White Eyebrows's sigh was deep and long, as if he were telling the world about his hidden worries. The sigh contained a lot of meaning, and his gaze locked onto a certain place on the horizon through the heavy mountain peaks and clouds.
He was not afraid of the powerful evil sects at all; he was only worried about whether the disciples in blue robes under his feet could face their own Dao Heart.
Earlier, his female apprentice Li Yingqi had come to the mountaintop to report the situation, but White Eyebrows knew all too well that the bandits were powerful. He simply wanted to see how people would react when faced with difficulties and enemies after thousands of years of prosperity, so he asked Li Yingqi to retreat and wait a while.
No sooner had he finished speaking than a brief battle broke out outside the mountain-protecting formation, in which he managed to temporarily save face for the mountain sect with a single Earth Immortal Dharma Seal.
This result was within White Eyebrows's expectations, as was the performance of his disciples. He had overcome numerous tribulations since he began his cultivation and had gained a clear understanding of the world, but he dared not forget his own Dao Heart.
That is the belief that one should always stand up to uphold justice and fight against evil. What worries him is whether Mount Emei today is still the same Mount Emei after thousands of years of prosperity.
White Eyebrows's worries could not be investigated too deeply, because the sword light that had been blocked outside the mountain-protecting formation had already returned. If it were allowed to gather its strength and launch another attack, wouldn't the mountain gate's reputation be truly humiliated?
The clanging sound echoed across the sky, the metallic clang of swords being drawn from their sheaths vanished in an instant, followed by a clear, resonant sword cry that reverberated throughout the heavens and earth.
The sword's cry seemed to originate from the mountainside, constantly rustled by the mountain wind, much like the sound of pine needles falling to the ground; the clear, melodious sword cry was incredibly lively and natural.
The instant the sword's cry resounded through the Mount Emei Range, a faint, cold light pierced through the inner side of the great formation, revealing every detail to the heavens and earth. Green peaks were exposed beyond the sky, and the subtle glimmer of light drifted across the horizon like a feather.
Its trajectory was extremely subtle, starting from above the mountain gate and spreading until it reached the horizon where a trace of Magic Power attached itself to it.
The unadorned Azure Edge looked quite ordinary; without the trace of Magic Power attached to it, it would look no different from any ordinary ironware.
At this moment, it was drawn from its sheath as if it had traveled across a thousand years. The sword cry, carrying the master's will, was calm and undisturbed, but as soon as it appeared, it attracted the attention of everyone below. The ordinary Azure Edge was a reflection of its strength!
Clang!
When Azure Edge slashed out, the sword's cry was still inside the mountain-protecting formation. As the sword energy burst forth, the sword's cry not only showed no signs of dissipating, but also seemed to have a tendency to spread throughout the world.
The seemingly ordinary sword light made very little noise when it swept in, and it could not be compared with the Power of Laws of heaven and earth generated by the previous several sword energies.
But this ordinary Azure Edge caught up with the swirling sword light in an instant, and the Magic Power on the Azure Edge gradually increased. Although it did not cause the strange phenomenon of heaven and earth like the sword energy just now, the Azure Edge gave people the feeling that it was truly stirring up heaven and earth.
The White Eyebrows, who sat cross-legged in the main hall, slightly raised his head. His slightly cloudy eyes were looking at a certain place on the horizon, and a rolling green Azure Edge was reflected in his pupils.
This made it seem as if the Azure Edge Sword had escaped from his eyes, but in fact, it was just a temporary sword control technique. As a sword cultivator for many years, White Eyebrows naturally had the Azure Edge Sword nurtured within his Niwan Palace.
After achieving enlightenment, sword cultivators will choose to open the Niwan Palace (a point on the back of the head) and use this point to nurture sword energy, making the sword energy inseparable from themselves day and night, so that they can control the sword with their thoughts without using external objects.
Within White Eyebrows's Niwan Palace, the Azure Edge Sword has remained undiminished for a thousand years.
A glint of azure Azure Edge flashed in White Eyebrows's eyes, and his magical Magic Power emanated slightly. When he raised his head, his True Spirit had already locked onto the sky. Unlike the feeling of the great cultivator from the mountain gate just now, this time the powerful will seemed to have been withdrawn, and the sword light under the Azure Edge seemed to be in calamity.
A cyan sword light was finally reflected in the eyes of the Mount Emei disciples. They had felt a clear sword hum inside the formation earlier, and the experienced disciples had already recognized the cyan sword light in the air.
The disciples of the mountain gate were immediately excited. The cyan sword light in the air closely chased the black sword light in front of them, and the two seemed to slowly glide across the sky like fish.
The sword light swirling in the sky was almost overtaken by Azure Edge, and the slight contact between the two Magic Power caused faint lightning to rage in the sky.
