Severing the Grandmaster's Foundation

Boom!!!!

Countless light particles, countless Spiritual Energy particles, converged together, accompanied by the Grandmaster-level Great Dao, intertwining and coiling, forming a giant sword. It originated from Shangqing Palace, rapidly swept across the sky, and flew towards Luochuan Sect.

Along the way, countless people were alarmed.

The first to bear the brunt was the new Sect Master of Shangqing Palace, Li Qingshan.

In Shangqing Palace, within the Golden Summit Grand Hall, a fierce wind raged. Grandmaster-level sword energy pressure filled the entire area. Within Shangqing Palace, no one could resist it. Even the disciples from observing forces were utterly horrified and disbelieving.

"Didn't Shangqing Palace fall into decline? They haven't had a Grandmaster in centuries, why would there be Grandmaster-level sword energy?"

"I don't know. Today is Shangqing Palace's grand ceremony. Why would they unleash Grandmaster Realm sword energy? Are they trying to intimidate us?"

"It's not us. To be honest, if they wanted to intimidate us, they wouldn't need to deploy Grandmaster Realm sword energy. The target of this sword is Luochuan Sect!"

"That's right, this sword is heading towards Luochuan Sect. Shangqing Palace is going to make a move against Luochuan Sect."

"Unbelievable. Luochuan Sect isn't making a move against Shangqing Palace, yet Shangqing Palace is going to attack Luochuan Sect. Is a Grandmaster-level battle about to break out?"

"That would be too exciting. It's been many years since a battle of this caliber. It makes me even more eager."

Inside Shangqing Palace, the guests who had arrived were discussing animatedly. They all sensed that this sword energy came from Shangqing Palace and was heading towards Luochuan Sect.

For a moment, many people's gazes turned to the new Sect Master of Shangqing Palace, Li Qingshan.

This new Sect Master had already caused quite a stir since taking office, bringing the neglected Shangqing Palace back into the public eye and making countless people recognize it anew. He was quite capable.

And Li Qingshan, who was considered quite capable, was currently staring blankly. If he wasn't mistaken, that sword energy had originated from near the Scripture Repository Pavilion!

"Senior Brother?" Li Qingshan muttered in his heart, unable to believe it. Could Grandmaster-level sword energy be related to his Senior Brother?

The sword energy raged across the sky, its speed so fast that ordinary people's eyes could barely discern it. By the time they saw it, the sword energy was already thousands upon thousands of miles away.

Wherever it passed, the top experts of countless forces were alarmed and mobilized.

Some stood on their rooftops, gazing up at the sky.

Some stood by the side of mountain peaks, watching coldly.

Some attempted to keep up with the sword energy's speed but were injured by the Sword Intent, leaving them deeply shocked.

On this day, many people couldn't sit still. They realized that Shangqing Palace seemed to be hiding a Grandmaster Realm Sword Cultivator.

This was terrifying.

Grandmasters were already terrifying. Grandmaster Realm Sword Cultivators were simply a terrifying combination, making one's hair stand on end just hearing about it.

"Luochuan Sect is in for trouble this time," an old man sitting in his courtyard watching the sky muttered.

"The arrogant and overbearing Emperor Wu of Zhou was crippled in his Grandmaster foundation by Li Tianxian of Shangqing Palace a hundred years ago. I wonder if he's recovered?" someone else whispered behind their back.

"Even if he has recovered, he's in danger this time," others said with schadenfreude.

"Emperor Wu of Zhou has always acted with impunity. Now that he's facing successive blows, he deserves it. It would be best if this sword killed him," even more of Emperor Wu of Zhou's enemies gritted their teeth and hoped.

The world was watching. Those with discerning eyes could see that this sword was aimed directly at Luochuan Sect.

There were also Grandmaster Realm individuals observing this sword energy, frowning, "Why does this sword energy feel a little familiar, like an old acquaintance from many years ago."

"In the past thousand years, there have been countless exceptionally talented individuals in the lineage of Sword Cultivators. The one who can be considered the best must be that Thousand-Year Sword God of the Old Land. Do you think this sword resembles him?" some Grandmasters communicated across thousands of miles, watching the show.

