The First Venerable of All Paths

"Stop pretending!"

Fang Xuan swung his sword backhand, directly slashing at the green-robed man in mid-air.

Heavenly fire blazed fiercely, and sword energy surged forth.

The sword energy tore through the sky, its power terrifying.

Everyone was stunned.

They never expected that Fang Xuan would dare to attack a peak expert at the half-step Profound Realm.

This move was incredibly audacious, yet so arrogant as to border on foolish.

That's practically suicide!

"Like an ant trying to shake a tree, it overestimates its own strength."

The man in the green robe showed no change in expression, only a hint of mockery in his eyes.

Then, he lightly stomped his foot on the air.

"Buzz!"

No spiritual power emanated from him, yet the entire world shook violently at that moment.

Then, the sword strike that was powerful enough to kill a fifth-level Divine Intent Realm expert inexplicably vanished without a trace.

The heavenly fire and sword energy also vanished completely, leaving no trace.

The strength of a half-step Profound Realm expert can be seen from this.

"The Undying Phoenix Flame, an innate sword energy, is indeed a formidable power."

The man in the green robe looked down at Fang Xuan and said calmly, "But before me, you are utterly vulnerable."

As soon as he finished speaking, the man in the green robe raised his arm and pointed at Fang Xuan.

A chilling spiritual energy shot out from his fingertips, striking Fang Xuan like an arrow.

Its speed was countless times faster than when Fang Xuan had just unleashed his sword.

A life-or-death crisis was brewing in Fang Xuan's heart. He had a feeling that this attack would be enough to wipe out all his chances of survival.

"Sword Fire Sky Curtain!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Fang Xuan unleashed another sword strike, countless sword energies condensing into a sword curtain that blocked his path.

The seemingly indestructible sword barrier proved incredibly fragile in the face of that chilling spiritual energy, shattering and collapsing instantly.

"when!"

The chilling spiritual energy failed to penetrate Fang Xuan's body, but was blocked by a gilded bell, emitting a dull thud.

Chaos Golden Bell!

"Snap!"

However, in just a moment, a crack appeared on the Chaos Golden Bell.

The gold patterns shimmered, yet remained dim.

Fang Xuan was horrified.

This Chaos Golden Bell has condensed thirty-four Chaos Golden Patterns, making its defensive power countless times stronger than before.

But it couldn't even withstand a single blow from the opponent.

Even so, Fang Xuan did not admit defeat.

His sword bones trembled violently, and streams of innate sword energy surged forth, condensing on the Phoenix Cry Sword in his hand.

"Hey!"

With a high-pitched cry, a strange and extraordinary firebird appeared behind Fang Xuan.

The immortal phoenix!

"Hey!"

With a flap of its wings, the divine firebird unleashed hundreds upon hundreds of sword energies that hurtled toward the man in the green robe.

"Phoenix Feather Rocket!"

This is not over yet.

The divine firebird itself transformed into a hundred-foot-long sword aura of flame, spanning a hundred meters, and slashed towards the man in the green robe.

"The phoenix takes flight!"

Sword energy traversed thirty thousand miles, and raging flames burned the nine heavens.

Phoenix Feather Rocket is the innate divine power of the Undying Phoenix Flame.

Phoenix Soaring is a sword technique inherent to the Phoenix Cry Sword.

The combined release of these two ultimate techniques far surpasses the power of ordinary low-grade earth-level martial arts, and may even be stronger.

Such a terrifying attack is enough to kill someone at the sixth level of the Divine Intent Realm, contend with someone at the seventh level of the Divine Intent Realm, and even fight against someone at the eighth level of the Divine Intent Realm.

Such a spectacular scene left everyone speechless.

"How many cards does he still have up his sleeve?"

Tuoba Zhenzhu exclaimed instinctively, "This is too outrageous!"

Fu Tian clenched and unclenched his fists, his eyes becoming utterly dim.

His initial anger towards Fang Xuan turned into resentment, then into unwillingness, until finally he had to face the truth.

He is no match for Fang Xuan now.

Fang Xuan's attack alone was enough to easily kill him.

