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Chapter 183 Qingyuan Sword Nourishing Gourd

"Wen'an, that old bastard Lord He is not easy to deal with. You have to be careful later."

Outside of He County, above the vast Gobi Desert, Elder Luo Yao of Luoxia Mountain looked at Shen Wen'an beside her and spoke.

There are three elders in Yangnao Land of Luoxia Mountain, making a total of four experts at the Nascent Soul Realm if you include Wei Qiuling.

However, this time, when attacking Crane County under the jurisdiction of Hundred Beast Mountain, they could only send two elders at the Nascent Soul Realm to accompany them.

After all, the Fire Sect and the Zhang family under its rule in the Jinghe Swamp must be guarded against.

Of the two elders from Luoxia Mountain, Luo Yao's cultivation level had reached the late stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm, while the other elder, Gong Cheng, only had the cultivation level of the mid-stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm.

Including Shen Wen'an and Wei Qiuling, the four of them will have to fight against Yang Xun and He Shanzhu, two Nascent Soul Realm cultivators from Hundred Beasts Mountain, plus two battle beasts.

Yang Xun's battle beast, the White Wolf, is not a major concern, but Lord He's battle beast, the Golden Flame Mountain Lord, is not to be underestimated.

Because it was also a demon beast that had reached the late stage of the embryonic breathing realm, and Jin Yanshan Jun seemed to possess an extraordinary bloodline, making it extremely powerful.

The four of them had come here with a plan: Shen Wen'an and Luo Yao would join forces to hold off Lord He and the Golden Flame Mountain Lord, buying time for Gong Cheng and Wei Qiuling, while the two of them would work together to kill Yang Xun and his white wolf war beast as quickly as possible.

Once Yang Xun is dealt with, the safest approach is for the four of them to surround and attack Lord He, separating him from Lord Jin Yan and defeating them one by one.

"Senior, rest assured, I am quite confident that I can hold off Lord He and Lord Jinyan."

Shen Wen'an spoke up.

He wouldn't have been so confident if this had happened before he went to the Azure Sword Pavilion.

But after visiting the Qingluo Sword Lodge, he witnessed the sword techniques of Chuyuan Peak and stayed in the Sword Inquiry Cave of the Qingluo Sword Lodge for several days.

This allowed him to find a completely new path for sword cultivation.

Luo Yao was able to hold off Lord He this time, so there shouldn't be any problem for him to deal with that late-stage Nascent Soul demon beast.

As Luo Yao nodded slightly, a terrifying roar suddenly came from the distant sky.

When the roar sounded, ripples of sound waves surged forth, shattering everything in their path when they reached the Gobi Desert!
"That old bastard is shameless!"

Seeing that the sonic ripples were already sweeping in with a lot of smoke and dust, and that if they were not stopped, all the Qi Refining disciples of Luoxia Mountain would probably be killed on the spot, Luo Yao cursed angrily and immediately flew to meet them!

The moon-colored silk ribbon hanging on her shoulder flew out instantly under the control of spiritual power, and ripples spread out as it met the incoming sound waves!

The long ribbon fluttered, and under the control of his divine sense, it instantly transformed into a slowly flowing void river on the inevitable path of the sonic ripples.

The sonic attack emitted by Jin Yanshanjun and the sand and stones swept in were instantly absorbed when they collided with the void river!

After doing all this, Luo Yao put away the plain silk ribbon and looked at Lord He in the distance with slightly narrowed eyes.

"What a skillful use of Flowing Wind and Returning Snow... No wonder it's a mid-grade magic weapon, Cloud River Refinement."

"Fellow Daoist Luo's cultivation has also improved quite a bit."

On the back of the three-zhang-tall giant tiger, Lord He sat cross-legged, his entire body almost completely hidden in the fur of Lord Jin Yan, looking quite comical.

Luo Yao snorted coldly and didn't reply.

The Golden Flame Mountain Lord beneath Lord He let out a low roar, seemingly very dissatisfied that his attack had been blocked.

"My Hundred Beasts Mountain and Falling Sunset Mountain have only had some minor frictions and no major enmity. Is Falling Sunset Mountain really going to make a life-or-death feud with Hundred Beasts Mountain for the sake of a small Qi Refining family?"

Lord He spoke in a hoarse voice.

With Hundred Beasts Mountain suffering repeated heavy blows, he had absolutely no desire to fight this battle.

If we can persuade Luoxia Mountain to return this time, and once we can completely separate those two Daoist jade carvings, it wouldn't hurt to give Hejun and the Western Wilderness to Luoxia Mountain.

Upon hearing this, Luo Yao fell into deep thought.

Initially, when Wei Qiuling voiced Shen Wenxing's suspicions, Luo Yao and the others still had doubts, thinking that they were overthinking things.

However, seizing Crane County was part of the plan. Even if Crane County didn't have anything good, Luoxia Mountain would still take action just for the sake of those spirit fields and the people of Crane County.

