The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS

"——"

A peculiar wave appeared silently within Mingyang City, without any sound or aura leaking, yet certain individuals still sensed it.

"It's begun."

Qing Yu looked towards the source of the wave.

There, was precisely the hiding place of Zen Master Da Mie. The Qingyu Sect's Ji Tang had successfully directed cannon fodder to attack Zen Master Da Mie, and it seemed to be working well.

Buddha Light radiated, breaking through the Sword Qi blockade, flying towards the origin of the wave.

Zen Master Da Mie's Silent Annihilation Zen Skill was soundless and erased all Qi mechanisms, but this martial art was ultimately derived from the Buddhist sect. Once used, it was detected by Shi Jue's Heavenly Vision.

"Su Chengyu, do you still want to contend with me? The Heavenly Demon Evil Qi should be a necessity for you, right?" Shen Cangwu, seeing the three Buddhist monks gone and himself being held back, shouted loudly.

"Haha, old man, you've been exposed."

Su Chengyu's Sword Qi became denser, layers of sword threads enveloped the surroundings, creating a cage, "You're so impatient, it seems you're also trying to seize the Silent Annihilation Evil Qi. It appears the actions of the Demon Lord have made you remnants of Sword God Lake anxious as well."

"I only need to hold you off, as for the Evil Qi, I leave it to them to seize."

At some point, Fatty Lan's figure had already vanished, while three nearby carriages were torn to pieces by Sword Qi. The two Undecomposed Bones inside had long disappeared.

Seeing this, Shen Cangwu snorted coldly, the Sword Qi swept horizontally, opening a gap in the cage, "Linfeng, take Jianyi out, I'll cut down Su Chengyu here."

Nan Linfeng nodded, taking Yuan Jianyi's figure, and swiftly broke through the Sword Qi cage.

Mid-air, Yuan Jianyi said, "Senior Nan, please set me down first. I will only be a burden now."

Frankly, whether Yuan Jianyi or Shi Jue, they were leaders among the younger generation, but intervening in a fight of the Divinity Realm was premature for them.

However, bringing them along had special purposes. Shi Jue used his Heavenly Vision to track Zen Master Da Mie, while Yuan Jianyi, due to some encounter, could vaguely sense the direction of the Evil Qi with his Transparent Sword Heart.

"Alright." Nan Linfeng, after a brief contemplation, prepared to set down Yuan Jianyi.

With Yuan Jianyi's strength, as long as he doesn't interfere with the Divinity Realm's battle, he could protect himself. In fact, others must steer clear of him.

Yet, just as Yuan Jianyi landed, a Sword Qi filled with sinister intent and hatred strikingly hit Nan Linfeng, forcing him to block horizontally with his sword.

"Who is it?"

Nan Linfeng's gaze was as sharp as lightning, locking onto the dark green figure on a distant roof.

The night rain couldn't obstruct Nan Linfeng's sight, and he clearly saw the slowly raised face.

"Sword Madman..." Nan Linfeng looked at this obstructive swordman with mixed emotions in his eyes, including guilt, pity, and disbelief.

He once was the best subject of human-made Sword God experiments, but due to the artificial integration of the fractured sword soul from the Ju Shi Sword, his talent was limited. Although he advanced rapidly to the True Pill Realm Peak, his path abruptly ended, making further progress impossible.

This realization made the Buried Sword Peak people aware that relying solely on human effort couldn't create a Sword God at the Sword Dao Peak. Such absolute peak swordmen could only be achieved through personal strength, with external power being utilizable but not foundational.

Yet now, the Sword Madman, deemed pathless by Buried Sword Peak, reappeared, and his path had reopened. This evident aura proved the Sword Madman's strength.

"Is that your newly chosen future Sword God?"

Xuanyin Sword Residence slowly looked at the distant Yuan Jianyi, "Who knows if he can fulfill your wishes, and whether he can survive to reach that day?"

"Sword Madman, don't even think about it."

Nan Linfeng launched an assault, his figure instantly becoming a blur, aiming directly at Xuanyin Sword Residence with unpredictable sword momentum.

Yuan Jianyi was Buried Sword Peak's last hope; no one would allow for its premature end. Though Xuanyin Sword Residence's words held no killing intent, any inclination made Nan Linfeng prefer to kill mistakenly rather than let it go.

He knew Xuanyin Sword Residence's terrifying nature. A restricted genius, if not for the imbued fractured sword soul from the Ju Shi Sword, would likely have broken through to the Divinity Realm long ago.

Faced with Nan Linfeng's murderous Sword Qi, Xuanyin Sword Residence showed neither joy nor sorrow, calmly saying, "My name is Xuanyin Sword Residence."

In an instant, Sword Light danced, each Sword Shadow like a Poisonous Flood Dragon, attacking the enemy. The whirling Sword Qi, seven strands forming different sword momentum, greatly displaying Xuanyin Divine Power.

With full strength from the start, Xuanyin Sword Residence showed no restraint; he intended to make Buried Sword Peak people pay for the past cause.

Meanwhile, on another side, Yuan Jianyi encountered a woman with crisscross sword scars on her brow.

"I heard you were once Gong Ziyu's strong rival..."

...

The storm raged within Ling Province, while Ji Province remained in a deathly silence.

The present world was in chaos, the prosperous era was no more, and the court had no strength left to restore this land to its former glory and prosperity.

In a remote deep mountain of Ji Province, two figures came late at night.

The one in front wore complex luxurious attire with demon rune decorations and a portrait of the myriad demons—it was the Master of Heavenly Demon Palace, the Demon Lord.

Behind him followed Bai Yan, a few steps behind.

The pair arrived in this unnamed mountain, ascending a peak.

The Demon Lord tilted his head slightly, observing the night sky, suddenly forming a seal with his hand. Demonic Qi turned into Yin Dragons, coursing through the sky, eventually targeting a specific direction, forming a mass, containing everything within that area.

The Demon Lord raised his hand to capture the sphere of swirling Demonic Qi, examining it closely.

His gaze penetrated the barriers of the Demonic Qi, seeing the intangible Qi inside. This aura seemed like a void, directionless, yet ever-changing, even faintly forming the Demon Lord's visage, appearing in the sphere.

"Second Generation Heavenly Demon, Formless Heavenly Demon Qi," the Demon Lord stared at the identical face, emitting joyous laughter, "I've sought it for thirty years, finally capturing it today. If the world weren't in chaos now, making the Formless Sha Qi active, capturing it could have taken another thirty years."

The Formless Sha Qi wandered since the Formless Heavenly Demon's death, unattached to any object, yet capable of adhering to all things, formless and traceless. Among Heavenly Demon Evil Qi, this one was the hardest to find.

"To capture this Sha Qi, I even used the Silent Annihilation Evil Qi as bait, enticing the world's attention. It was to ensure the foolproof capture of the Formless Sha Qi. The other three can be traced, only the Formless Sha Qi is elusive. Now capturing the Formless Sha Qi marks my first step toward success."

In his happiness, the Demon Lord burst into laughter, his manic laughter echoing throughout the woods.

"Hahahahaha..."