Cultivation: I can see the proficiency level

Wang Mian activated the Dust Concealing Technique, and Bai Jiuniang affixed two Breath Concealing Talismans, both suppressing their auras to the extreme, and began to sneakily approach the outer perimeter of Wind and Thunder Valley.

They prepared to investigate the current arrangements of the Bian family and inquire whether the Iron-Boned Old Man was still alive.

As soon as she approached Wind and Thunder Valley, Bai Jiuniang keenly sensed a tremendous threat, a sense of impending death that was rapidly becoming more and more apparent.

"wrong!"

Something's wrong with Wind and Thunder Valley.

The demonic power condensed into the word "No" in front of Wang Mian. Bai Jiuniang immediately activated her demonic power, turned around, and drew a beam of light, flying away in the opposite direction of Fenglei Valley.

Just as it turned and flew away, a beam of light flew toward them at an extremely fast speed from within Wind and Thunder Valley.

With an interval of eight or nine breaths, two streaks of light flew across the sky, startling even birds into falling.

"Ninth Sister, what's wrong?" Just now, Bai Jiu Niang suddenly turned around, and the inertia almost threw Wang Mian off its back. Wang Mian grabbed its fur to steady himself.

The incident happened so suddenly that Wang Mian didn't even have time to react before Jiu Niang had already flown away in the opposite direction.

As if being chased by a raging flood, Bai Jiuniang continued to accelerate. Wang Mian felt the wind rushing past his ears, but when he turned to look behind him, he saw nothing.

Only the azure sky.

"Someone is chasing us." Bai Jiuniang's demonic power condensed into a line of text.

Bai Jiuniang, who had always been proud of her speed, was no longer in control this time. No matter how much she increased her speed, she could not shake off the sense of threat coming from behind.

Not only did they fail to shake him off, but the other party was actually getting closer.

It could sense that threat getting closer and closer.

Bai Jiuniang began trying to change direction, but became increasingly puzzled, because she found that no matter which direction she flew, the other party was like sticky syrup, clinging to them tightly.

"To be able to keep up with you in terms of speed, you must be a Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator, or at the very least, a Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator who is extremely skilled in speed." Wang Mian looked behind him and could already see a blurry spiritual light closely following Bai Jiuniang.

If it were a cultivator at the fourth level of Qi Refining, it wouldn't even be able to catch up with Bai Jiuniang when she was at the lower level, let alone now that it's at the middle level.

Two beams of light chased each other, flying over Yixian Gorge, Luhua River, Yangchang Gorge, and Jitou Mountain. Many cultivators noticed this chase.

The farther they fled, the closer their pursuers became. Wang Mian was now certain that the person behind him was heading straight for him and Bai Jiuniang.

There's no escaping it; the distance is getting closer and closer.

"Ninth Sister, fly towards the Rocky Forest." Seeing that the other party was hundreds of meters behind him, Wang Mian was unwilling to sit and wait for death, so he looked at the ground to find a favorable battlefield.

Bai Jiuniang slightly adjusted the direction of her demon body and rushed straight towards the chaotic rock forest.

Following behind Wang Mian, Lü Xingshan gradually increased his magical output, pushing the speed of the flying shuttle to its limit. He was also somewhat impressed by the astonishing speed of this demonic beast.

It's understandable that the Lu family, those useless idiots, couldn't do anything about the other side.

Even he had to chase at full speed to gradually close the distance between them. Intentionally exhausting Bai Jiuniang's magic power, he saw them descending in altitude and rushing into the chaotic rock forest, so he also rushed in.

While dodging the boulders, they occasionally unleashed a spell, which Wang Mian and Bai Jiuniang evaded. The spells missed their mark and struck the boulders along the way, exploding with a deafening roar.

Bai Jiuniang dodged the magical attacks from left and right, finally stopping in an open space and turning to look at the people chasing after her.

Wang Mian then realized that the other party was a middle-aged man who held a pair of two-colored scissors and a brass plate, and was riding a flying shuttle. The pointer on the plate was pointing at him and Bai Jiuniang.

No wonder I couldn't shake him off; this person is at least a Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator, and he also has a magic weapon tracking him.

"I have never met you before, senior, and we have no grudges against each other. I wonder why you keep pursuing me?" Wang Mian asked in a puzzled tone.

Wang Mian had already found out about the Bian clan cultivators in Fenglei Valley at Tingfeng House, and the person in front of him was clearly not a Bian clan immortal cultivator.

