Chapter 2883 The Great Spiritfall Sword

Lin Xun and Fang Daoping retreated together. The might of that sword strike was so overwhelming that neither dared to meet it head-on. This was the gulf between the Transcendence Stage and the Eternal Stage.

The Transcendence Realm was to transcend the bindings of heaven and earth. The Eternal Stage was to rule them!

Clang!

In the distant void, the sword that Yuan Xukun had been cradling finally stirred. With a low hum, it slid from its scabbard. The sound was like the roar of ancient gods awakening, and a terrifying tide of sword power erupted forth, flooding heaven and earth.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Taixuan’s sword qi, which had cleaved through stars, shattered before it even touched Yuan Xukun, dissolving into a rain of fractured brilliance.

Then, the sword in Yuan Xukun’s grasp was fully unsheathed. Its blade gleamed a cold, silver-white, like frost and snow under eternal starlight. Even from afar, its radiance pressed down like a mountain.

Lin Xun and Fang Daoping felt a sharp pain lance through their chests. Their breaths caught and their faces turned pale.

“The Great Spiritfall Sword!”

Taixuan’s brows knitted. His expression darkened with rare solemnity. That sword was the sacred guardian blade of the Yuan Clan. It was a divine weapon born from Heaven Rank laws. Within its body, the power of law had already transformed into the profound essence of principles themselves.

If his true body were here, Taixuan would have nothing to fear. Unfortunately as a Will Dharma Form, even he could not afford to be careless.

At the same time, Fang Daoping quickly told Lin Xun about the sword’s origin, his face equally grim. There was no doubt that Yuan Xukun had come prepared, determined to seize the Divine Rank law power. Otherwise, he would never have brought a treasure like the Great Spiritfall Sword.

Lin Xun, hearing this, suddenly recalled the Principle of Annihilation and Principle of Treasure Drop within the Gate of Exile. Their essence was strikingly similar to that of the Great Spiritfall Sword, both bearing the imprint of law and principle.

In the distance, Yuan Xukun stood calmly with his sword in hand. His voice was level, yet his presence grew increasingly oppressive. “I’ve come only for the Divine Rank law power. Hand it over, and I’ll leave at once. After all, the ninth son of our clan’s patriarch now cultivates within your Origin Sect. I’ve no desire to ruin our...harmony.”

Taixuan’s voice was calm as he spoke, “Rest assured. Even if you die here today, as long as Yuan Changtian does not break our sect’s rules, we will not seek retribution. As for the Divine Rank law, as long as I am here, you will never take it."

Yuan Xukun’s expression turned to ice. “If your Eternal Will Dharma Form is destroyed here, you won’t be able to condense another in a short period of time and it will damage your foundation. Are you truly willing to risk that?”

Taixuan answered not with words, but with a sword. A beam of sword qi tore across the heavens, plain and unadorned, yet brimming with annihilating power. It pierced through the starry void in an instant, striking straight at Yuan Xukun.

Yuan Xukun snorted coldly and met the attack with a swing of the Great Spiritfall Sword.

Boom!

A blinding deluge of sword light erupted. The starry sky convulsed, stars shattered and the cosmos itself seemed to collapse into chaos.

“With the Great Spiritfall Sword in my hand, no matter how mighty your Will Dharma Form may be, you cannot overturn this battle.”

Amidst the surging storm of light, Yuan Xukun’s voice rolled like thunder. “Since you refuse to yield, then I shall show no mercy.”

Shua!

He charged forth, his figure transforming into a streak of dazzling silver radiance that tore across the stars. In an instant, he was before Taixuan, his sword gleaming with obscure, rippling laws as it came slashing down.

Taixuan moved at the same instant. Billions of threads of sword qi erupted from him, weaving together into a vast sword array that collided head-on with Yuan Xukun.

Rumble!

The starry sky quaked. Heaven and earth shuddered. A power of utter destruction swept through all things. Fang Daoping’s heart clenched. A suffocating sense of death loomed over him. Without a second’s hesitation, he reached for Lin Xun, ready to flee as far as possible.

