Chapter 167 Unhindered Sword Aura (2/2)
There was a concentrated of Qi and spirit in this blade, it was absolutely terrifying to a point. Even though it came in a straight line, the pressure that it produced churred through the air and came squeezing down on Shen Lian. This caused his mind and spirit to vibrate while his body experienced immense pressure.
Shen Lian still remained empty-handed, he did not use the Xuande sword.
He chanted out loud and crossed the horizon, ”Strolling the mountains of Hubei in the morning, traveling to Cangwu in the evening, subduing the green snake in my sleeves has given me courage.”1 His flocket moved like a green snake, his facial expression was serene and his vigor that could cross the four seas showed.
From his flocket, there were uncountable sword auras, which were Chi, Cheng, Huang, Bai, Qing, Lan, Zi, Hei, flew out like snakes and lingered in midair all of a sudden. Chao Xiaoyu together with the blade was about to slice through the air and end Shen Lian, but within the blink of an eye, she was surrounded by all sorts of sword auras which represented Tian, Di, Shan, Ze, Feng, Lei, Shui and Hui. The many sword auras all surged together and wanted to grind her to pieces.
These sword auras were traces and they moved in a strange pattern. They existed between shapes and shapelessness as it changed over and over again, there was no way to fully grasp the rule of it.
The eight Qi moved together which naturally caused a change in the flow of the surrounding. With the sky and land as both swords holding onto the yin and yang. There were the vastness of the sky and the heaviness of the ground, followed by feng, lei, shui, huo, shan, ze. They emerged from nothingness and within this chaos formed a perfect Qi dynamic, even if they had exterminated some of it, it was still fine.
Chao Xiaoyu could not help but admire him. What qualifications did Shen Lian had to blend these two supernatural powers of the dao techniques into one and could perfectly interpret the abstruse theory of the evolution of the universe.
While she does admire him, she did not let her guard down either. If the sky stops me, then I shall break the sky. If the ground blocks me, then I shall hack it open. AS long as there are obstacles in this world, it would disappear with a swing of the blade.
The churr in midair never stopped and with the gleam from the blade lit up half of sky all of a sudden. The gleam of the blade appeared on Shen Lian’s face, highlighting his features.
No matter how serene he was, his expression still showed some hanges.
The gleam of the blade came from the sky and suddenly blanketed the ten directions2 [2].
With Chao Xiaoyu as the center, the gleam of the light exploded violently, as though a round ball had burst open. Countless fine and closely woven Qi of the blade were uniform and without a mistake, it went head on with Shen Lian’s ‘Being and non-being sword aura’. No matter whether the sword auras were real or unreal, no matter whether they were shaped or shapeless, the Qi of the blade collided with the sword aura as it passed through.
Chao Xiaoyu overbearing consciousness was fully shown at this moment. She was able to control this sharp and decisive blow and produce countless Qi of the blade while letting it burst out to her surroundings.
Shen Lian’s brows crinkled. His Dao robes swayed as he reached out with one hand in midair and grabbed onto something, as though he was tightening a fist.
Those sword auras that had not been destroyed compiled themselves together and with a haughty dragon roar, it spiraled in front of Shen Lian like a giant dragon.
The blade that was transformed from the lotus lost its bright white lights after the explosion of the Qi of the blade. The smooth body of the blade showed, as though it was a masterpiece by the divines that many would be willing to die for. The blade pointed directly at Shen Lian in midair while it remained in front of Chao Xiaoyu.
The two gaze met again but it was not as intense as before. However, the excitement on Shen Lian’s face did not show signs of decreasing.
His eyes were clear. His pupils spun and later became oval. It became an exceptionally sharp stiletto. The gleam of the blade was displayed, the sword will be biting cold. Following his spiritual consciousness, it exploded into Chao Xiaoyu’s bier.
This was the Deity Vanqushing Sword that had not been used by Shen Lian for a long time. Furthermore, this Dao technique had also undergone a massive change.
As for Shen Lian, he wanted to change his method to settle the score with Chao Xiaoyu. 朝游北海暮苍梧,袖里青蛇胆气粗 is a verse taken from The Three Drunk Times in Yueyang (岳阳三醉), a music composition for the qin. It sounds way cooler in the original text.十方上下 The ten directions (north, south, east, west, northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest, above and below)