Forge your destiny into a sword, slash your soul and ascend to immortality

Chapter 303 Safe Zone

Just how powerful the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation] truly is, Jing Qian has never truly demonstrated.

Even he himself had never truly explored the boundaries of this "Taoist method".

This is because the threshold for both cultivating and using the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation] is too high!
It is already quite difficult for an ordinary cultivator to master an ultimate sword technique.

Jing Qian, however, needs to simultaneously master four distinct sword intents and perfectly integrate them.

This is even more difficult than practicing four completely different Taoist methods on their own.

More importantly, to activate this [Sword Formation], four powerful flying sword spirit treasures sufficient to support the formation must be forged.

Whether it's Ren Chong or Ma Tianyao, being able to forge a natal flying sword of the [Spirit Treasure] level is already considered an extraordinary stroke of luck.

However, Jing Qian needs to forge a full four swords to fully unleash the true power of the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation].

The difference in difficulty is beyond what outsiders can understand!

Fortunately, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. When he had exhausted the resources of the [Sumeru] dimension and consumed seventy percent of his [Primordial Power] reserves, he used the [Xuanyuan Sword Light] to strike one hundred and twenty-eight times in a row.

Finally, the mission was accomplished, and one of the four swords was forged: the invincible [Slaying Immortal Sword Pill]!
This is a Primordial Spiritual Treasure, born from the Great Ruins, naturally nurtured, and imbued with the essence of the Dao.

Without a doubt, the moment the [Slaying Immortal Sword Pill] appeared, it replaced the [Pangu Great Abyss Sword] and became Jing Qian's strongest offensive weapon.

Without hesitation, he used the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Pill] to control the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation], transforming it into an extremely powerful [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Light] that directly struck the [Heavenly Medicine].

That snowflake [Lingbao] didn't give an inch, and went all out to slash at [Luxian Sword Pill].

"Ding!"

The clanging of metal was like the sudden shattering of ice in the heavens, clear and piercing, yet carrying a deathly stillness that seemed to annihilate everything.

Where the two [spiritual treasures] collided, the void collapsed silently, revealing spiderweb-like black cracks, completely swallowing even the light.

The power of the [Slaying Immortal Sword Pill] completely exceeded the imagination of the [Heavenly Elixir].

The [Mysterious Sword Pill] that he had painstakingly refined let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain and was directly smashed away.

The [Slaying Immortal Sword Pill] did not stop and continued to slash towards the [Heavenly Medicine]'s main body.

At the same time, Jing Qian's true form had already appeared, standing behind [Ma Tian Yao].

The Pangu Abyss Sword was violently thrust out from his hand, forming a deadly attack with the Killing Sword Pellet in front of him.

The next second, a thick block of solid ice appeared out of nowhere and completely enveloped the [Ma Tian Yao].

"boom!"

The violent slash shattered the solid ice, but [Ma Tianyao]'s figure had already vanished from the spot.

Jing Qian stood on the broken ice, looking up at the vast sky above, where thousands of huge ice mirrors hung high.

Meanwhile, Ma Tianyao stepped out from the reflection of one of the ice mirrors and continued to gaze at Jing Qian at his feet.

He just opened his mouth and said:
"Kid, you've given me quite a surprise!"

"The power of your sword light is no less than that of [Dragon Power]."

"【Pure Yang Heaven】is indeed full of talented people and outstanding geniuses."

"Since you have a [Primordial Spiritual Treasure] to protect you, I won't hold back anymore. Just don't die, or your treasure will be mine."

A sword pellet of the [Innate Spiritual Treasure] level is even more precious than a [Healing Medicine].

Even the Dao Ancestor who transcends worldly desires would covet this place.

【Ma Tianyao】is a rare lineage within the 【Frozen Absolute】 lineage, primarily cultivating the innate 【Frozen Absolute】 Great Dao.

The ice mirror he transformed into is one of his fundamental [Taoist methods].

Each ice mirror is a projection of its power.

When he unleashed his full power, the thousand-faced ice mirrors hanging high suddenly shone brightly, and in each mirror, the ferocious figure of the [Xuan Chi Sword Pill] was reflected!

Thousands upon thousands of icy, sharp sword lights, like a torrential downpour, roared down from all directions.

This [Spiritual Treasure] sword pellet actually used the [Daoist Technique] of the Ice Mirror to create thousands of clones.

These sword lights perfectly replicated the killing aura of [Xuan Chi], and were also imbued with the power of the [Frozen Absolute] Great Dao of [Ma Tian Yao]'s origin. Wherever they passed, even space was frozen and torn apart.

