Blind Ghostwriter: Starts with the full level of Nine Yang Magic Skill

Chapter 285 Killing the Fire Qilin (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Roar"

With a roar that ripped through the clouds, the dark miasma enveloping the fire qilin exploded, rising into the sky like thousands of molten lava torrents, burning the poisonous barrier laid down by the plague god with a sizzling sound.

The Plague God transformed into a ghostly shadow and flew backward into the void. The black mist twisted like a flickering candle in the firelight, eventually dissipating into wisps of green smoke to temporarily avoid the brunt of the attack.

Just then, Qi Miaoxuan's figure suddenly became ethereal as he rushed forward, transforming into a giant blade with surging mysterious light.

The blade, imbued with the force of wind and thunder, slashed towards the side of the fire qilin. The sound of metal clashing against metal echoed through the valley. A half-foot-long gash appeared on the cyan-gold scales, and scalding blood gushed out along the blade mark, scorching the rock surface with plumes of white smoke as it hit the ground.

"It really was you, you bastard!"

The fire qilin's scarlet pupils suddenly contracted, and it actually spoke in human language, roaring at Qi Miaoxuan who was floating in the air, "Where is my child?"

Qi Miaoxuan floated in the air, chuckled, and said, "You beast, I took your little beast to make soup, and it tasted pretty good, so I've come to catch you again to continue making soup!"

"You deserve to die!"

The fire qilin's body was engulfed in flames that surged like a volcanic eruption, and the veins beneath its scales bulged like crimson snakes in its rage. It stomped its forehooves on the earth, and eerie blue flames shot out from the cracks in the rocks. With a second roar that shattered the clouds, the entire behemoth was engulfed in a state of frenzied rage, burning its body and devouring its soul.

"I'll test your quality!"

Holding the Taixu Sword, Gu Mo unleashed a powerful sword strike, sending a torrent of sword energy surging towards the Fire Qilin like a river bursting its banks.

The fire unicorn's crimson pupils suddenly contracted, and the molten lava churning within its chest erupted forth with its raging fury. Its forehooves slammed into the ground, and tongues of bluish-purple flames shot out from the cracks in the rocks, while the beastly roar that could shatter the clouds exploded first.

The sound waves rippled outwards in a circular pattern, as if they were tangible, causing the air to buzz and the surging sword energy to dissipate instantly.

"What a powerful fire qilin! I'm no match for it!"

Gu Mo exclaimed in admiration, lightly touched the gravel with his toes, and used the Taixu Sword to create a half-flower sword flower to block in front of him. He was thrown back several steps by the shockwave, and his clothes fluttered in the wind.

Qi Miaoxuan was completely bewildered.
However, he had no time to think, because the fire qilin had already leaped into the air and pounced on him like a sun.

In that instant, Qi Miaoxuan's figure vanished like ink dripping into boiling water.

Just as the fire qilin swung its long, blazing tail, a flash of cold light burst forth from its ribs—a broad-bladed demon head sword!

The blade sliced ​​through the air with a thunderous sound, striking the scales with a clang, and amidst the sparks, it carved out a half-inch-deep blood groove.

Before the fire unicorn could turn around, the blade light transformed into a stream of light and flew backward, reforming into Qi Miaoxuan's figure three zhang away. He flicked his fingertip, and blood droplets rolled off the blade, scorching the rocks and causing them to emit sizzling white smoke when they hit the ground.

"Roar--!"

The fire qilin, in pain, suddenly raised its head and spewed out a fan-shaped pillar of fire. The flames were not the usual crimson, but a golden-red with a glassy texture, and even space itself rippled and twisted wherever they passed.

Just then, the black mist of the plague god wrapped around its neck like a ghost. Dark green poisonous mist seeped out from the black mist, seeping into its skin through the gaps in its scales. The flames on the fire qilin's neck dimmed instantly, and spiderweb-like black spots appeared on its scales.

