Dao Equaling the Heavens
Chapter 223 - 159 Sword Immortal Without Immortal Sword_2

Chapter 223: Chapter 159 Sword Immortal Without Immortal Sword_2

The Wolf Demon’s expression froze for a moment. Then, its facial skin trembled slightly, revealing its fangs.

The next moment, a sword light whooshed by like a wild gust, and the Wolf Demon’s legs were severed, causing its body to lose balance and fall forward onto its face as if it were a dog eating dirt. It tried to lift its head but was firmly stomped back into the mud.

Gu Wen stepped on the transforming wolf’s head, his contemptuous demeanor completely unbecoming of the Righteous path.

"Mortals not above two levels of heaven below me, speak to me on your knees."

No need for the Wolf Demon to reply, with one sword, the head was taken.

Chi Yu Zi looked up, her vermilion eyes blinking rapidly.

The senior members of her Sect had always taught her to be modest, and while many of her generation were proud, most, like Xiao Yunyi, maintained a facade of dignity. She could hardly recall anyone like Flame, stepping on the heads of the demon kind and demanding they kneel to speak.

She wanted to learn!

And Gu Wen saw nothing wrong with this approach. If the dogs at home didn’t wag their tails, they’d get a kick or two, so why give any courtesy to a bunch of man-eating beasts?

For three seconds, the elite of the Devil Clan regained their senses, fear in their hearts, but mostly anger.

"Comrades, let’s join forces shoulder to shoulder. Just half a day ago, Brother Bai and I could handle this chap; now, with Brother Niu joining us, we’ll surely capture him!"

The Pig Demon was the first to charge; it considered itself to be thick-skinned and tough. The previous sword hadn’t killed it and surely wouldn’t this time either.

The dharma form transformed, and a huge set of tusks charged forward fiercely.

The same scene, just half a day apart.

Gu Wen stepped forward, and the Immortal Sword in his hand cleaved forward.

Clang!

A crescent sword light soared to the sky, and the seven or eight zhang long Pig Demon was split in two, with flesh and blood flying past both sides.

The Immortal Sword vanished, Gu Wen’s Mana still full, and his Divine Thought captured two Demon Cores, which he swallowed in front of everyone.

"Being two levels higher than me doesn’t necessarily mean you can stand."

This scene was no less shocking than demons feasting on humans. The group of monsters shivered with fear, with many taking a half step back.

The White Ape’s eyes were bloodshot, its finger pointing at Gu Wen and trembling, it scolded furiously, "Two-legged sheep! Two-legged sheep! A savage who feeds on Demon Cores! Hypocritical humans, professing morality and righteousness, yet in the end, they still partake in devouring demons!"

They reveled in eating humans but cursed loudly at Gu Wen for consuming Demon Cores.

Gu Wen couldn’t help but think of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, where there were often tales of innocent demons and malicious humans. He understood it was a metaphor for people, but when the demons really existed, they were not more noble but even more malicious.

They had no concept of good and evil, yet they’d invoke human morality when harmed.

An untransformed monkey was disgusting enough.

The woman in the green dress moved slightly and disappeared from her spot. Chi Yu Zi was prepared, the two vanished together and then reappeared together, one in front of and one behind Gu Wen.

The earth split, and vine tentacles stabbed out like snakes, enveloped fists struck with the force to move mountains and oceans.

Boom!

The two were evenly matched.

Chi Yu Zi didn’t have Gu Wen’s abnormal rate of improvement; half a day’s difference, and she couldn’t hope to overcome her opponent.

Gu Wen stepped forward, focused the residual image of the Immortal Sword, and swung another sword strike. Qing Rui’s sleeve flickered with a tender vine, and the Immortal Sword left only a gash.

"Hmph..."

Qing Rui grunted, frowned, and stepped back, while Chi Yu Zi took a step forward and punched hard, the punch wind fiercely blasting for a hundred meters, knocking down a large swath of trees and shrubs.

Gu Wen communicated with Divine Thought, "This demon is extremely troublesome. You keep her occupied; I’ll handle the others first."

Chi Yu Zi leaped into action, following the trajectory of the blasted Vine Demon into the forest, and immediately the ground shook and a cloud of dust rose.

He looked up at the White Ape and the Bull Demon. The lesser demons were of no concern; they probably couldn’t even break Gu Wen’s skin. The Nine Revolutions Golden Pill endowed him with a strong physique, a portion of which was due to changed blood.

And with the existence of the Xuan Pin Divine Skills, as long as he wasn’t dead, injuries would not hinder his combat abilities.

The Bull Demon showed signs of retreat while the White Ape shouted, "His aura is weak now, clearly Mana depleted. If you and I join hands, we needn’t claim victory, but to delay him should be no issue."

The White Ape took the lead, attacking with its nearly broken mace, while Gu Wen didn’t immediately counter with the Immortal Sword but met the adversary with the Chopping Clouds Sword instead.

Mana depletion could lead to exhaustion, but he wasn’t to that point yet. If this sword were dodged or evaded by other means, he’d fall into a disadvantage.

The Immortal Sword was unparalleled in offense, but if it failed to injure the enemy, the vast exertion would turn to his own disadvantage.

