Chapter 53 The Self-proclaimed Genius

  Among all the weapons in the world, the sword is the most revered. The reputation of the number one sword school in the world, the number one swordsman in the world, the divine sword, the famous sword, the prestige of the two major manors, and the footprints of countless swordsmen wielding three-foot green peaks to roam the world and uphold justice are all proof!

  The sword is among all weapons, the king's instrument!

  The sword, an ancient sacred treasure, is the most revered and noble. It is the ancestor of short weapons and a tool for close combat. With its profound skills and mysterious legends, it has been honored by emperors, kings, nobles, scholars, knights, merchants, and common people throughout history, all taking pride in wielding it.

  Sword and artistry have been dominating the battlefield since ancient times, claiming supremacy in the martial world, establishing oneself and one's country, practicing benevolence and upholding righteousness!

  The sword is the king's soldier, practicing benevolence, using killing to stop killing!

  But no one has ever thought about what would happen if a sword's strength reached its peak, and how terrifying it would be if a cruel sword were to reach its peak.

  Today, on Mount Shu, Tang An stood in mid-air, and what he held in his hand was the most ruthless, the most overbearing, and the most majestic killing sword in this world!

  A sword that has been tempered with the heart of self-sacrifice, cutting down its own evil demon, dyed in the blood of the illusory demon from outside the heavens, and drinking dry the pseudo-divine essence, primordial energy, and blood of the killing sword!

  "Unleash the sword!"

  Tang An let out a loud whistle, and the black jade yuan sword in his hand began to revolve.

  In an instant, a boundless sword intent surged like a wave on the entire Shu Mountain Victory Peak. All the Shu Mountain disciples present, regardless of whether they had reached the Heavenly Boundary or not, felt an extremely powerful and violent sword intent sweeping across the sky above Shu Mountain.

  The swords in the hands of many disciples suddenly emitted a humming vibration, as if submitting. Moreover, several precious swords suddenly made a "cracking" sound, and several cracks appeared on the sword body.

  As this powerful sword intent spread out, the originally quiet Shu Mountain suddenly became noisy.

  "All disciples listen to my command, descend the mountain, and speed down the mountain! Other Tianjing disciples, seal off Shengguan Peak, no one can enter, only exit!"

  "Go!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, in the blink of an eye, figures flickered in the sky, and countless disciples wearing Shu Mountain uniforms dispersed in all directions. In just a flash, more than ten Tianjing disciples who were originally present before Tang An's eyes had all disappeared without a trace.

  Hahaha...

  Tang An burst out laughing at the sky, his laughter filled with boundless ridicule.

  "You're scared!" He turned his head, looking at the mysterious old man, and smiled: "They're scared. Thinking back to those years ago, I was listening to their voices searching for me and Hongyu outside, my heart was also as afraid as theirs. That year, I was less than seven years old, and during those few days, the mountains were still experiencing continuous heavy rain. Fortunately, the heavy rain washed everything away. The landslide and mudslide buried our footprints deeply. I still remember that big rain, they searched for a whole day but didn't give up, and there was even a guy who cursed me, saying it would be best if I was swallowed by the mudslide and taken away by wild dogs. He scolded while searching in the mountains. For seven whole days and nights! He didn't know that Hongyu and I were hiding on the steep cliff under the overhanging rock that he didn't dare to climb down from. If it weren't for my good luck, plus the heavens taking pity on me, I'm afraid that by now, Hongyu and I would have been dead without a whole body left. Really taken away by wild dogs."

  "Ten years... they've been chasing me for ten whole years!"

  "You say, should I come for revenge?"

  The old man sighed and closed his eyes, speechless. He had already heard the murderous intent in Tang An's words. He knew that today was another life-or-death situation!

  "Why don't you shake your head? If you don't shake your head, how can I continue to speak? If I don't speak out, how will their ugly faces be exposed?"

  "Originally, I killed Wang Feng in the capital city of Yanjing, killed Wang Ruitu, and also killed more than a hundred disciples of Mount Shu. I have asked myself, is it enough? Can this ten-year-old grudge be settled now? You don't know how much I want to go back to the past! I wasn't like this before. I liked raising dogs, liked raising cats, and my home had a very large fish pond. In the summer, I loved to dive down and touch the fish."

  When I came to Mount Shu, I thought this would be the starting point of my life. I worked hard and studied diligently, just wanting to enter the inner door and learn superior martial arts. Is it wrong to do so?

  "My father and mother told me to study hard on the tree, when I've mastered the skills, go down the mountain and find them in Yangzhou. I once thought that if the Wang Feng incident hadn't happened back then, I should be a disciple of Shu Mountain or Jun Tian Jiao by now. But no matter what, it's better than my current situation."

  "A murderer in the eyes of the world, a hawk-like official in the eyes of the Jianghu people, a name that can stop children from crying at night in front of my fellow townspeople... I really don't want to become like this. But if not, I would have died long ago! I'm only 16 years old! I'm really just 16, but why do I always feel like I'm already 60?"

  "It's all their fault!"

  "Originally, I didn't want to come to Shu Mountain again. Because I also deeply understand that living is really not easy. Everyone has parents, and maybe a wife and children too. If I kill them, it will bring hatred to their wives, children, and parents. I don't want to make millions of people hate this world because of me alone."

  "My parents are good people, they taught me what tolerance is. My wife is also a good person, she made me put down my hatred and learn to forgive. Unfortunately... this world, there are always some people who don't appreciate it!"

