Fragmented murmurs sounded beside his ears, but the illusion continued.
The scene shifted. It was no longer the ancient past; the illusion Liu Qingwu had seen earlier now played out again before the Azure Lotus Sword Master.
White hair, golden pupils, and the same haughty air of looking down on all beneath him.
"Return to your place."
Luo Qinglian's gaze abruptly turned cold.
The next instant, countless chains assaulted him, piercing his shoulder blades and stabbing into his essence.
"Yuan Huang-!"
Threads of crimson crept into Luo Qinglian's eyes, and the sword qi around him surged explosively!
In reality.
Lu Qingxiao's pupils suddenly contracted.
"Master!"
A glaring layer of scarlet had already surfaced in Luo Qinglian's eyes. The Azure Lotus Sword in his hand, his companion through countless ages, had once been blue-green throughout, its blade as clear as an endless sky. Now crimson had soaked every inch of it, transforming it completely into an eerie, blazing Red Lotus Sword.
Towering viciousness coiled around the blade, which trembled without cease.
Luo Qinglian tightened his fingers around the hilt. Illusions overlapped before his eyes, and the Yun Huang of ancient times gradually merged with the Yun Huang of today.
"Yuan Huang, Yun Huang..." Luo Qinglian murmured.
One had torn down his home, and the other wanted to capture him.
"Fuck! I'll hack that bastard to death!"
His ancient resentment piled atop the maddened sword fury now pouring back into him through the Sword Dao.
Boom!
The Red Lotus Sword shot into the sky! A single slash tore open the entirety of Myriad Lotus Heaven!
His target: Heaven Beyond Heaven!
"Pfft!" Lu Qingxiao, who presided over the formation, spat out a mouthful of blood. His expression changed drastically as he stared at the Sword Master's departing figure, helplessly reaching out to stop