Xueyu Tianchi, the summit.
Mu Cha, who was standing in a boxing stance and warming his fist intent, suddenly looked up. He saw the soldier's aura forming rapidly in the air. As he watched the golden lightning flash, his heart felt as if it were pressed by a thousand-kilogram stone. All martial artists were close to the way of the soldier, and the soldier's aura that appeared in the sky exerted an immense pressure on him.
Even more so, there was a trace of the soldier's artistic conception within it, something Mu Cha had never had the chance to touch in his life. The person who could evoke such an aura would naturally have achievements far beyond his own.
His throat felt a little dry. "Is it my lord?"
At the mountain peak villa, besides Lin Zhao, there was only Tang Guangjun, who guarded the gate at the back of the mountain. But that fellow was happily collecting money at the moment. Moreover, Tang Guangjun's state of mind was a complete mess. Even if he were to unleash his full sword power, he couldn't possibly evoke such an extraordinary soldier's aura. Therefore, it could only be Lin Zhao. In that instant, Mu Cha became even more convinced. My lord possesses the bearing of the invincible!
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In the heart of the lake.
Xue Zhi stood on the small pavilion, tilting his long neck to gaze at the rolling dark clouds and golden lightning in the sky. His sword heart hummed and trembled. The soldier's killing intent within these clouds was too heavy, as if it were about to crush the very sky. Without a doubt, this soldier's aura came from Lin Zhao, who was drawing talismans in the Natural Dwelling. What kind of talisman could make my lord evoke such a transcendent aura? Da Feng Novel Network.
In that moment, Xue Zhi's heart was complex.
A hundred years ago, Lin Zhao's previous life had always been superior to him in realm and strength. Now, he had reincarnated, and Xue Zhi had gained an additional hundred years of cultivation time, reaching the peak of the eleventh realm. However, if Lin Zhao were given some time, to what heights could he grow? This was something Xue Zhi could not imagine.
But no matter what, my lord's talent deserved the title of Sword Immortal!
...
Behind the mountain, in front of Jian Shan.
Tang Guangjun, who was standing with his sword across his chest, collecting money, suddenly froze. He looked up at the sky, gazing at the dense dark clouds and the incessantly flashing golden lightning, his heart filled with shock. He was a soldier, and no one present understood better than him how intense the killing intent contained within this soldier's aura was. This killing intent... without the level of a million slayer, it was impossible to control!
But...
He frowned. The heavenly realm's Soldier Slayer was enjoying incense and offerings in the Soldier Ancestral Temple. This aura definitely wasn't evoked by him. Then who else could it be?
His gaze fell in the direction of the Natural Dwelling. If nothing unexpected happened, it should be Lin Zhao. But Lin Zhao was merely drawing talismans now, not yet a true soldier. How could he achieve this?
Could it be...
Tang Guangjun couldn't help but tremble. Could it be that the grand plan and the battle of the Heavenly Furnace strategy a hundred years ago, the final kill count, were all attributed to Lin Zhao? If that were the case, how many demons, devils, and ghosts were killed during the three years of fierce fighting in the Heavenly Furnace formation at Xueyu Tianchi? The total number must have exceeded ten million. This was far more than just a million slayer!
If it was attributed to Lin Zhao, then the day he officially entered the way of the soldier, he would directly be a slayer of ten million!
"Damn it..."
Tang Guangjun immediately became accustomed to the extraordinary soldier's aura in the sky. As expected of my lord mountain master's junior brother, tsk tsk... No wonder this killing intent is so heavy. I, Tang Guangjun, am utterly convinced!
"Hey!"
A player from the Azure Knights glanced over, frowning. "Are you opening the gate or not? How long have I had these two Flying Fish Coins here? Hurry up and let me into Jian Shan!"
"What?!"
Tang Guangjun's heart trembled. When the mountain master instructed him to guard Jian Shan's gate, he had said that anyone who dared to defy the rules of the mountain peak villa should be cut down with his sword. This person spoke disrespectfully and had an arrogant demeanor. If not him, then who?
"Ruffian!"
Tang Guangjun let out a stern shout, and a sword light flashed. Instantly, the Sixth Realm Sword Cultivator from the Azure Knights turned into ashes before his eyes, instantly annihilated by a Twelfth Realm Sword Immortal!
"This person spoke disrespectfully, and his death is not to be regretted!"
After killing the person, Tang Guangjun cupped his fist and smiled. "Everyone, please do not be alarmed. I, Tang Guangjun, am a man of rules and will never kill innocent people."
"..."
A group of Azure Knights players stared blankly, each one submissive and no longer daring to say anything disrespectful to Tang Guangjun. As for his claim of never killing innocent people, to hell with that. They'd be fools to believe him.
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The Heavenly Realm, the Soldier Ancestral Court.
Beside a large water vat, two cultivators of the Upper Five Realms stood and observed carefully. One was in a green shirt, the other in white, with a long sword missing most of its blade on his back.
"Tsk, tsk, didn't I say it!"
The green-shirted guest said with a smile. "My junior brother's talent for soldier talismans is extremely strong, not inferior to mine, his elder brother at all. Oh well, my talisman manual doesn't even have this talisman, yet he managed to comprehend it. What is this called? This is called merging with the Tao, merging with my soldier's way of killing. Don't you think my junior brother is incredibly powerful?"
Beside him, Yan Beichen grinned. "He's your junior brother, you can praise him however you want. Do I have to praise him?"
"You, you!"
The green-shirted guest chuckled. "You just lost a Fourteenth Realm. Your state of mind still hasn't opened up. Back in the day, when I followed Master and roamed the Eternal Secret Realm, I could draw my sword and kill Upper Five Realm cultivators as easily as slicing vegetables. And in the entire sect, besides Master, I was the strongest. I always charged at the forefront. I lost the Fourteenth Realm three or five times, but I always trained myself back!"
