The battle on the ground had ended a long time ago. The Foundation Establishment cultivators who had come to provide support had all died. When the other Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Demon Slayer saw this, none of them dared to get any closer. They flew in the air and watched from afar.
At this moment, the east was beginning to glow. The night roamers no longer dared to disperse. They only stood below Bronze Cauldron mountain, gazing at the battle in the Green Ruins Illusion in the sky.
The surroundings seemed to have become a stage. Everyone else hid below the stage, acting as spectators. Li Qingshan and Fu Qingjin stood in the centre of the stage, drawing over everyone's gazes. Their victory would determine the situation in the Clear River prefecture, as well as the fates of countless people.
There were even a few spectators who hid in the darkness, silently hiding their existences as they watched on with their own thoughts.
The Green Ruins Illusion had turned into a sea of sword Qi, reaching everywhere and enveloping Li Qingshan.
Ye Liubo's heart suddenly leapt into her throat. She murmured to herself, "Master is undefeatable." Ye Liusu patted her shoulder. "You're right. Believe in him!"
Li Qingshan's tiger tail swept around the blood-red blade, conjuring up layers of blood-red light that clashed with the sword Qi and melted it away. He swung his fists and stamped his feet like a demon, bombarding the space there and creating cracks. Tremors surged out in all directions, destroying the layers of sword Qi. With a wild roar, the sound waves pierced through the sea of sword Qi, revealing the dark-blue sky of dawn.
However, before he could even admire it, he suddenly shuddered. A piercing killing intent assaulted him from behind.
Fu Qingjin leapt out of the sea of sword Qi, stepping on the green ripples. The Green Ruins sword was like a green bolt of lightning that pierced through the night. The sea of sword Qi dispersed with the strike, all gathering on the sword as it tore through the air.
The pieces of the Spirit Turtle's Profound Shell gathered into a mirror wall, clearly reflecting Fu Qingjin's figure. Fu Qingjin was not as slow-witted as Strong Stone, so he immediately sensed it. The figure in the mirror actually possessed the same bearing as him.
Fu Qingjin's gaze turned cold. "No matter what kind of mystical ability you have, I won't be able to defeat you. How could it block the edge of the Green Ruins sword? "Break!"
The tips of the swords met, and ripples spread out on the surface of the mirror. The Fu Qingjin in the mirror also distorted and disappeared. With a kacha sound, cracks extended and the mirror shattered with a loud bang.
Fu Qingjin's face was devoid of any joy, and his heart sank.
Li Qingshan laughed loudly, revealing his fangs. His blood saber spat out a hundred-foot long saber energy and slashed at Fu Qingjin. "Die!"
Even with Li Qingshan's meticulous mental control over the Spirit Turtle's Profound Shell, it still struggled to block the full-powered thrust of a powerful treasure like the Green Ruins sword. However, it was enough. Fu Qingjin's sure-kill sword was thwarted, and his sword aura and sword intent were no longer as sharp as before. In a battle between experts, there was only a thin line.
Dang! With the clang of metal, the three-meter-long blade fell from the sky.
Li Qingshan's attack failed to land on Fu Qingjin, landing on the Green Ruins sword. At the very last moment, Fu Qingjin merged with the sword, hiding in the Green Ruins sword and surviving, but he was rather heavily injured.
Li Qingshan cursed him for being shameless and bellowed out, "Stop him!" Little did he know that his abilities were also extremely shameless in Fu Qingjin's eyes.
The night roamers did not respond slowly. Before he could even give the order, he had already taken off, but the Green Ruins sword was even faster. With a twist and turn in the air, it passed through the layers of night roamers like a bolt of lightning, flying off towards the south-east.
Their strength was slightly weaker. If it were not for an assassination or an ambush, it would be very difficult for them to stop the escape of experts with their advantage in numbers alone.
Li Qingshan cursed, "Blood Shadow, you've fucking watched enough already!"
