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Chapter 235 The Emei Sword Cultivator Who Lives Up to His Name (Third Update)

"Righteous spirit, seven swords to slay demons, monster, behold!"

As they approached the Nine-Headed Serpent, the Seven Sons of the Clouds immediately broke free of their sword-escaping state, roared in unison, and commanded seven flying swords of different shapes to strike at the Nine-Headed Serpent's vital spot.

Just as the lingzhi was about to transform, seven reckless Core Formation cultivators suddenly appeared and raised their nine enormous heads to meet it.

The nine heads of the Nine-Headed Python each have their own unique properties. The five middle heads can respectively exhale the power of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. After raising their heads, they immediately launch an attack on the Seven Sons of the Clouds.

The four heads on either side were incredibly hard, comparable to the defensive magic treasures of a Nascent Soul cultivator, blocking seven flying swords that were aimed at vital points.

However, it still underestimated the attack of the Seven Sons of the Clouds. The power of the Seven Sons of the Clouds' flying swords was not comparable to the magic weapons of ordinary Core Formation cultivators. Although it blocked them all, deep, bone-revealing scratches appeared on the four snake heads.

Of course, the power of the five elements it spewed out was also extraordinary. At least the Seven Sons of the Clouds did not dare to take it head-on and immediately recalled their flying swords for defense.

The Shu Mountain sword cultivators focus most of their energy on a single flying sword. They don't use fancy formations or spells; their motto is "one sword can break all spells." Their attack is the flying sword, and their defense is also based on using the flying sword to break through attacks.

The Seven Sons of the Clouds used their flying swords to strike the Nine-Headed Demon Python, and then used the speed of their swords to return in time and disperse the Five Elements power spewed by the Nine-Headed Demon Python.

Li Chuan originally thought that this nine-headed demon python, being a dignified Nascent Soul stage demon beast and so large, would surely be enraged and fight the Seven Sons of the Clouds.

Little did they know that the nine-headed serpent was a coward. It discovered that its four heads, which had never been injured before, were actually wounded, and the power of the five elements it spewed out was also broken.

Ignoring the fact that he was a realm higher than his opponent, he immediately turned around and rushed towards the Ganoderma lucidum behind him, intending to swallow the still unformed Ganoderma lucidum and run away.

Later, Li Chuan thought about it and realized that this was indeed a world dominated by cultivators. If the nine-headed demon python hadn't been timid enough, it probably wouldn't have been able to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage and would have been killed and had its inner core taken away by the cultivators long ago.

Although the Ganoderma lucidum has not yet taken human form, eating it would be enough to allow it to break through to a higher realm. Once its strength is enhanced, it can then eat these human cultivators and go to the mountainside to eat the lotus demon. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

If you get entangled with a few human cultivators, not only is there a risk of being killed, but if the Ganoderma lucidum is stolen, then all your efforts will be in vain.

Taking advantage of any opportunity and running away when you can't win is its core principle after a thousand years of cultivation.

The Seven Sons of the Clouds were also taken aback by the Nine-Headed Demon Python's direct actions. Even demonic cultivators wouldn't be as timid as the opponent, giving up after only one exchange.

Fortunately, the Lotus Fairy, who was also a demon, knew the Nine-Headed Python very well. At this moment, she transformed from water to earth and appeared next to Lingzhi.

When the nine-headed serpent opened its blood-red maw to swallow the Ganoderma lucidum, the Lotus Fairy transformed into her true form, turning into a lotus flower to protect the Ganoderma lucidum in the center, causing the nine-headed serpent to return empty-handed.

Although the Lotus Fairy was no match for the Nine-Headed Python, she was still at the Nascent Soul stage and could defend herself with all her might for a moment.

If she can hold them off for even a moment, the Seven Sons of the Clouds can join forces to slay the demon.

As expected, after the Seven Sons of the Clouds realized what was happening, they immediately used their flying swords to attack the Nine-Headed Python, forcing it to turn around and fight.

