Chapter 446: Wild Goose Mountain
Wild Goose Mountain was located northwest of Yangzhou City. Within its rolling mountain ranges, many powers were situated among the peaks.
On the main peak of Wild Goose Mountain stood a vast palace. To any power within a few hundred miles of Wild Goose Mountain, this main peak was forbidden ground. No one dared to set foot there.
This was because the main peak of Wild Goose Mountain was home to an old man with a rather bad temper. He loved the sword, and when angered, he would kill. Mountains would crumble, and even peaks could be ground to dust by his sword, let alone the human body.
Moreover, this old man had two disciples, a man and a woman. Both possessed extraordinary strength. Either one of them could annihilate the surrounding powers, large or small. They were extremely formidable.
At this moment, on the main peak of Wild Goose Mountain, a terrifying murderous aura spread out. A beam of light shot straight into the sky, causing the cultivators and demonic beasts in the surrounding mountains to tremble in fear. So powerful! This rage-filled killing intent made their minds and spirits quake.
"Boom, crack!"
An explosive sound rang out. At the top of Wild Goose Mountain, that vast palace burst apart amidst the aura of slaughter. A figure rose into the air, instantly stepping onto a massive rock at the mountain's summit. His body was shrouded in endless killing intent.
At this moment, this old man showed no signs of age whatsoever.
Behind the old man stood a beautiful woman, a cold gleam flashing in her eyes.
Lin Feng had killed her senior brother. Such a blood debt had to be avenged. She hadn't sought out Lin Feng at the time because she knew she was no match for him. Instead, she chose to endure, traveling day and night back to Wild Goose Mountain to report the news of Ling Tian's death to her master.
With her master taking action, Lin Feng was as good as dead.
"Stay here. I'll take his head and return to offer it in sacrifice to my beloved disciple, Ling Tian." The old man spoke coldly. The young woman bowed respectfully and replied, "Yes, Master."
The old man focused his mind, and his true essence burst forth. The massive rock beneath his feet was ground to powder. His body rose into the air. But just as he was about to set off, a beam of light shot toward him from the distant horizon, like a sword.
This sight made the old man pause. He didn't move immediately. Moments later, the beam of light arrived before him.
The person who appeared looked to be around thirty years old. His face was resolute and handsome, his brows like swords. His eyes held the weariness of one who had seen through the world's praise and blame, along with the sharpness belonging to a sword.
"Extreme Light Old Man!"
A cold voice emerged from the man's mouth, causing Extreme Light Old Man's eyes to narrow as he stared intently at the other party.
"Who are you?" Extreme Light Old Man asked. The man seemed to have come for him, and his strength appeared terrifying.
"I've long heard that Extreme Light Old Man's Extreme Light Sword is invincible, leaving no survivors beneath its blade. I've never had the chance to test it. Today, I wish to experience the Extreme Light Sword Intent."
The man's cold voice rang out, his eyes filled with a terrifying battle intent. This man wanted to test Extreme Light Old Man's sword.
The young woman behind Extreme Light Old Man's pupils contracted sharply. This man, who appeared to be around thirty, actually wanted to test her master's sword. How arrogant!
A terrifying sword intent radiated from the man's body. This sword intent was filled with cold, sharp energy. Even more frighteningly, it carried an aura of mercilessness.
It was as if heaven and earth were heartless, treating all creation as straw dogs, using the sword to cut down everything.
"Zhuge Wutian!" (Zhuge the Merciless)
Extreme Light Old Man's expression stiffened. Although he had never met the man before him, in the Snow Moon Kingdom, who else but Zhuge Wutian could possess such a sharp, merciless sword dao?
Swords. Both men. Both loved the sword, used the sword, and had achieved great mastery in the sword dao. One was called Extreme Light, the other Merciless.
On Extreme Light Old Man's body, a similarly terrifying sword intent soared to the heavens. On his sword, it seemed ten thousand rays of extreme light blazed forth, brilliant and boundless, illuminating the entire Wild Goose Mountain.
"Who is fighting? Such terrifying sword intent!"
At this moment, the hearts of the people around Wild Goose Mountain trembled violently. This sword intent must be from Extreme Light Old Man in battle. But there was another equally powerful sword intent confronting him. Who could be so formidable?
The young woman behind Extreme Light Old Man's heart also quaked. Such terrifying swords!
"Zhuge Wutian, since you wish to fight, give it your all."
