Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

One sword strike and he's dead!

The Sword of Slaying Saints pierced through Meng Lianhua's body.

At that moment, Chen Jie's divine sense instantly made contact with the other party's primordial spirit.

From Meng Lianhua's reaction at that moment, he sensed the resentment in the heart of this Holy Maiden of the Netherworld Sect.

No, it's more like an inability to believe it all.

until this time,

She couldn't believe it; she had been pierced through the body by a single sword.

His heart was pierced by a sword, and he lost his life.

Throughout, this proud daughter of the Netherworld Sect maintained an aloof and superior attitude.

In her eyes, almost everyone is an ant.

She is a once-in-a-century prodigy, whose strength has already broken through to the peak of the mid-level Martial Saint realm.

She didn't take either Jian Wuming or Chen Jie seriously.

but,

Now this tiny ant has actually killed her with a single sword strike.

She couldn't believe it until she saw a hole in her heart and her body destroyed.

It should be said that they were unwilling to believe it, and dared not believe it.

Indeed, as she had thought, Meng Lianhua's martial arts skills were extremely high, and her mastery of the Refining Spirit realm was outstanding.

He has reached the mid-level Martial Saint realm in both martial arts and spiritual cultivation, which is rare in the world.

Even with the assistance of the Martial Saint Sect, Chen Jie is only at the Quasi-Saint level and has not yet stepped into the Saint level.

In front of Meng Lianhua, what difference is there between Chen Jie and an ant?
She came to Goryeo from Taihu Lake in Huainan, originally intending to intercept and kill Prince Qian, Chen Jie, but it was just a casual matter, as easy as crushing an ant.

Her real purpose was to find Miyamoto Musashi.

Therefore,
How could she accept it after seeing her heart pierced by a sword?
"Hmph! What's the use of being unwilling? In the end, you're still going to die!"

"You've had a smooth life, never experienced any setbacks, and have become arrogant and conceited."

"Killing you today is your own fault."

Chen Jie learned of Meng Lianhua's thoughts from her divine sense and snorted coldly.

boom!
Next, he suddenly wielded the Saint-Slaying Sword, which pierced through Meng Lianhua's body and instantly soared into the air.

Then,

Chen Jie's divine sense returned, and his primordial spirit returned to his body.

call--!
He let out a long breath and looked up coldly at Meng Lianhua not far away.

at this time,

The Holy Maiden of the Netherworld Sect had a large hole in her chest, from which blood gushed out, and her life force was constantly draining away.

The power of the Holy-Slaying Sword is undeniable; it is incredibly sharp.

The sword pierced through without any resistance, and when it left the body, it moved with incredible speed.

Meng Lianhua could only look down at the wound on her chest. Even if she wanted to heal the injury and stop the blood from flowing out, she couldn't stop it at this moment.

From a distance.

Meng Lianhua's clothes were completely stained red on the chest, indicating that her injuries were very serious.

The power of the mid-level spirit sword still lingered at her wound.

Chen Jie knew very well that after this sword pierced her heart, her physical body was completely ruined.

Even if she condenses her primordial spirit, once she loses her body, her primordial spirit, like duckweed, will eventually vanish without a foundation and turn to ashes.

His heart was pierced by a sword, and there was no hope of saving him.

Even a high-level martial saint will die if his heart is pierced.

Moreover, Meng Lianhua is only a mid-level Martial Saint and has not yet broken through to the high-level Martial Saint realm.

"Cough cough—cough cough—I never expected you would actually kill me? You dare to kill me!"

Meng Lianhua was pierced through the heart by a sword, yet she did not fall.

at this time,

Her eyes were fixed on Chen Jie, as if she wanted to tear him apart and devour him whole.

She wanted nothing more than to skin the other person alive and drink their blood.

She uttered a few words in a cold, hateful, and resentful tone.

Next,
Her pupils became empty and began to gradually dilate.

