I flew on a sword at the magic academy

She wore a silk dress, her shoulders were bare, her skin was like solidified cream, and she was shrouded in a layer of moonlight like smoke and mist, ethereal and sacred, not to be profaned.

The old beggar did not stop, and soon the entire weapon gradually came into view.

The terrifying killing intent roared like a raging sea, violent and ruthless. The old monsters and the young prodigies had already retreated to the distant sky, but their souls could still be felt trembling.

It is a kind of awe that strikes straight to the soul, like facing an ancient and ferocious god, making people want to bow down and submit.

The broken spearhead was dark red, covered with dried blood and a thick layer of rust, indicating severe decay. Yet, the indescribable, terrifying killing intent still sent chills down one's spine, something that even the power of time could not completely erase or purify.

"Get back, everyone!"

The King of Qin gave a low shout, telling those watching from afar to stay away. The murderous intent of this weapon was too strong; once it truly saw the light of day again, the destructive power it would unleash would be absolutely devastating.

"No, that murderous weapon... seems to have pierced through the Dao Spirit!?"

Someone was the first to notice something was wrong, discovering that the weapon seemed to have pierced through the chest of the holy woman.

"Snap!"

With a soft sound, all the stone skin fell off, revealing everything to everyone.

It was a sacred stone nearly a meter tall, suspended in mid-air, three inches off the ground, with pure spiritual energy and divine essence flowing and swirling around it, rendering the surrounding area like a pure land.

Sealed within the Holy Spirit Stone is an exquisitely beautiful woman, possessing a flawless, otherworldly beauty that takes one's breath away, yet no one pays any attention to her appearance.

A rusty, broken spear pierced her chest. It was an extremely shocking and terrifying scene. A Dao spirit born of nature was strangled in its cradle. Who could have done this?

"Why did Dao Ling, who was favored by Heaven, suffer such a tragic end?"

"Who did this? Aren't they afraid of divine retribution?"

Even the old beggar, the King of Qin, and the White Ghost were shocked, never expecting that a Dao Spirit born of Heaven and Earth would have such a tragic end.

At this moment, everyone who witnessed this scene was horrified; no wonder there was such a strong killing intent.

That Dao spirit had already condensed a physical body and would soon be able to develop intelligence, but it suffered this calamity, and all its previous efforts were in vain. How could it be willing to accept this?

"He should have had a bright future, but he has suffered this calamity. What a pity and a lament," the White Ghost sighed, shaking his head.

"It's your turn to cut the stone." Wu Shan looked at Jiang Yue.

Although Dao Ling is now dead, her flesh and blood still possess medicinal properties that can prolong life, revive the dead, and restore flesh to bones.

Even if it can't surpass the Kunpeng Immortal Medicine that Jiang Yue cut out, it's at least a draw. Now it all depends on what rare treasures Jiang Yue can cut out from the last piece of stone.

Jiang Yue calmed herself down, walked to the stone she had chosen, and began to cut it, sword energy flowing between her fingers.

This stone looks terrible; its surface is pitted and full of holes from insect bites. It's the kind of material even a dog would shake its head at.

As Jiang Yue peeled off a corner of the stone, that extremely strong sense of crisis surged into her heart again.

"What exactly is it?" Jiang Yue secretly used the double pupils within her Purple Mansion Secret Realm, but she still couldn't figure out the problem.

After several warnings from her own mind, she knew that if she rashly touched this stone, it would definitely cause a big problem.

"Senior, why don't you cut the stone yourself?" Jiang Yue looked at the old beggar, knowing she wouldn't dare touch the stone no matter what.

If it really is those old fogies from the Wu family pulling the strings behind the scenes, and if they accidentally hurt the old beggar, then things will get interesting.

"Fine, then step aside."

The old beggar didn't think too much about it. He was also afraid that Jiang Yue might not be careful and accidentally damage the spiritual essence within the stone, so he immediately nodded in agreement.

Not long after, the stone suddenly trembled violently, and at the same time, two crimson beams of light shone through the cracks in the stone, piercing straight into the clouds.

Jiang Yue had already hidden behind the White Ghost Seeking Life, peeking out half her head to look ahead.

"There's a life force at play! Could it be another Dao Spirit?!"

The scene immediately erupted in excitement. Everyone was shocked, clearly sensing a life force fluctuation, though it wasn't particularly strong or surging.