A sword's cry rang out. In Extreme Light Old Man's hand appeared a sword—a sword of light. At the same time, behind him, a martial soul sword rose toward the sky, carrying terrifying sword intent.
"Zhuge has not used his sword for eighteen years. Today, facing a senior I admired in my youth, I am willing to draw my blade."
Zhuge Wutian said calmly. Behind him, the sealed ancient sword began to tremble incessantly. With a soft cry, the sword left its sheath—a blood-colored sword, a merciless sword.
"Extreme Light Old Man, let one strike decide life and death."
Zhuge Wutian's eyes remained calm, but the coldness in his voice was utterly ruthless.
Two such powerful sword cultivators were about to decide life and death with a single strike. One strike meant one of them would fall.
Even Extreme Light Old Man's heart trembled slightly.
No more words were spoken. Two sword intents rampaged and clashed in the space around them. Extreme light and merciless radiance both shone with their respective brilliance.
A gust of sword wind swept by. Both of their bodies moved. The terrifying sword intent compressed to its limit, as if it could explode at any moment.
Heaven and earth howled. In an instant, their figures intersected. A beam of extreme light and a merciless sword radiance burst forth simultaneously. In the void, only two sword beams remained, leaving no room for anything else.
This was a clash of sword cultivators. In a battle of swords, the stronger they were, the more dangerous and terrifying it became.
The two beams of light fell. Extreme Light Old Man and Zhuge Wutian both retreated to their original positions.
Extreme Light Old Man looked at Zhuge Wutian and asked, "Is it just for the sword dao?"
Zhuge Wutian shook his head. He had long since lost his youthful obsession with the sword dao.
"Same as you. Your disciple was killed for his arrogance, and you want to take revenge. But the one you want to take revenge on is someone I must protect." Zhuge Wutian said calmly, causing a look of realization to appear in Extreme Light Old Man's eyes.
"I understand." Extreme Light Old Man murmured. Before his expression could fully form, a tearing sound was heard. Blood splattered through the air. Extreme Light Old Man's body was torn apart by sword qi, vanishing without a trace.
"Ah..." The young woman, seeing this horrifying scene, trembled violently all over. Her entire body went weak, and her face turned as pale as paper.
"Rumble..."
"Crack..."
A series of sounds rang out. The entire main peak of Wild Goose Mountain trembled. A sword scar appeared on the cliff face of the main peak, splitting it open into a sword crevice, forming a narrow slit of sky—a breathtaking sight.
Zhuge Wutian's body turned. He stepped through the void, transforming into a sword scar, shooting into the distance. In an instant, he became a mere shadow. But in the void, a few drops of crimson blood dripped down toward the cliff below.
After Zhuge Wutian left, on Wild Goose Mountain, the young woman sat on the ground, crying helplessly like a little girl.
That scene just now was too terrifying. Her revered master, Extreme Light Old Man, had been killed with a single sword strike.
This scene was so similar to when Ling Tian was killed by Lin Feng. Both were decided with a single sword strike. Only, Ling Tian was killed by Lin Feng, and Extreme Light Old Man was slain by Zhuge Wutian.
At this moment, her heart was filled with endless regret. Because of a casual remark she had made back then, she had provoked Ling Tian, causing him to charge into Yangzhou City and kill several people. That led to Ling Tian's death, and now Extreme Light Old Man's death as well.
Everything sounded like a joke. And this very joke had cost her talented senior brother his life, and her terrifyingly powerful master his life.
Lin Feng knew nothing of all this. How could he have imagined that Zhuge Wutian would travel thousands of miles to Wild Goose Mountain to kill Extreme Light Old Man for him? Lin Feng didn't even know Extreme Light Old Man existed, nor did he know that if not for Zhuge Wutian, he might have faced a fatal crisis.
In the desert, Lin Feng sat cross-legged on the ground, his eyes closed. But his terrifying soul power drifted through the void.
It surged and roared through heaven and earth. Lin Feng's true essence power also merged into it, controlling the rolling yellow sand.
In front of Lin Feng lay a bamboo slip, fully unrolled. It was engraved with many patterns and characters, as if depicting a formation.
And on the left and right sides of this bamboo slip, a line of large characters was written from top to bottom.
Nine Palace Trapping Dragon Grand Formation!
This formation diagram was obtained by Lin Feng from the storage ring of the old man who had set up the formation. At this moment, Lin Feng was comprehending the array dao!
PS: Woke up at five in the morning to write two chapters... Fortunately, the power came back on.