Chapter 92: Coming out of seclusion to show off his power, pointing his sword at the sky

The rising sun completely emerged from the sea of ​​clouds, casting a thousand-foot golden light across the seventy-two peaks of the Xuanyun Sect. However, the sect's focus today wasn't this magnificent sunrise, but rather the slowly subsiding, yet still powerful, vortex of spiritual energy above Yundan Peak, and the majestic aura that, like a sleeping dragon awakening, shook the hearts of countless disciples.

"Spiritual Palace Realm! Definitely the Spiritual Palace Realm! And this power..."

"It's Senior Sister Yeli! She's out of seclusion!"

"Half a year! In just half a year, he broke through from the peak of the Condensed Veins Realm to the Spiritual Mansion Realm! What an incredible speed!"

Exclamations and discussions echoed across the peaks. Countless gazes, some shocked, some envious, some jealous, and some complex, were all cast towards the slowly opening gate of Yundan Peak.

Ye Li stepped out of the courtyard, bathed in the morning light. Six months of seclusion had washed away all traces of superficiality and impetuousness, leaving behind only a bottomless tranquility and restraint. Her face remained as beautiful as ever, but between her brows was a calm and majestic presence that came with a sense of time and experience. Her aura was harmonious, resonating faintly with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Though seemingly calm, she seemed to harbor a terrifying power capable of freezing mountains and rivers.

She adjusted to the light briefly, her consciousness spreading silently like mercury, instantly gazing at the general situation within the sect. Feeling the countless focused gazes, her expression remained calm, unperturbed. To her, fame was merely a byproduct of strength.

However, the tree wants to be still, but the wind does not stop. Just as the news of her release spread throughout the sect like wings, a sharp and fighting sword intent, like a smoke screen, rose from the mountain gate to the sky, instantly shattering the tranquility of the early morning!

"Li Juetian from the Heavenly Blade Sect has come to visit fellow Daoist Ye Li from the Xuanyun Sect! Please teach me!"

The voice rolled in like a huge bell, clearly reaching the ears of every Xuanyun Sect disciple. The challenge in his tone was undisguised!

Li Juetian! He actually came at this time! And in such a high profile!

The entire Xuanyun Sect was quiet at first, and then it was completely boiling!

"Li Juetian! He's really here!"

"Choosing this time clearly means they saw that Senior Sister Ye had just come out of retreat and hasn't recovered yet!"

"Li Juetian, you really know how to pick the right time!"

"Senior Sister Ye has just achieved a breakthrough, how can she be his opponent? Li Juetian has already entered the early stage of the Spiritual Mansion Realm, and his sword intent is said to have reached the highest level!"

Worry, doubt, expectation... all kinds of emotions were intertwined. Everyone understood that this battle was about the reputation of the younger generation of Xuanyun Sect, and even more about whether Ye Li's newly established reputation could be consolidated!

On the Yundan Peak, the figure of Mr. Muyun appeared quietly. He looked at Ye Li with questioning eyes.

Ye Li met his master's gaze and nodded slightly. His eyes were calm, yet revealed an absolute confidence. "Master, don't worry. I know what's going on."

With that, she took a step forward. Without using extreme speed, she seemed to shrink the earth to an inch, and in a few flashes, she had arrived at Xuantian Peak's massive central martial arts arena. By then, the arena was already packed with people. Even many of the elders in seclusion were startled and hid in the clouds or watched from afar.

In the center of the martial arts arena, Li Juetian stood with his hands behind his back. He was still dressed in black, the ancient long sword slung across his back. His figure was as straight as a pine tree, his eyes as sharp as an eagle. The powerful sword intent of an early Spiritual Realm cultivator radiated unrestrainedly, like a peerless sword unsheathed, its edge exposed and an overwhelming sense of oppression. When he saw Ye Li appear, the fighting spirit in his eyes instantly soared to a peak.

"Ye Li! You finally came out! I thought you were going to be a coward for the rest of your life!" Li Juetian's voice was cold and a bit provocative.

Ye Li slowly entered the arena, facing Li Juetian from a distance. Her aura remained restrained, a stark contrast to Li Juetian's aggressive demeanor. She glanced calmly at Li Juetian and said calmly, "Daoyou Li, why are you so anxious? Now that you're here, please make your move."

Such a calm attitude made Li Juetian feel like he was punching cotton, and he felt even more unhappy. He snorted coldly, "Alright! Then let me see how much you've improved in these six months of seclusion! Take my blow!"

Before he finished speaking, Li Juetian moved! He didn't draw his sword, but instead put his fingers together like a sword and slashed through the air!

Swish!

A condensed, pale golden blade aura, seemingly capable of slicing through the void, appeared before Ye Li as if teleporting! Its speed was incredible! This was the Heavenly Blade Sect's ultimate skill—the Shadowless Heavenly Blade! The intention preceded the blade, killing without a trace!

