"All of you, attack! Break this array formation!"
Chi-hu Daozun gripped a long-handled greatsword, and every slash he unleashed sent out an immense blade ray that viciously slammed into the Mountains and Rivers Sword Formation.
The blade cultivators behind him also rushed forward one after another, clutching their longswords as they desperately assailed the Mountains and Rivers Sword Formation.
The forces of the Divine Sword Sect also joined together at this moment, launching coordinated attacks against the Mountains and Rivers Sword Formation.
The members of the Divine Sword Sect formed one battle formation after another, and each assault they unleashed was astonishingly powerful.
Fortunately, the Tianjian Sect's Mountains and Rivers Sword Formation had not earned their reputation for nothing; it was one of the top-tier defensive grand arrays in the Sword Realm Continent. Despite enduring the combined assaults of the Divine Sword Sect and the Blade Realm's forces, it had not yet suffered any significant damage.
"We cannot just defend passively; we must take the initiative! Everyone, prepare yourselves! Engage the enemy!" Sword Elder roared.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
One sharp longsword after another shot into the sky from the Tianjian Sect's headquarters, each one piloted by a remnant soul.
"I will now use mud and stone to forge them bodies!
Young Master Ye, coordinate with me! Use the Realm-Stabilizing Dragon Vein Formation to channel the essence of the Sword Realm Continent's earth energy to the Tianjian Sect's headquarters!"
Shoudi Laoren looked towards Ye Yunfei and sent a sound transmission.
"Understood."
Upon receiving Shoudi Laoren's transmission, Ye Yunfei immediately nodded.
Before the battle began, Shoudi Laoren had already explained many things to Ye Yunfei, one of which was that during the fight, he would use a secret technique from his Geomancy Technique—'Mud and Stone Forge the Body'—to forge physical bodies for the numerous remnant souls of the Tianjian Sect.
The Tianjian Sect harbored many remnant souls, but without true physical bodies, they were at a severe disadvantage in combat.
Ye Yunfei stirred his mind and connected with the nine great Dragon Cauldrons deep within the Sword Realm Continent's underground world. The nine Dragon Cauldrons were simultaneously activated.
Then, within the underground world of the entire Sword Realm Continent, one thick earth vein after another was illuminated. Vast quantities of earth energy, like rolling, surging rivers, rapidly converged toward the location of the Tianjian Sect's headquarters.
In an instant, the Tianjian Sect headquarters became suffused with incredibly dense earth energy. Furthermore, a batch of the hardest, highest-quality mud and stone from across the Sword Realm Continent was also transmitted to the headquarters.
"With mud and stone I forge the flesh, guided by the essence of the soul!"
Shoudi Laoren stomped his foot, and streams of extremely pure earth energy continuously surged into the remnant souls of the Tianjian Sect, becoming a part of these souls' own energy.
Then, enormous amounts of mud and stone rushed up from the deep earth with a clattering roar, transforming into physical bodies with incredible speed.
"Everyone, these are bodies I have forged for you using the essence of the earth's mud and stone. Their hardness is quite commendable. Furthermore, even if they are destroyed in battle, I can forge new ones for you. So, you need not worry in the slightest about your bodies being damaged in combat. All you need to protect is your own soul bodies."
Shoudi Laoren sent this sound transmission to all the remnant souls within the Tianjian Sect headquarters.
"Let us go forth and slay the enemy!"
One of the Tianjian Sect's elders, now possessing a mud-and-stone body, was brimming with spirit. With a great roar, he led a large group of Tianjian Sect members out of the Mountains and Rivers Sword Formation and charged towards the enemy army.
"You spectral drifters and wild ghosts dare charge out and fight us? You truly have grown tired of living."
A blade cultivator from the Blade Realm sneered coldly. He had been attacking the Mountains and Rivers Sword Formation earlier, but upon seeing so many Tianjian Sect members charging out of the headquarters, he gripped his longsword and charged forward directly.
An ordinary elder of the Tianjian Sect, holding a longsword, took a step forward and began fighting this blade cultivator.
