Shi Luo Ye

Chapter 967 Why Are You Here Again?

At that time, Yan Beichen, a fourteen-realm Sword Cultivator of the Human Race, fought a battle in Nishang Tianxia, slaying the great demon Man Yuan and many of the five upper realms of the demon race. He shattered half the mountains and rivers of Nishang Tianxia, but he also left his majestic fourteen-realm Sword Dao providence in Nishang Tianxia.

Therefore, for Nishang Tianxia, the dense Sword Dao providence was the greatest reliance of this world. From then on, the Demon Emperor began to fully cultivate the Sword Cultivators of Nishang Tianxia. A generation of young Sword Cultivators was growing vigorously with the help of the dense Sword Dao providence, with nine-realm and ten-realm Sword Cultivators appearing like mushrooms after rain.

If another few decades passed, many of these Sword Cultivators would surely grow into eleven-realm, twelve-realm, or even thirteen-realm Sword Cultivators. By then, the entire lower realm would probably no longer look down on the mountain forces of Nishang Tianxia.

However, at this moment, Wu Zhi, a peak twelve-realm Sword Cultivator, was about to break through to the thirteen-realm in Nishang Tianxia. With her cultivation and foundation, she would definitely be able to devour a large portion of the Sword Dao providence left by Yan Beichen, a foundation exchanged for half the mountains and rivers of Nishang Tianxia!

"Bold!"

The Demon Emperor let out a long cry, waved his sleeves, and immediately a golden Dharma Aspect, eight thousand feet high, erupted behind him. His fourteen-realm cultivation reached the heavens, and the entire Nishang Tianxia trembled. Instantly, the Qi realm within a radius of hundreds of miles of Zhaixing Cliff was suppressed, and the Sword Dao providence that was madly approaching was repelled.

Even at the cost of depleting his own cultivation, the Demon Emperor wanted to keep this dense Sword Dao providence in Nishang Tianxia. Although the upper and lower realms had begun to connect, the heavens of Nishang Tianxia still remained. For as long as this Sword Dao providence could be retained, it would be nourishment for the Sword Dao embryo of a world.

"You are bullying us too much!"

Ran Qing also flicked his sleeves, and a Dharma Aspect nearly two thousand feet tall opened up behind him. Its majesty was imposing. Although it could not compare to the Demon Emperor, it was still enough to be awe-inspiring. After all, he was a thirteen-realm cultivator, and this realm was not fake.

"Oh?"

Beside Lin Zhao, the white-robed Military Strategist Immortal couldn't help but laugh and said, "Is Nishang Tianxia tearing off its mask? So be it. If we're talking about the size of Dharma Aspects, I, Han Xin, still have some confidence."

Saying that, the Military Strategist Immortal drew his sword. Instantly, a Military Strategist Immortal Dharma Aspect filled with killing intent stood tall, awe-inspiring, and a full ten thousand feet high. Let alone Ran Qing, even the Demon Emperor's Dharma Aspect would be shorter.

Moreover, the Military Strategist Immortal Dharma Aspect had been conferred by heaven and earth. Wisps of golden killing intent surrounded it, and he held a Military Strategist Immortal sword in his hand. With one sword strike, the Demon Emperor might not be able to withstand it.

There was no other way. Although the Demon Emperor's cultivation was unrivaled in Nishang Tianxia, he had taken a sword from the Saint of Military Strategy, Ding Muchen, a hundred years ago. He still had hidden injuries and his cultivation had not recovered to its peak state of a hundred years ago. Therefore, even in Nishang Tianxia, his chances of winning a one-on-one fight against Han Xin, a Military Strategist Immortal whose one-on-one combat ability was not particularly outstanding, were extremely low.

"Hum!"

Han Xin lightly shook the sword in his hand, and a piercingly sharp cry pierced through the heavens and earth, directly shattering the aura of the Demon Emperor. The heavenly Sword Dao providence continued to descend, pouring onto Wu Zhi's head.

In an instant, with a loud "boom," Wu Zhi completely broke through!

