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Chapter 23 - The Fluttering Heart of Li Hanyi
Chapter 23 The Fluttering Heart of Li Hanyi
Jiang Che nodded thoughtfully before continuing:
“I have a technique called Heaven’s Sword. Watch closely.”
“How much you can comprehend depends entirely on your own fortune.”
“What?”
Li Hanyi looked puzzled and was about to ask more when she noticed Jiang Che’s demeanor suddenly change.
If Jiang Che had previously resembled an ethereal immortal, he now embodied the sharpness of a peerless sword!
Witnessing this transformation, Li Hanyi’s mind went blank.
As a swordswoman, she immediately understood the significance of this shift.
Jiang Che had achieved the fabled state of unity between man and sword—the pinnacle of swordsmanship!
“Heaven’s Sword!”
Jiang Che infused his entire being with Five Elements spiritual energy, channeling it into the Seven-Star Abyss Dragon Sword.
The sword trembled uncontrollably, as if expressing its excitement.
With a single swing, Jiang Che slashed toward the heavens!
Li Hanyi’s eyes widened as she stared, transfixed by the sword energy streaking through the sky.
This strike—breathtakingly beautiful, dazzlingly brilliant—resonated with the mountains, rivers, and even the protective moat of Snow Moon City thousands of meters away.
The entire region’s mountains echoed in harmony with the sword energy.
Li Hanyi stood stunned, her scalp tingling as if something deep within her had been powerfully stirred.
Her heart raced. Within that strike, she seemed to glimpse the future path of her swordsmanship.
The colossal sword energy stretched thousands of meters, blotting out the blazing sun.
Above the Nine Heavens, storm clouds churned as colorful clouds descended.
The sword light swept across the skies over Snow Moon City, witnessed by everyone within.
Countless swordsmen shivered, overcome with awe and fear.
“To think I once called myself a master of swordsmanship. With such swordsmanship in the world, how could I dare?”
One swordsman chuckled bitterly, discarding his blade as his spirit collapsed.
“Who could withstand such a strike?”
“Damn, is this even earthly swordsmanship?”
“Does Snow Moon City have such a sword immortal?”
“Was it the Second City Lord? Or the Fourth City Lord?”
It wasn’t until the sword light vanished into the horizon that the people regained their senses, breaking into fervent discussions.
…
In the Eastern Return Tavern.
Bai Li Dongjun was savoring a freshly brewed wine.
“Who would have thought such extraordinary swordsmanship could exist in the mortal realm…”
Watching the sword light streaking across the sky, Bai Li Dongjun was deeply moved.
He didn’t need to guess—it had to be Jiang Che.
He knew his junior sister, Li Hanyi. While she was undoubtedly a prodigy, she couldn’t possibly unleash such an awe-inspiring strike.
This sword is powerful enough to split the heavens!
“It seems swordsmanship truly reigns supreme in this era…”
Taking a deep swig of wine, Bai Li Dongjun seemed to reach a resolution.
Though known as the Wine Immortal, Bai Li Dongjun could be a Blade Immortal when wielding a blade, or a Sword Immortal when wielding a sword.
At that moment, he resolved to return to the path of the sword and reclaim the pinnacle of swordsmanship.
If not for unresolved inner demons, Bai Li Dongjun could have reached the unity of man and heaven a decade ago. This was why he had been searching for Meng Po’s Soup.
Long ago, he had killed the woman he loved most, Yue Yao, and had since lived in a haze of regret. Only by drinking Meng Po’s Soup to forget his past could he break through and achieve the ultimate realm.
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In a gambling house, Yin Luoxia was playing dice with a group of gamblers.
Seeing the colossal sword light streak across the heavens, a smile curved at her lips.
She knew this strike was undoubtedly Jiang Che’s.
As a long-time friend of Li Hanyi, she understood her well.
While Li Hanyi was a sword prodigy, she couldn’t possibly deliver such a world-shattering strike.
“This little guy is full of surprises…”
Muttering to herself, Yin Luoxia’s curiosity about Jiang Che deepened.
She had always suspected he practiced some immortal techniques but had never imagined his swordsmanship was so terrifyingly advanced!
He had already reached the summit of mastery.
In that moment, Yin Luoxia made up her mind.
She would find a way to uncover Jiang Che’s secrets one day!
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In the City Lord’s Mansion.
Sikong Changfeng was haggling with his daughter, Sikong Qianluo, when the sword light streaked across the sky.
Seeing the sword light, Sikong Changfeng’s expression turned dazed for a moment.
Soon after, a realization dawned on him, leaving his expression deeply conflicted.
“To think that brat’s swordsmanship is so heaven-defying…”
He knew that strike could only be Jiang Che’s.
It was now clear that during their duel at Erhai Lake, Jiang Che had held back.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
It was hard to fathom who could possibly withstand such a strike.
A master of unity with heaven?
Or perhaps a legendary practitioner of the Immortal Heavenly Dao?
“Father, stop calling Brother Che a brat!”
Sikong Qianluo pouted, hands on her hips, her fair little face puffed up with discontent.
“My dear daughter…”
Sikong Changfeng’s mouth twitched, feeling utterly exasperated.
He genuinely couldn’t understand Jiang Che’s charm.
How had this rascal managed to turn his precious daughter into such a state after just a few days?
Where was this headed?
Sikong Changfeng was genuinely worried his darling girl might throw herself at Jiang Che someday.
What was so great about this brat, anyway?
Sure, he was a little handsome, a little skilled, and a little brilliant in medicine…