Chapter 493 - 435: Sword, Come!

"So that’s how it is..."

Feeling the surging power within his body and a mysterious resonance coming from the All Marvelous Heaven, blazing white light flowed in Qi Yun’s eyes.

"To trigger this Fruit Position, one must temper and master Basic Sword Qi to the... True Monarch Realm!"

What an absurd and overbearing condition!

For an ordinary Cultivator to become a True Monarch, they needed to comprehend the Great Dao, align with a Dao Fruit, and receive the blessing of Status. Only then could they wield a portion of the authority of Heaven and Earth, elevating their Dao path to the level of a "Monarch."

This was a process where "Dao" and "Status" complemented each other.

Yet, the requirement for this Immortal Slaying Dao Fruit was to first cultivate Sword Qi—a killing technique—in a "status-less" state to a level that could rival or even define a True Monarch’s cultivation! This was tantamount to demanding a mortal to strike with the power of a deity using their mortal flesh before receiving the recognition of Divine Power!

Without the Status elevation brought by a Fruit Position, how could one push a streak of Sword Qi to the True Monarch Level solely relying on the Cultivation and comprehension of a Great Master?

This was completely a paradox—an endless loop!

It was exactly for this reason that this "Slaying Immortals" Dao Fruit had remained dormant in the All Marvelous Heaven for eons, with no one able to truly trigger it.

"Only someone like me, who forcefully ’completes the Status’ relying on the Magic Technique Panel, could satisfy the perversely harsh ’prerequisites’ of this Fruit Position."

A trace of enlightenment flashed in Qi Yun’s mind, accompanied by a sigh of emotion.

It was truly... a lucky stroke.

"Since it has been triggered, how could I not use it?"

The blazing white light in his eyes suddenly condensed, instantly slashing away all distracting thoughts. Qi Yun’s Heart Thought fully connected with the [Basic Sword Qi 51.0] hanging high at the top of the panel.

"Rise!"

There were no complicated Sword Formulas, nor was there any earth-shattering momentum; he merely willed it, activating the already transformed magic core.

BOOM!!!

In the next instant, Qi Yun’s aura, which was already surging like a Star Sea Vortex, suddenly reached its peak, as if billions of blazing suns had been thrown into it!

In the eyes of all the Great Masters, his figure abruptly became boundlessly majestic!

It was not a simple Divine Technique of growing to gigantic proportions, but an infinite elevation of his "presence." His Deep Blue Daoist Robe remained the same, and his dark hair remained unchanged. However, where he stood, space lost its meaning, and time seemed to slow down.

The towering and Broken West Sea, the vast and boundless Profound Yellow Celestial Vault, and even the Celestial Court that was continuously bombarded by billions of Sword Auras while blooming with immortal light...

All these grand scenes appeared "insignificant" in contrast to his figure at this moment. It was as if the weight and vastness of the entire Profound Yellow Origin Realm were firmly trampled beneath his individual "momentum"!

He was the sole focus of Heaven and Earth at this moment! The central axis around which all things revolved!

"Ugh...!"

Just at the instant his aura reached its zenith, making it seem as if a True Monarch had descended upon the world, Qi Yun frowned sharply.

Heavy! So heavy!

An unimaginable "heaviness" pressed down—not on his physical body, but directly on the foundation of his Great Dao, his Divine Soul Origin, and even his Status!

It felt as if he were not raising a streak of Sword Qi, but an entire, forcefully compressed Sword Dao endowed with the concept of "Slaying Immortals"!

His bones groaned under the unbearable burden, and the Magical Power surging through his meridians grew sluggish, like a river choked with blocks of iron. The pale gold sword mark between his brows flickered madly, as if it would be torn open by the excessively terrifying power within at any moment.

To forcefully "wield" a True Monarch’s Power while in the Realm of the Great Master was no different from a toddler swinging a Divine Soldier weighing thousands of pounds. One careless move and he would destroy himself before even harming the enemy!

"Cough..." A trace of pale golden blood slowly trickled from the corner of Qi Yun’s mouth, only to be instantly evaporated by the blazing Sword Intent surrounding him.

Yet, the blazing white light in his eyes did not dim; instead, it grew more concentrated and resolute.

"One sword. Just one sword!"

Enduring the terrifying pressure that felt as if the weight of the entire Profound Yellow Realm were crushing him, Qi Yun focused all his Heart and Spirit, his entire will, and his complete control over Daluo Heaven onto the Sword Qi in his "palm."

His right hand, with fingers held together like a sword, began to rise extremely slowly, yet with incomparable steadiness.

