Infiltrating the righteous path? Just another place to be a sycophant.

"what do you mean?"

"We can't let Senior Brother Lu fight alone. Let him recover for a bit, then get ready to go!"

"We're afraid we'll just be a hindrance to Senior Brother Lu!"

"Whether it's delayed or not, I'm not satisfied." Li Yun's eyes were sinister: "I'll let Liu Zhengxuan know that I, Li Yun, am not someone to be trifled with!"

Lu An stood still, while Liu Zhengxuan remained suspended in the air, making no move.

He was observing Lu An, but for some reason, Lu An hadn't shown anything yet.

What is he doing? Observing himself? Or...waiting for something?

An opportunity to kill him in one blow? Impossible. He's only at the Nascent Soul stage, while I've just broken through to the Spirit Division stage. How could I possibly kill him in one strike?

You're overthinking it, unless he's also in the Nascent Soul stage...

Right, unless he's also in the Nascent Soul stage, but that's impossible, he doesn't seem to have seen anyone undergoing tribulation.

Could it be that Lu An has some secret, unknown method to transcend tribulation?

This doesn't seem surprising, after all, the world is full of wonders.

Therefore, Liu Zhengxuan dared not make a move. He felt that not only could he not see through Lu An, but he might also be defeated by Lu An at any time.

He couldn't reveal any flaws, but in his eyes, Lu An seemed to be full of them.

No, that's impossible. He must be trying to lure him into making a move!

So he can't fall for it! He absolutely can't!

The two remained locked in a standoff, while the spiritual energy within Li Yun and Zhang Zhiruo gradually recovered.

"Ready to make a move?"

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you!"

The two attacked, and the glossy black armor plates rose up from the ground again, transforming into countless black ropes that instantly wrapped around Liu Zhengxuan.

In the blink of an eye, Liu Zhengxuan was entangled, and because his attention was focused on Lu An, he didn't even notice.

"you……"

puff!

A blood-red blade flashed, and a long blade gleaming with a blood-red light pierced through Liu Zhengxuan's abdomen.

"Li Yun, you..."

"He's only at the Nascent Soul stage, I can still kill him!"

Chapter Twenty: The Knife is Poisoned!

Lu An watched the three of them quietly, secretly feeling fortunate.

Fortunately, these two guys didn't just stand by and watch; they eventually took action.

Liu Zhengxuan frantically activated his spiritual power and demonic energy, and bolts of lightning occasionally surged from his body. These were the lingering lightning tribulation power from when his body underwent the tribulation during his breakthrough.

He wanted to force Li Yun away and Zhang Zhiruo's ever-changing black armor fragments away, but reality told him that this was difficult.

Li Yun was like a leech, sticking to him and refusing to leave, gripping the long knife tightly and constantly writhing around in his abdomen.

Goodness, are you cooking? And stirring it around a bit.

"Breaking free isn't that easy!"

Li Yun gripped the long sword tightly, while Zhang Zhiruo once again activated her Demon Heaven Bladeless Technique, which bound Liu Zhengxuan's limbs tightly, preventing him from breaking free.

Once Demon Heaven Blade is entangled, one's cultivation will be temporarily suppressed. This is what makes Demon Heaven Blade so terrifying, besides its ever-changing nature.

It was precisely because of the characteristics of this weapon that Zhang Zhiruo was able to stand out among the Nascent Soul stage disciples of the Heavenly Demon Sect.

"Li Yun, it seems you still don't know how terrifying the Nascent Soul stage is!"

Seeing that he couldn't break free, Liu Zhengxuan sneered, and then his eyes were instantly filled with red light, and a phantom image gradually appeared on his body.

"An extrajudicial entity!"

Lu An recognized it immediately; it was a clone that only those in the Nascent Soul stage could create. However, the clone was condensing very slowly, so it seemed that this was Liu Zhengxuan's first time condensing a clone.

On the judges' panel of the Heavenly Demon Sect, everyone was watching the duel with bated breath, especially when Lu An appeared, everyone watched even more closely.

Everyone wanted to see this guy make a move and see how he would defeat his enemy in one strike.

Zhao Mengyuan was also watching Lu An nervously, but among this group, there was only one person who didn't want to see how he would defeat his enemy in one move, and that person was Li Podao.

Looking at Lu An in the mirror, Li Podao could only pray that the kid wouldn't be exposed, otherwise his reputation would be ruined.

After all, this is the most useless of all the disciples, and also the one I'm most worried about.

However, this kid must have some skill to have managed to hold on this long, so there's probably no need to worry too much.

Lu An felt the surrounding spiritual energy suddenly become denser, and the dense spiritual power frantically gathered into his body, causing his stomach to swell.

That's the abdomen area. Could it be that the Golden Elixir is about to be formed?

This inexplicable phenomenon continued, and at the same time, Liu Zhengxuan's clone was successfully formed.

With two loud bangs, the two men fell to the ground again, and the long sword in his abdomen was pulled out.

"What's attached to the knife? Something's not right."

Liu Zhengxuan felt a burning sensation in his abdomen, as if something hot and spicy was churning inside.

"That's a secret medicine I got from the Hehuan Sect. I just applied a little bit..."

As soon as Li Yun uttered those words, the entire room fell silent.

The people outside the arena also fell silent.

Then, the entire venue gradually erupted in cheers.

"?"

"I go?"

"There's still this good stuff?"

