"Hehe, all I Jian Tan is surviving."
Only one day had passed since he made his bold statement that he would definitely obtain the "Peerless Good Sword".
It wasn't just because he learned from Amber and Die Wu, who disdained lying and readily revealed information, that legendary figures such as Xiao Sanshao Di Shitian, the Lord of the Heavenly Gate, gods, demons, and Wudao Kuangtian truly existed.
It's not just the influence of beings beyond his comprehension, such as the half-god with a half-mechanical puppet body who wants to return to the beginning of time to recreate perfect humanity, the four divine stones left behind by Nuwa who mended the sky, and the Chosen One who descended to earth with three destiny stars.
Also, he learned what kind of sword the two were going to forge.
A sword that encompasses the destiny of heaven and earth, [Black Cold] and [White Dew], a pure Tribulation-Breaking Sword.
"The Heavenly Sword is powerful, but it's not suitable."
"The Absolute Sword is far too decisive."
"The holders of the Heavenly Fate Sword Path are too diverse."
"The Path of Six Extinctions are too extreme."
Jian Tan listened with trepidation to the conversation between the two people beside him, who seemed like ghosts.
Their words seemed to possess a certain magic.
Even if he doesn't know who they're commenting on?
When the sound enters the ears, the origin of the original form appears out of thin air in the mind.
Therefore, he learned that the one who created the Heavenly Sword was Nameless, who was also a descendant of Di Shitian, who had lived for a thousand years with Phoenix Blood.
He learned that Absolute Sword was Wuming's elder brother.
The owner of the Heavenly Mandate Sword Path was proficient in ten martial arts and even defeated Di Shitian while still a mortal.
The Path of Six Extinctions actually point to the Sword Saint, who is none other than Huangfu Sword. He was reborn through his own creation, the "Secret Records of Extinguishing Causes," and used six lifetimes to extinguish the six desires and seven lifetimes to sever the seven emotions. He reincarnated six times, extinguishing one thing in each lifetime, for a total of six annihilations: annihilating the subtle and slippery, annihilating the sound and color, annihilating the form and appearance, annihilating the power and ceremony, annihilating the human form, and annihilating heaven and earth. In his seventh lifetime, he achieved the purity of the sword through the seven emotions.
But what surprised him most was that these top swordsmen were no match for Feng Yun in their eyes.
"How about using the Sword Realm as fuel?"
"No, it's too broad but not pure, and the Demon Kui is too evil, and the Sword Yue is too demonic."
Upon hearing this, Jian Tan finally couldn't help but interject; the dignity of a swordsman wouldn't allow him to remain silent.
In that instant, he had already learned the origins of the Sword Realm.
The Sword Realm was created by the sword philosophies of countless swordsmen throughout history.
In the Sword Realm, a giant sword planted in the ground becomes a mountain. For every new sword technique that is added to the world, a new sword mountain is created. As the skill in swordsmanship increases, the mountain also grows taller.
Swords are planted in the continuous river, which records the journey of each swordsman in learning to sword.
Furthermore, the Sword Pool serves as the burial ground for the world's most accomplished swordsmen.
The Demon Kui Lord is the chief of demons born from the Sword Pool because swords are also divided into good and evil. He is the destined master of the evil sword technique [Dark Yin Twelve Swords], which is naturally formed in the Sword Realm.
Sword Yue is the successor of the Great Swordsman, the Founders of the Sword and Sword Sect. He possesses the Primordial Heaven Sword Technique, which can materialize sword energy and sword intent. Because he stayed in the Sword Realm, he was unable to break free from the flourishing of swordsmanship in the world and became Demon Kui sword spirit.
"Bu Jingyun has only just begun learning the Holy Spirit Sword Technique, and Nie Feng isn't even a swordsman yet. White Dew and Black Cold Han are merely two of the Four Divine Stones. Does that mean all the swordsmen throughout history combined are inferior to them?"
Jian Tan panting heavily, and even under the gaze of those two cold and ruthless eyes, he still stubbornly refused to admit defeat.
"What we want is purity."
"Although the [Thousand Autumns] is powerful, it cannot break through the calamity."
"Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun are not important, what matters is the Wind Destiny Cloud Destiny."
"The Four Divine Stones are paired up: [Ice Soul] is cold but not freezing, [Divine Stone] is frozen but not cold; [Black Cold] is introverted, absorbing all things for its own use, [White Dew] is extroverted, turning into ice."
The latter, with its alternating contraction and expansion, subtly aligns with the concepts of "the Cloud's Impermanence" and "the Wind's Formlessness."
"Water absorbs energy, vaporizes, and coalesces to form clouds; the unpredictable release of energy between the rise and fall of formless forces is wind."
"Their martial arts skills are also like that."
"Nie Feng's movements are so fast that they leave no trace, transcending all forms and appearances, hence the name 'Formless'."
"The ethereal and unpredictable cloud-like aura emanating from Bu Jingyun's body is precisely the source of the power of impermanence."
"The two also have contrasting personalities: one is outgoing, and the other is reserved."
