Gao Wu: Ten years of sparring experience, one move and the world knows him.

Chapter 127 The Secret Cave (Mostly fighting, skip if you don't like it)

"Head!"

Upon recognizing the old man, everyone present bowed and greeted him.

The visitor turned out to be the head of the Qingcheng Sword Sect. Zhao Rui had met him once when he entered the mountain with Master Yu.

At that moment, I sensed that he was barely breathing and seemed to be unwell.

Looking at him now, the signs of old age were even more pronounced, and his face was as pale as a sheet of paper, completely devoid of any color.

The sect leader nodded, turned to look at Zhao Rui, and a hint of relief appeared on his face: "The sword protector is indeed worthy of his reputation. If it weren't for your intervention, young friend, the Qingcheng Sword Sect would likely have been doomed. On behalf of the entire Qingcheng Sword Sect, I thank you..."

He was only halfway through his sentence when the old sect leader began to cough violently, and a trickle of blood even escaped from the corner of his mouth.

"Sect Leader! Sect Leader!"

Yu Zhengnan and others rushed forward to help him up.

The old sect leader raised his hand to stop everyone's movements, then shook his head and said, "This old Daoist is already exhausted and beyond medical help. Disciples, please calm down."

Zhao Rui's face twitched, and he was momentarily unsure whether he should scold him or not.

After all, this old Taoist priest was rather inhuman, actually letting them charge into battle while he hid behind and secretly killed them.

To put it nicely, it's called assessing the situation; but if they won't listen, isn't this just making them pawns?
But seeing the old Taoist priest in such a state, Zhao Rui could only smile helplessly.

Forced by circumstances, there was no other choice.

If the old Taoist hadn't refrained from making a move and unleashed a crucial attack, even Zhao Rui would have found it difficult to escape easily.

Hearing the old sect leader say this, the surviving Taoists were immediately filled with sympathy. Witnessing the tragic state of Qingcheng, they all chanted "Infinite Heavenly Venerable!"

"Bang! Thud!"

Just then, the sound of bricks and stones falling to the ground suddenly came from the hole in the wall next to them.

Everyone present looked over with a chill run down their spines.

Suddenly, a hand emerged from the pile of bricks and stones, and a slender figure could be vaguely seen slowly pushing aside the rubble.

"What are you standing there for? Are you waiting for her to get up?"

Zhao Rui reacted the fastest, instantly leaping forward and unleashing a powerful Vajra Leg strike with all his might, slashing diagonally in a wide arc.

"what!"

The woman's body was instantly cleaved away and slammed heavily onto the ground, letting out a shrill scream.

"I am going to kill you!"

"Who will kill whom is still uncertain!"

Before she could get up, Zhao Rui rushed over and attacked her body.

The woman braced herself and suddenly dodged, blocking Zhao Rui's attack.

Inside the main hall, the sect leader was too weak to fight anymore, Yun Hao's arms were broken, and only Zhao Rui still had full fighting strength.

The woman wasn't stupid either; she fought and retreated simultaneously, and the two of them instantly leaped out of the main hall and fought their way into the distance.

Master Yu and other later Grandmaster-level experts hurriedly followed after them.

The old Taoist priest, his face full of worry, said to Yun Hao, who was sitting cross-legged healing his injuries, "These demons keep emerging one after another. If the imperial court doesn't take action soon, all the martial arts sects will be in grave danger!"

"While the demon is entangled, you should lead your disciples away and not show yourselves. Leave Qingcheng a chance to survive."

"Head!"

"Go!"

Despite the excruciating pain in his arms, Yun Hao nodded, called over a few sword sect disciples, gathered his forces, and swiftly ran towards the path behind the mountain.

Seeing the man leave, the old Taoist priest walked dejectedly to the statues of the Three Pure Ones displayed in the main hall, knelt down on both knees, and stammered:
"Master, I am utterly incompetent. In this era of great strife, I have failed to lead Qingcheng back to its former glory! Instead, I must rely on an outsider for help!"

"The vast Qingcheng... I am ashamed!"

An aged voice slowly echoed in the dilapidated hall!
Inside Qingcheng Temple!

Zhao Rui and the female demon fought their way through the battlefield, their powerful internal energy sweeping away the surrounding buildings and shattering them. Even the rocks on the mountain path were broken.

At this moment, Zhao Rui was already at full power, pushing the Heavenly Demon Illusionary Sound Technique to its limit, with sword energy constantly emerging from the peach wood sword in his hand.

"You traitor! If the Ancestor finds out, he will absolutely not let you off!"

The female demon realized the extent of his demonic power and was both shocked and furious.

I thought he was a disciple left behind by the old demon Huanyin.

"My master never mentioned you. It was you who wanted to kill me!"

"If you don't kill me, why should I bother?"

Zhao Rui followed her train of thought and spoke in a way that was already incredibly enticing!
"So it's a misunderstanding. Shall we call it quits?"

The female demon had been struck by Zhao Rui's Seven Star Palm with full force, and then by the old Taoist priest's palm strike. At this point, her internal organs were already broken.