"but......."

Fu Tian gritted his teeth, roaring inwardly, "No matter how strong you are, you won't survive!"

That's a powerhouse at the half-step Profound Realm.

In a time when those at the Tongxuan Realm rarely appear, this is the pinnacle of existence.

"There's some skill involved."

Gazing at the whistling arrows raining down and the divine bird-shaped giant sword radiating intense heat, the man in the green robe nodded slightly, seemingly quite impressed.

Unfortunately, it's still not enough.

The man in the green robe did not retract his raised arm, but tapped his fingertips twice.

The first strike, like the stirrings of spring, caused all the arrows to burst completely.

The second strike, Qiu Fa, unleashed his murderous intent, annihilating everything.

The mighty phoenix sword, along with the blazing sword energy that filled the sky, was completely wiped out, leaving no trace.

"snort!"

With both attacks broken, Fang Xuan groaned and retreated again, his breath growing weaker and his face paler.

His spiritual energy was almost completely depleted.

"Little guy, stop struggling."

The man in the green robe withdrew his arm, looked at Fang Xuan, and said indifferently, "Before me, all your attacks are useless against me."

He cultivated the power of the Spring and Autumn Annals, making him impervious to all laws.

"Yeah?"

Fang Xuan stuffed another handful of pills into his mouth and focused all his energy on refining them to restore his spiritual power.

"You managed to withstand that attack of mine; it must have been more difficult than it seemed, right?"

The man in the green robe's eyes flickered slightly.

Because his arm, which was behind his back, trembled almost imperceptibly.

There was also a touch of crimson on the fingers that destroyed Fang Xuan's two attacks.

But these abnormalities quickly returned to normal.

"Kid, you've got a sharp tongue."

The man in the green robe said calmly, "Don't bother showing off such a low-level trick."

"Then I'll show you the real deal."

Fang Xuan grinned maliciously and snapped his fingers.

"now!"

As Fang Xuan finished speaking, a series of blue and red longswords suddenly appeared from the void, enveloping the man in the blue robe.

At first glance, it's densely packed.

There is the sword energy of Phoenix Cry, and there is also the sword energy of Taixu.

"Knot!"

Fang Xuan raised his sword and pointed it into the air.

The countless floating swords instantly arranged themselves neatly, rapidly intertwining and converging around the man in the green robe, forming a majestic and imposing Taixu Sword Formation!

Taixu Sword Formation!

"A sword formation?"

The man in the green robe was somewhat surprised and chuckled, "Interesting, but you don't actually think that this little sword formation can deal with me, do you?"

"How will you know if you don't try?"

Fang Xuan licked his lips and smiled, then said fiercely, "Slay!"

In an instant, countless threads bloomed within the sword formation, shooting towards the man in the green robe in a vast, overwhelming manner.

Each thread is a sword aura.

Fang Xuan pushed the sword energy condensation thread to its limit.

"He can actually control a sword formation!"

Outside the sect's protective formation, Qi Xuanlin exclaimed in surprise, "It seems that his swordsmanship talent is no weaker than yours and Wushuang's."

"Uncle-Master, aren't you giving him too much credit?"

Yan Daoming, who was standing nearby, immediately said, "Senior Brother Wushuang and Junior Sister Luo Li are both outstanding members of the younger generation in the sect. I don't deny that Fang Xuan is very strong, but how can he compare to them?"

Jian Wushuang, the senior disciple of Qingyun Sect, is also the current Holy Son of Qingyun Sect.

His strength has long surpassed that of many elders in the sect.

Qin Luoli is an unparalleled genius of the Qingyun Sect, a sword cultivator prodigy who appears only once every thousand years, and is regarded as an unattainable beauty in her heart.

No matter how strong Fang Xuan's combat power is, how can he compare to the two of them?

Qi Xuanlin ignored Yan Daoming's words and looked at Qin Luoli instead.

"Luo Li, what do you think?"

Qin Luoli pursed her red lips slightly behind her veil and whispered, "He will die."

"If there are no surprises, that's certainly the case."

Qi Xuanlin nodded and said, "That's why I'm very curious about what his trump card is."

