One person: I, Daoist Master, am a cultivator of immortality!

Sun Yao originally thought that Jian Qi Jin Huang Qing, who didn't have much screen time in the original work, was only of average strength. He didn't expect that he could suppress Li Hanyi with just a few sword strikes.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, the sword energy near Huangqing is actually gaining the upper hand, which forces Sun Yao to reassess the strength of this sword energy near Huangqing once again.

Looking back now, Jian Qijin Huang Qing, as the head of the Chess and Sword Music Academy, must have possessed formidable strength.

However, in the later stages of the original story, the combat power of both the protagonist and the antagonist increased rapidly. That's why the appearances of the sword qi nearing yellow and green were so few, to the point that he only appeared a few times before fighting Xu Longxiang.

However, judging from his hope to use the Rule of Sword to compete with Deng Tai'a and see who is the better, this sword energy near Huang Qing is indeed quite formidable.

Just as the sword energy, which was close to yellow and blue, was about to be completely sheathed, Li Hanyi's Iron Horse Ice River was less than three fingers' distance from her body.

Suddenly, a biting wind and snow swept in. Above the iron horse and icy river, an intense chill swept out, freezing the scabbard of Dingfengbo inch by inch.

Seeing this, Jian Qi Jin Huang Qing immediately twisted his wrist, using the sword energy and sword intent he had previously cultivated to shatter the ice on the scabbard, and then withdrew and retreated dozens of steps away.

Looking back at Li Hanyi, all that could be seen was that the area within a dozen meters around her was completely shrouded in wind and snow. Keep in mind that this was the height of summer; Li Hanyi's sword strike had altered the celestial phenomena, representing a tremendous leap forward beyond the Celestial Phenomenon realm.

The Iron Horse and Ice River sword in Li Hanyi's hand was like a white ribbon stirring up frost and ice. At this moment, Li Hanyi was using her full strength. Not to mention the sword energy approaching Huangqing, even Sun Yao had to pay double attention to it.

"Hantian Yiche!"

Li Hanyi unleashed a full-force sword strike, filling the grassland with a chilling aura that surpassed even the "Snow Fills the Sky" technique she had previously used.

Sun Yao rubbed his chin. It seemed that Li Hanyi hadn't gone all out when they fought. He figured he had won too quickly, so Li Hanyi didn't have a chance to unleash the "Frosty Sky's First Strike" sword technique.

It is very likely that this "Cold Sky Cleave" is Li Hanyi's greatest gain in the past three months, and that "Frosty Moon After the Frost, Phoenix Shadow in the Cold Sky" is just a weaker version of this "Cold Sky Cleave".

When the sword came down, even Huang Qing, who was close to the sword energy, was on high alert. He made a swallowing motion, then condensed his sword energy and transformed it into a sword, forming a huge sword mountain.

The sword mountain stood directly in front of him, meeting Li Hanyi's icy sword strike head-on.

The boundless frost and snow and the towering Jian Mountain stand in fierce competition, presenting an indescribable scene of snow covering the Jian Mountain and piercing the sky on the grassland north of Liangzhou.

Li Hanyi made great progress in the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, but his sword qi, nearing the Yellow-Green level, was no pushover. His later mastery of the Earth Immortal's Sword Technique speaks volumes about the effort he put into the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.

The two attacked with all their might, yet only managed a draw. This clearly left neither of them satisfied. Jian Qi Jin Huang Qing sheathed his sword, while Li Hanyi drew his own famous sword, Ting Yu.

Judging from their posture, Sun Yao deduced that they were planning to fight to the death. Li Hanyi drew her Listening Rain Sword; she was definitely going to use dual swordsmanship.

As the sword qi approached Huang Qing and sheathed his sword, it was highly likely that he was about to unleash his strongest sword strike, aside from the rules: the Sword Qi Chessboard.

The Sword Qi Chessboard is formed by the abundant and righteous energy of heaven and earth, encompassing a three-mile area. Famous rivers and mountains serve as winding lines, and towering peaks as massive pieces. It constitutes a miniature world, containing sword energy nearly forty years' worth of powerful, yellow-green sword energy, capable of killing with a single unleashed burst.

In his youth, he entered the way of the sword through the way of chess. At the age of thirty, he returned to the way of chess and then to the way of the sword. He reached the third realm of the three realms of chess, music and sword, namely, the realm of observing chess. It can be said that apart from the rule sword he created after reaching the realm of observing chess, this sword qi chessboard encompasses all that he has learned in his life.

Just as the two were about to make their move, two streaks of light suddenly flew in from the sky, shattering the snow-covered sword mountain and dismantling their attack methods.

After the two streaks of light shattered the Snow-Covered Sword Mountain, they stopped between the two of them. When the light dissipated, they revealed the two flying swords, Azure Dragon and Candle Dragon.

After the two men withdrew their imposing aura, Sun Yao suddenly appeared between them.

"Let's begin the life-or-death struggle. Hanyi, you are, after all, a person of Beili. Not to mention that your strength is not much different from his and you may not be able to kill him, even if you can kill him, it will incur the hatred of the Beimang Jianghu towards Xueyue City. You have already asked about this sword, so leave the rest to me."

Sun Yao gave Li Hanyi a gentle push, and Li Hanyi was instantly sent flying dozens of meters away.

"Alright, if it's a fight to the death, then I'll accompany you in a battle where our sword energy approaches the Yellow Green. I am the tutor of the heir apparent of the Northern Liang King's Mansion, and I'm also very likely to become the Northern Liang King's son-in-law. My status is perfect for me to kill you! Sword, raise!"

At Sun Yao's command, two flying swords immediately transformed into streaks of light and rushed towards the sword energy near Huang Qing. Unlike his previous battle with Li Hanyi, this time Sun Yao's twin swords were not something he could simply block with his sword mountain.

The force of the twin swords attacking was palpable, their auras a clear, almost yellowish-blue. This move was powerful yet incredibly swift, far beyond what a clumsy technique like Sword Mountain could withstand.

He drew his sword again and used a bushel of pearls, but this time the bushel of pearls did not work as well as it had when he stopped the August Snowfall. It did not even slow down the speed of the two swords.

Left with no other choice, Jian Qi Jin Huang Qing unleashed his full power with a single sword strike, and a sword qi chessboard spontaneously appeared between him and Sun Yao.

"Place the piece at the center!"

As the sword energy approached Huang Qing, he raised his arm, joined his two fingers together, and made a twisting motion as if he were casting a divination disc. A sword energy that reached the heavens and the earth descended upon Sun Yao in response.

However, this distant water cannot quench the immediate fire. Sun Yao's two flying swords, like maggots clinging to bones, relentlessly pursued the sword energy near Huang Qing, leaving him no time to attend to anything other than the sword strike he had just delivered at the center of the board.

As for the effect of that sword strike that landed at the center of the board, let's look at Sun Yao not far away.

"The move of the Heavenly Center? This is the move of my Great Harmony of Heaven and Earth! I'm accusing you of plagiarism! The Taiyi Lion Technique!"

Sun Yao immediately unleashed the Taiyi Lion Technique, and a nine-headed lion formed of flames appeared directly behind him, forcefully blocking the soaring sword energy falling from the sky.

The nine-headed lion roared to the sky, forcefully pushing back the sword energy falling from the heavens, even dispersing it.

"This isn't a sword duel; I won't hold back in a life-or-death battle!"