novelraw Chapter 575: The Sword Technique of Words Is Truly Fearsome
Chapter 575: The Sword Technique of Words Is Truly Fearsome
At the border between the Northern Forest Sea and the Eastern Tree Ocean, there are six major realm gates.
Outside the first realm gate, a pink message-transmitting flying sword suddenly arrives, reaching nearby a towering ancient tree.
The ancient tree flashes with light and transforms into a Void Fragmentation cultivator in the form of a large-headed boy.
The large-headed boy feels somewhat astonished, points a finger at the message-transmitting flying sword and mutters, "A message from Teng Xianrou..."
After listening to the message, the large-headed boy sneers, "Teng Xianrou got lucky. Lu Bei has fallen into her hands, certainly doomed. No need to wait!"
Outside the second realm gate, a dryad covered in leaves also receives a message-transmitting flying sword.
"Fell into Teng Xianrou’s hands? What a pity, such a great opportunity was snatched by her luck."
At the fourth, fifth, and sixth realm gates, all six Return to Origin Grand Void cultivators receive the message-transmitting flying swords.
Some looking fortunate, others regretful; they all transform into escape light and leave the realm gates, stopping their wait.
"No need to wait. Since Lu Bei has fallen into Palace Master Xianrou’s hands, there’s absolutely no chance of survival. He will surely die at the third realm gate, and we don’t need to wait pointlessly this time..."
Western Sea, Vine King Hall!
A cold and severe middle-aged man draped in vine armor sits on the throne, holding a pink message-transmitting flying sword.
"Lu Bei has fallen into Xianrou’s hands... Xianrou is the only female Void Fragmentation under my command. Though she is a woman, her divine skills are not inferior to men, especially formidable in swordsmanship. Her surname Teng was conferred by me..."
"With her there, Lu Bei will surely die!"
...
Third realm gate, Tang Gu Realm Gate, on the Land of Demons.
Ning Fan smirks mockingly as he looks at Teng Xianrou.
If he was ambushed by other Void Fragmentation cultivators, or other Return to Origin Void Refinement cultivators, Ning Fan would have to struggle.
But it happens to be a charming female sword cultivator, purely courting death.
The mocking expression in Ning Fan’s eyes was blatant, and Teng Xianrou noticed it immediately, turning into a slight anger.
What did she see?
She actually saw a trace of disdain in Ning Fan’s eyes!
Ning Fan, just a mere Void Inquiry junior, actually despises her, a Void Fragmentation sword cultivator. Isn’t that too arrogant!
Indeed, if he weren’t wildly arrogant, how dare he eliminate the disciple of the Vine Emperor...
But pondering further, she thought to herself, was Ning Fan deliberately trying to anger her?
Because knowing he couldn’t match the Void Fragmentation cultivators, he deliberately infuriated her, attempting to seize a chance to escape when she was angry?
"Don’t try to provoke me; you’ll only die more miserably that way!"
Teng Xianrou elegantly raised her hand, gently pointed a finger, and wood-elemental demonic power dispersed, transforming into a million rays of green sword light, slashing towards Ning Fan.
It was just a casual strike from her, but enough to kill ordinary Great Void cultivators.
She fundamentally did not believe Ning Fan could withstand her strike, proudly raising her pink neck, awaiting Ning Fan’s demise under the million sword lights.
"Mo Mo."
Ning Fan looked at the incoming sword light, neither dodging nor avoiding, merely smiling and uttering a little girl’s name.
Teng Xianrou was stunned, not understanding what bizarre spell Ning Fan recited.
In the next instant, an ancient sword intent swept across the Land of Demons, causing the million sword lights she slashed to collapse unexpectedly!
The fierce wind swept across the Land of Demons, blowing Ning Fan’s black hair, his white robes fluttering.
He remained composed as if he hadn’t made a move, yet destroyed all Teng Xianrou’s sword light!
"Little Fan Fan doesn’t need to worry, second sister will help you beat her!" From the sword pouch, the second Sword Spirit’s proud voice came out, but this tone was transmitted only for Ning Fan to hear.
