Chapter 605: Blade and Sword Strike

Since reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, few Foundation Establishment cultivators could defeat him. The lightning-attributed cultivator from the Hundred Beasts Sect was one, but he didn't significantly intimidate Wang Qingshan.

After Wang Qingshan consumed the Divine Ability Fruit and mastered the minor divine ability "Hundred Swords United," he was invincible among Foundation Establishment cultivators. Zhou Yunxiao was the first opponent to make him feel pressured.

A hero recognizes a hero. If Wang Qingshan didn't fight Zhou Yunxiao, he would surely regret it for the rest of his life.

Zhou Yunxiao unleashed two slashes with his proto-magical treasure, instantly killing Liu Yunfei. His face turned pale. He took out a green porcelain bottle, poured out a blue pill, and swallowed it.

"Who else wants to die? I can fulfill your wish." Zhou Yunxiao said coldly, his expression ruthless.

Leng Rumei, Xu Zilin, and Daoist Ziyang exchanged glances, their expressions grim. Zhou Yunxiao had already won consecutive battles. If he continued to win, the Eastern Barren Immortal Cultivation World would lose all face.

Zhou Yunxiao gave them a sense of oppression. If he developed further, he would definitely be a formidable figure. A mere registered disciple was already this strong. No wonder the Central Plains Immortal Cultivation World called the "Seven Absolutes Saber Emperor" the strongest below the Soul Transformation stage; his reputation was indeed well-deserved.

It made sense. Even a registered disciple of a Nascent Soul cultivator would possess unique abilities. Moreover, the Seven Absolutes Saber Emperor was not just any Nascent Soul cultivator; he was invincible throughout the Central Plains Immortal Cultivation World. As his registered disciple, Zhou Yunxiao naturally wouldn't be subpar.

The Dao Discussion Assembly was originally intended for exchanging cultivation methods and leaned more towards social interaction. There were many similar assemblies. Foundation Establishment cultivators participating in such assemblies were generally not very strong. For various reasons, disciples of Nascent Soul cultivators typically didn't attend; they were either on important missions or busy cultivating. Why would they specifically come to participate in a Dao Discussion Assembly?

Should they just let Zhou Yunxiao take first place? Of course not. The Eastern Barren Immortal Cultivation World needed to save face. Should they forcibly assign their disciples to fight Zhou Yunxiao? They could, but what were the chances of winning?

A proto-magical treasure cost at least 200,000 spirit stones. Most Foundation Establishment cultivators truly couldn't afford that many spirit stones. Without a proto-magical treasure, defeating Zhou Yunxiao was simply a pipe dream.

"Qinglian Wang Qingshan requests guidance from Fellow Daoist Zhou."

A gentle male voice suddenly rang out. Under everyone's surprised gazes, Wang Qingshan leaped onto the arena stage, his expression serene. A light blue barrier appeared, enveloping the stage.

Zhou Yunxiao glanced at the sword box on Wang Qingshan's back and sneered, "Over a dozen sword cultivators have died by my blade. Today, there will be one more."

Wang Qingshan smiled faintly and said, "Oh? Quite a few cultivators have died by my sword as well."

"Good, then let's see whose saber art or sword technique is superior." Zhou Yunxiao sneered, about to cast a spell to attack Wang Qingshan.

"Hold on, Fellow Daoist Zhou." Wang Qingshan waved his hand, stopping Zhou Yunxiao.

Zhou Yunxiao's expression turned cold, a look of disdain on his face. He said, "What? Are you afraid of death?" Regretting it only after stepping onto the stage—such people were cowards. Zhou Yunxiao despised such individuals.

Wang Qingshan shook his head and said, "No, you've fought two consecutive battles, and your magical power consumption is too great. Let's wait until you recover your magical power."

"No need. It won't take much magical power to kill you."

"No, I won't take advantage of you. I don't want to win unfairly." Wang Qingshan shook his head and said, his expression serious. Zhou Yunxiao's magical power was less than half of his peak. Although he had taken a magical power recovery pill, it would still take some time to fully recover. Wang Qingshan didn't want to take advantage of Zhou Yunxiao; otherwise, even if he won, he wouldn't be happy.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yunxiao looked at Wang Qingshan with some surprise.

"Such integrity, unwilling to win unfairly. Yunxiao, recover your magical power first before fighting him." Princess Yong'an's face showed approval, and she instructed.

