Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

Everyone present felt a flash before their eyes, and then they saw the phantom of a blue sea and sky, emerging in the entire Star Valley. In the blue sea, they could see the phantoms of countless ancestors of the Qingxuan Sect, and each shadow was holding a different spell - this was the "Thousand Tides and Waves" field of the Zhenhai Sword. Every inch the sword moved forward, the pressure doubled.

Then, Qing Lingzi gripped the hilt of the sword tightly in his palm and made a gesture of swinging the sword: "Raise the sword!"

"The First Sword, the Sword Divides the Four Seas!!!"

Following this loud shout.

Suddenly, a huge wave rose in the entire valley!

——That was not real water, but sword intent condensed into substance, transformed into the shape of waves, surging from all directions like a blue tide!

Bai Yuan used the white tiger's body as a cover, and waved Chi Xiao with one hand to resist for a few times, but he began to feel stretched. The slightest flaw appeared, and he was chopped by the raging sword intent. Blood burst out from his shoulders, chest, waist and back and other parts at the same time, and his clothes were dyed red in an instant!

But this is just the beginning.

The next moment, the azure sea shadow suspended within Falling Star Valley began to slowly churn, transforming into massive whirlpools that appeared beneath the feet of Bai Yuan, Ji Tingxue, and the recently recovered White Tiger. The ground, originally just mud, suddenly collapsed, and countless deep-sea dragons formed from sword energy burst forth from the earth!

Wherever these translucent dragon shadows passed by, even the hard rocks were instantly turned into powder!

"Roar--!!"

Faced with this kind of attack, Bai Yuan soon couldn't hold on any longer.

Fortunately, the White Tiger's injuries had recovered quickly with the nourishment of the [Nine-Turn Rejuvenating Dew]. At this time, it suddenly stood up, showing its ferocious posture again. With a slap of its claws, it shattered several waves of sword intent, and then swept its tiger tail, smashing a rushing dragon into pieces.

After doing all this, a few sword marks appeared on Baihu's body again, but they were not as deep as those left during the close combat with Qing Lingzi just now.

Then, the white tiger opened its mouth and took the white kite into its mouth, separating it from the whirlpool and dragon shadow outside. Then it stretched out its limbs and wings with all its might, and floated into the "blue sea" and rushed towards Ji Tingxue.

The best thing to do now is to run away!

"Want to go?"

"Innocent!"

Qing Lingzi stood in place, taking in all of Bai Yuan's movements. With just a slight twist of his sword, the waves in the "blue sea" became turbulent, stirring up ever larger whirlpools that pulled at the white tiger's body, making it unable to move.

As for Ji Tingxue, this girl had previously fought against two Qingxuan elders in the Nascent Soul Realm, and had consumed a lot of energy. Now she was also caught in the vortex of the [Zhenhai Sword]. In the strong water pressure, she reached into her arms with great difficulty and took out something from her arms.

He bit the tip of his tongue again and spat out a mouthful of blood into it, and then he saw a bean-sized light light up, isolating the surrounding waves.

——【Blood Lotus Lamp】!

This magical treasure, shaped like a lotus lantern, was the very thing Bai Yuan had given Ji Tingxue as a thank-you gift in the Yuankong Secret Realm. Using her blood, it created a barrier that could even withstand the might of the [Zhenhai Sword]!

now.

Ji Tingxue escaped from the vortex and stood back on the ground of Luoxing Valley. Then he activated his cultivation and walked quickly towards Bai Yuan and Bai Hu, as if he wanted to help them out of the predicament.

Along the way, Ji Tingxue spat out two mouthfuls of blood from the tip of his tongue, causing the barrier of the [Blood Lotus Lamp] to expand further, encompassing the space within dozens of feet around it.

"Roar!!"

The White Tiger activated its beast-shaped totem, forcibly broke free from the endless vortex of sword intent, and tried to reunite with Ji Tingxue.

This scene was naturally seen by Qing Lingzi.

"Ok?"

"A magical weapon that can create a barrier? It can even rival the [Sea-Suppressing Sword]. It does have some skills, but... it's not enough!"

"Just look at my second sword, and the world will change!"

At this moment, Qing Lingzi's sword momentum suddenly changed, and the Zhenhai Sword drew an ancient rune pattern in mid-air. As soon as the rune appeared, it burned like a raging fire, transforming into a wave that covered the sky and the sun. This time, the wave was no longer a mere shadow, but a real entity wrapped in the heavy pressure of the deep sea, sweeping towards Bai Yuan and Bai Hu!

Before the huge deep sea waves mixed with monstrous sword intent arrived, the bodies of the man and the tiger began to collapse and disintegrate. Countless bloodstains formed in an instant, shooting out in all directions through the pores of the body!

