The azure waves gently swayed, creating rippling layers of water, like blooming blue gems radiating extraordinary brilliance. At a glance, there was no horizon in sight, its beauty so breathtaking it could stop one’s heart.
“He Qi, the Sword-maniac,” with a vague and ethereal consciousness, seeped into the water unnoticed, spotting schools of fish, the undulating seabed, and many strange things in the lightless depths, yet he found neither the trench nor any trace of the Blue-blooded.
He wasn’t surprised. If the Blue-blooded had truly evaded his sensing ability, they would have been discovered long ago. Otherwise, why would the Donghai Sword Manor have been embroiled in a feud with the Wu Xiang Sword Gu lineage for so many years?
As a master of the Dharmakaya level, he was not one to hesitate or repeatedly question the accuracy of the Luo Shu divination. He simply glanced at Old Master Ruan, puzzled.
Why was the Ruan family so fervently involved in the matter of the Blue-blooded? They not only actively reached out in all directions but had almost committed their full strength. Half of their four Grandmasters had come, plus Old Master Ruan, a Great Grandmaster himself. In other words, aside from the Grandmaster in the Divine Capital, only one Grandmaster remained at the ancestral home in Langya to keep watch!
In stark contrast, the Wang family had only brought their patriarch bearing the “Luo Shu,” and the Donghai Sword Manor, despite their deep enmity with the Blue-blooded, had only sent himself and Huang Taichong.
At this moment, Old Master Ruan appeared calm and composed, eyes lowered as if gazing into his own heart, like an ancient well without ripples, revealing no clues.
He Qi retracted his gaze, stretched his limbs, transformed into a formless sword beam, and silently plunged beneath the sea’s surface, while the others hovered mid-air, concealed by the Luo Shu.
Shortly after, bubbles rose from the sea, quickly intensifying as if the water had boiled!
Splash! A muffled sound echoed as the sea suddenly collapsed, swirling rapidly around the center, forming a massive whirlpool.
The whirlpool spun faster, wider, and deeper, pushing the seawater outward.
Suddenly, a pure, sharp sword beam spiraled outward from the core of the whirlpool.
The sword qi rippled through the void, and the whirlpool violently exploded, surging outward in all directions.
Splash! The sea seemed to tear open a bone-deep wound, and Ruan San, Ruan Chengde, faintly glimpsed the bizarre underwater scenery.
The sword beam shot out of the sea, turned downward, and struck heavily, its whistling sword qi engulfing the entire area.
Puh! Puh! Puh!
Dull collision sounds abruptly arose, and a wavering ripple appeared somewhere on the seafloor, shifting rapidly from colorless to deep blue, desperately resisting the sword qi assault.
So it’s here indeed! Ruan San, thin and graceful, slightly narrowed his eyes, clutched his ancient qin, and charged toward that “ripple”!
He was fast, but someone was faster! The Wang family patriarch, under the Luo Shu’s protection, his wide sleeves fluttering, reached the Blue-blooded’s formation in a single breath.
It was only after He Qi’s attack that the Blue-blooded High Priest sensed enemies at their doorstep. At this moment, his body turned transparent, blue blood flowing, revealing strange symbols like ancient characters, desperately activating the formation.
If fully activated, it would be sufficient to hold off He Qi and his group for a while, giving the Blue-blooded ample time to escape!
The water turned deep blue, waves converging, connecting with the sea’s abyss, seemingly merging with the surrounding waters to form an impregnable defense.
At this critical moment of formation activation, the Wang family patriarch struck, his unadorned long sword tapping on the deep blue ripples!
The deep blue glow surged, as if receiving a powerful tonic, absorbing the abyss’s power. Instantly surpassing its limit, cracks appeared across its crystalline surface.
Crack! A teeth-gritting sound emitted as the fractures rapidly spread, and the seemingly flawless formation disintegrated within a breath!
Even in its half-open concealed state or fully defensive mode, the Wang patriarch wouldn’t have easily breached the formation. However, during the transition between stillness and motion, he seized the opportunity revealed by the Luo Shu.
This was precisely the prearranged plan!
With the formation collapsing, the trench’s interior fully exposed itself to Old Master Ruan and others. It was filled with countless depressions, each brimming with deep blue, almost tangible liquid.
At this moment, they stretched and transformed, awakening—a group of Blue-blooded!
Yet within the trench, the most striking sight wasn’t the Blue-blooded, but a towering, sapphire-blue spire. It shimmered metallically, adorned with wing-like decorations on both sides, and a massive shallow dish at its base.
Etched upon it was a deity, standing atop a black dragon, with water serpents dangling from its ears, its appearance majestic and awe-inspiring.
