Chapter 148: The Sword Spirit Boy

The Monster Saint forcefully shattered the seal, fleeing the scene. His immense power shattered the Zhenqi treasures of the nine Kunlun members, its ferocity unchecked, spreading out in all directions like sparks spreading wildly. Mu Yuan and the other two were both shocked and terrified!

If even nine mighty Primordial Spirit Cultivators couldn’t withstand it, how could they? But the situation left them no choice. They had no option but to pool their Zhenqi into thunderfire sword energy, desperately trying to hold it back!

Yet that power was truly unstoppable. Great Sun True Fire, Clear Water True Qi, Eternal True Qi – all were swept aside in a single instant. Its momentum unbroken, the force surged toward the trio!

“What monstrous power! What can be done?”

Just as the three closed their eyes, awaiting death, a voice rang out. Light flashed, and the chaotic destruction before them abruptly vanished!

Kunlun’s sect leader, True Lord Qian Qing, had intervened at this critical moment, saving the three!

The Five Directions Five Elements Breaking Restriction Technique wasn’t the true “Chaos Formula”. While formidable at breaking spells and formations, its direct offensive power was limited. Though Qian Qing and the eight others had their spells broken, they themselves remained unscathed.

Besides, breaking the three!

Furthermore, the force had already exhausted ninety percent of its power breaking the seal held by the nine. The remaining, scattered energy was easily deflected by True Lord Qian Qing!

“Xing Yuzhu, with Qiankun unstable, you should return to the mountains quickly. Do not linger!”

True Lord Liuguang was on good terms with Kunlun, so Qian Qing recognized Xing Yuzhu. He left only this single sentence before vanishing like a lone goose disappearing into the distance!

The four elders of Xuanpu Hall and the four elders of Langfeng Summit had also vanished without a trace. The vast space was suddenly empty, leaving only Mu Yuan, Xing Yuzhu, and Yuan Kong!

The surging Primordial Qi within the cavern was also completely suppressed by True Lord Qian Qing as he departed. Sunlight streamed in from above, giving the trio the sensation of surviving a disaster and finally seeing the light of day again!

The surrounding earth, stones, and sand layers, shaken by the battle, were unstable. Sand grains fell constantly, rustling like flowing water. Not daring to stay, the three leapt out of the cave!

Standing under the blazing sun, they still felt a chill run down their spines, their bodies covered in cold sweat that soaked their clothes!

“A pity. We return empty-handed from two Earth Veins!”

Yuan Kong’s eyes looked lost, his body swaying as if a breeze might blow him away!

“Enough, Bai Zhaoyuan,” Xing Yuzhu said soothingly, seeing Yuan Kong’s despondent state. “With so many powerful beings here, escaping with our lives is victory enough! Didn’t you see the disciples of Celestial Peng? Two dead, one fled. That survivor likely used a life-draining art to escape, sacrificing much cultivation. That you and I remain unharmed is great luck within this misfortune!”

Mu Yuan felt indifferent. He hadn’t come expecting much — gain was luck, loss was fate. Feeling down seemed pointless. Instead, he felt a deep sigh welling within him having witnessed such a battle!

The Black Water Gourd returned to his Dantian. Seeing Xing Yuzhu comforting Yuan Kong, he quietly slipped away to one side.

His resistance against the scattered Zhenqi back in the cave had been draining. Intending to meditate and recover, Mu Yuan felt a tumultuous thumping sound coming from his Dantian! Afraid his cultivation had misbehaved, he hastily focused his Divine Sense inward, only to find the thuds originated inside the gourd!

“Eh? Could the gourd be unable to contain the immense variety of Qi and Zhenqi it devoured, and is cracking?”

Mu Yuan was alarmed. While he knew the gourd itself was sturdy and fortified by the Primordial Five-Colored Mirage Light’s Restrictions, he still worried. Tearing a tiny gap in his Great Art of Yin-Yang Soul Shackling and Qi Sealing, his spirit rushed in like lightning!

The Five Great Curses circled the gourd, their colors brilliant and dazzling, silently submerged within his Clear Water True Qi, their lights flickering.