Even more troublesome is that the true form of [Ma Tian Yao] flickers and leaps between the reflections in the Thousand Faces Ice Mirror, changing in an instant.

It is so agile that it is impossible to catch!
As the saying goes, "The mirror reflects the calamity, and the body transforms into countless forms." This system of [Ma Tian Yao], which is invincible in the void, was revealed to Jing Qian for the first time.

The reason he survived a single sword beam from the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Pill] was because what he usually revealed to the public was not his true form.

It was merely a mirror image avatar formed by his [Daoist magic].

He has a full thousand of these clones!

Even if only one ice mirror remains, his main body will not be harmed.

The combat power of [Ma Tianyao] is terrifying!
However, when the boundless [Frozen] sword light enveloped them, Jing Qian let out a light hum and showed no sign of worry.

When he successfully forged the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Pill], a powerful sense of confidence welled up within him.

Now it's his turn to suppress his opponent through offensive tactics.

In a swordsmanship duel, the side that wins in attack power will undoubtedly have an absolute advantage.

Facing the overwhelming torrent of frozen sword light, Jing Qian neither dodged nor evaded, but instead focused all his attention on the buzzing and trembling [Slaying Immortal Sword Pill] above his head.

This scarlet sword pellet suddenly erupted with a ferocious killing intent that could engulf everything.

It then suddenly expanded, transforming into a blood-red sword wheel that stretched across the sky!
The sword wheel slowly rotated, and primordial killing patterns appeared on it, which was the manifestation of the first wisp of killing intent at the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth.

Countless replicated Ice Soul Sword Lights crashed into the range of the Sword Wheel, only to be instantly annihilated by the pure, all-crushing innate [Slaughter] Daoist aura, like snow falling into a furnace, leaving not even a trace of ice behind.

"The art of mirroring is merely a superficial representation."

Jing Qian's voice was clear and bright:

"How could you possibly shake the very foundation of the innate [Slaughter]?"

He used the power of the [Innate Spiritual Treasure] to create a huge impact!

But the next second, he instantly withered, no longer resisting his opponent, and instead slunk away as a streak of light, disappearing back into the river of time.

In fact, as long as his output of [Primordial Power] is sufficient, the power of [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Pill] will not be diminished in the slightest.

On the front lines, he would naturally be invincible.

Unfortunately, he had already used up most of his Dao power reserves by condensing the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Pill.

The remaining magic power could only allow him to be a real man for three seconds.

The consumption of Dao power by the [Innate Spiritual Treasure] far exceeded Jing Qian's imagination.

After being completely drained, he had no choice but to temporarily avoid the battle.

However, time itself is his true domain.

He stood there silently, facing off against [Ma Tianyao] across time, waiting for the other to chase him into the river of time so he could deliver a ruthless blow.

On the other hand, the divine fire in the [Hongjun Furnace] is blazing, refining and replenishing new [Dao Power] with all its might.

However, Ma Tianyao, with his high standards and cautious nature, did not personally chase after the long river.

Conversely, ten ice crystal avatars emerged from the thousand-faced ice mirror locked in the real dimension.

He actually drove these incarnations into the river of time.

Each incarnation possesses at least 70-80% of the strength of [Ma Tian Yao].

Each one of them is an extremely difficult enemy to deal with!
Deploying ten at once is a rare and significant move for [Ma Tianyao].

Ke Jingqian stood atop the waves of time, his eyes slightly narrowed, showing no change in emotion despite the arrival of the incarnation.

"You think you can figure out my true strength with these inanimate objects?"

His mind raced, and he instantly saw through the other party's intentions.

He did not use the [Slaying Immortal Sword Pill], but instead pointed his fingers like a sword, drawing upon the [Primordial Power] that was slowly recovering throughout his body.

"Zheng!"

Three magnificent beams of light from the Xuanyuan Sword formed a giant triangle and slashed out together.

Within this long river of time, the amount of mana required to wield the [Xuanyuan Sword Light] is significantly less than that required to wield the [Luxian Sword Pill].

Across the vast river of time, the ice clones of [Ma Tian Yao] have been weakened.

Although his magical power remained strong, his mental intelligence had diminished.

These ten avatars were actually shattered when faced with the combined onslaught of the great sword light of the [Other Shore] level.

Neither Ren Chong nor Ma Tianyao can rival Jing Qian in the long river of time.

