Jianghu Myth, Sword Drawing Sky Severing Technique

Terror!

Fury!

Disbelief!

Yuan Tiangang looked at his severed arm on the ground and felt the bone-piercing pain. With an enraged roar, he mobilized his True Essence and unleashed his most Powerful Strength, wanting to tear Li Chunfeng to pieces.

This pressure was already crushing Li Chunfeng so badly that he could not lift his head, but Li Chunfeng had found his confidence. Braving Yuan Tiangang's pressure, he drew his sword and slashed again. In an instant, endless Gang Qi clung to Li Chunfeng's sharp blade.

This time, Yuan Tiangang truly sensed the threat of death. He struggled to control his body and narrowly Avoided Li Chunfeng's strike, but Sword Qi swept past his hair, severing a lock that drifted down onto the ground.

Yuan Tiangang finally came to his senses. His eyes widened as he stared fixedly at Li Chunfeng, and a layer of Cold Sweat had already appeared across his back.

In that instant just now, he had truly felt the threat of death. That chill made Yuan Tiangang Only Felt as though he had fallen into an Ice Cellar.

"Run!"

Yuan Tiangang no longer dared hesitate in the slightest. Though his heart was filled with unwillingness, Li Chunfeng had frightened the courage out of him. He could only use his Lightness Skill and turn into an Afterimage as he fled down the mountain.

Naturally, the Woman following Yuan Tiangang did not dare delay either, hurriedly fleeing as well.

Ren Xiaoyao frowned.

He had actually wanted to kill Yuan Tiangang. After all, Ren Xiaoyao had learned through the text information that Yuan Tiangang had come to the Imperial Observatory with the intention of dealing with him.

Though he did not know Yuan Tiangang's intentions, killing him could not be wrong.

But Ren Xiaoyao did not want to expose his strength, so there were too many restrictions on his actions. After weighing the pros and cons, Ren Xiaoyao did not Hunt Down Yuan Tiangang. It was not worth exposing his own strength for the sake of a mere Yuan Tiangang.

Moreover, Yuan Tiangang did not know that Ren Xiaoyao had been the one who acted just now. Even after recovering, Yuan Tiangang would not come looking for revenge against Ren Xiaoyao.

Taking ten thousand steps back, even if Yuan Tiangang refused to let it go and still came looking for Ren Xiaoyao, Ren Xiaoyao would let him know what a surprise was.

At this moment, a layer of Cold Sweat appeared on Li Chunfeng's forehead as well. In his exchange with Yuan Tiangang just now, he had truly felt as if he had taken a trip through the Gates of Hell. Even now, his Legs were weak.

Ren Xiaoyao noticed this as well and hurried forward to support Li Chunfeng, allowing him to steady himself.

Seeing the harmless-looking Ren Xiaoyao, Li Chunfeng's heart Trembled even more. Yuan Tiangang had already been infinitely close to the Heavenly Human Realm, yet such a terrifying fellow had still been utterly crushed in Ren Xiaoyao's hands.

What did that mean?

Heavenly Human!

Li Chunfeng Only Felt utterly Shocked, unable to describe it even with words.

However, in the eyes of everyone in the Imperial Observatory, it was Li Chunfeng who had severely wounded and Repelled Yuan Tiangang.

Thus, everyone looked at Li Chunfeng with incomparably horrified and reverent gazes. Even the Director, who was embedded in the wall, had a sharp gleam emerge from his clouded eyes.

With the dust settled, everyone in the Imperial Observatory naturally became busy.

Li Chunfeng and Song Duanyang busied themselves treating the Director, while Lin Ping and Dongfang Ye hurried to the Capital City. Yuan Tiangang's attack on the Imperial Observatory had to be reported to the Imperial Court.

As for Ren Xiaoyao, he remained in his room. Defeating Yuan Tiangang had not stirred any emotions within him. All he looked forward to was the system reward.

At that moment, text information appeared before his eyes.

[Because you chose to defeat Yuan Tiangang discreetly and achieved the objective, you have received the cultivation technique reward: Imperial Sword Art.]

Imperial Sword Art!

