Many Thanks, Real Person, for Helping Me

Everyone stared in awe at the sky.

This scene was unlike anything most people had imagined. Even the most loyal followers of Heavenly Sword Real Person probably hadn't expected such a situation. After all, Dao Mo had always been extremely powerful, with no rivals along the way, and even Zhu Sword King had been defeated.

Many have speculated that the Blade Demon is only one opportunity away from reaching the pinnacle of the Blade Dao. If such a being existed thousands of years ago, he would probably be Martial Saint in preparation.

But now.

However, he was ruthlessly defeated by Heavenly Sword Real Person.

"Is the truth really that different between the highest realm and the realm below it?" someone sighed.

They could naturally see that Heavenly Sword Real Person had reached the pinnacle of Sword Dao, which was the fundamental reason why he was able to suppress the Blade Demon.

now.

Those celestial swords floated in the void, emitting no light whatsoever, yet they were dazzling to all who beheld them, carrying the aura of annihilating demonic blades, making them impossible to look directly at.

but.

The next moment, an even bigger uproar arose.

Everyone looked nervously at the sky, because after the demonic blade shattered, the remaining celestial sword continued its momentum, as if it would kill the blade demon in one fell swoop!

"What did the Blade Demon do to offend the Heavenly Sword Real Person, that he would be killed in one fell swoop?!" Everyone was shocked.

Generally speaking

Such challenges almost never involve fatal blows; this is an unwritten rule in the martial arts world.

Throughout his journey, the Blade Demon only managed to kill one old man, the Heart Blade Elder, who relied on his seniority; the others were at most severely injured.

The group was somewhat puzzled.

However, the remaining numerous celestial swords had already coalesced into a true sword cage, with peerless Sword Intent crisscrossing and imprisoning the Blade Demon within.

The blind old man's face showed surprise.

He paused in his tracks, about to leave, and said with admiration:

"What a magnanimous heart! No wonder he erected the True Martial Sword Stele."

"I just don't know if he can make it that far..."

But then, he slowly shook his head:

"Having reached the pinnacle of Sword Dao without ever attempting it, I ultimately lack the domineering spirit of courageous and diligent progress. Alas..."

The blind old man gazed up at the sky, lost in thought.

While the others were still in shock, they heard Heavenly Sword Real Person speak calmly:

If you don't realize this now, when will you?

The sword demon shuddered, suddenly realizing the truth. A trace of gratitude welled up in his dark pupils. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he actually gave up resisting, then closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, and sat down in the surging Sword Intent within the pointed cage.

In an instant.

The sword cage constructed from celestial swords emitted astonishing fluctuations, drawing in Sword Intent from all directions, including the sun, moon, mountains, rivers, water, rocks, grass, and trees. Moreover, it possessed no offensive power whatsoever, instead exuding a unique Dao Resonance.

The Sword King of the Sun and the others were stunned, and then their eyes flashed with deep envy.

They had already seen through Heavenly Sword Real Person's intentions.

This is not to suppress the Blade Demon, but rather to help him attain enlightenment.

Their eyes were fixed intently on the sword cage, desperately trying to perceive the artistic conception Dao Resonance emanating from it.

Ning Qi watched quietly.

His reason for wanting to help the Blade Demon wasn't a sudden act of kindness. First, the Blade Demon was a master swordsman, and doing him a favor would only bring benefits. Second, he wanted to see if the Blade Demon could use his mastery of the sword to break through to the Martial Saint realm; in a way, he was using the Blade Demon as a "guinea pig."

certainly.

The main reason is that the Blade Demon was already very close to the Supreme Realm. Even without Ning Qi's help, it would only take him a little longer. However, since he was defeated by Ning Qi this time, it will only take him a little longer.

Inside the sword cage.

Unseen Sword Intent pierced through the Blade Demon's body. With each Sword Intent, the Blade Demon's face paled further, and he let out a muffled groan. If even a peerless expert like the Blade Demon was in such a state, one can imagine the pain he was enduring.

This was to allow the Sword Demon to truly experience this supreme level of Sword Intent, so that he could draw inferences from it.

If Ning Qi were to use the Supreme Blade Intent, the effect would be even better, but if he did so in front of everyone, it would inevitably cause countless shocks. The current situation is just right.

Everyone saw that the Blade Demon was suffering from cold sweat dripping from his forehead as if he were being tortured, but no one questioned it. They already knew that the Heavenly Sword Real Person was helping the Blade Demon to comprehend the Dao. Especially the Divine Wind Blade Venerable and others, who were full of envy and wished they could take the Blade Demon's place. If they could take another step forward in the Dao of the Blade, they would be willing to endure even ten times the cruelest torture.

