Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 595 - 68: The Style of That Sword [Seeking Monthly Tickets!] _1

Chapter 595: Chapter 68: The Style of That Sword [Seeking Monthly Tickets!] _1

Bang.

Outside Corridor City, disciples from various immortal sects had already lined up. Chu Liang’s landing drew sideways glances from the onlookers. As the dust settled, revealing his figure, several immortal sect disciples frowned.

Was all that grandeur necessary for an entrance?

The people from Shu Mountain were naturally pleased. Jiang Yuebai looked back and exchanged a glance with Chu Liang at the end of the line - his eyes filled with absolute confidence.

Chu Liang might not even realize the intensity radiating from his eyes at this moment.

He had just experienced a remarkable epiphany.

Inside the Mirror Sky Eight Diagrams, he and Tuntun were transported to a bizarre realm where nine suns shared the sky. They saw a Taoist temple atop an Immortals Mountain and a Taoist priest slashing at the heavens with a sword and bringing down the Demon Suppression Tower. The shock thereafter had knocked him unconscious.

But after falling unconscious, Chu Liang seemed to enter a dream.

In the dream, the image of the Taoist priest slashing at the heavens kept appearing, as if strands of Daoist Rite were swirling around him. Chu Liang felt these strands of Daoist Rite and suddenly understood the true meaning of "Void Slashing".

In the Endless Sword Sect, there were many sword traces left by previous generations of Sword Cultivators. A single trace of a sliced Sword Qi could contain Daoist Rite that wouldn’t dissipate even after a million years, offering enlightenment for the disciples who came after.

And just imagine witnessing a powerful cultivator’s heavenly slash directly.

A figure arrogantly hovering above the sky, indifferent to all within the ancient times... Demons, spirits, monsters, they’re all illusions. I will slash them all with one sword!

This is "Void Slashing".

Unlike the slight Daoist Rite of "Jue Yun" he had comprehended between life and death, this time, he had understood the complete Dao of Void Slashing. If he were currently at the Peak Sixth Realm, he might have entered Wen Dao with the guidance of this Dao of Void Slashing!

The power of a single sword, how terrifying.

That sword repeated thousands of times in his dream until he understood the complete Dao, and then he slowly woke up. Only then did Chu Liang realize that he had been caught in an epiphany.

Upon opening his eyes, he saw Wang Xuanling’s worried, aging face.

"How are you?" Wang Xuanling asked.

"I have succeeded," Chu Liang replied.

"Fifth stage Wen Dao, unheard of throughout history." Wang Xuanling exclaimed excitedly, "All you need is to choose a superior Dao path in the future. Ascending to the Eighth Realm would not be a fantasy."

In the past thousands of years, there have been countless talents among immortal sects, but only a few have reached the Eighth Realm. This is due to the difficulty of passing Heaven’s Gate. Even if one performs well in the first two stages, reaching the peak of the Sixth Realm requires a different type of ability.

Rather than saying it requires "insight", it’s more about having the elusive "opportunity" or "luck". As for someone like Chu Liang, who can have an epiphany even on a flat ground - no one would believe that he doesn’t have tremendous luck.

"Has the battle in the Imperial City begun yet?" Chu Liang asked again.

"In theory, it’s time, but if we hurry, there might still be a chance." Wang Xuanling gazed towards the direction of the Imperial City and mused, "Your Master is in the Imperial City. Given her turbulent and stubborn nature, she wouldn’t let the battle in the Imperial City begin so smoothly."

"Alright!" Chu Liang nodded.

Wang Xuanling immediately summoned his Flying Sword, picked up Chu Liang, and soared into the sky.

The old man was dignified by nature. He had not flown at full speed with his sword in an open city for many years. But to deliver Chu Liang, he had no other choice.

Swoosh——

Flying from Emperor Qiu Mountain to above the Imperial City was a streak of a meteor that arrived in a blink.

While flying above the Imperial City was usually forbidden, no one cared this time. The old man threw Chu Liang into Corridor City before turning around and taking another round. Then he gracefully descended to the back of the Shu Mountain camp, pretending as if nothing had happened.

Pretending until Empress Feng returned to the formation and gave a nod to Wang Xuanling, saying, "You old man, you’ve actually done something decent for once."

Although it seemed like a compliment, it was somewhat off. But for Empress Feng to praise someone was already a rare occasion.

Wang Xuanling simply responded with a cough.

...

"Disciples from various Immortal Sects, enter Corridor City in order and choose the city gate you wish to enter!"

The guards in the Imperial City were supervising the contest below, instructing the disciples from various Immortal Sects to enter the towering city walls of Corridor City. Behind the fortified city, there were four different directions, each with ten city gates.

Generally, the in-group disciples would coordinate amongst themselves, each choosing a different direction, to avoid encountering each other at least in the first two rounds.

After each person went in, a mark would be put on the chosen gate, and the disciples who came later could not choose it anymore.

