Mortal: Joining the Star Palace at the Start

The flying sword hummed and hovered behind him.

With a flick of Ji Qing's finger, these flying swords immediately swept towards the three of them at an incredible speed.

Tang Hong struggled to defend himself, summoning a protective shield in front of him, but he still underestimated the power of the flying sword.

As soon as the flying sword struck his protective aura, one flying sword after another followed, with a constant scraping sound. The protective aura trembled and was on the verge of collapse.

"Fellow Daoist Tang, don't panic, I'm here to help you!"

In the distance, Ning Xue made her move. She took out a Sky Sparrow Flag from her storage bag and swung it sharply at Ji Qing.

After a piercing scream, a gray bird darted out from the flagpole. After circling a few times in the air, it immediately swept towards Ji Qing.

Ji Qing did not confront Tang Hong head-on, but instead deactivated the flying sword on Tang Hong's body and turned to deal with the bird.

With Ji Qing's full effort, the flying swords swarmed towards the birds in droves.

In the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, the bird was completely killed by Ji Qing's flying sword.

"This guy is not easy to deal with," Tang Hong said in a deep voice, looking like he still had lingering fear.

If it weren't for Fairy Ning's timely intervention, he would probably have been killed by the flying sword long ago.

At the same time, he finally saw through Ji Qing's strength.

This guy is very strong.

He is definitely not some rogue cultivator.

The independent cultivators simply don't have that ability.

"It seems we've met our match. This is going to be a bit tricky," Xiao Mi said with a grim expression.

"Fellow Daoists, do you have any solutions?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mi narrowed his eyes and began to ponder.

To be honest, Ji Qing in front of him is too strong, and even he doesn't have a good way to deal with him.

"Fellow Daoist Li, how about this? Let's stop fighting and shake hands to make peace."

"If we continue fighting, neither of us will gain anything. How about we divide the treasure among ourselves?"

"Oh?"

Ji Qing was slightly surprised, but remained unmoved:

"What you're saying, fellow Daoist, is rather ridiculous."

If you really don't want to fight, then I have a suggestion.

If you leave all the treasures behind.

"Then I might consider letting you go."

"Heh, is Fellow Daoist Li joking?"

"Leave all the treasures behind? How is that possible?" Ning Xue replied, her face icy cold.

They had planned for many years and finally arrived at this place.

If they were to leave all the treasures behind, would they be content?

Seeing that peace talks were futile, Xiao Mi's killing intent immediately turned murderous:

"It seems there's no point in saying more."

Since that's the case, let's make a move.

Today I'll see if you have any means to keep us here.

As soon as he finished speaking, the three of them attacked simultaneously. They wielded ancient talismans and frantically struck at Ji Qing, determined to kill him right there.

Upon seeing this, Ji Qing responded calmly.

He first swung his sword to repel Ning Xue, then conjured a flame with his hand to force the two of them back.

After he finished doing all that, he swooped down in front of the two of them, clasped his hands together, and instantly conjured a greatsword, which he then slashed at them.

Tang Hong's face turned pale instantly. How could he dare to confront it head-on? He immediately took out a yellow round shield from his storage bag, trying to neutralize the attack.

However, when the two began to clash, the round shield only lasted for two breaths before it shattered. Before Tang Hong could react, one of his arms was immediately severed by Ji Qing.

"die!"

Ji Qing's eyes suddenly flashed with dazzling golden light, and his aura became fierce. He swiftly slashed at Tang Hong with his long sword.

They were about to behead him.

"Brother Xiao, save me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a golden spear pierced through the air, repelling Ji Qing with unparalleled force.

Then Xiao Mi raised his hand, and Jin Ge changed direction, swiftly slashing towards Ji Qing's head.

Ji Qing's eyes narrowed slightly, and he had no choice but to temporarily avoid the limelight.

He flicked his fingers in quick succession, and the flying sword behind him attacked Jin Ge, and the two began to clash.

The answer is obvious: after the golden spear clashed with the flying sword, it was only a short while before the golden spear was defeated and forced to retreat.

Ji Qing was now truly enraged. He clasped his hands together, pointed his finger at the void, and with a thought, an arc-shaped beam of light suddenly condensed in his hand.

"go!"

Ji Qing roared, and the light slash in his hand flew out, slashing straight at Jin Ge.

Jin Ge was no match for him; the moment the two made contact, Jin Ge was cleaved in two.

Without the golden spear to block it, the light slash was like a swimming dragon, slashing towards Xiao Mi at an extremely fast speed.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Mi thought to himself, "This is bad."

Without the slightest hesitation, he quickly took out his protective magic item.

Xiao Mi's protective magic weapon was a jade pendant.

This was obtained by him when he killed a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation.

Its power can only be exerted at 70%.

As he took out the protective jade pendant, his fingers flew across the screen, forming hand seals. The moment the light slash arrived, the protective jade pendant suddenly burst forth with a dazzling brilliance.

In just a few breaths, a pale yellow protective shield appeared in front of him.

"Bang!"

The light slash struck behind the protective light shield, producing an astonishing sound.

With a "crack" sound, the protective jade pendant actually cracked open.

"How is this possible!?"

Xiao Mi was shocked and his face was full of disbelief.

This jade pendant has been with him for many years, and he has never encountered such a situation before.

Before he could think any further, a golden light suddenly swept towards him at incredible speed.

"Brother Xiao, retreat quickly!"

Tang Hong spoke up to remind him, but it was too late.

With a "plop," Xiao Mi's head flew high into the air and rolled along the ground for a while.

Before he died, he saw Ji Qing staring at him coldly, as if to say "idiot".

"What's going on?" This was Xiao Mi's question before he died.

As he slowly closed his eyes, he quickly became engrossed in the answer.

"Damn it!" Tang Hong said angrily, his face very ugly.

Just now, after Ji Qing unleashed the [Golden Yuan Slash], he also unleashed a [Golden Yuan Sword Light].

After the Golden Yuan Slash broke through Xiao Mi's protective magic weapon, the Golden Yuan Sword Light followed immediately.

With their seamless cooperation, Xiao Mi's body was dismembered.

They died without even knowing how they died.

In the air, Ji Qing, holding a long sword, coldly gazed at them, gestured for them to proceed, and calmly spoke:

"Fellow Daoists, please."

"Let's fight him!"

Ning Xue said with a ferocious expression, Xiao Mi's death was a big blow to her.

In the original plan, after she and Xiao Mi obtained the treasure, they would directly attack Tang Hong.

But reality dealt them a heavy blow.

Not only did the plan fall apart, but Xiao Mi also died tragically here.

A murderous intent flashed in Ning Xue's eyes. She flicked her finger, and the flagpole in the distance seemed to be guided, immediately turning into several white lights and falling into her hand.

After Ning Xue gripped the flagpole, she immediately charged towards Ji Qing.

Judging from her expression, she seemed ready to take a gamble.

"She is quite an extraordinary woman."

Ji Qing murmured, and was about to make a move when he saw Ning Xue suddenly change direction and head towards the exit with lightning speed.

Ji Qing was silent for a moment before speaking:

"Okay, I take back what I said earlier."