A journey through the world of martial arts

Chapter 217: Divine Sky Five Thunders
The Corpse Immortal looked at the body not far away with lingering fear, his eyes filled with terror. The sword that suddenly came from the sky was too powerful, catching him completely off guard. By the time he realized it, it was too late to dodge.

Looking at the severely injured Yuan Shi Shangren, Yan Chixia felt invigorated. If it weren't for his junior brother Gu Xu's intervention, he would have been seriously injured even if he hadn't died. With that thought, Yan Chixia trembled his sword, and several sword lights spun like wheels, attacking Yuan Shi Shangren. At the same time, he pointed at the "Zheng Lü Bell," and several bells rang out, sending a chilling sound towards the man.

This sound is the clear whistle, one of the thirty-six mysterious sounds of the "Zhenglu Bell," specifically used to deal with cultivators whose vital energy is weak and whose souls are injured. Just now, Yuan Shi Shangren was beheaded by a sword, and his vital energy had not yet recovered, making this the perfect time to use this move.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Shi Shangren's face turned extremely gloomy. He shook the Corpse Yin Banner in his hand, and black rays of light hung down from the banner, blocking the incoming sword light. However, the clear whistling sound that followed penetrated Yuan Shi Shangren's inner circle without any hindrance. With just one strike, it weakened his soul by another three points.

Realizing that his magical power was almost depleted, Yuan Shi Shangren had no choice but to release the Three Yin Fierce Souls ahead of schedule. The three skulls with their eyes burning with emerald flames attacked Yan Chixia in a triangular formation, attempting to relieve the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao.

Unexpectedly, Yan Chixia only released a few sword energies towards the Three Yin Fiery Souls to block them slightly. Then, his figure flashed, and when he reappeared, he was already three zhang away from the Yuan Corpse Master. This distance was practically within arm's reach for a sword cultivator.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Shi Shangren was horrified. He frantically shook the Corpse Yin Banner in his hand, and thick black smoke surged toward Yan Chixia. At the same time, he chanted incantations, trying to summon the Heavenly Corpse to help him.

However, what Yuan Shi Shangren did not expect was that Tian Shi had already been severely injured by Gu Xu's "Divine Firmament Five Thunders". Most of the Yin Qi in his body had been dispersed. Now, let alone coming to help, it would be good enough if he could maintain his form.

Seeing that Yuan Shi Shangren was still putting up a stubborn resistance, Yan Chixia's eyes sharpened, and the Crimson Flame Sword in his hand shone brightly. With a deep shout, a sword light several feet long, carrying the pure Yang energy of raging fire, flew and flashed, rushing towards Yuan Shi Shangren. The latter hurriedly summoned the Black Cloud Evil Qi to resist, but in just half a breath, the Black Cloud Evil Qi was touched by the sword light and was instantly swept away. The momentum did not diminish, cutting the Corpse Yin Banner in half, and finally, to Yuan Shi Shangren's incredulous gaze, it pierced into his brow.

Yan Chixia sheathed his sword, held upside down, and turned to leave as his sleeves fluttered. Suddenly, a dazzling light burst forth from the body of the Yuan Shi Shangren who remained behind. Then, a ball of flame ignited from the soles of his feet, engulfing his entire body before turning into ashes. A gust of wind blew it away, and it vanished without a trace.

After the Yuan Shi Shangren was killed, the Heavenly Corpse also seemed to have been eroded by the passage of time, its body peeling off piece by piece like broken pottery shards, eventually dissipating into a cloud of dust.

Only the "Soul Gathering and Soul Refining Coffin" and the Corpse Yin Banner floated in the air, but no one went to collect them.

On the other side, Gu Xu was still in control of the combined attack of Qi Ye and Jing Wuyuan. Although he had just helped Yan Chixia and turned the tide of the battle, the defeat of Yuan Shi Shangren had shaken the spirits of Qi Ye and Jing Wuyuan, which gave Gu Xu a great opportunity.

They pointed, and a burst of blazing flames continuously burned away the gloomy, ghostly mist that filled the surroundings. In just a few breaths, the world was cleared, revealing the figures of the three.

"Teacher, the Primordial Corpse Master is dead, what should we do?"

The more Qi Ye entangled with Gu Xu, the more alarmed he became. He had originally thought he could delay his opponent, but in the end, he was the one being suppressed. Not only that, but with the combined efforts of himself and his teacher, he was able to change the course of another battle. This was truly suffocating.

"My Lord, I will hold off Gu Xu for now. You should hurry over to the formation and help Huilong and the others break through it as soon as possible. Otherwise, once Yan Chixia gets there, the battle will become a stalemate, which will be very disadvantageous for us."

