novelraw Chapter 128 : Ten Directions Annihilation Sword Formation
Chapter 128 : Ten Directions Annihilation Sword Formation
Chapter 128: Ten Directions Annihilation Sword Formation
“Mm.”
Xu Zhengyang nodded in response, then suddenly remembered something. Frowning, he reminded:
“If any of my sect’s disciples come forward to bother you, Junior Nephew Xu, just address the matter directly.”
“?”
Xu Zhengyang was momentarily stunned. He wanted to ask more, but saw Ye Xiao wave his hand, clearly unwilling to elaborate.
At that moment—
Extreme Shadow's voice echoed in Xu Zhengyang’s mind, “That useless disciple of mine has entered the Sword Tomb multiple times, hoping to make me his life-bound flying sword.
But his sword path runs completely counter to mine. If I were to agree, it would only hinder his cultivation.
Because of this—
If he finds out that Master has subdued me, he’ll definitely come to pester you, hoping you'll hand me over.
At that time—
Master need only do as Elder Ye advised: hold firm to your stance. He wouldn’t dare go against the Azure Peak Sword Sect’s millennia-old rules!”
Curious, Xu Zhengyang asked, “Senior, may I ask, what is your disciple’s cultivation level?”
Extreme Shadow pondered for a moment before replying, “When I last saw him three years ago, he was already at the threshold of the mid Foundation Establishment stage.
By now, he should’ve reached it.”
“……”
Xu Zhengyang was speechless for quite a while.
A mid Foundation Establishment sword cultivator coming to him for the sword—one that was formed from the sword spirit of the man’s own master…
By all reasoning—
Xu Zhengyang truly had no excuse to refuse.
Yet Extreme Shadow had already become Xu Zhengyang’s magic treasure, so he instantly sensed the shift in Xu Zhengyang’s thoughts.
He quickly said, “My disciple is honest and values filial piety above all.
So no matter what that traitorous disciple offers in exchange, I beg Master not to hand me over to him.
If Master agrees—
I still possess a fragment of an ancient sword dao inheritance. I can offer it to Master to aid in completely mastering my true form!”
Xu Zhengyang looked puzzled and asked, “Senior, if your disciple is so filial, isn’t that a good thing?
Why must I play the villain?”
Extreme Shadow gave a bitter smile and said, “That disciple walks the path of the Royal Sword.
If he were to obtain the Extreme Shadow Sword—
He would spare no effort, pouring all his resources into refining it.
But the Extreme Shadow Sword excels in agility and speed, which runs counter to his immovable and mountain-like sword intent.
So if I became his sword—
Rather than helping him, I’d become a shackle.”
At this point—
Extreme Shadow said with both relief and helplessness, “If our sword paths aligned, why would I, as his master, need to hide?
Even becoming his life-bound flying sword would be no issue.”
Xu Zhengyang hadn’t expected such a backstory.
Before he could process it all, Extreme Shadow transmitted a large amount of information directly into his mind:
【Seize the moment of heaven and earth’s slaughter, merge the will of ten thousand swords returning to the void, and with supreme sword dao, forge a domain of absolute silence!
When the sword is drawn, heaven and earth are thrown into chaos; when the formation is complete, all things return to stillness…】
Xu Zhengyang froze.
After digesting the information, he realized that Extreme Shadow had transmitted the formation method of an ancient sword formation—Ten Directions Annihilation Sword Formation!
This sword formation was incredibly profound!
Even cultivators who weren’t sword cultivators could deploy it—so long as they had compatible flying swords!
“This Ten Directions Annihilation Sword Formation is something I came upon by chance. Though it’s only a fragment, its profundity and power are the most incredible I’ve seen in my life!”
At this point—
Extreme Shadow sincerely said to Xu Zhengyang, “I only ask that Master, for the sake of this formation, not hand me over to that disciple of mine.
As long as Master agrees—
Even if I’m shattered and my soul scattered, I, Extreme Shadow, will repay this immense favor!”
…
Extreme Shadow had said this much already. Xu Zhengyang gave it some thought, then steeled his heart.
He thought to himself: 【In any case, once I finish watching Ye Mingyu’s tribulation, I’m heading back to the mountain to enter closed-door cultivation.
If I stay within the sect, could his disciple possibly storm the mountain gates?
Besides—
Once I reach Tier 2, what’s a small gap in realms?
Even if I can’t beat him…
Surely I can outrun him, right?】
With that in mind, Xu Zhengyang immediately told Extreme Shadow, “Don’t worry, Senior!
I absolutely won’t hand you over to anyone else!”
Extreme Shadow let out a long sigh of relief and quickly replied, “Many thanks, Master!”
…
Upon returning to the Greedy Wolf Courtyard—
With Extreme Shadow’s help, Xu Zhengyang extracted the white ape’s soul and handed it to Pei Zhen.
Inside the reception hall—
When Yan Xuan saw the soul of the white ape, her eyes lit up with excitement. “It’s him! It’s this beast!”
Pei Zhen smiled slightly.
He set up a soundproof barrier in the reception hall and motioned for Xu Zhengyang to leave.
Xu Zhengyang had no intention of spying.
He knew Pei Zhen would make sure he didn’t lose out.
So Xu Zhengyang went straight into the meditation room of the Greedy Wolf Courtyard, slowly recovering the spiritual energy he had spent on this trip—
While beginning to study the Ten Directions Annihilation Sword Formation.
…
The next day.
While Xu Zhengyang was discussing the grand formation with Extreme Shadow, Pei Zhen sent a message, saying, “Ah Zheng, come here a moment.”
Hearing this, Xu Zhengyang put away the Extreme Shadow Sword and immediately headed to the reception hall.
At that moment, Yan Xuan and Zhang Youwei had already left. Only Pei Zhen remained, his face glowing with joy.
“Well done this time.”
Pei Zhen praised Xu Zhengyang and said, “Although much of the white ape’s memory had faded due to the passage of time—
I still managed to trace the source of his true spirit bloodline!”
True spirits were the stuff of legend.
All across Qingzhou—
There had been no trace of them for thousands of years.
Because of this—
Xu Zhengyang asked with great curiosity, “May I ask, what kind of true spirit bloodline did the white ape possess?”
“Still unknown for now.”
Pei Zhen explained, “According to the white ape’s memories, he accidentally fell into a secret realm and, by chance, consumed part of an ancient ape’s corpse, which then granted him intelligence.”
At this point—
Pei Zhen shook his head and chuckled. “The white ape still had a beast’s nature.
When his intelligence first awakened, he simply thought the ancient corpse was a dead beast, unaware that it held a world-shaking fortune, and all he wanted was to escape the secret realm.
Two hundred years later, once his intelligence matured—
He wanted to return to the secret realm, but no longer had the power to break its restrictions. All he could do was wail outside, full of regret…”
Then—
Pei Zhen laughed again, “That ended up benefiting you.
If in the future, you manage to enter that secret realm and acquire the remaining half of the ancient ape’s corpse, and refine the latent true spirit bloodline within, then merge it with a monkey-type demon beast…
As long as it doesn’t die midway—
That demon beast will at least reach the Tier 3 Demon King realm!”
Xu Zhengyang was stirred with excitement and asked, “Where is this secret realm located?”
Pei Zhen’s expression turned solemn. “The Hundred Thousand Mountains.”
The Hundred Thousand Mountains lay in the southwest of Qingzhou—
A vast mountain range spanning the southern wilderness!
Within, demonic beasts roamed freely, venomous insects were everywhere, and uncivilized alien tribes hid deep within the forests!