Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1243 - 1097: Prove the Way with Strength

Chapter 1243: Chapter 1097: Prove the Way with Strength

Outside the Cosmic Immortal Palace.

A figure slowly emerged.

He wore a gray robe, tall and broad-shouldered, and it seemed as if strands of Sword Qi were congealing atop his full head of hair.

The Sword Qi was brilliant and colorful, transforming into infinite hues.

Within those hues, it seemed as if a world was contained.

A mysterious Taoist rhyme enveloped the Cosmic Star, causing the Qiu Dragon Monarch, which Fang Xi raised in a pond, to involuntarily shrink its head.

"So, it’s Thousand Swords taoist friend..."

With a flash of light,

Fang Xi appeared in front of Thousand Swords Old Man.

He gazed at this possible eleventh-order peak Array Master and also a Sword Path Taoist Master, and couldn’t help but smile.

Thousand Swords Old Man naturally did not recognize this unfamiliar Taoist Master, who had once comprehended the sword steles within his Taoist place.

Now as he stared at Fang Xi, he spoke solemnly, "Truly a fellow Taoist, may I know how sir is called?"

"Just call me ’Cosmic Taoist Master’..."

Fang Xi replied with a slight smile.

"What do you mean by ’cosmic’?"

Thousand Swords Old Man suddenly asked.

"The ’cosmic’ refers to heaven and earth!" Fang Xi answered again.

"That’s quite a grandiose claim..."

Thousand Swords Old Man was shocked by Fang Xi’s bold statement.

Even he, upon reaching the Realm of Taoist Master, realized the principle that human effort is sometimes exhausted, and sought to perfect ’One Sword Creates the Universe’ with the help of all the talented individuals in the True Immortal Realm.

But this ’Cosmic Taoist Master’s’ way, isn’t it intending to encompass all the myriad laws of the heavens?

"Be that as it may... Where does sir come from? This old man seems to have never heard of sir’s name..."

Thousand Swords Old Man inquired again.

A Taoist Master suddenly appearing was enough to stun the entire True Immortal Realm.

"Existence is reason itself."

Fang Xi spoke profoundly.

"Could it be... that sir advanced to the realm of Taoist Master during the creation of heaven and earth?"

Thousand Swords Old Man’s tone became even more solemn.

He truly couldn’t calculate the roots of this Taoist Master in front of him.

But considering Immortals’ limitless lifespans, if there were particularly ancient Taoist Masters who had been asleep until now, attracted here by Lord Reincarnation, it could indeed be possible.

"If sir believes so, then it must be so... May I ask why sir has come?"

Fang Xi asked.

"The fellow Taoist Masters and I wanted to seek Lord Reincarnation, then incidentally commanded Beichen Immortal Palace to investigate the roots of many immortals... Although recently there are not many who still pay attention, this old man still maintains his vigilance..."

Thousand Swords Old Man said, "I heard that there was an unfamiliar Taoist friend here, so I came to have a look..."

He had no particular feelings for Beichen Immortal Palace, even a bit of dislike because of his disciple, Lord Green Cloud.

His primary reason to come here was more for Fang Xi.

"So it is..."

Fang Xi seemed to believe, yet not believe, his expression indifferent.

Thousand Swords Old Man said, "I have a sword, capturing the essence of heaven and earth; seeing sir’s Tao is related to heaven and earth, I wonder if you would care for a test?"

"That is also acceptable."

Fang Xi smiled slightly and gestured with his hand.

The Void of the True Immortal Realm opened like a curtain, revealing the boundless Void.

Upon reaching the realms of Prime Taoist Master and Taoist Master, every action could cause extreme damage to a certain Immortal Realm.

Unless it was a deadly feud where they fought with all their might upon meeting, if they wanted to test their skills, it was naturally more convenient to do so in the Void.

Fang Xi stepped into the Void, and the countless Void Storms immediately became perfectly tame, swirling at his feet as if waves on flat ground.

"Sir possesses profound mastery in the Way of the Void."

Thousand Swords Old Man followed closely, his body emanating strands of Sword Light transforming into thousands, seemingly containing the birth and death of countless Medium Thousand and Small Thousand Worlds, faintly revealing the rudiment of a Big Thousand World.

Under the projection of the World Phantom, the Void Force in the Void automatically retreated, this was another realm altogether.

He stared at the ground beneath Fang Xi’s feet and sighed, "The Time and Space Taoist Master will probably not stop easily..."

"Hehe..."

Fang Xi laughed but remained silent.

The great ways between Taoist Masters overlapped, naturally initiating disputes over the Tao.

And Thousand Swords Old Man’s ’One Sword Creates the Universe’ was actually somewhat similar to his own.

Inside the universe, how could it not contain the ways of Void and Time?

Thus, the two of them weren’t exactly on good terms with that most ancient and terrifying Time and Space Taoist Master.

"Please enlighten me!"

Thousand Swords Old Man’s demeanor became utterly solemn, and a simple gray stone sword appeared in his hand.

This sword was just a long bar, seemingly casually hewn into the shape of a sword from a rock, quite rough yet carrying a hint of simplicity beyond craft.

Holding the sword, the aura of Thousand Swords Old Man abruptly changed, and that bar-like long sword suddenly emitted a thousand rays of brilliance.

Countless Flying Sword Phantoms emerged, almost numbered by the thousands.

