The First Venerable of All Paths

"Buzz!"

When the blue lotus appeared, the heavens and earth trembled.

As soon as Fang Xuan unleashed his sword strike, one enormous blue lotus after another appeared out of thin air between heaven and earth.

Blooming, blossoming.

A misty, bluish-green sword aura surged forth from each lotus flower, soaring into the sky.

In an instant, thousands upon thousands of cyan sword energies soared upwards, slashing towards the rapidly descending rune-inscribed evil hand.

"Snap!"

The void trembled, and the wind and clouds swirled.

The thunder, which had been accumulating for a long time and was about to fall, seemed to be frightened by this sword and retreated into the clouds high in the sky.

Under the ferocious gaze of the evil jade and Fang Xuan's cold stare, the runic evil hand and the azure sea of ​​swords collided violently.

"Buzz!"

The void swayed.

A suffocating aura pressed down from all directions.

An evil hand covers the sky, and a sinister aura pervades.

Sword energy surged, sword intent soared to the heavens.

Xie Gui and Fang Xuan both watched the two intertwined forces with great tension.

The next moment, Fang Xuan seemed to sense something, and his expression suddenly changed.

He quickly stepped into the void, using the green lotus as a stepping stone, and retreated rapidly.

Xie Gui was one step ahead, retreating a hundred meters in the blink of an eye.

"Boom!"

However, in mid-air, two forces shot towards Fang Xuan and Xie Gui at speeds exceeding those of lightning.

"Pfft!"

The stream of malevolent energy crashed heavily against his body.

The Azure Lotus Armor shattered upon impact, and Fang Xuan was slammed onto a mountaintop by the remaining energy, like a kite with a broken string.

"Bang!"

The mountain peaks shattered, and rocks and soil flew everywhere.

Fang Xuan was engulfed in the billowing dust, his fate unknown.

Xie Gui wasn't much better off.

He was grazed by a streak of cyan sword energy.

His clothes were torn and he was covered in wounds.

His aura dropped lower and lower, barely stabilizing at the Divine Realm level.

He rubbed his chest, his face showing lingering fear.

So close, so very close.

That sword energy just now pierced through his body, shattering the martial arts foundation he had painstakingly built.

He stared at the shattered mountaintop, his face filled with icy killing intent.

Then Xie Gui, holding the Evil Spirit Spear, slashed through the sky, heading straight for the obscure aura in the smoke and dust, thrusting out the spear.

"Whoosh!"

At the critical moment, Master Qinghe, dragging his crippled body, stood in front of him.

"roll!"

Xie Gui let out a cold shout and swept his spear horizontally, directly blasting Qinghe Shangren away.

The mangled skeletal body was reduced to a skull.

The soul fire was weak, a truly pitiful sight.

Judging from his appearance, Master Qinghe seems to be beyond saving.

Xie Gui chuckled and raised his spear, thrusting it directly at the figure below who was slowly rising.

A murderous intent surged forth from the spear.

"when!"

Just as the spear tip was about to pierce the figure, a pair of hands enveloped in blue flames suddenly reached out and grabbed the spear.

The spear tip was only half an inch away from Fang Xuan's chest.

"Knock knock knock!"

But the violent force of the spear pushed Fang Xuan backward, finally causing him to crash heavily against the mountain wall.

Its back collided with the mountain wall, and spiderweb-like cracks spread out.

"clatter!"

"clatter!"

"clatter!"

Fresh blood dripped from the corner of Fang Xuan's mouth.

His face was as pale as paper.

"Kid, I admit you're very good."

Xie Gui smiled coldly: "Unfortunately, no matter how many trump cards you have, you can't bridge the gap in strength between us."

Fang Xuan remained silent.

There were many factors that enabled him to unleash that amazing sword strike.

The power of a sudden surge in cultivation.

The power of Yin and Yang Dao.

There is also the power of the second natal flying sword.

With the support of numerous forces, Fang Xuan was able to barely withstand Xie Gui's terrifying attack.

Otherwise, let alone him, even any other expert at the Divine Intent Realm would have been doomed.

"Even if that old bastard Qinghe gave you all this incredible opportunity, so what?"

Xie Gui gripped his spear tightly, repeatedly thrusting it towards Fang Xuan's chest, his face filled with mockery.

