Earth Sword Breaks Evil

Above the Earth Sword, there was also the Heaven Sword.

The Heaven Sword took the Big Dipper as its edge, the Great Void as its back, the sun and moon as its spine, and the black-and-yellow cosmos as its pommel. Once this sword emerged, lightning became its radiance, the soaring wind its blade, and all the thunder of the Nine Heavens transformed into Sword Intent!

This was a legend of the Qingcheng Sword Immortal lineage.

But just like the Fengdu lineage's records of summoning the North Yin Fengdu Emperor to take action, it was merely a theoretical pinnacle. No one had ever managed to use it.

At least, it could not be done in the mortal world.

The same was true of the Heaven Sword.

Even so, the Earth Sword was enough to suppress fate.

Moreover, Earth Swords were divided into grades. Their power varied according to the size of the ritual altar, the complexity of the ceremony, and the cultivation of the person presiding over it.

One hundred and eight ritual flags completed the number of the Celestial Fiend Qi. With so few people, they were perfectly suited for a small-scale assault.

The astral wind grew fiercer and fiercer. Ordinary people could not see the Celestial Fiend Qi with their naked eyes, but it stirred up thick fog that continuously gathered toward the hilltop.

The range was still expanding.

This was the advantage of being on home ground. Qingcheng disciples often traveled across the region, offering worship to the gods of the mountains and rivers. Once the ritual flags were raised, they would receive their aid as well.

In other lands, it would not have been so effective.

With the naked eye, one could see the thick fog continually gathering above the hill. Birds and beasts scattered through the