109: Ten Thousand Swords Slaying Immortal Formation

The bet between Lin Dao and Saint King Jian Wuya spread like wildfire across the rapidly changing New Ancient Realm.

On one side was the newly rising Lin Clan, whose Old Ancestor possessed unfathomable strength; on the other was the Limitless Sword Sect, an ancient imperial clan with deep foundations known for its offensive prowess.

This struggle for the Immortal Cave, limited to those at the Xiaoyao Realm and below, far exceeded its own significance; it was viewed as the first direct confrontation and test of strength between the two major powers under the new status quo.

Countless gazes were focused on the ancient Immortal Cave deep within the Meteorite Sea, which was shrouded in Restrictions.

From the Limitless Sword Sect's camp, behind Saint King Jian Wuya, five Sword Cultivators with incredibly sharp Auras stepped out.

The leader was a cold-faced youth carrying two swords on his back. His Aura had astonishingly reached the Peak of the Xiaoyao Realm, and his Sword Intent was so condensed that he seemed like a drawn sharp sword himself.

He was one of the Sword Children of this generation of the Limitless Sword Sect, named Absolute Shadow.

The other four were also elite Disciples at the Seventh and Eighth Levels of the Xiaoyao Realm, each with sharp eyes and an imposing Aura.

In contrast, on the Lin Clan's side, Lin Hao, Ye Chen, Lin Yun, Phoenix Spirit, Lin Feng, Yang Yan, and Moon Radiance stood shoulder to shoulder.

Their cultivation was at most at the Xiaoyao Realm First Level, while the lowest among them—Phoenix Spirit, Yang Yan, and Moon Radiance—were still at the Peak of the Spirit Tribulation Realm.

"Hmph, Lin Dao, if you concede now and hand over the Saint King Artifact, it is still not too late, so as to avoid unnecessary casualties among your Disciples." Saint King Jian Wuya's tone carried a hint of sarcasm.

He did not believe for a moment that these "low-level" Disciples of the Lin Clan had any chance of winning.

Lin Dao ignored him and merely nodded slightly to the seven, including Lin Hao.

Lin Hao took a deep breath, swept his gaze over his brothers and sisters, and said in a deep voice: "This battle concerns the honor of our clan, and even more so, our own Dao. Follow the plan and look out for one another!"

"Understood!" the six replied in unison, their eyes firm.

Absolute Shadow glanced coldly at the seven, as if looking at a flock of lambs waiting to be slaughtered, and spat out two words: "Trash."

Immediately, he led his four fellow Disciples, turning into five sharp rays of sword light, and charged first towards the entrance of the ancient Immortal Cave, which was emitting misty, colorful light.

The Restriction at the entrance of the Immortal Cave sensed the foreign presence and activated instantly. Countless crisscrossing Sword Qi manifested out of thin air, sweeping in like a storm to kill!

This was the first trial of the Immortal Cave—the Myriad Sword Immortal Slaughter Formation!

Absolute Shadow let out a cold snort. The two swords on his back remained sheathed, and he simply joined his fingers like a sword and slashed through the air!

An extremely condensed gray Sword Qi slashed out. Wherever it passed, the incoming Restriction Sword Qi shattered and annihilated like fragile glass!

He had actually used his own supreme Sword Intent to forcibly carve out a short-lived passage through this Sword Qi storm!

"Go!" Absolute Shadow shouted lowly. The five did not slow down, instantly diving into the passage and disappearing at the entrance of the Immortal Cave.

The Sword Qi storm that had been broken open slowly healed.

"What powerful Sword Intent!"

"As expected of a Sword Child of the Limitless Sword Sect!"

"I'm afraid those from the Lin Clan won't even be able to pass this first trial."

Exclamations rang out among the onlookers, and no one favored the Lin Clan.

The seven, including Lin Hao, arrived before the Restriction.

Facing the re-condensed and even more violent Sword Qi storm, Lin Hao did not try to force his way through like Absolute Shadow.

He closed his eyes and carefully sensed the trajectory, strength, and the true meaning of the Dao of the Sword contained within every strand of Sword Qi in the storm.

After a few breaths, he opened his eyes abruptly, a flash of cyan light appearing in them.

"Although this Formation is strong, its operation is not without flaws. At the Southwest Kan position, there is a momentary gap in the Sword Qi; at the Northeast Li position, the energy flow is slightly sluggish... Follow me!"

He turned into a ray of sword light. Instead of charging in a straight line, he moved in a trajectory that seemed circuitous but was actually incredibly precise, weaving through the dense gaps in the Sword Qi like a swimming fish!

Ye Chen, Lin Yun, and the others followed closely behind. They trusted Lin Hao's judgment without reservation. The Auras of the seven were faintly connected, and their movements were coordinated, allowing them to narrowly avoid the vast majority of the Sword Qi attacks. On the rare occasions they could not avoid one, it was either shattered by Ye Chen's punch or deflected by Lin Yun's Star Power.

They did not try to force their way through the Formation but instead used skill to overcome force, searching for the patterns and flaws in the Formation's operation!

"Oh? Interesting."

"They can actually see through the operational patterns of the Myriad Sword Immortal Slaughter Formation?"

"This Lin Hao's Comprehension Ability in the Dao of the Sword is likely not low!"

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, the Seven Saints of the Lin Clan also safely passed through the first Restriction and entered the Immortal Cave.

Inside the Immortal Cave, there was another world.

It was not the palaces and pavilions they had imagined, but a vast starry sky!