"Kill you, and all of this will be mine."

The spear pierced through flesh with force.

A sinister aura erupted, poised to erode Fang Xuan's martial meridians and dantian.

However, a blue flame rose up from Fang Xuan's body.

Verdant as jade, incomparably beautiful.

The intense heat melted the spear.

Xie Gui was startled and sent Fang Xuan flying with a palm strike from a distance, the blue flames on his body also dissipating.

"Azure Lotus Karmic Fire, excellent, very excellent indeed."

Looking at the spear in his hand, whose evil aura had vanished, Xie Gui gritted his teeth and said, "So that's why that old bastard Qing He was able to endure for so many years. It turns out it was all for this Azure Lotus Karmic Fire."

The Azure Lotus Fire purifies heaven and earth, burning away karma and destroying evil.

It has a natural ability to suppress the power of the evil race.

If it weren't for the vast difference in strength between Fang Xuan and him, they would probably have truly perished here today.

"fine."

Xie Gui walked towards Fang Xuan step by step, making no attempt to hide his killing intent towards him.

"Now all of these things belong to me."

Having said that, Xie Gui thrust his spear straight at Fang Xuan's head.

At this moment, Xie Gui no longer held back and did not intend to give Fang Xuan any chance to catch his breath.

Sensing Xie Gui's intense killing intent, a golden light appeared in Fang Xuan's eyes.

Twelve golden patterns quietly appeared on the exposed body.

The Chaos Holy Body is about to be activated.

"Yin Yang Seal Technique, Starfall!"

Just then, a clear, cold voice, like the moon, suddenly rang out.

Immediately, black and white meteorites the size of heads fell from the sky and crashed down on Xie Gui.

Xie Gui suddenly turned around.

Suddenly, he saw meteorites raining down on him.

These black and white meteorites exude a sharp, cold aura and are brimming with killing intent.

In his current state, if he insists on killing Fang Xuan, he will inevitably suffer severe damage, or even his foundation will collapse.

In the blink of an eye, Xie Gui made a quick decision.

He dodged the meteorites with a swift movement.

"Boom!"

The meteorite's impact was like the end of the world.

Once the dust had settled, a beautiful figure stood before Fang Xuan.

Her eyes, one black and one white, not only lacked any eerie quality but also made her appear like a fairy from the moon palace, ethereal and otherworldly.

The perfectly tailored black and white dress, like two koi fish swimming back and forth on her proud and beautiful body, was just the right length.

"Is he dead?"

"Thanks to you, you still have breath."

Fang Xuan struggled to his feet, his face deathly pale.

"you......"

Xiao Jinyu frowned, but seeing that Fang Xuan was completely naked, she immediately said in an annoyed tone, "Hurry up and put your clothes on!"

Sensing the annoyance in Xiao Jinyu's tone, Fang Xuan smiled awkwardly and quickly took out a long robe and put it on.

"that......."

Before Fang Xuan could speak, Xiao Jinyu coldly rebuked him, "Shut up!"

Although she had given Fang Xuan her virginity, which she had preserved for many years, she never expected it to happen so quickly.

It was even done in a way that was half-coerced.

Although it was Qinghe Shangren who did it, Xiao Jinyu naturally didn't give Fang Xuan a friendly look.

"That's enough!"

An angry voice rang out.

Xie Gui, his face contorted with rage, roared, "You two dare to flirt in front of me? You're utterly disrespectful!"

As he spoke, Xie Gui flicked the spear in his hand.

"boom!"

The thick spear, as thick as an arm, slammed down with tremendous force towards Fang Xuan and his companion.

"Yin-Yang Seal, Moonset!"

Facing the menacing spear, Xiao Jinyu lightly raised her jade hand and pointed forward.

The stars twinkled, revealing a full moon.

The moon is divided into two colors, black and white, clearly distinguishable.

"Bang!"

The stars and moon fell, colliding with the spear and shattering together.

"Um?"

Xie Gui was taken aback, his gaze fixed on Xiao Jinyu.

"Yin-Yang Dao Body?"

Suddenly, Xie Gui's face lit up with ecstasy.

"I have actually encountered a body with the best physique in the world, the perfect vessel for a furnace."