After all, he was a powerful expert at the half-step Profound Realm.

Unless they were of equal strength, no one believed that Fang Xuan could survive against him.

Qin Luoli didn't speak, but her beautiful eyes were full of complexity and struggle.

"Li Chunqiu is about to make his move."

Qi Xuanlin's eyes sharpened, his gaze fixed on the green-robed man shrouded in the sword formation within the array.

"Your sword energy condenses into threads, transforming into a sword array. Your talent truly exceeds my expectations."

Li Chunqiu stood with his hands behind his back in the sword formation, letting all the sword energy slash towards him.

He hadn't done anything, but the sword energy just couldn't get close to his body.

If you look closely, you will find that there is a faint halo on the surface of Li Chunqiu's body.

It was this halo that blocked all the sword energy, preventing it from harming Li Chunqiu in the slightest.

"Gather Swords!"

Fang Xuan formed hand seals, and thousands of sword threads slowly gathered and condensed, eventually transforming into twelve golden-red longswords, his entire body covered in flames.

Twelve flaming longswords, each radiating a sharp, piercing sword intent.

Sword energy burst forth, transforming into twelve giant swords that slashed simultaneously at Li Chunqiu.

Its power is even greater.

"A trivial skill!"

A glint flashed in Li Chunqiu's eyes as he raised two fingers and slashed forward.

"Buzz!"

Then a giant green and gray finger swept out like a shockwave, shattering all twelve giant swords.

In the end, only a golden-red longsword remained, hovering in mid-air.

This is the true form of the Phoenix Cry Sword.

"You've disrupted my sect, so I'll atone for your sins with your natal flying sword!"

Li Chunqiu raised his arm and grabbed at the Phoenix Cry Sword.

"Sing!"

The Phoenix Cry Sword, imbued with its own intelligence, flew toward Fang Xuan with a flicker, preparing to return to its master's side.

"Still trying to leave?"

Li Chunqiu chuckled, and spiritual energy emanated from his five fingers, forming a cage that bound the Phoenix Cry Sword within. He then sealed it with the power of Chunqiu.

Just then, a gray beam of light, filled with destruction, desolation, and tyranny, broke through the medium of time and space and struck the power of spring and autumn.

"Snap!"

The power of the Spring and Autumn Period exploded on the spot.

What shocked Li Chunqiu even more was that the gray beam of light contained a trace of power that he could not understand, causing his spiritual power and soul to stagnate.

That is the inherent desolate origin within the eyes of the Desolate Calamity Heaven.

It can cause the enemy's spiritual power and soul to freeze momentarily.

Those with lower cultivation levels would be directly destroyed by this power.

Although it was only for a moment, the freed Phoenix Cry Sword had already transformed into a divine firebird and pounced on Li Chunqiu.

Phoenixes take flight!

All of this happened so fast that Li Chunqiu couldn't even react.

"Pfft pfft pfft!"

Sword energy crisscrossed, and flames swept across the land.

Li Chunqiu's figure was completely engulfed by the fiery sword energy.

This sudden turn of events shocked everyone present.

"My god, even a half-step Profound Realm cultivator can't suppress him?"

"Incredible, absolutely incredible!"

"Won't Li Chunqiu have been killed?"

However, Qi Xuanlin and other top experts frowned more and more deeply.

"wrong."

Gu Ya said in a deep voice, "Li Chunqiu's aura has disappeared."

Disappearance is not the same as falling from grace.

Such a top-tier expert is not so easy to kill.

Just then, a figure in a green robe appeared from the void behind Fang Xuan, and with a grab of five fingers, pressed down on Fang Xuan's head.

It's Li Chunqiu!

He used uncanny movement techniques to escape danger and launched a fatal attack on Fang Xuan.

"not good!"

Qi Xuanlin's pretty face changed, and just as she was about to stop it, she saw a scene that shocked her greatly.

Because, from the sword box behind Fang Xuan, a three-foot-long sword, shrouded in mist, shot out like a streak of light and then mercilessly slashed at Li Chunqiu.

"That's... the second flying sword?!"