Chapter 25: Astonishing Appearance, Sword Aura Unleashed!

  Stepping lightly on the rocks at the side, agilely climbing up a boulder overgrown with green vines, gazing out into the distance...

  Rumble...

  Dust flew everywhere, in the dense and withered yellow forest, countless beasts crisscrossed and ran about. Apart from some ordinary horned tigers, wild wolves, and boars, there were even dozens of spiritual beasts, including a four-eared black bear with shiny black fur, over one zhang tall, and a pair of curved fangs several feet long; a golden-haired sword-toothed tiger, and three-toed langurs leaping and frolicking among the branching trees, chirping incessantly.

  Apart from these first-order spiritual beasts, Lu Qing was surprised to discover a second-order Crimson Flame Mouse emitting a blazing flame, with scarlet flames igniting a straight line of fire. The surrounding first-order spiritual beasts such as the Long Cang Wolf hastily retreated, but due to the large number of running beasts, even gentle ordinary herbivores like the Long Ear Lin Cat and Blue Eye Rabbit joined in. Before the fire could spread, it was extinguished by the dust kicked up by the beasts' hooves.

  Gazing deeply into the distant sky that was slightly dark, in that direction lay Luoshen City, and the dark clouds were spreading from there.

  Dong——dong——dong——

  The direction of the mountain transmitted a vigilant big bell sound, apparently some spiritual beasts ran to the place of Chaoyang Palace and were discovered, what happened?

  Lu Qing's mind was uncertain, steadily gazing in the direction of Luoshan Peak. There, Luoshan City sat at the right foot of Luoshan Peak, adjacent to Beast Ruins, while Chaoyang Peak adjoined Luoshan Peak.

  Luoshan Peak, Luoshan City, could it be that the Beast Tide has occurred in the Beast Ruins? Lu Qing suddenly felt a shock in his heart, but thinking of the conversation he had eavesdropped on five days ago between Yi Ruyu and her three companions with their master Xuanqing, as well as the letter written by the Peak Master of Lingxiao Peak himself, could it be that Lei Mang?

  Many things connected together, Lu Qing's eyes suddenly lit up, and only that powerful Thunder Python could attract so much attention.

  At present, the Zixia Sect's four peaks have guardian spirit beasts with fourth-stage strength, except for Chaoyang Peak and Lianyuan Peak. Chaoyang Peak has a third-stage Blazing Fire Leopard, while Lianyuan Peak's spirit beast is unknown to Lu Qing. He hasn't even seen the Blazing Fire Leopard before, only learning about it recently from an outer sect disciple.

  The distant dark clouds grew denser, with purple lightning flashing through them from time to time, the momentum was magnificent, even if it was dozens of miles away, it could be heard clearly. The earth gradually rose with wind, and the dusty whirlwind blew past Lu Qing's side, making his clothes flutter and rustle.

  Anger

  Suddenly, a loud beast roar echoed through the clouds, its voice piercing the nine heavens. The rolling thunderclouds churned even more violently, with an almost palpable gathering trend. The air gradually became stifling and oppressive. On the green vines and large rocks, Lu Qing felt as if a thousand-pound boulder was weighing on his heart, making it hard to breathe. This was already the second time he faced such extraordinary heavenly phenomena, yet he was still shaken by the boundless might of the heavens.

  Is it a python? Lu Qing's heart was slightly trembling, but he quickly calmed down.

  Rise

  Another thunderous roar, in Lu Qing's wide eyes, a dazzling purple light spot rose from the distant horizon and rapidly flew towards the direction of Chaoyang Peak, while the condensed thunderclouds in the sky were apparently enraged.

  Boom———

  A thorough purple thunderbolt fell from the sky amidst a deafening crash, while that purple glow refused to show weakness, another pillar of purple light shot up into the sky and violently collided with the falling thunder.

  Innumerable fine electric sparks shot out, as if a large purple flower had suddenly bloomed in the air, only to wither and disappear in the blink of an eye.

  As the purple mang moved, the thundercloud seemed to lock onto it and followed closely. At the same time, nearly ten smaller black dots appeared in the sky. If Lu Qing hadn't cultivated for a long time and had just broken through the first part of the Lianhun Jue, his mind wouldn't have been clear enough to notice them.

  Boom——Boom——Boom——

  Along the way, countless thunderbolts fell, and in an instant, that majestic purple lightning had already struck that point of purple light to a dullness. The empty thunderlight even blasted out several deep pits on the ground, the purple-red lightning fire ignited some withered yellow tree forests, and in an instant, it ignited a raging fire.

  After being beaten for so long, Zǐ Máng was thoroughly enraged. Another furious roar, dozens of electric lights surrounded by purple flames fell to the ground, fueling the spread of the fire.

  "Evil beasts, stop your madness!" A loud shout suddenly almost covered the thunderous sound of the heavens, rumbling and rolling in from afar. Lu Qing's feet on the large stone trembled, without thinking, he jumped into a narrow slit behind him that was just wide enough for one person.

