The sound of swords shakes the sky

"Brother Long Chen, we are back!"

A loud roar echoed, audible for over ten miles around; it was none other than A Man's voice.

Tang Waner hurriedly left Long Chen's embrace, wiped the tears from her face, and looked into the distance, where she saw two figures rushing toward them.

They were A Man and Little Snow. The mace on A Man's back was a full size larger than before; previously, the head of the mace resembled a water bucket, but now it looked like a water vat.

The entire mace was pitch black and exuded a terrifying Aura; the mace itself was like a ferocious beast, chilling one to the bone.

Most frightening of all was that with every step A Man took, the ground would suddenly tremble, and even the thick stone bricks paving the road shattered one after another.

By the time A Man and Little Snow reached them, the stone bricks along the entire road had shattered, turning the perfectly good path into a road of gravel.

Long Chen could tell at a glance that A Man had changed his weapon, and its weight was terrifyingly heavy; otherwise, it wouldn't have crushed the sturdy stone bricks, which were square blocks five or six feet thick.

"You brat, didn't I tell you to watch your step? Did you hear me?"

Behind Little Snow and A Man, Cang Ming looked at the shattered road and couldn't help but roar, though despite the anger on his face, his eyes were full of doting pride.

"Awoo—"

Little Snow pounced in front of Long Chen like a gust of wind. Little Snow had grown much larger, reaching a body length of three zhang, and its Aura was even more terrifying.

The scars on its body had long since disappeared, its fur was glossy, its eyes were vibrant, and it radiated a powerful pressure.

"You've achieved a Breakthrough?"

Long Chen looked at Little Snow in disbelief. Little Snow's Aura was already at the Middle Stage of the Third Rank, carrying a king's pressure that made it hard to look directly at it.

Little Snow rubbed its large head against Long Chen. Even after its Breakthrough, in front of Long Chen, it was still like that little one from before, full of attachment to Long Chen.

"Brother Long Chen, let me show you my new toy, it's so awesome."

Like a child, A Man swung the mace in his hand, causing the space to tremble as if the air were about to be crushed, and a fierce wind swept in all directions.

"Hum."

As the mace swung through, the fierce wind whistled toward them. Tang Waner was terrified; the wind from the mace was ten times stronger than an attack from an ordinary Yijin Realm expert.

Just as Tang Waner was about to circulate her wind power to defend, a figure appeared in front of her; Long Chen had blocked the way in front of Tang Waner.

"Whoosh."

That terrifying wind roared like a raging sea, but Long Chen stood in front of Tang Waner like a solid rock, letting the wind howl without shaking him in the slightest.

Long Chen couldn't help but be shocked; after being apart for over a month, A Man's Physical Body had become even more terrifyingly powerful.

The wind from the mace alone could break the bones and tendons of a Yijin Realm Disciple; if one were struck by the mace, it would simply crush them into a pulp.

"Hehe, Brother Long Chen, how is it? This is a treasure my Master got for me."

A Man placed the mace on the ground, and a large area of stone bricks shattered again, causing the entire mountaintop to tremble.

"Clap."

Cang Ming slapped the back of A Man's head, but since he wasn't tall enough, he had to jump to do it.

"You brat, how many times have I told you to handle things gently? Are you trying to tear down the branch courtyard?" Cang Ming scolded angrily.

Although his tone was angry, the pride and arrogance on his face were obvious even to a blind man; he was actually overjoyed in his heart.

Although he was scolding, seeing his Disciple so formidable was definitely a source of pride for him; being mischievous also required skill.

As for those crushed stone bricks, it was nothing; there were plenty of people in the branch courtyard just idling around, he could just have them fix it later.

A Man had been running as if carrying a great mountain, causing the entire mountaintop to tremble constantly. Many people rushed out of their Immortal Caves in alarm, thinking a terrifying Demonic Beast was attacking.

But when they saw it was A Man and Little Snow, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and put away their weapons.

However, seeing the crushed stone bricks along the way, everyone wore an expression of shock.

And when Cang Ming saw the expressions of these Disciples, the look of pride on his face grew even more intense.

He tried his best to appear indifferent, but his acting was truly too poor; no one could fail to see what he was thinking.

Tang Waner was both surprised and amused; they were truly a strange Master and Disciple pair, but everyone was filled with awe toward the mace in A Man's hand.

"But you brat are really not bad, this is the first time you've called me Master," Cang Ming laughed.

A Man had always called him "old man," and Cang Ming didn't mind this address from A Man; in fact, he found it somewhat affectionate.

Now that A Man had unexpectedly called him Master, it couldn't help but make him overjoyed.

"Sen… cough cough, Uncle Cang Ming, how heavy is this mace?" Long Chen looked at the mace in A Man's hand and couldn't help but ask.

"Seven hundred and fifty thousand catties," Cang Ming said indifferently.

"What?"

Hearing this, everyone, including Long Chen, opened their mouths wide, unable to say a word.

A weapon weighing ten thousand catties was already considered a heavy weapon, but A Man's mace was actually seven hundred and fifty thousand catties; this was too frightening.

Looking at A Man's muscles that seemed about to burst, and then at the mace beside him, everyone couldn't help but feel their scalps tingle; how could anyone block such a figure?

