Chapter 149: Flying Boat and Imparted Method
Chapter 149: Flying Boat and Imparted Method
The Jiuyou Sect, which was founded less than ten days ago, was eliminated by the sect leader of Xuanxin Sect, Lu Hangzhi.
On the main peak, the group from Crimson Shadow Sect was awed by the might of Situ Chuyun, the Mystic Light Stage expert who easily subdued the Demonic Monk and Ghost Weeping Taoist.
Lu Hangzhi and his group stood facing Situ Chuyun.
“So, you plan to organize your own forces to fight the demon army?”
Looking at Situ Chuyun’s delicate yet determined pretty face, Lu Hangzhi’s tone was slightly excited.
There was expectation, and also a plea.
Situ Chuyun quickly noticed the unusual tone and expression in Lu Hangzhi’s voice. His gaze was especially intense and blazing hot. Even though she was a peak Mystic Light Stage cultivator, she felt his warmth rapidly spreading across her face.
“Of course.”
Her pretty face slightly red, Situ Chuyun answered firmly:
“The demonic fiends are about to invade the Barbarian Continent. You can just wait for death, but should I, a peak Mystic Light Stage cultivator, wait to die like you?”
“…What is your plan?”
“Only a preliminary idea. I can’t go into details because, right now, I have no one under my command.” Situ Chuyun spread her hands, her face full of helplessness.
“Now you do.”
Lu Hangzhi took a step forward, staring into Situ Chuyun’s eyes.
Seeing this, Elder Lu, Chen Xiangxiang, and Buming smiled faintly. They all stepped forward together, showing their stance.
Then.
Li Changxiao suddenly knelt on one knee and declared loudly:
“The entire Crimson Shadow Sect has received great kindness from Sect Leader Lu. We are willing to follow you even at the cost of our lives, going through fire and water without hesitation!”
Lu Hangzhi laughed and said:
“As long as Lady Situ does her best, the entire Xuanxin Sect, with over two hundred Mind Focusing Cultivators, is at your disposal. Additionally, I will take responsibility for persuading the Two Realms Sect and the Seven Great Sects to provide strong support.”
The dark clouds retreated, and radiant light shone down.
Hundreds of people from the Jiuyou Sect stood firm, bathed in the golden glow, shining brightly.
The first flame of resistance against the demon army was lit on the main peak of Jiuyou Sect by Situ Chuyun and Lu Hangzhi.
“I swear by my true heart that I will do my utmost to assist the Barbarian Continent in resisting the invasion of the demonic fiends. If I have any disloyal thoughts, let heaven and earth reject me.”
Situ Chuyun understood Lu Hangzhi’s concerns. In front of everyone, she solemnly swore.
The disciples of Crimson Shadow Sect did not understand the reason.
But this action of Situ Chuyun’s completely set Lu Hangzhi’s mind at ease.
Elder Lu said with relief:
“There’s no time to lose, Sect Leader. Why don’t we immediately return to Xuanxin Sect, contact the various forces, and discuss the detailed preparations for dealing with the demon invasion with Immortal Lord Situ.”
“Not so fast.”
Situ Chuyun and Lu Hangzhi spoke in unison.
Then, the two looked at each other and smiled!
“Lady Situ, please speak.”
Lu Hangzhi politely made a gesture of invitation.
The latter nodded, pointing at the Demonic Monk and Ghost Weeping, and said:
“I need to first perform a method to take these two under my command! The evil spirits and vengeful ghosts on the main peak of Jiuyou Sect, along with the souls of thousands of evil cultivators, are great nourishment for Ghost Weeping Taoist, who practices the path of evil spirits. We must not waste them.”
“Hmm.”
No one present had any goodwill towards evil cultivators. Hearing this, they found nothing inappropriate. Only Buming silently chanted a Buddha’s name, closed his eyes, and said nothing.
Soon.
Situ Chuyun erased the memories of the Demonic Monk and Ghost Weeping and established a Master-Servant Contract.
Ghost Weeping Taoist still had his sinister and fierce appearance, but his eyes held a trace of confusion. They only became clear and shone brightly when Situ Chuyun gave an order.
