Who Are You!

Inside the Sword Treasury, sword qi surged tempestuously. The Sword Tower Supreme commanded tens of thousands of swords, invincible and unmatchable, while Liu Ningxuan attained unity of sword and man, unstoppable in his ferocious momentum. Clang! Clang! Clatter! In an instant, the deafening clash of countless spirit swords rang out. The cacophony unintentionally formed a sonic shockwave attack, putting anyone merely watching the battle at grave peril of their life. "Run!" Kun Qiu yelled. Not even caring that his Chaos Yin-Yang Sword had run off with someone else, he turned on his heels and bolted. Anyone who dared linger in the Sword Treasury right now wouldn't even know how they died! The other sword cultivators also realized that disaster was imminent and fled for their lives one after another. The Sword Treasury had been reduced to a battlefield between two transcendent sword cultivators, leaving no place for mere mortals to set foot. Even Tower Master Guan and the elders could only watch from the sidelines, frantic and helpless. Both supreme sword cultivators were in diminished states. Liu Ningxuan, having fused with his blade, was now a sword spirit and no longer even human. The Sword Tower Supreme went without saying—her true body had perished long ago, leaving behind only a remnant soul sustained by a rudimentary Soul Dao fruit. Yet no matter how poor their condition was, it was not something Body Integration stage cultivators could interfere with. Even if a Tribulation Transcendence stage cultivator arrived, they would have to weigh their own capabilities carefully. Liu Ningxuan had been worthy of being a rival to the Immortal Fairy, an expert qualified to possess a rudimentary Extinction Dao fruit; he could truly be called the greatest sword cultivator of the ancient era. The Sword Tower Supreme's cultivation had been even higher. Being able to face the Immortal Ascension Tribulation meant that she had comprehended the rudimentary Soul Dao fruit to its absolute pinnacle, standing on the same tier as Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi. One step further, and she would have been an immortal. Excluding an anomaly like Yun Zhi, she was the person with the highest cultivation since the founding of Great Xia! In a sense, their contest of the Sword Dao could be viewed as part of the Grand Sword Inquiry Ceremony. This was the strongest Grand Sword Inquiry Ceremony in history. "Canglan Sword Technique." Sword qi surged and roiled like a tempest. The entire Sword Treasury transformed into a vast ocean of sword qi, as if the water from the floor of the East Sea had been transported here. It carried a terrifying heft and crushing pressure, while countless Sea Race sword qi monsters roamed through the sea of sword qi, ravenously tearing at Liu Ningxuan. The Hanguang Sword vanished, becoming the most ferocious monster in the ocean of sword qi, seeking to sever Liu Ningxuan's Chengying Sword. "Extinction Sword Technique!" The Chengying Sword turned pitch-black, thick as ink, radiating an aura of consummate destruction. It seemed like the very source of ill omen, sending chills down one's spine. He had already touched the threshold of the rudimentary Extinction Dao fruit. It was extraordinarily terrifying; using this very technique in the past, he had pierced straight through a Xuanwu who was also at the peak of the Tribulation Transcendence stage with a single sword strike. Even the Xuanwu, renowned for its defense, was as flimsy as paper before this strike! Xuanxuan felt that even if the Tribulation Transcendence stage ancestor of his own clan were here, he would have to avoid the brunt of this sword strike for fear that a single blow would shatter his vital defense. The Sea Race sword qi monsters that met this strike were instantly torn apart, dissolving into erratic sword qi. Before that stray sword qi could even touch the Chengying Sword, the aura emanating from the blade devoured it completely! CLANG! All the sword qi was swallowed by the Chengying Sword, but the Hanguang Sword, being an immortal sword as well, remained unaffected and clashed head-on against the Chengying Sword. The collision of the two immortal swords bridged past and present. Chunks of earth trembled, and the entire Sword Treasury teetered, shaking the very foundations of the Sword Tower and threatening to cave in at any moment. The two peerless sword cultivators paid it no mind, unleashing their respective Dao of the Sword in an all-out effort to overwhelm the other. Two Sword Dao domains expanded outward, yet neither was as magnificent or majestic as the onlookers