Chapter 1136: The Four Ultimate Sword Formation, Stirring Hearts

Cough!!
The Four Elders of Tianchi simultaneously drew their swords!
Their voices were in unison, extremely pleasant and clear, as if a layer of sword chants rippled across the entire Tianchi…
At this moment, even Kai Xin felt an inexplicable thrill from the synchronized sound of their swords being drawn. Frowning slightly, he couldn’t help but observe them again.
The Four Elders pointed their long swords in four different directions. From Kai Xin’s perspective, every move and even their expressions and gazes were eerily similar, as if carved from the same mold. They exuded an extraordinary sword intent and aura, and even the frequency and amplitude of their swords’ vibrations were astonishingly consistent.
In the span of a breath…
Four waves of sword chants echoed above Tianchi; four streams of sword intent soared into the sky!
“As expected, they’re not ordinary.”
Kai Xin watched the Four Elders silently.
Although the frequency and amplitude of the sword vibrations remained unchanged, the sword chants wildly resonated above Tianchi, blending together in perfect harmony.
Hearing those sword chants, it seemed they came from within, stirring people’s hearts…
A complete and powerful aura rapidly emerged above Tianchi as the four strong streams of sword intent merged. Naturally, Kai Xin was the sole target of this aura, the first to be affected.
Whoosh!!!
Their robes rustled in the wind.
Under the pressure of their powerful sword intent and aura, Kai Xin sensed a strange change in the four elders’ auras at that moment…
Their auras were rising!
Amidst the fierce wind, the auras of the Four Elders of Tianchi quickly advanced from the mid-mythical realm to the late mythical realm.
“…”
Noticing the change in their auras, Kai Xin’s expression turned grave.
He could tell—
The formation laid out by the Four Elders was completely different from the formation used by the 49 disciples of the Tianchi Sword Sect below…
The 49 disciples had formed a formation to unite everyone as one, gathering their collective strength and aura to achieve the power and strength of the peak mythical realm. However, its flaw remained unchanged.
In contrast, the Four Elders utilized the profundity of the formation to elevate their own strength by a level, from mid-mythical to late mythical.
This formation exceeded Kai Xin’s understanding!
Though it was merely a change and improvement within one realm, the strength of the late mythical realm was clearly far greater than that of the mid-mythical realm, and its weaknesses had completely vanished. It was as if Kai Xin was no longer facing four ordinary experts at the mythical realm level, but four late mythical realm experts whose strength rivaled that of a sect master.

What’s even more terrifying is that the power of this formation is clearly not limited to this!
Step! Step!
The Four Elders of Tianchi had already taken action. With a single step, the four of them transformed into four streaks of sword light, shooting toward Kai Xin from all four directions of the Sword Pool.
Ding!
System alert:
“Trapped in the Four Exquisite Sword Formation!”
“Movement speed reduced!”
“Hit rate reduced!”
“Damn it!”
By the time the alert sounded, the Four Elders of Tianchi had already reached him. Four powerful sword auras pierced through heaven and earth, combined with four astonishing sword energies that seemed to suck all the air around Kai Xin, leaving him completely trapped with no room to dodge.
Activating the Little Dragon form was utterly useless in such a situation.
What made Kai Xin even more desperate was that the closer the four came, the more in sync their auras became. The four sword auras had already begun to merge in the air, their power rapidly increasing!
“There’s definitely something strange about this!”
Kai Xin immediately abandoned the idea of using Dragon Tail to break through the formation—their auras were astonishingly consistent, and as they merged, he couldn’t imagine which target he should strike at if he tried to use Dragon Tail. His intuition told him that Dragon Tail would fail…
Boom!!
With a thought, a powerful airflow surged out from Kai Xin’s body, his eyes blazing with intensity—his realm fully unleashed.
Kai Xin struck!
Just as the momentum of the four reached its peak, Kai Xin’s figure suddenly disappeared from afar…
Yet the Four Elders above the Sword Pool seemed to know exactly where Kai Xin was going. The sword energies above them turned, forming a massive white dragon that lunged violently toward the left.
“As expected. With the aura guidance within the sword formation, my aura will be locked by the sword auras—I can’t escape…”
“Hmph!”
“If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have done it in the first place. It’s too late to run now!!” A cold laugh like thunder rang out in the air, and the sword energies suddenly burst forth in countless strands, shooting at Kai Xin, who happened to be in their line of sight.
In an instant, Kai Xin’s body was completely submerged in those dazzling sword energies!
The Four Elders of Tianchi sneered and retreated simultaneously, returning to their original positions like ghosts, as if nothing had happened.
With the activation of the Four Exquisite Sword Formation, the four of them were equivalent to two peak-level mythical warriors. Even experts at the level of Unity with Heaven would find it difficult to succeed when challenging the Tianchi Sword Sect. How could a mere lay disciple from Shaolin die so easily without even a fight?
But just as they prepared to disperse the formation, a firm voice rang out from the swirling snow and mist:
“…Impressive. Truly impressive… Is the Tianchi Sword Sect keeping its doors closed just to study these sword formations?”
The faces of the Four Elders of Tianchi instantly changed!