“What a powerful art technique!”
Everyone felt a chill in their hearts.
“Upper Realm techniques are truly extraordinary.”
Lu Hangzhi sighed with genuine feeling.
Hearing this, Situ Chuyun smiled and said:
“In our realm, the Mystic Light Stage is only considered an ordinary cultivator. Above it is the Creation Realm, where one can cut a mountain peak with a single sword, or move mountains and fill seas; the Origin Return Realm, where one can refine stars and withstand the Heavenly Tribulation with their physical body; techniques and secret manuals aren’t actually very important, because any technique, when cultivated to the extreme and comprehending the power of Laws, becomes very powerful.” Here, she paused, looked directly at Lu Hangzhi, and said: “In our realm, there are many sword cultivators. The ‘Seven-Seven Sword Art’ is just one of the more common, widespread techniques. Yet, many people still cultivate various Law Powers from it, with Fire Attribute Law and Frost Law being more common. However… someone like you, who can attach a brief Space Law power when merging sword formation power, is truly remarkable!”
“Law Power?”
Lu Hangzhi looked curious.
“Correct! Law Power can be said to be the foundation that constitutes the power of Heaven and Earth. Its power surpasses the Power of Heaven and Earth and is extremely terrifying! Techniques without Law Power, when encountering Law Power, are like an egg hitting a rock… Just like the Blood Cocoon you encountered in the final battle at Two Realms Mountain. If not for that tiny thread of Space Law power, with your current strength, you simply couldn’t have broken open a Blood Cocoon that even peak Spirit Condensation Stage cultivators couldn’t shake.”
After hearing Situ Chuyun’s explanation, Lu Hangzhi nodded silently.
“So that’s how it is.”
“However, your Barbarian Continent actually has a sect that specializes in cultivating Law Power. It’s quite an anomaly.”
Situ Chuyun said.
Elder Lu’s expression moved, and he blurted out:
“Time Sect!”
“Right!”
Situ Chuyun smiled and said: “Time Sect cultivates the Time Law. Their techniques are very powerful. They can unleash Law Power even at the Spirit Condensation Stage. It’s an excellent ancient heritage. At the time, I almost wanted to make a move to obtain it. Unfortunately, their Codex is very sentient, and its Law Power is even above Space Law. It didn’t give me a chance, directly disappearing into the long river of years, going to choose its own master.”
“…”
Everyone looked at each other.
Time Sect was ranked among the Seven Great Sects and was indeed powerful. But hearing Situ Chuyun say this, it seemed Time Sect was much more powerful than the other six great sects!
“It’s just a pity that there are very few people who meet the cultivation conditions of Time Sect. Time Sect’s talent has been declining day by day, and currently, those who remain can be counted on one’s fingers. Otherwise, they would be a great help in resisting the demon invasion.”
Lu Hangzhi sighed with regret.
As they spoke, Ghost Weeping Taoist had already summoned the Banner of Ten Thousand Fiendish Beasts and devoured all the remaining evil spirits and vengeful ghosts within the main peak area. A group of fiendish beast souls and evil spirits ate until their bellies were round and full, looking energetic and lively.
Li Changxiao and the others also collected all the belongings of the evil cultivators and moved out everything from the treasuries of Crimson Shadow Sect and Jiuyou Sect. They presented these, along with the Spiritual Insects.
Although Crimson Shadow Sect was a small and minor sect, when piled together with the accumulated resources of Jiuyou Sect, it was actually quite impressive. There were three Magical Artifacts alone, and two Mind Convergence Canons. One of them was Jiuyou’s “Divine Thought Clone” technique.
Situ Chuyun looked down on these things.
Lu Hangzhi unceremoniously took them all. Then he turned to Elder Lu and said:
“Elder Lu, please trouble yourself to first take the friends from Crimson Shadow Sect back to our sect and settle them down. I plan to go to a few more places with Lady Situ to recruit more troops.”
“Alright.”
Elder Lu accepted this duty without hesitation. The three of them took out their Flying Boats, loaded the disciples of Crimson Shadow Sect, and left Jiuyou Sect in a grand procession.