Li Juetian did not hold back in this blow. He wanted to defeat Ye Li with the force of thunder and lightning and establish his own reputation!

The crowd below the stage exclaimed in surprise, and many disciples didn't even see how the sword energy was emitted!

However, facing this unparalleled knife, Ye Li seemed to have anticipated it. She didn't even move, but slowly raised her right hand, extended her index finger, and a point of extremely cold starlight condensed at the tip of her finger.

"Ice Soul Sealing Heaven Finger" - Star Mark!

With a light tap of his fingertips, he pointed at the weak point of the pale golden sword energy with incredible precision!

bite!

A crisp sound like shattering glass! The shadowless blade energy, which was powerful enough to kill an ordinary person in the early stage of the Spiritual Mansion Realm, was shattered by Ye Li's casual finger! It turned into tiny dots of golden light and dissipated in the air!

The whole audience was dead silent!

Everyone stared with eyes wide open, looking at this scene in disbelief!

Li Juetian's pupils suddenly constricted, and for the first time, a solemn expression crossed his face. Although he hadn't used all his strength in that strike, he had at least used about 70% of it. Yet, it was broken so easily by the opponent? Ye Li's strength far exceeded his expectations!

"Interesting!" Li Juetian was not surprised but delighted. The stronger the opponent, the more it would inspire his fighting spirit. "It seems that not taking it seriously will not work!"

clang!

He finally drew the ancient long sword from his back! The moment the blade was unsheathed, a brutal, overbearing, and terrifying sword intent that seemed to be able to cut through everything swept across the entire martial arts field! The disciples with lower cultivation felt their breath catch and retreated repeatedly!

"Ye Li! Take my "Ba Tian Jue Dao" first move - Breaking the Mountain!"

Li Juetian gripped the sword with both hands, pouring all his spiritual energy into it. The sword radiated a dazzling golden light, transforming into a giant blade that could split the heavens and earth. With the supreme momentum to cleave mountains and divide rivers, he slashed down at Ye Li! Before the sword even reached him, the terrifying pressure had already cracked the hard ground of the martial arts arena!

This strike was several times more powerful than before! It had already reached the peak level of the early stage of the Spiritual Mansion Realm!

Facing this earth-shattering blow, Ye Li's eyes remained calm. She finally moved!

"Walking Without a Trace in the Universe" - Walking in the Void!

Her figure instantly became blurred. She did not retreat in a straight line, but seemed to merge into the surrounding space. In a way that defied common sense, she moved sideways several feet in the air, narrowly avoiding the blade's strongest attack point!

At the same time, the Xuanbing Sword in her hand was finally unsheathed!

The sword was a deep blue, brimming with chilling coldness! But this time, in addition to the extreme chill, a hint of starlight shone from the blade!

"Xingji—Meteors chasing the moon!"

Ye Li shouted clearly, and followed the sword as it moved. His whole body turned into a rapidly flowing cold galaxy. He did not confront the Duan Yue sword head-on, but like a thorn in the flesh, he went upstream along the edge of the sword energy, with the tip of the sword pointing directly at Li Juetian's wrist holding the sword!

Break through force with ingenuity! Break through the surface with a single point!

Li Juetian hadn't expected Ye Li's movements to be so strange and her sword moves so tricky! He was too late to change his moves, so he could only force his sword down, trying to break through the trick with force!

boom!

The swords clashed once more! A deafening roar erupted! A violent energy shockwave spread outward, and the protective formation of the martial arts arena began to fluctuate violently!

Li Juetian only felt an extremely condensed sword energy with both extreme cold penetrating power and star-shaking power coming along the blade, which shocked his blood and made his palm numb. He couldn't help but take half a step back!

Ye Li used the recoil force to flip gracefully in the air and landed steadily with a steady breath, as if the thrilling fight just now did not consume much of her energy.

The difference is obvious!

Although it was only half a step, Li Juetian was actually at a disadvantage in the head-on confrontation!

“This… How is this possible?!”

"Li Juetian was repelled?"

"Senior Sister Ye's strength... is too terrifying!"

The audience erupted in excitement! All the Xuanyun Sect disciples were so excited their faces flushed red! Ye Li's performance far exceeded their expectations!

Li Juetian's expression turned awful, his eyes filled with shock and anger. He, a true disciple of the Heavenly Blade Sect and a prodigy at the Spiritual Mansion Realm, was actually being repelled in a head-on confrontation by a woman who had just achieved a breakthrough? This was a utter humiliation!

"Impossible! You've only just broken through the Spiritual Realm, how could you be so powerful!" Li Juetian growled, and an even more dangerous aura began to emanate from his body, faintly tinged with blood. "You forced me to do this! The ultimate secret of 'Ba Tian Jue Dao' - Blood Slaughter the World!"

