144: Zhang Yuexia receives the talisman! A sect with three extreme paths!

In a secluded courtyard, there was no one around.

Ruo Liuli was there, holding a brand new Xiu Chun Blade in her hand.

The Autumn Water Blade had been damaged in the great battle, and upon returning to Black Ridge City, her Young Master had entrusted the Disciples of the Qi Sect to craft two weapons tailored to their needs.

The price for this was the bell Shen Li had obtained from Yanmo Mountain.

This meant that the quality of these two weapons was on par with a Low Grade Magical Artifact; even if they weren't Magical Artifacts themselves, they were among the top tier of mortal bladed weapons.

One was Qiu Ya's blade.

The other was Ruo Liuli's pair of gauntlets.

As for General Wushuang... a suit of armor was still being forged.

Qiu Ya still called the long blade in her hand Autumn Water.

However, this Autumn Water Blade was unlike the previous one; this Autumn Water Blade was heavier, allowing Qi and Blood to flow more smoothly, and it even incorporated the bones of a Yao Beast, making it appear exceptionally demonic.

Its weight was three times that of the previous Autumn Water Blade.

Fortunately, she had gradually adapted to it.

With no one in the courtyard, the Autumn Water Blade gleamed like cold light, and layers of demonic Qi and Blood surged forth, striking the mountain.

Within its sharpness, there was also an evil aura.

What is an Extreme Martial Warrior?

It is someone who refines to the extreme, fights to the extreme, and maintains their Will to the extreme.

And Will is especially important.

Therefore, the method of an Extreme Martial Warrior is to Cultivate the 'Martial Dao Will'.

After being nourished by the Spiritual Water of Yanmo Mountain and the Qi and Blood of the Five-Finger Tree, coupled with the recent replenishment of Qi and Blood from the Blood Tai Sui, Qiu Ya had already reached the verge of a Breakthrough.

Beyond that threshold lay what countless Martial Warriors yearned for... the Extreme Dao!

She took a deep breath; the method Shen Li had obtained from Immortal Master Zhencang was called Demonic Blade, and this Martial Dao Will was extremely volatile, distinguishing neither friend nor foe.

It required gathering all Qi and Blood into the blade, and then subduing the blade.

Cultivating this method would form a Will phantom in the Sea of Consciousness; when this phantom is suppressed by you, or gradually dissipates, then you can successfully step into... the Extreme Dao ranks!

And this threshold is exceptionally difficult.

But Qiu Ya was completely fearless.

As someone close to Shen Li, she naturally understood that a formidable enemy was at their side.

An Extreme Martial Warrior could hold them off, but if that Half-Step Dao Foundation practitioner's spellcasting was proficient, they wouldn't be able to get close.

But what if she was also an Extreme Martial Warrior?

Then they would be able to surround and kill!

At that time, the crisis would resolve itself!

Thinking of this, Qiu Ya's expression became incredibly resolute.

Because of this thought... she needed to act decisively.

Qiu Ya sat cross-legged beneath an ancientSophora japonicatree in the courtyard, the exquisite Autumn Water Blade resting horizontally across her lap.

The blade body was a flowing, frosty blue, and when moonlight spilled upon it, it actually condensed into fine star-dust of moonlight on the edge, flowing down the eight-faceted polished blade like a living thing.

The hilt was wrapped with nine sections of ice silkworm silk cord, and embedded at the knot was a pigeon-egg-sized piece of Grand Yin Cold Iron.

The forging techniques of the Qi Sect were indeed remarkable.

The ancientSophora japonicatree suddenly swayed without wind, its myriad leaves rustling.

She traced her fingertip along the back of the blade, and then actually gripped the blade's edge tightly with both hands!

Intense pain swept over her, but her expression remained unchanged.

Connecting with the Demonic Blade Will in her Sea of Consciousness... she began her advancement!

The courtyard ground suddenly cracked, and from countless fissures surged dark, chaotic, demonic Killing Intent.

Her body slowly floated amidst the Killing Intent, the Autumn Water Blade transforming into a blue rainbow, circling around her; the blade body was completely covered in blood, with only a trace of her own blood remaining on the edge.

Within her Sea of Consciousness, a petite figure carrying a long, narrow Demonic Blade slowly approached.

As the distance grew shorter, the figure's face gradually solidified.

