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Chapter 760: Li Si's Gift

"Li Si greets Emperor Zhong Shan!" Li Si said with a smile.

"Greetings, Prime Minister Li Si!" Zhong Shan nodded in return.

"It seems Emperor Zhong Shan shares a profound friendship with Sword Sovereign Tian?" Li Si smiled again.

"Indeed, we are quite close. May I ask what brings Prime Minister Li here?" Zhong Shan inquired, his gaze fixed on Li Si.

"Hmm, I came unannounced mainly because I've heard some news about your Great Zheng Dynasty recently and wanted to verify it," Li Si explained.

"Oh?"

"I've heard that the Great Zheng Dynasty is about to ascend to the status of a Celestial Dynasty. Is this true?" Li Si asked directly.

Zhong Shan looked at Li Si, fell silent for a moment, and finally nodded, "Yes, the Great Zheng Dynasty is preparing to take the next step."

"It was expected. The ascension of the Great Zheng Dynasty to a Celestial Dynasty is just a matter of time. It's an honor to get confirmation from you, Emperor Zhong Shan," Li Si remarked.

"Prime Minister Li flatters me. The Great Qin has been dominating the Divine Land for eighty thousand years. Compared to the Great Qin, my Great Zheng is still far behind," Zhong Shan shook his head.

"Regardless, the Great Zheng has occupied thirty percent of the Divine Land. Since ancient times, no Empire has ever held such a vast territory. You are the first, and the Great Zheng is the first Empire to achieve this. The title of the greatest Empire of all time is well-deserved!" Li Si praised.

"It was a necessity given the circumstances. I believe the Great Qin was no weaker when it was an Empire," Zhong Shan responded modestly.

Li Si smiled faintly, not contradicting Zhong Shan.

"Since the Great Zheng is about to ascend to a Celestial Dynasty, I, on behalf of the Great Qin, would like to present a gift in advance," Li Si said.

"Oh?" Zhong Shan was slightly surprised.

"You will see shortly," Li Si assured.

See shortly? Zhong Shan was puzzled. Could it be that the gift was not with Li Si but would appear later?

Zhong Shan knew he had little interaction with the Great Qin. An early gift? There might be more to this than meets the eye.

Above the high sky, the black hole fluctuated, sometimes expanding, sometimes contracting. Intense sword energy emanated from within, causing terrifying spatial tremors that forced the onlookers to retreat further and further.

The battle lasted from dawn until dusk. As the sun set, the trembling space gradually calmed, and the black hole slowly restored itself.

A fierce battle had finally come to a temporary halt.

In the high sky, four powerful figures surrounded Sword Sovereign Jian Ao.

Jian Ao's hair was slightly disheveled, with some minor tears at the edges of his clothes. The same was true for his opponent, the Raven Dao Lord, whose clothes were also torn, but like Jian Ao, he was unharmed. The Raven Dao Lord frowned deeply as he looked at Jian Ao.

A blood line slowly trickled down from Ye Qingcheng's right arm to the Absolute Immortal Sword in his hand. Ye Qingcheng's right arm was injured. Frowning, Ye Qingcheng switched the Absolute Immortal Sword to his left hand.

As for the toad-like character, Gu, he had no injuries, looking perfectly fine but filled with frustration. Perhaps he hadn't even participated in the battle for the past few hours and could only stand on the outskirts of the battlefield, watching.

The one most seriously injured was Shen Qitian. Shen Qitian was horrified, his body covered in wounds, with his legs particularly bloody and mangled, exposing the bones.

Jian Ao alone had managed to hold off four powerful opponents!

Everyone held their breath.

"Jian Ao, you have the strength to contend with me, but you should know that if this continues, you will inevitably lose. My Immortal-Slaying Gourd can be unsealed a second time, and then you will no longer be my match. Join my Changsheng Realm, and I will grant you the position of Dao Lord and give you control of the Immortal-Slaying Sword!" the Raven Dao Lord said solemnly.

Jian Ao lifted his head slightly, his previously disheveled hair once again falling smoothly behind him. Extending his fingers, two streams of sword energy shot out from both hands. At the same time, an endless surge of sword energy erupted from beneath his feet.

"Dao Lord? Hahaha, Raven Dao Lord, is that all you've got? Don't make me look down on you any further!" Jian Ao laughed heartily.

The immense sword energy once again tore through space, and the five powerful figures resumed their battle, creating another massive black hole in the high sky.

The fleeting conversation was over, and the battle continued!

Everyone sharpened their gaze, waiting for the outcome.

"Your Majesty, will my father be in danger? Should we...?" Jian Hong asked worriedly, looking at Zhong Shan.

"Jian Ao said he doesn't need our help. Besides, haven't you noticed? The moon has already begun to rise," Zhong Shan shook his head.

The moon? Li Si, standing nearby, looked at Zhong Shan with slight curiosity.

Jian Hong glanced at the rising full moon in the distance, a flash of joy in her eyes, and then nodded, "I forgot!"

"Concern leads to confusion. On a full moon night, Jian Ao's swordsmanship reaches the Void Grand Perfection," Zhong Shan explained.

"Yes!"

The moon climbed higher and higher. When the full moon hung high in the sky, illuminating everything with its silver light, a strange scene unfolded.

