Green Peak Sword Shows Its Might, Heavenly Saint Profound Art Fully Mastered!

"Whatever. I'll know once I try. At worst, I'll sweep through every Demon in Green Province."

With a push of his thumb against the hilt, Lin Changqing sent the Green Peak Sword ringing from its sheath.

"Go."

The Green Peak Sword hovered in midair, its blade emitting a faint hum.

The next instant.

The Green Peak Sword became a streak of azure light and shot through the sky!

It was so fast that it left a long trail through the air.

A sonic boom exploded, splitting the clouds in two.

Trailing azure sword radiance across the vast sky like a roaming dragon, the flying sword unleashed its majestic Sword Qi without the slightest concealment.

Eight hundred li away.

Within the Demon army.

A Sixth-tier Demon, three zhang tall and covered head to toe in black scales, was throwing back its head in laughter.

Beneath its feet lay mountains of corpses—some human soldiers, some Demons.

Several hundred zhang ahead, a human army was barely holding on.

Leading them was Zhou Zheng, Garrison Commander of the Demon Suppressing Division's Qingzhou Branch, a Sixth-Rank Early-Stage Martial Artist.

He was drenched in blood, and several chips had appeared along the blade of the saber in his hand.

He had tried several times to kill his way toward that Sixth-tier Demon, only to be blocked by the tide-like Demon army.

"Ha ha ha! Humans! Is this all you can do?"

The Sixth-tier Demon stood on high ground with its arms folded, its face full of mockery.

Gritting his teeth, Zhou Zheng cleaved three Demons to the ground with a single slash, his chest heaving violently.

This Sixth-tier Demon was far too cunning.

It had kept hiding behind the Demon army, refusing to fight him head-on.

The endless Demons alone had already exhausted him to the bone.

The Sixth-tier Demon licked its lips, bloodthirsty light flashing in its eyes. "What, are you furious? I heard there are tens of thousands of human civilians in that county town? Heh heh heh..."

"I'll take them one by one..."

Before it could finish.

The Sixth-tier Demon suddenly froze.

An indescribably terrifying aura came from afar and locked onto it. The scales all over its body stood on end!

It felt fear rising from the depths of its soul!

Then it abruptly looked up toward the western sky, where a streak of azure light was rapidly growing larger.

It was so fast that it had no time to react at all!

"What is th—"

BOOM!!!

The azure streak descended from the heavens and pierced straight through its chest.

The Sixth-tier Demon's body instantly stiffened.

It looked down at the enormous hole in its chest, its eyes filled with disbelief.

Then it knew nothing more.

The Green Peak Sword did not slow, plunging straight into the ground.

Rumble!

Violent Sword Qi ravaged the surroundings from the point of impact.

A ring of azure shockwaves spread outward in an arc, and the surrounding Demon army fell in swathes.

Wherever the Sword Qi passed, Demon bodies were torn directly into pieces.

Strangely enough.

Those human soldiers were clearly standing right beside it.

Yet when the Sword Qi swept across their bodies, it was like a gentle breeze, not even harming a single hair.

Its control over power had reached the absolute pinnacle; not the slightest bit had leaked out.

A massive empty zone appeared on the battlefield.

Within several hundred zhang of the Green Peak Sword, every Demon had been slain.

Only an azure longsword remained embedded in the ground, its blade still trembling faintly.

The entire Demon army instantly descended into chaos, the Demons shrieking in terror as they scattered in every direction.

"This..."

Zhou Zheng was stunned.

He stood there gripping his saber, his eyes wide as saucers.

The surrounding soldiers were stunned as well, each one rooted to the spot like a wooden statue.

Only after that terrifying pressure swept past them did Zhou Zheng suddenly come back to his senses.

His heart trembled as he felt the lingering traces of that aura.

That pressure...

It far surpassed a Seventh-Rank Grandmaster, and far surpassed an Eighth-Rank Grandmaster!

When he had gone to the Capital City to report on his duties, he had once been fortunate enough to glimpse a Ninth-Rank Martial Saint from afar.