Countless huge stone tablets floated in the Void Realm, each engraved with different sword moves, Sword Intent, or some profound insights into the Dao of the Sword.

This place seemed to be a Legacy Sword Realm left behind by some ancient master of the Dao of the Sword!

Absolute Shadow and the other four, who had entered first, had already dispersed. Each had chosen a stone tablet with a powerful Aura and was concentrating on comprehending and cracking it, attempting to gain the recognition of the stone tablet to find the path to the core Legacy.

"Disperse and act, search for the Legacy that resonates with you, but keep in contact and provide support at any time!" Lin Hao quickly ordered.

The seven immediately dispersed.

Lin Hao flew directly to the center of the Sword Realm, toward the tallest dark golden stone tablet that emitted an Aura of "I am the only one supreme" and the power to sever everything.

He felt a strong resonance between the Heavenly Emperor Sword Dao Legacy within his body and it.

Ye Chen became interested in a stone tablet engraved with countless tiny figures holding swords, practicing a certain strength-based sword technique. The sword technique was grand and open, fitting his Ancient Desolate Sacred Body quite well.

Lin Yun stopped in front of a stone tablet flowing with starry sword light.

Phoenix Spirit found a stone tablet burning with flame runes.

Lin Feng sat cross-legged in front of a stone tablet that looked blank but contained endless possibilities for the evolution of the Dao of the Sword.

Yang Yan and Moon Radiance together comprehended a sword tablet emitting the Qi of Yin and Yang.

Absolute Shadow also noticed Lin Hao's target. He sneered, abandoned the stone tablet he was currently comprehending, and turned into sword light, charging straight toward the central dark golden stone tablet.

"This tablet is mine!" Absolute Shadow shouted coldly. His Sword Intent at the Peak of the Xiaoyao Realm pressed down on Lin Hao without reservation. At the same time, he joined his fingers into a sword, and a sharp gray Sword Qi stabbed directly at Lin Hao's back, intending to forcibly interrupt Lin Hao's comprehension!

Lin Hao seemed to have eyes on the back of his head. Without turning his head, the Qingping Sword automatically unsheathed half an inch, emitting a clear sword hum. A condensed cyan Sword Qi arrived first despite being launched later, precisely striking the side of Absolute Shadow's Sword Qi!

Ssh! Both Sword Qi strands annihilated simultaneously.

Lin Hao's figure swayed slightly, while Absolute Shadow was shaken back half a step!

"What?!" For the first time, a look of shock appeared on Absolute Shadow's face.

His full-force strike was actually blocked so easily by someone at the Xiaoyao Realm First Level?

And it even had the upper hand in the degree of condensation of power?

How could he know that Lin Hao carried the Heavenly Emperor Sword Dao Legacy; the purity of his Sword Yuan and the purity of his Sword Intent far exceeded those of the same rank and even faintly suppressed other Daos of the Sword.

Coupled with Lin Hao's thousand years in the Time-Space Tower, his control over power had long reached the realm of microscopic precision.

"Your sword is not pure enough." Lin Hao slowly turned around, looking at Absolute Shadow with calm eyes, and said words similar to what the other had said about him earlier.

Absolute Shadow was furious: "You're courting death!"

The two swords on his back finally unsheathed!

One black and one white, the two sword lights intertwined and rotated like Yin and Yang fish, emitting a terrifying Sword Intent that could cut through everything and reverse life and death!

These were his life-bound twin swords—the Yin and Yang Chaos-Reversing Swords!

"Yin and Yang Chaos-Reversing, Slash!"

The black and white sword light tore through the Void Realm, carrying the Concept of chaos and destruction, and swept toward Lin Hao to kill!

The power of this strike was already close to a casual strike from an ordinary Saint King Realm First Level!

Facing this fatal strike, Lin Hao's eyes were solemn, but he did not back down.

He gripped the Qingping Sword with both hands, elevating his comprehension of the "Severing" true meaning of the Heavenly Emperor Sword Dao to the extreme. The Sword Soul within his body emitted a hum. A cyan Sword Qi, which looked ordinary but contained the Concept of severing rules and destroying all laws, met the black and white sword light!

Just as the two sword moves were about to collide, a sudden change occurred!

The dark golden stone tablet they had been fighting over suddenly erupted with blinding light!

A vast, ancient Sword Intent, carrying supreme majesty, descended with a boom, like a sleeping emperor awakening!

Hum!

The cyan Sword Qi slashed out by Lin Hao and Absolute Shadow's Yin and Yang Chaos-Reversing sword light, in the face of this sudden, vast Sword Intent, were like snow meeting the sun, instantly melting and disintegrating!

An irresistible force acted on both of them simultaneously!

Bang! Bang!

Lin Hao and Absolute Shadow both spat out blood, were shaken back, and smashed heavily into the distant Void Realm.

Above the dark golden stone tablet, a blurry phantom of an old man, condensed from pure Sword Intent, slowly emerged.

His gaze swept over everyone present who was attempting to comprehend the stone tablets, finally lingering for a moment on Lin Hao and Absolute Shadow, and he issued an old and majestic voice:

"The struggle for the Legacy depends on one's own destiny. Those who kill each other and disturb the peace of the Sword Realm shall be deprived of the qualification to comprehend and be expelled from the Immortal Cave!"

As the voice fell, two chains of Sword Intent appeared out of thin air, instantly binding Absolute Shadow and a Limitless Sword Sect Disciple not far from him who had been attacking the stone tablet where Phoenix Spirit was. Without allowing them to resist, they were dragged directly out of the Immortal Cave and disappeared at the entrance!