Her divine skill specializes in shattering others’ sword light, the opponent was merely a First Heavenly Layer Void Fragmentation sword cultivator, not worth being feared!
"How is this possible!"
Teng Xianrou was completely dumbfounded, her charming bright eyes full of disbelief.
If Ning Fan had deployed some divine skill breaking her swordsmanship, she could accept it. After all, it was just her casually unleashed sword light, if Ning Fan poured all efforts to block, it wouldn’t be surprising.
But Teng Xianrou believed her eyes weren’t wrong. Ning Fan hadn’t moved at all; he broke her sword light solely with sword intent!
Too uncanny, it’s truly uncanny... a Void Inquiry junior didn’t move a bit, merely uttered a bizarre spell, and was able to shatter her sword light.
Wait, a bizarre spell?!
Teng Xianrou’s beautiful eyes narrowed, she seemed to recall something.
She was born a Loose Cultivator, with a remarkable talent in Sword Dao. Having killed countless in her life, she earned the appreciation of the Vine Emperor through her sword and was appointed as the Purple Vine Palace Master.
She has an extensive collection of books, reading every tome related to swordsmanship.
Even the bizarre tales of commoners meant for entertainment, if they involve swordsmanship, she would certainly read them.
These tales are the trash among idle books, bearing no relevance to cultivation.
Yet, Teng Xianrou firmly believes that in every ordinary and simple thing lies the most profound principles of swordsmanship, which can lead to inspiration and improved Sword Dao.
She once read a bizarre tale written by a commoner, which mentioned a mystical sword technique called ’Spirit Speech’!
The so-called Spirit Speech is an Immortal technique imagined by some common scholar.
An Immortal’s words shape reality, and words are blades, with speech as fierce as a sword, capable of cutting through all lives!
Teng Xianrou originally did not believe that such a sword technique existed, yet upon hearing Ning Fan incant a peculiar spell and suddenly emit a terrifying Sword Intent, she immediately had a suspicion.
"Humph, young one! Are you employing the technique of Spirit Speech, is it so?"
She assumed she had seen through Ning Fan’s divine skill but couldn’t understand why Ning Fan seemed utterly perplexed by her words.
"Spirit Speech... what is that?"
"Humph, no need to pretend, I have seen through all your divine skills, mere Spirit Speech, is not worth mentioning, you take words as swords, let’s see if your Spirit Speech is faster or my Purple Vine Sword!"
Swoosh!
Teng Xianrou tapped her sword pouch, and instantly held a purple wooden sword crafted from purple vine.
The wooden sword may not be as sharp as a metal sword, but in domains such as divine skills and Sword Intent, it exceeds metal swords.
Heaven Separation Sect specializes in sharp sword techniques that can break thousands.
While Teng Xianrou excels in transformation sword techniques that animate all things.
"Purple Vine Sword Array, Divine Serpent!"
Teng Xianrou formed a seal with her left hand, holding the sword in her right, she pointed the sword edge at Ning Fan and Sword Intent dispersed like clouds.
In an instant, the Land of Demons suddenly trembled violently, forming a colossal purple sword diagram.
From the ground under Ning Fan’s feet, countless purple vines abruptly sprouted, coiling like snakes, their tips as sharp as swords!
Numerous tightly woven purple vines confined hundreds of zhang around Ning Fan into a prison of purple vines.
These purple vines were extraordinarily sharp, transformed from the most refined Sword Qi, even a Return to Origin Grand Void would suffer injury upon contact! A lapse in caution could result in immediate demise within the Sword Array!
Within the purple vine prison, countless purple vines suddenly transformed into purple sword serpents!
In this space where turning was difficult, numerous sword serpents assailed densely, leaving Ning Fan with nowhere to evade.
Of course, he didn’t plan to evade.
"Camellia petals."
He softly murmured the name of the fourth ray of sword light, and from his sword pouch, the red-robed camellia petals immediately emanated its unique Sword Intent.
An ancient Sword Intent spread, causing countless sword serpents to crumble instantly!
The purple vine prison withered immediately, and moments later, dissipated into flying ashes.
And under Ning Fan’s feet, the massive sword diagram shattered into numerous formation fragments under the influence of camellia petals’ Sword Intent...