With a cold snort, Blood Shadow shot off. With his speed, he would have arrived a long time ago. However, he was only too eager for Li Qingshan to be finished off by Fu Qingjin so that he could reap the benefits. Why would he work with Li Qingshan? Now that he saw an opportunity, he refused to let Fu Qingjin go just like that.
With a flash, Blood Shadow intercepted the Green Ruins sword. The cloak on his back unfurled, turning into a blood-red screen that enveloped the Green Ruins sword. There was nothing the Green Ruins sword could not pierce, but against the blood-red light, it faltered. It darted left and right, searching for an opening.
Fu Qingjin had clashed with Blood Shadow several times, so he understood that the screen of blood could corrupt weapons. Regular spiritual artifacts would lose all of their spirituality the moment they came into contact with it, reduced to a piece of ordinary metal. It was more terrifying than any damage.
If it were in the past, Fu Qingjin would not have cared. With the protection of the sword Qi and light, he could just go back and refine it for a few days at most. However, the Green Ruins sword had been damaged time and time again today. The sword Qi and light had already dimmed to the limit. Now that it was covered by the tainted blood, it would truly be gone.
"Fu Qingjin, to think you'd have such a day!" Blood Shadow snickered sinisterly and pulled back the screen of blood. Fu Qingjin had already become a sitting duck, forced to reveal himself. Now that he was in dire straits, he instead recovered his composure and flew towards Blood Shadow.
Why would Blood Shadow be afraid of an injured Fu Qingjin? He smiled viciously in response. This was the perfect opportunity for him to kill his enemy and take revenge.
Li Qingshan reverted to his original form and lunged down with his wings of wind. He could not let Blood Shadow get away with Fu Qingjin 'hundred treasures pouch. At this moment, a sense of danger filled his head. He forcefully came to a halt and flew backwards.
Blood Shadow was confused. He approached Fu Qingjin in the blink of an eye. Fu Qingjin held a scarlet talisman in his hand in his sleeve, and the inscriptions on it suddenly lit up.
The light illuminated the surroundings. A streak of scorching white lightning as thick as a water tank coiled around for several hundred meters, like a dragon. Immediately, the vicious smile on Blood Shadow's face turned into fear. By the time he returned to his senses, the lightning dragon had already pierced his chest.
Fu Qingjin brushed past Blood Shadow. He did not even waste the slightest bit of strength to swing his sword.
Only after what seemed like a very long time did a rumble of thunder appear out of nowhere, shaking up the surroundings.
Li Qingshan was taken aback. Not only was it a scarlet talisman, but it was probably a mid or even high grade one. If Fu Qingjin had used it right from the beginning, the outcome would have been difficult to predict. His joy of victory vanished, replaced by caution. In the end, he had still underestimated the Sword Collection palace.
Fu Qingjin broke free, but he did not flee. He stood in the air, but his face was filled with indescribable sorrow. There was even a hint of vexation on his face. After witnessing the power of the Lightning Dragon talisman, no one dared to approach him carelessly anymore.
A while later, Fu Qingjin did something that no one had expected. He bowed deeply towards Li Qingshan in the distance. "North Moon, I apologise to you for my underestimation of you in the past."
Li Qingshan was mildly surprised. "Are you begging for mercy?"
Fu Qingjin said, "No, this is a challenge."
"Then take out your talisman and fight me for another three hundred rounds!" Li Qingshan was fearless. His blood was boiling.
Fu Qingjin said, "As a sword cultivator, you're not allowed to use external objects unless you're on the verge of death. This is an unwritten rule of the Sword Collection palace."
Li Qingshan crossed his arms and sneered, "Then doesn't that rule mean that it's useless to you? Stop putting on an act. Feel free to use whatever you've got! If it's not enough, I can get the Sword Collection palace to give it to you. "
"I, Fu Qingjin, swear that I will not use any external objects, nor will I rely on anyone else. I will use this sword to defeat you." Fu Qingjin raised his sword high into the air as his green robes fluttered. At that moment, his dispiritedness, indifference, and dejection had all vanished. He had recovered the bearing of a swordsman.
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