The pursuit of Xu Long was not only to eliminate the evil faction, but also to show everyone, both the righteous and the evil factions, that Mount Emei is still Mount Emei!
Of course, White Eyebrows was certain that the Blood Alliance cultivator who dared to knock on the door had already perished in the small world. After all, under the threat of the Haotian Mirror Seal and the remains of the Great Emperor, White Eyebrows did not believe that a thief with a cultivation level lower than his own could survive.
A faint light flickered in White Eyebrows's eyes, and two sword lights gradually appeared in them. The sharp energy in the air spread across the mountaintop, and the whistling sound raged in his ears. After the clouds in the sky were split open, the sword light in his eyes finally solidified, and the hidden worry on White Eyebrows's face eased a little.
Heaven Strike! Thunder Flame!
Outside the main hall on the main peak, a male and a female disciple sat cross-legged. Their faces were solemn and their expressions were tense. Beads of sweat even appeared on their foreheads, and their brows were deeply furrowed. At this moment, the two of them were concentrating on stabilizing their magical Magic Power and divine sense.
The two formed a sword incantation with their hands, uttered a single word, and their magical Magic Power emanated from their bodies. Then, guided by their divine sense, the Magic Power was poured into a certain spot in the sky above their heads.
The great cultivator's divine sense had already detected the approaching sword light. Two whistling sword energies in the sky caused the crown of a pine tree on the peak to sway slightly.
After the sword light emerged from the clouds, the two men's tense expressions became even more anxious. Their usually calm Dao Heart were shaken, and a hint of hesitation even rose in their focused eyes.
" Yingqi, Wuji, the Heaven Strike and Thunder Flame swords have already emerged from the Sword Pavilion. Now, you two must concentrate your minds, discard all distractions, and guard your spirits and souls with complete focus in order to combine the two swords!"
"Both Heaven Strike and Thunder Flame are supreme treasures. The requirements for combining them are extremely high for both cultivators. Fellow Zunsheng and I will protect you from the start. Once your spiritual resonance is complete and your Magic Power enters the source, the two swords will naturally converge, and the combined power will be achieved without any worries!"
The Spot needles in White Eyebrows's eyes floated, and the swaying, enormous canopy of the pine tree immediately calmed down in the air. The spiritual energy flowing over it and the starlight in White Eyebrows's eyes intertwined, and a wondrous aura arose at the mountain peak.
He stood solemnly before the two of them and spoke, his aura no weaker than theirs. He had long planned for the combination of Heaven Strike and Thunder Flame.
However, rushing the ripening process might be too hasty, and the success rate is likely to be...
But it was too late. The Blood Alliance traitors had already brazenly come knocking on the door. He and Zunsheng were only two powerful Immortal Realm, which was more than enough to deal with the evil sects.
However, the evil sects have likely increased in strength, and other major sects may even want to stand aside and fish in troubled waters. Given Mount Emei's current fighting power, now that it has become the target of everyone's attacks, it must spare no effort in the short term to cultivate a powerhouse comparable to the Immortal Realm.
The Heaven Strike Sword and the Thunder Flame Sword are treasures obtained from another world. They can be said to be among the few sect treasures of Mount Emei, and have maintained an extremely high status throughout thousands of years of inheritance.
The two swords are already incredibly powerful in combat. When combined, they are known as the Heaven Thunder Twin Swords. Under the control of their respective masters using special sword techniques, their combat power is no less than that of the Immortal Realm.
The cunning White Eyebrows had made preparations beforehand, having his disciples Li Yingqi and Changkong Wuji nurture the two swords. He wanted to further consolidate Mount Emei's strength before the evil sects launched a major attack.
The forced ripening of the Twin Sword Fusion was a last resort, after all, even White Eyebrows, a Earth Immortal Realm immortal, sensed the impending storm, and the time and opportunity left for Mount Emei might really be running out.
"This disciple will obey Master's words!"
Upon hearing this, Changkong Wuji and Li Yingqi's trembling Dao Heart stabilized slightly, and the hesitation in their eyes was dispelled.
This is, after all, a great cultivator; under the protection of two Earth Immortal, he can't be too weak.
"Yes, prepare to combine the Heaven Strike Thunder Flame and Flame Swords!"
After glancing at the two's condition, White Eyebrows transmitted a few words to the distant Zunsheng True Spirit, then nodded slightly and conveyed the final command to the two.
Upon hearing this, the two exchanged a glance. Li Yingqi's eyes were as clear as water as she looked at her senior brother, and her divine sense had already begun to guide the Heaven Strike Sword.
Looking into his junior sister's clear eyes, Changkong Wuji felt a slight chill in his heart, and an unnatural look flashed in his eyes. However, Li Yingqi did not notice his senior brother's abnormality at this moment. Changkong Wuji also quickly put away his thoughts and followed the Thunder Flame Sword with his divine sense a step behind.
