67: Chapter 67 I Walk My Own Path

'How could it be...'

'...like this?' Zhao Xun was inwardly shocked.

He had not felt the terror of life and death from this sword, but that did not mean this sword lacked killing intent.

But he was unwilling to accept it; even after receiving this sword, he still wanted to contend against it.

If he could not block this sword, it meant his swordsmanship was inferior to Yu Xiu's, and his Realm was inferior to Yu Xiu's.

But whether he could contend against this sword still depended on his cultivation base.

And his cultivation base was a full major Realm higher than Yu Xiu, who was in the Five Elements Realm.

He would surely be able to regain some face.

"Break!" he let out a low roar, his Sword Qi erupting completely, converging into one, crashing down toward Yu Xiu's invisible sword.

'He still does not understand the Daoist practice!' Yu Xiu whispered inwardly, just quietly watching all of this.

Yet he saw Zhao Xun's entire body surging with Sword Qi, rolling and moving, finally all striking toward Yu Xiu's invisible sword.

However, no collision occurred.

Zhao Xun's entire Sword in Heart, like a babbling brook, flowed completely into Yu Xiu's invisible sword, without stirring up the slightest ripple.

'How could it be!'

'Why is it like this?!' Zhao Xun's pupils suddenly contracted.

This should not be, this made no sense.

No matter how high Yu Xiu's swordsmanship was, no matter how high his Realm was, he should not be able to contain his Sword Qi!

When the Sword Qi of different people met, only the most intense collision would occur, and whoever had the higher cultivation base would win!

Why...

Why was it that when it reached Yu Xiu, his Sword Qi became like flowing water?

'The streams and rivers of the world, all eventually converge into the sea; this is the law of nature!' Yu Xiu did not care about Zhao Xun's disbelief.

Because it was impossible for Zhao Xun to comprehend that sentence.

'Divine Ability cannot defeat the Heavenly Decree!'

And the Heavenly Decree can be equated to Daoist practice!

Just like the invisible sword Yu Xiu pointed out was destined to land on Zhao Xun; this was the natural law of the sun rising and setting.

Just like Zhao Xun's Sword Qi being unleashed, yet flowing like rivers to the east, this was also the natural principle of all rivers returning to the sea.

This was both the principle of Heaven and the Daoist practice.

If Zhao Xun's cultivation base and stats were high enough, he could forcibly break the natural principles of Heaven.

But unfortunately, Zhao Xun's cultivation base was still very, very far from breaking the natural principles of Heaven.

"Hmm?" It was also at this moment that the onlookers, the Grand Elder and Protector Cao, both had their expressions change.

Even Ruan Tang, whose cultivation base was not high, was astonished: "There is an extra sword?!"

How could there be an extra sword out of thin air?

And this sword was suspended right before Zhao Xun's brow!

If it moved forward another half an inch, Zhao Xun's head would bloom, and he would die an unjust death!

"I lost!" Zhao Xun took a deep breath, his voice trembling.

It was both powerlessness and astonishment!

But one thing was certain!

Zhao Xun was convinced.

One hundred percent convinced!

The gap between him and Yu Xiu was too big, so big that he didn't even know where he had lost!

He didn't know how Yu Xiu had made his move!

Yet clearly, he had seen Yu Xiu point a finger, but he didn't know how to dodge or block that sword.

Because he had exhausted everything he had learned, only to find that it seemed impossible to dodge no matter what!

No matter how he blocked, it was impossible to stop!

The invisible sword that Yu Xiu pointed out seemed destined to strike him.

He guessed that it was because Yu Xiu's Realm was too high, surpassing his by too much. If he himself were on the third floor, then Yu Xiu might be as high as the sixth floor, twice as high as him, or even more.

Later, he tried to use his cultivation base to forcibly break Yu Xiu's invisible sword, but it was still like a clay ox entering the sea. This...

He was truly out of ideas!

He couldn't compete in Realm, and he couldn't compete in cultivation base.

And looking at Yu Xiu, this was already the result after holding back!

As for how much he had held back, he couldn't see through it!

Therefore, Zhao Xun straightforwardly admitted defeat.

Mainly because the invisible sword Yu Xiu had unleashed, after swallowing his entire Sword Qi, had turned into a visible sword, and was now suspended before his brow!

'When did Yu Xiu release his sword?' The Grand Elder glanced at the Sword Qi suspended before Zhao Xun's brow, which seemed to have appeared out of thin air, and then looked toward Yu Xiu.

