My Dreams Connect to Ancient Times-Chapter 231 - 63: You’re Using My Sword to Strike Me?

"Who in the world are you?"

The Ghost Valley Master's face twitched, and he grimaced as if he had a toothache. "Look, I'm just saying, could you maybe not point my own sword at me, you little brat?"

Lu Xuan froze. 'Huh?'

As they spoke, the redirected Immortal Slaying Sword Qi arced toward a distant mountain range. It was only then that Lu Xuan stammered in astonishment:

"Senior Brother... Senior Brother Zhang?"

'The matter of the Three-Five Evil-Slaying Sword is something only my master and Senior Brother Zhang should know. Oh, wait, and the Three Masters, too...'

"The one and only!" the Ghost Valley Master lamented, looking deeply aggrieved. "You even used Immortal Slaying Sword Qi. You were afraid I'd live too long, weren't you, you little punk..."

Hearing that familiar tone, Lu Xuan was finally certain. This really was Senior Brother Zhang!

He was speechless for a moment and instinctively flinched, but then, as if remembering something, he retorted unhappily:

"But weren't you the one who attacked first?"

"Er..." The Ghost Valley Master's eyes darted away for a second before he declared with forced confidence, "I was testing your skills. Yes, a test..."

Lu Xuan looked at him dubiously, only half-convinced.

"Setting that aside for a moment... have you been reincarnated? You turned into... this?"

"It's a long story..."

Before he could finish, the world trembled slightly. The two turned to look, just in time to see the Sword Qi crash into the sprawling mountain range.

As the world shook, vast sections of the mountain range ripped apart, disintegrating along with the thick crust of the earth. The very land seemed to tilt, on the verge of complete collapse!

...

"The array is complete!"

After three long days, the baleful blood qi finally brought the formation to Perfection. Watched by the four fanatical Earth Immortal directors, the Blood Evil Array let out a low, pervasive hum and, without a sound, pierced through the world wall of this Little World!

The void crumbled, revealing a gateway through which an aura of constant Birth and Death flowed. An instant later, a towering figure emerged from behind the gate and stepped through the portal.

"Chairman!" The four Earth Immortals prostrated themselves respectfully.

"Not bad." The Chairman of the Aotao Organism stretched his limbs, sensing the fundamental truths of this Little World. A look of immense ambition spread across his face.

"Now that I have arrived, this world shall be mine for the taking."

He spoke with indifference. The space around him continuously fractured, seemingly unable to bear the might of a Grand Grade existence!

One of the Earth Immortal directors said excitedly,

"Chairman, as long as..."

He couldn't finish his sentence, his words drowned out by a deafening BOOM that erupted from the horizon.

"Hmm?" Chairman Ao Tao frowned. Sensing two terrifying auras clashing in the distance, his expression sharpened.

'Interesting... The sovereigns of this Little World? They have perfect mastery over its fundamental truths...'

He was somewhat taken aback. In his senses, the two clashing auras were extraordinary. There were no fluctuations of Primordial Qi, yet they erupted with power rivaling a True Immortal, perhaps even a Grand Grade expert...

'The natives of this Little World are stronger than I imagined...'

Chairman Ao Tao muttered thoughtfully to himself,

"It seems I'll have to play the long game and not rush things."

"It is of no concern," one of the prostrating directors said fawningly. "We are operating from the shadows. With your power, a sudden strike will..."

"Mm."

Chairman Ao Tao gave an indifferent nod, a cold smile spreading across his face.

"If I recall correctly, that old bastard Yan Huang's daughter also entered this Little World. Heh heh..."

A vicious glint appeared in his eyes. He had suffered a massive loss at the hands of Yan Huang and that boy before. Now was the perfect time to settle the score!

'Once I completely refine this Little World, I'll have what it takes to vie for the realm of the Immortal. Then I can use that little girl to threaten Yan Huang and Lu Xuan...'

Hm?

Chairman Ao Tao frowned, his thoughts halting. In his perception, the two auras carrying the Truths of Heaven and Earth seemed to have stopped clashing.

"Has a winner been decided?" he muttered, frowning. He instinctively gazed toward that patch of the Celestial Vault, only to see a thin line.

"What is that?" one of the Earth Immortal directors asked in confusion. He watched the line grow wider and thicker. It seemed to be... it looked like...

A stream of Sword Qi?!

The thought had barely formed when the Sword Qi was already upon them, slashing down with a thunderous roar!

VMMMMMM!!!

Chairman Ao Tao's expression changed drastically. He summoned a barrier of Immortal Light, barely managing to protect himself as he faced the terrifying Sword Qi. In a trance, he thought he could hear furious roars and the mournful cry of the world itself!

SLAY! SLAY! SLAY!

The Sword Qi exploded. In an Instant, the entire mountain range collapsed, and the four Earth Immortal directors disintegrated in terror before they could even utter a word.

Chairman Ao Tao, who had borne the brunt of the attack, was in no better state. Caught completely off guard, he had been unable to mount a proper defense. His skin burst open all over, and he was instantly turned into a bloody mess.

But that wasn't all. The Immortal Slaying Sword Qi continued its descent, pressing down on the Grand Grade's head. It forced him down through the torn crust and mantle until he reached the lowest Boundary of the Little World!

Then, the world wall itself cracked and shattered under the force of the Immortal Slaying Sword Qi!

Chairman Ao Tao's face fell. Beyond the world wall lay the Chaos of Nirvana, a place where only the Immortal could survive. If a Grand Grade expert were to fall into the Chaos, they would be annihilated in moments!

His scalp went numb with terror. He braced himself against the Immortal Slaying Sword Qi. The blade of energy pierced his body and plunged into the Chaos beyond. His flesh and bone crumbled under the strain, and he suffered grievous injuries, but he just barely managed to arrest his fall, stopping at the very edge of the shattered world wall without tumbling into the Chaos.

'Thank goodness...'

Chairman Ao Tao had just breathed a sigh of relief, his heart still pounding. But then he sensed something was wrong. A terrible premonition bloomed in his chest, and he instinctively looked up.

The Immortal Slaying Sword Qi had annihilated a huge chunk of the planet's crust and mantle, shattering the world wall and causing the space within the world to interact with the space without.

This directly caused the entire Little World to begin collapsing inward through the gaping hole in the Boundary!

And, as fate would have it, he was positioned right in that opening, directly in the path of an entire collapsing world!!