Sword Aura to the Heavens

Chapter 476: Chapter 471: Leave?

"Changsheng, take action." A voice sounded in Lu Changsheng’s mind.

He looked towards the white-clad figure transformed into a demon, and sighed inwardly—what a pity.

If not for differing allegiances, perhaps they could have become acquaintances. The heir of Li Mountain Sword Dao had astonishing talent; he saw the future Sword Saint in him.

However, he also understood in his heart that even though he was a Daoist disciple, this title too was granted by others.

He stepped forward, and the Nine-character Halo around him shimmered brilliantly. Each character seemed like a character of the Great Dao. He formed a Dao Seal with his hands, and instantly, characters flew to the sky, forming a gigantic ring above Li Fan’s head.

The characters on the ring glowed, hanging down beams of light, each beam like a Sword of Slaughter, piercing downward.

In an instant, it seemed Li Fan was trapped under that ring of slaughter.

A dragon’s roar echoed as a golden dragon wound around Li Fan’s body, resembling a Dragon God. The terrifying beams of slaughter light struck the golden dragon body, emitting sharp hissing sounds as they gradually pierced it.

Li Fan raised his head, glanced at the sky, then looked at Lu Changsheng. His golden pupils were filled with icy killing intent. In a flash, his body turned into an afterimage and vanished.

"Boom..."

A violent collision sound erupted. The afterimage dissipated, and Li Fan’s body emerged. He was blocked.

The light beams hanging down from the edges of the ring transformed into golden walls. Endless characters flowed on the pillars like they were continuously rotating.

The sky bore the character ’Slaughter’ and the walls bore the character ’Sealing’.

"What a powerful Daoist, you’re trapped," a voice sounded in his mind. The slaughter light didn’t cease its descent. From the outside, it seemed like Li Fan’s defense was being gradually eroded; it was a Killing Array.

Li Fan raised his hand to grab through the air. The Sky Splitting Claw seemed to shatter space, striking the walls. The golden claw tore at the Sealing Characters, causing them to crumble, with a continuous clanging, yet the walls remained unbroken, instantly mending themselves.

"You’re injured, lacking power. Leave it to me." The beguiling voice sounded again.

Li Fan ignored it, advancing forward, instantly appearing before the shattered wall. He stretched his arm forward, the Sky Splitting Claw again striking out, with Sword Intent swirling around the Demon Dragon claws.

"Boom boom boom..."

A series of explosive sounds followed, creating an opening through which Li Fan stepped, transforming into a golden afterimage rushing towards Lu Changsheng.

"Such strong power," Lu Changsheng thought. Even surrounded by the Nine Characters, he didn’t need to look. He simply raised a hand and punched forward, harnessing the power of heaven and earth.

An immense Daoist figure appeared, sweeping with terrifying fist energy. A roar resounded, causing everyone to see his fist already clashing with Li Fan’s.

The two figures paused momentarily, Li Changsheng and Li Fan’s collision mirrored the mystical clash of an Immortal silhouette and the Dragon God’s shadow.

A massive Daoist shadow appeared around Lu Changsheng, resembling an immortal of longevity. Meanwhile, a golden dragon encircled Li Fan, akin to a Dragon God.

A terrifying airwave swept across the heavens and earth, both bodies recoiling simultaneously.

"This Lu Changsheng has no flaws."

The onlookers gazed at the Immortal-like Daoist figure, marveling at his unparalleled Daoist skills, capable of close combat too.

Li Mountain, Ten Thousand Buddha Temple, Taiping Temple—all have remarkable heirs.

Of course, Xiao Lv of White Jade isn’t bad either.

Xiao Lv, currently observing the fight, glanced at the vast Daoist figure with a sense of awe. Though he prided himself on unmatched Daoist skills, he felt overshadowed in the presence of Taiping Temple’s disciple Lu Changsheng.

Thus, among the strongest disciples of the four top factions, his White Jade Academy stood at the bottom.

Under the Daoist shadow, Lu Changsheng glanced at Li Fan once more, then closed his eyes. In that instant, he appeared to enter a state of meditation. The Nine Characters surrounding him seemed to pause, yet the rhythm of heaven and earth beat in sync with him.

"Thunder Skill."

With a thought, the immense Daoist shadow resembled a Thunder God, obscuring the sun. The next moment, countless rays of thunder Tribulation Light struck towards Li Fan; each bolt of thunder was like the Thunder God’s sword, dazzling the eyes.

Thunder, the righteous law of heaven and earth, capable of subduing all demons.

