# Chapter 650: Dark Body
Which of the Star Envoys selected by the Black Market First Class Hall was a simple character?
Although Youlan Star Envoy's talent ranked near the bottom among the Seven Evil Star Envoys and was not considered outstanding, she was still a peak existence below the Sacred Body. Placed among the sacred inheritance disciples of Liangyi Sect, she would be a first-rate prodigy.
Could a Fish-Dragon First Transformation sacred inheritance disciple of Liangyi Sect kill Youlan Star Envoy, who was at Fish-Dragon Sixth Transformation?
It was simply impossible.
Anyone who believed it would be a fool.
Hearing Yuanlong Half-Saint's words, all the Half-Saints present revealed strange smiles.
Pang Long was the most outstanding talent of the Pang Sacred Clan, and Yuanlong Half-Saint was one of the clan's ancestors. With such an excellent talent born among the younger generation, Yuanlong Half-Saint naturally wanted to cultivate him vigorously.
Lin Yue had killed Youlan Star Envoy, making his name known throughout the world and securing a place among the younger generation of the entire Eastern Domain.
In contrast, although Pang Long's talent far surpassed Lin Yue's,
his reputation was far inferior to Lin Yue's.
Yuanlong Half-Saint's purpose was to pave the way for Pang Long, help build his momentum, and help him achieve fame. As long as Pang Long could suppress Lin Yue, Yuanlong Half-Saint could naturally use the power of the Pang Sacred Clan to make Pang Long's reputation surpass Lin Yue's.
As long as Pang Long could achieve fame in one fell swoop, he would become the face of the Pang Sacred Clan, greatly elevating their status in the Eastern Domain.
For Half-Saints, "profit" could hardly influence their will, but they cared greatly about "reputation."
Fame, name, prestige, honor.
Even Half-Saints of the evil path would not easily do things that damaged their reputation.
Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, evil path Half-Saints would not attack cultivators below Half-Saint level, as it would be quite degrading. If word got out, their reputation would be ruined.
Of course, there were also some extremely vicious individuals who cared nothing about reputation or honor.
For them, they only cared about one "name" — fame.
The more vicious they were, the greater their fame.
In short, Yuanlong Half-Saint wanted Pang Long to trample Lin Yue, thereby helping Pang Long achieve fame. Moreover, Shengshu Cainü was right there. If Pang Long performed well enough, he might even make the front page of the "Eastern Domain Wind and Cloud Report."
Zixia Half-Saint naturally understood Yuanlong Half-Saint's intention and only smiled faintly, saying: "True, of course it's true. I have asked Lin Yue and know the whole story. It is said that when Lin Yue made his move, Youlan Star Envoy was already severely injured."
Yuanlong Half-Saint sat up straight and laughed: "Even if Youlan Star Envoy was severely injured, being able to kill him is still quite remarkable. For Changsheng Academy to produce such an outstanding talent is truly worthy of celebration."
"I propose that after the coronation ceremony, Lin Yue and Pang Long have a sparring match. After all, they are both outstanding geniuses becoming sacred inheritance disciples on the same day. Doesn't everyone want to know who is more outstanding?"
All the Half-Saints present could naturally see that Pang Long's talent was quite extraordinary, and defeating Lin Yue was as certain as a nail driven into an iron plate.
If they spoke up for Yuanlong Half-Saint at this moment, wouldn't they offend Zixia Half-Saint?
Therefore, they all remained silent, wanting to see how Zixia Half-Saint would respond.
Zixia Half-Saint smiled and said: "The coronation ceremony isn't over yet, is it? After it ends, I will ask Lin Yue's opinion. If he is willing, a sparring match would be a good thing."
Yuanlong Half-Saint chuckled, wanting to continue pressuring Zixia Half-Saint. His gaze fixed on the direction of the altar bronze cauldron, he said: "If a sword genius who obtains the Ancestral Master's sword intent can be born during each month's coronation ceremony, that would be a cause for celebration. But I feel that this month's coronation ceremony might produce two sword geniuses."
Shengshu Cainü's eyes brightened slightly, and she said: "Senior Yuanlong refers to Lin Yue of Zixia Lingshan?"
Yuanlong Half-Saint quickly bowed to Shengshu Cainü, indicating he was unworthy of the title "Senior." Then, he shook his head and said: "Lin Yue's talent is indeed good, but his sword path talent still has some gap from obtaining the Ancestral Master's sword intent. I am not referring to him, but to that proud daughter of heaven from ** Academy, the Dark Body."
"Dark Body."
Even Shengshu Cainü was slightly moved. Her starry eyes couldn't help but look toward the training ground outside, searching for the Dark Body. Finally, her gaze fell on Han Qiu.
The Dark Body was a special constitution, as rare as the Light Body.
Moreover, the Dark Body was quite prone to early death. Most were devoured by the dark force within them before they could grow up, dying unnatural deaths.
But once the Dark Body grew up, it would be even more terrifying than the Sacred Body.
It was said that a fully developed Dark Body, having condensed countless dark forces and yin-sha energies, could travel between hell and the mortal world, summon ghosts and undead, ride dragon corpses as mounts, and use saint corpses as soldiers.
Therefore, a fully developed Dark Body could even frighten Saints into fleeing in terror, making it a quite fearsome existence.