"How is this possible!"
Teng Xianrou displayed an expression of shock. If her initial strike was merely casual and was broken by Ning Fan’s Spirit Speech, she would accept.
But this time, though she withheld her strongest trump card, she truly meant business!
This Purple Vine Sword Array boasts speed in forming, and unexpected surprise to even instant kill a Return to Origin Grand Void!
Even a cultivator of Fragmented Void’s First Heavenly Layer, if caught within the array unprepared, could not escape severe injury.
This Purple Vine Sword Array had been dismantled by several Fragmented Void experts, all of whom broke the array by leaving the sword diagram’s range before the array fully formed.
No one had ever dismantled it so effortlessly as Ning Fan did, leisurely standing within the Sword Array, using the most direct and forceful means to destroy the entire purple vine sword diagram!
What a formidable Spirit Speech!
At this moment, Teng Xianrou held Ning Fan in unprecedented regard, virtually viewing him as the most formidable Sword Cultivator she had ever encountered.
"Although this individual is but a Void Inquiry, his mastery in Spirit Speech is already unparalleled... I must use my trump card to possibly defeat him!"
"Luckily, it’s I who encountered this individual, being able to discern his Spirit Speech technique, perhaps there exists a slight chance of victory. If others faced this individual, without recognizing his Spirit Speech technique, most likely they would perish without a burial in a single exchange..."
"Humph, Lu Bei’s luck is exceptionally poor to meet me! Only I am a Sword Cultivator, with a chance to counteract his Spirit Speech!"
The more Teng Xianrou contemplated, the more unfortunate it seemed, had Ning Fan overheard her internal monologue, he would certainly be amused and exasperated.
He hadn’t used any divine skill, nor had he employed any Spirit Speech technique.
He was merely commanding the five rays of sword light to deal with Teng Xianrou, nothing more.
He only wanted Teng Xianrou to keep attacking, exhausting her demonic power almost completely, and then he’d rush in to use a bewitching technique to finish her off.
The five rays of sword light were bullying Teng Xianrou for her identity as a Sword Cultivator, while Ning Fan was taking advantage of her identity as a woman.
If it were a frontal confrontation, Ning Fan would definitely not be a match for the Void Fragmentation cultivator. He could only rely on Luo You’s power to fight Teng Xianrou head-on, and he would surely be heavily injured afterwards, which would not be worth it.
Using the power of the five rays of sword light was clearly a more reliable choice.
"Lu Bei, I have to admit, you’re very strong. In the Tree World, there aren’t many Sword Cultivators, and you are an exceptionally rare talent, even capable of performing the Sword Technique of Words."
"To be honest, I’m somewhat reluctant to kill you, but you’ve angered the Vine Emperor. If I don’t kill you, the Vine Emperor will kill me... If you die, don’t hate me, hate the Vine Emperor instead!"
"This ancient sword was bestowed upon me by the Vine Emperor, the most powerful flying sword. It was left in the Tree World by a Loose Cultivator Sword Cultivator who traveled through the nine worlds hundreds of thousands of years ago. This sword is called ’Emperor Xia’s Sword,’ a mid-grade Immortal Void flying sword! Generally speaking, only cultivators of the Third Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm can wield such a level of flying sword, and only they can withstand a strike from this sword! Even a cultivator of the Second Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm would be killed or injured by a strike from this sword!"
Teng Xianrou put away the Purple Vine Sword, patted her sword pouch, and took out a slender, pure golden sword.
It clearly looked different from ordinary flying swords, with a very narrow blade, and the sword body was carved with dragon patterns, exuding a kingly majesty.
Evidently, the Loose Cultivator who once wielded this sword must have been a regal figure.
Teng Xianrou looked at Ning Fan, revealing a complex expression, then bit her lip slightly, her soft fingers forming a seal, and a shadow flashed by.
Her pretty face gradually turned pale, clearly suffering from severe demonic power depletion due to forcefully activating the flying sword beyond her level, showing a hint of weakness.
To use this sword, she almost exhausted ninety percent of her demonic power!