There was no physical blade at his fingertips, but the void where they pointed had already been completely reduced to nothingness. His target was pointed straight ahead at the towering Celestial Court, which was still trembling in the torrent of Sword Aura but stubbornly holding on thanks to its profound foundation!

BUZZ—

Just at the moment when Qi Yun’s entire Heart and Spirit locked onto the Celestial Court, his Sword Intent climbing to its absolute peak as he prepared to unleash this earth-shattering strike...

"Amitabha—"

A grand, vast Buddha chant—sounding as if it echoed from the end of eternity, yet simultaneously ringing deep within the Heart Lake of everyone present—reverberated through the West Sea’s Heaven and Earth without warning!

This Buddha chant carried a supreme Compassion and majesty that smoothed all restlessness, suppressed all delusions, and absolved all obsessions.

The instant the voice sounded, the chilling Sword Intent permeating the world, the violent turbulent flows of Spiritual Qi, and even the torrent of billions of Sword Auras Qi Yun continuously bombarded the Celestial Court with, experienced an extremely brief stagnation!

The Arhat Mola Pill, who had been staring at Qi Yun from the distant void with a complex and inscrutable expression, suddenly shuddered! The instant the Buddha chant rang out, the expression on his face completely vanished in the blink of an eye, like dust wiped away by an invisible cloth.

It was replaced by a gaze that looked down upon the mortal world, saw through karma, and was indifferent and calm to the extreme.

BUZZ—!

The Buddha’s Rhyme surrounding the Arhat Mola Pill underwent an earth-shaking transformation in an instant.

The originally pure and vast Arhat Buddha Light, carrying the furious intent of a demon-subduing Vajra, was entirely retracted and transformed like rivers flowing into the sea. It turned into a boundless, warm, and peaceful golden ocean that contained an unquestionable majesty!

Waves surged in the golden ocean, and illusory golden lotuses bloomed and swayed from within it. Bursts of Brahma Chanting drifted over, as if coming from countless Buddha Countries simultaneously.

A vast Daoist Intent of "saving all living beings and finding refuge in Buddha" spread out silently, like quicksilver spilling across the ground. Wherever it passed, even space itself seemed to become soft and pious.

"Damn it! Why is there another one?!"

Master Revolving Wheel of the Yellow Springs Netherworld, who was closest to "Mola Pill," bore the brunt of it!

Under the illumination of this pure, vast, golden ocean of Buddha Light—which specifically countered evil and the yin—the gray mist Ghost Qi surrounding him that represented death and silence frantically melted away like ice and snow under the scorching sun, emitting a shrill HISSING sound.

His Divine Soul underwent violent turbulence, and an intense, uncontrollable urge to let go of all murderous obsessions, sit cross-legged, and recite scriptures surged into his heart! Terrified, he let out a weird shriek and desperately retreated backward with all his might. Only then did he barely break free from the edge of the golden ocean’s influence. His heart pounded with lingering fear as he couldn’t help but curse.

The expressions of the other Great Masters also changed drastically. One after another, they activated their Magical Power to protect their Heart and Spirit, looking at "Mola Pill," whose aura had fundamentally changed, with eyes full of suspicion and horror.

These were definitely not the methods of an Arhat!

They saw "Mola Pill," whose expression had completely returned to indifferent calmness, take a step forward. With this step, a golden lotus bloomed beneath his feet, shrinking the ground to an inch. In the blink of an eye, he was already standing firmly between Qi Yun and the Celestial Court under attack!

He gently raised his eyes, which seemed to contain endless wisdom and time, and calmly looked at Qi Yun, who was gathering his full strength for the Immortal Slaying sword strike, his aura as tyrannical and deep as an abyss.

He spoke, his voice grand and peaceful, yet carrying a sense of coercion that dominated the world:

"My Buddha is compassionate.

"The Celestial Court involves the Qi Yun of Profound Yellow, and its implications are tremendous.

"Benefactor, could you give this poor monk some face?

"This object cannot be destroyed."

In Qi Yun’s blazing white eyes, a divine light suddenly flashed. Like a peerless sword blade drawn halfway from its sheath, it severed the soft Buddha’s Rhyme permeating the surroundings.

Staring straight at Mola Pill in front of him, he suddenly gave a faint smile.

"World Honored One? Heh, as expected...

"Then what if this junior..." He paused. The Sword Qi around him, which had been slightly suppressed by the Buddha Light, explosively surged once more, soaring into the sky and forcing a blank area in the sky full of the golden ocean. "...insists on destroying it?"

Hearing this, the World Honored One’s expression showed no change. There was neither anger nor pity—only an indifference after seeing through everything.