Right now, even the usually domineering Lord He of Hundred Beasts Mountain is trying to persuade them to back down with words when they come charging at him.

Luo Yao suddenly felt that there was a slight possibility to what Wei Qiuling said.

It should be known that Lord He is notorious in the Qishan cultivation world for his eccentric and ruthless personality due to his physical defects.

Let alone being killed at his doorstep, he might even be tempted to kill someone if some cultivators just glanced at him on the street.

Seeing that Luo Yao hesitated, the mountain master He thought that his words had worked, and immediately said, "If Fellow Daoist Luo retreats now, I can pretend that this matter never happened."

"How about we keep to ourselves and our respective Hundred Beasts Mountain, Sunset Glow Mountain, and Shen Family Well from now on?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Yao suddenly smiled.

"Even at this point, Lord He still harbors illusions?"

"Enough with the nonsense. Today is the day we will completely drive your Hundred Beasts Mountain out of Yangnao Land."

Before she finished speaking, the mid-grade magic weapon, Cloud River Refinement, in her hand emitted a faint moonlight glow.

At the same time, Shen Wen'an also stepped into the air, and with a flash of sword light under his feet, he arrived beside her.

Seeing this scene, Lord He knew that a battle was inevitable today. Without saying a word, he patted the Golden Flame Mountain Lord beneath him and charged over!

On the other side, Wei Qiuling and Elder Gong Cheng saw Yang Xun and a group of Hundred Beasts Mountain disciples rushing over from a distance. They were unwilling to waste any more time and immediately led their disciples to attack!
……

Fengxian County, the county seat.

Li Heshan stood with his hands behind his back in the courtyard. Liu Bufu, the head of the Liu family, hurriedly came up to him and bowed, saying, "Immortal Master, I have received news that Luoxia Mountain and the Shen family have joined forces and started fighting at the border of He County and Baishou Mountain."

Li Heshan slowly turned around, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, but it quickly dimmed.

More than a month ago, he sent a telepathic message to the sect, trying to persuade his master to take advantage of the fact that Hundred Beasts Mountain was preoccupied with its own problems and transfer some people from the sect to seize Crane County, which was occupied by Hundred Beasts Mountain, with lightning speed.

However, Yun Zhongzi, the leader of Qiyun Valley, only gave a six-word reply.

Do not act rashly.

Li Heshan felt quite helpless about this.

Qiyun Valley was originally slightly stronger than Hundred Beast Mountain in Yangnao Land, but with the arrival of Lord He, Fengxian County had no chance of winning against Shanghe County.

Now that Luoxia Mountain and the Shen family have made their move, Qiyun Valley can forget about ever getting their hands on He County again.

"Keep everyone in check and prevent them from getting involved."

Li Heshan's voice carried a hint of helplessness.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bufu's eyes showed some panic, and he quickly bowed and clasped his hands, saying, "Your subordinate understands."

With that, he quietly slipped out.

……

At the border between Fengxian County and He County, several disciples dressed in Qiyun Valley attire arrived on the wind.

A cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining, bearing the Liu family seal, hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Greetings, esteemed immortal masters."

Among the disciples of Qiyun Valley, the leader was a lean young man at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

"How's the matter I asked you to inquire about going?"

He looked at the Liu family cultivator and asked arrogantly.

The Liu family cultivator respectfully replied, "Reporting to the Immortal Master, we have found out that the total amount of spirit rice harvested in He County this year is 2,370 catties, which was just delivered to the courtyard where the disciples of Hundred Beasts Mountain reside yesterday."

Upon hearing this, the lean man from Qiyun Valley's eyes lit up instantly, and he asked urgently:

Where are the guards?

"How many disciples from Hundred Beasts Mountain are there!?"

The Liu family cultivator cupped his hands and said, "The Falling Cloud Mountain is coming with great force, and the disciples of Hundred Beast Mountain and those Western Wilderness cultivators have all gone to the east to provide support."

"There are only two disciples from Hundred Beasts Mountain in the courtyard, and I cannot determine their exact strength."

Upon hearing this, the lean man's gaze darkened, and after a long pause, he said, "Luoxia Mountain has dispatched a Nascent Soul Realm expert this time, they must be planning to drive Hundred Beast Mountain out of Yangnao Land in one fell swoop..."

"Beast Mountain should also be able to see this and will inevitably choose to fight to the death!"

"Then there probably won't be any very strong disciples left in Crane County, at most two at the sixth or seventh level of Qi Refining!"

Upon realizing this, a look of excitement instantly appeared on his face.

"Senior Brother Qian, isn't what we're doing a bit inappropriate?"

Behind the lean man, a short-haired girl at the seventh level of Qi Refining spoke hesitantly.

"Luoxia Mountain and the Shen family are fighting with Hundred Beast Mountain. If we go over there to steal Hundred Beast Mountain's spirit rice, won't we be...?"

