This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Unfortunately, they didn't possess the insight to recognize the invisible Yin Thunder and naturally couldn't understand Li Venerable and the Demon King's sinister intentions.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Out of a clear sky, dozens of thunders exploded from nothing.

The numerous Underworld Cultivators and Demon Beasts fleeing in all directions saw about a dozen figures immediately fall from the sky, making no further sound.

The bodies of these individuals were enveloped in a layer of purple thunder light, their flesh already charred black.

A Thunder Spell that Nascent Soul Cultivators could barely withstand spelled instant death for Golden Core Cultivators and Third Grade Demon Beasts!

This scene caused those who were a step slower in escaping to tremble with fear, no longer daring to flee outward.

However, for Li Venerable, this was already enough.

With the sacrifice of these dozen or so lives, he had discovered the gap in the invisible Yin Thunder.

At the northwest, southeast, and due south positions, there was no invisible Yin Thunder.

The three Cultivators and two Demon Beasts that chose these directions to escape were almost out of the valley.

With three gaps available, it was perfect for him, Wolf Palace, and the two Great Demon Kings to choose one each and scatter.

Li Venerable thought to himself.

But in the next moment, his expression changed.

At those three gaps, brilliant Sword Lights and immensely fluctuating magic surged, attacking the escaping Underworld Cultivators and Demon Beasts.

...

Not long before.

Beiming True Venerable concealed everyone's presence, watching silently like a fisherman as Demon Spirit Palace clashed with the Underworld, while releasing one invisible Yin Thunder after another, preparing to trap the valley in silence with Yin Thunder.

However, the battle between the three Great Demon Kings and Li Venerable in the valley progressed too quickly. Before he could seal off all escape routes, Li Venerable was about to use magical artifacts bestowed by the Demonic Heir to leave this place.

In such a situation, Beiming True Venerable could no longer remain on the sidelines and immediately made his move like thunder, halting Li Venerable.

"I haven't had the chance to lay down the Thunder Spell in the directions of northwest, southeast, and due south. Those are the gaps, I'll leave them to you three to guard.

This time, we cannot afford to fail. I want everyone in this valley, whether they are Underworld Cultivators or Demon Spirit Palace beasts, to be unable to escape."

At the moment of intervention, Beiming True Venerable instantly transmitted this message to Dantai Qingrun, Sha Shuyan, and Xian Huaibi, the three Lingxu Tower high-ranking members, instructing each of them to guard one of the gaps.

The scene was chaotic, Beiming True Venerable's intervention was too massive, attracting most of the attention from the Cultivators and Demon Beasts in the area. Added to this, Dantai Qingrun and the others intentionally hid their presence, so Li Venerable did not notice these three initially.

It wasn't until now, when the three cultivators each used their own methods to intercept those trying to flee the valley, that he realized there were three more cultivators present.

In the northwest direction, guarded by Dantai Qingrun, two Underworld Cultivators chose to flee towards this location.

Dantai Qingrun let out a cold snort, as Spirit Concealment and the Qiuhong Sword, his two Life-bound Swords, shot forth together.

At that moment, two Sword Lights streaked across the sky in the eyes of the two Golden Core Underworld Cultivators.

The fierce Sword Qi, along with the Dantai Family's unique Crescent Moon Sword Light, clung to the Sword Artifacts, making the two Flying Swords seem dreamlike and illusory as they cleaved towards the two approaching Underworld Cultivators.

The Underworld Cultivators' complexions drastically changed because the two Flying Swords unleashed by Dantai Qingrun were too fast!

In the blink of an eye, the Sword Light was already before the two men.

One of the Underworld Cultivators brandished a Trident Magical Artifact to block while the other quickly cast Defensive Spells to counter the Flying Swords.

Bang! Bang!

The terrifying force caused the Cultivator holding the Trident Magical Artifact to be shaken involuntarily backward several steps, with Spiritual Power surging violently inside him.