However, Lin Xun shook his head and sent a calm voice transmission. “I want to lend Elder Taixuan a hand. Perhaps...that can help us turn this crisis around.” Fang Daoping was taken aback.

In that brief instant of hesitation, Lin Xun had already acted. The Blade of Time!

With Lin Xun’s current cultivation, when he activated this forbidden divine power, its might far surpassing anything from before. An illusory flash of razor light tore across the void, cutting silently toward Yuan Xukun in the distant battlefield. It was so swift that even light seemed left behind.

However, Yuan Xukun, as if foreseeing the strike, swept his long sword across in a single motion, intercepting the Blade of Time at the very instant of collision.

Bang!

The Blade of Time exploded, shattering into countless splinters of light.

“If you had already stepped into the Eternal Realm and truly mastered Luo Tongtian’s Blade of Time, perhaps I would have shown some caution. But unfortunately, you are still far too weak.” Yuan Xukun said coldly.

With a single effortless strike, he obliterated the Blade of Time. That force was enough to drive one to despair.

Lin Xun’s brows furrowed tightly. He could sense that Taixuan’s Will Dharma Form was being restrained and wounded several times. If this continued, not only would Taixuan’s Will Dharma Form be destroyed, but neither he nor Fang Daoping would leave this battlefield alive.

It wasn’t that Yuan Xukun’s strength surpassed Taixuan’s. It was that the Great Spiritfall Sword in his hand was simply too terrifying.

Fang Daoping understood this as well. A grim determination flashed through his eyes as he sent a voice transmission, “Lin Xun, I’ll join Pavilion Master Taixuan in battle. You take this chance to escape as far as you can!”

He was clearly prepared to fight to the death, gambling his life for Lin Xun’s survival.

𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Lin Xun’s heart trembled. He immediately replied, “Elder, it’s not over yet!”

Taking a deep breath, he stepped forward. At that moment, Yuan Xukun, who was locked in combat with Taixuan, suddenly sensed the flow of time between heaven and earth had begun to twist, as though drawn by some invisible force.

Then, Lin Xun’s hands formed a seal. Threads of time converged like rivers, weaving together into a vast, mysterious array that blanketed the battlefield, enveloping even Yuan Xukun. The Seal of Temporal Restriction!

Yuan Xukun’s expression shifted. Feeling the threat, he swung the Great Spiritfall Sword down in a blinding arc. The sword’s destructive force smashed against the seal, making it ripple violently. In the end, the formation endured, dissolving the sword’s might like waves against a shore.

Even Taixuan’s Will Dharma Form revealed a rare flicker of astonishment. “What a formidable divine art of time...”

“Elder, go!” Lin Xun shouted.

“Go!”

Taixuan immediately understood. This was their only chance. With a sweep of his sleeve, he seized Lin Xun and Fang Daoping, his Will Dharma Form surging as he tore through time and space itself. In an instant, the three vanished into the boundless starry sky.

Within the temporal array, Yuan Xukun’s face darkened like storm clouds. He struck with all his might, but the power of the Seal of Temporal Restriction was woven from the very principles of time that governed heaven and earth, making it impossible to break in mere moments. Even the Great Spiritfall Sword failed to pierce it!

“Damn it!” Yuan Xukun roared, utterly enraged.

He had come fully prepared, having already calculated that in seizing the Divine Rank law, a clash with the Will Dharma Forms of the Eternal Realm was inevitable. That was why he carried the Great Spiritfall Sword at his side.

Unfortunately, never in his calculations had he foreseen that the true variable would be Lin Xun! Not only had he failed to seize the Divine Rank law, but if Lin Xun and the others returned to the Origin Sect alive, the Yuan Clan would undoubtedly be branded as mortal enemies!

Although the Yuan Clan, entrenched in the Ninth Heaven Domain, had little to fear from the Origin Sect, the terrifying foundation of the sect was not something they could afford to ignore.

