Borrowing a sword

Chapter 244 Life and death are in my hands
The token of the leader of the Xuanhuang clan swayed slightly in the air.

Everyone knows the name of the person who wears this token.

—Taoist School, Chu Huai Preface!
Logically speaking, his presence shouldn't have made people feel so at ease.

Because this token represents: the invincible first realm of the Xuanhuang Realm!
Chu Huaixu has not appeared in front of others for too long.

Not long after the East-West Continental Grand Competition ended, he vanished from the face of the earth and was not seen for several months.

As a result, no one knew anything about his cultivation level.

Even the invincible first realm cannot be a match for the third realm's perfected state.

In the common understanding, even reaching the second realm might not be enough.

Unfortunately, the evil cultivator envoy had previously stated that the newcomer was someone who had just entered the third realm.

Based on the Daoist understanding of Chu Huaixu, if he had already entered the third realm...
That's enough!

Even though according to the rules, there should have been three people, but only he came!
At this moment, a man dressed in a black and gold robe stood sideways.

His robes fluttered in the wind on the cliff, making a rustling sound.

"Junior Brother Chu!"

"Junior Brother Chu!"

"Chief Chu has arrived!"

At this moment, all the outer disciples spoke up.

Even those who were seriously injured had a glint in their eyes.

Chu Huaixu glanced at everyone and immediately understood the current situation.

Of the ten, only one was at the third realm.

It is not easy to hold on until now.

He looked at Jiang Chang, who had a bloody hole in his lower abdomen, and said, "You've worked hard."

Then, Chu Huaixu said loudly, "Fellow senior brothers and sisters, please rest assured and recuperate. Leave the rest to me."

On the other side, the three evil cultivators, apart from the envoy standing in the middle, the other two had already begun to feel afraid.

The token on the other party's waist alone was enough to throw them into a panic!

Since the East-West Continent Grand Competition, the name of Chu Huaixu has resounded throughout the land!

Who in the world doesn't know you!

It's too powerful. In the past thousand years, there has never been a first realm so powerful.

He was so powerful that many people, upon hearing the rumors about him, would doubt whether they had been embellished artistically.

These two evil cultivators were only at the early stage of the third realm, and they did not think they could be a match for the leader of the Xuanhuang sect in the third realm.

Only the envoy, with his cultivation at the Great Perfection of the Third Realm, was frowning as he scrutinized the man before him.

Even so, he didn't dare to make any rash moves.

Even someone at the peak of the third realm, nine minor realms higher than him, felt a slight urge to retreat.

"I never expected that the one who came to our aid would be the renowned leader of Xuanhuang." The envoy couldn't help but exclaim.

Chu Huaixu glanced at him indifferently from the side and said:

"Since you knew it was me, why didn't you run away?"

The eight characters, though brief, exuded an imposing aura, clearly showing that the three of them were not taken seriously at all.

The other two heretical cultivators couldn't help but exclaim, "Your Excellency!"

The evil cultivator envoy glanced coldly at the two of them and muttered, "Two idiots."

He immediately transmitted his voice to the two of them, saying, "You saw how fast he rushed to the rescue. Do you think you can be faster than him?"

The two heretical cultivators immediately felt a chill run down their spines.

Yes, that's too fast.

This person arrived incredibly fast!
One of the evil cultivators immediately transmitted his voice: "But Your Excellency, even if he comes after us, it will only be him alone. There are still ten Daoist disciples here."

He had his own agenda, thinking that if the three of them escaped, they could simply run in different directions, and as for who Chu Huaixu would chase, that was up to fate.

The envoy, however, did not think so, because he knew in his heart that they would most likely come after him!

I don't know why, even though I'm at the peak of the third realm, the way he looks at me is like he's looking at a dog on the side of the road!

His intuition told him that the other party was neither bluffing nor being arrogant.

Moreover, Chu Huaixu has too many labels on him, each one chilling.

—A practitioner of both sword and body cultivation, a descendant of the Dao Ancestor, whose natal magic weapon is still the Dao Ancestor's sword sheath, and who has already comprehended sword intent and even developed a sword heart.
How could someone like that possibly hunt down two of your lackeys!
Therefore, he quickly made arrangements and transmitted his voice, "The two of you work together to hold him off; you only need to hold him off for a moment!"

"I will kidnap one of them as quickly as possible and take him hostage."

“Righteous people care deeply about the lives of their fellow disciples. In this way, the three of us can retreat safely.”

At that moment, Jiang Chang suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood.

He was already at his limit and couldn't hold on any longer.

Seeing that his life was in danger, Chu Huaixu immediately raised his left hand.

"Dao Yin · Nan Liu Jing".

Three golden characters appeared on his left palm, and bursts of golden light emanated from them, enveloping Jiang Chang and the people behind him.

A warm and healing force began to soothe their wounds.

Extremely weak, Jiang Chang raised his head in disbelief.

He simply couldn't believe that someone who had just entered the third realm could possess such miraculous power, which had directly pulled his foot back from the brink of death!
The heretical cultivator immediately transmitted his voice: "Now!"