"Senior Brother Li Yun, this was a surprise attack!"

Liu Zhengxuan felt a surge of heat rush through his body, and even his clone became anxious.

They hadn't even exchanged a few blows before the poisoning happened?

What, what's going on?! The knife is smeared with the Hehuan Sect's secret medicine?! What the hell?!

"These secret medicines were prepared by Ji Ruyue, the vice sect leader of the Hehuan Sect. I went to great lengths to obtain them."

Li Yun took out a medicine bottle with the Hehuan Sect's logo on it, and his smile was somewhat smug.

Lu An felt a bit disconnected. He had thought Li Yun was a low-key and calm person who was just a bit competitive, but he didn't expect him to be the sixth oldest.

The knife was coated with medicine, from the Hehuan Sect. Although I don't know what kind of secret medicine it is, judging from his appearance, it probably isn't a good one.

Stimulating...

The heat in his body made it increasingly difficult for him to concentrate, and he even began to focus his attention on Zhang Zhiruo, who was standing to the side.

What kind of poison is this?! It can even affect someone who just broke through to the Nascent Soul stage?

Liu Zhengxuan now felt extremely anxious, his body was burning hot, he couldn't concentrate, and he couldn't even maintain his clone.

"Despicable! I'll kill you all! I'll kill you all!"

So Liu Zhengxuan decided to turn the medicinal power into energy, and the spiritual power and demonic energy in his body frantically condensed. Even with the full moon above, a large ball of black annihilation spirit fire surged out of his body.

However, under the moonlight, the Annihilation Spirit Fire still seemed a bit ethereal, never quite as substantial as usual.

So the clone flew into the sky, raised its hand, and began to condense a large patch of dark clouds, attempting to block out the bright, clear moonlight.

"Oh no, Li Yun! Stop him!"

Zhang Zhiruo was still casting spells to control Liu Zhengxuan, but the Annihilation Spirit Fire burning on Liu Zhengxuan's body was gradually weakening the binding force of the Demon Heaven Blade she controlled.

"I'm a little weak, can you let me wait a bit?"

Li Yun gritted his teeth as he watched Liu Zhengxuan's clone casting a spell in the sky, wanting to stop him, but his depleted spiritual power prevented him from advancing.

Once the moonlight was blocked, this guy's annihilating spiritual fire truly became uncontrollable.

Are we really going to throw away our tokens and surrender?

Boom! Boom!

A dazzling flash of lightning suddenly lit up the sky, followed by a series of rolling thunderclaps.

"This is……"

The sudden thunder and the deafening roar completely stunned Liu Zhengxuan.

Why did lightning suddenly appear? Could it be that his tribulation hasn't ended yet?

Lu An, standing to the side, muttered incantations to himself as he stared intently at the figure in the sky.

If this guy wins, it definitely won't do him any good.

Why not team up with these two guys to scare him a bit? A fight is about the Dao heart, and if this guy's Dao heart is unstable, then we can find an opportunity.

"Liu Zhengxuan, don't forget me. Can you withstand this heavenly lightning?!"

Liu Zhengxuan turned around following the sound, and Lu An's figure came into his sight again.

Sparks of lightning flickered around Lu An, sometimes illuminating and sometimes extinguishing.

The most lethal thing is the special effects that are used to show off.

Lightning flashed continuously above Liu Zhengxuan's head, then went out, emitting deafening thunderclaps, as if it were about to strike at any moment, bringing immense pressure to Liu Zhengxuan.

"Lu An, how do you know the Thunder Technique?! Are you a spy for the righteous path?!"

"This is what my master taught me, and I cannot tell you."

Lu An simply replied with that sentence, and then said nothing more.

Liu Zhengxuan gritted his teeth, looked at Lu An, then at the lightning in the sky, at a loss for what to do.

The Demon Heaven Blade bindings on his body gradually strengthened as his concentration waned.

Zhang Zhiruo also felt the pressure ease, and she was able to control the situation more easily.

As Li An knelt on the ground and looked at the thunderclouds in the sky, he suddenly had a realization.

With lightning flashing in his eyes and a sense of unease in his heart, Li Yun knew this was a sign of an opportunity for a breakthrough!

Boom!

Another clap of thunder sounded, and under its influence, Li Yun felt as if he had been enlightened.

As if sensing something, in an instant, my mind became clear!

Looking at the lightning in the sky and Liu Zhengxuan, Lu An unleashed his full aura, hoping to truly intimidate this simpleton.

For a Foundation Establishment cultivator to intimidate a Nascent Soul cultivator is quite an achievement. He can now brag to that old man who has broken through the Dao.

While everyone was distracted, a layer of blood-red electric arcs began to wrap around Li Yun's long sword, which was covered with various wounds and nicks, accompanied by a crackling sound.

A flash of red electricity appeared in Li Yun's eyes.

Meanwhile, the bottleneck at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage is also showing signs of loosening.

This thunderbolt actually made him feel something!

This is no ordinary lightning strike! Absolutely not!

Lu An is exceptionally strong!

Chapter Twenty-One: The Second Stage of Divide and Concentration

"Lu An, why haven't you made a move yet!?"

Looking at the rolling thunder in the sky, Liu Zhengxuan roared.

He simply couldn't take it anymore. He was bound by the Demon Heaven Blade, and there was the threat of lightning striking down from the sky at any moment. Coupled with the poison in his body, he was on the verge of collapse.