Chapter 211: Destroying the Rotten and Crushing the Dry, Fleeing in Panic

The sword light pierced the vast sky like a thunderbolt sweeping through a den; for a moment, the firmament wailed and the vacuum collapsed.

It was like Heavenly Thunder descending to the world, bright to the point of arrogance, brilliant to the point of extremity; wherever it passed, the void rippled outward in circles like water waves, stirring up surging torrents of radiant light that scoured and shattered the surroundings.

The terrifying power contained within the sword light was unimaginable; the moment his vision caught this sword light, Bai Qianfeng felt a sense of extreme terror in his heart, and while retreating rapidly, he violently flicked his sleeve, causing a gray tortoise shell to expand against the wind and block his front like a giant shield.

Crack!

The next moment, the sword light stabbed into the tortoise shell, instantly erupting with a dazzling radiance that made the clear sky and scorching sun look dim; a violent, sharp impact accompanied by a whistling wind swept out, followed by a sonic boom and a shockwave capable of tearing one's liver and intestines to pieces, exploding outward with a roar!

Yet amidst this astonishing scene, the tortoise shell's spiritual light bloomed, trembling violently and covered in cracks; upon closer inspection, its center had actually been pierced through by the sword light, revealing half of the blade.

"Flying Sword Transformation into Rainbow, you are a Sword Cultivator!?"

Bai Qianfeng, who was controlling its defense, let out a muffled groan and retreated rapidly through the void, his eyes filled with shock, anger, and horror.

The tortoise shell he used for defense was no ordinary item, but a third-grade mid-tier defensive Spirit Tool, the Xuanwu Shield.

This shield possessed excellent defensive power, could easily withstand attacks of the same rank, and allowed a cultivator to occupy an advantageous position in duels of the same rank, its value far exceeding offensive Spirit Tools of the same grade.

But now.

In just a single exchange, this precious defensive Dharma Artifact of his had been shattered and pierced through; the terror and ferocity of the opponent's sword control technique simply overturned his understanding!

"Fellow Daoist Lu, please stop!"

Lu Yuan had struck with lethal intent without a word, and in one move had plunged Bai Qianfeng into a perilous situation; Qin Ruoning, who was traveling with him, was also shocked, and with a light wave of her fair hand, a water-blue jade seal emitting the sound of surging ocean tides struck horizontally between the two:

"Please listen to me!"

However.

Lu Yuan could not be bothered to waste words with her; facing Qin Ruoning's attempt to save the situation, his figure did not move at all, and his other hand simply raised and pointed:

"Freeze!"

Hum—

A miraculous ripple swept across the firmament, as if time and space had solidified simultaneously; Qin Ruoning, who had just made her move, and even the Dharma Artifact she was controlling, suddenly had their Dharma Power frozen and their movements stopped, as if they were insects trapped in amber, unable to move a muscle.

She remained frozen in the void just like that, her entire body stiff, her eyes filled with horror, as she and her Dharma Artifact fell powerlessly.

At the same time, she watched helplessly as Lu Yuan pointed a finger, and the sword light that had pierced the tortoise shell whistled and vibrated violently, instantly causing the tortoise shell to shatter into pieces and fall apart completely, while the thunder-like sword light continued to lash out toward Bai Qianfeng!

However.

Bai Qianfeng was, after all, a cultivator from the Upper Realm, and his methods and dueling experience were rich.

While Lu Yuan was dealing with Qin Ruoning and before the tortoise shell was completely destroyed, he seized the opportunity to crush several Talismans in succession; a large amount of black mist exploded and filled the sky, while his figure simultaneously split into more than a dozen, shooting off in all directions, making it difficult to distinguish the real one.

At the same time, a sheet of ice-blue light bloomed, and hundreds or thousands of ice thorns instantly condensed in the void, then shot toward Lu Yuan at high speed like a torrential storm!

In an instant, a great battle erupted; sword light crisscrossed the firmament, black mist surged, and ice thorns attacked wildly; the void looked like crumpled paper, leaving countless people in Tianjing City staring in a daze, completely unaware of what had happened.

