A month later, above the Black Water Profound Mansion, the winds and clouds suddenly changed, and the world altered its color.
The Black Water Profound Mansion is located by the vast Black Water River in the western part of Yue Country. The mansion sprawls over thousands of miles, surrounded all year round by mist as thick as ink.
This mist is not ordinary water vapor but the yin-cold qi refined by the "Black Water True Technique". Ordinary Golden Core Cultivators who come within a hundred feet will find their meridians frozen by the cold, and even their Divine Souls will feel a bone-chilling coldness.
At this moment, a blue Sword Light flew across the sky like a meteor falling to the earth, with a piercing whistle tearing through the air, and heavily landed above the Black Water River outside the Black Water Profound Mansion.
As the Sword Light dissipated, the figure of Chen Xihua stood in mid-air, the Sword Intent surrounding him was so substantial it forced the surrounding black mist back several feet.
He slightly closed his eyes, his Divine Sense sinking into his body, mobilizing the Sword Intent around him. Instantly, the pale blue Sword Intent surged out like a tide, spreading for hundreds of miles with him at the center.
Wherever it passed, the black mist was forcibly torn apart by the Sword Intent, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was drawn by the Sword Intent and transformed into tiny blue light spots. Even the water of the Black Water River stopped flowing, with the river's surface rippling with delicate Sword Patterns.
This was evidently Sword Intent Formation!
Within a radius of two hundred miles, every fiber of air was filled with Sword Qi capable of cutting gold and breaking jade, forming a Sword Domain that covered the heavens and the earth.
The cultivators training within the Profound Mansion were shocked by this overwhelming force, and even the Foundation Establishment Cultivators guarding the gate were crushed to their knees by the Sword Intent, trembling all over, without the strength even to lift their heads.
"Xu Tianhe! Get out here and face me!"
The voice of Chen Xihua, aided by the power of his Divine Soul, exploded within the Sword Domain, echoing within a hundred miles like a thunderclap from nine heavens.
The Sword Intent contained within the voice pierced into every corner of the Profound Mansion through the air, and the cultivators with slightly weaker cultivation bled from their ears and noses, their Divine Souls trembling.
The water of the Black Water River within a radius of hundreds of miles was further shaken by the voice, rising into waves several feet high, with the reefs at the river's bottom exposed to the surface, their surfaces densely marked by the Sword Qi.
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"Who dares to behave so wildly in my Black Water Profound Mansion?"
A low, furious roar erupted from the depths of the Profound Mansion. Immediately, a streak of black light soared into the sky like a black dragon emerging from the sea, bringing the black mist in a hundred-mile range, landing opposite Chen Xihua.
As the light faded, an elderly man in black robes appeared—his face withered like tree bark, the black profound light surrounding him like flowing tar, his eyes flashing with sinister light, precisely the master of the Black Water Profound Mansion, the Peak Nascent Soul Early-stage Cultivator, Xu Tianhe.
As soon as he stepped into the Sword Domain, he felt the black profound light surrounding him continuously sliced by the Sword Qi, and quickly mobilized his Mana to protect himself.
Feeling the terror of Chen Xihua's Sword Intent, Xu Tianhe's brows furrowed tightly: "You are... Xuan Zhao of the Three Elements Dao Sect?"
Although he had never met Chen Xihua, he had heard of him, the youngest Nascent Soul cultivator in Yue Country within a thousand years, known for his sharpness, though he never expected the opponent's Sword Intent to be so strong.
"Indeed."
The Sword Intent around Chen Xihua became even more concentrated, the Sword Domain within two hundred miles glowing even brighter, with countless tiny blue Sword Qi dancing in the air like arrows ready to be released:
"Over a hundred years ago, your grandson Xu Ming grievously injured my brother Chen Xiyu, resulting in his Divine Soul dissipating and death within days."
"Today, I come to seek justice for Xiyu, if you know what's good for you, hand over Xu Ming. Otherwise, my Sword Domain will crush your Black Water Profound Mansion!"
Xu Tianhe's face darkened, a fierce killing intent flashed in his eyes, and the black profound light around him instantly surged:
"Just the life of a Golden Core Cultivator, and you dare storm my Profound Mansion? Don't think that just because you became a Nascent Soul, you can act recklessly in front of me!"
As he finished his words, he quickly formed seals with his hands, and the black profound light around him surged like a tide towards the hundreds of miles of the Black Water River.
The river water instantly boiled, countless black water arrows as thick as barrels shot up from the river like a storm, aiming at Chen Xihua.
At this moment, driven by his Peak Nascent Soul Early-stage Mana, each water arrow contained yin-cold power capable of freezing the Divine Soul, enough to kill a Golden Core Perfection cultivator.
