As a companion immortal artifact, the Profound Yellow Sword was one of the few offensive immortal artifacts, and its power was terrifying. Legend had it that once it had built up enough momentum, it could cleave through all things. More importantly, its flight path was nearly impossible to trace. Once it launched an attack, even the cultivator controlling it could not determine its trajectory, yet it would ultimately strike its intended target.
Its only drawback was probably the enormous amount of spiritual energy it required.
After launching an attack like this one, the Profound Yellow Sword could not unleash a second attack anytime soon. A massive amount of spiritual energy had to be infused into it beforehand. To use it continuously and bring out its terrifying execution ability, its wielder would need exceptionally high cultivation. With the strength of Heavenly Court's assassins, they clearly did not meet that requirement.
That was why Lin Chuan chose to intercept it. He only needed to stop this one attack; the Profound Yellow Sword would not be nearly as terrifying afterward.
Whoosh... whoosh...
The Profound Yellow Sword flickered rapidly through the sky. Every flash carried it hundreds or even thousands of meters away, with no discernible pattern whatsoever. Most cultivators could not even see its shadow, much less discover the sword's attack path. Across the entire battlefield, only a handful of people could catch the yellow flash of the Profound Yellow Sword as it vanished.
"Can you stop it?" Lin An asked. A faint gleam flickered in his eyes as his expression turned extremely grave.
He had also spotted the Profound Yellow Sword and noticed Lin Chuan's movements, but he was not sure whether Lin Chuan could stop it. This was the special ability of an immortal artifact, not a spell.
"Leave it to