Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 62: A Thousand Years Ago
The second figure that walked out was steady and heavy, carrying the Black Tortoise, and a strong sense of oppression came over him.

This time, the opponent didn't waste any time and swung his heavy sword directly towards Li Fan.

"Bang..." Li Fan waved his sword to block, but his body was directly blown away. The opponent's sword was too heavy. When the sword was swung out, it was like it was really carrying the giant Xuanwu beast on its back.

"Why can't your martial spirit be integrated into your sword intent?" The other party asked Li Fan in a heavy voice.

Li Fan thought about what the other party said. The tall figure before also said that no matter whether it is Dharmakāya or Martial Soul, since they are sword cultivators, they all assist with the sword.

His dragon martial spirit, his powerful blood and energy, and his magic power all assist the sword.

A golden dragon figure surrounded Li Fan behind him, sword intent was everywhere, and gradually there was a heavy aura of power. At this time, the opponent's figure attacked again, and another sword was smashed down. The Black Tortoise was killed by the sword, and Li Fan was blown away again.

The opponent attacked again and again, and Li Fan fell down again and again, but he stood up every time, and the sword intent in him became stronger and stronger.

Li Fan swung the sword in his hand again, and the golden dragon shadow roared out, moving with the sword, and collided with the giant black tortoise. The two forces collided violently, and Li Fan slid back without falling.

"The successor chosen this time also practices martial arts? He's quite tough." The Xuanwu figure spoke and rushed forward again. Just as the opponent's sword was about to slash down, a loud thunder exploded and hit the opponent.

But he saw Xuanwu Void stretching across the top of his head, blocking the thunder. At the same time, strands of golden lines were entwined towards the other party, trying to entangle the sword in the other party's hand.

"The magic power is too weak." The opponent shouted, and the Xuanwu heavy sword directly cut off the golden thread. But at the moment the golden thread was cut off, Li Fan's mind moved, and a sword roared out, killing the opponent with thunder.

"Hmm?" There was a strange look in Xuanwu's eyes, and he slashed at the flying sword with a dull sound.

"Om..."

The second sword came as fast as lightning.

Then came the third sword, the fourth sword... The sword intent flowed on Li Fan's body, nine swords surrounded him, and he killed with one sword after another.

The opponent wielded the heavy Xuanwu sword and actually set up a sword curtain around him. A huge Xuanwu phantom appeared there, and nine swords surrounded and cut, bombarding the opponent again and again, but could not break through the opponent's defense.

At this moment, nine swords were lined up and bombarded towards one position at the same time. Each sword was infused with a powerful sword will and bombarded the sword curtain again and again.

At the same time, Li Fan's body also moved, holding the sword in his hand and stabbing at that point.

The golden dragon roared and made a breakthrough. The golden dragon broke through the Xuanwu defense and tore open the Xuanwu sword curtain.

A shadow retreated, put away his sword and stood up. He looked at Li Fan and said, "You have a good understanding."

"Thank you for showing mercy, senior." Li Fan naturally understood that with the opponent's realm, it would be easy to defeat him. Even if he was at a suppressed realm, his understanding of the sword was not comparable to his.

Therefore, the opponent is actually suppressing his combat power to a certain extent when fighting him. As for how much suppression, does it all depend on the opponent's will?

"Suzaku is not easy to mess with, you'd better be careful." After the other party finished speaking, he returned to the statue. Then a statue of a woman lit up, carrying the image of Suzaku on her back, and a hot air flow swept over.

The woman's eyes were sharp, and a Suzaku sword appeared in front of her, slowly floating into the air. Hot air flowed towards Li Fan, and Li Fan clearly felt a dangerous aura.

"I will only use one sword." Zhuque said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Suzaku let out a long cry, and the Suzaku Sword fell down and killed Li Fan.

Li Fan looked at the falling Vermillion Bird Sword and did not dodge.

Sword cultivator, move forward courageously.

For sword cultivators, there is no retreat.

