Li Han's phoenix eyes were ice cold.
With a gentle point of her hand, although it was a clear sky for miles around, suddenly, dark clouds gathered, turning black as tufts of cotton, with flashes of lightning within the clouds, and the particles of water-attributed spiritual energy became lively, converging into vapor.
A moment later, accompanying a clap of thunder, within a radius of several miles, the raindrops began to fall, yet they did not reach the ground.
Instead, under a surge of cold air, they turned into numerous crystalline ice needles that shot towards the youth in green clothes in the sky, dense and numerous.
"The intention of magic cultivation, sensing the heart of the heavens?"
"I've long heard that the combat prowess of top-tier magic cultivators looks down upon their peers, not inferior to sword cultivators who have comprehended sword intent. Today, I have indeed seen it."
Jiang Ding showed a look of delight.
A deep blue radiance flickered between his eyebrows, and the Taiqing Flying Sword disappeared from sight.
When it reappeared, it had grown to more than ten meters in size, the mighty sword Qi vast and mighty, converging like a river, slashing unstoppably through the dense array of ice needles.
As the huge deep blue sword collided with the sky full of ice needles, amidst the thunderous sound, the ice needles shattered, turning into a sky of ice mist that dispersed.
The giant sword pressed forward, cleaving through miles of sky, nothing capable of stopping it.
The continuous stream of ice needles possessed the attack strength of the peak of Qi practicing, each needle carrying strands of Cold Ice Law Intention, enough to instantly pierce through any foundation-building cultivators and shatter their divine souls.
Yet, under the huge deep blue sword, they could not withstand a single blow and were of no consequence, like a mayfly shaking a tree.
The majority of the ice needles were exterminated, clearing the sky.
Within the black clouds, there were still endless raindrops forming, falling as ice needles in an incessant flow, in the blink of an eye another layer appeared, as if there was no end in sight.
Jiang Ding's eyes flashed with a light.
Although it was his first time facing a top-tier magic cultivator, with one sweep of sword intent, he immediately discovered a place of importance not inferior to the main body, those black clouds.
All the extraordinary attacks, not inferior to those at the middle Jindan stage, relied on this.
The huge deep blue sword spontaneously collapsed and disappeared within the densely packed magnetic field pattern lines.
When it appeared again, it had pierced through the dark clouds, making another turn, the Sword Intent of Destruction flashing, Law-Breaking, annihilating souls, in the span of a breaths piercing through several magic cores.
The sky-covering black clouds that stretched over ten miles dissipated into nothing,
The light of the Great Sun once again shone upon the land.
The Taiqing Flying Sword disappeared from sight, yet the Sword Intent of Destruction became even more terrifying, directly invading the divine soul of the Blue-dressed Fairy, fiercely clashing with the Cold Ice Law Intention in her Sea of Consciousness.
Every hair on her body stood on end.
Li Han's heart chilled, her divine soul trembling ceaselessly, a series of warnings echoed within.
"Even the Dari Swordsman from the days of yore was not invincible, and the Heavenly Palace has slain them."
With a delicate touch, thirteen Ice Snow Lotuses flew out from her Elixir Field.
All thirteen were crystal clear and dazzling.
Refined from ten thousand-year-old Mysterious Ice for hundreds of years, they were top-tier Magic Tool Embryos that would instantly become true treasures upon advancement to the Golden Pill stage, and in the future, they even had the potential to ascend to Magical Treasures.
The thirteen Ice Snow Lotuses danced around her, merging with the constantly emanating white fog and the dense array patterns.
The white fog expanded rapidly, combining with the Cold Ice Law Intention, sensing the heart of the heavens, and again covering the sky and the land within a radius of several miles.
Li Han uttered a word, an Ice Crystal Lotus blocked in front of her, array patterns spreading, connecting intimately with the other twelve lotuses, and even the entire area of white fog controlled by the Cold Ice Law Intention.
If one aimed at a single point with the sword, it was no different from attacking the whole.
The Taiqing Flying Sword arrived, striking down upon the Ice Snow Lotus.
Within the shrill sound of metal clashing, intense sparks burst forth amidst the ice and snow, and the white fog that covered a radius of several miles suddenly shrank by nearly half, down to seven or eight miles in size.
The Blue-dressed Fairy's face turned pale as her mana fluctuated, surprisingly holding on.
"Dari Swordsman, we will meet again."
Li Han coldly glanced at the youth in green clothes in the sky and fled towards the distance without looking back, the thirteen Ice Snow Lotuses and the seven to eight miles of white fog surrounding her not fearing sneak attacks.