Li Fan charged forward, unable to avoid the descending Tribulation Lights, countless bolts striking the dragon body, causing the Dragon Shadow to tremble violently. Yet his figure continued forward towards Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng still had his eyes closed. He waved forward, the thunder transforming into chains wrapping around the dragon’s body. Simultaneously, an endless barrage of ’Sealing’ characters hammered down, slowing the frenzied Dragon Shadow.

The Daoist shadow’s assault remained relentless, with a flash of slaughter Tribulation Light breaking through the demon dragon’s body, piercing Li Fan’s flesh.

"It’s locked."

"Lu Changsheng is really strong."

The Tribulation Swords pierced through one after another, quickly making the giant dragon’s body riddled with holes. Those swords impaled Li Fan’s flesh and blood.

Qi saw this scene and moved forward, but in the air, a Buddhist Sect Big Palm Seal descended to suppress him. Seeing that Lu Changsheng was about to kill Li Fan, the monks from the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple wouldn’t allow Qi to intervene.

Li Fan cultivated Martial Arts, his body as solid as iron, like a Golden Body, yet at this moment, blood appeared. The impaled Tribulation Swords threatened to break open his body and take his life.

"He’s very strong. You’re heavily injured and won’t be able to defeat him. Leave it to me." The seductive voice persisted, and Li Fan seemed to see the restless demon shadow within him.

When he was young, the Old Blind Man and his senior sister paid a huge price to suppress this demon inside him, and he endured much prejudice.

They coexisted until the time at the Medicine Cleansing Lake, when he sensed the demon gaining consciousness, now seeking to control his body.

At this moment, Li Fan was indeed in a desperate situation. Daoist Lu Changsheng was not like those Buddhist Cultivators; he was much stronger than them.

Li Fan also closed his eyes. In his sea of consciousness, a figure sat cross-legged, surrounded by a cosmic world, with countless Star Giant Swords inverted, emanating ancient majesty.

"Xiao Fan."

"Little Junior Brother."

Familiar and illusory faces seemed to appear on the swords, their gazes full of expectation.

He saw the scene of sword comprehension at Li Mountain Sword Valley, saw Senior Jian Yi’s sword, saw the Li Hen Sword seeking Dao at Li Mountain, and saw his grandmaster, the Eternal Sword Saint’s sword.

Their swords all shared the same characteristic: pressing forward for the Sword Dao in their hearts.

"Buzz..." A dazzling giant sword appeared, with ancient characters falling from the sky, resembling an old Sword Scripture.

"Can the Sword Dao be achieved?"

Li Fan asked himself.

"The Sword Dao can be achieved."

He seemed to murmur to himself. As the words fell, in the outside world, the Tribulation Swords impaling Li Fan’s body vibrated incessantly and then shattered and disappeared. The giant dragon in the sky was swallowed by Li Fan’s body like a whale, and the overwhelming demon aura madly surged into him and vanished.

"Are you crazy?" A voice came from Li Fan’s mind. All the demon power seemed to be burned out in an instant, with terrifying Sword Aura shooting straight into the clouds, tearing through the lightning and piercing the sky.

A phantom of a Sword Immortal appeared, seemingly entering an Immortal Sword state. Almost at the same instant, Li Fan’s body moved too, leaving shadows that each unleashed a sword strike, merging into one beam of sword light.

"Clang..."

A deafening clash, the Dao shadow surrounding Lu Changsheng seemed to turn solid but was still cleaved apart by a single sword, shattering the immortal shadow.

Lu Changsheng erupted in incomparably dazzling brilliance, swallowing the Nine-character Halo into his body. An extremely terrifying aura appeared on him, exploding his energy to the limit in an instant.

When Lu Changsheng’s palm struck, it gave the sensation of a terrifying momentum comparable to the Seven Realms Martial Arts Great Power, capable of shaking the heavens and earth.

"Boom."

A burst of intense light erupted, and in the distance, the Qiyun Mountain Range shook violently. The bodies of Li Fan and Lu Changsheng were simultaneously blown back into the distance.

Lu Changsheng groaned and spat a mouthful of fresh blood, his aura rapidly declining, and his body seemed to bear sword marks, bleeding continuously.

Li Fan also spat blood, seemingly about to faint, thoughtless like a mortal, his aura completely gone.

"Cough..."

Lu Changsheng coughed up blood, looking across with eyes like paper. With his prowess, he nearly died from that single sword blow.

Qi’s figure appeared, embracing Li Fan’s body. Although Li Fan’s aura was gone, a faint smile appeared on his pale face.

"Qi, let’s go." He transmitted the message.

"Mm." Qi’s eyes were red, he nodded, and turned to leave with Li Fan.

"Think you can leave?"

The Buddhist Cultivators above eyed them coldly. Having fought to this point, they thought escape was impossible.