"May beast die a good death..."

A cold, mocking laugh came from within the black mist. He allowed the fire qilin's flames to repeatedly pierce his body, constantly burning away the black mist, only to re-condense it in the next instant. No matter how the fire qilin burned him, it could not harm him.

"soul!"

The fire qilin furiously shook its head, and a series of explosions erupted from its mane. The sound waves crashed outwards like heavy hammers. Suddenly, the fire qilin spewed out a purplish-red flame, which instantly condensed into a fire lotus. The phantom of the fire lotus suddenly bloomed, and the next moment, it instantly merged into a fireball. In that instant, the air burned to ashes, and the earth cracked inch by inch.

The Plague God was enveloped in the fiery lotus like a moth drawn to a flame. A shrill scream erupted from the black mist. No matter how it struggled, it could not break free. This flame could even burn and imprison the primordial spirit.

"Ah! You beast, you deserve to die..."

The Plague God transformed into streaks of poisonous mist, frantically crashing into the fireball like headless flies, before suddenly roaring, "You two, stop watching the show!"

With a loud roar from the Plague God
Qi Miaoxuan leaped into the air, transforming into a long spear, and thrust it towards the fireball. Thousands of spear energies, like silver rain piercing through the forest, were so densely packed that they pierced through the fireball.

The Plague God immediately floated out from within, his body once again condensing into poisonous mist, and shouted, "Don't let your guard down! This beast controls the Great Dao Fire Source; theoretically, it can burn anything..."

However, before the plague myth could be finished,
The fire qilin had already rushed into the void, its figure crashing to the ground like a meteor, and the air exploded with dazzling sparks when its front hooves landed.

The spear that Qi Miaoxuan had transformed into was crushed by the giant beast's iron hooves, making it vibrate and hum. The spear's mysterious light shattered inch by inch, and his body was sent flying like a kite with a broken string.

At this moment, the fire qilin spat out a beam of light that shot towards Qi Miaoxuan. As the beam of light caught up with him, Qi Miaoxuan crossed his arms in front of him, and suddenly golden light shone brightly around him. A golden bell engraved with patterns burst open.

"when--!"

Before the bell had even finished ringing, it shattered into countless golden foils. The pillar of light, carrying the domineering power of the Great Dao Fire Source, sent Qi Miaoxuan flying backward. The ground along the way was plowed into scorched ravines, and the broken stones burned into flowing fire in the shockwave.

He eventually crashed into the stone wall beside Gu Mo, but the lava he splashed up was easily pulverized by Gu Mo's sword.

Gu Mo twirled his Tai Xu sword, the sword energy rising from the tip extinguishing the flames on Qi Miao's black robe. He mocked, "Old Qi, you're not so good either. How did you manage to injure this fire qilin all by yourself back then?"

Qi Miaoxuan quickly stood up, dusted himself off, and muttered through telepathy, "Don't talk nonsense here. I do have a move that can kill the Fire Qilin, but I'm saving it to help you deal with the Plague God later. If I use it now, how will I fight the Plague God later? Don't be fooled by the Plague God's current appearance of being suppressed by the Fire Qilin. In reality, this guy is holding back!"

Gu Mo said, "You don't need to hold back, I'd really like to see your move..."

"Stop fooling around," Qi Miaoxuan said. "Kid, I know you have a swordsmanship skill that is unparalleled in killing. In a moment, I will call on the Plague God to cooperate. Together, we will forcibly restrain the Fire Qilin. In that instant, you will stab the Fire Qilin half a zhang below its right foreleg. There is a wound there that I left years ago. It can kill the Fire Qilin!"

now,

The fire qilin once again repelled the plague god, then pressed down with a sky full of fire clouds. The beast nostrils no longer spewed flames, but solidified golden sonic blades, like countless ring-pommel swords crisscrossing and slashing.

In an instant, the sound waves shattered the city wall and the ground, and the terrifying force hurtled towards Gu Mo and Qi Miaoxuan.

