98: Sword Qi Storm!

With Lu Yu and Lei Jianming as examples, the others understood the rules and attempted it one after another.

Xie Lingfeng snorted coldly and began to climb the mountain again.

This time, he didn't try to force his way through; instead, he released his Sword Intent, which was as heavy as a mountain, and pressed upward step by step.

Although he was much slower than Lu Yu, he was at least able to move.

Gu Yan also went up. His Blazing Sun Sword Intent was domineering and scorching, specifically countering soft-attribute Sword Intents, but it was a bit difficult when facing those of the same fire element.

The Canglan Female Cultivator's Sword Intent was ice-cold, and she handled it quite calmly.

The Star Holy Land Disciples had the most versatile Sword Intent and the strongest adaptability.

The five Soul Transformation Sword Cultivators from the Demon Domain also moved. Their Slaughter Sword Intent was incredibly ferocious, charging upward in a crushing manner, with a speed second only to Lu Yu.

Although the power of this Slaughter Sword Intent was very strong and it was one of the easiest top-tier Sword Intents to comprehend, the danger was also immense. One could be controlled by slaughter and turn into a Puppet if they weren't careful.

Average people without rock-solid willpower or a way to suppress the Slaughter Sword Intent wouldn't choose to comprehend this kind of top-tier Sword Intent; after all, staying alive was the most important thing.

But clearly, these five Incarnation Cultivators were not like that. They were madmen cultivated by the Demon Domain; as long as there was a shortcut, they would take it!

If you died halfway, it was just bad luck, and no one else could be blamed.

Tang Jia Third Young Master was in no hurry to ascend. He stood at the foot of the mountain, his eyes fixed on the brightest pillars of light at the summit, his gaze flickering as if he were thinking about something.

Lu Yu had already reached the mountainside.

The swords here were all of the Magic Treasure grade.

The intensity of the Sword Intent was more than ten times stronger than at the foot of the mountain; each one contained a complete comprehension of the Sword Dao, and the impact was startling.

But for him, it was still not enough to be a threat.

Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent encompassed everything; no matter what attribute the Sword Intent was, it became nourishment once it arrived.

The Blazing Sun Sword Intent was domineering and scorching, specifically suppressing those that were ferocious and defiant.

He refined and absorbed as he walked, his Sword Dao foundation skyrocketing at a visible rate.

The Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent within his body became increasingly solid and powerful, showing faint signs of transformation.

“Revered Master! Wait for me!”

Lin Wanqiu shouted from below.

This girl had also climbed up. Although she was slow, her steps were very steady.

Her Nirvana Sword Potential came with the characteristic of 'Endless Life,' giving her extremely strong recovery power. She managed to grind her way to the mountainside through sheer persistence.

Lu Yu glanced back at her and smiled: “Not bad, you didn't embarrass me.”

Lin Wanqiu's face turned red. Just as she was about to speak, her expression suddenly changed: “Revered Master, watch out!”

Before her voice could fade, ten zhang above Lu Yu's head, a pitch-black longsword with blood-red patterns winding around its blade suddenly vibrated, erupting with a pitch-black Sword Qi a zhang in diameter that poured down like a waterfall!

Before the Sword Qi even arrived, that pure charm of slaughter and destruction had already compressed the surrounding air into a solid state!

“A Demon Sword!”

Someone at the foot of the mountain cried out in alarm.

Although this sword hadn't reached the level of an Immortal Sword, judging by its appearance, it had definitely reached the Spirit Treasure level and was absolutely one of the sidearms used by the Demon Sword Immortal during his lifetime!

Even though it was broken, the residual Sword Intent far surpassed that of an ordinary Spirit Treasure!

Lu Yu's gaze narrowed, not daring to be careless.

He pressed his fingers together like a sword and unleashed a Unified Sword Qi that fused Myriad Phenomena and Blazing Sun with all his might against that pitch-black Sword Qi.

Boom—!!!

The two Sword Qis collided in mid-air, erupting with a deafening roar.

The pitch-black Sword Qi was mostly shattered, but the aftershock still impacted downward.

Lu Yu let out a muffled groan as he was shaken three steps back, his chest's blood and Qi churning, and a trace of blood leaked from the corner of his mouth.