Swish!
The next moment, she sat down on the ground with her legs together.

Then she began to make strange movements, forming hand seals as if she were performing some kind of sacrificial ritual.

One minute later.

She slowly lowered her hands, closed her eyes, tilted her neck, and drooped her head.

The blood has drained away, and the breath of life has been completely lost.

They're dead!

Waaah—!
Surprisingly, just as she closed her eyes and drooped her head...

A vortex swirled around them, turning the place eerie and giving off a very cold feeling.

"Hmph! You're dead and still want your spirit to return to its rightful place? You're still not satisfied?"

Chen Jie snorted coldly.

Without saying much, he snatched the Overlord Bow from Jian Wuming's hand.

Then,

He fired the God-Devouring Arrow, which he had just condensed for some time, at the vortex.

Whoosh!
Arrows are ruthless!

Although the God-Devouring Arrow has not yet fully condensed its evil energy and has not yet fully recovered its power.

However, the force that shot out from Chen Jie's hand at this moment contained terrifying power.

This arrow struck Meng Lianhua's newly formed primordial spirit precisely.

next moment,
A miserable howl came from the newly formed primordial spirit.

boom!
Next,
A gust of wind swept by, and the eerie, cold atmosphere quickly disappeared.

Although the arrow Chen Jie fired was not very powerful, the power of the God-Devouring Arrow was less than 20% of its original strength.

but,

Chen Jie knew very well that this arrow had completely severed the primordial spirit of Meng Lianhua, the Holy Maiden of the Netherworld Sect.

From this day forward, Meng Lianhua will no longer exist in this world.

Chen Jie took a deep breath and looked up again.

Immediately afterwards, he sat down in a zigzag pattern.

boom!
Astral projection!

His divine sense left his body and spread outwards to investigate.

At this moment, he could clearly feel that some divine thoughts still remained around him, although they had been scattered and could not be reconstituted.

But it was Meng Lianhua's primordial spirit power.

To be honest, Chen Jie was a little worried about these remaining divine thoughts.

No one knows whether the Netherworld Sect has any evil techniques that could condense these remaining primordial spirits.

Therefore, the best way is to completely destroy these primordial spirit powers and let them dissipate into the world.

Next,
With the help of the barrier power of the Saint-Slaying Sword, Chen Jie's divine sense continuously swung the sword around him.

He not only dispelled the remaining divine thoughts around him, but also directly used the Star Absorption Technique of the Vajra Skill to devour and refine these remaining primordial spirit powers.

Let's go all the way!
Since we want to eliminate Meng Lianhua, we must erase all traces of her existence.

A few minutes later, when the surroundings were completely quiet and there was no trace of Meng Lianhua's remaining primordial spirit power left, Chen Jie finally stopped and ceased his cultivation.

Although Meng Lianhua's Refining Spirit Realm was very strong, her primordial spirit was indestructible.

but,

Under the powerful outburst of the Saint-Slaying Sword, she was injured by the Wrath of the Divine Dragon and could no longer use her primordial spirit power. After being pierced through the heart by a sword, her primordial spirit was forcibly separated from her body.

Then it was shattered by the God-Devouring Arrow and completely annihilated.

of course,

Given the Netherworld Sect's unorthodox techniques, given enough time, I believe she can condense her primordial spirit again and make it stronger.

Even if she cannot exist in the world like a normal person, she can seal her primordial spirit using a secret method.

Keeping her around would only bring endless trouble, and Chen Jie didn't want to create any problems for himself.

He used his primordial spirit to dispel the remaining divine thoughts, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As a result,
Even if the Netherworld Sect's techniques were powerful, Meng Lianhua was powerless to reverse the situation and could not gather her primordial spirit power again.

Her soul has been scattered and vanished into nothingness; there is no trace of her existence left in this world.

“Your Highness, although Meng Lianhua is dead, that vortex of divine sense just now was the residual power of her primordial spirit after it left her body.”