Both sides quickly realized their opponent possessed combat prowess at the Ninth Heaven Godking level.
Although this ordinary elder of the Tianjian Sect was merely a remnant soul, he now possessed a body forged from mud and stone. It was incredibly tough, no worse than a flesh-and-blood body, so he grew more and more effective the longer he fought.
"How is this possible? A mere remnant soul is actually matching me to this degree?"
The blade cultivator was both shocked and furious.
Subsequently, the other Tianjian Sect members also found opponents to fight.
Although all these Tianjian Sect members were remnant souls, the mud-and-stone bodies forged for them by Shoudi Laoren were highly effective.
Even if these mud-and-stone bodies were smashed and shattered by the enemy, it was not a great loss, as Shoudi Laoren could instantly use secret techniques of the Geomancy Technique to forge new ones for them.
Conversely, the members of the Divine Sword Sect and the blade cultivators had to constantly protect their own physical flesh and blood in battle, which negatively impacted their combat effectiveness.
"Senior, these mud-and-stone bodies you forged are truly remarkable."
Seeing the Tianjian Sect members fighting, Ye Yunfei couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
"Of course.
In ancient times, a Divine Earth Master was often more sought-after than a Divine Pill Master or a Divine Artifact Smith.
Young Master Ye, your talent in the Geomancy Technique is exceptionally high. You must cultivate diligently, strive to elevate your level in this art, and aim to become a Divine Earth Master in the future."
Shoudi Laoren said to Ye Yunfei with a smile via sound transmission.
While communicating with Ye Yunfei, Shoudi Laoren continuously unleashed various secret techniques and methods of the Geomancy Technique, focusing his attacks on Mo Chenzi and Chi-hu Daozun.
It could be said that, for the moment, he alone was holding off two Chaos Deities.
However, because Mo Chenzi wielded the Divine Sword Sect's foundational treasure, the Primordial Divine Sword, its power was immense. Therefore, during the fight, Shoudi Laoren did not engage Mo Chenzi head-on. Instead, he constantly used the sophisticated movement techniques of the Geomancy Technique to evade Mo Chenzi's attacks.
"Shoudi Laoren, you've been imprisoned for so many years. I don't believe you still possess the combat power of your peak era. Taste my blade!"
Chi-hu Daozun also continuously attacked Shoudi Laoren. He stood atop a thick blade ray, holding the long-handled greatsword. With every slash he unleashed, the White Tiger phantom behind him would roar skyward.
"Mo Chenzi, on the Sword Realm Continent of old, your Divine Sword Sect's Primordial Divine Sword was considered on par with our Tianjian Sect's Five Elements Divine Sword. Today, let our Tianjian Sect's Five Elements Divine Sword test itself against your Primordial Divine Sword."
At this moment, Sword Elder, holding a sharp sword, walked step by step out from the Tianjian Sect headquarters towards Mo Chenzi.
Sword Elder also possessed a body forged for him by Shoudi Laoren. Furthermore, Shoudi Laoren had utilized a total of nine underground crystal vein deposits to forge Sword Elder's body. Although Sword Elder was a remnant soul, he was the most powerful one within the Tianjian Sect; ordinary mud and stone could not withstand the terrifying power he possessed.
These nine crystal vein deposits were usually buried deep within the earth of the Sword Realm Continent, completely untouched. Shoudi Laoren employed a great supernatural power of the Geomancy Technique to extract these nine crystal veins from the deep earth and forge them into a single body.
After merging with this body, Sword Elder felt as if he possessed infinite divine energy, an inexhaustible supply.
"Today, our Tianjian Sect once again faces invading outsiders, defending our home!
Everyone, kill!"
Another elder of the Tianjian Sect led a large group of sect members charging out from the headquarters.
This elder's body was forged from an incredibly hard divine stone.
Back when Shoudi Laoren was setting up the Realm-Stabilizing Dragon Vein Formation, he had already conducted detailed surveys of the Sword Realm Continent, knowing exactly where crystal vein deposits and various divine stones were located.
