Sword drawn from the constellations, poison as its edge.

Chapter 159 Thunder Rumbles Above the Nine Heavens

Seeing the man's ferocity, Bai Shijing was enraged. He stabbed the two men with his armor-piercing spike and shouted, "You thieving Taoist, do you think my Beggars' Sect has no one to rely on?"

As he spoke, he pounced forward, his hands unleashing a torrent of deadly attacks!

The man was indeed dressed as a Taoist priest. Upon hearing this, he laughed loudly, full of disdain. His strange weapon flew up and down, flashing silver light, and he defended the area like an iron barrel. No matter how fiercely Bai Shijing attacked, he couldn't get a single inch through.

Bai Shijing was secretly surprised and increased the force in his hands, but the man's defense was impenetrable. Only when Bai Shijing finished using the Thirty-Six Deadly Armor-Piercing Cone Technique and changed his move to recover his energy did he suddenly launch a counterattack.

Bai Shijing's use of short weapons emphasizes close-range attacks and seeking victory through risk. In this way, he cannot get close to his opponent, and he has already lost half of his chance.

Moreover, short weapons are better for attack than defense, and the opponent's weapon was strange, with a handle about two feet long and a curved iron bar at the top that was sharp at both ends, somewhat like a pickaxe, but not as straight. When wielded, it could be used to whip and smash, making it extremely difficult to defend against.

Bai Shijing managed to block seven or eight moves, but the Taoist used a move called "Thunder Flash," slashing his weapon to the left to deflect the armor-piercing spike in Bai Shijing's hand. Using the force, he stopped and slammed into Bai Shijing, leaving his chest wide open. Bai Shijing groaned as he was hit and fell backward. When he got up, there was blood at the corner of his mouth, indicating that he had suffered serious internal injuries.

"Go to hell!"

The man shouted triumphantly and swung his weapon down, but a flash of cold light appeared just in time from the side, and with a clang, it steadily blocked his weapon.

Bai Shijing flipped backward to escape the attack range, and only then did he have time to see who had saved him.

In sight, Jiang Mingzhe, wielding a sword and fan, was locked in battle with his enemies.

"Brother Jiang, be careful!" Bai Shijing shouted, clutching his chest. "I recognize him. He is the Nine-Winged Daoist, a master of the Thunder and Lightning Sect, known as 'Thunder Shakes Above the Nine Heavens.' His Thunder God Blocking Kung Fu is unparalleled in the world."

The Taoist priest said smugly, "His martial arts skills aren't that great, but his eyesight is pretty good."

Thunder roars above the nine heavens? What an arrogant nickname! Did this character ever appear in the original work?

As Jiang Mingzhe pondered these thoughts, his sword fan moved with lightning speed, opening and closing, fluttering up and down. When open, it blocked, swept, and slashed; when closed, it thrust, smashed, and flicked. This was the Azure Dragon Fan Technique he had obtained from the Langhuan Jade Cave.

This martial art is far inferior to the Chuiyun Sword Technique, but it has its own unique features because it was recommended by Wang Yuyan. It is no less than the Forty-Two Styles of the Shu Road Difficulty Card Technique of the Nine-Winged Taoist.

Both men used weapons of the Qimen type, which were good for both offense and defense. They fought quickly for seven or eight rounds. Then, the Nine-Winged Taoist changed his tactics and started to defend instead of attacking. He was obviously using the same tactic he had used against Bai Shijing against Jiang Mingzhe.

Jiang Mingzhe shouted, "Counter-attack? You think you can stop me?"

As he spoke, he raised his left hand, and a ball of bluish-green poisonous gas appeared in his palm. He opened his mouth and blew, and the poisonous gas stretched out and shot out like an arrow.

These techniques of blowing air to destroy poison and waving a fan to destroy poison were all sudden inspirations he came up with during his daily practice. They were actually meaningless and were mainly for the sake of looking dashing and handsome.

The Nine-Winged Taoist exclaimed, "Others may fear your use of poison, but I am not!"

Lei Gong swung his weapon even faster, and with a whooshing sound, streaks of black light rose up, as if an iron bucket had appeared out of thin air, firmly covering him. The poisonous gas was forced to the surrounding area and could not get close to him.

A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Mingzhe's eyes, while the Nine-Winged Daoist laughed wildly and said arrogantly, "How about it? How about it?"

Jiang Mingzhe's anger grew, and he shouted, "So what!"

With a shift of his inner energy, he leaped into the air, and like a leaf falling in the wind, with an extremely light turn, he floated behind the Nine-Winged Daoist's head.

Nine-Winged Taoist shouted, "You've fallen for my trap!"

Suddenly turning around, Lei Gongdang swept forcefully, Jiang Mingzhe raised his internal force again, slapped his fan, and without falling, suddenly leaped several feet upward!

His leap, twist, and bound were an extremely clever move in the Chuiyun Sword Technique, with each change taking the enemy by surprise.

