However, the one standing before the blade was Lu Sheng, not Mu Yun.
This sword represented the Vital Energy Sect, the greatest sect of the Righteous Path. It was one of the three most powerful Treasured Swords. It possessed boundless might. It was adept at finding openings in a person's mind. Its might was wondrous.
Du Guangchi channeled his sword will and sword qi with all his might. He was waiting for Lu Sheng's expression to change drastically and be suppressed by the divine sword. Then, he would be able to kill him with a single strike.
However, he did not expect Taoist Mu Yun's expression to remain calm even after ten breaths. He looked at him as if he was looking at an idiot.
Du Guangchi's heart skipped a beat. He steeled his heart and swung the divine sword down.
"Boom!"
In an instant, the sword radiance exploded and transformed into hundreds of golden threads. They fanned out toward the Wood Martial Abode's master. They were like a golden torrent of sword qi. Their might was incredibly domineering.
"Slash!" Du Guangchi shouted. The sword qi's might and speed were even faster. After the technique left his hand, it was even more powerful.
The sky was filled with golden sword radiance. The area within several hundred meters of the Wood Martial Abode was illuminated with a golden radiance. It was translucent and clear.
The little demons on the ground were illuminated by the golden radiance. They cried out in pain, and wisps of black smoke rose from their bodies.
At this moment, the golden sword threads were only a few meters away from Lu Sheng. They were about to crash into him.
"Rumble!"
At this moment, there was a loud noise. A terrifying blue radiance that blotted out the skies and the earth engulfed everything in its surroundings. Then, it disappeared in a flash.
"Clang."
The Earth Lake Sword dimmed and fell to the ground, unmoving. Du Guangchi sat on the ground with a blank look in his eyes. Yao Lian fell to the ground and fainted.
Lu Sheng slowly retracted his hand. His expression was calm.
"Capture him. I'll deal with him later," he ordered casually.
The entire place was silent.
The little demons were stunned. The two rat demons' eyes were filled with joy. Their eyes were filled with shock, amazement, respect, admiration, and various other emotions.
However, they were not the most shocked. Instead, it was the two Vital Energy Sect cultivators who were hiding in the dark.
The two cultivators' Spirit Wills were completely stunned. Even after Lu Sheng gave the order to capture them, they were still in a daze.
The Wood Martial Abode's master and Taoist Mu Yun, who had been working well together all this while, suddenly turned on him. The Fated Child Du Guangchi was severely injured on the spot. The Earth Lake Sword fell to the ground, and Yao Lian fainted immediately. This caused the two of them to be unable to react at all.
Although the vast and powerful blue Dan Qi was shocking, it could not compare to the uneasiness and anger that surged in their hearts.
At this moment, the two rat spirits who could already stand up hurriedly went over and grabbed Du Guangchi and the other man. They found some ropes on their bodies and tied them up before escorting them into the Wood Martial Abode.
Before this, everyone only saw a blue light before their eyes. When they blinked again, the blue light before their eyes disappeared, and so did the golden light. Only the Earth Lake Sword was left on the ground, as well as Du Guangchi and Yao Lian, who were lying on the ground, unable to get up.
"Mu Yun! Come out!! "Suddenly, a thunderous roar came from the sky.
Lu Sheng lifted his head and looked at the sky. He saw two white-robed figures floating in the air. One of them was Die Shazi, whom he had met earlier.
The other one was a hunchbacked old woman that he had never met before.
The one who roared furiously was the old woman.
Lu Sheng was not in a hurry. He waited for the rat spirit to bring the others into the abode before he took a step forward. White clouds rose beneath his feet and carried him into the air. In the blink of an eye, he was above the Wood Martial Abode.
"You're a mere rogue cultivator of the evil path. How dare you?! How dare you?! "The old woman was so furious that her entire body was trembling. She pointed at Lu Sheng, unable to finish her sentence.
