Chapter 236: Evolution of the Avici Sword

Ye Guyue fled, and Lu Yang’s attention shifted to Sui Ying. The two exchanged a glance, and both saw wariness and urgency in each other’s eyes.

The wariness was naturally due to each other’s strength. Lu Yang had already been exposed and lost the opportunity for a sneak attack; trying to eliminate this True Dragon King was obviously unrealistic. The same applied to Sui Ying. As for the urgency, it was because the commotion from their battle just now had been too great and would attract some truly formidable enemies.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately spoke up:

“Split it fifty-fifty.”

Hearing this, Sui Ying’s golden eyes turned, but he didn’t hesitate. He immediately nodded. “Agreed!”

As his voice fell, both of them appeared together, each grabbing a corner of the [Shady Dragon Water]. They tore at the same time, splitting this spiritual embryo into two halves.

In the next second, Sui Ying’s figure sped away into the distance.

Lu Yang, on the other hand, stored away his half of the [Shady Dragon Water]. He formed a hand seal and once again used [Hidden Stellar Radiance] to conceal his figure and aura, disappearing from the spot as well.

It was only after another moment that beams of escape light flew over.

Divine senses swept across, only to see the ruined walls and debris left after a great battle. They were instantly startled, for what met their eyes was a vast and spectacular scene.

Aside from the ground covered in spiderweb-like cracks, more than half of the mountain forest had been sliced off out of thin air. The cloud layers in the dome of the sky were forcibly parted from the middle to the sides, revealing a massive sword scar like a heavenly moat. Even now, clouds and mist were constantly flowing in to fill the scar.

One could well imagine the power of this single sword strike.

Thinking of this, the cultivators who came to investigate felt somewhat fortunate. It was a good thing they had arrived a bit late; otherwise, could they have withstood this sword?

Immediately after, the escape lights circled the area a few times. Finding nothing, they decisively chose to give up and flew rapidly toward the next place of opportunity.

Meanwhile, Lu Yang found a mountain forest to rest temporarily.

“Half a piece of [Shady Dragon Water]… it’s still usable.”

Although its value as a spiritual embryo had dropped significantly after being torn in half—no longer sufficient for refining Spirit Treasures or spirit pills—Lu Yang didn’t mind.

After all, he wasn’t skilled in artifact refining or alchemy to begin with. The reason he snatched this spiritual embryo was merely to nourish the [Avici Sword], using it as a consumable material.

“Master!”

Soon, as Lu Yang sacrificed the [Avici Sword], spiritual light flickered on the blade, and the sword spirit girl wearing a red cotton jacket jumped out cheerfully.

She simply couldn’t be more satisfied with Lu Yang as her Sword Master. Not only did he kill a few Foundation Establishment cultivators every now and then to give her a taste of blood, but he also fed her such superior spiritual embryos. She had thought her old master, Perfected One Blood Demon, was already impressive, but compared to Lu Yang, he now seemed weak and incompetent.

“Eat it.” Lu Yang pushed down on the sword spirit’s head.

“Ah-woo!”

The sword spirit’s mouth suddenly split open, and she devoured the [Shady Dragon Water] in one gulp. Then, she patted her round, bulging belly and transformed into light, flying back into the sword.

In the next second, the [Avici Sword]’s aura changed.

As Lu Yang expected, with half the [Shady Dragon Water] in its belly, the [Avici Sword], which was already approaching its limit, truly began to generate a fourth divine wonder!

For a time, beams of brilliant light emerged on the [Avici Sword].

[Butcher of Man], [Danger Sense], [Famous Treasure]… the three divine wonders clustered around the sword body like stars surrounding the moon, jointly stimulating the birth of the fourth divine wonder.

A moment later, a brand-new radiance emerged, and karma surfaced along with it.

Lu Yang calculated on his fingers, and information about the new divine wonder immediately appeared in his heart.

Its name— [Dragon-Severing]!

This Divine Ability was extremely insidious. It split a sword light from the [Avici Sword], but this light was not physical; it was an illusory aspect that could not physically harm anyone.

This was because this split sword light specialized in slashing merit and fate!

This way, being hit by the [Avici Sword] was no longer as simple as getting injured; one’s merit and fate would also be damaged. Being slashed repeatedly would be no different from suffering Heavenly Punishment!

For example, take Ye Guyue just now. If the [Avici Sword] had been boosted by the [Dragon-Severing] divine wonder at that time, Ye Guyue wouldn’t have calmly and rationally turned to flee. Instead, her mind would have been clouded by tribulation Qi, making her bent on clashing with him head-on, completely disregarding the consequences of failure. The result would have inevitably been her death by his sword!

