Above the Bright Nether Heavenly Lake, Zhang Yan stood on the Dragon Carp, his sleeves fluttering in the wind. Across from him, Lu Meiniang wore a white feather dress and stood on a lotus. She had a faint smile on her face as she stood on the clear water.
Five years ago, this Demon King had sent Demon King Jun Yue's primordial spirit to reincarnate. Due to the chaos in the human world, she was afraid that something would happen. Thus, she had been taking care of the reincarnated body and only returned to Zhao You when the reincarnated body was three to four years old.
However, what caused her to sigh was that this close friend of hers in this lifetime didn't possess any natural talent, and he was already cut off from the path to the Dao.
Today, she was here because of Zhang Yan's request to test out the various uses of the Five Elements Escape Art.
Zhang Yan's gaze turned and he suddenly reached out. A stream of clear water vapor rose from Lu Meiniang's feet.
Lu Mei Niang didn't panic. She gently raised her hand and summoned her protective treasure light. However, when the water vapor touched her, she revealed a trace of surprise. Her figure disappeared in an instant, and no one knew where she went.
After a few breaths, when she reappeared, she was already a few miles away.
The Monster Monarch rode on the wind and returned to Zhang Yan. She sighed and said, "Manor Master's Escape Art is worthy of being called Xuanmen Divine Art. It seems to have endless mysteries. It's not something I can guess." She had already tried it a few times. Once she entered within a hundred feet of Zhang Yan, she only needed to use the art to teleport herself to another place in the Heavenly Lake. Although this distance could be covered in an instant for cultivators, it was often only a sliver of opportunity when facing an enemy. If she missed this opportunity, it would be very difficult to come back again.
Zhang Yan shook his head, he wasn't as optimistic as Lu Meiniang.
This divine ability was indeed powerful, but it also had many shortcomings. If the opponent was prepared in advance, they could find a way to avoid it. Moreover, this technique could only be used in places with dense water vapor. Most cultivators flew in the sky, so it was difficult to find an opportunity to attack. Only those who had truly mastered the Five Elements would be able to escape through thin air.
In the past few years, after deducing the Water and Earth Escape Techniques, his cultivation had advanced much faster than before. He had even mastered the Wood Escape Technique, but he was still lacking the Metal and Fire Escape Techniques.
If he wanted to find a way to complete it, it would probably take another three to four years. It was impossible to think of before the Sword Competition Assembly.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Yan felt that this method was only at the initial stage. He couldn't find too many opponents to practice it on. He would slowly try it out during the competition. There was no need to think too deeply about it now.
With this in mind, he stopped thinking about it and said to Lu Meiniang with a smile, "Thank you, Demon King Lu, for helping I test the technique. Recently, when I was sitting idle, I suddenly thought of a sword technique. I hope that Fellow Daoist Lu can help me find any flaws.
Lu Meiniang smiled sweetly and said, "Manor Head Zhang is too courteous. I will definitely do my best."
Zhang Yan nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist, you are too kind!"
He suddenly waved his sleeve and the Stars Sword Pellet flew out. It turned into a long and narrow sword light that drew a mysterious trajectory and slashed towards Lu Meiniang.
Lu Meiniang didn't want to take the attack head-on. The lotus under her feet spun and carried her into the sky. At the same time, she slapped out a hard thunder to stop the incoming force.
The sword light flew over like lightning. The moment it came into contact with the hard thunder, it trembled slightly and just happened to split into two. They avoided the thunder qi and flanked Lu Meiniang from the left and right.
Lu Meiniang shouted softly. She flipped her hands over to reveal two snow-white arms from her sleeves. She flicked her fingers and two thunderbolts shot out towards the two swordlights with a loud clap of thunder.
Even though the sword lights changed a few times along the way, they were still locked onto by the hard thunder. She couldn't shake them off even after a few times. Looking at it, even if the sword lights split again, she still had enough confidence to deal with them.
Who knew that when the two sword lights were about to collide with the hard thunder, they suddenly gathered in the middle and in the blink of an eye, they became one again. They drilled in between the two thunder rays and headed straight for her face. The timing was perfect. It was exactly when the two hard thunder rays were traveling at their fastest speed, making it difficult for her to turn them again.
Although Lu Meiniang already knew that Zhang Yan's flying sword was powerful, she couldn't help but be surprised. She didn't think that his sword lights could be used to such an exquisite degree.
After Zhang Yan had refined the Stars Sword Ball, he could really move it as he wished. Splitting and reuniting was just a trivial matter. Moreover, he had only turned two sword lights at the moment. It was even easier for him to do it without any effort.
Lu Meiniang dodged two more times. Other than causing the sword lights to split into two, she didn't get out of the disadvantageous situation. She looked around and saw that the other two sword lights had gone far away. Although they weren't in her sight, she felt like there was a blade on her back. She had to be on guard. She knew that if she continued to hide like this, she would be in a passive position. She pointed her finger and summoned a cloud handkerchief. Immediately, it sprinkled down beautiful clouds like butterflies dancing in the air.
The sword lights were so fast that in the blink of an eye, they had already slashed on the clouds. It caused the shadows to move chaotically, but it couldn't help but slow down a little.