It was a small, delicate face.

But upon this delicate face was a ferocious, twisted, Killing Intent-filled expression!

The girl bared her white teeth, her voice not sharp, but it made one's hair stand on end.

The large blade behind her dragged on the ground, and a giant, ghost-like creature burst forth from the blade body.

“Do you also desire power?”

“Do you also wish to achieve the Extreme Dao?”

Facing such fierce aura, Qiu Ya did not waver, her eyes calm and resolute.

With a thought, the dazzling Autumn Water Blade fell into her hand, and she stood with the blade lowered.

“Looks like she's a cold little lady.”

“Interesting.”

“I hope... you can let me chop a few more times.”

“It... hasn't eaten in a long time!”

The girl licked her lips, the large blade making joyous sounds, and her figure, like a ghost, suddenly appeared before Qiu Ya!

The Martial Dao Will was undergoing its final struggle, the Demonic Blade Will repeatedly striking, attempting to shatter her consciousness;

And her Martial Dao Will condensed into a golden mountain, crushing the moon blades again and again, but it too was covered in cracks from the blows.

The confrontation... never ceased!

At the same time, in the quiet courtyard next door.

Ruo Liuli's entire body was boiling with Demonic Blood, and a wild aura continuously exploded in the air.

“Kill, kill, kill!”

“Kill, kill, kill!”

“The Xiahou family! They stole my Opportunity! Slaughtered my relatives! Plotted against my family property! Swallowed my Spiritual Root!”

“I want to kill them! I want to kill them!”

“I want their entire clan to die!”

“I want to cut off their heads and feed them to dogs!”

The gauntlets, covered in adamantine threads, exploded with power, and the hard bluestone all over the ground was silently annihilated into dust.

But Ruo Liuli remained completely unaware.

The fist techniques in her hands became increasingly chaotic!

A blood-colored small python crawled along her Meridians towards her Dantian, leaving scale-like demonic patterns in its wake.

Ruo Liuli suddenly clenched her fists, her gauntlets rubbing together with metallic clangs, forcefully urging her Martial Dao Will to resist the Demonic Blood.

Boom!

The explosive and wild Demonic Blood suddenly shattered all of Ruo Liuli's clothes!

And there, standing in the courtyard, was a bronze-colored, wildly exaggerated Physical Body!

The surface of what should have been a beautiful torso was now coated with a shimmering layer of scales!

And above that, a blood-colored python tattoo stretched from her shoulder, across her waist, and down to her lower abdomen!

This was the Yao Beast blood she used for her Demon Transformation... This demonic creature was called the Blood Python, said to possess a trace of ancient great demon Bloodline.

It had cost a great deal to obtain it back then!

The moonlight shone upon her Physical Body, but her skin was now encased in scales, leaving no hint of her feminine charm.

Only a body like adamantine remained!

“Kill, kill, kill!”

“I must... hold on!”

A wall separated them, like two different worlds.

One was calm and resolute to the extreme.

The other was mad, endlessly mad!

This Breakthrough continued for several days... until they were utterly exhausted, their reserves depleted, yet it still persisted.

Another day passed.

Two blood-soaked Physical Bodies stood in the courtyard, their weapons feeling as heavy as a thousand pounds.

And at this moment, the state of mind of both was identical.

“Still... can't do it? Qiu Ya has failed... Young Master's trust.”

“...I truly am useless... If this continues, how can I avenge my parents... how can I kill... that old dog Xiahou!”

“Just a little... more.”

“Half-step away...”

And just then, a prolonged sigh was heard.

Shen Li's figure appeared precisely on the eaves, his eyes cast down.

In his hand, he held two talismans, which he gently blew.

The talismans drifted down like flying snow.

Points of pure spiritual light served as guides for the moonlight.

Then, vast moonlight Qi, thick as a mountain peak, descended.

The demonic and sharp Demonic Blade aura and the wild, fierce Blood Python aura surged skyward.

The two opened their eyes almost simultaneously, but their first reaction was not surprise, but to turn and respectfully bow to the pure white figure on the eaves.

“Thank you, Young Master!”

With a faint sigh, the figure slowly walked away, leaving only an echoing resonance.

【The Demonic Blade slays the guarded heart, the Blood Python seizes the mad life】

【Under the moon, receiving the talismans, today they ascend to the Extreme Dao】