Time passed slowly.

It should have been a time of heavy snowfall, but the sun was blazing, and the celestial phenomena were all affected by the battle between the two peerless experts.

I don't know how much time has passed.

A deafening roar ripped through the clouds, and the Blade Demon rose from within the sword cage. He howled to the sky, his wild hair whipping wildly, his dark eyes filled with demonic intent, as if he wanted to contend with the heavens. Some observant people noticed that the hilt of the sword at the Blade Demon's waist had completely disappeared.

In an instant.

The sword cages resonated in unison, each celestial sword radiating Sword Intent, as countless swords pierced through the body of the Blade Demon.

The Demon of the Blade coughed up blood.

But his momentum only increased, and streams of sword intent came from all directions, transforming into a giant demonic sword that instantly cleaved the cage of heavenly swords in two.

Everyone was shocked.

"The Sword Demon... has reached the pinnacle of the sword path!"

The gazes were filled with both envy and awe.

But everyone knew that the most terrifying one was the indifferent black-robed Daoist priest. With a slight wave of his hand, the heavenly swords vanished without a trace.

Everyone looked over.

Then the Blade Demon bowed deeply, paying a solemn salute to the Heavenly Sword Real Person:

"Thank you True Person, for helping me attain enlightenment!"

Heavenly Sword Real Person neither dodged nor avoided the bow, accepting it calmly.

The black-robed Daoist priest spoke calmly:

"Your own merit."

Everyone was even more amazed.

The Demon of the Blade's enlightenment not only did not diminish the Heavenly Sword Real Person's prestige, but instead elevated him to a higher level. From this day forward, people throughout the world will not only marvel at the Heavenly Sword Real Person's unparalleled strength, but also admire his unmatched magnanimity.

They knew that the battle was now completely over.

The Demon Blade's bow signified his surrender.

Of course, they didn't think that the Blade Demon would be a match for the Heavenly Sword Real Person after breaking through to the next realm. After all, judging from the current situation, the Heavenly Sword Real Person had probably been in the Sword Dao Realm for a long time, and his foundation was much deeper than that of the Blade Demon.

At this moment, the Sword Demon bowed again:

"There is one more thing I need your help with, True Person."

Ning Qi's eyes flashed, and the black-robed Daoist spoke indifferently:

"Explain."

"With the help of the True Person, I have reached the pinnacle of the Dao of the Blade, and I intend to use this to break through to the realm of Martial Saint. Please, True Person, protect me!"

"Good."

The two answered each other.

Everyone was stunned, then erupted in cheers.

I never expected such a scene to occur after the great battle had ended.

The Blade Demon sought to press his advantage and advance to the Martial Saint!

Everyone could hardly believe what they were hearing. Looking back over the past two thousand years, apart from the Great Flame Martial Saint, there had been no other Martial Saint born. And now, were they about to witness the birth of a Martial Saint?

Even the Sword King of the Sun and the others couldn't help but feel their hearts race, staring blankly at the scene.

The Martial Saint is the realm that all martial arts practitioners in the world aspire to.

The Blade Demon took a deep breath, then sat cross-legged in the void.

He chose to break through to the next realm at this moment for two reasons. First, this battle had fully unleashed his potential. Although his spirit and energy were not at their peak, his determination and perseverance could not have been better. Second, he roughly understood the meaning behind Heavenly Sword Real Person's help in his enlightenment and wanted to return the favor.

The Heavenly Sword Real Person has been at the highest level for so long, yet he has not yet reached the Martial Saint. Perhaps there is some concern behind this. In that case, he can repay the Heavenly Sword Real Person with his own experience in breaking through realms.

The Demon of the Blade never owed anyone anything in his life.

In the blink of an eye, he unleashed his sword intent, severing all distracting thoughts from his mind.

Ning Qi read it intently, with unprecedented focus.

It can be said that...

This was the first time he had ever been so close to the Martial Saint.

Since the Blade Demon chose to break through to a higher realm, he must have made some preparations.

Under his gaze, the Blade Demon slowly closed his eyes, and an astonishing aura emanated from his body. In an instant, a dense power of heaven and earth gathered, which many powerful beings at the Celestial Person Realm could clearly sense.

Next.

The Blade Demon's body radiated a rich vitality, and a strange fragrance spread out. Some people couldn't help but swallow, and then covered their mouths in horror.

"This signifies the completion of the body's essence's great work, the attainment of the Dao Fruit, or the Perfection of the flower of essence."

The thought settled in Ning Qi's mind.

