The Shapeless Sword Technique that Lu Ping had mastered was a great sword technique that had originally been passed down from the Feiling Sect. After Lu Ping had refined the Netherwater Sword into the Shapeless Sword according to this sword technique, this sword technique had made great contributions to Lu Ping several times.
However, as Lu Ping's cultivation grew, and the cultivation of the opponents he faced gradually increased from the Core Forging stage to the Dharma Manifestation stage, the Netherwater Sword, which had only condensed six Talismans, was gradually unable to pose enough of a threat to his opponents.
It was a pity that the inheritance of the Shapeless Sword Technique that Lu Ping had obtained back then was incomplete. The complete Shapeless Sword Technique not only included the method to control the Shapeless Sword, but also the refining of the Shapeless Sword and the nine complete Talismans.
When Lu Ping had obtained the Shapeless Sword Technique, only the method to control the Shapeless Sword was left. After that, he obtained the Netherwater Sword and found the three Talismans of the Shapeless Sword. After that, Lu Ping obtained the other three Talismans of the Shapeless Sword Technique at the auction in the Phantom City. Only then did the Netherwater Sword advance all the way to the level of a Talisman.
As for the last three Talismans of the Shapeless Sword Technique, although Lu Ping had not given up on searching for them, there had been no news of them. Lu Ping had even asked several Laozu of the sect, including Celestial Phenomenon Laozu. After the destruction of the Feiling Sect, no one had heard of anyone obtaining the complete Shapeless Sword Technique. Thus, Celestial Phenomenon Laozu had guessed that the three Talismans of the Shapeless Sword Technique might still be on Feiling Mountain on Feiling Island.
Therefore, when he launched the surprise attack on Fan Yuqing this time, Lu Ping did not use the Netherwater Sword to display the Shapeless Sword Technique at the beginning. Instead, he used a series of attacks to seize the initiative, so that Fan Yuqing had no time to pay attention to anything else and could be used to cover for the final blow of the Netherwater Sword.
Just as Lu Ping took a break from his series of attacks, he turned around and retreated towards the incoming Three Rushing Thunder Swords. Fan Yuqing thought that the opportunity to regain the upper hand had arrived, but the Netherwater Sword, which had been lying in ambush, suddenly launched an attack. A purple sword light shot out, causing the Netherwater Sword to no longer be able to conceal itself as it pierced towards Fan Yuqing's back.
However, the Waternether Sword was only a Spirit Detecting Grade Magic Treasure. Although the surprise attack had caused Fan Yuqing to break out in a cold sweat, the instant the Waternether Sword's Quintessential Essence erupted, Fan Yuqing had already noticed it.
Fan Yuqing hurriedly dodged to the side, at the same time pushing out nine layers of Stellar Energy to protect his body. In the end, the Waternether Sword was still unable to pierce Fan Yuqing's vital points. However, Lu Ping's long-planned attack did not come to naught. Although the Waternether Sword was repelled by Fan Yuqing's nine layers of Stellar Energy, Lu Ping's reaction was even faster. With a turn of his blade, the blade sliced horizontally across Fan Yuqing's shoulder, leaving an inch-deep gash of blood.
Ever since Fan Yuqing had advanced to the Manifestation Stage, very few cultivators of the same level had been able to do anything to him. Even Qin Wuliang and Zhu Jiufeng, who he had met today, although their strength was above his, causing him to be incomparably shocked, he reckoned that if he were to fight them one on one, they would at most have the upper hand. It was impossible for them to inflict any flesh wounds on him.
However, the reality was that he had actually been injured by a Ninth Layer Core Forging Stage cultivator. How could Fan Yuqing accept this?
Anger and humiliation were no longer enough to justify Fan Yuqing's desire to tear Lu Ping into a thousand pieces. At this moment, the three swords of the Three Rushing Thunder Swords combined into one, transforming into three streaks of lightning that slashed towards Fan Yuqing at lightning speed.