The one who cast the Defensive Spells faced a far worse situation.

The Qiuhong Sword instantly slashed through his Rock Shield, and still with unmitigated ferocity, struck his body.

Although he activated his Protective Magical Artifact in a split second, it was futile against the powerful impact of the Qiuhong Flying Sword, sending him flying backward in the air as he continued to spout blood.

Whoosh!

Just then, another vast explosion abruptly rang out, drawing Dantai Qingrun's gaze.

As a Sword Cultivator, she was very familiar with that sound.

It was the sonic boom generated when a Flying Sword reached the realm of the first sonic speed.

Yet, among the three present Cultivators, other than herself, Lingxu Tower Master Sha Shuyan specialized in Earth Attribute Techniques as a Nascent Soul Dharma Cultivator, and Vice Tower Master Xian Huaibi was a Golden Core Body Cultivator — there was no second Sword Cultivator. Where did this Flying Sword come from?

As for Lu Qingshan, she had considered him.

But a Flying Sword reaching the speed of sound, how could that possibly be performed by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator?

A red glow surged outwards, spinning slightly in the air, then slashing towards the Underworld Cultivator who had been thrown backward like a broken kite.

Dantai Qingrun's eyes shone with curiosity. Despite the red haze's extreme speed, her keen vision still allowed her to clearly discern the specifics of the red light.

It was an extraordinarily beautiful Flying Sword, entirely crimson like glowing jade, luminous and vibrant.

Atop the sword was a fierce and solid howling Sword Qi.

Most peculiar were the Layers of Radiant Fiery Red Brilliance flowing from the extravagant Phoenix Sparrow markings on the sword's body, covering the Sword Artifact.

The speed of the Flying Sword was incredibly swift, far surpassing twice the speed of sound, and it was even approaching nearly double the speed.

In such extreme speed, the brilliance driven by the Flying Sword appeared exceptionally resplendent.

But as gorgeous as it was, it wasn't just a flashy facade without substance.

The red light transformed by the Flying Sword, akin to a red lightning bolt, reached the Underworld Cultivator's brow in just a blink of an eye.

The extremely sharp Flying Sword hit the forehead of the Underworld Cultivator. Even though the Cultivator's Protective Magical Artifact immediately emitted a Spiritual Light enveloping him, this one strike was a struggle in vain.

Thud!

The Flying Sword, traveling nearly twice the speed of sound, cleaved through the Underworld Cultivator's brow, and blood streamed forth.

The blazing red light that clung to the Flying Sword poured out in an instant, engulfing the Underworld Cultivator's entire body.

The next moment, the Underworld Cultivator's body burst into crimson flames, his flesh melted away in an instant, and following an extremely mournful wail, he turned into ash scattering in the sky.

[Sparrow Chirp]: This sword is invulnerable to all fires, immune to all Fire Attribute attacks, and inflicts Fire Element damage with every strike.

With the robust Spiritual Power and Divine Sense of a Golden Core Cultivator, the Taoist Rank quality of the Dragon Sparrow Sword, and the Max Level Flying Sword Technique,

the combination of the three meant that Lu Qingshan's mastery in Flying Sword barely differed from that of an Early Stage Golden Core Sword Cultivator.

And Lu Qingshan, who had just slain a Golden Core Cultivator with one sword stroke, merely retracted the Flying Sword with a nonchalant air.

The crimson Dragon Sparrow Sword danced around him cheerfully like a fish dragon.

On the data panel, tiny glowing characters flickered.

[Nine-Pattern Golden Pill]: Overcome an enemy of higher rank (2/3).

...

Dantai Qingrun was so taken aback that, for a moment, she couldn't even follow up her attack on the Underworld Cultivator wielding the Trident Magical Artifact, and instead, she cast an incredulous look toward Lu Qingshan.

By then, she had confirmed that the one who had intervened was indeed Lu Qingshan, who stood behind her. Your journey continues on empire

But the one turned to ash was a Golden Core Stage Cultivator!

