Chapter 463: Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate

A few days ago, Daoist Buyu was released from prison, and after parting with Yun Zhi, he continued his journey across the continent, promoting *The Legends of the Wendao Sect*, and along the way, his own glorious and grand image.

He arrived at Dingxin City in Jizhou, only to discover that the city had already been shrouded by laws, allowing entry but no exit; to the outside world, Dingxin City appeared to function as normal, with everything just as it used to be, a continuous and bustling stream of people coming and going.

In truth, this was all the power of the laws; while entry was genuine, departure was an impossibility.

The people outsiders witnessed leaving Dingxin City were actually mere puppets manifested by the laws.

These puppets were no different from real people, possessing identical memories, identical habits, and identical behaviors.

Only when the laws vanished would these puppets in the outside world disappear.

Initially, Daoist Buyu intended to pierce through the laws with a single sword strike, but just as he was about to act, the combat sixth sense he had cultivated over many years prompted him to stay his hand just in time.

He quickly realized that this was not a Body Integration stage law, but rather a Tribulation Transcendence stage law.

Once he made a move, it would draw the attention of the one who laid down the laws, and things would become troublesome then.

"What wretched luck," Daoist Buyu spat on the ground, focusing his thoughts on a counterstrategy.

He first disguised himself as a destitute Daoist, storytelling in a teahouse to observe the laws.

The formation of the laws was not a matter of a day or two, yet everything in the city proceeded as usual, which meant the purpose of the one who laid them down was not destruction.

After several days of observation, as the teahouse business grew increasingly prosperous, Daoist Buyu finally understood the laws of this place.

Different identities required adherence to different rules: guards had guards' rules, officials had officials' rules, and teahouses or restaurants had their own specific rules.

There were numerous laws here, but only two formed the core.

The first: The Great Xia Dynasty does not exist; there is only the Great Yu Dynasty.

The second: Everyone in Dingxin City is a subject of the Great Yu Dynasty.

This indicated that the creator of these laws was a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator of Great Yu.

But what was the purpose, what use could there be in cordoning off territory within the borders of the Great Xia Dynasty to establish the Great Yu Dynasty?

For the past few days, Daoist Buyu had been pondering this question, remaining entirely without a clue.

It was not until his good disciple's paper crane flew in that he finally understood Great Yu's objective.

Great Yu wished to seize a portion of the state destiny's power in Hanshui City and attempt to utilize that state destiny's power in Dingxin City.

The plans for Hanshui City and Dingxin City were interconnected.

The purpose of both lay in researching the power of the state destiny.

As for why Great Yu still had not abandoned Dingxin City despite the failure in Hanshui City and the capture of Wu Youdao and his two companions.

It was because the cultivators of Great Yu did not know that Wu Youdao had already been captured.

At that time, the Immortal Fairy had ostensibly let Wu Youdao and the other two escape while secretly capturing them back; in the eyes of the world, they only knew that Wu Youdao's trio had successfully fled.

The cultivators of Great Yu could only know the information available to the world; they were not yet capable of covering the sky with one hand and piercing through all secrets.

"So that is how it is, the cultivators of Great Yu harbor no small ambitions," a cold smile hooked the corner of Daoist Buyu's mouth as he raised his head to gaze at the sky that had been pierced through by the paper crane.

The sky was manifested by the laws, and because it had not healed, it meant a loophole had appeared in the laws.

At the same time, it meant that Great Yu's Tribulation Transcendence cultivator had detected the presence of the paper crane.

"Daoist master, what is the matter with you, who sent this letter?" the teahouse owner inquired cautiously, sensing something rather eerie in the smile of this destitute Daoist.

"It is from my eldest disciple and my youngest disciple."

"Are they storytellers as well?"

"More or less. By the way, boss, I must break my word; I cannot continue storytelling here tomorrow. I must trouble you to convey my apologies to the patrons."

"Ah, why?" The teahouse owner was greatly shocked; everything had been perfectly fine moments ago, so why drop it so suddenly?

Furthermore, if he stopped working, where else could he go? Could he possibly leave Dingxin City?

Suddenly, a world-suppressing pressure manifested, plunging the entirety of Dingxin City into panic; people were thrown into consternation, yet they knew not why the pressure had appeared, nor where they should flee.

Daoist Buyu let out a soft sigh: "Because I am about to make my move."

With a flick of his fly-whisk, the whisk transformed into ten thousand swords, densely blanketing the sky and releasing tens of millions of brilliant golden sword strands, actually managing to stand on equal terms with the pressure for a moment!

