Remould the Glory of Sword Art

"Do you really think you can grant me death?"

Xie Xuanyi took a step forward.

From within the Sword Qi Cave Heaven, a series of small golden Primordial Energy swords streaked out!

In the past month, he had slain more than three hundred Yin Mountain evil cultivators, plundering their treasures as well as their pills.

These evil cultivators had low realms, and there wasn't much of value on them... but they still had some cheap Primordial Energy pills.

Xie Xuanyi didn't waste these.

After lighting 108 major acupoints,

the path of Body Refinement officially began!

If one wanted to advance to the "Golden Body Realm," they needed to absorb a tremendous amount of Primordial Energy to temper their muscles and bones!

The gains from hunting Yin Mountain's evil cultivators for thirty days had multiplied the scale of Primordial Energy within Xie Xuanyi several times over—

Now, no one who saw him would think he was merely at the Foundation Establishment.

A hundred small golden Primordial Energy swords arrayed above Xie Xuanyi's head. As he advanced, these swords whizzed out one after another.

Daoist Chi Hun snorted coldly.

He stood in place, simply raising both arms.

The Avici Cave Heaven thunderously expanded, plummeting to the ground, and countless wailing sounds tumbled out from the Cave Heaven!

Hundreds, nearly a thousand Yin ghosts, burst out from the Cave Heaven!

The "Divine Skills" of the two Cave Heavens clashed head-on—

"Boom, boom, boom!"

One hundred golden swords, piercing through, were swallowed by the horde of Yin ghosts.

Xie Xuanyi furrowed his brows.

The Sword Qi wrapped around the golden swords inherently had a "vast and upright" property, which should have been particularly effective against evil spirits and Yin entities... but unexpectedly, when the golden swords plunged into the tide of Yin ghosts, the effect was quite mediocre.

The Yin ghosts refined by Daoist Chi Hun were merely thrown into the air by the golden swords and did not burst apart immediately. They emitted a crimson glow all over, as if they had undergone some special tempering with a secret technique, becoming as tough as metal!

It appeared that Daoist Chi Hun's claim of invincible Cave Heaven was not without merit.

This old powerhouse, who had achieved Perfect Cave Heaven ten years ago, was not on the same level as Jin Yuan!

"Clang, clang, clang!"

The Avici Cave Heaven fell to the ground, continuously expanding, like a purgatory on earth.

In these ten years,

the creatures blood-refined by Daoist Chi Hun kept surging out!

Xie Xuanyi's expression was grave. His golden Primordial swords, which initially could easily slash through the tide of Yin ghosts, became increasingly strained. He even felt an eerie "pulling" force.

The crimson Cave Heaven that had fallen to the ground was like a gluttonous maw.

The corpses of the Yin Mountain disciples previously slain by Xie Xuanyi were now flung into the air, swallowed by the tide of Yin ghosts, and ultimately disappeared into the Avici Cave Heaven!

They all became nourishment for Daoist Chi Hun!

And now, the Cave Heaven had firmly locked onto Xie Xuanyi—

Daoist Chi Hun intended to swallow Xie Xuanyi, along with the entire Sword Qi Cave Heaven, into his belly!

"It's been quite a while since I've tasted such delicious Primordial Energy,"

Daoist Chi Hun's gaze was fixed on the young man, and with a grin, he said, "You lad, could it be that you're from the Taoist sects?"

The golden Primordial swords began to dim under the impact of the Yin ghosts.

This collision between Cave Heavens.

In the end, the Sword Qi Cave Heaven was at a disadvantage.

Daoist Chi Hun's custom over the past ten years was always to kill and blood-refine people, to suck the marrow from their bones. Once the Avici Cave Heaven had locked onto the Sword Qi Cave Heaven, he held back no longer, fiercely sucking in the golden Primordial swords, greedy to drain every last drop of pure Primordial Energy from the young man!

With every breath, dozens of strands of golden Primordial Energy were drawn into the crimson Cave Heaven.

And Xie Xuanyi had yet to make any response.

He just stood amidst a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, watching the crimson Cave Heaven expand bit by bit.

This domain had already been locked down by two Cave Heavens!

