Sword Qi Screen

Reincarnated immortal?

That was the first thought that flashed through Xu You's mind!

No! How could it be! There were only a handful of reincarnated immortals in the entire Daoist Sect!

Could his luck really be that good?

Xu You's eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at Xie Zhen in the center of the Spirit Severing Formation—

The Azure Origin Pill shattered, and a vast amount of vital energy spread out, transforming into a boiling, churning sea of clouds!

Xie Xuanyi, suspended in the center of the sea of clouds, slowly raised his head, his gaze fixed on the deepest, darkest point above.

The surging vital energy also changed as its master raised his head.

The sea of clouds began to split and re-condense.

In the end, the vital energy from the fourth Azure Origin Pill that Xie Xuanyi had crushed transformed into over a hundred small, azure swords under the control of his spirit.

"Sword Qi Screen..."

Cold sweat trickled down Xu You's forehead.

His voice trembled slightly, "That's a sword technique that only great cultivators at the level of Sect Leaders can use."

Most sword cultivators' natal artifacts are "flying swords."

The more flying swords, the better!

The cultivators trained by the Great Grain Sword Palace, located in the Northern Territory of the Great Chu, are all elites of the Sword Dao. These people have one thing in common: their spiritual power is extremely strong, allowing them to control more than one flying sword at the same time to fight... Fighting against sword cultivators is a headache for all cultivators.

Each flying sword of those genius sword cultivators is incredibly agile.

With just a thought from their master, they can instantly move and kill invisibly.

Fighting against flying sword cultivators.

Is fighting against countless flying swords!

In most cases, the number of flying swords... is a symbol of a sword cultivator's realm.

And the "Sword Qi Screen" that Xu You mentioned requires at least a hundred flying swords. To control this number of flying swords, one's spirit needs to be cultivated to an extremely high level!

Reaching this realm truly qualifies one to be called a Sword Immortal, revered by all.

"Good eye."

Xie Xuanyi raised an eyebrow. He didn't expect that the Vice City Lord of Taian City in the Qi Guiding Realm would recognize this move.

The Sword Qi Screen was intentional on his part.

Xie Xuanyi has always pursued efficiency in the use of vital energy... Once the Azure Origin Pill is crushed, the overflowing vital energy enters a countdown to dissipation. If he wanted to win this battle, he needed to maximize the use of the Azure Origin Pill's vital energy, so this vital energy was divided into flying swords.

This was a "killing method" he was familiar with ten years ago. It's just a pity that there is too little vital energy now, otherwise the number of flying swords could be even more!

"No, that's not right."

Xu You, who was already preparing to run, noticed something was off.

If it were really the legendary Sword Qi Screen, where would he have the chance to speak?

He would be instantly cut to pieces by the Sword Qi!

The vital energy rotating around Xie Zhen... its aura was very familiar, clearly the aura of the Azure Origin Pill he had gifted!

"You're trying to bluff me?"

Xu You suddenly realized, roaring angrily, "Xie Zhen! You're still acting when you're about to die!"

"..."

Xie Xuanyi sighed softly in his heart when he saw this.

The Sword Qi Screen was indeed real, but this move was also a fake.

This Xu You was truly a madman, a desperate man. He had set up a formation to ambush him, and even when he saw a "sword technique" far beyond the Qi Guiding Realm, he didn't think about retreating. It seemed he was determined to kill him here... At this moment, Xie Xuanyi finally understood where the unease in his heart came from.

There was just one thing Xie Xuanyi didn't understand. Why was this guy's killing intent so strong for no reason?

It couldn't be because of the five Azure Origin Pills, could it?

"Go!"

A soft command.

The hundreds of small, azure swords behind Xie Xuanyi shot into the sky in unison.

"Bang!"

At the same time, Xu You kicked the shaft of the great spear heavily. He didn't retreat, but instead jumped down from the mountaintop, smashing into the sea of clouds. Against the hundreds of golden sword lights, he fearlessly thrust his spear, the red tassel flying. The tip of the spear created dozens of afterimages, piercing through the clouds and wind, carrying an extremely terrifying pressure as it crashed down!

