Supreme Sword Exalt

The Buddhist flame transformed into a half-cun-long Buddha projection and sank into Wu Xin’s brow. His miserable cries grew even more agonizing. That Buddhist light seemed to have fused with his very soul. No matter what he did, even mutilating himself and once again turning into a pile of rotting flesh, he simply could not expel it.

Amid his wails, he stumbled about wildly like a headless fly. “Master! You... you knew I would come back to find you all along, didn’t you?! Master... my dear master! You... you truly know me well!”

***

A long while later, when Feng Xi arrived at this place, aside from a pile of ashes and a few relics within the ashes, she did not see the old monk’s remains at all.

She silently paid her respects, and collected the relics and hurried toward the Tianlong Temple.

***

Wu Xin fled wildly, howling all the way. The Buddhist light and his demonic qi constantly grappled with each other, gradually beginning to merge until they could no longer be separated. Some time later, he didn’t even know where he had arrived. After being exhausted, he stopped in his tracks. His demonic qi gradually receded, and the Buddhist light slowly faded away as well.

Drenched in sweat, when he looked up, his face was split in two. The left side was solemn and dignified, his gaze clear and pure. Bathed in Buddhist light, he would put even the most devout monks to shame.

In contrast, the right side was hideously twisted. His already black eyes had completely turned into a pure, inky darkness. Wisps of demonic qi rose. His eeriness and malevolence far surpassed what it had been before.

“Amitabha,” he said righteously and calmly, carrying endless compassion. However, the second sentence was laced with boundless madness and bloodthirst. “My demonic path shows mercy.”

He murmured to himself, his voice sometimes calm, sometimes maniacal, as if a single person had been forcibly split into two, “Demonic nature? Buddhist nature? They are both human nature.”

After a long moment, his voice gradually lowered, then he laughed. The compassion and malevolence coexisted in his laughter, and the two completely opposite tones seemed to overlap. “I am Wu Xin. Demon Buddha... Wu Xin.”

***

Out in the wilderness, Yun Tu fled without cease. Since he was at the Feather Transformation realm, he was astonishingly fast. Ordinary cultivators could not even hope to catch a glimpse of his shadow, but Gu Han and Chongming were far from ordinary. He simply could not shake them off.

One possessed the Ultimate Sword sword evasion technique, the fastest in the world, while the other had a mysterious origin that even Pi Luo could not kill. Although both of them were severely injured, they clung to him tenaciously, as if determined to chase him to the ends of the earth.

Yun Tu’s expression was grim. “Gu Han, those dead people have no relation to you whatsoever! Why are you trying so hard to kill me?! Are you not afraid to die? Don’t think I’m afraid of you. I can kill you very easily!”

With Gu Han’s cultivation operating at full power, his many wounds split open once more. Combined with the injuries he had sustained in the sixth pass, he’d have been done for if not for his Indestructible Sword Physique. Even so, he did not slow down in the slightest as killing Yun Tu was the only thought in his mind.

From the start until now, Yun Tu had been chased for several thousand li, and he could no longer hold back. “Very well, then! I will grant your wish!”

With a flash of red light, he transformed into a divine servant once more, charging back at his pursuers. He had realized that if he did not kill Gu Han and Chongming, they would chase him for the rest of his life.

Nourished by divine power, his four arms had returned, but he was much weaker and smaller than before. Thus, the moment he struck, he went straight for killing blows. “Die!”

With a swift resolution, the third eye on his brow snapped open, and a red beam descended upon Chongming. At the same time, his four arms clenched into fists. He leaped up and collided head-on with Gu Han.

Two loud explosions rang out. The red beam collided against Chongming’s divine light, sending him flying far away. Meanwhile, Yun Tu’s two massive fists, wrapped in layers of red divine power, smashed viciously into Gu Han.

Gu Han seemed to feel nothing. His sword quivered gently and slipped free once more, grazing lightly across Yun Tu, severing his arm.

Yun Tu cried in pain. Amid the earth-shattering impact, his fist slammed Gu Han deep into the ground. Covered in grievous wounds, blood stained the ground beneath Gu Han bright red.

Yun Tu pummeled Gu Han. “You want to kill me?! Who do you think you are?! Not even Father, Yun Ao, or Little Sister could kill me!”

The earth quaked. It turned out that those fists did not land on Gu Han, but instead struck a layer of five-colored divine light. Chongming had arrived at the critical moment. The divine light on his feathers had grown somewhat dim. Nevertheless, his double pupils remained firmly fixed on Yun Tu, his resolve to fight to the death unwavering.

Meanwhile, Gu Han took out the saint herb he had obtained in the sixth pass with difficulty, and stuffed it into his mouth. An incredibly rich life essence flowed into him. His injuries rapidly recovered. However, because he did not actively absorb the law fragment contained within the saint herb, a good deal of it dissipated.

Of course, at this moment, he couldn’t care less about whether it was wasteful or not. He beckoned, and the black sword flew back into his hand. Under the slight quiver of the sprout in his mind, traces of Mortal World Intent seeped into the blade, and he slashed at Yun Tu once more.

Chongming abruptly closed his wings. His remaining divine light condensed, transforming into a great seal that descended upon Yun Tu.

“Die!”

Yun Tu had grown reckless, attacking wildly. His vertical eye aimed at Gu Han, while his remaining three fists swung and smashed into the great seal. The great seal shattered, but Yun Tu was not as relaxed as before. The sounds of cracking bones came from his three fists.

The red beam fell, and the black sword remained unscathed, but Gu Han was sent flying once more. The shred of destructive intent injured his divine soul. His mind grew groggy, and even his internal cultivation was threatening to go haywire. Yet as if oblivious, the man and the rooster charged at Yun Tu again.

A hint of panic flashed in Yun Tu’s heart. “You two!”

Why?! Why won’t they die?! They are clearly so badly wounded! Are they really not afraid to die?!

Yun Tu gritted his teeth and fled once more. He did not want to fight anymore, but he did not want to die either. Even if he had a seventy percent chance of winning, he did not want to gamble on the remaining thirty percent.

After all, he had always planned first and acted later, ensuring every detail was perfect before making a move. This was how he had slain Yun Huan and disrupted the God-Slaying Formation. The reason was simple: he valued his own life more than anyone.

Yun Tu couldn’t even recall how far he had run. All he knew was that Gu Han and Chongming were still hot on his trail. He suddenly regretted not begging Pi Luo to save Yun Ao earlier. That way, his situation wouldn’t have been so dire. Unfortunately, there were no ifs.

As he fled, the scenery ahead grew increasingly desolate. Even the area up ahead had been bleak and barren, with scarcely even any grass or trees. A wisp of eerie gray mist appeared. It was the edge of the forbidden zone!

Without hesitation, he plunged straight in. He felt that at this moment, Gu Han and Chongming were even more terrifying and troublesome than certain beings within the forbidden zone.

Moments later, Gu Han and Chongming also arrived at the edge of the forbidden zone. Without slowing down, they too dove right in!