  "I had originally planned to spend the next two years in peace and stability, hoping to devote my last days to my wife and parents. Unfortunately, yesterday, on my wedding day, Li Wuhuan came! She made me realize that although I didn't want to kill them again, they may not necessarily appreciate it!"

  "Today, I have made up my mind. I must settle this last vendetta! I have come, and it is destined that Shu Mountain will be stained with blood today!"

  Tang An said here, smiled lightly, but turned around again.

  The momentum is starting to build!

  "What's behind your words?"

  He let out a loud roar, his voice thundering across the nine heavens, like the mighty cry of a dragon!

  The sound echoed on and on, without stopping for a long time. Everyone looked at each other in dismay, all waiting for Cang Feng to show up.

  Unfortunately, Cang Feng did not show up.

  "Haha...... Cang Feng, aren't you coming out?"

  Just then, the laughter suddenly stopped. Then, a black aura suddenly appeared in front of all the Shu Shan disciples! The black air was small and hard to notice, but the undisguised killing intent it contained made everyone present take a deep breath!

  At that moment when they saw the black aura, everyone couldn't help but gasp. "Sword Unification, One Sword Unifies All! His swordsmanship has actually reached the Great Perfection?"

  "Put away your swords. Don't worry, you don't have to be afraid either. I'll give you another chance to choose. You just need to swear that as long as you live, you won't set foot outside of Jingzhou, and when you see someone from the Tang family, you'll retreat three houses away, and I'll spare your lives again. To be honest, your deaths won't have any impact on my mood or benefit my swordsmanship. Actually, I don't want to kill you because I don't want to go home with a bloody smell. My wife will be unhappy."

  Upon hearing this, the remaining disciples who had not yet left swallowed a mouthful of saliva and began to deliberate in their hearts. However, this decision, although difficult, was easy to make. Wasn't it just about not leaving Jingzhou and not provoking the Tang family? Many disciples had never descended from Mount Shu in their lifetime, let alone leave Jingzhou. The people of the Tang family would not casually run to Mount Shu for a stroll, so this oath did not seem like an overly harsh condition for them.

  At once, a disciple took an oath: "With my head held high, I swear to the divine. From now on, I will not take one step out of Jingzhou. When encountering anyone from the Tang family, I will retreat three houses and absolutely not provoke any trouble!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly saw the killing intent of the Yuan Sword in front of him disappear. He immediately felt a sense of relief, his whole body limp and weak. But in an instant, he stood up and hastily ran down the mountain, no longer willing to delay for a moment.

  Others saw someone leave and wanted to follow suit. But as they moved, the black killing intent followed closely behind them without stopping. However, as the black killing intent was pulled further and further away, it didn't seem as threatening as before.

  "Don't move! Anyone who moves again, dies!" This sword technique that could kill with a single touch was also extremely difficult for Tang An. If he hadn't been able to use the Wind Flow Origin Power to refine the killing intent of the swords into the wind, he wouldn't have been able to control it at all. However, this control was also extremely exhausting, and in just an instant, his complexion had become somewhat fatigued.

  Those Shu Shan disciples who heard Tang An telling them not to move, not only did they not stop, but instead sensed that something was off. At this time, someone suddenly whispered: "He's about to lose control! One sword transforms into ten thousand, such a technique must be extremely taxing on his mental energy. As long as we act together, no matter how strong his divine sense is, he won't be able to control all of us!"

  These words quickly spread to the ears of every Shu Mountain disciple. Those Shu Mountain disciples took another look at Tang An's expression, and indeed, he looked quite exhausted. Suddenly, they thought they had grasped hope again, and they all started circulating their internal true energy, agreeing to disperse in an instant in all directions.

  The black killing sword aura grew weaker and weaker, suddenly shaking slightly, as if it was about to dissipate. It wasn't until then that the Shu Shan disciples finally understood that they had waited for the best opportunity.

  Suddenly, countless people went in different directions.

  The strong man of Shu Mountain Tian Jing who was confronting Tang An in the sky couldn't help but reveal a smile on his face, feeling quite relieved.

  Just then, Tang An burst out laughing: "Haha... I gave you an opportunity, but you didn't know how to cherish it! Pitiful people always have something detestable about them! Cang Feng, don't blame me, these disciples are just too stupid!"

  The originally scattered and about-to-disappear black killing sword energy suddenly condensed again at this moment, transforming into a handle of black life-taking needles, fiercely stabbing towards the foreheads of those disciples!

  Those disciples suddenly realized!

  "He did it on purpose!"

  Suddenly, a boundless fear and darkness swept over their hearts, accompanied by deep regret.

  They wanted to beg for mercy, but it was too late.

  "Pffft!" "Pffft!" "Pffft!"...

  Continuous and unrelenting sounds came, the killing sword energy pierced into the divine court, those disciples immediately fled in terror!

  Watching one by one originally lively disciples fall in front of oneself, oneself can only stare blankly, unable to do anything. That strong sense of powerlessness and defeat deeply stimulated the Shu Mountain Tian Jing in the sky.

  His face suddenly turned pale, and his heart was also terrified. Because he knew that their fate would be reenacted on himself.

  "There are always so many self-proclaimed smart people in this world. Unfortunately, such people always die very quickly!"

  Tang An said, his hand holding a virtual sword pointing out, "Puff" sound, and then on the body of that Tianjing person, a blood hole was pierced.

  The man let out a dull hum, and fresh blood spurted from his shoulder. But he couldn't even move an inch.

  "Say, where is Cang Feng? And where are the first seats of the other six veins?"