Chapter 3562: 青龙剑、镇剑石

Upon closer inspection, the characters "Qinglong" could be seen on the sword's blade.

A faint azure light screen enveloped the stone platform. On its surface were patterns of flying swords and flickering runes.

"The Azure Dragon Sword! A fragment of a Profound Heaven Treasure!"

Wang Qingshan's expression tightened, a mix of surprise and joy on his face.

Not far away, two humanoid corpses lay, alongside two storage bracelets of different colors. One corpse was still draped in a tattered azure magic robe.

The Azure Dragon Sword trembled slightly, and a terrifying sword intent swept out. Wang Qingshan's sword scabbard shook violently, and the nine Azure Glaze Swords flew out, poised to move towards the Azure Dragon Sword.

Wang Qingshan frowned and quickly formed a hand seal. The nine Azure Glaze Swords immediately glowed with brilliant azure light, hovering and gently swaying above his head, emitting a loud hum.

A vast, misty azure sword light swept out, striking towards Wang Qingshan.

Wang Qingshan formed a sword seal, and azure flying swords emerged around him. Tens of thousands of these swords gathered to form a long azure river, which then shattered the colossal sword light.

The azure sword river struck the azure light screen, producing a dull thud, but the light screen remained perfectly still.

Wang Qingshan reached out with one hand towards the two storage bracelets, and they flew to him. With a flick of his sleeve, an azure sword qi swept out, dislodging the azure magic robe. He could then see a faint azure, crystal-clear stone pressed beneath the corpse, sparkling with a faint glow and emitting a sharp sword intent.

"A Sword-Suppressing Stone!"

Wang Qingshan was filled with both surprise and joy. The Sword-Suppressing Stone, like the Cold Flame Stone, was a naturally formed spiritual object and extremely precious.

The Sword-Suppressing Stone could suppress the spiritual essence of flying swords. Furthermore, if a sword cultivator successfully refined one, they could transform into a Post-natal Spiritual Body.

It seemed a Mahayana cultivator had tried to use the Sword-Suppressing Stone to approach and retrieve the Azure Dragon Sword, but unfortunately, they had failed.

Wang Qingshan grabbed it with one hand, and the Sword-Suppressing Stone flew into his sleeve.

He conjured three Blood Fiend Mirrors. After he formed a hand seal, each mirror shot out a bloody light beam, which converged and struck the azure light screen.

A dull thud sounded, and the azure light screen emitted a puff of azure smoke.

Wang Qingshan opened his mouth and spat out a ball of azure flame, which transformed into an azure fire phoenix. The phoenix gently flapped its wings and vanished from its original spot.

The next moment, the azure fire phoenix reappeared near the azure light screen and collided with it. With a thunderous roar, a swath of azure flames engulfed the light screen.

Several sharp colossal sword lights swept out, striking towards Wang Qingshan, but all were blocked by the azure sword river.

Wang Qingshan formed a sword seal, and tens of thousands of misty azure flying swords appeared above the azure light screen, striking downwards. At the same time, the nine Azure Glaze Swords merged into one, forming a vast, misty azure giant sword that also struck the azure light screen.

With a thunderous roar, the entire mountain peak shook violently.

After a while, the spiritual light dissipated, and the azure light screen remained completely unharmed.

Wang Qingshan frowned deeply. He finally understood why no one had taken this treasure; it would likely require an offensive fragment of a Profound Heaven Treasure to break through the restriction.

It made sense. If it were so easy to take this treasure, the Mahayana cultivators of Wanlong Continent would have taken it long ago.

A deafening dragon's roar echoed, and the Azure Dragon Sword burst forth with dazzling azure light. A sharp azure sword light swept out, shattering the azure sword river.

Wang Qingshan was startled and quickly summoned a Glazed Shield to block in front of him.

The azure sword light struck the Glazed Shield, which shattered like paper. Countless red runes emerged on Wang Qingshan's body, transforming into nine clusters of crimson flames that flew down the mountain.

One of the flame clusters brightened considerably, transforming into Wang Qingshan's appearance.

At the same time, the azure fire phoenix and the Azure Glaze Sword also flew down the mountain. Wang Qingshan put away his Azure Lotus Karmic Fire and Azure Glaze Sword, an expression of contemplation on his face.