"Junior Sister Lu is overthinking it."

The man surnamed Qian smiled and said, "This spirit rice still belongs to Hundred Beasts Mountain. We are helping Luoxia Mountain and the Shen family."

"Exactly! They're fighting head-on, and we're attacking from behind. Doesn't that relieve some of the pressure on them?"

"Our actions might just become the key to the outcome of the battle."

The other disciples of Qiyun Valley offered their advice one after another.

The short-haired girl's doubts were gradually suppressed.

"But……"

"Should we tell our senior brother about this beforehand, so he won't blame us later?"

The short-haired woman spoke again.

The others were taken aback for a moment upon hearing this. The man surnamed Qian smiled and said, "In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures must be taken. If we go back to ask our senior brother for instructions and let those disciples from Hundred Beasts Mountain run away with the spirit rice, wouldn't we be at a huge loss?"

"Junior Sister Lu, don't hesitate, let's do it first."

The short-haired girl nodded: "Okay, I'll listen to you, senior brother."

The group immediately rode the wind and headed towards He County.

……

On the Gobi Desert east of He County.

A fierce battle is underway.

Because of the presence of battle beasts, the disciples of Hundred Beasts Mountain are difficult to deal with in one-on-one combat.

However, in order to deal with Hundred Beast Mountain, Luoxia Mountain brought a total of three hundred Qi Refining Realm cultivators, along with the disciples of the He family in the clouds.

There are only fifty-odd people on the Hundred Beasts Mountain side, and even including the war beasts, the total combat strength is just over one hundred.

Therefore, battles between low-level cultivators are almost always three against one.

One by one, the disciples of Hundred Beasts Mountain were killed, and one by one, the demonic beasts fell, and the situation became one-sided.

On the other side of the battle of fetal breathing, Wei Qiuling and Gong Cheng joined forces and had already beaten Yang Xun and his battle beast, the Moon White Giant Wolf, to the point of vomiting blood.

The barrage of spells dulled Yang Xun's robes, threatening to completely destroy them.

He was able to withstand the attacks of the two people for two reasons: first, the Moon White Giant Wolf risked injury to help him entangle Wei Qiuling; and second, the magic robe he was wearing.

Once his robes are torn apart, his death and annihilation will happen in the blink of an eye.

Wei Qiuling and Gong Cheng originally planned to launch a strong attack right from the start, hoping to kill Yang Xun as quickly as possible so that they could help Shen Wen'an and Luo Yao deal with Lord He.

However, once the battle began, the fight between Shen Wen'an and Luo Yao was far less difficult than they had imagined.

The two joined forces, and Lord He originally planned to cooperate with his battle beast, Golden Flame Mountain Lord, to forcibly kill one of them and regain the advantage.

Who would have thought that Luo Yao would seize the opportunity and use her magic artifact, the Cloud River Chain, to separate the person and the beast.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Wen'an engaged Jin Yanshan Jun, creating a one-on-one situation.

In the sky, the three-zhang-long Golden Flame Mountain Lord roared angrily, and with each swing of its huge tiger claws, several scorching energies flew towards Shen Wen'an!
The terrifyingly high temperature carried by that scorching energy distorted the surrounding air.

At first, Shen Wen'an could only defend himself with streaks of sword light.

However, Jin Yanshan Jun, being a demon beast at the late stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm, possessed formidable strength. Although Shen Wen'an was able to withstand the energy, the sword essence within his body was being consumed at an extremely rapid rate.

Realizing that this couldn't go on, Shen Wen'an suddenly recalled the Tide Sword Technique that Chu Yuanfeng had used that day.

When he first entered the Sword Inquiry Cave, he had used the cave's unique features to simulate the Tide Sword Technique. This time, he felt that using it to defend against the Golden Flame Mountain Lord's attack seemed like a very good choice.

Thinking of this, he gave up using sword energy to block the attack of the Golden Flame Mountain Lord. He turned the sword of the Dragon Slayer Sword in his hand and gently swung it at the incoming energy.

Its swordplay was light and gentle, yet it felt as heavy as if the Dragon-Slaying Sword itself weighed a thousand pounds.

Wow!

As the sword energy surged, the surrounding spiritual power suddenly transformed into a sky full of waves, one after another surging forward!

These waves crashed against Jin Yan Shan Jun's attacks one after another, not only quickly neutralizing his offensive but also carrying an overwhelming force as they slammed towards Jin Yan Shan Jun's true form.

This sudden change left Jin Yanshan Jun somewhat bewildered. His massive body was struck by the waves formed from spiritual energy, and he screamed as he tumbled several times in the air.

After the giant tiger claw smashed the water wave, Jin Yanshanjun roared angrily and launched a sonic attack. At the same time, his huge body rushed forward, wanting to fight Shen Wen'an in close combat.