"Then this poor monk has no choice but to send Benefactor... back into the cycle of reincarnation."

He pressed his hands together!

DONG!!!

BUZZ!!!

In an instant, the sound of a great bell rang out from nowhere across the entire Heaven and Earth of the West Sea, and Brahma Chanting resounded through the nine heavens! It was as if billions of ancient temples had simultaneously struck their morning bells, and thousands of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas were simultaneously chanting True Scriptures!

Following that, under the shocked gazes of all the Great Masters—

At the peak of the Celestial Vault, next to the anomaly of the intertwined Profound and Yellow energies, the void rippled violently like water waves. In the next instant, a pair of boundlessly vast, pale golden eyes containing endless Compassion and majesty slowly appeared!

These eyes were indescribably huge, occupying the entire sky, as if looking down at the whole Profound Yellow Origin Realm from the Outer Realm!

Under the gaze of these eyes, even powerful Great Masters felt as insignificant as dust. Their thoughts, Cultivation, and Dao paths seemed to be completely seen through, unable to muster the slightest thought of resistance.

Then, boundless Buddha Light converged, Laws intertwined, and a golden hand that blotted out the sky slowly condensed, emerged, and then...

Pressed down!

The textures of this palm were as clear as mountain ravines. Every fingerprint resembled countless miniature Buddha Countries, and its size was as if it could hold the entire vast West Sea in its palm!

BOOM!!!

Before the Buddha palm even arrived, the terrifying pressure crashing down had already struck Qi Yun like an incredibly massive, tangible Divine Mountain!

RIP—!

The Daoist Robe around Qi Yun fluttered wildly, and his dark hair flew upward against the wind. Beneath his robes, tiny cracks appeared on the surface of his body, and pale golden blood continuously seeped out.

Yet, he remained Immovable.

His blazing white eyes, illuminated by the golden ocean of Buddha Light, overflowed with white radiance. Not only did they not dim in the slightest, but they also grew increasingly sharp, like a peerless divine blade being whetted! The pale gold sword mark between his brows was even brighter to the extreme!

His aura, under the coercive pressure of the Buddha palm that was enough to crush an ordinary Great Master to powder, did not diminish but instead increased!

"Send me into the cycle of reincarnation?"

Qi Yun slowly raised his head, his blazing white eyes locked tightly on the slowly descending golden Buddha palm that obscured all light. There was no longer a trace of mildness on his face, leaving only the tyrannical ferocity of holding up the sky with a single sword.

"If you had that ability, you wouldn’t have had to hide until now!"

A long shout that pierced the heavens mercilessly tore apart the World Honored One’s tough stance.

The next instant, in the split second before the golden Buddha palm descended upon him, Qi Yun used all his strength and spirit at this moment to raise his sword toward the sky!

He shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice piercing gold and splitting stone, overpowering the sky full of Brahma Chanting and great bells. It carried a supreme will that summoned the myriad swords of the heavens and commanded the origin of the Sword Dao:

"Sword, come!"

RUMBLE!!!

This long shout traversed the endless void and brazenly crashed into the transcendent All Marvelous Heaven!

In the center of the All Marvelous Heaven, that mysterious Sword Dao Fruit Position—which had already been cheering, trembling endlessly, and glowing with an archaic gray light all over—suddenly let out the most resonant and passionate cry since the creation of the world, responding to Qi Yun’s summon filled with an unyielding Sword Heart!

CLANG!!!

Amidst the howling sound, the gray light on the Fruit Position surged, its physical form instantly becoming incredibly solid. It fiercely turned its "sword tip," aiming at the sturdy Seal that enveloped the All Marvelous Heaven and isolated the inside from the outside.

The gray light condensed to its absolute limit, transforming into a tiny yet indescribably concentrated gray light shuttle.

SWISH—!

Under the watchful eyes of Qingyuan Dao Seeking True Monarch, Vast Sea Dust True Monarch, Desolate Halberd True Monarch, and all the other True Monarchs present, this gray Sword Aura ignored distance and the layered supreme Dao Patterns flowing on the Seal that were enough to resist a True Monarch’s attack. With a barbaric, resolute, and indomitable posture, it viciously pierced through that incomparably sturdy Seal of the All Marvelous Heaven!

A tiny crack appeared on the light curtain of the Seal.

Immediately after, a streak of archaic gray light, condensed to the extreme, shot out along the pierced gap. It sped straight toward the lower realm’s West Sea, heading straight for the deep blue figure raising his sword to the sky beneath the golden Buddha palm!

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