Xie Gui laughed wildly, "If I could obtain you, wouldn't my advancement to the Profound Realm be just around the corner?"

"Rubbish!"

Xiao Jinyu looked at Xie Gui with disgust and quickly formed hand seals.

In mid-air, stars twinkled and a full moon hung in the sky.

"Stars fall, moon sets, suppress!"

As Xiao Jinyu's voice fell, Xingyue, with its long tail, crashed down towards Xie Gui.

"Heh, a mere little brat who just advanced to the Divine Intent Realm, even with her Yin-Yang Dao Body, is just showing off her limited skills in front of me!"

Xie Gui's face was filled with undisguised greed and fervor, and then a crack appeared between his brows.

His blood-red eyes opened.

A huge, blood-red eye appeared behind Xie Gui, swallowing Xingyue whole.

Seeing her strongest attack easily neutralized by Xie Gui, Xiao Jinyu's pretty face changed slightly.

"Out of ideas?"

Xie Gui grinned: "Then it's my turn to make a move."

As soon as he finished speaking, one after another, dried corpses emerged from the giant blood-red eye and pounced towards Fang Xuan and his companion.

There are over a thousand of these mummified corpses.

Their cultivation levels vary greatly.

The weakest are only at the Condensation Realm, while the strongest are comparable to martial artists at the Divine Intent Realm.

"These offerings were originally prepared to welcome those adults, but now they've benefited you."

Xie Gui was filled with excitement.

Let's not even talk about the fortuitous encounters Fang Xuan had.

Xiao Jinyu, with his Yin-Yang Dao Body alone, is worth Xie Gui's desperate gamble.

Xiao Jinyu once again unleashed powerful martial arts techniques in an attempt to stop the dried corpses.

Unfortunately, there were too many dried corpses, and more than a dozen of them possessed the strength of the Divine Realm, putting Xiao Jinyu under immense pressure.

"Sing!"

A phoenix cry rang out, and a golden-red sword light shot out, shattering the approaching dry corpses.

Fang Xuan made his move.

He activated the Phoenix Cry Sword, instantly slaying countless dry corpses.

That wasn't all. Fang Xuan opened his mouth and spat out a stream of misty blue light, which transformed into a three-foot-long green sword, condensing into numerous blue lotuses that protected him and Xiao Jinyu within.

"This is your second natal flying sword?"

Looking at the jade-green longsword engraved with lotus patterns, a hint of envy flashed in Xiao Jinyu's eyes.

Sword cultivation is a natural talent.

For ordinary sword cultivators, cultivating their natal flying sword requires an unknown amount of time and effort.

However, Fang Xuan possesses two natal flying swords at the same time. What incredible fortune and opportunity that must be!

"Just lucky."

Fang Xuan dared not say anything like "thanks to you," otherwise Xiao Jinyu would definitely slap him to death.

Although the successful creation of this Azure Lotus Sword is indeed inseparable from Xiao Jinyu.

Two flying swords, one for attack and the other for defense.

The two complement each other perfectly.

The ferocious attacks of those dried corpses were also suppressed by the two flying swords, and they could not get any closer.

In particular, the karmic fire power inherent in the Azure Lotus Sword perfectly counters these dried corpses.

Anyone struck by the sword energy would melt into nothingness, just like snow meeting the scorching sun.

"Two natal flying swords? Fang Xuan, even I envy your extraordinary fortune."

Seeing that the dry corpse's attack was blocked, Xie Gui was shocked and his killing intent intensified.

"But even if Qinghe were to be resurrected today, she could not save you!"

Xie Gui touched his blood-red pupil between his brows, his voice hoarse as he said, "Evil Eye Devours Heaven!"

At the same time, blood-red eyeballs began to emerge from the bodies of those dried corpses.

The mummified corpse's body vanished rapidly, leaving only countless eyeballs.

It was so densely packed that it made my scalp tingle.

"Sizzle!"

From within their eyes, crimson threads burst forth, weaving into a net that enveloped Fang Xuan and his companion.

The stars and moon were annihilated, leaving them utterly powerless to resist.

The sword light dimmed, completely suppressed by the blood web.

At this moment, both Fang Xuan and Xiao Jinyu felt a strong sense of life and death crisis.

They couldn't stop or catch Xie Gui's attack at all.