With this flying sword out, even cultivators of the Second Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm were in mortal danger!
"Lu Bei, don’t be my enemy in your next life! Swift!"
With a gentle point of Teng Xianrou’s finger, Emperor Xia’s Sword turned into an unparalleled golden sword light, shooting towards Ning Fan.
The sword light was too fast, faster than the escape speed of the Second Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm!
If Ning Fan relied solely on his own means, he wouldn’t be able to escape or avoid it!
He took a deep look at Teng Xianrou; this woman was undeniably a master Sword Cultivator. Even in a realm like the Tree World, where Sword Cultivators were scarce, she could cultivate to such a level.
If she were born in the Sword World, she might have already become a Sword King.
Unfortunately, this remarkably gifted Sword Cultivator woman sadly ran into Ning Fan.
Was it her misfortune, or her luck...
"Tong Tong."
As soon as Ning Fan uttered the name of the fifth ray of sword light, the little stammering girl Tong Tong immediately released an ancient Sword Intent.
Under this Sword Intent, the initially unstoppable golden flying sword immediately trembled violently, then fell from the sky!
Unfortunately, Tong Tong couldn’t shatter this flying sword, perhaps because of its high level.
However, Tong Tong’s Sword Intent was specifically effective against flying swords, though it couldn’t directly destroy the flying sword, it sealed the sword, rendering it immobile.
"How... how is that possible!"
For the first time, Teng Xianrou displayed a look of terror.
She couldn’t imagine that Emperor Xia’s Sword, which could even severely wound cultivators of the Second Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm, was blocked by Ning Fan’s Sword Technique of Words!
Such a terrifying Sword Technique of Words, even able to block Emperor Xia’s Sword, doesn’t that mean that Ning Fan, using just the Sword Technique of Words, could battle cultivators of the Third Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm?!
"This person is definitely not a Void Inquiry cultivator; he must be an old monster of the Second or even Third Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm, deliberately concealing his cultivations! Yes, it must be so; only an old monster from the Second or Third Heavenly Layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm would dare to offend the Vine Emperor!"
"I’m not his match! Not good, I must flee!"
Teng Xianrou bit her teeth, wanting to escape, only to tragically find that the Key to the Main Gate she came through was already closed, preventing her return to the Northern Forest Sea.
Her only escape route was through the Land of Demons, into the Eastern Tree Ocean.
But unfortunately, the path to the Eastern Tree Ocean was blocked by Ning Fan, requiring a battle with him to escape!
While she hesitated, she suddenly saw Ning Fan summon a cloak and vanish into thin air.
Teng Xianrou knew that Ning Fan must have used spirit equipment to become invisible, but this spirit equipment was of Divine Spirit Equipment level, making it hard even for Teng Xianrou’s spirit sense to immediately detect Ning Fan’s whereabouts, leaving her unaware of where he was hiding.
She steadied her mind forcibly, not daring to even retrieve Emperor Xia’s Sword, and suddenly broke apart into seventeen rays of sword light, each flying towards the teleportation formation of the Eastern Tree Ocean.
This technique was called ’Seventeen Fragmented Swords,’ essentially a clone technique.
The body shattered into seventeen rays of sword light, as long as one ray remained intact, even if the others perished, Teng Xianrou would not be harmed.
She split into seventeen rays of sword light to escape, only needing one ray to survive to be considered escaped.
"Mo Mo, it’s your turn,"
Ning Fan ordered the second ray of sword light to strike once again.
Mo Mo was extremely happy; it was the second time she made a move, and it was the second time she had accomplished something.
Jing Jing and Shui Shui hadn’t made a move at all; who told Teng Xianrou not to use her sword momentum or Sword Intent’s Divine Skills? There was nothing to shatter.
Mo Mo proudly spread her Sword Intent, covering the entire Land of Demons.
In the same instant, the seventeen rays of sword light that Teng Xianrou transformed into simultaneously shattered, turning back into a woman in pink, heavily crashing onto the Land of Demons, blood oozing from the corner of her mouth, with serious injuries.
"This isn’t good!"
She had just fallen to the ground, her demonic power in disarray, entirely unable to mobilize it.
