by Fang Xiang
The three Ren Family elders all cultivated one element and they had all reached a profound level!
It was extraordinary when they attacked!
The power that the three Ren Family elders showed also caused Xu Zheng Wei’s expression to change! These three’s reputations were not insubstantial as they had dominated Xu Ling City for so long! In the past, Xu Zheng Wei only knew that these three old people were hard to deal with. He hadn’t thought that they were so powerful!
This really was a dilemma! What to do … … Xu Zheng Wei groaned inside.
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Zuo Mo was shocked but he was not too nervous. He looked warily at Xu Zheng Wei whose expression was changing. Gongsun Shidi’s skill at command was powerful, but his individual combat abilities were almost nothing. Any average guard could kill him. Having made a successful strike, Zuo Mo had instantly returned to guard Gongsun Shidi to prevent the battle from affecting Shidi.
The anger in Zuo Mo’s heart had been vented through personally ending that despicable woman’s life. He calmly watched the fight.
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Xie Shan and the other two reacted differently facing the increasing presences of their opponents.
Seeing his sword essence easily defeated, Xie Shan coldly snorted. The Paired Mirage sword disappeared from his hand. Two light hums sounded in the air, one deep and thick and the other one high pitched, both shot into the sky!
Following them were two rainbow lights that were twisted together. With soul-shaking howls, they shot at Third Ren!
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Zong Ru’s expression did not change when his punch missed. His eyes were still half-lidded like before, his expression dignified, but the blood lotus flower on his forehead became brighter as though it was dripping in fresh blood.
Behind him, a faint shadow appeared.
Dragon-Elephant Attainment!
The shadow gradually became one with Zong Ru. Zong Ru’s dhyana robes moved despite there being no wind, they were flapping hard. When the closed eyes slowly opened, they were empty of any emotion, and the blood lotus on his forehead was like a furious flame.
Raising his hand to deliver a punch, a very normal and average punch!
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In terms of presence, the most shocking was still Wei Sheng!
Seeing the other’s twisting green vines easily destroy his sword essence, Wei Sheng did not show any timidity. His tiger like eyes suddenly lit up, the desire for battle exploding in his chest! After breaking through to jindan, and occasionally sparring with Zuo Mo, he had never truly fought a hard battle!
Because there were no suitable opponents!
The battle desire that had accumulated for so long erupted like a volcano, and caused Wei Sheng’s blood to boil.
Without even drawing the black sword, his right foot suddenly stepped forward, his figure bending slightly forward as though he was a sword leaving the sheath!
Void sword essence shot into the sky!
The presence of void and emptiness came like the darkness of night. With Wei Sheng as the center, it noiselessly spread into the surroundings and swallowed everything!
Everyone felt their vision blur and it appeared as though they were situated in an void realm.
There was no sound, no light, only endless void, an empty void of death!
Wei Sheng’s sword essence had enveloped everyone into it!
Zuo Mo also jumped in fright. Eldest Shixiong had lost himself in battle! He hurriedly grabbed Gongsun Cha and Shang Wei Ming, and his figure retreated rapidly. He had moved more than ten zhang before everything in his vision became normal again.
Woah! When Eldest Shixiong went crazy, it really was scary!
Zuo Mo couldn’t help but feel sympathy for the old man that was facing Eldest Shixiong. Sighing, he could not form any jealousy. No one knew better than him how Eldest Shixiong’s terrifying strength had been achieved. That was truly accumulation in dots and rips, gradually progressing from nothing to some to many, there was no short-cuts in this!
Zuo Mo knew that he could not do what Eldest Shixiong could!
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Xie Shan’s eyelids twitched rapidly as he was amazed inside!
Wei Sheng and he were both jindan, the other was also younger than him, but he was still respectful to Teacher Wei. Teacher Wei’s skill on the path of the sword was unfathomable, enough to make him feel respect, but he had never seen Teacher Wei attack with his full power!
Due to Wei Sheng’s sword, Zong Ru’s cold and indifferent eyes suddenly was rippled indiscernibly!
Since they reacted so, the three Ren Family elder’s reactions could be imagined. All of them paled! Their heads rang out. They knew they had kicked a metal board this time!
“To take revenge for Qing’er!” Eldest Ren took a deep breath and roared angrily.
To be able to cultivate to jindan and lead the Ren Family for decades, he was not a weak person. It was just that he had spoiled Ren Qing far too much that this calamity had landed on their heads. But facing such an astounding sword essence, he finally recovered his calmness.
They were pressed to a situation of life and death. The Ren Family was pressed to a situation of life and death. If they were pushed another step, it would mean they would be crushed! This was for the three of them, and also for the Ren Family!
His angry shout was perfectly timed. Second Ren and Third Ren whose presences were stopped thought of their beloved granddaughter dying right in front of them. The two old men’s anger exploded again, and so did their presences!
All in!
The three elders attacked together rather than retreat!
The green of Eldest Ren’s body grew a fraction. His entire person was like an ancient tree, countless green branches sprouting out of his body into the ground. In front of these green vines, the hard gold starshine rock was like tofu and easily pierced.
