Guidance at the Summit! Breaking Through to the Acupoint Realm!

Hearing Xie Qisha's voice, Li Bufan turned and cupped his fists respectfully. "Greetings, Master. Thank you for guiding me. Without your insight, I don't know when I would have grasped the way of Five Elements Blade Transformation."

He knew that without Xie Qisha's words—"The way of the blade takes ten thousand forms"—he might still have been wandering in confusion, unable to find the right path.

Xie Qisha waved a hand and smiled. "Good. Your Five Elements Blade Transformation is quite impressive. Come, strike while the iron is hot. Let me see how much you've learned." He stood with his hands behind his back, his aura withdrawn as though he were an ordinary man, but his eyes were as sharp as two blades.

Seeing that Xie Qisha intended to guide him, Li Bufan held nothing back. He unleashed the five elements blade intent he had just comprehended.

A long blade of golden light formed in his hand. He slashed—Chaos of Rivers and Mountains!

Water blade intent surged into a rushing stream, its force towering as it set chaos right.

They were at the summit, where the sea of clouds churned and sky and water seemed to meet. His blade intent resonated with the moisture between heaven and earth, multiplying its power.

Xie Qisha did not yield. He suppressed his cultivation to match Li Bufan's, placing them both at the peak of the ninth level of the Qi Sea, and answered with the same blade technique.

Chaos of Rivers and Mountains! The vision he conjured surged like a tsunami, vast enough to bury the entire sea of clouds.

The two torrents fought and wore each other away until both vanished. Neither had gained the upper hand.

Looking Northwest! Li Bufan shifted his blade. Scorching the Plains! A single spark became a sea