Chapter 26: Sword Formation, Emerald Water Connecting Heaven

  The python's body rolled over, mixed with the whistling wind, a hint of crimson cruelty flashed in the giant blue eyes as big as a human head, and a grinding wheel-sized mouth opened wide. A deep purple lightning ball crackled inside, rapidly expanding to the size of a person in an instant. A heart-pounding aura quickly spread out.

  "Third Brother, the Thunderous Python's final transformation is about to fall, it will fight to the death —" The icy woman spoke up, her voice cold and almost devoid of any emotional undertones.

  It turned out that Lu Qing confirmed his own speculation, and this woman was indeed the mother of Ming Xue'er, the master of Lingyun Peak, Ming Xi Yue. After fighting with Ming Xue'er that day, she didn't know how much discussion about her fight with Ming Xue'er she had heard, and also knew Ming Xue'er's true identity. Of course, many parts of this were expressions of surprise at him, after all, not everyone can have an epiphany on the spot.

  Eight people were all floating in mid-air, Lu Qing knew that this was at least the Sword Master's temporary suspension of air stepping, obviously, except for his master Xuan Qing and Ming Xi Yue, the owner of the Huan Huan Peak, the other six seemed to be from the Huan Huan Peak as well, and their cultivation had all reached the level of a Sword Master, which was really astonishing.

  In the distant sky, above the foot of Chaoyang Peak, a dark cloud like ink gathered and condensed, emitting purple lightning, an extremely oppressive atmosphere instantly spread throughout Chaoyang Peak. Inside Chaoyang Palace, countless outer disciples looked up at the strange phenomenon in the sky with terror on their faces. The inner sect disciples who remained in the palace also had serious expressions, one by one standing guard in front of the grand hall, preparing for any unexpected event.

  A pair of beast eyes burst out a blood light, the Thunder Python opened its mouth and spat out a hot breath, aiming at the sharp sword that Xuan Qing shot over. With a hissing sound, the sword tip touched the deep purple thunderball condensed in the python's mouth, but it seemed like gold and iron had sunk into a fierce flame. The python shook its huge tail and retreated three feet into the void, and the sword disappeared into the thunderball without another sound.

  Lu Qing clearly saw that the purple electricity wrapped around the thunder python's body had dimmed slightly, obviously this sword was not received lightly. After all, a fourth-stage adult thunder python is at most equivalent to an early-entry Sword King stage sword master. Although this one has a larger physique, Xuan Qing and Ming Xi Yue are both strong sword soul realm cultivators who have already entered the Sword King stage, so how could they be so easily entangled?

  Xuan Qing raised an eyebrow and was about to continue, "Today, Master Brother used the secret method to trigger this Thunderous Python Beast's calamity, which has already helped us greatly. The rest is up to us now."

  Before the mysterious Qing could respond, on the next evening, with a wave of her pale blue cloud sleeve, the six women behind her shot out simultaneously. Seeing the six women approaching, Lei Meng felt that these six were not easy to deal with, and with the final transformation of the Thunderbolt about to fall, his heart was filled with urgency, and the thunderball that had been brewing in his mouth suddenly burst forth.

  A ball of lightning radiating a deep purple, eerie glow traversed through the air, squeezing out a patch of vacuum.

  Facing this powerful blow, the six women let out a tender cry in unison. Six identical transparent long swords with blue halos simultaneously emerged from their scabbards. Six azure sword auras, as if substantial, instantly extended from the tips of the swords, stretching five to ten feet long. A biting gust of cold air shot out in all directions, covering an area of several dozen square meters. Even Lu Qing, over 300 feet away, felt the atmosphere around him suddenly change from early autumn to a snowy winter scene. On the evergreen vines beside him, a thin layer of frost began to form.

  What a powerful force! It actually affected the weather within a hundred meters, Lu Qing's face turned pale with fright. Is this the prestige of the Sword Master? The dense purple sword energy in his body's dantian and qihai rapidly circulated along the route of the Xuanyuan Heart Sutra, resisting the cold air that was constantly invading from outside. Lu Qing hid behind a large rock, not daring to make a sound, after all, hiding and peeking would likely arouse suspicion if discovered. After all, there were still people from Lingyun Peak on the other side, and if any misunderstanding arose, it would be unforgivable to his master.

  His eyes narrowed, and the distant battle scene changed again. The six long swords extended their sword energy accurately merged together, and strangely formed a thirty-zhang-long icy blue gas sword. With a devastating momentum that could destroy heaven and earth, it tore through the air and slashed fiercely at the thunderball.

  Hmph!

  The sword's slash was momentarily frozen on the lightning ball, deep purple lightning radiated in all directions, the air between them twisted violently, a deafening roar echoed through the air, spreading far and wide within a radius of ten miles. Behind the boulder, Lu Qing's face turned pale, the distance was still too close, at this moment he only felt his mind and spirit severely shaken, the sword yuan qi inside him fluctuated wildly, almost losing control of the Xuanri Heart Sutra's circulation.