“Amazing, simply amazing…”

For a moment, Lu Yang simply couldn’t put the [Avici Sword] down, especially since its aura had become even more transcendent after condensing the fourth divine wonder.

Simply put, it was getting closer and closer to the [Imperial Palace Golden Seal Script Tushita True Edict]!

“The [Imperial Palace Golden Seal Script Tushita True Edict] is a semi-True Treasure refined by Daoist Hong Yun. If the [Avici Sword] can gather five divine wonders, it would probably be about the same!”

Just as Lu Yang was in high spirits, Patriarch Nether Whisper quietly emerged.

“Something’s not right…”

A voice of doubt interrupted Lu Yang’s thoughts, making him calm down again. He turned to look at Patriarch Nether Whisper. “May I ask the Patriarch, what is wrong?”

“This divine wonder is wrong.”

Patriarch Nether Whisper frowned. “[Shady Dragon Water] is Chen Earth, the extreme Yin Earth, the tomb and storage of Water. Yet your [Avici Sword] is formed from the Qi of Geng Metal.”

“Logically speaking, when an object of Geng Metal encounters Water and Earth sinking and burying it, it becomes silent. Metal is cold and Water is frigid; there is the danger of drowning. Although your [Avici Sword] wouldn’t be damaged after swallowing it, the divine wonder born from it shouldn’t be too strong… But this [Dragon-Severing] clearly exceeds expectations, indicating that the two did not repel each other.”

“They are even compatible.”

Speaking of this, Patriarch Nether Whisper’s face was full of doubt. “But Geng Metal is Yang Metal, and Chen Earth is Yin Earth. Yang Metal meeting Yin Earth shouldn’t be compatible…”

“How can this be?”

Just then, Lu Yang’s heart suddenly stirred.

In the next second, the [Formless Sword] suddenly jumped out of his sleeve. The Xin Metal Qi refined into the sword fluctuated violently, triggering sounds of sword cries.

“Uncle-Master Chong Guang… is looking for me?”

Lu Yang immediately understood. This strand of Xin Metal Qi was likely the former husk specifically left behind by Perfected One Chong Guang after his reincarnation as an Immortal Spirit.

It was normal for there to be a connection between the two.

“But just because you call me, do I have to go?”

Lu Yang sneered. He guessed that even if Perfected One Chong Guang was still alive, he must be extremely weak at this moment. Calling him now was most likely because he had encountered trouble.

Want me to take the fall for you again?

Lu Yang was still pondering when his eyebrows suddenly raised. Even though he was concealing himself, he was constantly using the [Investigating Heaven Sphere] to deduce, its Bing Fire light illuminating the Six Directions and Eight Desolates.

At this moment, he saw something strange.

Inside the Blessed Land, aside from the [Shady Dragon Water], the other three Innate Divine Abilities were also collected one by one, causing the entire Blessed Land to shake violently.

This change was like beams being removed from a house. Consequently, in the center of the Blessed Land, in the void-dark place, a vast and boundless golden light had to emerge to replace the four Innate Divine Abilities and prop up the Blessed Land again. But this was limited only to the central area; the periphery of the Blessed Land had already begun to collapse.

“This is forcing people to go to the center… forcing me to go over?”

Lu Yang’s expression was grave. Not everyone was that greedy; some Perfected Ones who knew their strength was insufficient had only gathered some benefits on the periphery and hid.

But now, they could no longer hide.

The Blessed Land was collapsing from the edges, shrinking the survival circle. If one remained in these collapsing zones, it was possible to be directly suppressed and killed by the power of the Blessed Land!

“What an open scheme!” Lu Yang clapped his hands and laughed.

Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue had ordered a strict investigation, so he couldn’t leave the Blessed Land. But as long as he stayed in the Blessed Land, he had to go to the center to meet Chong Guang.

As for that patch of golden light in the center of the Blessed Land, Lu Yang also guessed its origin.

It was Perfected One Chong Guang’s Life-Bound Divine Ability.

[Cave Illuminating Flying Scenery Scroll]!

“If Perfected One Chong Guang is really still alive, his soul must be inside it. And for this Life-Bound Divine Ability to actively come out and forcibly maintain the existence of the Blessed Land…”

“It seems his Dao Heart is firm; he hasn’t given up yet.”

Just then, the true eye between Lu Yang’s brows suddenly twitched. Under the illumination of the Bing Fire light, he actually saw several streaks of escape light speeding in from the periphery.

One escape light in front, three behind; clearly, someone was being pursued.

Judging by their auras, all four were at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment. The one in front, fighting one against three yet managing to maintain stability without defeat, relied entirely on a body full of brilliantly shining treasures for support.

Lu Yang looked closely, and a strange expression immediately appeared on his face. Because the person being pursued was none other than Chong Guang’s son, Chong Ming!

(End of this chapter)

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