Perfect World: Start by traveling to the Wuwang Mansion

Chapter 290 Slaying My Fall!
The next day, early in the morning.

Golden morning light pierced through the clouds, beams of light shining on the dark city walls, making the runes on them shimmer.

A chilling aura permeated the distance.

clang--

A deep, resonant bell rang out, followed by a series of rapid whooshing sounds that echoed through the sky.

With a slight lift of his foot, Shi Qingyun moved like a ghost through the void, rapidly heading towards the place where the Dao Bell resounded.

One after another, these powerful and extraordinary geniuses descended upon a square paved with bluestone.

Many academy disciples gathered here, their eyes filled with anticipation. After a month of adaptation, they had shed their initial naiveté.

Just as everyone was waiting, the void suddenly shattered, and a man in a blue robe slowly walked out.

The overwhelming power emanating from his body surged forth like a tidal wave, instantly silencing the once bustling square.

"I am Xun Fu, and I am in charge of this training mission."

"The borderlands are extremely dangerous. If anyone wants to give up, please do so immediately."

The thought of giving up never crossed anyone's mind; they were all intently watching Xun Fu, who was preparing to assign tasks.

"Since there are no objections, let's begin!"

Qu Yan and Jin Luo went to Fuxian Lake.

"..."

The cultivators whose names were called showed joy on their faces, immediately stepped forward to receive their tokens, and quickly disappeared from the square.

Time passed slowly, and fewer and fewer cultivators remained in the square. The once quiet square became noisy once again.

Shi Qingyun watched as the cultivators around him disappeared quickly, heading towards the place where he was to be stationed and patrolled.

His heart remained calm, and his face remained expressionless as he waited quietly.

"Heavenly God Academy, Shi Qingyun, Zhan Shuyu, Di Chuan, proceed to Fallen God Valley!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, some of the onlookers who knew the inside story cast strange glances at the three of them.

"Boss, this Fallen God Valley is located in the southernmost part of the area. I heard that it's been quite unsettled there lately, with some foreign cultivators appearing."

"It's really too much to assign us there."

Zhan Shuyu's face was very ugly as he angrily complained to Shi Qingyun.

"Let's go. Are you going to disobey orders?"

Before Shi Qingyun could speak, Di Chuan spoke first, his tone filled with murderous intent.

Upon hearing this, he calmed down, but he was still somewhat indignant.

"Let's go. We came here to fight against the foreign cultivators. It wouldn't be a bad thing to probe their situation first."

After Shi Qingyun finished speaking, he led the two away from the square.

Valley of Meteor Gods

The dim sky and the barren earth seemed to merge into one, while the howling wind, like a steel knife scraping bone, cut through the space between heaven and earth.

"The legend of the Fallen God Mountain is that it is the site of the fall of a deity nurtured by heaven and earth."

"After death, the resentment lingered, polluting this land and causing the extinction of all living beings."

"Judging from this, the rumor does have some credibility."

As soon as the three of them stepped into this place, they felt a chill emanating from the desert beneath their feet. Zhan Shuyu then began to chatter incessantly in the ears of the other two.

"It is indeed strange that such cold air is emanating from underground."

Following the token's guidance, Shi Qingyun and his two companions arrived at the guard post.

Looking at the traces of life buried in dust, one knows that no one has been here for a long time.

With a flick of his sleeve, divine power surged forth, and in the blink of an eye, the dilapidated, dust-covered outpost was transformed into something brand new.

"Would anyone actually come to a place like this?"

"It's such a awful place, and we have to stay here for a month. It's just too much."

Zhan Shuyu sat by the window, looking out at the howling wind outside the formation, and couldn't help but complain.

“Before, perhaps no foreign cultivators would have attacked, but now that we've arrived, that's no longer the case.”

Shi Qingyun pointed a finger at the void, and array patterns shot out and merged into the void. Without turning his head, he spoke to Zhan Shuyu.

"Then what should we do?"

Upon hearing this, Zhan Shuyu felt there was some truth to it and immediately sprang into action.

"What's the panic? Are you afraid that the Supreme Being of Humanity will come in person?"

Even if you want to, you still have to be able to make it work.

"Do you think that you can protect the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths with just this Imperial Pass?"

"With the existence of the Heavenly Abyss, the higher one's cultivation level, the greater the price to pay for coming here."

Di Chuan couldn't help but retort when he saw Zhan Shuyu's startled reaction, glancing at him with disdain in his eyes.

"Hahaha."

"Is that so? Then I'm relieved!"