Two sword lights cleaved through the clouds in the sky and plummeted rapidly like heavy objects. The strong winds generated by the swords tore the air at the peak. At this moment, the two sword lights seemed to be without a master and were completely out of anyone's control.
As the falling sword light drew closer to the summit, two sharp sword energies suddenly burst forth, the whistling in their ears grew increasingly intense, and the four people below all felt a strong threat.
However, the sharp sword energy was slightly restrained by the two divine senses. The two divine senses in the air had already come into contact with the sword light. After all, the sword light had been nurtured by the two of them before, and it did not reject their manipulation at this moment.
Li Yingqi and Changkong Wuji breathed a small sigh of relief. Their divine senses guided the surging Magic Power to immediately attach to the sword, and the momentum of the two sword lights falling from the sky was suddenly stopped.
Following the two's manipulation, it slowly rotated in the air like a swimming fish. Different colored sword energies gradually approached each other in the air, and the trajectory formed by the tail sheath looked like a colorful braid in the air.
The two sword lights, which were close together, began to twist themselves. The airflow at the peak was instantly dispersed by the sharp sword energy. Then, with the infusion of Magic Power from the two people below, the two swords began to intersect for the first time.
The powerful cultivators' surging Magic Power did not merge. The two sharp sword lights each had their own edge. It all depended on whether the two who were combining their powers could truly control their own Dao Heart and whether they could truly unleash their Magic Power freely on the sword.
A clanging sound erupted atop the peak. Before the swords even clashed, the Magic Power emanating from them surged outwards. The immense Magic Power violently impacted the other side upon clashing, causing the two below to furrow their brows in unison.
Before White Eyebrows could speak, the two of them calmed their minds, their divine senses above the sword light solidified once more, and their Magic Power began to slowly emanate, finally calming down the rampant sword energy in the air.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Yingqi's Heaven Strike swept over the peak and circled back behind Thunder Flame. With her meticulous mind and sufficient confidence when her divine sense was attached to the sword, she now took the initiative to get close to Thunder Flame.
A howling sound erupted from the summit, and strange phenomena appeared behind Li Yingqi. Her magical Magic Power emanated from her body in the air, but the sword light above the Heaven Strike did not surge. She used her divine sense to firmly suppress the rampaging sword energy of the Heaven Strike, and followed the trajectory of the Thunder Flame's tail sheath. In an instant, the braid in the air turned into a ponytail.
Li Yingqi glanced at her senior brother in front of her. His eyes were still clear as water. Perhaps a woman's delicate mind often conceals her feelings. After just one glance, she looked away.
With a thought in mind, Changkong Wuji turned his head slightly, and his gaze fell on his junior sister's profile.
Beneath her full forehead was a delicate, arched eyebrow, with a long, narrow crescent shape lying beneath it like a jade spring. Her eyes, like pearls in the ocean, shimmered with a gentle light.
Her crystal-clear skin came into view, and beads of sweat, like water droplets, clung to her slightly drooping chin. When Li Yingqi's pretty eyebrows lifted in an instant, her serene profile also tensed slightly. Li Yingqi, fully focused, was exceptionally beautiful. Seeing this, even Changkong Wuji's tightly restrained mind couldn't help but be momentarily dazed.
With a loud "boom," the two sword lights collided in mid-air, producing a clanging sound of metal striking metal. Li Yingqi firmly controlled the Heaven Strike and finally caught up with Thunder Flame behind him.
There was no strong resistance when their Magic Power first came into contact. This was because Li Yingqi had firmly controlled his own sword energy with his divine sense. Now he could only wait for his senior brother to turn his sword so that the two sword lights could truly merge and allow their Magic Power to accommodate each other.
This is actually somewhat similar to the breakthrough from a great cultivator to the Immortal Realm, where one merges their own Magic Power into the world and communicates with the rules through divine sense. This is the shackle that hinders a great cultivator from breaking through to the Earth Immortal realm.
Ordinary great cultivators can only reach this level at most, but no one expected that White Eyebrows would have this combined sword technique and the sect's two treasured swords, making the two of them seem to have the aura of the Immortal Realm when they combine their powers.
Just as Thunder Flame was about to turn his sword around, Li Yingqi also began to pour more Magic Power into Heaven Strike. The two of them wanted to take advantage of the moment when the Twin Sword Fusion to merge each other's Magic Power. The Magic Power of the two great cultivators did not repel each other, and with the sword light as a guide, it was enough to reach the combat power of the Immortal Realm!
However, at that moment, a burst of fiery light suddenly erupted in the air, followed by a clang. For some reason, Li Yingqi's expression changed drastically. She immediately withdrew her Magic Power power and turned to look at her senior brother beside her.
