Chapter 413: Young Man, You Fight Without Honor and Morality
Chapter 413: Young Man, You Fight Without Honor and Morality
"By the way, Fellow Daoist Chu, I haven't asked you yet, what happened at Cloud Rest Mountain?" Wu Changdong asked as soon as they exited Tianyu Pavilion.
"That You family is distantly related by blood to one of the Golden Core protectors of the Mysterious Yin Cult. He received the protection of another Golden Core protector," Chu Ning explained briefly, summarizing what had happened without going into detail. He omitted the incident in the sacrificial chamber and did not mention You Jing being killed by his hand or the Black Mysterious Gold.
After hearing Chu Ning's explanation, Wu Changdong and the others didn't ask any further questions. What had happened at Cloud Rest Mountain was merely a side task, and now that they knew it was only related to a single Golden Core protector from the Mysterious Yin Cult and not deeply entangled with the Demon Path Alliance, they were relieved.
The three of them then discussed their next course of action.
Fu Jing'an, knowing that he was the weakest among them, chose to confront the middle group out of the three. This way, whether it was Chu Ning or Wu Changdong who defeated their opponent first, they could immediately come to his aid.
Chu Ning and Wu Changdong agreed with this arrangement.
So, after flying forward for about eight hundred miles, the three of them separated and headed toward their respective targets.
At this moment, Chu Ning's spiritual sense had already located the group of people he was supposed to deal with. With his Spirit Concealment Art and his innate spiritual body, he could easily approach them while remaining undetected.
However, Fu Jing'an didn't possess this ability, and it was only a matter of time before the enemy Nascent Soul cultivator discovered him. If that happened, it would be troublesome if the Nascent Soul cultivator rushed over to besiege Fu Jing'an.
Therefore, Chu Ning didn't bother to conceal his presence but instead rushed forward toward the enemy at full speed without any attempt at stealth.
As expected, when he was about a hundred miles away, the Demon Path Alliance cultivators noticed his presence. However, the Nascent Soul cultivator continued to hide his presence and didn't take any action. The few Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators, though they tried to maintain their composure, couldn't hide their anxiety from Chu Ning's spiritual sense.
This reaction made Chu Ning chuckle inwardly.
In the blink of an eye, Chu Ning had already arrived less than a hundred meters above their heads. Without saying a word, he summoned the Five Elements Spirit Sword and infused it with only fifty percent of his spiritual power. He then slashed the sword toward the group of Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators.
"I've been waiting for you here for a long time!" a frantic voice suddenly rang out.
Immediately afterward, a elderly man dressed in a blue robe appeared from the side, his voice filled with laughter.
As his voice fell, a pitch-black dagger qi shot toward the sword qi of Chu Ning's Five Elements Spirit Sword.
With neither of them exerting their full strength, the sword qi instantly dissipated upon contact.
The blue-robed elder laughed loudly when he saw this. "So, it turns out you're just a newly advanced early Nascent Soul cultivator. You're overly young, and it seems you're a genius of the Cloud Soaring Alliance.
"Kid, you've run into bad luck today. No matter how talented you are, you'll be left here today!" As he spoke, the blue-robed elder charged toward Chu Ning.
At the same time, he slashed his black dagger downward, sending a wave of black light more intense than before toward Chu Ning.
In an instant, dozens of dagger qis appeared in the air, turning half the sky black as if they wanted to seal off all of Chu Ning's escape routes.
A proud smile appeared on the blue-robed elder's face.
But the next moment, the smile on his face vanished. Chu Ning had disappeared from his line of sight, and by the time he saw him again, Chu Ning had closed the distance to just over thirty meters.
Before the blue-robed elder could react, Chu Ning's figure disappeared once more.
This time, the blue-robed elder carefully used his spiritual sense to search for Chu Ning but couldn't find any trace of him. It was only when Chu Ning reappeared a dozen or so meters behind him that he finally sensed his presence.
"Not good, dodge!" The blue-robed elder vaguely realized what Chu Ning was trying to do and hurriedly shouted to warn the Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators.
However, his warning was useless.
When the two Golden Core cultivators realized that Chu Ning's target wasn't the Nascent Soul cultivator but them instead, their first instinct was to flee.
But it was too late. They were already within Chu Ning's attack range.
Chu Ning waved his hand, and two spirit swords, one red and one gold, flew out. They transformed into dazzling red and golden rays of light that shot toward the two Golden Core cultivators, leaving them with no time to dodge.
"Why is the Nascent Soul cultivator attacking the Golden Core cultivators instead of fighting the other Nascent Soul cultivator? He's fighting without honor and morality!" The two Golden Core cultivators were terrified, but they didn't have time to think about it anymore.
They used every defensive measure they could think of—treasure artifacts, talismans, and protective shields—but to no avail.
Whether it was their natal treasure artifacts or the seemingly sturdy spiritual power shields, they were all easily pierced by the Five Elements Spirit Swords, which had been tempered with beast spirit essences and cultivated by Chu Ning for so long.
In the end, the two spirit swords penetrated the heads of the two Golden Core cultivators from the Demon Path Alliance, killing them instantly.
