She is Jianxiu

Chapter 1417 Three Passes Stand Side by Side Amidst Turmoil

Huang Xin was filled with turmoil, but dared not make any rash moves. Firstly, he was still unclear about Hu Shuoqiu's background, but judging from the methods she had displayed earlier, she was more than capable of defeating cultivators of the same level. Even if he could escape from her, he could only hide for a while, not forever.

Moreover, Zhao Yan has many talented and extraordinary people. If I stubbornly resist him, I'm afraid the outcome won't be much better.

The more Huang Xin thought about it, the more cold sweat poured down his back. Faced with Hu Shuoqiu's relentless pressure, he could only sigh repeatedly and grit his teeth without uttering a word.

Just by looking at her face, Ju Lingying and the other two knew that Huang Xin was probably doomed this time. Wei Yan frowned slightly, thinking to himself that with Huang Xin gone, there was no one left on his side, and it was almost impossible to fight against Ju Lingying. Now the people of Zhaoyan had gotten what they wanted.

Ju Lingying, however, was not necessarily oblivious to this. After the chill in her heart subsided, a surge of elation welled up within her. Now that Zhao Chun was about to leave, and given what had happened today, even without the sword token in hand, no one would dare to cause trouble here for the time being.

Hu Shuoqiu's arrival thwarted Wei Yan and the others' hopes, and Zhao Chun, upon learning of this, simply laughed it off.

Before long, Wan Chong arrived with a joyful expression, returned the sword token, and said, "I wanted to ask Sword Master to stay a little longer, but according to Master Ju, Sword Master has many military duties and cannot stay any longer, which is a pity."

After speaking, he looked slightly embarrassed, wanting to inquire with Zhao Chun about the temperament of the elder Zhao Yan had stationed there, fearing that he might have encountered someone difficult to get along with, or even worse, someone with whom Zhao Chun had a grudge, which would make things really difficult for his subordinates.

Seeing his hesitation, Zhao Chun smiled faintly. She recalled that Yan Xiaoning had sent a letter recently, and had decided on the person to take over the matter. She recognized this person and knew him very well. He was none other than Shi Xiangyuan, the elder of Hongqing Palace.

He then said, “Fellow Daoist Wan, there is no need to worry. Elder Shi of my sect is kind-hearted and an old friend of mine. I sent him a letter the other day, entrusting him with matters concerning the border. I hope Fellow Daoist Wan can lend a hand at that time.”

Zhao Chun was initially surprised by Shi Xiangyuan's arrival, but after careful consideration, she realized it was only natural.

With the three passes standing side by side, it is time to eliminate internal troubles. The cultivators from the sects of Zhenqiyuan and Bufeishan will inevitably be mobilized from all directions, making it difficult to spare people to handle worldly affairs. Therefore, suitable people will naturally be selected from the other palaces. Among all the Transcendent cultivators, young geniuses like Cheng Mianzhen and Han Yingchu are absolutely not allowed to be left to guard one place. Shi Xiangyuan, backed by the Chen family, is neither from the Eighteen Cave Heavens nor promoted from the Dragon Tiger Tower. He is probably here to accumulate merits in this border city at the behest of the Chen family.

The sect was willing to send him to Dingxian City because of his good relationship with Zhao Chun; otherwise, it would be bad if the two of them couldn't work together.

Similarly, in order to ruthlessly eliminate the demons and monsters within the territory, the top geniuses of various sects have probably already prepared for battle, eager to claim the heavenly credit.

Upon receiving the reply, Wan Chong's expression immediately relaxed. Zhao Chun saw him out the door, then held the sword token in her hand and kneaded it for a while. Finally, she called her disciple Yu and told the others that they would leave the city in a grand procession the next day.

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In the southern lands, several years have passed, but the momentum of Taoist cultivators in slaying demons and evil spirits has become increasingly vigorous.

