A Hundred Jin of Low-Grade Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves, Low-Level Cultivation Method Synthesis Card
Lu Yang had no time to look at the damage caused by that sword strike.
Because Su Jinxuan appeared behind him at the very moment she dodged the attack.
With her Golden Plume Chases the Moon combined with her Nascent Soul True Lord's combat instincts, her movement trajectory offered almost no opportunity for observation.
Before the previous afterimage could dissipate, the original body had already moved to another location.
Lu Yang's Divine Sense was fully deployed outwards, and he immediately locked onto her location.
But locking in is one thing, keeping up is another.
His Golden Plume Chases the Moon was only at level one, which was barely enough for pure straight-line speed, let alone Su Jinxuan's changes of direction were too fast and too tricky. Every flap of her wings seemed to predict his Divine Sense trajectory in advance, always half a beat ahead of him.
Faced with Su Jinxuan's renewed attack, his expression changed slightly, and he switched his hand Method Formula, once again unleashing the Golden Palace Sword Gang, intending to first build up his defense.
But Su Jinxuan's attack was faster.
A flash of golden light, and the pale golden longsword formed from Spiritual Qi slashed down.
The longsword was imbued with the Perfected Sunfall Golden Rainbow Sword, its Sword-Ray as blazing as fire and as sharp as ice, drawing a chilling golden line in the air before landing on Lu Yang's cracked Golden Palace Sword Gang Aura.
Boom!!
The light shield lasted for less than a breath before it shattered with a deafening roar, sending countless tiny golden fragments exploding in all directions.
Lu Yang's second protective shield, which he had just reconstituted, was still missing one final hand seal to take shape.
Despite the oncoming golden sword light, there was no panic in his eyes.
He narrowed his eyes, and the next moment, extremely fine golden lines appeared on his skin.
The patterns spread rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, they wove a dense, light Gold-Thread Robe.
The Gold-Thread Robe clung tightly to the skin, its patterns ancient and profound.
At the same time, the Law Treasure artifacts on his body lit up.
The exquisite robe shone brightly with white light, condensing into a layer of pale white Spiritual Qi shield around its body; the jade bracelet on its wrist also hummed and vibrated, and a second layer of pale blue shield unfolded tightly against the first layer.
The two shields overlapped, radiating a soft yet resilient luster.
However, when faced with Su Jinxuan's perfected Sunfall Golden Rainbow Sword, unleashed with her Foundation Establishment Late Stage, the shield formed by these two top-grade Supreme-Grade Law Artifact was as fragile as a soap bubble.
Kiss
The two soft sounds almost came together.
The two layers of shields shattered instantly, failing to hold for even a blink of an eye.
The shattered spiritual light was swept away by the sword wind and scattered in all directions.
But in that split second, Lu Yang gained the opportunity to turn around.
The obsidian greatsword in his hand, almost as tall as him, swirled with both spiritual light and Sword Qi, held horizontally in front of him.
The light from the Sunfall Golden Rainbow Sword fell upon the Obsidian Sword.
Lu Yang immediately felt an extremely terrifying force transmitted through the sword.
The force was not like a sword strike, but more like a mountain crashing down on the sword!
Lu Yang's arm muscles bulged instantly, and the golden patterns under his Gold-Thread Robe brightened slightly, dissipating some of the impact, but the remaining force was still ridiculously strong.
His feet carved two deep furrows in the ground, sending rock fragments flying to both sides and turning the soil beneath his feet into a scorched trail.
He was thrown dozens of meters by the sword before he could finally regain his footing.
However, this attack was successfully blocked!
Su Jinxuan maintained her sword-wielding posture, a hint of undisguised surprise flashing in her deep eyes.
She had even prepared to dissipate her Spiritual Qi before the sword's edge reached Lu Yang's body.
But this person in front of me actually withstood it!
This guy has too many tricks up his sleeve.
That Gold-Thread Robe... is it the divine Divine Ability formed from the insights into the Metal Dao that the headmaster mentioned before?
I never imagined that my physique could be improved to this extent!
No... I'm afraid it's not just the Gold-Thread Robe.
He is most likely a cultivator specializing in physical cultivation!
Without a solid foundation in body tempering, even with the Gold-Thread Robe protecting him, he wouldn't feel too good!
But Lu Yang, apart from being pushed dozens of meters away, was still breathing normally and his complexion remained rosy.
So Young Master Lu is a cultivator?
Moreover, his physical cultivation level seems to be quite high!
Su Jinxuan's thoughts raced through her mind.
But she is Nascent Soul True Lord, and her thoughts during battle never slow down her actions.
Her figure vanished from her original spot once more, and reappeared behind Lu Yang in the next instant.
Golden Plume Chases the Moon's wings left a lingering golden afterimage in the air, and the longsword in its hand slashed horizontally.
Having finally managed to suppress Lu Yang, we absolutely cannot let him catch his breath!
However, just as the sword was about to strike, a golden light flashed around Lu Yang, and a brand new layer of Golden Palace Sword Gang re-formed!
The surface of the light shield was as smooth as ever, and all the cracks were filled perfectly by the newly generated spiritual energy.
Her red lips pursed slightly, and her heart trembled for a moment, unable to contain itself.
He's only at the Late Qi Refining...
Young Master Lu is so difficult to deal with!
However, when she saw the excitement and fighting spirit in Lu Yang's eyes, she smiled inwardly.
This guy... seems to really enjoy the thrill of fighting strong opponents?
Continue!
Their figures flickered and intertwined in the valley.
From a distance, one can only see two blurry streaks of light rushing, intersecting, colliding, and separating.
