Gu Qingshan didn't turn around.
He simply gripped the Heaven and Earth Twin Swords and asked, "Who are you?"
The man with the sword on his back said, "That's what I should be asking you, considering this is the sealed ground of my Mountain and Sea Sect. I truly can't imagine how you made it through layer upon layer of security and got in here."
His Sword Intent surged like mountains and seas, locking tightly onto Gu Qingshan. It seemed he was ready to launch a lethal strike at any moment.
Gu Qingshan smiled.
Through his divine sense, he had already seen the other man.
—He had seen this swordsman before, back when he tested his fists against Mountain and Sea Qixia.
The man was the sect's mighty figure known as the Banished Sword Immortal.
"You're the Banished Sword Immortal?" Gu Qingshan asked in return.
Faint sword qi radiated from him.
He put away the Heaven Sword, gripped the Earth Sword in one hand, and gave it a casual wave.
That attitude enraged the other man.
"I'm the one asking you!" the Banished Sword Immortal bellowed.
The long sword behind him flashed, splitting into millions of Flying Swords. Like a vast Great River stretching across the sky, they surged toward Gu Qingshan with unstoppable force.
Gu Qingshan raised his sword.
Secret Art: Iron Sword Across the River!
Countless sword images churned across the Earth Sword, gathering into a gigantic shadow that blotted out the sky and firmly held back the intricate assault of the countless Flying Swords above.
Clang, clang, clang, clang!
The clanging burst out like a sudden downpour, making everyone's scalp prickle.
Yet no matter how fiercely the Flying Swords slashed and thrust, the enormous sword image stood firm.
"Not bad!" Gu Qingshan praised aloud. "As expected of