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Chapter 114
Chapter 114
"I Already Said, My Money Isn't That Easy to Take"
"Such blazing Fast Flying Sword Technique!"
"Incredible sword splitting prowess!"
"No wonder he's so confident—he’s got a trump card like that up his sleeve."
The crowd stared in awe at the retreating sword beam, exclaiming wildly. Many aspiring sword cultivators gleamed with excitement.
But a few sharp-eyed individuals immediately turned toward Xiao Chen.
"Hey, where'd he go?"
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen had vanished too.
Then came thunderous cries shaking heaven and earth.
Beyond Huangfeng Valley, the plains stretched endlessly. With no mountains or forests to block the view, spectators could see dozens of miles ahead.
Looking up, they spotted a distant sword beam slicing across the sky, vanishing into the horizon.
Yet on the ground, a golden figure chased relentlessly, flashing through the landscape at speeds surpassing the airborne sword beam by a margin.
The Foundation Building cultivators present gawked in disbelief.
"Heavens! How is this possible? He’s faster running than flying!"
"They say second-tier cultivators achieve peak speed through Flying Sword Flight. But rumors clearly exaggerate."
"I thought Flying Sword Technique was the fastest teleportation technique. Who knew there existed an even superior method? Fellow cultivators, does anyone recognize this technique?"
The speaker had intended to join the chase but realized he lacked the ability to keep up with the two ahead.
Stunned, he blurted, "Such formidable techniques must originate from the Three Great Sects!"
His words hung in an eerily silent crowd.
"No, these two are likely both Quanzhou cultivators."
To bolster credibility, a man threw off his hood, revealing himself as the Sihai Sect’s Elder Transmission Master.
Sihai Sect, Cangyan Sect, and Lihuo Sect stood as the Three Great Sects—mutually well-acquainted.
Gazing at the golden light fading beyond the mountains, he continued, "To my knowledge, Lihuo Sect hasn’t seen such a powerful earth-attribute evading technique in millennia."
The crowd nodded in agreement.
If such a technique had existed earlier, it wouldn’t have remained obscure.
Another Lihuo Foundation Building cultivator sighed, "No wonder Quanzhou is hailed as a mighty realm. Their martial arts truly inspire awe."
"Today’s spectacle alone makes this journey worthwhile."
His words resonated with the solitary cultivators present, all marveling at the spectacle.
Yet none but Wen Shishi knew Xiao Chen had held back threefold.
When the sword beam plunged into the mountains and Xiao Chen confirmed no pursuers remained, he suddenly unleashed his Golden Light Technique, intercepting Wen Shishi effortlessly.
"What? You still have strength left?!"
Seeing Xiao Chen materialize ahead, Wen Shishi’s heart clenched.
At this rate, escaping via Flying Sword Technique was futile.
Thankfully, she’d already assessed his cultivation stage earlier, leaving herself an escape plan.
If her earth-attribute escape technique wasn’t enough, she’d resort to sword arts.
Wen Shishi abruptly halted her sword beam, landing on a pine tree. Drawing another Flying Sword, she gripped both blades, her Foundation Building Fifth Layer aura erupting.
"If you keep chasing, taste my Flying Sword’s might!"
"Hmph, a sword cultivator too?"
Xiao Chen calmly drew a premium-grade practice Flying Sword. "Perfect. I’ve been refining my sword arts lately—let’s spar."
"Seven Stars Sword Technique—Tianshu!"
Recognizing the move, Wen Shishi inwardly rejoiced.
She’d feared Xiao Chen might keep chasing without engaging. With his heavy spirit stone investment, he likely had powerful backing. If reinforcements arrived, her escape would sour.
But Xiao Chen not only stayed to fight—he challenged her to a duel.
Foolish.
She instantly noted his blade was merely a borderline premium-grade sword, far inferior to hers.
With a cry, "Pine Wind Dawn!"
A gust burst from her right sword, accompanying its beam in a slashing arc.
"Crack!"
Yet her attack dissolved instantly. Even the protective aura from her Magic Robe shattered under Tianshu’s blade.
"This can’t be!"
How could an ordinary premium sword outmatch her custom-crafted Flying Sword?
Unfazed, Xiao Chen declared, "Seven Stars Sword Technique—Tianxuan!"
Alarmed, Wen Shishi crossed both swords defensively.
Roaring, "Wind Drives Rain, Clouds Press Light Thunder!"
Electricity crackled along her right sword. Sword beams rained like storms, windswept and torrential—her orthodox assault.
Her left sword summoned roiling clouds, lightning flashing within—a hidden thunder strike, her unorthodox gambit.
This was Wen Shishi’s ultimate technique, discovered years ago in a cave—a legacy from a Celestial-tier sword manual. It had saved her countless times.
"Slash!"
The sound of flesh tearing echoed.
Wen Shishi looked down, spotting a bloodstain blooming across her abdomen beneath her torn Magic Robe. Only ambient mana stemmed the bleeding.
"How?!"
She felt madness creeping in.
Her Flying Sword’s quality, cultivation stage, and martial arts all surpassed Xiao Chen’s. She should’ve crushed him.
Yet twice struck, wounded, and outmatched.
As Xiao Chen raised his sword again, panic surged.
She tore off her veil, pleading, "Senior, mercy!"
"Forgive my ignorance—I’ve wronged you gravely."
"I repent!"
"I’ll serve you loyally, as servant or slave."
She pitched her voice high and soft, almost coquettish.
"Just spare me, Senior. Don’t hold a grudge against a mere girl."
Ending with a veiled jab, hoping to shame him into retreat.
Many cultivators, prideful and vain, might’ve relented.
But Xiao Chen simply said, "Seven Stars Sword Technique—Tianji."
Tianji embodied unpredictability—sudden, shifting, and treacherous.
Before his sword beam formed, an invisible blade pierced her chest.
With a final glance of disbelief, Wen Shishi toppled backward from the pine.
Xiao Chen leapt ahead, landing gracefully.
Flicking his sword, he snatched her waist-bound storage bag mid-air.
Finally, he muttered, "I already said, my money isn’t that easy to take."
(End of Chapter)
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