IS Chapter 73

Chapter 73

The cold wind howled, sweeping across the mountains and rivers of the illusory realm. Tonight, a crescent moon hung in the sky, its light cold and clear, yet the person wielding the sword was even more desolate than the moon’s pale glow.

Vast pure energy emanated from the white whisk in Tai Su’s hand, instantly forming one after another great Dao truth, each containing the supreme principles of Heaven and Earth.

The “Dao” of a Grand Ascension Human Immortal had already been deduced from their own path to the Heavenly Dao of this world.

Therefore, every attack from the Tai Su Immortal struck Ye Zhuo like an inviolable decree of the Heavenly Dao.

Ye Zhuo’s sword did not return to its sheath.

Ye Zhuo used his sword to meet Tai Huan’s Dao. He still met Tai Su’s Dao with his sword.

Shen Xinge looked up at the battle in mid-air. He saw the evolution of the Heavenly Dao within those great Dao truths.

If Master cultivated for another thirty years, he wondered if he could unleash such a move. Was this the ultimate pursuit of Dao cultivators?

But even more dazzling than the great Dao truths was Ye Daoyou’s sword light.

Ye Daoyou’s fingers were slender and translucent, so beautiful as if they were made of glass. Shen Xinge wondered how such fingers could hold a sword so steadily.

Ye Daoyou’s figure was just as beautiful, like frost bamboo, tall and upright in the deep mountain snow valley. He also wondered how such a person of jade-like perfection could wield such an indestructible sword, how he could possess such power like unshakeable rock and raging fire.

Shen Xinge knew that all of this was not as easy as it seemed.

He recognized some of the characters there. There was the “zhen” (Town – suppress) character technique, the heaviest and most solid, and to break it, was like splitting the hardest and tallest mountains and rivers in the world, requiring the strongest and most unyielding power.

There was the “zhou” (week – cycle) character incantation, the most mysterious and most in accordance with the Heavenly Dao, and to break it, was like reversing the cycle of the sun and the moon, requiring transcendence of the Heavenly Dao and power comparable to creation.

How could it be done?

How could one be so devoid of extraneous thoughts, entrusting everything to that chilling sword edge?

Shen Xinge was somewhat lost in thought.

He could see that Ye Daoyou did not care about these characters formed from the principles of Heaven and Earth, as if he did not even care about the vast Heavenly Dao. He simply unleashed one sword strike after another, bisecting all obstacles in his path.

Those great Dao truths, vast as the sea and with the force of mountains and rivers, were split in half under the indomitable sword edge, flying around that person like snowflakes.

Finally, a sword rainbow like the creation of the world directly cleaved towards Tai Su’s face.

The Tai Su Immortal waved his whisk.

The Reverse Scale Sword’s dark blade collided with the naturally formed handle of the whisk with a deafening roar.

The impact exploded to its peak in an instant. The force gushing out from the point of close combat should have been accompanied by a deafening roar, but it had already exceeded the limits of what humans could hear, leaving only a vast silence as if everything had disappeared.

Shen Xinge widened his eyes and looked in mid-air. He saw that astonishing sword, saw the colliding sword edge and whisk, saw the red robes flutter like raging flames, as if time had come to a standstill, that instant infinitely stretched to eternity.

He seemed to glimpse the realm of the Immortals.

——Until a suddenly unfurled blue landscape scroll obscured his vision.

It was Lin Zhu who had propped open his magical artifact, blocking the tsunami-like aftershocks for the disciples behind him.

Barely weathering the impact, he sensed a violent change in Shen Xiaodaozhang’s aura, as if he had broken through a bottleneck in his cultivation realm.

Lin Zongzhu took a deep breath and laboriously erected a spiritual energy barrier again, withdrawing the scroll artifact.

Under the night sky, the two had already entered a new round of fighting.

The Reverse Scale Sword hummed, roaring like a dragon, and Ye Zhuo felt the powerful force feedback from the sword.

Grand Ascension Human Immortals were indeed much more interesting than those who had Tribulation Transcended. He still had many new sword moves he wanted to try. There were several such Human Immortals in Upper Purity Mountain, truly a blessed land. It was just that the Tai Su Immortal was old, and he always felt that his body was not as sturdy as Dragon Li Yuan’s. But well, a flaw did not detract from the jade.