Lin Zhao, Lin Zhujie, and the others raised their arms to block the violent impact wave. As they squinted to look, they saw Wu Zhi like a celestial maiden descended to the mortal world, holding her long sword in one hand, her pretty face filled with transcendence, and the dense Sword Dao providence flowing all over her. She was completely different now.

At this moment, Wu Zhi was a genuine thirteen-realm Sword Immortal. Moreover, she had "eaten her fill" of this Sword Dao providence. After all, it originally came from the Sword Dao providence of the Human Race's world, so Wu Zhi ate it with a clear conscience, and her sword heart became even more solidified.

"That's enough, that's enough."

Lin Zhao squinted his eyes and smiled, "You look in good shape."

Wu Zhi suppressed her excited emotions. Stepping into the thirteen-realm was like opening a door to a new world. There were too many Sword Dao rules to integrate. This was probably why Lin Zhao had Wu Zhi break through in advance before the battle.

Breaking through in the midst of battle was passionate, but in reality, after breaking through, there were many things that required time to digest and master. Breaking through in advance and consolidating the foundation of the realm was the true path to dominance.

"..."

The Demon Emperor gritted his teeth, thinking, "It's over, it's over." Wu Zhi's breakthrough had consumed at least 30% of Nishang Tianxia's Sword Dao providence. The foundation left by Yan Beichen was dwindling.

Ran Qing, Su Chan, Cao Yan, and others were also furious. Especially Cao Yan, he was a twelve-realm Sword Immortal and the person most likely to become a thirteen-realm Sword Cultivator in the entire Nishang Tianxia. However, he was still far from the thirteen-realm, requiring at least fifty years of cultivation refinement. Unfortunately, there was no more time for him.

Just as the cultivators of Nishang Tianxia were grinding their teeth, Lin Zhao leaned back slightly and tilted his head to look at the scruffy man, saying, "It's your turn. Don't hesitate. Eat as much as you can. The upper realm probably doesn't have such pure earthly Sword Dao providence."

"Yes, Mountain Lord!"

Tang Guangjun laughed heartily and suddenly strode forward with a powerful stance. Sword intent and killing intent erupted from him at an extremely fast speed. In a flash, a Military Strategist Immortal Dharma Aspect, thousands of feet high, materialized behind him. Moreover, Tang Guangjun's sword intent became denser and denser, seemingly without limit, rushing towards the bottleneck!

"Not good!"

Cao Yan's face turned ashen. "That ugly fellow is also going to break through!?"

Tang Guangjun raised his sword eyebrows. "Cao Yan, you blind bastard, I am Tang Guangjun, the Military Strategist Immortal. Who are you calling an ugly fellow? Wait, after I break through, the first person I'll challenge with my sword will be you, you pretty boy Sword Immortal!"

"You!"

Cao Yan was exasperated. He was clearly angry but dared not make a move.

The Saint of Military Strategy's Dharma Aspect stood behind the Military Strategist Immortal Han Xin, holding his sword silently. Beside him, Gu Lingyu had also long since summoned a mystical and ethereal Confucian Saint's Dharma Aspect. Although it didn't have as much killing intent as Han Xin's, it was filled with the vast righteousness of heaven and earth. Coupled with the recently broken-through Wu Zhi and the twelve-realm Lin Zhujie, this lineup directly made the cultivators of Nishang Tianxia dare not speak out in anger.

To put it bluntly, if Lin Zhao, disregarding everything, led his men to smash Nishang Tianxia, it wouldn't be impossible. It was just that the risk was quite high. After all, the Demon Race's Ancestral Mountain must have been watching. As long as they didn't act, it would be fine, but once they did, the Demon Race would also likely attack the Snow Region Heavenly Pond, and the situation of the Divine Mountain's fall might come earlier.

"Boom—"

With a loud noise, at the end of the flowing clouds, cavalry covered in golden armor, holding halberds, long swords, battle sabers, and other weapons, galloped towards them, transforming into wisps of Military Strategist providence and Sword Dao providence that enveloped Tang Guangjun's head.

