Clang!
A sword cry that seemed to reach the heavens and pierce the earth rang through the void.
A cultivator rode a flying sword, speeding over from the pitch-black night.
"Ye Tianhe of the Ziyang Sword Sect! You demonic sect bastards, prepare to die..."
After saying this, he formed a magic incantation with his fingers and pointed ahead.
The flying sword flashed through the air and shot straight toward the demonic sect female cultivator.
The immense, overbearing Sword Intent and the fierce, murderous aura condensed into solid form in the night sky, as though even the gloomy canopy of heaven had been torn apart, filling the air with a magnificent and tyrannical might.
Even Su Fan, hiding inside the house, could clearly feel that murderous aura.
His scalp prickled, and a chill ran down his back.
Black mist billowed around the demonic sect female cultivator, condensing into a series of hideous ghost faces that looked incomparably ghastly.
She waved her hand, and the black mist condensed into a huge ghost hand that smashed fiercely toward the flying sword.
Boom!!!
With an earth-shaking explosion, the ghost hand blocked the flying sword, but it also burst apart with a thunderous crash.
The flying sword took advantage of the opening and descended from the sky.
Its razor-sharp edge swept up mighty power that scoured everything outside the market town like a vast tide!
The tall black-robed cultivator's crow hammer magic artifact was sent flying by a single slash.
He was also slashed backward dozens of meters, a deep wound carved across his chest.
Several zombies and hundreds of living corpses were hacked into pieces by the flying sword, leaving severed limbs strewn across the ground.
After that, the demonic sect female cultivator and Ye Tianhe engaged in a fierce battle in the air, fighting to the death.
The sword cultivator's arrival made Su Fan breathe a sigh of relief.
He climbed onto the roof and stared in shock at the vicious battle in the sky.
It was his first time witnessing the charm of a sword cultivator: no matter what obstacles lay ahead, one simply cleaved through them with a single sword.
That is what cultivating immortality is supposed to look like. Meanwhile, all I can do is run around hacking things with a broken sword.
He had more or less figured out what had happened that night.
It was probably an elite squad from the Ghost King Sect taking advantage of the various sects' rear areas being empty to sneak deep into the Chu Kingdom and stir up trouble.
The Shaoyang Market Town probably was not the only place they had targeted tonight. Many other places would likely be attacked by demonic cultivators as well.
The demonic sect was truly vicious and treacherous. They had actually planted someone inside the market town to activate a second-grade Heavenly Demon Talisman.
The Heavenly Demon Talisman sealed the remnant soul of an extraterrestrial demon. Although its strength had been greatly diminished, it was still equivalent to a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
With the extraterrestrial demon rampaging through the market town, the Lesser Yang Sect's disciples and the market town's shops would probably all be finished.
He had no idea whether Old Xu could escape this calamity. Su Fan still owed him a favor.
After suffering such a catastrophe, the Lesser Yang Sect would probably be severely weakened, and the market town would fall into decline for a while.
Fortunately, these damned demonic cultivators probably would not stay here. They should withdraw before dawn.
You dead woman, just wait. Once I reach Foundation Establishment, you'll be the first one I destroy.
No, first I'll have my way with you, then destroy you...
With no one blocking them outside the market town, the rogue cultivators also charged into it like madmen.
From time to time, a rogue cultivator would be knocked to the ground by the remaining living corpses. Others slaughtered one another while fighting for the roads.
Before long, quite a few rogue cultivators had died horribly on the spot.
The demonic cultivators had already looted most of the market town, but there were still bound to be plenty of things left behind.
The rogue cultivators who rushed into the market town once again fell into a bloody battle over the resources.
"They're all fucking insane. Isn't living peacefully good enough?"
Standing on the roof and looking at the carnage before him, Su Fan could not help sighing inwardly.
It was safe now, so he decided to leave.
The demonic sect female cultivator was entangled by the sword cultivator. How could she have time to bother with him?
At that moment, as the rogue cultivators charged into the market town, some survivors in the town also began fleeing outside amid the chaos.
Su Fan was already preparing to leave when he spotted Xu Wen in the crowd, sprinting wildly out of the market town.