The people in the city were no longer affected by the pressure!

"A momentary lapse in vigilance, and an insect actually managed to sneak in!" The person releasing the pressure from the sky stared fixedly at Daoist Buyu.

As the paper crane flew toward Daoist Buyu, he too had noticed the Daoist's presence.

He could discern that although Daoist Buyu was exceptionally strong, he still remained at the Body Integration stage, nothing to be feared.

Daoist Buyu showed not the slightest trace of fear, flying up into the sky to confront the person releasing the pressure.

He raised his hand toward the heavens, and the ten thousand swords merged, transforming into a peerless sword that, bathed in thunder and lightning, appeared in his grasp.

"The Myriad Swords Returning to the Ancestor?!" A hint of astonishment crept into the tone of the one releasing the pressure, surprised to encounter here the sword technique most revered by cultivators of the sword dao.

"This seat is the Sect Master of the Wendao Sect, Daoist Buyu. Who might you be?"

"You may address this deity as Venerable Dawning."

Daoist Buyu narrowed his eyes; Venerable Dawning, according to historical records, was a cultivator from the early period of Great Yu, at the mid-stage of Tribulation Transcendence.

It was not an impossible fight.

Holding the precious sword, countless iron implements and magic treasures within the city chimed in unison, as if responding to Daoist Buyu's call, or perhaps submitting to Daoist Buyu as a supreme powerhouse.

The magic treasures in the city vibrated, resounding through the heavens!

The sword's edge was fully revealed, gorgeous as a rainbow and piercingly cold as ice, pointing straight toward the sky, overflowing with murderous intent!

He slowly breathed out the name of this technique: "Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate."

The sword slashed down like a ribbon of light, the sky shook, and with boundless killing intent, it surged toward Venerable Dawning!

The sword was like a hanging river cascading from the heavens; Venerable Dawning's hairs stood on end as he veered sideways to evade the strike.

Boom—

The sword qi crashed directly into the sky; the canopy shattered, the firmament trembled, and the white clouds dispersed into nothingness, leaving the sky above Dingxin City perfectly clear and cloudless for thousands of miles, as a brilliant sun hung high, witnessing this spectacle alongside the millions of citizens in the city!

Venerable Dawning grew terrified upon witnessing this; this was simply not a technique a Body Integration stage cultivator could deploy!

"Yet it is nothing to fear, how many times can you unleash such a strike?"

A trump card technique of this caliber would drain a Body Integration cultivator's spiritual energy after one or two uses, posing no threat to him!

"I can unleash it continuously!"

Daoist Buyu laughed heartily and once more deployed the Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate; Venerable Dawning failed to anticipate this, his evasion a beat too slow, and an entire arm was sliced clean off!

Countless sword strands erupted from the severed arm, and the boundless sword qi ground the arm into fine powder!

"You court death!" Venerable Dawning was infuriated; he had actually had an arm severed by a Body Integration stage cultivator, and if word of this spread, what face would he have left to mingle in the cultivation world!

"Asura Body!" Behind Venerable Dawning appeared an Asura phantasm with three heads and six arms, holding a drum, a pagoda, a ruler...

Daoist Buyu and Venerable Dawning locked in fierce combat, fighting until the sky grew dark and the earth turned dim, the sun and moon inverted, and space shattered only to mend itself again.

The more Venerable Dawning fought, the more his heart filled with dread; it was his first time encountering a Body Integration stage cultivator capable of fighting him to a standstill!

Pfft—

Unfortunately, it was a pity that the Silent Daoist could not maintain this state for long. After a brief clash of arms, Venerable Dawn finally seized his chance, and the Asura Avatar pierced the Silent Daoist’s vital gate, causing his aura to rapidly wither away.

"To have forced me to such an extent, you have earned the right to be proud. Now, die!" Six arms of the Asura Avatar descended in unison like a heavenly scourge, possessing a might that could not be withstood.

"How dare you harm a cultivator of our Great Xia!"

A furious roar thundered from not far away. It was a mere roar, yet it forcibly halted Venerable Dawn in his tracks.

Spitting fresh blood, the Silent Daoist laughed aloud upon seeing the newcomer.

"You took your sweet time! If you had delayed any longer, I was about to just break through to the Tribulation Transcendence stage!"

"Who are you!" Venerable Dawn glared fixedly at the arrival, knowing that anyone whose voice alone could freeze his movements must possess a cultivation level superior to his own.

"Head of the Nine Palaces of the Luoshui Guards, Chen Tao."

(End of Chapter)