Legend of Swordsman

Facing Yang Dingtian’s inquiry, Jiang Ni’s expression became significantly more solemn.

At the same time, her mind drifted back to the moment when she unleashed that sword during her deepest despair.

In a flash, memories unraveled.

From her perspective, Jian Wushuang had arranged for her to go on a training mission with Xiang Yang and others. Then, during their expedition in the Lake Marsh

Mountains, they encountered a battle that delivered the most devastating blow to her life.

She helplessly watched as Immortal Jiu Chen and Xiang Yang fell one after the other, sacrificing themselves to save her. Powerless to intervene, she finally unleashed the sword technique Jian Wushuang had passed on to her.

Even after escaping with her life, she felt no joy.

She began frantically searching for Jian Wushuang.

Because he was the only outlet left for her to vent her pain.

However, no matter how hard she tried to inquire, she couldn’t find any trace of Jian Wushuang.

Even the communication token he left her had gone silent.

Soon after, an earth-shattering battle erupted within the Dual-faced Divine Mansion. The Dual-faced Buddha had perished.

Yang Dingtian had slaughtered all the strongmen of the Dual-faced Divine Mansion.

Hoping to gather information, she set out to find Yang Dingtian, but before she could even reach the Dual-faced Divine Mountain, a powerful aura isolated her from advancing further.

Later, the Ancient Court launched its offensive against the Sea Covering Ancient Domain.

Information became blocked off.

She couldn’t find anything.

In a daze, she followed the flow of people and left the Sea Covering Ancient Domain. This departure lasted nine thousand years.

After leaving the Sea Covering Ancient Domain, she threw herself into rigorous training.

Because Jian Wushuang had once said to her, ”If there comes a day when you not longer have anyone to rely on, that is the day you become your own support.”

It was these words that drove Jiang Ni to train relentlessly.

Her mind contained the legacy of swordsmanship left by Jian Wushuang.

She didn’t need to seek out a teacher or guidance.

As for resources, since every major ancient domain was embroiled in war, she joined the battles between the experts of the Holy Land and the Ancient Court.

She accumulated military merit, which she exchanged for vast amounts of treasures, using war to fuel her cultivation.

Though she comprehended the Ultimate Sword of Life, her sword intent also carried a hint of death.

The Path of Death wasn’t something Jian Wushuang had passed on to her. She had comprehended it herself through the endless slaughter that weighed upon her heart.

The Ultimate Sword of Life and Death!

It contained three ultimate paths.

Life, Death, and the Way of the Sword.

The fusion of these three swords made her a standout on the battlefield.

Through countless battles, she gradually accumulated experience.

It took her three thousand years to complete all nine steps of the True Immortal realm. Once she became a Dao Master, she withdrew from the battlefield.

She entered seclusion,

Only after perfecting her mastery as a Dao Master, reaching the brink of merging with the Dao, did she emerge.

Upon her return, she earned the title of Quasi-Immortal Emperor through her combat prowess.

Though merely a ”Quasi-Immortal Emperor,” she could single-handedly fight against three Emperors.

Her strength came entirely from the power of the Dao.

She hadn’t cultivated any divine eye secret techniques, nor did she possess any innate treasures or a divine body. Her physical body had a strength multiplier of five thousand, and she still used immortal power rather than divine power.

In contrast, her opponents had ten-thousandfold divine bodies, powerful peak treasure sets, divine power, and had mastered divine eye secret techniques.

Divine eye secret techniques weren’t forbidden in the Ancient Court. Below the rank of Emperor, one could only cultivate the first stage.

Once reaching the rank of Emperor, they were free to cultivate it further.

Thus, the three Emperors of the Ancient Court all possessed peak-level third-stage power.

Yet, none of them could do anything against Jiang Ni.

This level of strength was enough to make her stand out among all the Dao Masters of

the ancient domain world.

Even ordinary Emperors had to bow their heads in her presence.

She feared nothing.

Her only fear was that Jian Wushuang had also perished.

Thus, when she gained enough power, the first person she sought was Yang Dingtian,

asking him for details about that battle.

Of course, Yang Dingtian couldn’t be expected to tell her the truth so easily.

A bit of force was required.

