This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Transformed into a Stone Giant, the true person Xuan You swelled immensely, let out a vicious laugh, and leaped high into the air, his mountain-like figure charging straight towards Dantai Qingrun in the sky.

Dantai Qingrun glanced indifferently at the approaching true person Xuan You, his expression unwavering.

A serene blue light flashed by, and suddenly, a three-foot-long sword radiating a chilling light appeared in Dantai Qingrun's hand.

With the long sword in hand, Dantai Qingrun simply waved it lightly through the void.

A wave of piercing cold sword Qi materialized out of thin air, stretching dozens of feet and shot out rapidly, accompanied by a hissing wind noise, directly towards the true person Xuan You.

Bang!

The mountain-like Stone Giant turned into a mere afterimage as Dantai Qingrun's sword Qi struck him from midair, creating a thunderous noise.

Dust filled the air, and a deep pit appeared on the ground.

Lu Qingshan couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle.

Since Dantai Qingrun held the position of vice tower master of Zhenjiang Tower, it was not to say that he was invincible amongst his peers, but at least his combat power was formidable, beyond the reach of ordinary people.

To think you, the true person Xuan You, with such a sturdy shell, wouldn't be proactively shaving you down, you would even feel secretly relieved, and instead, you turn around to provoke Dantai Qingrun, who holds the top inheritance of the Zhenjiang Tower.

What gave you the courage, the Stone Giant?

As for the long sword with the chilling glow in Dantai Qingrun's hands, Lu Qingshan understood it must be Dantai Qingrun's second life-bound sword.

Sword cultivators, from the moment they establish their foundation, open up a life-bound sword slot with each rank advancement.

Thus, Dantai Qingrun, at the Golden Core stage, naturally possessed two life-bound swords.

...

Having dispatched true person Xuan You with a single sword stroke, Dantai Qingrun stopped paying him any attention, and went straight for true person Xuan Ming.

The true person Xuan You struggled out of the deep pit in utter disarray. With his astonishing resistance, he was actually not very injured, and his combat power was almost completely unscathed.

However, upon glancing at the afterimage left by Dantai Qingrun in midair, true person Xuan You's eyes filled with shock.

[Stone Giant Dharma Aspect: Strength +50, reduction of spell and physical damage by 50% (damage cannot exceed 50% of the health points limit, otherwise this effect is nullified)]

His cultivated Stone Giant Dharma Aspect was well-known for its boundless strength and durability, but Dantai Qingrun had just used a single sword Qi to crush his strongest aspect head-on.

It's no wonder he was extremely shocked.

But he had no time to think further, as the six cultivators of Tiger Squad quickly took over and entangled him.

Xuan You hastily gathered his spirits to face the six cultivators of Tiger Squad.

I can't handle Dantai Qingrun at the Golden Core Late Stage, but surely I can defeat a few of you at the Golden Core Early Stage?

...

"Action!" Seeing everyone engaging in battle, Xu Hao also issued an order, and all members of Tiger Squad immediately followed suit, attacking the Foundation Establishment Cultivators from Xuan Ming Valley who were gathering at the battle positions.

The quickest to react was Su Shu.

As a Spiritual Cultivator, Su Shu was the first to form seals and cast spells, her fingers moving so quickly that afterimages appeared.

Various colors of spiritual light flickered continuously from Su Shu's hands, as spectacular as fireworks.

These were the supportive spiritual arts mastered by Su Shu.

In an instant, five supportive spiritual arts rapidly clung to the other five cultivators of Tiger Squad.

[Fire Collapse]: Endows the target's attacks with temporary additional fire attribute spell damage.

[Penetrate]: Temporarily enhances the sharpness of the target's magic artifact by +2.

[Spirit Wind]: Greatly increases the target's speed.

[Blood Fury]: Blood Qi goes berserk, temporarily enhancing both damage capability and speed.

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[Nourish Qi]: Slightly accelerates the target's speed of mobilizing spiritual power (speeds up the casting of spells).

The green Nourish Qi spiritual art was first bestowed upon the Dharma Cultivation member of the Li Zu.

"Ice Wind Snow Field!" Under the enhancement of [Nourish Qi], Li Zu's left hand formed seals, and his right hand executed seal gestures, casting a large-scale control spell quickly in front of him.

The rich water attribute spiritual power rapidly gathered and transformed, crystallizing into icy snowflakes while bone-chilling wind appeared out of nowhere.

