In the void between the vessels, Master Qing Xiao and Master Thundercloud faced each other from a distance, the atmosphere suddenly becoming heavy.

Master Thundercloud was dressed in a purple-black daoist robe, its hem embroidered with intricate lightning patterns, electric light faintly flickering around him.

He glanced over at Master Qing Xiao with a calm gaze, but his voice carried a battle intent that could scarcely be hidden:

"Thunder Image Sect's Thundercloud greets you, fellow Daoist. I have long heard of the famed Sword Dao of the Myriad Swords Sect; today I am fortunate to have this opportunity to exchange moves. I hope you will instruct me well, Brother."

Master Qing Xiao, feeling the violent thunderbolt power emanating from the other party, had a fervent light ignite in his eyes. Incredible Sword Qi erupted around him, as if countless invisible sharp swords were about to pierce through the void.

The flying sword in his hand transformed into a brilliant Sword Rainbow, hovering in front of him, and he only spat out two words:

"Come fight!"

On the flying vessel of the Myriad Swords Commerce Association, Master Nine Profound watched the two in mid-air, swords drawn in tension, rubbing his hands with some anxiety on his face:

"I was so focused on persuading Elder Qing Xiao to stop at the right moment, but I forgot that the thunder cultivator on the opposite side is also famously belligerent. Now they're a perfect match for each other, and I'm afraid they won't be able to hold back."

Chen Sheng stood beside him, his gaze fixed on the mid-air, offering words of comfort:

"Rest assured, fellow Daoist, Fellow Daoist Qing Xiao should know his limits."

Master Nine Profound sighed helplessly:

"Knowing his limits isn't enough; the thunder cultivator on the opposite clearly has no intention of holding back."

He paced back and forth twice before consoling himself:

"Forget it, forget it. I'm just worrying for nothing. Let's just watch with peace of mind."

Watching him quickly calm down, Chen Sheng couldn't help but smile gently and turned his head towards the sky, his eyes filled with curiosity.

He had seen very few thunder cultivators, let alone those from a Nascent Soul Grand Sect like the Thunder Image Sect.

He had only read about the Thunder Image Sect in a Jade Scroll, which said that the sect's cultivators excelled in thunder technique and could condense unique dharma aspects, their combat strength was quite formidable.

Indeed!

Master Thundercloud quickly formed handseals with both hands, muttering incantations, and the electric light around him suddenly erupted, crackling loudly.

He then showcased a piece of Thunder Treasure Armor, which rapidly expanded upon leaving his body, transforming into a massive Thunder Dragon Armor, fully arming him from head to toe.

On the armor, countless thunder lights wriggled like living creatures, coalescing behind him into a towering Thunder God Illusion over ten zhang tall, holding a giant hammer, its imposing presence seeming to command the thunder of heaven and earth.

As Master Thundercloud sealed with his hands, the sky was instantly enveloped by large swathes of dark clouds, electric snakes dancing within, producing deafening thunder.

Moments later, numerous purple thunderbolts as thick as barrels descended from the sky like angry dragons, carrying the force to destroy everything, crashing toward Master Qing Xiao.

Confronted with such ferocious attacks, Master Qing Xiao's expression remained unchanged.

His figure shifted, instantly merging with the Sword Rainbow in front of him, displaying a marvelous Sword Evasion Technique, turning into a stream of cyan-golden light.

The Sword Rainbow weaved adeptly through the dense gaps of thunder, appearing intensely perilous, yet it was unaffected in the slightest.

Where the thunderbolts landed, the ground was pounded with massive holes, dust flying, and rocks shattering, forcing the observing cultivators to hastily move aside.

Seeing this scene, Chen Sheng felt a myriad of emotions well up within, truly illustrating that laymen see the excitement, while experts see the intricacies.

Not versed in thunder technique, Chen Sheng could only perceive the profound and grand nature of Master Thundercloud's thunder magic dharma aspect, certainly potent.

