PS: Thanks to 'Halcyon', 'nykfany', and 'nxcx' for their tips.
Some Buddhist sects were preparing to resist, Taoist sects were secretly cooperating, Ci Hang Jing Zhai and Jing Nian Chanyuan took the lead, and the demonic sects were beating the drums on the side. The religious reform plan was carried out in full swing under the joint operation of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Rites. A large number of fake monks, fake Taoists, rotten monks and rotten Taoists were kicked out of the religious ranks, and then based on the information obtained from the investigation, they were sent to the border area to invest in construction, or through the Ministry of War, they were thrown to the front line of the expeditionary army to join the war, to win the capital to survive, and so on.
Just like this, time unwittingly came to the eleventh month of the first year of Tianming, the day of the duel with Song Que.
The Heaven could be considered beautiful, the sky was clear and cloudless for thousands of li. From time to time, gloomy and cold wind blew between heaven and earth, blowing the surrounding trees and the lapels of the onlookers.
On an open space at the top of a short mountain not too far away from the Song Family's mountain city, Sei Itō, wearing a long robe embroidered with dragon rolling in gold, with a jade belt around his waist, stood facing Song Que, wearing a long robe with sky-blue brocade robe, his black hair tied behind his head with a light yellow headband, and in his hand was a long saber with a bright, water-like color, narrow body.
Around the foot of the mountain where they were, hundreds and thousands of Wulin people were gathered, looking up at this fight, which could be considered a showdown between the apex! Among them were Ouyang Xiyi, Chao Gongcuo, such Wulin luminaries, Jianghu people with the most seniority. There were also Shi Feixuan, Wanwan, Dugu Feng, Hou Xibai, Kou Zhong, Xu Ziling, Yang Xuyan, and other young martial art masters. There were also Fan Qinghui, Zhu Yuyan, Shi Zhixuan, and Liao Kong, two famous leaders of the righteous and demonic sects. There were also Wulin great grandmasters like Ning Daoqi, and of course there were also those second, third-rate, and even unrated people who were purely here to join in the fun. All levels of Jianghu people were completely covered in one net.
"Laofu has been practicing martial art since childhood, I learned saber when I was young. It was only after I was twenty that I learned what a bright saber is, until today I dare to say that I understand saber." Song Que, with his lapel fluttering in the wind, lightly raised his arm to block in front of him, his left hand gently stroked the saber's blade, his gaze distant, spoke softly.
"This saber is. It has followed Laofu for more than twenty years. To witness my enemies, it is the thing that understands me the most in this world. "
After he finished speaking, he waved his arm lightly, and the saber slashed to the side of his body. The blade hummed. Song Que looked up at Sei Itō. His aura began to accumulate.
"In order to match this blade, this old man has created the Eight Incantations based on the nature of the Water Immortal Blade. I hope Your Majesty can appreciate them."
"Clan Lord Song is indeed a blade lover." Sei Itō sighed after hearing this. Sei Itō then opened his palm and the tip of a sword abruptly emerged from his palm. Only when the entire sword had emerged did Sei Itō flip his palm and hold the sword hilt with both hands, pointing the sword tip diagonally to the ground.
Seeing Sei Itō's method of taking out the sword, everyone gasped in amazement. They found it unbelievable at Sei Itō's methods.
"Compared to Clan Lord Song, although Zhen also started out in the martial way, Zhen is unfamiliar with miscellaneous studies. Fortunately, Zhen has experienced a lot, and Zhen's horizons are broad, so Zhen did not let Zhen's fundamental knowledge fall too far behind." Sei Itō chuckled.
"This sword is called Heavenly Sword. Zhen obtained it from another world. It was originally made from a meteorite outside the heavens. Afterwards, Zhen used Dao to refine it. It can be considered a type of artifact. It has accompanied Zhen in many world battles. Although it may not be as close as Clan Lord Song's Water Immortal, it is still one of Zhen's favorite weapons." Following this, Sei Itō glanced at the Heavenly Sword in his hand and said.
Hearing Sei Itō's explanation, the people of Jianghu below, including Ning Daoqi, Fan Qinghui, Liao Kong, Zhu Yuyan, Shi Zhixuan, Shi Feixuan, Bi 'an, and the others, were once again in an uproar. They were inexplicably shocked at the words "world" and "artifact" that Sei Itō spoke of.
"In order to match this sword, Zhen also created a set of sword moves. I believe that it can absolutely assist Clan Lord in shattering the void." Ignoring the clamor from below, Sei Itō said with a smile.
As soon as these words fell, all the people of Jianghu became thoroughly excited. After all, compared to simply witnessing a martial arts competition, witnessing the shattering of the void that had been a legend for hundreds and thousands of years was more meaningful. It was also more worthy of being told to future generations.
"The world outside the heavens, huh? This old man is looking forward to it." Song Que's eyes revealed a yearning expression as he muttered. Then, his aura shook and rose up by quite a bit, reaching the point where it could stir up the wind and clouds.
