Chapter 1998 Breaking Through to True Immortal

"Space power?"

His face darkened, and Zhang Xuan's hairs stood on end.

In this situation, anyone else, even a True Immortal or an ordinary Immortal Lord, might not recognize it, but he came from the Master Teacher Continent and had long mastered space power, knowing the cause of this scene!

It was using space power to seal off the surroundings completely!

In other words, he had been captured into a special space, where no matter how much noise he made, no one outside would notice!

On the Master Teacher Continent, any Ancient Sage could easily mobilize space power... but here in the Upper Firmament, even an Immortal Lord might not be able to do it!

Now he had been captured here, could it be...

He hurriedly looked at the approaching figures. There were four of them, all in black robes, their faces obscured, exuding a cold aura like beings from hell.

"Three True Immortal pinnacles and one Immortal Lord?"

Zhang Xuan's whole body turned cold.

He was only at the Void Immortal pinnacle. Even if his Heaven's Path techniques were invincible and he could contend with True Immortals, three pinnacles and one Immortal Lord were completely beyond his ability to resist!

Who were these people?

Why were they blocking him?

"Have you come to kill me?"

Calming his mind, he dispelled all panic, his face expressionless, and Zhang Xuan frowned, asking.

The killing intent emanating from them was so strong that even an ordinary person could sense it, let alone his Eye of Insight.

"I leave him to you. Remember the master's words!"

Without explaining, the Immortal Lord looked at a nearby True Immortal pinnacle and said.

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the order, a True Immortal pinnacle flashed and appeared before him, opening his five fingers and pressing down through the air.

Boom!

Violent power swept like a hurricane. Before it even reached him, Zhang Xuan felt his chest tighten and had trouble breathing.

"So strong!"

His pupils contracted, and every pore on his body burst open.

Although he had never truly fought a True Immortal, he had sparred in swordsmanship with members of the Divine Hall, Elder Hall, and higher-level experts, giving him a concept of their cultivation!

He was only a Void Immortal, but with his Heaven's Path techniques and true qi, he could contend with a True Immortal pinnacle... yet now he could barely breathe. This person was no ordinary True Immortal!

His true strength might even surpass that of an ordinary Immortal Lord!

"Retreat!"

The situation was critical, with no time to think. He shrank his body and quickly retreated, while forming a sword with his fingers and pointing forward.

Whoosh!

The sword qi formed from Heaven's Path true qi was almost tangible, instantly breaking through the incoming force and stabbing toward the True Immortal black-robed man's brow.

They wanted to kill him, and with an Immortal Lord present, he did not hold back, using his strongest power.

The sword qi was sharp and unmatched, containing his understanding of the sword, and appeared so suddenly that, barring accidents, this person would be easily slain. Once this one was dead, he could take advantage of the moment before they surrounded him to find a way to escape the space seal and flee.

"Not bad, you have some skill. It seems this trip won't be too boring!"

Just as the sword qi was about to pierce his brow, the black-robed man opposite smiled lightly, pinched with his fingers, and the swiftly approaching sword qi was caught like a rattlesnake by its seven inches, struggling in vain.

His scalp tingling, Zhang Xuan's face darkened.

Although his sword qi did not contain divine sword intent, it was cultivated from Heaven's Path techniques and was extremely powerful. Used suddenly, even a core disciple of the Lingyun Sword Pavilion would be killed in one blow...

Yet this man had caught it with his hand, like grabbing an insect...

How strong was he?

"Go!"

As Zhang Xuan was shocked, the black-robed man smiled lightly, and the caught sword qi changed direction, stabbing straight back.

Whoosh!

He hurriedly retreated, curling his body again.

Pfft!

A bloodstain appeared on his shoulder, blood slowly trickling out.

His own sword qi had been used against him, wounding him!

"Quick reflexes..."

Seeing that he hadn't killed him, the black-robed man seemed surprised, his eyes showing approval.

"Flaw!"

Suppressing his shock, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath and called out in his mind.

The opponent's strength was too bizarre. Finding a flaw to exploit might be the only way to resolve the current crisis.

"Buzz!"

The Library shook but no book appeared.

"What?"

Zhang Xuan's muscles tensed.

The Library could not produce a book, meaning either the opponent had surpassed the Heavenly Dao, or had a special method to屏蔽天机!

"Could it be this folded space?"

On the Master Teacher Continent, he had encountered a similar situation at the Heaven's Secret Master Guild. Now, being in a folded space, it was highly likely they were using the same method!

With Heaven's secrets obscured, the Library was useless, and his attempt to find the opponent's flaw became futile!

Could it be that the opponent knew about the Library and set this trap deliberately?

"It should be... to prevent others from knowing, especially the Lingyun Sword Pavilion, so they deliberately obscured Heaven's secrets!"

He quickly understood.

No one knew about the Library except Luo Ruoxi, so it couldn't be because of that. The opponent was probably afraid that the Lingyun Sword Pavilion's experts would discover and intervene.