In an instant, a bow appeared in Qi Miaoxuan's hand. He pulled it back forcefully, and a dense barrage of arrows shot out, transforming into countless streams of light that shattered the sonic waves. In that instant, he himself transformed into an arrow and shot out, instantly inflicting several wounds on the Fire Qilin, ripping off several scales. The blood seeping from the gaps in the scales had turned into burning sparks, but the wounds were visibly healing.

The black mist of the Plague God darted toward the knees of the Fire Qilin like a venomous snake, while the swirling phantoms of human faces within the poisonous mist gnawed at the newly formed scales.

The fire qilin swung its burning tail, and fireballs bursting from the tip of its tail crashed down like meteors into the rain of arrows fired by Qi Miaoxuan.

The golden-red flames collided violently with the myriad streams of light. Amidst the flying debris and blasts of air, Qi Miaoxuan's figure was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string. However, just before touching the rock wall, it suddenly transformed into a short blade, its blade gleaming with a cold light as it pierced straight into the Fiery Qilin's furiously open eye sockets.

The fire qilin suddenly shook its head, its sharp claws bringing with them scorching flames as it struck the short blade. With a crisp "clang," sparks flew everywhere. Qi Miaoxuan's figure disintegrated once more, transforming into spears, halberds, shields, and other weapons that attacked the qilin in turn. Each transformation carried a different martial arts essence—the spear struck like a dragon breaking through the flames, the halberd swept like a wave shaking the scales, and the shield stood like a mountain blocking the fire. This caused the fire qilin to roar repeatedly, and the sound of clashing weapons in the void was as dense as a sudden rain.

The plague god's black mist followed him relentlessly, and the moment the fire qilin raised its head to block Qi Miaoxuan's battle axe, it suddenly transformed into thousands of poisonous needles that shot towards its open maw.

The moment the poisonous mist exploded in his throat, the fire pillar spewed out by the fire qilin turned into a strange dark purple, like ink dripping into boiling water, and the air blast it exhaled was also filled with a pungent, fishy smell.

It stomped the ground in a rage, and the magma gushing from the cracks, upon contact with the poisonous mist spread by the plague god, sizzled and solidified into purplish-black crystals, which pierced the unicorn's feet like sharp spikes.

At the same time, Qi Miaoxuan's axe, transformed into a mountain-splitting weapon, struck its shoulder blade with the force of wind and thunder. With a loud "clang," the cyan-gold scales burst open, and flesh buds surged wildly at the wound like insects. Within a few breaths, a new, harder scale formed, and the surface of the scales gleamed with the glaze of cooled lava.

Within the battle circle, Qi Miaoxuan's weapon flashed like a kaleidoscope, restraining the Fire Qilin's movements. Each attack landed precisely on old wounds or gaps in its scales. The Plague God's poisonous mist, like a leech, always managed to seep into the Fire Qilin's flesh when its defenses were open, slowing down its regeneration.

The two worked together flawlessly—when Qi Miaoxuan transformed into a long whip and wrapped it around the Qilin's neck, the Plague God's black mist took the opportunity to enter its ear canal; when the fire Qilin swung its tail to shake off Qi Miaoxuan's halberd, the Plague God had already laid a poison barrier on the ground it stepped on.

Despite its blazing flames and immortal body, the azure-gold behemoth gradually found itself overwhelmed by the relentless onslaught. The flames around its body flickered due to the corrosive effects of the poison, and each roar was accompanied by suppressed pain. The two of them managed to firmly suppress it in the center of the scorched earth.

And at this moment,
Gu Mo swept backwards to the roof of a dilapidated wall, his Tai Xu Sword now gleaming. He stood with his feet shattering the tiles, his robes billowing like sails from the invisible sword intent. The moment the sword tip pointed diagonally at the sky, the clouds were cleaved open by the sword intent, creating a silver slit.

