This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable Chapter 1726 - 61: Qingshan Wherever Life Takes You

The Thunder Dao Heavenly Dragon, originating from Hao Tian, represents the majesty of the Heavenly Dao, releasing the will of heaven unto the mortal realm.

This is a divine miracle and also divine punishment.

To the world, it's a miracle.

To Lu Qingshan, it's a punishment.

Beneath the Heavenly Dao, "impurity" is not tolerated.

Lu Qingshan is seen as such an impurity in the eyes of the Heavenly Dao.

The dragon's head raised high, chanting, scattering countless lightning bolts upon the world.

In an instant, that pressure from the Heavenly Dao descended upon Lu Qingshan.

With a snap, Lu Qingshan's entire spine bent downward.

It was as if an indescribable giant mountain was pressing down on him, making it unbearable.

Lu Qingshan used all his strength to straighten his back, lifting his head amidst the oppressive lightning, directly facing the dragon's head above.

A massive, deep purple dragon head, nearly occupying the entire heaven's vault.

There was no fear on Lu Qingshan's face, but in his hand, Lie Que silently transformed into a fiery red Dragon Sparrow, glimmering with fluorescence.

The Thunder Dao Heavenly Dragon looked at Lu Qingshan standing with his sword, its massive eyes like twin thunder pools showing disdain, then turned to absolute indifference and cruelty.

A long, distant dragon chant resonated throughout heaven and earth.

What followed was a breath of the dragon.

The Thunder Dao Heavenly Dragon opened its mouth, releasing a breath.

The breath of the dragon, naturally composed of thunder.

Lightning congealed into a heavenly river, with billions of strands crashing toward Lu Qingshan like a flood breaking its dam, unstoppable in its momentum.

The aura of "divine majesty" echoed within heaven and earth.

Wherever the dragon's breath passed, the air began to burn, looking from afar like endless lightning wrapped in layers of flame.

Before the breath even reached, Lu Qingshan's mana within his dantian started to become chaotic, even showing signs of collapse.

However, he paid no heed, simply raising the Dragon Sparrow in his hand to greet the boundless thunder breath.

In an instant, the dragon's breath engulfed Lu Qingshan's figure.

Together with him, his sword also disappeared.

But it wasn't swallowed by the dragon's breath.

[Defying Fate]: Upon enduring an attack/spell, this divine skill can be released, adding an extra slash to the attacker/caster.

The power of the additional slash depends on the Sword Master.

The source of this divine skill is causality, so it is not affected by spatial distance or spells; a slash is inevitably added.

The caster of the dragon's breath is the Thunder Dao Heavenly Dragon.

Thus, Lu Qingshan added a slash to the Thunder Dao Heavenly Dragon.

Defying Fate is a divine skill newly acquired by the Dragon Sparrow after its restoration of divine power, which Lu Qingshan has never used before. The Thunder Dao Heavenly Dragon is fortunate to be its first experiencer today.

Amidst the rolling thunderclouds, a sword appeared from nowhere.

The clouds broke and the sky darkened.

The sword was as warm as dawn, breaking through the tribulation clouds, dancing above the Nine Heavens, slashing down toward the Thunder Dao Heavenly Dragon below.

Compared to the Thunder Dao Heavenly Dragon in the heavens, that sword was like a fine hair, insignificant and negligible.

Yet amidst the darkest tribulation clouds and the most intense thunder, there suddenly appeared a sword light.

The "fine hair" bloomed with infinite sword light.

The sword light was incredibly bright, bright enough to pierce the sky.

"This sword is unparalleled," Lu Qingshan murmured softly.

Twenty years ago, in the Central Spirit Domain, at Dragon City Pass, there was also such a golden giant dragon, breathing in the heavens, threatening to engulf that seemingly insignificant Sword Cultivator.

That Sword Cultivator faced the sky, standing with his sword, inviting the ancestors of the Sword Sect from generations past, slashing down with a single strike.

The soaring brilliance spread ten thousand zhang (Chinese measure of length), spanned across the sky, bringing down the golden giant dragon, which could have been invincible in the world, to the mortal realm.

That Sword Cultivator was named Qingyun.

There was another Sword Cultivator who witnessed that strike with his own eyes and inherited it.

A different sword came from elsewhere, and now the sword goes here.

Today, the sword was meant to go.

The sword light continually shone, seemingly endless, sweeping through the dense lightning on the Thunder Dao Heavenly Dragon's body, attacking its body, covering it entirely.

The Thunder Dao Heavenly Dragon wailed miserably, twisting its body frantically, but the sword light simply did not care, wandering across its body, traveling between the gaps of scales.

The Thunder Dao Heavenly Dragon's struggle became increasingly fierce, rolling within the tribulation clouds, around its body burst wave after wave of lightning, but it could not drive away the sword light entwining its body.

Finally, the sword light traversed the dragon's body entirely.

Hence, upon the Thunder Dao Heavenly Dragon's body shaped by the Heavenly Dao, perfect in form, appeared extremely fine sword marks.

So very fine, almost invisible.

But indeed, there were many, tens of thousands, even millions.

Then, a crackling sound emerged and gradually grew louder.

The fine sword marks began to spread, appearing on every part of the majestic body of the Thunder Dao Heavenly Dragon.

The scales formed of tribulation thunder also began to crack.

With a tremendous boom.

The Thunder Dao Heavenly Dragon shattered like a beautifully crafted porcelain, returning to the sky.

Its body turned into countless deep purple thunder crystal fragments, pouring down like hail, clattering upon the island, rolling across the entire land.

Those thunder crystals formed from the Thunder Dao Heavenly Dragon's shell still contained terrifying divine power, but no longer possessed any aggression.

The Thunder Dao Heavenly Dragon, which was silently overlooking the world just a moment ago, had now turned into a myriad of thunder pearls scattered on the ground.

The Fifth Layer of Heavenly Tribulation ends here.

The infinite thunder dragon breath silently dissipated, revealing Lu Qingshan, whose skin was torn and flesh was ragged under the ravage of the dragon breath.

He had suffered unimaginable damage, but his spirit and vigor soared, his eyes gleaming with divine light, without the slightest hint of defeat, his momentum climbing to a new pinnacle.