This tactic had always worked when targeting cultivators of the immortal path.

At the same level, once those immortal cultivators are brought close by him, their protective spiritual energy shields will be shattered within three to five moves, and he can severely injure them within about ten moves.

However, Shen Wen'an was not a Taoist immortal cultivator, but a sword cultivator.

Having discerned Jin Yanshanjun's plan, Shen Wen'an made a hand seal and summoned his original flying sword dragon soul from his dantian!
A three-inch sword hovered in front of me, its sharp sword energy flowing freely!
"go with!"

Shen Wen'an pointed his sword, and the three-inch Dragon Soul Sword instantly transformed into a golden ray of light, flying towards Jin Yan Mountain Lord!

Moreover, when the Dragon Soul Sword flew into the air, it suddenly split into four, attacking Jin Yan Mountain Lord from four different angles.

For a time, the Golden Flame Mountain Lord was forced to retreat and parry repeatedly. After blocking dozens of attacks, a fiery red demonic energy shield formed on its body.

Lord He, who was fighting Luo Yao in the distance, caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye and immediately became anxious.

The key to this great battle actually lies with him alone.

If he and Jin Yanshanjun can break through quickly and kill or severely injure either Luo Yao or Shen Wen'an, they can quickly turn the tide of battle and wipe out everyone in Luoxia Mountain.

However, Luo Yao of Luoxia Mountain is currently at a similar level to him, and her mid-grade magic weapon, Yunhe Lian, is both offensive and defensive, making it difficult for her to break through in a short period of time.

Jin Yanshan Jun had hoped that he could quickly deal with Shen Wen'an and come to help, but unexpectedly, Shen Wen'an had already turned the tables and was forced to use his protective demonic energy!

"Ow!"

Just as Lord He was extremely anxious, a mournful wolf howl suddenly came from afar!

Upon hearing the wolf's howl, both Lord He and Yang Xun, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Wei Qiuling, felt a chill in their hearts and hurriedly looked over!

In the sky not far away, half of the exceptionally magnificent moon-white giant wolf's body had been smashed to pieces, and its huge body was falling straight towards the ground!

"noob!"

Upon seeing this, Yang Xun immediately unleashed his power, forcing Wei Qiuling back and riding the wind towards the giant moon-white wolf!
Upon seeing this, a glint flashed in Wei Qiuling's eyes, and she formed a hand seal!

The next moment, a huge cyan wooden spear appeared out of thin air!

The wooden spear gleamed with a sharp light, and under the control of his divine sense, it suddenly pierced towards Yang Xun in mid-air!

puff!
The wooden spear is extremely fast!

Yang Xun had just caught the severely injured Moon White Giant Wolf when he felt a sharp pain in his back!
He slowly lowered his head and watched as a wooden spear, as thick as an arm, pierced through his body and then through the body of the Moon White Giant Wolf!
"Fujio!"

Wei Qiuling gave a cold shout!
With a slight change in his hand gestures, the wooden spear that had pierced Yang Xun and the Moon White Giant Wolf suddenly emitted a green light. The next moment, long vines sprouted from the wooden spear, instantly turning Yang Xun and the Moon White Giant Wolf's bodies into hedgehogs!

"Gu..."

"Goo!"

His internal organs were pierced by the long vines, and a large amount of blood gushed from Yang Xun's mouth.

The gentle breeze beneath them slowly dissipated, and the bodies of the man and the wolf plummeted straight to the ground!

Bang!
The two bodies crashed onto the Gobi Desert, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Gong Cheng flew over from a distance, glanced at the two corpses, and immediately said, "Let's go help Elder Luo and Wen An."

Wei Qiuling nodded and immediately followed Gong Cheng to the other side of the battlefield.

Seeing that Yang Xun was dead and the remaining disciples of Hundred Beasts Mountain were almost all killed, Master He realized that the situation was beyond saving.

If this drags on any longer, I could very well be surrounded and killed by the four of them on this stretch of Gobi Desert.

His expression changed slightly, and he gritted his teeth as he pulled out a broken rattle drum from his waist, urging his spiritual energy to shake it vigorously!
The "dong dong" sound of the rattle drum seemed to strike the hearts of everyone present.

Luo Yao and Shen Wen'an, who were closest to each other, immediately felt their blood and qi surging and their spiritual energy circulation affected.

"What kind of magical artifact is this!?"

Shen Wen'an narrowed his eyes slightly, forcibly stabilizing the sword energy within his body, and distanced himself from Jin Yanshanjun.

Luo Yao also continuously wielded the Cloud River Ribbon, creating ripples in the void to weaken the impact of the drumbeats.

Click!

Just as the two were on high alert, fearing that Lord He and the Golden Flame Mountain Lord would seize the opportunity to launch a fatal attack, a crisp sound suddenly rang out from Lord He's hand.

