Honghuang: Fire De Huaguang, I am the Horse King of Human Education

Meanwhile, above Xiqi City, a seemingly ordinary thick, dark cloud hung in the sky.

The Daoist Zhunti sat cross-legged on an auspicious cloud, his aura contained, as if he had merged with the void.

Beside him, five powerful demons, including Lu Ya, the Bull-Headed Demon, and the Eagle-Faced Demon, also held their breath and stared intently at the chaotic array below that covered the heavens and earth.

"Sage, why don't we lend a helping hand directly?"

The bull-headed demon couldn't help but ask in a low voice, his eyes gleaming with bloodlust.

The Taoist Master Zhunti had a deep gaze and a calm voice.

"Please calm down. This Yin-Yang Dust Array was created by Senior Brother Taiqing and contains the mysteries of the birth and death of the world and the evolution of the Great Dao. Daoist Duobao is the chief disciple of the Jie Sect and has deeply inherited the true teachings of Senior Brother Tongtian. His cultivation is unfathomable."

This battle is sure to be a fierce and bloody contest! We can take this opportunity to glimpse the profound mysteries of the two sects' paths, especially... Senior Brother Taiqing's Dao of Non-Action!

His eyes held a barely perceptible glint.

Sending Duobao to break the formation would not only deplete the Jie Sect's strength but also allow him to glimpse Laozi's Dao, and he could also reap the benefits. Why not do it? As for Lu Ya and the others, they were nothing more than pawns.

Upon hearing this, Lu Ya and the others, though puzzled, could only suppress their impatience and continue to observe.

Within the chaotic array domain.

As soon as Daoist Duobao stepped onto the green lotus, the scene before him instantly changed!
It was no longer a chaotic space filled with misty vapors, but a boundless world of swords filled with endless sharpness!
The sky is filled with billions of flying swords, each with a unique shape and a cold glint in the air!

They darted and collided, producing a piercing metallic clang!

Each sword exuded a sharp sword aura, tearing through the void!

The earth is a wasteland of countless broken pieces, strewn with broken swords!

The air was thick with a sharp, metallic scent, as if taking a single breath would slit your throat!
"The World of Swords?"

Daoist Duobao raised an eyebrow slightly, his eyes showing understanding.

"From the two elements, dust and particles evolve into myriad worlds. This world is the manifestation of the killing power of Geng metal."

As if sensing the intruder's presence, the billions of flying swords in the sky suddenly changed direction!
Like a swarm of sharks that have caught the scent of blood, they transformed into streaks of cold light that tore through space, shooting towards Daoist Duobao with piercing shrieks!

Sword energy crisscrossed, tearing through space and forming a devastating sword net!

"Little tricks."

Daoist Duobao remained expressionless. The blue lotus beneath his feet emitted a faint light, and a thin layer of blue halo spread out, enveloping his entire body.

The sharp sword energy, powerful enough to pierce through a Golden Immortal's body, vanished instantly upon impacting the azure halo, without even causing a ripple!
His gaze swept across this world of swords, finally settling on the deepest part of the wasteland, on a colossal sword that pierced the clouds, radiating a dark golden hue, seemingly supporting the entire world!

The aura emanating from that giant sword was sharp, heavy, and carried an unparalleled sharpness that seemed to cleave the heavens and the earth! It was the very core of this world!
"The key to breaking the formation lies in this sword."

Daoist Duobao muttered to himself, stepping on a green lotus, ignoring the flying swords shooting from the sky, and leisurely walked towards the direction of the towering giant sword.

"Insanity!"

A cold, angry shout, like metal scraping against metal, suddenly rang out!

A figure slowly emerged from the hilt of that colossal sword that reached the heavens!
This man was dressed in a plain white Taoist robe, carrying a long sword on his back. His face was cold and stern, his eyes were sharp as an eagle, and he exuded an incomparably pure Gengjin sword energy!
It is the sword cultivators of the Human Sect who preside over this world of swords!
He stared intently at the Daoist Duobao below, who stood on a lotus flower and seemed oblivious to the sword energy filling the sky, his eyes filled with anger and fear!

How dare this person so scorn his world of swords?!

"Duobao! This is the Yin-Yang Dust Array! It is not a place for you to run wild!"

The swordsman from the Human Teachings Sect shouted sternly.

"Today, I will show you the sharpness of the swordsmanship of Shouyang Mountain!"

"Ten Thousand Swords Return to Their Origin! Slay!"

He swiftly formed hand seals! The longsword behind him emitted a clear, resonant dragon's roar and soared into the sky!

At the same time, the entire world of swords trembled violently!
The billions of flying swords in the sky and the countless broken swords on the ground, like soldiers summoned, instantly detached from their original positions, transformed into streams of light, and frantically converged around the long sword that soared into the sky!
A terrifying giant sword, formed from billions of flying swords, tens of thousands of feet long, and exuding an aura of world destruction, was instantly formed!

The metal aura on the giant sword was condensed to the point of being tangible, and wherever the sword's edge pointed, space shattered inch by inch!