"Although you destroyed her primordial spirit with the God-Devouring Arrow, as long as her remaining divine consciousness remains, with the Netherworld Sect's techniques, it is very likely that she can condense her Yin essence again!"

"The former Divine Sect had a technique for condensing Yin Yin Primordial Spirit, which was extremely vicious."

Looking at Meng Lianhua's corpse, Jian Wuming said with some concern.

Chen Jie nodded without saying a word.

He knew what Jian Wuming was worried about, which was why he had just left his body.

"Don't worry, she won't cause any trouble."

“I just used the Saint-Slaying Sword to dispel her remaining divine consciousness. Even if she is a high-level Martial Saint, or even if she has attained enlightenment and ascended to immortality, she will surely be reduced to ashes and unable to condense her primordial spirit power again.”

"Her life has been extinguished; there is no possibility of her surviving."

call--!
Looking at Meng Lianhua, who was already dead, Chen Jie let out a long breath.

Immediately afterwards, he felt utterly exhausted, and a deep sense of powerlessness welled up from his mind.

too tired!
With his current level of spiritual refinement, having his primordial spirit leave his body for so long has completely exhausted his power.

If he hadn't burned his life potential, he wouldn't have been able to hold on for so long.

Especially when fighting against a master like Meng Lianhua, who was at the peak of the mid-level Martial Saint realm, he was exhausted and almost collapsed.

have to say,

Meng Lianhua, the Holy Maiden of the Netherworld Sect, is incredibly powerful.

Not only is her martial arts skill terrifyingly high, but her overall combat strength also completely overwhelms Chen Jie and Jian Wuming.

If it weren't for the fact that he was injured by Chen Jie's Overlord Thunder earlier, and then his primordial spirit was damaged by the Devouring God Arrow, he would have been fine.

Finally, before he had fully recovered, his primordial spirit was damaged by Chen Jie's Dragon's Wrath from the Sunset Frost Sword.

Chen Jie's fighting strength alone is simply not enough to shake her.

Even in her presence, they could only be constantly toyed with by her, and in the end, they were killed by her.

of course,

There are no "what ifs" in this world.

If Meng Lianhua hadn't come to the Korean Peninsula to intercept Chen Jie, she wouldn't have died.

"Fortunately, this woman was too arrogant and didn't try to assassinate me in the dark, but instead chose to ambush me on the way!"

"If she were to assassinate me in secret like Song Zhong did, I'm afraid I would already be dead!"

call--!
Chen Jie took a deep breath, enduring the deep fatigue in his mental energy, and secretly felt fortunate.

If it weren't for the fact that Meng Lianhua viewed him as an ant, and wasn't so high and mighty.

As long as she hides in the shadows and conceals her presence, Chen Jie's divine sense will not be able to detect her existence at all.

Once she makes her move in the shadows, she will suddenly launch an assassination.

Chen Jie couldn't have blocked a single sword strike from her; he might have already been killed by her.

However, Meng Lianhua regarded herself as a top expert and Chen Jie as an ant.

She had no interest in using assassination as a means of communication.

This is the dignity of a strong person. When one's martial arts level breaks through to a certain point, one's heart is very averse to conspiracies and tricks.

Therefore,
This explains why Miyamoto Musashi never attempted to assassinate Chen Jie.

Meng Lianhua never expected that Chen Jie would so easily reverse the situation when she thought she had the upper hand.

Ultimately, this led to her death and the demise of her spiritual essence.

"My strength is still not enough; I must break through to the Martial Saint realm as soon as possible!"

"The Quasi-Saint realm is still far from enough. With my current strength, I'm afraid I have less than a 30% chance of defeating Miyamoto Musashi!"

Having witnessed Meng Lianhua's terrifying methods and combat power, Chen Jie was extremely wary of her.

