Dao Ye is going to ascend

Chapter 721 Calming the Storm!
Only when life and death hang in the balance can true decisions be made!
Li Yuan unleashed his demonic power, with tens of thousands of magical forces burning simultaneously. He almost melted, the intense burning causing even his dantian to dissolve.

Even amidst such intense pain, he still managed to pinpoint the gap in the Tai Xuan Tong Tian Sword's slash through the immortal light.

They vanished into the void!
"Success!"

The moment he left the Sword Realm, Li Yuan was overjoyed, but immediately, he felt the void around him tremble and the dazzling immortal light reappeared.

His extinguished magic reignited, and his fleeing steps abruptly retracted, as if time were flowing backward!

In an instant, to his astonishment, he was pulled back to the Sword Realm and saw once again the celestial light that filled the countless caves of the Sword Realm.

"With one mind, all laws are manifested; chaos receives one mind!"

The grand Daoist chant echoed throughout the Sword Realm, reaching the ears and hearts of all cultivators. Almost everyone, in a daze, saw that majestic figure surrounded by immortal light.

He stood within the realm of swords, his terrifying aura surging and spreading, seemingly reaching the deepest part of the Void:

"Having just awakened, I encountered a Chaos Saint Body, which shows that my luck is not yet over. Tai Xuan, in this battle, you have ultimately lost!"

"die!"

The celestial light was torn apart by the sword light. The Tai Xuan Tong Tian Sword was enraged to the extreme. Its blade trembled, and all kinds of laws and scenes appeared, evolving into endless killing intent.

In that instant, the Sword Realm trembled. Outside the Sword Realm, a group of cultivators had already sensed something was wrong and retreated hastily.

"Sword Master Yixin!"

Tongqing and Fujiang pressed down on Fufa Daoren and withdrew. The two of them activated their supernatural powers, but to their surprise, Fufa Daoren's rage suddenly disappeared, and he allowed them to drag him out of the sword realm.

On the contrary, Jiujitian, amidst the boundless surging energy, had his twenty-three Dao rings behind him tremble in unison, their divine light converging and transforming into a divine sword.

"Humph!"

With a disdainful glance at the Taoist priest who had left the area, Jiuji Tian leaped into the air.

As the light of the multiple rings of Dao flowed and intertwined, a very tall and enormous figure appeared behind him, as if formed by the convergence of all Daos.

Many powerful cultivators looked on in astonishment.

A magnificent aura swept over them, and the figure, adorned with a crown and tassels, was a convergence of all paths and laws, like an ancient sword god wielding a celestial sword, unleashing a single strike.

Boom!

The boundless energy, as vast as the heavens and the earth, surged like a sea, yet it was cleaved open by the Nine Extremes Heaven's sword!

Its momentum did not diminish; on the contrary, it became even more magnificent and vast. To the astonishment and shock of the great cultivators, it actually slashed towards the Sword Realm, as if it wanted to kill its way in.

"This madman!"

Upon seeing this, Daoist Fu Xiong cursed inwardly, but dared not linger. With a flick of his sleeve, he grabbed Jiu Yunji and the others who had fallen out of the Sword Realm and fled.

"open!"

Jiuji Tian's hair danced wildly, making him appear both godlike and demonic.

As soon as one sword strike was unleashed, another followed. Almost simultaneously, twenty-three realms, including the Big Dipper Realm, trembled as immense power converged upon them.

With this sword strike, a crack was heard, and a corner of the sword realm was actually cleaved open.

Without pausing, he charged into the Sword Realm!
"roll!"

Li Yuan heard a loud shout, and before his eyes surged the immortal light like a tide. He focused his gaze and saw the Nine Extremes Heaven being submerged by the immortal light.

"Boom!"

The sounds of the Dao resounded, growing louder and louder.

With a single palm strike, the Nine Extremes Heaven was shoved out of the Sword Realm. The Daoist figure of the One Heart Sword Lord once again emitted immortal light, and illusory figures materialized from the void, emerging from the void.

"This is……"

Li Yuan's eyelids twitched wildly. He saw Mu Xiantian among those figures, and even the Tai Xuan Sword Lord who was one body and three beings!

However, unlike when they fought each other, these people now possessed incredibly powerful auras, clearly indicating that they were all Dao Shadows at the sixth or seventh level or above.

"cut!"

With a single strike, the Tai Xuan Tong Tian Sword shattered the sea of ​​immortal light, leaving it riddled with holes. The illusory figures were all obliterated by the sword light, yet its momentum remained undiminished as it hurtled towards the One Heart Sword Lord.