Watching the three Flying Boats disappear.
Only then did Lu Hangzhi turn around.
Situ Chuyun stood gracefully, her bright eyes hiding a trace of curiosity: “How did you see it?”
“See that you plan to take a stroll around Yanfu Mountain?”
“…”
Lu Hangzhi chuckled and said: “The way you looked at the Demonic Monk and Ghost Weeping was just like a lustful man seeing a beautiful woman. Ordinary people wouldn’t have that kind of reaction. But I have to admit, the true accumulated strength of Yanfu Mountain is probably above that of the Seven Great Sects. They will be a great help in resisting the invasion of the demon army.”
“I suspect Yanfu Mountain has Mystic Light Stage experts.”
Situ Chuyun dropped a bombshell.
“That’s possible.”
Lu Hangzhi’s expression remained normal, and he nodded calmly: “Yanfu Mountain has lived in seclusion for hundreds of years, never setting foot in Two Realms Mountain. They are probably accumulating strength, preparing to unify the Barbarian Continent for the evil path! The Seven Great Sects noticed this and considered this aspect, which is why they rarely deployed their Mystic Light Stage Immortal Lords to Two Realms Mountain, precisely to prevent trouble at home.”
“Knowing they have Mystic Light Stage experts, you still dare to go with me just like this?”
Situ Chuyun’s tone turned sharp.
Lu Hangzhi smiled frankly:
“Earlier when I said I’d go out for a stroll with you, it was actually a suggestion. Since Lady Situ didn’t object, it proves you have a way to ensure my safety. What else do I have to worry about?”
Situ Chuyun was speechless for a moment:
“You’re really confident.”
“I don’t dare claim that. I just have faith in Lady Situ.”
“You brat, so young, yet so shrewd.” Situ Chuyun showed a helpless expression and said, “This time, you win. Take out the Flying Boat. While we travel, I’ll explain some key points of the ‘Seven-Seven Sword Art’ to you. How much you comprehend will be up to you.”
Finally, the main event arrived.
Lu Hangzhi suppressed his joy and threw out the Flying Boat. The four of them boarded the boat.
The “Seven-Seven Sword Art” really seemed to be a common, widespread technique. Even someone like Situ Chuyun, who wasn’t from the sword cultivator school, could explain the Seven-Seven Sword Art clearly and logically. Every sentence was like a finishing touch, giving Lu Hangzhi a pleasant surprise, as if heavy fog had lifted, allowing him to see clearly. He gained a lot.
Situ Chuyun truly lived up to being a cultivator from a higher realm. Her knowledge and various insights into art techniques were simply like an encyclopedia, and one that came with automatic translation and deep analysis at that.
Lu Hangzhi immersed himself in it without a doubt:
The “Seven-Seven Sword Formation” didn’t just have one form of sword energy fusion; it was all-encompassing.
Giant sword energy was just the most basic form, purely increasing power. It was very easy, with pitifully few variations.
In the realm Situ Chuyun came from, sword cultivators used sword energy to construct various attack and even defense forms. There were shield shapes, axe shapes with more force and aggressiveness, and acceleration forms with air-piercing fronts and arrow-like rears. Besides these, there were more advanced forms like the “Sword Energy Long River” and the Sword Spirit Beast. However, these forms were too agile and consumed a lot. They not only required very high skill from the cultivator but also needed strong Magic Power as support. But their power was quite terrifying.
Situ Chuyun gave two simple examples that made Lu Hangzhi feel like a frog in a well:
A giant eagle composed of thousands of sword energies could, under the command of the sword cultivator, nimbly dodge spells and shoot out continuous sword rains, leaving the enemy helpless to defend.
Another type directly condensed vital energy into sword energy, creating swords out of thin air, making them impossible to guard against.
However, mastering these two different types of skills required a very substantial reserve of Magic Power. Otherwise, it would be like the story of “Dong Shi copies Xishi’s frown” – a clumsy imitation.
Even so, Lu Hangzhi still found his own direction forward from this!
Sword cultivator