itual energy in the spirit apertures to refine the Qi and Blood, thus yielding more spiritual energy.Thanks to Yang Guan's legacy, this is the only cultivation method Lu Ye can currently use.I had cou...In the valley, Jiang Liuzi's blood ran cold. Gazing at the figure charging toward him, he felt like facing a ferocious ancient beast unleashed from its cage. An indescribable pressure overwhelmed him, making it hard to breathe.

You really are cunning!

He strained, raising his long sword in his hand, dispelling the chaos in his mind. The blade shone with icy light, and one blossom after another of sword flowers bloomed.

The Pianshan blade was adorned with crimson spiritual energy. Beyond the spiritual energy, there was a glimmer of sword aura, adding to its sharpness. The long blade hacked, slashed, and thrust, its flashing light causing blooming sword flowers to rapidly vanish.

Amidst the continuous, crisp ringing sounds and flying sparks, Jiang Liuzhi's figure uncontrollably retreated backwards. A massive wound, visible to the bone, appeared on his chest—the result of being struck by Lu Ye just moments ago.

After the previous battle, both sides had suffered heavy losses. Jiang Liuzhi, exhausted and wounded, was no longer as calm and collected as before. Even his breathing seemed ragged.

Every strike from his opponent left him feeling overwhelmed. The sheer power and speed were unlike anything a Yunhe Third Stage cultivator should possess. Judging solely by the force he was unleashing, he almost thought his opponent was a martial artist who specialized in physical training.

Only cultivators with physical training could possess such immense strength.

But that lightning-fast sword speed, even he, as a swordsman, couldn't compare to it.

What saddened Jiang Liuzi even more was that the opponent's long sword constantly flashed with spiritual light. Sometimes it came down as light as a feather, and sometimes as heavy as a mountain, leaving him unable to defend himself.

Even as he kept retreating, he couldn't diminish the opponent's furious and relentless onslaught. In just a short span of ten breaths, his body was marred with several deep wounds that exposed bone. The most severe one was a piercing wound. Ordinarily, such an injury wouldn't be life-threatening if it hadn't struck a vital point. However, Jiang Liuzǐ distinctly felt something exploding within him the instant the opponent's blade pierced his body. It were countless razor-sharp spikes that had pierced through his internal organs!

His strength was rapidly draining away. Jiang Liuzi's vision blurred, seeing double. But even with the dire situation, he gritted his teeth and persisted.

He was a swordsman, an unyielding swordsman. To ask him to utter the words "I yield" would be easier than to have him die in battle!

He now only hated himself for being too naive. He saw the other person's magical skills displayed so skillfully and thought that the other person was a cultivator. If he hadn't been too trusting of his own judgment and had been tricked by the other person, his situation might not have been so embarrassing.

"I've seen cunning people before, but never this cunning. The thing is, this fox-faced fellow's previous actions were too much like those of a cultivator of the Dao. No one would dare believe that this guy's true identity was actually a soldier cultivator."

Who in their right mind could possibly wield so many spells, and cast them with such speed...

Looking at the cunning fox now, its sly expression seemed to hold endless mockery. A surge of anger constricted my chest, and a mouthful of blood welled up, forcing its way out of my mouth.

Jian Liuzhi gritted his teeth, pouring his spiritual energy frantically into the long sword in his hand. The sword instantly blazed with a brilliant light.

Facing across from him, Lu Ye sensed the opponent's intention. This was clearly a plan to end it all in one go. He didn't know what killer move they were about to unleash, but since he currently had the upper hand, there was no reason for him to be afraid.

Qi and blood surged throughout his body, intertwining with the amber qi and becoming increasingly profound. It converged towards his right arm.

Before he could even draw his sword, he frowned and suddenly jumped back, retreating ten or so paces.

Jiang Liuzi had already amassed a formidable killing move, a terrifying sword aura roared down, but it was blocked by a figure raising their hand.

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As expected, there are always countless geniuses in this world, shining brightly, making her, an ordinary cultivator, feel inferior.

Facing Lingfeng, a young man and another boy checked Jiang Liuzhi's injuries. The young man said, "Don't be careless, this fellow is not right!"

At this point, the young man even began to suspect that Lu Ye might be wearing some kind of hidden cultivation artifact, otherwise, how could a mere Yunhe Third Layer cultivator be so strong

As Jiang Liuzi's younger brother, seeing his own brother beaten to a serious injury and unconscious, he naturally became furious in his heart. He secretly swore to himself that he would definitely kill that fox-faced man later and let him know how capable his two brothers were.

In terms of raw combat ability, he is inferior to Jiang Liuzi. However, when it comes to killing people, three Jiang Liuzi combined wouldn't be a match for him. This is because he is a ghost cultivator!

Suddenly, a figure darted out and flew straight toward the mountain valley.

Lu Ye raised his head and looked at his opponent flying towards him. However, soon, the opponent vanished, disappearing without a trace.

"What the heck! Are you a ghost cultivator!"

Below the face mask, Lu Ye's expression was strange.

Amongst all the sects, he preferred the Ghost Cultivators the most. Because these fellows, always relying on their ability to commune with the netherworld, would stealthily infiltrate enemy ranks and launch surprise attacks.

But for Lu Ye, the invisibility techniques of ghost cultivators were basically useless.

Imagine a confident ghost cultivator silently approaching their enemy. Before they can even make a move, the enemy strikes first—how terrifying!

Having lost the means of ambushing and assassinating, their combat abilities against cultivators of the same level were significantly inferior to those of the military cultivators!

Seeing someone approaching, Lu Ye immediately concealed his presence. He then activated the Insight Spirit Rune in his eyes and shot forward to meet the person head-on.

The surrounding scenery changed drastically. Under the perception of Lingwen, various colors flowed and transformed within his field of vision. When Lu Ye first activated Lingwen, he was quite uncomfortable with it. But today, he had gotten used to this unique perspective.

Jiang Chengzi, unexpectedly, hadn't expected Lu Ye to dare to confront a Ghost Cultivator head-on. He was both surprised and impressed by Lu Ye's courage.

Generally speaking, cultivators face ghost cultivators with a strategy of stillness and motion. Previously, when Jiang Liuzi defeated the ghost cultivator on Lu Ye's side, he used this method.

Those who dare to proactively confront are mostly looking for a lucky break. They've broken through the invisibility techniques of the ghost cultivators, because when a ghost cultivator first hides, they definitely won't move too far. As long as the attack range is large enough, it's still very possible to hit the ghost cultivator out.

Jiang Chengzi had never encountered such enemies before, but without exception, they were all taught a harsh lesson by him. So he thought that the fox-faced man in front of him was thinking the same way.

What surprised him was that although the opponent charged straight at him, they didn't make any move to attack. The long sword remained held aloft in their hand, surrounded by nine protective artifacts, and charged directly towards his concealed position.

Jiang Chengzi frowned and hurriedly changed positions.uldn't quite understand it. How could there be anyone in this world who could wound her Lingxi RealmThe faint smile that had always been playing at the corner of her lips vanished, and her expression...