Upon hearing this sound, a hint of pain flashed across Lord He's face. He immediately used his divine sense to summon Lord Jin Yan back to his side, and finally, he activated his spiritual power and forcibly shook the rattle drum one more time.

Boom!
Bang!
After the rattle drum made its last sound, it shattered into wood chips that scattered in the air.

Roar!
Taking advantage of the moment when the four were shaken by the final blow of the rattle drum, Lord Jin Yan roared and carried Lord He away into the distance! Because they were closer, Luo Yao and Shen Wen'an were hit by the final drumbeat, and blood spilled from the corners of their mouths.

Upon seeing this, Wei Qiuling and Gong Cheng immediately flew to the two people's side.

"I'm fine, hurry and chase after that old man!"

Luo Yao wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and spoke.

Shen Wen'an nodded to Wei Qiuling to indicate that he was alright.

After calming their internal energy, the four of them immediately transformed into streaks of light and flew towards Master He.

"What does he want to do?"

As Gong Cheng watched as Lord He rode the giant tiger toward Hidden Dragon Mountain in the direction of Crane County, he frowned and spoke.

Given the current situation, if this old guy wanted to escape, he should have run towards Danzhou. Why is he heading straight for Hidden Dragon Mountain?

Wei Qiuling pondered to herself, then suddenly her expression changed and she said, "It should be related to some kind of treasure!"

"Besides the previous dragon, another thing that Hundred Beasts Mountain is plotting is likely an immature rare herb, or something that cannot be taken away."

"Now that Lord He sees that Crane County is about to fall into the hands of my Luoxia Mountain, he's probably going to destroy that thing!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Yao and Gong Cheng's expressions changed drastically!
Crane County now belongs to Luoxia Mountain, so the treasure naturally belongs to Luoxia Mountain too!

What the Hundred Beasts Mountain has coveted for over a hundred years must be an extraordinary treasure; we must not let it be destroyed!

"The old man is as crazy as ever!"

Gong Cheng cursed angrily, immediately bit his tongue, and suddenly accelerated, chasing after Lord He!
"Uncle Gong!"

Seeing this, Wei Qiuling's expression immediately changed and she shouted.

Gong Cheng was quite resolute. In order to stop Lord He from destroying the treasure, he did not hesitate to sacrifice his life essence to rush up and stop him.

"We need to be quick."

"Your Uncle Gong is no match for that old man."

"They're risking their lives to buy us time!"

As Luo Yao spoke, she directly swung the Cloud River Chain, engulfing Shen Wen'an and Wei Qiuling, and accelerated forward!

After consuming his life essence to increase his speed, Gong Cheng quickly caught up with Lord He.

On Jin Yanshan's back, when He Shanzhu saw him catching up, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes!

"Since you wish to die, I will grant your wish!"

He slapped the huge gourd on his back, and a dark light flew out from the gourd, slashing towards Gong Cheng's head!

Gong Cheng hurriedly dodged in mid-air, but he couldn't shake off the dark light!
As the dark light drew ever closer, a mad glint flashed in his eyes. He dodged and charged directly at the body of the Golden Flame Mountain Lord!

Lord He hadn't expected Gong Cheng to be so reckless. Seeing the dark light rapidly approaching, even if he could kill it, it would probably hurt him and Lord Jin Yan. He hurriedly patted the gourd on his back and retracted the dark light.

However, at this moment, Gong Cheng had already rushed forward. Taking advantage of the moment when Lord He withdrew the dark light, he made a hand seal and unleashed a gray light at the man and the tiger!
The gray light, carrying a strong earth-attribute spiritual power, immediately caused a thick layer of rock-like substance to appear on the surface of Jin Yan Shan Jun's body after it touched him!
Jin Yanshanjun let out an angry roar, and as his demonic energy surged, his body began to fall rapidly!
When it was still more than ten feet above the ground, it finally shattered the thick layer of rock covering its body, restored itself, and carried Lord He Shan away into the distance!

This attack seemed to have done no damage, but it successfully stalled it for a while.

Although the time was short, it was enough for Shen Wen'an and his two companions to catch up.

Seeing that Jin Yanshan Jun still wanted to escape at all costs, Shen Wen'an's eyes flashed, and the golden Dragon Soul Magic Sword flew out instantly, shooting forward at an extremely fast speed!

The Tai Xuan Dividing Light Sword Technique split the Dragon Soul Sword into four, launching continuous attacks around the Golden Flame Mountain Lord, directly blocking him in mid-air!

Upon seeing this, Lord He immediately activated the giant gourd on his back, summoning the dark light once more, which then engaged in a fierce battle with the golden Dragon Soul Magic Sword in the air!

The dark light was extremely agile, in no way inferior to Shen Wen'an's sword control skills.

A clanging sound came from the air.

Seeing this, Shen Wen'an looked suspicious.