Lu Meiniang saw that her chance had come. She took advantage of this gap and made a gesture. She rode the lotus throne under her feet and flew into the sky. When she was escaping, she was also very particular. She didn't just dodge, but constantly moved her body and changed her position. She especially didn't stay in one place for more than two breaths' time. She didn't let the sword lights behind her catch up.
Zhang Yan praised her. With just this move, he could see the power of this Demon King. She didn't have any treasure on her, nor did she learn any amazing supernatural power. However, her control of mana was so exquisite that she could deal with it easily and didn't reveal too many flaws.
However, Lu Meiniang didn't realize that she had actually fallen into Zhang Yan's calculations from the beginning.
If one looked down from above, one could clearly see that with her as the center, there were eighteen sword pills revolving like a circle at the outermost area, blocking all the way out. Within five hundred feet, there were six sword pills that hovered motionlessly, watching the four directions. Further in, there were two sword pills that were entangled with her.
In other words, Lu Meiniang had never been able to escape from the sword circle that Zhang Yan had set up. As the battle became more intense, the sword circle was bound to shrink inwards until she was completely forced into it. In the end, she won without a fight.
This was a Dao technique that Zhang Yan came up with based on the Yuanying third grade cultivator's heaven and earth sealing technique. Based on this, he came up with a method to trap the enemy with flying swords. As long as the enemy tangled with his flying swords, they would definitely suffer from this move.
However, if the opponent's mana was profound or had the protection of a treasure, they could forcefully break out at the last moment.
When Zhang Yan used this method, he used a total of twenty-six light splitting sword shadows. Although the power of sixty-four sword lights dancing together was extraordinary, he had to use all his strength and couldn't be distracted at all.
He was very experienced in battle formations and knew that when fighting an enemy, he had to leave some strength to guard against any unexpected changes. He wouldn't use it carelessly until the last moment.
At this moment, in the field, the sword lights kept spinning and flying. Zhang Yan was already closing the circle of swords. When Lu Meiniang realized that something was wrong, she had already lost the chance to escape. She could only stop helplessly and said, "Manor Head, I've lost."
Zhang Yan smiled and waved his hand, dispersing the sky full of sword lights. He said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, there are still a few days before I go to the Sword Competition Assembly. Are you willing to go with me?"
Lu Meiniang raised her head in surprise and looked at him in confusion. She said, "I'm willing, but isn't Manor Head not going to the assembly?"
This time, the Qincang School was sending Huo, Zhong, and Luo to Di Qiu. They had already sent a letter to the other fifteen sects, which meant that these three people had already been decided. Unless something unexpected happened to these three people, there was no reason to change them.
Zhang Yan smiled and told her about some of the things he knew about the Inner Central Plains. However, when it came to some secret matters, he avoided mentioning it.
Lu Meiniang's beautiful eyes lit up as she listened. She sighed and said, "I see. Although I've never heard of the Yaoyin Clan, since this clan was able to sign a talisman with the sixteen sects back then, I believe that Zhenren Yi Jiuyang's cultivation is not below that of the founding masters."
Zhang Yan heard her words and smiled without saying anything.
Lu Meiniang thought for a while and said, "I heard that this time, other than the sixteen sects of Donghua Continent, there are other clans from other continents coming. If it's just me and Manor Head, I'm afraid we won't be able to do much. Why don't I call my husband along as well to boost Manor Head's reputation?"
Dragon Carp Ruiren was displeased and said, "What are you saying, Fellow Daoist Lu? Do you think I'm not here?"
Lu Meiniang sighed and quickly apologized, saying, "It's my fault. Fellow Daoist Luo's cultivation is profound. Even the two of us are no match for Fellow Daoist. There's no reason for us to look down on you. It's just that we spoke without thinking, please don't blame us."
Although Ruiren was Zhang Yan's mount now, her cultivation was still there. Lu Meiniang did not dare to offend her.
After being praised by her, Ruiren snorted and did not say anything else.
Zhang Yan shook his head and said, "Elder Yan is the pillar of the Beichen Faction. It's not convenient to trouble him. I have already made arrangements. Other than Fellow Daoist Lu, there are also two other Yuanying cultivators accompanying us. I think that's enough."
Lu Meiniang could not help but be shocked. This Manor Head Zhang was really resourceful.
Yuanying cultivators could not be found anywhere. Other than the ten sects of Xuanmen, any sect with one more would greatly increase their strength.
For example, the Beichen Faction previously had two Yuanying elders. Among the second-rate sects, no one dared to look down on them. Although only her husband, Elder Yan, was left, it was still not to be taken lightly.
Pengyuan Faction had Mu Bingxin, a Yuanying elder, and it was enough to dominate the East Coast. Only Taihao School could give it face.
For example, the Su Clan, which was originally one of the five great families of Qincang School, only had five Yuanying cultivators in the past.
Lu Meiniang thought to herself that if there were two Yuanying cultivators accompanying them on this trip, together with her and Ruiren, it would be equivalent to five Zhenren. This force was enough to sweep away all the second-rate sects of Donghua Sect. Including Huo, Zhong, and Luo of Qincang School, who had the support of their sects, the number of people they could send to the Sword Competition Club this time was probably not much.
At this time, in the sky, a golden sword light suddenly appeared, making a clear whistling sound. It was coming toward them.
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