Chapter 419 - 405: Slaying
Trembling!
When the sword struck down, Jianfeng resonated with the Great Void Path, exuding a soul-shattering sharpness that made Jing Yuntian's soul quiver with fear!
That sharpness...
It reminded him of the time when he had not yet embarked on the path of cultivation and faced a ten-meter-long mirror plummeting from a thirty-meter-high building.
The angle and position of the falling mirror perfectly matched where he had stood.
Only...
Back then, he was extremely lucky, for a cultivator happened to pass by and casually saved his life.
But this time...
All he could do was watch helplessly as the Sword of the Void, vast and unstoppable in its sharpness, sliced directly into his Myriad Aspects Demonic God Body.
This powerful Myriad Aspects Demonic God was cut in two under the Sword of the Void's chillingly sharp edge, as though it were the world's sharpest cold weapon slicing through the top chef's carefully sculpted tofu.
"Pfft!"
It didn't even make a sound.
The Myriad Aspects Demonic God's body was cleaved open.
At the moment of the Myriad Aspects Demonic God's collapse, an unprecedented fear finally erupted from the depths of Jing Yuntian's soul.
"Ah!"
He suddenly let out a loud roar, his Divine Sense bursting to its limits as he tried to control his body to retreat at full speed.
But...
It was too late!
The Sword of the Void, unfazed after cutting through the Myriad Aspects Demonic God, continued to slash into the Myriad Aspects Cave Heaven World behind it.
This Cave Heaven World, the core of a cultivator's essence, was as fragile as paper in the face of this sharp Sword of the Void, torn apart with brutal force.
"How is this possible!"
Jing Yuntian's bursting Divine Sense instantly summoned three Dao Artifacts within the Cave Heaven World!
All three Dao Artifacts exploded toward the Sword of the Void with a faint golden light at the same time.
In the end, even the mighty Dao Artifacts could produce no effect against the Sword of the Void.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The three Dao Artifacts were severed at the same time, each broken into two pieces.
As the three Dao Artifacts shattered, another treasure appeared deep within his Cave Heaven.
This treasure transformed directly into a Dao seed, which contained some mysterious power guiding the original Sword of the Void, which was slashing toward his true Dao seed, to instead cut towards him.
"Bang!"
The next second, the decoy Dao seed shattered.
The remnant power erupted, like a Chaos Void capable of devouring everything, engulfing everything around the Dao seed.
"Hmm?"
Alkaid seemed to recognize something in this scene, a flash of recognition in his eyes.
"A Puppet Seed?"
Once a cultivator reaches the Refining Void Level, their most fatal weaknesses become their Cave Heaven and Dao seed.
To be more precise, the key lies in the Dao seed.
It is the Dao seed that sustains the existence of the Cave Heaven.
Without the Dao seed, the Cave Heaven loses its support and will gradually collapse.
Once the Cave Heaven collapses, the cultivator's essence will completely dissipate, leading to death.
Therefore, the Dao seed is the vital core of a cultivator above the Refining Void Level.
A Puppet Seed is a mimic of a Dao seed that can take a lethal hit in place of the cultivator at crucial moments.
That is why each Puppet Seed is extremely expensive; no one is willing to trade them, even for several Dao Artifacts.
But of course, the Puppet Seed has its drawbacks.
It is only effective against single-target attacks.
Should the opponent unleash an attack like Destruction Sword Aura, which can forcibly collapse the Cave Heaven, the Puppet Seed is rendered meaningless.
If the Cave Heaven is shattered, what room is there for the Dao seed's existence?
"Not bad, having settled for so many years in the Shattered Void Realm, you have indeed acquired quite a few life-saving treasures," Alkaid said as he activated "True Spirit's Light" to lock onto every fluctuation of Jing Yuntian's aura. "Take another sword from me. If you survive, you live; if you cannot, you die."
Upon hearing Alkaid's words, Jing Yuntian was terrified out of his wits.
Alkaid's second sword had not only crushed his Myriad Aspects Demonic God but had also severely damaged his Cave Heaven, whose internal structure had already been compromised.
If it weren't for the Sword of the Void being so sharp and its cut being so fine, his entire Cave Heaven would now be at the risk of collapsing.
Hearing that Alkaid was going to strike again, Jing Yuntian was retreating while his Divine Sense activated, "Alkaid Sect Leader, the Jing Family has erred, and I am willing to make reparations on their behalf! We are both Supreme Elders of the Heavenly Dao Sect; let's talk this over. Why must we resort to violence and extermination?"
At the same time, his Divine Sense quickly swept in the direction of Zhen Xuanyuan, Gu Li, and others: "Supreme Elders, save me quickly!"
The Limitless Sword within Alkaid was ultimately just a Superior Dao Artifact, invoking only a projection of the Great Dao, and its aura couldn't begin to compare with that of a true Dao Lord.
If they were not in direct confrontation, those outside the battlefield like Zhen Xuanyuan and Gu Li would be completely unaware of how dire Jing Yuntian's situation was.
They were even wondering why Jing Yuntian, who had seemed to be able to barely withstand Alkaid's Sword of the Void, suddenly became so vulnerable, as his Myriad Aspects Demonic God and Myriad Aspects World were successively and effortlessly severed.
It appeared that he was in a bind himself, having spent all his life-saving treasures?
Only when he called out for help did the two realize something was seriously wrong.
Seeing Alkaid about to unleash a third strike, the two Supreme Elders used their movement techniques, breaking through the air to arrive.
"Sect Leader Alkaid, please cease your attack immediately!"
"Belonging to the same sect yet resorting to armed confrontation and brawling, what kind of example is this setting? Stop at once!"
Before their arrival, the fluctuations of Divine Sense had already made their presence felt.