A hundred breaths later, the ghosts released by the Avici Cave Heaven had approached the number of two thousand. Xie Xuanyi was surrounded from all sides, completely hemmed in. He recalled his golden Primordial Sword, merely arranging it by his side, contending against the unceasing onslaught of ghosts. His situation was like being mired deep in a quagmire.

If he couldn't break free from the ghostly binds of the Avici Cave Heaven, then the Sword Qi Cave Heaven would be gradually consumed, bit by bit...

But Xie Xuanyi did not release any more sword weapons.

He just stood there quietly.

Letting the ghosts drag and push him.

The light of the golden Primordial Sword grew dimmer, while the gaping maw of the Avici Cave Heaven drew ever closer to him!

"You should have cultivated for a few more years..."

Daoist Chi Hun spoke softly, "Having just advanced to the Cave Heaven Realm, daring to challenge me, is far too arrogant."

"Is that so?"

Xie Xuanyi stood in front of the Avici Cave Heaven, speaking softly, "From beginning to end, have you seen my Lifebound Flying Sword?"

As soon as he said this.

Daoist Chi Hun was slightly taken aback.

He frowned as he looked at the young man in black before him.

When the Mountain Protection Array was broken, the message from the Yin Mountain Order... it was this young man who went on a killing spree with a single Flying Sword!

But by the time he had arrived.

That Flying Sword had never once revealed itself!

From beginning to end, this young man was only clashing with him with his "Cave Heaven."

A premonition of ill omen welled up in his heart.

But Daoist Chi Hun still sneered, "Is your Lifebound Flying Sword that important?"

His own Avici Cave Heaven was about to swallow this young man whole!

At such a moment, who cared about a Lifebound Flying Sword?

The young man was merely a newcomer to the Cave Heaven Realm. How could his Flying Sword penetrate his own Perfect Cave Heaven?

There was no such Flying Sword in this world!

Even if there was... that person would already be dead!

The next moment.

A trace of ice-cold gleam flitted across Daoist Chi Hun's eyes.

Daoist Chi Hun, who was still sneering a moment ago, suddenly felt an unprecedented chill in his Heart Lake.

"Buzz!"

The Avici Cave Heaven opened its bloody maw, ready to devour both the black-robed young man and the enticing Sword Qi Cave Heaven...

After a long wait, Xie Xuanyi finally made his move.

Between heaven and earth, a clear and resonant sword sound like the cry of a dragon rang out!

Chen Ke streaked out from within the Sword Qi Cave Heaven.

Those mired in the quagmire, seeking to save themselves, often have only one chance.

The more they struggle, the more distant hope becomes.

And what Xie Xuanyi was waiting for, was the moment he stepped into the Avici Cave Heaven.

That blood-red Cave Heaven was about to completely swallow him, with countless ferocious ghosts thronging by his side, teeth bared and claws outstretched, angrily howling.

In this close proximity.

When the Flying Sword erupted, Daoist Chi Hun had no time to react!

"Hiss!"

The Blood-red Cave Heaven, a gluttonous maw, was horizontally cleaved into two halves by Chen Ke!

The Lifebound Cave Heaven is connected to the cultivator's body and mind!

When the Cave Heaven shatters, the cultivator himself will also be injured!

"Hiss—" A sound echoed.

The Avici Cave Heaven was cleaved open, and Daoist Chi Hun's face also split apart!

"Chen Ke?!"

The instant Daoist Chi Hun saw the flying sword emerge from the Golden Cave Heaven, his entire body shook as if struck by lightning!

He knew this flying sword all too well!

It wasn't just a decade that had passed.

Even if a hundred years, a thousand years went by, even if he turned to ash, he would remember the appearance of this flying sword!

He had contributed his strength in the campaign against Xie Xuanyi back then.

Only, during the battle in the Qing State, he caught a glimpse of this flying sword from miles away and nearly lost more than half of his life…

In that battle, the one Xie Xuanyi was truly facing off against wasn't himself at all!

So much for a Perfect Cave Heaven; it was nothing but a joke.

It was precisely because of that sword strike that Daoist Chi Hun conceived the notion of cultivating a "Perfect Cave Heaven."

But at this moment, he realized he was wrong.

A decade of arduous cultivation.

When all's said and done, he still could not withstand a single sword stroke.

"Xie Xuanyi! You are Xie Xuanyi!"