Seeing Qi Ye's worried expression, Jing Wuyuan said gently, "Don't worry, Holy Lord. I have magic to protect me. Even if I'm no match for him, I can retreat in time. I'll be fine."

Upon hearing this, Qi Ye said in a deep voice, "Teacher, be careful!"

Looking at Gu Xu, Qi Ye flashed with a green light and had already broken away from the battle. Gu Xu's eyes flickered slightly when he saw this, and he slashed at his opponent with his Azure Thunder Sword. The lightning sword light roared towards him, but it was blocked by a white cloud of light halfway through its flight. The cloud of light condensed and dispersed, constantly eroding the sword light. After a while, the sword light was finally dissipated, and the cloud of light also slowly dissipated.

"Master Gu Xu, I, Jing Wuyuan, have learned a great deal from you." Holding his precious mirror, Jing Wuyuan looked at Gu Xu with a determined expression and said.

“Mr. Jing, the two of you are no match for me. It is a bit presumptuous of you to rely on just one person. Although I will not kill you, it is still easy for me to trap you.”

After speaking, Gu Xu's eyes narrowed slightly, and the Azure Thunder Sword in his hand trembled slightly. Thirty-six sword lights shot towards Jing Wuyuan. At the same time, his left hand formed a hand seal, and golden talismans rose up one after another, connecting with each other to form a chain of runes. Under Gu Xu's mental control, the runes wrapped around Jing Wuyuan behind the sword lights.

Jing Wuyuan saw Gu Xu make a move, and his expression became extremely solemn. When he looked into the mirror, he saw silver mirror walls appear in front of him. The sword light that was rushing towards him was reflected by the mirror walls, and the reality was immediately revealed. Thirty-six sword lights also appeared within the mirror walls. The sword lights collided with each other, and after a series of rapid flashes, six sword lights rushed into the mirror walls with undiminished momentum, while the rune chains hovered outside, seemingly having lost their target.

However, to Gu Xu's slight surprise, after the six sword lights rushed into the mirror wall, it was as if they had landed in a void, without any point of leverage. After a moment's thought, Gu Xu understood the reason.

This is the method of reflecting reality and illusion, a very superior supernatural power. It can switch back and forth between reality and illusion. When the opponent attacks with real moves, you can guide their attack into the void. No matter how you move, they cannot harm you in the slightest.

"Even the most profound supernatural powers have their weaknesses. Using this supernatural power consumes a lot of magical power. Mirror is not destined for it. Let's see how much magical power you have left to expend!"

Gu Xu sneered and unleashed hundreds of sword lights to charge into the mirror wall. Meanwhile, the rune chains swirling outside were ready to strike. As soon as Jing Wuyuan showed any opening, these chains would bind him immediately.

Jing Wuyuan was already exhausted. He had no choice but to use the technique of illusory reflection. Only by using this method could he buy more time for his side. However, just as Gu Xu had expected, this technique not only consumed a lot of magical power, but also damaged his foundation if he overdid it.

Seeing over a hundred more sword lights rush into the mirror wall, Jing Wuyuan could only desperately squeeze out his magic power, constantly using void teleportation to remove the profound energy from the sword lights. As a result, the magic power in his body was rapidly decreasing, and he was on the verge of exhaustion in just a few breaths.

Jing Wuyuan's face was as pale as paper. He reached into his sleeve and took out a porcelain bottle, poured out a few pills, and put them directly into his mouth. After roughly refining them, he poured all the remaining magic power into the mirror wall. The sword lights were immediately redirected in all directions. Although a few still rushed into the inner circle, they were broken by the light of the precious mirror around Jing Wuyuan.

"That's it."

Gu Xu said calmly, reached out and grabbed Jing Wuyuan. A pressure force immediately enveloped Jing Wuyuan, whose expression changed instantly. Before he could react, the mirror wall that blocked the sword light shattered, and the rune chains that were swirling outside took the opportunity to bind him. Gu Xu casually tossed him aside.

Jing Wuyuan's magic power was locked by the rune chains, and a talisman was even pasted on his brow, making him unable to move at all. His eyes were full of helplessness.

Gu Xu glanced at him, then his figure flashed and he arrived not far from the Serpent Dragon Celestial Venerable.

Some time ago, the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon had successfully devoured the formation with the help of the hollow insects, but unexpectedly, after the formation was broken, there was another formation behind it. This formation abandoned all changes and focused on defending against external forces.

For this reason, the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King really went to great lengths to let the Hollow Worm devour the array mechanism. Just when he was about to break through the array, he suddenly felt a tremor in his mind and a clear light flashed before his eyes. He was shocked to find that Gu Xu had actually come here.

"Senior sister, I'll deal with this person. You go and deal with Qi Ye."