"For the Dark Body to have cultivated to the Fish-Dragon Realm, it should have already reached the minor achievement stage of the Dark Body, enough to contend with a Sacred Body." Shengshu Cainü praised.
In the early stages of cultivation, the Dark Body was actually quite weak, constantly needing to worry about backlash from the dark force.
But the later it got, the more powerful the Dark Body became, enough to inspire awe.
Jinglan Half-Saint of ** Academy smiled and said: "The Dark Body has deep ties with Liangyi Sect. Before joining Liangyi Sect, she had already cultivated the Yin Yi Nine Swords of the Yin-Yang Two Instruments Sword Formation. It was precisely because of the bond of the Yin Yi Nine Swords that my senior sister accepted her as a disciple and passed on the 'Taiji Innate Dao' to her, finally controlling the dark force within her and getting her through the most dangerous period."
In fact, Liangyi Sect was also afraid of backlash from the Dark Body, after all, a fully developed Dark Body was too evil and could cause quite terrifying destruction.
It should be known that the Yin-Yang Two Instruments Sword Formation was the most powerful two-person sword formation in the entire Kunlun Realm and would never be passed on to outsiders. If Han Qiu hadn't cultivated the Yin Yi Nine Swords, the academy master of ** Academy certainly wouldn't have accepted her as a disciple, let alone passed on the "Taiji Innate Dao" to her. They would have just let her fend for herself.
At this moment, Pang Long had already descended from the sacrificial bronze cauldron, standing on the stone steps. The corner of his mouth curled into a smile, his gaze fixed on Han Qiu's direction, revealing a sunny expression.
The disciples around the training ground were all shaken, feeling quite surprised.
"Amazing! Senior Brother Pang Long obtained the sword intent left by a Saint. With such sword path talent, we can only look up to him."
"If he refines the Saint's sword intent, Senior Brother Pang Long's sword path realm will surely advance by leaps and bounds, and he might become a formidable sword cultivator at the Fish-Dragon Realm."
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Having successfully obtained the sword intent left by Nine Changes Saint on the sacrificial bronze cauldron, Pang Long felt quite proud of this sword path achievement.
He walked down the stone steps, came to Han Qiu's side, and with the posture of a successful person, instructed: "Junior Sister, when entering the sacrificial bronze cauldron, you must display your sword path realm. If you can perform a high-grade sword technique, it will increase your chances of success."
There was no need for Pang Long's guidance; Jinglan Half-Saint had already told Han Qiu what to do when entering the sacrificial bronze cauldron.
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother Pang Long."
Han Qiu clasped her hands and only smiled faintly at Pang Long before ascending the stone steps and walking toward the sacrificial bronze cauldron.
Seeing Han Qiu's heart-stirring smile, Pang Long was overjoyed, his breath stopping for an instant.
However, when Pang Long turned around, he immediately saw Zhang Ruochen standing nearby. The joy on his face instantly faded, replaced by a cold gaze. He said: "Your skill in sword techniques is indeed not bad, but the sword intent left by the Ancestral Master is not so easy to capture."
Zhang Ruochen confirmed that Pang Long was speaking to him before slowly replying: "If you can merge with a strand of the Ancestral Master's sword intent, why can't I?"
"Don't think that just because you defeated me once, you're something special. At the same cultivation level, the gap between you and me is still huge."
Pang Long gave a mocking laugh, shook his head, and returned to his original position.
Zhang Ruochen was speechless. Who exactly had he provoked?
"With Han Qiu's talent, she should be able to merge with a strand of the Ancestral Master's sword intent."
Zhang Ruochen had once taught Han Qiu the Yin Yi Nine Swords of the Yin-Yang Two Instruments Sword Formation, and Han Qiu had quickly learned it quite well. Therefore, he knew that Han Qiu's sword path talent was still good, probably even surpassing Pang Long's.
"Whoosh!"
The sacrificial bronze cauldron once again surged with a white pillar of light, erupting with powerful energy that shot straight into the sky. Subsequently, Han Qiu also flew up following the dense white light specks, suspended thirty zhang above the ground.
Her eyes slightly closed, hands spread apart, she stood at the center of the light pillar, continuously performing sword techniques. Her sleeves and robe hems fluttered, like a beautiful cyan butterfly.
Just as the river of light specks surged back from the sky, a single speck of light landed on Han Qiu's brow, penetrating her skin and merging within.
Instantly, a layer of soft white light appeared on the surface of Han Qiu's skin.
Behind her body, a two-meter-long sacred sword phantom condensed. Then, the sacred sword phantom suddenly rushed forward, entering her back and merging with her spine.
Seeing this scene, the periphery of the training ground erupted with sounds like a tsunami.
"That's the sword intent left by 'Yunchuan Sword Saint' from four thousand years ago! Senior Sister Han Qiu has merged with a Sword Saint's sword intent!"
"Heavens! It really is a Sword Saint's sword intent. Am I seeing this right?"
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A Sword Saint's sword intent was dozens of times more powerful than an ordinary Saint's sword intent. It was a sacred object that all disciples of Liangyi Sect dreamed of.
Not to mention the ordinary disciples outside, even the Half-Saints in Shangqing Palace were quite tempted. If they could merge with a strand of a Sword Saint's sword intent, it would greatly advance their understanding of the sword path.
This was a kind of opportunity, not something anyone could obtain. Those who didn't get it could only envy and be jealous.