Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 68: Sword of the Great Dao
In Lishan Village, villagers standing outside their houses could see the sword energy spreading across Lishan in the distance, even covering the sky above Lishan Village.

Outside, the sound of horses' footsteps was heard, and then a huge army of the imperial court was seen charging towards the village.

Xu Bin's eyes were filled with coldness and murderous intent, and he whispered, "Massacre the whole village, leaving no one alive."

The order of the national teacher is to kill them all.

In the blacksmith shop, the butcher was sharpening his knife, and Master Yang was still forging iron, throwing pieces one by one to the villagers outside.

The villagers took up their weapons and stared at the oncoming army.

"This monster has killed a lot of people, but it has never killed a human. I don't know what it feels like." said the people in the village.

"It's all the same. Just treat them like animals and kill them."

"That makes sense." Everyone nodded, and saw a middle-aged man in a fur coat standing on the roof. A huge eagle appeared behind him. It was his martial spirit. He held a long bow in his hand.

The bow was fully drawn, a sharp whistling sound was heard in the air, and three arrows broke through the air, carrying golden lightning and killing towards the oncoming army.

There were also people in that army who drew their bows and shot arrows, trying to shoot down the arrows, but they saw the golden arrows directly split the arrows they shot and continued to move forward.

"Puchi..." Arrows shot directly into the army, piercing their armor and piercing many people in succession, causing people and horses to fall to the ground in an instant.

Xu Bin's expression became serious, his eyes were like knives, he stared at the villagers in the distance and said, "Be careful."

Are all the villagers at the foot of the mountain so strong?
"Sir Governor, we are here to lend you a helping hand." A voice was heard, and a group of figures came rushing over from a distance. These figures turned out to be Buddhist monks, from the Vajra Temple in Chuzhou.

"The Chen family is also willing to help the prefect to eliminate demons." Another voice was heard, and an old man strode forward, followed by many cultivators. Chen Yan was also among the crowd.

That day in Lin'an County, he escaped danger by running away quickly. The formless monk from the Vajra Temple and the old monster from the Xiyao Lake were slaughtered on the spot by Wen Ruyu, which frightened him so much that he broke out in a cold sweat.

As expected, we still need to be careful when Lishan is about to be destroyed.

But now, Li Shan is finally going to die.

I saw many figures rushing out from the surrounding directions, all of them were forces from various places.

They looked at the destructive scene in the direction of the mountain, excitement dancing in their eyes.

Everything that rises must fall. Lishan has been strong for a thousand years, and even competes with the imperial court. How can the imperial court tolerate Lishan? It is only a matter of time before they take action?

Now, Emperor Dali finally couldn't bear it anymore, and took advantage of Lishan's lack of resources to kill Lishan.

When a whale falls, all things are born.

Lishan has a thousand years of heritage and a great fortune, but it is on the verge of collapse. The imperial court wants the sword, and Lingxiao Pavilion wants the Sword Valley and Lishan Sword Scripture. Can they pick up some of the leftovers?
With so many years of accumulation, there must be many magical weapons in Lishan. Even in the library, there are many scriptures and ancient scrolls, as well as secret methods of cultivation.

How many great monsters have been killed in the past thousand years? Are the corpses of these monsters still there? Are there any monster pills left?

In their eyes, Lishan was like a treasure, making them salivate.

Otherwise, why would they get involved in this mess?

Seeing the crowd coming, the butcher rushed into the crowd with a butcher knife in hand. He swung the knife, and with a "whoosh" sound, several heads fell to the ground and blood spurted out.

Master Yang, the blacksmith, holding a newly-forged spear, also charged into the crowd. With one shot, he pierced the bodies of several people in succession, and then swung it violently, sending their bodies flying.

"Come on." He shouted. The imperial court was going to move Lishan. Even if he died here today, his son would kill these corrupt officials in the future.

Qingshan Qingshan, I hope you will live up to the name I gave you.

In another place, in the mountains, a group of people were on their way.

Mu Changqing led the way in front, followed by a group of children and a buffalo at the end. Behind him, disciples from Lishan were also sent over one after another.

"Changqing, I leave them to you." After seeing off the disciple who had left the mountain, he put him down and spoke.

"Okay." Mu Changqing nodded and continued on his way.

"Sir, is the mountain going to disappear?" a child asked innocently.

"Lishan will always be here." Mu Changqing replied: "Lishan, and you guys are here too."

The children seemed to understand, and looked back from time to time. A childish voice rang out: "Sir, why don't parents leave?"

"A real man has something to do, and they are all real men." Mu Changqing said.

"I want to be a real man, too," said the child.

"There are things a real man should not do, so he can stay useful and grow up well."

At this time, the sound of fighting was heard in the distance. Someone was chasing the people who were seeing them off and came here.

A group of figures rushed over here, staring at the Lishan disciples and children, and asked coldly: "Where are you going?"

The buffalo slowly turned around, staring at the figure that appeared in the air. Suddenly, a terrifying evil spirit was released, and the buffalo's body quickly grew larger. In the blink of an eye, it stood in front of the children like a mountain.

"Big monster." The man's face changed slightly.

