Chapter 948

## Slaying Bingyun

As Revered Master Bingyun spoke, Chen Mobai heard the clanking of chains resonating in the void. A radiant glow erupted from his eyes, faintly catching sight of the traces of the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso.

At that moment, a bone-chilling current swept over him. Chen Mobai felt as if the space around him had frozen, and his entire body began to stiffen.

"A fifth-tier ice-attribute magical artifact!"

Combining this with Revered Master Bingyun's words, he instantly realized why she had secretly infiltrated the Eastern Wilderness alone. It turned out there was such a divine artifact in this sealed land.

"Indeed, it's just a pity I didn't have the incantation to refine this magic treasure back then, allowing you to live an extra sixty years." Revered Master Bingyun wore a cold smile, her body enveloped in icy mist, and cold stars shimmered in her eyes. She had clearly activated her true qi, unleashing the full power of the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso.

Chen Mobai remained expressionless. With a wave of his hand, dazzling light erupted from his Pure Yang Immortal Robe. A scorching hot current melted the chilling flow that bound him. Then, with a flick of his right hand, a sword-finger gesture, a red light shot out from the gourd at his waist. It was like a shimmering thread of light, colliding with the invisible chains that appeared in the void above his head, emitting a piercing screech.

As the two fifth-tier forces, one cold and one hot, clashed, the nearby snow-capped mountains instantly erupted with earth-shattering roars, triggering an avalanche. For mortals, this was an unstoppable catastrophe, but for the two Nascent Soul cultivators, it was merely an interesting spectacle.

"Fifth-tier Sword Qi! Sword Condensation into Thread! You've actually achieved such a swordsmanship realm!" Revered Master Bingyun, who had initially expected to easily defeat Chen Mobai, now changed her expression. She was very glad she had obtained the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso, or else she likely wouldn't have been able to withstand a single blow from this opponent.

He truly deserved his reputation as the foremost figure in the Eastern Wilderness for a thousand years, a peerless swordsmanship genius renowned throughout the Eastern Continent. Fifth-tier Sword Qi was one thing; after all, it could be cultivated with resources. This individual, rumored to be Chen Qingdi, the Dao Child of the One-Yuan Dao Palace, certainly wouldn't lack fifth-tier malevolent qi. However, the realm of Sword Condensation into Thread carried a completely different meaning. Even among Nascent Soul sword cultivators, not many could achieve such a realm.

The artifact spirit of the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso vibrated with subtle tremors. Facing the fifth-tier Primordial Yang Sword Qi, condensed into a thread, even though it was a fifth-tier artifact with near sixth-tier material, it felt a pain as if a small cut had been made.

*I must kill this boy quickly before he fully matures, or with his talent, he'll eventually master the 'One Sword Breaks All Spells' technique!* Revered Master Bingyun immediately thought of this, and the artifact spirit of the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso shared the same view: cut the grass at its roots, never allow such a genius to escape.

"This artifact is quite good." Chen Mobai, however, was still in the mood to comment. After exchanging a blow with the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso, he had a general understanding of his newly cultivated swordsmanship technique. His attention had shifted to the invisible ice-crystal chains.

Among his several women, the one he felt most sorry for was Yan Bingxuan. This artifact perfectly matched her attribute, and in the future, once he controlled the Immortal Sect, he could find an excuse to give it to her. Chen Xiaohei could also use it, but she had too many good items already, including the Profound-Pointing Sword. The Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso would merely be gilding the lily for her. Items must be given to those who need them!

"This will be the divine artifact that buries you and the entire Five Elements Sect!" At this moment, Revered Master Bingyun had not yet realized the gravity of the situation. She spoke with a chilling tone, her hands moving like dancing ice butterflies. Under her control, the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso suddenly condensed into countless ice shards, assaulting Chen Mobai like a furious hail storm, covering the sky and earth.

Fifth-tier Sword Qi, in the realm of Sword Condensation into Thread, represented formidable offensive power. However, while sword cultivators possessed this advantage, they also had drawbacks such as low defense, high consumption, and slow recovery. She firmly believed that with the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso in her grasp, she could bury this peerless swordsmanship genius right here. Determination gleamed in her eyes. The fourth-tier ice spiritual vein beneath the earth erupted under the guidance of her cultivation technique, empowering the ice shard storm and transforming the surroundings into an icy cage.

However, Chen Mobai's expression remained as calm as water. His Pure Yang Immortal Robe shimmered in the sunlight, like a great sun descending, burning with nine layers of halos, blocking all the ice energy from reaching him. Yet, the Pure Yang Immortal Robe could only block attacks below the fifth-tier. Therefore, facing the ice shards formed by the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso itself, Chen Mobai unleashed the swordsmanship he had painstakingly cultivated in recent years.

