Chapter 832: Dao Sword Cuts Through the Heavenly Gang

Many old Daoists streamed out of the Daoist temple and stood around, frowning deeply upon hearing these words.

The Sect Master of Azure Cloud was consulting the Dao Ancestor, while Qin Mu, Xiao Chunfeng, and others were preparing to kill.

"Should we stop them?" an old Daoist, his head throbbing with worry, muttered. "The crucial question is how? They are envoys from the Celestial Heavens. The death of the ancient stellar gods' disciples in Azure Cloud Heaven is already a grave sin for our Azure Cloud Sect. If we further obstruct the Celestial Heavens' envoys from seeking revenge, our crime will be unforgivable. And on the other side, there's the Overlord Body, whom even the Dao Ancestor dares not accept a bow from. We can't hit him, scold him, or even touch him. How can we possibly intervene?"

The other Daoists looked distressed; with the Sect Master of Azure Cloud absent, they were completely at a loss.

Suddenly, Yu Chenzi whispered, "Qin Overlord Body of Eternal Peace and Xiao Chunfeng of the Celestial Heavens are actually acting for their own lives. They want to make a fait accompli while the Sect Master is consulting the Dao Ancestor."

Several old Daoists quickly looked at him and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Yu Chenzi said, "Venerable uncles and masters, imagine this: If Qin Overlord Body kills all the Celestial Heavens' envoys first, how will our Azure Cloud Heaven position itself?"

"Kill this damned Overlord Body and send his head to the Celestial Heavens!" a hot-tempered Daoist said fiercely.

Yu Chenzi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Three to four hundred Celestial Heavens' envoys and ancient stellar god disciples died in our Azure Cloud Heaven! How enormous is this crime? It's enough to cause our Azure Cloud Heaven to be wiped out—our clan, our sect, and our nation! At that point, our best course of action would be to ally with Eternal Peace and rebel together!"

The Daoists realized.

"And Xiao Chunfeng's goal is the same," he continued. "By killing Qin Overlord Body, he gives the Dao Ancestor no choice, binding the Dao Sect and Azure Cloud Heaven firmly, and leaving us no opportunity to rebel. Because if the Dao Ancestor chooses Qin Overlord Body, he will undoubtedly sacrifice Xiao Chunfeng and his group."

Yu Chenzi said, "They both want to make things irreversible before the Dao Ancestor makes a decision, leaving him no choice! Qin Mu, the Qin Overlord Body, sent the Sect Master away to consult the Dao Ancestor precisely to make a fait accompli while the Sect Master is absent. Senior Brother Xiao Chunfeng's goal is also the same. This is what smart people do: they don't entrust their lives and futures to others."

The Daoists looked at him with new respect. An old Daoist asked, "So, what should we do?"

Yu Chenzi pondered, then said decisively, "If we stop them, we would be making the choice for the Dao Ancestor, and whatever we do, it would be wrong. The only thing we need to do now is to prepare for the aftermath."

The Daoists all frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"If Qin Overlord Body of Eternal Peace wins and kills the Celestial Heavens' envoys," Yu Chenzi continued, "then we must prepare in advance to destroy evidence and bodies, frame Earth Mother Primordial Monarch, and completely clear Azure Cloud Heaven of any involvement. When the Celestial Heavens investigates and finds Earth Mother Primordial Monarch responsible, our punishment will be minimal. Afterward, we can secretly conspire with Eternal Peace, slowly develop, and wait for the opportune moment."

Yu Chenzi swiftly added, "If the Celestial Heavens' envoys kill Qin Overlord Body, we will need to prepare various treasures to bribe the envoys so that they can intercede on our behalf in the Celestial Heavens, reducing our punishment to the bare minimum. We only need to do these two things. Regardless of whether Qin Overlord Body or Xiao Chunfeng wins or loses, and regardless of the Dao Ancestor's decision, we can handle it calmly."

"Good!" The Daoists all praised him and immediately went to make preparations.

In front of the Daoist temple, Qin Mu, Lin Xuan, and Xiao Chunfeng noticed that the old Daoists ignored them and instead hurried away. They each secretly praised them in their hearts, thinking, "There are wise individuals in the Azure Cloud Sect who clearly understand the situation."

Their individual thoughts were precisely as Yu Chenzi had surmised: they would not entrust their lives and interests to the Dao Ancestor's decision. Instead, they would first eliminate their opponents, thereby forcing the Dao Ancestor to make a choice that favored them!

"The heavens are truly changing," Qin Mu said, looking up at the sky. He saw swirling winds and clouds obscuring the artificial sun and moon, allowing various artificial star rivers and constellations to appear, which was exceptionally enchanting. He couldn't help but praise, "The Daoist sect's mathematical divine arts are extraordinary; they can evolve all Daoist techniques in the world."