But as soon as the water arrows entered the Sword Domain, they were intercepted by countless tiny blue Sword Qi, the "ding ding" sounds were endless, and the black water arrows were sliced into pieces by the Sword Qi, turning into black water droplets falling onto the river's surface, instantly evaporated into vapor by the Sword Intent within the Sword Domain.
Seeing this scene, a trace of surprise flashed in Xu Tianhe's eyes, then he burst into wild laughter:
"I didn't expect you, a young brat, to have honed your Sword Intent to such a degree! Today, I'll show you the might of my Black Water True Technique!"
He formed the Black Water Profound Seal with his hands, and the black profound light around him resonated with the hundreds of miles of Black Water River, the river water instantly flowing backward, condensing into a black water curtain in mid-air.
In the curtain, countless black water patterns spun like blades, carrying the yin-cold power to freeze the void, pressing towards Chen Xihua's Sword Domain.
This strike covered hundreds of miles, where the water curtain passed, the air froze into ice crystals, and even the Sword Qi within the Sword Domain became sluggish.
Chen Xihua remained calm, his right hand forming a sword with two fingers, lightly slashing forward.
The blue Sword Qi within the two hundred miles Sword Domain instantly converged, transformed into a blue Sword Rainbow dozens of feet long, like a sword spanning the heavens and earth, bearing the might to tear the space, directly crashing into the black water curtain.
"Boom!"
A deafening explosion, the moment Sword Rainbow collided with the water curtain, black profound light and blue Sword Qi eroded each other, the energy shockwave erupted like a hurricane, sweeping away the black mist within a hundred miles.
The waters of the Black Water River surged upward in towering walls of tens of feet high, with the shockwaves shaking the structures within the Profound Mansion, sending tiles flying.
The black water curtain was torn apart by the Sword Rainbow, as Xu Tianhe was forced back several steps by the shockwave, a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
He hadn't expected that, despite both being at the Early-stage of Nascent Soul, and having the advantage in mana, his opponent's Sword Intent would be so powerful, enough to suppress his Black Water True Technique. His eyes showed even more apprehension, but he was also driven to ferocity:
"Void Power, Condense!"
Xu Tianhe formed a complex seal with both hands, as the black profound light around him resonated with the void.
The void within the Hundred Miles Sword Domain instantly darkened, and a void rift, tens of feet wide, appeared in front of him, from which countless black tentacles extended.
These tentacles were formed by the fusion of void energy and chilling profound light, each capable of easily tearing apart the Dharma Body of a Golden Core Cultivator, reaching towards Chen Xihua.
As a Peak Nascent Soul Early-stage Cultivator, while his control over void power wasn't as refined as Mid-stage, he could still launch surprise attacks using void rifts, a trump card he kept hidden.
Chen Xihua simply activated his Divine Sense, and the Sword Infant within his Dantian urged his Sword Intent within the Hundred Miles Sword Domain to surge once more; countless strands of cyan Sword Qi swarmed towards the void rift like a swarm of bees.
Simultaneously, his form flickered, using the connection between Sword Intent and void to instantly teleport to the side of the rift, a hundred miles away—Void Shuttling for a Nascent Soul Cultivator, even more fluid within his own Sword Intent Domain.
"Void Shuttling, Sword Slash Void!"
With his right hand forming a sword gesture, Chen Xihua slashed, and a light cyan Sword Thread flew from his fingertips, expanding rapidly within the Sword Domain to become a cyan Sword Light hundreds of miles long, directly slicing towards the void rift.
Wherever the Sword Light traveled, the black tentacles within the rift were all severed, and even the void rift itself was forcibly narrowed by the Sword Light, with the void fluctuations at the rift's edge calming down.
Xu Tianhe was startled, hurriedly retreating. He hadn't anticipated Chen Xihua not only having sharp Sword Intent but also such skillful control over void power, easily nullifying his trump card.
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"You have such means?"
Xu Tianhe's voice carried a tremor, with the black profound light around him becoming unstable:
"Since you refuse to relent, don't blame me for a fight to the death!"
Again, he formed even more complex Dharma Seals with his hands, the black profound light around him surged once more, and the remnants of the black mist within a hundred miles reconvened, transforming into a black Profound Light Shield, enveloping the entire Black Water Profound Mansion.
Upon the Profound Light Shield, countless black runes flickered—this was the Mountain Protection Array of the Black Water Profound Mansion, the "Black Water Profound Array"!
Without wasting words, Chen Xihua formed a Sword Seal with both hands, urging more power from the Taiyue Void-Slaying Sword within his Dantian; the cyan Sword Qi within the Hundred Miles Sword Domain descended like a meteor shower towards the black Profound Light Shield.