This is the existence of the [Sumeru Great Dao Stele], and the powerful trump card he was given by the perfect refinement of [Time Sequence].

However, [Ma Tianyao] did not believe in this superstition.

He continued to command more ice clones to drill into the river of time.

Seeing this, Jing Qian unleashed his full magical power, repeatedly drawing upon the light of the Xuanyuan Sword to slash from the past. If he could shatter the ice avatar once, he could shatter it every time, with no possibility of failure.

The clone that [Ma Tianyao] condensed using [Dao Fa] was shattered, though it did not harm his main body.

But it was undoubtedly a waste of his resources and time invested in creating clones.

In comparison, Jing Qian, who was more efficient and achieved greater results, definitely came out on top.

However, Ma Tianyao didn't care at all and just kept sending his Ice Crystal clones in to their deaths.

He undoubtedly saw through Jing Qian's depleted reserves of Dao power and intended to wear him down.

However, he clearly underestimated Jing Qian!
It has the foundation of the [Sumeru] dimension and the blessing of the [Hongjun Furnace] for refining [Dao Power].

As long as Jing Qian is willing to invest the resources, he will never be depleted of his Dao power.

He then, unusually, actively mobilized the entire energy reserves of the [Sumeru] dimension and entered the [Hongjun Furnace] to quickly replenish the depletion of [Dao Power].

The pressure from [Ma Tian Yao] was too great!
He even went so far as to slow down the accumulation and advancement of the [Sumeru] dimension.

As the battle progressed to this point, Jing Qian and [Ma Tian Yao] entered a state of continuous losses.

It consumes a great deal of resources but yields no benefits whatsoever.

However, these two great sword cultivators were already fighting with real passion and didn't care at all!

Jing Qian silently counted the number of [Ma Tian Yao] clones he had killed.

The opponent has a total of one thousand avatars, and the avatars that have been killed cannot be reassembled in a short time.

If they keep at it, he'll eventually turn the tables.

However, there was a subtle change in the river of time that he did not notice.

All the [Ma Tian Yao] incarnations that he shattered disintegrated into ice crystals and scattered into the river of time.

These shattered icicles were not actually washed away or consumed by the power of time.

Instead, it maintains its independent form and still carries a portion of the Dao power of the [Ma Tian Yao]!
These shards of ice, like miniature ice mirrors shrunk a hundred times in size, continue to drift through the river of time, slowly enveloping Jing Qian.

As Jing Qian continued to gain victories, a new trap was being set.

Finally, the amount of ice shards accumulated was enough to produce the required amount of [Ma Tian Yao].

This [Xuanyuanzi] activated the secret technique without hesitation!
Jing Qian, who was fully focused on restoring his [Primordial Power], was startled.
He was shocked to see that a large number of cold rays were inexplicably shooting out from the surrounding light.

These rays were extremely close to his body.

And they were so numerous and densely packed that they were impossible to count.

An extremely profound power of the Great Dao of Freezing and Annihilation enveloped him, even freezing the time around his body.

Jing Qian dared not be negligent. He unleashed the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Pellet] in his hand, slashing outwards from the encirclement of ice crystals and forcefully breaking through the ice crystals' defenses.

What surprised him even more was that the main body of [Ma Tianyao], driving the remaining seven or eight hundred avatars, actually mobilized them all to attack Jing Qian.

He's not giving Jing Qian any chance to turn things around at all!

When the opportunity to win a decisive battle presented itself, the decisiveness displayed by [Ma Tianyao] exceeded all expectations.

This is the combat quality that a truly decisive and ruthless great swordsman should possess.

Even with the [Slaying Immortal Sword Pill] protecting him, Jing Qian's offensive power was in no way inferior to the [Heavenly Elixir].

However, his cultivation level was too low, and he still fell into a disadvantageous position.

When [Xuan Chi] struck, at the crucial moment when the ice shards surrounded them, even Jing Qian, a veteran of many battles, had his pupils suddenly contract.

The life-or-death crisis was like ice water being poured over his head, making the hairs on his body stand on end!

"scold!"

At that moment, Jing Qian unleashed his full power, activating the [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Pill].

Relying on the power of the [Innate Spiritual Treasure], he transformed into light and slashed, successfully breaking through the enemy's attack.

But those icicles, like maggots clinging to bones, relentlessly pursued him.

[Ma Tianyao] continues to catch up steadily and methodically, putting immense pressure on them.

Even as the [Xuanyuan Sword Light] slashed towards him, an ice spirit naturally stepped forward to counter it.

