Chapter 1633: Chapter 1259: A Bold Plan! Where Is Wu Ming!?
"Flaw... You actually claim that Sword Twenty-Three has flaws... Flaw?"
Faced with Jiang Dali’s calm and smiling words, the Sword Saint felt a wave of irritation in his heart, his already shaken spirit fluctuating violently again, glaring at Jiang Dali yet unable to refute him.
Of course, he knew Jiang Dali was right.
But this accurate statement was also the greatest mistake, a form of strictness.
Because Sword Twenty-Three inherently has no flaws, it is naturally perfect, leaving no openings for anyone to exploit.
Jiang Dali speaks of flaws, but these flaws cannot be considered flaws, as they cannot be broken by ordinary strength.
Imagine someone being restrained physically, spiritually, and mentally, how could they possibly form strong resistance?
Even someone as strong as Jiang Dali, if not for the divine dragon fortune triggered by the passive Dragon Vein alerting him and quickly entering the Primordial State, exempting him from all spiritual and mental suppression and harm, would not have been able to break free from the oppression of Sword Twenty-Three on spirit.
And even if freed, without the terrifying spiritual technique of Power Level Mahavira unleashing endless strength from the body to combat the damage from Sword Twenty-Three, it would be impossible to hold on without being eliminated.
It was precisely due to the explosive power of Power Level Mahavira that he could briefly resist the terrifying damage from Sword Twenty-Three, regain physical mobility, seize the moment, unleash all his strength, and during the moment of Sword Saint’s great shock, exploit the spiritual flaw to strike Sword Saint from afar with a Reverse Nine Revolutions finger, thus fiercely breaking this legendary sword known as Martial Arts Myth.
After a brief moment, Sword Saint suddenly sighed, closing his body, collecting his essence, and his spirit and mind returned to tranquility, saying, "You’re right, the flaw in Sword Twenty-Three lies with the wielder’s body itself.
This sword technique is wielded with the heart, using the Primordial Spirit as the main method of attack. Additionally, I must be in a state of neither life nor death, so despite my Primordial Spirit nearly attaining invincible status, the physical body is indeed fragile and pitiable because I have not yet reached the point where I can survive without the physical body. Only when the physical body survives can the power of the Primordial Spirit and spirit be sustained, and vice versa...
You seized upon my physical body’s flaw to break my sword move, which indeed can be considered the greatest flaw of this sword technique..."
Jiang Dali shook his head with a smile, "But even though I’m aware of this flaw, even informing others, hardly anyone in the Martial World can break it, therefore it can also be considered as a flaw that isn’t a flaw. You certainly wouldn’t switch to cultivating physical strength because of this flaw; that would be putting the cart before the horse."
Sword Saint’s eyes gleamed, staring at Jiang Dali whose shoulder had already healed, saying, "Correct. A poet does not argue poetry, but when encountering a swordsman, must present the sword.
You wouldn’t invest all your energy into swordsmanship due to lack of skill and neglect the cultivation of your robust physique, and I wouldn’t shift my focus from swordsmanship to the physical body’s cultivation due to aging."
With these words, they exchanged a glance, suddenly both laughed out loud, their laughter causing the river to surge, roar, filling the air with mist, shrouding and obscuring their figures standing upon the water’s surface.
Indeed, if Sword Saint possessed Jiang Dali’s formidable Devil Muscle Physique, or Jiang Dali could wield Sword Saint’s lethal Sword Twenty-Three, wouldn’t it be Gods stopping the Slayer of Gods and Demons hindered while slaying Demons? The notion of the physical body being a flaw would completely cease to exist.
Unfortunately, affairs in this world are often hard to achieve perfection in both aspects, desiring one often necessitates neglecting another, unable to reach the pinnacle on both paths.
But amidst the laughter, Jiang Dali suddenly came up with a bold idea, remembering the Immortal Bone Relics inside Lingyun Cave.
Those are the remnants of a Broken Vajra level’s mighty physical shell, and in terms of strength, even surpasses his body’s durability in its usual state.
"What if..."
A thought was born in Jiang Dali’s mind, his gaze sparkled as the laughter abruptly ceased, looking at the Sword Saint across, suddenly saying, "Now that you are Great Success in Sword Dao, what plans do you have for the future? Regarding the events in Unrivaled City, I presume you are aware."