On the body of the Blade Demon, a strange fairy flower bloomed, layer upon layer. Although it was formless and shapeless, the amazing thing was that everyone could sense its existence. And when the essence flower condensed, the originally surging power of heaven and earth seemed to undergo some kind of change.

The Demon Blade pressed on with unwavering determination.

His internal Gang Essence surged with all its might, while his Divine Intent will erupted forth.

In an instant.

Two more celestial flowers have gathered together.

Flower of Air!

Flower of God!

The three flowers Perfection, just as described.

No one was surprised. Not only the Blade Demon, but almost all the peerless experts who could rank among the top ten of the Celestial Person Ranking were experts at the Three Flowers Perfection stage. At this moment, they were watching most carefully, afraid of missing even the slightest detail, because they would eventually walk this path in the future.

now.

As the three flowers condensed, the world was in turmoil. Although the martial artists with lower cultivation levels did not know what was happening, their bodies trembled with instinctive fear.

The gazes of the peerless experts grew even more fervent.

They saw it.

The three flowers have already gathered at the top, and some wondrous changes have begun to occur.

"The Three Flowers Gather at the Top, and then what?" The peerless experts were itching with curiosity.

The Demon Blade seemed to hear their cries as well.

With a buzzing sound, the domineering demonic sword intent soared from his spine. Having just reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship, it was already putting to use. This was a technique that the Sword Demon had obtained by chance after exhausting his life's energy.

He created the Three Demon Blades of Heaven, Earth, and Man, which in a sense correspond to the Three Flowers of Heaven, Earth, and Man.

Now, the demonic blade's intent pervades the Three Flowers, thus giving it control over them.

Ning Qi's spirits lifted.

He observed the breakthrough scene of the Blade Demon and constantly compared it with the method recorded in the silver pages left by Wu Jianghe. A series of inspirations arose in his mind, and he suddenly gained a completely new understanding of the Martial Saint realm.

A miraculous transformation occurred in an instant. The three flowers of essence, energy, and spirit, which were originally only vaguely connected, instantly became a unified whole, gathering at the top of the head, resembling a peculiar "funnel" or a "vortex".

Then, the surging power of heaven and earth seemed to find an outlet.

It converged towards the body of the Blade Demon through the "Three Flower Funnel"!

Everyone was in an uproar.

This is completely different from the Celestial Person Realm; it actually requires using oneself as a furnace to forge the power of heaven and earth!

The power of heaven and earth poured into the Blade Demon's body, causing it to tremble violently. His face turned crimson, then pale, and his body began to swell and shrink. This bizarre scene made everyone hold their breath in fear.

But as time went by...

The sword demon's body gradually returned to calm, but a continuous stream of power from heaven and earth continued to flow into it.

The Sun-Chasing Sword King and his companions were parched and some felt dizzy.

"This... is it done?"

They actually witnessed a Martial Saint master?

But Ning Qi's expression remained as solemn as ever.

He stared at the Blade Demon, as if he could see through the Blade Demon's body to the state of the Blade Demon's body. He "saw" that although the Blade Demon forcibly absorbed the power of heaven and earth into his body, and even tried to use the ultimate Blade Intent combined with the Perfection Three Flowers to melt it, he still failed.

Although the physical body appears to have returned to calm, the situation remains extremely dangerous. The fundamental problem has not been resolved, and the form of the power of heaven and earth has not changed at all.

Ning Qi sighed inwardly.

He could see that the Blade Demon was about to fail, as he was nearing his limit. Although he had long known that the path to becoming Martial Saint was not easy, he still felt a pang of regret when this outcome came to light.

"This is bad," he muttered to himself.

Heavenly Sword Real Person immediately took action.

The Heavenly Sword swept across the sky, slashing towards the Blade Demon. At this critical moment of the Blade Demon's breakthrough, ordinary people could not intervene, otherwise they would suffer a backlash. However, since Ning Qi had agreed to help the Blade Demon protect him, he would not stand by and watch the Blade Demon perish before his eyes.

Of everyone present, only he had the ability to intervene.

Everyone was confused, and even secretly shocked, as to why Heavenly Sword Real Person had made his move at this crucial moment. Could it be that he was jealous of the Blade Demon's imminent success?

But the power of the Heavenly Sword was unstoppable.

With a single sword strike, the connection between the demonic blade and the Three Flowers was instantly severed. The blade demon, whose body had been gradually calming down, suddenly opened his eyes, and everyone realized that his dark pupils had somehow turned blood red, which was extremely terrifying.

Using the power of the Heavenly Sword, the Blade Demon roared to the sky. Suddenly, terrifying blood holes appeared on his body, indicating that the power of heaven and earth that had been absorbed into his body was losing control. The Blade Demon was in dire straits, but his expression did not change. With a slash of his right hand, his left arm was severed at the root!

