Chu Li wielded his sword and swung it gently. Wherever the sword energy swept past, the soil, weeds, and wild vines on the ground surged as if there was a wave. The soil and other things were carried far away, forming a flat and empty land.
Chu Li gently slashed twice, and a withered tree beside him was broken into several pieces.
More than a dozen pieces of dead wood flew up, and the sword ray flashed twice. After the dead wood landed on the ground, they lined up neatly and formed a bed. He stepped forward and sat cross-legged on the bed with his long sword across his knees. He smiled and said, "Ninth Princess, please protect me."
"No problem." Xue Luoyu nodded. "How long will it take?"
"Perhaps a few hours, or perhaps a few days." Chu Li shook his head. "It depends on luck. If a great enemy approaches, you can leave first, Ninth Princess. Don't worry about me."
Xue Luoyu squinted at him.
Chu Li smiled. "Their target is you, Ninth Princess. Once you leave, they won't bother with me, and I'll be safe."
Xue Luoyu chuckled and shook her head.
If it weren't for the City of Ten Thousand Swords' pursuit, that would indeed be the case. But now, the City of Ten Thousand Swords was the key.
Chu Li closed his eyes and did not move. A strange force came from his surroundings and entered Chu Li's body.
Xue Luoyu sensed this strange aura in surprise, but she couldn't find it. It was not internal force, and it was completely different from Spiritual Qi. However, there were many kinds of power between heaven and earth, and everyone practiced in different ways. Some even practiced the power of stars.
The Unaging Live Forever Technique was in operation, absorbing the longevity in the area.
If he was in the Lower Realm, he would need to go to the Hundred Thousand Mountains to absorb the lifespan of the Evergreen, but he did not have to go through so much trouble in the Outland. All the trees in the surroundings were spirit herbs and had a long lifespan, especially in this kind of forest. Each tree had a long lifespan comparable to the Evergreen.
He could feel an endless stream of lifespan entering his body. The Death Qi was thinning out bit by bit and gradually dissipating.
Two hours later, Xue Luoyu noticed that the wrinkles on Chu Li's face had lightened a little. The wrinkles on his face, which used to look like they had been carved by a knife, were now just a shallow layer like crow's feet.
She felt that it was rather strange, so she carefully looked at Chu Li.
Although he couldn't be considered handsome, his heroic bearing was extraordinary and could attract the gazes of women. Even in his current state, he still couldn't be considered ugly. On the contrary, he had an extraordinary mature charm and spirit.
She looked at him curiously, but she was not tempted. She did not care about the love between a man and a woman. She felt that it was just a momentary impulse, and once she sobered up, she would find it boring.
Another two hours later, a bright moon hung in the sky.
The moonlight was like water, and the forest was incomparably quiet.
Three figures fluttered to the treetops under the moonlight, quietly watching them.
Xue Luoyu frowned at the three of them.
The three old men were all dressed in green robes, as if they did not know any martial arts. They did not have any imposing manner, as if they were one with the surrounding night.
The three of them stood on the treetops, swaying with the wind as if they were weightless. Their clear eyes fell on Chu Li and Xue Luoyu, sizing them up.
Xue Luoyu frowned. She couldn't tell if he was an expert from the City of Ten Thousand Swords.
The gazes of the three elders fell upon the Sky Regaining Sword on Chu Li's knees. They were fixated on it, their eyes burning with desire.
Xue Luoyu immediately determined that the three of them were experts from the City of Ten Thousand Swords!
If they were not experts from the City of Ten Thousand Swords, she could distract them. If they were experts from the City of Ten Thousand Swords, she would need to stop them, or else Chu Li would be in danger.
The three elders looked away, and then their bodies turned illusory, as if they had disappeared into the night.
Xue Luoyu hurriedly stood in front of Chu Li, her palms fluttering.
Under the Fluttering Rain Palms, the three figures reappeared, with nowhere to hide. They pressed their fingers together and stabbed at Xue Luoyu's palm.
From a dozen meters away, Xue Luoyu felt a sharp chill piercing the center of her palm.