Fan Yuqing let out a furious roar, and an unparalleled spiritual pressure exploded from his body, forming a huge vortex of spiritual energy above his head. The Supreme Mystery Thorn rose up, and a huge silver cicada broke free from the vortex of spiritual energy. The Supreme Mystery Thorn was perfectly embedded in the mouth of the silver cicada, forming the mouthpiece of the Dharma Idol. With a light stab towards the three bolts of lightning, the famous combination attack of the Three Rushing Thunder Swords was completely broken.
Fan Yuqing's hands were like butterflies fluttering through flowers as he made a dozen hand seals. The Dharma Idol trembled slightly, and a faint sound of wind breaking rang out. A pair of almost transparent cicada wings suddenly spread out from the back of the silver cicada and began to tremble rapidly.
As the cicada's wings vibrated, invisible spiritual energy transformed into a series of strange undercurrents. Immediately, the clouds in the sky dispersed, the thunder extinguished, and the lightning disappeared. The divine ability formation formed by the combination of the three swords, Rushing Thunder, also collapsed.
The three from the Three Rushing Thunder Swords each coughed up blood as they retreated. However, a stream of Sword Qi that seemed to reach the heavens rose from behind the three of them. The stream of Sword Qi seemed to contain countless noises. It was as if the entire world was about to be drowned by the noises. The strange undercurrent of spirit Qi that was formed by the fluttering of the cicada wings was instantly dissolved by the noises.
The moment the three people retreated, the sword Qi slashed forward from behind towards the huge Dharma Idol in the sky.
Lu Ping exerted all his strength to control the Changliu Sword and cast this set of swordsmanship that Lu Ping was still a little unfamiliar with. However, its power was definitely not ordinary.
Because of the Changliu Sword and the North Sea Wave Listening Spell that Lu Ping had cultivated, most of the noises that came from the sword Qi were the sounds of the rising and falling tides, the rushing of the long river, and the crashing of the waves on the shore.
Fan Yuqing's expression became even more gloomy when he saw that this Core Forging cultivator had used a divine ability to break his Dharma Idol's divine ability. An endless killing intent burst out from Fan Yuqing's body.
The Dharma Idol of the Silver Cicada let out a long cry, and the weather around it changed drastically. Lu Ping and the Three Rushing Thunder Swords, who were fighting against it, suddenly felt as if they were in the middle of a scorching summer day.
The mouthpiece formed by the Taixuan Thorn broke free from the mouth of the Silver Cicada, and then transformed into 18 pitch-black, shining thorns. They pierced into the sword Qi that Lu Ping had created with the Changliu Sword in 18 different directions.
Lu Ping's expression changed drastically. Although the number of thorns formed by the Taixuan Thorn this time was only 18, which was far less than the 49 thorns formed before, Lu Ping could clearly sense the difference between the two.
This was the seed of the divine ability that Fan Yuqing had condensed after he had advanced to the Dharma Idol stage. It was his natural great divine ability!
At this point, Lu Ping couldn't withdraw the [Anti-Sky Boil Sword Art] anymore. So, he had no choice but to recall the Flowing Stream Sword Art. After the 18 Supreme Mystery Thorns pierced into the Sky Piercing Sword Art, the spiritual energy condensed in the [Anti-Sky Boil Sword Art] rapidly shrunk like a deflated balloon. The power of the [Anti-Sky Boil Sword Art] also plummeted. On the other hand, the avatar hovering above Fan Yuqing's head expanded like an inflated balloon. The avatar became clearer and clearer, and even the patterns on its nearly transparent cicada wings became clearer.
By the time Fan Yuqing reached out and recalled the 18 Sky Thorns, they had reformed into the mouthpiece of the Taixuan Thorn Dharma Idol. Lu Ping's Skyreaching Sword Light was now only three feet long, and when it pierced into Fan Yuqing's body, it did not even come into contact with the protective Qi that protected Fan Yuqing's body.