True energy flowed and gathered along the spine of the sword, condensing into a small bead of light at the tip of the blade. The bead flickered, and each time it lit up and disappeared, it made the air crackle slightly. He was pouring all his true intent into the sword embryo, brewing a "sword intent that could penetrate the defenses of the fire unicorn."

"Roar"

Sensing that Gu Mo was gathering his strength, the Fire Qilin suddenly arched its body and spewed out a ring of fire, blasting Qi Miaoxuan and the Plague God away, and then charged towards Gu Mo.

Just then, Qi Miaoxuan's figure suddenly dissipated, transforming into thousands of black iron chains that burst forth from the cracks in the ground and the shadows of the rock crevices. The iron chains, like serpentine snakes, wove an iron net in mid-air, covering the neck of the fire qilin.

The plague god's black mist seeped into the chain links like oil stains, and corrosive white smoke rose from every inch of the scales that came into contact with them.

"Roar!"

The fire qilin thrashed its head wildly, the sonic booms erupting from its mane causing the chains to hum. Poisonous mist then spread backward along the chains, etching spiderweb-like cracks into the scales on its throat. Suddenly, the chains tightened, an immense force erupting from the interlocking links, binding the fire qilin's four hooves—which were pounding the ground—like a dumpling, and even its thrashing tail was tightly bound by several chains.

"Gu Mo, make your move!"

Just as the fire qilin struggled and sparks flew from its scales, a loud shout came from the void.

In that instant, Gu Mo's figure ripped through the sky like a meteor, and the moment he hit the ground, the world suddenly lost its color—the morning light within a ten-mile radius was swallowed by inky ripples, the city walls faded to a pure white like rice paper, and the entire world was plunged into black and white. The flames around the burning fire unicorn solidified into glass-like cracks, and even the flying sparks hovered in mid-air, like scattered diamonds.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment, the whirlwind's trajectory froze into a long ink painting scroll, the cracked lines of broken stones hung in mid-air, and even the violent light in the wide-open pupils of the fire unicorn transformed into fireflies in amber.

At the same time, Gu Mo unleashed the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique, and a stream of pale golden primordial spirit light surged from between his eyebrows, wrapping around the spine of the Taixu Sword like a living thing.

The sword hummed like a dragon's roar in the black and white world, and the ancient runes that appeared on the sword lit up one by one, like stars strung together into a river. Gu Mo's primordial spirit power flowed along the sword's edge, and the moment his fingertips touched the hilt, a soaring sword intent suddenly erupted from the scabbard.

In that instant, the sword intent suddenly erupted, and the Taixu Sword transformed into a white light like a bolt of lightning, tearing through the night. Before the sword even arrived, it had already plowed a three-zhang-deep trench in the ground.

The fire unicorn's scarlet pupils shrank abruptly. Just as it was about to lower its head and spew a pillar of fire, a white light precisely pierced through the thinnest wound in the scale seam of its breastplate.

The overwhelming sword intent pierced through the heart in an instant.
A deafening explosion erupted from within the Fire Qilin's body, as cyan-gold blood mixed with flames gushed from the wound, while ice crystals rapidly condensed around the penetrating wound.

Its massive body trembled violently, the light in its burning pupils gradually dimmed, and it finally collapsed to the ground with a muffled thud. Amidst the splashing flames, Gu Mo stood with his sword sheathed, the blood droplets on the blade evaporated into wisps of white steam by his sword intent.

"Boom"

The earth trembled violently the moment the fire qilin fell. The violent light in its burning pupils had not yet been completely extinguished, and a low growl mixed with blood and foam, characteristic of a dying beast, emanated from its throat.

The fiery red body arched violently, the broken ribs cracking under the skin, and the unhealed wound on the shoulder blade suddenly burst into crimson-gold sparks—this behemoth was actually using its forehooves to support its mountain-like body, and the flames that had been extinguished in its mane suddenly reignited, transforming into a glassy light that wrapped around its limbs.

