hotmtlnovel Chapter 146 Sword Cultivator
Chapter 146 Sword Cultivator
Eastern Sea.
Posuo Island.
This island is not the largest among the islands of the Eastern Sea, but it is the only one within a thousand miles.
To occupy this island is undoubtedly the same as bringing this thousand-mile radius under one's jurisdiction.
And territories have always been something Sects vie for.
In order to take control of Posuo Island, which is only eighteen thousand miles from the Nine Heavens Domain, the Nine Cauldrons Sect began patrolling the island and the surrounding sea area three days ago.
This time was no exception.
Leading a four-person squad, with Yun Qing who cultivated the "Nine Profound Streaming Light Sword Art" known for its speed, they drifted leisurely through the Void at a speed of less than two thousand miles per hour.
While flying, they were still able to maintain casual conversation.
"Tu Hong, Zhan Yunfei, and Zhang Lie, don't break formation. We are now outside of Hall Master Bai's Divine Sense perception range."
"Fully alert here."
As he controlled his Flying Sword and performed rapid turns and maneuvers, Tu Hong said, "My 'Heavenly Extermination Beidou Sword Technique' is close to reaching minor accomplishment. I wanted to take this opportunity to practice more. Besides, with Zhan Yunfei here, there won't be any accidents."
"Although I cultivate the Supreme Perception Sword Art, which is known for its perceptive capabilities, how far can we High Rank cultivators develop this sword art? On a clear day, my perception range isn't even as far as the naked eye can see," Zhan Yunfei said.
"Alright, Posuo Island is right ahead. Let's fly a circle around it," Yun Qing said.
"Understood," Zhang Lie responded in a deep voice.
At that moment, the four of them slightly increased their speed.
It was then Zhan Yunfei, who cultivated the Supreme Perception Sword Art, seemed to sense something and was momentarily startled.
The next moment, he formed a sword technique with his hand, and a sound of a sword cry immediately came from his Flying Sword, rippling outwards in waves.
As the sword cry dissipated, Zhan Yunfei's expression changed drastically, "It's Divine Sense! Just now, something swept over us with Divine Sense! Judging by its strength, it was the tail end of the Divine Sense, so the target should be eight hundred to a thousand miles away..."
"Xuanming Sect people!?"
Yun Qing's eyes lit up.
"I... my Supreme Perception Sword Art has not yet reached minor accomplishment... I cannot determine," Zhan Yunfei admitted somewhat ashamedly.
"Let's check it out. If it is people from Xuanming Sect, we must expel them," Yun Qing declared, and then commanded, "Also, send a message to Hall Master Bai. We need her support."
"The Heavenly Palace Primordial Spirit is not currently passing through this region. We'll have to wait six minutes, unless we tap into the Void Divine Realm of the Limitless Star Palace," Zhan Yunfei noted.
"No, the Xuanming Sect is supported by the Limitless Star Palace. The higher-ups have said it's best not to use it if possible..." Yun Qing shook his head.
The Nine Cauldrons Sect didn't have any Dharma Phase Divine Cultivators in the Nine Heavens overseeing and observing the divine sense operations across the Cangwu Great World. They could only rely on a series of Heavenly Palaces guarded by Fourth Layer Thunder Tribulation Primordial Spirit Cultivators for communication.
Despite the Sect actively developing Divine Cultivators recently, with up to fourteen Heavenly Palaces in the Nine Heavens and the same number of Great Primordial Spirit Cultivators stationed in them, it was still impossible to ensure communication at all times.
"Then we'll have to wait," Zhan Yunfei said.
"Hmm," Yun Qing nodded in agreement.
But then, he seemed to realize something, "No, it's not right. Our Nine Cauldrons Sect's communication silence doesn't last for an hour in a day; at other times, there is at least a level one signal. This time period is the most dangerous, and just now we were swept by Divine Sense..."
With this thought, he immediately shouted, "Be fully alert, assume combat formation, and retreat toward the direction of Hall Master Bai."
Knowing that the opponent had the backing of a Great Primordial Spirit Cultivator, none of the others tried to be brave.
Almost within half a minute of gearing up and being on guard, Zhan Yunfei, who cultivated the Supreme Perception Sword Art, quickly sensed something, "To the left! Incoming Flying Swords!"
Following right behind him, Tu Hong and Zhang Lie kept up with barely any less speed. The three beams of sword light were like a trident patrolling the skies, crossing over twenty miles in just a few breaths.
The enemy seemed to sense their intentions and quickly pulled their flying swords back for reinforcement.
But...
Their flying swords were not as fast as the sword control speed of Yun Qing and his companions. In just a moment...
"I sense it! Twenty miles to the left! That cloud!"
Zhan Yunfei suddenly exclaimed.
Yun Qing slightly adjusted his sword, maintaining their astonishing speed, breaking through the air in front of them and causing ring after ring of white turbulence as they swiftly crashed into the clouds.
The vast expanse of clouds was instantly punctured, leaving a gaping hole.
By then, the enemy seemed to realize the situation was unfavorable and quickly began to escape from their concealment within the clouds, controlling their swords as they fled towards the direction of the Great Primordial Spirit Cultivator.
"This is the Black Cloud Sword Technique! They're from the Xuanming Sect!"
Zhan Yunfei recognized the escaping cultivators and stated quickly.
"Who owns the flying sword that is chasing us?"
"The second from the left."
"The second one..."
Yun Qing calculated the distance between himself and the sword cultivator whose flying sword was locked on him...
"Be careful!"
The next moment, he let go of Zhan Yunfei after giving a short warning.
Zhan Yunfei, already prepared, quickly controlled his sword while pushing the Supreme Perception Sword Art to its limit.
A terrifying Sword Intent surged into the sky, seemingly intent on shattering the clouds within a dozen miles around.
However, as this Sword Intent entered the clouds, it caused no substantial damage to them. Instead, the Divine Sense of the Great Primordial Spirit Cultivator that enveloped the battlefield seemed to be wounded by the Sword Intent, rippling outward, and for a moment, losing control over the battlefield.
On the other side...
The moment he let go of Zhan Yunfei, Yun Qing accelerated at full force. The speed of 2.1 times the speed of sound soared to 2.4, then to 2.6 times, and finally reached the limit of 2.7 times.
At this terrifying speed, the distance between him and several Xuanming Sect sword cultivators closed rapidly...
Ten miles, five miles, three miles, one mile...
"How audacious!"
In the void, a roar of anger from the Great Primordial Spirit Cultivator seemed to echo.
The terrifying Divine Sense shook the perception between Yun Qing and his flying sword and even attempted to suppress his thought processes.
But the Great Cultivator was ultimately too far away, and his Divine Sense had also suffered a strike from Zhan Yunfei's Supreme Perception Sword Art.
In just an instant, Yun Qing had broken free from that state and quickly recovered from the slight drop to 2.5 times the speed of sound; his sword light surged back up to 2.7 times and instantly collided with the sword cultivator he had targeted.
The enemy sword cultivator swung his long sword, and beams of sword light blossomed from him.
But...
Not wielding his most powerful, most proficient flying sword and only managing a hasty counter-attack, he was no match for Yun Qing.
As Yun Qing in his Unity of Man and Sword form swept past the enemy cultivator, Sword Qi erupted. The high-rank sword cultivator was directly shredded by the Sword Qi, spilling blood across the sky.