121: gambling fight

Hou Tu Peak.

A Sword Light streaked past.

Pfft—

The profound yellow mountain peak shattered like a bubble.

A True Core Elder's palm gushed a line of blood, and his body flew dozens of feet away.

The Tiansheng Sect Elder watching from the side had a grim expression, his eyes spitting fire, wishing he could devour the man, whose Sword Intent soared to the sky, alive.

“That’s the seventh one…”

“This person is too arrogant, not a son of man…”

Hegemon-Sword Ling Xiao challenged them one after another under the pretext of discussing the Dao.

Yet, no one could withstand three moves.

Beside him, the Hou Tu Peak Lord’s Face was ashen.

The Xianyun Sword Sect Sword Hall Head Seat next to him stroked his beard and chuckled, “My Junior Brother doesn’t know his own strength when he makes a move. Please forgive Peak Lord Lu.”

Though he said so, his Face was full of smiles, without the slightest hint of guilt.

“Haha, exhilarating!”

Hegemon-Sword Ling Xiao hooked his finger, and the purple-green twin swords, which soared into the clouds, returned to the sword scabbard on his back.

He had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, a high forehead and broad Face, looking heroic and domineering.

Especially his innate Sword Body.

His Sword Intent was high, and when he stood there, he was like a sharp sword eager to fly into the sky.

“Pity… it’s still not enough!

How about an Elder stepping forward for a battle?

I will, as before, suppress my cultivation to the same Realm. If I cannot defeat Your Excellency in three moves, I will offer a top-grade Magic Treasure with both hands.”

With that, he clapped his hand, and a golden top-grade Flying Sword circled around him.

‘He says it so nicely…’ Yuan Ci Avatar rolled his eyes inwardly, but his Face remained expressionless. He quietly kept his gaze down, shrinking his head.

Just now, seven True Dan Cultivators had already lost their duels.

How could a top-grade Magic Treasure be so easily obtained?

Hegemon-Sword Ling Xiao’s gaze swept over everyone’s Faces without restraint.

The True Core Elders, who had just been righteously indignant, all turned cold and lowered their heads, fearing being chosen.

Ten breaths passed, and no one dared to step forward to accept the challenge.

“Hmph, on the day of the auction, your sect’s True Dan Cultivator, Gu Danqing, even dared to contend with me for tianyi holy water.

I thought the Tiansheng Sect’s Dao techniques were extraordinary.

Seeing them today, they are simply vulnerable.”

Hegemon-Sword Ling Xiao sneered coldly.

“You!”

“This child is arrogant!”

“Peak Lord, please activate the mountain protection array and capture this fiend!”

A group of True Dan Cultivators shouted fiercely.

There was a strong momentum as if they would swarm him.

Whoosh—

Two figures arrived fleetingly.

The Hou Tu Peak Lord’s Face was ashen.

Hegemon-Sword Ling Xiao’s actions were practically trampling his old Face into the ground.

The Sword Hall Head Seat cupped his hands and chuckled, “My Junior Brother, Hegemon-Sword Ling Xiao, has a straightforward Heart-Nature.

This time, he is emulating ancient Cultivators, walking the Invincible Sword Dao.

If there is any offense, please forgive us, everyone.”

As he spoke, his gaze, however, turned towards Yuan Ci Avatar.

“I’ve long heard that Hou Tu Peak has produced a Heavenly Spiritual Root Cultivator. Let him be the finale for my Junior Brother’s Dao validation this time.”

His tone was light, clearly treating Yuan Ci Avatar as a dish.

Immediately, everyone’s gazes uniformly fell upon Yuan Ci Avatar.

“I…”

Yuan Ci Avatar’s facial muscles twitched, and his brow furrowed.

Had he not been transparent enough just now?

How could he still be targeted?

However, in a duel of the same Realm, he had truly never been afraid.

“Fellow Daoist’s cultivation is profound.

However, if the cultivation is suppressed to the Early Stage of True Core for a battle, I am confident I can withstand three moves.”

Yuan Ci Avatar said coldly.

Top-grade Magic Treasures are rare, and top-grade Flying Swords are even rarer.

This one Flying Sword alone is worth ten ordinary Flying Sword Magic Treasures.

“Good!

Take this sword!”

Hegemon-Sword Ling Xiao joined two fingers, and a green sword shadow appeared on his entire arm.

Chirp—

Sword Qi erupted, sweeping in like a long Dragon.

“Xianyun Flying Sword Art—Man and Sword as One!

This person’s swordsmanship has actually reached such a Realm!”

“Not good!”

“Elder Yuan is in trouble!”

Yuan Ci Avatar, however, saw the hunt with delight and chuckled, “Good timing!”

He flipped his hand and slapped, and a silver brick flew out, growing against the wind, transforming into a small mountain and falling. A dazzling magnetic force was born, and immediately the Flying Sword was like a clay ox entering the sea, its power greatly diminished.

“This is… Two Forms Yuanci Mysterious Light!

Junior Brother Yuan has actually cultivated this Divine Ability!”

