This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Chapter 405: Chapter 33 Jiuyou Hall Master

Lu Qingshan and Ji Chuan rode their flying swords, transforming into a stream of radiance, sweeping straight toward another area of Burial Ridge.

“It’s just up ahead,” Lu Qingshan said, looking at the distant continuous mountains with a grave voice.

Ji Chuan was still slightly astonished, “Junior Brother’s technique is truly remarkable, with just a single sword strike, he can track over a thousand miles.”

Lu Qingshan smiled without saying a word.

Hei Luo couldn’t understand why the sword strike from Lu Qingshan, which seemed to be immensely powerful, did not cause him any substantial damage.

He could only assume that Lu Qingshan was all show and no substance.

As the recognized leader of the Seven Domains’ debates, Lu Qingshan was naturally not a Sword Cultivator who was all bark and no bite.

In the end, everything came down to one sword.

The moment the peach blossom exploded, Lu Qingshan had cast the divine skill of the peach blossom: “Indestructible”.

“Indestructible”: The peach tree is young and handsome, its blossoms shining bright.

Active: When activating this divine skill and causing damage to an enemy, it leaves a peach blossom mark on the enemy’s body and stores a portion of the damage within the mark for the next ten breaths.

The peach blossom mark’s existence will not exceed three days, is hard to detect, and even harder to erase.

The Sword Master can detonate the peach blossom mark at any time within its duration.

The Sword Master can sense the location of the peach blossom mark, regardless of distance.

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Unlimited range sensing.

This is one of the most top-tier tracking techniques.

In Lu Qingshan’s consciousness, the peach blossom mark imprinted on Hei Luo was like a sparkling point; with just a slight sensing, there was a clear direction as guidance.

And now, that point was located within those deep mountains.

Whoosh!

The two of them flew across the sky, swiftly entering the mountains, and with one glance downward, they saw a valley below, shrouded in white mist.

With Lu Qingshan’s current Primordial Spirit Realm, his Divine Sense could reach five hundred zhang away from his body, and he immediately sensed a Formation within the valley that blocked all Divine Sense.

Seeing this scene confirmed for Ji Chuan that this place was indeed where the Underworld Demonic Cultivator had fled to before.

After all, amidst the deep mountains and desolate ranges, where there were no Sects, yet a massive Great Formation stood, who else could act in such a manner other than the Underworld?

“Elder Brother, are you confident?” Lu Qingshan asked.

For the regional hall of the Underworld in a province, its Hall Master would be of the Void Refining level.

No matter how powerful Lu Qingshan was, he was only capable of killing a Weak Nascent Soul while being in the Golden Core stage; to shake a Void Refining Cultivator was impossible.

Thus, this battle would be Ji Chuan’s fight alone.

Ji Chuan smiled faintly, confidently saying, “Void Refining? I’ve killed quite a few.”

What Sword Cultivator would be timorous and cautious?

Not to mention, Ji Chuan was the strongest Sword Cultivator in the Nascent Soul Stage, ranked at the top of the Yellow List.

Lu Qingshan nodded.

Boom!

In the next instant, Ji Chuan burst forth with full brilliance, and in a moment, his Green Waist flew out from his body.

Accompanied by a thunderous roar, Ji Chuan’s Life-bound Flying Sword burst forth with terrifying force, directly striking at the massive concealed Formation below.

Simultaneously, Ji Chuan followed closely after his Green Waist, descending from the sky.

Within the Formation.

Hei Luo was still reporting the detailed arrangements to the Jiuyou Hall Master.

Suddenly, a terrifying force descended.

Boom!

The Formation’s Spiritual Light surged up with ripples, and under this fearsome force, it shattered into pieces with a crackling sound.

A sword descended from the sky.

Ji Chuan’s Green Waist shredded the Spiritual Light of the Formation ruthlessly, forcibly breaking through everything.

As Ji Chuan dived down from high above and broke the Formation, he also sensed everything within the valley.

The number of Underworld Cultivators inside the entire valley was not large, totaling no more than a hundred, with cave dwellings standing all around.

Yin Qi lingered.

A massive Blood Pool stood in the center of the valley, churning continuously.

Furthermore, there were several Cultivators soaking naked within it, their bodies flickering with black light, seemingly cultivating some special Cultivation Technique.

Ji Chuan’s eyes turned cold.

Boom!

The life-bound flying sword that struck from above exploded with full force, like a giant python, swallowing the Underworld Cultivators in the blood pool who had not yet reacted.

Just in an instant, the bodies of those Underworld Cultivators burst into dust, and their blood mist dispersed, slowly merging into the blood pool below, vanishing from sight.

Just with this one strike, all the Underworld Cultivators residing in the cave dwellings of the valley were alarmed, each filled with immense fear upon witnessing this scene.

“Too terrifying, this Sword Cultivator!” The Underworld Cultivators trembled in their souls.

Ji Chuan had by this point confirmed the combat power of the Underworld side.

