36: Chapter 36 Daring to Use Heaven and Earth as Swords

Silently, the surface of the lake returned to calm.

The sharp Sword Intent that had previously permeated the entire lake dissipated into the void; for a moment, there was neither wind nor waves here.

Yu Xiu walked upon the lake water, like an immortal of the sword descending into the mortal world.

Du Yue, who had been injured by the Yin Demon and nearly lost his life, floated on the water's surface, staring with wide eyes at Yu Xiu as he walked across the lake.

"It's him..."

The young man he had blocked outside the mountains!

But...

Clearly, this was not just an ordinary youth who lived by slaying demons; he was a Sword Cultivator!

A Sword Cultivator of the Qingwei Sword Sect!

"It's over!"

In the territory of the Qingwei Sword Sect, to dare snatch a Yin Demon from the Qingwei Sword Sect—he seemed to have been saved...

But in reality, he might be beyond saving!

He gave a bitter, resigned smile as he watched Yu Xiu walking across the water toward him: "I truly did not know you were an expert from the Qingwei Sword Sect!"

Unexpectedly, Yu Xiu did not strike him with his sword.

"Pfft!"

The longsword tapped lightly against the lake surface, splashing up a handful of water that landed on Du Yue, lifting him up and drifting him toward the shore.

Accompanied by Yu Xiu's soft laughter: "I know you had no malicious intent."

Otherwise, his Sword Heart would surely have sensed it, and he would have long since reduced Du Yue to dust with a single sword strike.

The second level of the Sword Heart, Sword Sound.

One can hear the sword of heaven and earth; all things in heaven and earth can be swords.

With Du Yue's strength, in front of Yu Xiu, he too could be a sword!

With one light tap of his sword on the lake surface, the splashed water landed on both Du Yue and Old Man Yan, drifting them toward the shore.

Old Man Yan spat out a mouthful of blood, and before he had even landed, he looked at Du Yue in shock: "The two young men you said you drove away—was it him?"

"You bastard, you really have guts!"

That is a Sword Cultivator from the Qingwei Sword Sect. Do you understand what a Sword Cultivator is?

Look at those two Yin Demons that nearly killed them on the lake with one strike; now that they have turned into green smoke, you should understand what a Sword Cultivator is, and what it means to be the most lethal!

No joke, if you were to meet those Sword Cultivators from the Qingwei Sword Sect with heavy killing intent, given the way that bastard Du Yue drove people away, he would have been split in two the moment he opened his mouth!

Body split in half, soul split in half!

"How was I supposed to know he was a Sword Cultivator from the Qingwei Sword Sect? You're the only one who knows fear? I'm not afraid?" Du Yue's heart was trembling; even the Yin Demons in Tiantan Lake hadn't scared him to this extent.

"And another thing, what about the forty percent chance of winning you promised? You couldn't even take four hits!" Du Yue retorted.

"Couldn't take four hits?" Old Man Yan sneered: "How do you know I didn't have a trump card?"

"If it weren't for the Qingwei Sword Sect Sword Cultivator intervening, once I revealed my trump card, I could have lasted at least five hits."

Du Yue: "Screw you. If I believe you again, I'm a dog."

Old Man Yan ignored Du Yue, suddenly opening his palm to look at the small green insect in his hand, seeing it still flapping its wings, still pointing toward the middle of the lake.

His expression changed drastically, and he looked up abruptly: "There is still a Water Demon..."

Before he could finish, the lake surface, which had just returned to calm, suddenly exploded. A thousand acres of lake water seemed to come alive, transforming into a giant hand that grabbed toward Yu Xiu, who was above the water.

Right beneath his feet, in a mere instant, this giant hand was already upon him!

Without warning, the eruption was too sudden!

It was so sudden that the hearts of Old Man Yan and Du Yue on the shore felt as if they were being squeezed tightly by an invisible giant hand!

