Longevity Martial Arts: I have a Mysterious Water Snake Avatar-Chapter 617 - 445 Can’t Hold Back Anymore (Extra 2/7)
This was incredibly inconceivable. The Reverse River was governed by the divine laws of heaven and earth, isolating all Immortal Nuance, Divine Powers, and Holy Artifacts, allowing only the use of physical strength.
Yet now, Hong Yuan’s Sword Body had broken convention!
"BOOM!"
"RUMBLE!"
"RUMBLING!"
Above the Reverse River, an azure surge of divine light billowed outwards like a tidal wave in all directions.
With the force to upend mountains and overturn seas, this azure divine light swiftly consumed every inch of space, transforming the area into a vast Green Sky.
In an instant, the Reverse Saint Array thundered incessantly. Various terrifying auras revived, and beams of divine radiance shot straight into the heavens.
Several Great Saints either frowned, formed Tao Seals, or produced their Holy Artifacts...
Although they had all been captivated by the transformation of the Blue Primordial Treasure Lotus, each was prepared for battle!
If anything went amiss, Hong Yuan’s Sword Body would undoubtedly face multiple world-ending strikes!
In everyone’s line of sight, behind Hong Yuan, an Azure Lotus Tao Shadow materialized, larger even than ancient stars. It sprawled across the ends of heaven and earth, majestic and boundless. It reached up to Chaos and anchored down into the Nine Nether, its height an unknown tens of thousands of zhang.
"The Eternal Azure Lotus!" someone muttered softly, identifying the Blue Primordial Treasure Lotus’s transformation.
Thereafter, the Great Saints, one by one, stared intently at Bo Qing’s figure with grave expressions.
They had to admit that Bo Qing, merely at the seventh level of the Saint Realm, already possessed the means to contend with them, at least preliminarily.
Keep in mind, they were eighth-level Great Saints, some of the few sovereigns in this world.
"Bo Qing, oh Bo Qing, you truly are full of surprises," the Spirit Snow Great Saint whispered, his tone difficult to interpret.
In his eyes, there was a complex mixture of surprise and regret; it was not the gaze of a pure enemy.
In but a moment, the Great Saints highly acclaimed Hong Yuan’s Sword Body!
But Hong Yuan could no longer afford any distractions.
Because he discovered: That Sword of Qingping, which had fallen from the Quasi-Emperor level, is actually merging with my Heavenly River Sword under the influence of the ’Eternal Azure Lotus’ vision!
The Sword of Qingping had once been a Quasi-Emperor Sword, boasting the glorious feat of having slain a Demon Clan Quasi-Emperor.
Although, due to the passage of time, the Sword of Qingping had fallen to the rank of a sixth-level Holy Artifact, with the right master, it could very well return to the level of a Quasi-Emperor Sword.
Its essence had always remained at the level of a Quasi-Emperor Artifact!
It was precisely during the fusion of the Sword of Qingping with the Heavenly River Sword that another vision manifested.
"Ten Thousand Swords Return to Ancestor!"
The heavens and earth drastically changed color; day and night seemed to shine in unison.
Illusory images of swords emerged from the Reverse River, their forms pressing down from the sky. They converged, forming a long river of swords that emitted a thundering chorus of sword cries.
The void shattered, and sword light scattered everywhere.
The image of the Sword of Qingping slaying the Demon Clan Quasi-Emperor was projected into the sky, allowing the Great Saints to see it clearly.
In the image, a handsome figure in green robes, wielding the Sword of Qingping, battled a Baxia—a Dragon Son—in a boundless ocean.
It was truly an apocalyptic scene, a Human World Purgatory.
At this, the Snow Soul Great Saint and the others could no longer remain seated.
"That’s the Sword of Qingping!"
"The personal Holy Artifact of the Azure Lotus Heaven Lord!"
"HISS."
"Although the Sword of Qingping wasn’t the Azure Lotus Heaven Lord’s life-bound sword—he obtained it from a predecessor in the Sword Tao—it accompanied him through long eons!"
"Such terrifying power! How could Bo Qing have stumbled upon such an opportunity?"
"Having received the inheritance of the Sword of Qingping, Bo Qing will surely be able to reach the path of a Quasi-Emperor in the future."
"Could it be... Bo Qing is a Tao Guardian?"
The Saints discussed this animatedly, their faces etched with astonishment.
The dramatic changes here were like a colossal stone dropped into a tranquil pond, sending out boundless ripples, each wave larger than the last.
Despite their shock and wonder, their hands did not cease sending messages. Paper sparrows, message bees, and other such messenger creatures flew out through the channels of the Treasured Yellow Heaven, swiftly relaying the situation to their respective factions.
The Snow Soul Great Saint felt an even greater headache brewing. If it weren’t for my Soul Killing lineage taking the lead and making a show of things, Bo Qing wouldn’t have gotten near the Reverse River so easily, nor would he have obtained such a heaven-defying opportunity. If Bo Qing returns to the Southern Border, then Hua Menghuang, as his apprentice, will likely benefit immensely as well.
The more he thought, the more helpless the Snow Soul Great Saint felt.
