The Long Journey to Immortality

They were completely unaware of this, and even if they knew, they would not take it seriously, and would not even consider it a compliment. They would continue to use their most powerful methods to deal with Han Lu.

The spirit sword appeared in Han Lu's eyes for only a moment before disappearing without a trace.

Immediately afterwards, Han Lu felt a gust of wind behind her head.

"As expected, they used the Swift Sword." She muttered to herself, but the distraction during the battle did not affect Han Lu's reaction.

Due to the rules, Han Lu could not use any methods related to the True Spirit Bloodline, so she had to use a move she rarely used to defend herself.

The extra beam of sword light that split off from the sword pellet instantly appeared on the path of Xinshan Jushi's sword thrust.

The two spirit swords clashed in mid-air, producing a piercing sound.

Logically speaking, the sword light split off from Han Lu's sword pellet shouldn't be able to harm the high-grade spiritual weapon controlled by Xinshan Hermit.

However, because Xinshan Jushi pursued a speed-oriented path, the spirit sword was sharp but lacked "strength."

Han Lu's control over the sword light was precise in timing and placement, as if it had struck the joints and nerves of Xinshan Jushi's control over the spirit sword, preventing the spirit sword from displaying its advantages and exposing its disadvantages.

If that were all, the "sword light" split from Han Lu's sword pellet might be defeated in a brief stalemate due to the difference in their grades.

However, because Han Lu also incorporated some wordplay techniques, the first clash between the two sides ended in a draw.

Xinshan Jushi was no fool, and naturally he wouldn't try to compete with Han Lu in "strength" as if he were wielding a mountain-splitting axe.

With a thought, the spirit sword, which had been briefly suspended in the air, gained a new sense of agility.

With a "retreat" followed by an acceleration, he slightly changed his posture and angle and continued to stab at Han Lu.

Unperturbed, and certain that her sword light was sufficient to handle the situation, Han Lu followed suit, continuing to rely on her skills to fight back and buy time for her sword formation.

The cultivation of the Heavenly Connection Technique not only enhanced the power of Han Lu's Starry Sky Sword Formation, but also significantly increased the speed at which she could set up the sword formation.

In the past, it would take Han Lu a full ten breaths to set up the sword formation completely.

Now, in just five or six breaths, the power of the stars can descend through the spirit sword.

"Ding ding ding..."

With a series of crisp sounds, Han Lu skillfully dealt with Xinshan Jushi's first attack.

When the first attack was evenly matched with Han Lu, Xinshan Jushi had already realized that this simple and direct move would most likely not be able to defeat Han Lu.

While he is skilled with spirit swords, it doesn't mean that Master Xinshan can only use spirit swords or can only foolishly manipulate them in battle.

Having made preparations in advance, Master Xinshan had spent the past month devising numerous methods to deal with Han Lu, who might or might not be able to use true spiritual powers.

While continuing to harass Han Lu with his spirit sword, he quickly patted his storage bag and took out two magical treasures.

A calligraphy brush and a short ruler.

With a series of hand seals, the Hermit of Xinshan, whose cultivation was already close to the Great Perfection of the Golden Core Realm, unleashed both of his magical treasures simultaneously, launching a multi-pronged attack on Han Lu.

[Author's Note] It's been terrible! I updated my graphics card driver to improve the frame rate, but my 970 doesn't support the latest drivers anymore, causing the update to fail. Even though my graphics card driver is still there, the frame rate drops drastically when I open the game. I need to find an older driver to see if it can fix the problem.

Chapter 1090

Compared to Han Lu, who was bound by the rules, Xinshan Jushi had more choices and a wider variety of moves during the battle.

Many magical artifacts and techniques are not restricted and can be used naturally.

Unlike other true spirits, Han Lu, even when fighting in human form, does everything to serve her true spirit's supernatural powers.

However, because she has merged the bloodlines of multiple true spirits, many of her methods and even magical artifacts are suspected of being "illegal" when used.

For example, Han Lu played the guqin she obtained from the high priest of the Western Regions in front of Xinshan Jushi, thus performing illusion magic.

Even without using the slightest bit of the Illusionary Phoenix Divine Power, Han Lu's illusionary magic was more powerful than that of an ordinary cultivator. So how should this be accounted for?

For example, if Han Lu were to disregard her spirit sword, magic weapon, and spells, and fight solely with her physical strength, the enhancement of her strength and physical power from the Li Feng bloodline would still be reflected in her fists, which are not particularly heavy to begin with.

What punches, with what force, are not considered against the rules?

It was too complicated. Although Han Lu didn't think that Master Xinshan would be so petty, she didn't want to play any games.

The victory she achieved by directly using the spirit sword made her feel "clean and pure".

Therefore, when faced with the two magical treasures used by Xinshan Jushi, Han Lu also decided to use her spirit sword instead of relying on the many magical treasures in her storage bag.

The two magical artifacts that Master Xinshan was using at this time were only mid-to-low-grade spiritual artifacts, not the rare and high-grade kind.

Although its rank is not top-tier, in Xinshan Jushi's opinion, it is quite suitable for this situation and is a handy weapon to deal with Han Lu.

The hermit of Xinshan performed hand seals and used his magical artifacts, the first to display his supernatural powers being the short ruler.

Driven by spiritual power, the short ruler of the Hermit of Xinshan emitted a strong light, and an attack based on the level of the soul and consciousness was launched through this short ruler.

Using a magic weapon that attacks the soul and consciousness to attack a cultivator with the bloodline of the Illusionary Phoenix seems foolish, but the special characteristics of the short-footed magic weapon controlled by the Hermit of Xinshan make this combat choice reasonable.

Some magical artifacts, spells, secret techniques, and even cultivators belong to the type that are "stronger when facing strong opponents and weaker when facing weak opponents."