Even if she had laid the groundwork with her sword, reducing the Golden Core Cultivator to a severely injured state,

the fact that Lu Qingshan, who was clearly only a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, was able to slash a Golden Core Cultivator into ashes with a single stroke was utterly preposterous to her, no matter how she looked at it.

And, the supersonic Flying Sword, which only Golden Core swordsmen could achieve, Lu Qingshan had already mastered it during the Foundation Establishment Stage?!

What astonished her even more was that the speed of Lu Qingshan's Flying Sword was not just barely breaking the threshold, but was actually nearing twice the speed of sound?

The realm of Flying Sword, the first layer is sonic speed, with the limit being the Flying Sword Speed breaking the sound barrier—an achievement which, for Sword Cultivators, normally requires the Cultivation of the Golden Core Stage.

The second layer of the Flying Sword realm is called Sword Burst Thunder Sound, with the limit being twenty times the speed of sound.

Even with Dantai Qingrun's Cultivation, her Flying Sword Speed has only reached eleven times the speed of sound and is far from reaching the Sword Burst Thunder Sound realm.

Dantai Qingrun felt a complex mix of emotions and sighed softly.

He was only a Qi Refinement second layer little Sword Cultivator when she first met him, but now he has grown to such a frightening level, how much time has passed?

Wait a minute?!

Dantai Qingrun suddenly realized.

It seems... only a little more than half a year has gone by?!

......

Meanwhile, in the valley, Li Venerable who caught a distant glimpse of this scene, felt a sudden sinking in his heart.

Given the current situation, it seemed impossible to preserve his life from the hands of Beiming True Venerable?

No, I will not give up easily!

Li Venerable shook off his jumble of thoughts, his eyes fixated on Beiming True Venerable with gritted teeth.

In Beiming True Venerable's hands, several lightning snakes began to build up again.

He glanced at the Wolf Palace Demon King and the Jackal Raging Demon King next to him; both Demon Kings were extremely panicked at this time, with no backup plan whatsoever.

These worthless Demon Beasts were certainly not to be counted on; surviving would have to depend on himself.

Li Venerable understood the current situation clearly.

He actually had one last escape plan, one with a very high chance of success.

But this plan was too costly for him, and unless he was truly in a desperate situation, he would not be willing to act this way.

But now, he had no choice.

No treasure is more valuable than life itself!

In the next instant.

"The path of the demon, life has its limits, but destruction is infinite, hence life and death are exhausted, turning the finite into the infinite..." Li Venerable steeled his heart, no longer hesitating, and murmured spells under his breath, forming Seal Gestures rapidly with both hands.

Crack!

In the midst of obscurity, it seemed as if something shattered at that moment. The cracking sound echoed throughout the valley.

The next moment, atop Li Venerable's body, black Demonic Qi surged towards the heavens, swirling into a tornado above him.

Thump thump thump!

At that moment, his bones crackled like snapping beans, and his already massive and ferocious body swelled further, expanding from one and a half zhang to nearly three zhang tall, turning into a giant demon figure.

Horrific blue Runes covered his Physical Body with bulging veins appearing prominently, wriggling like earthworms across his entire body.

And the Spiritual Power circulating in his meridians began to inexplicably swell, his presence instantly towering tenfold.

However, with such a dramatic increase in power, the cost to Li Venerable was naturally steep; from his five orifices, dark red, almost black blood poured out profusely.

The Heavenly Demon Infant Shattering Technique, an extremely vicious Demon Cultivation Technique that only Nascent Soul Cultivators were able to cultivate.

The ones who used this technique could temporarily increase their combat power several to dozens of times after self-destructing their own Nascent Soul.

But after using this secret technique, the Cultivator's Nascent Soul would be shattered and their Taoist foundation ruined, and in all likelihood, they would find it difficult to advance to the Nascent Soul again in this life.

Therefore, this secret technique is generally only used in a deathly crisis to fight for one's life!