Two streams of sword intent clashed, as volatile as fire against water.
Xia Ningxue had comprehended the Guanghan Palace’s cultivation technique, Ice Sealing thousands of miles. Wherever her sword qi passed, time and space were frozen, all things withered away.
On the other hand, Immortal Yuexi’s swordsmanship could melt glaciers and encourage growth in all things.
The collision of these two vastly different sword intents caused sword qi to surge chaotically.
Fairy Zhi Jin, Xia Ningxue’s third senior sister, was ecstatic. “Master, my junior sister can actually stand against the Mysterious Lady Palace’s number one talent!”
People from Guanghan Palace were invigorated; it seemed that Xia Ningxue was not completely without the power to fight back.
“Mother is truly formidable; I’m no match for Sister Yuexi at all, yet Mother can actually fight her to a draw.”
As the second-ranked talent of Mysterious Lady Palace, Chen Yao had once crossed swords with Yuexi and was soundly defeated.
Yet Xia Ningxue clashed with Yuexi, managing not to fall behind in their brief exchange.
Lu Qinglian turned to ask, “Master, do you think Mother can win?”
Lu Changsheng had a solemn expression.
Two forces resided within Xia Ningxue: one was the generations of cultivation power from the old master of Guanghan, and the other was the Goddess’s Power.
If she utilized these two external forces, Xia Ningxue could step into the Divine King Realm temporarily without the need for Elixir Pills, defeating Yuexi.
However, Xia Ningxue wanted to win fairly and squarely, reluctant to rely on external assistance.
His wife really held onto her integrity.
But there was something odd about Yuexi’s aura.
This person might have concealed her cultivation level.
Yuexi had been practicing her cultivation for a longer time than Xia Ningxue.
Suddenly, Yuexi’s aura surged dramatically, stepping into the Divine King Realm in one stride.
At that moment, Yuexi was like a Goddess, her black hair dancing wildly, her sword qi intensifying tremendously, terrifyingly powerful.
“Divine King Realm?!”
“How is this possible!”
“This is the second monstrous talent to become a Divine King in a million years!”
Whether it was the ten thousand Divine Palaces of the Heavenly Court or the myriad Holy Lands, all were in shock.
Eclipsing the Emperor’s children, another Divine King Realm talent emerged in this competition!
Yuexi was not temporarily in the Divine King Realm; it was her true cultivation level, and the opponents she faced previously were simply not worthy of her full power.
In terms of talent, she was second only to the children of the Heavenly Emperor!
“Mysterious Lady Palace truly is terrifying to have such a talent.”
Lin Xuantong’s throat felt dry; the depth behind Mysterious Lady Palace was immeasurable.
Mount Taihua Sacred Land was established by great experts from the Mysterious Lady Palace.
As a descendant of the Taihua Sword Maiden, even Lin Xuantong could not fully comprehend the true strength of the Mysterious Lady Palace.
Even the ten thousand Divine Palaces of the Heavenly Court had not suspected that Mysterious Lady Palace’s top talent Yuexi was a high-ranking practitioner of the Divine King Realm!
When Yuexi employed her true cultivation level, her sword force was overwhelming, eclipsing even the sun and the moon. “Xia Ningxue, your strength is formidable, but I represent Mysterious Lady Palace, and we cannot afford to lose. It’s better for you to concede.”
Yuexi, utilizing the Divine King Realm cultivation, was wary of injuring Xia Ningxue.
The gulf between a ninth-rank Divine King and a Great Accomplishment Immortal Emperor was as vast as the divide between the heavens and the earth.
Xia Ningxue was dead serious and had no intention of conceding. She infused her true qi into her sword with all her might, Ice Sealing thousands of miles.
Lu Changsheng and her master were watching her performance; she couldn’t let them down.
“You’re too stubborn!”
Yuexi had fully activated her Divine Sword. With the Three-Foot Green Peak longsword in her hand, its azure glow slashed through the air, targeting Xia Ningxue.
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The power of the Divine King Realm was difficult to control.
Xia Ningxue fought with all her might, the Huhuan Sword’s cold light shone brightly, rigidly meeting Yuexi’s strikes.
“Has she gone mad? Facing a Divine King Realm opponent is undoubtedly a fool’s errand!”
“Suffering the full-force attack of Immortal Yuexi, such actions are tantamount to courting death!”
Spectators all broke out in a cold sweat for Xia Ningxue.
With a cultivation level of the Immortal Emperor Realm, resisting an attack from the Divine King Realm, if not seeking death, then what?
“Reckless.”
Lu Changsheng disappeared from his seat in an instant.
Li Heng, the Guanghan Palace Master, vanished at the same time.
Yuexi’s sword qi was overwhelmingly powerful, and the might of a ninth-rank Divine King easily surpassed that of an Immortal Emperor.
Moreover, Yuexi was a rare peerless talent of Mysterious Lady Palace in a billion years, with terrifyingly strong qualifications.
Granting Yuexi an even higher realm made her all the more unstoppable.
Yuexi’s sword qi completely overshadowed Xia Ningxue’s sword force, shattering the thousands of miles of glaciers.
Xia Ningxue’s delicate body trembled, her complexion pale, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.
