Sword Sect Outer Sect

Chapter 27 Sword Essence
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Wang Xi's eyes were bloodshot, and his spiritual power surged like boiling water, causing his earth-yellow Taoist robe to billow like clouds.

At this moment, the earth elemental spiritual power in the swamp has dissipated without a trace, and can only be used to activate the spiritual power left in the Mountain-Suppressing Seal.

He clasped his hands together, his knuckles bursting with dazzling spiritual light, causing the Mountain-Suppressing Seal hovering in the air to tremble violently.

The giant crab's remains were crushed to pieces by the mountain's shadow, the sound of its shell cracking like firecrackers exploding, and its foul-smelling demon blood mixed with mud splattering everywhere.

"You insignificant ant... die!"

Blood trickled from the corner of Wang Xi's mouth as he pulled out three blood-red jade talismans from his robes. The talismans ignited, and three mountain shadows coalesced in the air before rapidly plummeting downwards.

Wan Songran gritted her teeth, her spiritual power surged once more, and the Yi Wood Spirit Severing Talisman in front of her shone with a brilliant emerald light.

As the three mountain shadows fell, they continuously disintegrated, but as Wang Xi recklessly activated the talisman, the mountains still crashed down.

Song Yan's legs sank deep into the rock and soil, his protective spiritual energy shattered like thin ice, and his ears rang incessantly.

His spiritual energy dissipated suddenly and condensed on the flying sword.

"Om-"

The flying sword, carrying spiritual fire and lightning, shot towards the falling mountain peak with a white sword light.

"Slay the mountain!"

Boom! ! !

The illusory mountain peak suddenly froze, then collapsed with a deafening roar.

The peach wood and metal flying sword emitted a dying cry amidst the thunder and fire. Cracks spread across its blade like a spider web. The already struggling blade finally shattered upon colliding with the mountain phantom!
boom! ! !
A flash of intense light, the flying sword shattered with a bang, the illusory mountain image dissipated in the air, and the earth elemental spiritual power within the Mountain-Suppressing Seal also began to dissipate.

The crab's body was not stiff yet; it was still struggling in the mud, stirring up waves of mud.

Wang Xi quickly retreated, trying to escape the range of the Yi Wood Severing Spirit Talisman.

rustling-

Three broken blades, still crackling with lightning and crimson flames, traversed half the battlefield!

To Wang Xi's horrified gaze, it easily tore apart his already fragile protective spiritual energy, and simultaneously pierced through his brow, chest, and dantian.

"No..."

"……able……"

Wang Xi's throat bobbed, and he forced out a half-sob, unwillingly. The Mountain-Suppressing Seal continued to shrink, mingling with the rubble and falling into the mud.

He knelt on the ground, and lightning and fire leaped from the blood hole between his eyebrows, burning the flesh and blood inside to ashes.

Before long, the thunder dissipated and the fireworks went out.

Wang Xi, an inner disciple of the Xuan Yuan Sect, died and his cultivation dissipated.

"Cough cough..."

Song Yan coughed up a mouthful of blood, swayed, and collapsed to the ground.

The peach wood flying sword shattered, greatly affecting his consciousness. He had a splitting headache, and even after the flying sword broke, he was still able to manipulate the three broken blades, which was already his last gasp.

"Huff...huff...cough cough..."

In addition, having previously faced Wang Xi head-on, he was covered in injuries and had no strength left, coughing up blood incessantly.

Wan Songran, unaware of when, sat on the corpse of the armored giant crab, toying with the demon core of the armored giant crab in her hand.

The Yi Wood Spirit-Severing Talisman turned into a useless talisman and fell into his hand.

"Ugh……"

Wan Songran sighed with some reluctance and casually tossed it into the swamp.

He stood up and looked down at Song Yan.

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Song, your swordsmanship is quite impressive..."

He held the Taotie flute horizontally in his hand, and a strange flute sound rang out.

Song Yan's heart sank; this man still had the strength to play the ancient flute...

The grass rustled in the woods, startled birds took flight, and several blue-eyed falcons swooped out from the shadows.

Song Yan rolled several times, barely dodging fatal blows, but his left arm was torn open by the eagle's beak, leaving a deep, bone-revealing gash.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't be offended."

Wan Songran was polite in words, but her smile became increasingly manic.

"Since you're the scapegoat the Xuan Yuan Sect wants, and you've witnessed the wonders of my Taotie Flute, you're destined to die..."

"If you don't die..."

"I can't sleep at night, and I can't eat or sleep properly!"

Wan Songran lightly tapped her flute, like a troop being mustered on a battlefield, while eagles flapped their wings, waiting for the right moment to strike.

"Don't worry, I'll make sure you have a proper burial."