This dwarf old man from Hundred Beasts Mountain is definitely not a sword cultivator, but how come this dark light looks even more powerful than a sword cultivator's sword control technique?

The black light darted nimbly through the air, desperately blocking two of the four golden beams.

Lord He and Lord Jin Yan each fended off the remaining Dragon Soul Swords.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Luo Yao also made her move.

The mid-grade magic weapon, Cloud River Silk, danced in his hand, its moon-white silk surface emitting a faint golden light, quickly sealing off the surrounding space!

In the blink of an eye, it was as if a thick fog had filled the surroundings.

"Mist shrouds a thousand peaks!"

When Lord He saw the mist rising around him, his expression instantly turned ugly.

The mid-grade magic weapon Yunhe Lian in Luoxia Mountain's hands is notoriously difficult to deal with throughout the entire Qishan cultivation world.

This is a special magical artifact that combines defense, trapping enemies, and attack.

It is said that Luo Yao, who was in the mid-stage of the Fetal Breathing Realm back then, successfully trapped seven cultivators of the same realm with this move, "Mist Locks a Thousand Peaks".

Having fallen into this mist-shrouded mountain range, it seems impossible for me to escape in the short term.

"You bitch, are you really going to fight me to the death?!"

Encircled by the thick fog, Lord He had already forced Shen Wen'an's Dragon Soul Sword back. The man and his beast stood proudly in the void, confronting Luo Yao and the other three.

His gaze was fierce, constantly shifting between Wei Qiuling and Gong Cheng.

He had already witnessed the strength of Luo Yao and Shen Wen'an among the four opponents.

In comparison, Wei Qiuling and Gong Cheng are the weakest among the four.

Lord He had already planned it out. He would use the two men as a breakthrough point. As long as he could severely injure one of them and capture him, he would still have a chance to escape.

On the other side of Luoxia Mountain, Luo Yao and Shen Wen'an also noticed the old man's gaze and vaguely understood his intentions.

The two exchanged a glance, each keeping a watchful eye on the situation.

"Don't waste time, kill him."

As Luo Yao spoke in a cold voice, she made a hand seal, and immediately more than a dozen mist spears flew out from the thick fog around her, heading towards Lord He and the Golden Flame Mountain Lord!
On Shen Wen'an's side, he also raised his sword finger, and the golden Dragon Soul Magic Sword spun around his fingertip. Around the magic sword, strands of Tai Xuan sword energy slowly formed!

As his sword finger pointed in the direction of Lord He, golden rays of light instantly condensed into golden sword phantoms that shot forward.

Among the hundreds of golden longsword phantoms, one was the true form of the Dragon Soul Sword.

This move was also an ability he comprehended based on the Tai Xuan Dividing Light Sword. By using the metallic spiritual energy in the air, he condensed it into a sword light phantom, hiding the Dragon Soul Magic Sword within it. This could confuse the enemy's judgment and achieve a surprising victory.

The two launched an attack, and Wei Qiuling and Gong Cheng were not idle either.

In an instant, all four cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage unleashed their signature moves.

Beside Lord He, the Golden Flame Mountain Lord suddenly roared and charged forward to meet the incoming spells and attacks. A huge golden light shield suddenly appeared on his body, trying to block all the attacks!

boom!
boom!
……

The first thing to collide with the golden light shield summoned by Jin Yanshan Jun was Luo Yao's mist spear!

One after another, the misty spears crashed into the golden light shield, unleashing terrifying energy!

Although the golden light shield was not shattered, the massive body of the Golden Flame Mountain Lord in the void was constantly pushed back by the impact, clearly indicating that it had fallen into a disadvantageous position!

"Wen'an, watch this!"

Gong Cheng suddenly shouted, and a hazy gray spiritual energy swiftly collided with the demonic energy shield of the Golden Flame Mountain Lord.

Shen Wen'an understood immediately. With a slight thought, he slowed down the Dragon Soul Magic Sword among the many longsword phantoms by half a beat, while the others changed direction and attacked Mountain Master He!
Seeing the menacing phantoms of these longswords approaching, Lord He could only temporarily erect a spiritual energy shield to defend against them.

On Jin Yanshanjun's side, Gong Cheng's attacks came one after another!

In an instant, the already shimmering golden light shield was struck by Gong Cheng's petrification spell, and a layer of gray rock appeared on its surface.

Seeing this, Shen Wen'an moved his mind slightly, and the Dragon Soul Sword suddenly accelerated, fiercely stabbing towards the petrified light shield.

Bang!
The petrified light shield was now like a fragile eggshell, and was directly pierced by the Dragon Soul Magic Sword!
The Golden Flame Mountain Lord, who was hiding behind, reacted and opened his mouth to spit out a golden light, trying to block the Dragon Soul Magic Sword flying towards him.

However, such a close distance is negligible for a sword cultivator's sword control technique!
The Dragon Soul Sword appeared in front of Jin Yanshanjun almost at the same time it pierced through the protective barrier.