The extracted Primordial Yang Sword Intent had been loaded into his "Inch-Square Book." Chen Mobai's understanding of the Primordial Yang Sword Art was unparalleled, unless Primordial Yang Ancestor were to be reborn. He saw the fifth-tier Primordial Yang Sword Qi, under his spiritual control, flash from mere threads into light, then connect piece by piece to form a long rainbow, which then dispersed into a sky full of sword qi. Every strand of sword qi was like a tangible entity, incomparably sharp. Amidst the sword hum, they precisely flickered before each ice shard formed by the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso. Sword tips collided with ice tips, and in an instant, all the ice and snow melted away.

With this single sword strike, various realms of swordsmanship had been seamlessly integrated. The ability to achieve this, besides the dominance of the Primordial Yang Sword Intent, was also due to Chen Mobai having previously comprehended Old Ancestor Baiguang's Ink Trace Sword Mark. At that time, he could only use it to cultivate the realm of Sword Qi Thunder Sound, but now, with his cultivation greatly advanced and having studied the Immortal Sect's sword arts, he had made further breakthroughs in swordsmanship. Although he still hadn't comprehended "One Sword Breaks All Spells," he had restructured all his swordsmanship foundations. With this one sword strike, he had almost ninety percent replicated the essence of the first few swordsmanship realms left by Old Ancestor Baiguang in his Ink Trace Sword Mark.

*Old Ancestor Baiguang, at his current realm, probably had swordsmanship of this very level!* Thinking of this, Chen Mobai couldn't help but smile proudly. Facing Revered Master Bingyun, who wielded a fifth-tier magical artifact, he didn't even use his own fifth-tier artifact, intending to defeat his opponent purely with his swordsmanship realm.

With a thought, the Primordial Yang Sword Qi, which had shattered the ice shards, once again condensed into a shimmering sword thread. Amidst the hum of the sword, it instantly appeared before Revered Master Bingyun's forehead, gently descending. An ice wall condensed, a protective spell refined by Revered Master Bingyun, capable of automatically triggering in danger. However, the moment it touched the sword thread, it was silently sliced open!

Revered Master Bingyun's spiritual consciousness erupted. Using the time gained by the ice wall, she used the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso to condense seven more. Yet, the outcome was the same. In the realm of Sword Condensation into Thread, these perfected fourth-tier defensive spells couldn't even block for a single breath!

With a crisp *ding*! An invisible chain blocked the sword thread. The Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso manifested its form, directly receiving the Primordial Yang Sword Qi, preventing its newly acknowledged master from being decapitated. Revered Master Bingyun was greatly shocked. She had never imagined Chen Mobai's swordsmanship to be so formidable; her Ice Heaven Art was simply vulnerable before this sword thread.

She gritted her teeth, knowing she had to fight for her life. She took out a crystalline blue pill and swallowed it. Afterward, the cold qi around her body intensified, as if it would solidify the surrounding air. But Chen Mobai's current swordsmanship realm was vastly different. Imitating Old Ancestor Baiguang's Ink Trace Sword Mark, he wielded the Primordial Yang Sword Art. Under his control, the shimmering sword thread moved as if alive, agile and free, bypassing the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso that blocked its path, slicing through layers of ice wall defenses, and landing on Revered Master Bingyun's neck!

In a flash of light, the shimmering sword thread had already swept past.

"Huh!" But after beheading his opponent, Chen Mobai felt something was off. It was like slicing through a large chunk of ice, not flesh and blood! He focused his gaze and instantly discovered the reason. He saw that from the wound on Revered Master Bingyun's neck, severed by the sword thread, no blood flowed. Instead, clear water emerged, which then froze, reattaching the severed neck as if nothing had happened.

"What kind of body refinement technique is this?" Chen Mobai asked with surprise. Using his "Empty Valley Sound" to listen, he discovered that Revered Master Bingyun, at this moment, seemed to have transformed into an ice-water compound. Although his sword could cut through her, the wound would quickly be sealed with ice by her cold spiritual power, appearing as if she hadn't been injured at all!

Revered Master Bingyun remained silent, her hands rapidly forming seals. The Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso emerged from the void, coiling around her arms, continuously drawing ice spiritual energy from deep within the earth and channeling it into her body. This was the "Ice Absolute Undying Body," a secret transmission of the Ice Heaven and Snow Land sect, requiring enormous amounts of true qi to activate. Revered Master Bingyun dared to maintain it for an extended period only with the enhancement of the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso and the consumption of a secret medicine.

