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The sharpness of a saber lies in its cut.

There are also techniques like feinting, thrusting, severing, blocking, bursting, slashing, wiping, dragging, and entangling; fierce and fast, imposing, and powerfully resolute, like a fierce tiger pouncing.

The essence of the Breaking Saber style is to overcome the heavy with the light, and the slow with the fast...

The essence and core of the "Breaking Saber Style" flashed through Chen Luo's mind in an instant. He took a step forward, and in that instant, the wooden branch in his hand executed thirty-six transformations, which then merged into a single move. The Mantis Demon's bladed arms were already upon him. Chen Luo's branch stabbed out from an unbelievable angle, striking the spatial node of the Mantis Demon's swinging blades, causing its rhythm to falter slightly.

In that brief moment of hesitation, Chen Luo swept his wooden branch left and right, instantly knocking the Mantis Demon's blades aside, leaving it wide open. Chen Luo lunged forward, gathering all his strength, and pointed his wooden branch at the Mantis Demon's chest. The wooden branch shattered under Chen Luo's immense power, leaving only a seven-inch remnant in his hand. It resembled a dagger.

Chen Luo didn't stop. He thrust his right hand forward, and the remnant, like a dagger, plunged directly into the Mantis Demon's chest under Chen Luo's immense force. Green ichor flowed out.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. The Mantis Demon looked down at its chest in surprise. Chen Luo then raised his right leg and forcefully kneed the Mantis Demon in the abdomen. The Mantis Demon reflexively bent over, and Chen Luo immediately swung his elbow horizontally, striking the Mantis Demon's lowered head as it bent over.

The Mantis Demon was heavily struck by this elbow, staggering to the ground. Chen Luo pounced, straddled the Mantis Demon, pinned its bladed arms with his knees, and pounded its head with punch after punch.

Punch, punch, punch...

Green ichor splashed, covering Chen Luo's face. Only then did Chen Luo stop, looking at the Mantis Demon whose head had been smashed to pieces. He suddenly felt nauseous and quickly retreated a few steps, away from the corpse.

"Zhong Kui!"

Zhong Kui's figure appeared behind Chen Luo. "Lord..."

"Go check if it's completely dead."

Zhong Kui quickly floated over and extended his hand. The iron hook from his sleeve flew out and plunged into the Mantis Demon's body. After a moment, he pulled out a green orb of light.

Zhong Kui: "Lord, it's dead. Its soul is in my hand."

"Can you control it?" Chen Luo asked. Zhong Kui could only target ghosts right now. If he could control the Mantis Demon, it would at least be a cannon fodder scout!

Zhong Kui shook his head slightly. "Replying to my Lord, this soul is incomplete by nature. It must have been refined by someone long ago and cannot be considered a ghost. If I were to control it, it would dissipate very quickly."

Chen Luo wiped the residual green ichor from his hands on his body, utterly disgusted. He waved his hand dismissively, "Eat it, eat it. Let's see what information there is..."

Zhong Kui nodded, reached out and grabbed the orb of light, and swallowed it in a few bites like eating an apple.

"Any discoveries?" Chen Luo asked.

Zhong Kui closed his eyes and digested for a moment, saying, "My Lord, this soul has indeed been refined. Much of the information is obscured, and there isn't much known."

"What do you know?" Chen Luo walked up to the corpse, intending to remove the two bladed arms as weapons. Since the Mantis Demon had tracked him down, Lian Ai might appear at any moment, so he needed to be prepared.

"Replying to my Lord, this demon is a Gu demon refined by the Gu Sect, and it was bestowed upon the demoness Lian Ai by its true master. The demoness is currently injured and is healing at the original location."

"Oh, really?" Chen Luo's expression brightened. This was good news. "Do you know how long she needs to heal?"

Zhong Kui shook his head. "There's no specific time, but based on this demon's understanding of the demoness, it won't take too long."

Just as Chen Luo was about to break off the Mantis Demon's arm, he noticed the Mantis Demon's corpse rapidly decaying. Even its gleaming bladed arms turned yellow and curled up.

