After Li Qiubai used the Sword Opening Heaven's Gate, the Ox Ear Sword vanished into the void, its whereabouts unknown.

No one expected that the most domineering sword of the era, the "Ox Ear," ultimately chose Xia Daoyun as its new Sword Master.

This was both the choice of the "Ox Ear" and, in reality, the choice of Li Qiubai.

In life, he protected the Great Xia's peace, and so does he in death.

He entrusted his legacy to Xia Daoyun, who possessed the bloodline of the Ancestral Daoist of Great Xia.

The one who wields the Ox Ear in Sword Dao.

For the last twenty thousand years, it was Li Qiubai.

From today onward, it is Xia Daoyun.

......

Chi Venerable glanced at the Ox Ear belonging to Li Qiubai, wary and apprehensive.

He did not know the history of this sword, but as one born with the Refining Furnace Divine Ability of the War Demon Clan, he could sense an indescribable, terrifying aura brewing within the Ox Ear.

With just this sword alone, Xia Daoyun had the qualification to challenge him, even when he wielded the Bing Syllable Mantra.

Xia Daoyun is a Princess of Great Xia, bearing immense fortune that began with Ancestral Daoists and culminated with Great Xia. Her natural talent was exceptional. First, she had Xie Qingyun to guide her in Sword Dao, then she was acknowledged by the Ox Ear, which gathered the Sword Dao of Li Qiubai.

With such blessings, the sight of this woman controlling the sword today was destined to be magnificent, unknown to anyone.

......

Atop the city wall.

Yu Canghai witnessed the scene and, despite having anticipated it, couldn't help but sigh.

"For so many years, Sword Dao has waited without seeing a female Sword Immortal, and for Daoyun to achieve this today is exceedingly difficult for the entire Sword Dao."

"If only we elder brothers were more capable, we wouldn't really want Daoyun to wield this sword."

"After all, before truly reaching the Sword Immortal Realm, each time using a single Immortal Sword is a perilous act that greatly harms one's Taoist Realm."

Xue Wujian shook his head.

"Daoyun has reached such a realm that she's no longer the little junior sister we need to protect. Why blame yourself?"

"Besides, isn't your Long Wind Sword Formation also a perilous act that greatly harms your Taoist Realm?"

"Compared to recklessly using an Immortal Sword, if she retreats without wielding this sword today, it would truly harm her Taoist Realm more, and be detrimental to sharpening her Sword Heart."

"What we should do now is earnestly watch the next sword Daoyun will unleash; it should offer us significant inspiration and benefit."

"Speaking of which, she will be the first among the six of us to display Sword Immortal techniques..."

"We're getting old, aren't we."

Yu Canghai fell into brief silence, then gently sighed and nodded quietly.

Xue Wujian smiled faintly, his gaze flickering slightly as he looked at the young woman standing firm with her sword—and murmured softly, "Let's see, armed with the legacy of our old Sect Master in Sword Dao, and the Ox Ear of the Chang'an Sword Immortal, what kind of sword Daoyun will execute today..."

.......

Everyone hovered above the Heaven's Vault.

Only Xia Daoyun, due to her earlier clash with Chi Venerable, landed on the ground.

The boundless earth stretched for ten thousand miles, and from a bird's-eye view, there was just her and a sword.

The tip of the Ox Ear Sword pierced several inches into the ground, as if the earth itself was its sheath.

Xia Daoyun slowly closed her eyes.

"Senior, the junior Xia Daoyun requests to borrow a sword."

She pressed her intertwined hands onto the hilt of the Ox Ear, lifting slightly.

The Ox Ear assumed a sheathed stance.

An invisible aura brewed silently, spreading and expanding.

Soon, this aura was omnipresent within Heaven and Earth.

Chi Venerable looked up at the sky with a hint of apprehension and confusion.

He felt as if something was being born up there.

Meanwhile, Xia Daoyun, whose hands barely lifted, suddenly pressed downward again, her palms back on the Ox Ear's hilt.

"Sword, come!" she softly commanded.

Sword come? What sword was coming? From where?

Chi Venerable, employing the Bing Syllable Mantra, instinctively thought as a change of color flitted through his eyes.

The next moment, he got his answer.

The vast sky was instantly split into countless intersecting ravines, like a chessboard.

Black and white lines etched the board.

Sword Qi.

What came was Sword Qi.

Hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of millions of fierce Sword Qi streamed down, like white silk, arising in the sky.

