Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

Yue Lingxi was the Holy Palace Saintess.

She knew perfectly well that with her status, if Yang Xiao wanted to be with her,

he would need to be, at the very least, a Direct Disciple of a Great Emperor.

And not just any ordinary Great Emperor, either.

If, if Yang Xiao could really become Emperor Xuanyuan’s disciple...

only then would his status be sufficient.

That was why Yue Lingxi desperately hoped Yang Xiao could comprehend the Sword Intent within.

And form a connection with Emperor Xuanyuan.

Seeing the burning intensity in her eyes,

Yang Xiao sighed softly.

Having lived three lives, even a complete idiot

could see that this girl had developed feelings for him.

That was why she was planning for his future.

But the weight of a beautiful woman’s affection was heavy.

If Yang Xiao were just an ordinary young man, he would have likely revealed his own feelings by now.

Unfortunately...

the figure in his heart had never faded.

The entanglements of his past life were too great a burden.

Yang Xiao couldn’t let his heart be moved.

He could only feign ignorance.

”You want me to comprehend the Sword Intent here?”

”Of course! If you comprehend the Sword Intent, you could... uh, we could get out of here. Maybe you could even kill it with a single strike. Don’t you want to become stronger?”

Yue Lingxi had subconsciously, almost blurted out her true thoughts.

Thankfully, she’d corrected herself quickly, but her face still flushed a deep, involuntary crimson.

Yang Xiao saw it.

And it only confirmed her feelings for him.

But the moment he thought of Chang Xi, of his past life...

he could only pretend to know nothing.

However, he nodded in response to Yue Lingxi’s suggestion.

He had intended to cultivate the Sword Dao anyway.

He naturally wouldn’t refuse.

”Cultivating the Sword Dao would indeed be useful to me.”

Seeing Yang Xiao agree, Yue Lingxi couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief.

She had been afraid he would be unwilling to try and comprehend it.

’Looks like this guy is ambitious after all,’ she thought.

What she didn’t know, however,

was that the Sword Dao Yang Xiao wanted to walk

was not what she imagined.

She thought he would comprehend the Sword Dao’s True Intent left by Emperor Xuanyuan

and thereby obtain the Great Emperor’s inheritance.

The path Yang Xiao intended to walk

was his own.

He would forge his own path in the Sword Dao.

Moreover, cultivating the Sword Dao

would also help Yang Xiao conceal his identity.

Plus, this was the Sword Wall where Xuanyuan had proven his Dao, offering a path to the apex.

That was why Yang Xiao was willing to comprehend it.

It was just like the Starburst Skill from before,

or the Greater Yang Secret Pattern.

These were all powers that pointed directly to the Realm of Dominator.

Naturally, Yang Xiao wouldn’t let such opportunities slip by.

And besides...

’Until I find the mastermind behind the scenes, I can’t use my Flame Emperor Divine Fist. I’m the only one who knows this Ultimate Skill. It’s too conspicuous and would easily arouse suspicion.’

’In that case, I’ll walk the path of the Sword Dao. I’d like to see just who is stronger on this path—me, or Xuanyuan!’

Earlier, when he heard of Xuanyuan’s achievements,

and Profound Sun’s achievements,

Yang Xiao’s competitive spirit had long since been ignited.

In his past life, his most coveted dream was the Realm of Great Emperor.

But in the end, it all came to nothing.

Now, both Profound Sun and Xuanyuan, two juniors, had already set foot on this path.

Xuanyuan was even hailed as the strongest Sword Emperor.

The Human Race Sword Emperor.

Yang Xiao was naturally unwilling to be surpassed by them.

However, Yang Xiao did not immediately step forward to comprehend the Sword Intent.

Instead, he first took out a sword.

The Dragon Roar Sword.

This sword.

He had won it from Lux Wentian.

Along with it, he had also won a piece of Black Obsidian Gold.

Originally, Yang Xiao had planned to melt this sword down to make a pair of Gloves.

But now, with the Nine Yang Celestial Skill, he had cultivated a powerful physical body and no longer had a use for Gloves.

Therefore, Yang Xiao had found a new use for both the sword and the Black Obsidian Gold.

And that was to refine a sword.

