Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 913: Sword Tower Supreme Lord

“What did he just say? Mingtai is a sword spirit turned human?”

The sword cultivators stared at Mingtai incredulously. Lu Yang is the Heaven Mandate Immortal’s successor, and Mingtai is a sword spirit turned human—hold on, with how special your identities are, aren’t we too ordinary when compared to you two?

Originally, the sword cultivators thought that with the upcoming Battle of the Great Era, it was their time to shine.

In the end, they realized that they had been utterly defeated in terms of status alone.

Having a special identity wasn’t necessarily a problem. Throughout history, there were plenty of cultivators who trained diligently and defeated foes with special backgrounds. Their deeds were then passed down as tales.

But the problem is, even after such training, we still can’t defeat them both.

What the hell are we still contending for in the Great Era?

The expressions of the Sword Tower’s higher-ups shifted. They hadn’t expected this ancient nameless sword spirit to expose Mingtai’s identity outright, and they didn’t know whether this was a blessing or a calamity.

Yun Mengmeng quietly drew closer to Lu Yang, sensing something amiss with Liu Ningxuan’s demeanor. The faint aura he emitted made her very uncomfortable. If Yun Mengmeng had spent more time in the outside world, she would have recognized this as a murderous aura.

Liu Ningxuan fixed his gaze on Mingtai, revealing a cruel, dangerous smile as he spoke slowly. “Innate sword spirits have it so good—they can even take human form. Unlike me, I can only stay confined within the sword.”

Lu Yang’s expression changed, and he stepped before Mingtai. “What are you planning?!”

Liu Ningxuan found his gesture laughable. “Kid, don’t think I fear you just because you inherited the Heaven Mandate Immortal’s legacy. Let me guess—you’ve only obtained his legacy and seen his projections, but never seen the true Heaven Mandate Immortal!”

Seeing Lu Yang’s expression, Liu Ningxuan grew more certain. “The Heaven Mandate Immortal hasn’t appeared in ages. He might be long dead.”

With how much the ostentatious Heaven Mandate Immortal liked to flaunt, how could he have gone silent for over a hundred thousand years? Something must be wrong.

I have a life-and-death enmity with the Heaven Mandate Immortal. If it hadn't been for the fear that he could still be alive, I would have killed Lu Yang, too!

Over ten thousand years ago, the Sword Tower Supreme Lord obtained the Chengying Sword. Liu Ningxuan feared that he'd be discovered within it, so he remained in slumber since then.

Upon awakening, he first saw his mortal enemy’s successor, then an innate sword spirit in human form. How could he not kill them to vent his fury?

Liu Ningxuan manipulated the Chengying Sword, unleashing invisible sword qi. It erupted brilliantly, surpassing the top-grade luminous pearl on the sword vault’s ceiling. Such power made the sword vault tremble. The tower above even swayed, unable to withstand it.

The invisible sword qi locked onto Mingtai, intent on killing him in one strike!

The sword cultivators shuddered in fear at the sight. Even an ordinary Transcendent Tribulation cultivator could probably not withstand something like that!

“Protect Mingtai!” Tower Leader Guan hastily hollered. Together with the twelve elders, they positioned themselves before Mingtai.

Golden runes burst forth. They encompassed some supreme principle, interweaving to form the Great Sword Dao Cosmic Loop Array.

Boom!

The invisible sword qi descended, raging upon contacting the array. After three breaths of stalemate, both the invisible sword qi and the great array shattered at the same time!

“Ah—” Tower Leader Guan and the others were flung back by the shockwaves. It was unclear how many ribs they broke, and blood trickled from their lips.

Liu Ningxuan sneered. “Is this all you’ve got?

“You should be grateful that I haven’t fought in tens of thousands of years and have gotten rusty. Otherwise, that strike would have annihilated you all!

“This time, I wonder what you will use to defend yourselves?”

Liu Ningxuan condensed another invisible sword qi, even more powerful than the one before!