Yet facing the various flashy methods Bai Qianfeng displayed in an instant, Lu Yuan remained expressionless; as he formed a hand seal, the agile sword light that had shattered the tortoise shell expanded against the wind, growing from a foot long to nearly a zhang in an instant.

Subsequently, the sword light, like a dragon, swept across the firmament with a speed exceeding the limits of human vision, carrying a massive storm, sword hums, and a Sword Intent that destroyed everything.

What kind of scene was that?

It was as if a storm had suddenly risen between Heaven and Earth, the sky was twisted into chaos and became fragmented; all matter was silently cut and separated, all material structures seemed to lose their meaning, and everything—air, light, black mist, ice thorns, all tangible and intangible existences—was cut, pulverized, and disintegrated.

The firmament was swept clean, and even the dozen or so clones Bai Qianfeng had split into in an instant were mostly wiped out, leaving him, who had only just managed to catch his breath, terrified to the core.

As a Golden Core Real Person from a great clan, he had never seen any Golden Core Cultivator possess such a terrifying Flying Sword Transformation into Rainbow technique.

To him, this no longer looked like a sword technique, but a Sword Dao Supernatural Power that only top-tier great cultivators could unleash!

Regardless of what he thought inside.

The heaven-tearing and earth-splitting sword light wiped out most of the illusory clones, and seeing it about to lash out at his true body,

Bai Qianfeng, with a sense of extreme danger and crisis surging in his heart, let out a sharp shout; first, an unprecedentedly brilliant golden light erupted from his body, condensing into a golden dragon that circled his body as if to protect him;

At the same time, his eyes turned blood-red, and his entire body bloomed with light as if he were burning completely, and then a Dharma sword, red all over and emitting an incomparably fierce burning intent, shot out from between his brows:

"Wretched creature, you forced me to do this!"

Boom.

The red sword shot out, carrying an incomparable, terrifying high temperature like a falling sun; wherever it passed, the air and dust evaporated directly, disappearing completely without leaving a trace.

At the same time, wherever it passed, the terrifying, thousands-of-degrees-hot flames expanded rapidly, dyeing several miles of the sky red like a fiery hell.

This sword was named the Red Fire Burning Heaven Sword, and it was the natal Dharma Treasure that Bai Qianfeng had nurtured for many years.

A natal Dharma Treasure is basically the strongest offensive means for a Golden Core or higher realm cultivator from the Upper Realm; its power is peerless, and once used, it often signifies a life-or-death struggle, just as it did for him at this moment.

As for the golden dragon protecting his body, its origin was even more extraordinary; it was Bai Qianfeng's trump card for saving his life, the 【Dragon-Suppressing Golden Armor Talisman】.

This Talisman was a third-grade superior Spirit Talisman, and a more precious defensive Spirit Talisman at that, which had the effect of saving one's life at a critical moment.

This Talisman was highly valuable and, normally, should not have appeared in the hands of a Golden Core early-stage cultivator; however, passing through the fragile connection between the two realms was quite risky, so after Bai Qianfeng and Qin Ruoning accepted the mission, they were both rewarded with this Spirit Talisman.

But Bai Qianfeng never imagined that he would actually use such a precious Spirit Talisman in a duel against a Lower Realm cultivator!

The sword light that could burn the sky and boil the sea flew over, and knowing that the opponent had completely brought out his trump card, Lu Yuan's expression did not change in the slightest; he simply pointed a finger, manipulating the dragon-like sword light to meet it head-on.

Clang!

The shrill sword light and red light bloomed in the sky like a surging tide.

The void seemed to collapse and shatter, and the indestructible two-colored Sword Qi filled the space in all directions; the deafening sound of metal clashing, which made people vomit blood, shook the surroundings, as if two peerless fierce beasts were tearing at each other to the death, emitting a terrifying screech that could make one lose their soul! However, this seemed to be a completely unequal fight; after the two sword lights clashed only a few times, Bai Qianfeng's Red Fire Burning Heaven Sword emitted bursts of unbearable tremors and wails, as if it were a water snake facing a divine dragon, being cruelly shredded with no power to fight back.

