Chapter 501: Chapter 216: Yitian Absolute Sword, Unity

"Is this the Feng family member mentioned by Fellow Daoist Shen Hou?"

The two from the Daode Sect stood on another cliff, similarly observing Witch Di’s arrival. Daoist Wenxu’s fingers were busy calculating, and his eyes shone fiercely with divine light as he saw the undisguised cyan Qi of fortune, "Sure enough, turbulent times are approaching."

"What does elder brother mean by this?" Zhang Daoyi asked, puzzled.

He knew that indeed a great chaos was about to erupt, but to assert such simply because a Feng family member had appeared seemed too arbitrary.

It wasn’t the claim of turbulent times that was hasty, but rather it seemed hasty to make such a claim based on one person alone.

In response to this, Daoist Wenxu merely shook his head and said, "The Great Venerable established the Devil God Sect nearly two hundred years ago, right? All these years, he hadn’t revealed his identity. Now he suddenly stops hiding and even pushes his clan member to the forefront. What do you think is the reason?"

"The time has come."

He sighed softly with an indescribable sense of meaning.

The time had come, the Great Venerable no longer hid, just as simple as that.

Indeed, Daoist Wenxu was making his claim based on one person, but that person was not the suddenly appearing Feng family member, but rather the Great Venerable himself.

While the Great Venerable was the world’s number one troublemaker, he was also the foremost Yi Dao Master. No one had a keener vision than he.

"The others probably think the same."

Daoist Wenxu said, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding mountain peaks and summits. From the faces of those old acquaintances, he saw a similar gravity. And in the distance, a giant ape straddled between the mountains, its white-haired monkey face revealing a ferocious grin.

The more chaotic the world, the happier the Water Monkeys were; chaos was what these Devil Cultivators liked to see.

Any move by a supreme powerhouse would be interpreted as meticulously as an essay by Lu Xun. As a fourth-rank, if you could not interpret the actions of a supreme powerhouse properly, you’d be the laughingstock.

And now, all the fourth-rank had read the Great Venerable’s intentions.

This supreme being had already begun to stir the winds and clouds... piss, to stir up trouble.

The hearts of these various fourth-rank were agitated by the Great Venerable’s move, thus leading to some speculation about the battle situation. The move by the Great Venerable made people’s estimated chances of success start to lean towards the Feng family member who had suddenly stepped into the public eye.

Probably only Tianxuan was full of confidence in Jiang Li.

A pair of phoenix eyes, calm and undisturbed, seemed to be quietly watching Jiang Li and simultaneously taking in everything around her.

On the levee, Jiang Li seemed to sense the thoughts of the onlookers and looked at his opponent with a sly smile, "It seems that the senior fellows present are quite confident in you."

In such a situation, to still be able to discern the thoughts of the fourth-rank...

A flash of astonishment at such perception passed through Witch Di’s mind, then he calmly formed a sword formula with his hands, and his waist-length sword unsheathed.

Clang!

Green serpent shadows flew up like dragons, at first slim as bamboo, rapidly expanding. In a blink of an eye, a dozen zhang long Big Snake Illusion coiled in mid-air, its raised serpent body unfurling Double Wings leisurely.

Viper!

Jiang Li was quite familiar with this serpent, for his practice of the "True Intent Technique Python" was modeled after it to cultivate Divine Intent, though he truly saw the Viper for the first time.

"Viper Sword."

Witch Di said indifferently without being affected by Jiang’s rhetoric, gesturing with his hand, and the Viper dived down again, with cyan light wrapping around a slender Sword Light, positioned in front of Witch Di, "Please enlighten me."

Cunning Jiang, even when facing old acquaintances, played verbal tricks, purposely voicing his perception of the thoughts of the various fourth-rank to disturb their Mental State. However, Witch Di was not fooled; as a Sword Cultivator who practiced Dual Cultivation of Human and Sword for many years, his heart had long turned as cold as the sword itself.

Seeing Witch Di’s straightforward style, Jiang Li simply abandoned his pre-battle composure, threw back his sleeves, and folded his arms behind him. His white robe billowed, and his black hair fluttered as he spoke loudly, "Make your move."

As soon as his words fell, Witch Di’s sword formula moved, and a streak of Sword Light divided from the Viper Sword, shooting towards Jiang Li as swift as a bolt of lightning.

