The Story of the Swordsman

Domains

The combination of the Sacred Fire Sect and the strength of the Sword Sect could barely make some cracks appear in the barrier. As time passed, Huo Han became impatient with the results.

Huo Han glanced at Qi Ximing and said, "I want to ask Senior Qi to help."

Qi Ximing frowned with dissatisfaction and said nothing.

Huo Han said further, "Senior Qi, I have a pact with His Majesty. Don't you have to appreciate it?"

Qi Ximing let out a cold snort when he heard this. He looked at the barrier and began to gather energy in his right hand. A strong gust of wind immediately formed around his hand and charged towards the barrier.

Boom!—

His attack instantly caused a huge hole to appear in the barrier. The expressions of the Misty Cloud Sect disciples turned heavy when they saw this scene, but there was no fear in their eyes. Each of them held their weapons firmly, ready to fight at any time.

"It's time." Yun Ruanyu said to Yun Qianxue after she received a signal from Yun Lingwei who was sent to do secret work.

Yun Qianxue had already waited for this word from earlier. He shot into the air along with the twelve Elders.

"Retreat, you're not all his opponents." Huo Han shouted.

"God!" Yun Qianxue flicked her hand slightly and several ice spears appeared in the air, charging towards Huo Han.

"Hmmm!" Huo Han snorted and let out a fiery red flame to cover his body. The moment the ice spears touched the flames, they instantly melted and evaporated into an ice fog.

Following which, Huo Han saw a divine sword appear before him, pointing towards his forehead. In a split second, a red-colored long sword appeared in his hand and he spontaneously swung his sword.

Desing!

Their swords collided with each other and forced Huo Han to retreat by several meters.

Huo Han frowned as he looked at his broken sword. This confirmed the conjecture in his heart even further. The divine sword in Yun Qianxue's hand was definitely what Huo Yan was looking for.

Yun Qianxue moved her sword. Suddenly, countless ice swords appeared in the air. With a movement of his hand, everything shot towards Huo Han, becoming a rain of swords.

"Hhhh!" Huo Han shouted loudly. Red flames shot out from his body, forming a gigantic ring of fire and sending it to the incoming ice sword.

Woosh! Woosh! Woosh!

The ice sword passed through the ring of fire easily and headed straight for Huo Han and some of his subordinates nearby.

Jem!

The ice sword pierced through the heads of the three men nearby, taking their lives instantly. Meanwhile, Huo Han had a hard time avoiding the incoming hail of ice swords.

Qi Ximing, who was observing the battle all along, noticed this ice sword was abnormal. He clearly saw the three people taking out their protective barrier in time, but somehow an ice sword passed through it as if the barrier did not exist.

His eyes were fixed on the divine sword, and the greed in his eyes was increasing.

"Give it to me." Yun Ruanyu spoke calmly and a beautiful white Guqin appeared before her. He closed his eyes and his slender fingers began to dance on the white Guqin strings.

A gentle melody sounded continuously, blocking all the blades of the wind that came.

Qi Ximing's brows were slightly raised as he was struck by Yun Ruanyu's powerful music magic. He said, "I've heard of you before. Originally, you were the one chosen by the previous Sect Master to take his place, but you rejected him ... His Majesty often praised you back then and even said you were the most talented person in the Heavenly Fortune Country. Today, I've seen it for myself. You are indeed a talented person as His Majesty claimed."

Yun Ruanyu did not reply to Qi Ximing's words. His fingers continued to dance elegantly above Guqin. Each string trembled, producing a soft melody yet hypnotizing everyone who heard it.

"Kill it!" Yun Qingrou, who had always maintained her gentle appearance, was now enveloped with a strong killing intent. He shot several arrows at the head of the Sacred Fire Sect Elder, finishing him off easily as they were still hypnotized by Yun Ruanyu's musical spell.

Meanwhile, the twelve Elders of the Misty Cloud Sect had also managed to kill at least fifteen opponents.

"Qi Ximing's! Ji Much! What are you waiting for!?" Huo Han shouted furiously as he watched his subordinates die one by one. He could not do anything to help them as he was entangled by Yun Qianxue.

Qi Ximing's face turned cold, filled with a murderous aura when he heard Huo Han calling his name directly. However, he knew this was not the right time to start an internal conflict. He spread out his palm and a gust of wind instantly gathered on it, gradually forming into a small tornado. He threw a small tornado in his palm towards Yun Ruanyu.

The small tornado continued to enlarge in size as it headed towards Yun Ruanyu. The twelve Elders quickly held back the tornado's path by working together to create several layers of protective barriers in front of Yun Ruanyu.

Crack

The tornado shattered the protective barrier, pushed the twelve Elders away and broke through to Yun Ruanyu.

Yun Ruanyu's fingers moved quickly. The previous gentle melody suddenly turned into a fast and powerful melody.

The Qi Ximing tornado was stopped by Yun Ruanyu's invisible barrier.

At this moment, Qi Ximing's expression became solemn. He had not expected Yun Ruanyu to be this strong. "just really. You have reached the Half-Step Ruler Realm."

"How about this? Storm Domain!" Qi Ximing clapped his hands, and the space around him became chaotic due to the strong wind.

Yun Qianxue managed to send Huo Han away, leaving a fatal wound on her body. He turned to Qi Ximing and saw the strong wind around him.

"Wind Element Domain?" Yun Qianxue's brows lifted.

If practitioners wanted to break through the Heaven Realm and step into the Ruler Realm, they would have to fully master at least one element or profound intent such as sword intent and spear intent.

After that, they can try to create a domain by combining their strength and insight into it. The more elements they combine, the stronger their domain becomes, but the risk also increases. If they failed to create a domain, their foundation would also be affected, and their next attempt would be twice as difficult as the last one.

Only when they managed to create their domain would they step into the Ruler Realm and become the ruler of their own domain.

The divine sword in Yun Qianxue's hand shone in a deep blue light as he raised it high above his head. The symbol on her forehead also shone and ice particles slowly enveloped her entire body, turning her into an Ice Goddess.

As Yun Qianxue swung the divine sword downward, an Ice Phoenix Form appeared behind her and flapped its wings towards Qi Ximing.