Legend of Swordsman

Chapter 6464: What Does It Have to Do With Me?

Long Gong frowned slightly and said calmly, “As it stands, Sancai is the most likely to become the second Universe Master. His Origin Source is the strongest, and his mastery of the Divine Eye Clan’s secret technique has reached the second turn. He’s close to perfecting the second turn, and once he does, his combat strength will soar to the peak of the fifth tier. At that time, if he continues pursuing his Origin Source and opens the underground chamber, elevating his Origin Source to the level of a perfected Dao Lord, his rise to Universe Master might even surpass Jiang Ni!”

“Yes, Brother Sancai’s talent is second only to Jiang Ni!” Immortal King Bai Yue expressed disappointment.

Among the three great Immortal Kings, the chances for Yuan Zheng Tianzun were the slimmest.

When it came to true prodigies, Sancai and Bai Yue were the ones worth mentioning. At most, they were a bit stronger than Long Gong.

The hope of becoming a Universe Master was slim. Achieving the perfection of a Dao Lord was already the pinnacle.

If they wished to improve their combat power beyond that, they would have to rely on the secret techniques of the Divine Eye Clan.

Apart from that, there seemed to be no other way.

Immortal King Bai Yue said calmly, “My chances are much slimmer. There are many who are stronger than me, and compared to Brother Sancai, his talent far exceeds mine!”

“I wonder if Jiang Ni can unlock the sect beneath the underground chamber. And if she does, what treasures might be hidden within?”

What he really wanted to ask was whether Jiang Ni would share those treasures with them once the chamber was opened.

Jiang Ni’s combat power had already reached the absolute pinnacle.

Would she share the Universe God’s treasures with ordinary Dao Lords like them after she obtained them?

Most doubted it.

Even Long Gong had his doubts.

Although he was the one who had introduced Jiang Ni to the Ancient Court, he knew very little about her.

All he knew was that Jiang Ni was searching for someone. Her background and identity were completely unknown.

He only knew her name, and her cultivation path had been discovered through the Sacred Land.

If Jiang Ni opened the underground chamber and then turned against them, what could they possibly do?

However, he had no grounds to doubt her.

Because Jiang Ni could easily destroy the entire Ancient Domain.

If they had any ill intent, she could simply kill them all and send one person to explore.

The logic was clear.

Yet some would still get caught in overthinking.

Even Sancai Zhenren couldn’t avoid it.

Younger and less talented Immortal Kings like Bai Yue would also fall into this torturous dilemma.

Watching familiar True Immortals and Dao Lords fall one by one, they endured mental agony.

What was all of this for?

For the human race?

Only Long Gong probably thought that way.

The rest were all in pursuit of power.

Ever since the appearance of the Dao Lords, after the era of the ascenders, the current battle for the Dao had begun.

Many had seen through the reality of this world.

Only strength mattered.

What was the human race?

What was the Ancient Domain?

What did it have to do with me?

After becoming Dao Lords, they began venturing into chaos, constantly growing stronger. Many Dao Lords had even appeared, but they didn’t belong to the Ancient Court nor were they cultivators from the Sacred Land.

They were merely wanderers.

Because there were no opportunities for Dao Lords or Dao Lords’ breakthroughs in the Ancient Domain, they ventured deep into chaos, exploring perilous areas and even settling in foreign worlds.

None of them had returned to the Ancient Domain World.

They simply found it unnecessary.

The Ancient Domain World had caused them to stagnate.

Thus, they sought worlds that would allow them to grow stronger.

Their approach was much like Jian Wushuang’s, moving forward step by step in the pursuit of strength.

Never looking back.

Call it heartless or indifferent, it didn’t matter.

It was all for the Dao, progressing ever forward.

In truth, Long Gong and the others were no different; they just had a different path.

Some people sought personal strength, while others aimed for the strength of their clans.

None of them were wrong.

The pursuit of Dao was never wrong.

This was the excuse Long Gong and the others gave themselves.

On the battlefield of the final decisive battle…

The three Dao Lords from the Sacred Land suddenly flew out from their camp.

All three looked toward the direction of the Sacred Land.

“This is bad! We’ve been tricked! Someone is attacking the Sacred Land!”

“Everyone, get on the flying boat immediately, we must return at once!”

But it was already too late.

Jiang Ni could have attacked directly, but chose to wait.

The reason for waiting was because of Long Gong’s plan—to send their own men to die.

Once enough of them had fallen, Jiang Ni would strike.

From the direction of the Sacred Land, a dazzling light shot into the sky.

The three Dao Lords of the Sacred Land, standing billions of miles away, were instantly killed.

Along with all the Sacred Land cultivators participating in the final battle, everyone perished.

With one sword, Jiang Ni annihilated the Sacred Land.

From that moment on, the Ancient Domain World became completely under the control of the Ancient Court.

As the decisive battle ended, the Ancient Domain World began to merge.

However, the Sacred Mountain remained, though one could only ascend it if they became a Dao Lord.

Beyond that, the Ancient Court shattered all the sequence inheritances.

Anyone below the level of Dao Lord who wished to cultivate the Divine Eye Secret Technique only needed an Immortal Crystal to acquire the first level of the secret technique.

For further cultivation, one must become a Dao Lord.

With this rule in place, the Ancient Domain World would see the emergence of more Dao Lords in the future.

Although the Ancient Domain World was a lower-level chaotic world, the number of Dao Lords it had produced was not small.

If the Sacred Land hadn’t taken half of the territory, the Ancient Domain World could have had at least a hundred Dao Lords by now.

After this battle, the Ancient Domain World’s Dao tradition was solidified. Henceforth, Dao Lords would emerge like bamboo shoots after a rainstorm.

In the past, this would have been a source of pride for the current Immortal King of the Ancient Court.

But now, due to the appearance of Jiang Ni, the secret of the Ancient Domain Star’s Abyss had been exposed.

Thus, little effort was put into managing the Ancient Domain World.

Everything was left to subordinates to handle.

The core members of the Ancient Court had gathered outside the Abyss.

“We can’t enter?”

Long Gong exclaimed in surprise, “How can this be? Sancai is still inside!”

“I can no longer sense his presence!” Immortal King Bai Yue said anxiously. “Something must have happened in the Abyss. Sancai’s presence has vanished. Could he have fallen…?”

If that were true, then there might be a terrifying existence within the Abyss.

“Let me try.”

Jiang Ni took a step forward. Without drawing her sword, a surge of sword energy erupted, colliding with the barrier around the Abyss.

“Hm?”

Her brow furrowed. Her sword energy was useless against the barrier.

The moment it touched the barrier, the sword energy shattered instantly.

Unconvinced, she drew her sword and struck with full force.

Yet, she still couldn’t shake the newly formed restriction.

“I can’t break through?” Jiang Ni was shocked.

At her full strength, her power was already at the level of eighty thousand units of divine power.

Yet, she couldn’t break through.

Seeing her struggle, the others exchanged looks of astonishment.

“This barrier seems to cut off the void…”

Yuan Zheng, an experienced Supreme Elder, remarked, “I once found an ancient book in some ruins, which described a type of barrier that cuts off the void, similar to this one. It was used to contain Void Beasts.”

“Void Beasts?”

Everyone looked at Yuan Zheng in confusion.

Although they had all ventured far and wide, Void Beasts were a relatively obscure legend.