But his eyes grew even brighter.

“That’s got some kick.”

He wiped the blood from his mouth and looked up at that pitch-black broken sword.

“Again!”

This time, he took the initiative to attack, his figure moving like lightning as he lunged straight for that Demon Sword.

At the mountain peak, even higher up.

A section of a pitch-black broken sword, its body covered in cracks with only a third remaining, was quietly embedded in the rock at the highest point.

Space itself was slightly distorting around the sword's body.

It suddenly gave a gentle shake.

An imperceptible blood-red ripple spread out silently, sweeping across the entire Burial Sword Mountain.

On the mountainside, the blood-red patterns on the pitch-black longsword that was contending with Lu Yu suddenly lit up, and its Sword Qi surged several times over!

Lu Yu's expression changed.

Something was wrong.

This sword... seemed to have been activated by something?

He abruptly looked up toward the faintly visible remnants of the Immortal Sword at the mountain peak.

Almost simultaneously, every sword embedded across the entire Burial Sword Mountain began to vibrate!

Ten thousand swords chimed in unison, and Sword Qi soared into the sky!

A Sword Soul Storm sweeping across the entire mountain erupted without warning.

The Sword Soul Storm on Burial Sword Mountain came without warning, yet it was terrifyingly fierce.

One second, it was just a gentle tremor from the Immortal Sword remnants at the peak; the next, the entire mountain was like a poked hornet's nest, the buzzing sound making one's brain throb with pain.

A million swords vibrated simultaneously, tens of thousands of Sword Intents soared into the sky, and Sword Qi crisscrossed, interweaving, colliding, and tearing in mid-air, finally forming a terrifying storm made of pure Sword Qi that was visible to the naked eye.

The eye of the storm was at the peak, and its power weakened further out, but even in the peripheral areas, the impact of those Sword Intent fragments was enough to tear the protective Sword Qi of an ordinary Nascent Soul Sword Cultivator to shreds.

“Form a formation! Quick, form a formation!”

On the mountainside, Xie Lingfeng's expression changed drastically as he roared out.

Seven or eight Disciples of the Heavenly Sword Divine Sect reacted extremely fast, immediately forming a circle with their longswords pointed to the sky, their Sword Qi connecting to form a perfectly round sword-light shield.

Just as the shield was formed, the turbulent Sword Qi from the edge of the storm crashed into it, making the shield tremble violently and sending sparks flying everywhere.

The Purple Cloud Divine Palace's side was not slow either. Lei Jianming raised his hand and threw out nine purple Formation Flags, planting them around. Lightning connected between the flags, forming a lightning sword formation.

The turbulent Sword Qi crashed into the lightning and was struck with crackling sounds, being temporarily held back.

Gu Yan of the Fentian Sacred Valley directly sacrificed a flame shield. The surface of the shield was engraved with Fentian Sacred Runes, and the firelight flared up, protecting himself and two fellow Disciples beside him.

The Canglan Female Cultivator performed a sword dance of ice lotuses, with blooming ice lotuses laying down a layer of Frost Sword Domain around her.

The Star Holy Land Disciples were best at coordination. Seven people stood in a Big Dipper Formation, their Sword Qi flowing like a river of stars, defending without a single leak.

The five Soul Transformation Sword Cultivators from the Demon Domain were the most ruthless; they didn't defend at all. Standing back-to-back, their Slaughter Sword Intent was fully unleashed, and five blood-red sword pillars soared into the sky. All the turbulent Sword Qi that crashed into them was forcibly ground to pieces—using offense as defense, they were fiercely formidable.

Tang Jia Third Young Master stood in the middle of the five, clutching a black sword talisman in his hand. He stared coldly toward the mountain peak, his lips moving slightly as if he were sending a transmission or communicating with someone.

Everyone displayed their Divine Abilities, barely managing to steady their footing in this sudden storm.

Only Lu Yu didn't move.

He stood on a protruding rock on the mountainside, one hand behind his back, while the other hand pressed its fingers together like a sword, slowly drawing a circle in front of him.

The Myriad Phenomena Sword Intent unfolded like an invisible net, enveloping a three-zhang radius around him.