This was the advantage of power.

It allowed others to speak to you respectfully, or even to pay their respects properly.

From Yang Dingtian’s mouth, she didn’t learn much.

However, the disappearance of Guardian Qifeng and others gave her a glimmer of hope.

At that time, Yang Dingtian wasn’t entirely truthful, but he indirectly told her that the person she was looking for might have been sealed within the Dual-faced Divine Mansion.

So, for thousands of years, Jiang Ni had remained in the Sea Covering Ancient Domain, all for the sake of breaking through that grand formation.

Jian Wushuang was only here to check whether or not he had been trapped inside the great formation.

In her eyes, Jian Wushuang had always been incredibly powerful. He was the kind of person who, despite hardly training, could easily surpass her, Xue Yang, and others every time.

His strength advanced by leaps and bounds, to an almost absurd degree.

Back in the mortal world, Jian Wushuang had once said that his cultivation had regressed.

At the time, she thought Jian Wushuang was probably in the Nascent Soul stage, or maybe even in the Divine Image stage.

It wasn’t until after ascending that she started to believe Jian Wushuang might be a True Immortal.

But when they reached the Twin-faced God Mansion, Jian Wushuang effortlessly suppressed a Dao Master with just a flick of his hand.

He wielded the power of an Emperor.

She had cultivated for ten thousand years and had only just managed to suppress an eror herself.

If Jian Wushuang was still alive, she believed he would be far stronger than she was now.

After reminiscing about the past, she looked up at Yang Dingtian without answering his earlier question. Instead, she rose calmly.

”They’re here!”

”Hmm?” Yang Dingtian immediately became alert.

Yet he sensed nothing.

When he saw the figures in the distance, the attack had already come crashing down like a tidal wave.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

”This is bad, it’s the Stone Scatter Formation!”

Yang Dingtian let out a furious roar, and his divine shield exploded into action.

A massive golden bell descended, protecting both him and Jiang Ni. ”Haha! Just because you have a ten-thousandfold divine body, do you think you can

withstand my Stone Scatter Formation?”

A wild laugh echoed out as Emperor Yue Ying slowly descended, holding a

crescent-shaped blade.

There were several figures surrounding him.

Each one was a powerhouse among Dao Masters.

”Tsk tsk, last time the three of you couldn’t handle it, and now only two of you have come!”

Jiang Ni pointed her finger casually.

She revealed an Emperor hidden in the void behind them, forcing the opponent to reveal themselves.

”Not bad, for a quasi-Immortal Emperor. Your sword aura has grown much stronger!”

The figure that appeared in the void smiled faintly.

His aura was similar to Emperor Yue Ying’s, both at the third tier.

His strength was overwhelming.

Although he couldn’t rank in the top ten within the Ancient Court, he could still cling

to the edge of the rankings.

He was only slightly weaker than Emperor Yue Ying.

”Brother Can Jiu, stop wasting words with her. Let’s make our move!” Emperor Yue

Ying could barely contain his impatience.

Jiang Ni had been a thorn in his side for far too long. He couldn’t breathe easy until she was dealt with.

Hearing this, Can Jiu didn’t waste any more words and attacked immediately.

”Break!”

Swish!

Emperor Yue Ying charged forward as well, sending a voice transmission to Jian

Wushuang and the others: ”You go and trap Yang Dingtian. He’s full of tricks and incredibly cunning. You must not let him escape. Hold him down until I finish off the

quasi-Immortal Emperor, and then I’ll deal with him!”

”Understood!”

The group dispersed, surrounding the entire island.

Jian Wushuang was among them.

He kept his eyes on Jiang Ni the entire time.

But she couldn’t sense his presence at all.

”This little girl is impressive. She’s mastered the Ultimate Sword Dao, and yet she’s

standing strong against two third-tier Emperors without faltering!” Xue Yang couldn’t help but praise her.

Immortal Jiu Chen smiled bitterly and said, ”I’m starting to think the Ultimate Dao has

become somewhat cheap. Both you and this little girl have mastered the Ultimate Dao, though you tread different paths. While your strength is similar now, walking the Ultimate Dao will be purer. In the future, the path for both of you will be much smoother!”