If it weren't for her profound inner energy and unpredictable demonic arts, she would probably have perished long ago.

"Alright, you're the elder, you should step back first!"

A cold glint flashed in the female demon's eyes. After hesitating for a long time, she still didn't dare to do as Zhao Rui said.

"See? You don't trust me, and I don't trust you. Let's just keep fighting!"

Zhao Rui was not in a hurry at all. At this moment, the copying progress on the panel in his mind was in progress.

Zhao Rui had already activated the copy function the moment the two began fighting in the main hall.

Fighting a female demon is not a normal martial arts demonstration; she won't just follow a set of martial arts techniques step by step.

Instead, it is a combination of several top-level demonic arts, with moves that can be summoned at will and executed at will.

Therefore, Zhao Rui copied many projects, as many as eight.

Each one is an incredibly powerful martial art, such as the "Charming Maiden Without Form Heavenly Demon Technique," the "Falling Star Finger," and the "Bone-Melting Palm."

Unfortunately, after playing for so long, I've only managed to copy a little over 30%.

In the past, he wouldn't have dared to be so arrogant as to get entangled with the female demon, after all, her demonic arts were unpredictable and he could easily fall into her trap.

But at this moment, he possessed the Heavenly Demon Illusionary Sound Technique, so it was still unknown who was plotting against whom.

If it weren't for the special nature of the system, which made his true energy formless and intangible, and allowed his attributes to manifest at will, given his current state of raging demonic flames, the old sect leader would probably have attacked him first.

The two continued their fight in this way, and before they knew it, they had reached the mountainside, leaving trees and rocks along the way scattered and broken.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a hole the size of a washbasin appeared on the mountainside as the two people's true energy shot out abruptly.

The sound of the cold wind blowing back could not be hidden from their ears.

The two glanced over at the same time out of the corner of their eyes.

The cave entrance was faintly glowing, not at all like a pitch-black cave.

As if by perfect unspoken agreement, the two simultaneously aimed their palms at the hole.

With a deafening roar, the rocks at the cave entrance instantly crumbled and collapsed, tumbling into the cave.

The entrance to the cave has also become a full ten feet in diameter.

"Is it Originium?"

The woman was overjoyed. She slapped Zhao Rui away and, with a swift movement, disappeared into the cave.

How could Zhao Rui let her go? He took a step forward and leaped out, instantly catching up with her and thrusting his sword at her.

"Kid, you'll regret this!"

"I regret it so much!"

I've already copied so many, how could I let you get away and come back to take revenge on me?

The two fought as they rushed into the cave through its tunnels.

Before long, they arrived at the place where the light was.

The originally narrow space instantly became enormous, as wide as a basketball court in all directions.

The source of the light was a crystal pool filled with various strangely shaped crystal-like objects.

Behind the pool, there was a blurry halo, as if space itself was distorted, radiating a unique, misty glow.

There were also many prayer cushions and ritual implements on the ground in front of the crystal pool.

This is clearly not no man's land.

"Do you know what this is?"

The woman exchanged a palm strike with Zhao Rui and hurriedly said, "What?"

"These are spirit crystals, and they are also the secrets of our cultivation. Only by absorbing the power of these spirit crystals can we unleash our true power."

As the woman spoke, she reached out and absorbed a spirit crystal, which flew into her palm.

Seeing this, Zhao Rui directly sent the spirit crystal flying with a sword aura.

"Don't you...don't you want to experience what it feels like to be empowered by supreme power?"

The woman was furious. She couldn't understand why Zhao Rui, this little devil, was fixated on her and showed no interest in improving his strength.

"You are my supreme power!"

Zhao Rui chuckled.

"You dare to flirt with me?"

The woman's face was frighteningly gloomy.

"You want to sleep with me, so I can't flirt with you?"

Zhao Rui snorted coldly and continued his attack.

"The copying progress of the 'Charming Maiden's Formless Heavenly Demon Technique' is fifty percent complete..."

"The 'Fallen Star' indicates that the replication progress is 52%..."

The progress chart in her mind was moving faster, and the female demon was clearly getting impatient.

"You can't stop me!"

The female demon roared and scrambled the battle line toward the edge of the pool.

Zhao Rui had no choice but to restrict her path as quickly as possible, but the two were evenly matched at the moment, and his efforts to stop her had little effect.

The two soon found themselves standing on these strange crystals.

"Haha, there are even Originium stones here!"

The scattered crystals beneath their feet instantly generated a strange true energy that swirled above them like clouds.

The woman's triumphant laughter sent shivers down the spine of the cave.

Zhao Rui remained unmoved and continued his attack on her without letting up.

He is adept at all kinds of martial arts, and his unexpected moves keep women busy and unable to get rid of him.

As the two fought for longer, the mist generated by the Originium beneath their feet grew thicker and thicker.

The paleness on the woman's face gradually began to regain its rosy hue.

