The cultivation schools of the Nine Provinces varied widely. If one were to ask which school was best suited to dealing with Ghost Cultivators, it would undoubtedly be Formation Cultivators.
That was because Formation Cultivators could set up Formations in advance. A Formation Cultivator of profound attainment could form a Formation with a single thought; no matter how capable a Ghost Cultivator was, they could forget about sneaking close.
The other schools did not enjoy such convenience. When dealing with Ghost Cultivators, they generally waited in stillness to counter movement.
But that required tremendous courage and confidence, because the instant a Ghost Cultivator exposed their whereabouts was often the very moment they unleashed their killing move. If it could not be blocked in time, one might well end up with head and body severed.
Jiang Liuzi had used precisely this method against his opponent.
He had not discovered the Ghost Cultivator's trail beforehand, but he knew the Ghost Cultivator would surely sneak toward him from some direction, waiting for a chance to strike. And at the moment the Ghost Cultivator attacked would come his opportunity to retaliate.
His sword had been swift to the extreme. As he blocked the Ghost Cultivator's savage blow, he struck back and wounded him with a slash.
Their exchange had lasted but an instant. The Ghost Cultivator had nearly lost more than half his life; had he not instinctively stepped back, that sword would likely have slain him outright.
This was a true Sword Cultivator!
As he retreated, specks of sword light spread across his vision. Flying Swords came hurtling toward him. The Ghost Cultivator turned ice-cold from head to toe, slapped a Golden Body Talisman onto himself, and shouted, "I concede!"
A series of thuds rang out. The golden light enveloping the Ghost Cultivator