The short ruler used by Layman Xinshan was this type of magical weapon.

Using this treasure against a low-level cultivator like Zhuge Fang would not be very effective.

If the spell is cast on Venerable Qingyang, the results will be minimal due to the vast difference in skill level between the caster and the Venerable Qingyang.

However, it was just right to deal with Huan Feng Han Lu, who was at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

"What... is going on?" Han Lu felt dizzy and lightheaded when she saw the dazzling light. Although she was not so dizzy that she could not stand up and fell into a coma, it reduced the efficiency and accuracy of her control over the sword light and the arrangement of the sword formation.

Han Lu didn't understand why this seemingly ordinary short ruler could shake her divine sense, but this didn't stop her from using rather conservative methods to strengthen the defense of her divine sense.

With a tap on her storage bag, Han Lu took out two emerald green pills and swallowed them.

He immediately felt refreshed and clear-headed, returning to his usual state.

Seeing that Han Lu, with her powerful spiritual sense, also carried pills to strengthen the protection of her sea of ​​consciousness, Master Xinshan was slightly disappointed.

"So this is a well-prepared cultivator," Xinshan Jushi thought to himself.

This short ruler caught those confident cultivators, who were also overconfident in their own divine sense, completely off guard.

This echoes the old saying, "Those who drown are all good swimmers."

Under normal circumstances, a True Spirit cultivator like Han Lu, who is proficient in illusion techniques, would not carry any magical artifacts or pills to protect their sea of ​​consciousness.

This is why Xinshan Jushi chose this method to deal with Han Lu.

If one trick doesn't work, there's always another.

The magical brush, which had already been activated, began to fly through the air.

Using spiritual energy as ink and air as paper, Master Xinshan manipulated this magical writing brush to write large characters in the air.

Most cultivators who are proficient in swordsmanship also love magic, and Master Xinshan is no exception.

Her handwriting was elegant and graceful, on par with Han Lu's.

However, during a magical duel, the quality of the characters is not important. What matters is that as each character floats in the air, with the help of the magic weapon, these characters transform into various spells and rain down on Han Lu.

Although he had no experience dealing with true spirits, Master Xinshan knew that the Five Elements techniques could often be surprisingly effective when facing true spirits of a certain attribute.

It's like the five elements mutually restraining each other.

The arena became somewhat chaotic for a moment, with various colored lights flashing, creating a rather spectacular sight.

However, the two onlookers were not in the mood to appreciate the scene from the perspective of color matching.

Although Nian Haoge knew that such tactics wouldn't work on Han Lu, he was still worried for her.

Zhuge Fang, on the other hand, was worried about Xinshan Jushi.

Because he had never seen his master use so many complex techniques in a magical battle.

Although he couldn't see the situation on the field clearly, he subconsciously felt that Master Xinshan had encountered a very difficult situation.

If Han Lu only possesses the Ice Phoenix or Fire Phoenix abilities, this method would be quite effective for her.

However, her complex five-element attributes and true spirit bloodline give Han Lu considerable immunity to various spells.

Although Han Lu bound herself and agreed not to use her true spiritual powers, she couldn't stop the Hermit of Xinshan from bombarding her with all sorts of spells.

Although these techniques all possessed the power of a Golden Core cultivator, they were utterly ineffective against Han Lu.

Han Lu managed to defend herself entirely with just the phoenix feather robe she was wearing.

Feeling the spells hitting her body without causing any pain or itching, Han Lu thought to herself, "Although the Phoenix Feather Robe is also a protective magic item created from the Phoenix Bird's divine power, I can't fight Xinshan Hermit naked."

Relying on the assumption that her opponent was unaware of the Phoenix Feather Robe's existence, Han Lu used this magical artifact that was attached to her body with a clear conscience.

Of the two magical items, one had a slight effect, while the other was a complete waste of effort.

Faced with Han Lu, who possessed numerous methods and was just as "mysterious" as himself, Xinshan Jushi's preparations went to waste.

In the short time it took, Han Lu had bought enough time to set up the sword formation.

After slightly adjusting the positions of the spirit swords that had tilted due to the shock of her mind, Han Lu immediately activated the sword formation and unleashed the trump card she had prepared for this duel.

"Star Sword Formation".

Instead of shouting out the name of the move, Han Lu simply muttered it to herself.

Descending from the sky, countless starlight was drawn in and eventually converged on the 108 spiritual swords that formed the sword formation.

Such a grand gesture could only be easily accomplished by Han Lu, Nian Haoge, and the ancient cultivator Fang Lin, all of whom had mastered the Seven Kill Sword Technique.

Chapter 1091

Without cultivating the Seven Kill Sword Technique and obtaining a Golden Core Sword Pill, just finding 108 spirit swords of similar attributes and quality would bankrupt a cultivator and require immense effort, let alone connecting and coordinating these spirit swords to form a complex sword formation like the Starry Sky Sword Formation.

Perhaps, without the Seven Kill Sword Technique, the ancient cultivator Fang Lin would not have had this idea or approach, and would not have created such a complex sword formation.

The sword formation unfolded perfectly, and the starlight filled the formation, obscuring the pale-colored magic array surrounding the arena and turning the sky above the two Golden Core cultivators into a silvery-white night sky.

It looks no different from any other night sky.

However, Xinshan Jushi, as his opponent, could sense that these specks of starlight contained a mysterious power he had never seen before.

A mysterious and powerful force.

"Is this a different sword formation from that day?" Master Xinshan asked doubtfully, almost mistaking this kind of starlight power for a kind of true spiritual supernatural power.

Before the duel, Xinshan Jushi had made preparations. He found a jade tablet that recorded the battle between Han Lu and Xianyu Ji and actively prepared for the battle based on the images and information on the jade tablet.