Ji Chuan frowned and looked at Prince Yuanyao. To be more precise, he was looking at the Origin Lion.
He could sense that Prince Yuanyao was only at the peak of the fourth rank.
He wasn't afraid of anyone at the same cultivation level.
However, the Origin Lion's aura was clearly at the peak of the fifth rank.
He could kill enemies above his level, but the enemy's cultivation was limited to the early and middle stages of the Void Refinement realm.
If his opponent was at the peak of the fifth rank, such a large gap in cultivation level was enough to wipe out his advantage in intent, cultivation method, sword technique, and other aspects.
Simply put, no matter how skilled a child was, he could only admit defeat against a strong man who only knew how to throw random punches.
Prince Yuanyao glanced at the heavily injured Nine Silences Hallmaster and Hei Luo.
Hei Luo, in particular, was almost completely drained of blood. He was clearly at the end of his rope.
Then, Prince Yuanyao's sinister gaze landed on Ji Chuan and Lu Qingshan. "A Nascent Soul sword cultivator forced you to ask for my help?"
Prince Yuanyao immediately reacted and his pupils shrank. "Disciples of the Sword Sect!"
Nine Silences Hallmaster had reported to him that two disciples of the Sword Sect had come to Burial Ridge and saved the Qiu Family.
The two cultivators in front of him happened to be sword cultivators who were able to force the Void Refinement realm Nine Silences Hallmaster and Hei Luo into such a sorry state with their Nascent Soul cultivation.
There was no other explanation other than that they were disciples of the Sword Sect.
For a moment, the scene was silent and strange.
A moment later, Prince Yuanyao said sinisterly, "Disciples of the Sword Sect … I'll give the Sword Sect face and not make things difficult for you.
Leave Burial Ridge now and don't interfere with my business. I won't stop you. "
Nine Silences Hallmaster's heart skipped a beat and he reminded, "My lord, but …"
Prince Yuanyao turned around and glared at Nine Silences Hallmaster with a gaze as sharp as a knife. "Shut up!"
Nine Silences Hallmaster's face turned green and white at Prince Yuanyao's scolding.
As the Nine Silences Hallmaster, he was embarrassed to be scolded in public by Prince Yuanyao, who was still a demon child in his eyes.
What troubled him even more was that the conflict between the two sides didn't escalate. Instead, it seemed like it was about to stop.
This was not in his interest.
But now that he was in a disadvantageous position, he could only grit his teeth and swallow his pride.
"A plan to capture souls …" Ji Chuan muttered to himself as he slowly lifted his head. His gaze gradually turned cold as he stared intently at Prince Yuanyao, pausing between each word as he asked, "Were you the one who ordered the Origin Demons to leave their source and invade Burial Ridge?"
Demon Prince Yuan faltered slightly at Ji Chuan's question before replying in a matter-of-fact manner, "Those were my orders. They're just some mortals and cultivators."
"They're just some mortals and minor cultivators …" Ji Chuan closed his eyes. It was as if he could see many images flashing through his mind.
The world was a vast expanse of white, and the rain was splashed with the color of blood. As the rain poured down, the children's wails and the monsters' roars echoed. The 'toads' had turned into corpses, and the pale-faced woman who wished for her younger brother to live a peaceful life.
"But … they're just mortals and minor cultivators." Ji Chuan repeated those disgusting words. He suddenly opened his eyes, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
At this moment, he had already made a decision.
"Junior Apprentice Brother, when I make my move, leave this place immediately." Lu Qingshan suddenly received Ji Chuan's Divine Sense transmission.
Lu Qingshan understood Ji Chuan's intentions.
Even if there were millions of people, he would rather take the straight path than the crooked path.
This was the most "willful" sword cultivator in the world, and also Ji Chuan's choice.
Ji Chuan gripped Green Waist tightly as he stared at Demon Prince Yuan standing on the Origin Lion's head.
He was prepared to take Demon Prince Yuan's head from the hands of a peak rank-5 Origin Demon.
Was he very confident?
Of course not.
That was why he told Lu Qingshan to leave as soon as he made his move.
That way, even if he failed in the end, Lu Qingshan would not be implicated.
But he had to do this.
This sword smoothed the injustices of the world. This was Green Waist's motto.
It was this motto that had moved him and made him choose Green Waist as his lifeblood sword.
There were far, far too many injustices in the world. He knew that a single sword would not be able to smooth them all out.
But this was his ambition and lofty sentiments, his persistence and belief.
If there was no hope, he wouldn't do something so suicidal.
But since it was possible, he wouldn't give up so easily even if he wasn't confident.
Because when he chose Green Waist, he was prepared to uphold justice for all injustices in the world.
