Confrontation

Jiangbei, Cloud Sea of Heaven-Reaching.

"What a grand display."

Lu Yang walked out of the grotto-dwelling, hands clasped behind his back. Looking up at the Sword Light stretching across north and south overhead, the corresponding figure immediately surfaced in the depths of his pupils.

It was none other than Gangxing Budao True Lord.

This Great True Lord of the Sword Pavilion, usually so refined and composed, had grown much younger. He had previously looked middle-aged, yet now he had returned to the appearance of a young man.

Clearly, for this battle, he had already adjusted himself to peak condition. With the foundation of a Great True Lord, even though Lu Yang now stood at the threshold of a First-Class True Lord, he could not help but feel immense pressure. Still, he did not show it, and his expression remained calm.

"Fellow Daoist, you seem quite confident?"

Gangxing Budao True Lord smiled faintly. "Though I do not know how Fellow Daoist attained Fire in the Sky, you seemingly do not possess mid-stage cultivation."

"Fellow Daoist previously cultivated the ancient method as well."

"Unfortunately, the ancient method was something long since eliminated. It is far inferior to the Grotto-Heaven Method. If I am not mistaken, should Fellow Daoist die, you will truly die."

"Indeed." Lu Yang nodded frankly.

"Then it seems Fellow Daoist is confident you can block my sword?" Gangxing Budao True Lord raised a brow.

The power of a Great True Lord's sword needed no questioning. It could not only instantly kill a Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator, but also leave wounds that would be difficult to erase even through reincarnation.

But what if it were an ancient-method True Lord?

Without question, an ancient-method True Lord with only one life was almost completely countered by Gangxing Budao True Lord. If