"boom……"

He took a step forward, and in an instant he entered the realm of heavenly swordsmanship. His aura instantly rose to the peak. His body and will were burning, and the fire of Vermillion Bird was reflected in his eyes.

Li Fan drew his sword.

Only one sword is used, Jian Yi's sword, and that one sword decides the outcome.

The golden dragon shadow and the fiery red Vermillion Bird collided with each other, and a stream of scorching sword energy rushed over, but Li Fan seemed to feel nothing at all.

The Vermillion Bird Sword was gradually torn into pieces and turned into flames that dissipated in the sky. The woman stared at Li Fan without saying a word, and disappeared without a trace.

Li Fan took a deep breath, and his breath weakened rapidly.

At the same time, the fourth statue lit up, carrying a blue dragon.

"You have good willpower." Qinglong's figure was extremely domineering. He looked at Li Fan and said, "Next, I'm afraid you won't be able to go on."

Li Fan stared at the other party. He could somewhat understand why his master was defeated that year.

The Nine Decays of Heaven and Man, every sword strike consumes all of his energy.

And the opponents come one after another.

However, people who practice cultivation have their limits. He has entered the realm of Heaven and Man in Sword Dao twice and used the Nine Decays of Heaven and Man.

At this moment, the figure of the Azure Dragon stretched out his hand, and suddenly swords appeared across the sky. The Azure Dragon circled behind the opponent, looking extremely domineering.

"Go!" The other party pressed his palm towards Li Fan, and in an instant a sword exploded and fell, surrounded by a real dragon.

The blood in Li Fan's body seemed to be burning, and he slapped the sword with his palm. The dragon roared angrily, trying to grab the sword of the real dragon, but the sword of the real dragon directly crushed the phantom of the dragon and suppressed it all the way down.

Hiss, hiss... The Azure Dragon Sword tore the dragon into pieces bit by bit. Li Fan tried his best to hold on, but saw the Azure Dragon figure snorted coldly, and another sword came down to kill, crushing the dragon.

The sword intent around Li Fan turned into swords, trying to block it, but it was still useless.

The Azure Dragon Sword that came down to kill him wanted to devour him.

At this moment, many figures appeared in Li Fan's mind, including his senior sister, the old blind man, and his junior brother...

If he falls, will all the efforts of Senior Sister and the old blind man be wasted?

He remembered how the old blind man would come back exhausted time and time again, bringing him good things to replenish his body. He remembered how his sister would hold his hand, ask the villagers to take care of him, and leave the mountain for him time and time again.

He recalled the days and nights his junior brother took care of him in the mountains.

He thought of the people in the village, how the butcher treated him to meat every day, and how Grandpa Huai cut fruits from his body for him to eat.

The reason he can stand here is not because of his own efforts, but because of many people who hold him up high.

A sword intent emanated from him, and his already weak aura rose again, becoming stronger and stronger. His will was burning, and the blood in his body was also burning. His pupils turned golden, and a roar came from his body.

The sound of a dragon's roar came from his body, and Li Fan's sword intent flowed throughout his body, entering the realm of heaven and man in the way of sword for the third time.

A sword was born, extremely sharp. A golden dragon circled around the sword and roared at the blue dragon in the sky.

"Kill!" Li Fan looked up, the sword tore everything into pieces, and killed towards Qinglong, actually tearing a hole in it.

But just as the sword was about to strike at the domineering figure carrying the Azure Dragon, a fierce look flashed across the other party's eyes and he said, "Not enough."

The swords that were across the sky above Li Fan's head came down at the same time, and the extremely gorgeous sword light swirled around like a killing sword formation. In it, a green dragon circled around and slammed into Li Fan's sword, pressing it downward. The sword force went against the current, and the destructive sword intent fell on Li Fan, trying to tear his body apart.

"Isn't that enough?"

Li Fan's breath was weakening, and he was in the Nine Degenerations of Heaven and Man. Every sword he struck was reaching its limit.

I drew my sword in despair, seeking hope.

