Along the way, the rogue cultivator Xiao Dong suddenly joined the chase, causing Yi Tian to be caught off guard. However, from what Xiao Dong said, Yi Tian could roughly confirm that the black-faced man in front of him was most likely one of the four direct disciples of the Li Huo Ancestor, the Eldest Senior Brother Gu Hui, who had already turned into a devil.
Moreover, when he used the Three Absolutes of Radiant Sword, Yi Tian was able to recognize it with a single glance. This time, Yi Tian was seventy percent convinced. However, he still had some doubts. He didn't know how strong this martial ancestor was and how he would deal with his vicious moves.
Then, without a change in expression, the sword light in his hand trembled slightly. A thin and undetectable line floated out at the same time and slashed in an arc from the side of their bodies.
Two black spirit swords appeared in the air in an instant. Then, specks of red spirit light flashed from them. Moreover, they intertwined together in a familiar manner to form a circular shield that was one foot in size.
Yi Tian was 100% certain that this black-faced man was Gu Hui. The move he was using was the spiral fire shield he was most familiar with. Moreover, he was using two spirit swords to attack and defend.
He had never thought of using it like this before, so he didn't know how powerful it was. With a thought, he formed another seal with his hands and said to the Taiyuan Sword, "Change."
With a sound, the sword thread changed again. A strand of it flew toward Xiao Dong, while the main body instantly expanded dozens of times and took the form of the Taiyuan Sword. Then, it slammed toward the spiral fire shield.
Gu Hui clearly sensed Yi Tian's intentions. As a result, he could only defend himself and was unable to spare any energy to assist Xiao Dong. Then, he quickly moved his lips a few times and sent a voice transmission to Xiao Dong to remind him.
Xiao Dong took out a golden copper bell and completely covered his body. Then, his hands continuously formed seals to cast spells to continuously maintain his defense.
There was a tearing sound in the air. When the sword light thread hit the copper bell's defense, it was like a kitchen knife cutting through tofu. At this moment, Xiao Dong's face was filled with fear, and he turned around as if he was about to teleport away.
The sword threads only lingered on the protective barrier for less than a breath of time before they pierced through his body. Next, Xiao Dong's body was split into two, and his upper and lower halves were directly sliced apart.
Although Nascent Soul cultivators could regenerate their bodies, being split in half like Xiao Dong meant that his chances of advancing to the mid-Nascent Soul stage were completely cut off. If he didn't encounter a heaven-defying opportunity, his life would end here.
He withdrew his divine sense and looked at Gu Hui. The spiral fire shield in front of him continued to operate. Although it was an all-out defense, it was much stronger than Xiao Dong's.
After a while, the sound of spiritual swords clashing could be heard. Yi Tian did not expect the two spiritual swords in Gu Hui's hands to be of such high quality that they could withstand the reforged Taiyuan Sword.
It looked like they had fought to a draw. Yi Tian thought about it. If he fought Gu Hui one on one, it wouldn't be difficult to beat him, but he would have to pay a high price. With the current situation, he still had to deal with a lot of things, so it was best to stop while he was ahead.
Stretching out his right hand, he pointed at the green sword thread and said, "Return." Immediately, the Taiyuan Sword that was stuck in the center of the shield was pulled out and flew back to his hand.
Yi Tian looked down and revealed a serious expression. The Taiyuan Sword's spirit force had dimmed a lot. It was clear that it had been damaged by the two spirit swords in the spiral fire shield. It would take at least ten years for it to recover.
After putting away the spirit swords, Yi Tian looked at Gu Hui and said, "You can leave now. I'm a man of my word."
Before Gu Hui could reply, Xiao Dong shouted from the side, "Fellow Daoist Gu, save me!"
Xiao Dong looked over and saw half of his body floating in the air. His hands were holding his lower body. The blood around his wound had already formed a scar. He just had to find a place to put his body back together.
Gu Hui reached out and pointed at Xiao Dong a few times. A ray of red light appeared and wrapped around Xiao Dong's body, temporarily calming him down.
Then he turned around and looked at Yi Tian with a look of disbelief. After ten breaths, he sighed and said, "If you didn't make a move, I wouldn't have been able to tell. You are using the Thousand Spirit Sect's secret technique, but you are actually using spiritual power that counters it."
"So what?" Yi Tian said with disdain. "If I were you, I would use this opportunity to escape. Why stay here and be ridiculed by me?"
"I wouldn't go so far as to ridicule you. I didn't feel any killing intent from your move." Gu Hui revealed a hint of pride. "You didn't want to hurt anyone from the start. The material of your spirit sword is not simple. I didn't expect it to contain a large amount of star crystal essence."
He didn't expect Gu Hui's eyes to be so sharp. He could see that his Taiyuan Sword was strengthened with star crystal essence in one move. Although Yi Tian was shocked, his expression didn't change. "Fellow Cultivator Gu's strength is also extraordinary. The spirit weapon in your hand is also not simple."
"That's right." Gu Hui put away the two spirit swords and said to himself, "I didn't expect that other than my pair of Yin and Yang swords, there would be someone in this world who would learn the method of smelting star crystal essence. And looking at the spirit sword in your hand, it seems that the blacksmith's skill is better than my junior brother's. "
"Fellow Cultivator Gu, you flatter me. I started off as a blacksmith, so I have some confidence in my skills." Yi Tian replied with a proud look.
Gu Hui suddenly asked, "Who is Yu Yaoqing to you?"
Yi Tian was delighted that he finally admitted it. However, he said, "I have never met this person before. And among all the famous blacksmiths in the Central Region, there is no one with the surname Yu."
Gu Hui's face revealed a hint of loneliness after hearing this. Then, he stared at Yi Tian and sized him up again. His eyes flashed with a dark look. "You are Yun Zhongzheng's disciple, right?"
Yi Tian didn't reply immediately after Gu Hui exposed his identity. Instead, he stared at Gu Hui and sized him up again. However, he was thinking about where he had exposed himself.
As he was thinking, Gu Hui suddenly opened his mouth again. "Don't think about it anymore. No matter how well you hide it, you can't hide the unique aura of the Li Fire Sect."
"Oh, I don't think I exposed any flaws." Yi Tian asked.
"It's the star crystal essence." Gu Hui said proudly. "If you didn't cultivate the Mystic Yang True Fire, you wouldn't have been able to refine this material. Furthermore, you admitted that you refined it yourself. Isn't that admitting it without being pressed?"
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