GA: Chapter 251: The Phantom of a Long Sword Piercing the Heavenly Dao, Endless Sword Light Surrounding the Void
"Hasn't the follow-up support arrived yet?"
Within Yan City, a very small portion of the area was still resisting the beast tide.
Yan City no longer had the capacity for large-scale resistance; there were only small groups of warriors scattered across various areas and humans hiding in the shadows.
They were the last combat-capable Ability Users in Yan City outside of the shelters, but they couldn't help but feel despair now.
Actually, with their strength, they still had a chance to flee to the shelters even now, but the people here weren't just them—there were also many civilians without combat capabilities.
If they left, these people would die.
So they could only pin their hopes on support from other cities, hoping they would arrive quickly to save this city on the brink of collapse.
"What's the use of support other than the First Sequence?"
"With that Mutated Lizard around, no amount of support is meaningful."
A pale man with an empty right sleeve leaned against a wall and spoke in a dejected tone.
If not for that Mutated Lizard, this city wouldn't have fallen so quickly, let alone become what it was now.
"Wait, the Imperial Capital Spiritual Energy Bureau contacted us. They've dispatched a powerful Ability User for support!"
Suddenly, a person ran over with an excited expression.
"One?!"
"Could it be the Dragon Emperor?"
The man in the lead stood up. If it were the Dragon Emperor, then Yan City would be saved! Truly saved!
The Dragon Emperor was the strongest in Huaxia after the White Emperor. If it were him, that Mutated Lizard would definitely be no match!
"No, it's not the Dragon Emperor."
"It's a person named Zhang Hai. I didn't see any information about him on the official website of the Imperial Capital Spiritual Energy Bureau; he might be part of a batch of First Sequence being raised in secret."
The figure shook his head and said.
"Zhang Hai?"
"This..."
An unknown existence, with nothing known but a name. Even if the Imperial Capital Spiritual Energy Bureau dared to send him, clearly believing he could solve it, they couldn't muster much confidence!
"Let's trust him. No matter what, the Imperial Capital Spiritual Energy Bureau wouldn't send a highly talented Ability User here to die."
He said.
"Besides, we have no other choice but to believe, right?"
"Mom, when can we go out?"
In the shelter, a little girl in her mother's arms looked at her mother curiously with eyes as pure as stars.
They had been in here for a long time.
There were many people and plenty of food, but the atmosphere was very somber, and no one spoke.
She didn't want to stay here; she wanted to go home.
"Be good, Mengmeng. Sleep a little longer, and we can go home when you wake up."
Her mother forced a smile, stroked Mengmeng's head, and sang a nursery rhyme in her ear.
Once the little girl fell asleep, the tears in her mother's eyes could no longer be held back and began to fall. She wanted to cry out loud, but she worried about waking her daughter and feared her voice would attract the attention of the Mutated Creatures outside the shelter.
She could only cover her mouth, tears falling continuously as her body trembled.
She wanted to go home too!
But there was no going back now.
Until the beast tide in this city was resolved, no one dared to leave the shelter.
"Don't worry, the war will end one day."
"The food and water in the shelter are enough to support all of us for three months."
"Based on the experience of the second beast tide, it won't take three months, not even one month, for the beast tides in all cities to be resolved."
"What we need to do is wait patiently."
A man next to the woman spoke comfortingly.
He also had a girl in his arms, and his eyes were full of affection as he looked at her.
To him, children were treasures bestowed by heaven.
No matter where he was, as long as the child was alive, he still held hope for life.
"Hell on earth, nothing less."
Above Yan City, Xu Qing stood on his sword, looking at the broken landscape below. His eyes were filled with shock and horror, and beyond that, an endless silence and sorrow.
In the past in Sichuan, the beast tide was even just a bit of excitement for them.
They were protected too well and had seen too little.
No matter how terrifying the roars of the beasts outside the city were, or how loud the sound of artillery, the city remained peaceful.
At most, they would curse a bit while playing mahjong.
But since leaving Sichuan, he had seen too much misery along the way.
Despair, madness, Death.
He had killed many Mutated wild beasts and saved many people.
But it was far from enough.
The more he saw, the more he felt he hadn't done enough.
Reaching Yan City and seeing the hell on earth below, with Mutated wild beasts tearing at human corpses, he stood in the void. The sword that was originally beneath his feet was now held in his hand at some point.
"Clang!"
Between heaven and earth, a sword chime rang out.
Spiritual energy surged within him, and a special aura surrounded him in the unseen.
"Boom!"
