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Chapter 1007: Sword Array Unleashed

Chapter 1007: Sword Array Unleashed

“Hm? ”

In an instant, a shiver of dread swept through Fang Xi’s spiritual sense.

He immediately recalled his Fire Cloud Sword, guarding the vital points around his body.

His swordsmanship was originally unique, but having learned from the strengths of the Shushan School, it had long transcended its former limitations.

When used freely, it transformed into a swift, violent, and supreme fire-attribute sword during attack.

Now, as he recalled his sword for defense, layers of red clouds diffused from the “Fire Cloud Sword,” each cloud formed by countless streaks of sword light, defending him impenetrably.

No matter what spell or divine ability attacked, it would be swept away by the endless sword light!

Just at this moment, a seven-colored flying sword appeared.

Moreover, his flying sword, though appearing to be made of crystal, glowed with seven colors.

Within each color, intense emotions bloomed.

Joy, anger, sorrow, contemplation, grief, fear, terror!

This flying sword was named the “Seven Emotions Sword,” obtained by Du Gufang within the Yuanli Secret Realm.

The “Seven Emotions Sword” possessed immense power, and its sword intent was exceptionally unique, capable of stirring the opponent's seven emotions; once moved by emotion, one would be struck by the sword!

However, this flying sword also had a drawback: if the wielder could not keep their mind as still as water, they too would be affected, even giving rise to inner demons!

But for Du Gufang, who walked the path of heartlessness, this “Seven Emotions Sword” was like wings to a tiger, allowing him to effortlessly unleash its power to the extreme without fear of backlash!

The Seven Emotions Sword’s light flashed, turning orange and pure violet!

The next moment, the anger Fang Xi felt while facing an enemy and the terror of being suddenly ambushed were magnified to their limits!

In the communion of thoughts, his nascent soul felt a faint pain, as if struck by two streaks of sword qi!

“Inner demon? ”

“No. . . it's a purer emotional concept! ”

Fang Xi muttered to himself, looking at the ring of Fire Cloud Sword light around him: “It actually ignored my sword light defense; truly formidable! ”

“Haha, Du Gufang, you’re finally here! Join me in refining this person to death! ”

Jun Xie saw Du Gufang arrive gracefully, and his face lit up with great joy.

“Indeed! ”

Du Gufang’s expression was indifferent as he flicked the Seven Emotions Sword.

Seven types of sword qi—red, orange, yellow, green, azure, blue, and purple—soared into the sky, carrying the myriad forms of the mortal world, stirring the seven emotions and six desires of man.

In an instant, it unfurled like a scroll, enveloping Fang Xi within.

“Help me suppress this person into the array. ”

Du Gufang lightly commanded.

Jun Xie suspected nothing, immediately waving his Blood Talisman Saber. A phantom image of a Heavenly Mansion True Talisman flashed, and a suddenly descending chill froze an area of a hundred miles!

The ice, combined with the Seven Emotions Sword light, instantly sealed the void, trapping Fang Xi within.

At that very instant, a great spatial shifting force suddenly appeared out of thin air, enveloping all three of them.

Fang Xi's heart stirred; he knew the moment he had been waiting for had finally arrived!

The next moment.

Light flashed.

His body erupted with endless sword qi. The Fire Cloud Sword landed in his hand, and with a single strike, the boundless sword light and ice shattered completely.

What met his eyes was an entirely different world!

Above the firmament, a five-colored radiance shimmered like ripples on water.

“A Grotto-Heaven? The Yuanli Secret Realm? ”

Fang Xi's heart stirred, and he casually set a void coordinate.

Although from the outside, with the power of an array, he might not have been unable to break into the Grotto-Heaven.

But how could that compare to the Grotto-Heaven Master actively opening the door and inviting a thief?

Now that the imprint was set, even if the Grotto-Heaven Master regretted it, it would be utterly impossible to undo.

“Ah. . . what is this? ”

Jun Xie seemed to finally sense that something was wrong.