Upon hearing this, Zhan Shuyu scratched his head awkwardly and sat back down.

"Stop chatting, we have guests, go and greet them."

After sending a yin-yang array pattern into the void, Shi Qingyun turned to the two of them and said.

His tone was indifferent, but a hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes, and the space beneath his feet surged.

Upon hearing this, the two stopped arguing, their expressions immediately turning serious. They exchanged a glance and then drew their weapons.

"go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding scenery became blurry, and ripples spread across the void, carrying away the three figures.

Yellow sand rose into the sky, the heavens grew dark, and a murderous intent was palpable.

Several beams of divine light flashed, and several majestic figures slowly emerged from the divine light.

The burly man at the head of the group glanced around at the swirling yellow sand and said to the men behind him:

"This is where that kid is. Take his head back with you."

"Hand it over to His Highness personally, and the resources and cultivation techniques will be readily available!"

As Xue Yan finished speaking, the breathing of the many Void Dao cultivators behind him immediately became more rapid.

"Oh?"

"Looks like I'm still worth quite a bit, huh?"

"One of them will kill me, and a whole bunch of Void Daoists will follow. This lineup is really getting impatient!"

Xue Yan looked in the direction from which the words came and saw a figure in red slowly appearing in mid-air.

Just as the group of foreign cultivators fixed their greedy gazes on Shi Qingyun, Zhan Shuyu and Di Chuan somehow crept up behind the group of Void Daoists.

While their attention was drawn to Shi Qingyun.

The divine power within the two surged rapidly, and killing intent burst forth from their eyes. In the blink of an eye, they attacked the group of people.

"Take this sword!"

"The Ten Directions Annihilation!"

Before the roar had even subsided, the long sword in Di Chuan's eyes reappeared, and the terrifying sword light emanating from his body immediately overshadowed Zhan Shuyu's sword intent.

A celestial sword appeared in the sky, slicing through the void and crashing heavily into the crowd, instantly engulfing the ground with the resulting spatial ripples.

Upon hearing the deafening explosion behind him, Xue Yan's eyes were instantly filled with rage, and terrifying black flames erupted from his body.

Seeing Zhan Shuyu and the other person about to attack them in anger, a huge fiery fist occupied half of the sky, and plumes of black smoke rose from beneath the yellow sand. Enveloped in smoke, the yellow sand transformed into pieces of glass that shimmered with black light.

Despite feeling the chilling aura emanating from behind, Di Chuan and his companion remained completely calm, focusing intently on the enemy before them.

clang--

A deafening roar rang out, and Shi Qingyun stood in front of the two, a Yin-Yang Dao diagram slowly unfolding behind him, emanating a terrifying aura.

A long sword shrouded in chaotic energy stood before him, firmly blocking the black flames.

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Since you're here, then let's give it a try. My longsword is quite sharp!"

Shi Qingyun brought two fingers together in a sword shape, and the Chaos Sword immediately shot out a beam of sword light, directly cleaving the huge fire fist in two.

"Kid, you're asking for it!"

"Then you have no one to blame but yourself; this is your grave!"

Xue Yan looked at the red-clad figure in front of him, a sinister smile spreading across his lips as he spoke to Shi Qingyun in a chilling tone.

Ignoring his words, Shi Qingyun grabbed the longsword in front of him, twirled it to his side, and pointed the tip of the sword directly at Xueyan.

"Too much nonsense!"

The Yin-Yang Dao Diagram shot out from behind him, and his figure followed closely behind, quickly charging towards Blood Flame.

The Yin-Yang Dao Diagram merged into the void, drawing out powerful forces from the Yin-Yang Dao, which pressed down on the Blood Flame Cover.

"Compete for the Great Dao? Kid, you're still too green!"

As Xue Yan sensed the ink-wash color surrounding him, he roared, and a long river of raging karmic fire immediately appeared behind him.

Determined to pierce through this world, terrifying flames instantly burned through the ever-flowing void.

The Yin-Yang Path that Shi Qingyun was walking on transformed into a giant millstone, which collided with the Blood River above Xue Yan's head.

The greatest sound is silent, the greatest form is formless.

Suddenly, the void vanished, and terrifying ravines split open on the earth, revealing the decaying skeletons buried beneath.

The Chaos Sword in Shi Qingyun's hand emitted a resounding clang, and a red light flashed in his eyes, his killing intent blooming like a blood-red spider lily.

bang bang bang-

Dang Dang Dang——

In the blink of an eye, the two were locked in battle, and the aftershocks of their fight swept outwards like a tide.