Before the golden light could even escape from its open mouth, the Dragon Soul Sword flashed and disappeared into its mouth.

puff!
The next moment, the Dragon Soul Sword flew out from behind its head, leaving a trail of blood!
This happened so fast!

Just as Lord He had escaped the attack of Shen Wen'an's longsword phantom, he suddenly felt a tremor in his soul!
When he turned to look at his companion, Jin Yanshan Jun, he only saw the light in the eyes of the giant tiger that had followed him for over a hundred years slowly dimming.

Life was rapidly fading from its enormous body!
"No!"

Lord He roared hysterically and rushed to the Golden Flame Mountain Lord, slapping his cheeks in a frenzied manner.

"Wake up!"

"You can't die!"

"I can't die!"

His aura became frenzied and chaotic, and a faint black aura emanated from his body!
"Be careful, everyone. This old man might be going mad!"

Upon seeing this, Luo Yao spoke with a solemn expression.

Cultivators cultivate their minds.

Five vermin and seven desires accompanied him throughout his life.

If one loses control of one's mind, one of the five vices and seven desires will seize the opportunity to grow rapidly and take the lead.

At this point, the cultivator is said to have "fallen into demonic possession".

Due to his physical condition, Lord He Shan was psychologically twisted and bloodthirsty.

Now that his war beast, which had been with him for over a hundred years, had been killed, his mental state instantly became unbalanced, and he was already showing signs of becoming a demon.

Luo Yao continuously formed hand seals, and the spiritual power within her body surged wildly.

All around, the pervasive mist churned, and gradually, the dull clanging of iron chains could be heard.

Then, chains of mist shot out from the surrounding thick fog and instantly wrapped around Lord He's body!
As the chains bound Master He like a dumpling, they also slowly tightened!

But Lord He remained unmoved.

The black aura emanating from him grew increasingly intense, causing his entire body to tremble violently, and the whites of his narrow eyes gradually disappeared!

"Roar!"

Once the whites of his eyes had completely disappeared, his four-foot-tall body suddenly unleashed a terrifying aura!

The black, malevolent energy enveloped it like a burning flame!
The several chains of mist that Luo Yao summoned were instantly burst apart, turning into mist that dissipated into the air.

As a result, Luo Yao's face turned slightly pale, and she staggered and almost fell.

Seeing this, Shen Wen'an quietly pulled Wei Qiuling behind him and then drew his Dragon-Slaying Sword.

"Let this old man give him a try..."

Gong Cheng's expression turned grave. He immediately made a hand seal, summoning huge meteorites to smash towards Master He!
Before the meteorites had completely fallen, Lord He, whose body was burning with black baleful energy, rushed forward at an extremely fast speed!
A black shadow flashed by, and the huge meteorite that Gong Cheng had summoned exploded in mid-air!
After shattering the meteorites at an extremely fast speed, Lord He rushed directly towards Gong Cheng!

Gong Cheng reacted quickly, immediately waving his hand to erect a solid, earthen-yellow high wall in front of him!
Unfortunately, this solid high wall was as fragile as paper when faced with the demon-possessed Lord He, and was instantly and forcefully smashed through by him!

"Junior Brother Gong, be careful!"

Upon seeing this, Luo Yao immediately waved her hand and unleashed a gentle force, pushing Gong Cheng away into the distance!
The shadowy Lord He, having failed in his first attack, suddenly turned and charged toward Shen Wen'an and Wei Qiuling in an unbelievable manner.

At this point, he had completely lost all reason.

It is entirely controlled by instinct and obsession.

Jin Yanshan died by Shen Wen'an's sword, and his obsession was to kill Shen Wen'an.

The reason he attacked Gong Cheng earlier was because Gong Cheng attacked him.

"Junior brother, be careful."

Seeing Lord He charging towards them, Wei Qiuling behind Shen Wen'an made a hand seal and cast a spell, creating a large number of wooden spears in front of them, which crashed into Lord He who was rushing towards them!
But a black light flashed, and the indestructible wooden spears in mid-air exploded one after another!
Wei Qiuling's face suddenly stiffened, as if she hadn't expected that the current Lord He would be so terrifying.

He immediately summoned a large number of long vines to entwine around him!

At the same time, Shen Wen'an and Luo Yao made their move simultaneously.

He swung his Dragon-Slaying Sword, creating waves of sword energy that swept towards Lord He!
Luo Yao waved her hand continuously, and the surrounding mist shot out one mist spear after another, stabbing towards Master He's back!

Attacked from both sides, Lord He completely abandoned his defense and charged towards Shen Wen'an, enduring the attacks of the misty spears!

His body was constantly pushed back and forward by the tide of sword energy!

Upon seeing this, Shen Wen'an narrowed his eyes slightly, and the Dragon-Slaying Sword in his hand suddenly flashed with a blue light and stabbed out!