Click... Click...

Suddenly, the stone cracked completely, bursting forth with dazzling and intense divine light. The clouds in the vast sky all collapsed, and Jiang Yue felt a chill run through her body. A strong killing intent spread throughout her body, and it seemed as if a pair of venomous eyes were staring intently at her, as if they wanted to tear her to pieces.

This murderous intent was directed only at her; no one else could sense it.

"Senior, someone wants to kill me!"

Jiang Yue screamed and grabbed tightly onto the arm of the white ghost that was trying to take her life.

At this moment, she felt she had been closest to death since her debut. It was as if she had been stared at by the Grim Reaper, her soul was trembling, and she was sweating profusely all over.

Bai Guisuo frowned slightly. He didn't sense any dangerous aura, nor did he think anyone would dare to do anything under his nose, but Jiang Yue's expression didn't seem to be faking it.

He placed one hand on Jiang Yue's shoulder, raising a protective divine light that enveloped both of them.

"Look! Something's coming out!"

Someone suddenly screamed, and the crowd instantly became agitated.

People only sensed that the faint life force had intensified slightly, but they couldn't see clearly what kind of living thing it was.

Is it a Dao spirit, or some other unknown being? Even the three most powerful figures closest to it couldn't be sure.

With a loud "boom," the old beggar made his move. As he raised his hand, a golden bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, quickly weaving into a large net that descended downwards.

"Sizzle"

A handprint emerged from the primordial stone, grasped at the golden net, and then violently shook it, causing it to crumble and shatter, with destructive energy waves raging in all directions.

"town!"

With a soft shout, the King of Qin summoned nine golden dragons that appeared behind him, roaring and soaring into the sky like nine mountain ranges that stretched across the heavens.

The roar of the dragon echoed across the vast sky. If this area had not been protected by a barrier beforehand, it would probably have been razed to the ground by now.

However, what was shocking and unbelievable was that the two beams of blood-red light that shot out from the cracks in the rocks actually pierced through the layers of restrictions and completely obliterated the nine golden dragons.

"That seems to be just a look..."

"The Dao spirits born of nature are indeed terrifying."

In the distance, the older generation of people were all horrified, some even speechless with astonishment.

"It is not yet certain whether it is a Dao Spirit or some other unknown being."

"boom!"

The old beggar raised his hand and slapped out a large handprint, containing an overwhelming force that made people feel suffocated even from a distance, almost unable to breathe.

The creature in the stone also responded, striking out with a palm print.

"Boom!"

The two massive handprints collided like two celestial bodies colliding, unleashing a deafening roar that caused everyone watching from afar to experience excruciating ear pain and feel as if their heads were about to explode.

Some of the weaker individuals fell directly from the height.

The two giant handprints shattered simultaneously, turning into a shower of light that slowly dissipated.

"Its strength is very unstable."

"It's very agitated right now. If it calms down, it should only have the strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator at the Great Perfection stage."

Qin Wanggong and Bai Guisuo spoke behind them. They had already seen through the situation and chose not to make a move, thinking that the old beggar alone should be able to handle it.

"boom"

Suddenly, the creature inside the stone seemed to break free from some restraint. A pair of large hands reached out from the crack in the stone, tore the uncut stone in half, and strode out.

"It has emerged—a Dao spirit that has taken human form and gained intelligence!"

Exclamations of surprise rose and fell, and the atmosphere was electric.

This was an incredibly shocking scene.

This Dao spirit was not very tall, only about four feet tall. It was shrouded in a dazzling light, making it difficult to see clearly; one could only see a blurry shadow outline.

An aura of supreme dominance emanates from within, an innate pressure that makes people feel breathless and their souls tremble even from a great distance.

"Such a strong fighting spirit..." Jiang Yuexin was awestruck. This powerful and pure fighting spirit was even stronger than that of the "True Meaning of Wumu," which mainly governs offense and battle.

"Bang!"

The old beggar struck again, unleashing a massive handprint that blotted out the sky, causing the surrounding void to collapse continuously.

The Dao Spirit was filled with fighting spirit and let out a deep roar that made the entire Tai'an City tremble three times. It supported the sky with its hands and actually blocked the palm print.

"Leaving aside combat strength, just in terms of this pure fighting spirit, it's no exaggeration to say that no one in the world can match it today," White Ghost said in a low voice, his turbid and deep eyes narrowing even more.