The Dao imprint in his eyes flashed, and he stepped back, his indifferent eyes looking at the heavy Dao, carrying unparalleled power as they swept past his cheek.

A flash of silver light streaked across the sword shrouded in chaos, instantly landing in the hand holding the broadsword.

The Great Dao Laws clashed continuously in the void, stirring up seven-colored light, and the sky roared incessantly.

"what--"

A bloodcurdling scream rang out as Xue Yan clutched his severed arm, retreating repeatedly as he felt the power of law constantly eroding his wound.

I immediately felt a piercing pain.

When he looked at Shi Qingyun, there was no longer any contempt on his face.

In just a few exchanges, he sensed Shi Qingyun's powerful physique and profound understanding of Daoist techniques.

Although he was only at the Void Dao Realm, his combat power was stronger than that of someone who had just severed himself.

"With such talent, no wonder someone has put a bounty on your head!"

Shi Qingyun ignored his words and charged forward again with her long sword in hand.

Seeing the menacing appearance, Xue Yan no longer hesitated, and streams of crimson flames shot out from his body.

chi chi-

As a series of burning sounds rang out, the Great Dao Laws attached to his arm quickly vanished.

An arm, entirely crimson and covered in blood-red patterns, burning like molten lava, broke free of the skin binding the severed hand and stretched out.

"Bloody hands!"

With a furious roar, the crimson light emanating from his right arm and blood-red hand shone even brighter as he viciously grabbed towards Shi Qingyun's location.

Then they saw a colossal hand emerge rapidly from the void, binding Shi Qingyun in the middle.

On the five fingers, which were as straight as pillars of heaven, streaks of blood-red runes emerged.

A large, ancient cauldron formed around Shi Qingyun, surging with terrifying Dao fire, attempting to refine Shi Qingyun within it.

Feeling the slight stinging pain in his body, rays of light suddenly bloomed from his body.

Xue Yan looked at Shi Qingyun inside the cauldron and a cold smile immediately appeared on his lips.

"Such a cauldron will turn into blood in no time!"

"Kid, I admit you have some talent, but it's just talent after all!"

As he spoke, he cast ancient, simple Dao patterns, each shimmering with an aura of cutting me, into the large hand.

Within the palm of that colossal hand reaching for the sky, wisps of seven-colored flames surged forth, continuously scorching the bottom of the cauldron.

"This is so comfortable!"

Shi Qingyun felt the rapidly rising temperature, which was mixed with fragments of laws that were constantly pounding against his body.

"Since you're so thoughtful, then I won't stand on ceremony!"

The power of pure Yang flowed within his body, drawing upon the crimson flames and relentlessly pounding against his body.

Dangdang——

The sparks that flew out landed in the large cauldron, causing it to flicker.

A river of blood emerged behind Xue Yan, drawing in specks of crimson light that fell into the giant hand, determined to refine Shi Qingyun into this state.

ka ka ka-

Just as Blood Flame was continuously channeling the power of law into the cauldron, a series of crisp sounds came from inside.

In the next instant, cracks appeared on the giant hand, and gushing blood turned into magma that flowed out from those cracks.

bang——

After a deafening roar, the cauldron and the giant hand vanished into thin air.

Shi Qingyun, with a figure that resembled both a god and a demon, slowly emerged from the blood-red smoke. With each step he took, he felt the blood flames, and the pressure from heaven and earth intensified.

With a flick of his sleeve, the surrounding blood mist vanished, leaving his face stained with specks of crimson lava. His expression was aloof, and his eyes were icy cold.

The aura emanating from his body was even stronger than the oppressive feeling he had previously brought.

"What kind of monster are you!"

Xue Yan sensed the familiar aura emanating from Shi Qingyun's body and immediately understood.

Using the enemy's Dao Laws as a tool to temper one's own Dao Body—what a crazy idea, and yet it was successful.

"If you have no value, then die!"

"Sword Prison! Strangulation!"

With a single swing of his hand, the Chaos Sword split into countless fragments, piercing through layers of space and trapping Blood Flame in the center.

Thousands of swords surged through the sword prison, accompanied by the sounds of sharp weapons piercing flesh.

Xue Yan felt the power of the laws within his body being suppressed by this strange sword formation, and could only erect a blood barrier to resist for a moment in exchange for a chance to catch his breath.

The chaotic energy emanating from the Chaos Sword possessed the power to corrode all things, and the sword slowly appeared above Xue Yan's head.

A flash of crimson light appeared on the blade as it plunged downwards with a fierce thrust.

puff-

(End of this chapter)