Gu Xu looked in another direction and saw that Qi Ye and the Four Sages were working together to break the formation. Yan Hongye and the others who were in charge of the formation were already exhausted, so they sent a telepathic message to Sima San Niang to go and help.

Upon hearing this, Sima Sanniang immediately responded and descended. Without the array's obstruction, the Void Worm unleashed its power, attempting to devour all the array's mechanisms. Seeing this, Gu Xu coldly snorted and flicked his finger, sending a Divine Firmament Five Thunderbolt directly into the white light formed by the Void Worm. With just one strike, the white light thinned considerably, greatly improving the situation of the array's dissipation. "What kind of divine power is this!"

The Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon was greatly surprised. He knew how powerful the Hollow Worm was. The more powerful the supernatural ability, the more it liked it. But the scene before him clearly shattered the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon's previous impression of the Hollow Worm.

Seeing that the Divine Firmament Five Thunders could indeed harm the Hollow Worms, Gu Xu made up his mind. He reached out and swung his sword, sending a burst of sword light containing the Divine Firmament Five Thunders rushing towards the Hollow Worms. The Serpent Dragon Celestial Venerable wanted to help, but was restrained by a force of stagnation and dared not make any rash moves. He could only watch helplessly as the Hollow Worms were continuously killed by the sword light. In just a few breaths, the number of Hollow Worms had been reduced by more than half.

"This can't go on. If the Voidworms fail, the objective of this operation will be impossible to achieve."

The Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon was secretly anxious and wanted to find someone to help him, but Lie Mingzi was fighting Yan Chixia and the others were also entangled and could not get away for a while.

Just as the sword light continued to besiege the hollow insects, the Serpent Dragon Celestial Venerable finally couldn't hold back any longer and made a move. He braced himself with his protective treasure light, broke through the stagnant force, and with a flick of his hand, a cloud of multicolored smoke surged toward the valley.

This item is a wondrous treasure made by the Celestial Venerable of the Dragon from the venom of various poisonous creatures. It is called "Thousand Poisons Refined Smoke". If a living being is touched by this poison, it will turn into pus and blood in an instant if it is not treated in time. If a cultivator does not have a protective treasure, it will also erode his flesh and blood and damage his foundation of cultivation.

Knowing that this item alone would not pose a threat to Gu Xu, after releasing the "Thousand Poisons and Ten Thousand Refined Smoke," he took out a bone whistle, brought it to his lips, and blew it. A strange sound rang out in the room, and the atmosphere around them immediately became quiet.

Upon hearing this sound, Gu Xu's eyes sharpened, and he slashed his sword horizontally, neatly splitting the surging poisonous mist apart, which then dispersed to both sides.

Seeing the incoming sword light, the Venerable Huilong swung his golden snake staff forward. A golden light flashed and collided with the sword light, then retreated. The sword light paused slightly after being blocked, and continued to rush forward. Countless poisonous insects gathered around the Venerable Huilong, densely packed and buzzing, making people shudder.

Controlled by the Celestial Venerable of the Dragon, the poisonous insects flew towards Gu Xu in a dark swarm. Upon seeing this, Gu Xu snorted coldly and unleashed a series of sword strikes, the sword light continuous and unending. Before one sword had even finished, another was already emerging, weaving together an impenetrable sword net. The poisonous insects that touched the sword net instantly turned to ashes.

"The poisonous insects are endless, let's see how long your sword net can last!" The Serpent Dragon Celestial watched Gu Xu's actions indifferently, and with a thought, another large swarm of poisonous insects rushed forward.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon once again manipulated the remaining hollow insects to continuously devour the array mechanism. As long as the array mechanism was destroyed and the turbid yin energy sealed within it was released, their purpose for this trip would be achieved.

As more and more poisonous insects crashed into the sword net, the spiritual light on the sword net was gradually being eroded by the insects, leaving only a thin layer. After a moment's thought, Gu Xu reached out and grabbed the sword net, which immediately dissipated. Without the sword net to stop them, the poisonous insects, smelling the blood aura emanating from Gu Xu, immediately pounced on him.

Looking at the dense swarm of poisonous insects around him, Gu Xu frowned slightly. A flash of crimson light appeared on his body, and a blazing sun rose behind him. A fierce and scorching aura spread all around, and the poisonous insects retreated quickly as if they had encountered their natural enemy.

Seeing this, Gu Xu shouted and swept his sword. Streams of fiery sword energy formed fire dragons that quickly caught up with the poisonous insects. With just one sweep, most of the insects were burned to ashes, and the rest were also killed by the sword light.