"Roar……"

The roar, carrying the sound of tearing silk in resentment, shattered the remaining clouds in the sky and caused Gu Mo's black and white domain to instantly dissipate like a phantom.

However, just as it put one of its hind hooves on the ground, thousands of fierce sword energies suddenly erupted from its body!

The sword intent attached to the Dao Heart Demon Seed Technique that Gu Mo injected into his heart meridian suddenly erupted, like a sleeping thunderbolt awakening, spreading in a spider web pattern from the piercing wound to his limbs and bones.

The cyan-gold blood gushed out mixed with ice crystals, each drop condensing into a burning meteor in mid-air, while the sword energy bursting out from the gaps in the scales flowed like a river of stars, cutting its body, which was trying to stand up, into sparks flying everywhere.

"puff--!"

A sword aura as thick as a wrist burst forth from its tailbone, cleaving the city wall behind it into dust.

The fire qilin's massive body convulsed violently. The newly formed flames were shattered into countless light butterflies by the sword energy, and ice crystals crawled along its blood vessels and filled its heart, freezing the last trace of life.

It shook its head in vain, its horns smashing the lava pillars beside it, only to see more sword energy gushing out from its eyes, ears, mouth and nose, weaving an impenetrable sword net on its body.

Finally, the colossal beast that had once ravaged the heavens and split the earth let out a long and mournful wail, its burning pupils turning completely to ashes, and its massive body crashed down, shaking the ground and creating spiderweb-like deep ravines.

At that very moment, a system notification sounded in Gu Mo's mind:

[Slaying the Seven Most Wanted Criminals]

[Receive Star Reward - Max Level Tathagata Palm]

[Whether to receive it]

……

Gu Mo was somewhat surprised; he had actually killed someone, and with such human power at that.

The Fire Qilin is powerful in terms of energy and destructive force, but in terms of life level, Gu Mo felt that it was not as good as the Ascension Realm. At least, it would be difficult to kill an Ascension Realm cultivator with such pure human power.

But now, the fire qilin has been killed.

However, at that very moment,

Gu Mo suddenly felt a strange energy coming out of the fire qilin's body. He looked up and saw a strange light seeping out of the fire qilin's body.

It was a purple flame the size of a thumb, like a solidified fragment of a star. When it floated in the scorched air, it made the surrounding flames fade in color. It was as small as a firefly, but its surface was covered with glass-like patterns like lava crystals. Every time it flickered, it released energy ripples that made the space tremble. Even the primordial spirit between Gu Mo's brows was moved by it.

Before he could think further, his fingertips had already unleashed a chilling aura around him. In an instant, the frost and mist gathered into a cage of ice, enveloping the purple flames like a giant clam closing its shell.

However, as soon as the ice ball touched the edge of the flame, it was as if it had touched air, without any temperature or substance. The purple flame passed straight through the ice wall as if passing through a phantom, and the glass-like patterns on the surface became even brighter.

Gu Mo's pupils contracted sharply, and he instantly unleashed his black and white domain. The world within a radius of ten feet suddenly lost its color, burning rubble hovered in mid-air, and even the flow of time rippled with a sense of stagnation.

But the purple flames still passed through the gray-white spatial curtain without any hindrance, and their actual existence could not be sensed.

Gu Mo's pupils contracted slightly, and the power of his primordial spirit poured into the Taixu Sword like a raging tide.

The blade burst forth with a chilling azure light, transforming into a streak of sword intent that slashed towards the purple flames. However, the moment the blade touched the flames, it felt as if it had passed through a fleeting shadow, completely unreal.

He could only watch helplessly as the wisp of purple flame drifted away, unable to stop it at all.

at this time,

Suddenly, dozens of deep red iron chains emerged from the void, instantly binding the purple flame. Then, with a "crackling" sound, the chains frantically twisted and spun, quickly forming a blood-red, fist-sized iron ball that trapped the purple flame before rapidly falling down.

