Slay Xiantian!

Han Mao, Yan You, and the others, who had initially believed their chances of survival were slim and planned to scatter to escape, were completely stunned when the gale inexplicably veered away from Shen Zhui.

Rong Zimo even blinked rapidly, doubting his own eyes.

"He's controlling the power of heaven and earth!"

"Xiantian Realm?"

"Is Shen Zhui a hidden Xiantian Martial Artist?"

Thoughts raced through Han Mao and the others' minds, filling them with excitement. Han Mao quickly waved his hand, "Listen to Shen Zhui, follow him!"

"Whoosh, whoosh~"

The gale soon met the flames, fanning them. The inferno immediately surged again, sweeping towards Shen Zhui and the others from behind, as if everything around them was burning.

The ground turned black, and even some stones began to ignite.

"Northwest corner, five zhang, the rock on top of the rockery!" Shen Zhui roared.

Having entered the Unity of Heaven and Man state, Shen Zhui was incredibly sensitive to the distribution and changes of the surrounding spiritual energy.

Under normal circumstances, spiritual energy is evenly distributed without any discernible pattern.

However, if the spiritual energy in a particular location is exceptionally dense and self-circulating, it must be a key point of the formation!

Immediately, Zhao Hu unleashed a saber strike, a golden blade light, and a rock five zhang away on the rockery was shattered by this piercing Gang Qi.

The force of the wind immediately weakened slightly!

"Move!"

Han Mao, Yan You, and the others quickly followed.

"Right side pavilion, third pillar!"

"Bang!" Zhao Hu struck again with Gang Qi. Empowered by Divine Power, Zhao Hu found this task not too difficult.

"Swish, swish, swish~"

Suddenly, amidst the whistling wind, a buzzing sound arose. Dozens of fist-sized stones suddenly hurtled towards Shen Zhui and the other four. These stones moved at incredible speed and were hidden within the wind and sand, making them impossible to defend against in a surprise attack.

At that moment, the steel saber in Shen Zhui's hand suddenly accelerated!

"Clang~ Clang, clang, clang, clang~"

The steel saber was imbued with Essence of Vital Energy, and Shen Zhui unleashed the first stance of the Falling Snow Saber Technique – Slay Cang!

"Swish, swish, swish~"

The steel saber transformed into a myriad of illusions, directly cleaving flying stones into fragments. These fragments were then further cut into even smaller pieces by the spiritual energy snowflakes surrounding the saber.

In the blink of an eye, Shen Zhui had shattered over thirty fist-sized stones!

Stones and debris flew everywhere.

By the time they reached the group behind him, they posed little threat.

As the five passed through the area where the giant stones were falling, a rain of shattered rock descended behind them.

Han Mao, Yan You, and Rong Zimo, sandwiched between Shen Zhui and Zhao Hu, watched Shen Zhui's movements with astonishment.

"Shen Zhui's strength is incredible; he didn't even use his Xiantian Spiritual Energy, just his saber technique to shatter those falling stones?"

Xiantian Martial Artists primarily rely on their pure Xiantian True Qi for immense power, their attacks covering a wide range with every move.

Yet, Shen Zhui had shattered the giant stones using only his saber technique.

They assumed Shen Zhui was holding back his true energy, inadvertently revealing his exquisite saber skills.

Little did they know, Shen Zhui wasn't deliberately refraining from using his true energy for external attacks; it was simply that he hadn't reached the level of a Xiantian Martial Artist who could clear a wide area with a single sweep.

"This is too slow. The fire behind us will catch up soon," Shen Zhui thought to himself.

Although they had only been moving for a short while, they had traveled at least a thousand meters!

Yet, they were still trapped within this formation. The deeper they went into the gale, the more varied the attack methods became, hinting at the formation's immense size and terrifying nature.

"Zimo, give me your saber," Shen Zhui shouted. As they continuously moved deeper into the formation, the spiritual energy he could control grew scarcer, and the area he could protect was compressed. One saber was no longer enough to keep the people behind him safe.

"Use mine." Han Mao immediately tossed his saber over. He had just finished borrowing Divine Power, and his body was still somewhat stiff, making him reliant on Shen Zhui and Zhao Hu for protection. Having a saber or not made no difference to him.

"Stay close." Shen Zhui, without looking back, reached out his left hand and accurately grasped the steel saber.

"Brother Hu, ten zhang ahead and to the left, two bronze wolf heads."

"Got it!"

Zhao Hu quickly charged forward and chopped down the bases of the bronze heads. The gale then weakened again, and the wind and sand subsided, significantly improving visibility. They were no longer blind.

"Cross the river!" Shen Zhui, with two sabers in hand, cut down the second wave of giant stones and continued to issue commands.

Ahead of them lay an artificially dug river, only three to four zhang wide. Once they leaped across, they wouldn't have to worry about the flames behind them.

Han Mao and the others leaped across the river one by one. The scenery around them suddenly became clear, and no more giant stones fell.

The flames behind them burned to the edge of the river, unable to advance.

After Shen Zhui used his dual sabers to cut down a straw effigy standing by the river, more than half of the formation had been destroyed.

