Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 286 Sword Appears Ten Miles Away
It was late, and the night was deep.

A dense fog, barely visible to the naked eye, enveloped Jiang Chen, who stood motionless like a withered tree trunk.

"It's almost time."

At one point, Jiang Chen opened his eyes.

His divine sense was much stronger than Crocodile Abyss's spiritual sense, giving him a natural advantage in battle. He accurately located Crocodile Abyss, but Crocodile Abyss was unaware of his existence—that was the difference.

However, to be on the safe side, he did not act rashly. While slowly approaching Crocodile Abyss, he also further investigated the situation near Thousand Vine Mountain. So far, he was basically certain that Crocodile Abyss was indeed the only Dao Foundation cultivator in the vicinity of Thousand Vine Mountain.

"Tonight, however, is missing a bright moon."

With a flick of his sleeve, Jiang Chen unleashed the Frost Moon Blade.

"Ten miles is the current limit of my divine sword control."

With a sudden thought, Jiang Chen pushed his divine sense to its limit.

The next instant, Frost Moon Blade hummed, the sword transformed into a stream of light, and vanished in an instant, while his true form remained in the same spot.

Meanwhile, Crocodile Abyss remained resting with its eyes closed.

Although the faint feeling in its heart made it slightly uneasy, it found nothing after many investigations. After so much time had passed, it gradually let go of its worries. Similar things had happened before. After being severely injured by Aoki Lei, it had become more sensitive.

Especially when it was with Qu Shize, although it knew that the Qu family still needed it and that the possibility of Qu Shize actually attacking it was unlikely, it was injured and naturally became more wary of Qu Shize.

Fortunately, after such a long period of recuperation, its injuries have largely healed.

At that moment, a chilling killing intent filled the air, instantly piercing Crocodile Abyss's heart.

"who is it?"

Realizing something was wrong, Crocodile Abyss suddenly opened his eyes.

What came into its view was a bright moon rising slowly, but the moon, though beautiful, concealed a deadly danger.

"Sword light splits, slash!"

God and sword merged, gazing at each other across the void, and Jiang Chen unleashed his killing move.

The next instant, the bright moon shone brightly, dispelling the darkness from all directions.

"not good."

The sword energy was chilling, and Crocodile Abyss immediately tried to defend himself, but it was too late.

The sword light split apart, like mercury spilling onto the ground, instantly enveloping Crocodile Abyss's figure. In an instant, scales flew off and demon blood splattered. In just a moment, Crocodile Abyss was covered in wounds.

"What a sharp sword, what a strange sword! The sword light carries an eerie, malevolent aura that can actually harm my spiritual senses..."

The spiritual energy flowed, constantly resisting the sword light; Crocodile Abyss remained calm despite his alarm.

The sword light was indeed sharp, possessing the power of a Dao Foundation level, but it was not truly invincible. Its powerful demonic body was not for nothing. Most importantly, the opponent's flying sword was of inferior quality, merely a top-grade magic weapon, not a true spiritual weapon.

"Where is the person who made the move? And who is it?"

While fending off the sword light, Crocodile Abyss searched for the location of the attacker.

Despite taking all of this into view, Jiang Chen remained unmoved.

Although the attack was sudden, a Foundation Establishment cultivator is still a Foundation Establishment cultivator; they are not so easy to kill.

"Let me see just how many tricks you have up your sleeve!"

With that thought, Jiang Chen once again activated the sword light.

In an instant, hundreds of separate sword lights merged into one, transforming into a magnificent sword light, like the frosty moon descending upon the dust, carrying extreme sharpness, and fiercely slashing down at Crocodile Abyss.

Sensing the power of this sword light, Crocodile Abyss finally changed his expression.

Although it had been injured by the splitting sword light before due to being caught off guard, it only appeared pitiful on the surface and its foundation was not actually shaken. But now, this combined splitting sword light truly made it feel a sense of danger. If it did not deal with this sword carefully, it could really be seriously injured.

"Covered in heavy water."

No longer daring to hide, Crocodile Abyss unleashed his magical artifact, the Heavy Water Pearl, and used his most proficient spiritual technique to maximize his defensive capabilities.

The next instant, a magnificent sword light fell, colliding with the black water swirling around Crocodile Abyss.

With a thunderous roar, the sword light shone brightly, and the black water was deep and dark. The two forces continued to wear each other down, and for a time they were deadlocked.

Taking this opportunity, Jiang Chen also carefully observed Crocodile Abyss.

“In terms of spiritual artifacts, spiritual techniques, and spiritual power, Crocodile Abyss is stronger than Lady Qinghua in every aspect. It is the demon that has truly established itself in the Foundation Establishment Realm. If they were to fight head-on, Lady Qinghua would definitely not be a match for Crocodile Abyss.”

"However, although Crocodile Abyss is strong, it is actually weaker than I expected. Was my prediction wrong, or is it hiding something?"

With thoughts swirling in his mind, Jiang Chen further activated his divine soul transformation in order to see through Crocodile Abyss's trump card.

With a whoosh, the illusory blue lotus bloomed, and the rolling evil energy circulated. Jiang Chen added all the corrosive evil energy to the sword light, and in an instant, the sky was tinged with a faint blue color.

With the added power of this overwhelming malevolent energy, the Frost Moon Blade hummed, becoming even more formidable. For a moment, the Black Water protecting Crocodile Abyss showed signs of weakness.

Upon seeing this scene, a serious expression immediately appeared on Crocodile Abyss's face.

"They still have energy left, damn it."

The malevolent energy invaded, causing his mind to tremble. Left with no other choice, Crocodile Abyss could only draw upon the power of his own Dao foundation.

If the protective spiritual technique of "Heavy Water Enveloping Body" is truly broken by the sword light, it will definitely be injured. However, at this juncture, the situation is unpredictable and volatile. If it suffers another serious injury, it may cause new changes, which is something it does not want to see.

"Spiritualization!"

With a whoosh, the power of the Dao Foundation manifested. Decisive action was taken, and Crocodile Abyss directly entered a spiritual state. At this moment, Crocodile Abyss's aura began to go wild.

"burst!"

Seeing the protective heavy water about to be severed, Crocodile Abyss triggered further changes in his spiritual technique.

In the next instant, the heavy water vanished, and a powerful spiritual light swept across the surroundings, instantly shattering the once magnificent sword light and reducing it to nothing more than its former might.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Chen was moved, but not by panic, but by surprise.

"He actually resorted to spiritualization. It seems he really doesn't have many tricks up his sleeve."

Observing the changes in Crocodile Abyss's aura, Jiang Chen realized something.

“Once Crocodile Abyss enters a spiritual state, it will not transform into a mist dragon. Simply relying on divine control of the sword is not enough to subdue it.”

"Besides, this place is quite lively, so we can't linger too long."

With a sweep of his divine sense, Jiang Chen glanced at Thousand Vine Mountain and another direction, and decided to leave.

As soon as this thought arose, Jiang Chen immediately activated the sword light once again.

The shattered sword light instantly merged back together, transforming once more into the frost moon, ready to vanish.

Upon seeing this, Crocodile Abyss, who had just entered a spiritual state, let out a cold snort.

"Want to leave now? It's not that easy."

"Black Water Great Handprint".

His spiritual energy surged, and he activated his spiritual technique, manifesting a giant hand that Crocodile Abyss immediately reached out to grab Jiang Chen.

But at that moment, a crane's cry resounded through the heavens and earth, causing it to slow down for a moment. By the time it recovered, the ethereal sword light had completely broken free from its restraints and drifted away.

(End of this chapter)