Immediately, the four of them witnessed an incredible scene!
A figure slowly emerged from the snow mist…
Though his clothes were tattered, his presence remained undiminished, his gaze sharp as he returned to the center of the Sword Pool.
“How is that possible!”
“You’re unharmed!”
“…”
All four could see the disbelief and shock in each other’s eyes.
Just moments ago, they had unleashed their full strength without any restraint against him—such a strike would have severely injured even a high-level expert at the Mythical Realm, let alone a Shaolin disciple at the Wuwei Realm… This…
They simply couldn’t believe their eyes.
…
As he stepped out of the snow mist and raised his eyes again, a strange glint appeared in them.
To be honest, for the first time, Kai Xin felt an unprecedented sense of danger from the Four Elders of the Tianchi Sect.
The moment the four launched their attacks, he even sensed a force akin to the Pseudo-Heavenly Unity Realm pouring upon him…
If the attacks hadn’t come from all directions with identical force points, he wouldn’t have been able to remain so calm—at the very least, he would have been blasted out of the Sword Pool.
But as the forces from all sides canceled each other out in his Genuine Qi field, he miraculously remained motionless.
In Kai Xin’s view, the attacks from those four were comparable to those of two peak experts at the Mythical Realm!
In the martial world, a sect possessing two such powerful experts would surely not remain unknown…
Although the Tianchi Sword Sect achieved this through sword formations, Kai Xin believed that these formations could help the sect rank among the top sects in the martial world.
“Sword formations…”
A glint passed through Kai Xin’s eyes.
There were many formations in the martial world, but most required stringent conditions. Take the Eighteen Rod Monks of Shaolin, for example—since they were players, to make the rod formation effective, all eighteen must have similar strength levels and work in perfect harmony, meaning they needed to spend a long time together; otherwise, it would be difficult to truly transform the formation into their own strength.
Back then, the Eighteen Rod Monks failed to maintain balance in their strength, causing the formation to collapse and they to split apart as individuals.
There were many others in the martial world who practiced formations…
But time, patience, mental fortitude, and coordination could all push ordinary players to the brink.
Professional players, on the other hand, disdained using such tactics to gain an advantage and preferred to strengthen their own strength. As a result, formations had gradually declined since three years ago, with few people exploring them anymore.
Yet the formations displayed by the Tianchi Sword Sect were incredibly sophisticated, clearly far superior to the mediocre ones found in the martial world.

Kai Xin had just personally endured the full force of the Four Exquisite Sword Formation, and now he probably knew how to break it. But then he thought that if he could obtain the cultivation method for the Four Exquisite Sword Formation, he might be able to help create more powerful warriors for Jinxiu Heshan.
Of course! The Four Exquisite Sword Formation couldn’t be applied to everyone, but there were some excellent candidates right now… Yin Hu, Dao Zi, Tiao Zi, and Lei Zi—their coordination and skills were beyond doubt, and the trust built over time made them fully capable of using the formation.
As these thoughts unfolded, Kai Xin couldn’t help but consider killing the Four Elders of Tianchi. Yet he quickly dismissed this idea. Even if he wanted to seize the secret manual of the Four Exquisite Sword Formation, it had to wait until he obtained the Tianjing first. Right now, the Tianjing was still the top priority.
With that thought in mind, the Four Elders of Tianchi struck again.
“No wonder you could pass through our Tiangang Sword Formation of Tianchi Sword Sect—you do have some skill. But with the Four Exquisite Sword Formation guarded by us four, I wonder how many rounds you can last!”
“Kill!”
With a low roar, the Four Elders of Tianchi flew up from all sides of the Sword Pool, transforming into sword energies and instantly gathering near Kai Xin.
Boom!!!!
Thousands of sword energies poured into the air once more, flooding the Sword Pool with thick snow mist. But this time…
Just as the Four Elders of Tianchi prepared to retreat, an almost inaudible sound of breaking through the air shot out from the snow mist, hidden by the sound of the swords.
“Be careful!”
Although the elders reacted quickly, the force of their sword strike was no match for that sharp finger strike. With a groan, the person targeted by Kai Xin was knocked off balance, creating a gap in the sword formation.
Seize the opportunity while they’re weak!
Though Kai Xin’s energy was surging, the protection of his true qi allowed him to retain most of his strength. He darted forward, turning to confront the other person who had locked onto him.
“Not good!”
The second elder clearly sensed Kai Xin’s strength from the sight of his companion being injured by a single strike. His pupils contracted, and without hesitation, he drew his sword to attack. What he didn’t know was that this move was exactly what Kai Xin wanted.
Dragon Tail Kick!
A shadow flashed before his eyes, and he was inexplicably kicked away. At the same time, a finger strike pierced through his defense, sending him spitting blood as he tumbled off the high platform of the Sword Pool…
“Tell your sect leader to come out—you’re no match for me.”
Noticing the anger of the other two elders of Tianchi, Kai Xin didn’t hesitate and waved his hand behind him…
Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!!!
The third elder was instantly overwhelmed by a strong sense of panic, and his movement came to a sudden halt!
He looked down.

On the ground in front of him, a row of five dark finger holes appeared on the sword pool, forged from ancient ice and indestructible even by divine weapons…