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Qin Yi had merged the insights of Mount Shu's past Sect Lords and the Magnificent Jasper into a single sword technique. He had transformed all sword skills into one move.
Cangsheng!
This technique was called Cangsheng.
A single sword strike unleashed ten thousand sword techniques, a vast torrent of sword intent that could sweep away the world. Each move was infinitely variable, each strike a complete sword technique in itself. Yet when combined, they coalesced into a unified system, becoming one singular technique.
In the art of swordplay, Qin Yi's mastery had reached the absolute limit of human potential.
On Mount Shu, every inch of rock, forest, and river had transformed into the sword in his hand.
Closing his eyes, Qin Yi could sense that if he willed it, he could unleash this sword strike in an instant, obliterating the entire mountain.
"The Way of the Sword!"
Qin Yi murmured, a smile curving his lips.
This was the joy and exhilaration of achieving the Dao, a genuine expression of his inner state.
In that instant, a sword light flashed, instantly appearing before Qin Yi.
"Headmaster!"
The anxious voice called out swiftly.
Qin Yi opened his eyes and saw a disciple of the Magnificent Qin Faction.
"Oh? Speak."
"An, Martial Aunt An Yi, she..."
The Magnificent Qin disciple gazed at Qin Yi's now calm expression, yet was intimidated by the Sword Intent radiating from him. For a moment, he couldn't speak, swallowing hard.
"You need not say more. I will question Yuanli myself."
Qin Yi said indifferently.
His eyes shot toward the heavens, his Sword Intent surging skyward. At that moment, his King's Strength transformed into a golden dragon that erupted from his body with a earth-shattering roar.
Within the Magnificent Qin Faction.
Li Yuanli was seated in meditation within the Sect Lord's palace, cultivating. Suddenly, his body trembled violently, and a trace of fear flashed across his face.
"It's finally here!"
Three feet in front of him, a phantom figure materialized.
"Li Yuanli!"
His Sword Intent surged, radiating a torrent of King's Haki.
Li Yuanli jolted awake and sprang to his feet. "Your Majesty!"
He was stunned to see Qin Yi had manifested a projection through King's Strength. The implications of this left him deeply shaken.
In essence, Qin Yi had forcibly altered his status as King in the King's World, gaining even greater power through the cultivation system of the Otherworld.
"Where is An Yi?" Qin Yi asked calmly, his eyes placid.
"She... she's dead," Li Yuanli gritted out.
"Chang Hao killed her!"
Closing his eyes, Li Yuanli felt extreme tension and terror.
He knew all too well that Qin Yi's power had climbed to a realm beyond his comprehension, just as it had been when they first met in the Pirate World. And the gap between them was only widening.
"Tell me the truth!"
"Yuanli, you should know the consequences of deceiving the emperor."
"Only you and I entered this realm. I have always trusted you. Don't even think about deceiving me."
Qin Yi's gaze sharpened, his voice growing heavy and deep.
Li Yuanli's expression immediately changed, sweat breaking out on his forehead.
"Chang Hao... he activated the Suppression Realm and sealed Lady An Yi."
Li Yuanli stammered, his body trembling.
In that moment, he was utterly terrified. The pressure Qin Yi exerted on him was overwhelming. Before this man, he didn't dare hide even a shred of information.
"The Suppression Realm?" Qin Yi murmured. His figure flickered and twisted, transforming into a golden dragon that dissolved before Li Yuanli.
"And let this be the last time. The Qin Nation's army will soon descend upon this world. Whether you're here or not makes little difference."
The casual words sent a shiver through Li Yuanli, his eyes showing a flicker of fear.
"Just how strong has he become?"
At the square before the Everlasting Pavilion of Mount Shu, Qin Yi stood gazing at the heavens. He understood the Suppression Realm all too well; it was a fate far more dreadful than death itself.
Death would at least allow him to enter the Necropolis or the Ghost Realm, where he could retrieve the soul and live on as if he were still alive. But sealed within the Suppression Realm, once the realm's lifespan expired, both the realm and his soul would perish together, utterly annihilated.
This was true obliteration—Mount Shu's Forbidden Method, a method of mutual destruction with immensely powerful demonic creatures.
"To go to such lengths for me..."
"Chang Hao!"
Qin Yi's voice was icy, and at that moment, his Sword Intent surged freely, causing the entire Mount Shu to tremble.
A sky-high killing intent erupted, sweeping across the mountain.
The killing intent was aimed squarely at Chang Hao. The house where he had lived collapsed in an instant, and everything within it was reduced to dust with a deafening roar.
As a King, Qin Yi's heart had always burned with an unyielding will and the overbearing dominance of royalty.
'A dragon hides in the abyss, biding its time in obscurity.' But now, having mastered the way of the sword, it was time for the dragon to soar through the heavens.
In this world, he was just beginning.
Dugu Yuyun was immediately alerted. He shook his head, understanding perfectly how Qin Yi felt at that moment.
'Anger, endless anger.' The Sect Lord was likely on the verge of madness.
But anger alone wouldn't suffice. He had to achieve the Dao!
With a single step, then another, then a third, Dugu Yuyun stood before Qin Yi.
"You know about this?"
Qin Yi's face was icy, his voice sharp as steel, his Sword Intent boiling. In the void around them, countless swords seemed to materialize.
"I do," Dugu Yuyun nodded.
"Good."
Qin Yi let out a cold laugh, his eyes clear and bright, the Cangsheng at his waist trembling and humming.
"You've contracted a false Dao. Seize this opportunity to sever your emotions and desires, and step onto the supreme Dao path. You will achieve unprecedented accomplishments, Sect Lord!"
Dugu Yuyun's gaze was stern and composed.
Compared to Qin Yi, he had truly entered the Forgetting the Dao realm, his rationality absolute, having completely transcended the mortal and immortal realms.
"The supreme Dao path?"
Qin Yi scoffed. Then, in the next instant, his expression turned dark and ruthless.
"Ridiculous!"
"What is the Dao?!"
"The path beneath my feet is the Dao! You frogs trapped in a single well dare to discuss the Dao with me?!"
"I understand it better than all of you!"
These four sentences caused the entire Mount Shu to tremble violently.
Overwhelming, domineering Sword Intent surged freely. At that moment, Qin Yi seemed to command the entire world.
"Sect Lord, hold fast! You've fallen into demonic ways!"
Dugu Yuyun's face grew grave. Qin Yi's power far surpassed his imagination.
At that moment, over a dozen Elders flashed forward, surrounding Qin Yi.
"Sect Lord, awaken! Step over this emotional tribulation, and you will ascend to immortality!"
Their faces were solemn and vigilant as they shouted with all their might, hoping to reawaken Qin Yi's Dao Heart.
The people of Mount Shu had long anticipated such a scene. In the face of such a catastrophe, Qin Yi was bound to first go mad, then calm down, and finally attain enlightenment.
Yet, what no one had expected was that Qin Yi had never gone mad at all.
His understanding of the Dao far surpassed theirs, both in depth and clarity.
"Fools who haven't even reached the Dao, yet dare to guide me?"
"How laughable!"
With a sneer, Qin Yi stepped into the sky.
"Dugu Yuyun, Sect Lord of Mount Shu, I bestow him upon you."
"Next, I will show Chang Hao..."
"...what my Dao truly is!"
As his words fell, an colossal sword materialized in the sky above Mount Shu. Qin Yi's body swelled in an instant to a thousand zhang tall, towering like a titan reaching for the heavens.
"A mere Suppression Realm? This king will shatter it with a casual flick of his wrist!"
Piercing Sword Qi surged through the heavens and earth, shaking the Nine Provinces!
(End Of This Chapter)