Boom!
With such thoughts in mind, Xue Qianqiu's eyes glowed in excitement. He executed sword art after sword art without holding back, and in an instant, he felt as though his entire body was being refreshed.
It was as though he had soaked in a hot spring for more than two hours. His entire body felt relaxed and comfortable.
"I'm indeed a genius. The greater the danger, the greater the improvement …"
He knew that he had comprehended an even more profound Sword Intent at this moment. As long as he comprehended it properly, he would be able to achieve a breakthrough in his cultivation within a short period of time!
Based on his calculations, it would take him a hundred years of hard work to clear the seventh level of the Sword Qi Pavilion. However, given the current situation, he would only need twenty years to clear it.
He had reduced the time to a fifth of it!
Fearsome!
Flowing Light Swordsmanship, Falling Rain Swordsmanship, Illumination Sword Intent, Four Seasons Swordsmanship … Xue Qianqiu executed all kinds of sword arts at his fingertips. As expected, the 'Su Yin' who was impersonating him was unable to withstand his attacks.
Previously, out of the ten swords he executed, he had to defend against seven of them, and he only had the opportunity to attack three of them. However, at this moment, they were already evenly matched.
More importantly, the Invincible Sword Qi that belonged to the Sword Saint was growing stronger and stronger, and it seemed as though he would be unable to suppress it any longer.
"This is the opportunity …"
Soon, Xue Qianqiu found an opportunity. Raising his eyebrows, he charged forward with his sword.
Celestial Ascension!
This sword art was created by him when he challenged the seventh level of the Sword Qi Pavilion at the age of twenty-one. The sword art was incomparably sharp, but it was extremely bewitching, causing one to feel as though they were floating in the air.
It was a perfect fusion of bewitchment and swordsmanship.
No cultivator of the same cultivation realm would be able to withstand it. Even the Dawn Sage, who suppressed his cultivation, was unable to withstand it.
Hu!
The sword qi seemed to have frozen time and space. It seemed slow, but in an instant, it appeared right before 'Su Yin'. The latter's face paled. Unable to dodge in time, he was stabbed in the chest, causing blood to spurt everywhere.
However, to be able to fight him to a standstill, the other party was no pushover either. Even though he was in a slightly wretched state, he still managed to avoid being stabbed in the vitals, resulting in only minor injuries.
Even so, he was still clearly frightened. Not daring to continue fighting with Xue Qianqiu, he turned around and fled.
"Do you think that you can get away that easily?"
Xue Qianqiu's eyes, Xue Qianqiu's eyes gleaming.
"Junior Brother …"
Seeing that his "junior brother" had failed to stop the fake, the Morning Dawn Saint roared and turned to rush over to rescue him.
"You dare to save others when you're fighting against me? Save it!"
How could he let You Chi do as he wished? You Chi roared and circulated all the power in his body to the limit. It was as if he had turned into a thousand-armed Buddha. Thousands of sword rays surrounded the two Saints, front and back, left and right. It was extremely difficult for them to move, let alone leave.
"You Chi, you're courting death. If anything happens to my little junior brother, I'll definitely exterminate your entire sect …"
Seeing that this person did not intend to let them leave, Saint Morning Dawn was so angry that he was about to explode.
That was his teacher's favorite junior brother. According to his teacher, he was most likely to become a True Sage. If he really died here, he would definitely be severely punished!
Even the teachers would be furious.
"Exterminate my sect? We'll talk about it again if you have the strength! " The crimson hand waved repeatedly. The palm force and sword qi seemed to form a sea of lightning that was difficult to escape from.
His goal was not to kill the two of them, but to trap them. He was not as anxious as the other party, and this would allow him to unleash his full power.
"Junior Brother, you have to hold on …"
Knowing that the other party was determined not to let them leave, and that even if the two Saints attacked with all their strength, they would still need some time to break through his defense. Even though the Morning Dawn Saint was furious, there was nothing he could do. He could only watch as his "junior brother" was chased further and further away by the fake until he disappeared.
"You Chi, let me see what you've learned in the past hundred years!"
The Morning Dawn Saint regained his composure and his battle strength returned to its peak. The three of them began to fight again.
…
"They've finally taken the bait …"
Su Yin turned into a ray of sword light and moved quickly.
This was a Sword Escape Technique in the Way of the Sword. Its speed was many times faster than the Thief Incense Movement Technique. However, when it flew, the sword light was like lightning. It was very dazzling and could not be stealthy.
The three Saints were fighting because You Chi did not know what was going on. He simply wanted to annoy the Morning Dawn Saint. Once he realized what was going on, it would not be easy for him to escape.
Thus, the best thing to do was to find a way to escape while they were fighting.
Thus, when fighting with Xue Qianqiu, he purposely released a trace of the power of Li Qiaofu's Saint Remains. This way, it would be easy for the other party to suspect that he could not suppress this power.
