Chapter 148: Ji Qing Draws Sword, Slays Ten Immortal Dao Cultivators! The Name “heavenly Saber” Spreads Across The World!
“Innate Qi Great Capture Hand!”
“Mister Ji has made his move…”
Elder Crane’s voice carried a trace of trembling.
That was excitement.
It was well known that Ji Qing had “traded” the Innate Qi Great Capture Hand from a Grandmaster before.
Then he went into secluded cultivation.
As far as Elder Crane knew, cultivating the Innate Qi Great Capture Hand was extremely difficult; even that Grandmaster who traded for this martial art couldn’t master it.
Yet now the Innate Qi Great Capture Hand had appeared.
There was only one possibility.
Ji Qing had mastered it and made his move!
Even more, his first move was utterly terrifying.
This giant hand steadily grasped the mountain-like magic tool and the long-bearded old man’s flying sword; both magic tools were now unable to move.
“What?”
The long-bearded old man was also shocked.
How could his magic tool and flying sword be grabbed by a martial artist?
But this was the reality!
“Open for me!”
The long-bearded old man’s eyes bulged in fury, and he madly urged his magic power.
“Buzz”.
The mountain-like magic tool rapidly expanded.
It faintly seemed about to break free from the massive illusory hand.
“Hmph.”
Suddenly, a cold snort.
A figure stepped forward step by step, treading the void, approaching the mountain-like magic tool.
Everyone clearly saw this figure.
Black clothes, conical hat, long saber.
At this moment, he was using the “Innate Qi Great Capture Hand”, trapping the long-bearded old man’s two magic tools with his own power.
“Mister Ji…”
Many martial artists of Ling Xiao Pavilion were extremely excited.
Elder Crane, Elder Deer, and Elder Tiger were the same.
Ji Qing was the only Great Grandmaster in the current martial world!
He could be called the strongest in the current martial world!
“Buzz”.
Innate True Qi exploded within Ji Qing’s body.
That illusory giant hand suddenly solidified further, completely suppressing the mountain-like magic tool and the flying sword.
Ji Qing’s saber intent even burst forth, directly infiltrating the mountain-like magic tool and the flying sword.
Saber intent swept across directly.
The spiritual sense marks within the two magic tools were instantly erased.
“Pfft”.
The long-bearded old man spat out a mouthful of blood.
His face was ashen like gold paper.
Clearly, he had suffered backlash.
Yet in his heart, stormy seas surged.
As if he couldn’t believe it.
“How is this possible? You… you actually erased my spiritual sense mark in the magic tool? Who exactly are you?”
The long-bearded old man could hardly believe the scene before him.
He was a peak Qi Condensation Cultivator, an elder of Green Wood Immortal Sect.
How could he be publicly suppressed by a martial artist?
Ji Qing directly withdrew his Innate Qi Great Capture Hand.
Looking at the two magic tools before him that were now completely still, Ji Qing was very satisfied.
This Innate Qi Great Capture Hand was truly too convenient.
Urged by his Innate True Qi, it could even restrain powers of the Five Elements, and these two magic tools before him happened to be restrained by Ji Qing.
Then using saber intent to erase the spiritual sense marks in the magic tools, Ji Qing had essentially obtained two intact magic tools.
This harvest was enormous.
If he had drawn his saber as before.
Even if he won, he couldn’t obtain intact magic tools.
“Ji Mou will also give you a choice: roll back to Green Wood Immortal Sect, or die!”
Ji Qing waved his hand, and the two magic tools were taken by “Ling Ling” into the storage jade pendant.
The long-bearded old man’s heart was dripping blood.
Those were two top-tier magic tools.
Especially the mountain-like magic tool, which had been given to him by the sect master.
Yet it had been forcibly erased of its mark and taken away.
Utterly humiliating!
Especially since Ji Qing used his earlier words to make him choose.
It made him seethe with rage.