There were two Void Refining Cultivators, the Jiuyou Hall Master in the Void Refining Middle Stage and Hei Luo in the Void Refining Initial Stage.

As for the hundred-odd minor Underworld Cultivators, there were merely ten Nascent Souls, with the rest being Golden Core Cultivators.

Had these Cultivators been from top-tier sects, they might have posed some difficulty.

Regrettably, they were merely Underworld Cultivators who had learned a few evil Cultivation Techniques. In Ji Chuan’s eyes, they were equivalent to ordinary weak Cultivators.

Against such weak Nascent Soul Cultivators, he needed only one strike to easily eliminate them.

Thinking thus, Ji Chuan acted accordingly.

Green Waist, which had been hovering above the blood pool, rose in might yet again. In a flash, it swept through the area, instantly killing a dozen more Underworld Cultivators before drifting back to Ji Chuan’s side.

With a seemingly casual move, he left the remaining Underworld Cultivators thoroughly chilled with dread.

Know that among the dozens of Underworld Cultivators Ji Chuan had just slain with a single move, two were at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

This was the vast chasm in combat power between ordinary Cultivators born in loose cultivators or minor sects, and Ji Chuan, who hailed from a Taoist Sect.

Factors such as Cultivation Techniques, Spells, Magic Artifacts, experience, understanding, Intent, and even innate talent attributed to this vast difference.

Not to mention, even among disciples of the Taoist Sects, Ji Chuan was amongst those of exceptional strength.

The gap spanned two whole levels, meaning that while they were of the same realm, their strength was as different as heaven and earth.

The most direct manifestation was that Ji Chuan needed only a single flying sword to take the lives of these Underworld Cultivators, who were likewise in the Nascent Soul Realm.

“Vast Righteousness Sword Ji Chuan!” The grey-robed Jiuyou Hall Master looked up at the descending Ji Chuan, his expression turning solemn as he spoke slowly.

Hei Luo, on the other hand, was incredulous, “How could this be? How did you find this place? I made sure time and again that no one was following us!”

“Jiuyou Hall Master?” Ji Chuan did not intend to explain his methods to Hei Luo, but merely glanced at the Jiuyou Hall Master and spoke coldly.

The Jiuyou Hall Master’s expression gradually turned colder.

How exactly Ji Chuan had tracked them was no longer his concern.

His original plan seemed to have been ruined, as Ji Chuan had not found the Origin Demon and engaged it in battle. Instead, he had targeted their lair with deadly accuracy.

But after only a moment of shock, the Jiuyou Hall Master thought of a way to salvage his plan.

The one condition was that Ji Chuan must be slain here!

“Ji Chuan… you have broken into the Netherworld with no way out,” the Jiuyou Hall Master murmured, “Today, I want to see if a Nascent Soul Cultivator can indeed be strong enough to challenge this hall master!”

“All your meticulous plans, the riot you caused with the Origin Demon, leading me to Burial Ridge, what exactly was your purpose?” Ji Chuan scrutinized the Jiuyou Hall Master.

“It seems you’re not foolish, aware that we deliberately lured disciples of the Sword Sect here,” the Jiuyou Hall Master did not offer an explanation to Ji Chuan, “As for why, you can ask King Yama after you reach the Netherworld below!”

The Jiuyou Hall Master was growing impatient and, with a wave of his hand, a black seal appeared in his palm. At the same time, a chilling might of heaven and earth surged from the Jiuyou Hall Master’s body, infusing into the black seal.

On the black seal, a terrifying cold power appeared, capable of freezing space itself as it bore down on Ji Chuan.

This was the power of his Dao seed.

The Jiuyou Dao Seed, created from the condensation of the Jiuyou Intent.

Hei Luo instantly erupted with an overwhelming Blood Qi, and from within him came the piercing cries of bats as his figure swelled suddenly.

Hei Luo had revealed his true form as a Blood Demon.

At that moment, by merely willing it, the black Dao seed within him also burst forth with mighty strength, the might of heaven and earth enveloping his physical body and making him feel immensely powerful as his bloodline surged.

The Blood Qi Dao Seed!

Created from the condensation of the Blood Qi Intent.

The primary difference between a Void Refining Cultivator and a Nascent Soul Cultivator, besides their Cultivation level, lay in this Dao Seed.

The power of the Dao Seed was the true embodiment of harnessing the power of Intent to its fullest.

“If you seek death so eagerly, then I shall grant your wish!” Seeing the Jiuyou Hall Master attacking without a second word, Ji Chuan didn’t bother with further talk.

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Green Waist once again flew out.

This time, its flight was filled with profound mystery, bringing a thunderous roar as it went. The sword was enveloped in flickering lights of five colors, interwoven and producing each other in unity.

The Five Elements Intent, like a tide, rolled towards the black seal launched by the Jiuyou Hall Master.

This was the essential nature of the Five Elements of heaven and earth, it was Intent, and it was also the order of the Heavenly Dao!

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