Nine-Winged Daoist's sweep missed its target, his pupils contracted sharply, and he watched helplessly as Jiang Mingzhe let out a low shout, closed his sword fan, and threw it out.

This sword fan, though called a fan, is actually seven two-foot-long iron swords, making it quite heavy.

Jiang Mingzhe channeled all his inner strength into this move, and with a resounding boom, the iron fan was already in front of Jiu Yi almost as soon as it was made. Jiu Yi roared, jumped up, twisted his waist and swung his arm, and swung the Thunder God Barrier with all his might, using the move "Lightning Shines Through the Sky" at an extreme speed.

With a crisp clang, Jiu Yi swung his right hand wide, leaving only a short section of the iron handle in his hand.

Bai Shijing finally managed to stand up, and just as the two men were standing to his side, he suddenly heard a whooshing sound. He looked up and saw the broken Thunder God Barrier flying towards him and piercing his left shoulder with a thud.

Bai Shijing cried out in pain, his remaining strength still undiminished, and he forcefully brought Bai Shijing down.

From the angle from which he fell, one could just see the Nine-Winged Taoist's back, revealing a bloody hole that let in a faint light. Blood spurted out a long way, and following the trail of blood, one could see a dark hole in the ground, its depth unknown.

This hole was created by the weapon that Jiang Mingzhe threw, which pierced through the body of the Nine-Winged Taoist and continued to penetrate the ground.

A thought flashed through Bai Shijing's mind, and his whole body trembled involuntarily.

Even though he had repeatedly overestimated Jiang Mingzhe's martial arts skills, he never expected that the opponent would be able to unleash such a shocking and powerful move!

Little did Jiang Mingzhe know the turmoil surging in Bai Shijing's heart. He landed lightly, his consciousness still immersed in the afterglow of his previous move.

This move, throwing a sword in mid-air, is a killer move in the Hanging Cloud Sword Technique. It's a pity that the bronze mirror was limited in size and was filled with techniques and diagrams, but the name of this move was not recorded.

But Jiang Mingzhe was well aware of the power of this move.

This move requires that at the moment of rising up, when the body reaches its highest point, all the surging internal energy is injected into the right hand, and then thrown out with the momentum of flying high. In an instant, internal energy, external force, and inertial force are combined into one. If someone with slightly lower skill uses this move, their wrist bones will break.

Jiang Mingzhe had no such worries, but he felt a void in his body after making the move. He quickly circulated his energy to recover and thought to himself: This move was a desperate move. I must be careful when using it in the future. If the enemy dodges it and launches a counterattack, I will definitely be in danger!
After thinking for a moment, he looked at the Nine-Winged Taoist, whose eyes were filled with horror. He looked down at the piercing wound on his chest and said with a bitter smile, "Use force to overcome technique? Heh, actually I've already blocked it. Do you admit it or not?"

Jiang Mingzhe nodded and admitted, "That's right. I didn't expect you to be able to block it. In terms of technique alone, your defense is impeccable."

When the Nine-Winged Daoist saw that he had admitted his abilities, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. As soon as he breathed a sigh of relief, his eyelids gradually drooped.

"I was originally going to let you... witness my lightness skill... but it seems... it's not as good as mine..."

Before he finished speaking, his eyes closed, he fell backward to the ground, and never made a sound again.

Jiang Mingzhe sighed, "This Taoist priest is quite skilled. I blew his heart out, but he still managed to chat with me for a long time before he died."

Just then, a Beggar Clan disciple was surrounded by two Western Xia warriors. He staggered back and was about to die when Jiang Mingzhe stepped forward and killed the two warriors with two powerful punches. The Beggar Clan disciple was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Second Master Jiang, for saving my life!"

Jiang Mingzhe laughed and said, "I saved your life, so I must repay you. Help me dig out the weapons, and I'll take care of killing the Western Xia people!"

He pointed to the hole where the fan had been inserted into the ground, drew his long sword from his waist with a whoosh, and strode forward to kill.

Seeing him kill one person with a single sword strike, his unstoppable killing power like a god of war, Duan Yu felt his blood boil and shouted, "Ladies, please protect Sister Abi for me! I'm going to join forces with my second brother!"

Having said that, he drew his sword, used his Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique), and charged into the battle with shouts and cries.

Ah Zi called out, "Go kill it yourself over there, don't go looking for Big Ginger, otherwise you'll be clumsy and Big Ginger will definitely have to go through all the trouble to save you."

Mu Wanqing frowned and said, "You're so cruel. He's still your brother."

Azi scoffed, "He's not even born to the same mother as me. Humph, even my brother isn't as important as Big Ginger."

Then she said happily, "Big Ginger has finally stopped being a pushover. Look, he's already killed eighteen or nineteen people! Tsk tsk, every move is ruthless. It's all thanks to my senior sister for teaching him!"

Before the words were finished, a very strange voice said, "The Crown Prince of Dali is your brother, then you must be the Princess of Dali?"

(End of this chapter)