Legend of Swordsman

Jian Wushuang knew that Immortal Jiu Chen, being a true spirit, deeply desired to transform into a human and become a cultivator of the human race.

But now, in order to save Jiang Ni, he had plunged himself into a deadly situation without hesitation.

However, Jian Wushuang also knew that he wouldn’t allow Immortal Jiu Chen to perish.

He carried Jiang Ni and fled once again.

Jiang Ni struggled slightly; she wanted to do something. But when she saw that a part of Xue Yang’s sleeve had already become empty, her eyes instantly turned red.

Deep within her pupils, a green dot emerged.

Her entire body froze.

Sensing Jiang Ni’s change, Xue Yang’s lips curled into a faint smile before he suddenly vanished.

The Qijing Serpent, which had somehow appeared ahead of them, was the reason for his disappearance.

Behind them, hundreds of bone spikes were also hurtling through the air.

Xue Yang had no choice in that moment. He could only use one hand to push Jiang Ni out of the encirclement of the two forces.

In doing so, he lost his best chance to escape.

”Jiang Ni, live well! Escape!!”

At that moment, even though Xue Yang seemed to be acting a bit dramatic, he genuinely wanted to witness how this young girl, who had just come of age, would walk the path of a powerful cultivator, from the emperor of the mortal world to someone of true strength.

He hoped that this experience would help her elevate her state of mind and, after surviving this life-and-death ordeal, perhaps she would gain some insight into the Origin Source.

Though he knew that this was a crisis Jian Wushuang had orchestrated, if that day truly came, Xue Yang might do the same.

Risking everything to save someone.

It depended on who that someone was.

If it had been Xing Luo whom he pursued, he would have done it.

At that moment, a powerful aura surged from within Xue Yang. His entire being erupted, fists clenched, and with a furious roar, he charged straight at the Qijing Serpent.

As Jiang Ni watched Xue Yang charge forward without regard for his own life, the green dot in her eyes suddenly expanded.

It filled her entire gaze.

The green dot transformed into a sword.

At that moment, she stopped in her tracks, holding the divine sword in reverse, her body trembling.

A powerful energy enveloped her entire being.

She had never felt such a strong desire to become powerful.

It was an endless drive.

Only when a cultivator felt utterly powerless did the belief in their heart grow stronger.

This was Jiang Ni’s state at this moment.

Before, she had always followed the conventional path.

This time, after being thrown into the Twin Gods Palace by Jian Wushuang to hunt down a True Immortal, she had gone through battle after battle. Thanks to Xue Yang and Immortal Jiu Chen’s care, she hadn’t faced much pressure.

In her heart, she only thought about making up for her shortcomings in her next retreat.

She had never considered how far she wanted to go.

But now, she had a goal.

She wanted to become so powerful that nothing could threaten her.

As she felt Immortal Jiu Chen’s aura fade away, and watched Xue Yang sacrifice himself

to cover their retreat, his body being corroded by the brown venom, his anguished

cries of unbearable pain ignited the path to strength deep within her heart.

The sword in her hand, she didn’t know when it had turned green.

It was the breath of life.

The Sword of Life.

This was the swordsmanship that Jian Wushuang had passed down to Jiang Ni.

It contained the billionth part of the essence of his Life Sword.

Originally, according to Jiang Ni’s talent, it would have taken her a thousand years to comprehend, but now, within a hundred years, she had fully mastered it.

Don’t underestimate this billionth part-once she comprehended and mastered it, she would only be one step away from the ultimate swordsmanship.

The final step was also the simplest one, and Jian Wushuang could still guide her. Success wasn’t difficult at all.

The hard part was this Life Slash.

Mastering the essence was one thing, but slashing out its meaning was another.

Hidden among the tree roots, Jian Wushuang was shouting in his heart, ”Slash it out,

slash it out!”

Xue Yang, who was suffering from the torment of venom, was shouting too.

But he was just cursing Jian Wushuang.

Jiang Ni took a deep breath. She didn’t follow Xue Yang’s suggestion to flee but instead prepared to fight with all her might.

Back when Jian Wushuang taught her this strand of sword intent, he had said that once she mastered and unleashed this slash, it would be enough to kill a Dao Lord.

Because this was the Life Sword.

Jiang Ni’s body carried the bloodline of Jiang Shang, making her most sensitive to the power of life.

She also had the Root of Life within her.

Cultivating the Life Sword was the most suitable path for her.

As long as Jiang Ni continued on this path and reached its peak, although she didn’t. possess Jian Wushuang’s Extreme Origin, she could rely on the ultimate swordsmanship Origin Source. By cultivating the Life Sword to perfection, she would still be able to slay Universe Gods below the Seven Stars.

Jian Wushuang’s Nine Swords of the Starry Sky wasn’t something anyone could learn.

The Life Sword required the power of life, the ultimate swordsmanship, and the Starry

Sky Origin Source.

Jiang Ni had the first two, and it was already quite remarkable that she could unleash half of the Life Sword’s original power.

In Jian Wushuang’s view, the core of the Life Sword was life itself.

Swordsmanship was only secondary.

This was the greatest help to Jiang Ni.

Because her natural talent was in the Dao of Life.

Swordsmanship was something she learned later,

This was why Jian Wushuang had passed on this sword to her.

Now, it was up to Jiang Ni to see if she could slash it out.

When her trembling hands stopped shaking, and the sword in her hand no longer

hummed.

The entire world seemed to quiet down. Jiang Ni’s eyes turned completely green, and

in her gaze, the life of the entire world lay under her sword.

She swung it!

And slashed everything.

With the original belief she held, she no longer hesitated. Raising her hand, holding

the sword, and slashing-it was all done in one fluid motion.

The mighty green sword energy swept across a million miles.

The power was so immense that if Jian Wushuang hadn’t blocked it, it would have

alarmed Yang Dingtian and the others.

Jiang Ni had indeed slashed it out, and it had even exceeded Jian Wushuang’s

expectations.

It was stronger than he had anticipated.

It had reached the point where it could kill a top-tier Dao Lord.

Although it couldn’t completely destroy the two divine beasts, it was enough to

severely wound and repel them.

The sword energy spread, imbued with the true meaning of life, piercing through the

two towering divine beasts.

Roar!

A miserable howl ended the battle.

Xue Yang’s body had already disappeared.

The two divine beasts sank into the depths of the lake.

The entire world fell silent, leaving only Jiang Ni standing there.

Her previously stern and sharp face suddenly shifted. At the moment she lost her opponents, a sense of emptiness welled up inside her.

She believed that both Xue Yang and Immortal Jiu Chen had perished.

They had both died to save her.

A deep sadness surged in her heart, the green in her eyes fading away, replaced by

sorrow and crystal-clear tears.

At that moment, Jiang Ni was nothing more than a helpless little girl, crying her heart

out.

She wanted to scream, to call for her mother, to call for Jian Wushuang.

To call for Immortal Jiu Chen and Xue Yang.

In the distance, three figures were watching Jiang Ni.

One of them, an elder in black robes with a stern face, looked worried and said, ”Jian

Wushuang, aren’t you being too harsh on her?”

”This little girl Jiang Ni has only lived for a little over a hundred years. She still has

many shortcomings in her temperament!”

Xue Yang also felt that Jian Wushuang was being too severe and said, ”Sometimes, when nurturing the younger generation, you can’t rush things!”

”She’s spent ninety percent of that hundred years in closed-door cultivation, lacking experience in the mortal world. This has caused her character to remain unchanged. If I didn’t make these arrangements, she’d suffer more in the future!” Jian Wushuang said

calmly.