Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

”Let’s not worry about the Profound Sun Secret Realm for now. First, we need to find a way out. Now that your strength has recovered, can you kill that Nine Nether Evil Spirit?”

Yang Xiao asked with a hint of anticipation.

Ever since the two of them stepped in here, that Nine Nether Evil Spirit—the Evil Tiger—had been guarding this spot.

It hadn’t retreated at all.

From time to time, it would roar at Yang Xiao and his companion.

It had clearly set its sights on them.

This kind of lifeform was undying and indestructible, a Spiritual Object born from the Nine Nether Evil Qi. If it truly intended to guard this spot, there was no way Yang Xiao and Yue Lingxi could outlast it.

So, even knowing that Yue Lingxi might not be its match...

Yang Xiao couldn’t help but ask.

”The essence of a Nine Nether Evil Spirit is its spiritual nature made manifest. If you can’t crush its spirit, even dispersing its form is useless. I... right now, I can’t crush its spirit...”

Yue Lingxi sounded a little vexed.

If her true cultivation hadn’t been sealed, with her current physique that wasn’t afraid of the Nine Nether Evil Qi, how could she be blocked by a mere Evil Tiger?

’What a miscalculation.’

”Looks like we’ll have to think of another way. Right, this place looks plain and unremarkable, so why doesn’t that Evil Tiger dare to come in? Wait, that Sword Intent I sensed earlier...”

Yang Xiao’s expression flickered.

He began to look around.

As he did, his expression turned strange.

’What kind of day is this? Not only did I hear news of Junior Brother Xuan Yang’s fall, but I’ve also encountered Cousin Xuanyuan’s Sword Intent...’

Yang Xiao sighed inwardly.

His senses had already discovered the source of the Sword Intent.

It came from two long, narrow cliff faces.

The surfaces of the cliffs were as smooth as a mirror.

It was as if someone had forcibly carved them out with a sword.

What was even more terrifying was...

that Sword Intent.

It lingered on the cliff faces.

Powerful.

Immortal.

Seemingly, it would never fade.

And this Sword Intent was none other than the Sword Intent of his cousin from his second life in the Late Ancient Era, Xuanyuan, one of the famed Five Emperors of the Human Race.

Yang Xiao was, naturally, quite surprised.

”Such a powerful Sword Intent! Since the Ancient Era—no, even throughout all of Ancient Times, only one person has ever possessed it!”

Yue Lingxi had also seen the Sword Wall in the distance. Compared to Yang Xiao’s melancholy sigh, her face was alight with excitement.

Because she, too, recognized whose Sword Intent this was.

As the Holy Palace Saintess, she had no lack of ordinary inheritances or Cultivation Techniques.

But the Sword Intent on this Sword Wall was no ordinary Cultivation Technique.

It was the legacy of a Great Emperor.

Moreover, it was the legacy of the strongest Great Emperor of the Sword Dao.

”Who?”

Although he already knew who had left this Sword Wall,

Yang Xiao didn’t reveal a thing.

he asked, feigning confusion.

”The Human Race Sword Emperor, Emperor Xuanyuan!”

Yue Lingxi’s face was full of adoration.

She wasn’t surprised at all that Yang Xiao didn’t know about Emperor Xuanyuan. So, without waiting for him to ask, she began to explain excitedly.

”Emperor Xuanyuan is one of the Five Emperors of the Ancient Human Race, known as the Sword Emperor. And this Sword Wall, if I’m not mistaken, must have been left behind when Emperor Xuanyuan achieved Dao Attainment.”

”I heard from my master that when Emperor Xuanyuan achieved Dao Attainment, he slashed out with his sword, shattering the void and leaving traces of his Sword Intent in many places. This should be one of them.”

”Shattering the void? Leaving traces of Sword Intent across the world...”

Hearing this, Yang Xiao’s heart trembled slightly.

’This cousin of mine really is incredible.’

’Even I might not have been able to cause such a commotion.’

Shattering the void is easy.

But to leave behind an immortal Sword Intent after shattering the void is very difficult.

At least, Yang Xiao had never managed it in his past lives.

’In my first life, I was born an Innate Divine Spirit. Even when I was reborn into my second life, I had an extremely high starting point, possessing the Ultimate Fire Element Dao Body. I never had to grind from the basics, so my will was clearly inferior to Xuanyuan’s!’