But as Lu Qingshan looked at Demon Prince Yuan's peak rank-5 Origin Demon mount, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
Lu Qingshan immediately told Ji Chuan his guess without hesitation.
"I've made up my mind." Ji Chuan smiled in response to Lu Qingshan's words.
Lu Qingshan was silent for a moment. "Senior Apprentice Brother, I might be able to help."
"But......"
Lu Qingshan also said, "I've made up my mind."
Ji Chuan thought for a moment, then smiled and nodded in the end.
......
Demon Prince Yuan stared silently at Ji Chuan and Lu Qingshan, waiting for them to make the right decision.
Whoosh!
It was out of Demon Prince Yuan's and Hallmaster Nine Serenities' expectations.
Before Demon Prince Yuan could react, a black and white sword light swept towards him in a river of sword light.
Demon Prince Yuan didn't even have time to react.
Hallmaster Nine Serenities was able to react in time, but the sword light was headed for Demon Prince Yuan.
— — This was exactly what he wanted, so he naturally wouldn't stop it.
Howl!
Only the peak rank-5 Origin Lion reacted and chose to intervene.
The Primordial Lion's large eyes suddenly focused.
Two rays of tribulation light condensed from Yellow Springs death qi shot out from his eyes like two yellow pythons, meeting the river of sword light head-on.
This flying sword condensed from Ji Chuan's reincarnation sword intent couldn't do much against a peak rank-5 Origin Demon.
The river of sword light was swallowed and covered by the yellow pythons.
Some of the sword qi's aftershocks splashed onto Demon Prince Yuan's body, but apart from making him look a little haggard, they didn't cause too much damage.
However, after the haggard Demon Prince Yuan recovered from his daze, a towering rage rose in his heart.
I spared you two out of respect for the Sword Sect and let you go.
Not only did you not appreciate my kindness, you even attacked me?
If it weren't for Origin Lion's strength, he would've lost half his life just now.
"Do you really think I won't dare to attack you just because you have the Sword Sect behind you? Origin Lion, kill them … teach them a lesson! "Even now, the furious Demon Prince Yuan was still able to maintain his last shred of calm.
Although his words were fierce, in the end, Demon Prince Yuan only chose to have Origin Lion teach Ji Chuan a lesson. He didn't plan to take Ji Chuan's life.
This was the deterrent effect of the Sword Sect's name.
Origin Lion let out a low roar of anger as he propped himself up on his powerful front legs. His yellow pupils contracted tightly as he stared at Ji Chuan. Everyone could feel the intense hostility emanating from him.
This was the aura of a peak rank-5 monster, dignified and mighty.
This ferocious aura pressed down on Ji Chuan and Lu Qingshan.
Both of them felt their footsteps become much heavier.
Surging death qi of the yellow springs gushed out of Origin Lion's body and soared into the sky. He bent over and made a pouncing posture.
One could only imagine what kind of terrifying attack would follow.
Ji Chuan's heart skipped a beat.
Since the attack had failed, the next battle would be a tough one.
Although he had already expected this, he still could not help but feel the monstrous pressure from the Primordial Lion's body.
Just as Ji Chuan was preparing for battle.
The ferocious look in the peak rank-5 Origin Lion's eyes suddenly turned gentle.
No one knew where it came from, but a delicate figure suddenly floated into the air and appeared in front of the terrifying Origin Lion.
Dressed in a white dress, she looked both delicate and proud, like a white swan.
Ji Chuan was taken aback.
The woman who'd appeared out of nowhere was Qiu Shiyin.
What was going on?
"Stop, little brother." Qiu Shiyin lowered her head and looked at the Origin Lion, who was ready to attack. Her eyes were filled with gentleness.
The violent and ferocious rank-5 monster actually let out a small whimper in front of such a delicate female cultivator. He slowly lowered his head like an obedient puppy waiting for its owner to pet it.
The terrifying peak rank-5 Origin Demon was actually Qiu Shiyin's little brother, Qiu Ning?!
Ji Chuan's heart was in turmoil when he received this news. He didn't have time to think about where Qiu Shiyin had come from or why she was here.
Prince Yuanyao's eyes widened when he saw the Origin Lion's obedient behavior in front of Qiu Shiyin.
"Kill this woman!" Prince Yuanyao roared angrily.
However, what made him feel a chill down his spine was that Yuan Shi, who had always obeyed his every word, turned its huge head after hearing his words, and a trace of murderous intent actually flashed across its eyes.
The Dao Protector Origin Demon assigned to him by his father actually wanted to kill him because of his words?!