might have imagined. The Sword Tower Supreme's Sword Dao domain was crowded with ghostly apparitions. These were the formidable enemies she had slain in life, replicated via her rudimentary Soul Dao fruit and restored within her Sword Dao domain. Liu Ningxuan's Sword Dao domain resembled the end of the world—an expanse of dark crimson where the sun plunged into oblivion and stars shattered into dust. Any living being that stepped into this domain would perish inexplicably, as if afflicted by an inescapable curse of karmic death. Even with Lu Yang's talent in the Sword Dao, he could not comprehend their Sword Dao domains in the slightest, let alone anyone else. To say nothing of the Immortal Fairy, whose entire understanding of the Sword Dao came from Lu Yang. The Sword Dao domains expanded and swelled violently, scouring every inch of space until the void itself grew unstable, hairline fissures multiplying as though reality would shatter to pieces! Boom! Boom! Boom! Under the clash of the Sword Dao domains, the Sword Tower overhead finally failed to withstand the colossal power. It collapsed directly into ruins, threatening to bury the Sword Treasury. Yet under the impact of their dual Sword Dao domains, the debris of the Sword Tower was blasted apart instantly, completely unable to affect either of them. Both panted for breath, glaring intently at each other. They were the supreme figures of the Sword Dao in their respective eras. Since embarking on their paths, they had encountered evenly matched rivals, but never an enemy who could contest them so evenly in the realm of the Sword Dao alone. "Fairy, which of them will win?" Lu Yang asked tensely. Although the Immortal Fairy didn't understand the Sword Dao well, she could still tell who was stronger and who was weaker. "Tsk, going by how they're fighting, a result probably won't be decided for a day or two. But you see, that little Sword Tower girl's foundation is too weak. She can't fight for that long." "Ah?" Lu Yang grew worried for the Sword Tower Supreme on Mingtai's behalf. Liu Ningxuan had noticed this as well. Although turning into a sword spirit meant he could never become human again, his foundation was stable. He wasn't like the Sword Tower Supreme—a candle flickering in the wind, destined to be snuffed out before long. The Immortal Fairy then added, "However, if a third party intervenes, they'll be able to wrap up Liu Ningxuan in no time." "A third party intervenes?" Just as Lu Yang was wondering where on earth a third party would come from, a familiar figure leaped high into the air and flew to the Sword Tower Supreme's side. "Fellow Daoist, I'm here to help." "Yun Mengmeng?!" "Miss Yun?" Upon recognizing that figure, Lu Yang was shocked. How had Yun Mengmeng, who had been tagging along with him just to freeload food and drink, suddenly turned into a third party capable of fighting side by side with the Sword Tower Supreme? Tower Master Guan and the others had never expected that the freeloader connected to Lu Yang would be this powerful either. Her Golden Core stage cultivation was a disguise! Lu Yang realized. Yun Mengmeng hadn't been honest! "Wait a minute, Fairy, why didn't you ever mention this to me?" Even if he couldn't see through it, couldn't the Fairy see that Yun Mengmeng's cultivation was faked?! Lu Yang hurriedly racked his brain, recalling their conversations along the way. It seemed he hadn't said anything particularly rude to Senior Yun Mengmeng. The only potential issue was when they had talked about who Yun Mengmeng's good sister was—he seemed to have promised to teach her how to practice swordsmanship or something. For some reason, Lu Yang felt a creeping unease, as though something terrible was about to happen. "This Immortal saw that you two were having fun together! If I told you her cultivation, I was worried you'd be too stiff and reserved, spoiling the mood." With that, the Immortal Fairy made a face, turned around, and refused to pay any more attention to Lu Yang. "Who are you!" Liu Ningxuan was also startled by Yun Mengmeng's sudden appearance. He and the Sword Tower Supreme were locked in a delicate balance; any slight shift on either side would tip the scales of victory. Yun Mengmeng had originally intended to introduce herself, but on second thought, there was already a Yun Mengmeng who had become an immortal. Since she herself wasn't an immortal, wouldn't stating the name Yun Mengmeng bring shame upon it? "This young lady is named Yun Zhi." Lu Yang's legs turned so weak with fright that he nearly dropped to his knees. I'm utterly finished. The Fairy has doomed me.