No sooner had Mu Yuan’s Divine Sense entered the gourd than he discovered utter chaos within!

The towering figure of the Mountain Elf roared defiantly atop a ridge.

The Feng Luan spirit-bird circled frantically in flight, shrieking incessantly!

The most dramatic scene played out in the air. A sword glowing with Divine Light — its blade flickering, snaked around by lightning, twisting like a divine dragon — was surrounded by two swirling masses of colored light. Countless chilling auras and baleful energies, sucked in from the cavern’s battle, swirled alongside them!

These chaotic, flickering baleful energies were firmly drawn towards the two colored lights. The glowing clouds, thick and radiant like rosy dawn mist, entwined themselves tightly around the sword!

It was the Longevity Sword!

“What…?”

Mu Yuan, lacking knowledge and experience, couldn’t tell if this was good or bad. All he could do was watch intently and wait!

The Longevity Sword danced fiercely in the air, waves of Sword Qi radiating outwards like a raging storm. The two masses of colored light, trailing the rolling baleful Qi and Primordial Qi, swirled around the sword!

These masses of light were the nascent consciousnesses formed over tens or hundreds of thousands of years within the Golden and Fiery Earth Veins. They remained crude and uncouth.

This very lack of development – barely awakened, barely sentient – was likely why the Monster Saint and others had overlooked them!

Shaken out of the dragon lines during the fierce clash between the Primordial Spirit experts, these fledgling consciousnesses desperately sought a vessel. Untrained in the Dao of cultivation, such consciousnesses wither and fade swiftly once free. Survival instinct drove both into the Black Water Gourd!

At that time outside, Yuan Kong and Xing Yuzhu were focused on Zhenqi defense. Only Mu Yuan’s Black Water Gourd overflowed with rich spiritual energy. The two crude consciousnesses rushed in and discovered several powerful treasures within!

The Longevity Sword, the Minghe Immortal Sword, the Six Harmonies Sword Pills, the Numinous Jade Belt, along with other trivial items!

Among them, the Longevity Sword reigned supreme. Both consciousnesses instinctively coveted this powerful Flying Sword and sought to seize it!

The Longevity Sword contained the aged dragon soul from the Dragon Tomb, forged from the essence of over a dozen Dragon Bones. Its most precious element was the vanished dragon spirit and soul essence. Tempered for millennia by the dragon soul, remnants of an Indestructible True Dragon’s lingering consciousness, a vague awareness supported by instinct, already resided within. Naturally, it wouldn’t allow these intruders to take over. A three-way struggle ensued!

The nascent awareness within the Longevity Sword possessed the sword’s formidable blade aura and its connection to its owner, Mu Yuan, who had refined it. It resonated with the gourd and could draw upon its abundant spiritual reserves. In the fight, it held the clear upper hand!

The Earth Vein consciousnesses, like outsiders invading another’s home, felt utterly out of place. Powerless, they had to absorb the spiritual energy, Zhenqi, and baleful Qi recently swallowed by the gourd from outside to fight the Longevity Sword!

Initially, a three-way standoff seemed possible. But the Earth Vein consciousnesses were no match for the home-ground advantage of the Longevity Sword. Gradually, they banded together to resist the sword’s overwhelming edge!

Meanwhile, the chaotic dragon soul within the Longevity Sword slowly mastered its own methods in the heat of battle! It began channeling the Divine Abilities of the Dragon Clan heritage!

Dragon King’s Dynamic Force, East Sea Dragon-Fishing Art, Mysterious Heaven Dragon Ascension, Cloud Dragon Ascension Force…

Sword Qi flew side-by-side with thunderous fire, lightning flashed amidst colored light. Within the Black Water Gourd, Primordial Qi, spirit energy, refined baleful Qi, the Mirage Light, and the mighty dragon formation itself – all were commanded effortlessly by the Longevity Sword. With a resounding boom, the Qi conglomerate gathered by the Earth Vein consciousnesses was shattered!