“This is the Heavenly Immortal secret realm you’ve always yearned for. ”

Du Gufang's tone was indifferent; “To die within this secret realm, you could say your wish has been fulfilled. ”

The next moment, the “Seven Emotions Sword” in his hand actually abandoned Fang Xi and struck directly at Jun Xie!

Within the Grotto-Heaven, chains of laws also descended, suppressing the Heavenly Demon.

Although not as terrifying as a Middle Thousand World, it was enough to cause Jun Xie's magic power to plummet by several tenths!

Pfft!

Caught off guard, Jun Xie’s Blood Talisman Saber was flicked away by the Seven Emotions Sword, his Heavenly Demon Armor was ripped open, and seven rays of light pierced his chest, instantly contorting his face with all seven emotions: “Du Gufang. . . you dare to destroy my strongest avatar! ”

He roared, “You and I are destined for an endless struggle! ”

Those capable of becoming Immortals naturally excel in various life-preserving techniques.

Jun Xie was notoriously difficult to deal with due to his mastery of avatars. Back in Blazing Sun Immortal City, one of his avatars was once destroyed, but his main body remained completely unharmed.

It appeared this was also one of his External Avatars, which was why he had the confidence to follow Du Gufang into the array.

“Jun Xie, you cultivate the ‘Devil Heart Nine Transformations’, which allows you to split off a maximum of nine External Avatars. . . ”

Du Gufang, however, said at his leisure: “But in reality, those nine avatars are both External Avatars and your true body. . . your true spirit is hidden within one of those External Avatars. . . but how could you imagine the methods of a Heavenly Immortal? Today, you are destined to die here! ”

He waved his hand calmly, and seven-colored sword qi pierced into Jun Xie’s body.

The next instant, in a grotto-mansion untold miles away.

Another ‘Jun Xie’ suddenly shrieked, clutching his head with both hands.

“You and your many External Avatars are of one heart yet different bodies; your emotions are naturally shared, so how could you escape the wounds of the ‘Seven Emotions Sword’? ”

Du Gufang's expression was indifferent; the Seven Emotions Sword directly shattered Jun Xie’s nascent soul!

This Heavenly Demon, who had always lurked in the shadows stirring up trouble, finally met his end today.

“Jun Xie has already set off on his journey; Fellow Daoist shouldn’t make him wait long. . . ”

Du Gufang looked at Fang Xi again and said with a slight smile.

Though he was smiling, his eyes were utterly cold and emotionless.

Fang Xi flicked his finger against his sword, and the Fire Cloud Sword instantly flew out, fiercely battling the Seven Emotions Sword.

With each clash of the flying swords, the Seven Emotions Sword shimmered with various colors, and Fang Xi’s face grew a shade paler.

Evidently, against the Seven Emotions Sword, his nascent soul was continuously being wounded by the sword qi!

Just as Du Gufang’s words, "All sentient beings are enmeshed in karma," implied, as long as one possessed emotions, it was difficult to dodge the Seven Emotions Sword’s light!

“Not good! ”

But the next moment, a reflection of a lake appeared in the void, and the array spirit ‘Du Gufang’ on its surface showed a panicked expression: “Be careful! ”

Alas, it was already too late!

Behind Du Gufang, the Taiyi Formless Sword appeared in the void and struck down with the momentum!

The formless, intangible, yet incomparably sharp sword light instantly sliced through Du Gufang’s body, splitting his protective spiritual light and himself from the center of his brows, with a precision as if measured by a ruler.

With a single sword strike, a Heavenly Immortal slain?

Boom!

Within the Yuanli Secret Realm, five-colored chains reappeared, fiercely suppressing Fang Xi.

Unexpectedly, Fang Xi stretched out one hand, and the Innate One Qi Taiji Diagram appeared, transforming into the Two Forms One Qi Nine Palaces Sumeru Grand Array, making it seem as if countless small worlds were born and destroyed around him, forcefully resisting the suppression of the Grotto-Heaven and secret realm arrays.

