Translator: CinderTL
"Great Accomplishment Sword Intent!"
Tens of miles away!
Watching Ge Li being effortlessly slain without any resistance, Shadowless True Lord couldn't help but feel a tremor in his heart, his pupils dilating intensely.
Although Li Chunjun had previously demonstrated the power of his Sword Intent multiple times, due to his relatively weak mental state and the fact that Shadowless True Lord was keeping a considerable distance to avoid detection, he hadn't truly "seen" the depth of Li Chunjun's Sword Intent.
But now...
Realizing that Li Chunjun had detected the lurking Ge Li and curious about the means he would use to eliminate this Nascent Soul True Lord, Shadowless True Lord was in a state of heightened concentration. It was under these circumstances that he finally "saw" the true extent of Li Chunjun's Sword Intent!
Great Accomplishment-level Destruction Sword Intent!
And it seemed there was more than one type of Sword Intent! Additionally...
A mental strength not inferior to that of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!
With these two factors combined, how could Ge Li, who was only at the early stage of Nascent Soul and had just begun to grasp the Mystic Art Essence, possibly resist!?
The only reason he could "see through" Li Chunjun's subtle and profound Sword Intent was due to the instinctive survival response triggered by the imminent threat of death.
Otherwise, he might have been silently pierced through the head by Li Chunjun's Lifebound Flying Sword before even seeing its trajectory.
Just like those Core Formation Realm cultivators.
This level of strength...
Shadowless True Lord's heart trembled.
"The Profound Yellow Star Brilliance List! The Profound Yellow Star Brilliance List!"
This was definitely the level of strength that could earn a place on the Profound Yellow Star Brilliance List.
Not just the qualification to challenge, but a genuine spot on the list! At this moment, Shadowless True Lord was almost eager to drag Li Chunjun to the Profound Yellow Great World, to have him ascend the Star Brilliance List and instantly become famous, shaking the entire Profound Yellow realm.
...
"Killed a Level 24 creature, experience +2351!"
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[Life Level: 28 (45361/80000)]
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A living target.
That was how Li Chunjun felt.
Under the Great Void Destruction Sword Intent, despite Ren Fenghua and the others exerting their utmost to control the formation, he still managed to stealthily infiltrate and silently eliminate one Core Formation cultivator after another who were maintaining the formation.
As for the suddenly appearing True Lord Ge Li...
He didn't fare much better.
All he did was force Li Chunjun to reveal his Great Accomplishment-level Destruction Sword Intent.
His Divine Sense strength was overwhelming.
His Sword Intent realm was overwhelming.
With these two combined...
A Nascent Soul True Lord couldn't even put up a decent fight and had already become a casualty under his sword.
"It seems my guess was correct. After forming the Golden Core, my Sword Qi and Divine Sense have reached a new level. Killing the Four Symbols True Lord is no longer out of the question. My overall strength... is enough to rival a Great True Lord."
Li Chunjun had an epiphany.
Perhaps he wasn't as strong as top-tier existences like Qi Qian Yu, who were just a step away from the Primordial Spirit, but compared to Nascent Soul cultivators like Huan Ming, Zhuo Yu, and Xi Yan, he was no longer inferior.
Looking across the entire Blue Star...
He could easily rank within the top twenty.
But...
It still wasn't enough! "Either cultivate a Mystical Power or raise my Life Level to 29... no, 29 might not be enough, it has to be 30! Only by achieving one of these two conditions can I truly become invincible on Blue Star! Only then can I completely annihilate the Chiyang Sword Sect..."
Li Chunjun paused.
Considering the existence of formations, Fifth-Tier Talismans, and other trump cards, even this level of strength might not be enough to annihilate the Chiyang Sword Sect.
He must cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage!
With the foundation of the Primordial Spirit and the power of the Nascent Soul realm, he could crush the Chiyang Sword Sect.
Cultivate a Mystical Power and then advance to Nascent Soul? It would be difficult!
Mastering Mystical Powers alone is expected to take five or six years! Compared to achieving the Nascent Soul stage, it is clearly easier to quickly raise the life level to 30.
