"Go!" The sword cultivator swept his gaze across the area and spat a mouthful of sword essence into his flying sword. Dazzling sword light burst forth, and with his spirit following the sword, he prepared to flee!
"Trying to leave now? Don't you think it's too late?" the white-haired cultivator said coldly, raising his hand. A nine-jointed bamboo whip, about a foot long, appeared out of thin air! The whip was pale gold, each section shorter than the last from the handle onward! Intricate talismans flickered between every bamboo joint, while profound and mysterious runes flowed faintly across the joints themselves!
"Break!" Having spoken, the white-haired cultivator immediately swung the bamboo whip. A whip shadow sprang from it like a bewitching little golden dragon, flashing with blazing radiance and a razor-sharp gale that seemed capable of tearing even the void apart as it lashed toward the sword cultivator!
The sword cultivator flew with extreme speed and had already fled several yards in that brief instant, yet the whip shadow was even faster, striking him like lightning!
Crack, crack, crack! The glow around the sword cultivator flickered only a few times before vanishing. The flying sword beneath his feet shattered into fragments, and his physical body was likewise smashed into several pieces!
"Li Zongbao, Senior Brother Li???" The Foundation Establishment cultivator, who had closed his eyes and awaited death, did not feel death arrive even after some time. Hearing the clash of magic artifacts, he finally opened his eyes. When he saw the white-haired cultivator, he cried out in astonishment, "Y-you... why are you here?"
This white-haired cultivator was none other than Li Zongbao, a disciple of the Joyful Sect who cultivated the Mirror of Parting Emotions!
"Mhm." Li Zongbao's gaze swept lightly over the cultivator, who was nearly weeping with