With one sword, he cleaved the heavens, as though severing the karmic ties of his past life, as though cutting away all things between heaven and earth. The mighty power contained within made all living beings tremble.
This Sword Qi, level with the heavens, split open the towering statue in a straight line and carved directly out of this small secret realm.
Within the space inside the statue, flames rolled around Ye Tian like furious dragons, heat waves billowing.
The Sword Qi was like a sea, the Sword Dragon riding the wind and breaking the waves. The silver white sword light and the golden radiance of the Glazed Fire reflected one another, illuminating this space until it was bright as day.
The sky-piercing Sword Qi swept silently past.
Under this strike, a thin line appeared at the brow of the Emperor Xuan statue, spreading all the way from its head to its tail.
The next moment, it collapsed with a thunderous crash.
Before the Bearded Man, the enormous statue turned into countless chunks of rubble that fell down, piling into a small mountain before his eyes.
At the spot where the statue's chest had originally been was a small sphere emitting white light.
It was only small in comparison to the statue; in truth, it spanned several zhang in diameter.
The Bearded Man swallowed hard and struggled to steady himself. Though he had no idea where that sky-piercing Sword Qi had come from, his instincts told him it was absolutely connected to Ye Tian.
But where was the latter now?
The Bearded Man was deep in thought.
Yet while he was not paying attention, the sphere of light floating in the air underwent a subtle change, as though someone had lightly tapped it from within.
Ripples spread across the sphere's