"You're so stupid."

Faced with the Tai Xuan Tong Tian Sword's strike, Yi Xin Sword Lord remained indifferent. One after another, illusory figures reappeared, but they were not born from the immortal light; instead, they emerged directly from the Tai Xuan Sword.

"Wow~"

Accompanied by the sickening clanging of chains, the Tai Xuan Tong Tian Sword was bound by thousands of chains of immortal light. Despite its desperate struggle, it could only be unwillingly held in the palm of the One Heart Sword Lord.

“An inanimate object is still an inanimate object. How long is nine epochs? Yet you have made no progress. Not to mention attaining the innate number, you can no longer even maintain your original rank.”

Sword Master Yixin could no longer restrain the struggling Tai Xuan Tong Tian Sword:
"Just because Tai Xuan possesses an innate sword dao saintly body, you insist on finding another innate sword dao saintly body at the third realm, unaware that Tai Xuan only reversed his innate nature at the fifth realm..."

"what!"

The Tai Xuan Tong Tian Sword was unwilling and furious to the extreme.

Those thousands of chains of celestial light were the ones it had allowed that shadow to strike its body before, which drove it mad, realizing it had been deceived.

It never imagined that the One Heart Sword, which had been extinct for millions of years, would still leave behind a lingering obsession, which would transform into a monstrous demon nine centuries later.

"boom!"

A deafening roar echoed outside the Sword Realm, as beams of immortal light formed Daoist figures that blocked all outside cultivators who wanted to enter the Sword Realm.

"Don't even think about coming back to life!"

The Tai Xuan Tong Tian Sword suddenly turned crimson red. It would rather self-destruct than allow this sword to be tainted by its master's will and resurrected.

"stupid."

Faced with the struggle of the Tai Xuan Tong Tian Sword, the One Heart Sword Lord simply pointed and suppressed the trembling sword realm:
"I have already obtained all of Tai Xuan's will. Your struggle is meaningless."

"..."

At the edge of the Sword Realm, amidst the celestial light, watching helplessly as the Tai Xuan Tong Tian Sword was suppressed, Li Yuan couldn't help but curse it as a piece of trash.

A top-grade Dao treasure was actually outmaneuvered by a monstrous demon.

In fact, in his perception, the aura of the Tai Xuan Tong Tian Sword was far stronger than that of the shadowy Yi Xin Sword Monarch...

"Has Master not arrived yet?"

Li Yuan was somewhat anxious.

The sudden teleportation of the Tai Xuan Tong Tian Sword completely disrupted his plans.

Daojun's will can sweep across all realms, but even a Heavenly Lord is not omniscient. If the Sword Realm is isolated from the outside world, even if he recites his master's name, it will be useless.

Therefore, the moment he was drawn into the Sword Realm, he sent a divine thought message to his master: "In comparison, this young fellow Daoist is much more intelligent. If I weren't the Sword Realm itself, you might have escaped..."

The vast expanse of celestial light suddenly contracted, eventually converging to form a divine being about ten feet tall, with a vertical eye between its brows and its entire body radiating golden light.

He took only one step, and he was already in front of Li Yuan.

"Zheng~"

The Tai Xuan Tong Tian Sword was still struggling. A sword light slashed towards Li Yuan, trying to destroy the Chaos Body that the One Heart Sword Lord had his eye on, but it was extinguished by the latter with a single finger.

"..."

Sweating on Li Yuan's forehead, he was startled but remained calm. In a flash, he was already preparing to throw out the 'Divine Burial Coffin'.

He didn't believe that a newly born demon could withstand the Dao treasure left behind by the Origin God King.

"What are you thinking about, young friend?"

Sword Master Yixin looked at Li Yuan with great appreciation: "Your talent and gifts are rare in the world. You must be a disciple of Daoist Master, right?"

"Unfortunately, this sword realm is formed from the energy of me and Tai Xuan. Let alone a Dao Lord, even a Heavenly Lord cannot generate any spiritual thoughts within it..."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan was startled, and his gaze toward Yixin Sword Lord suddenly became strange.

"That's right, the Sword Master Yixin died too young, and this demonic being has been lying dormant since its birth, so it has no idea that the Taixu Divine Realm even exists!"

Li Yuan focused his mind and sensed carefully, and indeed he detected the surging incense smoke within the divine realm.

A huge number of cultivators are watching the battle!

With this thought, Li Yuan, who was ready to throw out the Divine Burial Coffin at any moment, felt a sense of relief.

