X-Dragon Era

However, under the Executing Immortal Sword, the sticky poison silk which was more than ten centimeters in diameter was easily cut through with a single slash. How could Yan Qingying and Xin Yun not be shocked!

Executing Immortal "sharp," Sword of Slaughter Immortal "annihilation," Trap Immortal "everywhere glows red," Absolute Immortal's "changes are infinite and wonderful, the Great Luo Immortal's blood stains the robes." Muttering this verse, Xin Yun, in a trance, finally understood something, yet he always fell short of complete clarity.

At the site of the opening of the heavens and splitting of the earth, the Zhu Xian Four Swords were once used to guard the four cardinal directions, which were correspondent to earth, water, fire, and wind. Having suppressed these forces over a long time, the Sky-opening Axe Soul inevitably absorbed these Four Great Innate Energies.

Thus, the special traits of the swords also changed based on the elemental forces they guarded.
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Executing Immortal sharp, corresponds to earth—earth being soil, which generates metal. Hence, it possesses the sharpness of metal and is the sharpest Treasure Sword among the four; nothing can withstand its edge.

Sword of Slaughter Immortal "annihilation," corresponds to wind, the fastest and sharpest. The axiom "speed is unbreakable" might not necessarily be the truth, but it certainly is not without reason.

Trap Immortal "everywhere glows red," corresponds to the Fire Series—why else the red glow? An initial assumption would be fire, as this so-called red light is not referring to blood. If it were used to split a mountain, could the mountain bleed? Hence, the red light corresponds to fire, possessing the most formidable destructive power.

"Absolute Immortal" changes are infinite and wonderful, the Great Luo Immortal's blood stains the robes. This likely corresponds to water—only water can be so endlessly changing. Wind is merely fast, but when it comes to changeability, it is outmatched by water, and moreover, the "blood" here also subtly hints at water.

Most importantly, only the water attribute could explain the marvel of this final strike. No matter how sticky the spider silk, it couldn't possibly bind water. Coupled with the myriad changes, it could abruptly change directions eight times, severing all eight toxic strands in an instant.

If it were the wind-based Sword of Slaughter Immortal, despite its higher speed, it probably couldn't sever eight strands simultaneously.

The Zhu Xian Four Swords, which guarded the four cardinal directions at the creation of the world and suppressed the elemental forces of earth, water, fire, and wind, have since tended to reflect these aspects, embodying their own distinctive characteristics.

With sharpness, precision, speed, destruction, change—all aspects related to attack are nearly complete—worthy of being fashioned from the Sky-opening Axe, indeed the world's most fearsome destructive weapon!

Having somewhat understood the traits of the Zhu Xian Four Swords, Xin Yun then turned his gaze to the Pangu Banner in his left hand. Looking at the banner's pole as thick as a child's arm with a dark cloth banner hanging from it, patterned with dark golden designs, what surprises might this artifact hold?

Taking a deep breath, Xin Yun channeled energy into the Pangu Banner, and in an instant... the pitch-black banner became even more dim. Accompanied by Xin Yun's continuous shaking, the black light grew increasingly intense. It took nearly a minute of vigorous shaking and consuming most of his energy before a thread-like, barely ten-centimeter-long black Sword Qi slowly formed on the banner.

No sooner had this strand of black Sword Qi formed than it shot out silently, penetrating a stalagmite over a hundred meters away, ten meters in diameter...

"Pfft..." A soft sound, and a pinch of dust rose from the other end of the stalagmite. After that, no further reaction occurred.

After a few puzzled glances, Xin Yun and the others hurried to the stalagmite to take a closer look. They saw that on either side of the massive, ten-meter-wide stalagmite, there was a crack as thick as a chopstick. If a light source were placed on the opposite side, one could actually see through the crack from this side!

Exchanging stunned looks, the hair-thin black Sword Qi proved to be incredibly sharp. The stalagmite, so hard and ten-meters thick, was easily penetrated. It was terrifying!

Looking at the Pangu Banner in his hand with astonishment, Xin Yun knew that this black Sword Qi was no ordinary energy; it was very likely Chaos Sword Qi, something nearly impossible for ordinary objects to withstand, unimaginably powerful.

Yet, when it comes to practical use in real combat, its effectiveness wasn't that great. Despite the incredible sharpness of the Chaos Sword Qi, Xin Yun, with his current prowess at the silver seven-star level, had to shake for a full minute to produce a strand of it. Moreover, its speed was not that impressive—it wasn't unavoidable.

What was most frustrating was the terrifying energy surging from the Pangu Banner while shaking it; anyone could feel it. With any prior warning, hitting someone would be very difficult.

Of course, this didn't mean the Pangu Banner would always be so lacking. It's just that for Xin Yun right now, it wasn't very useful, and the energy it consumed was enormous. Just releasing one strand of Chaos Sword Qi consumed more than eighty percent of Xin Yun's energy. If his strike failed, he would have no way out.

As his strength improves in the future and his energy increases, the ability to generate Chaos Sword Qi would become faster with the support of abundant energy. Once the consumption of energy is sustainable, if the energy is sufficient, he could conjure countless strands of Chaos Sword Qi, unstoppable and formidable to the extent of being the preeminent offensive weapon!

Both are considered the best, but the Zhu Xian Four Swords likely fall into the category of physical, while the Chaos Sword Qi accompanying the Pangu Banner should belong to the Energy Series. Combined, one would possess both physical and energy-based attacks.

Stepping on the Taiji Diagram, with the Chaos Bell hanging overhead, holding the Pangu Banner in hand, and surrounded by the Zhu Xian Four Swords—it's practically the stuff of dreams. Unfortunately, these Four Great Innate Treasures have only just restored their original forms and possess only innate capabilities.

They are certainly overwhelming against bronze-level experts, but their power isn't as commanding against silver-level experts.