A Blind Swordsman's Sword Coffin

Li Guanqi passed mountains and rivers, meeting many cultivators along the way. Of course, he got into a few fights too.

The reason...

He looked at others for too long. Just like that man from Floating Wood Valley, they’d bark, “What the fuck are you looking at?” the moment their eyes met.

Li Guanqi was baffled. Do people in the Taiqing Territory just hate being looked at?

But after a few days, he discovered that avoiding their gaze only marked him as a pushover.

Fine then. I’ll look wherever I want. Don’t like it? I’ll just beat you up.

Li Guanqi rested his hands behind his back and hummed. He had asked the Heavenly Intelligence Pavilion to track down Cang Lu. His divine consciousness buzzed, and a gigantic map of the Taiqing Territory appeared before him.

He zoomed in and found himself close to the Central Prefecture, the busiest region in the Taiqing Territory. At its heart lay Heavenly Cloud City—the largest city he’d ever seen. Compared to the Hell Rivers, which stretched a thousand li in length, Heavenly Cloud City sprawled three times that distance.

Li Guanqi’s eyes lit up. He retracted his divine consciousness and shot off toward the city.

Seven days later, he arrived at the city’s outskirts. Along the way, he’d taken Nine Heavens out to hunt several demonic beasts. Each battle left his vital force flowing more smoothly than before.

He gazed at the distant, bustling city, utterly astonished.

More than thirty mountains sat in a ring formation, each tall enough to reach the clouds. The space between them was vast, and the city below had been built around these peaks, filling the plains. Above the ring of mountains floated another gigantic city in the sky. Clouds swirled around the buildings, making the city truly live up to its name.

Countless cultivators, flying demonic beasts, and large cloud boats streamed in and out. The surrounding spirit qi was so thick it formed a visible haze.

The Daxia Territory really can’t compare to the Taiqing Territory. The spirit qi here is much denser.

The difference resulted in a large gap between the cultivators of the two territories. In the Taiqing Territory, Golden Core Realm and Nascent Soul Realm cultivators were everywhere. But in the Daxia Territory, even a Golden Core cultivator could serve as a ceremonial elder in the Daxia Sword Sect. Meanwhile, only the best Nascent Soul Realm cultivators of the Taiqing Territory were qualified to teach others.

Li Guanqi shook his luscious head of golden hair and flew off. He wasn’t interested in the city below, only the floating city above. If he wanted to find someone, they’d likely be in a place like that.

Buzz!

Li Guanqi passed through an invisible barrier, which piqued his curiosity. This bustling city had no walls or gates.

After he entered, a squad of black-armored guards flew over. Long knives hung at their waists, one hand resting on the hilts. Only their sharp eyes were visible beneath the black armor.

Wherever they passed, cultivators moved aside cautiously.

Li Guanqi overheard some discussion.

“What’s going on with Heavenly Cloud City? Why did the number of patrolling guards suddenly increase?”

“I noticed too! Almost constant patrolling, and these guards are all much stronger than before!”

“Could some important person be visiting?”

“Eh, let’s go. It’s none of our business anyway.”

Li Guanqi was confused, but he didn’t dwell on it and flew toward the city center.

Glancing back, he spotted several sects on the tall mountains below the floating city. The magnificent sect grounds stirred hope in him. When will the Daxia Sword Sect become this grand...

He turned and entered the city.

All sorts of noises surrounded him. The buildings on both sides of the street were unusually opulent, with gemstones of various colors set into their walls. Some taverns even had strange arrays carved into their walls, making the buildings glow with multicolored light.

Li Guanqi extended his divine consciousness, silently observing every person. He found that there were many cultivators in the city. Based on his experience, the people of the Taiqing Territory had short tempers, yet this city was surprisingly peaceful. Of course, that was likely related to the constant patrolling guards flying overhead.

In just half an hour, he had sensed many Divine Transformation Realm auras. Some people even had auras he couldn’t read.

As he debated between visiting a tavern or cultivating amidst mortal distractions, he sensed an aura he could never forget.

Boom!

Li Guanqi’s aura erupted, forcing countless cultivators within a thousand zhang to their knees. The pressure was heavy as a mountain, pressing down on them.

His eyes went bloodshot as he roared through gritted teeth, “Cang! Lu!”

Boom!

The stone tiles exploded, forming a deep crater dozens of zhang wide. The surrounding buildings sank while the crowd erupted in chaos.

Countless cultivators watched with widened eyes, filled with disbelief.

Li Guanqi activated his sprint technique and rushed off at maximum speed.

The moment Li Guanqi released his aura, six squads of patrolling guards rushed over instantly. One of the leaders shattered a jade slip in his hand.

A furious roar, boosted by vital force, traveled far and wide.

“Who dares cause trouble in Heavenly Cloud City?! Retract your aura immediately, and we will not kill you!”

Eighteen black-armored guards closed in. Every single one was a Divine Transformation Realm cultivator.

Li Guanqi ignored them.

A black shadow shot skyward ahead, accelerating out of the city. He was certain the figure in the black cloak was Cang Lu—but their aura fluctuated wildly, making it impossible to determine their cultivation level.

Seeing that the person was about to depart, Li Guanqi instantly used lightning warp, closing the distance to three thousand zhang.

He raised his hand. Dark clouds gathered above, and lightning flashed. The weather shifted as the wind howled.

He brought his hand down hard. “Spirit Spell, Lightning Spear! Sword Prison, activate!”

A thousand lightning spears shot toward Cang Lu’s back. Simultaneously, the sword prison’s domain spread at lightning speed.

The person in the black cloak tossed out several jade pendants and managed to block all of the lightning spears, though his jade pendants also exploded and broke.

The cloaked figure hurled several jade pendants, blocking all the lightning spears, though the pendants shattered in the process.

Just as the sword prison was about to wrap around him, the black-armored guards attacked simultaneously, blocking the domain from spreading.

To Li Guanqi’s horror, the cloaked figure shattered a teleportation scroll in his hand.

But the guards had arrived.