Legend of the Great Sage

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“Whether it’s the Demon domain or the nine provinces, people like us only pursue strength! Only with strength can we be free and unhindered.
Without strength, you’re just an ant no matter how much good you do.
You’ll be lucky even if you can live to the age of a hundred.”

Elder Tian’s voice seemed to ring out from the Sword Collection peak itself, even louder than the thunder.
The chains trembled with it.
The great jangles mixed with the claps of thunder, making it difficult to distinguish between the two.

Many of the swordmasters and elders expressed agreement.
The concept of good and bad was far too vague.
Only strength was truly tangible.
Even the faction that vehemently disagreed in the beginning began to waver slightly under elder Tian’s stern announcement.

Zhou Tong began laughing aloud.
He called out through the rain, “Those who dominate others are strong, but those who overcome themselves have strength! Elder Tian, so much for your millennium-long cultivation.
You don’t even understand such a simple principle? If you lose yourself, what’s the point even if you’ve obtained all that power?”

Elder Tian said, “Zhou Tong, is this your school of Daoism’s values again? I will let you witness the point of possessing this power right now.
You’re a guest elder of the Sword Collection palace, yet you refuse to follow the Sword Collection palace’s path, so you can go and die!”

Bang! Under a tremendous force, Zhou Tong was pressed heavily against the stone terrace.

“Elder Zhou!” “Fellow Zhou!” The guest elders paled in fright.

“Go! I don’t know what he’s doing on the Sword Collection peak, but he can’t use his full strength right now! Once he frees himself up, it’ll be too late,” Zhou Tong said with difficulty.

“Killing you is a piece of cake, except the Sword Collection palace is currently welcoming the age of greatest prosperity throughout all of history.
I hope you can witness this with me!” elder Tian said. 

After several days of effort, he was only a single step away from refining the Immortal Relinquished sword.
Very soon, he would become the swordmaster of Immortal Relinquished, as well as the master of the Sword Collection palace.

He urged the Sword Spirit of Immortal Relinquished inside, “Hurry up.
Help me refine the Immortal Relinquished sword, and then I’ll free you!”

“You sure know how to dream.
Do you really think you’re worthy of being my master? No, I have no master!” the Sword Spirit of Immortal Relinquished said.

“What did you say!? You want to be shackled here forever? If you don’t help me refine the Immortal Relinquished sword, I’ll never release you!” Elder Tian threatened sternly as he was overcome with surprise and fury.

“Hehe, you’re just the final obstacle… Now, my slaves, sever all the chains, and I will give you even greater strength!”

The Sword Spirit of Immortal Relinquished’s twisted, warped voice rang out in the heads of all the swordmaster and elders.
It was filled with a strange, deluding power as if their own hearts were speaking to them.
The demonic seeds erupted instantly, and the demonic natures spread rapidly.

“You…” Elder Tian heard this voice as well.
It was as if the Sword Spirit of Immortal Relinquished was mocking his foolishness.
Having reached the critical moment of the refinement process, pulling out now could not be done in a short moment.

Clang! Yin Xiaochou immediately drew the Water Breaking sword and swung it towards the closest chain.
The swordmasters and elders all did the same as if they were possessed.

Sparks flew, resonating with the thunder and lightning.

Zhou Tong stood up and saw this terrifying sight together with the other guest elders.
Without any hesitation, they immediately flew away as quickly as they could.

However, elder Tian was immobilised.
He could only watch helplessly as they left.
Once it was free from the bounds of the Sword Formation of Heaven and Earth, the Sword Spirit of Immortal Relinquished could kill him with just the backlash from the sword intent.

Had he really lost the gamble this time?

At this moment, a streak of light rose up from the ground.
With a wave of his hand, elder Di swept aside all the swordmasters and elders.

“Junior brother!” Elder Tian beamed with joy.
With a great sword cultivator present, none of the Sword Spirit of Immortal Relinquished’s tricks would be of any use.
“Immortal Relinquished, you’ve already used up your trump card, but I can still give you an opportunity.
Let me refine you!”

“Used up my trump card? Give me an opportunity? Hehehehe!”

The moment a guest elder rushed out of the sea of clouds, he was swallowed whole and chewed to a pulp.

Zhou Tong suddenly looked back.
A locust the size of a mountain tore through the sea of clouds at an unbelievable speed.

“The Soaring Locust King!”