At this moment, it was already nighttime, and the bright moonlight sprinkled down, casting a layer of ethereal mist over the mountains and forests, creating a hazy atmosphere.
On a delicate and dripping vine, the ninth golden leaf of the Nine-Leaf Heavenly Lingzhi was slowly taking shape, emanating a faint golden light, appearing incredibly sacred.
Not far away, Liu Nanshan stared intently at the Nine-Leaf Heavenly Lingzhi. His eyes were filled with undisguised greed as he exclaimed, "To possess a treasure that can transform the physical body, and to encounter it myself, what a tremendous opportunity!"
After speaking, Liu Nanshan finally noticed Xiao Yun beside him and immediately wore a disdainful expression. He said, "Get lost! Since you've helped me find the Nine-Leaf Heavenly Lingzhi, I'm in a good mood today and won't kill you."
His tone was extremely domineering, as if he were bestowing a favor upon Xiao Yun. There was an undeniable sense of superiority in his words.
However, as the son of the Tian Dao Sacred Ground, a monstrous prodigy with innate mastery of the blade, Liu Nanshan indeed had the qualifications to be arrogant.
Whether it was Zhang Yunfei of the Hegemonic Sect or Zhou Feiyu of the Tai Chu Sacred Ground, none of them could compare to Liu Nanshan.
Unfortunately for him, he had encountered Xiao Yun today.
Looking at the arrogant and domineering Liu Nanshan in front of him, Xiao Yun's eyes flashed with a ray of light, and a black war blade appeared in his hands.
While caressing the black blade in his hand, Xiao Yun looked at Liu Nanshan with indifference and said, "You have a natural affinity for the blade? I also use a blade. Let's see if your blade is formidable or if mine surpasses it."
With those words, Xiao Yun's gaze instantly became extremely sharp, as if it were a blade itself, intimidating and menacing.
A surge of overwhelming blade intent erupted from Xiao Yun, seemingly cutting and shattering the surrounding space.
At this moment, Xiao Yun resembled a sharpened divine blade, displaying an unparalleled sharpness.
Liu Nanshan's brow furrowed when faced with this, but he soon wore a disdainful expression again. He said arrogantly, "Daring to wield a blade in front of me, someone with a natural affinity for the blade, I must say, you're extremely foolish!"
Liu Nanshan didn't regard Xiao Yun highly, as in his eyes, there were only a few opponents worthy of his attention.
Li Chengdi, the Time-Space Body, Zhao Wuji, the Primordial Ancient Holy Bod, Wu Gang, Heavenly Tyrant Body, Jiang Haoran, the Divine king body, and his archenemy, Ye Wuchen, with his natural sword body.
Apart from them, he didn't pay any attention to anyone else.
Who were Zhou Feiyu and Zhang Yunfei? They were not his opponents.
And this Xiao Yun in front of him, Liu Nanshan hadn't even seen before. He was probably just an insignificant nobody, so naturally, Liu Nanshan didn't take him seriously.
"A natural affinity for the blade, huh?"
Listening to Liu Nanshan's arrogant words, Xiao Yun remained unfazed. He continued to caress the black iron blade in his hand and said slowly, "This blade has accompanied my master for decades. It was forged from millennium-old mysterious iron and weighs thirty-six thousand jin. My master has used it to sweep through enemies of the same level. Today, cutting down a natural blade body like you won't bring shame to this blade."
After speaking, Xiao Yun stood up while holding the blade. With a fierce gaze and an extremely sharp presence, he displayed an unparalleled sharpness.
Despite weighing thirty-six thousand jin, the black iron war blade in his hand felt as light as a feather. Xiao Yun's strength had already reached eight hundred thousand jin, allowing him to use the blade as he pleased.
"A millennium-old mysterious iron? Thirty-six thousand jin?"