"Holy crap, they won't even let me loot the body..." Chen Luo cursed, then asked, "What is the Gu Sect? And can you tell me Lian Ai's specific strength?"

"The Gu Sect is an ancient method that worships the Gu God and uses Gu insects as its source of power. The Gu Sect has ten ranks, with the lowest being ninth rank and the highest being supreme rank. The Gu God is a supreme rank."

"Within the Mantis Demon's memories, there isn't more information about the Gu Sect. However, it does indicate that among the top nine ranks of the Gu Sect, the first three ranks form a tier, roughly equivalent to the Scholar realm of the Confucian sect. As for the demoness Lian Ai, she broke through to seventh rank a year ago and entered the sixth rank Life Gu, equivalent to the Master Realm of the Confucian sect, which is beyond the first mountain and sea."

"That's one level higher than Advisor Li and Ji Zhong!" Chen Luo secretly compared, then quickly ran forward.

"My Lord, what's happening?" Zhong Kui quickly caught up to Chen Luo.

"What do you mean what's happening? Hurry up and run! I can't fight that demoness if she catches up..."

At the same moment Chen Luo killed the Mantis Demon, the silkworm cocoon where Lian Ai was located trembled slightly. A low growl came from within:

"Trash!"

The silkworm cocoon slowly floated up and began to spin in mid-air. As it spun, the silkworm threads on the cocoon turned black and fell off one by one.

Clearly, Lian Ai had paid some price and was accelerating her healing process.

"Everyone, look closely. This is a portrait of the Earl of Wan'an!" In a solemn government office, a fat man wearing a cloud-patterned robe and a Cold Snow saber at his waist held up a portrait of Chen Luo and said to the neatly lined-up crowd below, "According to the calculations of Wenchang Pavilion, the Earl of Wan'an has been abducted by demons and is likely within a five-hundred-mile radius of Central Capital. Quickly dispatch your personnel to search for the Earl."

At this moment, someone from below stepped forward and cupped his hands, asking, "Lord Qianyin, Floating Cloud Mountain is also within this range. Should we enter the mountain to investigate?"

The fat man frowned, pondered for a moment, and said, "Floating Cloud Mountain... Issue a bounty and have the demon lords within Floating Cloud Mountain make a move. Tell them, the opportunity to serve the court has arrived."

"Yes." The person who asked returned to his place. The fat man waved his hand, and everyone turned and walked out together. Each of them wore a pure white cloak on their backs, with a large character "Suppress" written on it.

The sky gradually darkened. After a day of walking without touching the ground, Chen Luo, despite having entered the Meridian Opening Realm of the physical body, finally felt a sense of fatigue.

Chen Luo stopped. He suspected the valley had no end. Suddenly, his ears twitched as he heard the sound of flowing water.

"Water!" Chen Luo rejoiced. This valley was oriented vertically. If there was a flowing water source, it meant it was the exit. Chen Luo's strength suddenly surged, and he gritted his teeth, running towards the direction of the flowing water.

After running for several minutes, Chen Luo saw the valley turn a corner. As he rounded the corner, the scenery opened up before him. It was no longer the unchanging steep cliffs on both sides, but a lush and majestic mountain forest.

What made Chen Luo happiest was that a crystal-clear river was right before his eyes.

Chen Luo shouted, shedding his clothes as he ran, leaped high, and plunged into the river. The coolness of the flowing water nourished Chen Luo's physical body, and he felt the dirt on his body being washed away by the river, bringing him a sense of ease.

"It would be perfect if I could get a scrub down!" Chen Luo floated on his back in the river when suddenly his brow furrowed. He quickly flipped over, and the instant he flipped, a column of water shot up into the sky from where he had been.

Chen Luo looked around vigilantly, his gaze finally locking onto a small tree by the bank. There, a pair of large eyes blinked, meeting Chen Luo's gaze...

Flowers are not flowers, mist is not mist; reading this book, friends are like old acquaintances.

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