As expected, Xue Qianqiu 'guessed it'. Powerful attacks came one after another.
Thus, he pretended to be injured and turned around to escape.
This did not arouse the suspicion of the three Saints.
In just a few breaths, the two of them had flown hundreds of li away. Su Yin pretended to be weak and slowed down. Xue Qianqiu chased after him, and the distance between them was getting closer and closer.
"Stop right there …" Xue Qianqiu swung his sword again.
After blocking the other party's attack, Su Yin took a few steps back. His face was pale. To others, he looked like an arrow at the end of its flight.
"An ant dares to cause such a huge commotion in front of me. You are quite capable, but it ends here today …"
With a sneer, Xue Qianqiu raised his sword, intending to slash down on Zhang Xuan once more.
"It seems like you already know who I am?" Su Yin chuckled.
Xue Qianqiu gritted his teeth. "Even if you were reduced to ashes, I would still recognize a despicable person like you …"
"Since you know who I am, you should know what my ultimate move is …" Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist and kept his sword back into his storage ring. Then, he opened his palm and grabbed at the air.
"You …"
Xue Qianqiu's body stiffened, and he felt a chill running down his spine. His clothes and storage ring were stripped clean by the young man once more.
"Haha, thank you for your storage ring. I'll be taking my leave now …"
With a light pinch, Su Yin kept Xue Qianqiu's clothes and storage ring. With a hearty laugh, he brandished his sword once more.
Boundless Sword Intent trapped Xue Qianqiu within, preventing him from making a move for the time being. On top of that, the powerful Sword Intent sealed off Xue Qianqiu's five senses, rendering him unable to see, hear, or even touch.
After doing all of this, Su Yin took out the storage ring that he had snatched from Yin Ruohai previously.
Hu!
A set of bones floated into the air.
Back when he was dueling with Yu Zhangqiong in the Phoenix Domain, this was the set of bones that Zhang Xuan had taken out in order to renege on his debt.
A surge of energy flowed out from the storage ring and into Zhang Xuan's body. Following which, countless materials gathered in his hands and piled up above the set of bones.
Puppet!
This was the power of laws that the Puppet Saint, Gongshu Ban.
Gongshu Ban's set of bones was collected by the Dragon Emperor and the others, and it was stored in Zhang Xuan's storage ring.
The Puppet Saint was an existence that surpassed the Great Dao of Puppetry. Back then, Gu Ling 'er had only grasped a little of it, but she was already able to wreak havoc in the Demon Emperor City. With Gongshu Ban's Saint Spiritual Ki, the might of the Puppet Saint was unimaginable.
Zhang Xuan's energy flowed through his hands, and the materials swiftly changed their shapes as if they were clay figurines. In just two breaths, all of them had been forged, and they were stacked together perfectly with the set of bones, forming a body that was identical to Li Qiaofu's. Putting aside others, even Zhang Xuan himself would not be able to tell the difference at first glance.
Even the wax museum in his previous life could create wax figures that were identical to humans, let alone the Puppet Saint!
Zhang Xuan took out his sword, took a deep breath, and unleashed his Invincible Sword Intent.
The Sword Intent immediately seeped into the set of bones, making the puppet look inviolable.
After doing all this, Su Yin dressed the set of bones and put them into the storage ring that he had just taken out.
It would be easy for him to escape now, but if the three Sages knew that he had been tricked, they would definitely be furious. Once they spread his name, he would be in trouble.
Therefore, for him, the more chaotic the situation was, the better!
As long as things were chaotic, no one would pay attention to him, and they would only focus on others.
And this … Xue Qianqiu was the best scapegoat!
After doing all this, Su Yin put away his storage ring and wore the ring on his finger.
"You're courting death!"
At this moment, Xue Qianqiu, who was wrapped in sword Qi, was completely enraged. His angry voice was as cold as winter. "I didn't want to use it, but you forced me!"
As soon as he said those words, a blinding white light burst out, causing the space to tremble violently. Huge cracks spread out for dozens of li, and the mountain peak and the ground below were struck by the shockwave as if they had been struck by a meteor. A huge crater several li deep appeared.
Under the impact of the shockwave, Su Yin's body trembled. Blood seeped out from the corner of his mouth as he was sent flying several hundred meters back.
When he looked at Xue Qianqiu once more, he saw that the current Xue Qianqiu had turned into the color of the sky. Even though he wasn't too far away, he gave off a boundless and ethereal feeling.
"That's the trump card that teacher left behind for Junior Brother … This is bad, Junior Brother is in danger!"
The eyes of Morning Dawn Sage, who was fighting with You Chi, narrowed.
