The Sword Sect’s Sect Master smiled and said, “I spent more than a hundred years stumbling along in sword cultivation. Fortunately, His Majesty gave me guidance. Otherwise, even another hundred years would have made it difficult to truly ascend to the heights of the sword dao.”

Cao Chong curiously asked, “What kind of person exactly was that His Majesty?”

Cao Chong had hidden away in the world for many years. He had heard of the deeds of the Great Liang Emperor and knew that the world under his rule was better than before, but since he had never met him personally, he was still somewhat confused as to why that emperor was so beloved.

It was understandable for the common people to admire him. After all, he was the ruler of the nation and had genuinely done many things for the people. But why was it that, aside from the common people, even supreme experts outside the secular world like the Sword Sect’s Sect Master also praised him without end?

The Sword Sect’s Sect Master looked at Cao Chong and thought for a long time. In truth, it was difficult to find precise words to describe what kind of person that emperor really was.

It seemed as though all the positive words in the world could be used to describe the Great Liang Emperor.

To describe this heroic ruler who had truly forged a backbone for the Great Liang Dynasty.

“I really don’t know how to describe it, but if you look at him, you can see His Majesty’s shadow.”

Cao Chong was startled, then raised his head to look over and softly said, “So he was such a person.”

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The battle above the sea of clouds had become too brutal.

The young martial artist’s towering dharma idol had already become somewhat battered. Those shattered areas had all been caused by the Demon Emperor’s colossal dharma idol, but the Demon Emperor was not in much better shape. The demonic qi around his dharma idol had also faded considerably and no longer carried the same terrifying presence as before.

Its oppressive aura had weakened greatly.

Chen Chao’s towering dharma idol extended a massive hand. At this moment, the clouds within ten thousand miles all began gathering toward his palm, while peals of heavenly thunder rang across the sky.

These were not true heavenly thunder, but sonic explosions stirred up by the terrifying qi of these two beings.

The Demon Emperor was unwilling to be outdone. Countless streams of demonic qi gathered within his palm and condensed into a long spear overflowing with immense demonic qi.

At this moment, the gigantic straight saber in Chen Chao’s hand also took shape.

The style of that straight saber was exactly the same as Chen Chao’s saber Cloud Mud, only vastly different in size.

After gripping the saber, the other hand of Chen Chao’s towering dharma idol also pressed against the hilt, then raised it high before slashing down with a single strike!

At this moment, endless and boundless qi suddenly erupted, and the entire sea of clouds split apart, revealing a massive ravine!

Before that ravine, the Demon Emperor’s spear did not move to block Chen Chao’s slash, but instead thrust straight forward.

Endless demonic qi burst from the spear tip, then transformed into a pitch-black tidal wave that instantly sought to drown Chen Chao’s towering dharma idol!

The instant the long spear and straight saber collided-

The Sword Sect’s Sect Master stood up, sword intent surging within his eyes. Countless strands of sword intent rose up, forming a barrier of sword qi before him.

At the same time, Cao Chong instantly took out his old book and suspended it before himself.

“God... dammit!"

Even a scholar like Cao Chong could not help but curse in this instant.

The fact that these two Fuyun cultivators were treating the situation with such solemn caution made it clear what this collision between the two represented!

The sea of clouds was instantly torn apart, and the countless drifting clouds scattered without a trace.

Then a terrifying shockwave visible to the naked eye spread outward from around the two of them.

Like ripples spreading outward, it swept across ten thousand miles!

But in terms of sheer might, it was countless times stronger than ripples. A more fitting description would be that a horrifying tidal wave had exploded outward at this moment, surging into the distance.

This was only because the two of them were currently above the sea of clouds. Had they been standing upon some stretch of land, everything around them would have been flattened in an instant.

Whether giant trees or towering mountains, before this terrifying shockwave, all would certainly have been reduced to flat ground.

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Divine Capital.

Within the imperial city.

His Highness the Crown Prince had been closely watching the distant scene the entire time. Though he did not know exactly what was happening, he vaguely felt that it was his elder brother battling some great demon.

Thus, he continued watching and refused to leave.

At this moment, the heavens and earth suddenly changed color. First, an enormous and thick line appeared within the sea of clouds, stretching endlessly at astonishing speed.