What is a sword cultivator? It is to hold a sword in one’s hand, without fear or trepidation, without others or self.

Many voices were recalling in Li Fan's mind.

Master Tianren Jiushua can cut out nine swords.

Does he only have one sword?

If that’s not enough, then give me another sword.

Li Fan's life seemed to be burning, and the sword's will soared into the sky. He seemed to have merged with the sword and rushed towards the Azure Dragon in the sky. At his limit, he used the Nine Decays of Heaven and Man to launch the second sword of Lihen.

The two sword forces merged together, becoming even more powerful, tearing the Azure Dragon into pieces, breaking the sword formation, and piercing into the opponent's body.

The figure carrying the Azure Dragon returned to the original place and looked at Li Fan. He saw that Li Fan was still maintaining the realm of swordsmanship, as if he was burning himself. He stared at the other statues. He didn't know how far he could go, but he knew that he had to keep moving forward.

"Congratulations on passing the test." said the Azure Dragon figure.

Li Fan was stunned. There were only four statues.

"This level tests your willpower. Can you break through and surpass yourself under pressure? This is also an ability that top swordsmen must possess." The Azure Dragon figure continued.

After hearing this, Li Fan's breath weakened rapidly and he felt exhausted.

It turned out that when his master passed on the sword art to him, he was actually laying the groundwork for him to come here.

Thinking of the old man who entered the imperial city with a sword, although he only met him once, he left an indelible impression on him.

The master taught him what a true swordsman is.

"Go." The Qinglong figure turned and looked at the sword on the throne, and he returned to the statue.

Li Fan walked forward step by step, and the sense of familiarity became stronger and stronger, as if picking up this sword was his destiny.

Li Fan walked to the throne, his heart pounding. He reached out and grasped the hilt of the sword, but the sword did not move.

"Practice the skills you have practiced to awaken it." A reminder came, and Li Fan practiced the sword-drawing method taught by his master. Suddenly, wisps of sword light fell on the sword in his hand, and the sword became brighter and brighter.

Suddenly, Li Fan's consciousness seemed to merge with the sword. Countless images flooded into his mind. These images were extremely chaotic. He seemed to see an era when the world was in chaos and demons were rampant.

In that chaotic memory, Li Fan saw that in a chaotic era, there was a sword cultivator who had some adventures and traveled around the world.

This sword cultivator had a wide circle of friends and met many people. He slew demons and eliminated evil, and was determined to bring peace to the world. He had many followers, several of whom followed him to practice swordsmanship and gradually became great sword cultivators.

They made their way through the troubled times, and the sword cultivator founded a sect and recruited talented people. The sword cultivator also met many like-minded friends, among whom was a close friend who was extremely talented, generous, and extraordinary in strength.

They practiced together, slayed demons and eliminated evil together, their strength continued to grow, and their sect became more and more powerful.

This sect grew into a great sect in the world and wiped out all the demons in the world.

At this time, the two friends also had differences of opinion, and finally, they parted ways. The swordsman retired with his followers and some people from the sect, but some people also followed his friends.

"Lishan Sect, Lishan, Dali."

Li Fan tried hard to absorb and digest these memories. The sect in his memory, Lishan Sect, was taken from the meaning of common people. It was the Li in Da Li, not the Li in Lishan today.

This is the memory from a thousand years ago, between the Sword Ancestor of Lishan and Emperor Taizu of the Dali Dynasty!
They were once close friends.

"Now that the world is settled, we need a wise leader. It would be better for you to be the master of the country."

"I have no ambition to do this. The power of the temple corrupts people's hearts."

"The sharpest sword in the world is in your hands. If you don't rule the world, who will? Wouldn't the world be in chaos again?"

"Since you have the intention, then go ahead and do what you want to do. I will follow the sword and retire. If the world is peaceful, I will not be concerned with worldly affairs. But if you are in charge of the world and the country is corrupt, what will you do?"

"You come and hold the sword, and change the world."

"it is good."

The two made a pact.

(End of this chapter)