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Behind them were the Mountain and Sea Banner Clouds and Mist, in front was the "Sparkling Fire Formation," and under their feet were hundreds of snakes and water beasts.

At this moment, Lu Yuanfeng was like a trapped beast, destined to be defeated sooner or later.

Lu Yuanfeng was unaware of his own limitations; he was unaware of Jiang Shi's strength, while Jiang Shi was already quite clear about Lu Yuanfeng's potential.

This person is quite strong; he's one of the top performers in the Canglin region.

But compared to him, I'm still far behind.

In the Canglin region, the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators are divided into three levels.

The first tier consists of the leaders of various sects, valley masters, and clan heads.

Headmaster Lu of Qingyun Sect, Master Hua Luoyu of Biluo Valley, and Sect Master Xu of Lingxu Sect.

These three are incredibly powerful and possess magical artifacts for protection, making them invincible among Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Canglin region.

The second tier includes Canglin City Lord Shangguan Shuo, Biluo Valley Senior Brother Ku Hong, and the next head of Qingyun Sect, Lu Chuanxuan.

There are more than three people at this level; for example, Granny Zhu from Biluo Valley also belongs to this level.

These Foundation Establishment stage cultivators are the true next generation successors of the three major sects.

The next level down is people like Lu Yuanfeng.

At this time, Jiang Shi's strength had reached the second tier.

He is not much different from Shangguan Shuo and Senior Brother Ku Hong.

If it were a life-or-death battle, Jiang Shi was very confident that he could kill his opponent.

Jiang Shi had already figured out his own strength after fighting with Xi Mo Xuan Yuan Yi, so he was not afraid of Lu Yuan Feng at all, even though he was a sword cultivator.

Among sword cultivators, there are also different levels. Those with strong abilities can break through all laws with a single sword strike, and are known as sword immortals.

Those with weak abilities, like Lu Yuanfeng, once had their sword heart shattered. They later took pills to repair their sword heart, but their strength declined considerably.

However, Lu Yuanfeng lacked sufficient understanding of his own abilities.

Having just had his sword heart repaired, Lu Yuanfeng felt he was back to normal.

Facing Jiang Shi, who wielded five superior-grade magic weapons, Lu Yuanfeng showed no sign of backing down.

Instead of retreating, he advanced, wielding his silver flying sword, and charged towards Jiang Shi.

The silver flying sword gleamed coldly, unleashing streaks of sword energy, aiming to kill Jiang Shi.

Faced with the attack, Jiang Shi remained calm. He lightly tapped his foot, and a lotus flower rose up, supporting Jiang Shi's ankle. In an instant, Jiang Shi was teleported away.

This "Stepping on the Soil and Growing Lotus Steps" was learned from Wei Wushang, a member of the Wei family in Zhongzhou.

This footwork technique, while not ideal for long-distance raids, is extremely useful for close-range evasion and attack avoidance.

Lu Yuanfeng's sword attacks couldn't even touch Jiang Shi's sleeves, let alone hit him.

Lu Yuanfeng's attacks all failed, and he became increasingly anxious, his swordplay becoming more and more chaotic.

"No! We can't let this kid slow us down!" Lu Yuanfeng suddenly realized that if they continued fighting like this, they might wear him down to death.

Sword cultivators expend a great deal of energy; unparalleled offensive power comes at a price.

So Lu Yuanfeng stopped his attack and flew into the sky.

Jiang Shi held the superior-grade magic weapon, the Mountain and Sea Banner, and with a gentle wave, clouds and mist descended from the sky.

They blocked Lu Yuanfeng's escape route, preventing him from flying away.

However, Lu Yuanfeng stopped halfway through his flight, turned around, and raised his sword.

Jiang Shi instantly felt a warning in his heart. His soul had awakened his past life memories, and his mind was stronger than others.

That's why Jiang Shi often receives danger warnings, and this time, Jiang Shi can sense that Lu Yuanfeng in the sky is exuding a dangerous aura.

Jiang Shi quickly summoned the "Sparkling Fire Formation" to his front.

"Too late!" Lu Yuanfeng said in a deep voice, watching Jiang Shi's defensive movements.

Then, with a murderous intent, he swung his sword down with all his might.

Streaks of sword light flew out from the silver flying sword.

One becomes two, two becomes four, four becomes eight, and eight becomes sixteen.

Sixteen sword lights descended and attacked Jiang Shi.

The "Sparkling Wilderness Formation" composed of eighteen silver rings with fire patterns was the first to be hit, struck by sixteen sword beams.

The moment the two came into contact, the "Sparkling Fire Formation" was instantly shattered, just like a bubble.

Eight of the eighteen fire-patterned silver rings had already been destroyed by a single sword strike.

Now, facing sixteen sword lights, they are naturally no match.

After destroying the eighteen fire-patterned silver rings, the sixteen sword lights then attacked Jiang Shi.

If Jiang Shi were to be struck by these sixteen sword beams, even if he had summoned three demonic wolves, his use of the "Puppet Killing Technique" would be futile.

Although the three-headed demon wolf was at the late Foundation Establishment stage, it was impossible for it to withstand the sixteen sword lights emitted by the unparalleled sword cultivator.

At this critical moment of life and death, a scarlet blood bat phantom appeared behind Jiang Shi.

Jiang Shi's scarlet killing intent solidified, seemingly transforming into a scarlet blood wing behind him.

Jiang Shi vanished in an instant.

The next time it appeared, it was already in the sky.

"Where is he? Gone? How is this possible?" Lu Yuanfeng looked down in disbelief, where Jiang Shi had vanished.

"Could it be that it sank to the bottom of the water?" Lu Yuanfeng wanted to control the sixteen sword lights to rush into the water to check the situation.

Just then, a crimson blade of energy, its trajectory like a rainbow, slashed down from top to bottom.

The attack came suddenly, and Lu Yuanfeng's mind was still focused on the ground below, so he didn't notice it at all.

"Ah!" Lu Yuanfeng screamed as the hand holding the silver flying sword was severed.

It also had a faint burnt smell.

The flames burned Lu Yuanfeng's wounds.

Having lost his arm, Lu Yuanfeng had no time to think. His instinct as a sword cultivator kicked in, and he summoned his silver flying sword back.

The silver flying sword was recalled by Lu Yuanfeng from below and was about to return to his hand.

"How could I possibly allow you to do this!" Jiang Shi thought to himself.

"Screech!" A furious roar rang out, and the Gengjin Divine Light burst forth from Jiang Shi's mouth, transforming into a golden thread that collided with the silver flying sword.

At the same time, Jiang Shi lightly tapped his finger, and several beams of divine light shot out, heading towards Lu Yuanfeng.

At this moment, Jiang Shi was suspended in the air, and the scarlet blood bat phantom behind him had slowly dissipated.

This crimson blood bat phantom is completely different from the crimson blood ox phantom. Jiang Shi's entry-level crimson blood bat phantom can only be emitted for a moment.

It cannot be used for long-term combat. Even at that time, Xuan Yuan Yi was not able to skillfully use the Crimson Blood Bat Phantom, which shows the difficulty of this technique.

However, Jiang Shi believed that as long as his killing intent was sufficient, he would eventually master the crimson blood bat phantom.

By then, his fighting skills will have improved significantly.

Even the beginner-level Crimson Blood Bat phantoms have provided him with great assistance.

Just now, Jiang Shi used the speed boost from the crimson blood bat phantom to instantly arrive in the sky, and used the "Hundred Illusions Thousand Faces Technique" to conceal his own information.