Chapter 742: One Sword to Sever Evertything

“Are you creating your own rank five martial arts?! That’s not something you can do easily!” Luo Baixu gasped.

He wasn’t the only one. Shen Baisong and Yin Wanxiang stared at Shang Xia in shock after hearing what he said. The only person among them who knew what was going on was Shang Bo, who chuckled softly at the side.

Shen Baisong couldn’t help but ask, “Patriarch Kou definitely has a rank five martial arts inheritance. His inheritance definitely wouldn’t be weak considering his tyrannical strength and you can simply take reference to it and modify it a little to suit yourself. Why would you come up with your own rank five martial arts?”

Shen Baisong simply described what most Martial Dipper Realm experts would do.

It was extremely difficult to come up with their own rank five martial arts. It wasn’t something one could do just because they invested a little time and energy.

Even if one poured most of their time and resources into it, it might not be good enough. If the end product wasn’t great, everything would have gone to waste!

In their eyes, Kou Chongxue was a peak-tier expert. His self made rank five martial arts was definitely ranked at the very top of rank five martial arts. Instead of coming up with something completely new, they felt that learning from Kou Chongxue and changing it a little would be the way to go. No one would think that it was that easy for someone to come up with something better than what Kou Chongxue already developed.

That was exactly why Shang Bo and Ji Wenlong didn’t try coming up with something on their own. They referenced Kou Chongxue’s sword art in order to produce something they could use

Shang Xia shook his head and laughed, “I have my own concept of cultivation and it’s completely different from what Patriarch Kou came up with. I am really helpless when it comes to my rank five martial arts. I can only use the most elementary of methods to try to come up with something…”

Luo Baixu and the rest were shocked once again.

If he came up with his own concept of cultivation, that would mean that he was walking down a different path compared to Kou Chongxue and the entirety of the inheritance of the Tongyou Institution.

What did that entail?

Now that Shang Xia has entered the Martial Dipper Realm, that would mean that the Tongyou Institution would gain another complete path of cultivation. From the Martial Realm to the Martial Dipper Realm, whatever Shang Xia practiced would form another road cultivators could take!

One had to know that the Changbai Holy Land, which had hundreds of years of history, also managed to produce 2 complete sets of inheritance…

If that was the case, the Tongyou Institution wouldn’t lose out to the Changbai Holy Land in terms of inheritances and cultivation paths!

Compared to Luo Baixu and Shen Baisong who could still be surprised, Yin Wanxiang could only shake his head and chuckle bitterly at the side. He might have entered the Martial Dipper Realm and somewhat eked out a rank five inheritance, but he was clear that he only managed to reach his current state because of multiple lucky factors. It wouldn’t be possible for anyone to replicate what he did.

If the Five Mountains Alliance wanted their own cultivation inheritance, an arduous journey awaited them…

Shen Baisong continued to probe, “Looks like your rank five martial arts will be directly related to the increase in your cultivation level, right?”

“Hmm…” Shang Xia muttered, “Actually, it’s not that connected to each other. I already developed the framework for my rank five martial arts and the most difficult stage is already over. I’m merely trying to refine and make it better.”

Shen Baisong felt despondence creeping up on him after hearing what Shang Xia said. Didn’t they say that creating a rank five martial arts required a lot of time and effort?! What the fuck was this?! How the hell did the guy already complete the framework of his rank five martial arts and was starting to improve on it already?

How long had it been since they received news that the grandson of Shang Bo entered the Martial Dipper Realm? It was barely a little longer than Shen Baisong!

Feeling a little unwilling to accept what was going on, he wanted to ask how long it would take for Shang Xia to complete a complete cycle of inner qi circulation. However, he realized that the question would infringe on the other party’s privacy. While he was still hesitating, Luo Baixu’s hand landed on his shoulder.

Turning around, he saw Luo Baixu shooting him a warning gaze. The next second, the older expert turned to the rest and chuckled, “Alright, I can’t remain here. I have to continue dealing with those from the Spirit Abundance World. All of you should remain here to restore your strength. I will have to trouble you to look after Junior Brother Shen Baisong.”

Of the other 4, the most experienced expert there was Shang Bo and even he had only been in the Martial Dipper Realm for close to 3 years. Luo Baixu was a true seasoned expert at the third element of the Martial Dipper Realm. He couldn’t hide at the back with the others.

Not too long after Bai Luoxu left, the others managed to catch their breath and restore some of their energy. They were unwilling to stay behind and do nothing and quickly rushed back into battle.

Along the way, Shen Baisong managed to use some sort of strange secret transmission method to call Yi Jingzi of the Heavenly Star Palace over again. They formed another complete squad of 5 and had the ability to fight against a single opponent in the third element of the Martial Dipper Realm. With enough assurance to continue onwards, they charged into battle.

At the moment, several experts of the Spirit Abundance World were holding back experts of the Azure Worlds as their fellow cultivators beat a hasty retreat from those spatial tunnels.

The experts of the Azure Worlds continued to press forward and launch attacks on the other party. They wanted to make the situation as chaotic as possible in order to trap as many experts from the Spirit Abundance World as they could.