"Only through the combination of various factors can the Maha Power be born, breaking the fate of heaven and countless calamities."
Jian Tan's emotions finally calmed down.
Even after learning through the synesthesia brought by the two people's words that [Qianqiu] was the sword that the future Sword Realm had transformed into, that [Divine Stone] could Shapeshifting and amplify power tenfold, that it was also called Meng Bo, and that it prevented [Tears of the Underworld] and [Hellfire] from colliding under Leifeng Pagoda and suppressed a great calamity in the human world, he couldn't help but feel a chill of fear in his heart.
Where did I get the audacity to question these two young ladies?
"It's alright."
"This is not offensive."
Amber and Die Wu saw through Jian Tan's intentions.
"You are mediocre."
"But of the three poisons of Greed, Anger, Ignorance, and ignorance, you are the foremost."
"Greed?" Jian Tan his head. "I dare not be greedy anymore. The more I know, the more I realize how insignificant I am."
Amber and Die Wu's expressions remained unchanged.
You underestimate yourself.
"Your greed is growing along with your fear."
"The more you feel that you have no chance of obtaining that Tribulation-Breaking Sword."
"The desire for it grows stronger and deeper."
"It's not just that," Jian Tan asked.
"Ah?"
Seeing the two nod, his body froze.
"Bu Er just ignore me? I, Jian Tan, am neither a descendant of the Bu Clan Divine Race nor have I inherited the Nie Family Kirin Mad Blood. I am utterly incapable of shouldering any responsibility!"
He had only asked casually, but the answer was unexpectedly affirmative.
"The task is simple."
"You stop Xiongba."
"What?" Jian Tan wondered if he had misheard. "Me, fight Xiongba?"
If he knew the original timeline, he would be even more surprised.
In the original timeline, Xiongba was a child assassin among the Twelve Heavenly Pool Fiends, secretly following Bu Jingyun, preparing to kill him and steal his sword.
However, the appearance of the Great Sun Tathagata made Xiongba.
He is prepared to take action himself this time.
In fact, Jian Tan should be glad that Xiongba's Domineering Mandate is still in effect, otherwise later bosses such as Di Shitian of the Void Heavenly Realm, the Great Demon God of Xuanhua, and the Big Boss would also appear.
"Right."
"We are too strong; even destiny will crumble before us."
"We can only avoid showing ourselves and affecting the core materials— Wind Destiny and Cloud Destiny."
"Don't worry, we'll intervene indirectly."
"We will teach you a sword technique."
Its name is Avada Kedavra.
"What melon?" Jian Tan asked, puzzled.
But he couldn't control his mind and kept looking into Amber and Die Wu's eyes.
A phantom of a bald man with a snake-like face holding a small wooden stick flashed by, accompanied by a green light and a series of chaotic sounds, as if an unseen behemoth was flying through the air.
"What is this? How do I understand this sword technique?"
It was only a snap of the fingers that passed.
He can determine the distance the carriage has traveled by observing its distance.
But for some inexplicable reason, he learned this strangely named sword technique.
"I felt as if I were seeing death."
A chilling green light flashed in Jian Tan's eyes.
"Avada Kedavra!"
A green sword light, representing death, shot out from the carriage window. A century-old tree by the roadside snapped in half with a crack, and both halves withered instantly, their leaves weathering away, as if it had endured a century of wind and sun after losing its life.
The horses pulling the cart neighed and galloped wildly as if they were mad, only calming down after a long time.
Jian Tan was the same. He looked at his palm, unable to believe that the deadly power had come from it. "Am I now a match for Xiongba?"
"Not yet."
"You also need [defeat]."
The moment I heard the name, its origin immediately came to mind.
The Peerless Good Sword was forged by Ao Ri of the Baijian Villa for his friend, Nie Ying, the ancestor of the Nie family, in order to restrain the Fire Kirin.
[Defeat] was the first sword he forged with [Black Cold] in collaboration with dozens of swordsmiths.
However, their forging techniques were so excellent that the absorption properties of [Black Cold] were activated, and it continuously absorbed the essence and spirit of the craftsmen during the initial forging process.
As the sword was nearing completion, nine out of ten swordsmiths were killed by its malevolent and murderous aura.
Therefore, Ao Ri and the remaining swordsmith abandoned their efforts to forge [Defeat].
Instead, the remaining Black Cold was used to forge Peerless Sword in the shape of Defeat.
Meanwhile, to prevent the Ao family from restarting its [Destruction], the remaining swordsmith stole its [Sword Soul] and hid it in a small knife he had forged.
This knife is small and exquisite, yet incredibly sharp; wounds inflicted by it never heal.
It is now found in the desert and is known as the "Little Dragon Golden Snatching Saber," revered as one of the two divine weapons of the desert.
The unfinished sword body of [Defeat] is buried in the ancient bronze coffin within the Sword Tomb.
"Don't we need to go to the desert?" Jian Tan asked after receiving the message.
Amber and Die Wu shook their heads.
"Need not."
"Your sword technique can replace its soul."
"A complete defeat is too brutal."
"It's not something you can handle."