“A mere martial artist, how dare you be so arrogant? Form the formation!”
The long-bearded old man immediately retreated several dozen feet, forming a great formation together with the other Green Wood Immortal Sect cultivators.
As the great formation activated, terrifying aura emanated from the void.
Even without the magic tools, Green Wood Immortal Sect still had their ten powerful cultivators; forming the great formation, their strength surged.
A cultivator’s great formation was extremely terrifying.
It could connect the power of several, dozens, or even hundreds of cultivators into one, bursting forth with terrifying might.
The current situation was the same.
Ten cultivators set up the great formation.
If Ji Qing wanted to deal with it, it was equivalent to facing ten cultivators at once.
“Mere martial artist, die!”
The long-bearded old man’s expression was savagely ferocious.
He pressed down with one palm.
Suddenly, the sky darkened.
Everyone looked up.
They saw a massive flame hand blotting out the sky, surging and crashing down toward Ji Qing.
It even enveloped the entire Ling Xiao Pavilion.
Once the flame giant hand fell, the entire Ling Xiao Pavilion would be destroyed.
“This is the true power of cultivators…”
Elder Crane murmured lowly.
His heart felt immensely shocked.
Actually, at the beginning, though he knew the long-bearded old man was strong, he only thought the other’s cultivation realm was above his own.
If he were a Great Grandmaster, he could completely fear nothing from the other.
He didn’t think cultivators were that strong.
But now it was different.
The cultivators had connected via the formation, truly bursting forth with terrifying might.
For Ling Xiao Pavilion, this was a calamity!
In this situation, even a Great Grandmaster probably couldn’t block it.
In an instant, Elder Crane and the others all looked toward Ji Qing.
Their eyes carried a trace of expectation.
But Ji Qing, no matter how strong, was only a Great Grandmaster.
A Great Grandmaster was indeed strong enough, but facing such a terrifying strike, how to block it?
Couldn’t block it!
Fundamentally couldn’t block it!
Ji Qing didn’t speak.
He slowly placed his hand on the hilt.
Immediately, a feeling of blood-flesh connection arose naturally.
How long had it been since Ji Qing drew his saber?
Ji Qing felt it had been a very long time.
Even gripping the hilt again brought a joy like reuniting with an old friend after long separation.
At the same time, his Innate Five Elements Destruction Body was filled with massive Innate True Qi.
Capable of accommodating a massive burst of Innate True Qi.
Ji Qing would only strike once!
And this strike would surely be Ji Qing’s strongest saber strike yet!
At the same time, the moment Ji Qing’s hand gripped the hilt.
“Boom”.
Saber intent instantly surged forth.
At this moment, Ji Qing’s saber intent was almost semi-substantial.
Moreover, his saber intent was worlds apart from before.
Ji Qing’s current saber intent had reached major accomplishment!
With major accomplishment saber intent released, it immediately suppressed the ten cultivators on the mental level.
“This is… saber intent?”
“How could an innate martial artist comprehend such powerful saber intent?”
“This saber intent is at least minor accomplishment, even major accomplishment…”
The long-bearded old man’s heart chilled.
Saber intent.
He hadn’t heard these two words in a very long time.
Though he called it a “mere martial artist” as if looking down on martial artists.
But in reality?
He still clearly remembered the memories in his mind from over a thousand years.
Those were memories that filled him with terror.
Over a thousand years ago, though it was a great era of cultivation, there were still some extremely terrifying martial artists.
One saber could sever a river.
One sword could level a peak.
Facing such existences, even cultivators were merely souls under their sabers, not worth mentioning.
But he never expected that after over a thousand years, he could still see a martial artist who had mastered saber intent?
At this moment, the long-bearded old man’s killing intent grew even stronger.
Seeing the flame giant hand about to land on Ji Qing.
“Clang”.
Ji Qing drew his saber.
The mist-like Innate True Qi in his body instantly decreased by a third.