Die Shazi's expression was dark as well. He stared at Lu Sheng, unsure of what to say. He had clearly seen that Lu Sheng had relied on his vast and profound cultivation base of the evil path to forcefully drown out the Divine Sword, the Earth Lake Sword's sword Qi with countless Dan Qi.
This was commonly known as suppressing others with force.
Du Guangchi was not Mu Yun's match to begin with. After all, he was a Middle-stage Foundation Building junior. If he wanted to fight a Core Formation cultivator, even with a Divine Weapon, he would still be courting death.
That was why the old men had painstakingly arranged the script. However, they did not expect …
Die Shazi shook his head and said with pity, "Do you know that you might've acted easily today, but in the future, for the next few hundred years, you might be imprisoned in the Vital Energy Sect's Evil Punishing Dungeon and suffer all kinds of torment?"
"Why are you talking so much to this Evil Devil? Let me cripple his cultivation base first!" The old woman did not say another word. She shook her palm, and a silver hoop flew out.
"Don't be hasty, Senior Apprentice Sister. Taoist Mu Yun had promised me that he'd cooperate with us. There must be a reason for this sudden turn of events. It won't be too late to talk about it after I get to the bottom of it. " Die Shazi felt helpless as well. If he were to capture Mu Yun without asking for the reason, he would be implicated to a certain extent as the person who had contacted him.
"What's there to talk about with this Evil Devil? Which hand of his injured Junior Apprentice Nephew Du? Cripple it first!" The old woman was hot-tempered. She wanted to attack again.
"Senior Apprentice Sister! Really, don't be hasty. This matter might not be entirely Mu Yun's fault. Moreover, as members of the Righteous Path, we should forgive and forget. We shouldn't kill recklessly. If we hurt someone for no reason, it'll be detrimental to the Vital Energy Sect's reputation if word of this spreads, "Die Shazi advised again.
"Die Shazi! You're determined to go against me today, aren't you? "The old woman was instantly enraged. She shifted her gaze and looked at Die Shazi.
"Senior Apprentice Sister, I …"
"The more you try to stop me, the more I'll cripple this Evil Devil today. I'd like to see if you, the new Seat of the Seven Peaks, really want to go against me!" The old woman pointed a finger at Die Shazi's nose and scolded him.
"Senior Apprentice Sister, you've misunderstood …" Die Shazi smiled bitterly and helplessly. "I'm only thinking …"
"Step aside!"
"Senior Apprentice Sister …"
"Step aside!"
"Listen to me, Senior Apprentice Sister!"
"I said, let you …"
"Pcchht!"
In an instant, the two of them were stunned.
Die Shazi lowered his head slowly. He looked at the old woman's chest. A dark red, bloody hole had appeared there.
Her flesh was wriggling. It tried desperately to reform itself at the center, but to no avail. A layer of dark blue light froze the flesh. It could not break free.
"Pfft!"
The old woman spat out a mouthful of blood. It splattered all over Die Shazi's face.
"I … I …!"
Not far away, Lu Sheng slowly retracted his hand. The blue Core Qi on his fingertip slowly dispersed like smoke.
"You can't come to a conclusion after arguing for so long. Why don't I help you decide …" His expression was calm as if he had just done something very ordinary.
Die Shazi lowered his head and looked at the bloody hole the size of a human head on his senior apprentice sister's chest. With such a large bloody hole and the terrifying Core Qi freezing within, even a Middle-stage Core Formation cultivator would not have a high chance of survival …
"Muyun! Ahhhhh! "Die Shazi suddenly roared into the sky.
He hugged his senior apprentice sister's body. He turned around and grabbed the silver ring in midair. The supernatural power throughout his body burned intensely like flames.
The two of them were like invisible torches in midair. They burned with transparent, distorted flames that enveloped an area of dozens of meters around them.
"Do you like her?" Lu Sheng asked with a calm expression.
He raised his index finger. The blue Core Qi was compressed to its limit by millions of tons of seawater. A spot of blue light shone on his fingertip.
"Then go and accompany her." Lu Sheng tapped lightly.
