CHAPTER 1346: CHAPTER 114: WARM WINE (PART 2)

The cracked war spear once again gleamed, beginning to recover.

Blood flowed down from the broken eyebrow, seeping into his eyes.

The War Venerable wiped away the blood from his eyes with his hand, but the wounds on his body were not something that could heal in a short time.

"I, the War Venerable, am undefeated!" he roared, unwilling and unyielding, "It’s just a single move lost, in a life-and-death battle, I would surely be the one to survive till the end!"

"Do you want a life-and-death duel with me?" Yu Canghai responded coldly, unafraid.

"Agreeing to a single victory or defeat, and now wanting a life-and-death duel after losing, is this how you Demon Lords cannot tolerate failure, cannot afford to lose, and go back on your word?" A stern voice rang out from within Yumen Pass.

Everyone turned their heads.

It was "Xie Qingyun" speaking, full of authority.

The War Venerable’s long hair danced wildly, his gaze as sharp as lightning, staring directly at "Xie Qingyun", hesitating to act, contemplating something.

"War Venerable, return." At this moment, a powerful voice came from the Demon Race’s side.

It was Chi Venerable who spoke.

"Since you lost a move, then you are defeated, retreat then." Chi Venerable sighed.

"Next, leave it to me and Ming Venerable." Chi Venerable added.

The War Venerable was strong, and had not been careless due to his own strength; it could only be said that Yu Canghai’s Long Wind Sword Formation was truly heaven-defying.

He not only called back the War Venerable due to the earlier agreement of a single victory or defeat but also because he couldn’t fathom the depths of the Long Wind Sword Formation and was worried about something going wrong with the War Venerable.

The War Venerable’s expression was gloomy, his breath heavy.

Suffering defeat, with severe injuries on his body, it was something that hadn’t happened for unknown millennia.

He focused his gaze, looking at the calm-faced Yu Canghai, silent for several moments, before finally letting out a muffled grunt, dispersing the Moha, and his body reverting to its original form.

"Today, I lost. Yu Canghai, you are indeed remarkable."

"But next time we meet, the outcome will never be the same as this." He said calmly, then without further lingering, nor harsh words, he retreated.

Being a top Demon Lord naturally means knowing when to hold on and when to let go, not outright denying defeat.

Compared to the War Venerable’s composure, the battlefield fell silent, the Demonic Cultivators of the Demon Race were shocked, finding it hard to accept that their War Venerable, one of their three venerables, was defeated.

On the Human Race’s side, after a moment of immersion, a deafening cheer erupted.

The dust settled, and this battle was won by Yu Canghai, a victory for the Human Race.

The invincible Demon Race’s War Venerable was defeated under the Sword Array of Yu Canghai of the Sword Sect.

All at once, Yumen Pass became exceedingly lively.

Yu Canghai remained indifferent to the cheers, standing tall like a pine tree rooted on the battlefield, motionless as his gaze turned towards the Demon Race’s direction.

On that side, the remaining Chi Venerable and Ming Venerable exchanged glances, and moments later, Ming Venerable stepped forward, proactively inviting battle.

"Let me meet him." Ming Venerable moved forward, his white robe fluttering, emitting a dazzling, magnificent light.

"Yu Canghai, are you sure you want to fight both of us?" Ming Venerable fixed his gaze on Yu Canghai, speaking directly.

Yu Canghai was about to respond when a streak of rainbow light soared from Yumen Pass, landing straight beside Yu Canghai in an instant.

It was Xue Wujian, the Peak Master of Sheathless Peak.

"Canghai," Xue Wujian placed a hand on Yu Canghai’s shoulder, shaking his head, transmitting his voice: "There is still a chance to salvage this, continuing to fight would lead to irretrievable consequences."

The Long Wind Sword Formation, named after the Long Wind.

It is the Long Wind of the Great Formation set by the Ancestral Taoist.

Therefore, the power of this Sword Array comes from the Great Long Wind Formation, from Yumen Pass, except that it is not from Yu Canghai.

It is borrowed power from the Long Wind Formation.

From ancient times to the present, borrowing is never easy.

Either the relationship is extremely good, like family, or you can return more in kind.

The Long Wind Formation is an array; Yu Canghai naturally cannot return anything substantial.

Hence, if he wants to borrow the power of the Long Wind Formation, he can only do so through the first method.

By becoming like family with the Long Wind Formation.

He utilized his understanding of Sword Arrays to deconstruct the Long Wind Formation and structured his life-bound sword, the small boat, as the formation’s core.

From then on, he could use the small boat as a link, harnessing the power of the Long Wind Formation and the power of Heaven and Earth from Yumen Pass, oppressing others with Heaven and Earth.

The Long Wind Formation is a formation set by the Ancestral Taoist, and merely from the perspective of might, it is comparable to a Demi-Ancestor.

Even utilizing only a portion allows Yu Canghai’s strength to reach the realm of a Sword Immortal.

However, this approach has two significant drawbacks.

After all, how could becoming a Sword Immortal be so easily achievable?

If a single formation could create a Sword Immortal, would the Human Race only produce three Sword Immortals in twenty thousand years?

Firstly, the Long Wind Sword Formation is the "Long Wind" of Ancestral Daoist Xia, not Yu Canghai’s "Long Wind".

Only the Sword Dao you carve for yourself can help a Sword Cultivator become a Sword Immortal.

It’s true that Yu Canghai attained the power comparable to a Sword Immortal from the Long Wind Formation.

But that is ultimately a fake Sword Immortal, merely elevating Yu Canghai’s power to the realm of a Sword Immortal, while in other aspects, differing vastly from a true Sword Immortal.

Additionally, this is a dead end, a path that would forever block his true path to becoming a Sword Immortal.

Secondly, there are limitations to the formation.

The formation core cannot stray too far from the Great Formation; once too distant, the formation collapses.

Therefore, after constructing his small boat into the core of the Long Wind Formation, Yu Canghai’s range of activity will be restricted within Yumen Pass, at most able to move slightly outward to the surrounding areas.