In an instant, the entire battlefield was cleared. Taking advantage of the fact that the Serpent Dragon Venerable had no time to react, Gu Xu moved swiftly and attacked with his sword. The latter was powerless to resist and was beheaded in one move. However, after the headless corpse fell to the ground, it turned into a pile of rotten flesh, emitting a foul stench.

Gu Xu was quite surprised to see this. People in the demonic path are always good at the art of substitution. This Venerable Huilong is a master of the poison path. He has probably already mastered the art of creating an avatar. This corpse is just a substitute body.

Even though it was just a secondary body, Gu Xu knew that it must be the most important secondary body of the Serpent Dragon Celestial Venerable, otherwise he wouldn't have used so many methods.

The Azure Thunder Sword trembled slightly, its tip pointing northeast. There, black mist appeared out of thin air. When the mist dissipated, the figure of the Serpent Dragon Celestial Venerable was revealed, but his aura had weakened considerably.

The Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon looked at Gu Xu with a gloomy expression. If he hadn't used the "Reversal of Yin and Yang" technique to transfer his soul just now, he would probably be a corpse by now. He had developed a deep sense of fear towards Gu Xu.

When Gu Xu saw the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon Reaper reappear, his expression remained unchanged. He pointed his fingers towards the sky, and a golden light suddenly appeared, then shot into the clouds. The golden light descended like a net, covering the entire Forgetful Forest. At the same time, streaks of white lightning shot down from the sky, crashing down on the people of the Yin Moon Dynasty!

This technique is called "Heavenly Net Without Flaws," a superior technique for trapping and escaping. When combined with the Five Thunders of the Divine Firmament, it is virtually unstoppable.

Outside the Forest of Oblivion, lightning flashed incessantly, and thunderous roars echoed one after another. Some disciples with lower cultivation levels were powerless to resist and were instantly reduced to ashes by the divine lightning.

Moreover, as time goes by, if the opponent cannot break this technique, the power of thunder will continue to accumulate until all the strange energy in the formation is completely eliminated.

Since Yan Chixia found him, Lie Mingzi has been fighting him ever since. Lie Mingzi is injured, and Yan Chixia also lost a lot of magic power in his previous battle with Yuan Shi Shangren. The two sides are evenly matched and neither can do anything to the other.

However, as soon as the golden net of lightning appeared, Lie Mingzi's expression changed drastically. He unleashed dozens of sword energies with both hands, forcibly forcing Yan Chixia back. With a flash, he moved towards Qi Ye's side.

Seeing that Gu Xu had already set his sights on him, the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon Slayer sighed inwardly, realizing that it would not be easy for him to escape this calamity again.

"Even if it means death, I will still cause you trouble."

The Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King glanced coldly at Gu Xu, who calmly gripped his longsword horizontally and lightly slashed. A beam of azure lightning sword light rushed towards him in the blink of an eye. The Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King pushed his golden snake staff forward, scattering the sword light, but he was forced to retreat repeatedly. Turning around, he saw that he would encounter the golden net in just a few more feet.

Seeing no way to retreat, the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King decided to fight to the death. His aura suddenly surged, and he swept away the incoming Azure Thunder Sword Light with his Golden Serpent Staff. At the same time, he rushed towards Gu Xu, roaring with a ferocious expression. His Golden Serpent Staff transformed in mid-air into a golden python with a single horn several meters long. It opened its mouth and spat out streaks of crimson lightning that attacked Gu Xu.

This is the Golden Python's innate divine power, "Crimson Lightning Fiend Light," which is specifically used to break through protective true light. When the Crimson Lightning Fiend Light struck Gu Xu's protective true light, it instantly broke open small holes. Gu Xu exclaimed in surprise and casually repaired the gaps.

In that split second, a glint flashed in the eyes of the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon, and a flash of blood-red light appeared around him. He used the Blood Transformation Escape Technique to break free from the battlefield and headed towards the direction where Qi Ye and the others were.

The golden python, which remained in place, was about to follow its master when suddenly a purple talisman descended from the sky. With a single leap, it landed on the python's head and fell downwards, landing squarely on its head. A flash of purple light disappeared in an instant, and the golden python roared in resentment as it transformed into a golden snake staff.

Gu Xu reached out and took the Golden Serpent Staff, looked at it, and then threw it into his Qiankun Pouch.

Looking at the uncontrolled hollow worm, Gu Xu reached out and grabbed it. A burst of intense yang energy enveloped it, and with a slight exertion, the hollow worm was instantly refined into a ball of white light.

"This thing might be useful in the future." Gu Xu thought for a moment, took out a talisman and put it inside, then turned to look in the direction of Qi Ye and the others. His figure flashed and he had already arrived in the formation, looking calmly at the people of the Yin Yue Dynasty in front of him.

(End of this chapter)