Earth energy flowed along the green vines rooted in the deep ground and continuously entered Eldest Ren’s body.
Hiss hiss hiss!
As though numerous snakes were spitting, those furiously dancing green vines left behind green marks of light in the air!
The green marks criss-crossed, and a formation instantly formed!
Green sprouts came out of the ground. At an amazing rate, they grew, produced leaves, flowers bloomed and bore fruit!
In a blink, the ground was carpeted in a layer of flora. It was like a forest floor bed, bursting with endless vitality, teeming with life. The flowers gradually withered, the petals danced in the air, the leaves falling off their branches and flying everywhere! The fruits on the trees cracked open, seeds shooting everywhere to burrow into the ground and start a new cycle of furious growth.
Life without rest!
Flower petals and leaves continuously flew through the air. In a short while, the air was filled with leaves and flower petals. They danced and spun, spreading everywhere and continuously migrated towards the deepest parts of the void!
But at the same time, countless plants, flowers, and leaves were withering at an astounding rate and turning to nothingness!
This was a struggle between death and vitality!
Zuo Mo’s expression became serious. This dislikable old man had such deep skill in the wood element!
Wood was the primary element for life!
This was the strongest attribute of the wood element, but was also the hardest attribute to comprehend! Zuo Mo suddenly recalled back when he was at the end of the prison-breaking battle of Vast Water Clear Skies and was facing that vast vitality. He couldn’t help but shudder.
Death and life were like twins, and were one of the most basic powers.
Eldest Shixiong’s void sword essence was the sword of death and nothingness. The other’s wood element spell was the category of spell where it was easiest to comprehend the attribute of life. Wood element spells were not famed for their power but was the perfect for subduing Eldest Shixiong’s void sword essence!
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Zuo Mo did not go forward to give aid.
He believed in Eldest Shixiong!
From the time he had first read Eldest Shixiong’s reflections on cultivation, he began to believe in Eldest Shixiong, trusting in this hardy, strong, and unusually persistent Eldest Shixiong. An individual who was willing to be a servant to search for the path of the sword, to hunt monkey swarms alone to comprehend sword essence!
In Zuo Mo’s view, the worldly apparition that Eldest Shixiong had caused at his zhuji was not the proof of Eldest Shixiong’s shocking talent, but the reward the heavens had given him, the reward for persisting and searching through hardship but remaining as determined as when he hard first started! A reward for forgetting himself and accumulating wounds! A reward for his days and nights of toiling labour!
How could an Eldest Shixiong like this be defeated?
He was a man that was like iron!
Chapter 444: Xie Shan’s Ling Power
There was no graveness to Zuo Mo’s demeanor, only calmness.
He hadn’t wanted to interfere in the conflict between Shang Wei Ming and Ren Qing. He only decided to act when he really couldn’t bear Ren Qing’s actions any longer. But he had only intended to give the other a lesson with his reprimands. However, when the three Ren Family elders appeared, Ren Qing’s words and the completely unreasonable protectiveness of the three old men made it clear to Zuo Mo what would happen next.
Resolve the dispute in peace, to believe that was naïve.
Battles of blood had already hardened Zuo Mo into a person who did not hesitate, so the moment his hands moved he had killed Ren Qing. Since the two sides were drawing their weapons to fight, then he would uproot the entire plant and not leave any roots behind!
In Zuo Mo’s eyes, this wasn’t some private conflict, this was a battle.
In battle, if it was not your death, then it was mine!
Even if they defeated these people, he would order Vermillion Bird Camp and Guard Camp to raze the Ren family! He didn’t want to leave any hidden problems behind. They were going to stay here for a long time. In Zuo Mo’s view, leaving behind a family that had enmity towards them, who wanted to take revenge, was not any different than seeking death.
In battle, any illusions of innocence and luck were the cause of death.
Zuo Mo’s relaxed expression increasingly caused Xu Zheng Wei’s heart to beat wildly. However, more of his attention was attracted by the fierce combat. It was usually rare to see battle between jindan xiuzhe.
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It had to be said that with Eldest Ren’s skill on the wood element and adding on that he had more ling power than Wei Sheng, when he pushed, Wei Sheng instantly felt pressured.
Against Eldest Ren’s assault the endless void retreated like the tide to between Wei Sheng and Eldest Ren.
Familiar with their eldest brother, Second Ren and Third Ren’s faces changed slightly!
The purest wood element power that Big Brother usually treasured was now flooding out without any frugality! He was like a gigantic tree, a tree whose vitality was burning!
The green color flowed through the void sword essence quickly spread towards Wei Sheng, connecting the two sides.
Big Brother was going all out! No matter the result of this battle, Big Brother would have lost a large portion of his vitality!
The two were sad and furious. In unison, they released their most powerful attacks!
The fiery Third Ren started first. With a vicious laugh, his arms curved and his hands curling back as he took a strange stance.
Woosh!
A bird of fire the size of a fist flew out of the flame! This bird of fire had bright red feathers, its expression was intelligent, and every time it flapped its wings, a shower of dazzling and burning sparks fell.
The fire bird made a clear sound, then it angrily leapt at the Paired Mirage Sword that was striking down!