The moment Old Xu ran out of the market town, several surviving living corpses surrounded him. Although he resisted with all his might, he was still in grave danger.
Seeing this, Su Fan leaped down from the roof.
He pushed the Light Body Art to its limit and reached Old Xu's side in several bounds.
Wielding the magic sword wrapped in scorching electric currents, he swept past several living corpses, leaving a pile of severed limbs behind him.
"Su... Brother Su, is that you?"
Su Fan grabbed his arm and shouted, "Go... I'll take you out..."
At that moment, the demonic sect female cultivator, who was battling the sword cultivator in the air, happened to see the purple lightning released from Su Fan's sword below.
"Brat, you finally showed yourself..."
She was entangled by the sword cultivator and could only transmit her voice to the people below.
"Kill that brat for me."
The closest person to Su Fan was the demonic cultivator who practiced the Zombie Path.
Although Ye Tianhe had slashed him, his flesh had already been refined into a Zombie Dharma Body. Not only did it possess astonishing defensive power, it also had formidable regenerative abilities.
His injuries were serious but not fatal. Dealing with a minor cultivator at the third layer of Qi Refining would be more than enough.
After receiving Senior Sister Qinghuan's voice transmission, he leaped dozens of meters and chased after Su Fan.
"Bang..."
Su Fan heard a loud crash and turned his head. The huge body of the black-robed demonic cultivator had already landed not far behind him.
"Fuck..."
In such a short time, the demonic sect female cultivator had set her sights on him.
Su Fan hoisted Old Xu up, cast the Light Body Art, and fled for his life.
The zombie man's movements looked stiff and clumsy, but every leap sent him dozens of meters forward. He caught up in only a few steps.
Su Fan shoved Old Xu forward, pulled out the Five Elements Spirit Armor Talisman, slapped it onto himself, then gripped the magic sword with both hands and spun around to slash horizontally.
"Headwind Slash..."
The zombie man did not even use a magic artifact. Without a second thought, he punched toward the magic sword.
In his eyes, a minor cultivator at the third layer of Qi Refining who did not flee but dared to turn around and attack was simply courting death.
He possessed a Zombie Dharma Body. His flesh was so tough that even body cultivators would not dare approach him.
"Bang..."
Su Fan's magic sword suddenly erupted with scorching electric currents and hacked viciously into the zombie man's fist.
Crack!
The zombie man's fist was chopped to pieces, and his entire right hand was completely ruined.
"Ah..."
The black-robed demonic cultivator suffered a huge setback in an instant.
How is this brat so strong? And why does his magic sword carry lightning?
A Zombie Dharma Body had no sense of pain, but it feared lightning strikes above all else.
The scorching electric current drilled into his body through his hand, leaving his entire body rigid and convulsing.
Su Fan naturally would not let this opportunity slip away. Lightning flashed beneath his feet, and he appeared behind his opponent.
"Whirlwind Slash..."
He swung the greatsword in a full circle and hacked fiercely into the zombie man's nape.
That sword nearly chopped off half the zombie man's neck.
His entire body flew more than ten meters as if struck by a massive hammer, then rolled across the ground several times before coming to a stop.
The demonic sect's Zombie Dharma Body was indeed tough. Even after being slashed to this state, he had not been killed.
He rolled over and climbed to his feet, activated a Protective Talisman, then slapped the Corpse Raising Coffin at his waist.
He summoned two tall and ferocious Bronze Armored Zombies to stand before him.
He slapped the Storage Bag at his waist as well and offered up a crow hammer magic artifact.
Forming a magic incantation with his fingers, he abruptly flung his hand. With a whoosh, the crow hammer shot toward Su Fan.
The magic artifact was extremely fast and reached Su Fan's eyes in an instant.
"Sacrificial Slash..."
With nowhere to dodge, Su Fan gripped his sword and slashed fiercely.
Although he sent the crow hammer magic artifact flying, he was also blasted into the air by a tremendous force. He crashed more than ten meters away and slammed heavily into the ground.
Su Fan was almost knocked unconscious. He forcibly swallowed the bloody taste in his mouth and suppressed a mouthful of blood.
