At that moment, Yin San thought that Jing Jiu had woken up, and the look in his eyes changed slightly.
In the next moment, he found that the Sword Formation of Slaying Fairies lacked the spirit of killing gods and immortals, even though it only had a slight form.
The bone flute flew up against the wind, playing several bright notes in a row, like the chimes of swords.
The small sword rose up noiselessly, fighting against the Lone Sword.
The bone flute flew toward the mountain-like Sword of the Universe and the First Child Sword, which were as cold as water.
Countless real sword chimes rang out. The sword lights in the old nunnery kept on flashing. The table and the incense burner were smashed into powder instantly, and a mark several feet deep appeared on the beam.
Gu Qing stood up, holding the Sword of the Universe with both hands. He calmly and silently performed the sword magic he was most familiar with — the Inherited Heaven Sword and the Six Dragons.
The First Child Sword and the Lone Sword performed their marvelous moves one after another. Even the Thoughtless Sword, which was in the shape of a sword chain, was attacking with its will. The most formidable move was the Sword Formation of Slaying Fairies formed by Ping Yong-Ka's will of sword. Though it was not as powerful as Jing Jiu's move one hundred years ago, its will of sword was still formidable, as if all the killing intent in heaven and earth was contained in it.
Even a figure in the Heavenly Arrival State like Fang Jingtian had to take these swords and people of the Shenmo Peak seriously.
Yet, Yin San sat in the chair calmly, waving the bone flute with his right hand seemingly casually to block those dreadful swords and wills.
The bone flute broke the wind and guided the swords. The marvelous sword moves of the Nine Peaks of Aoyama blossomed like plum blossoms when he waved them casually.
No matter how powerful the Sword Formation of Slaying Fairies and the young men of the Shenmo Peak were, they couldn't escape his sight, let alone get close to his body.
Those sword moves were taught by Jing Jiu.
He taught Jing Jiu's sword style.
The sword chimes broke through the wall, scattering the plum blossoms all over the ground.
The sword lights in the nunnery kept meeting each other, blooming yellow or red petals like the plum blossoms on the ground.
Yin San waved the bone flute casually, shaking the Lone Sword back. Then he blew at Gu Qing.
The plum blossoms scattered.
The Sword of the Universe was pulled back, but it couldn't completely block the wind.
A hole appeared on Gu Qing's right shoulder, blood gushing out.
The blood didn't flow to the ground, but floated in the air like mist.
His finger dipped in the blood and wrote a amulet in.
Pa, pa, pa, pa. Dozens of sounds that sounded like space cracking rang out.
An unimaginably huge pressure fell from the sky onto the old plum garden.
In an instant, the nunnery hall that was attached to the formation began to creak, as if it was about to collapse.
The Jiu Qing's point. "My Master" Gu Yin Up. "Gu Up up up up up up up. Gu Qing held an invisible object in his left hand as he said while staring into Yin San's eyes, "This is the place my Master assigned to me. The Great Formation of the royal palace is in my hands, but you haven't made the final decision yet."
The more powerful the formation was, the longer it would take to activate it. If he employed the Great Formation of the royal palace at the very beginning, Yin San would be alerted.
Even though it had been strengthened many times in the last one hundred years, it still couldn't trap Jing Jiu, who was determined to escape.
The key was the sword rope formed by the Thoughtless Sword.
Gu Qing had never thought of using the Thoughtless Sword to cut off Yin San's hand.
First of all, it was impossible.
The more important reason was that cutting it off meant leaving.
Jing Jiu couldn't let Yin San leave.
Jing Jiu gave the choice to Yin San himself.
As expected, someone like Yin San chose to kill Jing Jiu first and then leave.
This gave the Great Formation of the royal palace enough time to be activated.
The invisible pressure came down from the sky, shrouding the whole old plum garden.
The chair couldn't withstand the pressure, breaking into pieces.
Yin San stood up and looked at Gu Qing, as if he wanted to say something. But he didn't say anything in the end. All he did was let out a smile.
The Great Formation of the royal palace couldn't trap him, as long as he could cut off the sword rope.
The problem was that the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation wasn't aimed at him. Rather, it was used to protect Gu Qing!
Under normal circumstances, even if he couldn't cut off Gu Qing's arm, he could take Gu Qing and leave together.
But at some point, the bloody line on the floor had become a real formation, binding Gu Qing's feet to the ground!
With a loud crack, the nunnery couldn't take it anymore and collapsed.
The flying dust sprinkled on the two of them.
Yin San's red robe was somewhat white, and his face was pale.
Gu Qing's situation was even worse. Blood flowed from his eyes, nose, and ears. His body creaked, and his bones were about to break.
He wanted to die with Yin San.
At the very least, he wanted to cripple one of his hands.
If his death could be exchanged for this, it would be enough.
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Every cultivation sect needed some Immortal Qi.
The so-called Immortal Qi, in the form of images, was fog.
Zhongzhou School was famous for its fog, and the Aoyama Sect also had a lot of fog. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a Cloudy Town outside the mountains.
The peaks were faintly discernible among the sea of clouds, looking like an archipelago on the sea of clouds.
Tianguang Peak was the highest. Interestingly, the sea of clouds here was also taller. If Liu Ci was still alive, he could easily step on the top of the cliff with his long legs if he sat at the edge of the cliff.
Fang Jingtian didn't go to the edge of the cliff, because his legs weren't that long, and his temperament was much calmer than Liu Ci's.
A cool breeze stirred the topmost layer of the sea of clouds, lifting his two extremely long silver eyebrows, diluting his usual rich aura.