He was actually about to perform a forbidden technique that would consume his essence and blood! The golden light on the blade began to turn blood red, and a brutal, violent, terrifying sword intent that seemed to want to massacre all living things madly gathered!

"Juetian! Stop!" An old voice came from above the clouds. It was obviously the elder of Tiandao Sect who was protecting Li Juetian, and he also realized the danger and inappropriateness of this move.

But Li Juetian was so overwhelmed by his anger and fighting spirit that he couldn't listen. The blood knife was about to take shape!

Ye Li looked at the frantic Li Juetian with a cold glint in her eyes. She had no desire to forge a mortal enemy, but since the other party was determined to fight to the death, she would not back down.

She slowly raised the Xuanbing Sword, its tip pointing to the heavens. Within her body, the icy galaxy-like Yuandan spun frantically. The fragments of the Samsara Mirror vibrated slightly, and a trace of the original power was activated. The starlight on the sword grew brighter and brighter, the temperature around them plummeted, and even space began to distort slightly!

A sword intent of annihilation that was far more vast and colder than Li Juetian's blood-slaughtering sword intent, and seemed to come from the origin of the universe, rose from her body!

"Star Silence—The Universe is Frozen!"

She finally used the strongest sword technique she had mastered after six months of seclusion! This single sword move contained all her understanding of the "Emperor's Scripture of the Underworld," the "Star Silence" sword art, and the power of reincarnation!

With one strike of the sword, it was as if time had frozen throughout the entire martial arts arena! An indescribable river of sword energy, as if composed of countless frozen stars, silently and soundlessly rushed towards the blood-red demonic blade!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a heart-pounding sound of annihilation.

Under everyone's stunned gaze, the blood-red demonic blade, condensed with Li Juetian's essence and mad will, melted and disintegrated like ice and snow encountering the blazing sun the moment it came into contact with the river of star-studded sword energy! Not even a ripple was caused!

The long river of sword energy continued to move forward, instantly submerging Li Juetian!

The madness on Li Juetian's face turned into extreme fear. He felt as if he was in an eternal icy prison, his soul about to be frozen and annihilated! He desperately urged his spiritual power to resist, but it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!

Seeing that he was about to be completely swallowed by the sword energy, the old figure finally couldn't help but take action! A huge spiritual palm fell from the sky, grabbing the long river of sword energy, trying to save Li Juetian.

However, Ye Li's sword energy was so sharp that the spiritual power palm was instantly frozen and shattered in a corner!

However, this resistance also bought Li Juetian a glimmer of hope. He was forcibly pulled out of the sword's edge by the elder, but his face was pale and his breath was weak. He had obviously suffered severe internal injuries and Taoist injuries, and it would take at least a year or two to recover. His eyes were filled with fear and unbelievable despair.

The long river of sword energy slowly dissipated. Ye Li stood there holding the sword, his clothes fluttering in the wind. His expression remained calm, as if he had just done something insignificant.

The entire training ground was in deathly silence.

Everyone was stunned by this overwhelming, almost dreamlike result.

One sword! Just one sword! He defeated the renowned Tian Dao Sect genius, Li Juetian! He even forced the other sect's guardian elder to intervene and save him!

What kind of terrifying strength is this? !

After a brief silence, there was thunderous cheers and exclamations!

"Senior Sister Ye is invincible!"

"Our Xuanyun Sect won!"

"From now on, who dares to say that I, the Northern Territory, have no one?"

The Xuanyun Sect disciples were extremely excited and felt proud. In this battle, Ye Li not only defended his own reputation, but also earned honor for the Xuanyun Sect and the entire younger generation of the Northern Territory!

Above the clouds, the elders all had varying expressions: some were amazed, some were pleased, and some were deeply apprehensive. Mu Yun Jushi stroked his beard and smiled, his eyes filled with pride. Meanwhile, the Tian Dao Sect elder's face was ashen. He gave Ye Li a deep look, then picked up the unconscious Li Juetian and, without a word, transformed into a stream of light and fled.

Ye Li sheathed her sword, her gaze sweeping across the room before gazing into the distance. She knew defeating Li Juetian was only the beginning. The real challenge lay in the soon-to-be-opened ruins of the Bingpo Xuan Palace, and beyond the enigmatic mystery of her parents' disappearance.

But at this moment, she has used her strength to declare to the entire spiritual world: Ye Li, this name will surely resound throughout the Thousand Realms!

She turned, and under the gazes of countless awe-inspiring, adoring people, she walked down the martial arts arena. The sunlight stretched her shadow very long, and her back, tall and proud, carried the aura of a powerful figure that captivated everyone.

His top position among the younger generation in the Northern Territory has since been unshakable!