From the moon, endless silver light poured down, as if a vast amount of lunar essence was being concentrated near Meishan.

Especially around the black hole in the high sky.

The black hole where the five powerful figures fought seemed like a vortex of lunar essence, drawing in an ever-increasing amount of moonlight.

Everyone watched in astonishment. What was happening?

"Jian Ao's swordsmanship has reached the level of the 'Heart of Lunar Sword'?" Li Si frowned in amazement.

In the high sky, four figures suddenly flew out from the black hole: the Raven Dao Lord, Ye Qingcheng, Shen Qitian, and the toad-like character Gu. The black hole slowly disappeared.

Gradually, everyone could see everything above once more.

Jian Ao was gone, replaced by a mass of silver light.

"Swish!"

From the bottom of the light mass, a streak of sword energy appeared.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

More and more sword energy emerged from all sides of the silver light, not shooting outward but slowly enveloping the silver light, becoming denser and more concentrated.

The sword energy grew larger and larger, forming a giant bud-like sword sphere in the high sky.

A powerful aura radiated from the high sky, pressing down in all directions. Almost everyone suddenly felt a tightening in their hearts, a sense of kneeling and worshipping.

It was a lotus bud, but its petals were made of sword energy.

"Crack, crack, crack..."

After an incense stick's worth of time, as everyone swallowed nervously, the enormous bud, tens of thousands of zhang in size, slowly began to open.

It opened wider and wider, revealing a ten-thousand-zhang wide sword lotus blossoming before everyone's eyes.

The lotus petals of the sword lotus emitted endless sword energy in all directions. The vast and boundless sword energy filled the void for millions of miles, sharp and unstoppable.

Sword energy enveloped everything.

At the center of the sword lotus, Jian Ao sat cross-legged on the lotus platform. The silver light around him gradually faded, revealing a sword-shaped mark at the center of his forehead. As he opened his eyes, a torrent of majestic sword intent burst forth, scattering the surrounding sword energy in all directions.

Everyone stared at Jian Ao in shock.

"Congratulations, Lord Tianzhu, on achieving Mortal Perfection!" an excited voice from the Netherworld Sect disciples rang out from below.

"Congratulations, Lord Tianzhu, on achieving Mortal Perfection!"

Jian Ao stood up from the sword lotus, looking around at the reverent and excited Netherworld Sect disciples. Without acknowledging their cheers, he slowly turned his gaze to the Raven Dao Lord. The Raven Dao Lord's chest heaved, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes. Not far away, Ye Qingcheng's brow was furrowed deeply, and Gu's eyes flickered with fear.

The most severely injured, Shen Qitian, was overwhelmed with terror at Jian Ao's breakthrough.

Why? Why am I always so unlucky?

Without hesitation, Shen Qitian turned and fled.

"Trying to run now?" Jian Ao's cold voice rang out.

With a cold shout from Jian Ao, a massive sword energy instantly tore through the space above, shooting towards Shen Qitian.

"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

The void transformed into a black hole once more, and at this moment, the Raven Dao Lord and Ye Qingcheng also attacked Jian Ao again.

The five powerful figures resumed their battle, and the void transformed into a black hole again. Meanwhile, Li Si, who had been standing beside Zhong Shan, suddenly disappeared.

A twelfth-tier Tianji Realm expert at Mortal Perfection—how powerful could that be? Moreover, Jian Ao was a ferocious sword cultivator. Jian Ao's current strength had surpassed Zhong Shan's expectations!

"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!" The black hole expanded more than tenfold before quickly contracting.

As the black hole restored itself, everyone saw an endless stream of silver light suddenly rush in one direction. The immense impact made that area the most intense.

It was Shen Qitian. The infinite silver light pierced through him, reducing him to dust and bones.

"Ah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

With only a scream left, Shen Qitian was utterly obliterated! The silver light even tore his soul to shreds.

Everyone thought Shen Qitian was gone, his soul torn apart and destined to vanish.

However, from the place where his soul was about to dissipate, a strange and furious voice emerged: "Damn it, I, Sun Shen, will remember this grudge. One day, I will massacre this small world in blood! Ah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

The violent voice carried boundless malice, making everyone's blood run cold.

Sun Shen? Who was Sun Shen?

"Boom~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"

Just as everyone was frowning at Shen Qitian's death and trembling at Sun Shen's voice, a loud explosion came from the other side of the sword lotus. Ye Qingcheng's arm was struck, and the pitch-black Absolute Immortal Sword shot straight towards Zhong Shan.

Li Si—the one who suddenly attacked Ye Qingcheng—was the Great Qin Prime Minister Li Si?

"Bastard!" the Raven Dao Lord shouted, slapping his gourd.

A beam of seven-colored light shot out.

"Zing!"

Jian Ao's ten-thousand-zhang sword lotus suddenly transformed into a beam of sword light, colliding with the Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger released by the Raven Dao Lord.

"Boom!"

The Immortal-Slaying Flying Dagger was forced back into the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, while the sword light flew back to Jian Ao and shot into his body.

As Ye Qingcheng prepared to counterattack, Li Si had already retreated a considerable distance.

In that brief moment, the Absolute Immortal Sword had already reached Zhong Shan.

Was this the gift Li Si mentioned? The Absolute Immortal Sword?