The sword reaches its extreme and the momentum is reversed

Back then, Shuo Feng seemed to have completely mastered Heaven's Wonder [Sword].

From start to finish, no out-of-control situations were ever seen to happen.

But unlike now, back then when facing Su Xiaomei's endless attacks, Shuo Feng only defended blindly and never once took the initiative to attack.

"Streaks of white light bounced the enemy's attacks all back. Their power was even several notches greater than the opponent's original Moves."

"The traits are cut from the same cloth as the wooden sword. Is it just that it cannot proactively attack…"

Li Fan seemed to have figured out the reason why Shuo Feng had never been able to fully control the [Sword].

After thinking about it, since the other party would eventually figure it out on his own anyway, he might as well do him a favor.

Thus, staring at the wooden sword in Shuo Feng's hand, he slightly furrowed his brows: "Logically speaking, with Fellow Daoist's natural talent, even for the legendary Heaven's Wonder, it should not reach a point where it is difficult to control."

Shuo Feng deeply agreed, nodded, and said: "I also have many doubts regarding this."

Li Fan pondered for a moment, as if suddenly enlightened, and said: "I have a guess, though I do not know if it is correct."

"Oh? Fellow Daoist, feel free to speak." A trace of surprise flashed through his eyes; although in his heart he did not think Li Fan could say anything profound, Shuo Feng still replied politely.

"The sword is an instrument of killing and slaughter. Ancient Sword Cultivators were adept at taking a person's head from a thousand miles away; a single sword could break all Laws. It is understandable for the sword's Law to manifest in the world as gold, jade, or stone, but why on earth is it a wooden sword?"

Li Fan raised a question, and Shuo Feng correspondingly furrowed his brows, his expression turning serious.

"I once heard that in ancient Sword Cultivator sects, Disciples would only use wooden swords for sparring when they were not contending for victory and merely exchanging pointers. Therefore…"

Li Fan paused, then said in a deep voice: "I believe that the [Sword] is the pinnacle of the sword Dao in this world, and as the saying goes, when things reach an extreme, they reverse. Therefore, all the traits of ordinary swords in the mortal world have undergone a complete reversal on Heaven's Wonder [Sword]."

"Slaughter transforms into non-slaughter, seeking defeat becomes victory. Not attacking is winning, not moving is invincibility!"

Li Fan's words were like a booming bronze bell and a sudden peal of thunder, causing Shuo Feng to freeze on the spot.

A brilliant light welled up in his eyes, and he re-examined the wooden sword in his hand, as if sinking into some mysterious and profound state.

Standing rigidly like a stone statue, he kept murmuring something under his breath.

"It seems he was already just a step away. Now that I have pierced through it with a single word, he has instantly achieved an Epiphany." Li Fan quietly activated the Dark Bird Divine Ability and looked towards the top of Shuo Feng's head.

He saw a pillar of purple smoke soaring straight into the sky. Resembling a swirling tornado, it condensed without dispersing. Impressively, it was the manifestation of top-tier Luck, only half a notch weaker than Xu Ke.

The pillar of Luck smoke was incomparably tenacious, unmoved by external objects. Even the Luck-extracting Domain transformed from Han Yi's statue had no way to affect it.

"That is right, without great Luck, how could one be reincarnated into a good womb? What other Cultivators spend a lifetime trying to obtain, he never lacked from the moment he was born." Looking at Shuo Feng's astonishingly Heaven-Defying Luck, Li Fan could not help but sigh with emotion.

"In this Xuanhuang World, it is quite rare for two Dao Integration Immortal Venerables to choose to give birth to offspring." Recalling the rumors concerning Shuo Feng and his mother, Li Fan could only feel envy.

It is said that after Scarlet Snow Immortal knew there was no hope of attaining the Longevity Realm, she decided to place her hopes on her descendants. To nurture the most outstanding offspring, she chose a cliché yet effective method: a martial arts competition for marriage.

Any Dao Integration expert who could defeat her could become her Dao Companion. Those who could become Dao Integration Cultivators were all one-in-ten-thousand geniuses. With the combination of both sides' excellent Bloodlines, plus the exhaustive resources poured in by both parents, they might just become yet another Longevity Realm powerhouse between heaven and earth.

Once the news spread, the world shook. Countless Cultivators held a spectator's mindset, wanting to witness the fierce dragon-and-tiger fight between Dao Integration Cultivators. But the result was deeply disappointing.

There were very few responders in the world; nearly a year passed before a single Dao Integration Cultivator came to challenge her. In the end, they even failed.

Only then did the broad masses of Cultivators wake up to reality—there were only so many Dao Integration Cultivators in the entire Xuanhuang World. Those who could successfully achieve Dao Integration all possessed exceptionally high pride. Without special circumstances, who would easily give up the ultimate goal of attaining longevity?

Furthermore, although Scarlet Snow Immortal's actual combat power could only be considered medium among Dao Integration Cultivators, she was extremely adept at Artifact Refining. With a body protected by Magic Treasures, how easy was it to defeat her? Without absolute certainty, rashly going to challenge her would only result in bringing humiliation upon oneself.

Therefore, it was precisely due to the overlapping of these factors that Scarlet Snow Immortal's martial arts competition for marriage fell into an extremely desolate state.

Just when everyone thought this matter would eventually be forgotten by people and end in a sloppy manner,

something that shocked everyone's eyes once again happened.

Scarlet Snow Immortal suddenly became pregnant! Moreover, apart from herself, no one knew who the child's father was!

She also avoided talking about this matter, announcing that the martial arts competition for marriage was officially voided.

From then on, she devoted her heart and soul to nurturing the child in her belly—which was Shuo Feng.

Without a doubt, the one who could make Scarlet Snow Immortal pregnant silently must be a terrifyingly strong Dao Integration Realm Cultivator. This point should be without a doubt.

As for what reason he chose to hide his identity, that remains unknown.

"Not only does he have a Dao Integration Realm mother, but he also has a father hidden in the shadows who has not revealed his true identity."

"No wonder Shuo Feng is so confident; despite how vast the world is, he can go anywhere."

While Li Fan was pondering to himself, Shuo Feng had already slowly awakened from his Epiphany.

A faint look of joy appeared on his face, but after taking a deep breath, his expression gradually calmed down.

The hands holding the wooden sword no longer trembled, as a mysterious aura descended and locked onto his body.

Heaven's Wonder [Sword] transformed into a soft white light, slowly melting into his body.

In an instant, it was as if all of Shuo Feng's sharp aura had been completely retracted.

From showing his sharp edge brilliantly, he became utterly ordinary.

Even the purple Luck smoke pillar above his head, under Li Fan's gaze, slowly faded. Ultimately, it turned into an inconspicuous white appearance; if one did not look closely, it would be very easy to overlook it.

Shuo Feng looked toward Li Fan, so Li Fan put away the Dark Bird Divine Ability and cupped his hands.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist, for returning to simplicity and achieving Major Achievement in your divine skill!"

"What Major Achievement in a divine skill, it really cannot be called that. However…" Shuo Feng made a polite gesture of invitation.

"I still hope Fellow Daoist will test the sword for me!"

Li Fan naturally understood his meaning.

With a flick of his finger, several more blue water swords flew toward Shuo Feng.

Shuo Feng carried his hands behind his back, neither dodging nor evading.

When these water swords were about to strike his body, a flash of white light abruptly appeared.

All the water swords turned back against their creator.