After hearing Xiao Yun's words, Liu Nanshan looked at him as if he had heard a joke. He wore a mocking expression and said, "Are you joking? Do you think you can lift a thirty-six-thousand-jin blade? Do you take me for a fool? You think you can scare me with empty boasts?"
"Scare you? No, I'm going to kill you!" Xiao Yun coldly looked at him, raising the black iron war blade in his hand.
He hadn't forgotten the task given by the system—to kill a special physique genius and gain ten opportunities for enlightenment.
Since Liu Nanshan had taken the initiative to seek death, Xiao Yun naturally wouldn't show mercy.
"You have quite the audacity, an insignificant nobody dares to be arrogant in front of me. It's simply seeking death!" Liu Nanshan was infuriated. His aura suddenly became extremely sharp, like a king reigning over the world, capable of causing countless corpses with a single burst of anger.
Just by his imposing manner, it was evident that Liu Nanshan was extremely powerful, surpassing Zhou Feiyu and Zhang Yunfei by far.
However, Xiao Yun remained fearless, wielding the black iron war blade in his hand, capable of unleashing his greatest power.
Even Zhou Feiyu had not forced him to use the black iron war blade, indicating how much Xiao Yun valued the presence of Liu Nanshan before him.
"Kill!"
Liu Nanshan didn't waste any more words. He immediately swung his blade towards Xiao Yun, displaying a fierce and domineering technique that enveloped the entire area.
In Xiao Yun's eyes, this strike seemed ordinary, but it was incredibly clean and decisive, as if it severed all techniques and variations.
All evasive maneuvers and clever tricks were rendered useless by this strike, as it cut off all of Xiao Yun's avenues of retreat and dodge. Even Xiao Yun's spirit was drawn into the momentum of the strike, as if he had fallen into an illusion, feeling trapped and unable to break free.
"What an innate blade body!"
Xiao Yun couldn't help but praise. If they were only comparing blade techniques, he wouldn't be a match for Liu Nanshan.
Liu Nanshan, possessing an innate blade body, was invincible in the realm of blade cultivation, without any peers.
However, Xiao Yun was not solely a practitioner of the blade path. His core was strength.
No matter how formidable your blade techniques, as long as I possess immense strength, it will be enough.
Regardless of your tricks, I'll just cleave through with a single strike, unstoppable and overbearing.
"Swish!"
Xiao Yun swung the black iron war blade in his hand, slashing towards Liu Nanshan. He didn't employ any combat skills; it was just a casual strike, full of openings.
Liu Nanshan swept his gaze and immediately mocked, "Is this your strength? Even an ordinary body-refining cultivator in our Tian Dao Sacred Ground is more skilled with the blade than you!"
"I admit it!" Xiao Yun nodded. Then, he directly brought down his blade with immense power, erupting like a storm that swept the heavens.
Liu Nanshan's expression changed drastically. He felt a terrifying pressure rushing toward him, as if Mount Tai was crashing into him.
"I may not be skilled with the blade, but I possess overwhelming strength that surpasses everything."
"No matter what tricks you have, I'll cleave through with a single strike."
"I firmly believe that one force can suppress ten!"
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Xiao Yun pressed down with his blade, causing the long sword in Liu Nanshan's hand to be flung away. The residual power of his strike even made Liu Nanshan spew blood from his mouth as he was forcefully sent flying.
In the face of absolute strength, Liu Nanshan was actually forced back by a single strike from Xiao Yun.
If onlookers witnessed this scene, they would surely be astonished because it was truly mind-blowing.
This was none other than Liu Nanshan, who possessed an innate blade body—a true peerless genius, not some ordinary person.
"Senior Brother Xiao is truly incredible. After refining the Nine-Leaf Heavenly Lingzhi, he might really be able to kill the temporal body!" Tang Yunyun, who was not far away, witnessed this battle and was overwhelmed with shock and disbelief. Her face was filled with astonishment.
A peerless genius had actually been heavily injured by a single strike from Xiao Yun.
What immense power this was!