Their movement speed exceeded the limits that Qi Refining Realm cultivator could perceive with the naked eye, and each change of direction left a short sonic boom in the air.
From a distance, they looked like two golden lightning bolts chasing each other in the valley, sometimes near, sometimes far, sometimes bright, sometimes dim.
Each collision was like a thunderclap from a clear sky.
A terrifying roar could be heard with almost every breath.
On the flat ground and in the air above the entire valley, it seemed as if one after another dazzling little sun had appeared.
The rocks in the center of the valley had long been crushed into dust by the continuous shockwaves, and the ground was covered with crisscrossing sword marks!
Even the mountain winds cannot enter this valley; they are completely torn apart by the aftershocks as soon as they get close!
The fight between the two lasted for a full quarter of an hour.
Boom!!
After another collision, one of the golden sword lights flashed briefly before its light suddenly dimmed.
Lu Yang's voice came from the center of the sword light. "Let's stop fighting!"
Before the words were finished, the other golden sword light vanished.
Su Jinxuan sheathed her sword, and the pair of pale golden wings on her back fluttered twice before turning into tiny specks of light and dissipating into the air.
The two landed one after the other in the middle of a devastated valley.
The rocks underfoot had been trampled beyond recognition; the ground within a radius of several kilometers looked as if it had been plowed dozens of times, and not a single intact stone could be found.
Su Jinxuan stood there, her long robe of phoenix feathers, interwoven with gold and red, fluttering slightly in the mountain breeze.
Her breathing remained steady, and her spiritual energy fluctuations were deep and regular, without even the slightest disturbance.
The intense battle that just took 25 minutes was hardly a warm-up for her.
Even if Nascent Soul True Lord suppresses their cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, their total Spiritual Qi energy and recovery speed still far exceed those of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators by many times.
Lu Yang's situation is a bit different.
Although his complexion was still rosy and his breathing was relatively steady, the originally surging Spiritual Qi fluctuations around him had weakened to the point of being almost imperceptible.
Two quarters of an hour of physical combat wouldn't be too tiring for a body cultivator in the Early-stage Foundation Establishment.
However, his cultivation level was ultimately only at the Late Qi Refining. Even though he was cultivating the Golden Rainbow Sword Canon, an Earth Grade Supreme Quality technique, and it was already considered to be at the perfect level, even though the quality of the Spiritual Qi in his Dantian was far superior to that of others of the same level, the high-intensity Law Technique output for two full quarters of an hour still drained him completely.
If the battle continues, he will have to rely solely on physical cultivation to hold on, and his combat power will plummet.
Since that's the case, it's better to just give up.
Although Lu Yang's Spiritual Qi was almost depleted, his eyes shone with an astonishing brightness.
It's so much fun!
Since the system awakened, he has only experienced one real battle.
It was the time before when Li Yao led a group of people to attack him.
He only needed to strike a few times before that group of people were all dead.
To be honest, he was just warming up at the time.
He had never been able to lay all his cards on the table like this before, to unleash all his Spiritual Qi, and to squeeze every inch of his muscles and every meridian to their limit.
That exhilarating feeling, where every pore of your body screams with joy, is something no elixir can provide.
As a cultivator, I always feel like something is missing if I don't have a proper fight.
Now his dream has finally come true.
Su Jinxuan truly lived up to his reputation as Nascent Soul True Lord. Even though he suppressed his cultivation by two levels, his combat experience and intuition still greatly benefited him.
In those last two quarters of an hour, every decision she made regarding defense and counter-attack, Movement Method switching, and attack rhythm was like a living combat lesson.
In short, it gave him a great time!
Just as Lu Yang was still immersed in the afterglow of the battle, the panel in front of him suddenly appeared.
Lines of familiar text appeared on the semi-transparent light screen.
[The host fought with all his might, satisfying his interests and hobbies, and is in a very good mood. Reward: 100 catties of Low-Grade Dao Comprehension Tea Leaves, 1 Low-Level Cultivation Method Synthesis Card.]
Um?
Another reward?
It seems I am indeed in a pretty good mood.
During this period, he actually received some small rewards here and there, mostly Spirit Stones.
Most of them were obtained during dual cultivation.
Unexpectedly, this battle also yielded results.
And judging from the name, it must be something good!
His smile widened even more; he planned to take a closer look when he got back.
Seeing Lu Yang so happy, Su Jinxuan smiled slightly.
She suddenly remembered her previous request and felt that now was a good opportunity to bring it up.
She gently brushed the stray strands of hair that had fallen across her face behind her ear, straightened her sleeves which had been slightly billowed by the mountain wind, and spoke with her usual composure, but with a touch more intimacy. "Young Master Lu's abilities are truly admirable."
Lu Yang snapped out of his thoughts and smiled modestly, saying, "Elder Su, you flatter me. My strength is not as good as yours."
Su Jinxuan: "..."
No... are you being polite?
If you, Late Qi Refining, can be on par with someone like me, a Nascent Soul Realm, then what's the point of other cultivators cultivating?!
Su Jinxuan's lips twitched slightly, and she said helplessly, "With Young Master Lu's combat strength, to be honest, he's probably almost invincible within the Foundation Establishment Realm. Even if he encounters a cultivator who has just broken through to the Golden Core Realm, he still has a chance to escape."
She paused, her gaze towards Lu Yang quite complex. "Young Master Lu is only at the Late Qi Refining, yet he possesses such strength. To be honest, I've read many ancient texts from the Canglan Realm, but I've never seen such a genius as Young Master Lu."
Now, Su Jinxuan is almost certain that this young nobleman must come from a higher plane of existence.
It could be the Spirit Realm, or a plane of equal or equal level to the Spirit Realm, or even the Immortal Realm!