"During the past kalpa, in the era of the Wu and Yao, it was wielded to sweep across myriad realms, bringing all under submission and ascending to the position of supreme alliance leader."
The third sword, its blade blood-red, its hilt formed of blood, a three-foot blood-red sword.
Upon it were inscriptions, stating:
"The Immortal Slaying Sword, seven feet two inches long, corresponds to the seventy-two phenological periods, governs the Three Commanderies, aligns with the Three Terraces, weighs twenty-four catties, and corresponds to the twenty-four solar terms."
"It receives the pure qi of Shao Yang from the celestial vibration of Qingtian, and harnesses the pure essence of Yin from the flourishing Dui. Its radiance ascends to the seven luminaries, its might intimidates all spirits. Whatever it commands, all shall respond, capable of destroying the demons of the Three Extremes, and capable of purging the wicked specters of the Eight Directions."
"This divine edge, three feet in length, can restrain the unrighteous ways of celestial demons. During the past kalpa, in the era of the final dharma, it was wielded to attack and destroy the Primordial Wilderness, to slay the Six Sages, and to annihilate Hongjun."
The fourth sword, neither iron nor stone, barely an inch long.
Upon it were inscriptions, stating:
"The Immortal Severing Sword, opens all phenomena, transforms all into profound frost, and at times emits auspicious light."
"Who forged it? The Sect Master of Jie Jiao, with metal and water harmonizing flexibility and hardness."
"It can strip the very marrow of heaven and earth, cleave through the True Yang of Taiyi. Within its sheath, a thunderous roar shakes the heavens, causing all spirits and gods to hide."
"During the past kalpa, at the end of the epoch, it was wielded to destroy all demonic gods, achieving the fruit of the Great Dao Sage. Entrusted to a place of no abode, it is henceforth eternally indestructible."
Holding the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, Jin Bifeng faced Fang Ming and sighed, "I no longer wish to recall the events of the past kalpa. The Immortal Severing Sword, in its time, destroyed all demonic gods, its essence stained with the blood of the Five Elements..."
"Why must you shatter this illusion, preventing me from dwelling in peace and recalling the past within my dreams?"
Though his words fell, Yuan Feng, Hou Tu, the Five Elements Demonic Gods, and others stood as if they had not heard, remaining still.
Unmoving, unheard, and unresponsive to his words.
Like walking corpses.
Fang Ming said, "No matter how beautiful a dream, it is still just a dream, destined to return to emptiness."
"Formation, existence, decay, emptiness – these four processes, they speak the ultimate end of love."
"The ancient sages called themselves the awakened, yet willingly sank into delusion. Are you truly awakened, or are you one who has fallen?"
"Possessing the ability to awaken, yet unwilling to do so? Only wishing to remain in delusion?"
Jin Bifeng suddenly shouted sternly, "You wish to awaken, but I do not!"
"Fang Ming, you celestial demon from beyond the domain, you use your path of ruthlessness to dictate the right and wrong of cultivators on the path of emotion, merely thinking from your own perspective!"
"I was originally content within my dream... By what right do you shatter my illusion?"
As he spoke, Jin Bifeng's tone shifted.
"Since that is the case, then personally experience the might of the Zhu Xian Sword Formation!"
"This is not like in the past, when you, in the chaotic void, with the body of an Emperor, shattered the Four Swords of Zhu Xian wielded by Tong Tian Jiao Zhu..."
"These are my Four Swords of Zhu Xian, belonging to the ancient sage Jin Bifeng!"
The Four Swords of Zhu Xian!
Dao artifacts are categorized into Shu Dao Qi, Yuan Dao Qi, and Zhong Dao Qi.
These are merely official designations from the Heavenly Palace. In common parlance, Shu Dao Qi are ordinary Dao artifacts, Yuan Dao Qi are superior Dao artifacts, and Zhong Dao Qi are peak Dao artifacts.
Figures like Li Daofu and Li Shan Laomu, Golden Immortals of Great Enlightenment, though possessing true Dao artifacts far superior to so-called semi-Dao artifacts, were merely ordinary Dao artifacts.
The Golden Flood Dragon Scissors and Primordial Golden Dou of the Three Xiào Sisters were also merely superior Dao artifacts, equivalent to the Yuan Dao Qi tier.
Only Jin Bifeng's Four Swords of Zhu Xian were Zhong Dao Qi, the peak Dao artifacts.
At this moment, the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, four peak Dao artifacts, formed a formation with the four sword energies and concepts of Zhu, Xian, Lu, and Jue.