If he can reach the peak of level 30 and enter a state of enlightenment, all difficulties will be resolved effortlessly.
At that time, he will not only be able to comprehend Mystical Powers and Great Mystic Powers in one go, but achieving perfection in Sword Intent will also be no challenge.
He might even take a step further and comprehend the Sword Force at the Void Refining standard.
"Life level!"
Li Chunjun turned his gaze back to the capital of Fengzhou.
The experience value of an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator is around 2000, while a Golden Core cultivator...
Typically provides between 600 and 800.
Yet, the strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator is more than ten times that of a Golden Core cultivator? Before the life level rises to the True Core stage and Golden Core cultivators can no longer gain experience, killing these cultivators is more cost-effective than targeting Nascent Soul cultivators.
In the capital of Fengzhou, over twenty Core Formation cultivators were barely holding on with the help of formations.
Originally, if they had chosen to scatter, many more could have survived.
But the existence of the formations gave them a glimmer of hope.
Even under the Great Void Destruction Sword Intent, these Fourth-Order Formations were like sieves, utterly incapable of blocking his Scarlet Sky Sword.
After all, it was people who were controlling the formations.
And people cannot remain unaffected by Sword Intent.
If they cannot withstand the Sword Intent, whether they are controlling Third-Order, Fourth-Order, or even Fifth-Order Formations makes little difference.
However, as Li Chunjun killed Ge Li with a single sword strike, the power of his hidden Talisman dissipated, revealing his true form. The remaining Core Formation cultivators, already under immense mental pressure, were driven to madness.
"True Lord Ge Li! It's True Lord Ge Li!"
"How could this happen!? One strike!? He killed True Lord Ge Li with one strike!?"
"This can't be real, this can't be real. We're being influenced by his Sword Intent. This is an illusion, it can't scare me! All illusions, be shattered!"
Some Core Formation cultivators with weaker wills were directly driven to collapse by this scene.
Even Ren Fenghua, a Golden Core cultivator, struggled to maintain his composure.
The True Lord Ge Li, whom they had placed their hopes on, had fallen just like that!? Killed by Li Chunjun with a single strike!? A single strike to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator!? What kind of power is that!? And they had foolishly relied on formations to oppose such power!? This was nothing but a path to certain death.
Run! Run now!
If they didn't run, everyone would die!
"Retreat! Retreat now!"
Ren Fenghua, forcing himself to stay calm, shouted.
"Stop them!"
Li Chunjun ordered Jiang Yuxue, Zhou Yuechen, and the others.
His sword, meanwhile, was aimed at the remaining five Golden Core cultivators in the field.
Without needing detailed instructions, they understood the Sword Prodigy's exact intentions.
Stop them!
Every single one they could stop counted! The Sword Prodigy was doing everything he could to weaken the war potential of other sects for the Taixu Sword Sect, ensuring that even after he left, the Taixu Sword Sect would maintain its absolute dominance.
Therefore, Jiang Yuxue, Zhou Yuechen, and Zhang Weiqian carried out this order with all their might, each of them restraining at least three, if not four, Core Formation cultivators.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Sword light whistled through the air.
The powerful Golden Core cultivators were no match for the Scarlet Sky Sword's light, and none could withstand even a single strike.
After just a hundred miles of battle, four Golden Core cultivators had already fallen to Li Chunjun's sword.
Immediately after, he turned his body, and his powerful Divine Sense spanned over a hundred miles of void, quickly locking onto Ren Fenghua, who had fled to a hundred miles away.
He rose into the air on his Flying Sword, Sword Qi erupting, and under the control of his Divine Sense, his speed instantly surged to three times the speed of sound.
And the momentum continued to increase.
3.3 times, 3.6 times, 3.9 times...
Finally, Li Chunjun's sword speed soared to an astonishing 4.1 times the speed of sound, a speed that would be considered remarkable even for an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator! When the distance between them was reduced to less than twenty miles, the Scarlet Sky Sword erupted.
Without the burden of a "body," the speed of the Scarlet Sky Sword itself doubled once more! It pierced through the void at eight times the speed of sound.
