Chapter 490 - 431: Lord of the World’s Spirit Swords

The Blazing Fire Spiritual Embryo is one of the renowned Upper Grade Spiritual Embryos in the Profound Yellow Realm, ranked in the ninth tier.

Liu Chengqi was born with a very mild ability to control fire.

As a child, he could manipulate small flames from a distance as if performing a magic trick.

For those who possess such a spiritual embryo, cultivating Fire Attribute techniques means their cultivation speed would progress by leaps and bounds, with their power slightly surpassing that of ordinary people.

If not for the Daoist Sect having prodigies like Chu Huaixu, Han Shuangjiang, and Xu Ziqing, the restored Liu Chengqi would undoubtedly be one of the top five geniuses with the highest potential.

It’s just a pity that he resumed his cultivation too late, so his current cultivation level is not high.

Overlooking Liu Chengqi, Bailong Daoist finally squeezed out two words from between his teeth:

"Seeking death!"

"Then I shall grant your wish!"

The sword array was once again deployed, and a giant void sword slashed down from the sky.

This time, the entire Boyang Town trembled even more heavily.

The green stone roads in the small town developed several large cracks.

Screams and cries echoed one after another, and the despair in the eyes of ordinary mortals deepened.

After all, from the perspective of outsiders, none of these cultivators have killed a single Kunlun Evil Cultivator so far.

Dozens of flying figures in the sky were eyeing them ferociously.

Everything now seemed like a mere struggle before inevitable doom.

However, in the next moment, an unusual phenomenon occurred between heaven and earth.

In the east, a black phantom suddenly appeared.

This phantom spanned the entire sky and earth, slowly becoming more solid.

Bailong Daoist couldn’t help but be startled and turned his head to look eastward.

The cultivators behind him also showed expressions of astonishment.

The black phantom spanning the sky and earth gradually revealed its true form.

It was a black giant sword piercing through the heavens!

Compared to it, the void sword Bailong Daoist had just slashed through the sword array seemed so small.

"What is this!" Bailong Daoist looked terrified.

He felt his Lifebound Flying Sword being suppressed.

Even from such a distance, its supreme pressure was palpable!

He turned to look at the juniors behind him; their faces looked even more unpleasant, and the Flying Swords under their feet were trembling slightly.

It wasn’t a unique case.

Not just in the Boyang Town area, but to be precise, this phenomenon affected half of East Continent.

Even Golden Core Stage cultivators felt the pressure, experiencing some suppression!

"How can this be?"

Innately, people are fearful of the unknown.

At this moment, they didn’t even know why this Heaven and Earth Phenomenon had occurred.

Instead, Liu Chengqi, sitting at the formation’s core, couldn’t help but have his eyes light up, followed by hearty laughter.

"Why are you laughing?" Bailong Daoist looked down at him: "Do you know what this is?"

Liu Chengqi replied, "Of course I know."

"This kind of Heaven and Earth Phenomenon must be caused by Direct Disciple Chu’s breakthrough."

The Daoist Sect people are quite familiar with this.

Although the phenomena caused each time were different, any earth-shattering phenomenon was mostly related to him.

Besides, isn’t that the direction of the Daoist Sect?

"Direct Disciple Chu?"

"Chu Huaixu!?" Bailong Daoist was taken aback.

"Isn’t he just at the mere Fourth Realm?" He looked at the black giant sword spanning the sky and earth, incredulous.

Hearing this, Liu Chengqi sneered.

"Do you know what title the storytellers amongst the people have bestowed upon Direct Disciple Chu?"

"What title?"

Liu Chengqi said word by word:

"[Lord of the World’s Spirit Swords]!"

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Lord of the World’s Spirit Swords?

Bailong Daoist pondered over these words but still couldn’t comprehend their meaning for a moment.

Spirit Swords have their own masters; for a Sword Cultivator, the Spirit Sword is his Lifebound Object.

How could there be a universal master for the world’s spirit swords?

What a joke!

But looking at the youthful cultivators like Mo Mei in the grand array, they all appeared reverent, as if they didn’t find these words exaggerated.

"So, what kind of person is Chu Huaixu, who even the Celestial Venerable wants to eliminate quickly?" Bailong Daoist mentally noted a question.