Through more than ten years of cultivation, Lu Yuan had accumulated a large amount of Qi Luck and had long since raised his 【Sword Technique】 to the highest level of Supernatural Power; now, it could be said that his sword technique had reached Divine Communication, and his sword control was peerless.

Furthermore, the Seven Star Dragon Abyss, this mundane precious sword, had long since been completely transformed into a Sword Pill under the nourishment of his Refining Sword into Pill technique; combined with the 【Sword Technique】 Supernatural Power to control the sword with Qi, its power could split mountains and break cliffs, which was exceptionally terrifying. Bai Qianfeng, this so-called Upper Realm cultivator, had a cultivation level similar to his, so even with all his methods, how could he withstand the power of such a Sword Technique Divine Ability?

Therefore, in the end, with an explosion between Heaven and Earth, the sword light transformed by the Red Fire Burning Heaven Sword was completely defeated in the clash, instantly slashed away, and even tiny cracks appeared on the sword body itself.

And in such a scene, Bai Qianfeng, under the protection of the golden dragon's shadow, also changed color drastically, groaning continuously, vomiting blood, with blood gushing out from his other orifices, his face devoid of color.

A natal Dharma Treasure requires a Golden Core realm cultivator to refine it day and night with secret techniques and heart blood in order to obtain powerful strength and control.

But at the same time, while such a natal Dharma Treasure is powerful, it is also connected to the cultivator's mind; once the Dharma Treasure suffers heavy damage or destruction, it will also cause a backlash to the cultivator's mind, which can be said to have both advantages and disadvantages.

Like Bai Qianfeng now, he was suffering the bitter fruit of the backlash.

And just as this person was bleeding from his seven orifices, retreating repeatedly, and had almost no power to resist.

Lu Yuan merely wore a cold expression, his mind controlling the sword without a moment's hesitation; the sword light transformed by Seven Star Dragon Abyss shuttled back and forth like thunder and rapid lightning, slashing fiercely at the opponent in succession with a speed impossible for the human eye to capture, causing the dragon-shaped light and shadow protecting the opponent's body to tremble violently, light splashing everywhere, and soon it was tottering.

Although the defensive power of the opponent's golden dragon body protection was astonishing and extremely difficult to break through with ordinary means before its power was exhausted, under his 【Sword Technique】 which had now ascended to the realm of Supernatural Power, it was still not enough to look at.

"Stop!"

And just as Lu Yuan was in the midst of relentlessly pursuing and attacking Bai Qianfeng, a voice of shock and anger resounded in the sky once again; it was none other than Qin Ruoning, who had been immobilized by him earlier, having already recovered her mobility, and as her fair hands lifted lightly, a water-blue Dharma seal came crashing over with a roar, wanting to save Bai Qianfeng.

The Dharma seal she used was clearly also a top-tier treasure; as it bombarded over, water-blue light rippled, and the tyrannical power covering the void clearly gave a sense of distortion, as if even a great mountain would be crushed into powder!

Bai Qianfeng, who was in imminent danger and struggling to hold on, was like a drowning person who had grabbed the last straw, and he shouted in wild surprise:

"Fellow Daoist Qin, come quickly to assist me!"

The Dharma Artifact that Qin Ruoning controlled was clearly also of astonishing power, and Lu Yuan naturally had no interest in taking it head-on; his figure seemed to transform into formless wind, disappearing from the spot in an instant and appearing several dozen zhang away.

Bang!

At the same time, under his control, the sword light transformed by the Sword Pill surged again, piercing through the firmament like an angry sea dragon, finally completely shattering the golden dragon light and shadow protecting Bai Qianfeng's body, and then piercing straight through his chest!

After the sword light passed through, Bai Qianfeng staggered and retreated in mid-air; besides a blood hole larger than a fist appearing in his chest, blood was simultaneously surging, spilling, and spraying from his entire body, as if he had been sliced by a thousand knives, with countless wounds on his body bursting open at the same time!

"Fellow Daoist Bai!?"

Seeing this scene from afar, Qin Ruoning screamed in horror, while Bai Qianfeng looked down in disbelief at the blood hole in his chest larger than a fist, his face twisted:

"You"

Chi chi chi chi!