This was nearly the maximum Innate True Qi he could burst forth now.
Moreover, just this third of Innate True Qi had already damaged Ji Qing’s innate body.
But Ji Qing’s innate body could still endure it now.
Brilliant blade light suddenly appeared.
However, this blade light seemed to be five-colored radiance.
Brilliant like a starry river.
From afar, it seemed as if between heaven and earth, only this blade light remained.
Even, immersing in this blade light would make one feel immensely shocked.
Because this blade light seemed to contain a whole world!
How was this a blade light?
Clearly, it was a whole world crashing down.
“Sizzle”.
The blade light instantly passed over the massive flame hand.
The flame hand paused slightly.
“Boom”.
Then, the flame hand shattered explosively.
The sky was filled with scattering flames.
“What?”
The long-bearded old man’s heart shook.
But he had no time to care about the flame hand.
Because a blade light had already arrived before him.
The long-bearded old man didn’t even have time to clearly see the blade light’s trajectory.
It was simply too fast.
Fast to the extreme.
Even spiritual sense could only capture an instant of the blade light.
Then, the blade light vanished.
Yet the long-bearded old man felt his protective magic tool “crack” with a crisp sound.
Then, bone-chilling cold rapidly covered his body from inside out.
“You…”
The long-bearded old man widened his eyes.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t say anything.
Because his body had instantly split into two halves.
One saber cleaved in half!
Terrifying cold air swept, and the two halves of the corpse froze into ice crystals, falling from the high sky to the ground, shattering into pieces.
Not just the long-bearded old man.
Everyone looked up.
The sky was as if hail was falling.
One massive ice sculpture after another fell, similarly shattering into pieces.
Soon, the flames vanished.
The hail also vanished.
The sky remained clear.
Only, the ten Qi Condensation Cultivators in the void had vanished without a trace.
Only Ji Qing remained, sheathing his saber, standing in the void.
Silence!
The clamor of the entire Ling Xiao Pavilion suddenly vanished completely.
As if everyone had collectively lost their voices.
Everyone stared blankly at the void, occasionally looking down at the shattered ice sculptures on the ground.
Stormy seas surged in their hearts.
Dead!
Ten Qi Condensation Cultivators were all dead!
Among them, one peak Qi Condensation Cultivator had also died.
All died the same way.
One saber cleaved in half, corpses in two halves!
“One saber…”
Elder Crane’s voice was trembling.
“Only one saber… instantly killed ten Qi Condensation Cultivators! Even a Great Grandmaster couldn’t do that, unless…”
Elder Deer’s gaze toward Ji Qing became fanatical.
“Dao Foundation!”
Someone uttered this term!
Only Dao Foundation could be so terrifying.
One saber out, all immortals fall!
Though these “immortals” were merely Immortal Dao Cultivators, now no one would question Ji Qing.
“That saber just now contained ‘heaven and earth’; what Astonishing Swan Saber, I think it should be ‘Heavenly Saber’ instead…”
“Heavenly Saber” Ji Qing.
Everyone was utterly convinced!
“Mister Ji, did you just take that step?”
Elder Crane asked.
His voice trembled from excitement.
“No.”
“You don’t understand, Dao Foundation… is very difficult!”
“However, if I can browse all the saber techniques in the world, perhaps I can create an innate saber technique unique to me; at that time, maybe I can slash open the Martial Dao Gate with saber technique, thereby taking that step…”
Ji Qing said calmly.
He knew what “that step” Elder Crane was asking about.
But he didn’t conceal it.
Even though he had integrated the martial arts artistic conceptions from twenty-eight martial dao steles into his saber intent, he truly hadn’t taken that step.
However, Ji Qing had already “seen” the Martial Dao Gate.
Even, he felt that going all out, he could slightly push open the Martial Dao Gate.
But Ji Qing didn’t want to push open the Martial Dao Gate so “hastily”.