In an instant, under the influence of Song Que's aura, the temperature of the originally gloomy and cold air in the surroundings dropped by several degrees. It made people feel as if they were placed in a world of ice and snow in the north. Their entire body was cold and their skin was covered in goosebumps.
"It seems that Clan Lord is already prepared." Sei Itō, who had always maintained a calm and flirtatious attitude and did not reveal the slightest bit of aura from head to toe, said with a chuckle.
Song Que did not answer. He only raised his aura again, causing the Water Fairy Saber in his hand to hum softly under the stimulation of his Genuine Qi.
When Sei Itō saw this, he slightly restrained his expression. At the same time, he silently circulated the Perfect Round Qi in his body, combining his Essence, Qi, Spirit, and Will into one. Along with the Perfect Round Qi, he poured it into the Heavenly Sword in his hand.
"Hum!" The Heavenly Sword, whose body was slightly bright, let out a hum spontaneously.
"Sword One!" Sei Itō raised his arm slightly and flipped his wrist. Other than the sword's body being clear and bright, there was no strange phenomenon that appeared. It seemed ordinary, but its inner principle contained the mysteries of the Compassionate Travel Sword Classic's Sword Heart Illumination. It contained the power of the heavens and the earth, and its trajectory was mysterious and unpredictable. The sword pierced toward Song Que.
In an instant, Song Que, who was the direct recipient of the sword, felt his senses being taken away. He was completely cut off from his external senses. It was as if he was in a universe where he could neither see the sky above nor the earth below. In front of him, there was only the piercingly cold longsword that was like a meteor flying rapidly from outer space. It was getting bigger and closer, and it looked as if it was going to pierce through him …
Song Que was indeed Song Que. In an instant, he understood his own situation. He immediately displayed the Blade of God's Will that he had comprehended. His body moved with his saber, and his body and saber became one. In the dark, it seemed as if he had transformed into a huge longsword that could break the stars and split the heavens and the earth. He met the longsword that was piercing toward him like a meteor.
In an instant, an extremely dazzling light lit up the mountaintop where Sei Itō and Song Que were fighting. It was so dazzling that the onlookers were blinded at the same time. A horizontal shock wave spread rapidly with the two of them at the center. It blew across the land, rustled the vegetation, and blew toward the Jianghu people at the foot of the mountain, stirring up a large cloud of dust. The leaves rustled in the wind.
"Clang!" It was not until the shock wave spread that the long-awaited sound of metal clashing reverberated in the air.
Then, the Saber Qi and Sword Qi that burst out quickly slashed and pierced in all directions around the two of them, leaving slender and wide marks on the ground.
"Sword Two!" Sei Itō, who had pulled back his sword and turned around to stab at Song Que again, shouted softly.
As soon as he finished speaking, all the essence, Qi, spirit, and will that had been contained in the sword immediately erupted from the Heavenly Sword, evolving into a false world that was similar to the heart. A large number of false swords formed from the essence, Qi, spirit, and will, as well as the shape of the Heavenly Sword itself, floated in midair and shot down toward Song Que. Moreover, the most dangerous thing was that the trajectory of each false sword was the most suitable attack angle that the Compassionate Travel Sword Codex could evolve based on one's state of mind. They attacked Song Que's surroundings.
Song Que's expression did not change. The Water Immortal Saber in his hand immediately danced quickly, turning into a misty and illusory saber shadow that filled the sky as if an immortal had appeared. It launched an attack against Sei Itō's Sword Two.
"Sword Three!" Just as Song Que was dealing with the sword momentum formed by Sword Two … It was strange and inexplicable. The attack route was mysterious and unpredictable. Sword Three, which was like an assassin hiding in the dark and giving a fatal blow at any time, came out. It stabbed toward Song Que at the moment when he was least paying attention and most difficult to counterattack.
"Sizzle. Puff! " Song Que, who sensed the danger with his spiritual sense, narrowed his eyes. He instinctively followed the thought that came from the unseen world and turned around to dodge. However, his reaction was fast, but Sei Itō's sword momentum was too tricky, leaving a slender and cracked wound on Song Que's body. A handful of bright red blood sprayed out from Song Que's body.
Saber, the tyrant of weapons. Although Song Que's saber was as indescribable as the Way of the Heavens, because he had not been injured for many years, even with the Saber Sharpening Hall to accumulate sharpness, Song Que's saber inevitably lacked a trace of piercing coldness.
However, under the attack of Sei Itō's Sword Three, Song Que, who had been injured by the sword, happened to make up for this flaw. Therefore, after dodging Sei Itō's sword that was as mysterious as an assassin's, Song Que's aura rose again and reached another peak. Tiny spatial cracks that were invisible to the naked eye began to appear around Sei Itō and Song Que.
