Huangxiu

Chapter 1144 Help
As the old woman flicked her finger toward the sword tip, she saw a flash of golden light, realized something was wrong, and quickly withdrew her hand to dodge.

But the sword light was incredibly fast, leaving her no time to dodge, so she had no choice but to grit her teeth and shoot it out.

He had already concentrated all his strength into his fingertips.

"laugh!"

The sword tip easily sliced ​​through her fingers, and all five fingers left her palm.

The old woman suddenly let out a scream.

Chu Zhiyuan was prepared, but the other eight city guards were taken aback.

They never imagined that the arrogant old woman would scream so pitifully.

I thought she was heartless, ruthless to others, and ruthless to herself.

Unaffected by the screams, Chu Zhiyuan continued to spin his sword and swung it toward her throat.

As the old woman screamed, she continued moving, leaning back to dodge.

She dared not catch the longsword with her bare hands again.

Her palms, as hard as iron, and her fingers, capable of blocking a precious sword, could not stop the Shadowless Divine Sword.

The eight city guards felt the hardness of her palms and fingers most deeply.

The long sword, as sharp as a bolt of lightning, was dazzlingly bright and could cut through iron like mud, yet it could not sever her slender hands and delicate fingers.

Chu Zhiyuan was able to easily cut off her finger. Could it be due to that golden light?
Or perhaps he practices some kind of extraordinary skill?

They didn't know Chu Zhiyuan's identity; they only saw him attack the old woman and judged him to be a friend, not an enemy.

This old woman is a demon; everyone has the right to kill her.

Suddenly, the sword tip of Chu Zhiyuan's sword shone brightly, turning from one foot to two feet.

The extra foot easily grazed the old woman's shoulder.

Her right arm was immediately severed from her shoulder, and she let out another scream.

A hazy shadow suddenly appeared beneath her feet, becoming illusory.

The next moment, it appeared two zhang away, turned into a wisp of smoke, and disappeared in the blink of an eye, trying to escape their sight.

Upon seeing this, the eight city guards hurriedly went to give chase.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "There's no need to pursue them."

They stopped and turned to look at him.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "We can't catch up with the demoness from the Divine Travel Sect."

"The Divine Speed ​​Sect?! Damn it, it's actually the Divine Speed ​​Sect!"

They gritted their teeth in resentment and completely gave up the will to catch up.

The demons of the Divine Speed ​​Sect are most skilled in lightness skills, which are the best in the world.

Extremely fast.

Therefore, they often dare to provoke the imperial city, because if they can't win, they can run away.

They provoke you, then run away; in most cases, you can't do anything about them.

"I haven't yet asked who you are, sir...?"

"Chu Zhiyuan of the Heavenly Sword Sect," Chu Zhiyuan clasped his hands in a fist salute and showed them the token.

They stood in awe, clasped their hands in greeting, and said, "So you are a master from the Heavenly Sword Sect. We apologize for our lack of respect and thank you for your help, Mr. Chu."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Even without me, my colleagues would have helped. I just can't stand being idle and can't bear to see evil rampant."

"These evil spirits deserve to be killed by everyone!" they said bitterly.

“That’s right.” Chu Zhiyuan agreed, bending down to pick up the severed arm and finger.

At this point, the severed arm and finger had changed appearance.

The gray and withered turned into a tender white, the severed finger became slender like a scallion, and the severed arm resembled a lotus root.

It is immediately obvious that they are the delicate fingers and arms of a young girl.

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at the severed arm and finger, and shook his head, saying, "So it was a young demoness."

“It’s hard to determine the age of a witch from an evil sect. She may look young, but she could be an old hag,” a young city guard said in a deep voice.

Another city guard said, "Through their evil arts, they often have the skill to preserve their youth. Even though they are hundreds of years old, they still look like they are eighteen years old."

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Does the Divine Travel Sect possess such abilities?"

Another city guard said in a deep voice, "Almost all the witches of evil sects have this ability."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

The city guard said, "They devour essence blood to replenish what they have consumed, keeping their own essence blood vigorous, thus maintaining their youth forever. This is an evil art!"

Chu Zhiyuan said solemnly, "In that case, I'll go and kill her first."

"But she's from the Divine Speed ​​Sect, and her speed is incredibly fast; we can't catch up."

"That's alright. As long as we have the severed arm and hand, we can find her, and maybe even find the headquarters of the Divine Travel Sect."

"Mr. Chu, is this true?" A young city guard hurriedly asked, "The evil sect has extremely deep control over blood energy. Our tracking techniques cannot track them through their essence blood. Mr. Chu, can you?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: "I have a special skill that I can do."