Tang Guangjun was thrifty and wasted nothing. He directly expanded his spiritual realm several times, taking in all the Sword Dao providence and Military Strategist providence, bit by bit. For a time, his body was bulging, and golden providence light erupted from his nose and eyes.

"Alright, alright."

Lin Zhao frowned. "Too greedy. Aren't you afraid of exploding?"

Tang Guangjun grinned, "Mountain Lord is right."

The next moment, the bottleneck in Tang Guangjun's realm shattered with a bang, and he naturally stepped into the thirteen-realm, becoming a thirteen-realm Sword Immortal of the Military Strategist Ancestral Court.

Logically speaking, among the seventy-two generals of the Military Ancestral Court's Martial Temples, although there were many thirteen-realm Saint of Military Strategies, thirteen-realm Sword Cultivators were few and far between. Therefore, Tang Guangjun's thirteen-realm must have been extremely significant in the Military Strategist Ancestral Court.

Moreover, he was a thirteen-realm Sword Cultivator of the Military Strategist lineage. Comparing him to the Saint of Military Strategy, Ding Muchen, one could see that Tang Guangjun's thirteen-realm was definitely superior to most thirteen-realm Sword Cultivators.

"You..."

The Demon Emperor gritted his teeth, his body trembling slightly. On the mountain behind him, more and more cultivators of Nishang Tianxia had gathered, numbering in the hundreds. However, their quality was not high, with many of the five middle realms making up the numbers. In front of the group at the mountaintop villa, the five middle realms were truly just fillers.

"Are we going to fight?"

Lin Zhao's gaze was calm. He pointed behind him and said, "Now we have three Ascension Realm Sword Cultivators. If Your Excellency the Demon Emperor really wants to fight... we won't refuse. We won't lose anything anyway."

The Demon Emperor's expression flickered. Ran Qing, Su Chan, and the others trembled with anger. Last time, during the battle at the Snow Region Heavenly Pond, Su Chan's plan had failed completely, and he had led over a million cavalry into the furnace of the Sky Furnace strategy, losing seven or eight hundred thousand cavalry. This profound humiliation had not yet been avenged, and now new grudges had been formed.

Su Chan felt bitter. No matter how much he hated them, he couldn't do anything. They were genuinely no match for them. If it weren't for the constraint of the Demon Race's world, with Lin Baiyi's wicked mind, he might have attacked in the middle of the night while Nishang Tianxia was sleeping and wiped them all out.

"Since you're not fighting, we'll be leaving."

Lin Zhao cupped his fists at the Demon Emperor and said, his eyes filled with sharp light, "Senior Demon Emperor, the war is imminent. I hope Nishang Tianxia will take care of itself and not follow the Demon Race's world to the end. Otherwise, after the next great battle, as long as the sons and daughters of our Human Race's world are not all dead, I, Lin Zhao, will surely lead a vast army north to contain the Demon Race, and then I will destroy your Nishang Tianxia first!"

The Demon Emperor, Ran Qing, Su Chan, and others were all startled. Princess Mingyu gritted her silver teeth, her beautiful eyes filled with horror. This was her first time meeting Lin Baiyi face-to-face. As Lin Zhao spoke, Princess Mingyu could genuinely feel the terror of this young Sword Cultivator. He would definitely do what he said.

"Let's go."

Lin Zhao waved his hand.

Instantly, Huang Tingyu, Wu Zhi, and Tang Guangjun drew their swords together. Three beams of sword light enveloped their bodies, and they left Nishang Tianxia, returning to the Snow Region Heavenly Pond.

...

Evening.

The Mo Family Ancestral Court, with clouds and mist swirling.

"Why are they here again?"

The fourteen-realm Grandmaster was about to drink his tea when he saw Lin Zhao, Huang Tingyu, and Wu Zhi arrive. He immediately put down his teacup.

This brat's sudden visit could only mean trouble. Don't be fooled by his respectful appearance and his Confucian demeanor, which made many forbidden-level big shots favor this junior. The Grandmaster knew that this kid was full of schemes and only did business that didn't lose money!