"They're from the Hall of Gods!"
Zhang Xuan immediately realized what was going on.
Having fought with the experts of the Deities Hall twice, Zhang Xuan knew the means and strength of the other party. The swordsmanship of the sneak attack was sharp and ruthless. The sword qi seemed to have been measured with a ruler, and it was aimed precisely at the position that Zhang Xuan had to guard against.
More importantly, the angle, position, and timing of their attacks were flawless. Even a Semi-Divinity realm expert would find it hard to dodge their attacks.
"Heavenly High Immortal …"
Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief.
The ones who had assaulted him were only two Heavenly High Immortal realm warriors of the Hall of Gods. Ten days ago, he would have been helpless against them, but now, they were nothing to him.
However, it was hard to say whether the Semi-Divinity realm middle-aged man was here or not.
With a thought, Zhang Xuan communicated with the four immortal beasts and instructed them to be on guard. At the same time, he whipped out the Tongshang Sword and sealed the surrounding space with his Gods' Sword Intent.
"Gods' Sword Intent? You are the newly-appointed sect leader of the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion, Zhang Xuan? "
The assailant exclaimed in shock. Without any hesitation, he turned around to flee.
If the Gods' Sword Intent was only at the True Immortal realm, he would have surely given it his all. However, the other party was already at the Heavenly High Immortal realm. On top of that, the previous two assaults from the Hall of Gods had failed. No matter how foolish he was, it was clear that the young man before him was not someone he could deal with.
The urgent matter at hand was to relay the news back to the Hall of Gods and have their leader make a move.
If he could capture the other party, the merit he would gain would be far greater than obtaining the altar of Starchaser Palace!
"It's too late!"
Zhang Xuan's sword pressed down on the assailant like a gentle breeze. It might have seemed to be moving slowly, but it seemed to have sealed off all escape routes.
Pu!
A gash appeared on the Heavenly High Immortal realm warrior's glabella. His soul had already been obliterated.
Hu!
His corpse fell from the sky and was stowed into his storage ring.
From the moment the assailant was ambushed to the moment he was killed, less than a single breath had passed.
Ding!
Just as the sword was about to pierce into Zhang Xuan's chest, a gourd suddenly appeared and blocked the tip of the sword.
"Break!"
Gritting his teeth, Zhang Xuan infused all of his strength into his sword, intending to pierce through the other party. However, to his dismay, he realized that the other party was as sturdy as a city wall. Even after exerting all of his strength, he was still unable to pierce through it.
"Could it be … a Semi-Divinity artifact?"
His heart turned cold.
He was a Heavenly High Immortal, and the sword in his hand had reached the same tier as well. Given his prowess, there was no way any weapon of the same tier would be able to stop him. In fact, not even Half-Semi-Divinity realm cultivators would dare to face him head-on.
Not only did a ladle block him, it even prevented him from advancing any further. He dared not imagine just how high the level of the ladle was!
"Go!"
Knowing that it would be impossible for him to mount a sneak attack on Zhang Xuan, Zhang Xuan immediately turned around to flee. However, before he could do so, his vision suddenly turned dark.
Another scoop came slapping towards his face.
This time, it was the grooved surface of the ladle. In just a moment, his head was caught inside, turning into the shape of a gourd. His eyes were filled with unwillingness as he fell.
He was a warrior of the Temple of Gods, one of the top experts on the continent. Never in his wildest dreams would he have thought that he would be killed by a single scoop.
Hu!
Zhang Xuan didn't get excited when he put away the body again. Instead, he looked around vigilantly.
He waited for a few breaths, and after confirming that there was nothing out of the ordinary, he heaved a sigh of relief.
"It seems like there are only two of them lying in ambush here."
He had thought that the group from the Hall of Gods that he had seen previously were all lying in ambush here, but since they had not appeared yet, it was likely that there was no one else around.
Otherwise, it would have been the best time for him to launch a sneak attack. If he missed it, it would be difficult for him to find them again.
"They must have sensed that someone is following them, so they had the two of them lie in ambush while the others continued chasing after Fu Chenzi. After all, Palace Master Du and the altar are more important …"
Zhang Xuan nodded in realization.
As expected of an expert from the Hall of Gods, they were indeed extremely vigilant. Had it been any other Semi-Divinity realm cultivator, he would have surely lost his life under that sneak attack.
"I sealed off the space before killing those two, so I didn't leak any information or energy fluctuations at all. It's unlikely that the other party has noticed it yet!"
Zhang Xuan said with a smile.
Hu!
An identical silhouette appeared in front of him.
It was his clone!
After taming the four Semi-Divinity realm beasts, Zhang Xuan had specially fed the blood essence of the Semi-Divinity realm beasts to his clone and Vicious. As his main body did not possess the Heaven's Path Divine Art, it would be difficult for him to cultivate the Semi-Divinity realm beasts. As such, his clone's cultivation had already reached Heavenly High Immortal realm.
They were even stronger than his main body.
"One for you, one for me …"
Zhang Xuan.
"Alright!" Zhang Xuan nodded. With a thought, he took on the appearance of the Gourd Warrior.
Even though his clone did not have a disguise amulet, the Nine Hearts Lotus was still able to take on any form. Back at the Qiu Wu Palace, he had been beaten into a pancake.
At this moment, he was disguised as the Gourd Warrior and donned the other party's clothes.
On the other hand, Zhang Xuan took on the other party's appearance and took out the other party's two swords. With a light tap, the two swords acknowledged him as their master in less than two breaths.
