Ling Ruda's Grudge Over His Severed Arm

Ling Pengyun fought the remaining group of Fire Feather Swallow for about an incense stick's time.

Ling Ruda, Ling Clan Second Elder of the Ling family, who was stationed at Fruit Bee Ridge, more than ten miles away from Azure Stone Lake, rode a Qi Training Late Stage Immortal Spirit Crane to provide support.

Seeing this, Ling Pengyun's expression brightened slightly, and he quickly gestured loudly.

"Thirteenth Grandfather, temporarily hold off that Foundation Establishment stage Fire Feather Swallow for me. I'll wipe out the remaining hundred or so Qi Training Stage Fire Feather Swallow."

Ling Ruda, who had just arrived riding a Qi Training Late Stage Immortal Spirit Crane, immediately obeyed Ling Pengyun's call.

He patted the Storage Bag at his waist and took out twelve Azure Spirit Sword, forming the Earthly Fiend Sword Formation.

Since he was about to fight a Fire Feather Swallow at the first level of Foundation Establishment, he did not hold back and directly used his killing move, using the Melt Word Swordplay Secret to condense a Sword-Ray more than 10 feet long, which he then used to attack the Fire Feather Swallow at the first level of Foundation Establishment in the battlefield.

The Fire Feather Swallow, at the first level of Foundation Establishment, was already struggling to fight against the two Azure Steel Mother-Child Flying Swords unleashed by Ling Pengyun.

When it sensed another Sword-Ray, ten feet long, approaching, it was already several feet away.

Forced by the crisis, it had no choice but to raise its Protective Yuan Qi, which transformed into a fiery red light screen to block the ten-foot-long Sword-Ray that Ling Ruda had unleashed.

However, this action caused the swallow to block the attack of the Azure Steel Mother-Child Flying Swords, and the attack of the three-zhang-long Crimson Flame Fire Swallow was momentarily halted.

Taking advantage of this opening, Ling Pengyun once again Hand Seals to condense a Azure Sea Sky Sword, which wiped out the last hundred or so Qi Training Stage Fire Feather Swallow in the distant flock with a single strike.

Although this attack was highly effective, his spiritual power was about to be exhausted.

He quickly took out a medicine bottle from his Storage Bag, poured out a Spirit Returning Pill Recovery Pill, swallowed it, and restored his spiritual power.

In an instant, his nearly depleted Dantian regained 70% of its spiritual power.

With sufficient spiritual power, Ling Pengyun made a series of Hand Seals and unleashed two Azure Sea Sky Sword, which slammed into the Foundation Establishment Level 2 Fire Feather Swallow that was entangled in the Sword Formation.

Even though the Fire Feather Swallow at the second level of Foundation Establishment managed to raise its Protective Yuan Qi in time, the two Azure Sea Sky Sword were incredibly powerful. The combined attack of the two swords shattered the Protective Yuan Qi that the swallow had raised.

Although the two Azure Sea Sky Sword were exhausted, the Sword Formation that had been fighting this swallow earlier carried Sword Light Torrent and directly swept over this swallow's body.

In just three breaths, the Fire Feather Swallow, at the second level of Foundation Establishment, was torn apart by the Sword Light Torrent.

However, during this time, Ling Pengyun was focused on attacking the Fire Feather Swallow at the second level of Foundation Establishment.

The Azure Steel Mother-Child Flying Swords, which was entangled with another Foundation Establishment Level 1 Fire Feather Swallow, was directly knocked away by the Crimson Flame Fire Swallow Fire Feather Swallow launched by that Foundation Establishment Level 1 Fire Feather Swallow due to the lack of subsequent spiritual power support.

Then, the three-zhang-long Crimson Flame Fire Swallow, under the control of the Foundation Establishment Level 1 Fire Feather Swallow, directly shattered the one-zhang-long Sword-Ray transformed from Ling Ruda's "Melt Word Swordplay Secret".

As soon as the Sword-Ray disappeared, the twelve First-Tier Superior-Grade Azure Spirit Sword had transformed into that Sword-Ray also turned into a pile of scrap metal.