Each strand of Sword Qi contained void power, striking the Profound Light Shield with loud clanging sounds.
The black runes on the Profound Light Shield flickered relentlessly, the light growing dimmer and dimmer, while within the array, Xu Tianhe was shaken by the Sword Qi, his internal energies in turmoil, with more blood flowing uncontrollably from the corner of his mouth!
The opponent's Sword Intent was too fierce! He could feel the Profound Light Shield wouldn't last long, the relentless Sword Intent constantly battering the foundation of the array.
"Xu Tianhe, you are no match for me!"
Chen Xihua's voice echoed within the Sword Domain, carrying undeniable authority:
"Today, I won't kill you, but if you don't hand over Xu Ming, this Sword Domain will collapse your Mountain Protection Array, making the Black Water Profound Mansion disappear from the world!"
Chen Xihua had no intention of slaughtering him entirely, because he couldn't achieve that!
Even if he wielded the Taiyue Void-Slaying Sword, he could only destroy the opponent's Dharma Body; the opponent's Nascent Soul could escape into the inner layers of the void and flee.
Defeating a Nascent Soul Cultivator was feasible, but killing one was exceedingly difficult—a fact not misstated!
Chen Xihua's motive was simple: use the Black Water Profound Mansion as leverage to force the opponent to surrender!
Looking at the trembling Profound Light Shield, Xu Tianhe's heart was full of unwillingness and resentment.
Despite reaching the Peak of Nascent Soul Early-stage, he was continuously suppressed by the opponent's Sword Intent. Continuing the fight would not only shatter the Mountain Protection Array but might also result in severe injuries.
He clenched his teeth, shouting angrily into the depths of the Profound Mansion: "Xu Ming! You wretch, get out here!"
A white stream of light flew out from the Profound Mansion, landing beside Xu Tianhe.
It was a pale young man in a luxurious brocade robe, trembling with fear, none other than Xu Tianhe's legitimate grandson, Xu Ming.
Upon stepping into the Sword Domain, he was immediately forced to his knees by the invisible Sword Qi, facing the cyan Sword Intent covering a hundred miles in the sky and Chen Xihua's cold gaze, he hurriedly kowtowed in plea:
"Spare me, senior! What happened back then was a moment of folly, I beseech you to spare me for the sake of my grandfather! I am willing to compensate the Chen Clan..."
Before he could finish, Chen Xihua snorted coldly, forming a sword gesture with his right fingers.
An azure Sword Qi instantly flew out from the Hundred Miles Sword Domain, cutting across the hundred-mile distance like lightning, precisely landing on Xu Ming's neck.
Xu Ming's head thudded to the ground, blood spurted out, staining the black earth beneath, and even his Divine Soul was split by the Sword Qi.
After killing Xu Ming, the Sword Intent around Chen Xihua gradually withdrew, the Hundred Miles Sword Domain receded like a tide, leaving only a faint trace of Sword Qi lingering in the air.
His gaze fell on Xu Tianhe, his tone icy:
"This is the end of today's matter. If you or the Black Water Profound Mansion dare to provoke the Yunlan Chen Clan again, it will be a blood feud between us!"
"I'm under three hundred years old this year, I've got time to waste with you!"
With those words, which he believed would compel Xu Tianhe to make the right choice, Chen Xihua didn't consider the opponent highly valuing such an unruly grandson.
Without glancing at Xu Tianhe again, the pale cyan Sword Mist around him rose once more, his clear form gradually becoming ethereal, even the Sword Intent surrounding him integrating bit by bit into the void.
In just a moment, Chen Xihua's figure vanished completely from above the Black Water Profound Mansion, as if he had never been there.
Xu Tianhe stood frozen in place, staring intently in the direction where Chen Xihua disappeared, his hands clenching tightly at his sides, nails almost piercing into his palms.
"Ah—!"
A suppressed roar of anger erupted from Xu Tianhe's throat as he abruptly raised his hand, pressing forcefully down towards the Black Water River below.
The black profound light around him surged like a tide towards the river's surface, causing the previously calm Black Water River to boil violently, with enormous black water columns towering tens of feet high.
In the air, the water columns condensed into numerous thick water whips, lashing harshly towards the surrounding mountains with ripping whistles.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
After venting for a long while, Xu Tianhe, observing the wreckage before him, slowly lowered his hand, and the black water whips, as if having lost their power, fell into the river, splashing waves of water.
Xu Tianhe murmured, his voice full of bitterness, as if grinding broken teeth yet swallowing them down:
"Forget it... forget it... Today's events, just take it as a fall."