Sensing danger, she quickly tilted her palm to avoid it.
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh!" The three forces hit her shoulder.
Suddenly, three spurts of blood burst out of her right shoulder, as if she had been stabbed by a long sword. Blood gushed out like a fountain, instantly dying her right arm red. She tried to channel to stop the bleeding, but found that she could not.
The three sword energies were entrenched in her shoulder, and it was impossible to expel them with inner energy. These three sword energies were extremely pure, no different from a real long sword. It was really strange.
"Shadowless Divine Sword!" She scoffed.
She immediately knew that this was the Shadowless Divine Sword of the City of Ten Thousand Swords.
At first glance, the Shadowless Divine Sword sounded like a Godly Sword, but it was actually a finger technique. The finger technique condensed into sword energy, leaving no trace, and could hurt people without a trace. It was even more vicious and terrifying than a real Godly Sword.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to break her treasured clothing with finger energy alone. There were only a few finger energies in the world that could break her treasured clothing, so she could easily guess that this was the Shadowless Divine Sword.
This Shadowless Divine Sword was extremely difficult to cultivate. To transform the finger energy into sword energy that was no different from a real sword required both talent and hard work. Moreover, this Godly Technique also required enough time to purify, and it was impossible to cultivate without hundreds or even thousands of years of hard work.
The Shadowless Divine Sword of these three old men was even more difficult to guard against. They had already cultivated to the state of being one with the sword, and their bodies were hidden like sword energy, which was even more terrifying. If it was not for her Fluttering Rain Palms that could reflect all traces, she might not have been able to detect these three old men.
"The City of Ten Thousand Swords!" Xue Luoyu scoffed.
The three old men disappeared again.
Xue Luoyu could not care less about the blood gushing out of her shoulder, and once again launched two Fluttering Rain Palms.
The figures of the three old men appeared in her field of vision again, and they were pouncing toward Chu Li's back. Three sword energies were already shooting toward Chu Li.
Chu Li still did not move, as if he was completely unaware of the approaching danger.
Xue Luoyu panicked and suddenly moved behind Chu Li, pushing both of her palms forward.
Suddenly, a spot two meters in front of her chest lit up, as if a lake had appeared, and the ripples were so faint that they were almost tangible. The three finger energies landed on this vague lake, and suddenly, the lake shook violently, faintly discernible, as if it would disappear at any time.
"Bang, bang, bang!" Amidst the three muffled sounds, Xue Luoyu took two steps back, and barely managed to stand without touching Chu Li.
She took a deep breath, and there was a faint pain in her chest.
Her face was covered with a white veil, and her expression could not be seen clearly, but her bright eyes were shining brightly, and it was obvious that she was not feeling well.
The Infinite Palm just now had dissolved and weakened the power of the Shadowless Sword, and with her treasured clothing, she had forcefully blocked the three finger energies.
Although it was indeed as she had expected, the Infinite Palm was shockingly powerful, and it had weakened the power of the Shadowless Sword, it was still painful to her chest, as if she had been hit by a galloping horse at high speed. Not being sent flying was already her limit.
The three old men no longer concealed themselves, and directly pointed three fingers at her.
It was silent, as if it was child's play.
Xue Luoyu acted as if she was facing a formidable enemy, and pushed both of her palms out horizontally, and then took two steps forward, so that she would not bump into Chu Li and disturb his cultivation.
The clear light in front of her chest shone like a lake rippling under the sun, and then suddenly shook violently, as if it wanted to disappear. Xue Luoyu was sent flying, and blood spurted out of her mouth in the air, and she flew over Chu Li's head.
The three old men pointed at Chu Li's back again.
Chu Li did not move, and still let their finger energies hit him.
"Bang, bang, bang!" A faint golden light shield appeared around Chu Li, and it flickered incessantly.
The three old men frowned, and again pointed three fingers.
"Bang, bang, bang!" The vague shadow of a Black Tortoise appeared on top of Chu Li's head, faintly discernible, and finally retracted into his body.
The three old men looked gloomy, and again pointed three fingers.
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