109: Chapter 109 The Power of the Azure Lotus Sword Body, the Mysterious Middle-Aged Man

"Understood, Ninth Aunt!"

Chen Yanhu took the spirit Talisman and nodded heavily, his eyes resolute.

As soon as he finished speaking!

Xie Jinshu's figure flashed, vanishing from beside the carriage to join the fray.

With her departure, several Liu Family Mid Qi Refining Stage Cultivators who had been intimidated by her presence immediately lunged toward the carriage with sinister grins!

"Do it!"

Chen Yanhu barked softly, simultaneously channeling spiritual power into the Talismans in their hands alongside Lu Yao.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

In an instant, over a dozen blazing fire snake talismans appeared out of thin air, twisting and roaring as they formed a web of fire covering several yards,

descending upon the approaching Cultivators!

"What?! How can there be so many fire snake talismans?!"

The Mid Qi Refining Stage Cultivator charging at the front was terrified. He hurriedly summoned a defensive Magical Artifact, only to be struck by two fire snakes simultaneously.

His protective spiritual light shattered instantly, and his entire body turned into a dancing torch.

Such an extravagant Talisman offensive made the enemies lunging at the carriage hesitate to act recklessly again.

And amidst this chaos, Xie Jinshu finally made her move with composure!

Under the power of the Green Lotus Sword Body!

Her longsword hummed clearly as she guided her sword art, her internal spiritual power surging forth.

"Splitting Light and Transforming Shadows, Sword Becomes a Hundred Rivers!"

With her cold cry, she rose into the air, her robes fluttering!

The Flying Sword unfurled from behind her, and amidst the flowing radiance, it actually split into over a hundred streaks of green sword light, each one radiating a piercing Sword Qi!

It was like a green lunar wheel.

"Go!"

With a light tap of her jade-like finger!

The hundred streaks of sword light, like a green torrent, let out a deafening whistle as they swept across the sky, blotting out the sun. The sheer momentum caused everyone below to freeze!

"What is this?"

"Such powerful Sword Qi!!"

One side was filled with terror, while the other was naturally overjoyed!

To capture the rebels, one must first capture their leader!

Xie Jinshu was sharp-witted and saw the situation clearly, paying no mind to the battle below!

Instead, she aimed directly at the leader at the Perfection of Qi Refining. If she could kill or heavily wound this man, the enemy's offensive would crumble without a leader!

This was the only way to break the deadlock!

On the Liu Family's side!

Facing the roaring torrent of green sword light, the leader at the Perfection of Qi Refining constricted his pupils.

The cat-and-mouse ease on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a beast-like ferocity and the mad rage of being provoked.

"Damn it! This little girl has some tricks!"

He cursed, but his reaction was incredibly fast.

Without any other apparent movement, he violently tore off the wolf-skin cloak from his shoulders!

The cloak instantly billowed and shimmered, transforming in the blink of an eye into a tough leather shield blocking his front.

It was actually a special defensive Magical Artifact capable of shape-shifting at will.

At the same time, he slapped the Storage Pouch at his waist, and a door-sized, thick-backed Nine-Ring Ghost-Head Saber appeared in his hand, its blade swirling with Evil Qi!

Clang! Clatter!

The nine copper rings collided violently, emitting a chaotic noise that disturbed the mind.

"Break for me!"

With a thunderous shout, he didn't retreat but advanced, swinging the Ghost-Head Saber with a domineering Aura that could split mountains and crack rocks, boldly meeting the torrent of sword light!

He whipped up waves of saber strikes!

The saber technique was simple and devoid of any flourishes, purely using force to overcome finesse, relying on his massive spiritual power at the Perfection of Qi Refining to crush his opponent!

Clang! Clang! Clang—!

The sword light and saber waves collided frantically!

The dissipating Sword Qi and saber waves sent sand and stones flying across the wasteland, leaving deep gouges in the earth!

For a moment, they were at a stalemate!

"A battle of attrition?"

Xie Jinshu let out a sneer. This man was seasoned; seeing that her sword moves were exquisite,

he had completely abandoned the idea of countering her techniques and instead planned to wear her down by comparing spiritual power consumption!

However, what he didn't know was that Xie Jinshu had long since switched to practicing the Nine Revolutions Essence Condensation Art. Her cultivation was so profound that it far exceeded those of the same level; how could she be judged by common logic?

A battle of attrition? That suited her perfectly!

