High in the sky, Qing Chen formed seals with both hands as swiftly as the wind and lightning;
a thunderous rumble suddenly erupted from the white-bone gourd.
Countless hideous ghost faces emerged on the enormous Yin-Yang millstone as Yin-Yang Qi coiled around one another;
it ground viciously toward the core of Ye Wushang's azure lotus sword formation, as though intent on crushing the formation completely.
The robes around Ye Wushang had long since turned to ash in the fierce exchange, and densely packed sword patterns appeared on his exposed skin;
his entire body blazed with azure light, and the azure lotus sword formation became an azure sword rainbow spanning heaven and earth, charging straight into Qing Chen's Yin-Yang millstone with unstoppable momentum.
"This is true... man and sword as one!" Yin Corpse True Person abruptly rose to his feet. This was a sword-path realm that Golden Core Realm sword cultivators dreamed of attaining.
It was a great deal stronger than "sword-light splitting."
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
A series of deafening explosions rang out. The eyes of the yin-yang fish on the millstone blazed with dazzling light, and it still managed to grind the azure sword rainbow to pieces.
Yet although the sword rainbow shattered, the fierce sword intent it contained also slashed enormous cracks into the millstone;
though light still flickered across the millstone, it had dimmed by more than half, losing its former might.
"Hm?" Qing Chen murmured, a trace of surprise flashing through his eyes.
He saw that the Heaven Grade Sword Stele had stopped grappling with his Devil Aspect and instead become a shield, firmly protecting Ye Wushang.
At that moment, Ye Wushang stood with his eyes closed, his expression showing neither joy nor sorrow. The sword light around him no longer shone unrestrained;
instead, it