The magic artifact's attack had failed. The zombie man hurriedly formed hand seals and chanted an incantation, controlling the two zombies as they charged forward.
Then he pointed from afar. The crow hammer magic artifact looped through the air and shot straight toward Su Fan.
Su Fan pulled out a talisman and fiercely flung it at the zombie charging at the front.
Rumble!!!!
A blinding bolt of lightning descended from the sky in an instant.
The zombie at the front was struck head-on by the Heavenly Thunder Evil Suppressing Talisman.
It was knocked to the ground in a flash. After twitching a few times, it stopped moving, its body radiating the smell of charred flesh.
Su Fan suddenly vanished from where he stood and appeared beside the other zombie in the blink of an eye.
He pulled out an Evil Suppressing Talisman and slapped it onto the zombie's head like an iron hammer.
The Evil Suppressing Talisman directly dispersed the yin energy around the zombie, knocking it to the ground, where it writhed and struggled.
Whoosh...
By then, the crow hammer had already smashed over. Su Fan rolled across the ground, then suddenly sprang up in the middle of the roll, like a sheet of paper lifted by the wind.
It seemed slow but was actually fast, and he floated over in an instant.
Immediately afterward, he cast Lightning Ghost Step twice in succession, shifting directions with each teleportation, and charged straight toward the zombie man with his magic sword in hand.
The zombie man was already injured, had just been caught off guard, and had lost the use of his right hand. Under no circumstances could he allow Su Fan to get close again.
He steeled himself, slapped the Corpse Raising Coffin, and summoned a battered Bronze Armored Zombie to charge at Su Fan.
This Bronze Armored Zombie had only most of its body left, and one leg was missing its lower half.
Even so, it was still fairly fast. With a single-legged leap, it blocked Su Fan's path.
Su Fan cast Lightning Ghost Step and shifted directions once more, suddenly appearing behind the crippled zombie.
He swung the greatsword wrapped in purple lightning in a full circle and slashed fiercely into the crippled zombie's leg.
He directly severed its only remaining leg. The zombie fell to the ground and struggled to crawl forward, but it no longer posed much of a threat.
Su Fan charged forward while the opportunity lasted. Before the crow hammer magic artifact could strike him, he turned and flung out a Law Banning Talisman, then charged at the zombie man with his sword.
Light flashed, and the spiritual energy that instantly spilled out wrapped around it.
The uncontrolled crow hammer magic artifact fell to the ground with a slap.
Seeing that his magic artifact had been rendered useless, the zombie man grew frantic.
He roared, leaped toward Su Fan, and slammed into him with all his might.
Su Fan had not even had time to swing his sword before his opponent reached him.
He simply threw away the magic sword. The Dao Seed at his chest exploded with a thunderous boom, and scorching electric currents surged wildly toward both his arms.
He twisted his body slightly. His lightning-covered hands seized the zombie man's arm, then used his momentum to fling him away.
"Ink Dragon Swing..."
The zombie man was hurled into the air. Su Fan followed him like a shadow.
His body bent like a bow, his momentum resembling a fierce tiger descending the mountain. His entire body coiled tightly like a great bow.
Then he sprang outward. The joints throughout his body crackled like beans popping in a pan.
All his strength gathered into one point, and he smashed a fierce punch into the zombie man, sending him flying once again.
"Fierce Tiger Collapse..."
Su Fan did not stop. His body wrapped in purple lightning followed once more.
He planted his right foot on the ground, his body like an enraged bull, and violently jerked his head upward.
"Kui Ox Hammer..."
The demonic cultivator's huge body was knocked into the air by his headbutt and spun wildly.
Next, Su Fan continuously unleashed Xingyi Quan, pounding the demonic cultivator's body so fiercely that his opponent did not even have a chance to land.
"Bear Mountain Lean..."
"Azure Bear Charge..."
"Stone Ape Axe..."
"Wind Falcon Blade..."
Finally, he raised his leg high and stomped downward, bringing it down viciously onto the zombie man.
"Dragon Elephant Stomp..."