A moment later, Magic Power surged from the Azure Edge Sword, causing it to roll and rise higher. A long streak of azure sword light aimed at the sword light that was almost within reach, and with a whoosh, the Azure Edge slashed down fiercely.
The faint lightning in the air was guided and instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning, while the sword light swirling in front of it suddenly turned around, and the Power of Oblivion on the sword suddenly surged, and it suddenly straightened up in front of the lightning above its head.
With a clang of metal against metal, a bright light burst forth between the two swords, illuminating the sky. At the center, a powerful energy shot straight into the heavens.
The energy that spread outwards shrouded the large array below in a blurry wave of air. The spatial barrier at the center of the impact was instantly distorted, and the surrounding air currents evaporated completely at that moment.
The energy had not yet dissipated; the area felt like an abandoned wasteland. The world's rules had been reversed by Azure Edge's attack. Only two sword lights had broken free from the energy center, and the vacuum area that had been closed was slowly recovering.
The disciples below were already stunned; the simple yet Azure Edge strike from Qingfeng had indeed caused the heavens and earth to change color.
This reversal of the rules was even more alarming than the strange phenomena of heaven and earth just now, and the sword light was indeed powerless to attack the great formation again. The patriarch truly had the ability of Sea-Calming Divine Needle, and the sword light naturally retreated with just one strike.
The swirling sword light disappeared into the sky, and Azure Edge, who had leaped out of the attack range, once again condensed his Magic Power, while the chaotic energy in the air continued to rage.
The chaotic energy in that area was squeezed by an invisible hand, and the resulting spatial barrier distorted, causing the clouds that had shrouded Mount Emei for thousands of years to dissipate. As the layers of clouds rolled back like curtains, a very special energy fluctuation was exposed beneath the sky.
Azure Edge aimed at a massive array diagram beneath the heavens.
The array diagram almost blotted out the sun beneath the heavens. The aura emanating from the array diagram was ancient and mysterious, and the energy within it was vast and profound. The slowly flowing Magic Power on it was awe-inspiring, and the nine slowly rotating stars eclipsed the sun and moon.
When a huge array diagram was reflected in White Eyebrows's eyes, his pupils contracted sharply. His True Spirit had been locked on the sky, and the appearance of this array diagram was quite abrupt.
He looked at the suddenly appearing array of images with great astonishment, and the solemn expression on his face was extremely rare in thousands of years.
His eyes flashed rapidly, the Azure Edge Sword in his pupils flickering, and his hand, hidden in his sleeve, crushed a communication talisman.
Today, war has reignited over the Mount Emei Range, which have been free of conflict for thousands of years. The evil forces have gained too much power, bringing shame upon the great cultivators of the mountain sect.
The White Eyebrows, who had been sitting cross-legged in the main hall for a thousand years, slowly stood up, and a person slowly emerged from behind the huge array diagram beneath the sky.
Two gazes met through a great array. This time, it wasn't a battle across thousands of miles, but a life-or-death struggle!
White Eyebrows must step forward in today's calamity at the mountain gate, for he is the patriarch of the Mount Emei Range, the master who upholds righteousness, the recognized leader of righteousness, and a powerful Immortal Realm.
He was also a sword cultivator, the kind of sword cultivator who would never hide behind the mountain-protecting formation to defend against enemies!
In his simple and unwavering belief, the disciples of Mount Emei would never defend themselves within the great formation!
Two pairs of eyes met in the sky, while two figures emerging from within and behind the formation stopped in mid-air.
Xu Long stood tall and proud beneath the heavens, his gaze sweeping over the Mount Emei Range below. Behind him, the " Azure Firmament Celestial Star Formation Diagram " was slowly rotating, and the swirling sword light transformed into a wisp of light floating in his eyes.
After sending the True Dragon Clone into the Chi You Blood Cave, he began his journey to the Mount Emei Range, where his previous schemes were beginning to take effect.
After the deaths of the righteous Dan Chenzi and Li Yijun, a group of evil Blood Alliance cultivators entered the Chi You Blood Cave, creating a power vacuum in the Legend of Mount Shu World. Mount Emei, with only White Eyebrows, was much easier to deal with.
While his clone was vying for Chi You Essence Blood inside Chi You Blood Cave, Xu Long naturally arrived at Mount Emei. His plan was to take advantage of the power vacuum and have his main body and clone work together to obtain Chi You Essence Blood and the Haotian Mirror!
"By order of Alliance Leader Youquan, I have come to pay homage to the Mount Emei Range. My Alliance Leader has said that there is no inherent struggle between good and evil, nor is there any concept of age-old enemies. It is all because your Mount Emei has monopolized the resources of the cultivation world, forcing all living beings to depend on you. Today, I have been dispatched by Alliance Leader Youquan, for the cultivation system should not be controlled solely by your Mount Emei!"