"So," the Jian Tan rubbed his hands together, his eyes shining, "I only need to go to the Sword Tomb to steal the body of the [Defeat] sword, which suits me perfectly."
Jian Tan's theft went extremely smoothly.
His "Sword Eye" can not only discern a person's Sword Heart, but also their sword.
The Sword Tomb, a place filled with failed attempts and the ancestral tablets of the Ao family, is not as heavily guarded as the Sword Pool, where swords are being forged in full swing.
On the day of the Sword Festival.
Sword Trial Stage.
"Ao Tian, you're treating this useless sword like a treasure in front of us?" Jian Tan interrupted impatiently, seeing that Ao Tian was about to spout a bunch of nonsense again, his mind completely focused on Bu Jingyun.
"A useless sword?" Duan Lang, who regarded the sword as a friend and believed that the [Fire Scale] in his hand was the strongest sword, even let the sword ride in a sedan chair on the way to the Baijian Villa while he walked on the Duan Lang, stopped his actions as he was about to destroy the sword in the cauldron.
Bu Jingyun also slammed his hand on the table and stood up.
The Peerless Good Sword was his only hope to destroy the Stone of Separation and reunite with Kong Ci's corpse in the coffin.
"Very good." Ao Tian stepped down from his seat, clapping as he spoke. "I never imagined that your Sword Eye could not only see through a swordsman's Sword Heart, but also be so knowledgeable about the art of swordsmanship."
"Indeed, this sword is fake; the real one will be born tomorrow."
"But since you're already here, why don't you give us your opinion on our Sword Heart?"
"Stop beating around the bush," Jian Tan said. "You just want me to confirm whether the materials you found are correct."
"You are arrogant, an arrogance nurtured by a life of luxury and ease. Such arrogance will inevitably lead to defeat."
"You—" Ao Tian trembled all over.
"I am greedy, Duan Lang is foolish, and Bu Jingyun is angry." Jian Tan stood up, emphasizing the phrase "Bu Jingyun is angry."
At the same time, his hand unconsciously rested on the Sword Embryo that was tightly wrapped.
He had already sensed Xiongba's presence.
After learning that death sword technique, his spiritual senses had become extremely strong.
The only one who possesses that overwhelming aura of dominance in this era is Xiongba.
Amber and Die Wu said.
"Your words had an effect; he won't make a move."
"He is waiting for the birth of the [Peerless Good Sword]."
Only Jian Tan could perceive their conversation and their words, and his tense body instantly relaxed.
But Duan Lang started making a scene.
"Greed, Greed, Anger, Ignorance, and ignorance—the three most terrifying and intense Sword Heart in the world—have all converged at the Baijian Villa. I don't believe this is a coincidence!"
"The strongest sword in the world can only be the [Fire Scale], don't expect me to do anything for that broken sword!"
He turned to leave.
Sizzle—
A sword aura flew past his ear, piercing through the thick stone floor.
"You want to leave?" The Sword Demon crossed his arms and blocked Duan Lang's path. "Then you'll have to try my [Pulse Severing Sword Qi]!"
Although he was short, his face was extremely ugly.
However, the intense pressure emanating from him made even Xiongba take notice for a moment.
"I will stay," Duan Lang said fiercely. "After that sword is created, I will destroy it with the [Fire Scale]!"
The meeting ended unhappily.
Jian Tan remained far behind Bu Jingyun.
But this time, Bu Jingyun did not feel annoyed.
What do you know?
He appeared in front of Jian Tan in a flash.
"What do you want to know?" Jian Tan asked.
"Is the Peerless Good Sword as powerful as the Baijian Villa boasts? How does it compare to the Peerless Sword?" Bu Jingyun asked.
"It's a waste of a gem to have the Peerless Yang Sword in your hands." Jian Tan his head and sighed. "It and the Peerless Yin Sword are a pair. Only in the hands of a pair of lovers can they be the strongest swords, capable of recreating the most powerful and invincible Love of the City."
The thought of the Peerless Yang Sword being shattered by this guy who knew nothing about swords, through a direct confrontation with the Stone of Separation, caused him immense heartache.
"As for the [Peerless Good Sword]."
All I can say is that it won't disappoint you.
"That's good," Bu Jingyun said in a deep voice.
"Brother Yun," Chu Chu said anxiously, "Baijian Villa is clearly plotting something. Do we really want to stay here any longer?"
"Little girl," Jian Tan interrupted, "He has no chance of survival if he stays here."
"Xiongba has arrived. If it weren't for the successful creation of the [Peerless Good Sword], he would have made his move right there on the Sword Trial Stage."
"Can the Peerless Good Sword help me defeat Xiongba?" Bu Jingyun asked.
"To be precise, the combination of you and the Peerless Good Sword, along with Nie Feng who is about to arrive with the Snow Drinking Mad Saber, can defeat Xiongba," Jian Tan said.
The appearance of Xiongba has already spurred the further development of Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng's destinies.
This time, even without the guidance of the nameless one, they will still be able to discover the hidden Maha Power within them, as long as they meet.