Minglong

Chapter 293 My Daoist Sect Has Its Own Plan

Upon discovering Xie Jinhuan's arrival, Lü Yan was filled with rage, as if meeting an enemy had made him see blood. He flashed back to the Confucius Temple and angrily shouted:
"Return the Imperial Fire Token to me!"

Xie Jinhuan had just thought Lü Yan was rebelling, but now that he realized the other party was blocking the demonic cultivator, he knew he couldn't be too impulsive with his words.
"It has already been handed over to Empress Dowager Guo; it's not on me."

"Then how do you expect me to deal with these people?"

"Just give it to me. Elder Lü, keep this for your own safety."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Jinhuan drew his Zhenglun sword, held the weapon in both hands, and landed in front of the statue of Confucius, looking at Xu Tong who had stopped.

Lu Yan took the magical artifact that Xie Jinhuan threw to him and found that it was a first-grade yellow dragon seal. He looked at it with a hint of disdain.

But something is better than nothing. For the time being, he still assumed the posture of a powerful figure holding the Yellow Scale Seal and stood guard in front of the gate, showing no intention of helping at all.

Xu Tong and the other two stood in the square, their eyes clearly showing some confusion:
How did you manage to get here?

Boom——

Xie Jinhuan was too lazy to argue with these bastards. Holding two weapons, one thunder and one fire, he left two trails in the square. In an instant, he flashed forward and used the Heavenly Gang Mace, which was wrapped in blazing true fire, to bombard Xu Tong's central gate, while the Zheng Lun Sword swept towards Wei Jili.

sough--

Because of the weapon's enchantment, this attack was no longer a simple gale attack, but instead brought out a burst of lightning and fire that would injure anyone who touched it. From a distance, it looked as if he was wielding a long whip of lightning and fire, sweeping across the eight directions. He Tianqi, who was not strong enough, was almost only hit by the aftershocks of the energy net wrapped in lightning, and his whole body was paralyzed and he staggered.

Boom boom...

Lu Yan held the Yellow Scale Seal in his hand, his demeanor resembling that of an ancestor inspecting the juniors' competition of the sect. However, his eyes were filled with surprise. After all, Xie Jinhuan's ascent was too bizarre. Moreover, this was a martial arts move, yet it was also combined with thunder and fire divine power, which seemed to have the meaning of "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones". He couldn't understand how it was used.

Faced with this offensive, Xu Tong was able to parry a few blows, but the remaining two were basically killed upon contact. He Tianqi, who had not yet reached the Super Grade level, survived the first wave thanks to Zhao De, who was fleeing in panic, shouting:

"This bastard is He Tianqi, capture him alive!"

The imperial court has yet to find out whether the mastermind behind the soul-swapping was the Old Ancestor Sikong. Seeing this, Xie Jinhuan ignored He Tianqi, who was dodging repeatedly. After blasting Xu Tong away with a mace, he moved sideways without warning and transformed into a spiraling tornado carrying thunder and fire in mid-air!
Boom——

Wei Jili was no match for Xie Jinhuan even in the Western Rong, and now the difference was like heaven and earth. Facing the figure that suddenly rushed in front of him, his protective aura condensed in front of his chest as if it were a solid object, and his right hand's single sword was also wrapped with a blazing blade light, as he risked his life to slash at Xie Jinhuan's neck.

Sa——

Unfortunately, the Heavenly Mace easily intercepted the strike, and then the Zheng Lun Sword, wrapped in lightning, unleashed a terrifying force like a thunder dragon crashing into a pillar at a mere foot's distance, directly piercing through Wei Wuyi's famous work 'Dragon Breath Without Form' and penetrating his chest flesh.

puff--

Under the influence of flames and lightning, Wei Jili could not even see Xie Jinhuan's figure clearly. He realized that his heart meridian had been severely damaged, and almost instinctively, he wanted to risk his life to exchange his life for Xie Jinhuan's.

But the person in front of him was like a summer night's whirlwind, sweeping past him and disappearing in an instant, leaving only a splatter of blood droplets in the midst of the raging flames!
Wei Jili instinctively took two steps forward, then staggered and fell to his knees, clutching his bleeding chest. He tried to gather his strength, but instead spat out a mouthful of blood.

"puff……"

Xie Jinhuan severed Xu Tong's heart meridian with a single sword strike, without even turning back to check the result. As Xu Tong turned to retreat, Xie Jinhuan pressed forward to meet him head-on, their blades clashing like a thunderous rain of fire.
Boom boom boom——

ding ding ding...