In the past, the Ice Heaven and Snow Land sect would only manifest the Ice Absolute Undying Body during critical moments in battle, to block a fatal blow. However, Chen Mobai's swordsmanship realm was too terrifying. She had obtained the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso too recently to wield it at will, thus she couldn't completely block the Primordial Yang Sword Qi condensed into a thread. In the blink of an eye, Chen Mobai had already controlled his sword thread to cut Revered Master Bingyun's body apart three more times. Unfortunately, each time she was cut, it was as if water had been poured between two blocks of ice in a land of ice and snow; she quickly froze and re-solidified, perfectly intact.

At this moment, the surrounding temperature plummeted. A phantom palace made of ice sculptures slowly emerged centered around Revered Master Bingyun. This was the "Ice Heaven Palace," a domain formed when the Ice Heaven Art was pushed to its extreme. Within this Ice Heaven Palace domain, any power not of the ice attribute was suppressed. The previously untraceable Primordial Yang Sword Qi immediately revealed its presence and its speed began to slow. At this point, Revered Master Bingyun could wait until the Primordial Yang Sword Qi reached her before activating the Ice Absolute Undying Body.

Chen Mobai was also enveloped by this illusory ice palace, but beneath his Pure Yang Immortal Robe, he still felt as warm as spring. This was also the first time Revered Master Bingyun had manifested such a realistic Ice Heaven Palace. The Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso, as a fifth-tier magical artifact of the same origin as her, indeed greatly amplified her cultivation technique. Within this palace, the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso also seemed to come alive, transforming into white, ice-and-snow-like flood dragons, spiraling and dancing in the air. They carried biting cold winds, compressing and extinguishing the nine halos of the Pure Yang Immortal Robe one by one.

Indeed, a fourth-tier magical artifact still couldn't block a fifth-tier one! Upon seeing this, Chen Mobai merely used the Pure Yang Immortal Robe to keep his body warm, then pushed the power of his Primordial Yang Sword Qi to the absolute limit of what he could master at his current realm! However, to prevent any mishaps, he still took out the Heavenly Origin Pearl from his dimensional realm and held it in his palm. Being a low-grade fifth-tier artifact, the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso couldn't break its defense.

With no worries, Chen Mobai used Revered Master Bingyun, a rare opponent, to refine his newly achieved swordsmanship realm. He was now primarily guided by Old Ancestor Primordial Yang's sword intent, but his methods of wielding the sword imitated Old Ancestor Baiguang. Under his unique Inch-Square Book, these two styles converged around him, complementing each other, gradually merging into something uniquely his own. Fortunately, both were in the realm of "One Sword Breaks All Spells," so he could find common ground when synthesizing them.

*Fortunately, this boy is only in the Nascent Soul realm, and there aren't many opponents here for him to hone his sword against. If he were to advance further, I'm afraid I wouldn't be his match even with the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso!* Revered Master Bingyun also noticed at this moment that while Chen Mobai's swordsmanship realm was formidable, her combat application of it was somewhat unrefined, clearly indicating infrequent use. Rejoicing that the Five Elements Sect dominated this frontier of the Eastern Continent, Revered Master Bingyun also harbored the intention of using Chen Mobai as an opponent to refine her own coordination with the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso.

As for victory, it was already within her grasp. Within the Ice Heaven Palace, she would only grow stronger, while her opponent would gradually weaken!

With this thought, Revered Master Bingyun made the first move. Under her activation, the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso transformed into countless sharp ice blades, flying towards Chen Mobai. Chen Mobai, using his spiritual consciousness to control his sword, unleashed sword qi like a rainbow, incredibly precise, effortlessly shattering each blade. The two, one cold and one hot, were formidable in their presence, and the battle intensified.

Accompanied by a resounding tremor, the sealed area of the underground cave was completely collapsed by the residual shockwaves of their battle. The nearby snow mountains rumbled loudly, seeming as if they would collapse at any moment. Unbeknownst to him, one of Chen Mobai's pupils had turned golden. Revered Master Bingyun and the Ice Heaven Palace domain centered around her began to be sketched out stroke by stroke within it.

During the exchange, Revered Master Bingyun's aura grew increasingly potent. The surrounding ice spiritual energy was continuously absorbed by her domain, becoming her source of power, even counteracting and suppressing Chen Mobai's fifth-tier Sword Qi. In the past, the Dao Child and Saintess of the Ice Heaven and Snow Land sect could even use this domain to defeat stronger opponents. By rights, a reversal had now occurred, and Revered Master Bingyun should have been able to easily overpower and defeat Chen Mobai.

However, Revered Master Bingyun found that as her aura strengthened, her opponent's swordsmanship realm also progressed steadily, evolving from its initial unrefined state to a practiced one. There were even several instances where he again found gaps in the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso's operation, precisely cutting through and striking her. If she hadn't activated the Ice Absolute Undying Body in time, she would have already been killed by the sword thread.

