], [Containing True Qi], [Converging Origin Merit], [Heaven-Bearing Net], [With the World as One]!
Divine abilities complete.
Foundation Establishment perfection!