Sword Saint sneered sideways, saying, "Though you managed to break my Sword Twenty-Three, you and I both know if I wielded all my strength in one sword, it would be an inescapable scenario of mutual destruction, the ultimate outcome unpredictable; perhaps I die and you’ll suffer severe injuries, or you die and I’ll face the demise of my physical body, none of which are the conclusions you or I want to see."
With hands behind his back and an arrogant look, he said, "Despite my traversal of the Martial World, practicing swordsmanship all my life, I was only defeated in Sword Dao by one person. Now that Sword Twenty-Three is accomplished, naturally, I should find him to test this sword. Do you know who he is?"
"Indeed!"
Jiang Dali understood, looking at Sword Saint with a smile and uttering six words, "Martial Arts Legend—Wu Ming!"
"Correct!"
Sword Saint’s eyes flashed with electricity, suddenly sighing, "Unfortunately, I’m aware of the happenings in Unrivaled City; the one impersonating my brother Dugu Yifang is dead. It was this person who told me that Wu Ming had appeared in the Martial World, prompting me to abandon seclusion and re-enter the Martial World, but now, not only has Wu Ming disappeared again, that person is also dead, leaving me without a suitable opponent to try my sword against again."
Jiang Dali gazed at Sword Saint, saying, "The village chief does know Wu Ming’s whereabouts, yet, it is nothing short of a Dragon Pond and Tiger Cave!"
Sword Saint froze, with his unchanging expression wavering slightly, frowning while looking at Jiang Dali, from his eyes discerning seriousness and solemnity, already somewhat convinced internally.
Could the place referred to by the Black Wind Village Chief be truly a Dragon Pond and Tiger Cave where his greatest foe Wu Ming dwells? But...so what?
"Where is this place?"
Sword Saint asked word by word.
Jiang Dali calmly replied, "It matters not where; what matters is Wu Ming has become a prisoner!"
"What?"
Sword Saint’s face changed dramatically, suddenly his eyebrows twitched, bursting into wild laughter.
"Hahaha—hahahaha!—To think, to think, to think he actually has a day of becoming a prisoner! Hahaha!"
The threefold expression of disbelief sufficiently attests to the extreme shock and unrest within Sword Saint’s heart. He, never one to laugh, now laughs wildly due to today’s events surpassing many past glorious moments.
He laughs, feeling thrilled, feeling shocked, sensing the immense challenge!
"Where! Is! He?"
"Zheng!"
Suddenly a cold and piercing gleam flashed! The Unrivaled Sword behind him was finally no longer sealed!
Suddenly half drawn, unleashing astonishing sword intent!
The sudden sound of water rushing violently, a massive gorge rupturing between the two, under the dreadful Sword Qi slicing down, seemingly unable to calm down, plunging downward, the river on both sides like waterfalls crashing down, wild wind stirring their hair.
This was—using the sword to seek the Way, signaling Sword Saint’s unwavering resolve.
He must know where Wu Ming is, irrespective of the enemy who captured Wu Ming, irrespective of any danger, to know who stands in his way, must face the sword way opened by this sword!
"Good!"
Jiang Dali laughed heartily, facing such sword Qi, as though positioned at the storm’s center, standing still lest moving causes tremendous pressure, crucially sensing Sword Saint’s determination, making him initially decide to employ Guang Chengzi’s Immortal Bone Relics for Sword Saint.
Yet, given Sword Saint’s pride, he may not agree to cooperate.
Therefore, another somewhat risky but timely plan emerged.
That is—proceeding to the Snow God Mountain Range beforehand, joining forces with Sword Saint, attempting to investigate the Heavenly Gate, seeing if they can rescue Wu Ming.
This act is extremely risky, with a significant chance of encountering the highly unpredictable madman Shakyamuni.
However, considering his strength now breaks into the Returning to Truth level, coupled with Sword Saint and Undying Yin Zhong as aid, and Shakyamuni’s injuries from the last God-searching Palace battle possibly unrecovered, indeed can seize the chance for an attempt.
Should this attempt succeed in rescuing Wu Ming, it would undoubtedly vastly strengthen their faction with a strong ally.
And even if unsuccessful, Jiang Dali has a considerable chance of retreating unscathed, and should they delve into Shakyamuni’s might, Sword Saint, upon setback, may curb his pride, naturally considering cooperating with some of his plans... freewёbnoνel.com
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