The finger Yu Xiu had just pointed out clearly had not emitted any Sword Qi!

The Grand Elder's heart beat violently, 'If this sword had come for me...'

'What kind of sword technique is this?' Protector Cao's eyelids twitched violently.

An invisible sword technique!

A sword technique that even he couldn't see!

Doesn't that mean...

'Senior Brother Yu is indeed more powerful than the Sword in Heart.' Ruan Tang didn't quite understand, but she knew that Zhao Xun couldn't compare to Senior Brother Yu; the gap was huge.

She was inexplicably a little happy.

Who said Sword in the Hand is inferior to Sword in Heart?

Senior Brother Yu's Sword in the Hand is stronger than the Sword in Heart!

Ten times stronger!

"You flatter me." Yu Xiu nodded slightly, and the visible sword suspended before Zhao Xun's brow suddenly disappeared.

It didn't dissipate, but returned to Yu Xiu's body.

'I should thank Zhao Xun for his generosity.'

Because Zhao Xun was unconvinced and wanted to use his cultivation base to break his sword, he had poured his entire Sword in Heart Qi into Yu Xiu's sword.

Now that this sword was retrieved by Yu Xiu, it was equivalent to bringing back the Sword in Heart Qi that Zhao Xun had cultivated.

If it were someone practicing martial arts, Zhao Xun's entire Sword in Heart Qi could at most be used as a one-time killing sword.

But for Yu Xiu, who cultivated the 'Primordial', Zhao Xun's Sword in Heart Qi was also part of the myriad spiritualities of the Universe, and could be turned into his own use to fill his cultivation base.

Although it wasn't much, it was better than nothing!

"Although my disciple Zhao Xun failed to display the exquisiteness of the Sword in Heart lineage in front of you, your Sword Dao Realm is so profound, you shouldn't just practice the Sword in the Hand alone..." Protector Cao still wanted to persuade, unwilling to let the Yu Xiu in front of him miss this Opportunity.

But he saw Yu Xiu had already turned around lightly: "Whether it is Sword in the Hand or Sword in Heart, both are within the Sword Dao, why distinguish them so clearly."

Protector Cao saw that Yu Xiu was about to leave and wanted to stop him, but suddenly remembered the invisible sword that had made Zhao Xun lose without any power to fight back, and subconsciously stopped his footsteps, saying: "Both are Sword Dao, yet there are differences in levels. Whether practicing Sword in the Hand or Sword in Heart, it is certainly not as good as practicing both lineages. Why does Junior Brother Yu insist on the Sword in the Hand lineage!"

Yu Xiu smiled and stepped out nonchalantly: "It is not me who is insistent; for the myriad Daos in this world, I walk my own Dao."

After speaking, the person had suddenly disappeared, leaving only the light words echoing in the Jinglong Hall: "Two seniors, farewell for now."

After speaking, his figure was completely gone.

"This is..." Protector Cao's expression changed suddenly, and in a flash, he had arrived at the place where Yu Xiu had previously been.

He reached out to grab, wanting to detain the aura Yu Xiu had left behind, but he grabbed empty air.

He looked at his empty hand, with no aura left behind, "What kind of escape technique did he use?"

The Grand Elder's figure appeared beside Protector Cao, also looking at the empty hand, speechless for a long time.

"Going like the void, everything like the void; remarkable, truly remarkable!" It was only after a long time that the Grand Elder let out a sigh.

"It seems that Protector Cao has never seen such an escape technique either!" The Grand Elder turned to look at Protector Cao.

Protector Cao was still shocked: "It is definitely not any escape technique within my Qingwei Sword Sect. Where did he learn this method?"

The Grand Elder ignored him and turned to look at Zhao Xun, seeing Zhao Xun's face full of astonishment.

He then looked at the little transparent Ruan Tang on the side, seeing this girl looking at the already disappeared Yu Xiu, her eyes full of reverence and envy, and faintly, there even seemed to be excitement.

So the Grand Elder asked softly: "Junior Niece Ruan, what did you just see?"

He was asking about Yu Xiu's departure.

Ruan Tang also knew this, so she replied: "I saw Senior Brother Yu seem to disperse into the wind, like melting into the light of the great sun, and also like..."

After thinking for a moment, Ruan Tang found the wording: "Also like, walking into the world!"