Her hands never stopped forming sword seals, and the lunar wheel formed by the Flying Sword behind her shone even brighter as new Sword Qi was generated continuously!

"Go again!!"

With a sharp cry, the sword light seemed infinite, like waves rising one after another, surging forward relentlessly!

A flash of horror finally appeared in the leader's ferocious eyes!

"Where did this person come from?! Only at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refining, yet her spiritual power is so vast that she's pushed me to this point?!"

Seeing that Xie Jinshu was not afraid of consumption at all, he immediately changed his tactics again.

His hand seals changed once more!

The leather shield transformed from the wolf-skin cloak suddenly expanded, acting like a pouch and swallowing the torrent of Sword Qi in one gulp!

With his hands free, his saber stance shifted, and the blade vibrated violently.

"Playing rough with me? You're still too green!"

Laughing wildly, he gripped the hilt with both hands. No longer seeking to remain unscathed, he moved like a phantom, rapidly shifting positions and desperately closing in on Xie Jinshu herself!

Even though he was repeatedly wounded by Sword Qi along the way, he ignored it entirely, acting like a mad tiger!

He took on the posture of a complete desperado, intending to trade injuries for a kill, relying on his Perfection of Qi Refining cultivation and powerful physique to close the distance.

Once in close quarters, the advantage of a Sword Cultivator would be greatly diminished!

However, facing this scene, Xie Jinshu only showed a hint of cold mockery.

She raised her left hand, and at some point, a thick stack of spirit Talismans had appeared in her palm!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Seven or eight fire snake talismans exploded simultaneously under her spiritual power!

In an instant, seven or eight giant fire pythons as thick as water buckets appeared out of thin air, weaving into a massive net that descended upon the leader charging straight at her!

The scorching heat distorted the air, reflecting a bright red glow on his astonished face!

"Damn it, so many Talismans again?"

A High Grade first-rank spirit Talisman cost at least ten Spirit Stones each. Using them like this completely disrupted his rhythm and his unstoppable momentum!

He was forced to swing his Ghost-Head Saber to deal with the fire snakes first.

And in that split second while he was temporarily delayed by the fire snake talismans, Xie Jinshu was not idle either!

She brought her hands together in front of her chest. The lunar wheel behind her and all the green sword light roaming in the air converged toward her like a hundred rivers returning to the sea,

emitting a clear, vibrating hum as they frantically gathered in front of her!

The sky full of sword shadows suddenly vanished!

In its place, a green giant sword over a yard long appeared once more!

The giant sword was like green jade, its body imprinted with a faint lotus mark. A pressure far exceeding before completely enveloped the leader at the Perfection of Qi Refining!

"Strike!"

At Xie Jinshu's command, the green giant sword transformed into a green rainbow that pierced through heaven and earth, slashing down at him with an unstoppable force!

"No—!"

Behind the smoke and dust of the extinguished fire snakes came a scream of disbelief!

Squelch!

First was the leather shield; like a hot knife through butter, it failed to provide even a moment's resistance before being split in two by the green giant sword.

Next was the sinister Ghost-Head Saber.

Clang—!

The moment the blade made contact with the green rainbow, the nine copper rings were ground to dust by the Sword Qi and sent flying back.

The giant sword was irresistible!

A thin line of blood began at the center of his forehead and extended straight down, passing over his nose, lips, chin, and chest...

The scene fell into a dead silence.

Whether it was the Liu Family Cultivators fighting with Chen Qianshan and Wu Kui, or Chen Yanhu and the others nervously guarding the carriage, all were shocked by this earth-shattering sword strike.

Eyes focused on Xie Jinshu as she stood in mid-air, her green clothes billowing.

Though her face was somewhat pale and her breathing unsteady, it could not hide her transcendent grace.

"Run!"

With their leader slain, morale collapsed instantly. Someone shouted, and the besieging crowd scattered like startled beasts.

A sudden ambush had ended just as abruptly.

But what everyone didn't know was that not far away, on the summit of a barren, rocky mountain,

Chen Qingyuan and a middle-aged man in a green Scholar's Robe stood against the wind like two statues, taking in everything on the battlefield below.

It wasn't until the leader at the Perfection of Qi Refining was executed and the retreat began that Chen Qingyuan's tightly clenched fist in his sleeve slightly relaxed.

He turned to the extraordinary scholar beside him, his voice tinged with lingering fear, "Senior, it seems... this Junior has luckily won."