At the Cloud Immortal Daoist's thunderous shout, everyone initially failed to react.
Then a tidal wave of debate erupted.
"Did you hear that, fellow Daoist?"
"Indeed! Did the Cloud Immortal Daoist just say he had the Cloud Immortal Sword Body?!"
"What kind of stunt is this? He has the Cloud Immortal Sword Body, yet he claimed he wasn't proficient in sword techniques!"
"The Cloud Immortal Sword Body is one of the few extraordinarily powerful Sword Dao physiques!"
"Anyone with the Cloud Immortal Sword Body has a talent for the Sword Dao beyond ordinary imagination! They advance a thousand miles a day, their gifts unrivaled! When learning sword techniques, they progress at lightning speed, as though blessed by the gods!"
"With a physique like that, he still claimed he wasn't good at the Sword Dao! There's your proof he was showing off!"
The young prodigies voiced their indignation, feeling they had been deceived.
Before the elders could react, the Cloud Immortal Daoist leaped up and flew into the highest heavens, as though he intended to become a boundless sword god above the sky!
And that was precisely what happened. High in the vast, endless firmament, the Cloud Immortal Daoist held Sharp Sword, every movement sending sword qi sweeping across the heavens and cleaving the clouds.
"Sky-Piercing Flying Sword!!!"
The words slipped softly from his lips. This was the sword technique he intended to demonstrate: Sky-Piercing Flying Sword!
He had created it himself, drawing on the traits of his Cloud Immortal Sword Body and incorporating numerous Sword Dao divine abilities from his own Cloud Immortal Daoist Sect. Ultimately, he had brought them all together, integrating their essence into an entirely new sword technique.
Boundless sword intent descended from the highest heavens!
As his hands formed seals and runes flowed, formidable Sword Dao