Yan Beichen said with a laugh, "I didn't mention the Fourteenth Realm. Don't speak carelessly."
"Hmph!"
The green-shirted guest narrowed his eyes, looking at the scene in the water vat that reflected the heavens. He said with a smile, "My junior brother, this half-soldier, has such heavy killing intent, not inferior to mine. Little Yan, my junior brother's third Sword Infusion Lake is about to awaken. Is it acceptable for this third Sword Infusion Lake to be empty? Are you, Big Brother Yan, just a title for nothing?!"
"Ah, this?"
Yan Beichen looked bewildered. "What do you want? Just say it directly, okay?"
The green-shirted guest chuckled, put his arm around Yan Beichen's shoulder, and said, "When you ascended and killed in Man Yuan, didn't you use your sword to pick out the Thirteenth Realm demon core of the Demon King? That demon core's Dao was close to fire. Now, most of the power of that Man Yuan demon core has been refined by the sword tip fragments. What use is that piece of sword tip you're keeping? Are you trying to learn from Xue Zhi and forge a demon soul sword? There's no need. You, the dignified Great Sword Immortal Yan Beichen, forging a demon soul sword, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
Yan Beichen looked helpless. "From what you're saying, you want to help junior brother to get this sword tip?"
"Of course."
The green-shirted guest smiled. "This sword tip was chipped when killing a Thirteenth Realm great demon. It contains rich residual sword energy of the Hao Ran Sword Dao, and it has also refined a large amount of fire energy from Man Yuan. It can be called a top-grade item. Forget about immortal swords, even ordinary immortal swords can't compare. My junior brother's second flying sword is the tip of the Confucian Saint's Han Niu Sword. Would the third one be inferior? It's just right. Your sword tip has a little bit of the foundation of a Fourteenth Realm sword cultivator, and a little bit of the foundation of a Thirteenth Realm demon king. It's worthy of my junior brother's third Sword Infusion Lake."
Yan Beichen said dejectedly, "According to you, when Lin Zhao opens his fourth Sword Infusion Lake in the future, won't you, Ding Muchen, have to go to the Confucian scholars' forest and spar with those old gentlemen, and preferably snatch the Confucian Ancestor's sword from the Supreme Sage Teacher for him?"
"This, we'll see..."
The green-shirted guest said dejectedly, scratching his head. "The Supreme Sage Teacher is a tall and strong man. This frail Soldier Saint of mine might not be able to defeat him..."
Yan Beichen smiled. "Hmph, using my belongings to curry favor for yourself, isn't that going a bit too far? I don't care about all this. Even if you want to give this sword tip to Lin Zhao, it should be in my name, not to use my sword tip as a favor for you, elder brother."
"It's all fine, all fine."
The green-shirted guest laughed heartily. "Who are we to each other? There's no need to haggle over these details!"
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Mountain peak villa.
"Crack!"
A bolt of golden lightning descended from the sky, manifesting the Great Dao, and directly pierced through the roof of the Natural Dwelling. It then transformed into a golden lightning radiance and landed on Lin Zhao's talisman manuscript, which he had placed aside. Instantly, the drawing method of a talisman on the manuscript began to materialize. Lightning flickered through it, and the talisman core contained a blazing lightning radiance.
"Ding!"
System prompt: Congratulations on successfully comprehending [Heavenly Thunder Talisman] (SSS-rank)!
"Heavenly Thunder Talisman!?"
The entire Xueyu, including many in the Heavenly Realm, had their attention drawn to the soldier's aura above the mountain peak villa. Only Lin Zhao, who was still drawing talismans, remained ignorant of what was happening. It wasn't until this bell sound rang in his ears that he suddenly realized. He had accidentally comprehended a talisman in the later stages?
The Heavenly Thunder Talisman is an SSS-rank talisman. It's nothing special, just incredibly powerful and destructive. Moreover, other talismans consume only 1-2 points of stamina per drawing. But the Heavenly Thunder Talisman is different; each one consumes 100 stamina points. This means that Lin Zhao, with his full stamina after logging in daily, could draw two Heavenly Thunder Talismans and then rest.
Never mind, let's draw one first!
Lin Zhao narrowed his eyes and smiled contentedly. He then took out the best golden talisman paper. This kind of paper was too expensive, one Golden Gilt Fish Coin per sheet. The next moment, he calmed his mind and focused his brushstroke, beginning to draw his first Heavenly Thunder Talisman. As expected of a talisman he comprehended himself, as soon as he started drawing, he felt divinely inspired and unhindered. Without any problems, he drew the first Heavenly Thunder Talisman of his life in one go.
When the talisman took shape, a wisp of lightning from the talisman core seeped in, transforming into a pool of lightning radiance. At the same time, the spiritual energy and true qi within Lin Zhao's body were instantly drained by half, making him feel hollowed out. This Heavenly Thunder Talisman would make anyone it struck suffer!
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The Great Shang Dynasty, White Emperor City.
In the Mountain Sea Division, a young Mountain Sea Commander was busy enfeoffing mountains and rivers with a pile of bamboo slips. Beside him, a servant also held bamboo slips and complained, "Empress Lin Xingchu of Xijian River has guarded the great river for hundreds of years and achieved countless glorious victories. Now that she is only temporarily missing, a new River God is to be enfeoffed? Everyone says that once a person is gone, their influence wanes. But the tea has already cooled before the person has even left!"
"Hmph!"
Lin Xuanzhi sneered. "Just wait and see. That old scoundrel who schemed to put his own teacher's Yin God on the throne of the River God will eventually be struck by lightning!"