Taking several long, steadying breaths, Yuan Xukun forced himself to calm down. He then turned his gaze toward the Seal of Temporal Restriction, studying it intently.

“Could this too be one of the forbidden divine arts born from the Grand Abyss Heaven Devourer innate talent? Truly mysterious and unfathomable. If my true body was here, I could break this seal with all my strength, but now...”

After a moment of silent calculation, an answer surfaced in Yuan Xukun’s mind and made his heart sink. Even if he unleashed the full power of his Will Dharma Form and the might of the Great Spiritfall Sword, it would still take at least four hours to break the seal!

Moreover, once the seal was finally shattered, half of his Will Dharma Form’s power would be consumed in the process.

“With Taixuan’s ability, he’ll be back at the Origin Sect in less than three days. If I set out four hours later, it would probably take me an entire day just to catch up...”

After a long moment of pondering, Yuan Xukun ground his teeth and unleashed his full strength against the Seal of Temporal Restriction.

After all, this was only a Will Dharma Form. Even if it was completely destroyed, he wouldn’t lose any sleep over it. He had made up his mind. He would give chase! Otherwise, he would never be able to swallow this bitterness for the rest of his life!

After all, it was a complete Divine Rank law power. If he could seize it, it might even alter the Yuan Clan’s standing among the twelve Eternal Divine Clans!

......

Lin Xun’s face was deathly pale. All of his focus was devoted to refining the power of the Sun Moon Immortal Pills. The back-to-back use of two forbidden divine powers, the Blade of Time and the Seal of Temporal Restriction, had drained nearly eighty percent of his cultivation.

Although Taixuan’s Will Dharma Form was heavily damaged, the speed at which he traversed time and space was terrifying beyond measure. Carrying Lin Xun and Fang Daoping, he tore through the boundless starry sea at full speed.

“How long can your divine ability withstand?” Fang Daoping asked.

Even as he spoke, shock still lingered in his heart. He had personally witnessed the power of the Seal of Temporal Restriction, and even now he found it hard to believe that such power could imprison an Eternal Will Dharma Form!

“I’m not sure.” Lin Xun replied, shaking his head.

If the seal had been used against an Immortal, it could have lasted half a month. But against a Will Dharma Form of the Eternal Realm...even he couldn’t predict how long it would endure.

“It’s of no concern. Even if this Will Dharma Form burns out completely, I will see you safely back to the Origin Sect.”

Taixuan’s expression remained calm. Although he was riddled with wounds, he appeared utterly unfazed. After all, this was only a manifestation of his will and not his true body.

“I’ve already contacted the sect through a secret art,” Fang Daoping said gravely. “There should be high-ranking figures from the sect rushing to meet us along the way.”

“Within the Origin Sect, Old Monster Yan Ji’s state of mind has become unstable, You Beihai has yet to attain the Eternal Dao, and my true body still sits motionless in the Wuxuan Forbidden Land, wrestling endlessly with myself...” Taixuan sighed softly, “It was my own arrogance back then. I sought only to surpass the Sect Master in the path of the great dao, and in doing so, wove a cocoon of seclusion for myself. Otherwise, through all these countless years, so many things would not have gone awry within the sect.”

Fang Daoping fell silent. Given his position, there was little he could say in response.

Lin Xun frowned deeply. From Taixuan’s words, he realized that even if reinforcements from the Origin Sect did arrive, the ones to come would most likely be the Deputy Pavilion Masters, Xuan Feiling, Dugu Yong...

After all, within the vast Origin Sect, each of the three pavilion masters was entangled in their own troubles. The only thing to be thankful for was that Yuan Xukun was trapped, unable to catch up anytime soon.

As long as no further misfortune struck along the way, they would be able to return safely to the Origin Sect.

However, what Lin Xun never expected was that only half a day later, as they raced ahead at full speed, a heaven-shaking calamity of slaughter descended!