He couldn't believe it. He angrily shot an arrow made of Yellow Springs Death Qi at Qiu Shiyin, who was hovering in the air and forcefully blocking the Origin Lion's movements.
"It's all because of this woman. As long as I kill her, the Origin Lion will revere me as its leader again!"
Prince Yuanyao thought to himself, almost morbidly.
At the same time, Ji Chuan didn't waste any time when he saw the Origin Lion's movements being blocked by Qiu Shiyin.
Boom!
His green waist, which had gathered his strongest power, turned into a streak of silver-white light and shot toward Prince Yuanyao.
Boom!
There was also a sword shadow that shot out even faster than Ji Chuan's green waist.
It was Lu Qingshan's Peach Blossom.
Lu Qingshan, who was completely focused on the changes in the battle, unleashed this sword strike after Qiu Shiyin restrained Prince Yuanyao's Dao Protector Origin Demon.
Prince Yuanyao couldn't care less about anything else. He immediately summoned a yellow shield-shaped magic artifact in front of him.
This was a Scale Shield Magical Tool refined from his father's scales. It was given to him to protect himself, and its defensive power was astonishing.
Although Lu Qingshan's reaction was faster than Ji Chuan's, the difference in their cultivation levels was obvious. Therefore, his Peach Blossom was only a breath faster than Ji Chuan's green waist. It slammed into the scale shield magic artifact.
But that was enough.
His goal was only to support Ji Chuan.
A withered leaf-like luster flashed across the Peach Blossom.
All Things Withered.
Prince Yuanyao's shining shield-shaped magic artifact was instantly disintegrated by the sword strike. It fell from the sky as if it was covered in dust.
[Wither]: A technique that withers all things. Any artifact of lower quality than this sword will lose all of its spirituality for five breaths under this technique.
There was nothing left that could block Ji Chuan's flying sword.
It's up to you, Senior Brother.
Lu Qingshan murmured.
Boom!
The green waist cleaved into Prince Yuanyao's scaly body.
The green waist instantly punctured a huge hole in Prince Yuanyao's powerful body and scaly armor.
The Reincarnation Sword Intent suddenly erupted at this moment and invaded Prince Yuanyao's body.
Even with Prince Yuanyao's powerful body, he was unable to withstand the corrosion of the Essence True Intent.
Hiss hiss hiss!
His body began to disintegrate in an extremely strange manner, making it difficult for him to heal.
Prince Yuanyao let out a howl of agony that was neither human nor beast. His howl was deafening and filled with both pain and madness.
In the next instant, Prince Yuanyao's body flew through the air after losing the protection of his Primordial Lion.
His massive body crashed into the ground, shattering his scales and causing blood to flow everywhere.
Rip!
At the same time, Qiu Shiyin was also struck by Prince Yuanyao's arrow of Yellow Springs death aura.
This strange art of the Yellow Springs Dao wouldn't cause any superficial damage to a cultivator.
However, Qiu Shiyin's essence, energy, and spirit instantly withered. In the next instant, the frail female cultivator plummeted from the sky like a swan with broken wings.
"Are you alright?" Ji Chuan hurriedly leapt into the air and caught Qiu Shiyin, whose aura was already extremely weak. His voice was filled with worry and anxiety.
Ji Chuan's worried voice drifted through the air.
However, Ji Chuan's voice came to an abrupt halt after a single breath.
He slowly lowered his head and looked at his abdomen. There was a gaping hole there.
A sharp, scaly hand had pierced through it.
Warm blood slowly gushed out from the wound.
Yes, it was gushing, not flowing.
Like a flood breaking through a dam, the amount of blood flowing out was astonishing.
Within Ji Chuan's dantian, the nascent soul he'd spent decades cultivating was being tightly gripped by a sharp claw.
If the claw exerted even the slightest bit of force, his nascent soul would instantly shatter.
Once his nascent soul was shattered, he'd be deader than dead.
"You didn't expect this, did you?" Qiu Shiyin asked softly.
Qiu Shiyin, who'd fallen into Ji Chuan's arms, was no longer the stubborn and strong "swan" she once was.
Brown scales had grown all over her body. As she breathed, the sharp yellow scales slowly relaxed.
Jagged protrusions appeared on her beautiful forehead and chin.
Her originally frail, fair hands had transformed into sharp claws that shone with a metallic luster.
Qiu Shiyin's current appearance was incomparably similar to Prince Yuanyao's.
The sharp claws on her right hand pierced into Ji Chuan's abdomen and tightly gripped his nascent soul. Her yellow eyes were chilling.
"Well done. Hurry up and kill him!" Nine Silences Hallmaster wasn't the least bit surprised by this scene. Instead, his face lit up with joy as he urged them on.
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