Then, Song Que, whose aura suddenly changed, changed the saber momentum in his hand. It changed from the Eight Arts of the Heavenly Way that was originally created with the Water Immortal Saber to a saber that completely combined with his Divine Will, the Eight Styles of the Heavenly Saber, which was known as the invincible saber.
In an instant, saber radiance that looked like antelopes hanging their horns and seemed to follow an inexplicable and mysterious trajectory covered Sei Itō's body that was faintly discernible in the sword momentum.
"Sword Four!" Sei Itō, whose body had suddenly condensed into a solid entity, stomped his feet and ignored the saber radiance and saber Qi around him. With an aura that seemed to be unafraid of death, he rushed toward Song Que with his sword in hand.
As such, he just happened to dodge the dozens of saber radiance that Song Que had secretly slashed at him, forcing Song Que to raise his saber and use the saber to block the vital parts in front of his chest.
"Clang!" The tip of the Heavenly Sword directly pressed against the body of the Water Immortal Saber that Song Que was standing horizontally. However, if Sword Four was only like this, it would not be called Sword Four. Therefore, the moment the tip of the sword and the body of the saber collided, a powerful explosive force erupted from the Heavenly Sword and forcefully pressed the body of the Water Immortal Saber against Song Que's chest.
"Hmph!" Song Que, who felt the force entering his body through the saber, frowned and let out a muffled groan. Clearly, he had suffered some damage from the impact of this inner force.
Actually, at this point, with the support of the sharpness array within the Heavenly Sword, Sei Itō only needed to push forward with more force to pierce through the Water Immortal Saber, which already had some small cracks on its surface, and kill Song Que! However, this was not in line with his goal of sending Song Que to break through the void. Therefore, Sei Itō did not kill Song Que right away. Instead, he flicked his sword and slashed at Song Que's face.
Song Que raised his head and straightened his body. At the same time, he tapped his feet lightly and leaped backward.
"Sword Five!" Sei Itō, who had not moved from his original position, placed his sword in front of him and said calmly, "Song Que, if you still can't break through the void this time, then die."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Heavenly Sword that Sei Itō had placed in front of him seemed to break. It suddenly disappeared about five centimeters in front of the end of the sword. In the next second, it appeared in front of Song Que's chest, who had just moved the saber away and exposed himself, and stabbed into his chest.
Song Que's gaze tensed when he saw that he might die on the spot. He immediately unleashed all the True Qi, momentum, and body intent in his body. He was like a large, sharp saber. Then, with a speed that surpassed the perception of time and awareness of the onlookers, he raised the Water Immortal Saber in front of him in a manner that was visible to the naked eye. He slashed down at the Heavenly Sword, which had already pierced an inch into his chest.
"Clang!" The sound of metal clashing instantly rang out.
"Pu!" The Heavenly Sword's blade, which had been cut down, left a thin and long mark on Song Que's chest. Blood seeped out of the wound.
"Bang!" The sudden eruption of saber energy directly cut open a wide crack that was one and a half palms wide, one meter deep, and more than three meters long on the solid ground in front of Song Que. From this, one could see how powerful this saber attack was.
At the same time, in Song Que's domain, which he could not sense, a similarly long and narrow crack in space appeared in the space after his strike.
"As expected, the Great Grandmasters in this world are all abnormal. Each of them is like a main character with a halo. As long as they are on the verge of death, they will break through and advance to a higher level," Sei Itō thought to himself as he put away his sword and stood upright while looking at Song Que, who was in a daze.
"Did you feel it, Family Head?" Sei Itō asked softly as he looked at Song Que with a smile.
"Thank you." Song Que, who had regained his senses, nodded and thanked him.
"Since that is the case, let's proceed to the final step and break through the void." Sei Itō said as he once again activated the Perfect Round Qi in his body and sent his essence, Qi, spirit, and will into the Heavenly Sword to prepare Sword One.
"Okay." Song Que nodded and turned his head to look in the direction of the Song Family's mountain city. Then, he looked at Song Shidao, Song Yuzhi, and other members of the Song Family who were standing at the front of the crowd. Finally, he looked at Ning Daoqi, Fan Qinghui, and other Jianghu members who were more or less related to him.
After saying that, Song Que closed his eyes and recalled the feeling left by the saber strike just now. At the same time, he also combined his Genuine Qi, Qi, Body Intent, and Saber Intent. Then, he closed his eyes and slowly raised the Narcissus Sword in his hand. Using a method that was completely different from the way he showed his Qi, he casually slashed the Narcissus Saber in his hand at Sei Itō.
On the opposite side, Sei Itō, who had a solemn expression, slowly raised the Heavenly Sword with a clear blade. He condensed all his energy into a plain long sword and thrust it out.
In the next moment, a ray of light that was far more dazzling than the first time they fought, like the sun, bloomed from the two of them. At the same time, a horizontal shock wave spread out with the dazzling light as the center. Like a passing hurricane, it blew the dust and leaves around the two of them into the distance, forcing the surrounding people to be unable to see the scene in front of them clearly.
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