Starting with the Corpse-Eating Worm, he worked his way up to become the Left-Winged Immortal Lord.

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The sword's cry tore through the darkness of the forest, instantly reaching within a hundred miles.

In a panic, Baili hurriedly used his Yin Soul to defend himself, but his Yin Soul, which was only at the mid-second stage, was instantly shattered by the sword light.

As soon as the spirit died, the sword light fell on Baili.

"No!"

In a panic, Baili tried to take out his magic weapon, but the magic weapon in the golden light suddenly exploded.

boom--

The explosion of the magical artifact instantly engulfed a hundred miles, also forcing back the poisonous insects and another cultivator at the sixth level of the Heavenly Principle Training Realm.

As the man flew above the dense forest, he saw Lu Xingzhi arrive on his magical artifact, the aura of the hidden talismans around him still lingering.

"Lu Xingzhi!"

Upon hearing these three words, Daoist Qiuyue flew quickly toward Lu Xingzhi as if he had found a lifeline.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, thank goodness, you're alright."

Lu Xingzhi spoke indifferently, "You just said you were willing to give everything, does that count?"

"I'll agree, I'll listen to Fellow Daoist Lu from now on." Daoist Qiuyue nodded vigorously.

Lu Xingzhi nodded in satisfaction, then looked with pity at the spot where Baili had died. "Fellow Daoist Baili, you caused me to lose my natal magic weapon. I'll now use a top-tier second-tier magic weapon to take your life. Are you satisfied?"

"Lu Xingzhi, you dare to come back? You really are looking for..." The man from the Heavenly Principle Sect was about to speak when he thought of the insect.

He wasn't sure whether the insect was controlled by the person behind Lu Xingzhi.

But if it was Lu Xingzhi's backer who was in charge, why did that person suddenly kill Chen Ye of Wufeng Temple?

"Fellow Daoist Deng."

Just to be on the safe side, the man quickly used his weapon to get to Deng Hui's side.

Deng Hui looked at Lu Xingzhi, his expression shifting between light and shadow.

Others might not know, but he was Li Shoutian, who had searched the soul of the mortuary, and knew that Lu Xingzhi had not sided with Chen Ye.

The man killed Chen Ye perhaps to clear obstacles for Lu Xingzhi and help him gain more influence in the Wufeng Temple.

"Vice Master Xu!" After weighing his options, he didn't make a move, but instead shouted at Xu Hanqiu, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Lü Song.

This shout drew enthusiastic applause from Lü Song.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, well done! Well done!"

Xu Hanqiu's face darkened. Seeing the situation, which had been going very well, suddenly reverse, his killing intent surged.

"Lu Song, you should worry about yourself."

The words fell.

With a wave of his hand, Xu Hanqiu offered up three more blood nails.

These three were different from the previous blood nails; they were shrouded in malevolent energy, making them exceptionally terrifying. After flying out, they instantly shattered Lü Song's sword light.

boom--

boom--

boom--

The three blood nails landed with a thud.

They formed a triangle, completely surrounding Lü Song.

Amidst the crimson hue, a malevolent aura that penetrated to the very soul surged forth like a tidal wave, instantly engulfing Lü Song.

"This treasure belongs to the Heavenly Principle Sect..."

Before he could finish speaking...

A sword light tore through the blood energy and soared into the sky.

Lu Song emerged from the light of his sword, standing proudly, his robes fluttering, exuding the air of a carefree sword immortal.

His eyes were indifferent.

Yet it contains an extremely sharp sword intent.

With just one glance, Xu Hanqiu was shaken to her core.

"The Nine Swords of Freedom?" Xu Hanqiu exclaimed in surprise, feeling a sense of familiarity.

Lü Song sneered and said, "Do you really think this humble Taoist priest enjoys traveling? Does he really enjoy roaming the world with his sword?"

"You did this to cultivate the Nine Swords of Freedom... So that's how it is! You temper your heart with the mortal world, take freedom as your sword, cultivate the Nine Swords of Freedom, and aim for the Freedom Sword Fruit!" Xu Hanqiu exclaimed in surprise, but then sneered, "Unfortunately, you're just a dog raised by the Xuanqing Academy. They won't let you get your hands on the Freedom Sword Fruit to prove your Dao and establish your foundation."

"You should worry about yourself."

Lu Song raised his hand, his sword energy crisscrossing, forcing back all the blood energy, and the three blood nails were also shaken by the sword energy.