Back when A Man hadn't changed his weapon, he had sent Gu Yang flying with a single strike of his mace, breaking his arms.

That was only because Gu Yang's Physical Body was formidable; if it had been any other Core Disciple, they probably would have been beaten to death by a single strike.

Now that he had changed to an even more terrifying weapon, was there any Disciple in the entire branch courtyard who could withstand a single strike from A Man?

People couldn't help but look at Long Chen; perhaps in the entire branch courtyard, only Long Chen might be able to!

"Hehe, that previous one, which was one hundred and eighty thousand catties, couldn't be used at all. This is the real deal," A Man hugged the mace and swung it a few more times, his face full of excitement.

Good heavens, the previous mace was already one hundred and eighty thousand catties, and now it had increased several times over; everyone finally realized A Man's true terror.

Cang Ming looked at Long Chen's envious expression and suddenly smiled slightly: "Long Chen, I said last time I would give you a suitable weapon. Hehe, watch closely."

As he spoke, a long saber appeared in Cang Ming's hand. The saber was nearly one zhang long, golden all over, as if cast from gold, shining brilliantly.

The blade was one foot and two inches wide, three inches thick, and engraved with strange patterns; looking closely, they were actually patterns of ancient beasts, very fierce and domineering.

At the junction of the hilt and the blade, Long Chen discovered a crystal core embedded there, which made his heart race; this was actually a Spirit Weapon.

Long Chen had long heard that powerful weapon smiths could engrave runes on weapons and embed Demonic Beast crystal cores into them, using the power of the runes to trigger the power of the crystal core, allowing the weapon to unleash incomparably terrifying power; this was a Spirit Weapon.

Spirit Weapons had no Rank distinctions; the strength of a Spirit Weapon depended entirely on the weapon smith's techniques and the Rank and attributes of the embedded crystal core.

Even with Long Chen's composure, his heart couldn't help but race, and his ears were filled with the sound of his own heartbeat.

Cang Ming gently touched the long saber in his hand to the ground and let go.

"Shh."

With a soft sound, to everyone's shock, the sturdy stone bricks were cut as if they were tofu, and the long saber sank all the way to the hilt.

"It's actually this sharp."

Everyone was greatly surprised; just letting go lightly could easily pierce through stone bricks; what kind of sharpness was this?

"It really is worthy of being a legendary weapon. With this saber, Senior Brother Long Chen is definitely like a tiger with wings."

"Hehe, with this saber, Senior Brother Long Chen will lead us to chop up Devil Heads as if cutting melons and vegetables. Just thinking about it makes me excited."

Cang Ming looked at Long Chen, his eyes slightly disappointed, but he still said: "This is the weapon I'm giving you. Try it out."

"Thank you, Senior."

Long Chen was overjoyed. He bowed to Cang Ming, walked to the long saber, reached out to grab the hilt, and lifted upward.

But to Long Chen's shock, although he only lifted it lightly, he still used tens of thousands of catties of force, yet the long saber didn't budge at all.

"Good fellow, it's actually also a heavy weapon."

Long Chen couldn't help but be overjoyed. Originally, seeing that the long saber was only three inches thick, he hadn't thought about how heavy it was; now it seemed he was wrong.

"Long Chen, you were the one who said the heavier the better. I've emptied my savings to forge this saber for you. If you can't lift it, this old man will have to take it back," Cang Ming laughed.

When he last saw Long Chen, he felt that Long Chen had already reached the Peak of the Condensing Blood Realm and could enter the Yijin Realm at any time.

He had forged this long saber based on Long Chen's original strength, anticipating that once Long Chen advanced to the Yijin Realm, his strength would surge dozens of times over.

It could be said that he had spent great effort on this long saber and even used a Fifth Rank Demonic Beast crystal core; that was his only Fifth Rank Demonic Beast crystal core.

He had originally intended to keep it for A Man, but since there was no Spiritual Qi in A Man's body, he couldn't activate the runes or guide the power of the crystal core, so he simply embedded it directly into this long saber.

But now, over a month had passed, and Long Chen still hadn't achieved a Breakthrough to the Yijin Realm. He couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed; this large saber was probably a bit too early for Long Chen and couldn't be used for the time being.

"Hehe, don't worry, I won't let you down, Uncle."

Long Chen smiled slightly, switched to holding the hilt with both hands, and his full strength gushed out; the stone bricks under his feet shattered one after another.

But to everyone's horror, as the stone bricks shattered, the long saber actually began to slowly sink; it still couldn't be pulled out.

This sight stunned everyone; just how terrifying was this long saber? Was it going to sink into the center of the earth?

"Hahahaha, good, too good."

Long Chen suddenly laughed heartily, his voice full of excitement and anticipation. Suddenly, a divine ring appeared, and the earth burst open.

"Hum."

The long saber was pulled out of the ground by Long Chen. A terrifying Saber Qi soared into the sky, the divine ring shocked the world, the saber rang, shaking the heavens, and boundless waves of air continuously scoured the world.

Long Chen had finally obtained the weapon he loved most in his life. A sharp Aura radiated in all directions, causing the heavens and earth to tremble.

"Dang dang dang dang dang dang dang dang dang."

Just as everyone was in shock, nine dense bell tolls suddenly rang out, shaking everyone's eardrums.