I Am Loaded with Passive Skills

Chapter 2856: Chapter 1515: Settling This Life in the Secular World, a Sword Once Opened the Mystical Gate_2
 

He indeed had no intention of dealing a lethal blow, and he even spread out his Heart Sword Technique. With “Demons Under Eyes,” he remotely absorbed all the devilish energy within Elder Gu’s body.

After suppressing it in reverse and forcibly calming down the old man, the delirious Elder Gu finally regained a trace of clarity at his spiritual altar.

“True Will…”

He murmured to himself in the end, his eyes heavily closing, as his mind retraced everything that had happened when he lost control.

He didn’t say anything, but he seemed to have aged decades in just a moment.

“Elder Gu, thank you for yielding,”

Xu Xiaoshou, holding Hidden Bitter, performed an ancient courtesy.

Although the victory in battle was quite sudden and the ultimate gain was not as high as expected, it was still something.

At least, the supreme second stage constructed by Elder Gu’s Three Realms Unity, which even I had to push through with the Dao Disc to 80% before I could easily break it.

Anyone else would have been trapped for a long time or might not have been able to solve it at all.

But after breaking through this sword, Xu Xiaoshou not only saw but also learned.

Moreover, he was an unrestricted version of Elder Gu, without the limitation of the Inner Demons, with higher comprehensions in all three great second stages, and even with a potentially higher rank of the Heavenly Unravel Sword!

As for Elder Gu after the battle…

If this Old Sword Immortal could withstand the trial of his inner demons and get a chance for Sealing Saint Opportunity, to further refine his Post-Ancient Swordsmanship.

Just based on the comprehensions of the Way of the Sword he demonstrated just now, he could probably rank at the forefront among the Sword Saints.

But all these are based on hypothesis.

Just as in theory, his Three Realms Unity’s Unity Extreme Sword could behead a Holy Emperor… in reality, Xu Xiaoshou could find flaws to break the sword, and why would the Holy Emperor give him time to charge his sword?

“Sigh!”

Feng Zhongzui felt a pang of regret as he watched.

The third battle of the Sword Deity ending in such a steep turn of events indeed left a bittersweet feeling in people’s hearts.

But he also knew that Elder Gu had no strength left to fight again, and it wouldn’t be right for the Dao Imparting Mirror to keep broadcasting the fallen image of an old man.

Ancient swordsmen had their pride.

Unexpectedly, before the mirror could move away, Elder Gu, with his hand on the ground, staggeringly stood up.

He reached out his hand:

“No!”

The whole audience was stunned—was he still planning to fight?

Mei Siren swished into the Arena, “Have you lost your mind?”

“Support me a little…” Elder Gu muttered in a low voice. With Mei Siren’s help, he stood up proudly and said, “I said three swords, so it shall be three swords.”

“Are you insane?” Mei Siren almost threw the man in his hand out. With your condition, you still want to deliver the third sword? Why don’t you ascend to heaven?

“Even now, I’m not sure if I can defeat Xu Xiaoshou,” Mei Siren said in a low voice.

“You don’t have to find an excuse for me,” Elder Gu furrowed his brow.

“I’m not joking!”

Elder Gu glanced at his old friend’s serious expression, lowered his head, gave a deep nod of recognition, and then, raising his gaze toward Xu Xiaoshou, he said:

“It’s just that a gentleman’s word is his bond, and not even a team of horses can pull it back. I said you would learn something…”

Slap!

Mei Siren let go abruptly.

Elder Gu hadn’t finished speaking, when he staggered to the side, tripping over himself, and finally fell to the ground with a thud.

Feng Zhongzui, in control of the Dao Imparting Mirror, “didn’t manage to” shift it in time and “accidentally” broadcast the scene.

Xu Xiaoshou watched in silence, then finally said, “Elder Gu, there really is no need to continue the battle…”

The old man’s biggest flaw had already been caught by him.

If they were to continue fighting, Xu Xiaoshou wouldn’t even need to open the Second World; a single move of the Heart Sword Technique with “Demons Under Eyes” could take him down.

As for learning…

There was no longer any experience points to extract from the old swordsman.

But a stubborn mule is a stubborn mule, never heeding advice, “No! I said three swords, so it shall be three swords!”

“But even if there were thirty more swords, you would still not be my match,” Xu Xiaoshou replied.

Elder Gu’s face turned red with shame, clearly stung by those words, yet he stubbornly said, “This third sword, I didn’t say it had to be against you!”

“Oh?”

Now Xu Xiaoshou was curious.

If not against him, then against whom?

He scanned the many ancient swordsmen around, eventually fixing his gaze on Master Siren and fell into thought.

Indeed, ancient swordsmen seemed to be the type to hold grudges…

“I shall deliver it to myself,” Elder Gu said with a hint of sadness on his face. “Of course, it’s also meant for the world to see.”

What did that mean?

Now not only Xu Xiaoshou, but everyone was baffled.

Feng Zhongzui held onto the Dao Imparting Mirror, sensing that something was amiss. He didn’t dare miss a beat and locked onto the image of Elder Gu like his life depended on it.

Mei Siren suddenly returned. With an impassive face, he grabbed Elder Gu’s hand, saying emphatically, “You can’t defeat Xu Xiaoshou!”

“I’ve had a premonition for a while…” Elder Gu smiled relaxedly.

“You can’t do it!”

“No, Mei, you don’t know what I’m about to do.”

“Who doesn’t know you if I don’t know you? Are you seeking death?” Mei Siren’s eyes filled with anger.

But the stubborn mule was still the same stubborn mule. Elder Gu once again shook his head, squinted his eyes towards the unpredictable sky, and murmured softly but gravely:

“To hear the Way in the morning, dying in the evening is bearable.”

…

In front of the Dao Imparting Mirror at the Burial Sword Tomb of the Eastern Region, Su Qianqian, holding the Devil Sword Myriad Weapons Devil Lord, suddenly lost focus in her eyes and her mind went blank.

She had been watching Elder Gu and thought he looked familiar. Ever since he chose to fight Big Brother Shou, there was a sense of familiarity in his temperament.

But she couldn’t remember where this familiarity stemmed from, as they had never met before.

Until this moment!

Until he uttered those words!

Remembering his previous challenge and observing his current rueful expression, Su Qianqian finally realized where that familiar feeling originated.