Chapter Eighty-One: Escaping with One's Life

  At this moment, with the help of the almost demonic Blood Slasher Sword Yuan Liquid, he finally merged the originally not fully integrated Xun Feng's air into the Wind and Thunder Sword Yuan. At this moment, he truly achieved the dual attribute of Wind and Thunder Sword Qi.

  It seems that the absorbed Blood Evil Sword Yuan Liquid also has an effect on the divine consciousness. As the Blood Evil Sword Yuan Liquid enters, a very small part of it is unconsciously absorbed by the Divine Court's Sea of Consciousness. The pale silver divine consciousness energy flow, which had dimmed due to the massive loss of essence blood, suddenly regained its original color after merging with these Blood Evil Sword Yuan Liquids.

  At this time, the divine sense energy flow that had advanced to the Refining Spirit realm turned into a pale silver color, shining with a layer of pale silver light halo, and like the vast starry sky surrounding a point in the middle, forming a strange vortex-like operation, filled with a vast atmosphere.

  His body's earth-shattering changes made Lu Qing feel an unprecedented strength, he believed that although he couldn't say for sure if he could beat Zhao Qianye now, but at least he had a great chance of defending himself against him.

  But now is not the time to worry about these things, the Purple Emperor Sword has already begun to advance to the second layer at the moment when the first layer's tempering and bone refinement was just completed. This second layer is formally starting to train the physical body, which is different from the first layer. The first layer is to transform the physique, unfortunately, the heaven and earth yuanqi here have been absorbed by those 100 or so long swords that have recovered their green color, otherwise Lu Qing would definitely try to see how many layers of heaven and earth yuanqi he can intercept now.

  However, just as Lu Qing was about to transform into the Wind and Thunder Sword, according to the second layer's method, spreading throughout his entire body, he suddenly felt a surge of sword energy, and his whole body trembled violently. In an instant, his entire body swelled up in a circle.

  Pfft——

  Hmph!

  His bare upper body suddenly burst out with several blood flowers, and in his heart, Lu Qing hastily stopped the operation of the second layer of Heart Method. He knew that this was because he had built his foundation too quickly, and since this was the first layer of building his foundation, it needed to be consolidated and nourished properly. Rushing to impact the second layer so impatiently would only have the opposite effect, and might even lead to his body exploding and dying.

  However, the current problem is that the blood slaughter sword array laid down by the white-haired woman has not been destroyed. Once he stops cultivating, those blood slaughters will re-erode the sword body of the jade sword, which is also the dwelling place of the old soul.

  Lu Qing received his kindness, although the two were just mutually beneficial relationships, but the old man not only gave him a way to survive, but also taught him that almost comparable to owning thirteen layers of Gongfa's Huangjie Sword Yuan Gong, although the old man was also self-rescuing, Lu Qing also had to do his best to protect him.

  Just at this critical moment, the old man's voice finally came through.

  "Alright, at this moment I've also managed to gather some strength, which should be enough for the two of us to escape smoothly. For now, just circulate your first layer heart method and leave the rest to me."

  "Concentrate your mind and calm your spirit!"

  As the old man's voice echoed in his mind, the blue jade sword that was originally inserted in the center of the pool suddenly rose into the air. At the same time, a blue ripple spread out from the tip of the sword. Lu Qing felt that this ripple was not a sword aura, although it carried an invisible and unspoken pressure, but it did not release towards him.

  This wave of energy seemed to have a consciousness of its own, and after leaving the sword, it quickly wrapped up Lu Qing along with the pool of Blood Evil Sword Yuan Liquid that had been attracted to him. In Lu Qing's astonished gaze, the Blood Evil Sword Yuan Liquid, which had not decreased in the slightest no matter how much he absorbed before, rapidly merged into his body.

  What's going on, Lu Qing was somewhat puzzled, but he had now successfully built the foundation of the Zi Huang Sword Body, and his grasp of his body had reached a stunning level. He clearly sensed that those Blood Slashing Sword Yuan Liquids had not been absorbed by him, but instead were somehow suppressed into his body by the old man's method, hiding in his flesh.

  Then, Lu Qing heard the old man's faint gasping sound in his ear.

  "Alright, you've managed to save a bit of money. With the essence of nearly 100,000 people's blood and my own hundred-year-old cultivation of Sword Origin Liquid, even if you cultivate up to the sixth layer, it will be more than enough. Back then, even I had to cultivate step by step. I'm already looking forward to your future progress."

  At this time, the crisis was lifted, and Lu Qing stood up, shaking his arms and legs. Suddenly, his whole body's muscles and bones made a cracking sound, and his fists clenched tightly. Lu Qing felt that the power of this punch was several times stronger than before. Even if it were a thousand-jin giant stone, he believed that with the strength of this body, he could shatter it with one punch.

  Facing the floating jade sword in front of him, Lu Qing bowed deeply and said sincerely: "Thank you, senior, for giving me a second life!"