At this moment, the sky was dark and dusk was approaching. In the slightly dim sky, a cloud of rosy clouds, more than a hundred feet long and wide, hung high. On it stood more than a dozen Taoist cultivators. The leader was white-faced and beardless, with a cold expression. He made the young disciples behind him lower their heads and look at him obediently, as if they were quite afraid of him.

A moment later, everyone's eyes flickered, and they saw a huge, strange snake emerge from under the rosy clouds, with an eye in the front and an eye in the back, looking extremely bizarre.

Upon seeing this, the Taoist priest in the clouds chuckled twice, glanced casually at the strange snake, and then asked his disciples behind him with his hands behind his back, "The evil spirit has already revealed itself. Which of you can take its head?"

These dozen or so young disciples were all at the External Transformation level, which was exactly the same as the strength of the snake-shaped demon. If they could behead it and present it to the clan elders, the elders would record a merit for them. Therefore, after hearing the Taoist's words, the disciples were all eager to try.

One of the women, with her hair tied up, stepped forward first and volunteered, saying, "This junior is willing to go and slay this evil one!"

The white-faced Taoist priest glanced at her but couldn't see anything special about her. He then pointed randomly downwards and said, "Then you can go and try it first."

The woman with her hair tied up was secretly delighted, and a smile appeared on her face. She thought to herself that although Elder Jiang Mingxin had only recently become an elder, his strength was extraordinary. He had always been one of the top geniuses in the clan. It was just a pity that he had fallen short in the Heavenly Origin Inquiry and failed to seize a Heavenly Origin Pillar. Otherwise, he would not be leading the young disciples today.

Even so, those chosen to serve under Jiang Mingxin today are all young people on whom the Jiang family of Huaiyun has placed high hopes. She must seize this opportunity to stand out among them.

Knowing that Jiang Mingxin was not a kind person, the woman with her hair tied up dared not delay. As soon as she received permission, she took flight and sped towards the strange snake. She made a hand seal, and in her right hand she took out a short dagger with a beast-head design. The ferocious beast face on it resembled that of a tiger or wolf, and its two eyes, inlaid with jewels, shone with a fierce light. In the blink of an eye, it stirred up a cloud of yellowish dust around it, with sharp glints flashing inside and the occasional clanging of metal. However, its full appearance could not be seen from the outside.

Once the dust had gathered, the woman with her hair tied up felt a little more confident. She then reached out and pointed at the snake's head. The yellowish dust suddenly slammed forward, quickly engulfing the entire snake's head and churning up a bloody mess!
Seeing the black blood splatter out, the woman was overjoyed. However, since the demon was not yet dead, she dared not let her guard down. So she used her fingertip to slash the blade of the dagger. Instantly, bright red blood beads rolled out, and the beast head on the dagger shone even more fiercely. The next moment, it flew out of her hand and plunged into the dim yellow dust with a whoosh.

Upon seeing this, the woman with her hair tied up quickly focused her mind, guiding her consciousness along the dagger. But this time, she was greatly disappointed by the scene before her, and a sense of urgency arose in her heart.

Within the dust, countless sharp beams of light struck the snake's head, tearing open countless wounds. To the naked eye, there was no intact flesh left.

But the two most vital eyes of this creature were completely unharmed!

The serpentine demon possessed intelligence. Seeing the woman with her hair tied up rushing straight at its head, it quickly closed its eyes. It didn't know what kind of spiritual light was covering its eyelids. Even the magic weapon dagger, forged from its own blood essence, couldn't break through it. Every time it tried to stab, it was immediately blocked by the spiritual light.

She was surprised, so she used her divine sense to press down the short dagger first, and then secretly thought about how to break the current situation. In just this moment of distraction, the snake-shaped demon raised its head and suddenly opened its front eyes, shooting out a beam of mysterious light!
The woman with her hair tied up reacted very quickly, hurriedly withdrawing her consciousness to control her mind and soul, but unfortunately she was still hit by this move. Her body swayed and her face turned rather pale!
Unable to control herself, the dust that had gathered instantly dissipated, leaving only a short dagger, which could not support her weight and had to leap backward, landing back in the woman's hand.

