Chapter 504 - 499: A Sword Forged Over Ten Years

Zuo Canglan has been blind for decades, although he can perceive everything with Divine Sense.

But blind is blind, he cannot see, and he has lived through decades of a dark world.

Yet, the blind can better sense the world, sense everything; the blind yearn for light even more.

Thus, during these decades, he abandoned his former path of cultivation and comprehended the Sword Dao anew.

He comprehended two swords, two Sword Daos.

Breaking Illusion Dao, an extreme perception that can sever the grand qi of Dao.

And then, there is the second sword, which has never been used before, Light Sword Dao.

"This sword, Great Brightness!"

The accumulation of decades will erupt in this sword, so the Old Blind Man let Li Fan see clearly this sword, it will be his strongest sword in a long time.

The moment the sword light appeared, heaven and earth were filled with brightness, even a thousand miles away people saw the sky light up, with a light carrying Sword Intent that was so intense it hurt eyes to the point of being unable to open, and the people of Yun Meng City closed their eyes.

Even in the battlefield, those strong in the Seven Realms could not gaze directly at that dazzling light, the Sword Intent they sensed was even stronger, and at that instant, they too closed their eyes.

Li Fan did the same, but after closing his eyes, he instantly released his Divine Sense. Though the attack wasn’t aimed at him, even the Divine Sense felt the sting.

Li Fan endured that piercing pain; he wanted to see clearly this sword, the Old Blind Man’s strongest sword in his life.

He saw the Great Brightness Sword slash toward the sky, followed by a loud shout: "How dare you!"

Heavenly might descended, and ten thousand Buddhas appeared, with Buddha light covering the sky.

"Open!"

The Great Brightness Sword struck the Buddha Wall that covered the sky and split it down the middle, continuing upward, piercing the heavens, and slashing the Buddha’s visage that merged with the sky.

The sky split into two, and that huge Buddha was cleaved into two segments as well; Li Fan saw the Buddha face that was slashed into two still filled with immense anger.

One sword.

Sunders heaven, slays Saint.

Though it was not a true Saint, it still carried the might of a Saint and was cleaved open by Zuo Canglan’s sword.

This sword, Zuo Canglan’s sword, Great Brightness Sword.

Decades, honed to one sword!

Li Fan’s heart was also fiercely struck, his blood seemed to boil, as if more burning than if he himself had unleashed this sword.

The Li Mountain genius Sword Cultivator of decades ago reduced to a cripple, although the Old Blind Man always appeared indifferent before him, yet he understood the weight he bore.

The humiliation suffered over these decades.

One sword, to sever it.

From this sword, the Great Li World will once again resonate with the name of Zuo Canglan.

Not only is Li Fan’s heart surging at this moment; everyone present’s heart raced.

The world sank into a brief silence, but then a Buddha light burst from Kongchen’s body, fading him away instantly, shocking everyone awake.

"Hmm?"

Zuo Canglan frowned, there was still a means of escape, this Kongchen is no simple being...

He raised his sword and looked at the three Great Cultivators, Tai Hao, Azure Dragon, and Ku Chan.

"Half-step Saint, moreover, he was suppressing his own realm before."

The three no longer doubted Zuo Canglan’s realm, the Breaking Illusion Sword Dao had already become a match against the trio, but the Great Brightness Sword was Zuo Canglan’s real trump card.

In other words, previously when Zuo Canglan battled them, he hadn’t given his all.

Zuo Canglan was waiting, waiting for them to reveal their real cards.

The Saint’s projection descended, it meant the end of everything, but Zuo Canglan severed the Saint’s projection.

"Retreat."

A thought was born in their minds, as the three strong figures simultaneously fled in different directions, knowing full well it was impossible to defeat Zuo Canglan now. Perhaps now Zuo Canglan might even surpass the Xuanyuan Sword.

Seeing the top three strong figures fleeing, others dared not linger in battle either, abandoning their adversaries and instantly turning to escape.

Zuo Canglan’s figure transformed into a gleam of light, darting towards one direction among them.

The three experts knew, should they head in the same direction they would be pursued by Zuo Canglan. Thus, they tacitly fled in different directions, knowing that even if Zuo Canglan chose to chase, he’d at most catch one.

Ku Chan’s Buddha body traversed the void, erupting with roars, leaving golden traces in the sky. But at this moment, a formidable aura locked onto him, instantly changing Ku Chan’s complexion; he angrily shouted: "Zuo Canglan, why not slay the demon but chase me?"