The dragon’s roar rose again, and the meaning of annihilation and withering burned on the sword. It was another sword strike like lightning and flint!

Every sword strike was a matter of life and death. How could Tai Su, who was under the sword, not feel that suicidal fighting style?

Every move and stance was meant to kill, and none of them were used to protect himself. He was truly a madman! How many people had he killed?

That sword move, once unleashed, never returned, as if he would not regret dying nine times. But as long as he was not dead, the next sword strike would only come with even greater momentum!

Having observed the world in the mountains for many years, Tai Su could naturally distinguish who was a creature in a pond and who was a dragon in the abyss. Such a person had not been killed when he was in the Integration Stage, and allowing him to transcend the tribulation was already like spilled water that could not be recovered. Now, to kill him completely would require paying a great price!

Moreover, there would no longer be absolute certainty.

——But who would have thought that in just twenty years, the way of the sword in the human world would rise to a new peak?

He had thought he had a 100% chance of winning, but unexpectedly, it was a life-and-death struggle.

Steadying his mind, Tai Su tightened his grip on the magic artifact.

Looking at Tai Su’s eyes, Ye Zhuo suddenly smiled.

“Daoyou,” he said, “your shidi has finished adjusting his breathing.” His tone was friendly, like a reminder, or perhaps an anticipation.

Truly incomprehensible. The thought flashed through Tai Su’s mind.

Yun Xiangxi did not have such evil.

At that instant, a gust of wind struck from behind Ye Zhuo, and the Tai Huan True Man indeed made another move.

Tai Su also made a move, and the two joined forces in tacit understanding, attacking Ye Zhuo.

In fact, at this level, very few people would join forces to fight. Everyone has their own Dao, and if the Daos are different, the Dao domains will be even more different.

When fighting an enemy, one would originally use their own Dao to form a world of their own. If others interfered, the Dao rhythm would lose its purity, and it would be better to fight alone.

——Unless the Daos of the two complemented each other.

Facing two people with one sword, Ye Zhuo had already sensed something after several exchanges. Tai Su used pure energy, cultivating the “purity” of Heaven and Earth, while Tai Huan used turbid energy, cultivating the “turbidity” of Heaven and Earth.

The last people like this were their two shidi, one cultivating life and the other cultivating destruction.

Wei Sheng Xian had once told him that the Upper Purity Mountain’s Tai generation specialized in the Dao of Yin and Yang, all in pairs of black and white. When the two joined forces, they could ascend to a higher realm.

This was interesting.

In the Dao domain of his shixiong Tai Su, the aura on Tai Huan’s body rose layer by layer. Not long after joining the battle, he had already made a qualitative leap, appearing to be in a similar Human Immortal realm as Tai Su.

This was a false realm, but in this complementary pure and turbid Dao domain, it was no different from the true realm. After exchanging a glance, the two Grand Ascension Human Immortals unleashed a full-force palm strike, killing towards Ye Zhuo.

Ye Zhuo met them head-on with his sword!

The earth shook violently, and in an instant, there were thousands of moves again.

The red figure leapt up, and countless flying sword phantoms suddenly appeared around him. Following Ye Zhuo’s movements and thoughts, the blood-red sword shadows traveled like shooting stars, dealing with the attacks of the two with ease.

——How could it still be like this!

Tai Huan stared at Ye Zhuo, his chest heaving.

“Focus!” Tai Su shouted, “This is just the beginning!”

His shidi was good in every way, but his temperament was too restless due to the turbid energy!

With his shixiong’s reminder, Tai Huan exhaled lightly and continued to entangle with Ye Zhuo.

Indeed, what if they fought to a standstill? Dao cultivators had never cultivated for the sake of sword and shadow. This Ye Zhuo had the ability, but his and his shixiong’s Dao domain was already taking shape.

Tai Huan struck Ye Zhuo with several palms in a row.

The Reverse Scale Sword’s main body was fighting Tai Su with the flying sword technique. Ye Zhuo had no sword in his hand, but he calmly raised his hand, and a bright red Dharma seal instantly formed, colliding with Tai Huan.

The Red Lotus Dharma Seal and the palm wind collided continuously, shaking people’s souls like morning bells and evening drums. Tai Huan was forced back several steps.