However, as a Sword Cultivator, he clearly admired Master Qing Xiao's swordsmanship.

"What a marvelous Sword Evasion Technique, truly capable of traversing the world, indescribably wonderful. No wonder Master Qing Xiao dared to boast that his Sword Evasion Technique could freely roam the world."

Chen Sheng nodded privately, his gaze fixed on the cyan-golden Sword Rainbow, hoping to discern some of the subtleties of the Sword Evasion.

Once again, Master Qing Xiao's Sword Rainbow threaded its way through the thunder gaps, suddenly plunging like a meteor, then drifting like idling clouds emerging from a mountain peak, ever-changing in direction.

With flashing sword lights, dozens of sharp cyan blades shot through the air, each accompanied by a shrill sound that tore through the air.

The hiss did not resemble ordinary wind noise but was the metallic clashing produced by the friction of Sword Qi and thunderous explosions, sometimes sharp as a falcon piercing the sky, other times heavy as a tiger descending a mountain.

These sword lights appeared chaotic, but they secretly harbored sword principles.

The first strike barely forced Master Thundercloud to raise his arm in deflection, while the next had already flanked him.

Three sword lights on the left formed a triangular formation, blocking retreat, while one on the right transformed into meandering Sword Threads, piercing at an opening.

Most astounding was the speed, frequency, and distance of the sword lights; while the thunder pillars had yet to land, the cyan lights had already tangled with Master Thundercloud's Protective Thunder Light like maggots on a bone.

The crackling electric snakes were dismembered under the Sword Gang's cuts, forcing the Golden Core Cultivator from the Thunder Image Sect into continuous retreat, causing ripples on the Thunder God Dharma Aspect's thunder light.

Seeing this, Chen Sheng's pupils couldn't help but contract.

Such sword launching distances were unheard of.

Such short intervals, lasting but a moment, the sword frequency fast as a sudden downpour, continuous, the sword speed tearing through the skies with thunderous sound, even the divine would find it hard to anticipate, leaving people unable to react.

His heart was filled with doubt:

"The frequency of the sword attacks, the speed of the Sword Qi, and the range of the attack, how can they be so swift and far-reaching?"

According to Chen Sheng's estimate, with Master Qing Xiao's sword speed, combined with that unfathomable Sword Escape Skill, if he were to deal with the Unihorn Demon King back then, he wouldn't need to waste much effort at all.

Just by employing a long-range kiting tactic, he could exhaust the opponent to death, and the opponent's dying counterattack would be futile!

Chen Sheng sighed inwardly and compared himself:

"With such a wide attack range, if I were to face Master Qing Xiao in battle, I'm afraid I could only hide within a Grand Array."

"As long as the opponent doesn't enter the array, I almost have no way to retaliate. If the opponent empowers himself with Sword Intent, even if he risks breaking into the array, I could only fight to a draw at best."

Previously, Chen Sheng estimated that his Grand Array could hold back average Late-Stage Golden Core Cultivators, but when facing a Golden Core Early-Stage Cultivator like Master Qing Xiao from a Nascent Soul Grand Sect, he lacked confidence.

He couldn't help but sigh, truly, the heroes of the world should not be underestimated.

For a Major Sect Gold Core, surpassing levels to kill opponents is truly as simple as drinking water.

He couldn't help but recall his previous life when fortunately the Qinghua Sect had adopted a defensive strategy, and the White Bone Dharma King and Blood Refining Dharma King had their own conflicts, otherwise, they would have been wiped out.

Chen Sheng shook his head, watching the battle in mid-air, those sharp Sword Lights.

As a fellow Sword Cultivator, the opponent's Flying Sword was fast, had high frequency, and long attack range, he watched with great envy and couldn't help but ask Master Nine Profound next to him:

"Brother Nine Profound, how can Fellow Daoist Qing Xiao's swordsmanship be so powerful? If it involves your sect's secrets, just pretend I didn't ask."