Before he could finish the word "you," the sword light, like a swimming dragon, flashed across his four limbs in an instant, and then one could see Bai Qianfeng's hands and feet severed at the roots in an instant, his whole person instantly turning into a human trunk, falling powerlessly from the high sky.

"Fellow Daoist Bai!"

Unable to care about attacking Lu Yuan again, Qin Ruoning flew over in a panic, manifesting a hand of Dharma Power in mid-air to grab the unconscious Bai Qianfeng and his severed limbs, and then her whole body instantly bloomed with escape light, fleeing toward the edge of the sky without the slightest hesitation.

The opponent's escape was remarkably crisp and decisive, and in an instant, she turned into a shooting star and went far away, seemingly having used some kind of escape technique.

However, Lu Yuan had no intention of letting the two go just like that; he instantly formed a seal, and his whole person instantly dissipated into formlessness, as if his flesh and blood body had turned into a divine wind, and he immediately pursued Qin Ruoning at an indescribable speed.

From the time he began refining the Great Evolution Heaven Mending Array Flag to traveling the world, experiencing the mortal realm, and breaking through to Refining Qi into Spirit over these years, he had accumulated over one hundred thousand units of Qi Luck, so he had not only upgraded his 【Sword Technique】 to a Supernatural Power, but his 【Wind Control】 technique as well.

After ascending to a Supernatural Power, this technique was not just about controlling wild winds, but could also transform the body into a divine wind, roaming the heavens and earth, covering hundreds of miles in an instant; if his cultivation were higher, he could even summon the Heavenly Gang winds of the nine heavens, which, with a single blow, could rot the heavens and erode the earth, and even powerful cultivators would have their physical bodies melt and their souls scatter if blown by it!

Therefore.

Under this Supernatural Power, it took only a dozen breaths of time for him to catch up to Qin Ruoning, who was fleeing at high speed with Bai Qianfeng.

And Qin Ruoning, feeling the sensation of thorns on her back, turned her head, and her expression changed instantly, her heart sinking to the bottom, making her body and mind feel freezing cold:

"How could it be so fast"

"What is this person's background, how can he have such astonishing means while in the Lower Realm"

"With such means, he is probably enough to contend with a Jiedan Late Stage master, and could even hold his own against a Jiedan Late Stage!"

Being able to cripple Bai Qianfeng in a few breaths, the various means of this Lower Realm cultivator Lu Yuan were far more terrifying than she had anticipated; even if she and Bai Qianfeng, who had similar cultivation and means, exhausted all their trump cards, they might not be the opponent's match.

Fighting to the death was by no means a wise move; all she could do was rush back to the Heavenly Ladder, send a message for reinforcements, or return to the Upper Realm, yet who would have thought that she had already used a third-grade Escape Talisman and still failed to shake off the opponent's pursuit!

And just as her thoughts flashed and she gritted her silver teeth.

The distance between the two sides was still closing rapidly, and soon they were no more than one or two miles apart.

And at this moment, Lu Yuan behind her merely reached out and pointed through the air, his voice resounding through the void:

"Freeze!"

The next moment, a formless fluctuation of Qi descended from the void; Qin Ruoning, who had just suffered a great loss under this kind of strange technique, was startled and, without hesitation, crushed and activated her own Dragon-Suppressing Golden Armor Talisman.

The power of the third-grade high-grade Talisman was activated, and amidst the sound of a dragon's roar, a golden dragon light and shadow circled her body, protecting her within, allowing her to immediately feel that the strange and terrifying formless sealing power had decreased significantly, enabling her to struggle to mobilize her Dharma Power and then throw out the water-blue jade seal in her hand.

With a loud boom, the water-blue seal bloomed with light in the air, and amidst the surging sea tides, a roaring water-blue giant whale manifested, pressing down on the head of the rapidly approaching Lu Yuan, wanting to block his path.

However, Lu Yuan merely pressed his fingers together into a sword and raised his hand to stab through the air, and a vast sword light soared into the sky; within a radius of over a hundred zhang, the atmosphere wailed, the cloud currents shattered inch by inch, and the sharp Qi tsunami capable of slicing the void surged like a tide, instantly piercing and shredding the water-blue giant whale light and shadow!