"Elders, please hold your hands. There may be some misunderstanding here," Shen Luo said urgently, shifting his feet and darting sideways.
But Li He refused to listen. Countless smoke-rain sword shadows pursued him, descending with furious speed.
Shen Luo frowned slightly. A layer of azure light rose in his eyes as he formed a sword seal and pointed.
The Pure Yang Sword shot out with a shrill whistle, conjuring sword shadows of its own that collided with the smoke-rain sword shadows.
A chorus of metallic clangs rang out as the flying swords clashed. The sword technique, ethereal as smoke and rain, was blocked in its entirety.
Not only that, a strange fiery redness spread across Elder Li's face. He stumbled back several steps before regaining his footing.
Shen Luo's flying sword carried a peculiar heat that passed into him through their collision, leaving his internal organs burning with pain. Only after circulating his magic power through several cycles did he dispel it.
"Elder Li!" Elder Qin exclaimed in alarm, hurriedly moving forward to help.
Cold light blazed from the Mountain-Cleaving Yue, and its body doubled in size again as it swept horizontally toward Shen Luo, its radiance surging like mountains and seas.
The light of Moon Shadow flashed beneath Shen Luo's feet, and he dodged once more.
But light suddenly flashed in the space above, below, and to either side of him. Four yue shadows appeared out of nowhere, each shifting between illusion and substance. It was the Smoke-Rain Sword Technique again.
Though illusory, all four yue shadows radiated powerful auras. Together, they sealed off every avenue of escape and savagely scissored down on him.
Shen Luo used the Profound Yin Bewitching Eyes, azure light flashing through his eyes again. Then he activated Indigo Sea, bent a finger on his