"Rumble!"
Ghost Slaying God and Heaven and Earth One Sword were both true killing swords.
Once drawn?
There was no turning back!
The young man's eyes gleamed with sharp sword intent. His azure Taoist robe billowed, his posture straight and tall, and then he swung his sword without hesitation.
The next moment.
The terrifying sword intent that had brewed for so long burst forth from the earth.
An incomparably brilliant sword light suddenly swept across the sky, fiercely slashing toward a certain point in the void. Its fierce Sword Momentum seemed capable of cleaving through all things, while its intangible sword intent shot straight into the heavens...
This strike was not merely Ghost Slaying God.
It was a strike Wang Quan Yan had unleashed by fusing it with his own sword intent. It possessed both Ghost Slaying God's unstoppable resolve and Heaven and Earth One Sword's domineering killing power.
After all.
The two did share certain similarities.
"Rumble!"
The terrifying sword light ripped through the heavens.
Invisible Sword Qi swept across the entire firmament, splitting countless clouds in two as though the whole sky had been cleaved apart.
One Sword Splits the Heavens?
One Sword Splits the Heavens again!
"Buzz, buzz, buzz—"
The true essence of Ghost Slaying God continued to spread above the heavens.
At this moment.
True Person Dao Xuan was dumbfounded.
Even if he wanted to intervene now, it was already too late. The area covered by Wang Quan Yan's strike was simply too vast.
The sword intent belonging to Ghost Slaying God had spread out in an instant. The Peak Masters of Qingyun Sect's other branches had probably all sensed it.
"This..."
True Person Dao Xuan sighed helplessly.
Neither the old nor the young one gave anyone any peace of mind.
Alas.
He silently let out another sigh.
Then he turned and left.
He intended to head to Jade Purity Hall and intercept them.
There was no helping it.
Given Cangsong and Shui Yue's temperaments, the moment they sensed even the slightest trace of Wan Jianyi, they would immediately come to investigate without hesitation...
At this moment.
Wan Jianyi was dumbfounded as well.
He stared at Wang Quan Yan before him.
He had never expected Wang Quan Yan to learn Ghost Slaying God after seeing it only once.
"No!"
"That's not right!"
"This doesn't seem to be merely Ghost Slaying God?"
Wan Jianyi sensed that something was off about this strike.
Although Wang Quan Yan's strike contained Ghost Slaying God's true essence of pressing forward without regard for all else,—
there seemed to be something else mixed within it.
That was what made this strike even sharper and filled with an extreme killing aura. Put differently, its power had become even greater...
"You have sharp eyes, Senior."
Wang Quan Yan sheathed his sword.
He cupped his hands slightly toward Wan Jianyi and said, "This disciple fused my own sword intent and sword techniques into Ghost Slaying God. That is why it changed..."
At those words.
Wan Jianyi was even more shocked.
He had merely watched it once.
Yet Wang Quan Yan had learned Ghost Slaying God, thoroughly mastered it, and incorporated it into his own Sword Dao?
This...
A monster!!
He was absolutely a true monster!!
Wan Jianyi gave Wang Quan Yan a deep look. While inwardly shaken, he also began to entertain a few other thoughts.
Such a monstrous Sword Cultivator.
What could Tian Buyi possibly teach him? Why not...
Forget it.
A trace of desolation flashed through Wan Jianyi's eyes.
He was already a dead man. What was the point of thinking so much? The dead could not stand in the light...
"Xiao Yan."
"Regarding my teaching you Ghost Slaying God."
"You must keep it secret. If anyone asks you later, just say Dao Xuan let you read the Ghost Slaying God manual, and that you learned it yourself..."
Wan Jianyi instructed.
"Yes, Senior."
Wang Quan Yan nodded slightly.
Tongtian Peak did indeed possess a Ghost Slaying God manual.
But this sword art was extremely special. Even if the manual were placed right before you, you might not necessarily be able to learn it.
Because.
Ghost Slaying God required an unstoppable spirit.
Without such spirit?
Even with the manual, you would not be able to learn it!
"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"
The sword intent in Tongtian Peak's rear mountain continued to spread.
Before long, it was sensed by the Peak Masters and elders of the other branches.
Those newly promoted elders did not know what Ghost Slaying God was, because they had never witnessed Wan Jianyi's peerless splendor three hundred years ago...
However.
Their ignorance did not mean the Peak Masters were ignorant as well.
"Boom!"
Dragon Head Peak.
This place was the closest to Tongtian Peak.
Therefore.
Daoist Cangsong, the master of Dragon Head Peak, was the first to sense that sword intent.
"Whoosh—"
The moment the sword intent reached Dragon Head Peak.
Daoist Cangsong, who had been handling affairs, abruptly raised his head. He expanded his perception to its limit, his entire body trembling as he sensed the sword intent lurking in the unseen.
"Boom!"
By the time the sword intent reached this place, it had become very faint.
But the unstoppable aura within it made Daoist Cangsong tremble from head to toe. He murmured:
"Ghost Slaying God?"
"It cannot be wrong!"
"This is Ghost Slaying God!"
Daoist Cangsong suddenly lifted his head.
His gaze turned toward Tongtian Peak. Could it be...
Senior Brother Wan was still alive?
At that moment.
He immediately mounted his sword and flew toward Tongtian Peak.
However.
Though his sword flight was swift.
There was hesitation in his heart.
If Senior Brother Wan truly was still alive, then what did all the wrongs he had committed over these years amount to? If Senior Brother Wan found out...
He would surely be deeply disappointed, wouldn't he?
At the same time.
Lin Jingyu was practicing swordsmanship in Dragon Head Peak's rear mountain.
He held the Dragon Slaying Sword, swinging it with a serious expression. He looked rather competent.
However,
just then.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz—"
The Dragon Slaying Sword suddenly bloomed with dazzling clear light.
It seemed to have sensed something?
Then, without hesitation, it broke free from Lin Jingyu's grip, transforming directly into a brilliant streak of sword light as it shot toward a certain direction in the distance...
"???"
"My sword!!"
Lin Jingyu stood rooted to the spot with a bewildered expression.
It flew away?
The Dragon Slaying Sword just flew away like that?
Wasn't this my sword...
Dragon Slaying Sword: Sorry, Master. I'm going to find my new master.
???
Someone come quick! There's someone bragging here!
Small Bamboo Peak, Jingzhu Xuan.
An aloof Taoist nun dressed in a moon-white Taoist robe sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion.
Her figure was graceful and tall, her temperament cool and clear. An unresolvable indifference radiated between her brows, as though she were an elder sister naturally devoid of desire...
"Buzz, buzz, buzz!"
The moment the true essence of Ghost Slaying God spread into the skies above Small Bamboo Peak.
Shui Yue abruptly opened her eyes.
A trace of confusion flickered in her eyes. After sensing it carefully for a moment, her confusion became shock, astonishment, and disbelief.
"Ghost Slaying God?"
"This is—"
"Ghost Slaying God!!"
Shui Yue raised her eyes toward Tongtian Peak.
The same thought that had struck Daoist Cangsong surfaced in her heart. Could it be...
Senior Brother Wan was still alive?
With that thought.
Shui Yue abruptly rose to her feet.
Her figure was graceful and tall, slender and captivating. After all, she was already a mature elder sister over three hundred years old; being a little more mature was perfectly normal.
"Whoosh!"
Shui Yue immediately mounted her sword and took flight.
At this moment.
It was not only her.
Nearly all the Peak Masters of Qingyun Sect's other branches rushed toward Tongtian Peak.
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