Chapter 361: White Tiger Seven Kill (Requesting Subscriptions)

"Escaped?"

In the Jagged Sword Reef, the Fire Dragon Daoist gazed at the scene in the Qiankun Mirror, slightly surprised.

A typical Yuan Ying mid-stage cultivator would naturally find it hard to completely annihilate a Yuan Ying early-stage cultivator.

Destroying their physical body is already considered a great victory.

But the White Tiger Sword Immortal is clearly different—if he were to deploy a secret treasure like the "Infant-Imprisoning Net," he could very likely slaughter the Hundred Treasures True Lord entirely, leaving no chance for his Yuan Ying to escape.

"Naturally, we must let his Yuan Ying flee—otherwise, how would the news spread?"

"Moreover… knowing the White Tiger Sword Immortal cannot destroy a Yuan Ying spirit, these True Lords will willingly fall into the trap."

Fang Xing sighed with emotion: "Prepare yourselves—the White Tiger Seven Kill Sword Array is about to receive its guests…"

…

Upon a certain barren rock devoid of any vegetation.

A Yuan Ying True Lord with an ancient appearance, wearing a tall crown and a black robe, sat cross-legged.

He appeared to be around forty, with thin lips and eyes as deep and dark as bottomless voids.

At this moment, the True Lord turned his gaze toward another direction.

"Brother Yu Xue, it's been a long time."

With a voice indistinguishably gendered, a figure clad in white robes, seemingly shrouded in mist, floated into view.

His aura was ethereal—he too was a late-stage Yuan Ying True Lord.

"Brother Yu Xue, did you bring the item?"

Yu Xue True Lord's voice was magnetic, carrying a mesmerizing, soul-shaking power.

After all, he was the Grand Master of Yu Huadian, famed throughout the Hanhai Immortal Realm for the "Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Technique."

"Naturally brought it. If the White Tiger Sword Immortal knew two Great True Lords were joining forces against him, he'd surely feel honored."

The Xu Yun Great True Lord chuckled.

"Just received a message from Bai Bao—he's located the White Tiger Sword Immortal… His physical body was destroyed, his Yuan Ying fled, and he even slipped a tracking spell onto the White Tiger Sword Immortal…" Yu Xue Great True Lord spoke: "What do you think?"

"The act is overdone," Xu Yun Great True Lord replied with a light laugh. "The Killing Sword lineage is bloodthirsty and fond of killing, but not indiscriminate… The White Tiger Sword Immortal is currently mid-stage Yuan Ying; to secure that great opportunity in a few years, he can only risk advancing to late-stage Yuan Ying… His methods are few. Given the current situation, the most likely is the 'Nine Children Mother Spirit Infant Sword Refining Art'… If this guess is correct, the Yuan Ying True Lord who strikes now will suffer catastrophic losses."

"Worthless fools can die—they're dead anyway. I've secretly altered several True Lords in my own hall. If the White Tiger Sword Immortal truly uses the Sword Refining Art, he'll reap what he sows."

Yu Xue Great True Lord sneered.

It seemed they understood the various secret arts of the Divine Sword Sect extremely well.

"Good. Preventing his advancement is only one goal—better still, capture him alive… The Killing Sword lineage passes only one disciple per generation, consumes few treasures; he may still possess a fifth-rank 'Grand Void Teleportation Talisman.' Once activated, it instantly teleports him tens of millions of miles away—even a Shennan Elder would struggle to pursue."

Xu Yun Great True Lord said: "I've borrowed the 'Mountain River Map' secret treasure from the Wuji Hall—it may prove decisive at the critical moment!"

"Excellent. Last time you captured the Thunder Sword lineage heir; if you succeed again, your future Shennan opportunity ranking will far surpass mine. Congratulations, Brother."

Yu Xue Great True Lord offered his felicitations.

