Chapter 681: Chapter 187: Seven Changes in Life_5
Xuan Yue grabbed Ah Dai’s hand, smiling as she said, "Uncle Master, this is something I should do, and it’s not a bother at all."
Eighteen days later, within the Back Mountain Stone Cave of the Tian Gang Sword Sect, Xuan Yue anxiously watched Ah Dai, who was seated on a large rock about thirty feet away. Ah Dai was sitting at the very spot where the Sword Saint of the Tian Gang used to cultivate. He had been in meditation for eighteen days, but still showed no signs of waking up. Moreover, today was the day of the Sword Masters’ competition. Even though the other three Sword Masters hadn’t arrived yet, if Ah Dai didn’t wake up in time, he wouldn’t be able to compete. The Protective True Qi around his body was extremely unstable, alternating between silver and gold. Xuan Yue’s heart was filled with worry. From five days ago, Ah Dai had fallen into this state. She feared that Ah Dai would have a demonic breakthrough, so she had called for Xi Wen. But even Xi Wen didn’t know why Ah Dai had fallen into this state, and he didn’t dare to recklessly take action, fearing that it would disrupt Ah Dai’s cultivation and lead to serious consequences. He told Xuan Yue that all they could do now was to wait, to wait for Ah Dai to wake up from his state of cultivation on his own. Ah Dai’s energy not only showed instability, but it also had a strong repulsive force. Even with Xuan Yue’s high level of cultivation, she couldn’t get closer than thirty feet to his body. All she could do was watch helplessly as he continued to cultivate under the alternating gold and silver energies.
Suddenly, just as Xuan Yue was on the verge of despair, Ah Dai’s Protective Battle Aura started to change. An intense golden light suddenly emerged from his chest, causing the energy around Ah Dai’s body to surge, pushing Xuan Yue all the way to the cave wall before halting. Under enormous pressure, all Xuan Yue could do was summon the Phoenix Body to protect herself, gazing in surprise at Ah Dai.
That golden light at Ah Dai’s chest grew brighter and started to move downward. The intense golden light made Xuan Yue instinctively close her eyes. That ball of light quickly integrated into Ah Dai’s Dantian. The alternating gold and silver light around Ah Dai completely became gold, and under that light, Ah Dai looked like a Sky God.
"Ah---" Ah Dai let out a loud roar, the golden light gathered abruptly and shot upwards, the robust stone wall of the cave melted as swiftly as ice under intense heat, not stirring an ounce of dust. That streak of golden light had already shot through the dozens of feet-thick stone ceiling, and pierced the sky. The clear roaring sound, accompanied by the light shooting skywards, echoed through the sky. The entire Tian Gang Mountain seemed to tremble slightly at the sound of this roar. A beam of sunlight shot directly onto Ah Dai through the hole in the ceiling created by that massive energy. Under the sunlight, the golden light protecting Ah Dai’s body appeared even more brilliant.
At the midpoint of the main peak of Tian Gang Mountain, nine figures who had been continuously climbing suddenly paused. The leading three were all white-haired, wearing blue, red, and green robes respectively. The man in the green robes smiled and asked, "Did you hear that? Old man Di Si is welcoming us! It seems that his abilities have grown even more."
The man in the red robe huffed, took a large swig of wine from the iron flask around his waist and said, "What welcoming? This is clearly him showing off. This old man always says I’m overly competitive, but isn’t he the same?"
The man in the blue robe had a rustic face. A faint smile was on his face as he said. "You old hawks, so many years passed and you haven’t changed at all! Di Si’s rapid progress has really exceeded my expectations. It looks like we can have a good fight this time. We old friends haven’t seen each other for twenty years, you should change your attitude somewhat." These three men were the legendary Eastern Sword Saint Yun Yi, Northern Sword Saint Hawks and Western Swordsman Harry who had been known in the mainland for decades. Following them were Hawks’ four disciples who composed the Skeleton Mercenary Group, and Yun Yi’s two disciples, the Red Hurricane Mercenary Corps’ leaders Lian Dan and Zhu Yuan. The once in a millennium duel between the Four Sword Saints; how could they miss observing such an event?
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