The flying swords condensed from the Azure Origin Pill's vital energy were shattered the moment they collided with the sixth-grade treasure!

Clang clang clang clang!

In an instant, the entire world was filled with dense, crisp explosions!

Xu You was like a tiger descending from the mountain, unstoppable!

Seeing this scene, Xie Xuanyi frowned slightly.

The reason he had kept two Azure Origin Pills without consuming them was to deal with unexpected situations after leaving the city!

The golden Qi in his body had just begun to condense and accumulate, and the amount was pitifully small...

Once he encountered a battle, he would need to borrow external "Qi"!

Xie Xuanyi had realized this when he killed Reverend Heavy Mist in Northern Prefecture. If the Qi of heaven and earth was thin, his strength would be affected...

Therefore, these two Azure Origin Pills were the "Qi" he had reserved for himself!

But alas.

Pills were, after all, just pills.

The Qi of the Azure Origin Pill was for cultivation.

Using it in battle seemed rather "fragile."

The Qi that cultivators tempered step by step, year after year, was of much higher quality than the Qi of pills!

To put it another way.

Xu You, a Great Chu official responsible for guarding Taian City, was on a completely different level from the "greedy and fearful" Reverend Heavy Mist!

If the two were at the same realm, in a life-and-death struggle... without a doubt, Xu You would win overwhelmingly!

This man was indeed a ruthless character.

The current situation was much more severe than the demon-slaying battle in Northern Prefecture!

Watching Xu You force his way out of the encirclement of countless flying swords, rushing towards him.

This time.

Xie Xuanyi felt a long-lost sense of "danger."

"Huff!"

Gently exhaling a mouthful of turbid air.

Xie Xuanyi stood up and murmured softly, "If I kill this guy, that feeling of being manipulated by the thread of fate... should disappear, right?"

"...?"

Xu You vaguely sensed something was wrong.

Although these flying swords condensed from the Qi of the Azure Origin Pill were of very low quality and would shatter upon contact, their attack angles were extremely tricky. He had fought his way down from the top of the mountain, and although his momentum was unstoppable, he had been cut by more than a dozen wounds all over his body. These small wounds were insignificant.

What really made him feel strange was...

None of these flying swords were bluffing!

As long as there was a flaw in his spearmanship, a flying sword would definitely find the loophole and instantly penetrate it!

What did this mean?

This meant... Xie Zhen's sword moves were real!

This was a genuine Sword Qi Screen!

"This kid has a big secret. After capturing him, I must subject him to severe torture!"

Xu You made up his mind and charged towards Xie Zhen's location. The Azure Origin Pill Qi cloud spread and filled the air, almost enveloping the entire Broken Origin Formation.

Xu You wanted to use the Broken Origin Formation to isolate Xie Zhen from the world.

He had to destroy the Qi cloud in front of him!

He thrust out his spear without hesitation!

Rumble!

The wind and clouds swept, and thunder roared on the flat ground. A huge hole was poked in the cloud.

Qi Guiding Realm cultivators could already be considered to have entered the hall. Their control over the Qi in their bodies had reached a very high level. Each spear Xu You thrust out was attached with the Qi he had condensed... the two Qi collided in this way, instantly revealing their strengths and weaknesses!

The power dissipated from the Azure Origin Pill began to deplete at an extremely fast rate!

"Kill!"

In a flash of lightning, Xu You caught sight of Xie Zhen.

He crashed into the cloud!

He thrust out his spear!

With a clang, a crisp sound of metal colliding erupted from the cloud!

Xie Xuanyi slapped the tip of the spear with his palm, and was forced back by the thick force.

He narrowed his eyes.

It wasn't that he couldn't dodge this spear... but after confirming its trajectory, he deliberately made a move.

He still needed some time to adapt to his body.

This battle was the best opportunity!

Xie Xuanyi knew that his new body was strong, but he didn't know to what extent—

The situation of the test just now was somewhat unexpected.

To withstand a sixth-grade treasure with bare hands! This alone was comparable to a "Buddhist disciple" who specialized in body refinement!