The wider the Martial Dao Gate was pushed open, the deeper the foundation forged.
Ji Qing wanted to push open the Martial Dao Gate squarely and completely.
His accumulation wasn’t enough yet.
However, he had already found the direction.
Create a saber technique!
Then, use saber technique to open the “Heavenly Gate”.
The Martial Dao Gate was also called the “Heavenly Gate”.
Once crossing the “Heavenly Gate”, it was like “ascending to heaven”.
He would truly enter the hall and chamber in the martial way!
“Browse all saber techniques in the world, use saber technique to open Heavenly Gate…”
Elder Crane laughed.
The three Grandmasters of Ling Xiao Pavilion also laughed.
They had waited too long, too long.
Just to wait for a hope.
And now, they finally had hope!
Moreover, hope was right before them!
“Hahaha, Mister Ji, my Ling Xiao Pavilion’s martial arts library contains saber techniques from all over the world. Dare not say all, but half of the world’s saber techniques are stored in Ling Xiao Pavilion’s martial arts library. Today, since Mister Ji saved my Ling Xiao Pavilion, then Ling Xiao Pavilion’s martial arts library is open to Mister Ji.”
“No matter what saber technique or sword technique, any martial art in the martial arts library, Mister Ji may browse freely.”
“We have only one request: if in the future Mister Ji opens the Heavenly Gate with saber technique, please leave the mark under the name ‘Ling Xiao Pavilion Ji Qing’ in the Heavenly Gate; this old man would be endlessly grateful!”
Elder Crane bowed deeply toward Ji Qing.
“Very well!”
Ji Qing agreed.
It was merely a name.
If he truly opened the Heavenly Gate with saber technique, leaving the name under Ling Xiao Pavilion’s banner, so what?
It was just a formality.
Anyway, Ji Qing currently had no sect or school.
The three of Ling Xiao Pavilion were overjoyed.
“Mister Ji, please follow me into the martial arts library!”
“No rush.”
Ji Qing waved his hand.
“Ling Ling” flew out.
Her gaze swept, then fished over the ten shattered corpses.
Several storage bags fell into Ji Qing’s hands.
Ji Qing was very satisfied.
He couldn’t open the storage bags now, but no matter; later he could have Han Gao open them.
Cultivators were all filthy rich; couldn’t waste them.
Then, Ji Qing followed Elder Crane flying toward Ling Xiao Pavilion’s martial arts library.
Once Ji Qing left, the crowd became even more lively.
Even those Grandmasters who had been comprehending the martial dao stele were dumbfounded one by one.
Before, they thought the gap between Ji Qing and them might not be too large.
As long as they forged innate bodies and were promoted to Great Grandmaster, perhaps they could catch up to Ji Qing.
But now, they no longer had such thoughts.
Ji Qing’s that one saber was simply too shocking.
One saber instantly killed ten Qi Condensation Cultivators.
How terrifying?
Not to mention one Great Grandmaster.
Even ten Great Grandmasters would probably be chopped by Ji Qing’s one saber.
If not for Ji Qing, they wouldn’t dare believe a Great Grandmaster could be so strong?
Utterly inconceivable.
“I decide to stay in Ling Xiao Pavilion.”
Suddenly, a Grandmaster spoke.
“I also decide to stay in Ling Xiao Pavilion. Moreover, I’m very interested in the martial arts alliance Ling Xiao Pavilion proposed before. Given the current state of the world, I think we should establish the martial arts alliance, unite all martial artists, and resist the immortal sects together!”
“Mister Ji seems very suitable to be the alliance leader of the martial arts alliance.”
Clearly, these Grandmasters saw hope of forging “Dao Foundation” from Ji Qing.
Now they were also prepared to “give it a shot”.
Though Green Wood Immortal Sect had a Foundation Establishment Old Ancestor.
But the Foundation Establishment Old Ancestor clearly couldn’t take action for some reason in the short term.
And Ji Qing might also forge Dao Foundation.