Especially Zhen Xuanyuan, whose words carried a hint of reprimand.
However, Alkaid's movements did not slow in the slightest.
The You Long Sword in his hand gleamed with golden light, and a new Sword of the Void had already formed, targeting Jing Yuntian.
This time, with the True Spirit's Light locking on, even if the Shattered Void Supreme Elder produced another Puppet Seed, there would be no escape and nowhere to hide.
"Audacious!"
Zhen Xuanyuan, who had just made his appearance, couldn't help but roar furiously upon seeing that Alkaid dared to deliver a deadly blow despite his explicit command to stop.
With a clench of his empty hand, a ring of Blazing White light with powerful sealing force enveloped Alkaid's body.
This was his Lifebound Daoist Art—Subduing the Azure Sky!
He, too, was a Shattered Void cultivator who walked the path of the Void, and his Subduing the Azure Sky had reached Perfection, capable of sealing the Void and forbidding all forms of power.
On the other side, Gu Li also appeared abruptly and, with a swing of his blade, unleashed a slice of rainbow light that contained scorchingly violent high temperatures, aiming to sever the Sword of the Void above the Alkaid Sword.
Simultaneously with Gu Li's appearance, Chi Yun, the Supreme Elder, also showed up.
However, even though this Supreme Elder stood on Alkaid's side, he too had not anticipated matters would escalate to Alkaid attempting to kill Jing Yuntian.
Swallowing the Jing Family whole and making them pay the price was understandable and acceptable to him, but if Jing Yuntian, a Supreme Elder himself, died, it would mean a loss of power for the Heavenly Dao Sect.
Moreover, Gu Li's strike, which was clearly aimed at the Sword of the Void unleashed by Alkaid, would not harm Alkaid himself.
With these concerns weighing on him, his actions couldn't help but slow down a bit.
But clearly, he wasn't quick enough to observe Zhen Xuanyuan, who was simultaneously unleashing the Subduing the Azure Sky.
The moment the rangeful Dao Technique engulfed him, Alkaid's movements were visibly hindered and affected.
Resultingly, the rainbow-like blade light struck Alkaid's body with precision.
The two Supreme Elders seemed to have executed a perfectly coordinated strike, whether intentional or accidental.
"Careful!"
Chi Yun, the Supreme Elder, cried out in alarm.
In the next moment, a dazzling burst of starlight emanated from Alkaid's body.
The seven-colored radiance of the Starlight Glazed Body effortlessly deflected the rapidly approaching rainbow blade light.
At the same time, the power of the Heaven-Sealing Stele also vibrated out from Alkaid's body.
With the added power of the Great Void Path's projection, not only was the sealing effect of the Subduing the Azure Sky on him lessened, but the force of the Heaven-Sealing Stele, a Superior Dao Artifact, was also amplified.
The Blazing White ring that enveloped his body was directly hindered and stagnated by the power of the Heaven-Sealing Stele.
Seizing this opportunity, he unleashed the full edge of the You Long Sword's Sword of the Void.
"Buzzing!"
The Subduing the Azure Sky, a Perfection Level sealing Dao Technique, was torn apart and crushed by the Sword of the Void as if ripping through rotten wood.
Having shattered the Dao technique, the edge of the Sword of the Void ferociously struck down, once again slicing into Jing Yuntian's Cave Heaven World with a sharpness that could shatter anything and destroy everything, sending chills down the Supreme Elder's spine.
"Not good!"
He growled lowly, ready to instantly withdraw a strand of Essence from his Cave Heaven World, prepared to sacrifice this world to seize a chance for rebirth through possession!
At this moment, he never imagined that by merely following Sect Leader Zong Wenxian's instructions to suppress Alkaid, the Vice Sect Leader in charge of the Southern Region, he would face such terrible retaliation.
Not only might the Jing Family's millennia of glory vanish in a day because of this event, but even he himself faced the risk of dying and having his Dao dissipate.
If he had known earlier how rapidly Alkaid had grown, he would never have involved himself in the struggle for the position of Sect Leader.
"Hiss!"
In an instant, Jing Yuntian's Dao seed shattered.
But…
Under the guidance of the True Spirit's Light, the Sword of the Void, which had been unstoppable, pivoted after shattering the Dao seed, directly slicing towards another part of the Void.
"No!"
In the Supreme Elder's trembling Divine Sense filled with extreme fear, the strand of Essence he had barely managed to extract from his Cave Heaven World using a secret technique was once again engulfed by the Sword of the Void.
The next second, the Sword of the Void became a Chaos Void, instantly grinding everything in that area to nothingness.
"Alkaid!"
Zhen Xuanyuan's eyes widened in disbelief as he bellowed in rage mixed with shock.
He's dead!?
Jing Yuntian was actually killed just like that!?
A Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Dao Sect, who had cultivated for thousands of years to reach the Shattered Void and stood at the pinnacle of the Northern Sea, was just killed by Alkaid right in front of him, the Chief Supreme Elder!
Overwhelmed by unprecedented fury and humiliation, he was enraged!
"You dare to kill a Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Dao Sect… you…"
But before he could fully express his infuriated reprimand, the Divine Sense that followed from Alkaid gave him a jolt, and a bone-chilling cold surged forth, instantly restoring his reason and calm.
"Zhen Xuanyuan, Gu Li, both of you as Supreme Elders of the Heavenly Dao Sect dare to attack me alongside those from the Jing Family who have colluded with demon cultivators from the Yin Moon Sect!"
Withstanding the attacks of two Supreme Elders with the Starlight Glazed Body and the Heaven-Sealing Stele, and resolutely killing Jing Yuntian, another Supreme Elder, Alkaid turned around.
His gaze pierced through Zhen Xuanyuan and Gu Li.
"Indeed… such audacity!"
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