Chapter 129: The Nine-Sword Form of the Azure Wind Drifting Sword!

"Oh? Wrong? I'd like to hear how."

Chen Jieqiu found Ye Yuan utterly ridiculous. A mere Qi Refining Ninth Layer, going to all this trouble to sow discord among brothers—if not to escape, then what? To kill them all?

And the truth was exactly that!

"Actually, when I first drew the Canghua Sword, I only wanted to test the bond between you brothers. I was surprised to find it exceptionally strong. The reason I spent so much effort driving a wedge between you was that I wasn't confident I could kill all of you at once. The fewer people who know about a spirit artifact, the better," Ye Yuan said with a smile.

"Haha, you don't know your place! You mean to say that the four of us together are no match for you?" Chen Jieqiu laughed as if he had heard a great joke.

Ye Yuan nodded in acknowledgment. "That's right."

"You reckless fool! Do you think possessing a spirit artifact allows you to cross an entire major realm in battle? I'd like to see if the genius student of the Danwu Academy truly has skill or is just a blustering idiot!" Chen Jieqiu was provoked by Ye Yuan's attitude.

Having spent years walking the edge of life and death, Chen Jieqiu was extremely powerful!

Not to mention Qi Refining martial artists; even among Liquid Realm Third Layer experts, he was considered strong.

Of course, compared to the experts on the Danwu Academy's Martial Ranking, he was still far inferior.

"Heh, rest assured, you'll see soon enough."

As the words fell, Ye Yuan's entire demeanor changed, as if he himself had turned into a sharp sword.

As if sensing the sword intent emanating from Ye Yuan, the Canghua Sword began to tremble in his hand!

Spirit artifacts are called spirit artifacts because they possess spirituality.

This spirituality does not mean they have intelligence, but rather that they can resonate with the martial artist to a certain degree.

This resonance can amplify the martial artist's strength, which is why spirit artifacts are more powerful than precious artifacts or magical artifacts!

Seeing the change in Ye Yuan, the calm expression on Chen Jieqiu's face instantly vanished, replaced by solemnity.

He never imagined that a mere Qi Refining Ninth Layer could emit such powerful sword intent!

Chen Jieqiu finally understood why Ye Yuan wasn't in a hurry to escape.

He simply didn't need to escape!

Such powerful sword intent indeed had the strength to threaten him.

"This is the first time I'm using the Azure Wind Drifting Sword Technique. You are the first to witness it—you should feel honored!" Ye Yuan pointed his sword at Chen Jieqiu and said.

On the Nine Heavens Path, Ye Yuan had fused the sword intents of the Azure Wind Purple Sun Sword Art and his own Falling Flower Drifting Sword, naming it the Azure Wind Drifting Sword.

Though the Azure Wind Drifting Sword Intent was powerful, it still required sword forms to execute.

Intent without form is like rootless duckweed; form without intent is mere empty shape.

Ye Yuan had high standards and deeply understood that what suits oneself is best.

Thus, he did not seek to learn the sword forms of the Azure Wind Purple Sun Sword Art from the Youyun Sect; instead, he chose to create his own moves!

Creating one's own moves is no easy task. Even learning from others is extremely difficult, let alone creating original techniques.

Those who can create their own moves are invariably prodigies.

Only Ye Yuan would dare to play such a game.

However, due to time constraints, Ye Yuan had only completed the prototype of the first form.

"Hmph! No matter how strong your sword intent, without the support of primal energy, how powerful can it be? I refuse to believe that a Qi Refining Ninth Layer can actually kill me!" Chen Jieqiu snorted coldly.

"Five Ghosts Soul-Reaping Blade! Kill!"

Chen Jieqiu decided to strike first, unleashing a killing move right away.

The Five Ghosts Soul-Reaping Blade was Chen Jieqiu's signature technique, which he had honed for nearly ten years, achieving perfection.

As the blade slashed out, a wailing sound arose, like ghosts howling, capable of capturing one's soul!

This martial technique was extremely powerful; ordinary martial artists could easily fall prey to it.

Unfortunately for Chen Jieqiu, he was up against Ye Yuan.

On the Nine Heavens Path, Ye Yuan had comprehended the state of 'heart like still water,' so this soul-capture had no effect on him.

At that moment, Ye Yuan's sword form was complete.

"Azure Wind Drifting Sword Technique, First Form: Nine-Sword Form!"

Ye Yuan let out a soft shout and transformed into nine figures!

Nine Ye Yuans struck simultaneously, emitting nine azure sword beams!

The nine sword beams, launched after but arriving before, enveloped Chen Jieqiu entirely.

Startled, Chen Jieqiu abandoned his attack and hastily withdrew his blade to defend.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

A series of metallic clashes rang out as Chen Jieqiu scrambled frantically, barely managing to block the sword beams.

True to his reputation as a Liquid Realm Third Layer expert, Chen Jieqiu managed to block most of the nine beams, which were emitted by the Canghua Sword and extremely powerful.

However, one sword beam still broke through his defense and mercilessly pierced his left arm!

"Ah!" Chen Jieqiu screamed in agony, clutching his left arm.

His left arm was a bloody mess, clearly crippled.

As a seasoned veteran, Chen Jieqiu wasted no time after being hit; he swiftly fled into the distance, attempting to escape.

Clearly, he was now certain he was no match for Ye Yuan, and survival was paramount!

But Ye Yuan was not about to give him that chance. Almost the moment Chen Jieqiu turned to flee, Ye Yuan sheathed the Canghua Sword and pointed his left finger!

Absolute Yang Finger!

This was already a perfected Absolute Yang Finger, with formidable lethality!

Chen Jieqiu had not expected Ye Yuan to react so quickly. The finger strike was extremely fast, leaving him no time to defend.

With a "pfft," the invisible force pierced through Chen Jieqiu's calf.

"Ah!" Chen Jieqiu screamed again and collapsed to the ground.

"I said I wouldn't let any of you escape. Did you think I'd give you a chance?" Ye Yuan stepped forward and said calmly.

Ignoring the pain in his limbs, Chen Jieqiu scrambled to his knees and pleaded tearfully, "Young master, spare me! I, Chen Jieqiu, failed to recognize your greatness and offended you. I deserve to die! I deserve to die! If you spare my life, I'll be your slave, your beast of burden!"

Ye Yuan shook his head. "You brothers are all steeped in evil, aren't you? Killing you is doing justice for heaven. I wouldn't dare accept such a beast of burden. Rest in peace."

With that, he gave Chen Jieqiu no chance and took his head.

Ye Yuan had no pity for scum like him.

Recalling the execution of the Nine-Sword Form, Ye Yuan frowned and muttered to himself, "The Nine-Sword Form still needs improvement. The power of the nine sword beams is uneven, and the strikes are not synchronized—there's still a time lag."

Ye Yuan shook his head with a sigh, clearly dissatisfied with his performance.

Just then, a faint voice sounded: "Young... young master, please... please... save me."