His teacher doted on this Junior Brother very much, so he sealed a strand of his own power in his body in case of an emergency. Given his cultivation, even an ordinary Sage would not be able to take advantage of him. Who would have thought that he would even have to use his final trump card in the battle against the imposter?
"You Chi, if you continue to stop me, I'll take you down with me!"
He knew that his junior brother was in danger. Otherwise, he would not have released such a precious item. Saint Morning Dawn roared angrily. He thrust his sword forward, releasing all the power in his body.
Boom!
Unable to withstand his might, the sword exploded. The immense might formed a black hole that devoured all of the Origin Energy in the surroundings.
Not expecting Morning Dawn Sage to be so vicious, You Chi was caught off guard and his defense was torn apart.
"Hurry up and save him!"
Morning Dawn Sage and Flowing Cloud Sage couldn't be bothered to waste their time with Xue Qianqiu, so they quickly turned around and rushed toward Xue Qianqiu.
…
"Die!"
After breaking through Su Yin's Invincible Sword Intent, Xue Qianqiu's eyes turned crimson as he slashed down with the power left behind by the Firmament Sage.
Huala!
As if a piece of paper, space was torn apart easily. The sword qi was still in the distance a moment ago, but in the next moment, it was already right in front of Xue Qianqiu. It was as if it had traveled through time, making it impossible for Xue Qianqiu to dodge.
Under the might of the sword, time seemed to have stopped.
The Firmament Sage was the number one expert in the Celestial World. Even Li Qiaofu at his peak wasn't a match for him. Even though it was only a sliver of his strength, and it was executed by Xue Qianqiu, its might was so great that even Morning Dawn Sage and You Chi would be sliced in half.
Even though Su Yin had obtained the Sword Sage's legacy and his fighting prowess had increased significantly, he was still helpless against such strength. However, he wasn't nervous at all. Instead, he smiled.
Hu!
He crushed the Dragon Amulet that the Dragon Emperor had given him.
A massive dragon's roar sounded out as a massive illusory dragon appeared in front of him. Its massive claws swiped out, each of which was as large as an acre of land, and as it pressed forward, the sky shattered.
"How powerful …"
Even though he knew that the Dragon Emperor was stronger than the Phoenix Monarch, he didn't expect him to be so terrifying.
If a Dragon Amulet that the Dragon Emperor had casually left behind possessed such strength, wouldn't he be even stronger?
"Dragon Amulet? You are indeed the Dragon Emperor's subordinate … "
Xue Qianqiu's eyes reddened. He didn't expect the other party to have the same trump card as him.
On the surface, the Dragon Emperor seemed to be on good terms with the Firmament Lineage, but he was actually colluding with the Yellow Springs Lineage. At this moment, the Dragon Emperor even sent someone to disguise as him … This was too much!
As for whether Su Yin was the Dragon Emperor's subordinate or not … was there even a need to think about it?
If the other party wasn't the most important person in the Firmament Lineage, who else would be able to forge a Dragon Amulet with their lifeblood essence?
As for whether the Dragon Emperor was in cahoots with the Phoenix Monarch … The Four Divine Beasts had always been on the same side. If the Dragon Emperor was on good terms with the Phoenix Monarch, it was natural that he would be on the same side as the Dragon Emperor!
I must report this matter to my teacher … Xue Qianqiu harrumphed coldly.
Since the other party was two-faced, he had to report this matter to his teacher in advance.
…
The battle continued.
The shockwave from the clash between the Firmament Saint's strength and the Dragon Amulet swept across the area. Su Yin didn't seem to be able to dodge in time. In a moment of desperation, he raised his palms and pushed them forward.
He was only a Quasi-Saint, so how could he possibly withstand the shockwave from the clash between two Sages? In just an instant, the energy that he had gathered in his palms dissipated. In the next moment, the energy collided with his palms and severed them. Fresh blood spurted out from his severed wrist.
"Damn it, my ring …"
Su Yin's face paled. He wanted to rush forward to retrieve his severed wrist, but the shockwave forced him back several hundred meters.
"This is a good opportunity!"
Xue Qianqiu's eyes lit up. He didn't think that Zhang Xuan would be so unlucky as to be injured by the shockwave. Driving his strength, he dived right into the center of the explosion.
Under the powerful shockwave, Xue Qianqiu's internal organs felt as if they had been displaced, and fresh blood spurted from his mouth. However, under the protection of the Firmament Saint's strength, he was still able to reach Su Yin's severed wrist and grab it.
Hu!
The storage ring on Zhang Xuan's severed wrist immediately fell into his hand.
"Give it back to me!"
'Xue Qianqiu' fell into a frenzy, and it seemed as if he was about to charge forward.
However, as soon as he drove his strength, his injuries worsened, and he spurted a mouthful of fresh blood.
Author's Note: Will my monthly votes reach 2000 today? I'm still short of a few dozen votes.
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