Tower Leader Guan and the elders paled. They had exhausted their full strength to block the first strike. How were they supposed to withstand this?

Right then, the top-grade luminous pearl on the sword vault’s ceiling blazed with unprecedented radiance. A graceful figure emerged from the nine-colored divine light.

“I’d like to see who dares harm Mingtai!”

All eyes were fixed on the silhouette within the nine-colored divine light, wondering which exalted figure had appeared.

Mingtai’s eyes lit up at the familiar figure. He couldn’t help but cry out, “Master!”

Master?

Hearing Mingtai’s form of address, Tower Leader Guan realized who she was. “Unworthy disciple of the Sword Tower pays respects to the Supreme Lord!”

The top-grade luminous pearl shattered, and the nine-colored divine light faded, revealing the graceful figure’s true form—a woman of peerless elegance. She appeared delicate, like a sheltered young miss.

Few knew that the Sword Tower Supreme Lord was actually a woman.

“Sword Tower Supreme Lord?” Liu Ningxuan narrowed his eyes, remaining calm. This is definitely not her true body.

The Sword Tower Supreme Lord acted as if she hadn’t seen Liu Ningxuan, flying down and patting Mingtai’s head dotingly. “As I thought, you have chosen the path of taking on human form.”

“Master!” Mingtai clung to her, weeping bitterly. He had thought he would never see her again.

“Alright, that’s enough, don’t cry. Am I not perfectly fine?” the Sword Tower Supreme Lord comforted him softly.

Then she turned her head to look at Liu Ningxuan above. “So he’s the one bullying you? Watch your jiejie teach him a lesson!”

Taking the Hanguang Sword, the Sword Tower Supreme Lord flew up to confront Liu Ningxuan. The air itself seemed to congeal.

Liu Ningxuan showed no fear, sneering contemptuously. “You have the face to say you’re perfectly fine? You are nothing but a remnant soul hidden within that luminous pearl. I suppose you only emerge when the Sword Tower faces catastrophe. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

“How much of your original power can this remnant soul wield?” One can’t survive after failing the Immortal Ascension Tribulation. The fact that she could leave a remnant soul is already an impossibility made possible.

The Sword Tower Supreme Lord replied, “Back then, I already suspected that this sword was the Chengying Sword. Unfortunately, I never had proof, and even the Taixue Imperial Academy couldn’t confirm.

“Who would have thought? The world claims that you have vanished, yet here you are, skulking in the Chengying Sword and barely clinging to life without dignity.”

She pointed her sword at Liu Ningxuan, her brows furrowing. “How dare you harm my Mingtai?! You must be tired of living!”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy also observed the Sword Tower Supreme Lord’s state. “Impressive. To leave a remnant soul from the Immortal Ascension Tribulation—could she have the Soul Incipient Dao Fruit?”

Apart from the Everlasting Incipient Dao Fruit, only the Soul Incipient Dao Fruit could achieve this.

“Immortal Fairy, what’s Liu Ningxuan’s cultivation level?” Lu Yang asked stealthily.

“Apex Transcendent Tribulation Stage.”

“Only at the Apex Transcendent Tribulation Stage?” Lu Yang remarked inwardly, I thought Liu Ningxuan would be a half-immortal.

Then he realized something was off. When did I start thinking that Transcendent Tribulation cultivators are nothing special?

“Back then, we both wanted to condense the Silent Annihilation Incipient Dao Fruit. He overestimated himself and challenged me. During the battle, he used Person and Sword as One to flee.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy huffed indignantly.

“It’s a pity that he became a sword spirit; sword spirits can’t possess Incipient Dao Fruits. Oh, except me.

“If he hadn’t become a sword spirit, he might have had some chance to condense the Silent Annihilation Incipient Dao Fruit.”

Lu Yang hadn’t expected the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s assessment of Liu Ningxuan to be this high. But then again, that makes sense. Without some skill, who would dare challenge the Everlasting Immortal Fairy?