The Swiftest Snap, the Longest-Lingering Zither
Clang!!
As the two beams of light struck Xie Luoxian, Xie Luoxian instantly completed a thought process.
It's pointless to dwell on whether Master will lose or not at this point.
She started considering this from the moment that strange eye flew into the Yanxia Realm.
Although it is unknown what kind of miraculous technique that strange eye used to be able to absorb and exhale a huge amount of Yanxia energy and transform it into Chu Tianshu's power the moment it flew into the Yanxia.
However, this move inevitably carries considerable risk.
This risky tactic was not used when Chu Tianshu was severely injured, had no other choice, and was making a desperate gamble.
It erupted even when Chu Tianshu himself wasn't injured at all?!
This shows that Chu Tianshu's regard for Lord Xuantan and others far exceeded the court's previous estimates.
Xie Luoxian and the others never imagined that capturing these people could be used to negotiate with Chu Tianshu.
But at this moment, she made this choice.
This is also the only and most likely chance of survival in the current situation.
The Transcendent Sword suddenly turned white!
It wasn't emitting white light, but rather it seemed to have a different level of clarity.
The sword's blade, originally resembling jade with numerous crystal-like patterns inside, was now clearly revealed.
It's like inlaying countless feather-like patterns with transparent crystal threads within a piece of Baiyu.
It possesses a beauty that is both divinely crafted and miraculously wondrous.
As the Transcendent Sword changed its form, the two green beams of light that struck the sword disappeared rapidly from the point of contact with the blade.
That scene was as if the beam of light emanating from Chu Tianshu's eyes was shortening and receding towards his own.
In reality, it's not that the beam is receding, but rather that the power within the beam is being evaporated.
The essence of this beam of light was Chu Tianshu's Taixu power. After the transformation of the Transcendent Sword, it was able to directly evaporate the Taixu power contained in his eyes.
Xie Luoxian was on the city wall at this moment.
Once the barrier of the Void's gaze was broken, the Transcendent Sword thrust forward with the fluidity of flowing water.
Lan Ziya's wooden whip moved nimbly, and in the blink of an eye, he had already parried three sword strikes.
Although his skill was inferior to Xie Luoxian's, he was old but strong, and he had also opened a new dantian, using the title of God of Wealth as a backing. He had previously blocked nearly a hundred swords, but only coughed up blood repeatedly.
At that moment, after blocking three swords, he suddenly felt as if his life force was being drained.
His white hair and beard lost their luster, his eyes became cloudy, and he felt an urge to vomit blood, yet no blood could be tasted.
Even the soul showed signs of dryness and decay, unable to escape the extremely uncomfortable body.
The highest level of Divine Intent in the sword techniques of the Divine Sword Mountain Manor is called "Earth Shatters and Heaven Trembles, Heaven and Earth Are Burned".
However, the Xie Family patriarch who created this sword technique actually suffered from depression. His descendants either failed to grasp its essence or started doing suicidal things as soon as they touched the threshold, and had no chance to live to master it.
Over the past two hundred years, this sword technique has been repeatedly improved and its power enhanced, but to unleash its full potential, one still needs to possess a deathly aura akin to self-immolation.
Those who Yuhua ride the clouds and mist, a symbol of soaring through the air.
It also describes how water evaporates into clouds and mist using heat.
After Xie Luoxian integrated the sword techniques of the two schools, he always had this move: a sword technique that evaporates all things and withers away the form and spirit.
However, every time she thought of this move, she felt that she had not yet escaped the shadow of the Transcendent Preceptor and Chancellor and the Xie Family ancestors.
Despite having a much stronger foundation in cultivation than those people, his swordsmanship philosophy remained in the shadows, failing to transcend the framework established by his predecessors.
Therefore, after she entered the court and took power, she continued to expound the Sword Intent of the Transcendent Sword, which signifies Qingyun Sect to great heights and holding absolute power, wanting to create a new world for herself.
"Today, I'm using this trick again!!"
Four sword strikes in quick succession, all in one move.
The fourth sword struck Lan Ziya between the eyebrows, penetrating halfway in.
Suddenly, a left hand appeared out of thin air, its thumb, index finger, and middle finger gripping the sword.
These four sword strikes were incredibly fast; even though Chu Tianshu was far away, he didn't arrive until the fourth strike.
Moreover, when the fourth sword was unleashed, Lan Ziya's life was hanging by a thread, and he would be in Xie Luoxian's hands.
Even Chu Tianshu wasn't sure if killing Xie Luoxian first would cause the Transcendent Sword to fluctuate even slightly, potentially killing Lan Ziya as well.
He could only try to grip the sword.
The thumb, index finger, and middle finger are the three fingers used to snap your fingers.
In Chan Buddhism, this method of snapping fingers is also called the "finger snap sound."
In the blink of an eye, it can swiftly dispel delusion and enlighten the mind, revealing its great power to crush the enemy's sharp edge and turn the tide of disaster, possessing full strength and true supernatural power.
No obstacles remain; boundless ambition soars straight to the heavens.
Xie Luoxian stared at the Transcendent Sword. As long as she could still sense Lan Ziya through the sword, Lan Ziya's life would be in her hands. Chu Tianshu had no choice but to consider this negotiation.
Chu Tianshu looked at his hands, his focus concentrated on three fingers. His fingers failed to snap, but the sound of that snapping finger kept echoing in his mind.
Boom!!
The Transcendent Sword broke, and Chu Tianshu snapped his three fingers.
The Vertical and Horizontal Seal, Shaolin Fist, Samadhi Power have all been integrated into Chu Tianshu's Mountain Collapse Combat Calculation.
This snap of the fingers, apart from the Nine-Syllable Mantra and Shaolin Samadhi, establishes a new school, while inheriting the strengths of the former two.
Its sound was like a mountain trembling.
Xie Luoxian is broken, and his spirit is shattered.
Upon hearing this sound, her face showed regret, and her head exploded.
Xie Luoxian's head had long been so bloodless from her training that when it was shattered by the snap of her fingers, it exploded into a large cloud of white, ice-like powder.
The snap of fingers echoed, and Chu Tianshu had vanished.
On the rooftop of the Forbidden City, Wan Longsheng sat.
The golden tiles and glazed roof made his white hair and blue robe stand out even more, and his face was gloomy.
"When you reach a certain level, you don't care so much about winning or losing—ha, old ghost, you really don't care about winning or losing anymore."
He saw that on the Heavenly Ranking, the name of Ancestor Qianyang had fallen to second place, appearing and disappearing, but still not having disappeared from the Present Ranking. He couldn't help but sneer.
Whether you care or not, you didn't win.
Clang!!!
The sound of the piano is great.
A bluish shadow suddenly appeared in the sky, crashed down, and struck the protective layer of the zither.
The perfect arcs of piano music were blasted apart, as if adding a pair of long wings to the blue shadow.
Faced with such a figure, there is no escape for a lone wolf.
"Hahaha, let's see how well I can play this instrument in my lifetime!"
On this day, the roc swooped down and smashed the city gate tower, as if it had plucked a tiny lantern grass.
The music became even more melodious and continued playing until it gradually faded away.
Even at night, the sound of the zither still echoed throughout the capital.
The residents of the capital were worried all night, thinking that the battle was still not over, but apart from the faint sound of the zither, they could no longer hear the deafening roar.
The next morning, they saw the sunlight streaming in and tentatively opened the doors and windows.
The sound of the piano can still be heard in the sky outside.
Only then did some people realize that the person playing the zither was already dead.
The lingering sound, lasting for three days, is not just a legend.