The gap between the Divine King Realm and the Immortal Emperor Realm is too vast.
“Xue’er, let’s stop here, you’ve done very well.”
Lu Changsheng uses Ziqi True Qi to help Xia Ningxue resolve the crisis.
Although Xia Ningxue is obedient and upright, she can also be stubborn and wanted to meet Lu Changsheng in the final four without relying on external forces from within her body.
Guanghan Palace Master Li Heng also appeared in time, using her Divine King Realm cultivation to completely resolve Yuexi’s sword momentum.
Li Heng’s gaze was shaken.
Yuexi’s sword force was extremely strong, causing even the million-year-cultivated Li Heng to tremble.
This junior, Yuexi, actually possessed such strength.
From this, one could see how much pressure Xia Ningxue was under just now.
Lu Changsheng fed Xia Ningxue an Elixir Pill and used True Qi to help her Refine the potency of the pill, recovering from her injuries.
“Lu, I’m sorry, I couldn’t make it into the final four.”
“Fool, what does that matter?”
What Lu Changsheng cared about was Xia Ningxue’s safety, as for making it to the final four?
Lu Changsheng truly didn’t care.
Xia Ningxue felt a warmth in her heart.
“…”
Yuexi was stunned for a moment.
Although she won, why did it feel like she lost?
Emperor Ku saw how Lu Changsheng was so protective of Xia Ningxue and even felt a tinge of jealousy.
Prince Long noticed Emperor Ku’s unusual demeanor and glanced at Xia Ningxue, seeming to understand something.
“I’ve already shown mercy. If you don’t want to get hurt later, just admit defeat graciously.”
Yuexi withdrew her Immortal Sword, and the brilliance faded away.
Defeating Xia Ningxue meant that Yuexi would face Lu Changsheng as her opponent in the top four.
Lu Changsheng, like Xia Ningxue, was only at the ninth layer of the Immortal Emperor Realm.
“I will defeat you.”
Lu Changsheng’s opponent would be Emperor Ku, and the Mysterious Lady Palace couldn’t stop him.
Lu Changsheng took Xia Ningxue back to their seats.
Yuexi had the cultivation of the Divine King Realm, and with Lu Changsheng’s current strength, he was not yet Yuexi’s match. Therefore, Lu Changsheng must have his clone return.
Two more matches were coming up, and Lu Changsheng’s clone could continue to cultivate for a while in the cultivation space.
Although the time in the outer world was very short, the clone still had a few hundred years to cultivate in the cultivation space.
However, “One Sword Across Ages” at the Fifth Sword Realm was far too profound, and it was difficult for Lu Changsheng to achieve mastery of the Fifth Sword Realm in a short time.
Lu Changsheng needed the Sword Dao Divine Fruit to even hope to grasp the bare essentials of the Fifth Sword Realm.
During the ten thousand years of secluded meditation, Lu Changsheng, having already known how to obtain the Sword Dao Divine Fruit, had rewarded his disciples with various treasures.
The sixteenth-rank Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures “Sword Fruit,” from Primordial Sacred Land, had an extremely low probability of yielding the Sword Dao Divine Fruit.
However, the probability was too low.
In the hundred thousand years of seclusion, the system had only returned one Sword Dao Divine Fruit.
Now there was only one day left to return the apprentice prize, totaling thirteen times.
Lu Changsheng took out thirteen Sword Fruits, these fruits’ surfaces marked with complex and profound sword engravings, filled with the laws of Sword Dao.
The Sword Fruit is a unique treasure of the Primordial Sacred Land, specifically for disciples of outstanding aptitude to use while cultivating swordsmanship.
It was only after a long period of trials that Lu Changsheng discovered that rewarding Sword Fruit could yield the Sword Dao Divine Fruit.
[Ding, you rewarded your disciple Lu Qinglian with the sixteenth-rank Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures “Sword Fruit,” and the apprentice return reward failed.]
[Ding, you rewarded your disciple Lu Qinglian with the sixteenth-rank Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures “Sword Fruit,” and the apprentice return reward failed.]
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[Ding, you rewarded your disciple Lu Qinglian with the sixteenth-rank Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures “Sword Fruit,” and received a ten billion times apprentice return reward: twenty-first rank Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures “Sword Dao Divine Fruit.”]
To actually trigger the ten billion times apprentice return reward on the thirteenth attempt today!
With this Sword Dao Divine Fruit, there might really be a chance to grasp the basics of the Fifth Sword Realm.
The Fifth Sword Realm, even if one just grasped the basics, the weakest sword intent used would be several times more powerful than that of the Fourth Sword Realm!
In Qianyuan Cave Heaven, Lin Xuantong only managed to resolve the crisis by forcibly using the Fifth Sword Realm.
To enter the Fifth Sword Realm is the last hope to defeat Yuexi and Emperor Ku.
Lu Changsheng’s clone consumed the third Sword Dao Divine Fruit in the cultivation space, using the final moments to strive for an understanding of the Fifth Sword Realm.
After consuming the Sword Dao Divine Fruit, Lu Changsheng entered a state of Sudden Enlightenment in Sword Dao, the previously misunderstood aspects of swordsmanship suddenly became clear.
“I’ve finally entered the gate…”