Chapter 144: Sword vs. Long Blade – Enemies Meet Again

It was a long sword more than a foot longer than an ordinary sword and twice as wide. Its blade wasn’t curved but straight, with a perfectly sharp tip as if cut at an angle—truly a strange sword. In the Three Realms, Li Ling had never seen anything so unusual.

As Li Ling observed this strange sword, the blue figure moved. In an instant, a hurricane arose, scattering white petals everywhere like snow in September—extremely beautiful.

With the blue figure’s movement, the sword body suddenly emitted a white light and rapidly grew longer and larger. The blue figure grasped the main handle with both hands and shouted, “Heavenly Sword!” As the shout ended, the sword blade descended, and a massive blade of light swiftly extended above Li Ling’s head…

Li Ling had seen this sword technique before. At the camps of the righteous and the demonic realms, when she first met Blue Blade, she had used the same technique herself. Yet, the same technique, used by different people, was like two entirely different styles.

Blue Blade’s sword seemed domineering and fierce, but it lacked any sense of suffocation. Its true power wasn’t strong, and its attacks didn’t carry much destructive force. But the sword technique used by the blue figure now, though identical to Blue Blade’s, had a completely different nature. As the massive blade of light emerged, purple electric currents rushed through the air, creating a buzzing sound.

A sense of suffocation overwhelmed Li Ling. The Heavenly Sword exuded supreme dominance, and it was clear from its surroundings that the blade was tearing through the air…

But Li Ling was a master swordsman who had practiced for a hundred years and was accustomed to such grand battles. Though confused, he still acted. He channeled the supreme Buddhist technique, raising his “Scorching Sun” sword with both hands. Faced with such a domineering demonic sword, he dared not be careless and immediately used his famous sword technique, “Great Compassion Sword.”

As Li Ling raised the sword, his body emitted a golden light—Buddhist vital energy. At the same time, his hands quickly separated, and he softly recited, “All beings are without an ego.” As the sound faded, “Scorching Sun” also emitted a golden light, forming a Buddhist seal on its blade. With the seal formed, the sword blade swiftly met the Heavenly Sword’s blade…

With a clang, the sound of weapons colliding rang out. The Heavenly Sword’s blade struck the Buddhist seal, causing a semicircular golden glow on the sword. But this didn’t stop the Heavenly Sword from descending. Its extremely sharp blade quickly cut through the golden semicircle. Then, “Scorching Sun” was sent flying by the Heavenly Sword’s blade, while the Heavenly Sword continued straight for Li Ling’s head…

Li Ling never expected that the “Buddhist Seal Golden Light,” which he had always thought invincible, could be easily cut by this Heavenly Sword. If Blue Blade’s sword had only utilized 10% of its power, then the blue figure’s sword surely possessed over 100%—ten times more! As the Heavenly Sword neared his forehead, a strange thought arose in Li Ling’s mind: “Am I going to die?”

“Brother…” Just three inches before the blade reached Li Ling’s forehead, a voice cried out.

At that moment, the sword also stopped instantly, not advancing even half an inch further. The air split by the blade made Li Ling feel suffocated; under its sharpness, a strand of hair on Li Ling’s head, just three inches away, was gently cut off…
The one who shouted was Lan Ren, Blue Shadow’s sister. Lan Ren quickly pulled back her long sword and stood up. At that moment, it seemed the sword was one-third the size of Blue Shadow.
Li Ling felt as if he had traveled through hell and back. That demonic sword made him truly understand what fear was. He had seen the Cold Sword and always thought its blade was the most terrifying, but he never expected there to be such a fearsome sword in this world. It was just one move—a single sword strike with the force to split heaven and earth, using absolute power to shatter his famous “Great Compassion Sword.” Faced with this defeat, Li Ling had nothing to say, only shaking his head…
At that time, the demonic energy in the sky gradually dissipated. The weather seemed to reflect Blue Shadow’s mood. After the demonic energy vanished, Blue Shadow suddenly smiled and said, “Brother Ling, no—perhaps I should call you an elder. But your mindset may not be as mature as mine. With your current cultivation level, I think it will take at least a hundred years. But… during these hundred years, you’ve overlooked one thing.”
Li Ling looked at the smiling Blue Shadow and asked, “What thing?”
Blue Shadow gently stroked the blade and said, “Your sword is an excellent divine sword. Yet, all you demand of it is to increase its lethality. But your heart lacks the depth to understand this world. You only know the sorrow, pain, joy, and happiness in this world. Only by understanding it better can you better comprehend your sword and use it more effectively. Divine swords… also have emotions.”
Hearing Blue Shadow’s words, Li Ling seemed to think of something, but couldn’t recall where from, so he just shook his head…
Blue Shadow continued, “What, are you not convinced?”
Li Ling smiled slightly. His smile was still as kind and amiable as ever. He replied, “In war, the victor takes all. If I can’t even accept such a defeat, how do I deserve to use the ‘Scorching Sun’?”
Blue Shadow laughed heartily and said, “What a noble mindset! No wonder my sister likes you.”
Hearing this, Lan Ren quickly blushed and said, “Brother, what are you talking about…?”
Although Li Ling was a man obsessed with swords, Blue Shadow had made his point so clearly that even though he was obsessed, he understood.
Just as the two were awkward, a gray light with a green tail descended from the sky, heading straight for Lan Ren’s waist…
While Blue Shadow was still smiling, he saw someone coming on a flying sword at high speed, but seemingly unsteady in landing, heading straight for his sister. He quickly warned, “Sister, be careful…”
But his warning was too late. The person tumbled off the sword and crashed into Lan Ren…
The impact was severe. Lan Ren was sent flying more than ten feet away and lay on the ground. If not for her higher cultivation level, she would have been killed by that person long ago.
Looking at the person on the sword, after landing, they rolled like a ball and plunged headfirst into a flower field fifty feet away. Their posture was utterly ridiculous…

Who is this person? It’s that rogue young master, Young Master Su. But how did he end up here?
It turns out that when the Nine Nether Demon God was teaching him how to fly on a sword, he suddenly came up with an idea. He intended to use everyone and the emotions in the human world to make Young Master Su lose faith in this world, so that he could gradually take control of this body and do as he wished.
Thus, the first person the Nine Nether Demon God thought of was Lan Ren. That woman looked down on him, so he decided to start with her, to make Young Master Su realize just how important strength is for a person…
The Nine Nether Demon God seemed to see new hope, so he began his plan, adjusting the direction of the flying sword to send Young Master Su to this sea of flowers under the snow…