Blood mist erupted, and the severed left arm transformed into a terrifying demonic blade, releasing the power of heaven and earth absorbed into the body along with this "demonic blade."

A single slash pierced the sky, then landed in the distant mountains.

A deafening roar was heard.

The mountain collapsed, revealing a terrifying blade mark before everyone's eyes, causing them all to gasp in shock. Both of them had been restraining themselves before, but now, having lost control, they realized just how terrifying the power of the Blade Demon's single strike was.

The expressions on everyone's faces were complicated.

By this point, they realized that Heavenly Sword Real Person had not taken advantage of their vulnerability, but was saving Dao Mo. If the connection had not been severed in time, Dao Mo would likely have died while breaking through to the next realm, and there would have been no subsequent heroic act of cutting off his own arm.

Obviously.

The Demon Blade has failed.

The crowd felt a deep sense of regret at not being able to witness the birth of a legend, and a sense of bewilderment also arose in their hearts.

Even a peerless swordsman like the Sword Demon, who has reached the pinnacle of swordsmanship, cannot step into the realm of Martial Saint. Who else can achieve this? Could it be that the path ahead is truly blocked?

Some people couldn't help but focus their gaze on the black-robed Daoist priest, thinking:

"Can the Heavenly Sword Real Person succeed? It would be extremely difficult... Otherwise, having reached the pinnacle of Sword Dao for so long, he would probably have already reached the Martial Saint realm..."

The blind old man's face was full of regret.

"Absolutely brilliant, absolutely brilliant! He accomplished half a step single-handedly, how tragic and lamentable..."

His expression darkened slightly, and he left quietly. He didn't want to watch any longer. His purpose in coming here was simply to see if Heavenly Sword Real Person was his old friend. Now that he knew he wasn't, he had no other thoughts.

The Heavenly Sword Real Person may be even more monstrous than the Blade Demon, but ultimately he was born in the wrong era.

Both the Blade Demon and the Heavenly Sword Real Person are already quite old, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, it will be difficult for them to achieve anything significant in the future.

True Martial Mountain was completely silent.

The Blade Demon coughed up blood, his dark pupils gazing at the heavens with a look of resentment, as if angrily questioning the heavens why his path ahead was blocked.

The sheer confusion and sorrow in his voice resonated deeply with everyone present, making them feel as if they were experiencing the same pain themselves.

The others roughly understood what the Blade Demon was thinking.

Even after hundreds of years of arduous training, and even with the help of a special opportunity to reach the pinnacle of swordsmanship, he still couldn't step into the realm of Martial Saint. His remaining lifespan was practically hopeless, which was worse than death for a pure martial artist and swordsman like him.

If it weren't for his unwavering martial will, he would have truly wanted to explode and die during his breakthrough.

"Thank you for your help, True Person. I will remember this kindness forever." The Blade Demon's voice was hoarse.

His expression was complicated.

I wanted to ask Master Heavenly Sword Real Person how far he had progressed, but ultimately gave up.

Under the watchful eyes of the world.

The sword demon, with disheveled hair and barefoot, walked through the mountains and quickly disappeared. Everyone remained silent, as if witnessing the end of a hero.

The black-robed Daoist priest remained silent before landing in the True Martial.

This earth-shattering battle has finally come to an end.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, only to realize that their backs were completely soaked. This battle was full of twists and turns, truly an eye-opener for everyone.

First, the Blade Demon was defeated by the Heavenly Sword Real Person Heavenly Sword Real Person, who displayed the ultimate level of Sword Dao, leaving everyone in awe. Then, the Heavenly Sword Real Person helped the Blade Demon reach the ultimate level of swordsmanship, making countless people envious. Finally, the Blade Demon even tried to step into the Martial Saint with this momentum. Although he failed in the end, what everyone saw and heard today was enough to make them remember it for a lifetime.

This was already expected.

What a huge uproar it will cause when the results of this battle spread throughout the world.

Everyone gazed at the True Martial Sword Stele with unprecedented fervor. After the Heavenly Sword Real Person displayed such a supreme level of Sword Dao, even the Sun Chasing Sword King and others couldn't help but yearn for this sword stele. It was foreseeable that more peerless experts would come to study and improve Ning Qi's Sword Dao.

Ning Qi couldn't help but smile slightly; this was a positive cycle.

but.

The biggest gain for him from this battle was witnessing the Blade Demon break through to a higher realm.

He looked in the direction the sword demon had left, his eyes flashing, and a certain thought arose in his mind.