Time Travel: I'm a Flower Thief

The old alchemist's eyes flashed with a fierce light. With a flick of his five fingers, all the black beads flew around him like black butterflies.

"Don't think you're so great just because you're from the Kunlun Heavenly Sword Sect. Today, I'll show you my power!"

Having said that, the eighteen black beads emitted a sinister aura, heading straight for Cui Juqing's vital points.

Cui Juqing's expression remained unchanged. He lightly trembled his long sword, and a clear sword light suddenly appeared. It seemed slow, but it blocked all the black pearls.

With a series of crisp sounds, all the black pearls were repelled by the sword light.

The old man roared and activated his spiritual power, causing his body to surge with spiritual energy. The eighteen black beads seemed to sense their master's rage and spun rapidly in the air.

"Freeze!"

The eighteen black beads suddenly accelerated, connecting end to end and layering together, instantly condensing into a dark, massive shield!

The giant shield circled around the old alchemist, forming an indestructible barrier around him.

"No matter how skilled your swordsmanship is, you cannot break through my Eighteen Black Pearl Shield. I am now in an invincible position."

As he spoke, the old man who practiced alchemy stepped forward, intending to engage Cui Juqing in close combat.

Cui Juqing showed no fear and drew his sword to meet the attack.

His sword moves appeared simple, but his sword intent was as dense as the Kunlun Mountains and the sea of ​​clouds, completely neutralizing the old man's attacks.

The old alchemist was furious, his eyes turning bloodshot as he roared and poured all his spiritual power into the Black Pearl Shield.

The dark shield instantly surged with black energy, and a sharp black light appeared around its edges.

He didn't waste any words with Cui Juqing and charged forward with his shield on.

He transformed into a black afterimage, attempting to use the brute force of his shield to smash Cui Juqing into a bloody pulp!

"The Kunlun Heavenly Sword Sect, is it? We'll all die!"

Cui Juqing's expression remained unchanged. The long sword in his hand hummed and trembled. Without any fancy moves, he simply thrust out the sword straight out.

"Pfft!"

The seemingly indestructible Black Pearl Shield was pierced through like a thin sheet of paper by a longsword, the tip of which plunged into the old man's shoulder without any resistance.

The old alchemist's pupils dilated, filled with disbelief.

He glanced sideways at the longsword on his shoulder, then looked up at the expressionless Cui Juqing...

"Excellent! What a brilliant move to break through all laws with a single sword strike!"

"Ugh!" A mouthful of blood spurted out, and the black aura around the old alchemist suddenly surged, his clothes tore apart inch by inch, and the blue veins under his skin writhed like earthworms.

Hua Tianyi primarily studied medicine; while his martial arts skills weren't top-tier, he was knowledgeable and experienced. Seeing this situation, he frowned and offered a reminder:

"Old Cui, that's the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique!"

It can instantly increase one's cultivation level several times over, but it comes at the cost of one's own lifespan and cannot be sustained.

Don't fight him head-on. Just hold out for a while, and he'll naturally give up.

Cui Juqing remained calm and waved to Hua Tianyi, saying, "Brother Hua, don't worry, it's alright. Watch me get revenge for you."

Hua Tianyi shook his head and sighed, "He still has the same temper as when he was young, not changed at all."

The old cultivator roared mournfully, "I'll trade my lifespan for my cultivation! I'll forge my killing weapon with my life essence!"

"Pfft!" A mouthful of scalding hot life essence blood sprayed onto the eighteen black pearls.

Blood and black energy intertwined, and the black pearl was no longer a giant shield, but instantly condensed into a pitch-black chain.

The chain trembled, emitting a terrifying killing intent; it was the old man's trump card—the Heaven-Binding Chain!

The old man was confident that as long as someone was tied to his chain, even someone with the "golden bell" physique of a Buddhist monk would be injured.

"Today, I will use this Heaven-Binding Chain to shatter your soul!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man who was practicing Qi cultivation mustered all his strength and swung the Heaven-Binding Chain out.

The chains, like black dragons emerging from the sea, carried a murderous aura capable of devouring heaven and earth, and rushed straight towards Cui Juqing.

"Master, be careful!"

"Master, be careful!"

"Master, be careful!"

Xiao Lingyun, Yun Qianxun, and Murong Wei exclaimed in unison, because even they had felt the power of the chain.

They are truly not to be underestimated.

Cui Juqing's gaze remained unchanged, his long sword pointing straight to the sky, and his sword intent suddenly surged, as if the wind and snow from the summit of Kunlun were howling in.

"A sword comes from the west, and the snow of Kunlun Mountains melts!"

As the number eight fell, the sword light poured down like a cascading Milky Way. The pure and unparalleled sword intent instantly tore through the black mist and struck the very center of the Heaven-Binding Chain.

"boom--"

With two loud "bangs," the chains snapped inch by inch, and all eighteen black beads turned to dust.

The old alchemist stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

The strongest attack he had traded his lifespan for was so easily defeated by this sword.

The sword's momentum did not weaken; the sword energy surrounded him.

The old man who was practicing Qi cultivation struggled to withstand the attack, but he felt an overwhelming force surge into his body. Before he could even scream, he was torn apart by the sword energy.

The body is dissolving at a visible rate: skin, flesh, bones...

Like those eighteen black pearls, they all turned into dust, which was blown away by the wind and scattered into the sky, leaving no trace.

Just as Cui Juqing had said: You will leave nothing behind today.

Sheathing his sword, Cui Juqing shook his head: "Uh... I used too much force, I couldn't control it!"

"What a powerful sword strike!"

The Kunlun disciples couldn't help but exclaim in praise, their voices filled with shock, completely forgetting their own injuries.

Hua Suwen held the unconscious Xie Xiaoyi, forgetting her tears and lingering fear, staring blankly at the dust billowing in the sky, her heart pounding:

It turns out that a true master can wipe out bad guys with a single sword strike. That's amazing!

If he had arrived earlier, his junior brother wouldn't have...

Thinking to herself, she tightened her grip slightly, resting her chin on the top of Xie Xiaoyi's head, and hugged him even tighter.

Xiao Lingyun, who had been supporting himself with one hand, felt a sudden tremor in his heart:

A sword comes from the west, and the snow of Kunlun Mountain melts!

So this was Master's most powerful sword strike.

What Heavenly Demon Disintegration, what Heavenly Chains—they're all as worthless as paper before Master's sword strike!

Murong Wei clutched her chest and exchanged a glance with her senior brother Xiao Lingyun, then stared blankly into thought.

Compared to her master's sword strike, the sword intent she had comprehended before was like a firefly compared to the bright moon; she was left only with awe.

Yun Qianxun's originally cold eyes now held a spark of longing. She made up her mind that one day she too would train to be like her master—

A sword comes from the west, a sword move from Kunlun Snow Opening.

Cui Juqing turned and walked towards Hua Tianyi, patted him on the shoulder, and said in a slightly casual, teasing tone:

"Brother Hua, are you relieved now?"

I accidentally blasted that old swordsman into "scum."

Hua Tianyi's lips curled into a wry smile of admiration, but the smile didn't reach his eyes:

"Old Cui's sword is still as domineering as ever... It's like he's avenged me."