This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

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Under the strike of Dantai Qingrun, the resistance of the Xuan Ming Valley cultivators seemed utterly meaningless.

Even Xuan You Zhenren, who had been desperately holding on with the Stone Giant Dharma Aspect, felt a touch of despair in his heart.

He knew that regardless of whether Xuan Ming Zhenren was defeated or fled, he could not change one fact—he was already caught in an isolated and embarrassing situation.

Merely facing the encirclement of the Jiazi squad's cultivators had left him overwhelmed.

And now, with Dantai Qingrun boosting the formation on the side, his fierce flying sword assault rendered Xuan You Zhenren utterly defenseless.

His defeat was just inches away.

Although the Stone Giant Dharma Aspect gave him high resistance, to withstand Dantai Qingrun's flying sword attacks, the consumption of Spiritual Power every moment was immense.

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Moreover, judging by Dantai Qingrun's relaxed and effortless manner, it was clear that he had not yet gone all out.

Like a blunt knife cutting through flesh, Dantai Qingrun was slowly but surely eroding his combat power.

A resolute glint flashed in Xuan You Zhenren's eyes.

He knew that with the actions he had taken, he had already violated the edicts of Great Xia and there was no possibility of being spared; even if he gave up resistance, death would be inevitable.

Considering the current situation, if things were dragged out further until his Spiritual Power ran dry, he would truly have no choice but to surrender.

He might as well take advantage of the little strength he had left and make a desperate attempt—there might still be a tiny chance of escaping this calamity.

Thinking this, Xuan You Zhenren finally made up his mind.

In an instant, as if triggering something, Xuan You Zhenren's eyes emitted a faint red glow, and his body abruptly erupted in a wave of fiery, blood-colored flames.

His already mountainous figure grew several sizes in an instant.

At this moment, the aura of Xuan You Zhenren reached an unprecedented peak.

Blood Burning Technique!

A secret technique that Xuan You Zhenren possessed and would not use unless he faced a life-or-death situation—an explosive technique.

By burning his own Essence Blood, he exchanged it for a brief surge in power.

Once the duration of the Blood Burning Technique ended, Xuan You Zhenren would fall into a state of unparalleled weakness.

This was a do-or-die attempt that would result in either success or martyrdom.

Experienced cultivators facing such a situation would generally not choose to confront Xuan You Zhenren in his bursting state head-on but would engage in a battle of attrition to wait out his explosive phase.

The six members of the Jiazi squad, seasoned and cunning, immediately took the most correct countermeasures.

The defensive power of Xuan You Zhenren, now enhanced by the Stone Giant Dharma Aspect, had reached a new level, making ordinary attacks ineffective against him.

The Dharma Cultivation members of the Jiazi squad understood this as well and ceased casting Attack Spells, instead switching to Earth-based gravity spells to disrupt Xuan You Zhenren's movements.

The Body Cultivation cultivators also avoided head-on confrontation with Xuan You Zhenren, instead shifting to his side.

"Shake!" Spiritual Cultivator Liu Xuan let out a soft chant, his left hand forming seals and his right forming a gesture, as he sent out a semi-circular arc of visible sonic waves from his mouth, shaking towards Xuan You Zhenren.

This was the sonic attack of the Spiritual Cultivator.

Although the Spirit Arts of Spiritual Cultivators were mostly auxiliary in nature, it didn't mean they lacked offensive capabilities.

Indeed, a cultivation path without the ability to attack could not have existed so long in the survival-of-the-fittest Cultivation World, continuously growing and developing for so long.

The Attack Spirit Spells of Spiritual Cultivators were known for being unpredictable and came in various forms and abilities.

Dharma Cultivation's Spells might be nothing but a nuisance to Xuan You Zhenren, bolstered by the Stone Giant Dharma Aspect.

But Liu Xuan's sonic attack, upon touching Xuan You Zhenren's body, silently pierced through his rock-hard skin and infiltrated the inside of his body.

A strange vibrating sound emanated from within Xuan You Zhenren's body.

This Spirit Art targeted directly at Xuan You Zhenren's internal organs.

Puff!

Xuan You Zhenren felt a surge in his Qi-Blood, a sweetness in his throat, and a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out from his mouth.

An attack with a significant effect!

Xuan You Zhenren, seriously injured, tried to suppress the faint chaos in his Qi-Blood, his eyes the size of copper bells scanning the six members of the Jiazi squad who were scattered around him, maintaining a certain distance.

