Chapter 415 Rain Ceremony (1/2)

Shen Lian came to a conclusion that Xuyuan wanted to plat a failure seed in his mind. They started with no grudges against each other but now their hatred could no longer be resolved. Maybe Yanxu could only blame Shen Lian for being too strong to the extent that one universe could not contain the two of them who were from the same school.

If Shen Lian was affected by the drama, he would not have been Shen Lian anymore. He was deeply aware of his own flaws and he was able to face them with an open mind. Until the deciding moment, no one would be able to predict his next move.

Fang Yanying felt guilty when she found out that she was a pawn in someone's plan. But her uncle-master's warm gaze has calmed the ripples in her mind.

Shen Lian said, ”Pass the sword to me.”

Fang Yanying respectfully handed the Five Elements magic sword to Shen Lian. Even if she has mastered the Dazizai Shapeless Sword Aura, she still felt like an amateur swordsman in front of Shen Lian. At this very moment, her body was empty without any hints of sword aura and sword will.

The moment Shen Lian took over the sword, a strong force gushed through her and caused her to feel indifferent.

She had a sudden realization that the Dazizai Shapeless Sword Aura was in fact the same thing as the Shapeless Sword Aura. The only difference was that the former was more refined and hidden.

The force that came from Shen Lian was the 'Nothingness' of Daoism with a touch of the 'Voidness' of Buddhism. By combining the essence of the two approaches, one would be able to achieve the highest soul (Dazizai). This was also the reason why Sword Saint Ziwei went to the Zizai Temple to create the Dazizai Shapeless Sword Aura.

The first temple master of Zizai Temple was a powerful figure in the Dao sect whom eventually switched to the Buddhist sect and finally comprehended the meaning of 'freedom'. Sword Saint Ziwei was inspired by that and came out with this word aura, and then effortlessly defeated Chen Beidou who was one of the top swordsman back then.

Before making the trip to north, Shen Lian was already capable of using the Dazizai Shapeless Sword Aura. But he only mastered the 'nothingness' and have yet to attain the 'voidness'. It was only today where he was able to master it at a refined level.

This was also the reason why Chen Beidou set their dual to take place three years later. Shen Lian's Dazizai Shapeless Sword Aura back then was not worthy of his sword.

Fang Yanying was touched but also terrified. She was touched that the uncle-master passed on his swordcraft to her but she was also afraid that Shen Lian only did so because he does not stand any chance against Chen Beidou.

She blurted out, ”Uncle-master, if obtaining the immortality fruit would bring you any side effects or trouble, is it possible for you to use the graft method and transfer it over to me?”

Shen Lian gave her a pat on her shoulder and said, ”Silly girl, stop making things difficult for Chen Jinchan. If I survive this dual, I would take him back to Qing Xuan and pass on to him some methods.”

After finishing his words, Shen Lian drew the sword out and marked an abstruse trail. A shapeless force was triggered within ten miles radius and the bald and rotten pine tree started to rejuvenate. The surrounding plants too started blooming in green buds, it was a feeling of overflowing of vitality, as if spring was already here.

The sword force of this sword was derived from the Being and Non-Being of Sword Aura but Shen Lian has carved his mark deeply on the sword.

He paused briefly after getting into the ready position and then wielded several sword forces that were inscribed deeply in heaven, earth and Xuan philosophy. He danced with his shadow as if he was able to leave this world anytime soon.

He then demonstrated seven different techniques continuously. Each and every techniques were beyond Fang Yanying's imagination. In fact, it felt like they have experienced life and death, and the generation and restriction of the five elements in this inch-small space.

She felt that any immortal Zhenren and Golden Luohan would be defeated by the sword if the swordperson mastered this eight sword techniques.

She was finally confident that her uncle-master still had the chance to win this sword battle.