Xu Tong intercepted with a single sword, his defenses impenetrable, but his body was repeatedly pushed backward by the dragon-like energy, until he was pushed in front of the sky-covering golden-red wall of fire!

Seeing that there was no way to escape, Xu Tong gritted his teeth and unleashed the full potential befitting the head of the Xu family of Jiangzhou. His aura suddenly changed, and despite being a ghost cultivator, he also exuded a sense of righteousness. He slashed his sword horizontally forward, creating a thousand sword shadows that resembled a blue tide rolling across the white stone ground in front of the Confucius Temple.

Rumbling--

Xie Jinhuan initially used "Dragon Coiling on the Mountain" to block the sword energy, but after being swept away by the torrent of sword energy, he suddenly found that his blood and qi were blocked. His originally boiling blood and fervor were suppressed, to the point that even his offensive and defensive strategies were flawed.

Upon seeing this scene, Lü Yan's pupils contracted slightly, and he exclaimed in surprise:
"Xu Sheng's Seven Absolutes style is exemplified by Mu Hanzhang's swordsmanship. What a fine technique! It's a pity he's gone astray."

Boom——

Before he finished speaking, Xu Tong pressed forward, holding a three-foot-long sword. Like an immortal holding a brush to paint the dragon's eyes, his sleeves fluttered, revealing a soaring heroic spirit. With a single strike, the azure sword energy surged like a torrent, striking the thunder and fire dragons surrounding Xie Jinhuan.

Boom——

The dragon circling around him was shattered in half by the sword energy, so Xie Jinhuan had to switch to using his twin blades to block it!
"Orchid blossoms break through the buds on the steps!"

Lü Yan stroked his beard and nodded, his eyes filled with amazement.

Xu Tong's sword strikes were like a tidal wave, giving Xie Jinhuan no chance to breathe. After the thrust, he waved his sleeves, creating a gust of wind like flowing clouds and flying snow with his sword, while his figure stood out like a lone figure in the snow.

The third sword strike was already upon Xie Jinhuan, the blade only three feet from his throat!
Xie Jinhuan parried with his Heavenly Gang Mace, while his left hand, wielding the Zheng Lun Sword, moved like a white snake spitting its tongue, aiming for his armpit. The three-foot sword, however, suddenly emitted a sound:
Ding--

The sound was like shattered jade and broken strings, having no effect of disturbing the mind or bewitching the spirit, but possessing the power to pierce through forests and split rocks!
Xie Jinhuan was right in front of him, using his inner energy to protect his entire body, but he found that his internal organs were shaking violently, and even his brain was almost shaken apart on the spot. He immediately sheathed his sword and pulled back.

"A lone snow-capped peak stands tall, its pine-lined valley echoing with the sounds of nature!"

Lu Yan was watching the show, but feeling that Xie Jinhuan was really in trouble, he took a step forward out of a sense of righteousness, but then stopped immediately!
Xu Tong launched a fierce attack with his sword, unleashing four of his family's seven-style sword techniques, but still failed to defeat Xie Jinhuan. His inner strength was also nearing its limit!

However, seeing that Xie Jinhuan had nowhere to retreat, he gritted his teeth and followed closely. His three-foot sword seemed to be wrapped in wind and thunder as he thrust forward, instantly deflecting the fireworks and rubble on the ground. It was as if the whole world had been turned into flowing clouds, pouring down three feet in front of him!

Boom——

Faced with the terrifying pressure of Jian Sushanhe, Xie Jinhuan's fanatical eyes turned into still, cold pools. He retreated and stopped abruptly in front of the Confucius Temple steps, his figure resembling a coiled dragon on a horizontal ridge!

The Azure Edge Sword, carrying the destructive sword energy, reached the heart gate, but was forcibly stopped half an inch away from the body by the protective energy. Then, like the water veins of the Azure River, it flowed along the body and converged on the azure longsword in the left hand.

Whew whistling...

Under the aftershocks of the sword energy, hundreds of sword marks appeared on the foundation and pillars of the Confucius Temple. Even the green tiles and beams of the main hall collapsed in an instant, so much so that half of the three-story Confucius Temple was directly sheared into a bare skeleton.

