Start slaying demons from the proficiency panel.

But if we're just talking about swordsmanship, even Ning Xiu felt that some people's swordsmanship was extremely exquisite.

As the competition continued, soon only Ning Xiu and five other sword cultivators remained on land, three of whom were Great Emperors.

The remaining two, one old and one young, were dressed in simple clothes, but their eyes were extremely sharp, like a sword that could pierce through one's heart.

"I haven't seen so many powerful sword cultivators in many years. This trip was definitely worthwhile, it was awesome!"

The old swordsman, carrying a rusty iron sword, laughed loudly.

He didn't care whether the people in front of him were emperors or anything else; at this moment, he saw them as his best opponents.

Fighting against these powerful sword cultivators can quickly improve one's strength. Even if one doesn't win the position of swordsman at the core of the formation, the gains will still be enormous.

Ning Xiu raised the Emperor's Sword in his hand, and his sword intent erupted instantly, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

No one could have imagined that Ning Xiu, who was not originally a sword cultivator, would possess such terrifying sword intent. Such talent is truly frightening.

He was capable of becoming both the greatest emperor of his time and a top-tier swordsman, which made those emperors feel an irrepressible respect for Ning Xiu.

Everyone has a different limit, but Ning Xiu's limit is definitely far greater than that of each of them.

"Let's also have a sword intent contest to quickly decide the winner," Ning Xiu said.

If we only compete in swordsmanship, the process is too long. However, sword intent is generated based on each sword cultivator's understanding of the sword path. Even a first-grade sword cultivator can possess a very powerful sword intent.

“I agree,” the boy in plain clothes replied.

Having fought so many sword cultivators in succession, he was somewhat exhausted, both physically and mentally. It would be better to compete using sword intent, which would allow him to determine the outcome more quickly.

The six nodded and each stood in a different position, unleashing their full sword intent.

As soon as the sword intent was unleashed, numerous messy sword marks immediately appeared on the land surface created by the True Immortal Qingcang, covering the entire ground.

The sword intent rushed aimlessly, sometimes coming into contact with the sword intent of this sword cultivator, and sometimes clashing with the sword intent of that sword cultivator.

It's like each person is fighting five people alone; the amount of energy consumed and the difficulty are unimaginable.

Although Ning Xiu had only been practicing swordsmanship for about a day, he had comprehended thousands of sword techniques through the proficiency panel and raised them all to the level of perfection. He then created his own version of all these sword techniques, and now his sword intent had reached a terrifying level.

Since he had never fought anyone, Ning Xiu was unsure just how strong his sword intent was now.

Half an incense stick later, someone couldn't hold on any longer and got up to retreat first; it was an emperor.

Ning Xiu couldn't help but glance at the old man and the young man. These two were only at the first rank. In terms of age and understanding, they certainly couldn't compare to a Great Emperor.

But now, they actually outlasted a Great Emperor with their sword intent?

This situation is extremely rare; it could mean either the reincarnation of a great being or an unparalleled talent in swordsmanship.

How could two such people appear at once? Ning Xiu has only been releasing his Dao essence through Xie Tiantong for a few years, so it's impossible for him to have such a significant impact on this old man and young man.

A bad feeling inexplicably welled up in his heart, and Ning Xiu pointed his sword at the two of them and shouted, "Who exactly are you?"

"Heavens, you've really gone to great lengths to sabotage my plans. I haven't even arrived in person yet, but you've already descended into my consciousness, intending to stir things up in secret." At this moment, True Immortal Qingcang suddenly spoke up.

Everyone was startled. Had the Heavenly Immortal already arrived?

Seeing that they had been discovered, the old man and the young man stopped hiding and said in unison, "Qing Cang, your immortal power has not yet recovered. Do you really think that you can stop me with the Chaos Annihilation Array? When I arrive at the Purple Mansion Grotto Heaven, you will not be my match. I advise you to enjoy your life. When I arrive in person, I will surely annihilate your soul."

"Hahahaha! What a joke! If you really had such confidence, why would you secretly possess these two mortals with your divine soul, trying to obtain the position of the sword-wielding core of the array? You just want to affect the execution of the Chaos Annihilation Array and ruin my grand plan against you. Emperor, after all these years, it seems that your cultivation has not improved. That's why you disregarded the restrictions of the Celestial Court and forcibly created a small world to secretly refine your Chaos Pill. It seems that you haven't had a good time in the Celestial Court these years. Will the Lower Three Heavens soon be without your place?"

Qingcang Zhenxian sneered repeatedly, as if he had touched Huangtian Zhenxian's heart. The old man and the young man had extremely gloomy expressions. Before they could make any move, Ning Xiu had already made his move and cut the two sword cultivators into pieces.