"Emperor Wu of Zhou killed my young disciple back then. I was in seclusion and didn't know. When I came out of seclusion, he had already grown powerful and entered the Grandmaster Realm. Bound by the rules of the Old Land, I didn't act. I've remembered this matter until now. Now that his own nemesis has come to attack, if any of you dare to intervene, you will be my enemy, Old Ape!" A deep voice echoed in the Grandmaster communication channel in the sky, warning the other Grandmasters not to interfere.

Upon hearing this, the other Grandmasters indicated they would not intervene.

In the past, the arrogant and overbearing Emperor Wu of Zhou had offended many people and made many enemies. Now, not a single person offered him aid, let alone warned him in advance.

Everyone was happy to see Emperor Wu of Zhou in trouble.

Amidst the green mountains and clear waters, in Luochuan Sect, the Sect Master's Hall.

Emperor Wu of Zhou, a tall figure, was enveloped in nine divine halos, like a deity, standing in the firmament.

With a single step, space tore apart. Dao talismans erupted beneath his feet, like a teleportation array, intending to carry Emperor Wu of Zhou's Grandmaster body across ninety thousand miles to flatten Shangqing Palace's mountain gate.

But before Emperor Wu of Zhou could bring his foot down, the rumbling sound of the Great Dao, like continuously overlapping, roaring giant waves hundreds of meters high, crashed over.

"Not good!" Emperor Wu of Zhou's expression changed. He realized Luochuan Sect was under attack, and not just any attack, but a Grandmaster-level one.

He immediately retracted his outstretched foot, his body elongating infinitely, shimmering with brilliant golden light. This was his ultimate skill, the Invincible Golden Body. Once unleashed, it was comparable to a mountain. He stood in the firmament, gazing into the distance.

Clang!!!

The roar of the giant sword, the clang of sword energy, the roar of the Great Dao, and the surging Spiritual Energy all swept together, arriving with this sword energy.

This scene, in the void, was like thousands of troops and horses charging forward together.

The enemy was only one.

Emperor Wu of Zhou, with a hundred-zhang body, brilliant golden light, surrounded by divine halos, resembling a deity.

"It's you!" In just a moment, Emperor Wu of Zhou recognized who this sword energy belonged to. He couldn't believe that someone he had killed hundreds of years ago was still alive?

"No, this is just your remnant soul acting up, a final desperate strike. After all these centuries, you still hate me so much. Unfortunately, I've always been thinking of you, my good brother, the Thousand-Year Sword God of the Old Land." Emperor Wu of Zhou sneered, his words filled with feigned regret, but the more affectionate he sounded, the colder his expression became.

"Centuries have passed, and you've remained stagnant while I've been improving. Your sword energy can't even break through my Golden Body," Emperor Wu of Zhou sneered. He raised his massive golden hand and struck directly. With a rumble, the Grandmaster's laws, the Grandmaster's aura, and the Grandmaster's combat power erupted together, bombarding the sword energy.

Clang~~~

This sound, like a morning bell and evening drum, echoed across most of the Old Land. Countless people heard it, and who knows how many experts witnessed it.

Emperor Wu of Zhou's radiant Golden Body collided with the colossal sword spanning the heavens and earth, like a golden-armored deity battling the world itself, majestic to the extreme.

But unfortunately, a few subsequent cracking sounds caused Emperor Wu of Zhou's expression to change wildly. He retreated rapidly, watching his Golden Body crack inch by inch, and said in disbelief, "This is impossible! The you from centuries ago defeated the me of centuries later?"

Crack!

The nine divine souls that had always surrounded Emperor Wu of Zhou shattered at this moment, eliciting a roar from him: "No..."

His Grandmaster foundation was severed once more.

The colossal sword spanning the heavens and earth, its momentum undiminished, plunged directly into the Luochuan Sect's mountain gate.

BOOM!!!

At this moment, mountains crumbled, earth veins split, and countless buildings were destroyed. The Luochuan Sect's mountain gate was utterly reduced to ashes.