The figure in white robes at the center of the sword surge remained as immovable as a rock, simply watching the figure pushing the sword with all their might, waiting until the sword's momentum reached its limit:

Sa——

The longsword, buzzing, thrust forward, while the fiery clouds and flowing light in the sky retreated in the opposite direction!

Xu Tong, who was only three feet away, was able to press Xie Jinhuan down to the front of the Confucius Temple platform, which was already the result of his family's best efforts!

Faced with the unexpected counterattack of the sword tide, he immediately fell backward, his robes instantly turning into shreds under the dazzling sword energy, and hundreds of bloody marks appeared on his skin!
Whew whistling...

Enveloped by the sword energy, Xu Tong was as if being slowly sliced ​​apart by ten thousand swords in mid-air. In the blink of an eye, his figure pierced through to the end of the square, forcefully shattering a wall of fire and the school building behind it.

bang...

Wow…

The aftershocks of the sword energy spread out, followed by fireworks and dust filling the sky. After the sword energy passed, the night sky was as clear as a mirror, as if an immortal had cut through the clouds with a single sword!
"What a brilliant move, Frostblade Cloud Cut!"

Snap, snap, snap...

Lu Yan raised his hand and patted lightly, his eyes filled with amazement at the formidable talent of this young man.

"Xu Shengqi is exceptional in five aspects, worthy of being the current head of the Xu family, which has existed for a thousand years. It's just a pity that he lacks a bit of righteousness, otherwise Xie Xiao'er would be crippled or dead today."

Xie Jinhuan lowered his body, held his two weapons forward, and his stance, which was wide open and wide, was as steady as a rock. Only after confirming that Xu Tong had no strength to fight back did he straighten up: "Not crippled, but definitely covered in wounds. This swordsmanship is indeed domineering."

"The sage of the Xu family has integrated all his life's learning into the Seven Swords, how could it be inferior? It's a pity that he only learned the form but not the essence."

"Cough cough..."

Xu Tong crashed through the wall of fire, his entire body turning charred black. His vital energy was also nearly cleaved into a thousand pieces by the sword energy under his strongest sword move.

At this moment, Xu Tong, leaning on his sword, stood up shakily. Only his eyes were recognizable on his charred face, and there was a hint of incomprehension in his eyes:

"What's your move?"

Sa——

Xie Jinhuan threw the Zheng Lun Sword with his left hand, and it flew like a shuttle, embedding it in the back of He Tianqi, who was trying to escape, and pinning him to the wall near Xu Tong. His right hand, meanwhile, retracted the Tian Gang Mace to his waist.
"Tilong Wujiu, you actually held back just now, otherwise you would have been slowly sliced ​​to death by your own sword."

Xu Tong remained silent.

Wei Jili knelt in the square between the two men, coughing up blood as he tried to get up, but to no avail.

Lü Yan discovered that none of them were dead, and like an elder, he began to teach them:

"Evil cultivators must be killed on the spot. Why leave them alive? What if the ghost cultivator manages to escape..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xu Tong, who was trembling, suddenly stopped moving and fell forward.

Thump~
Once a cultivator reaches the highest level, locking onto the direction in which a ghost cultivator's spirit is escaping is not difficult. Upon seeing this, Xie Jinhuan immediately gave chase.

At the same time, Lü Yan cast the Ten Thousand Mile Divine Travel Spell, bringing with him a crimson fire fox. In the blink of an eye, they crossed Danyang City and chased after a bird that leaped out of the forest. Then, crimson flames erupted from his palm, instantly engulfing the bird.

"Jiji——"

The bird struggled violently, its body turning to ashes in an instant, leaving behind a phantom image of it writhing fiercely in the blazing flames.

"You think you can just run away now that you've come? Do you really think I, a Taoist priest of the Divination School, am like that crude martial artist who doesn't even know how to deal with ghost cultivators?"

Lu Yan wielded the blazing true fire with both hands, instantly incinerating the powerful soul of the ghost cultivator. However, halfway through, he discovered that a soaring blood demon had reappeared in the direction of the Confucius Temple!
? ?
Lu Yan was baffled, thinking that another powerful demon had come to kill him. He unleashed his full power of true fire, quickly reducing Xu Tong, who was trying to break free, to ashes, and returned to the academy.

However, Xu Tong's body was instantly reduced to dust by the blazing fire, and Wei Jili collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Xie Jinhuan then pressed He Tianqi down among the broken bricks and stones, and said coldly:
"Trying to run? You think you can get away?"