It suddenly opened its beak. A blinding red light accurately struck Xie Shan’s Paired Mirage Swords!
Under the attack of this red light, the unstoppable Paired Mirage Light seemed to have been struck with a paralysis seal. It was forcibly stopped in the air. That fire bird was extremely intelligent, and started to pull the Paired Mirage back.
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When the red light struck the Paired Mirage Sword, Xie Shan seemed to have been burn by a red hot piece of metal. The thread of connection between him and the Paired Mirage Sword had became a fraction weaker.
Xie Shan’s expression became slightly ugly. Daren had bestowed upon him this Paired Mirage Sword which he treasured it. Now that it was damaged by another, his anger could be imagined!
Furious, Xie Shan’s ling power seemed to boil like water. He couldn’t help but howl. The long howl that contained ling power vibrated like thunder!
Of the jindan on Zuo Mo’s side Xie Shan was the weakest, even though he was the first to reach jindan. Even compared to Zong Ru, he was weaker, much less when compared to Wei Sheng and Zuo Mo! Zong Ru possessed the wish power that everyone feared and cultivated the wondrous [Attainment Golden Body], while the sword scripture Xie Shan cultivated was normal. Even though he also studied [Clear Sky Sword Scripture], it was not exactly suited for him so he had not gained much.
But there was one quality that none of the others could rival Xie Shan at, ling power! Long ago in ningmai, his ling power had reached an astonishing one hundred and eighty jing! He almost broke through jindan just through the accumulation of ling power. No one had expected that this seemingly stupid method that relied on accumulation had given him a great benefit when he broke into jindan!
That was ling power!
He had close to two hundred jing of ling power when he made his jindan breakthrough which allowing his breakthrough process to be a smooth one. As his cultivation stage increased, his ling power furiously increased!
This astounding increase continued for a long time. Even now, the rate had slowed but it still steadily increased!
What no one also knew was that the amount of ling power in Xie Shan’s body was eight hundred jing!
Compared to the past, it was more than four times!
The maximum amount of ling power for a first stratum jindan was one thousand jing. Xie Shan’s cultivation was almost at the top of a first stratum jindan! Just having broken through to jindan and already nearing second stratum, not many would believe it if word spread.
The eight hundred jing of ling power meant that he was the only one that did not lose out in terms of cultivation against these three old men!
The three Ren Family Elders had been famed for many years, and had broken through to jindan decades ago. Eldest Ren’s cultivation even reached second stratum jindan. His ling power was so abundant that, normally, it wasn’t something that these juniors who just entered jindan could compete with! Yet who would have thought that Xie Shan who had forcibly entered jindan based on the abundance of his ling power was this kind of freak!
The Paired Mirage Sword, that was restrained by the stream fire that the firebird was sprouting, lit up. It suddenly twisted and tore out of the fire bird’s restraint!
The fire bird was also very intelligent. Seeing the Paired Mirage Sword, it let out a call, its wings flapping and crashed towards the Paired Mirage Sword like a flash of fire.
At this time, the Paired Mirage Sword was like a serpent freed from its cage. The light released from the sword continuously increased!
In a blink, the two flying swords were shrouded in a dazzling and blinking light. They were like two balls of light that were entwining in the air! Due to the strength of the light, even the multi-colored light became as white as the sun.
The flying swords were vibrating, caused by the ling power flooding in. Xie Shan’s body was also uncontrollably shaking. Fury, excitement, and other feelings were mixed together and caused Xie Shan to grin.
Since his other moves would not work, then he would just fight based on ling power!
A dark and vici
ous smile on his face, insanity and fierceness flashed through Xie Shan’s eyes!
The vicious light in Third Ren’s eyes rose. He snickered, “You want to compete on ling power? You’re seeking death!”
He spread his arms out and did not hold back any bit of ling power!
This young person wanted to compete based on ling power with him? He had never seen anyone more stupid! Third Ren decided to burn this person into ashes with this one move!
The flame over his body grew with a woosh. Even his face was covered by the thick flames. Talismans that were of lower quality on his body could not withstand such a high temperature and were melted and burned to ashes by the flames!
“Firebird Barrage!”
The words were said slowly as though they took all the power he had to pushed out the words!
Pew!
A fire bird came out!
Following right after it was another fire bird!
At an astounding rate, fire birds appeared one after another. With so many flying out of the flames, it was as though there were countless birds hidden within the flames!
When a fire bird came out of the flame, they flapped their wings and like a dash of fire, and shot at the Paired Mirage Sun, that was floating like a miniature sun in the sky!
In an instant!
The fire birds were like rain!
Covering the sky and hiding the sun!
Sparks scattered downwards. Even the air was ignited, explosions ringing in the air! When the sparks landed on the gold starshine rock, they created wisps of green smoke with a pop and little holes appeared on the tile.
The starshine rock that had been smooth like glass had instantly became pockmarked with numerous little dots.
Xie Shan was not afraid!
Having survived that hell-like battlefield, Xie Shan’s heart was as hard as stone. Even if a blade was right at his eyes, his heart would not shake at all!