"Myriad Swords Return to Origin!"
Li Xuan murmured, and the leaves beneath his feet suddenly rose into the sky. Amidst the surge of sword intent, the leaves all aimed at Xu Shaoyang.
"Go!"
Li Xuan flicked his finger, and countless leaves, imbued with sword intent, instantly shot towards Xu Shaoyang. Qing Long and Li Xuan were already in perfect sync; the moment Li Xuan made his move, Qing Long's body shifted.
Boom!
The next moment, the leaves arrived.
*Puchi!*
Leaves fell, but the sound of tearing flesh also echoed. When Xu Shaoyang appeared, his body was already covered in wounds.
Li Xuan's strike this time had posed a significant threat to Xu Shaoyang.
Although Xu Shaoyang looked dire, he hadn't suffered any fatal injuries. However, he hadn't experienced such a wretched state in many years, making the anger on his face quite evident.
"Today, even if I have to give my life, I will kill you here!" Xu Shaoyang roared, and then, disregarding Qing Long who had already charged forward again, he shot directly towards Li Xuan.
Li Xuan's brow furrowed slightly at this, but the next moment, the Shan Sword in his hand pointed forward.
The next moment, a surge of sword intent erupted from the ground. Centered on this point, it spread out instantly. Xu Shaoyang's figure was forcefully halted.
"Sword Domain!"
Sensing the terrifying surge of sword intent, the anger in Xu Shaoyang's eyes instantly cooled. It was replaced by a look of solemnity, and the spiritual energy around him began to flow wildly.
"Coincidentally, I just had an epiphany, and I unexpectedly reached the breakthrough to Sword Domain naturally. You should feel honored to be the first person to experiment with this," Li Xuan said with a gentle smile.
Just after the breakthrough, as Li Xuan unleashed Myriad Swords Return to Origin, a sudden realization struck him. All things could be swords; if there was a sword in the heart, there would be a sword in the hand. Thus, whether it was leaves or branches, in Li Xuan's heart, they were no different from swords.
It was because of this realization that Li Xuan's sword intent instantly surged. Reaching the extreme limit of ninety-nine chi, he then naturally achieved the breakthrough to Sword Domain.
"A mere Sword Domain less than ten chi wide, I refuse to believe you can kill me here!" Xu Shaoyang had stabilized from his shock. Although trapped within Li Xuan's Sword Domain, the experienced Xu Shaoyang sensed that Li Xuan's Sword Domain was only about ten chi in size. With his own strength, it was not impossible to break through.
"Since that is the case, we shall see," Li Xuan said with a slight smile. As a thought arose in his mind, the Sword Domain was instantly swept by a storm.
"Do you know, within this Sword Domain, I am the master!"
Li Xuan's voice, carrying a demonic quality, echoed like a celestial pronouncement. Xu Shaoyang's heart was filled with dread upon hearing this, but the next moment, he felt his dantian, like an old ox stuck in mud, unable to operate. Even more terrifying was that the all-pervasive sword intent had already entered Xu Shaoyang's body.
Sensing his life force rapidly dissipating within him, Xu Shaoyang completely panicked.
"Great Thousand Buddha Hands!" Xu Shaoyang went berserk, his roar actually shattering the sword energy surging before him. Seizing this brief moment, the spiritual energy within his dantian surged out instantly.
"I possess a sword that can slay a master!"
Li Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly, his expression a cold, indifferent whisper. The next moment, a colossal sword, condensed from sword intent, appeared above the Sword Domain. The giant sword descended with a roar, instantly cleaving towards Xu Shaoyang, who had suddenly surged upwards.
*Crack!*
Completely suppressed, Xu Shaoyang's gigantic form, condensed before him, instantly shattered under this strike. And the giant hand formed by spiritual energy was instantly annihilated by the sword intent.
Boom!
Sword intent surged, and within the Sword Domain, Xu Shaoyang was like a small boat on a vast ocean, utterly incapable of resisting. With a roar, Xu Shaoyang's body instantly exploded.
"This debt, I, Xu Shaoyang, remember!" an ethereal voice echoed, and then vanished into the sky.
Li Xuan looked up at the sound, a hint of solemnity in his eyes.
Having already experienced the soul of the elder who had helped Yang Zi remove the curse escaping once, Li Xuan now understood. Xu Shaoyang's soul had fled.
Although Xu Shaoyang had uttered threats as he fled, it had not significantly affected Li Xuan. Even when his physical body was still intact, Li Xuan had been capable of killing him. Now that only his soul remained, what was there for Li Xuan to worry about?
Even if Xu Shaoyang were to reform his body, Li Xuan would simply kill him again!
However, there was one thing Li Xuan was curious about: how was soul evasion achieved? Or, was this a method only achievable upon reaching the Master realm?
"Little Master, upon reaching the Master realm, the soul becomes solidified. As long as the soul is not extinguished, the physical body can be reformed even if destroyed. Of course, this is achievable by most people. Your soul's strength, however, is already at the wandering god level. Upon reaching the Reincarnation realm, you should be able to achieve this," the Heavenly Dao Brush said.
Li Xuan nodded slightly, then with a thought, he looked towards where Xu Shaoyang's physical body had exploded. But soon, Li Xuan was surprised to find that Xu Shaoyang's body had no spatial ring.
"Is Little Master looking for Xu Shaoyang's spatial ring?" the Heavenly Dao Brush asked, as if it had read Li Xuan's mind.
Li Xuan nodded and said, "He was the lord of a city; it's strange that he wouldn't have a spatial ring."
The Heavenly Dao Brush replied, "Little Master, at their level, spatial rings are no longer applicable. Didn't Xi Men Lin Feng and Shan Wu Xie give you Na Rings before? Na Rings can be stored within a person's soul. Precious items will only fall into the hands of outsiders if the soul itself is truly annihilated."
Li Xuan finally understood. It turned out Xu Shaoyang had been carrying a Na Ring. But in that case, it was truly a pity. The wealth of a city lord could not be compared to ordinary powerful individuals, especially someone like Xu Shaoyang, a Master realm expert.
"Little Master, will you return to Tian Qian City next?" the Heavenly Dao Brush asked.
Li Xuan thought for a moment and then shook his head, "Xu Shaoyang will undoubtedly return to Tian Qian City. Given the current situation, if I were to go back, I fear I would be completely surrounded by powerful individuals he dispatched. Such a predicament would not be favorable."
"I thought Little Master's courage had grown after comprehending the Sword Domain. But this is good too, at least there's room to maneuver. Otherwise, if Xu Shaoyang were to become desperate, Little Master's situation would be dire," the Heavenly Dao Brush remarked.
Li Xuan's face immediately darkened. Did this darned brush mean to say that his courage wasn't great enough before?
"Find a place to go into seclusion. Having just broken through, I still need to stabilize," Li Xuan muttered to himself, then his figure moved and disappeared.