*This person's combat prowess was truly terrifying!* Revered Master Bingyun, who witnessed Chen Mobai's growth rate firsthand, had to constantly shift her position within her Ice Heaven Palace domain, to avoid overusing the Ice Absolute Undying Body and exhausting her true qi!

At this moment, the phantom image of his opponent within Chen Mobai's pupils had fully materialized. After completely seeing through his opponent, his Primordial Yang Sword Art was also nearly perfectly honed.

In an instant, Chen Mobai's offensive surged like a tide. His figure, which had been constantly elusive and dodging the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso, no longer retreated. Instead, he pressed closer to Revered Master Bingyun with every step, each stride akin to a clap of thunder. Under his control, the dark-red shimmering sword threads dispersed into a dazzling meteor shower, integrating into various spiritual energy nodes of the Ice Heaven Palace!

The sword threads were as fine as ox hair but as tough as steel, piercing through all obstacles. Revered Master Bingyun wielded the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso, trying to block them, but each sword thread was incredibly agile, coiling around like a nimble snake. Within the Ice Heaven Palace, they quickly formed a sword array, which then burst forth with dazzling light and violent roars!

As Revered Master Bingyun's face turned ashen, the sword threads, like threads of light, made contact with her Ice Heaven True Qi, which had merged with the surrounding void, instantly shattering the illusory ice and snow palace she had conjured. In mid-air, the illusion of the Ice Heaven Palace shattered, transforming into a sky full of snowflakes, and Revered Master Bingyun coughed up blood. The moment the Ice Heaven Palace was broken, she suffered a backlash; the true qi within her body became chaotic, preventing her from even activating the Ice Absolute Undying Body.

Chen Mobai, who was constantly listening, immediately discovered this flaw. A shimmering sword thread flickered and danced, slashing towards Revered Master Bingyun's head. Revered Master Bingyun forcefully circulated her true qi, her spiritual consciousness urging the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso to block this fatal strike. But it was already too late. After bypassing the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso, the Primordial Yang Sword Qi's thread pierced into her Dantian Qi Sea. The powerful force instantly reacted violently with her Ice Heaven True Qi. Revered Master Bingyun felt a massive impact spread throughout her body from her Dantian Qi Sea. Her body flew backward like a broken kite, crashing heavily to the ground.

At this instant, the biting cold wind had dissipated. Supported by the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso, Revered Master Bingyun struggled to stand up, but she looked as if she had aged decades. She looked up at the young man walking towards her step by step. Severely wounded, her vision began to blur. She only saw a dazzling golden light surrounding him, exceptionally blinding.

Revered Master Bingyun's body was unable to move. With her Dantian Qi Sea crippled, even if she managed to leave alive today, it would be a dead end once the true qi within her Nascent Soul was completely exhausted. She knew she had been thoroughly defeated. Her eyes were filled with unwillingness and regret, but she still wanted to live. As long as she lived, she might find an opportunity to repair her Dantian Qi Sea.

"Sect Master Chen, today was a misunderstanding. I am severely wounded and dying; can you spare my life?" She pleaded for mercy in an exceptionally weak tone, but what she faced was an even more dazzling and shimmering Primordial Yang Sword Qi!

"Sorry, although our previous contract is gone, the grievances remain. It's better to end this here, lest I face trouble when I reach the Void Refinement stage!" Chen Mobai's tone was gentle, yet he spoke the most cruel words to Revered Master Bingyun.

*He was actually already considering the Void Refinement stage! How arrogant!* Revered Master Bingyun, enraged, laughed in response. If that was the case, she would use her last life to unleash an irreversible and catastrophic disaster upon the Five Elements Sect and even the entire Eastern Wilderness. Under her spiritual consciousness, the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso also manifested. The ends of the ice-crystal-like chains fell from beneath Revered Master Bingyun's wrists, directly piercing into the ice spiritual vein deep within the earth.

"Today, I will detonate this underground fourth-tier ice spiritual vein, turning both countries on your Eastern Wilderness Plateau into an ice and snow hell, annihilating and freezing all living beings!" Revered Master Bingyun roared, her Nascent Soul already having left her body and merged into the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso.

However, to her shock, the underground ice spiritual vein, which had long been tamed by the Azure-Glow Ice Heart Lasso, showed no reaction at all!

"That's unfortunate for you. I just deployed the Sky Net Earth Web Grand Array, and this ice spiritual vein happens to be within the array's coverage!" As Chen Mobai spoke these words, the Primordial Yang Sword Qi had already slain Revered Master Bingyun.