He clutched his chest over his heart, barely managing to console himself. It’s alright, it’s alright. Once Yuan’er achieves Destiny, no matter how powerful Bo Qing becomes, he will have to obey Yuan’er’s commands.
At the same time, the Snow Soul Great Saint had to seriously consider the possibility that Bo Qing was indeed a Tao Guardian for the Great Dream Emperor.
Bo Qing’s luck was simply too overwhelming.
Despite being effectively imprisoned, he could turn misfortune into fortune and seize great opportunities.
Bo Qing’s luck was truly heaven-defying!
「On the other hand.」
Hong Yuan, too, was momentarily startled by the sudden fusion of the Sword of Qingping and the Heavenly River Sword.
"CRACK! CRACK!"
To call it a fusion wasn’t entirely accurate, because the Heavenly River Sword’s body emitted uncannily human-like sounds of chewing and devouring.
However, because the Sword of Qingping, though now sixth-order, was still essentially a Quasi-Emperor Artifact at its core, the Heavenly River Sword couldn’t truly devour it.
Thus, this peculiar scene, resembling both fusion and devouring, occurred.
[Sword Tao +1,000]
[Sword Tao +1,000]
[...]
[School: Sword Tao (Grandmaster 31%) → Sword Tao (Grandmaster 33%)]
With the merging of the Heavenly River Sword and the Sword of Qingping, the aura of Hong Yuan’s Sword Body grew even more terrifying.
Even the Snow Soul Great Saint felt a faint hint of threat from Hong Yuan’s Sword Body.
While it was only a slight threat, this was already extraordinary.
It meant that "Bo Qing" could now exchange a move or two with beings at the Great Saint Level!
This is the advantage of a well-established school, Hong Yuan mused. Gazing at the proficiency panel where his Sword Tao mastery was rapidly increasing, he couldn’t help but feel a wave of contemplation. If only Dream Tao were as established as Sword Tao, why would I need to scheme so meticulously for the Dream Tao Mystery within the Great Dream Seed? Perhaps, for me, a cultivator of Longevity Martial Arts with a proficiency panel, following an old path is an easier way to reach the peak than carving a new one. It’s just a pity that the future of the Martial World belongs to the newly emerging school of Dream Tao.
"DRIP. DRIP. DROP."
Once the Blue Primordial Treasure Lotus’s transformation was successful and the Heavenly River Sword completed its advancement, Hong Yuan began to focus on cultivating the Divine Power known as the "Reversed River Protective Residual Dream Robe"!
The Reversed River Dream Robe... A look of nostalgia flashed in Hong Yuan’s eyes.
The "Reversed River Dream Robe" was a Dream Tao Divine Power, inspired by Hong Yuan’s own journey through the Reverse River within the Eternal Azure Lotus Dreamland.
It was derived from the legendary "Reversed River Protective Seal"!
The "Reversed River Protective Seal" Divine Power was renowned, with the Heaven Earth Secret Realm, the Reverse River, at its core.
When activated by a sixth-order Saint, it could resist the onslaught of an eighth-order Saint; its defensive capabilities were hailed as second to none in the world.
Since the new era would be dominated by Dream Tao, Hong Yuan had modified it slightly, creating the "Reversed River Dream Robe."
Unfortunately, Hong Yuan initially lacked water from the Reverse River. He had to substitute Ten Thousand Heavy Water and Cold Marrow Divine Water for the Reverse River water. As a result, the Divine Power formed was merely the "Reversed River Protective Residual Dream Robe."
To advance it to the complete "Reversed River Dream Robe," it absolutely had to be primarily composed of Reverse River water!
Now, Hong Yuan faced such a grand stroke of Creation.
In the sky above, the azure divine light slowly receded, and the river of swords dissolved into foam.
The visions of the "Eternal Azure Lotus" and "Ten Thousand Swords Return to Ancestor" gradually faded, and everything returned to calm.
Perhaps the true extent of Hong Yuan’s recent extraordinary feats could only be gauged by the way the Snow Soul Great Saint kept stealing glances at Hong Yuan’s Sword Body.
Just as the Snow Soul Great Saint had calmed down slightly and was preparing to access the Treasured Yellow Heaven to transmit this information, another vision manifested.
"No way! Bo Qing, are you really a Tao Guardian? I was just guessing!" The Spirit Snow Great Saint’s composure completely shattered, his face numb.
I only meant to place Bo Qing under a gentle form of house arrest, but it seems I’ve inadvertently helped him cultivate all sorts of formidable Divine Powers instead!
Because of this, the Spirit Snow Great Saint’s determination not to allow Bo Qing to return to the Southern Border was further solidified.
The unspoken truth was that he was thoroughly intimidated by Bo Qing’s luck and talent.
Two terrifyingly powerful Dream Tao Divine Powers: one for offense, one for defense. He’s practically unbeatable!
The Snow Soul Great Saint couldn’t fathom the dazzling brilliance Hua Menghuang might display in the struggle for Destiny with Bo Qing as her mentor.
This group of Great Dream Seeds probably wouldn’t even offer any meaningful competition.
If Hua Menghuang truly manages to defy all odds and achieve Destiny, then from this day forward, I, Snow Soul, will willingly be at her command!