As Jiang Mingxin stood atop the cloud, taking in the scene, he couldn't help but sneer. He glanced at the disciples behind him and asked again, "Who else is coming?"

Admittedly, the woman with her hair tied up had not yet been defeated, but Jiang Mingxin did not want to see her continue to struggle. After all, the clan elders had sent him here to select disciples worthy of cultivation. Jiang Mingxin was proud and arrogant, and anyone he approved of would definitely not be mediocre.

A moment later, a particularly robust young man stepped out from among the young disciples. At first glance, the surging blood energy within him seemed to reach the sky. Although it was a deliberate display, it was still quite eye-catching.

He bowed respectfully and said, "Reporting to the elder, this junior is willing to give it a try!"

Jiang Mingxin remained calm, only giving a soft "hmm" upon hearing this, unaware of the disappointment in the tall young man's eyes.

Fortunately, despite his disappointment, he leaped up and stood in front of the woman with her hair tied up earlier. He then raised a smug smile and said, "Seventh Sister, you haven't managed to cut this thing for so long. Why don't you let your brother do it for you? It's better than making Elder Mingxin wait in vain."

Without the tall young man needing to point it out, the woman with her hair tied up, called Seventh Sister, already knew she had lost Jiang Mingxin's favor as soon as he flew over. Her face paled, she glared at the tall young man, and finally stepped aside, saying in a bad tone, "This thing has supernatural powers, brother, don't get hurt by it."

The tall young man took it as her being resentful and didn't take it seriously. He then gritted his teeth, mobilized his true energy from his dantian, and circulated it all the way to his chest and abdomen. Just by looking at the surging blood energy that accompanied it, it was not difficult to tell that he was a cultivator of the body tempering path.

In the blink of an eye, the tall young man was covered in blood, and an exceptionally large crimson Dharma image appeared behind him. Unlike the Dao diagram of a cultivator who had reached the Divine Realm, this one was simply formed from the condensation of essence and spirit. If a cultivator who had tempered his body could obtain this image, he would have a way to improve his cultivation in the future.

He laughed loudly and clasped his hands together in front of him. The crimson Dharma image followed suit and suddenly grabbed the snake by the neck. It then tried to tear the snake in half alive by exerting force from both sides!
The strange snake also struggled violently in his hands, its two eyes opening wide and emitting a mysterious light, trying to crash into the tall young man's brow!

Unfortunately, the two beams of light, one after the other, struck the tall young man but had no effect whatsoever. The woman with her hair tied up looked closely and saw that a wisp of pure energy swirled above his head, knocking all the beams of light away.

He sighed inwardly and said, "Indeed, the soul is a weakness of body-tempering cultivators, so how can we not take extra precautions?"

However, just when the tall young man thought he had the victory in his grasp, a sudden movement came from underground. Suddenly, a black shadow burst out from the ground behind him and spewed out a strange-tasting black gas!

Not only was the woman with her hair tied up taken aback, but even Jiang Mingxin raised his eyebrows upon seeing this, thinking to himself that this strange snake actually had two heads, and they were located at opposite ends. Since it usually roamed underground, it was very easy for people to mistake it for something else.

The tall young man, affected by the black energy, couldn't help but scream in agony. When he looked down at his own arm, he saw that his flesh had dissolved, revealing his bare white bones!
Seeing this, Jiang Mingxin clicked his tongue and was about to step in to save his life.

At that moment, a streak of crimson light flashed across the twilight, like a meteor falling from the sky, instantly piercing through one of the snake's heads, causing the strange snake to frantically writhe its body, trying to relieve the pain.

Jiang Mingxin frowned, turned around and saw two young female cultivators flying over. One of them, a round-faced woman, was holding a large bow and was obviously the one who had fired the arrow earlier.