Lu Yan scanned his surroundings and, apart from the red-robed scoundrel, found no trace of any demonic cultivators. He said blankly, "..."
"You've pinned him down with the Zheng Lun sword, how can he break free?"

That definitely won't work...

Xie Jinhuan was simply looking for an opportunity to perform a blood sacrifice to the Blood God. After all, it wouldn't be easy to act with Lü Yan present. He didn't kill Wei Jili because he had some connections with Wei Lu and didn't want to get involved in that karma. Now, after knocking He Tianqi unconscious and sealing his meridians, he stood up and said:

"No one is perfect, everyone makes mistakes. I drew my sword to chase the ghost cultivator just now, but he broke free."

Zhao De stood far away, his eyes looking strange.

"Yeah, they didn't run away anyway, so let's not worry about the details."

"I'm not going to chase after his soul. Do you think he can escape?"

Although Lü Yan felt something was amiss, aside from Xie Jinhuan's sudden sloppiness, he couldn't pinpoint anything wrong. Therefore, he turned to scan his surroundings:
"What's going on outside? Where did Mu Yunling and Lu Wuzhen go?"

"Wei Wuyi and the Xu family are colluding to cause trouble in the capital. Sect Leader Lu has gone after them, and the current situation is still unknown. Why is Elder Lü here?"

"Our Taoist sect has its own plans; don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."

"?"

Xie Jinhuan assumed it was arranged by the White-haired Fairy, so he didn't say anything more, put away the Zheng Lun Sword, and headed into the Confucius Temple.

As a result, Lü Yan dodged to the doorway and raised his hand to block it, causing the two bronze doors to fly up and cover the entrance.
"This is not a place you can enter. Be mindful of your boundaries."

Xie Jinhuan paused, glancing towards the entrance behind him:

"What's inside? Ye Sheng or..."

“This is a top secret of the righteous path. You are not of a high enough rank to know it. Let Lu Wuzhen come and negotiate with me.”

"..."

Xie Jinhuan felt that this old Taoist priest was really petty, because he knew there was no benefit in it, so he didn't care at the moment and just waited outside the Confucius Temple with his sword in hand.

Zhao De also came forward and stood with the two on the steps, sighing:

“These sorcerers are really bold. If it weren’t for the three of us, they probably would have succeeded.”

Lu Yan had been focused on defending against the enemy and hadn't paid any attention to this nobody who claimed to be the Crown Prince of the Great Qian Dynasty. Now that he had some free time, and in order to facilitate the Divination Sect's future mission to spread its teachings in the Southern Dynasty, he still bowed respectfully.
"Your Highness's courage, appearance, and demeanor are in no way inferior to Xie Jinhuan's. The Southern Dynasty is truly a land of outstanding people and resources."

"Yeah?!"

"?"

Xie Jinhuan pretended not to hear Lu Yan's belittling. After waiting for only a short while, Mu Yunling rushed in from outside, and Bing Tuozi, who was a step slower than Xie Jinhuan, also arrived from the other side at almost the same time. They must have all discovered the oversized signal flare that Lu Yan had fired.

Nangong Ye landed on the square carrying the sword box. He found several people lying on the ground and the Confucius Temple smashed to pieces. His expression was grave.
"What happened just now?"

"Several rebellious scoundrels came and have been killed. How is His Majesty?"

"Zisu and Buyuehua are preparing an antidote, and there's nothing seriously wrong with them at the moment."

"That's good."

Xie Jinhuan then looked at Mu Yunling, whose brows were furrowed, and asked:

"What's the situation on Sect Leader Lu's side?"

Mu Yunling shook his head and sighed: "They went in the direction of Daizhou, but we lost them. The current situation is unclear."

Daizhou is close to the border between the north and south, surrounded by mountains and a mix of dragons and snakes, and is still Wei Wuyi's former base.

Xie Jinhuan was a little worried that Lu Wuzhen would be lured into an ambush. Seeing that experts from all over were heading towards the academy, he thought for a moment and said:

"Please stay here and keep watch, I'll go take a look."

Nangong Ye, who had been eyeing Lü Yan posing with suspicion, frowned upon hearing this and said:
"What are you going to do? You can't get involved anyway."

"Wei Wuyi is ultimately the number one person in the martial arts world and should not be underestimated. I know my limits and will not act rashly. I will go and take a look and then come back."

Having said that, Xie Jinhuan leaped into the air and disappeared into the distance...

(End of this chapter)