  Xuan Qing's body was beside him, and Ming Xi's cold hum sounded a hint of dissatisfaction with the result. The six women who were attacking heard the sound and simultaneously let out a soft hiss, as their bodies simultaneously floated up with icy blue sword energy, like flowing water pouring into the swords in their hands. Almost at the same time, the combined thirty-zhang air sword surged again by ten zhang.

  Pfft——

  It was as if a rotten wood, the thunderball was cut in half by a sword, and the violent thunderbolt suddenly broke out, the rumbling sound was endless. At the foot of Chaoyang Peak, countless rocks were split into powder by the thunderbolt, and the earth instantly rose with a misty stone fog. In Chaoyang Town, inside the Lu family's large mansion, a woman with a graceful demeanor stood quietly beside the carved nanmu wood railing, her eyes calm and fixed on the distant Chaoyang Peak, which pierced into the clouds. The sudden rumbling sound made the earth tremble slightly.

  The woman's right hand grasped the railing suddenly tightened, her eyebrows furrowed, and a hint of obvious worry flashed in her eyes. Qing Er, are you okay now?

  Lu Qing's heart skipped a beat as he stood behind the large rock, his head bowed and gazing in the direction of Chaoyang Town at the foot of the mountain. A layer of crystal clear tears filled his entire eye socket, only to be wiped away by Lu Qing's hand, as if nothing had happened. His eyes seemed to burn with a fierce fire, and an inexplicable aura began to emanate from him.

  In an instant, Lu Qing seemed to have undergone a metamorphosis, with a layer of bright purple light flowing all over his body. The dark complexion on his face, which had turned dark due to practicing swordplay during the day, also became rosy and fair at a visible speed.

  In the Dantian Qihai, a layer of rounded purple gas clusters like jade emits a fascinating light, pure to almost no impurities.

  Without sorrow or joy, his face calm and serene, Lu Qing carefully sensed the changes in the sword yuanqi within his body. In just a moment, the sword yuanqi inside him changed from occupying more than 80% of his dantian to nearly 80%, but Lu Qing knew that although this amount seemed less, its purity was incomparable to before. If he were to compare it to his previous purity, although during his time on Chaoyang Peak, Lu Qing's sword yuanqi had made significant progress in both quantity and purity, among the same stage of sword servants, he could be said to be ranked in the front row.

  But now it's incomparable, now it can be said that it's among the top-notch and first-rate, and with those who have absorbed the heavenly energy to a genius-like level, there is also a comparison. Once the sword yuan is full and the pure sword yuan energy is almost guaranteed to withstand the pain of the sword energy entering the body and gathering yuan, success can be basically confirmed.

  In mid-air, Lei Mang saw the Thunderball being almost brutally destroyed, and suddenly became anxious, his huge tail twisting as he prepared to escape.

  "Emerald waters connecting the sky—" The six women's figures flashed simultaneously, leaving behind six clear residual shadows in their original positions. Leipeng had just turned around when he found that the six women had already appeared in the six directions of front, back, left, right, and above, vaguely forming a mysterious formation. A faint blue ripple, like a water wave, surged forward, and the moisture in the air suddenly increased. Even Lu Qing heard the faint sound of waves crashing, as if facing a vast river that was about to engulf him with its tidal waves.

  Six people quickly connected to form a pale blue light screen, enveloping the Thunder Python, and the sharp cold sword energy occasionally jumped out of the light screen, forcing the ground temperature to drop again.

  Roaring in anger, the blood-soaked body of the Thunder Python convulsed violently, spewing out bolt after bolt of purple lightning from its mouth, striking the surrounding light screen, but like a defeated rag, it flashed through several electric sparks before being torn apart by the sword energy that burst out.

  "Endless sky and blue waters!"

  As the six people pressed their hands together, the transparent crystal long sword was instantly absorbed onto the light screen. Six dazzling blue lights flashed, and the six long swords converged to the top of the light screen, which was like a giant oval egg. The tips of the swords simultaneously merged into one point at equal distances. In an instant, a brilliant blue sword energy transformed into a thumb-thick sharp beam of light that shot straight up to the ninth heaven, piercing through the thick black clouds with ease.

  What!

  Under Lu Qing's gaze, the deep purple lightning on the thundercloud seemed to be attracted by something and quickly gathered in the middle, disappearing instantly, and even the thunder stopped.

  Is it gone?

  In Lu Qing's bewildered gaze, a loud clap of thunder suddenly rang out, shaking Lu Qing so hard that his eyes saw stars, his head buzzing with noise, and for a moment he lost his hearing, only feeling as if his ears were blocked by a membrane, and could only feel some dull vibrations.

  In the gradually opening field of vision, a deep purple lightning bolt as thick as a zhang shot down along with the sky-reaching blue sword energy, and its landing point was precisely the Thunder Python wrapped in the light screen.

  Roar!

  The python's voice suddenly became terrified, and a hint of sorrow even appeared in his eyes.

  Xuan Qing saw the situation and waved his hand to shoot out a scorching sword aura. The sword aura happened to collide with that sky-reaching sword energy, and the sky suddenly burst open in purple and blue, forming a swirling ball of purple and blue auras that completely blocked the falling thunderbolt.