Any cultivator within this field of Ice Wind Snow would experience a decrease in both agility and the speed of circulating spiritual power.

Four Foundation Establishment Cultivators from Xuan Ming Valley were caught in this technique.

Lu Qingshan's eyes lit up.

This kind of large-scale control spell has always been extremely difficult to master.

The fact that Li Zu could cast such a spell was enough to prove his worth as a guardian cultivator.

On the other side, [Blood Fury] attached itself to Xu Hao.

The crimson glow filled the air, instantly steaming upwards.

Enveloped in the Blood Qi, Xu Hao felt his body had grown significantly stronger and charged at a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from Xuan Ming Valley with astonishing speed and momentum, as a layer of golden scale armor appeared on his body where his Spiritual Power surged.

What boosted Lu Qingshan was the [Fire Collapse] and [Piercing Solidity] he was all too familiar with.

Lu Qingshan advanced with his sword, shooting forward like a streak of lightning toward a mid-Foundation Establishment Cultivator affected by the icy wind snow technique of Li Zu.

A look of slight resentment crossed Zhong Ming's face, as he had been granted a [Spirit Wind], his form transforming into a faint shadow that silently vanished.

As for why the resentment?

Su Shu has had a change of heart—the [Fire Collapse] Spirit Art used to be mine!

A touch of sourness lingered in Zhong Ming's heart.

Xiao Zhi, however, remained tranquil as he had already begun directing Red Rock Goose to support the assault, indifferent to Zhong Ming's decline in status, with no desire to care.

—No matter what, you at least have [Spirit Wind] as a base. As for me, I didn't get a taste of any Spirit Art!

The Red Rock Goose spread its wings and circled in mid-air.

Its beak quivered, and its entire body immediately radiated red waves. Opening its beak, the Red Rock Goose shot a fiery missile at the Foundation Establishment Cultivator Xu Hao was attacking.

By coordinating, they created situations where the strong strike at the weak and the many attack the few, allowing them to swiftly reduce the enemy's numbers—an unbeatable strategy when facing greater numbers with fewer forces.

That's exactly what they were doing.

The targets of Lu Qingshan and Zhong Ming were both Foundation Establishment Cultivators affected by Li Zu's spell, plus each received the enhancement of Su Shu's Spirit Arts; it was almost like three against one in that instant.

With Zhong Ming's already rapid speed, plus the buff from [Spirit Wind], it took but a moment for him to appear beside his target.

[Nether Claw]!

Zhong Ming inwardly shouted, his right hand violently reaching out to strike at the chest of the Foundation Establishment Cultivator in front of him; a misty giant claw swept across the void.

This was a spell he had mastered by collecting Nether Qi in the Netherworld, and its lethality was self-evident.

The cultivator under his attack was also a Dharma Cultivation.

Impacted by the icy winds and snow, the Dharma Cultivator from Xuan Ming Valley found his Inner Spiritual Power obstructed and murky, barely managing to cast a Low Grade [Golden Light Shield] to fend off Zhong Ming's attack.

How could a hastily cast Low Grade spell withstand the meticulously cultivated spell of Zhong Ming?

Crack! The [Golden Light Shield] shattered instantly under the misty giant claw, with a sound like breaking porcelain.

The Nether Claw's momentum did not lessen, striking directly at the Dharma Cultivator's chest.

In a flash, the Dharma Cultivator flew backward like a kite with a broken string, a streak of blood spurting from his mouth, severely injured!

Zhong Ming was quite pleased with his performance, his heart swelling with pride.

Su Shu, now you see who truly deserves the [Fire Collapse] Spirit Art boost, right?

Just as Zhong Ming was about to supplement his attack with another move,

Whoosh!

All he saw was a flash of cold light.

The head of the Xuan Ming Valley Dharma Cultivator, still in midair yet to hit the ground, had suddenly flown off, spurting blood gruesomely into the air.

What's this?!

Humming—

Accompanied by a clear sound of a sword's cry, Lu Qingshan's Crying Soul Sword stood in the void.

Zhong Ming turned his head to look.

He saw Lu Qingshan flashing his pearly white teeth at him, his face full of a smile, "You're welcome!"

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator targeted by Lu Qingshan had been beheaded before anyone knew it.

And it was precisely because of this that Lu Qingshan had the spare strength to help him with an additional strike.

Do you have to be that fast?!

Zhong Ming's heart was shaken to its core.