And so, everything proceeded in the best possible direction according to the Lotus Fairy's plan.

"As the strongest Emei swordsman of the same realm among righteous cultivators, he truly lives up to his reputation!"

Using the Crimson Spirit Fire Pearl, Li Chuan, who was watching the battle from a distance, saw that in no time, with the tacit cooperation of the Seven Sons of the Clouds, the Nine-Headed Demon Python, which had the strength of the Nascent Soul stage, was already covered in wounds. He couldn't help but sigh.

The Xuan Yin Sect elder he fought before was not weak either, but the elder's strength mainly lay in the Nine Sons Heavenly Demon Xuan Yin Formation and the Heavenly Demons inside. In fact, as long as he left that formation, he could have instantly killed the elder by opening the Eight Gates Formation.

But the Seven Sons of the Clouds are truly strong. Li Chuan felt that even if he opened all eight gates, he would definitely not be able to withstand the flying sword if he tried to take it head-on.

Moreover, none of the defensive spells he currently knows could withstand the power of a flying sword.

However, he is not without weaknesses. At least if he were to face the attack of the Seven Sons of the Clouds, he could not block it, but he could dodge it.

The flying sword is extremely fast; even with all eight gates of his body activated, he could never match the speed of the Seven Sons of the Clouds controlling the flying sword.

But precisely because the flying sword was so fast, he discovered that when the Seven Sons of the Clouds used their flying swords to attack, their speed would actually decrease significantly.

The reason is that if they don't slow down, their reaction time might not be fast enough, and they won't be able to control the flying sword perfectly.

It's like driving on a straight road. You can definitely floor the gas pedal and go as fast as you can, but if you need to turn, you have to slow down.

Otherwise, the car might fly off the road due to excessive speed before it even turns the corner.

The same principle applies to controlling magical artifacts and flying swords. If you use a magical artifact or flying sword to attack your opponent, and your opponent dodges, you will definitely need to control the magical artifact or flying sword to turn and pursue them.

If the speed is too fast at this point, exceeding your control limit, then the magic weapon and flying sword may have to rush a long way before you can control them back to continue attacking, which will actually reduce efficiency.

Only by slowing down the flying sword when it gets close can you achieve perfect control.

In fact, this is also part of testing the strength of sword cultivators. The more powerful the sword cultivator, the more perfect their control over the flying sword. For example, a sword cultivator at the Earth Immortal level can control the flying sword without slowing down, and can perfectly control it even at the fastest speed.

Li Chuan was at the Foundation Establishment stage at this time. His magic weapons were not enough to compete with the flying swords of the Seven Sons of the Clouds, or rather, they were not on the same level at all. However, when he opened the Eight Gates, his physical body was comparable to a Nascent Soul stage demon beast.

Furthermore, being much smaller and more agile than demonic beasts, they can actually evade the trajectory of flying swords with their bodies if their reactions are quick enough. If they have a weapon strong enough to block the flying swords, they can even parry them with that weapon.

However, this can only be described as defense, evasion, and blocking; it cannot be used to counterattack.

Because a swordsman's flying sword can take a person's head from a thousand miles away, but his magic cannot reach that far.

But he has the ability to teleport, and the distance he can teleport is much farther than a thousand miles away. Sword cultivators are focused on cultivating their swords and basically don't bother to set up formations to seal off space.

Therefore, he could easily lure the opponent's flying sword a thousand miles away, and then use a phantom teleportation to instantly teleport to their physical body and destroy their physical form.

No matter how fast those flying swords are, as long as they are far enough away, they can't match his Phantom Shift speed.

Therefore, he felt he had a better chance of winning if he were to face the Seven Masters of the Clouds.

If he were to face other Core Formation cultivators, his chances of winning would be even greater, because their magic weapons are not as fast as flying swords, and Li Chuan could use his physical body to withstand the attacks, or even shatter the magic weapons of Core Formation cultivators, just like when he dealt with that Xuan Yin Sect elder.

(End of this chapter)