283: Chapter 283 Sword Intent Imprint

"Thump."

After resolving the phantom of the dragon beast, Ye Tian could no longer hold on. He knelt on one knee, using his broken liuguang sword to prop up his body, coughing up mouthfuls of blood, his aura withered to the extreme.

That last strike had almost drained him of everything, and his injuries had only worsened.

But a flicker of light flashed in his eyes.

He had bet correctly!

The "Gu Hong" Sword Intent was indeed the key!

He stumbled behind the rib bone to check on the Dragon Ape.

Although the Dragon Ape was weak, it was not in any serious danger, only looking at him anxiously.

Ye Tian squeezed out an ugly smile, took out a Medicinal Pill to consume, and fed one to the Dragon Ape as well.

"Temporarily... safe."

He looked towards the center of the ruins that had been revealed after the Formation disappeared.

There, it seemed there was a structure resembling an altar or a stone chamber.

However, before they could catch their breath.

"Spectacular, truly spectacular."

A low, hoarse voice suddenly came from the direction they had arrived from.

A tower-like figure appeared, carrying that dark red mountain shattering blade on his shoulder, slowly walking out from the shadows.

It was none other than Qiu Qianchuan!

A cruel smile played on the corners of his mouth. His gaze swept over the heavily injured Ye Tian and the Dragon Ape, finally settling on the dim fragment in Ye Tian's hand.

"To think, you little mouse, not only managed to break through to this place but also managed to solve this 'gatekeeper' thing."

Qiu Qianchuan approached step by step, releasing the terrifying pressure of the Sea Transformation Realm Middle Stage. It was even more powerful and filled with a bloody, murderous aura than the phantom of the Evil Qi dragon beast, suppressing Ye Tian and the Dragon Ape, who had just experienced a bitter battle, until they could not move.

"It seems you have more secrets on you than I thought. This fragment, and that strange Sword Intent you just used... I am very interested."

Ye Tian's heart sank to the bottom of the valley in an instant.

The worst-case scenario had happened!

Qiu Qianchuan had actually entered the Dragon Slaying Abyss as well, and had been following behind them the whole time, waiting to reap the rewards!

At this moment, he was heavily injured, his True Qi was exhausted, and the Dragon Ape had lost its fighting ability. Facing this Sea Transformation Realm powerhouse in peak condition, he had absolutely no chance of winning, and even the possibility of escape was minimal!

Qiu Qianchuan stopped ten zhang in front of Ye Tian, looking like he was thoroughly enjoying the look of despair in his prey's eyes.

He leisurely took the mountain shattering blade down from his shoulder.

"Hand over that ancient sword pill of yours, and this fragment, voluntarily. Then, cripple your own cultivation and kneel to beg for mercy."

"If I am in a good mood, I might spare the life of this beast beside you and use it to trade for some wine money. As for you... I can give you a quick death. Otherwise..."

A fierce light flashed in his eyes. "I will let you taste what it means to be unable to live and unable to die. You must have heard something about the methods of the Shadow Calamity Tower's 'Blade Division'."

Humiliation, naked humiliation!

Robbing him of his treasures, crippling his cultivation, and even forcing him to kneel!

And even wanting to sell the Dragon Ape for money!

This was to completely trample and crush all of Ye Tian's dignity, reliance, and hope beneath his feet!

Ye Tian clenched his fists tightly, staring at Qiu Qianchuan, his eyes burning with rage, yet filled with powerlessness.

The gap in strength was too vast.

Was he truly out of options this time?

Qiu Qianchuan seemed very satisfied with Ye Tian's reaction. He grinned, his smile ferocious: "Right, I almost forgot to tell you. Before I came in, I already ordered my subordinates waiting outside to go to Yunni City to 'invite' your Junior Brother. Calculating the time, they should have... 'invited' him by now, right? Tell me, if I bring your Junior Brother before you and crush his bones one by one, will you be more obedient?"

"You dare!!"

Ye Tian suddenly looked up, his eyes splitting, roaring hoarsely.

Hou Xiaojie!

He had been implicated after all!

Qiu Qianchuan, that beast!

Seeing Ye Tian's completely out-of-control, extremely furious expression, Qiu Qianchuan laughed out loud, as if he had seen the funniest play: "Look at whether I dare or not? Little mouse, I will give you three breaths of time to consider. Three..."

"Two..."

Qiu Qianchuan counted down calmly, enjoying the despair and struggle on Ye Tian's face.

Ye Tian's mind was blank, with only endless rage boiling within.

Hou Xiaojie... Dragon Ape... No!

Absolutely not!

But, what could he do?

What else could he do?

Detonate the ancient sword pill and perish together?

Just as Qiu Qianchuan was about to say "one," and Ye Tian was preparing to risk everything to detonate it, that fragment and the ancient sword pill suddenly vibrated simultaneously!

This time, it was not because Ye Tian was urging them, but because they themselves had a strong reaction with the deepest part of these ruins!

"Hmm?"

Qiu Qianchuan frowned, looking vigilantly towards the altar.

He saw that from the direction of the altar, a silver sword light suddenly shot into the sky, instantly piercing through the thick phantom of the rock layer above the Dragon Slaying Abyss, as if connecting to the starry sky outside!

A terrifying Sword Intent, solitary and high, capable of severing the ages of time and space, descended with a boom, enveloping the entire core of the ruins!