Joy naturally appeared on Ren Xiaoyao's face, and he hurriedly accepted the inheritance.

The Imperial Sword Art was an exceedingly profound Martial Art. Once mastered, one could use True Essence to control a sword from afar, killing people while Catching Them Off Guard.

Just as Ren Xiaoyao completely finished receiving the Imperial Sword Art's inheritance, new text information appeared before his eyes once more.

[Your Heaven-Defying Comprehension has allowed you to comprehend the sword art, Heaven-Severing Sword Drawing Art, through cultivating the Imperial Sword Art.]

Then, information about the Heaven-Severing Sword Drawing Art surfaced in Ren Xiaoyao's mind.

The Heaven-Severing Sword Drawing Art was an incomparably terrifying sword art. Cultivated to a profound realm, it could split the heavens with a drawn sword, severing anything and everything.

Compared with the Imperial Sword Art, the Imperial Sword Art was like the foundation of sword control, while the Sword Drawing Sky Severing Technique could only be used upon reaching an incomparably profound and terrifying realm of the Sword Dao.

If he mastered the Sword Drawing Sky Severing Technique, Ren Xiaoyao's combat power would rise to a whole new level.

Naturally, he was in high spirits.

Very soon, news that Li Chunfeng had severely wounded and Forced Back Yuan Tiangang spread among the upper echelons of the Capital City.

In an instant, the entire Capital City was shaken!

Even in the vast Capital City, not many people knew of Yuan Tiangang. Yet those who did knew exactly how terrifying he was. Such a ruthless figure had actually suffered such a huge loss at Li Chunfeng's hands!

How horrifying was that?

Within the Imperial Palace, the Great Gan Empress wore a Dragon Robe as she listened to Phoenix's report.

This Empress, whose mere stomp could make all of Great Gan tremble, now had disbelief in her eyes as she said faintly, "Li Chunfeng... could he truly have reached the Heavenly Human Realm? This... how is this possible?"

"It is highly possible."

Bitterness appeared on Phoenix's face as she said, "According to our investigation of Yuan Tiangang, he had most likely already touched the threshold of the Heavenly Human Realm. If Li Chunfeng were not truly in the Heavenly Human Realm, it should have been impossible for him to severely wound and defeat Yuan Tiangang."

Upon hearing this, the Empress's expression turned solemn. Killing Intent seeped from her entire body as she drew a deep breath and said, "This man has become a menace after all!"

There was no wall in the world that could keep out the wind.

The news that Li Chunfeng was suspected to be in the Heavenly Human Realm ultimately spread from the Capital City. Gradually, rumors rose through the Jianghu once more: the Jianghu Myth of old had returned in force and would suppress the Martial Dao for a hundred years.

When Li Chunfeng heard these rumors, his heart turned bitter. People feared becoming famous just as pigs feared growing fat, and besides, he did not truly possess the strength of the Heavenly Human Realm. Standing too tall invited the wind; this was no good thing.

Several days later, Ying Huai once again brought Fang Yuan to the Imperial Observatory.

The moment he saw Li Chunfeng, Ying Huai spoke with mocking insinuation. "Old Li, you even hid it from me. You secretly reached the Heavenly Human Realm—silent until you shocked the world with a single cry, huh? Now, the entire Jianghu is filled with your Legends!"

Li Chunfeng naturally gave a bitter smile. He had already thought of an excuse for himself and explained, "Ying Huai, it is not like that. I did not break through to the Heavenly Human Realm. When Yuan Tiangang came to kill me, I merely used a secret technique to forcibly raise my combat power and barely frightened him away. If he had continued fighting, I definitely would not have been his match."

"Is that so?"

Ying Huai looked at Li Chunfeng suspiciously.

Li Chunfeng hurriedly said, "You know me. Deep down, I am still Arrogant and Domineering. If I had truly entered the Heavenly Human Realm, would I still be able to keep a low profile?"

"That is true!"

Only then did Ying Huai nod. Then he said with a smile, "But even if I believe your explanation, those outside will not! Especially His Majesty and the Grand Princess—they have already decided that you are in the Heavenly Human Realm."