A sharp and fierce aura soared into the sky, and a visible phantom of a long sword piercing the heaven and earth emerged behind him.
The gale roared, tearing the clouds in the sky. The Mutated wild beasts on the ground seemed to sense something terrifying and almost simultaneously curled their bodies, not daring to move.
Subduing Demons and Devils!
What are demons? What are devils?
These beneath his feet are the demons; these beneath his feet are the devils!
Xu Qing practiced orthodox Daoist cultivation techniques, which possessed a strong innate suppression against these demons and devils.
The phantom of the sword piercing the heaven and earth shook the entire city.
The humans hidden in the city's secret places looked at the scene in the sky in disbelief, followed by endless joy.
"Support is here! This must be support!"
"So his Supernatural Ability is a sword? But such a long and massive sword is simply too exaggerated!"
"This kind of strength is undoubtedly the First Sequence! Great, we're saved!"
"Sword energy spans thirty thousand miles, one sword's light chills nineteen provinces! This is the swordsman from the Xianxia world of my past fantasies!"
"..."
Everyone couldn't help but cheer. Even if they didn't notice Xu Qing beneath that massive sword phantom, in their eyes, this was undoubtedly the technique of a human powerhouse!
"Can Mutated Creatures use swords?"
"How many of them can even hold a sword?"
"If they can't even hold a sword, how can they talk about using one? How can they talk about summoning such a massive sword phantom?"
"Sword Light · Divide."
In a calm voice, the long sword phantom behind Xu Qing transformed into one long sword after another, identical to the Qingfeng in his hand.
Countless long sword phantoms surrounded the void. Xu Qing pointed his sword at the Mutated wild beasts below and said in a cold tone:
"Fall!"
"Rumble, rumble—"
The moment the words fell, countless sword lights pierced through the void and descended from the sky.
GA: Chapter 252: One of the Mount Shu Sword Arts, Sword Control to Subdue Demons!
"Roar!!!"
"Awoo!!!"
"Kaka Kaka!!!"
Under the gaze of the survivors, countless sword lights crashed down, piercing through the bodies of the Mutated wild beasts amidst their miserable cries.
These sword lights seemed to have trackers installed; no matter how the Mutated wild beasts tried to dodge, it was useless.
The gap between Ability Users is truly vast!
These terrors, which were unbeatable in their eyes, were merely third-rate trash that true powerhouses could easily slay.
But every era is unfriendly to the vast majority of people; they only ever favor a select few.
Xu Qing was not impatient to rush and kill the First Sequence-level Mutated wild beasts, but instead walked through this area still ravaged by the Mutated wild beasts, slaying those that had not been killed by his sword light one by one.
Mount Shu cultivation methods naturally possess a unique sensitivity toward Demonic Evil, making it useless no matter how they hide.
They were discovered by him and then slain!
Even if there were many more of these ordinary Mutated wild beasts, they made no difference in Xu Qing's eyes.
It was nothing more than taking a little more time to resolve.
"Besides me, did the higher-ups send anyone else?"
"Or is he the reason I need to stall that big fellow?"
Zhang Hai had arrived here sometime unknown, and looking at the colossal illusory sword figure in the sky, his eyes were filled with astonishment.
He also saw the means Xu Qing used; the opponent's strength seemed to be above his own.
"It's a pity neither of us has much fame, otherwise we could just state our names directly."
"Something like 'Zhang Hai of the Imperial Capital, here to provide support.'"
"So that they too can feel secure."
Support from famous Ability Users can put the public at ease.
If the ones who came this time were Qin Tian, Ning Guang, Huo Yu, or Chen Bing, they would only need to state their names, and all the survivors in the entire city would feel secure.
Because these people are currently Huaxia's top combat strength and the powerhouses everyone relies upon and trusts.
He might have some fame, but probably not much good reputation.
Although Liu Suifeng said he would help him out, that would have to wait until the Beast Tide ended.
Shaking his head slightly, Zhang Hai looked toward another area of Yan City. No matter how miserable the howls of the Mutated wild beasts were here, that area remained silent.
An unimaginable power was contained within that massive physique.
The range of its ability divided the entire Yan City in half, occupying one side entirely.
Whether human or Mutated wild beasts, as long as they stepped in, they would be petrified in a very short time.
None of the First Sequence are simple opponents.
But thankfully, I only need to stall.
Wait, maybe I don't even need to stall?
As long as I don't step into that area, the Mutated Lizard doesn't seem to do anything either.
So should I choose to wait?
Zhang Hai fell into deep thought.