"The Water Demon is treacherous, actually resorting to a sneak attack!"

"Oh no, that Qingwei Sword Sect Sword Cultivator is in danger!"

However, Yu Xiu, standing on the lake surface, gave a mocking laugh: "I have been waiting for you for a long time."

"Boom!"

Without warning, the thousand acres of lake water that had seemed to come alive and transformed into a giant hand exploded, revealing a peerlessly sharp Sword Intent.

That Sword Intent was not one streak, nor ten; it was hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands.

In the end, it was like a fuse, rapidly spreading throughout the entire great lake.

Countless invisible Sword Intents boiled within the lake water, severing everything.

Even the formless water, under this boiling Sword Intent, was shredded and shredded again.

"Bastard, your Sword Intent never subsided; you were fishing for me!" A deep, shocked, and angry voice rang out from beneath the lake.

But why, even though this Sword Cultivator's Sword Intent had clearly filled the entire lake, had he not felt even a shred of sharpness or lethality?

This makes no sense!

Yu Xiu's eyes brightened: "Found you!"

"Clang!"

The sound of the sword ringing was clear and resonant, like the roar of a dragon and the cry of a tiger. In Yu Xiu's hand, it seemed to transform into a long rainbow, slashing toward the great lake.

There was clearly only one sword strike, but invisibly, it felt as if millions of swords were slashing out at the same time.

Even the lake water seemed to transform into swords, with astonishing Sword Intent bursting forth, pulling on the Sword Intent that was already permeating the water, combining the inside and outside.

In the end, this astonishing Sword Intent—whether it came from Yu Xiu or from the lake water itself—all condensed into a powerful force alongside the sword strike Yu Xiu had unleashed.

"Boom!"

Beneath the lake water, pitch-black demonic aura exploded, clashing with the Sword Intent, yet it was constantly being ground away by the peerlessly sharp Sword Intent.

"Water also becomes a sword; you Sword Cultivator, what great audacity! Do you intend to make even this heaven and earth the sword in your hand?" The low roar from beneath the water continued to sound, but its aura had clearly dropped significantly.

It was impossible to see clearly inside the water; the Sword Qi was blinding, and it was equally impossible to see.

The Sword Intent was formless and even harder to see. Du Yue and Old Man Yan on the shore were already staring dumbstruck, losing track of heaven and earth.

They only saw Yu Xiu strike with his sword; rainbow light obscured the sun, and the vast lake water was shredded by the invisible swords. It also seemed as if the lake water itself was a sword; they couldn't tell, they simply couldn't tell!

They had just heard the Water Demon roar from beneath the lake, and by the time they reacted, Yu Xiu had already sheathed his sword.

Looking at the lake surface again, only black smoke was rising!

That Water Demon that had never shown its face was already dead!

What was the strength of the Water Demon at the bottom of the lake?

What did it look like?

They had no idea at all!

Perhaps only the sword in Yu Xiu's hand knew!

Yu Shang, who had been watching from afar, had seen a great show, and his heart was filled with continuous admiration: "Good sword technique! Good Sword Intent!"

If asked where the sword technique was good, he wouldn't know either.

Because although Yu Xiu had only struck twice, from these two strikes, he had seen the shadows of at least ten sword techniques and two sword manuals!

It went without saying that although Yu Xiu had not yet created a sword technique unique to himself, the many sword techniques in his hands had already broken free from their inherent frameworks, flowing naturally and moving according to his will.

A casual sword strike contained the essence of various sword techniques fused into one.

It looked like one sword strike, but if one's strength was insufficient, no one could tell exactly how many swords it really was!

As for the Sword Intent, the Sword Intent was formless, but one could tell it was sharp, fierce, and vast in momentum—clearly not comparable to those who had just begun to comprehend Sword Intent!

Therefore, it was a good sword technique!

Good Sword Intent!

It made Yu Shang feel an envy of, though he could not attain it, he still yearned for it.