"Give them a ride as well." Mu Changqing said, and turned around to continue on his way. A stream of hot air blew out of the buffalo's nostrils, and it raised its huge feet and stepped forward. There was a loud bang, the mountains collapsed and the earth cracked, and many people were trampled to death.

The children looked up at the buffalo they had ridden, their eyes full of shock.

Cow, fly.

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Ye Qinghuang brought Li Fan back to the Sword Valley. At this time, the Sword Valley was empty, sealed by sword energy, and all the disciples were sent away.

Although Li Fan had many questions in his mind, the two did not say much. He moved forward and sat cross-legged on the Sword Valley, his consciousness heading towards the stone wall of the Sword Mountain.

In an instant, Li Fan's consciousness entered it again.

He moved forward, came to the sword, stretched out his hand and grasped the sword.

"Boom..." A terrifying aura surged into Li Fan's mind, and he seemed to have entered a world in the sword.

"Thousands of years ago, the world changed drastically, and a great opportunity appeared. I obtained the Supreme Sword Scripture, forged a sword seed, obtained nine swords, and the gods surrendered to me, and I conquered the world."

A voice entered Li Fan's mind, along with many confusing memory images.

"For thousands of years, the deputy sword of the star has been passed down from generation to generation, but no one has been able to inherit the main sword. Now you come here and awaken me with your skills. I will teach you the complete skills and help you communicate with the sword of the great way. If you succeed, you will become the new generation of sword master after me. If you fail, you will die. Are you willing to give it a try?"

The solemn voice entered Li Fan's mind.

Li Fan then understood that the sword-drawing method his master taught him was the same as the practice method of Lishan Sword Master. This method was the key to his being able to get here.

Grandmaster, master, and he are the chosen ones from generation to generation.

Afterwards, he came here after going through tests such as questioning the sword, questioning his heart, understanding, and will, and held the sword.

Perhaps, Grand-grandmaster, Master, and Senior Sister themselves do not understand what this sword is.

If you fail, you will die here.

If Senior Sister knew, she probably wouldn’t let him come at all.

"I'm willing to give it a try." Li Fan agreed without any hesitation. His life was saved. It was his master and senior sisters who pulled him back from the gates of hell, extending his life for more than ten years and allowing him to come here.

Of course he couldn't give up.

If this is the case, how can he live in this world with dignity?

As for the main sword and the secondary sword of the general mentioned by the other party, Li Fan didn't understand.

But now Lishan has encountered a disaster and is likely to be destroyed. No matter what, he must take the sword.

"Good." The voice said with satisfaction: "The full name of this technique is the Sword Sutra of Contemplating the Great Dao of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Destruction. You have only practiced the first part of the Contemplation and Sword Induction. I will now teach you the complete Sword Sutra."

After that, another wave of memories and images flooded into Li Fan's mind. The voice continued, "When you practice the technique, you must be focused and not have any distracting thoughts. Now you need to forget about leaving the mountain and immerse yourself in the technique. I will guide you and help you communicate with the sword of the great way."

Li Fan was a little anxious, but he still tried to control himself, focusing on the task, emptying his mind, immersing himself in his memories, and observing the memory techniques.

Countless words and images appeared in my mind.

“Visualization.”

Li Fan gradually calmed down. In his mind, a giant sword appeared, spanning between heaven and earth. There were many words engraved on it. It was the Sword Sutra.

Time passed by little by little, and a great war was breaking out in the mountains, but the Sword Valley was blocked by the sword curtain and no one disturbed it.

Ye Qinghuang stood on the Sword Valley to protect Li Fan.

Li Fan forgot the passage of time and was completely immersed in meditation. He gradually calmed down, as if he had turned into the sword. He was the sword.

Above the sky, it seemed that the light of the stars was falling down and landing on the sword. The sword slowly moved upwards, following the starlight. He felt the call.

But soon, just like his usual practice, Li Fan encountered strong resistance.

Li Fan continued to move upwards, but the resistance became stronger and stronger. His consciousness felt as if it was being peeled off, and it was difficult to move forward.

At this moment, an external force acted on his consciousness, helping him to continue to respond to the call.

For a moment, Li Fan's consciousness was in extremely intense pain, as if it was being torn apart and peeled off bit by bit.

"Recite the skills silently and keep yourself calm, otherwise you will be doomed." A reminder came. Li Fan recited the sword manual silently and kept his consciousness. The pain was getting more and more intense, but he seemed to have forgotten it.

He is a sword cultivator, he is not afraid of death, so why should he fear pain?

In that illusory space, words seemed to be uttered from Li Fan's mouth, as if they contained the sound of the Tao. His soul seemed to be stripped away and torn apart, but the sound of the Tao kept it immortal.

The sword went all the way up.

"boom……"

Li Fan only felt a violent shock in his consciousness, and the next moment, he seemed to appear in a void space.

Looking up, Li Fan was shocked by the scene before him.

This place seemed like a universe that had existed since time immemorial, like the depths of the sky. Above his head, a divine sword like a star was suspended in the air, ancient and mysterious.

Around this divine sword, there are eight swords also hanging high, all of which exude a terrifying aura.

"This is..." Li Fan was shocked.

"This is the Sword of the Great Dao." A voice came, and Li Fan's consciousness went towards the sword.

　Brothers, do you still have monthly tickets?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)