Xu Long's disdainful gaze was directed at the great formation below. He looked like he was acting on behalf of Heaven, and first stood on the moral high ground to righteously criticize Mount Emei.
Then, he repeatedly brought up Youquan, using incredibly lofty titles, and implied that he was criticizing Mount Emei, thus absolving himself of any wrongdoing.
His tone showed no regard for the righteous Mount Emei, nor for the cultivators of Mount Emei. However, given his absolute strength, everyone knew that these words were meant for the White Eyebrows Ancestor.
"Hmph! Where did this lackey come from, daring to imitate Youquan and knock on our door! I presume your alliance leader Insomnia Blood Demon, has already opened the Chi You Blood Cave! Today you dare to act so presumptuously in my Mount Emei Range, so I will first take your life as a warning to others, and then suppress all your Blood Alliance cultivators to rectify the atmosphere of the cultivation world!"
White Eyebrows, standing within the great formation, completely ignored Xu Long's verbal attacks; having experienced the vicissitudes of life, his Dao Heart was already incredibly firm.
Xu Long is not the first person to pay homage to the mountain gate in the past thousands of years, but he will probably not be the last among the Blood Alliance cultivators who find Chi You Essence Blood after today.
His primary task at this moment was to quickly eliminate the thief before him and then completely seal off the Chi You Blood Cave...
The thought struck him, and he suddenly remembered the message in Dan Chenzi's communication talisman. " Hong Gu of the Jade Pivot Sect has disappeared..."
For some unknown reason, a sense of foreboding suddenly arose in White Eyebrows's usually calm heart, and his expression became increasingly solemn.
He stood tall within the great formation, his eyes flashing with a sharp light as he met Xu Long's gaze in the sky, a hint of murderous intent subtly emanating from his calm face.
Meanwhile, Xu Long, standing beneath the heavens with his hands behind his back, met White Eyebrows's murderous gaze head-on without flinching.
Seeing the solemnity and worry on White Eyebrows's face, he gave a half-smile, as if he could guess what White Eyebrows was thinking.
"Hahaha! Mount Emei is too powerful to withstand, and has already been abandoned by the cultivation world! You are nothing but a tyrant's whisper!"
"That thief deserves to die!"
Looking at Xu Long's ambiguous, mocking expression and listening to Xu Long arrogant and disdainful words, even the well-mannered White Eyebrows couldn't hold back anymore.
He recalled Dan Chenzi's words, and looking at Xu Long in the sky, he was secretly guessing something. His mind was racing, and he could no longer hide the murderous aura on his face.
He unleashed a breath from his chest, leaving a roar that echoed between heaven and earth, and then took a step that took him to the horizon. The patriarch of Mount Emei had stepped into battle to defend against the enemy!
"Imperial Edict!"
Amidst the astonished expressions of the disciples, White Eyebrows turned and stepped out of the formation. He took a step into the void, and after his roar echoed between heaven and earth, he uttered a single word on the tip of his tongue. The air currents between heaven and earth suddenly stagnated, and the Power of Laws centered on him seemed to stand out.
Before White Eyebrows could make a move, a surge of powerful magic Magic Power automatically condensed in front of him. White Eyebrows was indeed a renowned Immortal Realm expert. Xu Long didn't even see the hand seals clearly. He only felt the world suddenly freeze, and then a magic seal exuding an extremely dangerous aura appeared in his eyes and headed towards him.
Before Xu Long could react, White Eyebrows, seemingly enraged, waved his hand again, and the long-awaited Azure Edge Sword light in the sky followed the magic seal.
The Azure Edge in his eyes was constantly churning, and as his killing intent solidified, the simple and unadorned Azure Edge gradually transformed into a celestial weapon.
Xu Long's eyes narrowed as he watched the magic seal rushing towards him. He dared not be careless at all, as he had deliberately revealed some information in his words, which had greatly angered the old man.
It seems that he knew Dan Chenzi was dead, and his hatred for the Blood Alliance cultivators reached its peak. He also made some deductions about the situation Xu Long described, so he wanted to end his life quickly.
A Earth Immortal Dharma Seal, carrying an aura as gentle as the wind and as dense as the forest, swept over us. This Earth Immortal Dharma Seal was condensed by White Eyebrows in an instant. Compared to Youquan's methods, White Eyebrows, who had been famous for a long time, was undoubtedly more dangerous in battle.
This magic seal resembled a giant fallen leaf, with the Spot of starlight within it like pine needles, carrying a binding Power of Laws that seemed to want to envelop Xu Long completely.