This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

He spoke concisely, "The other six Peak Masters of the Sword Sect are strong, I am indeed no match for them, but Vastness Peak Master, you are truly not my opponent either."

The Sect Leader Zhuzhao's tone did not contain much emotional fluctuation, no mockery or disdain, nor any fierce bravado, just a calm statement of fact.

Taibai Sword Master did not reply, he simply stood in the void and extended his right hand.

A black sword appeared with a clang, tightly gripped in his hand.

Taibai Sword.

The sword tip pointed directly at the Sect Leader Zhuzhao, the meaning was clear without words.

Taibai Sword Master was very calm, gazing steadily and composedly at Sect Leader Zhuzhao.

"Hold your action, let me fight him!" Seeing this scene, the Sect Leader Zhuzhao was aflame with powerful resolve and frightening killing intent, shouting loudly,

"An Eighth Realm dares to act so arrogantly!"

Immediately, he moved, letting out a long howl that set the cold air surging.

"Golden Peng Method!"

Right from the start, Sect Leader Zhuzhao exhibited his supreme technique, also one of the Ten Ancient Ferocious Techniques, the Golden Peng Method.

His whole body radiated dazzling golden light, bursting with an unparalleled brilliance, thousands of terrifying golden divine lights shot out like flying knives.

The killing intent was overwhelming, causing the buildings on the ground below to collapse, smoke and dust rising, showing the immense pressure.

The golden divine light transformed into a sea of gold, sweeping forward like a storm, intending to destroy all obstacles, unleashing divine might of ten thousand jins.

This was Sect Leader Zhuzhao's supreme fierce technique cultivated on the foundation of his beast pet, the Golden Peng.

"What to do?"

Each divine light was like a flood, extremely terrifying, sending chills from head to toe to the Sword Cultivators of the Sword Sect temporarily observing on the Yi River Platform.

The Ninth Realm was truly too powerful.

As Sword Cultivators of the Sword Sect, it wasn't that they couldn't battle the Ninth Realm against the odds, defying hierarchy, but that would be after enduring the Ninth Heavenly Tribulation and reaching the Fifth Tribulation Realm.

Meanwhile.

Taibai Sword Master's garments fluttered as he calmly faced the countless divine lights, taking a step forward.

With this step, the Taibai Sword in his hand trembled slightly, and there was an almost imperceptible change in the void surrounding his body.

Sect Leader Zhuzhao knew Taibai Sword Master had responded, his left brow arched slightly.

In the next moment, the boundless golden divine lights had fully engulfed Taibai Sword Master, the void seemed to be on the verge of shattering, let alone a Sword Cultivator's physical body.

But Sect Leader Zhuzhao did not believe he had won.

Because Taibai Sword Master's expression was so calm, it gave him a bad premonition.

As expected.

Moments later, a faint silhouette suddenly appeared in front of Sect Leader Zhuzhao.

It was Taibai Sword Master.

He passed through the boundless divine light unscathed.

Moreover, at this moment, the Taibai Sword in his hand was surrounded by unimaginably terrifying fluctuations.

The black sword slashed through the air.

"Well struck." Although surprised, Sect Leader Zhuzhao remained composed, laughing as a golden divine Peng appeared between his brows, a giant Heavenly Peng emerged behind him, golden light soaring to the sky, with cold eyes instilling fear, like a fierce god, filled with surging killing intent.

The Heavenly Peng moved with Sect Leader Zhuzhao.

"Kill!" Sect Leader Zhuzhao roared, golden light radiating from his claw tips, reaching for Taibai Sword Master, the Heavenly Peng behind him mirroring his movements, the golden claws trying to tear Heaven and Earth asunder.

Clang!

The Taibai Sword collided with the golden claws of the Heavenly Peng, producing a thunderous sound.

The spectators frowned under the impact of the sound wave.

Boom!

Both figures were driven back.

However, Taibai Sword Master was pushed back over twenty zhang, while Sect Leader Zhuzhao only took a step back.

"Truly a genuine First Tribulation Realm cultivation." Sect Leader Zhuzhao's mood became more relaxed, noticing the tear that appeared on the hem of Taibai Sword Master's blue robe, blood seeping through staining the garment red.

He couldn't help but smile, "Vastness Qi is strong, but you are not."

The reason Taibai Sword Master could escape unscathed from the sea of golden divine light and even confront Sect Leader Zhuzhao despite being in the Eighth Realm was because of Vastness Qi, the Vast Righteous Domain.

When Ji Chuan introduced the Sword Sect to Lu Qingshan, he once said, among the seven Peak Masters of the Sword Sect, only his master, the Vastness Peak Master, did not cultivate the Slaughter Sword Intent.

This was extremely rare among Sword Cultivators.

But it wasn't because the Vastness Peak Master didn't understand slaughter, or disliked it.

It was entirely because Taibai Sword Master bore no killing intent.

Only Vastness Qi.

Unique to Taibai Sword Master, no one else had cultivated Vastness Qi.

Vastness Qi was Taibai Sword Master's Sword Dao of three lifetimes.

"Your cultivation is much weaker than mine." Sect Leader Zhuzhao spoke calmly, exuding confidence in his victory.

One Tribulation against a step to unity.

Precisely a whole great realm of difference.

Taibai Sword Master seemed to be in thought, "You're right, my cultivation level is indeed quite a bit lower than yours."

Sect Leader Zhuzhao said, "You have just entered the Eighth Realm and can already withstand a few strikes from me, surpassing the ordinary.

If our Rinsing Spirit Sect had been slightly more arrogant, sending only Eighth Realm cultivators to trouble your Sword Sect's Yi River Platform, this time it would surely have been a disaster.

But our forces are ample, so the cultivators sent to attack your six Teleportation Arrays of the Taoist Sect this time are all Nine Realms cultivators.

Thus, opportunities still favor the prepared, Heaven has destined Central Spirit to perish."

"Central Spirit will never perish, for I am here, and my Sword Sect is here." Taibai Sword Master shook his head.

His expression turned solemn, and he said with utmost seriousness, "While my cultivation is a bit behind yours, that's not a significant issue, can't I just raise it?"

After saying this, he took a step forward.

"What does Heaven's decree have to do with us Sword Cultivators? We Sword Cultivators do not even conform to the Heavenly Dao!"

As his voice fell, between Heaven and Earth, the storm turned darker, thunder and lightning roared.

In a fleeting thought, the Twenty-Ninth Heavenly Tribulation descended.