Sword Dao

Sword Dao (剑道), part of Sword Cultivation, is above the Heavenly Dao but is suppressed by the NSHBA.
== Sword Dao vs. Tiandao ==
Yue Zifeng was devoted to the Sword Dao and didn’t use Heavenly Dao energy to assist him. He did not need to eat the Empyrean Heavenly Dao Fruit.
According to Yue Zifeng’s deduction, the Sword Dao should be above the Heavenly Daos. Cultivating the Sword Dao was to go against the heavens. Therefore, he shouldn’t completely comply with the will of the heavens.
== Imitation ==
“Zifeng’s Heavenly Dao energy from back in the day was erased by sect leader Ling Yunzi. The sect leader once said that the Sword Dao is situated outside the Heavenly Daos, so using the Heavenly Daos to use the Sword Dao is inherently wrong. I am not a sword cultivator, but I am simply using my mind to imitate Zifeng’s sword intent and merge it with my sword. Although this imitation is about eighty percent accurate, its actual power is a far cry below it. When Zifeng’s sword intent appears, not even the Heavenly Daos can block it. As for me, the Heavenly Daos are clearly rejecting me, so I need to use the Sword Dao to suppress the Heavenly Daos. That already puts me at a disadvantage. However, I’m used to being enemies with the Heavenly Daos. Look closely. The true Sword Dao is different from what you’ve been using.”
Long Chen suddenly unsheathed the sword. A dragon’s cry rang out, and a dazzling sword-light pierced through the clouds. He slashed his sword at the martial stage.
== Ignoring defense ==
This was an unstoppable sword intent, one that tore through the void and split apart the laws of the world.
When Long Chen’s sword landed on the martial stage, the formation activated, and a huge defensive barrier appeared around it. However, Long Chen’s sword slashed right through the barrier without being stopped in the slightest.
Everyone, including the Elders were completely stunned to see Long Chen break the barrier without using the slightest effort. This defense was supported by an ancient formation, and this martial stage was a product of the ancient era. The method to create it had long since been lost.
The barrier’s defensive power was monstrous, and it was so great that even Xin Li and Meng Fei were unable to even cause a ripple when their attacks landed on it.
However, when it came to Long Chen’s attack, it was as if the barrier had lost all its defensive power. It didn’t even have a chance to ripple before being cut through like tofu.
“So this is the will of the Sword Dao. It possesses the power of ignoring all defenses. No wonder Zifeng’s offensive power is comparable to when I use the fifth form of Split the Heavens.” Long Chen himself was also stunned. In order to give some pointers to Xin Li, he had attacked while imitating Yue Zifeng’s sword intent, wanting to show Xin Li this unstoppable will.
He hadn’t been aiming to use such power, but when he had attacked, the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art had automatically activated.
Long Chen’s Sword Qi split the martial stage and then continued toward the Martial Heaven Palace in the distance. There was another pavilion on the way that was cut into two pieces. The cut areas were as smooth as glass.
Just before Long Chen’s Sword Qi could strike the palace, a black and white hand (Qu Jianying) appeared in the sky and slammed the Sword Qi apart.
== NSHBA ==
He also hadn’t expected the Sword Qi he had unleashed randomly would be comparable to the fifth form of Split the Heavens.
Although its destructive power wasn’t as great, its power had all been concentrated, increasing its sharpness. If Long Chen had known this would happen, he would have held back. Now, he had almost destroyed the Martial Heaven Palace.
“Your cultivation technique (NSHBA) can suppress all Daos. Did you not know that? When I say all Daos, I don’t mean the Daos of heaven and earth, but even higher level Daos. The Sword Dao is above the Heavenly Daos, but it is included in the Daos your cultivation technique suppresses. That’s why you can use the Sword Dao. Although the power of your Sword Dao is just borrowed and isn’t innate to you, it’s alright. In other words, in the future, you can show off by acting like a sword cultivator.”
Long Chen suddenly understood. When he had been imitating Zifeng, he had felt a strange pull from the sword that had caused the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art to activate.
Only then did Qu Jianying release Long Chen’s ear. “That attack of yours was truly powerful. It ignored all defenses and possessed great killing power. However, your own domineering air was so heavy that it suppressed the will of the Sword Dao. You forced the Sword Dao to submit and show its power, which resulted in a much weaker effect. You are really like that old ghost. Swords don’t suit you. You’d rather use sabers, so don’t start trying to be a sword cultivator.”
== Annihilation Sword Dao ==
Ling Yunzi had actually absorbed the destructive will from the lightning tribulation that had been attacking Long Chen's body.
That kind of energy was something that would destroy a person's Dao foundation once it was absorbed into the body. A single mistake would turn a person into a cripple.
But Ling Yunzi had actually stored a thread of that destructive energy in his body for him to comprehend the true essence of the Annihilation Dao. By merging it into his Sword Dao, he ended up creating a unique Annihilation Sword Dao.
After comprehending the Annihilation Sword Dao, Ling Yunzi had seen a vaster sky for himself, and so he had gone to pursue greater heights.
== See also ==
* Sword Cultivation
* Annihilation Sword Dao
* Sword Qi
* Sword Offering
* Sword intent
* Saber
== References ==
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Category:Dao
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