A defensive high-grade Heaven-reaching spiritual treasure was destroyed in a single blow. He simply could not stay long; breaking the restriction would not be easy. No wonder this treasure had remained here until now.

"How was it, Fellow Daoist Wang? What's the situation on the mountain top?" Chen Yueying asked curiously.

"There's a fragment of a Profound Heaven Treasure," Wang Qingshan replied, "but the restriction is too powerful. A defensive high-grade Heaven-reaching spiritual treasure was destroyed in a single blow. If I hadn't been fast, I would have met my end there too." Wang Qingshan's expression was grave.

"A defensive high-grade Heaven-reaching spiritual treasure destroyed in a single blow?" Chen Yueying was a bit surprised; it was a good thing she hadn't followed.

No matter how precious a treasure, one must be alive to use it. Since the restriction couldn't be broken, it was best to give up for now. They could return another time if the opportunity arose; even if they didn't get this item, it wouldn't matter.

Acquiring a Sword-Suppressing Stone and losing a defensive high-grade Heaven-reaching spiritual treasure was not a loss. If Wang Qingshan could transform into a Post-natal Spiritual Body, he would gain a unique divine ability.

"Let's leave this place first," Wang Qingshan said in a deep voice, "and discuss it further after returning to the Xuanyang Realm." He was now incredibly wealthy. While not getting the Azure Dragon Sword was indeed a bit regrettable, he was already very content.

They left the place and returned along the path they had come from.

Three days later, they appeared above a rolling, verdant mountain range.

"At our current speed," Chen Yueying analyzed, "it won't take more than seven days to reach our destination."

Wang Qingshan stopped, his ears twitching. Here, his divine sense was restricted, unable to detect anything within a hundred thousand *li*. However, his divine ability, 'Ears that Hear in All Directions,' was unaffected and could detect movements up to a hundred thousand *li* away.

"Fellow Daoist Ye is also in the Sky Rainbow Grotto-heaven," Wang Qingshan said excitedly, "He's in the southeast direction." Ye Yunfei possessed the Profound Heaven Treasure, the Golden Flood Dragon Wheel.

When they had parted ways earlier, Ye Yuhuan had given the Golden Flood Dragon Wheel to Ye Yunfei for combat. Ye Yunfei, Wang Qingshan, and Chen Yueying had stayed behind to cover their retreat, but later became separated. He hadn't expected to encounter them in the Sky Rainbow Grotto-heaven.

Wang Qingshan conjured his Azure Lotus Shuttle, carrying them as they flew southeast.

They arrived at a narrow, long valley where not a blade of grass grew. Ye Yunfei's body was covered in blood, and his aura was weak. He had been pursued by multiple Mahayana cultivators; if not for the Golden Flood Dragon Wheel, he would have been killed long ago.

To shake off his pursuers, Ye Yunfei had escaped into the Sky Rainbow Grotto-heaven. His enemies hadn't followed him in yet, likely waiting for their main force.

He seemed to sense something and took out the Golden Flood Dragon Wheel, an alert expression on his face. He looked up at the sky, just in time to see Wang Qingshan and the others descending.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow Daoist Chen, why are you here?" Ye Yunfei was filled with both surprise and joy.

"It's a long story, Fellow Daoist Ye," Wang Qingshan asked curiously. "Are you being pursued by enemies?"

Ye Yunfei nodded. "I killed two Mahayana cultivators and escaped into the Sky Rainbow Grotto-heaven. They haven't followed me in yet, likely waiting for their main force. Yuhuan has already been killed by them."

"Fellow Daoist Ye," Wang Qingshan said, "there's a spatial node here that leads to the Cangyuan Realm. We plan to leave from here. What do you think?"

"That's great!" Ye Yunfei exclaimed, overjoyed. "No time to lose, let's go quickly. It'll be troublesome if they catch up!"

Wang Qingshan nodded and sincerely said, "Before we leave, I'd like to ask Fellow Daoist Ye for help breaking a restriction so I can retrieve a fragment of a Profound Heaven Treasure! It's not far from here."

"That's a small matter!" Ye Yunfei readily agreed; for him, it was merely a small effort.