Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

The elder's voice had just fallen.

A sharp, clear sword's cry immediately resounded through heaven and earth.

Then they saw bursts of Biqing Immortal Sword's light shooting into the sky, and strands of terrifying Sword Intent, sharp enough to seem to slice through the fabric of the heavens and the earth, instantly spread out.

A Biqing Immortal Sword, its form unclear if solid or translucent, quietly appeared in midair, stirring the vast expanse of clouds, and slashed directly towards the gray-robed elder.

At this moment.

Even the First Hammer, who had been through countless brutal battles, couldn't help but feel a horror akin to being in the netherworld ascending within him.

With just one glance at the precious sword.

He sensed an unprecedented aura of death, irresistible, inescapable; besides awaiting death, there was no alternative.

And if the First Hammer, in the Dharma Phase Realm, felt this way, the others were even less able to cope.

But this was only the aura emanating from the illusion of the Immortal Sword.

It was hard for everyone to imagine the terrible pressure bearing down on the old man, who was the target locked by that aura.

As the Biqing Immortal Sword gradually descended.

Cracks crisscrossed and densely webbed like spider silk appeared on the ground beneath the elder's feet, as well as in the void around him, presenting a terrifying sight.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

Zhang Jing remained silent.

Indeed, from the first glance at the gray-robed elder, he recognized the man's identity as one of the three Earth Immortals who had initially demanded the incomplete Heavenly Immortal Fruit from his true self together with Dong Ming.

And an intuitive warning from his innate divine essence let Zhang Jing know that this person had likely come for him.

Therefore, he not only refrained from responding to the other party's words but took advantage of the surprise to fiercely unleash a sword strike he had been accumulating for a long time.

Zhang Jing held nothing back and dared not hold back.

For not in the Immortal Way, against an Earth Immortal, he might only have this one opportunity.

On the other side.

Wuyin gently lifted his eyelids, and the swiftly falling Biqing Immortal Sword slowly came into view.

A trace of surprise appeared on his face.

Indeed worthy of being my nephew's split embodiment, inheriting that same stubborn disposition. It's one thing to ignore an elder's greeting, but to draw a sword against him?

Even though my intentions were indeed not benign, was there a need to be so unreasonable?

His gaze flashed.

Wuyin's mouth twisted into a strange curve.

"To greet your uncle with a surprise at first meeting, my nephew is indeed 'endearing' as always, just a bit impolite. Today it seems I must properly discipline you on behalf of your master."

With that.

Wuyin flicked his robe, releasing a misty gray fog.

This fog, upon manifesting, took to the wind and rapidly expanded, transforming in a moment into a misty gray dragon, roaring as it confronted the Biqing Immortal Sword overhead.

In mere moments.

Hiss!

The Biqing Immortal Sword plunged straight into the maw of the swirling gray mist dragon, terrifying sword light fiercely clashing with the boiling fog. But in just an instant, the sword light was submerged, and the Sword Intent, which had pervaded heaven and earth, was eroded to nothingness.

All noise ceased.

"It's over?"

The First Hammer stared blankly at the calm skies, unable to believe what he was seeing.

The strength of the Biqing Sword's light was something he had rarely seen, yet it had been silently erased like this?

He estimated that in Dangyang Prefecture, only a handful could have managed to withstand that sword's light.

And all these individuals were powerhouses underpinning family clans.

What kind of existence was this old man exactly?

Tap tap—

A series of light footsteps sounded, abruptly interrupting the First Hammer's thoughts.

In the corner of his eye.

A figure in a blue robe slowly walked by, heading straight to the forefront, standing erect in front of the gray-robed elder.

"My dear nephew, only a mere Golden Core, need not trouble your uncle, an esteemed Earth Immortal, to take action himself; I am flattered beyond measure."

Zhang Jing spoke warmly, his gaze calm like water.

At this moment, however, his heart was far from as tranquil as he appeared on the surface.

"So this is an Earth Immortal? My full-force strike couldn't even harm this old thing. If only I had the Heavenly Three Treasure Jade Ruyi or if my true self had fully stepped into the Dharma Phase Realm, things might have been different."

Zhang Jing thought to himself.

Then, as if realizing something, a trace of relief surged in his heart.

It's fortunate that I didn't bring the Heavenly Three Treasure Jade Ruyi with me, or wouldn't it have been a boon for the enemy?

The general experience left for my true self should be enough for my revival. It's just a pity that I seem to have dragged the First Hammer and Su Lingling into this as well.

With that thought.

Zhang Jing raised his head, his gaze piercingly fixed on Wuyin, as if to etch the man's face into his memory.

This grudge shall not go unsettled, my intent unappeased.

"My nephew must not blame me, for someone does not wish for you to live. Your uncle thought, since your death is inevitable, it might as well benefit me, as the saying goes, 'Why let the water flow into others' fields?'"

Wuyin said cheerfully, his eyes flashing with pleasure.

With victory in his grasp, he suddenly was in no rush.

Thinking back to his nephew's high-and-mighty refusal at the beginning, Wuyin felt an itching urge to grind his teeth.

You have today too, boy?

"Someone wishes for my death?"

Zhang Jing's eyes suddenly flashed, immediately thinking of the affairs in the Beast Territory.

Beyond that, he didn't remember making any other enemies.

And to solicit an Earth Immortal nearing his end was indeed a grand gesture. It seemed his true self must be experiencing something similar.

"Uncle, there is something I do not understand and hope you can shed light on. Consider it a parting question, so that I may die enlightened."