The longsword was the Five-Element Sword.
The man wielding it was Lin Xiaosu.
Lin Xiaosu pointed his longsword straight at the Celestial Master's nose.
An azure flower shimmered on the blade, dreamlike and illusory.
This was the first time his Azure Flower Sword Intent had blossomed. On any other day, it would have drawn cheers from the entire gathering. Today, however, the man at his sword's tip was an Enlightened Realm titan.
Moreover, this titan had just stepped into the crossfire between two Enlightened Realm titans and halted their clash with a single step. All seventy or eighty titans present had felt their realms suppressed by this supreme titan, who seemingly had taken "that step."
The Celestial Master stared at him. "Young Master Lin, I wish to take my own disciple back to the mountain. Would you stop even that?"
"She's my friend!" Lin Xiaosu said.
"If she is your friend, you should care all the more about her cultivation. You should let her return to the mountain with me and complete her cultivation journey." The Celestial Master's tone was calm.
All the surrounding Enlightened Realm titans agreed in their hearts.
This was the path of cultivation.
Anyone who embarked on it put cultivation first. Even family ties had to take a back seat at critical moments.
Whether judged by sentiment, reason, or the principles of cultivation, there was nothing wrong with the Chaotic Cloud Celestial Master taking his disciple back to the mountain.
"If this truly were for her cultivation, I would naturally agree!" Lin Xiaosu said. "But you seized a body with your primordial spirit, and you urgently need her as your cultivation furnace. You intend to use all her vital energy to advance your own cultivation. That, I cannot allow!"
The moment those words rang out!
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