Before this Sword Intent, whether it was the dense Evil Qi of the Dragon Slaying Abyss or the pressure of Qiu Qianchuan's Sea Transformation Realm, everything bowed in submission!

Qiu Qianchuan's expression changed abruptly, showing shock for the first time. He subconsciously took a half-step back, gripping the mountain shattering blade tightly.

And at the source of that silver sword light, above the altar, the Void Realm slowly cracked open a gap, and an illusory sword shadow, entirely silver with stars flowing across its blade, slowly emerged.

Beside the sword shadow, there was a vaguely visible figure in green robes standing with hands behind its back, facing away from all living beings, lonely and desolate. Although blurry, it possessed a peerless sharpness that made the heaven and earth lose their color!

It was "Gu Hong"!

Or rather, it was a Sword Intent Imprint he had left behind!

This imprint seemed to have been completely activated by the fragment and the ancient sword pill, and it also seemed to have sensed that the "homologous" dragon beast had been destroyed, as well as the intrusion of Qiu Qianchuan, the "foreign enemy."

It "looked" at Qiu Qianchuan, and it also "looked" at Ye Tian.

The next moment, that illusory silver sword shadow trembled slightly.

"Clang!"

A silver Sword Qi came from the ancient past, traversing time and space, ignoring all obstacles, and instantly appeared in front of Qiu Qianchuan!

Qiu Qianchuan instantly felt the threat of death. He roared wildly, his Sea Transformation Realm Middle Stage cultivation erupting to the limit. The mountain shattering blade burst forth with monstrous blood light, turning into a blood-colored blade wall to block before him, while countless defensive Talismans and protective treasures lit up around his body!

However, before that silver Sword Qi, all of this was like paper.

"Rip!"

The blood-colored blade wall was easily cut open, and the Talismans and protective light were instantly annihilated.

The silver Sword Qi easily penetrated all of Qiu Qianchuan's defenses, and then flashed past his right shoulder!

"Puff!"

Blood sprayed out!

A complete right arm, severed at the shoulder, flew into the air along with a spray of blood!

The mountain shattering blade hit the ground with a "clang."

"Ah!!!"

Qiu Qianchuan immediately let out a miserable, piercing scream, his face full of terror and intense pain. He covered the spurting wound on his right shoulder with his left hand, staggered backward, and looked at the silver sword shadow with extreme horror!

Just a casual strike from a Sword Intent Imprint left behind who knows how many years ago had actually severed the right arm of him, a Sea Transformation Realm Middle Stage Body Cultivator!

What kind of power was this?!

The silver sword shadow seemed to have done it casually. After striking with one sword, it no longer paid attention to Qiu Qianchuan, instead turning more of its "attention" towards Ye Tian.

It seemed to have sensed the ancient sword pill and fragment within Ye Tian's body, as well as the trace of "Gu Hong" Sword Intent he had just comprehended.

The green-robed phantom beside the sword shadow moved slightly.

Immediately after, the silver sword shadow turned into a stream of light, carrying that vast Sword Intent, and plunged straight into the center of Ye Tian's eyebrows!

At the same time, an object flew out from the cracked void gap of the altar and fell into Ye Tian's arms.

It was a black command token shaped like a sword scabbard.

"Ahhh! My hand! My arm!"

Qiu Qianchuan had by now retreated to the distance. Looking at his severed arm on the ground, he was shocked, furious, and fearful. He stared fixedly at Ye Tian, who was shrouded in silver sword light, his eyes erupting with infinite resentment, but more than that, fear.

That silver sword shadow was too terrifying!

He could not stay here for long!

He endured the intense pain, quickly used his left hand to press acupoints to stop the bleeding, and turned abruptly. He didn't even bother to pick up the mountain shattering blade or his own severed arm on the ground, turning into a bloody light and fleeing frantically toward the way he came, as if running for his life!

He was truly scared!

And at this moment, Ye Tian was completely unaware of everything in the outside world.

His consciousness was completely submerged by the vast "Gu Hong" Sword Intent and taken to another world.

He saw "Gu Hong" wielding a sword to slay dragons, leaving his image in the bloody sea of the Dragon Slaying Abyss.

He saw the purpose of that black sword scabbard command token: it controlled part of the Dragon Slaying Abyss Restrictions and was also a key.

He saw clearer clues pointing toward the Taichu Sword Scripture, which were outside the Northern Region!

He also saw the method to neutralize the Evil Qi here, and even... how to quickly recover from his injuries!

The silver sword light slowly receded, and the phantom and sword shadow on the altar gradually faded, finally disappearing from sight.

Ye Tian slowly opened his eyes. Although he was still heavily injured and his aura was weak, his entire spirit and temperament had changed, gaining a kind of solitary sharpness.

He looked in the direction where Qiu Qianchuan had fled, cold light flickering in his eyes.

"Qiu Qianchuan... the hatred of capturing Xiao Jie, the debt of hurting the Dragon Ape... I will personally return it a hundredfold!"

He whispered to himself, picked up the black sword scabbard command token, sensed it slightly, and understood its use.

He bowed towards the altar: "Junior Ye Tian thanks Senior 'Gu Hong' for the grace of bestowing the technique and protecting the Dao!"

Then, he turned to look at the withered Dragon Ape, and then looked into the depths of the ruins, where it seemed there was a passage behind the altar.

"Little Dragon, we are saved. Let's find a safe place first, heal our wounds, and then... it's time for us to strike back."