At this moment, Ning Fan suddenly revealed himself, right beside her, with his left hand using the Yin Plucking Finger, and his right hand casting the Yin Imprisoning Rope, both striking her body.
In an instant, Teng Xianrou’s delicate body went numb, completely losing her demonic power!
"Is this... a bewitching technique?!"
Teng Xianrou was shocked and pale with fright, not expecting Ning Fan to not only master the Sword Technique of Words but also the bewitching technique!
Wait, the bewitching technique!
If Ning Fan mastered the bewitching technique, doesn’t that mean he also mastered the Yin Plucking arts!
Doesn’t that mean, after being captured by him, she would become a Yin energy rich Shattered Void Cauldron?
"Lu Bei, I didn’t expect to fall into your hands; your Sword Technique of Words is divine, I admit defeat! Give me a swift end, kill me!"
"Killing you would just waste a Cauldron Furnace, wouldn’t it?"
Ning Fan’s expression was indifferent, continuously using the Yin Plucking Finger, using his current cultivation to exert the Yin Plucking Finger, even Void Fragmentation female cultivators couldn’t withstand it.
Teng Xianrou felt dizzy and fainted...
She had been terribly deceived by the five rays of sword light...
"This woman is quite interesting..."
Ning Fan chuckled, not expecting it to be so easy to capture Teng Xianrou.
Blame it on the five rays of sword light being so effective against Sword Cultivators.
After laying down heavy restrictions on Teng Xianrou, Ning Fan locked her in the repentance palaces of the Cauldron Ring.
The repentance palaces had been remodeled so that any female cultivators imprisoned inside would fall into a long-lasting coma.
With the Cauldron Ring’s chiliocosm class level, even a Void Fragmentation female cultivator who was imprisoned in the repentance palaces would end up in a coma.
Since this woman was captured, she could either be taken as a subordinate or thoroughly absorbed, either way, she would be useful.
After dealing with this woman, Ning Fan summoned the fallen Emperor Xia’s Sword into his hand, stroking the dragon-shaped carving on the sword, a strange feeling arose in his heart...
He always felt that this Emperor Xia’s Sword gave him a peculiar sense of familiarity.
He couldn’t pinpoint exactly why it felt familiar.
"It’s somewhat strange, but I have to say, this is a good sword... even capable of severely injuring Void Fragmentation’s Second Heavenly Layer, but unfortunately... I’m far from being able to wield this sword..." Ning Fan sighed.
"Little Fan Fan, if you don’t want this flying sword, give it to us then, we just don’t have a flying sword to accommodate a Sword Spirit’s body!" Jing Jing suggested.
"Little Fan Fan, I’ve helped you twice already, give me a little reward!" Mo Mo coquettishly said.
"Little Fan Fan, I want the sword, I want it!" Shui Shui acted cute.
"Little Fan Fan, I’ll help you comprehend the swordsmanship in this sword, wouldn’t that be great!" Hua Hua offered temptingly.
"Want... want... want..." Tong Tong stammered, straightforwardly saying just the crucial word, want.
"Oh? You all want this Emperor Xia’s Sword?"
Ning Fan’s eyes suddenly shifted; since this sword was of no use to him, he might as well let the five rays of sword light fiddle with it.
If they could actually get something out of it, it would be quite worth looking forward to.
With a flash of escape light, Ning Fan headed straight to the other end of the Land of Demons.
Little did he know, at the moment he captured Teng Xianrou, the Vine Emperor could no longer sense Teng Xianrou’s location through the Vine Seed!
"Teng Xianrou has been captured, captured by Lu Bei!"
The Vine Emperor was furious, shocked beyond belief as well.
He couldn’t imagine how a mere junior of Void Inquiry Stage could capture Teng Xianrou of the first heavenly layer of the Void Fragmentation Realm!
He suddenly felt he had somewhat underestimated Ning Fan before.
"Call Wan Changkong to see me!" The Vine Emperor’s eyes flashed with killing intent.
(This is the fifth update, today there are five updates in total, updating 23,000 words in total. If it were some authors with each update of 2000 words, there would be 11 updates.) (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)