"Hah… We're all peripheral forces of the Wuji Hall. To truly exchange for a Shennan opportunity, we'll still rank after the Wuji Hall's core Yuan Ying. Let's encourage each other, encourage each other…"

Xu Yun Great True Lord's heart tightened, yet his face wore the most sincere smile.

…

Several days later.

The Jagged Sword Reef.

"He's here."

Fang Xing and the Fire Dragon Daoist perked up as the Qiankun Mirror showed the White Tiger Sword Immortal's sword light darting back and forth, heading straight for the array.

Behind him, several aura trails clung tightly—each belonging to a mid-stage Yuan Ying cultivator.

Leading them was a man with a leopard's head and ringed eyes, clad in a beast-skin robe; every casual strike seemed accompanied by countless beasts.

Another, dressed in green robes, wielded sword light that slashed through the air; occasionally releasing his life-sword to duel with the White Tiger's, he too was a Yuan Ying Sword Lord!

As sword cultivators, they naturally coveted the Divine Sword Sect's heritage.

Even without that, the White Tiger Sword Immortal was an excellent opponent—perfect for testing their lifetime of learning!

The final two aura trails belonged to a man and a woman, both early-stage Yuan Ying cultivators, wielding a pair of strange Tongxin rings—when combined, their power reached mid-stage Yuan Ying levels.

To Fang Xing, they were like crude imitations of Jiao Yue and Huoyun True Lord.

"The Ten Thousand Beasts True Lord, Green Bamboo Sword Lord, and the Cloud-Rain Twin Lords… These are all renowned experts of the Outer Seas."

Seeing this, the Fire Dragon Daoist could not hide his worry.

"Don't worry—Tai Bai has his limits."

Fang Xing, however, was utterly unconcerned—even complaining that the White Tiger Sword Immortal was attracting too few targets.

These past few days, he'd been too lazy to cultivate, so he casually studied the jade slips of the "Grand Void Flying Sword Art" and the "Nine Children Mother Spirit Infant Sword Refining Art."

The result? The "Grand Void Flying Sword Art" remained utterly baffling—he couldn't even begin to grasp it.

But he'd gained considerable insight into sword-refining techniques, likely because his second Yuan Ying had already practiced them firsthand.

Yet Fang Xing noticed a problem: in terms of resource efficiency, the Divine Sword Sect's sword-refining art was clearly inferior to the demonic method of devouring Yuan Ying.

"But the Devouring Yuan Ying method guarantees backlash and demonic deviation by late-stage Yuan Ying… The Nine Children Mother Spirit Infant Sword Art carries no such risk."

"But for me, it's the same… the demonic original method suits me better."

Fang Xing now sensed Yinyin that, due to his second Yuan Ying's advancement to mid-stage Yuan Ying, his cultivator avatar's bottleneck had loosened considerably.

Even doing nothing, he suspected he'd soon break through naturally, as if water had flowed to its course.

"Thus, this Second Yuan Ying technique is also highly effective for breaking bottlenecks… Too bad, besides me, no one can let their second Yuan Ying's cultivation far surpass the original body without betrayal…"

Theoretically, in today's immortal world, even if a cultivator mastered the Great Technique of the Second Yuan Ying, none would dare let their second Yuan Ying surpass their original body's level.

And in truth, they couldn't surpass it anyway…

As Fang Xing pondered, the battling Yuan Ying True Lords drew ever closer to the Jagged Sword Reef.

Whoosh!

The Yuan Ying True Lords were no fools; although the White Tiger Sword Immortal had concealed the array's aura as much as possible, it couldn't escape the myriad detection techniques of the immortal world.

"Go!"

The Ten Thousand Beasts True Lord roared, and from his beast-skin robe emerged the essences of countless flying beasts and terrestrial creatures, including even the soul of a fourth-rank transformed great demon.

It resembled a Thunder Peng, its wings spanning over a hundred meters.

With a single flap, wind and thunder followed as it surged into the Jagged Sword Reef ahead.

