Chapter 81: Another Sword?

Zisu Daoist was the most outstanding disciple of the Zichuan Dao Sect in several thousand years. Ten years ago, he had already demonstrated exceptional talent, and when he began his cultivation, it was during the period when spiritual energy was being revived and the Great Dao was becoming evident.

Thus, his cultivation progressed rapidly, and in just a short span of ten years, he broke through to the Tenth Restriction.

Confident and eager to make a name for himself and expand the Zichuan Dao Sect, he set out, only to overhear many people discussing the "Human God."

After listening carefully, Zisu Daoist immediately grew angry, saying, "An old relic from the past dares to call himself the Human God?"

He immediately decided to visit the Feathered Gate to expose this so-called Human God and use this to gain fame.

However, what awaited him was a weed.

A single weed sent him flying thousands of miles, shattering his defenses and leaving countless identical sword marks across his body.

Zisu Daoist nervously swallowed, murmuring, "Such control over power... How refined. Fortunately, the senior showed mercy, or today would have been my last."

Thud.

Having been struck back to his senses, Zisu Daoist knelt down and bowed three times toward the Feathered Gate, then loudly shouted, "The Human God is indeed deserving of the title! Junior Zisu admires you!"

Some disciples who had followed Zisu immediately spread the news.

...

At the Feathered Gate.

In front of the Scripture Pavilion, Lin Jiufeng silently watched the smiling Bai Yunfei and the White Fox.

"After this move, the consequences won't be so easy to control," Lin Jiufeng sighed.

"Senior Brother, you're just too low-key. You should go out and see for yourself," Bai Yunfei urged.

Lin Jiufeng snorted and ignored Bai Yunfei, closing his eyes in resignation. He vaguely sensed that, in a few days, there would be a number of juniors around the Feathered Gate shouting for him to give them guidance.

The constant chatter was already unbearable just thinking about it.

Sure enough, just as Lin Jiufeng had anticipated, after a single weed defeated the Tenth Restriction Zisu Daoist, the news spread like wildfire. The cultivation world was like boiling oil with water poured in—it instantly erupted.

The one who hadn't even shown his face, a weed, had sent a peerless expert of the Tenth Restriction, Zisu Daoist, flying thousands of miles away? Was this for real?

And after being so heavily defeated, Zisu Daoist didn't slander Lin Jiufeng at all. Instead, he praised the senior to anyone he met, saying that the force control had been perfect—his body was riddled with sword qi, and every sword mark was of identical depth, and even the blood he shed flowed in the same manner.

Thanks to Zisu Daoist's passionate praise, Lin Jiufeng, who had been in seclusion for ten years, became a sensation in the cultivation world.

His past accomplishments were dug up, and everyone was fascinated.

People finally realized that, even before the revival of spiritual energy, this "Human God" had already achieved shocking feats. Now, with the energy revival and the appearance of the Great Dao, just how terrifying would this Human God be?

Some marveled, "No wonder the Master holds this person in such high regard."

Others speculated, "Could this Human God have broken through the Eleventh Restriction?"

Some were puzzled, "Why does this Human God remain so indifferent to fame and fortune?"

Others affirmed, "The true big shots are always the ones who remain humble and unnoticed."

But for every compliment about Lin Jiufeng, there were also detractors.

"Bullshit Human God, can't even show his face."

"The title of Human God is too grand, he doesn't deserve it!"

"I think that Zisu Daoist was just an actor he hired, after all, they're both from the Daoist sect."

"Humph, Human God, I'll expose your lies."

"I'll go to the Feathered Gate myself and see who will expose him."

...

The Feathered Gate, ten years later, had once again regained its former glory. In the past, it had been because Lin Jiufeng slashed through a sea of swords, revealing hundreds of ways to break through the Ninth Restriction, causing countless cultivators who had failed to break through to gather there. This had made the Feathered Gate bustling with activity.

But as time passed, and the revival of spiritual energy and emergence of the Great Dao took place, that sea of swords no longer attracted anyone's attention.

The sea of swords still existed at the Feathered Gate, still containing the methods to break through the Ninth Restriction, but with the energy revival, this was no longer a hotspot.

Perhaps in many years, as spiritual energy wanes and the Great Dao recedes, the sea of swords might be exalted once again.

For now, however, the area around the Feathered Gate was filled with people, but they weren't looking at the sea of swords. Instead, they were focused on the highest mountain of the Feathered Gate, where the Scripture Pavilion stood.

Lin Jiufeng's whereabouts were no secret—those who looked carefully could easily find out where he was.

Thus, everyone knew that the so-called "Human God" mentioned by the Master was hiding in this very Scripture Pavilion.

Many cultivators gathered around the Feathered Gate to watch the drama. They didn't dare challenge Lin Jiufeng directly, but they eagerly waited for someone else to do it.

Sure enough, one day, a Tenth Restriction cultivator appeared.

But unlike what everyone had expected, it wasn't a younger cultivator—it was an elderly one.

His face was like a broken porcelain jar, covered in repair marks, some of them long and serpentine, resembling a terrifying centipede.

"Lin Jiufeng!" he shouted in a fierce voice as he approached the Feathered Gate, his aura rising rapidly like a blazing sun, exploding with a boom that covered half the sky over the Feathered Gate.

The onlookers were shocked and excited.

This wasn't someone to be trifled with.

Given the aura, this wasn't a beginner in the Tenth Restriction, but someone who had been immersed in it for quite some time.

This could probably force the Human God to reveal himself, right?

As the crowd waited eagerly, the elderly cultivator, his eyes burning with fury, gritted his teeth and said, "Taishang Dao, Elder Liehuo, today I come for revenge!"

Inside the Scripture Pavilion, Lin Jiufeng, who hadn't planned to respond, furrowed his brow when he heard the name "Taishang Dao," and muttered, "Wasn't Taishang Dao destroyed?"

His question reverberated through the entire Feathered Gate.

The elder of Taishang Dao, Liehuo, sneered bitterly. "You're surprised there are still survivors from Taishang Dao?"

"Back then, when you struck with that sword, I happened to be out of the sect, so I escaped the disaster. But the shockwave still shattered my body, and the sword mark left on me couldn't be removed. I've ended up in this state—neither human nor ghost."

"Now, I've broken through to the Tenth Restriction, and I've acquired Taishang Dao's heirloom treasure, the Purple and Green Twin Swords. Today, I will take your life!"

With that, Elder Liehuo suddenly drew two long swords from his back with a sharp clink.

One was purple, the other green, and both gleamed in the sunlight, their blades radiating Daoist aura—both holy and impenetrable, yet sharp enough to destroy everything.

An unparalleled treasure!

Tenth Restriction cultivation!

These two factors combined made many of those who didn't like Lin Jiufeng the "Human God" excited.

Such strength should be enough to expose this so-called "Human God," right?

But before they could get too excited, the Feathered Gate, the mountain of the Scripture Pavilion, suddenly erupted with a booming sword qi river, rushing forward with unstoppable force, like a sword technique descending from the heavens, instantly enveloping Elder Liehuo and exploding him into the air.

And the Purple and Green Twin Swords, which had been held in such high regard, cracked under the impact of the sword qi.

All that remained was a cold voice, "You came to your death, and I granted it."

The spectacle left those who had been so excited staring in disbelief.

Another sword?