CBGC - ch109.2

A roar reaches her ears, making Su Tingyun's soul quake in fear. She struggles to withstand it. At the same time however, the Springwater Sword in her arms lets out its own long roar, and the flying sword flies out of her control and plunges heavily into a huge bone, which is partially revealed by the wind blowing down.

Countless flying swords rise from the ground and come straight at Su Tingyun.

She reaches out, and the Springwater Sword jolts twice before returning to her hand. Woman and sword, they withstand the tens of thousands of swords filled with murderousness.

There seems to be no end to these blades, and Su Tingyun's movements gradually become slower and slower, her sword swings turning more and more sluggish as well. She cuts through countless swords, but more fly towards her in an unending stream. Her reactions get slower, and the cuts on her body get more and more numerous...

The entire Cleansing Sword Lake is dyed red with blood.

In reality, soaking in the Cleansing Sword Lake is supposed to be the safest way to cultivate, as one only needs to concentrate on meditation and test one's willpower. Confront the powerful killing intent and still maintain a steady state of mind, and be fearless in the face of strong enemies in the future. Cultivate righteousness, not fear.

So everyone has been taking it easy, and no one is paying attention to the pool. At this time, the surface of the Cleansing Sword Lake is as calm and still as a mirror, and no one feels anything wrong with it. Nevertheless, Yan Yuqing is the first one to notice the blood. He immediately dives headfirst into the lake without hesitation, eyes tightly closed, then he pulls out the blood-soaked Su Tingyun who looks as if she has fallen in a trance.

His actions are very noisy, and it alarms everyone in the Obliteration Sword Tower.

Seeing the bloody Su Tingyun, they all turn extremely worried.

"What happened?"

"Heavens, more sword wounds are still appearing on her body!"

"She believes the wounds she’s receiving in the illusion are true, so they become real on her body. We have to wake her up!" Zhan Yu says anxiously.

With Su Tingyun's current cultivation, almost no one could hurt her. The only one who could injure her is precisely herself. If she thinks she is injured and bleeding, if she thinks the illusion is real, then she will really sustain injuries and bleed, and even die.

"She’s just been soaking in the Cleansing Sword Lake, how could this happen?"

"You can't wake her up just by calling her. We don't know what she's going through. Use your swords." Elder Yan suddenly speaks up. Zhan Yu promptly nods upon hearing this, "She must be entangled by the killing intent. Quick, hurry and set up the sword formation and use the Haoran Zhengqi sword technique."

In the Obliterations Sword Tower, all the cultivators of the Haoran Zhengqi faction rush from all over without exception. And though quite a few aren’t dressed like swords cultivators, they gather together and set up the sword formation, releasing their swords. Their breaths on their bodies instantly transform.

Great changes come over all of them.

These changes coalesce together, even the sunlight in the sky has grown brighter.

"There is righteousness in heaven and earth!"

The sword blades hum and their light soars into the sky, converging into one and piercing down towards Su Tingyun. But just as it was about to hit her, Zhan Yu shouts, "Withdraw!"

Everyone withdraws their swords, but the sword intent still lingers.

...

On the ancient battlefield that is brimming with killing intent, Su Tingyun is exhausted to the point where she can barely move. She can only mechanically swing the sword in her hand. In this land of yellow sand, there are only skeletons and swords on the battlefield. She can’t see the end, can’t see hope. She only feels a force influencing her, telling her to "kill, keep killing, become one of us."