Light shone down, enveloping Ku Chan’s body, Buddhist scriptures densely around him, a Supreme Treasure Kasaya protecting his body.

"If it were those days, I’d first slay the demon; today, I slay you first."

Zuo Canglan’s voice arrived, light flashed behind Ku Chan, he shouted, unleashing his physical qi to the extreme, and continued to rush forward, hoping the Kasaya could block this sword and use its force to further flee.

Boom...

The terrifying aura exploded, sword light swept by, and Ku Chan continued onward.

"Blocked it?" A thought arose in Ku Chan’s mind.

No...

"No!"

Fear overwhelmed, Ku Chan looked down and saw his body had been severed in two, the upper half still advancing, the swift sword was so fast it had severed him without feeling the pain.

The Undying Vajra Zen Heart Robe, imbued with Saint’s power, still chopped apart in one sword, how strong was Zuo Canglan’s sword?

So, was it just acting with them before?

A phantom detached from the body, it was Ku Chan’s Primordial Spirit.

The blinding light fell upon his Primordial Spirit, in that moment, Ku Chan felt a thousand swords pierce the heart, and under the light’s illumination, numerous holes appeared, slowly fading, eradicated from the world.

"You all immediately gather to prepare to leave with me; I’ll kill another one."

Zuo Canglan’s voice spread across the battlefield as he continued to chase Master Taihao.

Li Mountain Sword Cultivator, slaying demons and eliminating devils; the swords of Li Mountain severed mostly demons in those days.

But now, Zuo Canglan ignored demons, killing Buddha and Dao.

"Everyone, come together here."

Li Fan shouted, figures tore through the air, not pursuing the escaping cultivators.

Everyone knew with Zuo Canglan revealing such power, the Saint from the three forces would not remain uninvolved, even though separated by vast distances. Yet in the Saint Realm, connectivity through heaven and earth is no trivial matter.

Especially since Li Fan had once personally seen the memory of his grandmaster.

Eternal Sword Saint once left Li Mountain and entered the Imperial City.

Thus, when Zuo Canglan exposed his strengths, it also drew Saint’s attention.

The court, Ten Thousand Buddha Temple, Taiping Temple would not allow another Eternal Sword Saint to emerge.

Especially with Zuo Canglan cultivating Light Sword Dao; if he reaches Sword Saint Realm, perhaps he may surpass his master, the Eternal Sword Saint.

Lu Yuan and others returned to Li Fan’s side, glancing at him and asking: "Are you alright?"

Li Fan shook his head, then looked at Qu Qingfeng: "Sir, until we meet again."

Qu Qingfeng smiled and nodded, saying: "Until we meet again."

Today’s battle stirred him greatly as well.

A moment later, Zuo Canglan returned; Li Fan asked: "Killed him?"

"Killed him!" Zuo Canglan nodded.

"Tai Hao?" Shi Dao Ren asked.

"Yes." Zuo Canglan waved his hand, instantly several Light Swords hovered in the sky, he said: "Everyone follow me to leave."

Everyone nodded, knowing matters here could not be peacefully concluded, not to mention Li Fan had slew several Seven Realms Great Cultivators, Zuo Canglan further just slew the head of the Precepts Institute and also Master Taihao of Taiping Temple.

Both were among the top figures of Ten Thousand Buddha Temple and Taiping Temple.

Moreover, Zuo Canglan even cleaved apart Saint’s projection.

"Let’s go."

Sword light flashed, and the sky was instantly punctured by numerous Light Swords, instantly disappeared from everyone’s sight. This speed even left Qu Qingfeng, the Seven Realms Great Cultivator, stupefied momentarily.

"Today we part, when we meet again, what will be the scenery then?" Qu Qingfeng smiled, reminiscing the last parting, Li Fan had already entered the Seven Realms—killed Seven Realms Great Cultivator, Zuo Canglan even sundered heaven and slew Saint with a sword.

"Gone."

Ji Xue remained standing in place, the wind blowing her long hair; she looked somewhat lost, for some people’s emergence is enough to amaze your life.

Even the people of Yun Meng City were unwilling to leave, still gazed toward the distant sky, although they could see nothing now.

Yet the battle of sword aura that consumed rivers and mountains, sundering heavens, remained in their minds, never to be forgotten.

They all knew, never again in this life would they have the chance to witness such an epic battle.