Qi Xiuyuan frowned and glared furiously at the evil ghost. Sword in his right hand, fingers formed into a sword seal with his left, he began chanting.
"Heavenly net, earthly Yama. Wisdom sword, leave its sheath; slay demons and exterminate devils. Let all calamities turn to dust. Supreme Lord Taiyi, swiftly obey the law!"
With that, he fiercely ran his sword fingers across the ritual sword. Blood instantly coated the blade, and it flashed into a golden sword. Qi Xiuyuan shouted,
"Monster, behold my Heavenly Escape Swordplay—slay demons and exterminate devils!"
The ritual sword whooshed from his hand, shooting viciously toward the Ghost King.
Heavenly Escape Swordplay?
Jiang Hao froze when he heard the name. Wasn't that Lü Dongbin's Pure Yang Swordplay? Pure Yang Swordplay was also called Heavenly Escape Swordplay.
Could the Laoshan Sect know Pure Yang Swordplay?
As for the method Qi Xiuyuan used to activate his ritual sword, it reminded Jiang Hao of Zhiqiuyiye's "Heaven and Earth, Spirit of the Law, Ghost and Demon Expulsion Order." They were probably both methods of channeling spiritual power within the body and circulating it through the Dao sword to increase the ritual sword's power.
Qi Xiuyuan's flying sword shot forward in a flash, swift as a streak of golden light. The evil ghost stared at it and snorted coldly, then suddenly struck out with his palm. Ghost Qi surged around him, forming a massive hand that slammed down at the flying sword.
Boom!
The flying sword collided with the giant palm, unleashing a thunderous roar. The pitch-black hand exploded with a bang, black qi scattering everywhere. At the same time, the golden light on Qi Xiuyuan's ritual sword rapidly dimmed, and it flew back to his side.
Pfft!
Qi Xiuyuan spat out a mouthful of blood. That single blow had