“I don’t know…” the young city guard hesitated, then said apologetically, “Could you…” Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, “If I can find her hiding place, and if there are other Divine Travel Sect demons, then please send out the city guards.”

"Thank you, Mr. Chu!" The eight men clasped their hands in thanks almost simultaneously.

Ordinary people wouldn't believe they could catch up with that demoness from the Divine Travel Sect.

But the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect are different, especially those who are able to go down the mountain. They must have extraordinary skills to say such things.

Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand and said, "It is everyone's responsibility to exterminate demons, especially the city guards. Our Heavenly Sword Sect has killed too many demons, so we don't need to kill any more... I'll go and chase after them first."

"Mr. Chu, let's go together."

“...Okay.” Chu Zhiyuan glanced at them and nodded in agreement.

Venerables are not uncommon in the Heavenly Sword Sect, and there are many in the Four Great Sects, but they are rare outside of the Four Great Sects.

Even in the imperial city, these eight third-level Venerables are not to be seen everywhere; they are all elites of the army.

At this moment, a city guard ran over from the distant city gate and inquired about the situation.

The eight city guards explained their decision and instructed the guard to report it.

Chu Zhiyuan then led them to search for the whereabouts of the demoness.

The group walked south, chatting and introducing themselves to each other as they went.

Chu Zhiyuan explained that he had been ordered to deliver a message to Tianjian Villa.

What an unexpected coincidence to encounter such a thing! And I wonder if the demons in the imperial city are so rampant?
They said that this had only happened in the last year; before, evil spirits dared not approach the area within a hundred miles of the imperial city.

These evil spirits have become more powerful and rampant, making them difficult to guard against and causing a lot of trouble.

They were originally skilled soldiers who were transferred to the city guard to deal with the increasingly rampant evil spirits.

Chu Zhiyuan's expression was solemn.

He wondered if the rampant spread of these evil spirits was due to some unforeseen event.
Was the imperial court's suppression of the Heavenly Sword Sect also due to this change?
The nine people passed a mountain peak and then turned west.

After drifting for about thirty miles, Chu Zhiyuan suddenly stopped and landed in a dense forest halfway up a mountain. He lay on a tall tree and secretly transmitted his voice to the eight people: "It's in the valley ahead."

"Valley?" The eight people followed him and landed on the giant tree. They looked at each other and then at the opposite side.

They were in a dense ancient forest halfway up the mountain, where each tree was as thick as two people could hug, and several meters tall, tall, straight, and proud.

The opposite side is indeed a valley flanked by three peaks, lush and verdant with dense trees and grass, deep and secluded.

There was no sign of human habitation.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "The aura of this demoness is within this valley."

A young man transmitted his voice secretly, asking, "Is she the only one?"

“There are still eight demons,” Chu Zhiyuan said. “We need to find reinforcements.”

"Eight? What is their cultivation level?"

"I am no less than any of you."

"We definitely need to find help!"

Among the eight, the leader, named Ding Huanchun, said in a deep voice, "I'll go and gather reinforcements!"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

Ding Huanchun drifted away without a doubt that Chu Zhiyuan had made a mistake.

Chu Zhiyuan sighed inwardly.

It seems that the Heavenly Sword Sect enjoys extremely high credibility and prestige.

Despite the court's suppression, he enjoyed extremely high prestige among the common people, the army, and the imperial city.

Ding Huanchun, an elite soldier, didn't doubt his own words.

Fifteen minutes later, Ding Huanchun arrived with twelve experts.

All of them were Venerable Ones who had completed the three transformations.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at them in surprise.

These are twenty Venerable Ones at the Third Stage. Is the Imperial Court's strength really that astonishing?
Ding Huanchun seemed to understand Chu Zhiyuan's astonishment and transmitted his voice secretly: "Mr. Chu, in order to deal with the rampant evil spirits, the imperial court has mobilized the elite troops and invited many masters from various martial arts sects."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly.

An imperial dynasty is, after all, an imperial dynasty, and the power it can mobilize is indeed beyond the reach of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

Ding Huanchun transmitted his voice secretly: "Shall we proceed?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: "There's nothing to say, just surround them and prepare to trap them like turtles in a jar."

"Why not just barge in?"

"There are some traps inside, so try not to force your way through if you can avoid it."

Ding Huanchun said, "The eight of us will move first, while Lao Yu and the others will hide in the shadows and lure them out."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded in agreement.

This tactic of luring the enemy is quite easy to succeed with.

Ding Huanchun and his companions leaped into the air, flew diagonally downwards, and landed at the mouth of the valley.

Just outside the valley entrance flows a large river that meanders between the mountain peaks, winding like a jade ribbon as it passes through the valley and continues downstream.

(End of this chapter)