He needed to break through; he had to choose a direction as his breakout point.

Without much consideration, Xuan You Zhenren made his decision.

Mobilizing the boiling Spiritual Power within his body at full force under the effect of the Blood Burning Technique, Xuan You Zhenren's legs pushed hard, and he leaped towards the position of the Sword Cultivator within the Jiazi squad.

As he soared into the air, Xuan You Zhenren swung his massive right fist.

On his right fist suddenly appeared a black gauntlet with sharp spikes.

This was his magic artifact, a Middle-Grade Spiritual Artifact!

Xuan You Zhenren seemed prepared to take on everyone's attacks head-on, exchanging blows with the Sword Cultivator at the cost of injury.

How could the fragile Sword Cultivator dare to trade blows with him?

Faced with his punch, the Sword Cultivator would surely choose to dodge aside.

Just as he expected, Xuan You Zhenren saw the Sword Cultivator from the Jiazi squad shifting to the side to evade.

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An opening had thus emerged.

This was the opportunity!

Real Master Xuan You's eyes lit up!

Hiss—

Just as he was overjoyed in his heart, a somewhat familiar voice reached Real Master Xuan You's ears.

What was that?

Before Real Master Xuan You could react,

an irresistible force came from his back.

Under this formidable strength, he fell from midair in a vertical drop and crashed to the ground.

Bang!

A loud impact resounded, stirring up clouds of dust everywhere.

Real Master Xuan You struggled to his feet, watching the graceful figure standing in midair.

"Still trying to flee?"

Dantai Qingrun held the Spirit Hidden Sword and snorted coldly.

It was her who had just released a slash of Sword Qi that knocked Real Master Xuan You out of the sky.

This scene felt strangely familiar.

Not long ago, Real Master Xuan You had been smashed to the ground by Dantai Qingrun's sword in exactly the same way.

Real Master Xuan You had never imagined that even after using the Blood Burning Technique, he still couldn't withstand Dantai Qingrun's Sword Qi.

He had greatly overestimated Dantai Qingrun, but her strength still far exceeded his expectations.

With such a powerful Dantai Qingrun suppressing him from the side, he saw no hope at all.

The Jiazi Squad adjusted their positions swiftly like sticky candy, quickly enclosing him once more.

The duration of the Blood Burning Technique was rapidly fading.

At this moment, Real Master Xuan You felt overwhelmed by despair.

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A moment later,

without the slightest suspense, the bloody flames on Real Master Xuan You gradually extinguished, and his momentum weakened.

The effect of the Blood Burning Technique had worn off, leaving Real Master Xuan You in a weakened state.

Liu Xuan brought out the Spirit Binding Rope, tying up the powerless Real Master Xuan You securely.

With this, the mission was easily accomplished.

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On Lu Qingshan's side, with Dantai Qingrun's support using the Flying Sword Technique, it took just an instant to slay seven or eight Foundation Establishment Cultivators from Xuan Ming Valley.

The remaining cultivators lost their courage, and as soon as Real Master Xuan You started to resist, they quickly gave up.

Although several Xuan Ming Valley cultivators perished on the spot under Dantai Qingrun's flying sword,

Dantai Qingrun was mainly focused on Real Master Xuan You, and her attacks on these Foundation Establishment Cultivators were casual.

So, some of the Xuan Ming Valley cultivators managed to cling onto half a life thanks to the power of their formations, surviving under Dantai Qingrun's flying sword.

Lu Qingshan was more than happy with such situations.

Without any hesitation, he sent the Crying Soul Sword shooting out.

The severely injured Xuan Ming Valley cultivators, who had already been half-killed by Dantai Qingrun's flying sword, were all finished off by Lu Qingshan one by one, sent on the road to the Netherworld.

Once all these Xuan Ming Valley cultivators stopped resisting, Lu Qingshan ceased his harvesting momentum.

He opened the data panel to check his gains from this expedition.

"...Target is dead!"

"You have slain the target!"

"...You have gained 1100 Experience Points!"

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Rows of data neatly lined up on the panel.

This expedition was basically monopolized by Dantai Qingrun in battle.

Yet, merely following along and picking off what was left, Lu Qingshan still obtained a substantial amount of Experience Points.

His total Experience Points had now reached 9500.

Is this what it feels like to ride on coattails?

Lu Qingshan felt quite comfortable.