Looking at his junior sister's face, Changkong Wuji, who was standing beside her, revealed a bitter smile. His magical Magic Power began to rapidly become chaotic, and the illusory image behind him vanished in an instant. His mind was already on the verge of collapse.
The Thunder Flame Sword, controlled by divine sense, detached itself from the Heaven Strike Sword in the sky for a moment, then flew backward in an uncontrollable manner.
The sharp sword energy cleaved through the clouds, and just as it was about to soar into the sky, a phantom hand materialized in the air, and the sky suddenly darkened.
The sword light was about to pierce the palm above his head when it flashed, but the palm neither dodged nor avoided it, its five fingers closing firmly and trapping the sword in its palm.
A series of clanging sounds suddenly filled the air. The Thunder Flame Sword tried to retreat and move left and right within the giant hand, but could not escape its confinement. As the giant hand gradually shrank, the range of the sword light's movement became increasingly narrow.
With a furious roar, the large, closed hand pressed the Thunder Flame Sword back into a grand hall filled with the Geng Metal Qi.
"Alas! Wuji, why do you do this to yourself!"
"Master! Please save my senior brother!"
White Eyebrows frowned, looking at Changkong Wuji with a pained expression. His voice trembled slightly, and his eyes sparkled with starlight. His magical Magic Power surged and enveloped Li Yingqi. A magic seal hovered above Li Yingqi's head, and a peculiar energy fluctuation emanated from the crown of a pine tree at the peak.
After Thunder Flame lost control, the Twin Sword Fusion was already a failure. Changkong Wuji distracted due to his own reasons, which has now led to both of them facing the collapse of their Dao Heart.
With White Eyebrows protecting her, Li Yingqi's Heaven Strike Sword remained relatively stable in the air. Under the protection of the powerful Magic Power of the Earth Immortal White Eyebrows, Li Yingqi's Magic Power had not yet reached its worst state of disorder. However, White Eyebrows, who had honed her Dao Heart for thousands of years, could not help her, and she could only rely on herself to overcome this obstacle.
Changkong Wuji, on the other hand, was in a much worse state. His magical Magic Power was in disarray, and the Power of Laws circulating within his body were reversed.
His usually sharp and dignified face was now twisted in pain. His divine sense in the air had been injured by the violent sword energy, and he was suffering immense pain in his soul.
The Dao Heart of a great cultivator is both exceptionally strong and exceptionally fragile. When the Twin Sword Fusion, he secretly developed feelings, which caused his Dao Heart to become unstable. At this moment Power of Laws reversed and his Magic Power became disordered, which was clearly a sign of going into a state of demonic possession.
With his divine consciousness injured and unable to gather the sword of Wisdom Sword to sever distracting thoughts, under these multiple obstacles, Illusory Fire had already arisen within his Dao Heart. As his Magic Power became disordered, the Illusory Fire suddenly enveloped Changkong Wuji's entire body.
A surge of scorching energy appeared on his body, and intense Illusory Fire emerged from within, threatening to burn away everything about the cultivator. This was an insurmountable obstacle on the path to immortality, and the Illusory Fire was the greatest enemy of one's own Dao Heart.
Changkong Wuji's figure gradually blurred in the Illusory Fire. His soul was about to turn to ashes in the Illusory Fire. While enduring the extreme pain of being burned by the Illusory Fire, he did not make a sound.
His gaze towards his junior sister revealed undisguised deep emotions. Perhaps the burning Illusory Fire shrouded his face in darkness, but deep within his heart, things were gradually becoming clearer.
The loneliness on the grand road, the thousand-year wait, the countless self-examinations, the trials between souls—his junior sister was already imprinted in his heart.
That was an emotion he never relinquished even when he became a great cultivator; it was the result of the dialogue between his Dao Heart during his Mahayana Stage; it was the intense expectation on his path of cultivation; it was the only sun when he walked into darkness.
Wuji's feelings for his junior sister had been brewing for a long time. The two fell in love within the mountain gate and longed to be a Kami, but their path of cultivation was fraught with obstacles and taboos.
Before achieving the Immortal Realm, even great cultivators will eventually reach the end of their lifespan. Upon achieving the Immortal Realm, there is a test of one's heart, at which point one must sever all worldly desires.
Only through such trials on the Great Dao can the Dao Heart of the Immortal Realm truly bear the rules of the world, and only then can the True Spirit of the Immortal Realm truly communicate with heaven and earth.
Changkong Wuji and Li Yingqi were both great cultivators. After secretly pledging their lives to each other, they decided to break through to the Immortal Realm together before truly becoming Dao partners and embarking on their immortal journey.
However, the loneliness and length of the path of cultivation are unbearable for ordinary people. The torment of his soul and the tempering of his Dao Heart caused him constant pain.