"Pcchht!"
The Core Qi turned into a sharp blue arrow in midair. It traveled hundreds of meters in an instant. With terrifying speed and pressure, it pierced into the transparent flames around Die Shazi.
"Poof, poof, poof, poof!"
Several consecutive explosions were heard. The Core Qi broke through the layers of flames. Just as it was about to pierce Die Shazi's body, Die Shazi's wrist shook. A beam of white spiritual light shot out and deflected the Core Qi.
The deflected Core Qi shot into the sea below with a whoosh. It pierced through the seawater, leaving a black passageway.
The passageway lasted for a few breaths before the surrounding seawater surged up and filled it up again.
"Seven Righteous Sword Technique, Earth Qilin!" Die Shazi held the old woman's body with one hand and wielded his sword with the other. He swung seven sword shadows.
The seven sword shadows remained in midair without dispersing. Countless khaki-colored Core Qi threads flew out and intertwined with each other. In the blink of an eye, they outlined a lively pale yellow qilin beast.
"Roar!"
The qilin pounced at Lu Sheng.
"It's not over yet!" Die Shazi spun his sword again. A circle of seven-colored runes appeared around his wrist and spun rapidly.
He muttered something under his breath. It was another Seven Righteous Sword Technique.
"Water Qilin!" A pale blue qilin beast appeared again. Its body was more than ten meters long. It roared ferociously.
"Fire Qilin!" A red qilin formed from flames appeared as well. Its eyes shone with golden-red halos.
"Wind Qilin!" A pale green and translucent qilin pounced with a roar.
There were four qilins in total. They surrounded Lu Sheng and pounced at him from four different directions. They were incredibly fast.
The Earth Qilin was surrounded by a spiritual light that could amplify the defensive shells of its companions. The Water Qilin could neutralize the attacks and heal its companions. The Fire Qilin could increase the damage of its companions. It could burn all nearby enemies. The Wind Qilin could increase the speed of its companions.
The four qilins worked together. When they appeared together, the power they produced was far greater than one plus one equals two.
"Bam!"
The seven-colored rune bracelet on Die Shazi's wrist shattered abruptly. He lowered his head and could not help but spit out a small mouthful of blood. However, he could not suppress the joy on his face.
"Come from all directions. Seven Righteous Fused. Kill!"
"Roar!"
The four qilins pounced in a frenzy. They tore at Lu Sheng.
"What a boring trick."
Lu Sheng opened his right palm. Boundless blue Core Qi surged out like an ocean.
"Buzz!"
In the time it took to take a breath, the sky within a radius of a thousand meters lit up with blue mist. It was spreading wildly in all directions.
Countless specks of blue light lit up and covered all the light in the surroundings.
The Core Qi on Lu Sheng's body charged wildly at the four qilins. The qilins roared and roared in an attempt to break through the Core Qi's obstruction. They could advance for a while in the beginning. However, as more Core Qi surged out, it became more urgent.
All the elements in the air were repelled and pushed away by the blue Core Qi. There was only one force left in the sky. It was Lu Sheng's Core Qi.
Finally, one of the qilins could no longer absorb enough Vitality from the outside world to replenish itself. Its body gradually shattered.
Soon enough, the other three qilins could no longer hold on. They were like young beasts struggling to resist the strong winds. They could only hang on bitterly.
"How's this possible?!" Die Shazi looked at the scene before him in disbelief. His Seven Righteous Sword Technique had been unleashed to its peak. He was confident that his sword attack earlier was comparable to a late-stage Core Formation cultivator. However, right now, it was … almost destroyed by someone's Core Qi.
Seemingly boundless Core Qi surged out of Lu Sheng's body. It covered a wider and wider area in the sky.
The remaining three qilins were like drowning people who were drowned in a huge wave. They sank into the Core Qi and disappeared.
The world around them was completely dyed blue. In the center of this blue space, Lu Sheng floated quietly. A bluish-golden Golden Core hovered behind him.
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