Chapter 2599 - Three Lives, One Sword

An Eternal Limitless Dao Lord couldn’t even block a single hit! He’d been reduced to an ant!

There was no blood. No one died.

Nonetheless, this strange scene left everyone in Three Purities Temple utterly flabbergasted, to the point that they dared not believe their eyes.

Ninth Deacon Song Ming had been calm this entire time, but his expression finally shifted.

Turning the two Master Gods watching the gates into ants was one thing. After all, any Eternal could effortlessly suppress the Undying.

Yet now, Li Sansheng had casually turned an Eternal into an ant, too. Who wouldn’t have realized the severity of the situation after seeing that?

“Attack, all of you. Give it everything you’ve got. Let’s see what he’s made of!” Song Ming ordered.

“Understood!” A few old-timers took action, all of them occupying various offices in the Lower Court of Three Purities Temple. Most had been Eternals for most of their lives.

“Die!” They drew their treasures, joined forces, and attacked. They wanted to stop Li Sansheng outside the sect.

Li Sansheng’s footsteps never halted. He walked up, all alone, and slapped the air.

Boom!

The old-timers’ treasures were sent flying, while they themselves were forced back.

A group of Limitless Dao Lords had tried to surround him, only for a single slap to destroy their formation!

And when Li Sansheng waved that blade of grass, every last one of them turned into an ant!

There were now so many ants on the grass that it looked almost like a stick of candied hawthorn.

Silence descended over the area. All of them had anticipated that Li Sansheng was someone extraordinary, but they hadn’t guessed that this unassuming, unkempt man was this terrifyingly strong!

Not even Eternals could withstand a single blow!

Meanwhile, Li Sansheng was headed toward the gates. He raised his head, swept his gaze across Song Ming and his remaining companions, then issued a well-intentioned warning. “Step aside, all of you. In my eyes, you’re no more than ants crawling across the ground. What if I carelessly crush you to death?”

Some people had a knack for provoking other people.

To the experts of the Lower Court of Three Purities Temple, Li Sansheng’s light, airy remarks were deeply humiliating and provocative.

As well as blatant affront to their dignity!

Li Sansheng sighed.”I’m just telling it how it is. I’m not trying to make fun of you. If I hurt your feelings...”

He shook his head as if all of this was very difficult for him. “Argh, never mind. There’s nothing for it.”

“...” No one knew what to say to that.

Meanwhile, Li Sansheng was already climbing the steps and headed toward the halfway point of the mountain. It seemed he was intent on openly and forthrightly destroying their sign.

It was domineering to the extreme. It was as if the sect’s experts didn’t even exist!

Meanwhile, in the palace halfway up the mountain, Qing Li could no longer keep his cool. He slapped the table and rose. “I’m going to kill that bastard!”

Boom!

He shifted through space and reached his destination in a flash. His purple robes billowed, his golden crown sparkled, and his murderous intent swept outward, making heaven and earth shift.

Elder Qing Li!

Everyone present sighed in relief.

Of the four elders of the Lower Court, Qing Li was the most murderous, as well as the most tyrannical!

Long ago, one wrong word had infuriated Qing Li to the extent that he went straight for the Eternal Heavens Domain and slaughtered an ancient expert, a ruler even among Eternals!

This incident shook the entire Eternal Heavens Domain!

But even now, few people knew that Qing Li was behind it. The story only circulated here in the Lower Court of Three Purities Temple, where it was quite popular.

“Tell me your name. I don’t kill the nameless!” Qing Li’s murderous intent churned around him as he gazed coldly at Li Sansheng.

Li Sansheng grinned. “I’m afraid you won’t be able to kill me, then, because here on the River of Destiny, I’m just a nameless nobody.”

“???” No one knew what to make of that.

Qing Li’s eyes blazed with divine radiance and he attacked without another wasted word.

Suddenly, Li Sansheng said, “Judging by their conversation, you must be Qing Li?”

“That’s right!” Qing Li frowned. “You know of me?”

Li Sansheng said solemnly. “My boss mentioned you by name. I’ve got to say, you sure are lucky for a big ant.”

He wasn’t lying, either. The orders he received had, shockingly, mentioned Qing Li of the Lower Court of Three Purities Temple by name. Li Sansheng found this quite surprising.

At the time, he couldn’t help but wonder what Qing Li could have done to draw his boss’s attention. He even suspected that Qing Li was likely someone incomparably fierce and powerful.

But now that he saw Qing Li for himself, he couldn’t help but be disappointed. Qing Li... was ultimately just another ant, albeit a large one.

He was just an ant, yet Li Sansheng’s boss had mentioned him by name. He really was lucky!

The onlookers’ minds practically went blank, but they could sense that this was the greatest possible humiliation for Qing Li!

What the hell is that guy going on about? Elder Qing Li ought to celebrate that this ‘boss’ of his mentioned him by name?

And what’s with all this talk of ‘big ants”? It’s simply outrageous!

Qing Li couldn’t take it anymore. He snorted coldly, then attacked directly.

Li Sansheng couldn’t help but purse his lips and sigh to himself.

How fortunate he is that the boss remembered his name! How many enemies died beneath his sword back in the day? And how many of them does he remember?

This guy has no idea how lucky he is!

No, it’s not his fault.

Summertime insects can’t speak of ice. By the same token, there’s no point discussing the Dao with an ant!

