A Place of Opportunity

He vaguely remembered that he had been refining puppets at the Immortal Herb Pavilion. Who would have thought that the Ancient Mirror Fragment would suddenly transform into a formation and, disregarding the restrictions he had set up, teleport him straight here?

A strange cry suddenly rang out, interrupting Shi Yue's thoughts.

Shi Yue felt his head grow heavy, but he quickly regained his clarity of mind by circulating the Spirit Splitting Art.

He looked up and saw two enormous strange birds diving down from high above, a pair of sharp claws reaching for the crown of his head.

The strange birds looked much like bats. Their black claws were covered in black fur, and each had a black tail about a foot long, making them look extremely bizarre.

Judging by the auras emanating from the two strange birds, they were clearly Level Four Demon Birds.

"Level Four Demon Birds, of all things." A flicker of surprise passed through Shi Yue's eyes.

He abruptly flicked his sleeve, sending out eighteen Li Fire Swords. They blurred and merged into a five-zhang-long Red Giant Sword, which slashed toward the two strange birds with astonishing momentum.

Sensing the Red Giant Sword's formidable aura, the two strange birds hurriedly beat their wings with all their might. A series of hissing sounds rang out as more than a dozen thick Gray Wind Blades appeared and hurtled toward the sword.

The dozen-plus Gray Wind Blades struck the Red Giant Sword and dispersed with a muffled rumble.

The Red Giant Sword shot straight toward the two black birds and, with a flash, arrived before them.

Each black bird let out a strange cry, unleashing a wave of ashen-grey sound that surged toward the Red Giant Sword.

The Red Giant Sword struck one Grey Sonic Wave and slowed. When