Xiao Chunfeng also looked up at the sky and praised, "Qin Overlord Body indeed has extraordinary vision. The reason the Celestial Heavens values the Daoist sect is precisely because its mathematical attainments are unparalleled in the world, unsurpassed throughout history. The Celestial Heavens' divine and demonic armies, including the Ten Celestial Guards, all have their weapons and formations designed by the Daoist sect."

"Therefore, to contend with the Celestial Heavens for dominion, one must secure the support of the Daoist sect," Qin Mu said.

Suddenly, a young man behind him roared, leaped into the air, soaring skyward, and shouted, "Qin, let me see what an Overlord Body is!"

The young man stood in the air, then suddenly his body swayed. Behind him, a primordial spirit emerged: a turtle and a snake entwined. The turtle had a dragon head and a turtle body, while the snake had a thousand pairs of cicada wings on its body, flapping with a rustling sound, and opened its gaping maw.

That was Xuanwu.

As the Xuanwu primordial spirit appeared, a mighty river immediately surged forth in the sky, appearing at Xuanwu's feet. The long river swelled, striking the air with a powerful roar.

Qin Mu looked at Lin Xuan and chuckled, "Dao Master Lin, a disciple of Emperor Xuanwu of the North—are you confident?"

Lin Xuan didn't look at the Northern Emperor's disciple in the sky, but chuckled, "Cult Master Qin, your mind works differently; you always have these brilliant ideas, but then you don't do them yourself, you hand them to us. And you're always running around, often gone for a year or two at a time. Even this time, returning to Eternal Peace, you've been busy here and there. You probably haven't even realized how far the Daoist sect's Daoist arts and divine powers in Eternal Peace have progressed in the past few years, have you?"

Qin Mu was slightly taken aback. Dao Master Lin Xuan, with a long sword on his back, took a step, ascending higher and higher as he walked towards the Northern Emperor Xuanwu's disciple, and chuckled, "Xu Shenghua once said that among the two research directions you gave us—the Taiwei Calculation Scripture and geomagnetic primordial force—geomagnetic primordial force was easier to yield results, but the Taiwei Calculation Scripture brought the greatest changes to the reforms. Geomagnetic primordial force merely introduced another system of divine powers to the world, but the Taiwei Calculation Scripture can change all Daoist arts and divine powers, even the structure of divine weapons and formations! In recent years, our Daoist sect, from top to bottom, has focused solely on the Taiwei Calculation Scripture! The Taiwei Calculation Scripture you gave me only contained the general framework, but in these years, our Daoist sect has refined it, extending it into more subtle algorithms, thereby improving divine powers!"

In mid-air, the Northern Emperor Xuanwu's disciple's Xuanwu primordial spirit activated the great river. The long river surged, and five massive cloud-thunders rose from it—five layers of clouds, five layers of thunder, wind, clouds, lightning, and thunder. The long river, like a dragon, was immensely powerful, pressing down on Lin Xuan!

Emperor Xuanwu of the North was one of the Four Emperors, an ancient god-king whose Dao was naturally perfected; even Emperor Yi Yue once studied under him. This Northern Emperor's disciple also had incredibly profound cultivation. His body stood on the head of the Coiling Serpent, which flew gracefully and unpredictably. He unleashed divine powers from the Coiling Serpent's head, while the Xuanwu turtle below roared like a dragon, its sharp teeth and claws tearing at the sky, making it at times dim and at times illuminated by lightning!

The Northern Emperor's lineage is known for its profound cultivation and astonishing defense. This person's strength should absolutely not be underestimated!

"What I first changed was the Daoist sect's Fourteen Chapters of Dao Sword," Lin Xuan declared. "Although I've only perfected seven chapters, they are far beyond what any Celestial Heavens' bumpkin can compare to!"

Dao Master Lin Xuan let out a long cry, drew his sword, and confronted the Northern Emperor's disciple. His words and actions were filled with unparalleled confidence as he laughed loudly, "Cult Master Qin, when you see my true sword, you'll know what you've missed these past few years!"

Dao Sword, First Chapter: A single point penetrates vast movements; within the two poles, yin and yang repeat!

In the sky, a black and white Taiji diagram, a hundred zhang in radius, appeared. The yin and yang within it became incredibly fine, and its internal structure was completely different from the previous Dao Sword.

The previous Dao Sword, First Chapter, was known for its grandeur and transformations, but the current Dao Sword simultaneously possessed both grandeur and microscopic detail. Its mathematical variations had become immeasurably complex!

This was precisely the result of Lin Xuan's diligent study of the Taiwei Calculation Scripture.

While comprehending heavenly fire, Qin Mu had grasped the Taiwei Calculation Scripture, using it to deconstruct the intricate internal structures of heavenly fire. However, although he knew the Taiwei Calculation Scripture had limitless potential, he was unwilling to spend his entire life perfecting it, exhaustively studying it until his hair turned white. So, Qin Mu handed the Taiwei Calculation Scripture to Lin Xuan and Xu Shenghua.