As Li Sansheng’s mind wandered, Qing Li attacked. All he did was wave his hand, but a Daoist seal formed. He embraced Yin and Yang, manifesting a mountain of alternating black and white, which descended upon his opponent.

His divine majesty was such that even Heavenly Sovereign Wuxu, who was watching from inside the palace, couldn’t help but nod.

Three Purities Temple’s foundations... really are terrifying!

With Qing Li’s strength, he’d be more than qualified to compete for an Eternal Throne in the Eternal Heavens Domain!

Meanwhile, Li Sansheng gripped his blade of grass with his right hand and punched with his left.

Bang!!

The black and white mountain split like tofu, fragments pouring down like a waterfall. Qing Li, meanwhile, was forced thousands of feet back!

His sleeves were torn to shreds, the fabric scattering like butterflies. The flesh of his arms tore open with a spray of blood. Both limbs had been reduced to meaty pulps.

“This...” The crowd was dumbstruck. They remained in place, unable to sense any of the force in that punch.

Who could have imagined that such a simple, casual blow could deal Qing Li such massive damage?

“That punch was nothing special, yet you still couldn’t block it.” Li Sansheng shook his head, then continued up the stairs, proceeding toward the halfway point of the mountain.

The other members of Three Purities Temple were so intimidated that none of them dared to stand in his way!

From beginning to end, Li sansheng had displayed terrifying divine majesty. He’d attacked only three times since the start of the battle.

But each time, he effortlessly crushed his opponents.

Whether they were Undying, Eternal, or tyrants among Eternals like Qing Li, none of them could block a single hit.

They were no different from mantises trying to block chariots!

By now, who could have failed to realize that the man who’d shown up seemingly to provoke them was, in fact, an unimaginably terrifying expert?

Within the palace, Qing Shi shot to his feet, a grim look on his face. Heavenly Sovereign Wuxu’s expression shifted too.

Don’t tell me that disheveled slob is actually in possession of an Eternal Throne?

If not, how could he have injured someone like Qing Li in a single blow?

Without the slightest hesitation, both of them charged out of the palace.

Meanwhile, on the peak of Purple Firmament Mountain, two figures emerged from seclusion. The doors of their private grottos had been closed for so long that they were completely covered in dust.

These were the two remaining elders of Three Purities Temple. Both were old-timers of the “Qing” generation, just like Qing Li and Qing Shi.

One was called Qing Yin. She was a woman who wore her long hair up.

Another was called Qing Pu, a seemingly young man in gray. He wore his long hair loose.

Both of them were startled into action, just like Qing Shi and Heavenly Sovereign Wuxu. Both of them joined the battlefield.

Each was more terrifying than the one before. The onlookers’ hearts shook.

By now, all four elders of the Lower Court had joined the battle, as well as Heavenly Sovereign Wuxu. Moreover, all of them were glaring murderously at Li Sansheng!

“Crap!” Li Sansheng slapped his thigh, visibly losing his cool.

“Are you afraid?” Qing Shi said calmly.

“I almost lost track of time.” Li Sansheng did a few quick calculations, then sighed in relief. “Phew! I still have a little less than ten minutes. That’ll be plenty!”

The elders’ expressions darkened.

Ten minutes? Does this guy seriously plan to defeat all of us and smash our sign in less than ten minutes?

But they’d misunderstood. Li Sansheng really meant he had ten minutes to defeat them, break the sign,

and

return the sword to the old turn.

“Enough! I’ve got to destroy the sign first!” Li Sansheng was no longer as calm or leisurely as before. He took a step forward and propelled himself toward the halfway point of the mountain.

“Get him!” The four elders joined forces, activating the killing formations all over the mountain.

The formations were so terrifyingly powerful that Heavenly Sovereign Wuxu’s eyelids twitched. His heart was instantly solemn.

But Li Sansheng was no longer holding back.

Clang!

A black sword appeared out of nowhere, the words “Snow Cap” carved on its hilt.

Meanwhile, Li Shansheng’s presence transformed. He was now like an endlessly ferocious, unparalleled master of the sword. His unkempt hair and beard danced in the wind, and his whole body emanated a storm of sword intent.

He’d yet to attack, but his sword force alone was enough to shatter the sky on all sides. Countless buildings toppled.

The experts of Three Purities Temple didn’t even have time to react before that terrifying sword force sent them flying. Their screams shook the heavens.

And when Li Sansheng casually swung his sword...

Boom!!

A massive rift tore open in the formations covering the mountain.

Wherever Li Sansheng’s sword qi went, Qing Shi and the other old-timers in its path were sent flying, badly wounded.

Meanwhile, halfway up the mountain, the sect’s sign hung over the Central Palace. The name “Three Purities Temple” was written on it in ancient, primeval script. The words “Lower Courtyard” were written in smaller characters in the lower right corner.

A patriarch of Three Purities Temple had written the sign himself, using an unsurpassed divine ability to refine it. It was a physical representation of their reputation!

And reputation was the foundation of a sect.

The sign was just a symbol, but destroying it would effectively wipe the sect’s name and reputation out of existence!

Soon, Li Sansheng arrived and swung his sword.

The sign had hung there for countless years, but it split on impact, shattering into dozens of pieces.

The blow left a deep sword cut on the palace, which split down the midline a moment later.

It had been split in two!

All of this was the result of a single slash.

The first sword slash Li Sansheng had used since arriving in the Lower Court of Three Purities Temple!