Zhang Xuan's disguise was flawless, such that he was not even afraid of blood essence. However, there were still some flaws in his clone's soul aura.
However, with the two swords that he had tamed, he was able to make up for this flaw.
Heavenly High Immortal-tier swords already harnessed their own Sword Intent. As long as he activated the energy within them, outsiders would only be able to detect their Sword Intent, but they would not be able to do so.
After confirming that there were no more flaws, Zhang Xuan nodded and took the lead.
Zhang Xuan's clone followed closely behind him.
In order to ensure that the two Heavenly High Immortal-tier swords would catch up to him, the Semi-Divinity realm middle-aged man had left marks along the way, so it was not too difficult for him to track them down.
Flying swiftly, it did not take long for them to arrive at the ancient city that they had seen earlier.
The ancient city walls gave off a dense aura of decay, giving off an oppressive feeling. Anyone who entered would find it hard to breathe.
Even someone of Zhang Xuan's caliber could not help but feel that his fighting prowess was being suppressed, making it difficult for him to exert his full strength.
With a thought, Zhang Xuan slid a surge of sword qi through his fingertip, and with a light flick, he sliced a gash on his arm.
Tzzzzzzz!
As soon as the wound appeared, the aura of degeneration immediately seeped into his body, corroding the wound and preventing it from healing.
Driving his Heaven's Path zhenqi furiously, Zhang Xuan shook his head.
Had it been in the past, he would have been able to heal such a small wound in less than a breath's time. But now, it was taking several minutes for him to recover from it. There was indeed something bizarre about this place.
It was no wonder Elder Bai Ye was unable to recover from his injuries and could only wait for his death. Most likely, it had something to do with the aura of degeneration.
Zhang Xuan took out a jade bottle and poured some of Little Chick's bath water onto the wound. A wisp of black smoke rose into the air.
It did not take long for the wound to heal.
"There's indeed something bizarre about this place …"
Seeing that it was as he had guessed, Zhang Xuan's expression turned grim.
Unlike him, no one had Little Chick in their possession. In other words, if the aura of degeneration seeped into their bodies, just like Elder Bai Ye, they would succumb to the pressure and die.
"Here, I'll give you a bottle as a precaution!"
Zhang Xuan took out a bottle and tossed it over to his clone.
The other party was his trump card. Even his Heaven's Path zhenqi was ineffective against the other party.
After catching the jade bottle, the clone shot a cold glance at Zhang Xuan. Without putting the jade bottle away, a surge of sword qi burst forth from the tip of his finger and slashed toward the clone's arm.
Puhe!
A ghastly wound of three inches long appeared on his arm, and fresh blood gushed out furiously.
Zhang Xuan frowned. Just as he was wondering what the other party was up to, the other party suddenly raised his head and looked at him proudly. Then, he drove his zhenqi.
Tzzzzzzz!
A surge of black smoke was expelled from his body, and the wound swiftly recovered to its original state.
"…"
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up in astonishment.
"I don't need that!"
Placing his hands behind his back, Zhang Xuan's clone looked at Zhang Xuan with disdain. "Weakling!"
"…" Zhang Xuan.
He had made a small cut on his arm, and the other party had made a huge cut on his arm. He needed Little Chick's bath water, but the other party didn't … It was clear that the other party was trying to show off to him.
Would you die if you stopped showing off?
Zhang Xuan felt so furious that his chest felt stifled. Paying no heed to the other party, he continued walking forward.
While there was an air of degeneration lingering in the ancient city, there was a lot of lush greenery growing in the dilapidated parts of the city. It felt as if spring had returned to a withered tree.
There was old amidst the new, and new amidst the old. It was as if the heavens were trying to replace the old with the new.
"These declining medicinal herbs are extremely potent, and there are many varieties of them. It's no wonder why so many experts are willing to come here despite knowing the danger …" Zhang Xuan thought.
The ruins before him seemed to have provided nourishment to the newly born medicinal herbs. There were many different types of medicinal herbs growing here, and their medicinal properties were extremely potent. If one were to use them to forge pills, the effects would be far superior to those outside.
Following the path that the group from the Hall of Gods had taken, Zhang Xuan collected the medicinal herbs along the way.
Hu!
Not too far ahead, a dilapidated building came into sight.
It was completely different from what he had seen before.
The buildings that he had seen before were extremely dilapidated, and it was clear that they had collapsed many years ago. On the other hand, the area before him had many fresh marks on it, and it felt as if it had been recently destroyed.
"Someone fought here …"
Zhang Xuan's face turned grim.
With his eye of discernment, he could tell that a battle had taken place here not too long ago. Otherwise, under the shroud of the aura of degeneration, the new marks would have become dilapidated once more.
"Could it be that the group from the Hall of Gods has caught up to Fu Chenzi? Or perhaps … they have already found Palace Master Du? "
The reason he had followed the Hall of Gods and Fu Chenzi all the way here was to find Palace Master Du Qingyuan.
Since there were traces of a battle here, it was likely that someone had encountered one another.
Zhang Xuan halted his footsteps, intending to take a closer look at the surroundings to see if there was any useful information left behind. All of a sudden, goosebumps rose all over his body as a powerful force descended upon him.
He leaped into the air. At the same time, the sword qi from his six swords formed a protective circle around him.
Ding ding ding ding!
A series of sounds reminiscent of raindrops echoed in the air. Lowering his head, he saw a huge group of black silhouettes appearing out of nowhere, reminiscent of bizarre phantoms.
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