388: The body is slightly stronger, but there is no advantage

Half an incense stick of time passed.

Jing Qiu and Yun Han were still fighting, with no clear victor.

Shen Tu and the others were also engaged in a furious battle with the Mysterious Person; after some exchanges, they were already injured and seemed unable to hold on for much longer. Not every cultivator possessed the confidence to fight above their cultivation level.

"Ten Thousand Rivers Autumn Water!"

Jing Qiu formed a sword art, and between heaven and earth, water-attribute spiritual energy emerged, transforming into hundreds of long swords that hovered around her.

"Go!"

Jing Qiu waved her sword, and the hundreds of long swords shot explosively towards Yun Han.

"......"

Yun Han gripped his blood-colored long saber, and a dense demonic aura immediately erupted from his body.

His eyes flashed with a bloody glow, and the demonic aura condensed on his long saber. He swung it out in a single strike.

Boom!

A blood-colored saber imprint swept across, instantly exploding the hundreds of long swords.

Yun Han waved his left hand, and seven blood-colored arrows shot out, fiercely striking towards Jing Qiu.

Jing Qiu held one hand upright before her chest, quickly forming hand seals. Several runes appeared, forming a powerful energy barrier that shielded her.

Rumble!

The seven blood-colored arrows struck, and were directly blocked by the energy barrier.

"Ten Thousand Demons Gate..."

Xie Weilou stared at Yun Han and the Mysterious Person. He was not entirely unfamiliar with the aura emanating from these two.

During the Northern You Alliance, he had slain members of the Ten Thousand Demons Gate, and those individuals had similar demonic auras.

They were not demon beasts, nor Demon-Humans, nor half-demons, but rather demon cultivators.

"Ten Thousand Rivers Return to the Sea!"

Jing Qiu formed a sword art, and her long sword flew upwards, instantly transforming into a giant sword, with the surrounding sword qi furiously condensing within it.

"Heavenly Demon Saber!"

Seeing this, Yun Han did not dare to be careless. He flew up, his long saber vibrating, and demonic aura erupted. He unleashed a strike, and a hundred-meter saber imprint burst forth.

Rumble!

The giant sword and the saber imprint clashed, an explosion echoed, and both Jing Qiu and Yun Han were simultaneously forced back.

"......"

Just then, Xie Weilou's figure moved, instantly appearing behind Yun Han. He clenched his fist and struck Yun Han's back with a punch.

Bang!

Yun Han had no time to dodge and took the punch head-on. His back caved in, bones fractured, blood spurted out, and his body was sent flying.

"A Thought of Autumn Water!"

A cold glint flashed in Jing Qiu's eyes. Her body transformed into a fleeting afterimage, instantly appearing before Yun Han, and she struck at his neck with a sword.

Thud!

Yun Han's head flew high, blood splattered, and his face changed, becoming that of a middle-aged man.

Jing Qiu followed up with another sword strike, aiming at Yun Han's head. This head was blasted into a bloody mist, and his soul was utterly annihilated.

"Hmm?"

When the Mysterious Person saw Yun Han slain, he repelled Shen Tu and the others with a palm strike, then turned and fled.

"Trying to escape?"

Jing Qiu's chilling voice rang out. She instantly appeared before the Mysterious Person and unleashed a sword strike. The sword qi immediately engulfed the Mysterious Person.

Boom!

Before the Mysterious Person could react, his body was split in half by the sword, and he was directly destroyed.

"So strong! As expected of The Holy Courtyard's Disciples."

Yun Lan and the others stared at Jing Qiu, their eyes filled with awe. With a cultivation of Dao Repository Realm (Middle Stage), she could instantly slay those of the same level and even fight above her level; it was truly terrifying.

"Phew! Finally resolved."

Shen Tu also breathed a sigh of relief.

Jing Qiu casually waved her hand, and Yun Han's and the Mysterious Person's spatial rings flew into her hand. She erased the Restriction on them, then took out everything inside, but found no items belonging to the Three Sects.

"There are no items from your Three Sects."

Jing Qiu threw the two spatial rings towards Ku Zhu and the others.

Ku Zhu and the others inspected them, and also raised an eyebrow. They handed the spatial rings back to Jing Qiu: "Could they have hidden the items elsewhere?"

