251: Chapter 251 Ning Qingluo

"Scoundrel, you actually killed my Junior Brother!" The Grey-robed Elder glared angrily at Chen Lingyang.

Chen Lingyang's gaze was cold as he manipulated the Qingjin Sword to slash toward him.

The Grey-robed Elder hurriedly dodged, striking out with a backhanded palm while simultaneously summoning a giant sword.

"Do you still have spiritual power?" Chen Lingyang shouted toward the direction of the Green-skirted Woman.

When the Green-skirted Woman saw that Chen Lingyang had stepped in to save her, she was somewhat stunned. However, following Chen Lingyang's shout, she nodded, took out a Medicinal Pill to consume and recover her spiritual power, and summoned a green vine whip to attack alongside Chen Lingyang.

The Grey-robed Elder sneered dismissively. One was at the third layer of Foundation Establishment and the other at the first layer; what did it matter if they joined forces? Could they possibly turn the tables?

The elder's giant sword swept horizontally, sending the Qingjin Sword flying, and he turned to attack the Green-skirted Woman, whose condition was extremely poor.

The Green-skirted Woman was horrified and wanted to retreat and dodge, but her previous consumption of spiritual power had been far too massive, leaving her with hardly any spiritual power to evade this move.

Seeing this, Chen Lingyang unleashed the spiritual power of the fourth layer of Foundation Establishment, releasing a crimson-gold Sword Qi under the shocked gaze of the Grey-robed Elder.

Puff!

Even with prior precautions, the Grey-robed Elder was pierced through the chest by this move. Fortunately, he dodged in time, thereby escaping death.

Taking advantage of the gap while the Grey-robed Elder was heavily injured, the Green-skirted Woman immediately retreated dozens of feet, and the giant sword failed to kill her precisely because the elder was wounded.

"You scoundrel pair, all of you go die!" The Grey-robed Elder recalled his giant sword, and his aura suddenly erupted. Within a radius of several dozen feet, a faint force pressed downward.

"This is? The Heavy Sword Art of the Giant Sword Sect!" the Green-skirted Woman said in shock.

Chen Lingyang frowned. The Giant Sword Sect and their Chen Family were neighbors, so when the Giant Sword Sect migrated to Taihe Prefecture, the Chen Family had conducted quite a bit of investigation into them.

The Giant Sword Sect possessed three foundational sword techniques for establishing their Sect: the first was the Giant Sword Art, the second was the Sword-Breaking Art, and the third was the Heavy Sword Art before them.

Rumor had it that this Heavy Sword Art possessed the means to manipulate gravity. Once deployed, it could make people feel as though they had plunged deep into a mire, making it extremely difficult to escape, forcing them to watch helplessly as they were slaughtered at will within the opponent's Domain.

However, this Heavy Sword Art also had a weakness: its attack range was limited. If one wanted to increase the attack range, the spiritual power consumed would far exceed the spiritual power required to maintain this gravity Domain.

Figuring this out, Chen Lingyang immediately took action, wanting to defeat the opponent before he fully executed the Cultivation Technique.

Several strands of chiyang sword Qi instantly erupted from within his body, slashing toward the opponent.

Looking at these familiar Sword Qi strands, the Grey-robed Elder narrowed his eyes and said, "So that's how it is, you are from the Chen Family!"

"My Junior Brother did not die unjustly. Once I slay both of you, I will definitely report the Chen Family's actions to the Sect, and we will surely settle accounts with you then. However, the two of you won't have the chance to see it." The Grey-robed Elder sneered coldly.

After utilizing these chiyang sword Qi strands, Chen Lingyang knew that his identity could no longer be hidden. Although he had unleashed one initially, it didn't mean the opponent could guess it; after all, there were quite a few Cultivators in the Immortal Realm who possessed crimson-gold Sword Qi.

"Who will emerge victorious remains to be seen!" Chen Lingyang shouted loudly, and under his manipulation, several strands of chiyang sword Qi accelerated and slashed toward the elder.

"Is that so? Then let's see who is faster!" At this moment, the Grey-robed Elder also fully released his gravity Domain, suppressing Chen Lingyang's Sword Qi with a heavy pressure.

Moreover, under this pressure, both Chen Lingyang and his companion could barely move.