An immense tide of Sword Qi descended from the heavens, as if utilizing the sky as a chessboard to make a move.

The stars hung low over vast plains, the moon surged with great river flows.

The grandeur of a Sword Immortal, the spectacle of a Sword Immortal.

For this sword was borrowed from Li Qiubai.

The day Li Qiubai opened Heaven's Gate with one sword strike, all the Sword Qi joined the void with the Ox Ear, wandering.

Even though the Sword Qi unleashed by a Sword Immortal cannot last eternally, at least it wouldn't dissipate for centuries.

Utilizing the Ox Ear's power, Xia Daoyun borrowed this tide of Sword Immortal's Sword Qi from ten thousand miles away.

"Everywhere is the place of your birth, every time is the year of your birth," Xia Daoyun murmured softly, as if conversing with Li Qiubai.

"Death is glory, life is glory as well."

The Southern Territory takes pride in Li Qiubai, Chang'an takes pride in Li Qiubai, Taiyi takes pride in Li Qiubai.

"Every place you travel is glory, every place you pass is glory."

The entire Human Race takes pride in Li Qiubai everywhere.

"No act, no walk, no passage, no crossing unworthy of glory."

Xia Daoyun, bracing on her sword with overlapping hands, shifted her grip and pulled the Ox Ear from the earth, taking her steps and ascending the skies.

"What you've taught, your sword witnessed, is nothing but glory."

All Sword Cultivators of the world learned from Li Qiubai, all take pride in Li Qiubai.

"Senior, you remain the unattainable... Mingyue in Chang'an."

"You are the soul of Mingyue, yet also... the Banished Immortal!"

There are people in this world, born extraordinary.

So, even after departing, he still had a sword that might turn the three Sovereigns of the War Demon Clan into two.

"The junior, Xia Daoyun of the Sword Sect, borrowing the sword today, not to open Heaven's Gate, but merely to slay demons!"

Xia Daoyun declared.

In that moment, Sword Qi poured down from the sky like a torrential downpour.

Every sword tip targeted Chi Venerable alone, like a grandiose tornado pouring down on him.

The tornado exploded towards Chi Venerable almost instantaneously.

"Come!" Chi Venerable arrogantly refused to evade, wielding the divine power granted by the Bing Syllable Mantra, punching towards the countless Sword Qi pouring down like a storm.

The boiling cauldron was tumbling over.

The impact between them shook Heaven and Earth, causing ripples visible to the naked eye.

In the next instant, Chi Venerable's tall and robust body rocketed into the sky.

Famed for his invincible prowess, the Demon Lord of the Demon Race was repelled, even after executing the race's foremost secret attack technique.

The Sword Qi continued pouring down.

Thunderous clamor ensued.

The Sword Qi cascading down transformed again, rushing forth like an Azure Dragon.

The Azure Dragon charged fiercely.

Anger etched on Chi Venerable's face, his hands reached out with clawed fingers, delving into the Sword Qi Azure Dragon.

Clang clang clang!

Sparks sprayed as Sword Qi engulfed Chi Venerable.

When this torrent of Sword Qi dispersed, Chi Venerable's figure re-emerged, utterly disheveled.

Blood covered his face, and he no longer maintained the calm demeanor of a Demon Lord.

Chi Venerable felt as though a thousand wounds riddled his body, as if he were enduring slow slicing.

His chest and abdomen felt as though seared by fire, the pain seeping into his bones—such a horrifying degree of injury he hadn't experienced for years.

So much so that he almost forgot this kind of pain.

It's not over yet.

Xia Daoyun glanced at the heavily injured Chi Venerable, whispering, "Please accept the sword, Chi Venerable."

The Ox Ear in her hand flew forth.

The ancient Ox Ear erupted with a dazzlingly bright, unprecedented Sword Light at that moment.

This Sword Light was audible not just at Yumen Pass, but even beyond Heavenly Mountain.

Heaven and Earth were astounded.

Simultaneously, a final wave of Sword Qi surged in from tens of thousands of miles away, cascading down.

Obscuring the sun and moon.

Thick as mountain peaks.

Swirling with wind and thunder.

Gathering Heaven's will, Earth's position, and humanity's harmony, Xia Daoyun borrowed the sword of Li Qiubai, executing the pinnacle, most domineering sword of her life thus far.

It was....

Sword Qi roamed thirty thousand miles, a blade of light chills nineteen provinces!