Divide Life and Death, Determine Victory or Defeat

Watching the Cloud Wandering Elder, whose fighting spirit had suddenly surged, a thought flashed through Jiang Wang's mind—

Could the Guest-Welcoming Boy have been in contact with his reincarnated self all along, and by appearing to speak those words, was he actually creating a chance for his reincarnation to turn the tables?

It was not that Jiang Wang was prone to conspiracy theories, but he had experienced too many conspiracies, and he had Jiang Yan within him, whom he had to guard against at every moment.

But this thought only flickered for an instant. As the master of the Cloud Peak Immortal Palace, he was certain that the past shadow of the Guest-Welcoming Boy had dissipated and would not appear again.

Furthermore, regarding the matter of the Cloud Wandering Elder, he had also considered it deeply and felt quite confident.

Jiang Wang had always been a person of firm will, but for some reason, he had recently felt that distracting thoughts were easily arising.

Using his divine soul as a sword, he severed those distractions. He stared at the Cloud Wandering Elder, then the sword light flickered, and he followed his blade.

When his long sword hung in the air, his body, mind, and intent had all transformed into the sword style itself, cutting off all trivial thoughts, leaving nothing to linger.

This was a state of pure combat.

Sincere in heart, sincere in intent, sincere in sword.

The horizontal sweep of the sword was Disillusioned Scholar, romantic and unrestrained yet sorrowful, elegant yet sharp.

The Cloud Wandering Elder, harboring a desperate resolve, did not retreat but advanced, forming the Wind Character Seal with his hands and pushing forward head-on.

But Jiang Wang came too fast and too fiercely; before the wind and clouds could gather momentum, they were already