Clang!
At the foot of the mountain, sword cries rang bright and clear. A longsword brimming with spiritual energy flashed like lightning, slashing head-on at a Dao Integration Realm cultivator, only to be blocked by the opponent's horizontal blade.
As metal struck metal, sparks flew in all directions.
The Dao Integration Realm cultivator was violently knocked back by the sword intent. Though he had not been cut in the slightest, he still felt an icy sword intent envelop him. It took him a long while to steady himself, his palms numb from the shock.
"Junior Brother?"
"Brother Ji!"
Within the crowd, Ban Yangshu and Bai Rulong cried out in unison.
Ji You answered their call, charging in like a bandit descending the mountain. He held another longsword in his hand, every energy aperture across his body thrown wide open.
The spiritual energy drifting between heaven and earth poured into his limbs and bones, rushing into the dantian that should have contained spiritual essence. Part scattered throughout his body, while part remained within his meridians.
"Come. Seven Swords Return to Origin."
Ji You began extending his Divine Sense, golden light emerging in his eyes.
Within the ruins, even he did not know just how powerful his Divine Sense had become. He only discovered that he seemed able to lock onto every single floating strand of hair on the other side.
Seeing his arrival, the cultivators of Spirit Sword Mountain, the Dao Seeking Sect, and the other immortal sects froze briefly before breaking into laughter.
They had thought Celestial Academy had ambushed them with a Dao Integration Realm cultivator capable of turning the tide, or perhaps an even stronger Heaven Answering Realm expert. They had never expected the newcomer not even to have entered the Profound Connection Realm, but merely to be