Ling Ruda's spiritual Spiritual Qi surged due to the damage to his Law Artifact, causing his Divine Sense to stagnate.

Because he was in a dangerous situation, he forcibly relied on his powerful spiritual energy to suppress the surging Spiritual Qi. He glanced at Ling Pengyun in the distance and saw that Ling Pengyun could not provide timely support. He showed a helpless expression.

His expression then quickly changed, becoming firm.

"Geng Metal Sword Seed".

"Out."

Ling Ruda shouted loudly, his Sword Qi soaring into the sky, and a whirlwind rose around him.

The elderly Ling Ruda stood ramrod straight, his eyes gleaming with sharp light.

Immediately afterwards, he opened his mouth and spat out a small golden sword about the length of a finger.

As soon as he drew the sword, he quickly forced all the Essence Blood in his body into the blade.

At the same time, his Sword Qi and all the spiritual power in his body quickly merged into the small golden sword.

The small golden sword rapidly expanded as it received a large influx of Essence Blood, Sword Qi, and spiritual power.

In the blink of an eye, the sword grew to a length of two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters).

Once the sword is completed, it will be drawn.

"Call out!"

The two-zhang-long Geng Metal Sword Radiance was extremely powerful and possessed the ability to break through qi, making it comparable to the full-force attack of Foundation Establishment level cultivator.

Although the three-zhang-tall Crimson Flame Fire Swallow that attacked was quite powerful, Law Technique had been entangled with the Azure Steel Mother-Child Flying Swords for a long time, and only about 50% or 60% of its power remained.

The Geng Metal Sword Radiance entangled with the fire swallow for about two breaths before shattering it and striking the protective light barrier of the Foundation Establishment level Fire Feather Swallow, creating a huge Ripples Marketplace.

After a moment, the Sword-Ray also ran out of power and dissipated on its own.

Although the Protective Yuan Qi of the Foundation Establishment Level Fire Feather Swallow was not shattered by the Sword-Ray, its shimmering spiritual light was three parts dimmer than before.

Seeing this from a distance, Ling Pengyun's expression turned worried, and he immediately looked at Ling Ruda.

Such attacks, far exceeding those of Qi Refining cultivators, will inevitably come at a price.

When he noticed that Ling Ruda's face was pale and his aura was rapidly declining, falling from the Qi Training Completion Realm to the Qi Refining Qi Training Late Stage Realm in the blink of an eye, and the rate of decline was not slowing down, his heart trembled.

Ling Ruda is already quite old, and his lifespan is already limited. He has been able to live until now entirely thanks to his cultivation.

Once his cultivation level drops completely, it means... he has no chance of survival.

Ling Pengyun looked at the Fire Feather Swallow, a Foundation Establishment Level 1 Fire Feather Swallow, who was fighting Ling Ruda, his heart filled with rage.

He patted the Storage Bag at his waist, took out another Spirit Returning Pill from the Storage Bag, swallowed it, and used his Cultivation Method to refine it.

The medicinal power quickly transformed into pure spiritual energy, replenishing his parched Dantian.

With his spiritual energy replenished, he Hand Seals Hand Seals and unleashed two Azure Sea Sky Sword.

In one fell swoop, he shattered the Protective Yuan Qi of the Foundation Establishment Level 1 Fire Feather Swallow, and then killed the last Fire Feather Swallow.

After achieving his goal, he didn't bother to collect the corpse of the Fire Feather Swallow he had killed. Instead, he quickly rode the Wind Shadow Peng to Ling Ruda's side, who was riding the Immortal Spirit Crane.

"Thirteenth Grandfather, it was my negligence that caused you to be in this state..." Ling Pengyun looked at Ling Ruda, who had exhausted the last bit of Essence Blood in his body and whose cultivation had fallen back to the Early-Stage Qi Training Refining in just a few breaths, leaving him with only a breath left, and his heart was filled with guilt.

"Silly child, what harm is there in this?"

"It is my honor to be able to work with Foundation Establishment Cultivator like you to kill a Foundation Establishment Realm Fire Feather Swallow, and I have no regrets."

