Chapter 621 Returning to the Monastery (2/2)
The blood had run dry and the Blood Lotus blossomed perfectly and swayed gracefully. It was indescribably beautiful.
In the end, the Blood Lotus gradually blossomed into a long blood-red sword. It was three feet three inches long, and one inch wide. It serenely reached Chen Jianmei's grasp.
He took one step into the void and aimed to stab the Millstone of Life and Death that was just in front of him.
There was no universally shocking explosion of Qi of vitality. There was no desolate sword aura. Oddly enough, the Millstone of Life and Death crumbled at this very moment.
At the same time, Noble Daoist Lu Ya's Mahāvairocana Body was defeated. There were cracks on Lady Mother of the Chariot's divine form. Lu Ya was also unable to transform into the rainbow light. Emperor Xia wielded the knife and stood, his hand that was previously as steady as Mount Tai shuddered uncontrollably.
The silent law of slaughter had long ago infringed upon their bodies.
The 'Anattā Sword' could surprisingly target all of them at once. Within a short time, they were unable to continue their battle.
The Register of Life and Death rushed forth unceasingly, but in the end, its source was inhibited. In an instant, the Millstone of Life and Death started to disperse. Finally, not a trace of it was found.
Shen Lian recovered his freedom and saw Chen Jianmei who was walking towards him from the sky.
From outward appearance alone, Shen Lian could see no discernible injury on Chen Jianmei. Shen Lian's heart virtually sank to an all-time low. He could only feel that Chen Jianmei's body was emptily swept into nothingness, and was devoid of any vital force.
When Chen Jianmei went closer to Shen Lian, the longsword once again pierced out, and at that moment the light of the water spouted out of the void. Inside it was another world, one which was incredibly familiar to Shen Lian.
Shen Lian extended his hand, wishing to touch Chen Jianmei. However, with the speed of lightning and flint fire, Chen Jianmei transformed into ash. That was the truly the doing of the Anattā Sword.
Chen Jianmei was no longer there. Only the blood red killing sword remained.
It silently fell to Shen Lian's feet.
Shen Lian's bent over and picked up the sword, and turning over to Lady Mother of the Chariot, Noble Daoist Lu Ya, Tianyi, and the Lunar Deity, he gazed at them for a moment. Soon after, he walked into the light of the water, without turning back. Shen Lian would return again.
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The Qing Xuan Daoist Sect was now undoubtedly the second largest Daoist Sect in the cultivation community, largely because of its propensity to teach students according to their strengths, with flexibility instead of rigidity. There were a large number of cultivation sects that were now associated with Qing Xuan. These various sects all bore different names respectively and passed-down their own respective techniques, but without exception they considered themselves to be branches of the Qing Xuan Daoist Sect. All of them paid tribute to Qing Xuan as their sect leader.
In addition, the many concealed powerhouses of cultivation in the islands across the vast ocean were largely associated with Qing Xuan in multiple ways. If Lu Jiuyuan did not suppress all of the Xuantian Sect, they might have given up their number one position to Qing Xuan a long time ago.
Presently the headmaster of the Qing Xuan Daoist Sect was Chen Jinchan. He was the successor of Shen Lian, the previous generation of Qing Xuan's chief. Chen Jinchan has had thousands of years of cultivation. Unless the laws of nature changed, everyone unanimously regarded him as the next Shen Lian, and the first celestial to transcend beyond the mortal world.
Qing Xuan did not only have Chen Jinchan who was a delicate wind deity of good judgment, it also had the number one sword master celestial in the world – the rākṣasa-fairy Fan Yanying. Ever since the respected master of the Taishang Daoist Sect suffered defeat at the hands of the rākṣasa-fairies, Fan Yanying's stock shot up higher than Fairy Ziling in the past.
If it came down to a real battle between Chen Jinchan and Fan Yanying, some people felt that even with Chen Jinchan's high cultivation, there would be an eighty to ninety percent chance he would lose to the rākṣasa-fairy.
After all, Fan Yanying had been passed the Dao of Killing Sword by her master and has already surpassed Chen Jianmei during the latter's time in the wind.
With those two to suppress the Qing Xuan Daoist Sect, even if the Demon Master resurfaced and caused demonic chaos to the world, perhaps he would not rashly intrude Qing Xuan.
Suddenly something happened. In Taiwei Pavilion, the most strictly off-limits area inside Qing Xuan, the ancient poplar suddenly bloomed. Its abundant vitality and wafting delicate scent startled all the distinguished cultivators of Qing Xuan.