At the same time, a figure appeared from the void. It was Qi Miaoxuan. He caught the blood-red iron ball with one hand and chuckled, "Gu Mo, you asked me before if there was any way to kill Bai Yujing. I told you there were two ways, but I only told you one at the time. Now, I'll tell you the second one!"

Gu Mo recalled that night more than ten days ago, when he had just arrived in the northern desert, he asked Qi Miaoxuan for a way to deal with Bai Yujing. At that time, Qi Miaoxuan only mentioned the first method, which was to master the power at the same life level as Bai Yujing.

Because Ye Jinglan interrupted him, Gu Mo forgot to ask about the second solution.

Qi Miaoxuan said, "The second method is like killing the Fire Qilin. In fact, the Fire Qilin's origin is the same as Bai Yujing's origin."

Qi Miaoxuan weighed the iron ball in his hand and said, "This purple flame is the ancestral fire of heaven and earth. Due to various reasons, it gained sentience and transformed into a fire unicorn, becoming a being with real life."

In fact, the highest level of life in this world is the Ascension Realm, while the levels of Jade Palace and Ancestral Fire are not actually life forms. You can understand them as something above Ascension, or you can understand them as laws or rules.

The laws of nature cannot be killed, but the laws of a living organism can kill its intelligence. As for the physical body, it can be sealed with matter of the same level, such as this iron ball in my hand.

Therefore, if you want to kill Bai Yujing, you can wait or guide Bai Yujing's intelligence to mature and become a true life form, just like this fire qilin. Once its intelligence is erased, Bai Yujing will need countless years and countless coincidences before it can possibly regain its intelligence and become capable of wreaking havoc on the world.

Gu Mo nodded and said, "I see!"

Just then, the fire realm vanished, and the scorching heat of the world disappeared instantly. But, in that very instant...

The sky was suddenly shrouded in black mist, which poured down from the heavens like surging asphalt, swallowing up the streets and buildings.

The last ray of sunlight was dragged down to the horizon by the tide of fog, and the world fell into a thick gloom. Only the distorted fog shadows, like drowning souls, floated in the void, sometimes gathering into hideous ghost faces, sometimes transforming into sharp claws that tore through the night, emitting faint hissing sounds in the pervasive miasma.

"The immortal one, Gu Mo..."

In the dim light, amidst the swirling black mist, the Plague God floated in and out of sight in the void, uttering a deep voice: "We have no mortal enmity between us. Now that the Fire Qilin has been killed, your goal has been achieved. I can let you take the Fire Qilin's body. From now on, we'll leave each other alone. How about it?"

Gu Mo and Qi Miaoxuan exchanged a glance.
The two nodded simultaneously, and then Qi Miaoxuan suddenly rushed towards the Plague God, transmitting her voice: "Gu Mo, make your move!"

At that moment,

Qi Miaoxuan transformed into a blade, instantly cleaving through the domain formed by the Plague God and cutting through the black mist surrounding the Plague God. He then instantly transformed back into human form, forcing the Plague God's primordial spirit out of the black mist with a single palm strike.

at the same time,

Gu Mo thrust his sword forward, and the black and white domain descended. In an instant, his primordial spirit power attached itself to the Taixu Sword, and he once again unleashed the sword intent of the Vertical and Horizontal Realms.

This sword strike was so fast it was almost invisible.

With this sword strike, Gu Mo's primordial spirit left his body.

However, this sword did not pierce the Plague God's primordial spirit. Instead, it pierced directly into Qi Miaoxuan's chest, and then the sword tip passed through his heart and came out from his back.

At that moment,

The primordial spirit and the sword passed through Qi Miaoxuan's body and then disappeared.

Qi Miaoxuan looked down at the bloody hole in her chest, then slowly raised her head, a slight smile appearing on her face: "When...did you find out?"

(End of this chapter)