Xu Shenghua was busy establishing the Celestial College of the Western Land and also needed to research geomagnetic primordial force with Granny Si, so he had little time to go to the Daoist sect. However, Dao Master Lin Xuan devoted all his energy to the Taiwei Calculation Scripture. In these few years, this finally led to earth-shattering changes in his Dao Sword.

Qin Mu looked up. As the pioneer of the Taiwei Calculation Scripture, he could discern the true profoundness of the Dao Sword. He secretly admired, thinking: "The Imperial Preceptor was right; in just a few years, Eternal Peace's Daoist arts and divine powers have undergone tremendous changes. I've been wandering outside and have indeed missed many reforms in Daoist arts and divine powers. But fortunately, it's not too late. After the matter of Azure Cloud Heaven is resolved, I need to go back to various colleges and the Imperial College to study again. If I don't study, I really will be surpassed by Lin Xuan and the others."

In the sky, the Northern Emperor's disciple's divine power was immensely powerful and unparalleled. However, in the very next moment, it was shattered by Lin Xuan's single sword strike!

Throughout the Azure Cloud Sect, disciples and elders were startled by this sword strike. They all looked up at mid-air, their gazes captivated.

Azure Cloud Heaven was a branch of the Daoist sect and also practiced Dao Sword. However, Lin Xuan's Dao Sword had subtle differences from theirs. It ranged from the macroscopic to the microscopic, reconstructing the macroscopic with different mathematical techniques and different details, making it even more perfect, leaving the Dao Sword with no flaws whatsoever!

Lin Xuan's Dao Sword transformed once more: The five qi and three essences gathered beautifully; where they ascended, cloud chariots intersected!

As this move was unleashed, the Daoists on the mountain and below couldn't help but cheer, becoming even more captivated.

Dao Sword, Second Chapter, involves ternary and quinary systems, using mathematical components to construct the sun, moon, and seven stars, and involves the trajectories of the sun, moon, and the five celestial bodies. However, when Lin Xuan unleashed this move, the stance was the same, but the inner structure was completely different. It added infinite detail; if one were to continuously deconstruct the sword technique internally, countless trajectories of the sun, moon, and five celestial bodies would be revealed!

A flash of blood light appeared in the sky; the Northern Emperor's disciple was already injured.

Five-colored auspicious clouds covered the area, and celestial charm resonated clearly.

Dao Sword, Third Chapter, was unleashed. As Dao Master Lin Xuan executed this move, Daoist sounds and rhymes surged forth powerfully. The Northern Emperor's disciple was instantly dismembered, and his primordial spirit fled.

Dao Master Lin Xuan's Dao Sword slashed towards his primordial spirit. Behind Qin Mu, the disciples of the Eastern Emperor, Southern Emperor, and Western Emperor immediately lunged out, confronting Lin Xuan in the sky and blocking him!

Lin Xuan's sword art circulated, and his move transformed once more. All phenomena appeared in the sky, and all the Daoists across the mountains cheered in unison.

Quietly govern the cycles of the heavens, observing all phenomena, myriad forms shifting!

His sword technique transformed extremely quickly. As all phenomena appeared, it immediately transformed into Dao Sword, Fifth Chapter: Jade Cavern gathers myriad transformations; on Mount Kunlun, wind and moon shimmer!

The ethereal image of Mount Kunlun appeared in the sky. Lin Xuan stood upon the mountain, his sword trembling in his hand, its moves like a jade cavern. All phenomena were collected into the mountain's jade cavern, along with the disciples of the Eastern Emperor, Southern Emperor, and Western Emperor, all absorbed into the jade cavern.

Only the roar of dragons, the cry of tigers, and the call of phoenixes were heard. The three figures burst out of the cavern, covered in blood.

What met them was Dao Sword, Sixth Chapter: Seven golden lotuses appear wondrous; the pure dawn rejoices, excellence is ever new!

The three figures simultaneously moved to resist. Dao Master Lin Xuan moved with his sword, his long cry like a Daoist chant: "Once scattered and adrift, empty sorrow and suffering, how can one achieve transcendence—"

This was Dao Sword, Seventh Chapter.

As Dao Sword, Seventh Chapter, was unleashed, the three Emperor's disciples were covered in wounds. They jointly withstood this move. The sword light in the air suddenly receded, and Dao Master Lin Xuan descended from the sky like a beam of sword light.

He had only deduced the Taiwei Calculation Scripture up to Dao Sword, Seventh Chapter. After the seven chapters, it would revert to ordinary Dao Sword, unable to withstand the combined attack of the three masters.

At the same time, Qin Mu and Xiao Chunfeng almost simultaneously shot into the sky. The two collided explosively in mid-air. Xiao Chunfeng blocked Qin Mu's killing move aimed at the three Emperor's disciples. But then he saw Qin Mu remove the golden willow leaf from his brow, shake his head, reveal three heads and six arms, three heads, and three beams of light shot out from his brows!

Xiao Chunfeng had just blocked his previous move when he saw the three beams of light heading straight for the disciples of the Northern, Eastern, and Western Emperors. He secretly cursed in his heart, "This is bad!"