Countless flying and terrestrial beasts touched the array's restrictions and were instantly sliced to pieces by sword light.

"So there's an ambush."

The Ten Thousand Beasts True Lord formed hand seals, attempting to recall the Thunder Peng.

But a sky-piercing sword light descended, instantly slaying the Thunder Peng's soul.

Seeing this, the Ten Thousand Beasts True Lord's face darkened instantly.

"Hah… If you want to kill me, come into the array!"

The White Tiger Sword Immortal laughed loudly as he flew into the White Tiger Seven Kill Sword Array.

Sword lights surged skyward, filling the surrounding void with piercing, razor-sharp energy.

"Indeed… just as rumored—the White Tiger Sword Immortal cannot leave this place for long. Could something divine be about to emerge?"

The Green Bamboo Sword Lord casually waved his hand, setting up a wooden-element sword array of dappled bamboo shadows, watching the array with a serious expression.

"Who knows… This man is a madman of the Killing Sword lineage—he may simply be seeking cultivators to hone his blade."

The "Rain True Lord" of the Cloud-Rain Twin Lords spoke, his voice as clear as a yellow oriole's.

"That's entirely possible…"

The Ten Thousand Beasts True Lord paused, then nodded in agreement: "Madmen of the Killing Sword lineage grow restless unless they kill opponents of equal strength every so often… Could he have set up this array just to kill mid-stage Yuan Ying True Lords one-on-one?"

Even the most powerful Yuan Ying Sword Lord, faced with multiple peers attacking together, could only flee in defeat.

Thus, in immortal history, there were indeed Yuan Ying Sword Lords who deliberately did this.

"Regardless, first contact more Yuan Ying peers, then summon an array master…"

The Green Bamboo Sword Lord gazed at the array, his eyes gleaming with eagerness.

Not long after, one by one, Yuan Ying True Lords arrived with more disciples, riding upon tower-ships, strange beasts, and flying swords… surrounding the Jagged Sword Reef.

"Gentlemen… the situation is as such. If we delay too long, the White Tiger Sword Immortal may simply flee."

The Ten Thousand Beasts True Lord said: "So we must break the array quickly! Any other suggestions?"

As he spoke, his gaze turned to an elderly man with white hair and beard, clad in a star-patterned robe.

This "Star-Moving Elder" was a fourth-rank array master; though his cultivation was only early-stage Yuan Ying, his status was extraordinary.

"If I haven't misread it, this array is the 'White Tiger Seven Kill Sword Array,' said to resist seven peers of equal level—extremely perilous."

The Star-Moving Elder said: "To break it quickly, we'd need far more Yuan Ying True Lords than the array can handle, forcing our way into each of its seven sword gates… The White Tiger Seven Kill Sword Array has seven sword gates—we need at least nine Yuan Ying True Lords… Preferably mid-stage experts, to avoid being instantly slain."

Upon hearing this, the Yuan Ying early-stage cultivators exchanged uneasy glances.

Nine mid-stage Yuan Ying!

Even most top-tier immortal sects would struggle to muster that many.

In the Hanhai Immortal Realm, Yuan Ying early-stage cultivators could found their own sects; mid-stage cultivators were true experts even in sacred places.

"We have six mid-stage Yuan Ying here… The remaining three could be filled by a few capable early-stage cultivators—if they wield powerful treasures, they can hold their ground for a moment against mid-stage opponents."

The "Cloud True Lord" of the Cloud-Rain Twin Lords, a refined young man, offered his suggestion.

"Hmm… Or we could all charge into the array together."

The Star-Moving Elder suggested: "With the combined strength of dozens of Yuan Ying True Lords here, the White Tiger Seven Kill Sword Array cannot possibly withstand it—it will be shattered quickly."

The Ten Thousand Beasts True Lord was about to nod, but received a mental message and immediately shook his head: "No… If the White Tiger Sword Immortal sees too many of us, he'll flee immediately."

(End of chapter)