As for the remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators, they were already scared out of their wits and tried to flee.
The elder in the blue robe was furious when he saw that Chu Ning had killed his Golden Core cultivator companion right under his nose in the blink of an eye.
Taking advantage of the fact that Chu Ning's two spirit swords had not yet been retracted, the elder waved his hand again, sending dozens of shadowy beams toward Chu Ning.
At this moment, Chu Ning chose not to dodge by flashing through the void.
He raised his hands, and a blaze of fire appeared in front of him, quickly dyeing half the sky red and forming a sea of flames in the air.
The countless shadowy beams were immediately blocked.
A hint of surprise flashed across the blue-robed elder's face, but his combat experience seemed extremely rich.
Even before the shadowy beams were emitted, he had already closed the distance between them.
Taking advantage of this moment, he waved his hand and shot out several blood-red rays.
However, they were not aimed at Chu Ning but instead at the Fire Spirit Sword and the Golden Spirit Sword that were flying back.
Seeing this, Chu Ning immediately manipulated the two spirit swords to change direction in the air.
What surprised him was that the blood-red rays were extremely fast and soon caught up.
The rays collided with the spirit swords and instantly transformed into blood-red filaments that wrapped around them.
In the blink of an eye, the two spirit swords were entangled and unable to be retracted.
Chu Ning was slightly taken aback by this turn of events, and the blue-robed elder coldly snorted.
"Without your spiritual treasures, let's see how you'll fight me now!"
Before he finished speaking, the elder launched another attack.
The black dagger in his hand shot out, transforming into a shadowy beam that swiftly slashed towards Chu Ning.
The dagger beam seemed to be condensed from ink, causing the sky to darken slightly.
"This person's cultivation is close to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and his supernatural abilities are much stronger than those of the two Loose Cultivators from Qingshanyuan."
Chu Ning muttered to himself, but he still did not choose to dodge this ink-like dagger beam.
If it were just this one enemy, he would continue to use various spells and abilities to entangle with him.
However, Fu Jing'an was waiting for his support on the other side, and Chu Ning wanted a quick victory.
Chu Ning's right hand lifted slightly, and the ancient treasure dagger hidden in his sleeve shot out.
It also transformed into a shadowy beam and flew towards the ink-like dagger beam.
Compared to the massive dagger beam, this shadowy beam was inconspicuous.
The blue-robed elder saw this and scoffed.
"A firefly's light dares to rival the moon's brilliance..."
However, before he could finish his sentence, he was astonished to see that the inconspicuous shadowy beam collided with the massive dagger beam and devoured it like a snake swallowing an elephant.
In an instant, the massive dagger beam was consumed, and the shadowy beam rushed towards him.
It was only when the black dagger approached that the blue-robed elder truly sensed its power.
He felt the might of the black dagger as if it wanted to tear apart the heavens and earth, and his expression changed slightly.
He cried out in surprise, "Ancient treasure!"
Realizing that Chu Ning had unleashed an ancient treasure, the blue-robed elder did not dare to block it directly.
He immediately used an escape technique to dodge in the air.
However, with his qi locked onto, the elder's ordinary escape technique could not evade the attack of the ancient treasure dagger.
Seeing that the dagger was still chasing him, the blue-robed elder's face changed drastically.
He waved his hand again, shooting out several blood-red rays.
He intended to use the same tactic and entangle the ancient treasure dagger.
But as soon as the blood-red rays made contact, they were instantly shattered by the dagger without even turning into filaments.
Then, the dagger flashed and reappeared in front of the blue-robed elder.
It pierced through the black light shield that surrounded him.
In the next moment, the ancient treasure dagger flew out from behind the elder.
The blue-robed elder's black light dissipated, and he paled as he clutched his bloody left arm.
Even after being weakened several times, the ancient treasure dagger had almost taken his life.
At this moment, the blue-robed elder no longer dared to linger. He turned and attempted to flee.
However, his figure had barely moved when Chu Ning appeared in front of him once again.
Chu Ning held the unremarkable ancient treasure dagger in his hand.
Although his expression was calm, it caused the blue-robed elder's heart to shatter.
"Who are you? I've never heard of the Cloud Soaring Alliance having a cultivator like you..." the elder asked.
His question was answered only by a shadowy beam!
The ancient treasure dagger once again tore through the heavens and earth, and in the blink of an eye, it struck the blue-robed elder.
This time, the elder didn't even have time to defend himself.
Gritting his teeth, he sent his Nascent Soul flying out from the top of his head as the shadowy beam entered his body.
He knew that his physical body could not withstand the attack of the ancient treasure dagger, so he chose to separate his Nascent Soul.
However, this was all within Chu Ning's expectations.
As the blue-robed elder's Nascent Soul left his body, a flame of azure and scarlet intertwined, the Mystical Ice Flame, appeared above his head.
In an instant, the Nascent Soul was frozen solid.
"Ah!"
The Nascent Soul only had time to let out a miserable scream before it was completely obliterated by the Mystical Ice Flame.
At this moment, the blue-robed elder's body began to fall from the sky.
However, before it could hit the ground, a ball of fire appeared, turning him into ashes in the air.
(End of Chapter)
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