The two evil cultivators were still hesitating, but seeing that Chu Huaixu was saving people, they knew that this was their only chance, so they gritted their teeth and rushed forward.

This is a golden opportunity!
With such a wide range of healing techniques, he will definitely be limited!
The two evil cultivators decided to take a gamble. "This Chu Huaixu is merely a beginner in the third realm, while you and I are both experts at the early stage of the third realm. Perhaps we can fight to the death, and then, together, block one of his single-handed attacks!"

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing a look of recklessness on each other's faces.

If we can work together to hold off one enemy without dying, the envoy can capture the hostage, and we can then leave this place.

Upon realizing this, they were filled with heroic spirit.

"Chu Huaixu, come and fight!"

From this point on, the two of us can become famous in the evil cultivation world by "joining forces to block a move from the leader of Xuanhuang"!

At this moment, Chu Huaixu still stood sideways, showing only his profile to the three evil cultivators.

He used a Dao seal with his left hand towards Jiang Chang and the others, without retracting his palm.

At this moment, a group of outer disciples cried out in alarm: "Junior Brother Chu, be careful!"

Before he could finish saying those five words, he raised his right hand, and two small pebbles appeared in his hand. Then, he flicked them at the two evil cultivators who were at the early stage of the third realm!
——【Fingertip Grenade】!
The small pebble, carrying with it a surge of violent true energy, sped forward.

This includes not only the speed of the spell itself, but also the acceleration of the physical body after the practitioner flicks their finger.

With their cultivation level, there was no way to avoid it.

You can't escape it!

Two loud bangs overlapped, like thunderclaps rising from the ground.

Since we can't avoid it, we can't stop it either.

Both evil cultivators had two large holes torn in their chests, and they were dead beyond any doubt!

The evil cultivator envoy had only just managed to extend his demonic claws towards a female Daoist cultivator at the second realm.

In his view, Chu Huaixu would be more cautious about taking a female disciple hostage.

However, after Chu Huaixu flicked out two streams of true energy, a jet-black scabbard was already in his right hand.

The sword energy within the scabbard poured out.

They carried an indomitable sword intent and moved at extreme speed.

More importantly, this time the sword energy that flew out was no longer just seven.

The reason is simple: Chu Huaixu is no longer the same person he was when he was in the first realm.

Having entered the third realm, the number of sword energies stored in the scabbard has increased to twenty-one!
Twenty-one sword energies came from all directions, and all of them arrived first despite being delayed!

The heretical cultivator faced the same situation; he had no way to avoid it.

This person immediately used all his skills, but all of them were in vain in the face of these sword energies.

The man was blasted backward by the sword energy, and blood spurted wildly in the air.

The heretical cultivator, like a kite with a broken string, began to fly towards the edge of the cliff.

But there was no fear of falling off the cliff in his eyes.

On the contrary, a hint of relief flashed in his eyes.

He is proficient in rock magic, and when he falls, he can try to cling to something midway to survive.

The female Taoist disciple, who was only at the second level, had a look of shock and fear in her eyes.

Because she was too close, the aftershocks of the sword energy were enough to seriously injure her!

But the jade pendant hanging at Chu Huaixu's waist was emitting a white light at this moment.

A defensive barrier stood in front of the woman, blocking all the aftershocks of the sword energy.

She looked at the semi-transparent barrier, her eyes trembled slightly, and she suddenly turned to look at the incredibly attentive Junior Brother Chu.

However, he was not seen in the same spot.

Everyone turned around in surprise, no longer looking forward, but looking at the cliff behind them.

Chu Huaixu's left palm was still radiating golden light, and even under these circumstances, he was still continuing to heal everyone.

At this moment, he was standing on the edge of the cliff.

Chu Huaixu's right hand gripped the evil cultivator's neck tightly, leaving him suspended in mid-air beside the cliff.

These Taoist disciples felt that they would probably never forget this scene for the rest of their lives.

The Xuanhuang leader remained standing sideways.

His left hand radiated a warm golden light, healing everyone.

His right hand gripped the man's neck tightly, lifting him off the edge of a precipice.

One side is life, the other side is death.

One side is salvation, the other is killing!

Within the Dao Ancestor's secret realm, he was decisive in killing, and his murderous aura was too strong, yet the Dao Ancestor bestowed upon him the seal [Nan Liujing].

That's why the scene we're witnessing has come about.

What shocked Jiang Chang and the others even more was that the evil cultivator at the Great Perfection of the Third Realm was unable to even struggle after Chu Huaixu grabbed his neck!
This is the [Qi-Locking Seal] that I learned from Jiang Zhi!
Chu Huaixu had only just begun to learn Earth-level magic.

Jiang Chang and the others gasped, their hearts filled with turmoil.

In a single exchange, he instantly killed two evil cultivators at the third realm and captured a third realm Great Perfection cultivator alive!
How could there be such a powerful person who has just entered the third realm!

Just then, the sound of horses' hooves began to come from behind.

Han Shuangjiang and Xu Ziqing arrived here on their swift steeds.

Those who arrived at the scene only saw Chu Huaixu standing sideways, one hand radiating golden light, the other gripping someone's throat, and he turned his head slightly to look at them, calmly saying:
"Coming."

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