Wang Mian really didn't know where he had offended this unfamiliar cultivator.

Upon hearing this, Lü Xingshan's expression turned somewhat somber, and he spoke loudly: "So you claim there's no grudge or enmity between us? Wasn't Xiuzhi of the third branch of my Lü family killed by you?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Mian's heart skipped a beat.

Completely unexpectedly, the other party turned out to be a cultivator from the Lü Clan. Since he was a cultivator from the Lü Clan, it was bound to be a fight to the death.

After all, he was the one who killed Lü Xiuzhi first, so being hunted down by Lü family cultivators is a fitting retribution. Since he can't avoid it, Wang Mian is prepared to fight to the death.

"So that's how it is. I killed him. My life is here now. Let's see if you have the ability to take it." After learning the other party's identity, Wang Mian stopped calling him "senior".

Instead, he took out a magic sword from his storage bag and activated a protective talisman, preparing for a desperate fight.

Bai Jiuniang also adopted a defensive stance.

Without saying a word, Lü Xingshan unleashed a series of spells, heading straight for Wang Mian. He split the scissors in two and launched a surprise attack from behind the spell.

Bai Jiuniang channeled her demonic power and unleashed a series of spells, but they were no match for the might of Lü Xingshan's spells. After most of them were neutralized, more spells were still coming.

Wang Mian was not one to sit idly by and wait for death. Even if the opponent was a Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator, it wouldn't work. He unleashed the Thunder Seal Talisman in his hand, a Thunder Seal Talisman with power comparable to a Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator. Wrapped in bolts of lightning, it slammed fiercely towards Lü Xingshan.

This talisman was comparable to the power of a sixth-level Qi Refining cultivator, causing Lü Xingshan's expression to change slightly.

He immediately recalled the magical artifact, which shone with spiritual light as it spun, forming a shield that protected him.

As the lightning seal pressed down and struck Lü Xingshan's magical artifact, it suddenly produced a huge explosion. The aftershocks shattered the surrounding boulders, and dust rose up like mist.

The next instant.

Two dazzling lights, one purple and one cyan, flew out from the stone powder and collided with the spiritual light of Wang Mian's protective talisman. They easily broke through the spiritual light, and the spiritual light of the low-grade Xuanjia talisman became dim.

In the end, the blue scissors pierced the spiritual light emanating from Wang Mian's inner armor, its attack blocked. The other half, the purple scissors, also pierced the spiritual light formed by Bai Jiu Niang's protective magic artifact.

"Surrender!" Lu Xingshan watched as Wang Mian took out a long sword, and then another talisman identical to the one from before: "Surrendering will save you some physical suffering."

Lu Xingshan also noticed that this person had many tricks up his sleeve. He used mid-grade talismans, and his magical artifacts and protective artifacts were also mid-grade. His demonic pet was also a mid-grade demonic beast.

Moreover, he has also developed sword energy, which also poses a threat to him.

"Grandpa has no intention of surrendering." Wang Mian threw out another Thunder Seal Talisman, aimed directly at Lü Xingshan: "If you hadn't come to me this time, I would have gone to Taixi Lake to settle scores with you."

He was worried that his cultivation technique would be cut off and that there was no hope for the future. The capture of his senior also prevented him from leaving the Luopo Mountain area. Unexpectedly, the Lü family was actually in Fenglei Valley.

If the opponent were at the late stage of Qi Refining, Wang Mian would turn around and run away. But since the opponent was at the sixth level of Qi Refining, he decided to take a gamble.

The lightning seal was blocked by Lü Xingshan, and the lightning exploded with a loud roar. Bai Jiuniang used her demonic power without regard for cost, and unleashed her magic at Lü Xingshan as if it were free.

A cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining is not far from the late stage of Qi Refining, and is not someone to be trifled with. The unpredictable scissors sometimes separated and sometimes combined, gradually dimming the spiritual light of Wang Mian and Bai Jiu Niang's protective magic artifacts.

Bai Jiuniang exchanged a glance with him and nodded slightly in tacit understanding. She swallowed all the spirit healing pills, her demonic body swelled, her eyes turned red, and she prepared to fight to the death.

Wang Mian's longsword gleamed with sword energy, and a Kui Lei Zi quietly appeared in his hand.

"Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, you overestimate yourselves. Do you really think the foundation of the Lü clan is like those small clans?" Lü Xingshan threw out several round balls, which swelled with the wind and instantly transformed into several puppet demon beasts at the fourth level of Qi Refining, surrounding Bai Jiuniang.

