Eternal Life by Daily Divination

In the next instant, countless sword shadows merged into one, converging upon the Ten Thousand Shadows Sword.

Beneath the firmament.

All light and shadow vanished, leaving only a single, brilliant beam of sword light.

Even if Shi Hu Master were to rise from the dead, he would still have to evade the sharpness of this sword.

"Can Li Chang’an withstand it?"

"This sword strike... it might even be able to tear through the Array in this place."

Wang Xuanjian and the others wore mixed expressions. They all knew they couldn’t withstand this strike.

Du Han was incredibly tense, yet he was secretly filled with anticipation.

’He has to kill him!’

’If Li Chang’an dies to this sword strike, it’ll all be over.’

’He would no longer have to live in constant fear and could return to his old life.’

Nie Yu likewise hoped this strike would slay Li Chang’an.

However, the reality was the complete opposite of what they had imagined.

Facing this ferocious strike, Li Chang’an’s expression remained unchanged. He simply gave a casual wave of his hand.

BOOM!

A tremendous amount of Array Power gathered and smashed into the sword strike.

The two collided in an instant. The heavens and earth thundered as a violent power swept out in all directions.

Within the Array, the crumbling walls and ruins were instantly pulverized. The resulting dust was blasted to the edge of the Array, only to be stopped by the barrier, kicking up a sky-blotting cloud.

From within the endless cloud of dust, a figure was sent flying backward. He slammed heavily against the edge of the Array and spat out a mouthful of blood.

This person was none other than He Xiangfeng!

His face was ashen, his aura had plummeted, and his white robes were covered in bloody marks. He was already severely injured.

"Daoist He!"

"Daoist He, are you alright?"

Wang Xuanjian and the others, their faces full of worry, immediately rushed to help him up.

He Xiangfeng shook his head, his expression dejected.

"I have lost."

Even with his strength at the Late Stage of Golden Core, augmented by a Quasi-Tier Four Treasure, he still couldn’t withstand a single casual strike from Li Chang’an who was borrowing the Array’s power.

Clearly, this Array was far from an ordinary Tier Three Top Grade Array; it was likely approaching Tier Four.

’Li Chang’an, a man who can master such an Array, absolutely cannot be allowed to become an enemy of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.’

Otherwise, he feared even the Ten Thousand Swords Sect’s Spiritual Land would not be safe.

Back then on Yellow Crane Mountain, no one could understand how Li Chang’an was able to control the Tier Three Top Grade Array.

Later, a rumor spread that a friend of Li Chang’an’s had helped him.

Thinking about it now...

’...that Array Master friend was very likely him all along!’

"Daoist Li, for you to have such skill in Arrays at your young age... My loss today was not unjust."

He Xiangfeng let out a deep sigh and put away his Ten Thousand Shadows Sword.

Then, he took out a Storage Pouch filled with various Treasures and presented it to Li Chang’an.

This gesture was, of course, an apology.

At the same time, it also meant he would no longer interfere in the matter between Li Chang’an and Du Han.

Wang Xuanjian sent a discrete Sound Transmission, "Daoist He, are we really going to stay out of this?"

"Within this Array, none of us are Li Chang’an’s match. Even if we wanted to interfere, we are powerless to do so."

He Xiangfeng sent a Sound Transmission to the others.

His meaning was crystal clear.

Patience!

The future of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect did not lie with Nie Yu and Du Han, but with Ye Mengxian.

Their top priority was to protect Ye Mengxian and prevent Li Chang’an from setting his sights on her.

"Mengxian, you absolutely must not make a move."

He Xiangfeng warned Ye Mengxian, his tone grave.

Hearing this, Ye Mengxian felt utterly helpless.

Her every word and action was controlled by Li Chang’an. Even if she wanted to make a move, she was powerless to do so.

’If He Xiangfeng and the others knew that the great hope of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect was merely a Puppet in Li Chang’an’s hands, I wonder how they would feel?’

Of course, they couldn’t possibly imagine such a thing at this moment; they simply focused on discreetly protecting Ye Mengxian.

As for Du Han and Nie Yu, they had been abandoned.

Li Chang’an’s expression was impassive as he walked toward the two men.

"Which of you two would like to die first?"

"Li Chang’an, I should have killed you all those years ago!"

Nie Yu’s aged face was filled with murderous intent. He summoned countless Treasures, preparing to fight to the death.

He was filled with regret. If he had only known this day would come, he would have paid any price back then to kill Li Chang’an before he had achieved Core Formation.

But at the time, Li Chang’an hadn’t posed any threat, and Changqing Mountain’s "turtle shell" was simply too tough. The cost of breaking it would have been too great.

And so, he had let Li Chang’an off the hook.

"If I had smashed your turtle shell back then, would you be basking in this glory today?"

Nie Yu’s aged eyes were bloodshot as he stared fixedly at Li Chang’an.

Li Chang’an said calmly, "Old man, even if you had broken through Changqing Mountain’s Array, you still would have died at my hands."

"Impossible! Without an Array, what are you?"

"Nie Wushuang thought so, too."

"What? You..."

Nie Yu froze.

In that instant, countless images from the past flashed through his mind, finally settling on the day his grandson, Nie Wushuang, died.

Countless questions arose from these images, gradually coalescing to form a familiar figure.

"It was you! Li Chang’an, you killed Wushuang!"

Nie Yu’s eyes looked as if they would split from their sockets. His voice was hoarse, and his gaze, filled with murderous intent and hatred, seemed to want to tear Li Chang’an to pieces, inch by inch.

At his hoarse cry, Wang Xuanjian and the others were all stunned, staring at Li Chang’an in disbelief.

Back then, it was precisely because of Nie Wushuang’s death that the war between the three sects had taken a different turn.

All these years later, the war between the three sects was a thing of the past, and the countless disciples who had died had long turned to dust. Yet, one question still lingered in everyone’s heart.

Who, exactly, had killed Nie Wushuang?

Some suspected a Demon Sect Cultivator, others suspected someone from the Western Domain, and there were still others who believed Nie Wushuang had encountered something strange within the Secret Realm.

But very few people ever considered that Li Chang’an was responsible.

At the time, in the eyes of outsiders, Li Chang’an was purely a "Turtle"—it was simply impossible that he would take the initiative to attack the grandson of a Golden Core Master.

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