Just as Lu Ping heard the whistling sound and was wondering if the attacker was friend or foe, a ray of sword light pierced through the air and appeared behind Lu Ping.
This attack was filled with killing intent and accompanied by the whistling sound. It was no different from a sneak attack, treating both Lu Ping and the sea snake demon as prey.
As Lu Ping cried out in shock, the light barrier around the stone tower was cut into pieces by the sword light. The Flying Swallow Sword that he had just recalled was knocked away before he could use it. Lu Ping only had time to throw out two supreme-grade talismans before his body was cut by the sword light. Like a kite with its string cut, he fell towards the sea in front of him, spitting out a mouthful of blood that seemed to form a bright red mist on the surface of the sea.
Facing the oncoming sword light, the sea snake demon let out a long hiss, as if it was familiar with the attacker and hated it very much.
A forked snake tongue sword flew out of the sea snake demon's mouth, drawing a deep blue arc in the air and colliding with the oncoming white sword light.
Intense rumbling sounds rang out, causing the seawater to surge in waves several meters high, crashing onto the reef island.
When the waves calmed down a little, only angry roars of pain could be heard on the surface of the sea. The sea snake demon's body kept tumbling, creating layers of ripples on the surface of the sea.
There was a wound several inches deep on the sea snake demon's body. Although it wasn't a fatal blow, the gurgling blood still caused severe damage to the sea snake demon.
At the same time, there were several old wounds on the sea snake demon's body, most likely from the battle with Xuan Ling Sect's Qiao Family.
Its cold, snake-like eyes stared intently at the tall figure standing before it, a furious killing intent radiating out from its eyes. This was the human cultivator who had led a group of cultivators to ambush it back then. It had managed to kill off one of the cultivators and grievously wound the other. After breaking out from the encirclement, it ended up suffering from grievous wounds. Not to mention, this young human cultivator was constantly pursuing it.
With great difficulty, the sea snake demon finally shook off the pursuers and used a secret technique to follow its partner's aura to this reef island, discovering that this was the place where its partner was killed.
The sea snake demon had been lying in ambush here for three days, hoping that the murderer who killed its partner would show up here.
Not long after Lu Ping appeared, the sea snake demon discovered him and used a secret technique to confirm that Lu Ping was the murderer it was looking for. Furious, the sea snake demon launched an attack on Lu Ping.
However, it didn't expect this puny Blood Refining Realm cultivator to be so difficult to deal with. Even though the sea snake demon was heavily injured and could only use 70% of its strength, it wasn't something a Blood Refining Realm cultivator could withstand.
Yet, this human cultivator managed to block it!
What was even more hateful was that the Blood Condensation Realm cultivator that he had shaken off previously had actually chased after him and attacked him again.
The young cultivator standing in the air in front of the sea snake was the eldest son of Xuan Ling Sect's Qiao Family, Qiao Xipeng, the elder brother of Senior Martial Brother Qiao who was killed earlier.
Qiao Xipeng had a deep relationship with his brother. When he heard that his brother had been killed by the Sea Snake Monster, he brought two guards from his family to seek revenge for his brother.
Sure enough, when they were close to Zhenling, they found another sea snake demon looking for its partner. Qiao Xipeng, who didn't know the truth, naturally thought that this sea snake demon was the murderer of his brother and attacked it.
Little did he know that this sea snake demon was actually a Green Sea Snake. This type of spirit snake had a noble bloodline and was the strongest among the monster clans of the same level.
After a fierce battle, one of the Qiao Family's guards died and the other was injured. Fortunately, he managed to severely injure the spirit snake at the last moment and chased after it.
In fact, when he first encountered this spirit snake, Qiao Xipeng's heart was already burning with desire. The Green Sea Snake was a noble among the monster clans. If he could kill it and obtain the Condensed Blood Bead from its heart, his chances of breaking through to the Third Layer of the Blood Refining Realm would greatly increase. Moreover, his strength would be ranked among the top among the cultivators of the same level.
The greedy Qiao Xipeng had long placed the thought of avenging his brother's death as his second priority. This was also the reason why he chased after the Green Sea Snake for several days even though he wasn't at an absolute advantage in terms of strength.
If he returned to his family and asked for help, not only would the spirit snake escape, but even if he managed to kill it, he wouldn't be able to keep the Condensed Blood Bead for himself.
After three days of chasing, Qiao Xipeng thought that the Green Sea Snake had already escaped. Just when he was about to give up, he suddenly heard the hissing of the spirit snake. At the same time, he could feel the fluctuations of arcane energy and the roar of spells.
Overjoyed, Qiao Xipeng sneaked to a place near the reef island and discovered that the spirit snake was actually confronting a Zhenling Blood Refining Realm disciple. It seemed that the spirit snake was indeed an arrow at the end of its flight. Otherwise, it wouldn't be unable to kill a Blood Refining Realm disciple.
Zhenling was an enemy sect, and the spirit snake was something that he coveted. Naturally, he would kill both of them together.
After Qiao Xipeng's attack, he realized that the spirit snake wasn't as weak as he had imagined. In other words, Zhenling's disciple wasn't an ordinary Blood Refining Realm disciple.
Qiao Xipeng's heart skipped a beat. He released his divine sense and probed the place where Lu Ping had sunk into the sea. When he discovered that Lu Ping was already a lifeless corpse, he finally relaxed.
How could an ordinary Zhenling Blood Refining Realm disciple withstand a full-powered attack from a Blood Condensation Realm cultivator? It seemed like the spirit snake was just a cat toying with a mouse. It didn't expect that he would be the oriole behind it.
Qiao Xipeng smiled and focused all his attention on the spirit snake in front of him.
The flying sword in Qiao Xipeng's hand was a mid-grade mystic artifact. Only when a cultivator reached the Blood Condensation Realm would they be able to unleash the full power of a mystic artifact.
Therefore, when cultivators of the same level fought, the quality of the mystic artifact was no longer the main deciding factor. Instead, it depended on the amount of arcane energy used to unleash the full power of the mystic artifact.
When a Blood Condensation Realm cultivator used the full power of a mid-grade mystic artifact against a cultivator of the same level who couldn't unleash the full power of a high-grade mystic artifact, the former would usually win.
Qiao Xipeng was using the "Profound Spirit Sky Illusion Sword" technique that only Xuan Ling Sect's inner disciples could learn. It focused on the speed and unpredictability of the flying sword, catching the opponent off guard and killing them in a single strike.
Under Qiao Xipeng's control, a ray of sword light shone brightly like a white piece of silk wrapped around the spirit snake. It slowly tightened, binding the spirit snake within.
The Green Sea Snake was the darling of the sea. It was born with a talent for water spells. This spirit snake's water spells had even reached the stage of "Force". Taking advantage of the geographical advantage, every spell the spirit snake cast felt like it had merged with the sea. It made Qiao Xipeng feel like he was fighting against the sea.
The spirit snake's Snake Tongue Sword and Venomous Fang Dagger swam among the water spells, constantly resisting Qiao Xipeng's flying sword. Occasionally, the spirit snake would break through the encirclement of the flying sword and attack Qiao Xipeng. However, the attacks would be blocked by Qiao Xipeng's other shield.
If it wasn't for the fact that Qiao Xipeng heavily injured it earlier, he wouldn't be a match for this sea snake.
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