Less than twenty miles, almost traversed by the Scarlet Sky Sword in a single breath.
Even though Ren Fenghua sensed something, he had no time to react.
The concentrated force pierced through his skull, with not a single bit of energy spilling out.
This effect of piercing through the target after hitting it...
Was far more terrifying than the energy release from speed turning the entire body into a mist of blood.
This was the absolute control within the range of a cultivator's Divine Sense.
After killing all the Golden Core cultivators in Fengzhou, Li Chunjun turned his body and returned to the battlefield.
Several minutes later.
All Core Formation cultivators within a radius of three hundred miles had been slaughtered by Li Chunjun.
Although there were still a few stragglers who had escaped too quickly and too far, Li Chunjun was unwilling to waste more time pursuing them. However, compared to the total number of eighty-two Core Formation cultivators...
The few who escaped did not diminish the glory of this annihilation battle.
The Core Formation cultivators of the Xian Tian Sect in Fengzhou could be said to have been completely wiped out.
When Li Chunjun returned to the battlefield, Jiang Yuxue quickly approached: "Sword Prodigy!"
At the same time, she presented a Storage Bracelet and several treasures.
Li Chunjun glanced at them.
The wealth of a Nascent Soul True Lord was not insignificant.
Among these items, the one that truly benefited him was a Fifth-Tier Talisman—the Myriad Transformations Limitless Talisman.
This Talisman could only be activated by cultivators at the True Core Realm or above, allowing the cultivator to split into ten thousand parts. Even if they suffered immense damage, they could avoid it by dispersing into these parts.
The remaining item was the Space-Fixing Plate.
It had the effect of sealing the void.
Unlike the Eight Desolations Dragon Locking Formation, which required sufficient mastery of formations to set up, this Mystic Treasure only consumed the cultivator's Qi, with no other significant requirements.
"This item is quite good."
Li Chunjun held the Space-Fixing Plate in his hand.
With this treasure, it would be nearly impossible for other Core Formation cultivators to scatter and escape as they had before.
Once the Space-Fixing Plate was activated, everyone would be trapped like fish in a barrel.
Of course, Li Chunjun's true strength lay in his Flying Sword and Sword Intent. In terms of cultivation and Qi, there was nothing particularly noteworthy.
Even with this top-tier Mystic Treasure, he could only bully Core Formation cultivators, and even then, not too many at once.
Trapping a dozen or twenty would already be a stretch.
As for Nascent Soul True Lords...
It would be questionable whether he could even hold them for half a breath.
"Even Nascent Soul True Lords have been sent out. It seems the Xian Tian Sect is truly prepared to tear off all pretenses."
Li Chunjun said calmly.
"It was True Lord Ge Li."
Jiang Yuxue said: "But now that Ge Li is dead, if we continue to act, there will be much to discuss."
At this moment, Zhou Yuechen quickly stepped forward and said, "Sword Prodigy, the Sect Master has sent word that True Lord Chun Yang, the Sect Master of the Xian Tian Sect, is leading several Nascent Soul cultivators and is heading straight for your location. Additionally, the Zhou Tian Sect, Wu Ji Sect, Overturning Sea Sect, Piao Miao Sect, and Chi Yang Sect are also mobilizing, with their forces pressing in. It seems they are on the verge of initiating a Nascent Soul-level war."
After finishing, he quickly added, "Although the Sect Master doesn't believe they truly have the courage to engage in a full-scale war with our Taixu Sword Sect, for the sake of safety, he hopes we can withdraw from the territory of the Xian Tian Sect first and plan our next steps carefully."
"It's not that the Wu Ji Sect and the other forces lack the courage to fight the Taixu Sword Sect, but rather that the Taixu Sword Sect lacks the courage to face the five sects led by the Wu Ji Sect," Li Chunjun remarked.
Naturally, Jiang Yuxue and the others dared not respond to this.
Instead, they asked, "Sword Prodigy, what should we do next…?"
"The Xian Tian Sect borders the Wu Ji Sect, correct?" Li Chunjun said, then directly issued an order: "You all go and meet up with Long Xian. As for me, I will act alone from here on out."
(End of the Chapter)
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