Straight to the point, he performed the swordsmanship technique "Sword Light Division."

The Sword Light advanced straight ahead, targeting Jiang Li’s chest; however, Jiang Li stood motionless, with only a misty Innate Qi emerging around him. Touched by the Sword Light, it vanished without a trace.

The opening move failed to provoke any reaction from Jiang Li and got dissolved.

At the same time, Wind Force surged, turning into spinning Wind Blades that pierced through the air with killing intent.

Immediately, Witch Di brandished his Sword Finger, directing the Viper Sword to act in accordance with his will. The fierce sword momentum dispersed the Wind Blades, dazzling Sword Light wrapped around him, and he stepped into the air, taking off with Sword Control as the Viper Sword split into thousands, with countless Sword Shadows falling like rain.

Still "Sword Light Division," but the Power this time was not comparable to before; when thousands of swords fell, the harsh Sword Light tore through the wind and sky, emitting a piercing howl.

Facing such an onslaught, Jiang Li still did not move. His released Innate Qi converged into a giant Array that halted the piercing thousands of swords in their tracks.

"Hiss—"

Suddenly, a serpent’s cry arose, and the Viper reappeared, coming swiftly, with Witch Di achieving Man and Sword Integration; he turned into the shadow of the Viper, following thousands of swords and striking the Array.

Boom!

Like Mount Tai crashing down, the shockwave surged outward, turning waves into a tidal crash.

Striking the Array, the Viper unleashed boundless Sword Qi that penetrated the formation, and in an instant countless Magic Texts and talismans surfaced. The Array Plate spun, collapsing layers upon layers; the myriad Sword Light and Man and Sword Integration were all decoded and dissipated rapidly.

Jiang Li’s head released a faint puff of white Qi as the Great Grandmaster’s earth-shattering wisdom unfolded. Sword momentum, Sword Qi, Sword Intent, and sword formulas were all decoded and dissolved layer by layer, and immediately, an overwhelmingly great strength vibrated out.

Bang!

The Big Snake Illusion shattered, and a streak of Sword Light enveloped Witch Di, sending him flying backward, soaring into midair.

"Yitian, Absolute Sword."

Witch Di’s figure whirled and spiraled in mid-air, his sword finger slicing through the void, his sword like a comet attacking the moon, with a beautiful tail, turning into a Star Plague plunging down, once again crashing onto the Array after consecutive failures.

But this time, the Array Plate actually showed disorder, pierced by the comet-like sword, invading its interior.

Boom!

Brilliant starlight struck Jiang Li, pushing him backward, leaving clear tracks, and had the dam not been an ordinary construction, it might have already started to crumble.

After retreating a dozen feet, Jiang Li flicked his right hand, the Star Plague changing direction, flying over rivers, carving deep water marks, and crashing onto the mountain, collapsing a swath of rocks.

"Chaotic Array operation, so this is the ability of the Star Bead Dao Fruit?"

Jiang Li’s right hand shed remnants of Sword Qi, just now he had used his right hand to block the Star Plague Sword, while a glint of light flashed between his eyebrows, discerning the cause of the Array’s disorder.

The Star Plague cut through the sky, star formations all in chaos, also known as the broom star, a symbol of ominous military disasters, it should have an effect on fortune on the Dao Fruit level, as well as the ability to cause chaos in order and Essence Qi.

Jiang Li’s Array could dissolve any decipherable strikes, but if the foundation of the Array Plate was in chaos, then not even decoding was possible, let alone dissolving.

Three swords, one for probing, two for a strong attack, three for confirming the situation, then combining Dao Fruit Divine Power with the sword to break Jiang Li’s move.

To be broken in such a way by a technique regarded as unmatched by Daoist Wenxu was truly unexpected, yet it gave Jiang Li a sense of challenge.

"Fire Element."

To Jiang Li’s question, Witch Di did not respond, only directing his sword formula to his Flying Sword, the Sword Light igniting, plummeting like a fiery meteor.

’From a three-word habit to a two-word habit.’

Jiang Li thought with sarcasm, his right hand drawing a circle as if turning Taiji, Primordial Qi turning into a swirling hue of earthy yellow, the fiery Sword Light entering it, being ceaselessly transformed, from fire creating earth, absorbed layer by layer, the vortex condensing into a ball of earth, with fiery energy bursting forth, scorching like molten lava.