Zhou Yunxiao agreed, sat down cross-legged, and meditated to recover his magical power.

"Qinglian Wang Qingshan? Is this 'Qinglian' of significant origin?" Zhou Yuxuan looked at Xu Zilin and asked curiously.

Xu Zilin showed a thoughtful expression, shook his head and said, "I'm not sure; I haven't heard of them."

Leng Rumei had a strange expression and said, "I know. The Qinglian Wang Family is a cultivation family from a vassal state of our Taiyi Immortal Sect. One of their family members is currently a disciple in our Taiyi Immortal Sect." Because of Wang Mingren, Leng Rumei knew about the Qinglian Wang Family.

"Wang Changsheng, the Old Ancestor of the Wang Family, fought against the demon race alongside me. Fellow Daoist Wang's strength is commendable; he has slain half-demons at the Core Formation stage." Daoist Ziyang lightly stroked his beard and explained.

"A cultivation family from a vassal state?" Zhou Yuxuan and Princess Yong'an looked somewhat disappointed. A family with only Core Formation cultivators in charge, no matter how strong its members were, could not possibly surpass the elite disciples of the Seven Great Immortal Sects.

After the time it takes to steep a cup of tea, Zhou Yunxiao's magical power was fully recovered. He stood up, his gaze fixed on Wang Qingshan, and said coldly, "I appreciate that you won't take advantage of me. I can leave you a complete corpse."

"Oh? It's not yet decided who will win or lose!" Wang Qingshan's expression was indifferent.

"The battle begins."

Zhou Yunxiao spread his hands. Suddenly, a strong gust of wind swept across the stage, and thousands of yellow flying daggers instantly materialized in the air. He clapped his hands together, and then cleaved towards Wang Qingshan through the air.

"Mount Tai Crushing!" The thousands of yellow flying daggers merged into one, forming a colossal yellow blade reaching the sky. With the momentum of Mount Tai crushing down, it chopped down towards Wang Qingshan.

Before the colossal blade even descended, Wang Qingshan felt a powerful gravitational pull. Surging airwaves and strong winds billowed, making his clothes sway erratically, and his hair danced in the wind.

"Unsheathe!" With a soft cry from Wang Qingshan, eighteen green flying swords flew out. They merged into one, forming a gigantic green sword over ten zhang long, with a layer of green hurricane swirling around its surface. The gigantic green sword transformed into a green rainbow, slashing towards the colossal blade.

*Rumble!* With a deafening roar, the green rainbow collided with the colossal blade, erupting in dazzling spiritual light. A powerful wave of air swept out in all directions. Soon after, several tiny cracks appeared on the surface of the colossal blade. The green rainbow's light flared, and the colossal blade shattered into pieces, disappearing as specks of yellow light. A finger-thick notch also appeared on the body of the gigantic green sword.

"Bring out your ultimate moves! Stop testing me with these attacks." Wang Qingshan narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression indifferent.

"Alright, I'd like to see what you'll use to block my saber strike." Zhou Yunxiao didn't get angry; instead, he smiled. He drew his red long saber and cleaved towards Wang Qingshan through the air. A red rainbow flew out, transforming into a red tornado over ten zhang tall, carrying an overwhelming heatwave, and rapidly swept towards Wang Qingshan.

Wang Qingshan's expression turned serious. He flicked his sleeve, and a three-foot-long emerald green flying sword appeared in his hand. There was a pattern of a blue moon on its hilt. It was the proto-magical treasure, the Profound Moon Demon-Slaying Sword.

Wang Qingshan poured his immense magical power into the Profound Moon Demon-Slaying Sword. The sword erupted in dazzling green light, and he cleaved it towards his opponent. A crisp sword hum rang out. A vast expanse of green sword shadows flew forth, forming a giant light sword over ten zhang long, and slashed towards the red tornado.

A tremendous roar resounded. The red tornado was shattered to pieces, and flames scattered everywhere.

"A proto-magical treasure! So that's what you were relying on. But this should be the end of it." The red long saber in Zhou Yunxiao's hand flared brightly, and he performed a horizontal slash.

"Sweeping Through a Thousand Armies!" A red rainbow over thirty zhang long flew out. The red rainbow was enveloped in a layer of crimson flames, emitting overwhelming heat. Wherever the red rainbow passed, it produced a piercing whooshing sound.

