Chapter 571 - Green Lotus Sword Scripture

Puchi!

The halberd came down with the power to destroy heaven and earth. It made the world lose its color and the crowd’s souls tremble. Yun Tao blew up, turning into crimson mist, leaving no corpse behind.

Everyone was stunned.

Yun Tao was a newbie seven-revolution Golden Core realm expert, but that didn’t mean he was a weak one. Yet, Chen Fan killed him just like that.

This blow was a devastating double whammy for the Battle Heaven Alliance.

Not only had they failed to seize the ancient scripture, but they had also lost their top elites, including their first and second vice alliance leaders.

Chen Fan could kill top executive-level figures of the five major alliances like they were chicks, without any influence of luck.

This was a clear reflection of his overwhelming strength. Even if given another chance, Nie Tao and Yun Tao, both vice alliance leaders, would be no match for him.

Everyone was shocked to the core.

The Battle Heaven Alliance would most likely go crazy once this news spread, and the entire Hidden Dragon Island would be shaken.

Now that the Battle Heaven Alliance’s first and second vice alliance leaders were dead, as the alliance leader, Yin Jiu would have no choice but to take action. In the future, Chen Fan would have an even more intense collision with the Battle Heaven Alliance.

Everyone knew that the Battle Heaven Alliance would not let this go unpunished.

After all, Chen Fan had completely fallen out with the Battle Heaven Alliance. There was no possibility of turning back at all. This grudge would only end when one side was dead or disbanded.

The gazes of Li Yao, Qiu Yuexin, Gongsun Zhong, and Xuanyuan Po, the four top experts, fell on Chen Fan with a touch of seriousness. They took note of him with utmost attention.

Chen Fan’s attack on Yun Tao had even managed to rattle them.

Although Yun Tao had broken through to the seven-revolution Golden Core realm, compared to them, there was still quite a large gap.

Yun Tao's strength had surged due to his rage, pushing him into a quasi-seven-revolution Golden Core realm. However, his power was not fully controlled. Compared to experts like them, who were firmly in the seven-revolution Golden Core realm and far beyond the early stages, the gap was very significant.

Chen Fan could defeat a quasi-seven-revolution Golden Core realm like Yun Tao, but it was unclear if he could match them. Nonetheless, Chen Fan’s attack conveyed a strong sense of danger and earned their respect.

Chen Fan’s cultivation level was only in the three-revolution Golden Core realm, but he was as strong as someone in the seven-revolution Golden Core realm, unlike Yun Tao’s quasi-seven-revolution Golden Core. His capability to kill Yun Tao proved his prowess.

They all viewed Chen Fan as an equal now, someone who could not be underestimated.

However, they did not have any feud with Chen Fan and thus did not have any intentions of making a move against him.

Chen Fan had high combat strength, a Martial Dao Will fragment, and a page of the ancient scripture, making top geniuses thoroughly acknowledge him. Chen Fan had the qualifications to possess such treasures.

Meanwhile, the other martial artists who were restless and wanted to fish in troubled waters, or perhaps even attack Chen Fan from all sides, had all shrank their heads back.

Chen Fan was too frightening at this moment, his aura overwhelming. If these people dared to make a move, they would definitely be killed. None of them would be able to escape by a fluke.

Thus, they had no choice but to give up on their ideas.

The ancient scripture page was important, but not more so than their life. They weren’t foolish or suicidal enough to attack Chen Fan despite knowing they couldn’t defeat him for sure.

And the mere fact that they were here, on the Hidden Dragon Island, proved that they were anything but fools.

Chen Fan was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he stood with his hands at his back, looking incomparably domineering.

The ancient scripture was probably the most valuable thing in the Dao Palace. But now that it had been divided up between Chen Fan and the four strongest figures, the crowd did not stay around any longer and went to the other halls to take any other treasures.

Although the palace was not considered big, there were still many halls.

Li Yao and the others also left quickly. Everyone seized the time to search for more opportunities and treasures to raise their strengths.

The stronger one was, the more power they would have on the Hidden Dragon Island. And that, in turn, would bring them greater benefits. This was the unchanging truth.

Naturally, Chen Fan also had the same intention. He quickly moved, rushing into the other halls like the autumn breeze sweeping the fallen leaves.

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Chen Fan appeared in a valley.

The great hall did not have many good things aside from the ancient scripture.

He did not obtain anything useful, so he left and came here.

Chen Fan sat cross-legged on the ground and then began examining his ancient scripture page.

The entire page of the ancient scripture was written in ancient seal script. It was filled with an ancient aura.

When Chen Fan’s gaze fell onto the ancient seal script, he immediately felt a fierce sword intent erupting from the characters. The intensity of the sword intent pierced his eyes, causing a sharp pain.

“The words actually contained sword intent!”

Chen Fan immediately shut his eyes and channeled his true primeval, refining the sword intent that had rushed into his eyes. He opened his eyes again after a while, a fierce luster flashing across them.

The presence of sword intent in the script indicated that the author had reached an extraordinary level of cultivation. Such a feat was beyond the capability of a Divine Nascent realm expert; it could only be achieved by a Heavenly Star realm powerhouse who had comprehended a Martial Dao Will.

In other words, this was written by a powerhouse who was at least in the Heavenly Star realm.

Despite the passage of three thousand years, the sword intent still radiated immense power, revealing that the author was far from an ordinary Heavenly Star realm expert.

Channeling true primeval to his eyes, Chen Fan continued reading it. He soon realized that this ancient scripture page recorded a sword manual, named the Green Lotus Sword Scripture. It was an incredibly powerful, heaven-tier martial art.

This Green Lotus Sword Scripture was divided into fifteen layers, with the first six layers being the foundation.

At the seventh layer, one could cultivate three streaks of Green Lotus Sword Qi in their body, which could destroy everything when unleashed. At the tenth layer, one could cultivate six streaks of Green Lotus Sword Qi. At the thirteenth layer, this number increased to nine streaks. The fourteenth layer allowed for the cultivation of Lotus Heart Sword Qi, and at the fifteenth layer, the Lotus Heart Sword Qi would become inexhaustible.

Chen Fan was shocked in his heart.

Typically, martial arts were defined by the qi they produced, which was named accordingly. For example, the qi produced by the Shocking Cloud Sword Art would be called Shocking Cloud Sword Qi, the qi from the Raging Inferno Palm would be called Raging Inferno Palm Qi, and the qi from the Green Lotus Sword Scripture would naturally be called Green Lotus Sword Qi.

Usually, these types of qi require channeling one’s true primeval energy. However, the Green Lotus Sword Scripture seemed to transcend this limitation, allowing one to form the Green Lotus Sword Qi and Lotus Heart Sword Qi in their body.

That meant that Chen Fan wouldn’t have to use a sword after reaching the seventh layer. He could send out Green Lotus Sword Qi with just his finger or any other body part.

And given the formidable nature of this technique, its power would be exceptionally strong.

As Chen Fan continued reading on, he learned that the Green Lotus Sword Qi cultivated with the Green Lotus Sword Scripture did not possess high destructive power in the beginning stages.

After accumulating and nurturing it, however, its offensive ability would be off the charts, perhaps even exceeding the user’s attack power. Not only that, with every advancement to the next layer, the Green Lotus Sword Qi would experience a qualitative improvement.