"Peng Yun, I have no children in my life. The Storage Bag on my body contains all my wealth. I originally planned to donate it to the Lineage during this Demon Beast Uprising to help the clan members who were born with Spirit Root. Now I think I won't live to see the end of the Demon Beast Uprising."

"I can only entrust you to pass on the spiritual items in this Storage Bag to the Lineage. The Contribution Points in my account, like those spiritual items, will be distributed to the clan members born into ordinary families."

"I have a request to make of you, and also of Yun Hong and the others."

Ling Ruda pleaded weakly.

"Thirteenth Grandfather, please speak. I will do whatever my great-grandson can do," Ling Pengyun replied quickly.

Ling Ruda seeing Ling Pengyun's response, Ling Ruda's powerless eyes flashed with hatred. He looked at the empty left arm and spoke hastily.

"My severed arm was cut off by Bai Jiaqian, the current Clan Head the Tongyang Bai Family, a Foundation Establishment Family within the territory of Chen Country, decades ago."

"Decades ago, this man was my sworn brother during my training. However, when we were exploring a high-level cultivator's cave abode and discovered the Earthly Fiend Sword Formation, he ambushed me, severing my arm. My hope of Foundation Establishment was also destroyed by Bai Jiaqian."

"The Earthly Fiend Swordplay Secret Subsequent Circulation Method is also in the hands of the Bai Clan."

"In the past, when the Lineage was weak, only Yun Hong and the eleventh brother knew about this matter. Yun Hong was concerned about the Bai Clan's power, so he did not take action against the Bai Clan."

"Our Lineage now has four Foundation Establishment warriors, which is even stronger than the Bai Clan."

"If there is an opportunity, I hope that you and Yun Hong and the others can help me avenge... kill that... Bai Jiaqian, and take back the Earthly Fiend Swordplay Secret... and the subsequent operation method to complete the Earthly Fiend Sword Formation."

As he spoke, Ling Ruda exhausted the last bit of spiritual power in his body and removed the Recognition of Ownership Restriction between himself and the Immortal Spirit Crane he was riding.

Once his spiritual energy was exhausted, he could no longer maintain his life.

He slowly closed his eyes, his breath dissipated into smoke, and he sat down on the back of the Immortal Spirit Crane beneath him, passing away peacefully.

The Immortal Spirit Crane beneath him let out a mournful cry, as if bidding farewell to Ling Ruda.

"Thirteenth Grandfather, I, your great-grandson, will do everything in my power to avenge you and reclaim the fortuitous opportunity that rightfully belongs to you." Ling Pengyun gazed at Ling Ruda's corpse, his expression resolute, and silently swore an oath.

Helping Ling Ruda avenge him is both to make up for what he owed Ling Ruda and to ensure the continued operation of the Earthly Fiend Swordplay Secret Technique.

He had witnessed the power of the Earthly Fiend Swordplay Secret. If the Ling Clan wanted to become stronger, they would need powerful methods like the Earthly Fiend Sword Formation to assist them.

After a moment of distraction, Ling Pengyun came back to his senses. He glanced at the sky and saw that the sun was shining brightly.

To prevent Ling Ruda's corpse from emitting a foul odor due to the temperature, he cast an ice Law Technique to freeze Ling Ruda's body.

Afterwards, he rode the Wind Shadow Peng to the battlefield and harvested useful spiritual materials from the hundreds of Fire Feather Swallow corpses on the ground.

Having accomplished this task, he took the Immortal Spirit Crane carrying Ling Ruda's corpse and headed towards Xia Zhishan, a subordinate force Fruit Bee Ridge Xia Zhi Mountain.

On the way, they happened to meet Ling Ruxian, who was stationed at Xia Zhi Mountain and had come to provide support.

"Thirteenth Brother..." Ling Ruxian noticed the frozen corpse of Ling Ruda. His heart skipped a beat, and a look of sadness rose on his face.

At the same time, a surge of anger welled up inside him, and he gritted his teeth and said.

"Peng Yun, what caused the death of our thirteenth brother?"