“Not only that, but that silver brick Magic Treasure is also extraordinary. It has such a great boost to the Two Forms Yuanci Mysterious Light.

Its embryo must be an entire yuan magnetic profound ore.

Moreover, the quality of the ore vein is not low!”

A group of True Dan Cultivators exclaimed in surprise.

Yuan Ci Avatar possessed a Heavenly Spiritual Root, but he rarely engaged in duels.

They originally thought it was due to insufficient strength, but now they realized they had misjudged him.

Under the suppression of the profound light small mountain, the Sword Qi continued to wail.

“Suppress!”

As the word was uttered, the profound light intensified by three points, and immediately the Sword Qi dispersed, permeating the heavens and earth.

“What a powerful Two Forms Yuanci Mysterious Light!”

Hegemon-Sword Ling Xiao narrowed his eyes.

He summoned a purple-green Flying Sword.

This sword was forged from a thousand-year-old purple-green spiritual wood, without a trace of metal, so it would not be affected by the Two Forms Yuanci Mysterious Light.

Moreover, the purple-green spiritual wood also possessed the attribute of breaking through the Void Realm, making its flight trajectory difficult to predict.

One careless move, and the sword’s edge would be upon him.

“Slay!”

The purple-green Flying Sword slashed into the Void Realm, transforming into hundreds of sword shadows that struck.

A group of True Core Elders’ hearts were in their throats.

The True Core Elder who cultivated the Spiritual Eye secret technique, his pupils burst forth with brilliance, yet he found that he could not see through the true body of this sword.

Bang—

Ten thousand swords merged into one, and layers of Sword Light pierced through Yuan Ci Avatar’s protective profound light. The terrifying distance forced him to retreat dozens of steps.

Cracks appeared on his body, and the surface peeled off inch by inch like broken tiles.

“Profound Yellow Battle Armor!

Only Earth-attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root Cultivators can collect the profound yellow Qi hidden in the earth veins and draw it into their bodies to form this protective method.

Junior Brother Yuan has actually cultivated it!”

The sharp-eyed True Core Elder exclaimed.

‘This turtle shell…’ A hint of gloom flashed in Ba Jian’s eyes.

Just as he was about to unleash another killing move, a profound yellow giant cauldron appeared before him, smashing through the Void Realm.

“Fellow Daoist has unleashed two moves consecutively, and your Divine Abilities are profound.

I also have a move; please appraise it, Fellow Daoist.”

Long defense leads to inevitable loss. For the third move, Yuan Ci Avatar chose to attack instead of defend.

“Profound Yellow Mother Qi Cauldron!

Another secret technique that only a Heavenly Spiritual Root can cultivate!”

A group of True Core Elders looked excited.

They had been rooted in Hou Tu Peak for many years, already sharing honor and disgrace with the Hou Tu lineage.

Now, seeing a secret technique that no one in their sect had cultivated for hundreds of years display its Divine Might, how could they not be excited?

Hegemon-Sword Ling Xiao’s expression changed.

The profound yellow giant cauldron before him actually made him feel a hint of trepidation.

‘This child’s talent is extraordinary… he might become a great trouble in the future…’

He suddenly clasped his hands together, his body faintly emitting a faint light, and his sword bones glowed brightly.

An inexplicable power poured into the Flying Sword in front of him.

It was precisely the power belonging to the Sword Body.

“Profound Heaven Body-Breaking Formless Sword Qi, Slash!”

Bang—

The sword and cauldron collided, producing a violent explosion, and smoke and dust filled the air.

The strong Qi wave spread out, and Yuan Ci Avatar retreated thirteen steps.

Deep pits were left under his feet.

Hegemon-Sword Ling Xiao did not retreat a single step, but his Face was ashen.

If he hadn’t removed the cultivation restriction just now, he might have suffered some minor injuries.

That would have been truly embarrassing.

Clearly, all the Cultivators present could see this point.

Their eyes, without prior agreement, revealed a hint of mockery.

Arrogant, huh? Keep being arrogant, then.

Didn’t he boast about being invincible in the same Realm, emulating ancient Cultivators to walk the Invincible Sword Dao… What if he challenged seven people?

What if he defeated various peaks?

He still lost at the hands of our Hou Tu Peak Cultivator.

This time, it was the Hou Tu Peak Lord’s turn to smile.

He looked triumphantly at the ashen-faced Sword Hall Head Seat and chuckled, “My inferior disciple fortunately won by one move.

He ruined Fellow Daoist Hegemon-Sword Ling Xiao’s path of the invincible Sword Cultivator; I hope you’ll forgive him, haha…”

The Sword Hall Head Seat’s Face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he couldn’t fail to hear the mockery.

“Hmph… Let’s go!”

Feeling that they had lost Face, the two threw down a top-grade Gengjin Flying Sword and transformed into Sword Light, fleeing away.

Watching their retreating figures, Yuan Ci Avatar narrowed his eyes, caressing the Flying Sword he had just acquired.

‘These two challenged various peaks, defeating many True Dan Cultivators, causing the Tiansheng Sect to lose all Face.

Yet, the Tiansheng Sect’s response was so weak… There’s something fishy going on…’