Now, Shoudi Laoren was extracting crystal vein deposits, various divine stones, and large quantities of high-quality spirit stones from all over the Sword Realm Continent's underground world one by one, forging body after body for the Tianjian Sect's remnant souls to merge into.
"Shoudi Laoren, you're up to your tricks again."
Mo Chenzi, as a Chaos Deity, was experienced and knowledgeable. With a single glance, he understood that Shoudi Laoren was using the Geomancy Technique to forge bodies for the Tianjian Sect's remnant souls.
"Correct. It is my doing.
As I said earlier, I intend to spend the remainder of my life dealing with your Divine Sword Sect and the Blade Realm. This is only the beginning."
Shoudi Laoren stood in the distance, flanked by over a thousand Earth Dragons, with a vast, misty expanse of yellow earth energy beneath his feet.
His icy gaze fixed on Mo Chenzi as he coldly smirked.
As a Divine Earth Master, he did not need to approach the enemy during combat. Instead, he attacked using the energy of the earth beneath his feet.
At this moment, as more and more remnant souls of the Tianjian Sect gained physical bodies and charged out from the headquarters, the battle grew increasingly fierce.
"Senior, I truly never imagined the Geomancy Technique contained such profound secret techniques."
Watching the Tianjian Sect's remnant souls gain incredibly sturdy bodies one after another, Ye Yunfei felt greatly moved.
"Of course. When cultivated to profound levels, the Geomancy Technique possesses many great supernatural powers. Using mud and stone to forge bodies is merely one of them.
Once your cultivation in this art reaches a sufficient height, should the need arise, you could transform an entire continent into your body. You might even use a great supernatural power to seize multiple continents and combine them to form a single body.
However, given your current strength, you are far from reaching that level.
Do not worry, though. I believe that with your talent in the Geomancy Technique, you will one day attain such heights. Naturally, this assumes you cultivate diligently."
Shoudi Laoren said with a smile.
"Senior, thank you for your encouragement.
Senior, please rest assured; I will definitely cultivate the Geomancy Technique with diligence in the future," Ye Yunfei replied.
"Let us begin our attack as well!"
In the eastern region of the Sword Realm Continent, an elder of the Azure Dragon Sword Sect stood high in the air above the sect's headquarters. Seeing that the forces of the Tianjian Sect and the Divine Sword Sect had already started fighting, his eyes flashed with a fierce, shocking fighting spirit. "Let us join forces and activate the Azure Dragon Sword Seal. We'll show the fellows of the Divine Sword Sect the depth of our Azure Dragon Sword Sect's heritage!" another elder nearby declared.
Then, with a thunderous boom, a sword seal soared into the sky, coiled around by a massive azure dragon that emitted echoing dragon roars, shaking the heavens.
Immediately after, massive amounts of sword dao energy poured forth from the Azure Dragon Sword Sect headquarters, continuously funneled into that sword seal.
Finally, spurred on by the combined force of the Azure Dragon Sword Sect's upper echelons, the sword seal tore through space and arrived before the Tianjian Sect headquarters in an instant. With another tremendous crash, it descended, smashing dozens of sword cultivators from the Divine Sword Sect into dust, annihilating both form and spirit.
The great azure dragon coiled around the sword seal let out an earth-shaking roar that resonated across the entire battlefield.
"Azure Dragon Sword Sect, you dare to strike as well?
Very well. After exterminating the Tianjian Sect, your Azure Dragon Sword Sect will be next," Mo Chenzi said coldly, his gaze fixed on the sword seal.
"From today, our Test Sword Manor officially declares war on the Divine Sword Sect!"
At that very moment, a massive sword surged through the distant sky like a rolling tide.
This giant sword resembled a stone sword, but it was in fact forged from a rare, special divine metal, incredibly tough.
Furthermore, this special divine metal itself contained a wisp of innate foundational sword dao laws, making it naturally suited for forging swords.
This stone sword was also quite famous in the ancient Sword Realm Continent, known as the Foundation Stone Sword.