Upon hearing this, Master Nine Profound laughed heartily:

"There's nothing that can't be said. All the Inner Sect Sword Cultivators of our Myriad Swords Sect cultivate our sect's secret 'True Understanding of Sword Form' and 'Myriad Swords Chong Mai Golden Seal'."

"These two cultivation techniques complement each other, their meridian speed is unparalleled in the world, and the sword form is incomparably refined, hence such power!"

He paused, glanced at Chen Sheng, and gave a sincere suggestion with a gentle smile:

"Having watched your sword performance before, to be honest, your sword speed is the slowest I have seen among Sword Cultivators of the same level, and the attack range is close."

"If there's a chance in the future, you'd better replace your Fundamental Sword Scripture as soon as possible, otherwise it might waste your Sword Dao talent."

Although it's a Fake Pill, the Fundamental Sword Scripture is crucial to combat power, Master Nine Profound's suggestion was quite sincere.

Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng quickly inquired in detail about the sword speed, sword frequency, and other details of the other Sword Cultivators.

Master Nine Profound patiently explained, and only then did Chen Sheng suddenly understand, realizing that Master Qing Xiao's earlier words were actually quite subtle.

While Master Qing Xiao's sword speed was indeed fast, the fundamental difference lay in the fact that Chen Sheng's own sword speed was too slow!

In the Yue Kingdom Cultivation Realm, while the Myriad Swords Sect's inheritance was indeed unparalleled, it was only slightly better than other sects, and other sects had their own strengths.

And Chen Sheng's current cultivation of the 'Supreme Profound Sword Scripture' was almost the bottom in meridian speed and sword speed enhancement, Master Nine Profound even bluntly stated that he had never seen anything worse.

Chen Sheng thought to himself:

"It seems the 'Supreme Profound Sword Scripture' must be replaced as soon as possible."

"Now the main group I face is Golden Core cultivators, a Sword Cultivator's inheritance that only goes up to the Golden Core Early-stage is really holding me back."

"If I'm caught off guard during Magical Combat and slain with one sword strike, it would be too unjust."

While he was pondering, the battle in mid-air became increasingly fierce.

Chen Sheng looked from afar.

He saw Master Thundercloud controlling countless Thunder Lights, transforming into a Thunder Dragon dozens of feet long, roaring skyward with purple-black Thunder Light.

Every line on the dragon scales flickered with the aura of Thunder Light destruction, and when the dragon claws tore through the clouds, they brought with them several electric arcs several feet long.

Master Qing Xiao transformed into a green-gold Sword Rainbow, swimming and weaving through the Thunder Sea like a dragon, the places where the sword body passed, the air was sliced into fine light particles, leaving fleeting afterimages.

When the Thunder and Sword Qi fiercely collided in mid-air, a sharp "hiss" sounded first!

That was the sound of pure energy mutually annihilating, followed by a deafening roar.

The sound waves spread like a tidal wave, radiating in all directions, even the flying vessels below trembled slightly under the impact.

The light burst from the point of collision was dazzling to the extreme, purple Thunder, green Sword, and golden light intertwined into a dazzling ball of light.

Sometimes fiery as the sun, illuminating the entire sky as if it were daylight, and sometimes dim due to the intense consumption of energy, plunging the world into a momentary dusk.

In this alternating brightness and darkness, the rolling Thundercloud sky seemed like a knocked-over palette, with the purple of Thunder Light, the green of Sword Rainbow, and the gold of the clouds splashing wantonly.

Even the distant mountains were cast in a layer of mingling and dim hue, the entire heaven and earth became the background for this earth-shattering duel.

The cultivators watching couldn't take their eyes off it, occasionally exclaiming in amazement, all marveling at the power of the Nascent Soul Grand Sect cultivators.

Clearly, it was their first time witnessing such a powerful battle!

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