Clang!
A hair-thin thread of sword qi struck the body of the flying sword, producing a crisp clash of metal.
Though Liu Hua's sword qi was powerful, it still fell far short when compared to the Years Like a Shuttle flying sword itself.
Amid the clear collision, the hair-thin sword qi scattered apart.
The force it unleashed traveled through the flying sword, forcing the Grand Elder back several steps. Years Like a Shuttle in his hand nearly flew from his grasp as well.
At this sight, everyone who had been looking down on Liu Hua widened their eyes.
"How is that possible? That strand of sword qi looks so weak, yet it possesses such power?"
"A Spirit Severing stage cultivator's attack actually shook a Body Integration stage powerhouse—and one at the middle stage of Body Integration at that? What kind of joke is this?!"
"Just where did this East Sea Sword Saint Liu Hua come from?"
Exclamations rang out as the many cultivators present looked at one another, faces filled with disbelief.
This was a result none of them had expected.
Behind the Grand Elder, the two early Body Integration stage powerhouses instantly raised their vigilance to the utmost.
Unlike the other cultivators, the two of them had immediately seen the extraordinary nature of that hair-thin sword qi.
Yet even they had never expected the sword qi to be so overwhelmingly powerful.
"What an East Sea Sword Saint. No wonder the Supreme Elder never stopped praising you. I truly did not expect that you had already touched the threshold of the Dao of the Sword."
"Ultimate power, ultimate offense—it allows you to unleash sword techniques beyond your limits with the least amount of cultivation. Such a sword Dao is especially effective when fighting across realms."
"To cultivate your sword