Yang Xiao placed the Dragon Roar Sword across his knees, took out the Black Obsidian Gold, and began to smelt it with his True Greater Yang Fire. He forged a Sword Embryo, but instead of inscribing Array Patterns on it, he absorbed it into his Qi Sea.

To be tempered day and night by the True Greater Yang Fire.

Just as he tempered his body with the True Greater Yang Fire.

This was an Artifact Refining method he had only recently comprehended.

It was quite profound and wondrous.

And it also aligned with the path of the Void Sword Manual.

At the same time, it was also his own path.

After all, the Void Sword Manual...

was something he had created for Xuanyuan.

In truth, he had also created it for himself. It was just that in his second life, he never had the chance to cultivate it. Even though the path was there, he had no time to walk it.

Now, Xuanyuan had already proven that this path was the correct one.

How could Yang Xiao possibly let it go?

He naturally had to compete with Xuanyuan to see who could go further down this path.

More correctly!

And so, after tempering the Black Obsidian Gold, Yang Xiao’s Heart Spirit immediately plunged into the Sword Wall once again.

He carefully sensed the Sword Intent upon it,

using it to temper his own Sword Dao.

His Sword Dao was still shallow, consisting only of what he had casually cultivated from the Void Sword Manual before.

However, what Yang Xiao hadn’t expected was that the moment he began to circulate the Void Sword Manual,

the Sword Wall

erupted in a brilliant glow. A sudden, unexpected change occurred.

The endless Sword Intent on the Sword Wall suddenly surged toward Yang Xiao.

It plunged directly into the Sea of Consciousness where his Soul resided.

It caught Yang Xiao completely off guard.

He was stunned.

”What’s going on? Why is all this Sword Intent surging toward Yang Xiao...?”

Yue Lingxi, who was at his side, felt it immediately.

Unlike Yang Xiao, who was being impacted by the Sword Intent, Yue Lingxi’s mind was simply reeling in shock.

She was incredibly nervous.

She stared at Yang Xiao,

her eyes fixed on him.

In her heart, however, a faint excitement was stirring.

Because she had a guess as to what was happening.

Yang Xiao, on the other hand, sighed inwardly.

He knew that the Void Sword Manual he possessed was what had triggered this Sword Intent.

Of course, there might be a deeper mystery at play, but he couldn’t yet see it.

’It seems Xuanyuan didn’t leave this Sword Wall behind by accident; he did it intentionally, likely to find a successor. But this just makes things difficult for me. Now, how am I supposed to face that kid in the future? Am I going to have to call him Master?’

Yang Xiao was resentful.

He had originally wanted to use this Sword Intent to temper his own Sword Dao.

But now,

after sensing the aura of the Void Sword Manual on him, the Sword Intent was pouring directly into him.

It was forming a Sword Dao Seed in his mind.

With his current strength, he didn’t even have the power to resist.

He could only let the Sword Intent flood in.

If it were anyone else,

obtaining such a Sword Dao Seed would be a cause for boundless joy.

It was almost equivalent to carrying a Sword Wall around at all times—

a Sword Wall under one’s own control, filled with infinite wonders.

Take the Evil Tiger outside, for example.

Yang Xiao believed that if he just drew upon a single sliver of Sword Intent from this Sword Dao Seed, he could annihilate it.

In fact, if he went all out, it wouldn’t even be difficult to disperse all the Nine Nether Evil Qi here.

But this...

also meant that he had become Emperor Xuanyuan’s successor.

To others, this was a very illustrious status.

But for him...

’Forget it. Things have already come to this, and I can’t resist. When I meet that kid Xuanyuan in the future, the worst that can happen is he gets to laugh at me. In any case, I am not calling him Master. Hmph, I’m the one who laid the foundation for his Sword Dao. Right now, he’s just giving a little something back. I don’t owe him anything.’

he thought stubbornly.

Yang Xiao could only accept his fate.

When a full tenth of the Sword Intent from the Sword Wall had completely merged into Yang Xiao’s body, forming a golden Sword Intent Seed,

the surge of Sword Intent finally stopped.

Sensing the incredibly powerful aura within it, Yang Xiao opened his eyes with a sigh of resignation.

The first thing he saw upon opening them was a pair of bright, wide eyes, filled with endless tenderness and concern.

Yang Xiao couldn’t help but be slightly taken aback.