This is the power that belongs to the realm of transformation!

The mind wanders in the void, and the body is the heaven and earth. Even the White Tiger, who is close to the state of transformation of spirits in his prime, still has a huge gap in front of the real transformation of spirits!

now.

Even Bai Yuan, who had anticipated all the situations and made countless contingency plans, couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness similar to Jiang Rao's. She couldn't help but complain to Ji Tingxue who was rushing over:

"No, sister...it's already this late, why don't you transform?"

Hurry up and take out your big account that is in the Return to Void Realm, and beat up this stupid Transformation God!

Can……

After all, there was no way to subjectively control the fact that "Ji Lingyun" was taking over the account. Bai Yuan couldn't really pull Ji Tingxue over and stab her, forcing "Ji Lingyun" to show up with the threat of death. If that were the case, "Ji Lingyun" would probably kill her and Bai Hu first, and then deal with Qing Lingzi...

So at this moment, Bai Yuan could only sigh helplessly and slapped the white tiger's jaw hard:

"Dabai, lend me some energy!"

"Roar--"

[Concentric Ring] lights up.

The surging vitality was drawn from the White Tiger through the Wu Nian Sect's secret patterns and then poured into Bai Yuan's body, briefly restoring some vitality to her already broken body. Then, Bai Yuan emerged from the White Tiger's mouth and, under the latter's nervous gaze, threw the dice again.

This time it is "destruction".

The moment the dice lit up, the surrounding world suddenly became silent.

From Qing Lingzi's perspective, he saw that the sword waves surging in the blue sea surrounding Bai Yuan and Bai Hu suddenly began to collapse in themselves, like a waterfall being swallowed by an invisible giant mouth.

Even the surging waves created by "The Vast Sea," which had nearly crushed half of Falling Star Valley, vanished without a trace upon contact with the "Invisible Maw." The power, capable of directly shredding an eighth-grade Nascent Soul cultivator, vanished without a trace before it could even begin to exert its power, as if it had never appeared in the first place.

"it turns out……"

"The 'power of law' again?!"

At this moment, Qing Lingzi recalled the experience of having his vitality absorbed by the "Death" technique. In addition to fear, he also felt a strong anger and murderous intent in his heart:

Currently, Xue Yuan was confirmed to be severely injured and still recovering. With a cultivation level barely above the Golden Core Realm, she was already threatening a veteran of the Spiritual Transformation Realm with her "power of law." If she were given time to recover... who would be able to defeat this demon then?!

This woman must not be allowed to stay!!

In an instant, Qing Lingzi was determined to kill!

Chapter 96 Ji Lingyun (Two in one, bonus chapters 18-19)

the other side.

With the triggering of the "Extermination" spell, a huge circular vacuum area was quickly cleared around Bai Yuan and Bai Hu. The overwhelming sword intent that had been lingering around them since they swung the [Zhenhai Sword], as well as the pressure brought by the sword intent, finally dissipated.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the white tiger flapped its wings and took off, flying towards Ji Tingxue with the white kite on its back.

Along the way, the "Extermination" technique continued to exert its force, creating a narrow, long vacuum zone in the vast blue sea. A huge amount of sword intent was consumed by the "power of law," even affecting Qing Lingzi, causing him to unconsciously slow his sword.

"Walk!!"

Bai Yuan leaned over and stretched out her hand, and the [Thread of Love] turned into a silk ribbon and wrapped around Ji Tingxue's arm. With another force, she pulled her up from the ground.

Then, Bai Yuan ordered Baihu to take off while tightly gripping the [Linglong Dice].

This dice has been used three times, and there is one last chance left.

The result of this throw is most likely to be one of "seal" and "escape", with a probability of 50% each.

Given the current situation, Bai Yuan hoped to escape. After all, Qing Lingzi, empowered by the [Qingxuan Zhenhai Sword], was no longer comparable to an ordinary Divine Transformation Realm cultivator. There was no need to stay here and fight him to the death. She and Ji Tingxue had already accomplished enough today; their strategic goal had been achieved, so fleeing was the right option.

but……

"Throw it away first!"

"If we can't escape this time, then we can only bet that Ji Lingyun will show up..."

Bai Yuan gripped the dice tightly and threw it gently. Just as he was opening his palm and waiting for the dice face to appear, he felt a sudden bang in his mind!

It was a very strange buzzing sound, like the surging waves or the long song of a whale. The moment it sounded, it turned into a heavy hammer and fell into her and Ji Tingxue's minds, making them both dazed at the same time, and blood oozed from all seven orifices!

"This is……"

Bai Yuan gritted his teeth, forced himself to stay awake, finished his thoughts in a flash, then suddenly grabbed Ji Tingxue's wrist, protected her behind him, and turned around!

next moment.