This was the first time that Lu Ping had used the Ying Tian Sect's Skyreaching Sword Light, but it had been so easily countered by Fan Yuqing. Even though Lu Ping could now display the power of a great divine ability in his hands, and its power was not below that of Lu Ping's Great River Flows East, it still could not withstand a single blow from a Dharma adept's natural great divine ability.
Lu Ping stood beside the Three Rushing Thunder Swords, and both sides faced off against Fan Yuqing. Although Fan Yuqing had used his absolute power to severely injure the Three Rushing Thunder Swords and neutralize Lu Ping's consecutive attacks, he knew in his heart that even though he had the upper hand, it was still impossible for him to kill the four of them together. This was especially true for the swordsman who stood beside the Three Rushing Thunder Swords. This person was definitely not a Tianxuan Sect practitioner, but his level of training was extremely high. At least when Fan Yuqing was at the ninth level of the Core Forging stage, he would not have been able to match up to this person.
"Skyreaching Sword Light? Who would have thought that the Ying Tian Sect's swordsmanship, which had been extinct for more than four thousand years, would actually appear in your hands today. May I know your name? "
The series of attacks that Lu Ping and Fan Yuqing had exchanged naturally fell into the eyes of Qin Wuliang and Zhu Jiuluan. To these two, although Lu Ping's strength had shocked them, recognizing the sword light that Lu Ping had displayed was no less shocking to them.
"I am Lu Xuanping of the North Sea. Greetings, my friends from the Holy Land!"
Glancing at Fan Yuqing, Lu Ping did not hide his identity, because there was no need at all. At this time, Lu Ping could no longer hide his identity by changing his appearance.
"You are Lu Xuanping of the North Sea?"
When Zhu Jiuluan looked at Lu Ping again, there was finally a hint of surprise in his eyes. He added, "As expected, your strength is extraordinary. It's just that you've chosen the wrong side today. It's a pity that with your cultivation, the North Sea could produce such an outstanding talent, but today, you're going to fall here!"
Lu Ping's heart sank. At this time, Fan Yuqing was no longer able to stop the four of them from joining forces, but the other party was still so fearless. That could only mean one thing — there were still cultivators hiding nearby.
A long and deep metallic clanging sound came from the dense forest more than ten kilometers away. The Faintly Autumn Waters Sword and the Flowing Stream Sword that were circling around Lu Ping's body suddenly began to tremble uncontrollably.
This was the sound of a flying sword being unsheathed!
Lu Ping's eyes narrowed. He saw that in the dense forest more than ten kilometers away, a figure slowly rose up, and then a fiery red flying sword with a hint of white hovered under his feet. In just an instant, this figure had already arrived in front of Lu Ping.
Lu Ping opened his mouth to speak, but the approaching figure pointed with both hands, and the flying sword under his feet had already stabbed towards Lu Ping's chest, not giving Lu Ping any chance to speak.
Just this sword thrust caused Lu Ping to break out in a cold sweat!
The Flowing Stream Sword under Lu Ping's feet turned into a surging river, carrying Lu Ping back at lightning speed. The Faintly Autumn Waters Sword scattered into countless sword lights, wrapping around Lu Ping's body in layers upon layers of dense sword lights.
The Seeping Water Sword Technique was also an excellent defensive technique.
But this fiery red flying sword still pierced straight through, destroying the Faintly Autumn Waters Sword's Seeping Water Sword Technique with ease.
Lu Ping had already retreated several hundred meters, but this flying sword still followed him like a shadow. The sharp and hot sword intent pierced through Lu Ping's layers of defense and directly headed towards his chest.
Lu Ping's core space was stimulated by the sword intent and constantly trembled. The Seven Treasures Thunder Calabash spat out a thick bolt of lightning that wrapped around his entire body. The nine strange dragons on the surface of the golden core space rapidly swam, and the Natal Genchen Formation suddenly activated. The entire core space finally broke free from the influence of the sword intent and stabilized once more.
"Huh!"
A familiar voice sounded in Lu Ping's ear. "You really were hiding your strength that day. Today, I will definitely force you to use all of it!"
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