A terrifying sword intent, powerful enough to sever galaxies and annihilate worlds, firmly locked onto Daoist Duobao!

"go with!"

With a sharp shout, the swordsman from the Human Sect pressed his hands down forcefully!
That colossal sword, carrying the primordial power of the Geng metal of the entire sword world, was like a divine punishment blade that split the heavens and the earth. It tore through the sky and, with the supreme will to crush everything and end all things, fiercely slashed down towards Daoist Duobao!
Before the sword even arrived, the terrifying pressure of the sword had already cracked the wasteland beneath Duobao Daoist's feet, turning countless broken swords into dust!

Faced with this earth-shattering sword strike, Daoist Duobao remained calm and composed.

He didn't even look at the falling giant sword; he simply raised his right hand and pointed his fingers like a sword!
"sword?"

He uttered a single word softly. As the word fell, his aura suddenly changed!
A pure, condensed, and terrifying sword intent, seemingly capable of severing cause and effect and destroying all laws, suddenly awakened like a dormant ancient beast!

This sword intent is not the sharpness of Geng metal, but contains the origin of the Great Dao, encompassing all things, yet condensed into one!

A sword-shaped phantom, ancient in style, without any sharp edge or gleam, seemingly formed from the purest Dao principles, appeared out of thin air at the fingertips of Daoist Duobao!
The moment this sword was drawn, the entire world of swords seemed to freeze!
The massive sword that had been slashing down let out a mournful cry, its speed suddenly decreasing! It was as if it had encountered its natural nemesis!
"break."

With a light tap of his fingertip, the ancient sword shadow silently thrust forward!
There was no earth-shattering explosion!
There was no violent energy surge!
Only a single, perfectly condensed sword light, seemingly capable of piercing through all illusions and reaching the very essence, flashed by in an instant!
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The colossal sword, formed from countless flying swords and containing the power of the entire sword world, collapsed the moment it came into contact with that sword light!

Countless flying swords wailed and scattered, turning into a sky full of metal fragments that fell down in a flurry!

The sword light continued its momentum, instantly piercing through the colossal sword that served as the core of the world!

A crisp shattering sound was heard!
On the colossal sword that supported the entire world of swords, a clear crack instantly spread across its blade!
Immediately afterwards, the entire giant sword collapsed with a deafening roar! It turned into countless dark golden fragments and vanished into the void!

The swordsman from the Human Sect felt as if he had been struck by a heavy hammer on the hilt of the sword, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning as pale as paper in an instant!
His eyes were filled with disbelief, horror, and fear! His proud world of swordsmanship, the culmination of his life's cultivation in a single, all-out attack, had been so easily... shattered by a single finger?!

"Abandoning the essential for the trivial, merely possessing the form."

Daoist Duobao withdrew his finger, and the ancient sword shadow vanished.

His gaze swept calmly over the collapsed core of the world, then looked at the weakened sword cultivator of the Human Sect, his voice carrying a faint comment.

"The way of the sword lies in the heart, in the spirit, in the Way! Not in the weapon, in the momentum, in the strength! You... are far from it."

As soon as the words were spoken, the entire world of swords began to collapse violently! The sky shattered, and the earth sank! Countless fragments of flying swords vanished into nothingness!

This world, evolved from the Geng Metal Law, came to a complete end with a single finger from Daoist Duobao!

The world of swords collapsed with a roar, turning into countless fragments of light that dissipated into the chaotic air currents.

Daoist Duobao stepped gracefully out of the collapsing void fragments, his figure treading on a blue lotus, his robes fluttering, spotless.

Behind him stood the Human Sect sword cultivator, his aura wan and his face ashen. His natal flying sword was destroyed, his Dao foundation damaged, and his cultivation reduced to less than one-tenth. He slumped on the broken array base, his eyes vacant, devoid of any remaining sharpness.

Daoist Duobao didn't even glance at the defeated man. He took a step forward, and the scene before him changed once again!

It was no longer a world of swords and carnage, but a strange space of golden splendor and radiant light!

Above the sky, countless phantom images of magical treasures of various shapes and colors hung!

There is an ancient bell that tolls endlessly, a pagoda that pacifies the world, a divine mirror that illuminates the netherworld, and a jade bottle that swallows and spits out the Milky Way...

Each magical artifact exudes a powerful aura, weaving together into a dazzling ocean of precious light!

The earth itself is covered with countless rare ores, divine gold and immortal jade, exuding a rich aura of spiritual materials!

"A world of magical artifacts?"

Duobao Daoist's lips curled slightly, his eyes gleaming with interest.

He was obsessed with treasures, and the immortals of the Jie Sect came to pay homage to him. Most of the magical treasures came from his hands, and this world catered to his tastes.

"Hahaha! Distinguished guest! I'm so sorry I didn't greet you properly!"

A loud laugh rang out, causing the ocean of precious light to churn!
In the center of the earth, beside a huge furnace forged from crimson divine iron, a giant thousands of feet tall, with bulging muscles, bare-chested, and wielding a huge divine hammer, slowly stood up!