The Zhu Xian Sword Formation!
The blue, black, crimson, and white sword energies merged with each other.
At this moment, a formation diagram emerged from the void, and the four sword energies immediately occupied the four corners of the diagram, firmly rooted.
With the aid of the Zhu Xian Formation Diagram, the sword formation's power was further enhanced! It emanated concepts of slaughter, doom, destruction, and oblivion!
The Dao states: "Not copper, not iron, nor steel, it was once hidden beneath Mount Sumeru.
Without the inversion of yin and yang in its forging, how could it be tempered by water and fire to sharpen its edge?
Zhu Xian is sharp, Lu Xian brings demise, Xian Xian's four directions erupt with red light.
Jue Xian's transformations are infinitely wondrous, causing even Great Luo Golden Immortals to bleed!"
"Great Luo Golden Immortals bleed?"
Fang Ming murmured, "It is likely more than that. These four peak Dao artifacts, wielded by a cultivator at the peak of the Hunyuan Great Enlightenment Golden Immortal realm... let alone mere Great Luo Golden Immortals, even Hunyuan Great Enlightenment Golden Immortals would be in immediate danger of perishing."
"The Zhu Xian Sword Formation..."
Fang Ming's eyes grew distant, and numerous images flashed through his mind.
...
"Fang Ming!"
From within Yu Yu Heaven, this vast world of chaos, came the furious roar of Tong Tian Jiao Zhu.
As the Zhu Xian Sword Formation was activated, it immediately tore through the chaos, creating and destroying billions of Milky Way-sized medium worlds within it.
Fang Ming, then at the level of the Heaven-Shading Great Emperor, disdainfully lowered his palm, shattering the immensely powerful Four Swords of Zhu Xian into seventy-seven fragments.
The great world, Yu Yu Heaven, and the myriad demons of Jie Jiao were destroyed by Fang Ming's palm, and Jie Jiao was annihilated.
...
"In the past, I personally shattered the Four Swords of Zhu Xian into numerous fragments."
"Today, I can also recreate that scene."
After the memories concluded, Fang Ming's divine sense transformed into an Unrivaled Emperor Sword, with the Five Elements Origin Laws encircling it.
Jin Bifeng wielded a sword against Fang Ming, and Fang Ming naturally retaliated with a sword.
Fang Ming possessed the Innate Li Fire body and the four energies of Qing Ling Kong Ming, containing countless concepts and techniques. Swords, spears, sabers, and staffs were merely differences in form.
The specific weapon made no difference to Fang Ming.
He valued intent over form.
The intent of the saber, the intent of the sword... all weapons were wielded with ease, with no inherent distinction.
"All Dao lineages converge within me!"
Fang Ming let out a clear whistle, and the Unrivaled Emperor Sword seemed to manifest numerous illusory figures, displaying all manner of phenomena.
There was Xuan Qing Qi, representing the orthodox Daoist lineage, governing the three teachings of Ren, Chan, and Jie.
There was Xuan Ling Qi, spreading the eighty-four thousand minor paths, governing ghosts, Buddhas, demons, and other strange beings.
There was Xuan Kong Qi, creating all beings, the will of the masses.
There was Xuan Ming Qi, where the Heavenly Dao numbered forty-nine, with one escaping.
There was Innate Li Fire, evolving all fires, the master of all flames, the sovereign of fire.
There were the Five Elements Origin Laws, transcending the Great Dao, reaching the origin, mutually generating and overcoming, perfectly complete.
The Dao of three ancient sages.
Fang Ming had already mastered two of them, and his cultivation of the Five Elements Dao had reached the pinnacle of Hunyuan Great Enlightenment Golden Immortal.
It was almost equivalent to Fang Ming himself embodying the Dao of three ancient sages!
The Dao of three ancient sages, governed by the Emperor Dao Laws that established the Immortal Emperor position, how powerful would a single sword strike be?
"Slash!"
Fang Ming swung his sword down!
An incomparably brilliant and dazzling light erupted, severing the eons of time!
In the past, present, and future, across countless ages, countless projections of Fang Ming struck together, unleashing countless sword lights from the vast expanse of time!
The sword lights pierced through the river of time, the river of chronology! They were everywhere!
The sword lights ignored spatial distances, reaching all places!
This was the power of the Great Dao of Time and Space, forcibly driven by the Five Elements Origin Laws!
The four concepts and four sword energies of Zhu, Lu, Xian, and Jue were utterly unable to resist Fang Ming's single sword strike; even their concepts were brutally torn apart!