Looking at Xu Qing, who was still dealing with the remaining Mutated wild beasts in the city, he shook his head.
He decided to think about these matters after this area was resolved.
Taking a step, his figure vanished from where he stood.
Time slowly passed. Under the immense strength of both Zhang Hai and Xu Qing, the remaining Mutated wild beasts in this half of Yan City had been completely eliminated.
When Xu Qing's previous sword strike fell, countless sword shadows had already slain the vast majority of the Mutated wild beasts; they merely eliminated the small portion that had survived or were not attacked at the time.
"Imperial Capital Spiritual Energy Bureau, Zhang Hai."
"Mount Shu Sect disciple, Xu Qing."
After finishing, the two greeted each other.
Zhang Hai was stunned after hearing Xu Qing's words. Mount Shu?
Mount Shu is very famous in Huaxia because it appeared in the Xianxia stories filmed before the Spiritual Energy Revival.
At that time, many people doubted whether Mount Shu truly possessed methods for Cultivating Immortality, attracting many to go and inquire, or even attempt to join.
But in reality, Mount Shu, like the Sect and Quanzhen School, was just an ordinary Daoist Sect.
They didn't even have martial arts, let alone Cultivating Immortality.
But now, he wasn't so sure.
Could it be that after the Spiritual Energy Revival, one could Cultivate Immortality?
"What you just used..."
Zhang Hai's tone was strange, and Xu Qing seemed to know what he wanted to ask, replying without hesitation:
"What I used just now was our Mount Shu's Sword Control to Subdue Demons."
"It's a pity my cultivation isn't refined. Even with diligent practice day and night, I am far from reaching perfection."
Sword Control to Subdue Demons is one of the Mount Shu Sword Arts. Qi flows out from the body, the person and sword become one, and countless Sword Qi are generated from the body following the movement of the mind. One sword transforms into ten thousand swords, and those ten thousand swords can merge back into one to slay the enemy.
Unfortunately, his cultivation hasn't met the standard. Nearly half of the Sword Qi dissipated during use, wasting his Spiritual Power in vain.
Zhang Hai didn't know Xu Qing was being modest; he was still immersed in the phrase "Mount Shu's Sword Control to Subdue Demons."
"Can people Cultivate Immortality now?"
If he could Cultivate Immortality, would he be strong enough in the future to communicate with the Six Paths of Reincarnation and resurrect his parents?
Even if he couldn't resurrect them, finding the reincarnated bodies of his parents should be possible, right?
"Yes, but also no."
Xu Qing did not hide the truth after hearing Zhang Hai's words. In fact, after they gained the ability to cultivate, the Mount Shu Sect Master reported it immediately.
Following that was a long period of testing and analysis.
The vast majority of people in the entire Mount Shu were able to cultivate, with only a small portion unable to do so.
They questioned and investigated them one by one.
They were then surprised to find that these people who couldn't cultivate actually did not believe in the Dao.
They joined the Daoist school but didn't believe in the Dao?
Then why did you join?
Afterward, they questioned other Sects. It wasn't just Mount Shu; other Sects also had people who could cultivate to varying degrees.
And those who could cultivate all shared one common point: absolute faith in their own "Dao."
This was true for the people of the Daoist school, and the same was true for the Buddhist School.
Many Ascetic Monks who adhered to the faith of the Buddha throughout their lives grew rapidly at an astonishing speed after starting cultivation, mastering Buddhist Martial Arts and cultivation methods in a very short time.
Furthermore, a Person Naturally Close to the Dao was born on Longhu Mountain, mastering Daoist cultivation methods as soon as they learned them and becoming proficient immediately.
Anything related to the Dao, whether it be Pills, Feng Shui, Talismans, Subduing Demons and Devils, Artifact Forging, or Formations, could be easily mastered and thoroughly understood.
They heard the Sect also had one, but they hadn't revealed much.
It seems Mount Shu hasn't produced any geniuses; the strongest is him, and he doesn't feel his strength is particularly great.
"Only those who are devoted to the Dao, those who have received the Dao's recognition, can cultivate."
"The Imperial Capital Spiritual Energy Bureau should have backups of our Mount Shu's cultivation methods. If you want to try, you can go back and give it a shot."
It's not just Mount Shu; the Spiritual Energy Bureau has backups of the cultivation methods from Sects like Dragon Tiger, the Sect, Maoshan, and Quanzhen School.
Although they can't cultivate now, who knows about the future.
Moreover, they also want to use these to create a basic cultivation method that everyone can practice.
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