True Person Yu had drawn a line: injuring someone was permitted. With so many True Persons present, they could heal any wounds. But killing—especially deliberate killing—was absolutely forbidden.
At those words, Lu Chen's imposing air abruptly weakened. He had come intending to kill Tang Changsheng, but with this prohibition in place, some of his methods were no longer fit to use!
The moment Lu Chen faltered, Tang Changsheng sensed the shift in their Qi Mechanisms. He had plenty of experience in magical combat by now, and he struck at once.
Fwoom! The Primordial Yang Divine Lamp flared to life in Tang Changsheng's hand. A thin tongue of fire rose from it, like the flame of a welding torch.
Within that fire, a Flying Sword suddenly took shape and shot toward Lu Chen like a startled rainbow.
"Well struck!" Lu Chen shouted. As expected, this was a method of the Primordial Yang Church.
He knew the Flying Sword was manifested from Heartlight and thought through the Primordial Yang Divine Lamp. Though it was not a real object, in the hands of a master of Daoist arts, it truly could kill without leaving a trace.
Since I can't hurt him, I'll pit my cultivation against his. Let's see whether the Heartlight arts of his Primordial Yang Church are stronger, or the divine arts of my Zixian lineage!
As the Flying Sword came at him, Lu Chen neither dodged nor moved aside. He opened his mouth and blew out a breath. Crack! It struck the sword squarely and shattered it outright.
At that display, everyone who knew what they were looking at could not help but praise him.
Tang Changsheng's skill at turning Heartlight into a sword was impressive, but he had borrowed the power of a Treasured Artifact. Besides, the methods of