[Slaying a wisp of the divine consciousness of the Heavenly Immortal grants +2000000 General Proficiency and +5 Breakthrough Points]

[Slaying a wisp of the divine consciousness of the Heavenly Immortal grants +2000000 General Proficiency and +5 Breakthrough Points]

No one could have imagined that Huangtian Zhenxian, a dignified and lofty immortal, would do such a thing.

No matter who it is, when a powerful person resorts to underhanded tricks, it means that he is already panicked and is not confident about the matter.

In this way, it is actually a good thing for Ning Xiu and his group.

This is enough to show that the Chaos Annihilation Array can make even the Heavenly Immortal Huangtian feel fear. As long as the Heavenly Immortal Huangtian arrives, Ning Xiu's side will definitely have the strength to fight back.

With the death of the two sword cultivators, one old and one young, only Ning Xiu and two other Great Emperors remained on the scene. After witnessing Ning Xiu's methods, the two Great Emperors chose to admit defeat one by one.

Everyone knows that the position of sword-wielding at the core of the formation is extremely important. Since Ning Xiu has already demonstrated an extremely powerful sword intent, there is no need to compete with him for it.

Ning Xiu was appointed to this position, and everyone accepted it without question.

"Now that the positions of sword wielders have been determined, everyone, come and continue practicing. Remember, as long as the Chaos Annihilation Array remains, Huang Tian cannot do anything to you. As long as the Chaos Annihilation Array remains, you will have the opportunity to kill Huang Tian. Once he dies, this world will be free of restrictions, and the small world will automatically merge into the Three Thousand Great Worlds. At that time, all living beings in this world will be truly free and able to receive the true Heavenly Dao," said True Immortal Qing Cang patiently.

The Purple Mansion Cave of the True Immortal Huangtian is a small world created from fragments of the Three Thousand Great Worlds. Previously, it was suppressed by the immortal power of the True Immortal Huangtian that kept the small world independent and prevented it from being absorbed by the Great World.

Once the Emperor falls, this small world will lose control and will involuntarily merge with the larger world, and everything will return to normal.

Ning Xiu arrived at the eye of the sword-wielding formation. From this position, he could communicate with every sword cultivator in the Chaos Annihilation Formation. Moreover, if one person moved, tens of millions of people in the formation would move together. The sword energy would condense into a rope, and with each move, it would contain the intent of tens of millions of sword cultivators, making its power astonishing.

After sitting down, Ning Xiu immediately began to increase his proficiency in the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Technique. The upcoming battle against the true form of the Heavenly Immortal would be crucial, and he had to push his strength to its limit.

Having just killed two wisps of the divine soul of the Heavenly Immortal, Ning Xiu's skill points were once again replenished. Without hesitation, he immediately added them to the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Technique.

[The Immortal Slaying Sword Technique: One Hundred Levels (Great Perfection) (Divine Power Enters the Body)]

Ning Xiu finally discovered the limit of the Immortal Execution Sword Technique. This was also the first time Ning Xiu had ever seen a technique with a hundred levels. If someone else were to cultivate this, they would probably have to cultivate it for thousands of years before they could see the end.

However, the gains were also enormous. Every time Ning Xiu obtained a supernatural power, his strength would increase significantly.

Choosing to absorb the supernatural power instantly removed the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Technique from the proficiency panel, replacing it with a brand new supernatural power.

The Immortal-Slaying Sword

【The Immortal Slaughtering Sword: A sword formed from sword intent; the more sword intent, the greater the power of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword】

Looking at the brief introduction of this supernatural power, Ning Xiu nodded in satisfaction. As the sword-wielding master of the array, he could mobilize the sword intent of all the sword cultivators in the array for his own use.

In this way, as long as the Immortal Execution Sword can be condensed, its power will be beyond anyone's imagination. Even a True Immortal of the Heavenly Realm may not be able to resist the power of the Immortal Execution Sword.

"Zhu Xian" means to kill immortals.

The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Technique has been integrated into his body. The only techniques that have not yet been perfected are the Burning Heaven Scripture, the Floating Pagoda Great Black Heaven, and the Evil Heaven Passage.

With the remaining breakthrough points added to the Burning Heaven Scripture, and as the Burning Heaven Scripture advanced another level, this technique, which should not exist in this world, finally reached perfection.

Red veins appeared all over Ning Xiu's body, covering his entire body.

A scorching aura emanated from Ning Xiu's body, instantly attracting everyone's attention, including that of True Immortal Qing Cang.

"What is he!" True Immortal Qingcang was somewhat surprised. He could sense that Ning Xiu's aura was constantly rising. Originally, he was just a half-immortal who had not even survived the Heavenly Tribulation.

However, now, its aura is constantly approaching the realm of True Immortal of the Lower Three Heavens, and its speed is still increasing. Judging from this trend, stabilizing itself at the realm of True Immortal of the Lower Three Heavens is definitely not a problem.

"What did this guy do? How could he improve so quickly? He hasn't even experienced the tribulation yet!"

