73: The most beautiful scenery is the arrival of plum blossoms, clearing away all the snow in the world!

Jiang Lin stared fixedly at this scene.

This was the gap in strength!

No matter what, he was only a Nascent Soul!

To deal with those at the Soul Transformation Stage, he could only rely on cunning poisons.

Facing Xi Lai, who was at the Void Refining Stage, he had already exhausted all his strength!

Once the opponent fought desperately, he was utterly helpless.

On Hua River, he used a Divine Ability from the Grand Antiquity Poison Scripture to secretly administer poison, and only when the poison took effect was he able to eliminate Sima Gan, who was at the Soul Transformation Stage.

In the market, he relied on the Heaven-Defying recovery power of the Fire Phoenix Nirvana Art and the two Heaven-Grade Medium Grade Cultivation Techniques he had just acquired to barely survive in the hands of Yan Twelve, who was at the Peak Soul Transformation Stage.

In the Secret Realm, he used Shangguan Yaoyao's Bloodline to severely injure that God Race Guardian, giving him the opportunity to get behind the Guardian and use the rogue Divine Artifact, the Star Plucking Ruler, to slay the Mahayana strength Guardian.

Be it Cultivation Techniques, Divine Abilities, or Shangguan Yaoyao's Bloodline Power,

All of these were merely external forces.

His True Qi was only at the Nascent Soul level.

Even his Emperor Rank Medium Grade Poison-Fire Double True Qi would struggle to directly confront the Heaven-Grade True Qi of an Early Stage Soul Transformation Cultivator!

This was the rule of the orthodox cultivation path!

Each stage is a universe apart!

You can compensate with external objects,

But some differences in strength are, after all, an insurmountable chasm.

This time, Jiang Lin had already done very well.

By utilizing the Image Destruction Great Formation and top-grade Dao Talismans, he had held back these ten Yao for a full fifteen minutes.

But unfortunately, Xi Lai had gone all out.

He endured two attacks of Body Integration cultivation just to kill Lin Qingxue.

As for the Soul-Locking Soul-Destroying Hook, he had guessed it would appear.

But it was completely irrelevant,

He couldn't block it!

Even self-preservation was dangerous!

A powerful weapon in the hands of an enemy stronger than you.

Moreover, the opponent was extremely intelligent, patient, unafraid of death, and understood trade-offs!

Under such circumstances, Jiang Lin didn't know how to resolve it.

How did things suddenly turn out this way?

Logically speaking, this was only the second volume!

There were Void Refining, Body Integration, and even Mahayana level combat power appearing!

How could this be?

Although Jiang Lin was extremely frustrated now,

He knew,

He had always known,

Your enemies will not wait until you reach the appropriate Rank before appearing.

He wasn't the protagonist; he was just the villain!

Those high-Rank Cultivators and extremely dangerous rules had always existed.

If you wanted to touch greater interests, you had to bear the corresponding price.

This was one of the Karma.

If he hadn't sought the Red Lotus Karmic Fire, he wouldn't have entered Gods Wrath Space, wouldn't have alarmed the Mahayana Stage God Race Guardian, and wouldn't have attracted the Yao Race's covetousness.

All of this was Karma!

If he had to do it again, Jiang Lin would still choose the same outcome without hesitation!

The Red Lotus Karmic Fire must be in his hands.

This was his only chance to turn the tide in the later stages!

The path ahead would be even more despairing than now!

Stronger, more ancient existences would appear one by one, becoming his enemies.

Their weapons, their Cultivation Techniques, their insights would far surpass his!

Alas, it's time to retreat!

It's a pity about Lin Qingxue, this card, he truly felt a bit reluctant to give her up.

Actually, if handled well, she could have been cultivated into a Sword Immortal combat power...

Boom!

A sudden explosion pulled Jiang Lin's thoughts back to the edge of the cliff.

A towering flame exploded outwards.

The Soul-Locking Soul-Destroying Hook didn't kill Lin Qingxue with one strike?

Lin Qingxue's face was pale, and blood streamed from the corner of her mouth.

From her heart, blood gushed out along the Soul-Locking Soul-Destroying Hook, as if it were worthless.

But her eyes were still bright, and the long sword in her hand was still wildly dancing.

First, towering waves directly pushed away Xi Lai and the Double Jiao,

Then, she merely turned her head to look at Jiang Lin, forcing a smile onto her lips.

"Shen Zhi, I don't like that disappointed expression of yours!"

"I, Lin Qingxue, am not that easy to defeat!"

"Let me show you my true strength!"

"Cold Plum Stacked Swords!"

The next moment, Lin Qingxue's aura suddenly changed.

The sky full of flames vanished.

Xi Lai's face changed drastically.

She didn't die!?

He was already severely wounded at this time!

He simply couldn't withstand two Dao Talisman attacks!

Severe injuries, severe injuries that shook his Foundation!

At this moment, he was already prepared to retreat!

Let the two Dragon Jiao continue to wear down the Devil Head in front of him.

He hadn't expected that the Soul-Locking Soul-Destroying Hook wouldn't kill Lin Qingxue!