’But in this life, my Innate Spirit has long been worn down to a mere flicker of spiritual light. Although its power is gone, I have the chance to start over. The foundation is still there. In this life, I must do my absolute best.’

Yang Xiao swore to himself.

That bald junior brother of his, Xuan Yang,

had become a Dao Attainment Emperor after his own death.

Yang Xiao was a little surprised, but not shocked.

Because he was his junior brother, had their master’s guidance, and possessed the Upper-Grade Pure Yang Dao Body, it was natural that he was extraordinary.

But Xuanyuan!

This cousin, although also an Innate Daoist Body, possessed just an ordinary Low Grade Earth Element Dao Body. He was more than a level below Xuan Yang, and what’s more, he had no one to guide him.

Even his path of the Sword Dao was something Yang Xiao had casually pointed him toward.

His foundation was far weaker than Xuan Yang’s.

But from Yue Lingxi’s words, he could tell that Xuanyuan’s achievements were even greater than Xuan Yang’s.

He had even attained the Dao and become an Emperor a bit earlier than Xuan Yang.

One was in the Late Ancient Era, the other in the Early Middle Ages.

Although the difference was less than a hundred thousand years,

it was enough to show just how powerful Xuanyuan’s Sword Dao was.

”Yang Xiao, if we can comprehend Emperor Xuanyuan’s Sword Intent and improve our Sword Dao Cultivation, we might be able to defeat that Evil Tiger and get out of here!”

In contrast to Yang Xiao’s contemplative mood, Yue Lingxi’s face was alight with excitement.

At the same time, she hoped that Yang Xiao could also comprehend the Sword Intent on it.

It would deepen his foundation.

’If, in the future, he could meet Emperor Xuanyuan and be favored by him, taken as a Direct Disciple, then their statuses would be considered equal.’

’There would be far fewer obstacles to them being together.’

Of course, these were just Yue Lingxi’s inner thoughts, and she didn’t show a hint of them.

Even Yang Xiao didn’t notice it at this moment.

Instead, he nodded.

Xuanyuan’s Sword Intent.

So powerful.

For him, it was indeed worth comprehending.

Especially since it was Yang Xiao himself who had laid his cousin’s Sword Dao foundation.

In a way, their understanding of the Sword Dao came from the same source.

This made it an even more valuable reference.

’Back then, the Void Sword Manual I created for Xuanyuan followed the path of One Sword Transcends the World, encompassing all things. Let me see just how far this kid, Xuanyuan, has taken it.’

Yang Xiao smiled and stepped forward.

He immersed his Heart Spirit into the Sword Wall and began to comprehend.

The moment he began to comprehend,

he instantly saw a world within the sword.

That’s right, the Sword Intent on the Sword Wall was like a real world.

It contained the sun, moon, and stars; mountains and rivers; flowers, birds, fish, and insects—it had everything...

It was breathtaking.

Even Yang Xiao

couldn’t help but click his tongue in amazement.

’No wonder, no wonder he could achieve Dao Attainment as a Great Emperor through the Sword Dao. This cousin of mine has taken the path of One Sword Transcends the World to its absolute limit...’

Yang Xiao sighed softly.

And at this very moment, beside him,

in Yue Lingxi’s direction,

a wave of Sword Intent surged.

Yang Xiao looked over.

He saw Yue Lingxi’s body wreathed in Sword Intent, with streams of Nine Yin Qi flickering in and out of existence.

Suddenly, the Sword Intent on her body condensed, as if she had broken through to a new level.

It flashed with a trace of Sword Intent that was even more terrifying than before.

The moment this Sword Intent appeared, an endless chill could be felt in the surroundings.

It caused Yang Xiao’s gaze to sharpen.

’This girl has excellent comprehension! If she can continue to comprehend it, her Sword Dao will definitely achieve greatness!’

But just as Yang Xiao thought Yue Lingxi would continue comprehending,

the Sword Intent on Yue Lingxi’s body retracted. She opened her eyes, her face full of excitement. ”It’s so powerful! It’s like it contains an entire world! Yang Xiao, aren’t you going to comprehend it? This Sword Intent is really strong! If you can grasp even a little of it, you might have a chance to become Emperor Xuanyuan’s disciple in the future!”

After speaking, she looked at Yang Xiao with a hopeful expression.