"This is a Dao Spirit born for battle. This innate fighting spirit is indeed something that cannot be compared to acquired cultivation." Duke Qin nodded slightly, as if responding to a question, or perhaps talking to himself. A divine light flashed in his eyes as he stared at the stone spirit in front of him, as if trying to see through it.

On the other side, Jiang Yue felt her blood boiling. Influenced by that fighting spirit, the "True Meaning of Wumu" actually started to operate on its own, and she had an impulse to rush up and compete with that Dao spirit.

The old beggar raised his other hand, and strands of orderly laws condensed into divine chains, which swirled forward and coiled around him.

The Dao spirit made no unnecessary movements, directly throwing a punch forward to meet the attack—a completely instinctive reaction.

"Bang!"

The sound of destruction reverberated in all directions, and all the chains of divine order were shattered, unable to withstand the power of the Dao Spirit's punch.

The people in the distant sky were all shocked. This Dao Spirit possessed an unparalleled fighting spirit and the power to break the heavens. It was clearly a war god born of heaven and earth!

"Trying to traverse the void?" White Ghost Soul Reaper sneered, sensing that the Dao Spirit was secretly constructing a teleportation array, and directly raised his hand to imprison the surrounding void.

The King of Qin also acted swiftly, and nine golden dragons, like nine golden mountain ranges, cut across half the sky, their roars shaking the heavens and earth.

When the three peerless experts attacked simultaneously, the Dao Spirit's body trembled violently as if struck by lightning, and he staggered back dozens of steps.

However, taking advantage of the force of the push, he grabbed the Holy Spirit Stone that contained the beautiful woman and even took the Holy Spirit Stone that contained more than thirty spirit insects.

But with a flash of light, it vanished right before everyone's eyes.

Jiang Yue immediately jumped up, shouting, "Damn you, Heavenly Venerable Lord! That's my Five-Colored Spirit Insect!"

"What happened? Wasn't the surrounding void supposed to be imprisoned? How did it escape?"

The scene descended into chaos. Everyone was incredulous. The surrounding void had been completely imprisoned and sealed off by the three peerless figures. How could that Dao Spirit just disappear in full view of everyone?

The White Ghost arrived at the spot where the Dao Spirit had disappeared. With a flick of its finger, a star-shaped teleportation array appeared, its patterns dimming and slowly dissipating.

"They shouldn't have gone far, let's chase them!" The old beggar, Prince Qin, and the White Ghost Seeking Life vanished in a flash, following the coordinates that hadn't completely disappeared.

The passing of these three extraordinary figures brought a sigh of relief to many older generations and rising stars of the younger generation.

At this moment, Wu Shan led the Wu family over, sneering, "Your Highness, the Dao Spirit you cut out has stolen my Dao Spirit. Tell me, how should we compensate you?"

"In these three duels, I won the first two. Although I extracted Dao Spirits in both of these final duels, my Dao Spirit was alive, while yours was dead. The outcome is already clear. Everything you extracted belongs to me. What right do you have to demand compensation from me?"

"What a joke! I possess such a large Holy Spirit Stone, along with the complete body of that Dao Spirit and an unparalleled weapon. How could you possibly win?"

"My Dao spirit is alive."

Wu Shan, with his hands behind his back, shook his head repeatedly and said, "However, your living Dao Spirit and the Holy Spirit Stone that sealed the Five-Colored Spirit Insects have both disappeared without a trace. They can only be counted as empty stones. Strictly speaking, I won these three duels."

"That's right, only one Kunpeng Immortal Herb was cut from the three stones you chose. No matter how you compare them, we win."

"While elixirs are indeed rare and precious, they cannot compare to our two large Holy Spirit Stones."

Several prominent figures from the Wu family also spoke up one after another.

Jiang Yue chuckled and said, "I addressed you as seniors because of your age, but I didn't expect you to be so unreasonable. Everyone witnessed what I just cut out. Even if it was stolen, it was still through my hands. How come it's become some empty stone or worthless rock in your mouths?"

"Now the winner is determined by the obvious rarity of the treasures. I believe that the final result of these duels should be that Fellow Daoist Wu Shan and his group win." At this moment, a Supreme Elder from the Xuanmen Holy Land stood up to support the Wu family.