Chapter 460: Chapter 348: Brilliant Ice River, Four Realm Sword Dao, Millennium’s Number One in Sword Dao! (Part 2)

[The elder, who had his back to the two and was flipping through ancient books, put down the book in his hand, turned around, and glanced at the girl. The elder’s face was shrouded in mist, but his eyes were gentle and wise.]

[Your talent is not bad. From now on, stay by my side.]

...

This was the first meeting between the little girl and the elder.

[A few months later, the elder took the little girl to the top of a mountain. He patted the spot beside him, indicating that she should sit down. Looking down from the peak, the city lights were like stars, a scene of peace. Slightly lifting his head, the starry sky was dazzling.]

[I really like watching the lights at night, it gives me peace of mind. Protecting this land is my duty, and I am willing to dedicate my life to it. So, what about you? What kind of person do you want to become?]

[The little girl, who had been silent for months, trembled slightly. She opened and closed her mouth several times and uttered a single word.]

[Sword!]

[Why?]

[I-I am very foolish. I can’t understand those books. Everyone says, says that Grandpa, you are the strongest in the Sword Dao, the only true master of the Four Realms Blade Technique in this region of 17!]

[I, I want to protect Grandpa and those uncles from the Garrison Team in the future!]

[The elder was stunned for a moment, then laughed heartily. He patted the little girl on the shoulder, "Good, I believe you can do it... However, if possible, I hope the one you want to protect is this border."]

[I’ll give you a name. From now on, you’ll be called Qingli. The ’Qing’ character means cold and untainted by dust, matching your temperament. The ’Li’ character stands for dawn, when everything awakens, representing hope...]

The little girl listened quietly, but she didn’t really understand, because in her eyes, only Grandpa and the Garrison Team were her family.

...

Time flies, like a white horse passing a crack.

[War God! Qingli has been promoted to Basic War God. Our border has another Basic War God, a sixteen-year-old Basic War God!]

Seeing this, Su Mu’s eyes flashed with shock. A sixteen-year-old Grandmaster, such talent is simply astounding!

The once timid girl had grown into a spirited young woman. She, in battle armor, stood on horseback with a long saber in her hand atop the city. Everyone was cheering for her, and even the young woman couldn’t help but show a hint of pride.

"Grandpa, I..."

"You’re still far from it. Your Sword Dao, your Sword Intent are yet to be fully formed..."

The elder shook his head and turned to leave.

[The young woman looked at her grandpa who was shaking his head as he left, and her grip on the saber tightened a bit more, her eyes flashing with determination.]

...

[Boom!]

[Under the ten-thousand-foot snowy cliff, the ice and snow portal was violently blasted open. Qingli, who was in seclusion comprehending the Sword Dao, suddenly opened her eyes, with a hint of killing intent, and coldly shouted, "Who?"]

[A blood-covered giant wearing Garrison Team armor stumbled in, glaring at her, "Bai Qingli, the border is broken, the city is broken...you’re still here in seclusion cultivating. Is your heart made of ice?"]

["What?"]

Bai Qingli’s face showed urgency, immediately asking, "What about Grandpa, and everyone in the Garrison Team?"

"The elder?"

"You still have the face to ask about the elder and everyone in the Garrison Team? They’re dead, all dead!" The person who came revealed a look of sorrow and despair.

"Before the elder died, he said not to disturb you, saying you might be a glimmer of hope for our tribe’s future, a spark. The elder must have been mad, how could you be that spark..."

The next instant.

Indescribable, bone-chilling, and boundless sharpness soared into the sky.

The terrifying sharpness instantly took the intruder’s life. Their face showed disbelief, not because of their death but because of the sharpness they felt.

"Sword Intent, did you really take this step?!"

Bai Qingli glanced at the deceased intruder, madness flashing in her eyes.

"Grandpa never misjudged anyone in his life, but he was wrong about me. I am not worthy of the name Qingli, nor am I fit to be called hope."

"Since Grandpa and everyone are dead... I will go to accompany them."

"The Sword Intent came too late, it wasn’t able to let Grandpa know..."

...

Bai Qingli’s Sword Intent surged, causing Su Mu’s whole body to tremble violently, feeling as though his head, flesh, and every inch of his body were being split apart.

The giant controlled by Su Mu immediately bled from the seven orifices, turning into a bloodman, but Su Mu’s eyes also flickered with madness, a different kind of madness from Bai Qingli. Faced with the terrifying Sword Intent, he did not close his eyes.

Even if in the next second he would lose his sight under the Sword Intent, he did not flinch. To hear the Dao in the morning, to die in the evening is enough!

The Sword Intent raged endlessly in his Sea of Consciousness, and the pain was countless times more intense than the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pool. Su Mu felt like he was trying to subdue a peerless Fierce Beast that had walked out of an ancient ice river.

Bai Qingli walked out of her place of seclusion.

Then immediately broke through, stepping onto the path of Intermediate War God amidst the surging influx of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, achieving the Eighth Level Grandmaster.

She donned the elder’s battle armor and resolutely went to the front line of the border, all for one death!

The last scene Su Mu could see was that unstoppable, overwhelming Sword Intent in her hand.

A blade of frost chills nineteen provinces!

The terrifyingly condensed Sword Intent was like a frozen river, endlessly brilliant. Space and even time were completely frozen into frost within these ice rivers.

Then a full-body ice phoenix, condensed from ice crystals, soared with wings spread high, diving towards a place shrouded in black mist.

The black mist was instantly frozen.

The controlled monsters within were frozen into ice sculptures one by one, then suddenly shattered into oblivion.

["Benefactor, thank you for saving us!" The giants saved by Bai Qingli opened their mouths one by one in gratitude.]