Scorching, dazzling purple lightning wrapped around Su Fan's entire body. Seven successive fierce fist techniques pushed Xingyi Quan to its absolute limit.
The zombie man's tall body was battered through the air like a torn sack. Su Fan beat him relentlessly until he finally crashed heavily to the ground.
His entire body twitched as he struggled several times, trying to climb to his feet.
Su Fan panted heavily, turned around, picked up his magic sword, and walked over to the zombie man.
He raised the magic sword high and was just about to bring it down.
"Stop... If you kill a disciple of the Ghost King Sect, aren't you afraid your entire clan will be exterminated?"
A black-robed demonic cultivator in the distance was rushing over with a group of evil cultivators.
Su Fan turned his head and smiled.
He brought the sword down.
The zombie man's head rolled a long way before finally coming to a stop.
He glared with wide eyes, refusing to close them even in death.
Damn it, she made it sound as though you'd let me go if I didn't kill him.
Did she really think I was an idiot?
He picked up the zombie man's magical weapon, then removed the Storage Bag from his waist.
After some thought, he put away the Corpse Raising Coffin as well.
Having swiftly finished everything, Su Fan turned and ran, ducking into a narrow alley.
The Black-robed Demonic Cultivator arrived in a murderous rage, chasing into the alley with several evil cultivators.
Su Fan, who had been waiting there for quite some time, directly flung over an "Ice Needle Arrow Rain Talisman."
The temperature in the narrow alley abruptly plunged below freezing. Ice needles blanketed the sky and covered the entire alley.
It truly lived up to its reputation as the most badass annihilation weapon in history.
Apart from the Black-robed Demonic Cultivator, who brought out an umbrella-shaped protective artifact and escaped with his life, all the other evil cultivators were stabbed full of holes by the ice needles.
How could Su Fan possibly give this demonic cultivator a chance? He flung out another "Body Fixing Talisman."
Blocking the Ice Needle Arrow Rain had already pushed the Black-robed Demonic Cultivator to his limits.
Then the "Body Fixing Talisman" immobilized him, and Su Fan charged over and cleaved off his head with a single sword stroke.
Su Fan swiftly cleaned up the battlefield, then turned and left.
A while later, several Black-robed Demonic Cultivators arrived at the alley. Looking at the scattered corpses, every one of them wore a face as dark as still water.
Above the market district, the battle between the demonic female cultivator and the sword cultivator continued. Both sides had fought themselves into a fury, and for the moment neither could gain the upper hand.
When the demonic female cultivator heard the voice transmission from her subordinate, she froze in shock.
In that brief moment of distraction, she nearly got swept by the flying sword opposite her.
She could not understand it no matter how hard she tried: a minor cultivator at the Qi Refining Third Layer had actually slain two Mid Qi Refining Stage disciples of the Ghost King Sect in succession.
The operation to infiltrate the Chu Kingdom had originally been flawless. Who could have expected two sect disciples to be lost?
Especially since the disciple who cultivated the Zombie Path was an elite of the sect and a descendant of the Corpse-Raising Lineage. There would be a great deal of arguing when she returned.
Her teeth itched with hatred, and the fury pent up in her chest was on the verge of exploding.
"Senior Sister Qinghuan, more Immortal-Sect cultivators have arrived..."
Senior Sister Qinghuan drew a deep breath and said coldly, "Deal with the evil cultivators. Leave no one alive. Then retreat..."
After saying that, she formed a hand seal and took a drop of Essence Blood, fusing it with Su Fan's aura.
Her lips moved slightly as she pinched her fingers and chanted an incantation.
A dazzling red light flashed. With a whoosh, it flew toward the market district.
"You little bastard, don't let me run into you again..."
Then she waved her hand and flung out a talisman.
The talisman exploded with a boom, and endless Black Qi rapidly spread through the air.
The sword cultivator opposite her knew she was about to flee.
He controlled his flying sword and swept the black mist away in a few strokes, but by then the demonic female cultivator had already vanished without a trace.
A Bone Flying Boat wrapped in black mist shot into the sky and vanished into the pitch-black night in the blink of an eye.
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