He turned to look at the peak masters standing outside the hut, his eyes calm and thoughtful.
Thirty years ago, the peak master of Yunxing, Fu Wang, decided to enter the hermit peaks after confirming that he couldn't break through the state.
The current peak master of Yunxing was called Jin Sidao, Taoist Dongyi, from Xilai Peak.
Fang Jingtian spent more than one hundred years to establish his authority in Aoyama and gain the support of three and a half peaks.
Xilai Peak, Yunxing Peak, Liangwang Peak, and half of Tianguang Peak.
But it was still not enough, because Yuan Qijing was still alive, and Jing Jiu was still alive.
His line of sight fell on the other side of the peak.
Zhao Layue stood there in Silence, looking at the north of the sea of clouds. Her face looked pale under the reflection of the clouds.
She was severely injured in the snowland, but she still made it back.
She was in the upper state of the Broken Sea State, and she had surpassed Chen Youtian and Jin Sidao.
At this speed, all the disciples of Aoyama thought she would reach the Heavenly Arrival State within one hundred years … What did that mean?
It meant her words were more important than those ordinary peak masters.
Everyone knew what she was going to say today.
Not far behind Zhao Layue, the stone monument was very eye-catching. The Round Turtle's eyes were still closed.
Fang Jingtian waved his sleeve gently. The blue sky was still the same, but everybody felt as if something had been opened.
While Yuan Qijing was in Zhaoge City, he was temporarily in charge of the Great Formation of Aoyama.
Several dozen rays of light shot over from all over the sky. They were of different colors and emitted different auras.
Guo Nanshan, Gu Han and the others rode their swords to welcome the guests of various sects.
Duke Lu represented the Imperial Court, and the Guocheng Temple sent the Script Preaching Master, and many elders and disciples of Yimaozhai, the Platanus Sect, the Mirror Sect, the Ōzawa Sect, the Heyi Building and other Cultivation sects also came. Compared to the Inauguration Ceremony of the Sect Master of Aoyama one hundred years ago, the scene was not as grand as it was.
As the small green curtain sedan of Shui Yue Nunnery landed, the people of Aoyama hurried to greet him. Fang Jingtian raised his eyebrows slightly. Shui Yue Nunnery had broken through the Cultivation state decades ago, and he was now an important figure in the Cultivation world. Everybody knew the relationship between Shui Yue Nunnery and Shenmo Peak. If Gu Qing had handled the matter well, the Chief Nun had no reason to come in person.
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The crisp sound of the swords, the restless ocean of clouds, the broken pieces peeling off the stone pillars, and the chasing sword lights met and then separated. The winner had been decided at the same time. It was the Sword Trial of Aoyama. The Cultivation practitioners of various sects were discussing something in low voices while watching the sword work displayed by the disciples of Aoyama. Yet, the elders of the nine peaks of Aoyama were not paying much attention.
The Sword Trial was soon over. Ten young disciples were selected to represent Aoyama at this year's Plum Meeting. Next, it was time for the serious matter. The new Yunxing Peak Master, Jin Sidao, rode his sword and arrived in the sky above Tianguang Peak. He bowed to the disciples of various peaks and the representatives of various sects, and announced that he would elect the Sect Master of Xilai Peak, Fang Jingtian, as the new Sect Master.
It was quiet on the top of Tianguang Peak and on the stone platforms between the cliffs.
This was agreed upon at the meeting of Aoyama last year. The Aoyama Sect hadn't had a Sect Master for more than one hundred years. This situation couldn't be allowed to continue.
Elder He of Shiyue Peak walked to the edge of the cliff and said in a clear voice, "Aoyama has been without a Sect Master for one hundred years. We do need a new Sect Master. I recommend Big Brother Guangyuan."
Similarly, no one showed any expression of surprise, because this was a matter of course.
As a figure in the Heavenly Arrival State as well, Guangyuan Zhenren of course had to come forward.
Aoyama invited so many representatives of various sects to be witnesses.
Fang Jingtian looked at Guangyuan Zhenren and said, "Young Brother, this way please."
No sooner had he finished saying this than he disappeared from the edge of the cliff. The ocean of clouds moved slightly, and a few sword wills appeared in the sky, forming a scene resembling plum branches.
Guangyuan Zhenren rose up on his sword, his cloth ruffling slightly. He flew up into the sky slowly and steadily, and soon disappeared from people's sight as well.
The ocean of clouds outside Tianguang Peak rippled again, gradually flowing toward the other peaks. The visibility became clear. The elders of the peaks, the representatives of various sects and the disciples on the stone platforms among the cliffs could all see the patch of blue sky clearly.
Fang Jingtian and Guangyuan Zhenren couldn't be seen in the sky.
It seemed that they must have reached the Empty State by now.
If the sword fight between the two figures in the Heavenly Arrival State took place on the top of Tianguang Peak, even with the protection of the Great Formation of Aoyama, the fight would cause a lot of sand and pebbles to fly around, and the cliffs to collapse and the ground to crack.
Moreover, it was a fight between members of the same sect, so it shouldn't be noticed by the Cultivation practitioners of other sects and the disciples of the younger generation.
Except for Master Shui Yue Nunnery in the small green curtain sedan, nobody could see the sword fight, but they still lifted their heads to look at the blue sky.
All of a sudden, the lightning appeared in the high sky, and then it kept flashing, as if it had never stopped.
After a period of time, there was no rumbling sound of thunder.
It turned out that it was not the real lightning.
It was the sword light.
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