And Mo Mei, who sat within the grand array, was a Profound Yellow Sword Cultivator.

Oddly, ever since that black giant sword spanning heaven and earth appeared, she felt the Sword Spirit within her Lifebound Sword getting extremely...excited?

Her Lower Grade Spirit Sword has always had average spiritual qualities. Its low grade made its spirituality insufficient, rarely showing much "emotion."

But now, Mo Mei could clearly feel the Sword Spirit brimming with fighting spirit!

As a Sword Cultivator, she herself was influenced by her Lifebound Sword.

Thus, the fear that lingered in her heart slightly dissipated!

It’s as if she’s gaining a morale boost!

Most impressively, the entire half of East Continent was affected by this black giant sword!

In some respect, this was even advantageous for the battle.

Approximately half an incense stick worth of time later, the black giant sword spanning the sky suddenly vanished.

Liu Chengqi looked in that direction, then inwardly lamented his weakness.

"If Direct Disciple Chu were here, this wouldn’t require so much trouble."

At this thought, he glanced at his own black-gold robe, with a touch of self-mockery in his eyes.

As time passed, both sides found it challenging to overpower one another temporarily.

Yet the more robust the fifth-grade grand array was, the more Bailong Daoist became interested in it.

"To allow these low-tier cultivators to hold for such a long time,"

"I bet this grand array consumed quite some Heavenly and Earthly Treasures."

"Surely it must be valuable!"

A few hours passed.

Night gradually fell.

After several backlashes, Liu Chengqi was severely injured.

He didn’t know how long he could hold on.

By now, it seemed like a doomed situation.

"Hold until morning at least."

"Just hold until dawn."

"Protect them as long as possible."

He took out his last Healing Elixir and swallowed it, wincing from the pain of this mere act.

This night was destined to be sleepless.

As midnight approached, he and the other three cultivators couldn’t help but look up.

A dragon-shaped creature flew by in the sky.

No, to be precise, it was a bone dragon formed by thousands of skulls!

It exuded a chilling death aura, crafted from the skulls of Profound Yellow Realm individuals.

On the bone dragon’s head stood a gray-robed elder.

Upon his appearance, Bailong Daoist and others immediately saluted.

"Welcome, Bone Spirit Old Ancestor!"

Liu Chengqi’s pupils involuntarily constricted.

"Is this...a Golden Core Stage Cultivator!?"

Bone Spirit Old Ancestor stood atop the bone dragon, looking down at Bailong Daoist.

"Bailong, you can’t break through the grand array after all this time?"

"It’s clear that the treasures within the town are out of your reach."

"I’ll just accept them with a smile."

Bailong Daoist’s face immediately darkened slightly.

Yet he still displayed a fawning expression.

"Of course."

"It’s been years since Old Ancestor last displayed his might."

"Today, Bailong will observe from the side and admire Old Ancestor’s prowess."

One must understand, this Bone Spirit Old Ancestor wasn’t an ordinary Golden Core Stage expert.

He was a late Golden Core stage powerhouse, just one step away from the Great Perfection of the Golden Core.

By then, he might have a chance to comprehend the path to the Nascent Soul.

Compared to him, Bailong was just a lower-ranked cultivator, far from equal.

Within the grand array, Liu Chengqi gritted his teeth and said to Mo Mei and others:

"When he strikes, I will use a secret technique, overdrawing the power of my Blazing Fire Spiritual Embryo, to detonate and refine it, merging it into this grand array. It might buy you a few breaths’ worth of time to flee for your lives."

Mo Mei and others exchanged glances and then clenched their fists tightly.

Up high, Bone Spirit Old Ancestor sneered mockingly:

"Ignorant little brat, even if you damage your Spiritual Embryo foundation, how can you withstand a single palm from me! Ridiculous!"

However, in the next moment, a familiar voice came from the east.

"Liu Chengqi, is this how you’re going to use that hard-to-recover Spiritual Embryo of yours?"

"Fine, fine."

"Borrowed Sword!"

In an instant, before anyone arrived, Liu Chengqi’s Lifebound Sword soared into the sky!

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