Wang Qingshan's expression turned grave. The Profound Moon Demon-Slaying Sword in his hand flared brightly, and he cleaved vertically towards the air in front of him. Strong winds raged. A green sword qi over thirty zhang long flew out, enveloped by a layer of green hurricane.

*Rumble!* The green sword qi collided with the red rainbow, and they were locked in a stalemate. Several tiny cracks appeared on the green sword qi, seemingly unable to hold on.

"This isn't good." Wang Qingshan inwardly cursed, and with another cleave of the Profound Moon Demon-Slaying Sword in his hand, another green sword qi flew out. The two green sword qis shattered the red rainbow, and a powerful wave of air swept outwards, kicking up a large amount of dust.

Zhou Yunxiao frowned slightly, about to release another saber qi to attack Wang Qingshan.

"Nether Moon Slash!" With a soft cry from Wang Qingshan, the gigantic green sword quickly rotated around its hilt, transforming into a green full moon, emitting an astonishing sword qi. Piercing whooshing sounds resounded loudly. Countless green sword qis flew out from the green full moon, assailing Zhou Yunxiao in an overwhelming barrage. What's more, a thirty-zhang long green sword qi cleaved directly towards him.

Zhou Yunxiao's expression grew solemn. He cleaved his red long saber towards the air, and countless red saber qis flew out, meeting the green sword qi.

*Rumble!* A tremendous roar sounded. The red saber qi collided with the green sword qi, erupting in powerful waves of air, with flashing green and red spiritual light.

"Hundred Swords United!" Wang Qingshan let out a cold shout. Thousands of illusory green flying swords appeared out of thin air before him, rapidly shooting towards Zhou Yunxiao. After he advanced to the seventh layer of Foundation Establishment, the power of his "Hundred Swords United" greatly increased.

For some reason, Zhou Yunxiao felt a shiver down his spine. This was the first time he had experienced such a feeling since entering the cultivation world. His expression turned cold. He cleaved his red long saber towards the air, and with a flash of red light, a red wind wall over ten zhang tall appeared before him. He flicked his wrist, and the red long saber transformed into a red rainbow, fiercely slashing towards Wang Qingshan.

Wang Qingshan did not dare to be negligent. He quickly brought forth the Profound Moon Demon-Slaying Sword in his hand and met the red rainbow.

*Rumble!* Thousands of green flying swords shattered the red wind wall, and in a flash, they were before Zhou Yunxiao. Just then, a silver talisman flew out from Zhou Yunxiao, transforming into a silver light barrier that enveloped him. It was a body-protecting talisman. Thousands of green flying swords struck the silver light barrier, causing its spiritual light to dim.

A green full moon shot forth, aiming directly at Zhou Yunxiao. Zhou Yunxiao's expression turned cold. He clapped his hands together, and cleaved towards Wang Qingshan through the air. A green saber qi over twenty zhang long appeared out of thin air, enveloped in a gust of strong wind, and with a whistling sound, it slashed down towards Wang Qingshan.

Wang Qingshan's expression changed. He opened his mouth, and a green flying sword flew out, transforming into a green light that slashed towards the green saber qi.

*Clang!* The green flying sword was sliced into two by the green saber qi. Seizing this opportunity, Wang Qingshan rapidly retreated. The green saber qi struck empty air, leaving a huge trench on the ground.

At this moment, the green full moon also arrived before Zhou Yunxiao. It instantly shattered the silver light barrier. However, a red light flared on Zhou Yunxiao's chest, and a light red light barrier appeared out of thin air, enveloping his entire body. It was a body-protecting magical artifact. With a muffled *clang*, the green full moon struck the red light barrier, immediately sending it flying backward. However, before the green full moon flew far, it suddenly erupted with countless green sword qis, shattering the red light barrier. Just then, an astonishing saber qi burst forth from Zhou Yunxiao, shattering the incoming green sword qis.

Wang Qingshan frowned. "Zhou Yunxiao has too many body-protecting treasures!" Just as he was about to cast another spell to deal with Zhou Yunxiao, Xu Zilin quickly called a halt.

"Stop, quickly stop! No more fighting! Princess Yong'an, your nephew has too many body-protecting treasures! This is unfair to our Eastern Barren cultivators." Xu Zilin said with a frown. If the fight continued, Wang Qingshan might not necessarily win.