Mu Yuan was stunned. He’d never imagined the Longevity Sword held such devastating power. He’d always considered it peerlessly sharp, unmatched in Sword Qi, never expecting it possessed such diverse Divine Abilities!

Among the various powers displayed, Mu Yuan only recognized Dragon King’s Dynamic Force. The Mysterious Heaven Dragon Ascension resembled Lin Fangjing’s methods. It unleashed streams of cyan blade energy – thin as silk threads, dense as a spider’s web – unmistakably thunderous blade energy!

“The Dragon Clan Divine Abilities live up to their reputation! Beyond Dragon King’s Dynamic Force, I never dreamed of such incredible arts!”

Mu Yuan saw the thunderous blade energy crisscrossing densely, maneuvering across the battlefield. Wherever it passed, baleful energy dispersed, Primordial Qi crumbled. The two Earth Vein consciousnesses radiated terror. The rolling blade energy caused them to waver, teetering on the verge of disintegration!

“So this is an art specializing against consciousness and Divine Sense! Huh, Ao Lie’s Soul-Severing Soul-Sundering Blade seems similar – likely part of the same lineage!”

Seeing the sky filled with interwoven threads of cyan energy forming a dense net of blades that whirled, cut, flickered, and caused dancing Shadows, sparked a realization within Mu Yuan.

Mysterious Heaven Dragon Ascension supplemented Dragon King’s Dynamic Force. Purple Heaven Immortal-Slaying Thunder mixed within the cyan blade energy too. Together, they formed an impregnable fortress, utterly impenetrable!

“Kyaaa!”

Two sharp screams pierced the air! The Earth Vein consciousnesses were petrified. Survival instinct drove them to scoop up the surrounding ferocious baleful Qi and Primordial Qi, shaking the blade net and thunderfire, desperate to break free!

But the Longevity Sword wouldn’t let them escape. The sword shook, unleashing the East Sea Dragon-Fishing Art! Boundless water Qi inside the gourd instantly coalesced into a massive sphere. Within it, light threads interlocked like a net, firmly trapping the two consciousnesses!

Stripped of their physical Earth Vein vessels, the two consciousnesses could muster little power. Seeing exits blocked, they abruptly smashed together! Crimson light surged chaotically, rising and falling. The lethal baleful Qi and chaotic Zhenqi swirling around the consciousnesses were sucked into the vortex they formed and disappeared inside!

The aura of slaughter and war contained within the Eight Desolations God’s halberd – violent and harsh – had been unleashed by the Monster Saint and dispersed after clashing with the eight Primordial Spirits. Most had been sucked into the gourd. Now swallowed by the Earth Vein consciousnesses, the two consciousnesses merged, intensifying their brutal aura!

With vast amounts of Primordial Qi absorbed, the combined consciousness grew immensely powerful. Its True Dragon form solidified further. Opening its maw wide, it engulfed countless spectres of fiery blades, spears, halberds, and hooks that slammed into the water sphere, causing massive explosions! Water and fire energies clashed violently, billowing steam obscuring the conflict. In the turmoil, the Earth Vein consciousness burst free!

Breaking through the East Sea Dragon-Fishing Art’s blockade, it faced the blade energy of Mysterious Heaven Dragon Ascension. Left with no options, it twisted and crashed headlong into the thicket of Purple Heaven Immortal-Slaying Thunder! Exploding through several thunderbolts, it plunged straight into the Longevity Sword!

Instantly, blinding rays of light, several yards high, erupted from the Longevity Sword! The swirling blade energy, thunderfire, and baleful Qi around it vanished. The gourd’s interior universe turned crystal clear. Only the divine sword stood suspended in the air, emitting an undulating hum that rose and fell!

Just as Mu Yuan prepared to approach, several dragon roars echoed. Then, purple, red, and white light shot skyward! Amidst dazzling sword light fluctuations, the Longevity Sword coalesced into the form of a handsome boy with delicate features and an aloof expression. A faint trace of dark Qi lingered, coiled around his brow, lending him an eerie charm. His entire being pulsed with a fierce and deadly aura!