  It's Master, Lu Qing thought to himself, the voice was distant but clear and audible under Xuan Qing's profound realm, which made Lu Qing even more shocked by the vast and powerful abilities of Jian Hun Jie's swordsmanship, and at the same time, he had a faint sense of expectation in his heart.

  Looking through the gap in the stone, the distant sky, a shocking purple flame that seemed to have substance was over 50 feet long, with an earth-shattering momentum cutting through a piece of empty space, and the continuous air explosions turned into a shocking sword hum.

  Sword aura!

  Is this the Sword Aura? A hint of infatuation flashed across Lu Qing's eyes, but under the Soul Refining Technique, he quickly came back to his senses. His hand grasping the Heart Refining Sword tightened imperceptibly.

  Roar———

  Zi Meng was suddenly struck by Xuan Qing's fierce sword aura, and a painful scream rang out, but he did not counterattack, instead quickly flying towards the direction of Chaoyang Peak.

  As the distance drew closer, that purple mane's appearance was also exposed in front of Lu Qing's eyes. What a magnificent momentum! The nearly thirty-zhang-long body as thick as a water bucket, with every scale on its body being as big as a palm, shimmering with a golden iron color and entwined with purple-red lightning, the unmatched power causing the air that passed by to distort.

  It was a Thunder Python, and Lu Qing's heart was shocked. Not for anything else, but this Thunder Python had many differences with the Purple Cloud Spirit Beast Spectrum he saw before. Not to mention its enormous body shape that exceeded ten zhang after adulthood, the purple electric ring surrounding the thunder horn on its head was almost one zhang long, and from time to time, it spewed out a few thick purple lightning bolts that were as thick as a person's arm, which neutralized the falling purple lightning in the sky.

  However, at this time its situation seems to be not too good. On the waist, a wound of about three feet long is on it, and the purple-red blood is like a spring gushing out from it, dripping onto the forest that has passed by, igniting strips of green smoke.

  Those black dots gradually appeared in front of his eyes, except for Master Xuanqing, they were seven women with quite stunning looks. The one that caught Lu Qing's attention the most was a woman who emitted a chilling aura all over her body. The woman was about thirty years old, surrounded by layers of icy blue flowing sword auras, and the biting coldness made Lu Qing shiver even from a distance of over a hundred feet.

  Xuan Qing obviously didn't want to let the Thunder Python go, and with a swing of his silver-white long sword, a purple-red sword aura quickly formed in front of him. In the sky, countless purple flames condensed out of thin air, gathering on top of the sword aura. The sky seemed to light up with a bright, round purple-red sun, and a scorching atmosphere spread everywhere.

  Apart from Xuan Qing, the seven women, led by Yue Mei, slightly furrowed her brow and retreated several feet. The other six women, all over thirty years old, followed Cold Yan's lead, retreating several feet in unison, their movements neat and uniform, clearly having undergone long-term training, otherwise it would be impossible to achieve such tacit understanding.

  As if sensing a threat, the enormous body of the Thunderous Python twisted and turned, its long and massive tail stirring up a layer of purple lightning that shot towards Xuan Qing. The air was compressed, emitting bursts of explosive sounds.

  With a solemn expression, Xuan Qing's silver long sword drew an eerie arc, and the purple-red fireball condensed from the sword energy in front of him suddenly shot towards Lei Peng's giant tail with a shocking whistling sound.

  Boom!

  A mighty gust of air swept out from between the two, clearing a circular area of several dozen meters in diameter on the ground. The trees were uprooted and the earth was plowed open to a depth of several feet, revealing the damp soil beneath. The high-temperature air blast scorched the earth, instantly raising a misty fog that rose into the air. The cold beauty hummed softly and swung out an icy sword aura, which transformed into a crystal clear ice chunk that fell to the ground in an instant.

  Another Sword Soul Realm sword master, and a woman at that. Lu Qing sighed, feeling the familiar chill emanating from her body, which made him start to suspect her identity, and in his mind, he began to see the image of a delicate face with a hint of anger.

  However, the situation in front of him couldn't be ignored. Such a top-notch battle that could be seen on the entire continent's Ten Thousand Great Mountains wasn't something anyone could easily witness. Although it was said that understanding their swordsmanship attacks was still like a daydream for Lu Qing at this time, the various ways they used their swords made him feel drunk with excitement. The Soul Refining Incantation circulated unceasingly, his mind clear and focused as he tried hard to remember Xuan Qing's longsword trajectory. After all, he belonged to the Chaoyang Peak lineage, and Xuan Qing was clearly the number one expert of Chaoyang Peak at this time. Every move they made had the shadow of various Chaoyang Peak swordsmanship techniques, and just these two moves alone had already benefited Lu Qing greatly.

  Looking at Xuan Qing again as he clashed with the Thunderous Python, his eyes gleamed like lightning, and the long sword in his hand transformed into countless purple-red sword shadows. Countless fierce and sharp sword auras burst out of the broken sword, one sword faster than the other, one sword aura following another, rapidly merging into a giant sword several meters long that burned with purple-red flames, carrying an atmosphere that could split heaven and earth, slashing towards the Thunderous Python's neck.