"Hmm? What's going on?" Daoist Xiangyang sensed something was wrong below.

He had been secretly pleased that Shen Zhui and the other four were foolishly walking towards the center of the formation, saving him the trouble of using his cultivation method.

But he hadn't expected the sandstorm to weaken and then, in a short while, this half of the wind formation stopped!

"Are they dead?" Daoist Xiangyang frowned.

He was quite confident in his formation, especially since his opponents were just Houtian Martial Artists. If they were Qi Cultivation True Persons, he might not have been so sure.

This formation was specifically designed to target Xiantian Martial Artists, weakening their strength and trapping them.

Clearly, he didn't think these people could break his formation so easily, unless they all summoned deities and fled to the heavens.

This was Daoist Xiangyang's intention as well: to deplete their trump cards and stall for time.

Without the boost of Divine Power, he could easily kill five Ninth Stage Houtian Martial Artists by himself.

"It's best if they're dead. If I have to wait for Heifeng and Daoist Mu to come help, I'll lose face. Now, I can make amends."

Killing five government constables who could summon deities would be equivalent to killing five Xiantian Martial Artists, a great achievement indeed!

The sandstorm gradually subsided, and the scene below became visible.

The originally exquisitely decorated and cleverly arranged manor was now in ruins.

Daoist Xiangyang lowered his body and looked closely.

When Daoist Xiangyang saw the wolf-headed bronze statue lying on the ground, his heart skipped a beat.

"Not good! The formation is broken!" His face changed drastically, and he was about to rise.

"Old thief, die!" Three figures shot up from the dust.

Shen Zhui, Yan You, and Zhao Hu all attacked Daoist Xiangyang.

Among them, Yan You activated the green Edict on his body.

"First Summon of Deity, Distinguish Good and Evil!"

Yan You shouted solemnly and righteously. At the same time, a trace of red energy on Daoist Xiangyang vanished.

The Execution Token Dao Plaque pointed clearly, revealing the sin!

"Second Summon of Deity, Distinguish Right from Wrong!"

Daoist Xiangyang was filled with terror. The surrounding mist was instantly dispelled, revealing his true face, and a powerful force descended.

"Halt!" Yan You spat blood and pointed at Daoist Xiangyang, attempting to restrain the villain.

"Wishful thinking! A mere Ninth Stage Houtian trying to restrain me?!" Daoist Xiangyang went mad, and his Daoist robes suddenly burst open.

The restraint only lasted for a moment before he broke free.

But in that brief moment, Zhao Hu's and Shen Zhui's attacks had already reached him.

"Ghostly spirits, come out!" Daoist Xiangyang's figure rose, and two ferocious infants suddenly appeared on his body.

These infants were bloody red from the neck down, but from the neck up, there was no flesh, only a skeleton.

These two Blood Infants pounced ferociously at Zhao Hu and Shen Zhui. Their empty eye sockets emitted red light, causing Zhao Hu and Shen Zhui to momentarily falter!

"As expected of demonic arts!" Yan You turned into an illusion, his saber light suddenly surged, and he slashed fiercely.

"What?" Daoist Xiangyang felt the power of the saber light and his heart trembled. He immediately recalled the Blood Infant attacking Shen Zhui and turned to meet the saber light.

In his opinion, among the three, Zhao Hu and Yan You were the greatest threats, especially Yan You, who, at the Peak Houtian stage, could summon deities and his strength surpassed his own.

He had to deal with these two primarily.

"Explode!" The Blood Infant charging at Yan You instantly exploded, turning into a pool of blood that enveloped the saber light.

"Sizzle~" The blood dissolved into white smoke and dissipated, but at the same time, the saber light was continuously weakened.

"You're ignoring me?!"

Shen Zhui saw Daoist Xiangyang actually recall the Blood Infant and only swing a circular shield to block his attack, sneering.

"Faster!" The saber in his hand instantly increased in speed, and the number of spiritual energy snowflakes abruptly broke through to one hundred.

At the same time, Shen Zhui controlled the spiritual energy snowflakes, continuously impacting the cyan shield, gradually disintegrating its spiritual energy structure.

In just a moment, when Shen Zhui's steel saber slashed over, the cyan shield had already been thinned by more than half, leaving only a thin film!

Under the Unity of Heaven and Man realm, Shen Zhui's Falling Snow Saber Technique, with its hundred spiritual energy snowflakes, was like a steel knife inserted into a rapidly spinning wheel, causing the circulating Daoist magic to collapse!

"What? This is impossible, how can you..."

"Pfft~"

The steel saber cut through the shield and, like cutting through tofu, severed Daoist Xiangyang's head.

He never understood until his death why his spiritual energy defense shield could be so easily broken by a Ninth Stage Houtian Martial Artist.

As he died and his spiritual sense dissipated, Daoist Xiangyang used his last thought to activate a token hidden within his body.

This more advanced Daoist Magic Token, capable of recording combat scenes, instantly transmitted his battle experience to the Li Family Head, Li Mingtai, as well as the approaching Daoist Mu and Daoist Heifeng.

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