In the vast universe, a substantial thundercloud appeared, and then a huge bolt of lightning shot out and plunged into the void. After this lightning bolt, eight more lightning bolts struck down in succession, each one larger and more terrifying than the previous one.

After the nine bolts of lightning struck, the thunderclouds disappeared just as quickly as they appeared.

……

Boom!

Above the gray sea, a bolt of lightning descended without warning, its target Ning Xiu. Seeing such a powerful bolt of lightning suddenly strike down, all the sword cultivators below the Great Emperor level trembled in fear.

"The Heavenly Tribulation is coming." True Immortal Qingcang frowned. He had not expected Ning Xiu's breakthrough to come so quickly, to the point that even he was caught off guard.

The stone pillar area has already been heavily fortified; it's not a suitable place to face a heavenly tribulation.

Just as he was wondering whether he should help Ning Xiu intercept the heavenly tribulation in advance, Ning Xiu suddenly leaped up, and a gash appeared on his shoulders, directly swallowing the lightning.

The fact that the first bolt of lightning was so easily dispelled surprised True Immortal Qingcang. Even he couldn't block a bolt of lightning so easily and would need to use an acquired magic weapon.

Following closely behind the second, third, and fourth bolts of lightning...

Ning Xiu absorbed all nine bolts of lightning through his inner world. The energy within him had accumulated to a terrifying level, and it could explode at any moment.

Ning Xiu's body was in a state of shock, turning blue, purple, red, and black. Even the True Immortal Qing Cang could sense the immense energy within him. If this energy were to erupt, this world would likely be destroyed.

The lightning of the heavenly tribulation surged throughout Ning Xiu's body, stimulating his internal organs, his blood, and his very soul.

The lightning of the Heavenly Tribulation is not the same as ordinary lightning. This is lightning bestowed by the Heavenly Dao, which has the effect of cleansing impurities from the body of living beings and enhancing their cultivation talent and state of mind.

However, when any true immortal undergoes heavenly tribulation, they always block it one by one, using various magical treasures and spiritual medicines to ensure that they can withstand all the lightning.

Master Qingcang had never heard of anyone who could withstand all the lightning in one go; that would surely burst their body.

Ning Xiu activated the Great Black Heaven state, his powerful physique silently enduring the pain of nine bolts of lightning raging within his body. This Great Black Heaven state, as the ultimate body-tempering method, was incredibly effective, allowing Ning Xiu's physique to far surpass that of an ordinary half-immortal. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to achieve this level of strength.

boom!

As Ning Xiu's martial acupoint exploded, a vortex filled with lightning replaced it, slowly rotating.

Ning Xiu's entire body was engulfed in lightning, and his hair transformed into white hair wreathed in countless electric sparks.

In his six-armed Mahakala form, Ning Xiu floated in the air, like a thunder god descending to earth.

Under everyone's gaze, Ning Xiu held an object in each of his six palms. They were: Thunder, Karmic Fire, Sword Intent, Gale, Blood, and Annihilation.

Behind Ning Xiu, a black ring of light slowly rotated, and within the black ring was the path to the Battle Domain Rebirth Pagoda.

At this moment, Ning Xiu's body swelled to three zhang in size, resembling a true god in the heavens.

"He's become a true immortal..." True Immortal Qingcang was astonished. He was clearly only a half-immortal, but in just a short while he became a true immortal of the lower three heavens. This was hard for him to accept.

Generally speaking, the process of a half-immortal reaching the level of a true immortal is extremely difficult and full of twists and turns. Even the true immortal Qingcang took a very long time to attain the status of a true immortal.

But now that Ning Xiu has achieved it so easily, it's really hard to accept.

However, before everyone could express their feelings, a huge bronze door suddenly appeared on the stone pillar.

The Great Emperor present was deeply impressed by this door; it was the Heavenly Gate that they had been guarding above the Celestial City.

The previous Heavenly Gate was fake, but now, the real Heavenly Gate is opening.

There is only one reason that could cause this situation: the master of the Heavenly Gate, the True Immortal Huangtian, has arrived.

The Heavenly Gate slowly opened.

The ethereal music drifted down like drifting catkins, and the seven-colored wind blew in all directions, turning the entire sky a deep blue, like a fairyland.

Then a group of giant gods, each eighteen feet tall and clad in flowing armor and wielding long spears and halberds, flew out from the Heavenly Gate and began to arrange their troops in the sky to surround the stone pillar.

Each of these giants exuded an extremely heavy and powerful aura, making it impossible for anyone to lift their head.

"Heavenly soldiers and generals? The Heavenly Emperor dares to bring heavenly soldiers and generals here?" Immortal Qingcang exclaimed in surprise.

Compared to the Heavenly Immortals of the Lower Three Heavens, the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals are far more threatening. Every giant god who can become a Heavenly Soldier is a standard Lower Three Heavens cultivator.