"I heard you're good with the sword. Let's see how my swordsmanship is!"

As these thoughts raced through his mind, the black-robed man flicked his fingers.

Woo woo woo!

Five streams of sword qi shot out from his five fingers, like colorful rainbows, stabbing at five acupoints on Zhang Xuan's body.

Tapping the ground, Zhang Xuan slid to one side.

His Heaven's Path movement technique was like a shadow or phantom.

He was fast, but the five sword qi were faster. No matter how he dodged, they followed as if locked on, impossible to shake off.

"Such strong control..."

Zhang Xuan's heart no longer held any illusions.

At his level of cultivation, he naturally knew that this move was not the sword qi following, but sword intent locking on! The opponent had locked onto him with sword intent, so no matter how he fled, he couldn't avoid it!

He could also do this move, but only by using divine sword intent... The opponent accomplished it effortlessly, his swordsmanship even surpassing that of Bai Ruanqing and others!

The Lingyun Sword Pavilion was the most skilled in swordsmanship in the entire Upper Firmament, with sword techniques unrivaled under heaven!

Even those who could tie with the top core disciple were not as good as this man... Who was he?

Where did he come from, and why did he want to kill him?

"Are you people from the Divine Hall?"

Remembering something, Zhang Xuan's heart turned cold.

Previously, Sect Leader Han Jianqiu had specifically said that his matter must not be leaked, or the Divine Hall would surely target him, and he might even be killed!

At the time, he thought it was an exaggeration and couldn't be true!

Now it seemed... highly likely!

Otherwise, how did the opponent know his identity, and why had they come so quickly, confirming it without any doubt?

Whoosh!

Without answering his question, the black-robed man flicked his fingers again, sending several more sword qi stabbing toward him.

These, combined with the previous five, doubled the power, and it seemed they would break through his defense and pierce his body.

"Break!"

His chest swelled, and Zhang Xuan's true qi burst from his acupoints, meeting the sword qi.

They collided, and the sound of exploding energy rippled into the distance.

"Can't wait any longer..."

He retreated several steps, his chest burning with pain.

To block the opponent's sword qi, he had compressed his internal true qi and forced it out, suffering minor injuries from that single move.

Seeing the opponent's relaxed demeanor, not yet using lethal moves, Zhang Xuan knew that if he delayed any longer, he would surely die. Taking a deep breath, he immediately took out a top-grade Immortal Origin Pill and swallowed it.

Gurgle gurgle!

His body seethed like a boiling cauldron.

"Hmm?"

Seeing that he was about to be killed but instead of trying to escape, he swallowed a pill, the black-robed man paused. Just as he was about to continue attacking, he felt the young man's true qi, as if accumulated to a peak, suddenly explode!

Boom!

Like thunder, his cultivation at the Void Immortal pinnacle broke through in an instant.

Zhang Xuan's strength had long reached the Void Immortal pinnacle. If he had the technique, he would have been a True Immortal long ago. Now, in this critical situation, he no longer cared about anything else and advanced his cultivation first.

"Breaking through on the battlefield? Interesting!"

The black-robed man was startled, but not shocked. Instead, he raised his eyebrows and attacked again.

If he couldn't even kill a little Void Immortal... he would have no future missions.

Rumble!

This attack was even stronger, the sword qi sharper. Although he didn't use a weapon, the power in his fingertips seemed doubled, instantly tearing through the air straight for Zhang Xuan's heart.

"Whoosh!"

Standing still, Zhang Xuan exhaled a mouthful of turbid qi. The True Immortal realm was indeed many times stronger than the Void Immortal realm.

Comparing the immortal power of a Void Immortal to snowflakes, even if piled into a mountain, a heavy object would create a big pit.

The True Immortal realm was different; the snowflakes melted into a river. Though its density was still less than stone or steel, it was continuous, and its power more than doubled!

Moreover, not only did his power increase, but his soul and body were also tempered, making his reactions quicker and his mind sharper.

Seeing the sword light approaching, about to pierce his chest, Zhang Xuan lightly dodged and stabbed forward with his finger.

Whoosh!

A cold light appeared, as thick as an arm, surging toward the black-robed man.

It was also sword light, but this power was many times more vigorous than before, like a flood.

"Hmph!"

The black-robed man snorted, turned his palm, and slapped down through the air.

With some unknown technique, several times stronger than the previous sword qi, the air was torn apart in an instant, and Zhang Xuan's sword light disintegrated inch by inch before reaching him.

Although his cultivation had broken through to True Immortal, he was only at the initial stage, still a far cry from the opponent's pinnacle.

"Time to end this..."

Having shattered Zhang Xuan's sword light with one move, the black-robed man sneered and pressed down with his full power. Just as he was about to capture the young man, he suddenly felt all his pores burst open, a sense of danger flooding his mind, making his hairs stand on end.

He quickly looked forward and saw that beneath the shattered sword light at the young man's fingertip, a long sword had somehow appeared, already at his chest!