Daoist Chi Hun stared at the young man in black as if he had seen a ghost, finally understanding where the chill in his Heart Lake came from.

At this point, Xie Xuanyi had nothing to disguise anymore.

He reached out and took off his bamboo hat.

With a gentle wave of his hands, his mortal disguise was removed.

The reason he had waited until now to draw his sword...

Was because once Chen Ke was unsheathed, Daoist Chi Hun would recognize it.

Hence, Xie Xuanyi had not planned to engage in a "protracted battle" with Daoist Chi Hun, as they had already sealed off this piece of heaven and earth with two Cave Heavens beforehand.

No sound, no Divine Thought, could escape.

"It is I."

Xie Xuanyi spoke softly, greeting for the second time, "Chi Hun, long time no see."

The two words "Chi Hun," though spoken softly,

Stirred up surging waves in the Heart Lake!

"You are still alive... you are still alive…"

Daoist Chi Hun shook uncontrollably.

Looking at Xie Xuanyi, his complexion turned deathly pale…

After the young man removed his bamboo hat, the nature of the battle changed.

The angry howling Yin ghosts began to wail mournfully.

The Avici Cave Heaven was slashed open by the Sword Qi.

And Daoist Chi Hun's Taoist heart was thoroughly shattered by the name Xie Xuanyi.

"…"

Xie Xuanyi silently observed the man in front of him.

There was something he hadn't anticipated.

In Xie Xuanyi's original calculations, after opening the Avici Cave Heaven, he still faced a fierce battle with Daoist Chi Hun.

But now, it seemed that the battle was over before it even began.

Daoist Chi Hun's Taoist heart was already broken.

"I knew it, Xie Xuanyi wouldn't die so easily…"

"I knew it…"

Daoist Chi Hun trembled all over, like a sieve.

The more he looked at the young man before him, the more he felt like it was a nightmare.

Over the years.

Every night he dreamt, he couldn't find peace in his sleep.

The Sword Qi from the battle in Qing State became his Heart Demon.

The reason he hadn't ascended to Yin God wasn't only to pursue a Perfect Cave Heaven but also to overcome this Heart Demon.

Now, the very Heart Demon itself stood before him.

Daoist Chi Hun no longer had the courage to fight again.

Only one thought dominated his mind.

"Flee!"

"I must flee!"

With a roar.

Daoist Chi Hun gave up the Yin ghosts in the Avici Cave Heaven that he had painstakingly refined for ten years; he turned to run, transforming into a ray of rainbow light, heading towards the main peak.

Thousands of Yin ghosts surged towards Xie Xuanyi, covering the sky and the earth.

"Running away already?"

Xie Xuanyi frowned as he moved forward, his two fingers coming together for a slash.

Chen Ke burst forth with a golden light, cleaving through the tide of Yin ghosts.

If the master of the Cave Heaven had been willing to fight to the death, perhaps these malign spirits could have entangled him for a moment or two.

But Daoist Chi Hun had no intentions of keeping them anymore.

These lost souls and stray ghosts had no real power to fight, unable to even stall Xie Xuanyi for an instant.

Two streaks of light, one following the other, shot out simultaneously.

Daoist Chi Hun crashed disgracefully into the main peak's summit, reaching for the giant black banner pole, intending to activate the Mountain Protection Array at the formation core.

But Xie Xuanyi did not grant him the opportunity.

With a "swoosh," Sword Qi erupted.

Xie Xuanyi pointed a finger, and the golden light of Chen Ke directly slashed off Daoist Chi Hun's wrist!

"Ah…"

The scream echoed, but outside the mountain, there was only silence.

The Avici Cave Heaven had already been retracted by Daoist Chi Hun.

All the sounds and sights atop this mountain were enveloped within the Golden Cave Heaven.

With his face split open, Daoist Chi Hun, clutching his severed hand, collapsed in agony. He intended to reach out his other hand to take control of the banner.

But he knew very well.

Xie Xuanyi's sword was definitely faster than his hand!

"Chi Hun, you have truly disappointed me."

Xie Xuanyi walked slowly to his old acquaintance.

He calmly looked at Daoist Chi Hun, "After so many years, you haven't changed, always thinking of running away when faced with trouble... How can this do?"

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(The second update will probably be at 10 PM.)