"There is nothing to be done about that."

Li Chunfeng was quite helpless. He knew what Ying Huai meant. In Great Gan, the Heavenly Human Realm had, to a certain extent, already surpassed Imperial Power. It was like the most terrifying sword in the mortal world. If a Heavenly Human appeared in the Capital City, even the Empress would likely be unable to eat or sleep in peace.

If there was anyone in the world who loathed those of the Heavenly Human Realm most—

It was undoubtedly the Empress.

And now that he was considered to be in the Heavenly Human Realm, the Empress had naturally already treated him as a thorn in her eye and flesh. As for Princess Taiping, she wielded immense authority in the Imperial Court and was also fiercely ambitious, wishing to become Great Gan's second Empress.

However, Princess Taiping's foundation was still too shallow; she could not yet be mentioned in the same breath as the Empress of old. But if she could win over a Martial Artist of the Heavenly Human Realm, the odds of Princess Taiping inheriting the throne in the future would increase countless times. Therefore, Princess Taiping would certainly Not Hesitate to pay any price to win over Li Chunfeng.

Thinking of this, Li Chunfeng glanced at Ren Xiaoyao beside him and thought, You kid are clever. You look harmless enough that no one notices you, but you have made things miserable for your master!

Seeing Li Chunfeng's troubled expression, Ying Huai smiled and then said, "Oh, there is another piece of news that should concern you. Yuan Tiangang is dead now."

"Dead?"

Li Chunfeng was quite surprised upon hearing this. "Even with one arm severed, that man was still a top Martial Artist. Who could kill him?"

Ren Xiaoyao frowned as well.

Yuan Tiangang was dead. That truly came as a surprise to him.

Ying Huai stroked his beard and said, "In a direct confrontation, naturally, it would be difficult for anyone to kill him. In truth, he was ambushed by someone close to him and killed that way."

"According to my investigation, Yuan Tiangang's true goal back then was the Imperial Regalia. He wanted to become emperor himself, so he secretly formed a mysterious force: the Dragon Capturing Organization."

"After twenty years of development, the Dragon Capturing Organization has grown enormous, likely far beyond our imagination. When the Empress was assassinated before, the Dragon Capturing Organization was certainly involved behind the scenes."

"However, after twenty years, a new Dragon Head had emerged within the Dragon Capturing Organization. The Dragon Head's prestige was extremely high, completely replacing Yuan Tiangang's influence."

"But with Yuan Tiangang's return, he demanded that the Dragon Head hand over control of the Dragon Capturing Organization. Naturally, this created a conflict of interest with the Dragon Head. Under normal circumstances, the Dragon Head could only cooperate with Yuan Tiangang. But this time, Yuan Tiangang was severely wounded, giving the Dragon Head an opportunity to Extinguish him."

Upon hearing this news, Li Chunfeng felt endless emotion.

Yuan Tiangang had survived for twenty years under the hands of his enemy, the Empress, only to ultimately die at the hands of his own subordinates. It was truly steeped in irony.

Ying Huai chatted with Li Chunfeng for a while longer before his gaze fell upon Ren Xiaoyao. "Xiao Ren, I reckon you will not have much peace in the coming days either. Many forces May Not Dare to personally try to win over your master, but they will most likely come to win you over instead. I hope you can hold fast to your True Heart and not fall into these whirlpool Mud Pits."

Ying Huai was still worried about Ren Xiaoyao and warned him once more.

Ren Xiaoyao naturally accepted the advice humbly. He could tell that Ying Huai truly wished him well, and Ren Xiaoyao silently remembered this kindness in his heart.

Only after Half an Hour did Ying Huai and Fang Yuan leave the Imperial Observatory.

Ren Xiaoyao lived peacefully for five days.

Five days later, Bai Su returned from her travels through the Jianghu.

Naturally, she first went to visit the Director. Afterward, Bai Su found Ren Xiaoyao and brought him a piece of news. "Xiao Ren, before returning to the Imperial Observatory, I entered the palace to report on my duties. During that time, Princess Taiping privately sought me out and hoped that I could bring you to meet her."