"Swift!"
True Lord Cheng, who had been fighting as he retreated, suddenly stopped in midair. He formed a Sword Art seal with his hand, chanted an incantation, and pointed at the Zhang Family Immortal pursuing him relentlessly.
The Jingyang Immortal Sword moved at his command, suddenly scattering into watery light that surged back like a great wave, engulfing the Zhang Family Immortal. In that instant, its sword momentum shifted from defense to attack.
Unmoved, Zhang Xianyu swung his sword, unleashing another mighty blast of Sword Qi. Nurtured for eight thousand years, the Celestial Master Sword seemed to contain an inexhaustible abundance of Sword Qi.
This time, however, things were different. The Jingyang Sword's wave of sword light was not driven back by the Evil-Slaying Sword's tremendous Sword Qi. Instead, like the sea embracing a hundred rivers, it swallowed the Evil-Slaying Sword Qi outright. Without losing momentum, the sword wave formed a closed cylinder of surging water, resembling a whirlwind, and enveloped Zhang Xianyu, sword and all.
In this strike, Cheng Xinzhan simultaneously employed the principles of Li Tieguai's Gentle Kan Water Sword Manual, the Pure Brightness Water Technique, and the Taiji Sword, turning his sword into water that flowed unbroken and overcame hardness with softness.
Yet surrounded by the Kan Water sword light, Zhang Xianyu showed no panic. He merely sneered and spoke for the first time.
"You overestimate yourself. Let's see how many blows this sword light of yours can withstand!"
With that, the Immortal swung his sword again, intending to subdue ten refinements with sheer strength.
At that very moment, however, a beam of mirror light suddenly burst from the void. Its pale golden radiance, sacred and lively, fell upon Zhang Xianyu.
The effects were staggering. Amid the storm of sword light, Zhang Xianyu's expression abruptly changed. Despite