"Go die for this old man!!" Wielding his giant sword, the Grey-robed Elder smashed the strands of chiyang sword Qi to pieces, and then once again gathered his strength to attack Chen Lingyang.

Seeing this, Chen Lingyang with difficulty took out a glazed talisman. A glazed wall formed around his body, protecting him.

Bang!

The giant sword smashed against the glazed wall—crack!

The glazed wall only blocked it for a few breaths before it was on the verge of shattering.

However, it also bought Chen Lingyang a few breaths of time. Watching the giant sword coming closer and closer to him, Chen Lingyang flicked his fingers.

Inside the Storage Pouch, a chiyang sword rapidly flew out, while not far away, the Qingjin Sword likewise attacked from behind the Grey-robed Elder.

The Grey-robed Elder instantly retreated, first dodging the chiyang sword before him, then turning around with a chop that conveniently knocked down the Qingjin Sword as well.

Chen Lingyang's gaze turned chilly. In his hand, a tier-two top-grade wind-rending talisman was quietly activated at this moment.

Swish!

"What?"

Several gigantic wind blades at such close range were simply something the Grey-robed Elder could not dodge.

Puff!

Exerting all his strength, the Grey-robed Elder dodged a few wind blades, but there were still several wind blades that sliced him in half at the waist.

"Damn it!" Spitting blood in mid-air with a pale face, he looked at the two of them with an expression of intense unwillingness.

Sensing that the surrounding gravity was gradually dissipating, Chen Lingyang and the Green-skirted Woman immediately distanced themselves.

Chen Lingyang manipulated the chiyang sword to slash at the Grey-robed Elder's head, decapitating him with a single sword stroke.

Following that, he burned the corpses of the elder and the middle-aged man, after which he put away their Storage Pouches and escaped with the Green-skirted Woman.

Not long after they left, another group of Cultivators from the Giant Sword Sect rushed over.

"It seems a fierce battle took place here. Where is Senior Brother Huang?" one of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators asked in puzzlement.

"Could all five of the Foundation Establishment Cultivators we sent out have died? If the Old Ancestor holds us accountable, none of us can bear the responsibility. No, we must find them—we want to see them alive, and we want to see their corpses if they are dead."

"Yes!"

...

In a secretive cave.

"Many thanks to Fellow Daoist Chen for saving my life. This humble woman is from the Ning Family, Ning Qingluo," the Green-skirted Woman thanked him.

"You are from the Ning Family?" Chen Lingyang was surprised.

Ning Qingluo nodded; she indeed belonged to the Ning Family.

Chen Lingyang pondered for a moment.

The Ning Family was extremely famous throughout Taihe Prefecture. Although they were currently only a Foundation Establishment Family, this Foundation Establishment Family had become a Purple Mansion Family more than once. Not only that, but they also mastered a special method for cultivating Spirit Medicine. Relying on this unique Legacy, the Spirit Medicine produced by the Ning Family once dominated ninety percent of the Spirit Medicine market in Taihe Prefecture.

However, countless years ago, this cultivation method had already been lost. It was rumored that a Purple Palace Cultivator had once proactively gone to the Ning Family to demand it, and the Ning Family had reportedly given it to them, thereby exchanging it as a condition to prevent the Ning Family from being exterminated.

Within the entire Taihe Prefecture, they might even be one of the oldest families.

However, over the past few decades, due to various wars, the Ning Family's talent had withered. The eight Foundation Establishment Cultivators within the clan had fallen one after another, and by the end of the last war, only the last two Foundation Establishment Cultivators remained, leaving them in a quite miserable plight.

"Why on earth did the Giant Sword Sect make a move against you?" Chen Lingyang asked in puzzlement.

"Because of our Ning Family's foundational Legacy, the Lingyun Technique," Ning Qingluo said with a bitter expression.

"The Lingyun Technique? Could it be your Ning Family's special method for cultivating Spirit Medicine?" Chen Lingyang pursued the question.

"Yes, Fellow Daoist Chen, indeed it is." Ning Qingluo nodded helplessly. This was the Ning Family's most important secret, but since it had already been spoken of now, it no longer mattered.

"If Fellow Daoist Chen wants it, Qingluo can give it to you to repay your life-saving grace."