This was too abnormal!

He had originally thought that Lin Qingxue would die, and then he would use the two Body Integration Jiao to directly capture the Human Race Child of Destiny alive.

Now it seemed Lin Qingxue was not that simple to kill.

Just as Xi Lai was frantically thinking, Lin Qingxue unleashed her first sword strike.

"First Stack, Snowfall!"

At the edge of the cliff, snow began to fall across the sky.

Xi Lai's pupils contracted; wasn't Lin Qingxue's Bloodline the Fire-elemental Blazing Profound Bird?

How could an Ice-elemental skill appear?

Just then, the Double Jiao in the air suddenly let out joyful Jiao roars.

Looking closely, one could see that wherever the snowflakes fell on the Double Jiao's bodies, their skin was directly corroded to the flesh.

Things turn into their opposite when they reach an extreme!

Was this snow, the extreme of fire?!

"Yao Emperor's Order, Immortal Yao Protection!"

The Yao began to frantically defend themselves.

Xi Lai didn't even have time to retrieve the Soul-Locking Soul-Destroying Hook; he could only hastily raise his shield and unleash the strongest Immortal Rank protection granted to him by the Yao Emperor!

The area within a hundred miles completely turned into a vast expanse of white snow.

Only above Jiang Lin's head was empty.

At this moment, Lin Qingxue had already unleashed her second sword strike.

"Second Stack, Cold Plum Blooms!"

Above the white snow, streaks of plum branches suddenly appeared, and plum blossoms slowly bloomed upon them.

Crack!

The Immortal Rank protection actually showed cracks!

Could the might of Body Integration break through Immortal Rank protection?

Xi Lai roared, "Attack her true body! Don't let these ghostly plum blossoms fully bloom!"

"Every single one of them is giving birth to a Peak stage ultimate move!"

The Double Jiao flicked their tails and charged directly at Lin Qingxue.

Unfortunately, their speed was too slow.

Lin Qingxue's sword move had already taken shape.

She lightly stomped her foot on the ground.

The plum blossoms scattered across the ground, with a slight tremor, flew into the air, drifting straight towards the Double Jiao and Xi Lai, as well as the nine Yao surrounding Jiang Lin.

Rip!

Each plum blossom directly pierced through the Immortal Rank protection's defense.

Then, streaks of Sword Qi destroyed the bodies of the Yao.

This was Lin Qingxue, the Human Race Blade Wielder!

The Human Race's most prominent figure!

Even severely wounded, she could still make Body Integration Cultivators fearful and Void Refining Cultivators tremble!

All the Yao Cultivators' faces were twisted in agony, frantically expending their protective True Qi to guard their main bodies.

"Yao Sacrifice Power, protect the Yao Race with the Origin of our ancestors!"

"Sacrifice the blood of Yao Immortals to protect the lives of all Yao Cultivators present!"

A drop of blood emerged from the tip of Xi Lai's nose, transforming into countless rays of light that surged into all the Yao Cultivators present.

But there were still streaks of sword marks on their bodies!

"No, this won't do!"

"I can feel it, she's at the end of her rope!"

"She's using her ultimate reserves!"

"We can't just defend anymore! Double Jiao, cooperate with me in attacking! Use our strongest moves!"

"Grand Origin Chaotic Fighting Rhino!"

Xi Lai roared, raising the giant hammer in his hand and striking at Lin Qingxue.

Upon hearing this, the two Dragon Jiao instantly coiled together and charged at Lin Qingxue as well.

Yin and Yang Body Integration Technique!

Water and fire merge, Yin and Yang coexist!

The three Yao's strongest offensive methods were unleashed simultaneously!

Meanwhile, Lin Qingxue's expression was calm; she merely raised her hand again.

"Third Stack, Qingxue Sword!"

Between heaven and earth, the Sword Qi transformed from the sky full of snow plum blossoms gradually converged, forming a fierce gale.

It rose, and snowflakes surged.

In this fierce wind and blizzard, Lin Qingxue brandished the sword in her hand wantonly, like a Fairy dancing gracefully.

As Xi Lai and the Double Jiao charged, she looked at Jiang Lin instead.

"Is it beautiful?"

"Remember, you must live well!"

After speaking, a powerful sword light met the Double Jiao and Xi Lai.

The surrounding snowflakes began to emit a dazzling red light, spreading frantically across the heavens and earth.

For a moment, all living beings present closed their eyes, not daring to look directly.

A few seconds later, Jiang Lin opened his eyes, only to find that

The cliff had collapsed, the earth's crust had cracked, and thousands of trees had turned into a sea of fire.

And standing, besides himself, only Lin Qingxue remained motionless in the center of the flames, standing in her original spot.

She faced Jiang Lin, her brows slightly furrowed, her lips pressed down, as if reluctant, as if regretful.

Pure white plum blossoms floated in the sky, and the pale white sea of fire transformed this area into a romantic snowy landscape.

As the saying goes,

Sixty years of scenery come with the plum, clearing all the snow in the world!