So what were they waiting for?
Though “betting” like this also had risks.
Even great risks.
But they were martial artists.
They weren’t afraid of this bit of risk.
If Ji Qing promoted to “Dao Foundation”, they would be closest to the water and get the moon first; even if Ji Qing only imparted a tiny bit of experience on promoting to Dao Foundation, it would benefit them endlessly.
“Martial Arts Alliance?”
Elder Deer and Elder Tiger glanced at each other.
However, Elder Crane wasn’t here now.
Ling Xiao Pavilion’s big and small affairs were actually led by Elder Crane.
But they felt this martial arts alliance was feasible!
…
Ji Qing arrived in Ling Xiao Pavilion’s martial arts library.
After sending Ji Qing to the martial arts library, Elder Crane instructed many disciples to wait outside the martial arts library and obey Ji Qing’s commands.
Any demand from Ji Qing must be unconditionally satisfied!
Moreover, no one was allowed to disturb Ji Qing.
“Mister Ji, you can rest assured cultivating in seclusion in the martial arts library; everything prioritizes pushing open the Heavenly Gate and promoting to Dao Foundation! If you can promote to Dao Foundation, not just my Ling Xiao Pavilion, the situation across the entire world will change, and countless martial artists will benefit endlessly…”
Ji Qing nodded.
He naturally understood the reasoning.
Now Ling Xiao Pavilion had clearly pinned the hope of Dao Foundation emerging in the martial world on him.
The pressure was indeed great.
However, Ji Qing was very calm.
Forge Dao Foundation?
Actually, he could push open the Heavenly Gate and forge Dao Foundation now.
But naturally, he wouldn’t say this to Elder Crane.
Ji Qing glanced at his saber intent.
“Saber Intent: Major Accomplishment（60%）”
This was Ji Qing’s current saber intent.
The martial arts artistic conceptions from twenty-eight martial dao steles had pushed Ji Qing’s saber intent to major accomplishment.
Even major accomplishment saber intent had progressed over half.
Unfortunately, only three Heavenly Human Realm martial dao steles.
Each Heavenly Human Realm martial dao stele increased Ji Qing’s major accomplishment saber intent progress by 20%.
If there were two more Heavenly Human Realm martial dao steles, Ji Qing’s saber intent could reach perfection!
However, things in the world couldn’t be perfect.
“Still need to quickly create the saber technique most suited to me.”
“With my current saber technique attainment, looking at ordinary saber techniques once can reach major accomplishment; even perfection won’t take much effort.”
“So, to create a saber technique, why rack my brains? Still the old method: quantitative change leads to qualitative change. When the number of perfected saber techniques reaches a certain point, naturally I can create the saber technique most suited to me…”
As for saber technique perfection?
Just one origin point.
Worth it!
Ji Qing now had 180 origin points.
Enough to perfect 180 ordinary saber techniques.
He didn’t believe 180 ordinary perfected saber techniques couldn’t produce qualitative change?
What’s more, there were innate Grandmasters descending the mountain to capture demons, waiting to trade spirit stones with him.
His origin points would surely increase more and more.
Thus, Ji Qing immediately began searching for saber techniques, starting his path to “create a saber technique”.
Ji Qing wholeheartedly hid in the martial arts library “creating a saber technique”.
But as Ling Xiao Pavilion intentionally spread the news.
The news of Ji Qing single-handedly using saber to slay ten Green Wood Immortal Sect cultivators rapidly spread across the entire world.
In an instant, the world shook!
Especially the martial artists in the jianghu, who worshipped like pilgrims, madly surging toward Ling Xiao City!
As the news spread, Ji Qing’s “Heavenly Saber” name also spread far and wide.
“Heavenly Saber” Ji Qing had become the banner for all martial artists in the world!
Originally, martial artists could also slay Immortal Dao Cultivators!
Martial Way was not weaker than Immortal Path!