A blue-green sword energy that penetrated heaven and earth filled her vision!

……

Time goes back three breaths.

At the moment of making the decision to kill, Qing Lingzi bit his tongue and sprayed a mouthful of his own blood onto the blade of the [Zhenhai Sword].

This is the third sword of [Zhenhai Sword]!

With his cultivation level, even at peak strength, activating this sword move wouldn't be easy, let alone now, after a series of fierce battles and with his cultivation level unstable. If he forced this move at this moment, it would likely result in injuring the enemy a thousand times while also injuring himself eight hundred times.

But... I can't take care of it.

He must kill this demon right here and now!

In an instant.

The blood-soaked Zhenhai Sword suddenly erupted with a fierce whale-like roar, causing the entire Falling Star Valley to tremble subtly. The "Thousand Tides and Waves" field, which had been accumulating since the Zhenhai Sword was wielded, erupted with unprecedented and astonishing momentum. It then gathered the phantom images of all the Qingxuan Sect's ancestors, forming a sword energy that pierced heaven and earth, slashing towards Bai Yuan and his group!

boom--! !

Such a sword has far exceeded the level of ordinary Divine Transformation Realm!

It's like there's only one sword between heaven and earth!!

The white tiger, sensing the crisis, expanded its body again at this moment, and a huge beast-shaped totem floated in front of it. It barely resisted the sword energy for a moment before being split and crushed.

Immediately afterwards, the barrier of the [Blood Lotus Lamp] only held out for two moments before it was shattered with a loud bang, making a crisp sound like glass breaking.

The candlelight ignited by blood flickered and flickered, reflecting the huge head of the white tiger and the two pale faces of girls on the tiger's back.

The last moment.

Bai Yuan pulled Ji Tingxue behind him and made a protective gesture.

then……

An invisible "door" seemed to appear in the void, swallowing up the two men and the tiger. They completely disappeared in the Falling Star Valley and their presence could no longer be detected.

From the perspective of an observer, it seemed as if Bai Yuan and his group were directly crushed by the earth-shattering sword, leaving not even their bones or souls.

——Theoretically, the third sword of [Zhenhai Sword] may be able to do this.

……

“…Is it finally over?”

In Falling Star Valley.

Qing Lingzi descended from mid-air and swept his eyes across the entire audience.

After confirming that the two men and the tiger had completely dissipated and were nowhere to be found within a radius of dozens of miles, the Qingxuan Sect Leader breathed a sigh of relief. The pearl on his crown shattered with a snap. He looked at the mess on the ground and suddenly broke into a violent cough. The blood that leaked between his fingers vaguely revealed tiny fragments of internal organs.

He planned and participated in the entire hunting operation against the Blood Kite.

Eleven inner sect elders at the Nascent Soul stage began to set up the "Twelve Constellations Soul Locking Formation" ten days in advance, plus him, the sect leader at the Spirit Transformation stage... Such a lineup can be described as a dragnet, giving Xue Yuan enough respect.

Originally, I thought that I should be able to wipe out the Blood Kite smoothly, and then capture the white tiger beast, tame it and make it the guardian beast of my own mountain gate, and then announce the news of "killing the Blood Kite" to the outside world. By working together internally and externally, I will definitely be able to revive the reputation of Qingxuan Sect and make Qingxuan great again.

did not expect……

After investing so much manpower and effort, the result was so tragic.

Seven of the eleven inner sect elders were killed in one battle.

The remaining four people were also injured.

Even he, the sect leader, had nearly sixty years of his lifespan wiped out. In the end, he had no choice but to use the [Qingxuan Zhenhai Sword] that had been passed down from generation to generation in the sect, and expended his own life force to force the sword to the third strike. Only then did he finally take control of the situation and annihilate Xue Yuan and the demon who was suspected to be Yu Qiu Ming in one fell swoop.

If we also count the previous "hunting operation" led by Elder Kongxu.

There was also the assassination by Kong Wen and Elder Yue.

So, in order to kill Xue Yuan, Qingxuan Sect has lost no less than twenty Jindan Realm disciples, ten Yuanying Realm elders, and one and a half Shenhua Realm cultivators!

——The 0.5 digit refers to Qing Lingzi himself.

Even though the casualties were not all disciples of Qingxuan Sect, but also included some disciples from other second- and third-rate righteous sects affiliated with Qingxuan Sect, such a victory can no longer be described as a "bitter victory", but can only be described as "both sides are destroyed"!

If the outcome of this battle were known to the outside world, then even if the Qingxuan Sect had the merit of "annihilating the Demon Lord", it would inevitably be coveted by the demons, who would take advantage of the opportunity and bring about a devastating disaster.

fine……

The blood kite died after all.