"Since I began practicing the sword, the Sword Arrays I have laid out are countless. Later, I eliminated the superfluous to keep the essential, retaining only a thousand Flying Swords. Through this, I ascended to the realm of Taoist Master, naming myself Thousand Swords Old Man... Now, my cultivation has further advanced, comprehending the law of ’One Sword Begets a Thousand Swords.’ Taoist friend, be careful..."

Thousand Swords Old Man’s expression was exceedingly solemn as he held the stone sword with both hands and slowly chopped down!

In the Void, infinite Void Force was pushed aside, revealing a phantom of a Big Thousand World!

This Big Thousand World dominated by the sword had beneath it many Medium Thousand and Small Thousand Worlds...

Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness swept over and he even saw an ordinary mortal, who started with a sword and cultivated through Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Integration, Mahayana... eventually ascending to become an immortal!

Even in that world of the Sword Path, he had cultivated to become a Taoist Master of the Sword Path!

Billions of years were condensed into a moment!

Suddenly!

The Big Thousand World suddenly collapsed, Earth-Fire Wind-Water churned tumultuously, merging into a chaos!

Within the chaos, Purple QI and golden light flickered, heading towards that Taoist Master...

"Ah!"

The Taoist Master of the Sword Path burst out explosively, in a life-and-death moment, releasing the most splendid sword strike of his life!

But this sword, when facing the Purple Qi and golden light, shockingly collapsed, even the Taoist Master’s body was obliterated...

In the blink of an eye, it was countless millennia, even the Taoist Master was ground down, transforming into a streak of Purple Qi and golden light that fiercely charged at Fang Xi!

"Refining Earth-Fire Wind-Water, yet it’s not the power of chaos, but—Hongmeng Mysterious Yellow Qi?"

Fang Xi, witnessing this scene, had great realizations.

He had originally been comprehending the Three Thousand Sword Steles at the Sun Moon Divine Mountain, thus carving out his new path.

At this moment, the move by Thousand Swords Old Man was akin to teaching by example, passing on the essence of ’One Sword Creates the Universe’ without reservation.

If it were another Taoist Master, due to differences in the Tao, even if some understanding was gleaned, it would be minimal.

But Fang Xi, an incarnation of the Universe Emperor who was pursuing the Way of the Inner Cosmos, found much that was worth drawing from.

Boom!

Hongmeng Mysterious Yellow Qi, also known as ’Mysterious Yellow Purple Qi’, was an existence even higher than the world’s origin!

Under this Qi, the Great Universe Power within Fang Xi was continuously forced back, revealing his true form with blood-red long hair and a golden horn!

"Good sword!"

He laughed heartily, his body turning into a spacetime singularity, infinite mass and infinite gravitational force emerged... drawing in spacetime, mass, quanta, and other various concepts, transforming into an internal phantom universe.

In that vast universe, the stars were like the Milky Way, planet after planet was born and perished...

Stellar bodies continuously decayed, transforming into Neutron Stars, black holes...

Cosmic tides surged...

That streak of ’Mysterious Yellow Purple Qi’ was captured by the spacetime gravitational force, entering into the Inner Cosmos.

Then it was continuously eroded until it disappeared...

"Good Swordsmanship, I too have a punch to offer, please enlighten me, sir!"

Fang Xi laughed heartily, his fingers clenched suddenly transforming into a fist.

This punch contained no Laws or Tao... only the most pure ’force’!

Speed and power!

Limitlessly extending, they become time and space!

According to the theories of that universe, the greater the density of an object, the faster the speed... and the more terrifying the power!

Bang!

Under this punch, Fang Xi seemed to transform into a celestial body even more terrifying than a black hole, exuding unparalleled might.

The fist directly smashed into that stone sword, and the entire void seemed to freeze for an instant.

Thousand Swords Old Man’s expression was profoundly solemn, holding his sword horizontally to block, his figure continuously retreating.

Ultimately, he flung his stone sword, and at the tip of the sword, seemingly infinite distant realm of Medium Thousand and Small Thousand Worlds appeared to suffer catastrophic disasters.

A terrifying void storm formed, the clash between the two taoist masters causing drastic changes, directly severing the connection between that region and the True Immortal Realm!

From then on, the Mahayana in those worlds aspiring to ascend into immortality faced near impossible odds.

But at the same time, the immortals from the True Immortal Realm wanting to descend there also needed to expend resources and strength a million times more than ordinary descents!

"Proving the Tao with force?"

Thousand Swords Old Man suddenly changed color, looking at Fang Xi and muttering: "Could this be the ancient cultivation way? As long as one’s own strength is sufficient... could they forcibly command heaven and earth to grant the Tao? Counter the Tao with activity, utilize the Tao with passivity, from existence comes all life, from nothingness comes existence?"

He muttered to himself, seemingly immersing into profound realizations.

The Taoist Masters of this world were actually true Immortal Heroes of countless generations.

If it weren’t for the lack of Treasures of All Heavens, they certainly could have carved out entirely new paths.

But now, seeing Fang Xi’s ’Proving the Tao by force’, Thousand Swords Old Man suddenly had great insights.

Time passed unknown, he opened his eyes and bowed to Fang Xi: "Many thanks, sir..."

His demeanor had changed, the Tao exuded from him grew more profound, clearly advancing in his Taoist cultivation.