“Impressive methods! ”

The next moment, Du Gufang, who had been cut in two by the sword, let out a shout. His two halves instantly transformed into streams of azure qi, then converged, his nascent soul manifesting, revealing a completely unharmed body.

“If it were an ordinary Immortal, they would already be dead under this sword, but you will never understand the profound mysteries of a Heavenly Immortal: gathering to form, scattering to become qi; this is called ‘One Qi Manifestation’. Your flying sword, though sharp, cannot harm. . . ”

Du Gufang suddenly lowered his head and saw a wound on his nascent soul.

“You have already been struck by my Taiyi Formless Sword qi; you will surely wail for seven days and seven nights before you die. . . I must say, to dare take my Taiyi Formless Sword with your nascent soul, you truly possess great courage! ”

Fang Xi exclaimed with emotion.

Although, this was taking advantage of the fact that Immortals in the True Immortal World didn’t know the illustrious name of the Shushan flying swords, coupled with Du Gufang’s initial underestimation of his opponent. Otherwise, such an easy ambush would have been impossible.

“Who exactly are you? ” Du Gufang’s face was stern; it seemed the pain in his nascent soul, and even the seven-day death curse, couldn’t make him flinch in the slightest: “In the North Star Immortal Domain, there doesn’t seem to be a figure such as yourself. ”

“Haha, easy to say, easy to say. . . I am Daoist Mu! ”

Fang Xi immediately gave a false name.

The martial world was dangerous; when traveling, he never revealed his true name.

“Daoist Mu! ”

Du Gufang, though his nascent soul was wounded by the Taiyi Formless Sword, showed no change in expression, as if he had used some secret art: “I underestimated you. . . Array spirit, assist me! ”

He lightly shouted, and the suppressive force in the void increased once more!

“Array spirit? ”

“So there truly is an existence controlling the secret realm’s array core? But such an array spirit, just like an intelligent AI, must follow several ironclad rules. . . Are you relying on your identity as the Yuanli Heavenly Immortal’s inheritor, and having cultivated to the Heavenly Immortal realm, to obtain limited assistance? ”

Fang Xi smiled faintly, appearing to understand everything, as if he held all wisdom in his grasp.

“So what if I am? ”

Du Gufang felt that the situation was somewhat spiraling out of control, but the wound on his nascent soul, though suppressed by his heartless dao secret art, was still very troublesome.

The only hope for breaking this stalemate lay in quickly subduing Fang Xi and forcing him to reveal a cure.

Therefore, he didn't waste any more words with Fang Xi, pouring his surging Heavenly Immortal magic power into the Seven Emotions Sword.

With the array spirit's assistance, his battle within the secret realm held every geographical advantage, and his opponent was merely an Immortal, not a Dao Monarch!

Du Gufang couldn’t see any reason for himself to fail!

“As for inheritors, coincidentally, I am one too! ”

Fang Xi's lips curved slightly into a hook. He put away the Fire Cloud Sword, and in its place, a blazing flying sword appeared!

“All-Heaven Scorching Fire! ”

“Taiyi Formless! ”

“Sixth Generation Green Wo! ”

“Pure Equilibrium, Earth Virtue, Autumn Water, Life-Death, Time Warden! ”

The next instant.

Accompanied by his light shouts, immortal flying swords appeared one after another, each radiating brilliant light and carrying a different Dao charm!

“Eight flying swords? ! ”

Upon seeing this, Du Gufang couldn't help but be astonished.

Even Immortals with boundless lifespans, many perhaps weren't so wealthy as to possess eight immortal artifacts!

No! If you add the Fire Cloud Sword and this Innate One Qi Taiji Diagram, that makes ten!

Fang Xi’s hands each formed a sword incantation, and his expression became exceptionally solemn.

Five Five Elements flying swords revolved, forming a massive five-colored vortex.

Then the Life-Death Sword flew out, acting as the core hub, manipulating the void and time.

Great Five Elements Sword Array!

Small Three Wonders Sword Array!

The two great sword arrays suddenly merged, transforming into an endless, overwhelming torrent of sword light, precisely the “Eight Gates Sword Array”!