For a time, Jing Qian seemed like a headless fly, wandering aimlessly through the river of time.

Then [Ma Tianyao] spoke:
"Kid, just admit defeat!"

"It's already quite remarkable that you could consume so many of my avatars."

"You better tell me properly, where did you get the [Xuanyuan Sword Light]?"

"Condense a few more of these so I can study them."

"I won't let you work for nothing!"

[Ma Tianyao] has already started making arrangements for what to do next.

Jing Qian steadied himself amidst the turbulent currents of time, the scarlet [Immortal Slaughtering Sword Pill] hovering in front of him, exuding a chilling killing intent.

Although his face was pale, his eyes remained sharp as ever, and upon hearing this, he chuckled softly:
"Senior is indeed amazing. This [Frozen Absolute] sword technique has broadened my horizons."

"I only have one last move left. If you can break it, senior, I will submit to your control."

Having said that, he suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the future.

Upon seeing this, [Ma Tianyao] also frowned.

In the application of the Time Avenue, the past and the future are two completely different dimensions.

Once it affects the future, the difficulty of manipulation increases significantly.

Jing Qian can borrow a massive amount of [Xuanyuan Sword Light] from the past.

However, when it comes to changes in the future, one must be cautious and keep a low profile.

However, this was his last hope for a comeback, so he had no other choice.

Jing Qian's figure disappeared into the turbulent, hazy flow of future time, his aura instantly becoming indistinct.

He seemed to be a part of countless uncertain possibilities.

【Ma Tianyao】followed closely behind, piloting the Ice Mirror Array, but was noticeably more cautious.

The future is vast and unpredictable, and even with his abilities, his divine sense would be like sinking into a quagmire, making it difficult to instantly pinpoint Jing Qian's true form.

He snorted coldly:

"Hmph, a death throes, what a waste of time?"

The Thousand-Faced Ice Mirror shimmered with light, gathering power to deduce the most likely future paths, compressing Jing Qian's hiding space, and continuing its pursuit.

Within the blind spot of [Ma Tianyao]'s divine sense, Jing Qian's true form had already overcome countless obstacles to the future and arrived at the foot of a large stone tablet.

This is the anchor point he left in the future when he was promoted to [Chronology].

It is his most important trump card, without exception!

When he finally arrived at the [Sumeru Great Road Stele] after exhausting all his strength, he immediately relaxed.

He sat quietly in front of the stone tablet and began to meditate.

The turbulent aura around him quickly subsided, and the ancient Daoist charm emanating from the stone tablet enveloped him, as if separating him from the rushing and noisy river of time, creating a tranquil world of his own.

Without hesitation, he activated the [Hongjun Furnace] with all his might, ignoring everything else and focusing on honing his cultivation.

But the war did not end!
Not much later than Jing Qian's actions, [Ma Tian Yao] tracked them down and arrived.

When he saw Jing Qian sitting peacefully in front of him, he was somewhat surprised.

Has the other party given up on treatment? How could they suddenly become so bold?

However, [Ma Tianyao] has no obligation to concern itself with Jing Qian's situation.

Without hesitation, he unleashed a powerful sword beam at Jing Qian.

Despite the sword light slashing down from [Ma Tianyao], Jing Qian remained seated beneath the [Xumi Daoda Stele], not even lifting his eyelids.

Just as the sword light, powerful enough to freeze time and space and annihilate all things, was about to strike him, the towering stone tablet beneath him suddenly emitted a hazy, clear glow.

On the monument, the mysterious spatial and temporal patterns flowed endlessly as if they had come alive.

The sword light struck, but it seemed to cleave into a vast, formless space-time that encompassed everything.

Its sharp and unparalleled edge, and its chilling and penetrating Daoist charm, were actually dissolved and absorbed layer by layer by the flowing clear light, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea, without stirring up the slightest ripple, and quietly disappeared in front of the monument.

No, the sword light of [Ma Tian Yao] didn't really disappear!
Instead, it was swallowed whole by that scoundrel Jing Qian using the [Hongjun Furnace] in his mind's eyebrow!

The strongest attack from [Ma Tian Yao] not only failed to cause any damage, but instead became a tonic for Jing Qian.

Upon closer inspection, a safe zone had appeared within a radius of two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) centered on the [Sumeru Great Dao Stele]!

This is clearly a real-world replica of the impenetrable safe zone within Jing Qian's sea of ​​consciousness!

With this supernatural power, he sits peacefully in the future within the river of time, and is completely invincible!
(End of this chapter)