In front of the spire, the High Priest, with blue skin and intricate patterns, urgently transmitted voice to several nearby elites: “You go and hold them off for a while. I will pray for the Ancestor God’s descending power!”
Most of these elites were Blue-blooded, except for one resembling an elderly, white-haired human. Facing the formidable enemy, they stood united and replied in unison: “Understood!”
Before the words faded, Ruan San had already plunged into the trench, his hands strumming the qin before him.
An indescribable soft melody erupted, and behind Ruan San, a noble and terrifying phoenix soared into the sky, with a chicken’s head, swallow’s jaw, adorned in five colors, and wings spreading wide to fly into the heavens.
Gurgle! The seawater inside the trench completely boiled, rapidly vaporizing into white mist.
Each Blue-blooded was captivated by the phoenix’s cry, their blood boiling and vaporizing accordingly.
The phoenix’s cry pierced the heavens, burning mountains and boiling seas!
With no ordinary humans present, Ruan San chose the more powerful Langya Twelve Divine Sounds!
Witnessing the tragic deaths of their descendants, a Blue-blooded Grandmaster, eyes blazing with hatred, flashed through the water, preparing to launch a full-scale attack on Ruan San.
Dang!
At this moment, a clear and pleasant bell sound rippled outward from afar. Old Master Ruan, hands tucked into his sleeves, had a floating ancient qin before him, its tail slightly scorched.
The sound waves spread, the rolling boiling bubbles stilled, the remaining Blue-blooded stilled, and droplets hung mid-air, translucent and crystalline, exquisitely beautiful.
Langya Twelve Divine Tones, the Bell Shakes the Three Realms, the ultimate resonance!
The Blue-blooded Grandmaster halted instantly, his movements slowing, the strange branches beneath his translucent skin clearly visible.
A flash of sword light passed through, erupting within him, ten thousand sword qi rampaging, completely obliterating him—it was Huang Taichong arriving.
Previously, defeating this Blue-blooded Grandmaster would have been extremely difficult for him, but with Old Master Ruan’s Langya Divine Sound support, it was as effortless as cutting melons!
The surrounding seawater slowly poured back, gradually filling the area. He Qi, the Dharma Body-level “Sword Maniac,” did not unleash his full strength but instead faced off against the white-haired human.
This was the main purpose of his journey!
“I didn’t expect you to still be alive,” He Qi sighed.
The white-haired human snorted: “Of course I’m stronger than your father. I only regret he had such a good son!”
“You’ve strayed onto the demonic path. What more do you have to say?” He Qi’s gaze gradually turned icy. “Hand over the Sword Gu talisman.”
The old man laughed wildly, appearing deranged: “Fallen into the demonic path? Back when we were exploring the secrets of the Blue-blooded together, using them to compensate for the shortcomings of the Wu Xiang Sword Qi, why didn’t you say that then?”
He Qi floated before him with hands clasped behind his back, calmly replying, “The secrets of the Blue-blooded are neither good nor bad; it’s the users who determine that. Our He family lineage used them to strengthen ourselves in pursuit of the supreme Dao, a noble and open path. But you, insatiably greedy, used islanders as test subjects to explore methods of transforming your own bodies, harming the natural order and betraying your ancestors. How is that not a demonic path?”
“Hmph, smooth talk! It was only to make the sword manor bear the He surname, because you saw our methods surpassed yours, and you harbored ill intentions!” The old man’s eyes brimmed with hatred.
He Qi chuckled: “Surpassed you? Uncle Gao, how about I suppress my power to half my strength and face you fairly, to see who is superior?”
“You think I, an old man, dare not?” The white-haired elder’s fighting spirit flared.
He Qi remained composed: “If you lose, tell me where the Sword Gu Talisman is hidden. Uncle Gao, you’ve always been a man of your word—I trust you won’t go back on your promise.”
“Fine!” The old man had long harbored resentment over this matter. Behind him, a deep blue whirlpool emerged, but each droplet of water within it was a blue Gu insect, exhaling sword qi and inhaling sharpness.
His body began to disintegrate, every inch of skin, every drop of blood, transforming entirely into Sword Gu!
…
Inside the Sanqing Temple in Langya City, Meng Qi sat quietly, gazing toward the Ruan estate. After consolidating his power for two days, he had stabilized at the fourth heavenly realm. Once he clarified the Ruan family’s affairs, he would need to consider the mystery of the Zhenwu tomb.
“Two days later, everything will naturally become clear?” He slightly furrowed his brow, rose, and headed toward the Ruan estate.
In a courtyard somewhere within the city, a certain unremarkable, wrinkled old man suddenly opened his eyes, unable to suppress his astonishment: “I felt a wisp of my Ancestor God’s aura!”
A major upheaval was occurring within the trench!
He abruptly stood up, revealing nine fingers, and beside him were five companions.
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