Lord He instinctively raised his hand to block!
The Dragon-Slaying Sword pierced through his palm in an instant, but he held on tightly!

Shen Wen'an frowned.

A cunning glint flashed across the face of Lord He, whose face was shrouded in black malevolent energy. He swung his hand, which was gripping the Dragon-Slaying Sword, and flung Shen Wen'an away. In the instant he flashed, his other hand slammed down on Wei Qiuling!
A cyan spiritual energy shield suddenly rose from Wei Qiuling's body, attempting to block this sudden attack!

Bang!
The cyan protective shield was shattered by Lord He, whose black, malevolent hand continued its momentum and struck his abdomen!
puff!
Wei Qiuling was immediately slapped away, and while in mid-air, she spat out a large amount of blood mist!
This scene seemed to instantly awaken something within Shen Wen'an!
The anger and worry in his eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a cold indifference!

As if he had become a different person, Shen Wen'an slowly raised his left hand, his index and middle fingers together, and slowly touched the tip of the sword along the hilt of the Dragon-Slaying Sword.

Where his fingers traced, the scarlet dragon-slaying sword slowly emitted a misty spiritual aura.

As his two fingers traced the tip of the sword, the Dragon-Slaying Sword seemed to come alive, letting out a joyful dragon's roar before suddenly flying out!

hold head high!
The crimson Dragon-Slaying Sword, like a three-foot-long divine dragon, emitted a loud dragon roar and instantly pierced into Lord He's body!
When the dust settled, a scarlet longsword was embedded in the chest of Lord He, and the black aura emanating from his body slowly dissipated.

Shen Wen'an kept his eyes closed, the scene of that sword strike still replaying in his mind.

He vaguely understood that Wei Qiuling's injury must have triggered the sword spirit power of the sword wielder within him.

That sword strike just now was beyond my current skill level.

That ability, which seems to imbue the longsword with life and soul, is probably only attainable by those at the level of sword immortals.

Coming out of that mood, Shen Wen'an realized that Luo Yao was watching over Wei Qiuling as she healed.

"How is Senior Sister's injury?"

Shen Wen'an came up to him and asked.

Luo Yao shook her head slightly and said, "If it damages the immortal embryo, it would be very troublesome for anyone else."

"But Qiu Ling's immortal embryo was formed from the innate Yi Wood essence, so this is not too serious. It should be able to recover in a while."

When Shen Wen'an nodded, Wei Qiuling had already woken up.

"I am fine."

Meeting Shen Wen'an's concerned gaze, she smiled faintly and spoke.

He secretly rejoiced.

If it weren't for that wisp of innate Yi wood essence forming her immortal embryo, the blow she received from Lord He would have been enough to completely end her cultivation path.

"This old guy has quite a few good things on him."

At this moment, Gong Cheng had already searched He Shanzhu's body thoroughly and came to the three of them with a smile.

Luo Yao glanced at it, then reached out and took the large, dark blue gourd, handing it to Shen Wen'an, saying, "This is more suitable for you."

Shen Wen'an took the gourd and looked at it with some curiosity.

He had noticed the gourd when he fought against Master He before.

The dark light summoned from this gourd by Lord He, a Daoist immortal cultivator, was even more powerful than his sword-controlling technique.

At this moment, Shen Wen'an held the dark blue gourd in his hand. He felt that the thing was very heavy, unlike an ordinary gourd. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Senior Luo, what is this?"

Luo Yao was taken aback by the question and asked curiously, "You don't know this?"

Shen Wen'an shook his head.

Despite his current strength being comparable to that of a cultivator in the mid-to-late stages of the Nascent Soul realm, he is still quite ignorant about many things in the cultivation world.

Luo Yao seemed to understand that he hadn't been cultivating for long, and immediately smiled and said, "This thing is called the Sword Nurturing Gourd."

"It's a good thing for sword cultivators to nurture their magic swords."

"Lord He's sword-nurturing gourd is called the Qingyuan Sword-Nurturing Gourd, and it was cultivated from the same ancient cultivation mansion as my Yunhe sword."

"It's a pity he's not a sword cultivator and can't unleash the full power of this sword-nurturing gourd. Now that it's in your hands, this treasure has finally found a wise master."

Upon hearing this, Shen Wen'an felt a surge of joy.

So this thing is called a sword-nurturing gourd!

"There is also a flying sword in this gourd, which is the black sword that the old guy just summoned. After you refine it, you can keep it for yourself. In the future, if you have other flying swords, you can also put them in the gourd to nurture them."

Luo Yao reminded her.

Shen Wen'an nodded and immediately tied the gourd to his waist.

"We can check the other things later. Let's go see what treasure this old guy is desperately trying to destroy."

As Luo Yao spoke, she waved her hand to remove the mist-locked peaks and prepared to lead the three of them to search the surrounding area.

(End of this chapter)