Xie Weilou said indifferently: "The evil cultivator who stole the Three Sects' items, are you sure it was only one person? Now two have appeared. This is similar to a group crime. The true thief has probably not yet appeared, after all, being able to escape from a Dragon Transformation Realm cultivator is not so easy to slay."

"......"

Upon hearing this, the scene fell silent, and a hint of solemnity arose in everyone's hearts.

That's right!

How could someone who could escape from a Dragon Transformation Realm cultivator be so easy to slay?

The evil cultivator who stole the Three Sects' items was skilled in illusionary arts, and the cultivation they displayed was always Dao Repository Realm. This subconsciously made people think it was the same person committing the crime, but who could guarantee it was the work of the same person?

Xie Weilou looked at Ku Zhu and asked: "Earlier, you said there were five forces that went to Evil God Lake. Besides your four forces, what was the name of the remaining force? And did they obtain anything?"

Ku Zhu immediately said: "The remaining force is called Yin Corpse Sect, located in the Wu River area, and they obtained a yin ghost clock."

Jing Qiu said indifferently: "Since the evil cultivator has set their sights on your four forces' treasures, they will definitely also target the Yin Corpse Sect's yin ghost clock. Tomorrow, we will go to the Yin Corpse Sect. Since the evil cultivator did not succeed tonight, they will definitely continue to act."

Wu River is located in the southwest of the central region, eight hundred li from Tian Yuan Province, and the Yin Corpse Sect is one of the major sects there.

"Miss Jing Qiu makes a good point."

Yun Lan and the others nodded slightly.

Tomorrow, they would bring the white bone cauldron to the Yin Corpse Sect, and then they would surely be able to draw out that evil cultivator.

If the white bone cauldron was truly stolen by that evil cultivator, then it was simply because they were inferior, but it was better than constantly being targeted by a venomous snake and living in fear every day.

"If there is more than one evil cultivator, then we must send the news back to our sects and have them dispatch more people."

Ku Zhu said in a solemn voice.

Afterward, Xie Weilou and the others returned to the pavilion.

Shen Tu looked at Xie Weilou: "Fan Shidi's strength is indeed extraordinary."

When Xie Weilou made his move earlier, he happened to see it, and the power of that punch was indeed terrifying.

Jing Qiu also looked at Xie Weilou. That person's punch earlier was indeed not weak.

Lu Jin said indifferently: "It was just a sneak attack. Is there anything surprising about that? Most of Thunder Peak's disciples temper their bodies with lightning, so their physical strength is much stronger than that of ordinary cultivators, but in terms of speed and spell arts, they are lacking."

Ordinary body-tempering cultivators give the impression that they focus too much on strength, spending all their time tempering their bodies and enhancing their physical power, while neglecting other aspects.

He had suffered a great loss at the hands of a Thunder Peak disciple before; that opponent had overwhelmed him with sheer physical strength.

Xie Weilou did not argue, and smiled faintly: "Indeed! Besides my physical strength being slightly stronger, Fan has no great advantages in other areas."

"Fan Shidi is being modest."

Shen Tu chuckled, his perception happened to be different from Lu Jin's.

What kind of place was Thunder Peak?

That was the peak guarded by Lord Song.

In his opinion, although there were fewer Thunder Peak disciples, none of them were simple.

Jing Qiu looked at Xie Weilou, paused for a second, and asked: "Fan Shidi, do you know Xie Weilou? He seems to be a Thunder Peak disciple as well."

Xie Weilou smiled and said: "I've met him once!"

"What do you think of his strength? I heard he can even slay Dragon Transformation Realm cultivators."

Jing Qiu's eyes showed a thoughtful expression.

Xie Weilou laughed in spite of himself: "I can't see through his strength, but I can see through one thing..."

"What thing?"

Jing Qiu looked at Xie Weilou with curiosity.

Shen Tu and Lu Jin also became a little interested. There were countless rumors about that Xie Weilou, and they also wanted to learn more.

Xie Weilou said seriously: "He likes beautiful women!"

"Cough cough!"

Shen Tu was speechless for a moment. What man didn't like beautiful women?

"......"

Jing Qiu frowned slightly. It seemed this Fan Shidi couldn't provide her with much useful information.