He, with his purple and blue hues intertwined, cast a spell and charged straight at Wang Mian.

"A mere Qi Refining Level 3 cultivator, unaware of the vastness of the heavens and the immensity of the earth." Lu Xingshan's lips curled into a contemptuous smile, a kind of disdain that a prominent cultivation family held for rogue cultivators and low-level cultivators.

In his opinion, Wang Mian had no merits other than relying on his power. How could someone like him, who was only at the third level of Qi Refining, possibly understand how to use that mid-grade magic weapon?

The fact that it could kill a fifth-level Qi Refining cultivator from the Bian family, judging from the demon blood all over the ground, shows that it was the work of a demon beast.

Seeing Lü Xingshan attack, Wang Mian didn't hesitate to throw out a stack of talismans, retreated rapidly, and threw out the Kui Thunder Particle wrapped in talismans.

next moment.

Thunder and fire roared, swirling together spells formed from various talismans, which licked at Lü Xingshan who was coming towards him. The explosive thunder and fire made his expression change repeatedly, and he instantly activated his mid-grade protective magic weapon.

The continuous lightning and fire swirled around the mid-grade magic artifact, which was infused with a large amount of magic power by Lü Xingshan, and its spiritual light firmly resisted the lightning and fire.

After a long chase and resisting two mid-grade talismans and the Kui Lei Zi, Lü Xingshan had finally exhausted more than half of his magical power.

Thunder and fire, ultimately without a source, gradually showed signs of decline, so Wang Mian added another Kui thunderbolt.

"Despicable and shameless!" Upon seeing this, Lü Xingshan cursed angrily, suddenly increasing his magical power and making the spiritual light of the magic weapon even stronger. He finally understood how the fifth level of Qi Refining of the Bian family had been killed by this third level of Qi Refining.

They rely on demonic beasts and disposable magical artifacts.

The Kui Lei Zi exploded again, and a huge burst of thunder and fire rushed towards Lü Xingshan. The spiritual light of the mid-grade magic weapon was shattered by the immense power of the Kui Lei Zi.

The lightning and fire struck his protective magic directly, scorching the thick magic with crackling sounds.

Ultimately, unable to break through the thick protective magic power of the sixth level Qi Refining cultivator, the lightning and fire gradually extinguished. Although it failed to harm the opponent, it had already depleted a great deal of the opponent's magic power.

Lu Xingshan swallowed a Yellow Dragon Pill to restore his magic power: "The situation is hopeless, so surrender. If it weren't for your sword energy, I would have slapped you to death long ago."

Wang Mian brandished his longsword, his expression calm, as his inner energy surged forth. He was waiting for Lü Xingshan to run out of energy, gambling on that very moment.

Watching Bai Jiuniang push the last puppet to the ground, Wang Mian prepared to take another gamble. He gambled that Bai Jiuniang could take him away, and that he only knew sword energy, not sword intent.

He was even less aware that the sword intents of Qingyang, Zhuming, Sushang, and Xuanying, the four seasons, each had their own killing moves, as well as a forbidden move that could unify the power of the four seasons.

It is named: Seeing the Year!

As soon as he made his sword move, Lü Xingshan felt a sense of unease. The feeling of threat came rushing towards him as the sword moved. Before he could retreat, he saw a scene of springtime, summer heat, autumn chill, and a biting cold wind.

I see grass sprouting, the summer sun blazing, autumn leaves turning yellow, and snow falling in the cold. It's as if I see the changing of the years, the flow of time, and the passing of days and nights.

The changing seasons are breathtaking.

Click.

That was the sound of the protective magic artifact shattering.

Lu Xingshan suddenly sensed danger, but it was too late. The four seasons disappeared from his sight, and all he could see was a long sword lying across him, its tip at his throat and its hilt in Wang Mian's hand.

"Sword intent?"

He felt his throat being ravaged and destroyed, his life force constantly slipping away, yet he still asked with great confusion.

As he drew his longsword, Wang Mian wiped the blood that kept spilling from the corner of his mouth. He felt as if his internal organs were twisted in a knot, his dantian was completely dry, and he had no magic power left. His meridians felt like they were being torn apart.

Banning recruitment comes at a huge cost.

Fortunately, he won his gamble.

So Wang Mian replied, "Our grudges are settled. Farewell, fellow Daoist."

Seemingly having found an answer, yet also seemingly not, Lü Xingshan, with a hint of regret, collapsed to the ground with a thud, kicking up a cloud of dust.