He sighed deeply, as if giving up the fight:
"Senior's supernatural powers are invincible, and this junior has no power to resist. However, I have a request, and I hope that senior will grant it."

"Oh?"

The Sword Sovereign of One Heart suppressed the Supreme Profound Heaven-Reaching Sword, while simultaneously gathering the essence of the Sword Realm. His aura expanded and grew stronger at a visible speed.
"tell me the story."

"I was born in Dongxuan Mountain and was highly regarded by my master, who passed on his teachings and imparted the Dao to me. I am deeply grateful for his kindness..."

Li Yuan lowered his eyelids, his words earnest:
"This junior has come to the Sword Realm to retrieve the Tai Xuan Sword Scripture to offer to my master, senior..."

At this point, Li Yuan suddenly paused, sensing that the incense offerings in the divine realm were surging!
"Ha~"

Sword Master Yixin let out a long breath, having already gathered all the power of the Sword Realm. He no longer cared what Li Yuan had said and raised his hand to grasp at Li Yuan's brow.

"I grant your request!"

"Om~"

Suddenly, Yi Xinjianjun's expression changed drastically. He was extremely fast and could enter Li Yuan's body in the blink of an eye.

But in that instant, it seemed to become an insurmountable chasm!
The chaotic body was so close yet so far away. The mere foot of void seemed to be separated by countless galaxies, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not cross it.

"Daojun!"

"Peerless Dao Lord!"

Sword Master Yixin was shocked. He sensed an inexplicable aura, which was light, like a wisp of smoke, and vast, like the starry universe!

This energy is even stronger than it was when he was alive!

"Boom!"

In the blink of an eye, Sword Lord Yixin withdrew and at the same time, he ruthlessly detonated the entire Sword Realm and its myriad grotto-heavens!
Not to defeat the enemy, but merely to buy time.

The power of the Sword Realm's destruction would surely trigger the ultimate sword strike he and Tai Xuan used in their previous lives—a technique powerful enough to kill a Dao Lord. Even if he were to be resurrected on the spot, he would never dare to take it head-on.

But then something terrifying happened.

The sword realm was trembling and expanding, as if it would collapse and explode in the next instant, but the next instant seemed to never come!
Time and space froze at this moment!

"Om~"

In that instant, the Sword Realm, both inside and outside, encompassed all realms, all dimensions of the Heavenly Dao Sect, and even the unknowable places deep within the Ruins of Return.

The eyes of countless cultivators converged here.

The shattering sword realm, the trembling void, the struggling Tai Xuan Tong Tian Sword, and even the Yi Xin Sword Lord who retreated in shock and anger, were all frozen in place!
Even those two terrifying sword energies, powerful enough to kill a Dao Lord, were bound by an invisible aura and fixed in the void.

"when!"

Only when the void is established can the sound of bells resound.

Its sound was resounding, yet it seemed to reach everywhere, capable of spreading throughout the heavens and the realms in an instant. Wherever its sound reached, the void seemed to freeze in place.

"Bitter Sea Bell!"

Hearing the bell ring, Li Yuan's tense mind finally relaxed, and cold sweat instantly soaked through his clothes.

He looked into the void.

At the very top, a bell was hanging.

In that instant, countless people saw the bell, feeling that it was both enormous, capable of encompassing the Milky Way, and extremely small, like a speck of dust.

Its resounding bell waves suppressed the sword realm, the sword energy of the Dao Lord, and even all cultivators inside and outside the void.

"Boom~"

It was as if a divine being was beating a large drum, its influence resounding throughout the universe. Even the countless cultivators watching through the commemorative image felt their blood, qi, and soul tremble.

'Is that footsteps?'

This thought arose in the mind of a great cultivator.

Then, the void opened like a gate, layer upon layer, and a white-haired Taoist walked slowly. His figure was not tall, but it was more majestic than the Sword Realm. As he walked slowly, the void retreated.

His every step seemed to tread upon the very fabric of heaven and earth, resonating throughout the Sword Realm and even the Void Realm, reflecting countless wondrous scenes as if welcoming the Dao Lord's journey.

"Whoo~"

Daoist Tianyu raised his hand and removed the Bitter Sea Bell.

He looked into the void, where a vast ocean lay before him. A fisherman, amidst the misty waves, put away his fishing rod. Deeper still, the Old Demon of Original Sin vanished into the void.

"Snapped!"

Daoist Tianyu lightly tapped Li Yuan's head, chuckling as he scolded:
"Little slippery man!"

(End of this chapter)