Then a violent gale swept through the entire Divine Capital!

The fierce wind roared through the city, kicking up endless sand and dust, making it impossible for people to even open their eyes.

Wu Xinyue raised a barrier to shield the Crown Prince from the gale, while she herself stared upward in incomparable shock.

It was not that she could not believe that experts at the end of Nepenthe could unleash such power in battle.

But this was clearly separated by an immense distance, at least several thousand miles away. Yet, it could still affect this place?

Wu Xinyue’s heart rose to her throat as she asked cautiously, “Your Highness, should we hide somewhere first?”

At this moment, the Crown Prince could barely even stand steadily, but hearing Wu Xinyue’s words, he still shook his head and smiled. “Xinyue, there’s nothing to fear. Elder Brother is around.”

Wu Xinyue had long since grown accustomed to her husband’s unconditional trust in that young Lord Warden Commander, but she still said worriedly, “Your Highness, we should at least make some preparations. Elder Brother may be in the middle of a fierce battle, but under these circumstances, I’m afraid he won’t be able to spare attention for Your Highness.”

The Crown Prince shook his head and smiled. “If Elder Brother is here, then Divine Capital is here, and Great Liang is here.”

Wu Xinyue sighed helplessly and was about to say something more, but the Crown Prince suddenly turned to look at her and said, “Though what Xinyue says also makes sense. Let’s go find somewhere to avoid this for a while.”

Wu Xinyue was first startled, then laughed. The man before her always noticed her emotional fluctuations so quickly. In truth, that alone was already quite rare.

After all, he was the true ruler of this dynasty. Most of the time, he did not need to care about anyone else’s emotions at all.

“Xinyue, do you think that if Elder Brother kills that demon, he’ll return to Divine Capital and casually toss the severed head before me, clap his hands, and indifferently say something like: just a demon, nothing special about it?”

As the Crown Prince walked, he suddenly imagined the scene and found it rather amusing.

Wu Xinyue smiled. “Your Highness, it seems you understand Elder Brother a little now.”

The Crown Prince gritted his teeth and said, “He loves showing off the most, especially in front of this imperial highness!”

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Not far from Divine Capital, Yu Xiyi, Yu Qingfeng, and Jiang Xiao’an were hurrying along the road.

A violent gale suddenly arose, directly causing Yu Qingfeng to lose his footing and nearly be blown away. Yu Xiyi reacted quickly, grabbing Yu Qingfeng with one hand while scooping up his final disciple with the other.

Then this great sword immortal frowned.

After sensing that trace of demonic qi, the great sword immortal suddenly cursed loudly, “That damned Chen Chao! We agreed we’d kill the Demon Emperor together, and you fucking went by yourself?!”

After saying this, the great sword immortal directly transformed into a streak of sword light and shot forward. In just several minutes, he landed within Divine Capital.

Then Yu Xiyi tossed the two children into the bamboo building and turned to head toward Ying Prefecture.

Of course he knew the Demon Emperor was already a Fuyun Realm cultivator, but since Chen Chao was already fighting him, he naturally had to go as well.

Jiang Xiao’an grabbed Yu Xiyi’s sleeve, gritted her teeth, and wanted to persuade her master to stay, but in the end only forced out a smile. “Master, you have to come back.”

Yu Xiyi burst into laughter. “Xiao’an, what are you worried about? Your master is a great sword immortal. Who the fuck can just kill me whenever they want?!”

Throwing out those words, Yu Xiyi rose into the sky. His entire body transformed into a streak of sword light and vanished into the horizon!

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Mount Xi.

Yun Jianyue and Zhu Xia sat at the edge of the cliff, looking at the sea of clouds before them.

At this moment, a streak of light suddenly descended.

Yun Jianyue reached out to catch it and glanced at it. Then the young great daoist sage stood up, looked at Zhu Xia, and smiled. “Zhu Xia, I have something to do. I need to leave first.”

Zhu Xia asked, “Did something happen to him?”

Yun Jianyue looked at her and shook her head with a smile. “Don’t worry. Nothing happened.”

Although she knew Yun Jianyue was obviously lying to her, Zhu Xia still nodded and softly said, “All of you have to stay alive.”