"Then I'll see just how many levels of swordsmanship you've cultivated." Xu Hanqiu raised his hand, and the three nails combined into one, stabbing towards Lü Song.

Lü Song remained still, raising his hand to hold up his sword.

A sword fell.

The sword energy tore through the sky, instantly shattering the blood nails, while a portion of it also landed solidly on Xu Hanqiu's Yin body.

Xu Hanqiu's body trembled, and he retreated a hundred feet. Although there was no sword wound on his chest, he still spat out a mouthful of blood, and his eyes were full of horror.

Without hesitation, Xu Hanqiu turned into a streak of blood and plunged into the dense forest beneath his feet.

The streak of blood flashed past with terrifying speed.

Upon seeing this, Deng and Hui quickly followed.

Even Vice Master Xu was defeated.

If they stay, they will surely die.

Lü Song, the most leisurely monk at Wufeng Temple, was surprisingly powerful!

"Chase!"

Seeing this, Master Qiuyue's morale soared, and he immediately set out to give chase.

But Lu Xingzhi immediately stopped him.

Do not act rashly.

Master Qiuyue asked in confusion, "We must press our advantage and not let them escape!"

"Follow Vice Abbot Lü's orders."

Lu Xingzhi quickly reminded him that he had already lost two magical artifacts and had almost exhausted his trump cards, so how could he dare to pursue rashly?

however.

Lü Song simply stood there quietly.

Then he coldly said something.

"A rat in the gutter!"

Master Qiuyue hurriedly asked, "Vice Abbot Lü, shall we give chase?"

"Xu Hanqiu comes from Xuanqing Academy, so we can't push him to the brink. Besides, people from Xuanqing Academy should be dealt with by Xuanqing Academy."

Lü Song sheathed his sword and watched the bloody light disappear into the darkness.

……

Inside the Wufeng Temple.

Gu Qing used the corpse-eating worm to observe this scene, and he saw even more.

After Lü Song's sword strike, although his sword aura remained sharp, it appeared weak beneath the surface, as perceived by the corpse-devouring worms.

"It seems that that sword strike took a toll on him."

Gu Qing sighed.

But that sword strike just now truly amazed him.

To be honest, he also dreamed of becoming a sword cultivator.

pity.

He has already chosen the path of the insect tamer.

The body is also filled with Yin magic.

"This Vice Abbot Lü is truly unexpected. His chivalrous deeds and neglect of Wufeng Temple's affairs are actually for cultivation, for the purpose of establishing his foundation and attaining the Dao Fruit." As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Qing's attention immediately fell on the place where Xu Hanqiu had left.

next moment.

Gu Qing immediately controlled the corpse-eating worms to burrow underground and chased after it.

Once completely out of Lü Song's perception range, it returned to the ground and rolled at full speed, chasing directly after Xu Hanqiu.

Xu Hanqiu was just hit by a sword. Although his Yin body was not injured, the more this happened, the more likely he was to be seriously injured.

"Let's chase after it first. If we can kill it, the rewards are unimaginable..." Gu Qing chased after it with great anticipation.

however.

They followed the scent for an hour, but still couldn't catch up with Xu Hanqiu.

"That's true. Deng Hui knows earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique for escaping through the earth), and Xu Hanqiu, who comes from Xuanqing Academy, probably knows flying techniques as well."

However, this also made Gu Qing even more certain that Xu Hanqiu was seriously injured.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have escaped so quickly.

Although the Corpse-Eating Worms are only good at ambushes, their speed is not much slower than that of a normal late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

It's practically impossible to catch up after chasing for an hour.

"Those two, Deng and Hui, ran quite fast too. Deng Hui knows the art of escape, so his speed is understandable. The other one is probably burning his life essence like crazy."

Thinking of this, Gu Qing shook his head helplessly.

pity.

I failed to snag a bargain.

"However, after tonight, the Heavenly Principle Sect should quiet down for a while, but I don't know how long it will quiet down."

I know Deng Hui's name.

But I still can't see through the purpose of the Heavenly Principles Sect.

Therefore, they most likely won't leave Changping County just because of Lü Song; they will most likely send someone stronger.

The words fell.

Gu Qing collected his thoughts.

In any case, tonight was quite fruitful.

Chen Ye and the others are dead, so he will no longer be threatened. From now on, no one will be able to threaten his position, including his master Lu Xingzhi.