Although the four spent 45 years in the court, only a day passed outside. Wang Wei did not want their discussions to affect the political situation in the world, so he used his Time Dao to change the rate of time outside and in the court.
As such, a day later, Feng Heng, Ao Shen, and Huo Fenghuang left the court and returned to their factions–at least, they tried. Huo Fenghuang teleported to the moon, which is the entrance to the Ancient Clan's Small World.
However, a visitor was waiting for her—an elderly man dressed in all black slowly caressing an all-white sword while sitting cross-legged on a moon rock. A sharp aura naturally emanated from the man's body. If a mortal looked at him, their eyes would bleed like a sharp object pierced their pupils.
"You're from the Sword Casting Villa?" asked Huo Fenghuang.
"That's correct."
"Haven't you people given up already?"
"The Ancient Clan do not have the right or power to monopolize all the God Positions in the Eastern Continent,' said Jian Sha.
"But you guys get to control an entire region of the sea?"
"You and I both know the sea is not as valuable as any of the continents. Furthermore, our territory does not house too many powerful Emperor Lineages–unlike yours," calmly responded Jian Sha without stopping to caress his swords; it was as if he had not seen or touched it for a long time and was very nostalgic about it.
"All I'm hearing are excuses and rhetorics," snorted Huo Fenghuang.
"This conversation is pointless. You and I are only pawns on this chessboard, but it seems your Ancient Clan has offended the chess player."
Huo Fenghuang's pupil squinted, "Yes, our battle is inevitable." She took out her White Tiger Killing Sword, releasing a terrifying killing intent.
"Such a beautiful and powerful sword is wasted on a Sword User like yourself," said Jian Sha as he stood up, releasing a killing intent as pure as his opponent.
"The obsession you people have over the purity of the sword is disgusting and unsavory," replied Huo Fenghuang.
"You wouldn't understand," replied Jian Sha, shaking his head. "However, what should I expect from people who only see the sword as nothing but a tool?"
His aura changed, becoming more ethereal and elusive; he resembled a supreme immortal swordsman who had slaughtered Gods, Demons, Buddhas, and Great Emperors. Jian Sha mobilized an immense amount of Immortal Qi before rushing forward. In an instant, he appeared before her and slashed his sword downward.
Clink!
Huo Fenghuang blocked the attack, but her pupil squinted. She discovered a vast energy that offset her Killing Heaven Law.
Clink! Clink! Clink!
Jian Sha released a barrage of sword strikes, each faster and more potent than the previous one. In an instant, their swords clashed thousands of times. Then, Huo Fenghuang suddenly felt something was wrong as her intuition warned her of danger.
So, she used her Yin-Yang Dao to control push and pull. A powerful force manifested out of nowhere, pushing Jian Sha a hundred meters away.
Push!
Thousands of sword marks appeared on Huo Fenghuang's body, destroying her clothes and revealing her jade-like skin. She was calm throughout the process, not showing an ounce of pain.
"The Undefendable Sword Art?" she asked as her body naturally healed. However, not all the sword marks disappeared.
"You're quite knowledgeable, little girl," said Jian Sha. The Undefendable Sword Art was an ancient technique that existed before the Null Era. No one knows who created it, but this technique was famous because it was often used to deal with non-Emperors.
The technique was extremely difficult to block, so Immortal Venerables and Dao Ancestors would use it against their own kind, inflicting heavy injuries on their opponent; the idea of this technique is to take advantage of the fact the other paths do not have the healing factors of the Emperor Path.
Huo Fenghuang secretly sneered after figuring out the opponent's tactic. Although she did not have the unnatural healing factors of Eternal Emperors, she had the Phoenix Bloodline to make up for it. So, she only needed to be on guard for the opponent's other tricks and schemes.
After her body naturally regenerated, Huo Fenghuang prepared to go on the offensive. However, before either acted, a voice echoed in their surrounding:
"Could you guys fight someone else? I don't want your battle to destroy the moon."
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