That feeling, as if one's very soul were trembling, was exactly the same as this!

It was even stronger!

"It's a Martial Saint! A Ninth-Rank Martial Saint! A senior Martial Saint has taken action!"

Zhou Zheng trembled all over with excitement.

He seized the shoulder of the Deputy General beside him, his voice cracking.

"Did you see that? It's a Martial Saint! A Ninth-Rank Martial Saint!"

"Only a Martial Saint could control power to such a degree! Slaying Demons without harming us in the slightest!"

The surrounding soldiers finally came to their senses.

That was right!

Those streaks of Sword Qi had clearly swept past them, yet they had remained completely unharmed.

Such control over power could only be achieved by the legendary Martial Saints who stood at the pinnacle of the continent!

Zhou Zheng took a deep breath, turned toward the direction from which the Green Peak Sword had come, and bowed deeply.

His voice carried a trace of sobbing from his excitement.

"Zhou Zheng, Garrison Commander of the Qingzhou Branch, thanks Senior for your aid!"

"With a single sword, Senior slew the Demon Chief and saved the lives of hundreds of soldiers from our Demon Suppressing Division! We shall never forget such immense kindness!"

His voice echoed across the entire battlefield.

All the Demon Suppressing Division soldiers turned toward the west in unison, their expressions respectful to the utmost.

The Green Peak Sword embedded in the center of the battlefield trembled lightly.

Then it rose from the ground on its own, spun through the air, and turned into an azure streak as it flew back the way it had come.

In the blink of an eye, it vanished beyond the horizon.

Only a lingering azure sword mark remained, stretching across the sky.

Zhou Zheng watched that streak of light disappear, unable to calm his heart for a long while.

Taking a deep breath, he turned to face the remaining Demon army, killing intent surging in his eyes.

"Brothers!"

"The senior Martial Saint has already dealt with the most troublesome one! Don't leave a single one of these scum alive!"

"Kill!"

The Demon Suppressing Division soldiers' morale soared as they roared and charged at the scattered Demon army.

As the Green Peak Sword flew away, Zhou Zheng glanced once more toward where its light had vanished.

That direction... was Qingshi County.

His heart jolted.

Wasn't Qingshi County under siege?

Could it be that this senior Martial Saint had specifically rushed to Qingshi County to lift the siege?

He immediately ordered the Deputy General beside him, "Qingshi County is surrounded by Demons. Once we drive back this side, we'll go support them at once!"

The Deputy General nodded heavily. "Yes!"

They did not know that the Demon army at Qingshi County had already been reduced to ashes with a single thought from that Martial Saint.

Elsewhere.

The Green Peak Sword tore through the sky as it returned, azure light flowing over its blade without a single trace of blood.

It flew back before Lin Changqing and automatically returned to its sheath.

A crisp sheathing sound rang out.

Everyone atop the city wall was dumbfounded, and the general's legs, which had just managed to stand, went weak again.

Good heavens... what had this Saint Venerable just done?

He had thrown out his sword, then it had flown back by itself. Had it gone after Demons that had escaped by sheer luck?

Lin Changqing ignored everyone's shock, because the system's voice rang in his mind once more.

["Ding! Random mission completed: Kill the true culprit behind the Demons besieging the city this time (1/1)."]

["Received: Ninth-tier Supreme Grade Heavenly Saint Profound Art—Complete Mastery!"]

["Heavenly Saint Profound Art: A Ninth-tier Supreme Grade cultivation art, derived from the mighty righteous energy of heaven and earth. It is incomparably domineering, its speed of refining Spiritual Power far surpassing cultivation arts of the same rank. It combines offense and defense. Cultivating this art allows one to draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to temper the body, greatly enhancing both physical strength and the depth of Spiritual Power."]

["Would the host like to claim it immediately?"]

"Claim."

Lin Changqing murmured inwardly.

Memories of the cultivation art flooded into his mind, merging into every corner of his body.

The spiritual energy between heaven and earth automatically gathered toward him, surging through his meridians like rivers. Every punch and kick now carried greater power.