Just as he revealed a momentary flaw, the universe was reversed, and flying swords were like startled dragons, suddenly attacking Tai Huan with the force of wind and thunder. The Dharma seals condensed from baleful energy slammed towards Tai Su like a blanket covering the sky!

Of course, the two Human Immortals would not die from some injuries.

The Reverse Scale Sword returned to Ye Zhuo’s hand, and he chose the Tai Su Daoyou, who had not lost his composure, to continue practicing his sword moves.

There was a mysterious surge between heaven and earth. During the entanglement, Ye Zhuo could clearly feel his own changes.

When sparring with Tai Su, his mind would become clearer and more focused. When sparring with Tai Huan, his thoughts would become turbid and scattered.

That kind of change was not like cutting Tai Su once and then cutting Tai Huan once, so that the overly focused mind would be neutralized by the feeling of chaos and return to normal.

But it was as if there were two of himself in the world, one becoming more and more clear, and the other becoming more and more turbid.

The moon in the sky seemed to be divided into two as well.

One was bright and clean, and the other was dim.

A good Dao domain, Ye Zhuo thought.

“…Huh?” The cicada shell, who had been holding his breath for who knew how long, spoke weakly, “Why are there double images? Sect Leader, am I seeing things?”

If he was really seeing things, it wouldn’t be strange. Palace Master Ye looked like he was having a good time fighting, and he felt refreshed in his heart just by watching, so he couldn’t help but stare intently.

Palace Master Ye’s red clothes were so dazzling, and his sword energy was so sharp, that it was thrillingly wonderful. It was only right that his eyes were slightly injured.

“No,” Lin Zhu said faintly, looking at the mid-air, “Just keep watching.”

On one side was the world’s number one sword cultivator controlling life and death, and on the other side were two Grand Ascension Human Immortals making a desperate attempt.

Using their heaven-defying abilities, they fought a life-and-death battle.

The path of immortal cultivation was hundreds of years long. Such a scene might not be seen several times in a lifetime. It depended on one’s luck how much one could comprehend, but in any case, the Integration Stage bottleneck of the little Daozhang Shen Xinge had already loosened.

In a short conversation, they were already seeing a scene that could never appear in the real world.

——The entire world was slowly separating, actually splitting into two.

One was clear and translucent, with a bright sky and ground, and the other was chaotic and heavy, with dim and turbid currents everywhere.

All things have purity and turbidity. Pure energy escapes, and turbid energy condenses. At this moment, they were completely separated.

The human body also has purity and turbidity. At this moment, it was also divided into two.

In the glass-like world, the Second Palace Master Ye was elegant in red clothes, bright and dazzling, his eyes clear and sharp, his sword energy like ice and snow, his whole body ethereal and silent.

In the turbid world, it was also the Second Palace Master Ye, but he was dressed in blood-like, thick and gorgeous crimson, with baleful energy and killing intent wrapped around him, his eyes dark with blood, every move and stance as if he had entered a demonic realm.

The only ones who were not divided into two were Tai Su and Tai Huan.

Tai Su cultivated the Dao of “purity” and had already become the most pure body. In the “pure” world, he was the highest Dao.

In the “turbid” world, Tai Huan was the same.

——And the complete Ye Zhuo that they faced was two incomplete sides.

The cicada shell wanted to understand the key to this, and immediately frowned tightly: “What a terrifying Dao domain.”

Lin Zhu was not looking at Ye Zhuo.

When this world of purity and turbidity split into two, Lin Zhu’s expression suddenly changed, and he looked around with the corner of his eye.

——In the silent forest, there were other people’s auras.

Not just one person, not far away.

He had not noticed it before because the people in hiding were all highly skilled, and their auras were integrated with the entire forest.

But at this time, with the separation of purity and turbidity, the previous concealment was naturally no longer perfect, and the truth came to light.

Lin Zhu took a deep breath. Hiding their heads and showing their tails, their intentions must be sinister. Not wanting to startle the snake rashly, he turned his gaze very slowly, looking with the corner of his eye in the direction of the aura that he felt was the most threatening.

Then he saw that person actually standing proudly on the top of the tallest dead tree, hugging his sword.

His flamboyant and gorgeous black robe was very familiar.

That person was looking at Ye Zhuo, motionless, and he didn’t know how long he had been watching.

——His eyes faintly contained a hint of gentle smile, as if he was afraid that the world would not be in chaos.

Lin Zhu was speechless about this.