And the white fog was still recovering, still expanding!
This was the vitality of a top-tier magic cultivator.
"We will meet again?"
"I think you are delirious, unwilling to even accept the last few breaths of life I have granted you."
Jiang Ding showed no expression, with no further thoughts of observing the methods of a top-tier magic cultivator.
The Taiqing Flying Sword resonated with a metallic clang, absorbing the Heavenly Earth Spiritual Qi within a ten-kilometer radius. Its azure-blue blade shimmered with interwoven pure gold patterns, shining as bright as the brilliant blue sun, as a terror-inducing aura spread towards the heavens and earth.
It became the sole presence within dozens of kilometers.
Three layers of true intent permeated all directions, causing the spiritual energy particles within ten kilometers to become stagnant and their structures to undergo minute changes, almost as if they were about to enter the Dharma-Ending City Age where the laws of Dao would crumble.
Li Han cried out in alarm.
Her Escape Light had to halt abruptly as boundless fear surged in her heart. The surrounding fog that had expanded to over ten kilometers suddenly contracted, collapsing into a mere few dozen meters.
The particles of Spiritual Energy had already changed, and even with the Cold Ice Law Intent sensing the heavenly heart, she had lost the ability to control a wide range of spiritual energy.
Amid earth-shattering thunderous noise, the bluegold sword body twitched within the interweaving patterns of the Magnetic Field Spirit Power Gathering Formation.
It cleaved through the sky on a straight trajectory.
The Sword Intent of Destruction illuminated the heavens and earth, clearly informing everyone.
This is how I attack!
If you can't block it, then die!
Li Han shouted furiously, biting the tip of her tongue as scalding essence blood surged out, transforming into enormous mana that poured into the thirteen Ice Snow Lotuses before her.
The thirteen Ice Snow Lotuses spun rapidly, spewing out streaks of deep blue cold air that instantly coalesced into an ice-crystal sphere several dozens of meters in size before her. Countless deep blue runes covered it, interconnecting seamlessly.
This was a top secret technique from the Ice Palace of Xuanwu tiangong, often used in desperate situations. Even if gravely injured, enemies of the same rank could not cause any damage, allowing one to calmly wait for rescue from elders and fellow disciples.
Not to mention, this contained the mana and essence blood of a candidate Taoist disciple. Even powerful Golden Pill Monks would find it impossible to break through in a short time.
The bluegold sword body descended to this place, its Law-Breaking Sword Intent resonating sharply as it pierced through the sturdiest part of the God Ice Cover, striking directly at the heart of a lotus bloom.
After a brief stalemate.
A crisp sound rang out.
Fear thickened in Li Han's beautiful phoenix eyes.
Amidst the spiritual light filling the sky, one of the Ice Snow Lotus shattered. Its fragmented petals scattered, and the remaining twelve connected lotuses, as if struck by thunder, also showed cracks, their spiritual light dimming, their aura completely gone.
The Taiqing Flying Sword pierced through the center of her brows, with the Law-Breaking Sword Intent at its most frantic, rampantly destroying all signs of life within her body.
Jiang Ding showed no joy at having slain a formidable enemy, his expression grave.
But then, a pure silver Talisman fell, carrying traces of a Nascent Soul's aura, resisting the omnipresent, world-engulfing terrifying complex formation, and struggling to operate slightly.
The blue-dressed Fairy's figure blurred for a moment, separating from beneath the sword, reappearing several miles away.
The pure silver Talisman crumbled, losing its last bit of remaining power.
"Is that all you've got?"
Jiang Ding laughed out loud.
Only then did he remember that this was not a solo exploration in another realm; there was no need to fear any backing or higher-tier trump cards.
The bluegold sword body hummed with metallic clangs, dispersing its maximized Law-Breaking Sword Intent, vanishing into the interweaving Array Patterns of the Magnetic Field Spirit Power Gathering Formation and disappearing from sight.
"Xuanwu tiangong will not let you off…"
Li Han screamed in terror, having no dignity of a Taoist disciple in her final moments, burning her last flesh and mana to attempt an escape to the distance.
The Taiqing Flying Sword pierced through her brow once again, her brain matter splattering as the Sword Qi burst forth, shattering her pretty head and Divine Soul to pieces.
Her body fell from the sky, turning into countless fragments, the life force of even the last cell vanishing into oblivion in the wake of the Sword Qi's destructive force.