Zhao Rui was shocked and quickly activated all twenty-eight acupoints on his body, channeling all his power to try to force the woman out of the crystal pool.

Just then, an invisible and intangible energy, along with true qi, began to surge into his body through his acupoints.

This energy is more refined than true qi, and it shares the same origin and nature as true qi, but it also possesses a trace of attribute power, seemingly being a kind of natural energy vaporized itself.

With a thought in his mind, Zhao Rui changed his move and used the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique, while simultaneously wielding his peach wood sword to unleash the Thunderclap Sword Technique.

Instantly, that energy flowed through the meridians of the Heavenly Heart Technique and the Thunderclap Sword Technique, transforming into the power of thunder, and surged forth from the peach wood sword.

Its power was far greater than what it had been in the main hall before.

Seeing the lightning strike, the woman remained fearless, and a swirling red aura in her palm instantly blocked Zhao Rui's lightning power.

"You are not his disciple, so who are you?"

A sharp glint flashed in the woman's eyes.

"I am who I am, a unique spark!"

Seeing how miraculous this energy was, Zhao Rui hurriedly began to absorb it frantically.

At the same time, the advanced points stored in the system panel during this period were divided into ten, and ten acupoints in the body were opened.

In this way, all thirty-eight acupoints exerted their power together, and a continuous stream of strange true energy flowed into his body.

It transformed into endless thunderous power and struck the woman.

At first, the woman could hold on with the swirling energy in her palms, but due to her injuries, she gradually became less able to hold on and began to try her best to evade.

But the power of thunder is an energy that combines power and speed, and is both offensive and defensive.

In a short while, he found an opening and shocked the woman with electricity.

Once there's one, there's bound to be two.

The woman was being electrocuted and was on the verge of going crazy.

But she was reluctant to leave the crystal pool and give up absorbing this power to heal her injuries.

Amidst this dilemma, the woman awkwardly endured a pleasure she shouldn't have had to bear!

"The copying progress of the 'Charming Maiden's Formless Heavenly Demon Technique' is 100% complete, reward: one advancement point!"

"The 'Fallen Star' technique has reached 100% replication progress, and one advancement point has been added!"

"Bone-Melting Palm copy progress is 100%, advancement point added!"

"The Heavenly Charm Yin Condensation Technique is 100% copied, and one advancement point has been added."

Half an hour later, Zhao Rui finally copied four of the top eight martial arts techniques for women.

With these four skills, especially the mastery of the "Charming Woman's Formless Heavenly Demon Technique," Zhao Rui entered a completely different level when facing women's moves.

Many flaws and opportunities that were previously difficult to grasp are now magnified and clearly visible.

"Hiss, hiss!"

The woman was furious that even though she had begun to recover her strength, she was still being thoroughly dominated by Zhao Rui.

I wish I could tear him apart with my own hands.

Just then, a commotion came from outside the cave. It was clear that the people from Qingcheng had discovered the broken cave and were coming over.

The one leading the group was none other than Master Yu Zhengnan.

As soon as he entered, he saw the two of them standing on the crystal pool, and his face turned pale instantly.

"Zhao Rui, you mustn't!"

But before he could finish speaking, his expression turned to astonishment.

Because he saw that Zhao Rui was not only unharmed, but was also beating up the female demon.

Anyone with eyes can see that the female demon has already lost ground.

"Your name is Zhao Rui? I'll remember you, I'm not finished with you!"

Seeing that the people from Qingcheng were coming, and realizing that she couldn't defeat Zhao Rui, the female demon angrily rushed towards the strange space behind the crystal pool, where the surface of the mirror-like surface rippled.

With a soft thud, the woman's body fell straight to the ground, motionless.

Zhao Rui stepped forward and slapped the woman's chest, immediately producing a cracking sound.

The woman remained unresponsive, like a tattered rag.

Zhao Rui was taken aback, and when he looked at her eyes again, they were already closed.

I can no longer hear his heartbeat or breathing.

died?

Zhao Rui was stunned!

Master Yu and the others also rushed over, but they dared not go into the pool and only stood guard outside.

"Zhao Rui, what happened?"

"do not know!"

Zhao Rui reached out and threw the woman's body out, where it slammed heavily to the ground.

Master Yu hurriedly checked the woman's breath, and after a long while, he looked up in astonishment: "She's dead!"

Zhao Rui sighed, thinking to himself that it was a pity that there were still four unique skills he hadn't copied!
"I'm still worried. Why don't you, Master Yu, avenge our fellow disciples?"

Zhao Rui glanced thoughtfully at the eerie space behind the crystal pool, which resembled a mirror-like surface of water.

Master Yu instantly understood Zhao Rui's meaning, and with a swift movement of his sword, he severed the woman's head without hesitation.

Seeing that the woman was indeed beyond dead, Zhao Rui looked around, especially at the futon on the ground, and asked curiously, "Master Yu, do you know this place?"

Master Yu hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said in a deep voice, "Of course I know, this is the secret cave of the Qingcheng Sword Sect!"

(End of this chapter)