Naturally, the members of the Spirit Abundance World were ready for it. The life saving treasures they brought with them were used all at once and the experts of the Azure Worlds suffered quite a bit from it. They even lost 2 strong experts in the Martial Dipper Realm. The others lost quite a few Fate Dipper Clones, weakening the pressure they could place on the experts of the Spirit Abundance World. Profound lights lit up the space around the spatial tunnel as 8 experts were sent back.

Those who retreated first were those who lost the most Fate Dipper Clones. Many of them regressed to a first element Martial Dipper Realm expert and some were forcefully able to keep themselves in the second element. Many true bodies also suffered injuries of varying degrees.

All of them had limited combat ability and their retreat didn’t affect the overall situation too much. In the future, they would be able to regain their cultivations if they managed to find suitable fate dippers.

Things might be looking bad for those from the Spirit Abundance World, but it wasn’t looking too hot for experts from the Azure Worlds either. Many of them regressed and they seemed to be in an even worse spot.

To be honest, the experts of the Spirit Abundance World had been outnumbered since the beginning. They managed to hold on despite their lacking numbers and if they were to compare individual combat abilities, they were stronger than experts from the Azure Worlds. Of course, everyone had something they specialized in and it was difficult to judge everyone equally.

When the experts of the Spirit Abundance World were trying to retreat, the initiative of the battle shifted over to the experts of the Azure Worlds. Even those from the Azure Worlds whose cultivation had regressed due to the deaths of their Fate Dipper Clones managed to group up to pressure their opponents.

As the spatial tunnels were the only route of retreat they had, the experts of the Spirit Abundance World closely defended the counterattack in a calm and unruffled manner. Compared to the difficulty when they were sent over, retreating was a lot easier. The speed at which the spatial tunnels could work was a lot faster.

The next second, someone from the Azure Worlds yelled, “Even if you guys manage to send away 4 people each time, who will be left behind to hold the line?”

Obviously, someone decided to resort to mental games now that the defensive line of the Spirit Abundance World was remaining steady despite their continuous offensive.

The experts from the Spirit Abundance World who were holding the line were mostly experts in the fourth element of the Martial Dipper Realm or higher, and if all 8 of them were present, they would be able to hold back the experts of the Azure Worlds for quite some time. However, the moment a batch left and the last 4 remained, there was no doubt about it. They would be swamped by the 20 or so experts from the Azure Worlds. It didn’t matter how strong they were as sheer numbers would be enough to overwhelm them. If the experts of the Azure Worlds couldn’t even kill the last 4, they might as well kill themselves and let the invasion happen. They would be doomed anyway.

Facing the attempt to strike at their mental state, the experts of the Spirit Abundance World didn’t bite. They maintained their formation and didn’t allow the experts of the Azure Worlds to enter their backlines.

It didn’t take a genius to realize that the experts of the Spirit Abundance World were relying on something. Those experts who remained behind to hold them off definitely had a special method to retreat.

All of them were in the fourth element of the Martial Dipper Realm or higher. It wasn’t impossible for them to possess special means. After all, the Spirit Abundance World wouldn’t let experts at their level turn into cannon fodder. Otherwise, no one would be willing to help the others retreat.

The experts of the Azure Worlds realized that it would be a problem and became even more relentless in their attacks. They wouldn’t allow the experts of the Spirit Abundance World to leave so easily!

Even cultivators like Shang Xia who could be considered an expert in the first element of the Martial Dipper Realm rushed forward fearlessly.

The defensive line created by the experts of the Spirit Abundance World shrank again and again and 4 of them even had to sacrifice a Fate Dipper Clone during the process.

A loud grunt came from the back all of a sudden.

Before anyone could turn to look, a powerful sword light flew over their heads.

The experts of the Azure Worlds obviously wouldn’t try stopping the sword light. Those from the Spirit Abundance World wanted to do so, but facing the dogged assault, they couldn’t spare any effort to do it. They could only watch as the sword light slammed into one of the spatial tunnels behind them.

Kou Chongxue was fighting 1 against 2, and his opponents weren’t exactly weaklings. They had the same cultivation base as him, but even so, he was able to release such a terrifying strike at the spatial tunnel.

Where is the limit of his ability?!

That was the thought that ran through everyone’s mind when they saw the sword light.

That didn’t last for long as another thought quickly filled their heads. The spatial tunnel was created by an existence at the Sixth Order of the Primary Realm from the Spirit Abundance World. Was Kou Chongxue’s sword light going to be able to do anything to it?

High above the glass barrier, the spatial tunnel trembled once before returning to normal.

It seemed as though Kou Chongxue’s sword light didn’t manage to shatter it completely. Instead, it only slightly delayed the speed of their retreat.

Looks like it’s nothing too impressive…

The experts of the Azure Worlds lamented slightly, but some of them felt slightly relieved at the fact that Kou Chongxue’s strength wasn’t unnecessarily powerful.

Before everyone could contain their complicated emotions, another sword light sailed past their heads.

He actually sent out another one!

They didn’t know if they should be chiding Kou Chongxue for overestimating himself, or if he truly thought the experts of the Spirit Abundance World were useless.

That was what they thought, but they were quickly struck speechless. When the second sword light slammed into the spatial tunnel, it trembled once like before. However, it didn’t stabilize itself as it started to crumble from the inside out…