After cultivating to the peak of the Condensing Pill realm, Zhang Fan's spiritual power was as profound as that of an ordinary third-grade Golden Core peak expert.
Although he had not condensed a Golden Core, the carving of nine Golden Core Dao patterns had elevated his realm significantly higher than that of ordinary second-grade Golden Core experts. Combined with the power of sword intent and the Collapse Sword Domain, it was well within Zhang Fan's expectations to kill three third-grade Golden Core cultivators with a single sword strike.
Even more so, Zhang Fan could achieve this effortlessly without using the "Wordless Sword Manual."
Meanwhile, Wenxin Sect Master and others, who had originally planned to suppress Zhang Fan with the intermediate spirit treasure, the Li Yang Spiritual Fire Furnace, when he was complacent and slightly relaxed after killing those three third-grade Golden Core cultivators, all wore grim expressions.
With a casual sword strike, he had killed three third-grade Golden Core cultivators. Master Zhang had accomplished this so easily, without any effort. Instead of elation, his face was filled with regret.
As if lamenting their weakness.
Wenxin Sect Master's face tensed, his heart filled with anger. Sacrificing three third-grade Golden Core cultivators had not even earned them an opportunity to strike. In that case, hadn't they died in vain?
Li Yangzi patted Wenxin Sect Master's shoulder, signaling him to calm down. While it was not easy to cultivate three third-grade Golden Core experts, it was a price that could be borne for a fortuitous encounter.
Ultimately, Wenxin Sect Master suppressed the urge to attack, gradually calming down. His eyes, like a hawk's, fixed on Zhang Fan, always ready to deliver a fatal blow.
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After slaying those three third-grade Golden Core cultivators, Zhang Fan did not delay. Holding his bronze ancient sword, he rushed towards the battlefield between Lin Yun and the brocade-robed youth.
The moment Zhang Fan killed those three third-grade Golden Core cultivators, Bai Zhen was also astonished. He had not expected that the expert, whom Dao Venerable had spoken of as having only exceptional achievements in body refinement, would be no weaker, and even superior, in Qi cultivation.
"How many Golden Core Dao patterns has he carved? And why is his swordsmanship so profound that even I cannot comprehend it?" Bai Zhen was filled with confusion and curiosity.
He was, after all, an expert who had mastered sword intent. His swordsmanship had long reached the pinnacle of perfection, yet he could not understand the sword techniques of a Condensing Pill realm expert.
At the same time, he quickly realized that if he did not quickly eliminate the old man before him, he would be in a predicament.
Therefore, Bai Zhen dared not continue to entangle with Lin Yun.
"Reincarnation Sword Technique, Yin-Yang Sever!"
Bai Zhen utilized the power of true intent, simultaneously activating the power of five Golden Core Dao patterns, pushing his Golden Core spiritual power to its absolute limit. He swung his long sword, which emitted a soft hum, like the sound of reincarnation.
The Reincarnation Sword Technique was Bai Zhen's most powerful sword art at present. It was created by combining the five strands of sword intent he had comprehended. Its might was already comparable to the peak power of a second-grade Golden Core realm.
Five-colored sword energy flowed through the long sword in a cycle of reincarnation, then slowly transformed into black and white. Bai Zhen swung his sword, and that black and white sword energy transformed into a massive black and white Yin-Yang sword, which slashed towards Lin Yun.
"Not good!"
The power of this massive black and white Yin-Yang sword exceeded his imagination. Lin Yun sensed a fatal danger from it. Just as he prepared to use the Way of Shadows to escape the lock of the black and white Yin-Yang sword, he discovered that even escaping into the shadows could not evade it.
"What sort of dog-shit sword technique is this? Break for me!"
Just as Lin Yun felt anxious, Zhang Fan flickered and appeared in front of Lin Yun. With a casual swing of his bronze ancient sword, a cyan sword energy collided with the black and white Yin-Yang sword...
With a thunderous explosion, Bai Zhen's eyes were filled with horror. The black and white Yin-Yang sword he had unleashed was actually shattered by Zhang Fan's casual move!
How was this possible!
"What sort of flashy but impractical thing did you unleash? Let me show you what the true essence of the sword path is!"
Zhang Fan, holding his sword, strode towards Bai Zhen. His demeanor was unpretentious and devoid of oppressive aura. However, with each step Zhang Fan took, it felt as if he was heavily stepping on Bai Zhen's heart, his pulse beating in rhythm with Zhang Fan's footsteps, making him feel extremely stifled and unable to concentrate on his swordsmanship.
When Zhang Fan approached within ten zhang of Bai Zhen, he suddenly stomped on the air and leaped up.
"Path to Heaven!"
Zhang Fan channeled his sword intent through the first layer of the Wordless Sword Manual, instantly boosting its power by three levels.
"Sword One!"
Zhang Fan descended from the sky, slashing down with his sword, carrying an incredibly heavy resonance, like Mount Tai crushing down, upon Bai Zhen.
Sword One was a sword technique that Zhang Fan had comprehended from the artistic conception of the first layer of the Wordless Sword Manual. When used in conjunction with sword intent, its power was truly terrifying.
Bai Zhen wanted to resist, but he found that a mountain seemed to be pressing down on his head, forcing him to descend.
"I can't hold on anymore! Attack!" Bai Zhen roared to the sky.
The suppressed Bai Zhen, continuously falling, could no longer endure. This sword strike, even if it didn't kill him, would severely wound him.
Therefore, at this moment, he no longer cared about any plan. It was more important to save his own life. 138 Reading Network
"Alas!"
Upon hearing Bai Zhen's roar, Wenxin Daoist and Li Yangzi, who were constantly observing the battlefield, exchanged glances and sighed in unison. They cursed Bai Zhen in their hearts for being too useless, begging for help after failing to withstand even one of Zhang Fan's moves.
Since they were exposed, there was no point in Wenxin Sect Master and Li Yangzi remaining hidden. Moreover, if they didn't intervene, Bai Zhen might truly be killed by Zhang Fan.
At the same time, bound by their oath of mutual protection, they could not stand by when a comrade called for help, otherwise, it would be a breach of their oath.
Therefore, whether for themselves or to save Bai Zhen, they had to act.
"Li Yang Spiritual Fire Furnace!"
Li Yangzi, clad in a Yin-Yang robe, materialized from the void. A palm-sized, fiery red furnace spun slowly in his palm. With a gentle toss, the fiery red furnace rapidly expanded, transforming into a furnace with a diameter exceeding ten meters, casting a shadow over Zhang Fan.
Simultaneously, Wenxin Sect Master, who had appeared an unknown time ago, stood several zhang in front of Zhang Fan. His eyes, like those of the netherworld, emitted a cold, spectral light, fixed intently on Zhang Fan.
"Divine Consciousness Grinding Mill!"
Wenxin Daoist detached a powerful strand of divine consciousness from his spiritual sense, and an invisible divine consciousness attack silently swept towards Zhang Fan.
Looking at the fiery red furnace descending upon him, Zhang Fan was about to retrieve the Mountain River Seal to smash this furnace away...
Suddenly, boundless flames erupted from the furnace, engulfing Zhang Fan. At the same time, a peculiar divine consciousness power intruded into Zhang Fan's sea of consciousness.
"Hmph!"
Zhang Fan snorted coldly. His divine consciousness was like a sea, easily annihilating that strand of divine consciousness. The distant Wenxin Sect Master's face immediately turned pale, and a crackling sound echoed in his sea of consciousness, his mind going blank for a moment.
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ps: Today's first update, three more to go!