Following their previous agreement, Chu Liang chose a city gate to the north.

Bang, thud.

The massive city gate closed heavily.

The surrounding high walls were engraved with intricate formations that could shield all investigations, so they couldn’t obtain any information from the outside world. The atmosphere suddenly became extremely silent, with only a patch of sky carved out atop the high walls and a broad corridor in front of them.

Not until a loud voice rang out from the outside: "Begin the magic duel!"

Only then were the various Immortal Sect disciples permitted to take action.

Chu Liang did not delay, flying straight ahead and in a moment, came to the middle of the corridor and met his opponent.

It was a young swordsman with a bamboo hat, his expression indifferent. He was similarly rushing to this point, apparently wanting to end the fight quickly, just like Chu Liang.

"A disciple of the Sword Sect?" Chu Liang sheathed his sword as he uttered, "Who might you be?"

It wasn’t that he didn’t recognize the person. The disciples of various Immortal Sects who participated in the battle of the Imperial City were only few, and he should recognize all of them, whether he was familiar with them or not.

It’s just that the Dragon-Tiger-Leopard Trio looked quite similar to each other, making them hard to tell apart.

"Xu Bao." A terse reply came from the other side.

It was one of the younger brothers.

Having confirmed this, Chu Liang raised his Dustless Sword.

Xu Bao similarly drew out the antique longsword from his back, the sword bearing a bronze cloud pattern.

The two made the same move, unsheathing their swords when they were still about ten yards apart.

Shiiing--

Their swords descended!

In an instant, a surge of Sword Qi erupted from the ground beneath them, reaching its peak in an instant! Just one stroke turned the sky and earth dark, the sun and moon devoid of light!

Compared to Jue Yun’s overwhelming Sword Qi, the Sword Qi of the Void Slashing was more condensed, like a dragon in its prime, but its sharpness was even stronger and more terrifying.

In the blink of an eye, the two flood dragon-like Sword Qi had entangled each other, both exuding an unstoppable, fear-nothing power!

In that moment, Xu Bao was taken aback.

He dared to cross swords with a disciple of the Sword Sect, initially he thought that Chu Liang was simply arrogant.

But he immediately sensed that something was off.

He and his two brothers had observed the swordplay on the back mountain of the Sword Sect for ten years, where the sword marks left by the great swordsmen of the past generations were located. They only understood half of it, but they had mastered the Sword Dao prowess that was unrivalled among the younger generation of the Nine Heavens.

This was something he was extremely proud of.

But how could Chu Liang in front of him possess the same Sword Intent as him?

Jue Yun cultivates Sword Qi, Tai Ah cultivates Sword Power, Zhan Xu cultivates Sword Intent.

This "Cut everything down, no matter what" Sword Intent is clearly exclusive to Void Slashing Sword Technique, he couldn’t possibly mistake it. This scene was like the everyday spar with his brothers.

Where did he learn it?

Furthermore, his Sword Intent so was pure, even...

Stronger than his!

Boom——

After a brief stalemate, Chu Liang’s Sword Qi flood dragon swallowed Xu Bao’s Sword Qi flood dragon, then immediately charged forward, whistling past Xu Bao’s side!

A strand of Xu Bao’s hair was brushed, fluttering and falling, while the bamboo hat on his head had been thrown into the air.

Bang——

Chu Liang’s Sword Qi slanted into a high wall on the side, leaving numerous scratches. But that high wall seemed to be alive, as it slowly healed itself at a visible rate.

Xu Bao was taken aback for a moment before sheathing his sword behind his back.

The duel between sword cultivators can decide the victor in the blink of an eye.

If it wasn’t for Chu Liang changing the direction of his Sword Qi in time, it wouldn’t be the wall that was swallowed by the Sword Qi flood dragon, but Xu Bao. The outcome of death or injury would have already been decided.

"I lost." He said softly.

For disciples of the Sword Sect who have been practicing the sword since childhood, admitting defeat is not difficult. However, accepting the fact that the opponent had defeated them with their own expertise is indeed difficult.

A glimmer of light flickered in Xu Bao’s eyes.

"Thank you for going easy." Chu Liang bowed, then leaped forward.

Squeak——

The main gate on the side of the corridor opened, and Chu Liang stepped in. Arriving one step earlier on the next floor could gain more recovery time.

The sword move earlier seemed simple, but both he and Xu Bao had exhausted their Qi Sea. If they had any reservation, the one who lost now would have been him.

Although his Qi Sea recovery speed was amazing, it still needed time.

Then, a proclamation came from above the high wall: "Shu Mountain’s Chu Liang, defeated Endless Sword Sect’s Xu Bao!"

The audience outside could see all the fights and naturally didn’t need the proclamation. This announcement was to inform the disciples of the Immortal Sects inside the corridor city, which was their only way to get external information.

Hearing this announcement, the disciples of the various Immortal Sects in the Corridor City were all taken aback.

It’s over?

So soon?

The battle just started, what the heck!