Jiang Li casually dissolved the move, his hand pushing back, returning their technique with their own, the Molten Lava Ball flying back in the opposite direction.

"Absolute Sword·Earth Annihilation."

Witch Di’s sword formula changed, while the Flying Sword that had crashed into the mountainside was already returning to his side, a rapid twist, piercing toward the Molten Lava Ball.

Boom!

The Flying Sword collided with the Molten Lava, Primordial Qi touching the Sword Light, instantly disintegrating, the trapped fire Qi exploding, flames bursting forth, blindingly intense.

’The traces of Minister Fu Shan, paired with the ability of Dao Fruit Divine Power.’ Jiang Li saw it clearly, recognizing the intricacies within.

This technique of Minister Fu Shan was based on Fuxi’s Method, subduing all things as subjects, bowing down like mountains; Witch Di combined it with Star Bead Dao Fruit’s Divine Skills, starting with Eight Trigrams, yet creating a Reverse Trigrams technique.

This sword "Earth Annihilation" targeted the Earth Element, severing fire creating earth, thus triggering an explosive outburst of fiery Sword Qi.

Eight Trigrams, Reverse Trigrams, Witch Di forged his own path from the distinct skills of the Feng family.

"Absolute Sword·Wind Chaos."

Among the intense bursts of flames, the Sword Light pierced through the fire Qi, like a meteor falling from the sky; the Star Bead Divine Power stirred chaos, the flow of wind also became a tumultuous mess, making it hard for Jiang Li to control.

The chaotic wind wrapped around the Sword Light, striking down from the sky, the Sword Qi was piercingly cold and austere, rapidly approaching.

"Clang!"

That hand, which had just deflected the Star Plague Sword, blocked again, precisely intercepting the Sword Light, the Flying Sword piercing into his palm, ringing out with the clash of metal, unable to breach his flesh.

The vast Array had shifted behind Jiang Li, then compressed heavily, merging into his body, the nine Qi Seas rotating harmoniously, internally running Wind Queen’s Strange Gate, impermeable and indestructible.

The external Array was for resolving various Qi, while the internal movement of Qimen would create the Innate True Body, suited for close-range combat.

Like Zhang Daoyi, who used Five Vile Qi, if the Array was externally operated, it seemed passive, but close combat suppressed with the tactics of a Martial Cultivator.

His fingers curling inward, a sword tip in hand, sparks flying from friction, Jiang Li’s body glinting metallically, hair sharp as blades, his hands sliding along the sword edge, imperious as a divine figure, shaking midway.

"Clang!"

The patterns on Witch Di’s body morphed, flesh transforming, rapidly adopting the Dragon and Snake Body, but still, he was shaken by that palm, his blood and energy in turmoil.

He vigorously channeled Sword Qi, his legs coalescing, forming a tail of a snake, using it as a sword, displaying an impressive Swordsmanship, but Jiang Li simply pressed a hand downward, smacking the snake tail sword, a tremendous force scattering the Sword Qi, causing flesh and bones to rattle and the tail to go numb.

"Absolute Sword."

Witch Di’s figure twisted, leaping back, aerial control instinctual to him, while his Viper Sword again took the form of a gigantic python.

"Fire Sacrifice."

The Viper was dyed red, riding amongst fire clouds, a fierce and rugged aura surging into existence, dance of fire clouds unfolding, the Viper expanding to several dozen feet, its massive body dominating the dam, flames wildly dancing like waves

The unison of regular and Reverse Trigrams, fire danced across the sky, sweeping high and low.

With a sacrifice by fire to counter the Fire Element, this was indeed a sword against the Fire Element.

Jiang Li was directly in its path, about to be engulfed by the fire cloud, the intense and chaotic fire Qi attacking his body, in an instant—

"What is this!"

Witch Di suddenly uttered in surprise.

Within that fire cloud, Jiang Li remained unharmed.

Unity, the great marsh burned yet could not heat, the Milky Way froze yet could not chill, fierce thunder shattered mountains, sweeping winds stirred seas yet could not fright.

Such Realm, almost that of a Supreme Person.

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