  "Alright, and stop calling me 'senior' all the time. I like your personality and demeanor a lot, young one. From now on, just call me Old Ye." The old man's straightforward tone made Lu Qing feel a sudden surge of goodwill towards him.

  "What's next, Ye Lao?" Lu Qing changed his address immediately.

  After a pause, Ye Lao's voice sounded: "The demoness outside is in a fierce battle with eleven Sword Soul Realm cultivators. I heard earlier that among them are your sect's master and four elders."

  Lu Qing's heart moved slightly, "The Sect Masters have arrived, but who are the other six people?"

  "It's not clear, but what's important now is that you and I escape. I can't appear in front of them. The specifics I'll discuss with you later. The Blood Slasher Sword Array has been destroyed and the Blood Slasher can no longer be activated. As soon as I withdraw from the domain, I'll hide behind your large sword on your back. You must not reveal my whereabouts. When the time comes, I will split out a clone to divert their attention and help you stay alive. I just overheard that the madwoman seems to have a deep grudge against your Lu family."

  He nodded and said, "Don't worry, Ye Lao, I won't reveal a single word." After finishing speaking, Lu Qing's body shape shifted, his sword energy cutting through the air, but it was blocked by the jade sword hidden in Ye Lao's sleeve.

  "I trust you, so I trust you. No need for such actions. I've been through many mountains and rivers for many years, and I still have some insight. Besides, I don't believe in that Sword God nonsense either." The old man's voice echoed in Lu Qing's mind, the first few sentences made Lu Qing feel warm in his heart, but the last sentence with its implicit disrespect towards the Sword God made Lu Qing wonder about Ye Lao's identity, daring to disregard the Sword God's faith like this, and also those previous scenes that Lu Qing couldn't understand.

  Ye Lao's identity is absolutely not simple.

  Lu Qingxin thought to himself, but of course he wouldn't ask now, it wasn't the right time.

  "Get ready, once the boundary is lifted, you immediately escape to your sect's side to seek refuge." As Ye Lao's voice rang out, the small cyan sword floating in mid-air suddenly emitted a dazzling cyan light, transforming into a cyan-colored lightning bolt that rose into the air.

  Hummm...

  A shocking sword hum shook the air, and Lu Qing felt that the space he was in began to tremble slowly. At the same time, the Qingyu small sword started to emit circle after circle of cyan ripples. The hundred or so long swords inserted into the ground were swept away by the ripples without any resistance, and in an instant, they turned into flying ash. Meanwhile, more than a hundred faint, semi-transparent cyan sword shadows emerged from the shattered sword bodies.

  "Cheese!"

  With a loud roar, the hundred or so sword shadows instantly transformed into cyan-colored streams of light that were absorbed by the Qingyu small sword. After a few breaths, Lu Qing only felt a vast and mighty sword intent erupting out, and the swords on his back, whether it was Nianyun Sword or Lianxin, all emitted intense tremors, as if submitting, yet also as if worshiping.

  At the same moment, a bright cyan light as brilliant as the sun suddenly dyed the entire world. Then Lu Qing seemed to hear the sound of porcelain bowls and wine pots shattering, and the whole body slightly shook. Immediately, Ye Lao's voice came again: "Young man, I'm in your big sword, get ready!"

  Lu Qing's mind concentrated as soon as he heard the words, and after a moment, the dazzling green light dissipated. Instantly, Lu Qing felt a long-lost heavenly energy enveloping his body once again, and the scene before him slowly returned to its original state of Langyashan. His vision gradually cleared up.

  Again, the eleven people of Rakusen surrounded the white-haired woman together. This was like a demon who knew no emotions, only slaughter. The woman's powerful strength had been clearly known to everyone after the first encounter.

  Jian Huang, this is a powerful Jian Huang, at the top of the Jian Hun realm.

  The short sword in the woman's hand seemed to be cast from the icy cold ice of the Nine Underworlds, with a faint white light flashing, and as she moved, this short sword seemed to stir up the heavens, with dozens of meters long and wide ice swords condensing out of thin air, and with the woman's swift swing of her sword, eleven people were simultaneously enveloped in an electric flash.

  Apart from Luo Qianfeng and the three Floating Cloud Swords who could barely shatter it with a joint sword aura, the other six had to exert their full strength to unleash multiple swords to break it. However, each of the ice swords weighing over 10,000 jin shot out with immense force, sending the six flying backward in succession. At this point, the absolute difference in cultivation level and realm had completely put Luo Qianfeng and the others at a disadvantage.

  Eleven people could only barely hold on, like the two Five Elements Sword Kings in Qingyu San Lao, whose sword auras were not as powerful as others. Even their mouths had already overflowed with blood, and their internal organs had suffered intense shock. Lu Qianfeng and the old man from Qingyu Sect with the strange gray sword aura occasionally managed to land one sword, but it was of no use. Their sword auras, although powerful and strange, only made the demon woman spend a bit more effort before easily breaking through.

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