His hair and beard were fiery red, and his eyes were like two burning suns, radiating a scorching aura!
The giant stared intently at Daoist Duobao, his voice booming like a bell.

"Fellow Daoist, you are able to break through the world of swords, so you must be a fellow Daoist! This world is the source of all treasures, gathering the essence of all treasures from all heavens! I am the guardian of this world. If you are interested, why not forge a divine weapon with me!"

With your abilities, fellow Daoist, you are sure to forge an earth-shattering, supreme treasure! What do you say?

His voice was seductive, as if inviting Daoist Duobao to enjoy the pleasure of refining treasures together.

As the giant spoke, he slammed his divine hammer down on the furnace!
The furnace flames surged instantly! Countless rays of light erupted from the furnace, intertwining and merging in the air!
A giant axe, entirely purple-gold in color, entwined with nine divine dragons and exuding an aura of world destruction, slowly took shape in the furnace fire!

On that giant axe, the Daoist energy of creation and destruction flowed, as if it could sever chaos and restore order to the universe!
"The Heaven-Opening Axe?!"

A fanatical glint appeared in the giant's eyes.

"Fellow Daoist! This is the prototype of a divine artifact created at the beginning of creation! If we join forces and draw upon the origins of all treasures in this world, we can surely forge it! At that time, this treasure will be yours! I only ask to witness the Great Dao!"

The Heaven-Opening Axe! A supreme treasure of chaos! The unparalleled divine artifact used by the great god Pangu to create the world in the primordial era! Its allure is enough to drive any cultivator mad!
However, Daoist Duobao merely glanced at the illusory image of the giant axe churning in the furnace fire, his eyes calm and unwavering, even carrying a hint of... mockery.

“A treasure that is illusory is merely a shell of its kind.”

He shook his head slightly, his voice calm, yet it was like ice water poured onto the giant's burning heart.

"The way of magic weapons lies in their spirituality, in their Daoist charm, and in their connection with their master's mind and spirit. This axe has the power to split the heavens and the earth, but it lacks the will of Pangu to create the world and the foundation of chaos to nurture it."

It's nothing more than a phantom forcibly formed from spiritual energy and laws. Even if it's successfully refined, it's still just an inanimate object, no different from ordinary iron.

His gaze swept over the countless dazzling phantom images of magical treasures in the sky, then looked at the shimmering mineral land beneath his feet. There was no greed in his eyes, only a clear understanding of the true nature of things.

"This world, seemingly the source of all treasures, is in reality... nothing more than an illusion of laws, merely a facade. It may deceive the mind, but how can it disturb my Dao heart?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Daoist Duobao slowly raised his right hand and gently pressed it down on the thousand-foot giant, the boiling furnace, and the world where the precious light soared into the sky!
It lacks any earth-shattering grandeur!
There were no violent energy fluctuations!
Only a pure, condensed, and terrifying power, seemingly containing the original will of the Great Dao, crashed down!

The entire magical artifact world trembled violently! The countless illusory images of magical artifacts in the sky instantly collapsed and vanished!
On the earth, the shimmering, colorful mineral gold cracked inch by inch and turned into dust!
The enormous furnace collapsed with a deafening roar, and the fire went out!
The illusory image of the mighty Heaven-Opening Axe in the furnace let out a mournful cry of unwillingness before completely disintegrating!

The fanaticism on the giant's face froze instantly, replaced by boundless horror and fear!
His massive body seemed to be crushed by an invisible mountain, instantly shrinking in size!
The flames that had been burning all over his body went out, and his muscular body was now covered in cracks!
He opened his mouth as if to say something, but no sound came out. In the end, he and the entire collapsing world turned into nothingness!
One palm strike! Just one palm strike! This illusory world, designed to exploit the greedy nature of many treasures and capable of causing countless cultivators to fall into its trap, was completely obliterated!

Only the core remains, a fist-sized, crimson ore exuding the pure aura of Geng metal and the heavy aura of the earth—Shouyang Mountain Copper!
This is a sacred item for refining weapons, containing the essence of the earth, and is extremely rare even in the primordial world!

Finally, a look of satisfaction appeared in Duobao Daoren's eyes. He rolled up his sleeve and put the piece of Shouyang Mountain copper into his sleeve.

"Ok?"

Just as he put away the copper from Shouyang Mountain, a strange change occurred!
A dark golden sword light, condensed to its extreme and almost fused with the surrounding collapsing spatial fragments, shot out from the void rift to his left without warning!

The target was the robe he had just retracted!
The timing and angle were both incredibly precise! It was the very moment when Daoist Duobao was most relaxed, accepting the treasure!

A soft tearing sound rang out!
The sleeves of Duobao Daoist's seemingly ordinary but actually spatially-infused blue Daoist robe were torn open by this dark golden sword light, leaving a tear about an inch long!
Although no flesh was broken, he was in a very sorry state!

"Hmph! Hiding your head and showing your tail!"

A cold glint flashed in Duobao Daoist's eyes! (End of Chapter)