Sword Dao Eighth Layer?

The night passed without a word, and Lu Changsheng did not appear for the entire following day either.

Ning Yuxin waited there, lost in thought for a long time, no one knowing what she was thinking.

It was not until the morning of the third day that Lu Changsheng appeared.

"Senior Brother Lu!"

Lu Changsheng held out his hand, offering two jade bottles.

"I'll take you to the Sword Cave!"

"Okay!"

Taking the pills, Ning Yuxin followed him into the depths of the sect.

With the Divine Firmament Sect's arrival over the past two days, the sect had been quieter than usual.

The Sword Cave was deserted, making it a suitable place to cultivate and break through.

They went all the way into the depths of the Sword Cave. Under Lu Changsheng's guidance, Ning Yuxin took the pills and sat quietly there to refine them.

The pills could temper her body and help her break through her cultivation realm.

Once her cultivation realm and physical strength improved, he could draw on the Sword Qi here to temper her, allowing her to smoothly enter the Sword Dao second layer.

Going any higher would not be so easy and would take some time.

Meanwhile, with nothing to do, Lu Changsheng looked around in boredom.

At the same time, two figures appeared outside the Sword Cave.

Two young men could be seen standing there.

One of them was none other than the young man who had provoked Lu Changsheng before.

Accompanying him was an inner disciple of the Cangyun Sect, who was showing him around the sect and guiding the way.

"Fellow Daoist Wang Ming, this is our Cangyun Sect's Sword Cave!" the Cangyun Sect disciple said.

At those words, a faint smile curled Wang Ming's lips, his gaze unwavering.

"So this is the Sword Cave. Is this where Zhou Qingyu usually cultivates?"

"Senior Brother Zhou comes here often!"

"Then let's take a look!"

As Wang Ming spoke, he started forward.

The disciple frowned but said nothing.

The sect master had already ordered them to satisfy their requests as much as possible and ensure they were treated well.

As long as it involved no secrets, a visit to the Sword Cave was nothing, so he simply said no more.

What he had not expected, however, was that they would encounter Lu Changsheng after entering the Sword Cave.

"Lu Changsheng, you didn't expect us to meet again so soon, did you?" Wang Ming said with a cold sneer.

A bad feeling rose in the disciple's heart.

Lu Changsheng glanced at him and said with some surprise, "Just my rotten luck!"

"Heh, what a sharp tongue!"

"You're a disciple of the Divine Firmament Sect, after all. The day before yesterday, you deliberately targeted me and snatched my spirit herb. What are you here for now? To mock me?"

With those words from Lu Changsheng, Wang Ming could no longer save face.

The mere thought of that stalk of spirit medicine left him feeling terrible.

Because of Lu Changsheng, he had been slapped repeatedly. He blamed everything on the person before him; in fact, he had been watching Lu Changsheng all along and had followed him all the way here.

Seeing that things were going wrong, the disciple said, "Fellow Daoist Wang Ming, let's leave. We shouldn't disturb Senior Brother Changsheng's cultivation!"

"Leave? Heh!"

His cold sneer was utterly undisguised.

Ferocity appeared in his eyes. At the same time, the previously dormant Sword Qi within the Sword Cave began to stir faintly, a keen sharpness emerging along with murderous intent.

"I waited two days before I finally got this chance. Where do you expect me to go?"

At these words, the disciple's expression changed drastically.

Being assigned to receive Wang Ming meant he was quick-witted himself. He immediately understood what was about to happen and, without another word, turned and ran out of the Sword Cave.

Looking over, Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow. "You mean to attack me here?"

Clang!

A sword's ringing cry abruptly sounded. As Wang Ming's fingertips moved, the surrounding Sword Qi stirred with them.

His eyes held amusement and mockery, along with the look of someone finally avenging a great grudge.

"This really is a fine place. It blocks perception from all directions. Even if I killed you here, they wouldn't know what happened. At worst, I'll say the Sword Cave erupted and you both died here. Surely they wouldn't offend the Divine Firmament Sect over you!"

His words were filled with provocation.

Lu Changsheng said, "You've worked it all out so thoroughly?"

He was not surprised by this in the slightest.

On the contrary, he knew full well that someone had been watching Qingyun Peak since the night before last.

He had previously assumed Wang Ming was merely resentful and taking a look. Never had he expected that Wang Ming would actually choose to act inside the Cangyun Sect.

Whoosh!

In an instant, Wang Ming raised his hand. His own sword intent surged forth, drawing the Sword Qi throughout the entire Sword Cave into motion.

"Sword Dao fourth layer!"

Lu Changsheng spoke.

A smug look appeared on Wang Ming's face. "The Sword Cave is erupting today. Nothing can be done about that!"

He had been speaking mockingly, yet Lu Changsheng actually nodded and agreed. "Yes, I never expected the Sword Cave to erupt today either!"

"Hehe, it seems you've already prepared yourself!"

Lu Changsheng nodded and continued, "You should prepare yourself too!"

"Don't worry. I'm already prepared!"

As his words fell, Sword Qi poured forth.

The surrounding stone walls were already weathered and covered in sword marks. As his sword intent manifested, the surrounding Sword Qi moved with it, stirring up turmoil in that instant.

"Die!"

Wang Ming's voice rang out.

Yet at that very moment, Lu Changsheng remained unhurried. Raising his hand, he pointed, and a swath of Law Power fell beside Ning Yuxin, forming a screen of light that protected her.

All perception faded away, leaving her unable to sense anything that was happening.

Then he slowly raised his hand, and the surging Sword Qi seemed to freeze in midair.

"What's going on?"

Wang Ming's heart trembled. The Sword Qi that had been under his control had stopped.

The suspended Sword Qi quivered faintly, giving off a ringing sound he had never heard before. It was still the same Sword Qi, but now it had slipped free of his control and developed a power that inspired horror, even awe.

Clang!

A ringing cry cleaved through the nine heavens. Countless streams of Sword Qi surged into the vast sky from the Sword Cave, shattering the clouds and heavenly palaces.

Lu Changsheng stood where he was, quietly looking at Wang Ming. His expression did not change in the slightest as he regarded him calmly.

"Sword Dao eighth layer? How is that possible..."

Wang Ming could not believe it. Feeling the power of the Sword Dao erupting at that moment, he stared fixedly at the youth before him, who was only seventeen or eighteen.

What a terrifying Sword Dao realm that was.

The Sword Dao was difficult to cultivate. Never mind the eighth layer-even the seventh layer was enough to make countless geniuses shrink back. He did not know what kind of talent and perseverance it would take to reach such a realm at this age.

Even in the vast Divine Firmament Sect, few had set foot in this realm, and they had spent hundreds of years doing so.

Yet how old was the youth before him? He had already entered this realm!

At that moment, he finally understood why he had been told to prepare himself.

"No!"

Before his eyes, Sword Qi surged mightily and all the heavens rang in unison. An irresistible power poured forth and pierced his body.

There was no rising blood, no lingering cry. The instant the torrent of Sword Qi descended, his entire being dissolved into nothingness.

Watching it all, Lu Changsheng remained unruffled. Wang Ming had vanished, leaving only a ring and a cloth bag to fall to the ground.

He picked these things up, and the scarlet spirit grass was indeed among them.

Then he slowly walked over to Ning Yuxin and sat beside her, paying no further attention to the Sword Cave, allowing the Sword Qi to shake the heavens and alarm everyone.

At that moment, even the Divine Firmament Sect's old woman and the Cangyun Sect's sect master were shocked by the sight, and the entire sect fell into deathly silence in that instant.