Before the hunched old man could finish speaking, a dazzling, majestic sword light cleaved through the clouds and descended from the Ninth Heaven!
"A magic sword as big as a mountain?" Tu Lin and Fan Rongrong cried out in unison.
Affected by that terrifying aura, the hunched old man could no longer meditate in peace. He opened his eyes and looked toward the Limitless Palace, only to see that the sword light was not merely Sword Qi or spiritual radiance, but an enormous flying sword of strange design, like a towering rocky peak.
This sword was the Immortal Peak Sword, forged by the entire Heavenly Sword Sect. Its wielder was Situ, formerly the sect master of the Heavenly Sword Sect and now the deputy sect master of the Crimson Flame Sect.
Aside from Shen Mo, Situ was one of the few sword cultivators in the Crimson Flame Sect who had cultivated a sword art to the point of Return to Simplicity, triggering the anomalous sign of "swordsmanship attaining divinity" and thereby awakening a divine ability. After erecting his Divine Bridge, he had obtained the sect's permission to refine the Immortal Peak Sword of Heavenly Sword Peak into his natal magic treasure.
Today, to sweep away the Limitless Palace, Situ had struck with all his strength, unleashing this heaven-shaking sword strike in an attempt to destroy this peerless grand formation that had stood for over three thousand years!
Rumble!
The collision between the Immortal Peak Sword and the devil sect's grand formation erupted into a sunlike ball of light, illuminating thousands of miles as brightly as day.
Rampaging heaven and earth spiritual energy and terrifying shockwaves swept in all directions. Amid flying sand and rolling stones, many cultivators lurking along the outskirts had no choice but to cast spells to defend