573: Sword Skills Completed

Lin Ye did not answer the middle-aged man's question.

After a moment, the middle-aged man smiled and shook his head: "It seems you are not them, or rather, you have not yet become them."

"Forget it, these things have nothing to do with a dead soul like me."

"It is hard to say whether you will become them, and besides, the path you are currently taking seems completely opposite to theirs?"

Lin Ye remained silent. Having experienced traveling upstream against the Time River, he seemed to understand many things, and he even had a vague, partial understanding of some secrets within the bronze coffin.

It was precisely this understanding that made him unable to answer the middle-aged man's words.

Seeing Lin Ye silent, the middle-aged man turned his gaze toward Lin Miaoxuan.

"Girl, I did not stay by your side to raise you. Do you hate me?"

Lin Miaoxuan shook her head, her stunningly beautiful face showing a hint of sorrow and sadness: "Father, how could I hate you? I never understood what happened to our True Dragon Clan before."

"Through the images just now, I know now—it was the Spirit Clan!"

When mentioning the two words 'Spirit Clan', Lin Miaoxuan's beautiful eyes were filled with flames of anger: "They deserve to die!!!"

Seeing Lin Miaoxuan's eyes filled with rage, the middle-aged man sighed softly: "If possible, I do not wish for you to be drawn into this hatred, but the gate of the Spirit Clan will be opened very soon."

"When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact. Even if you hide, where could you possibly hide within these Ten Thousand Domains? Furthermore, you are the only remaining True Dragon."

Hum...

As he spoke, the light on the middle-aged man's body flared brightly, and a point of light gradually merged into the center of Lin Miaoxuan's brow.

Fire blazed brightly on her body, and the surrounding magma began to boil directly.

Before long, Lin Miaoxuan's body was wrapped in a large red cocoon.

The middle-aged man then turned his gaze to Lin Ye: "What is your name?"

"Junior is Lin Ye."

"Lin Ye, indeed... I hope that in the future, this girl can always stay by your side. I have passed the True Dragon technique to her; if nothing unexpected happens, she will certainly be able to become your aid."

"Even if you are no longer yourself, I still hope you can protect her."

Hearing this, Lin Ye nodded: "Senior, rest assured. Miaoxuan was brought out by me from a Secret Realm; naturally, I will be responsible for her until the end."

"Miaoxuan?"

The middle-aged man smiled: "You gave her a good name. Does she share your surname, Lin?"

"Senior, if you could tell me your surname, I will have her..."

"No need!"

The middle-aged man smiled and shook his head: "She never had a name before. Now that she has the lovely name Lin Miaoxuan, she must be very happy. Our True Dragon Clan only has her left; surnames or lack thereof are not important."

"Following your surname Lin is fine. However, just as I said before, I hope you can accomplish it."

"Senior, rest assured."

"Good!"

Seeing that the middle-aged man was at ease regarding Lin Miaoxuan's matter, Lin Ye asked his own question: "Senior, you just said that the gate of the Spirit Clan will be opened. Is this opening irreversible?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged man sighed softly: "That is correct. This process is irreversible. You must be that Coffin Bearer, right? You used the bronze coffin to block the gate, but the gate still has a crack after all."

"This Blood Road is the key to opening the crack. After the passage of eternal ages, it is too late to stop it now."

"Even if this Blood Road were destroyed, the gate would still open, and the Spirit Clan would cross over. Fortunately, this Great Thousand Domains still has many ancient clans, and you have even appeared."

"If nothing unexpected happens, this time will not be as miserable as it was in the ancient era."

"Moreover, the opening of the Spirit Clan's gate is one thing, but the ultimate destruction of the Ten Thousand Domains might not be caused by the Spirit Clan."

As he spoke, the middle-aged man looked at Lin Ye, his meaning implied.

Lin Ye naturally knew what the other party was referring to, and immediately said: "Senior, I will always be me. I am Lin Ye of the Righteous Qi Sect, not some Taichu Demon Lord, nor some future entity."

"Righteous Qi Sect?"

Hearing this name, the middle-aged man was clearly stunned for a moment, then smiled: "A good name. It seems that you in the Righteous Qi Sect must be filled with upright Qi?"

"Naturally!"

Lin Ye nodded: "Whether in the past or the future, I am determined to cleanse the universe and slay the demonic cultivators."

"Cleanse the universe, slay the demonic cultivators..."

Hum...

The middle-aged man waved his hand casually, and a burst of Sword Intent merged directly into the center of Lin Ye's brow.

"Since your goal is to cleanse the universe, I presume this Soaring Sky Swordplay should be able to help you."

Boom!!!

The very moment that swordplay merged into Lin Ye's body.

Endless spiritual power began to churn. Behind Lin Ye, three ancient swords appeared, each carrying an arrogant Sword Intent that had lasted through the ages, as if it wanted to slice open this world.

Seeing this scene, the middle-aged man said softly: "Quelling the Riot and Pacifying the Rebellion, Soaring into the Sky, have the Four Great Sword Arts finally fused into one?"

As he spoke, the fourth ancient sword also slowly appeared behind Lin Ye.

At the same time, Lin Ye's body glowed slightly. The Human Emperor Sword, the black Human Emperor Sword, and the Haoran Sword all appeared. Those three swords fused with the ancient sword phantoms behind Lin Ye, giving the ancient swords a concrete form.

"Using four swords to suppress one's own body? What great courage! Then let me help you!!!"

Seeing this, the middle-aged man exclaimed, then formed hand seals. The Dragon bone emerged from Lin Ye's qiankun ring; it was the Dragon bone that had previously fallen into the mountain range.

Under the churning and interweaving of spiritual power, the Dragon bone began to shrink continuously until it turned into a sword.

Using the Dragon bone as the sword, and True Dragon blood to sharpen the blade!

Hum...

That bone sword landed on the fourth sword behind Lin Ye.

Once the four ancient swords had taken shape, a screen of light appeared behind Lin Ye.

That was the scene of Lin Ye's journey of growth: Nine Heavens and Ten Domains, Great Thousand Domains, Time River...

Lin Ye's figures from various periods appeared within the screen of light.

It showed Lin Ye going upstream against time to the past, facing his younger self, and saying softly: "Remember, as the Son of Destiny and a Transmigration traveler, those who oppose you are all demonic cultivators. In the future, the task of eliminating demons and defending the Dao is left to you."

This was the scene that occurred when Lin Ye crossed into the past; he was speaking to his younger self.

While speaking, Lin Ye's hands carried wisps of blood Qi, which merged into the body of the young Lin Ye.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man's pupils constricted: "Reversing time himself to leave a suggestion for his younger self? And it is a forced suggestion at that?!"

"No wonder, no wonder! Righteous Qi Sect, eliminating demons and defending the Dao?!"

"Hahaha, hahaha!"