“Song Yan, a disciple of the Dongyuan Sect, saw that Senior Brother Wang Xi was depleted of spiritual energy and injured. He wanted to kill him and steal his treasure, but Senior Brother Wang saw through his plan and he eventually died from Senior Brother Wang’s magic.”

"Unfortunately, Senior Brother Wang Xi's injuries were too severe, and he eventually died."

Are you satisfied with this explanation?

Song Yan collapsed to the ground, panting heavily and coughing up blood, but his gaze remained calm as still water.

"..."

Within his dantian, the quiet yet sharp spiritual energy rapidly disintegrated.

A faint, almost imperceptible glimmer of light began to gather along Song Yan's right hand.

"Hmph, boring."

Wan Songran waved his hand: "Kill him."

Three or five eagles, carrying a bloody aura, swooped in. As the first wisp of sword energy condensed at his fingertips, the speed at which the spiritual light gathered suddenly accelerated, like sharks smelling blood.

He remained collapsed on the ground, but with all his might, he roared:
"Xiaohe!"

"hiss--"

A green snake protected Song Yan, spewing poisonous mist from its mouth, forcing the flock of eagles to retreat.

"Oh?"

Wan Songran stared intently at the little green snake demon, his eyes filled with intense interest.

"It's actually an intelligent spirit demon? I'll kill you and then add this little snake to my collection."

A sharp and solemn sword aura had already condensed at Song Yan's fingertips, without making a sound or fluctuating spiritual energy.

This is an extremely restrained sword essence!

Song Yan knew very well that this would be his last chance.

For some reason, Song Yan felt no tension or fear at this critical moment.

His heavy breathing gradually subsided.

"I should thank you properly, Fellow Daoist Song, for giving me such a great gift before you died!"

"Is it……"

Song Yan managed a weak smile: "Then your thanks... are a bit premature..."

"I'm here……"

"...It's not just one big gift."

"Ok?"

Song Yan gently raised his right hand and lightly touched the ground with his fingertips.

The sword shadow suddenly shot out, leaving behind cyan-gold cracks along its path, and the air emitted a crisp sound like shattering glass.

hum-

From Song Yan's fingertips to the armored crab demon corpse where Wan Songran was located, it was about fifteen zhang.

How far is fifteen zhang?

For this sword essence, it was merely a fleeting moment.

Like a ray of sunrise piercing through the clouds.

When Song Yan blinked again, the sword energy had already dissipated in the distant sky.

Wan Songran's mouth was slightly open, his face blank, and he slowly lowered his head, looking at the bloody hole in his chest in disbelief.

"……you……"

His expression was complicated.

Confusion, absurdity, disbelief...

The blue-eyed eagles circling around seemed to awaken from a dream and scattered in all directions.

thump...

Wan Songran collapsed from the massive carcass of the armored crab, slowly sinking into the mud.

The surroundings returned to deathly silence.

Song Yan bled from all seven orifices, feeling the slowly dissipating sharpness.

"Yanyan, are you alright?"

Xiao He transformed into human form and rummaged through Song Yan's blood-stained robes for medicinal pills.

"Cough cough... Xiao He."

"Don't worry about me... Go... Drag him up here."

Song Yan waved his hand and took out a hemostatic pill from his Qiankun bag.

"Huh? Oh!"

With a flick of its tail, Xiao He dragged Wan Songran's body, which was about to sink into the mud, ashore.

After taking the healing pills, Song Yan regained some strength and managed to sit up. He then swallowed a few more Qi-nourishing pills to slowly restore his spiritual power.

With his spiritual energy depleted and his meridians damaged, Song Yan worried that taking the powerful Huangya Pill would have the opposite effect.

Simply nurture the spiritual energy gently and repair the meridians.

"Judging by the time, if Wan Songran's words are true, the entrance to this secret realm will soon reopen..."

Without time for a thorough search, Song Yan broke all the restrictions on Wan Songran and Wang Xi's Qiankun bags.

The owner of the Qiankun Bag was dead, and its spiritual power had dissipated, so it didn't take much effort.

Without even having time to examine it closely, he threw everything inside, along with a few talismans, into his Qiankun bag.

He then took the jade pendant from Wang Xi's body and, guided by the spiritual light, dragged his heavily injured body toward the exit of the secret realm.

……

Not long after Song Yan left.

Shao Sichao slowly emerged from the depths of the dense forest, took a deep look in the direction Song Yan had left, but did not rush to follow.

He probed his divine sense into the swamp, searching everywhere.

"Ah! Here it is."

The spiritual energy transformed into water, washing the retrieved items and revealing the Mountain-Suppressing Seal.

"This junior brother is really wasting his time."

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