The collision of sword and staff, the True Sword Dao undoubtedly superior, but the White Ape’s strength far exceeded Gu Wen’s.

Gu Wen’s normal combat method ranked in the middle of the Thirteen Level Heavens, elevated by the Immortal Skill, but with the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill incomplete, he naturally couldn’t fully transcend the third level.

Boom!

Flames burst forth, and the iron cudgel slightly pressed down the blade. Gu Wen withdrew his sword and half-retreated. White Ape stepped forward, and then a dot of red light appeared, as a red spear pierced half an inch into White Ape’s abdomen.

"What?"

White Ape’s gaze wavered, his attention had been on the swordsmanship, and the sudden change of moves caught him off guard.

Flame surged with dragon’s force, assaulting the Divine Soul. Immediately following, the spear technique switched to swordsmanship for the attack, with the gleaming Chopping Clouds Sword slashing down. White Ape rolled to avoid, but one of his ears got sliced off.

White Ape felt a tingling on his scalp.

If the fight continued like this, would I, the old ape, still be alive by the time he pulls out that sword?

A thought of retreat arose, but he knew well that retreating now would surely expose him to attacks from both front and back. As if driven by a fierce will, he fearlessly charged again, roaring:

"Dragon Venerable is already on his way. Soon, they will be no match. Others can’t even rush to claim such a great achievement."

Gu Wen adhered to the principle of yielding to the enemy’s advance, retreating whenever White Ape attacked. The iron cudgel swung like a violent storm; for every hundred strikes delivered, only three landed, with feeble golden light sparking off his body as if hammering iron, continuously flickering sparks.

From the outside, it seemed his chance for victory was fading, but Gu Wen’s eyes grew colder still.

I’m waiting for the Immortal Sword, what are you waiting for?

"Brother Niu, what are you hesitating for?! He is already at a disadvantage!"

"Dear brother, no rush, I’m coming now!"

Seeing that Gu Wen was actually being pressed back, Pig Demon hoisted a golden iron magic treasure ring atop his great knife and sprang ten meters forward at a run.

He was naturally waiting for a solid basis to act, to respond to any changes without changing himself.

Now, the great Grotto Heaven leaders of the Devil Clan had united to summon their finest to enter the Human Race’s Earth Realm, promising great rewards to encircle and attack the Three Pure Dao sect. Some even declared that whosoever injured a member of the sect would be rewarded with a Taoist Soldier.

But Pig Demon also knew he was not on par with the top prodigies, and stepping forward recklessly could lead to his death.

"You beast that feeds on Demons and swallows Demon Cores, come meet your end!"

Facing two opponents higher in realm than himself, White Ape didn’t know what Gu Wen was thinking or how many tricks he still had up his sleeve.

Just as Pig Demon’s dharma form loomed close, within ten yards, and the great knife, expanded to several meters, could strike Gu Wen, White Ape retreated like a ghostly apparition.

Brushing past Pig Demon, whose eyes first showed confusion, then realizing he’d been duped, he became enraged and swung his knife towards White Ape.

In that moment, time seemed to slow.

Because Gu Wen’s hand had once again grasped the sword sheath on his back.

Upon the profound black sheath, a snowflake emerged, and the void sparked with infinite sharpness.

Gu Wen slashed at Pig Demon, who was closest to him, because he felt like eating beef.

The sword light, at the height of heaven and earth’s extremity, split Pig Demon in two, his dharma form, muscles, bones, and life-protecting Magic Treasure unable to withstand even a half-breath.

The sword light didn’t stop, slashing forward, splitting the ground, severing the wind, and then an arm.

White Ape’s right arm was cut off, greatly depleting his vital energy, but he also gained the chance to escape.

The lesser demons scattered like birds and beasts, and Gu Wen glanced at the fleeing White Ape before turning to fly in the direction of Chi Yu Zi.

Gu Wen didn’t have an absolute certainty of killing White Ape, and once the opponent started to flee, it was no longer a matter of just outclassing him by a few levels.

Ten miles away.

Chi Yu Zi was trapped in a sea of countless flowering vines, where countless vines entangled around a golden figure; each heavy punch broke thousands of vine strands.

Neither of them could overcome the other, and Gu Wen’s entrance undeniably broke the balance.

Standing on high ground, surveying all around, he couldn’t for a moment find Vine Demon’s true body; it was as if every vine was her core.

A breath passed without being able to discern her true body, Gu Wen didn’t hesitate further, deployed his movement technique to leap towards Chi Yu Zi, and with one sword stroke cut through the outer vines, yanking Chi Yu Zi out from within.

"Do you know where her true body is?"

"Let’s go... she’s not a demon."

Chi Yu Zi’s voice held a few notes of weakness, and then he picked up Gu Wen, fleeing ten miles in a flash, flying into a Grotto Heaven.

A few seconds later, Chi Yu Zi ran out and brought back the corpses of Pig Demon and Wolf Demon.

The vines no longer pursued, the sprawling green sea that stretched for miles began to contract, eventually coalescing into a woman in a green dress.

Her eyes were dull, and a tender branch extended from her sleeve like a piece of jade with a notch in it.

"A Sword Immortal without an Immortal Sword, a mortal with an Immortal body, and an Immortal who isn’t an Immortal."