Meng Lianhua was merely a holy maiden of the Netherworld Sect, though she was hailed as a prodigy who appeared only once every few centuries.

but,

Within the entire Netherworld Sect, the strongest person is not Meng Lianhua, but the sect leader of the Netherworld Sect!

The Netherworld Ancestor—Liao Rushen!

Just how strong is this person?
"Eunuch Cao, arrange for someone to clean up the battlefield. Brother Jian, are you alright?"

After giving instructions to Cao Shaoqing, Chen Jie looked up and asked Jian Wuming with concern.

"It's nothing. I'm just exhausted. My divine sense was attacked by Meng Lianhua's primordial spirit power. As long as I rest for a while, I will recover completely."

Jian Wuming took a deep breath and said, "I never expected that Meng Lianhua, the Holy Maiden of the Netherworld Sect, would be so powerful. I have never encountered a woman with such terrifying strength before."

"As expected of a mid-level Martial Saint, it seems I underestimated everyone."

He recalled Meng Lianhua holding the Soul-Splitting Spear, which had broken through his Kunlun Sword Formation head-on.

That extremely domineering fighting style, the momentum that swept across thousands of troops, and the overwhelming power like a great demon god made Jian Wuming feel terrified.

"Our Kunlun Sword Sect in the Great Northwest is full of experts, especially the young disciples, who are countless."

"However, experts like Meng Lianhua are extremely rare in the entire Daqian Dynasty. Even the hidden experts of our Kunlun Sword Sect would probably find it difficult to suppress her."

"What I didn't expect was that a master as strong as Meng Lianhua would be killed by the prince."

"The Grand Elder of the Kunlun Sword Sect, having calculated the secrets of heaven, said that you are the one destined by heaven, and assigned me to protect you."

"I am ashamed that I not only failed to fulfill my responsibility to protect you, but also needed you to save me at the most critical moment."

"Now I finally understand that the Kunlun Sword Sect's reputation as a holy land of martial arts is nothing but an empty title."

“The number of powerful people in the world is as numerous as the fish crossing the river. After your great battle with Miyamoto Musashi, I will return to Kunlun and go into seclusion.”

Jian Wuming's expression and tone revealed his utter lack of interest.

He was the sect leader of the Kunlun Sword Sect, and originally believed that he had already reached the pinnacle of martial arts.

Although he wouldn't dare say he's invincible, he's confident that he can ensure Chen Jie's safety without any mishaps.

But unexpectedly, he was almost killed by Meng Lianhua this time.

"A hidden expert from the Kunlun Sword Sect? Does your Kunlun Sword Sect have split into two sects? How come there's another hidden sect?"

Chen Jie asked with a puzzled look.

“Our Kunlun Sword Sect originally had two sects, namely the Ming Sect and the Yin Sect.”

“Hidden sects generally do not emerge from the world; they all cultivate in seclusion in the forbidden Kunlun Mountains.”

"Many people believe that Kunlun is called a holy land of martial arts because of the Kunlun Sword Sect."

"The real reason is the Kunlun Hidden Sect! In addition, the Kunlun Sword Tomb belongs to the Hidden Sect. As the sect leader of the Ming Sect, I can only borrow the power of the Sword Tomb, but I cannot truly enter the Sword Tomb."

Jian Wuming explained.

Chen nodded and said, "Alright, let's talk another day. I'll have someone clean this place up first."

"Wenxi Manor contains many treasures. Now that Ximentang has occupied this place, the things inside naturally belong to our Great Qian Dynasty."

finished,

He instructed Kou Yin to retrieve the God-Devouring Arrow and return the Overlord Bow to Jian Wuming.

After a while,

Then Ximen Tang's army finally arrived.

The elite special forces of the Ximentang Special Operations Regiment, escorting Yan Kuangtu, the commander of the Ximentang War Department, arrived.

Upon seeing Chen Jie, Yan Kuangtu quickly stepped forward and bowed in greeting. (End of Chapter)