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Chapter 293: A stirring in the bloodline
Clang!
The sword rang clear, the vast sword intent within its cry sending chills down the spine.
Shen Yuanbao's and Gu Xiao's expressions shifted slightly.
A frost-colored flying sword crashed down, its biting cold instantly turning the ground within ten zhang into a sheet of ice.
A slender figure stood atop the flying sword, white robes billowing.
"Azure Nether Sword Cultivator Mo Qingshuang!"
Shen Yuanbao's gaze sharpened. He named the newcomer outright, his voice wary, yet he did not retreat a single step.
Mo Qingshuang was certainly powerful. At a young age, she had comprehended the Fourth Realm of the Sword Dao, One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Arts, making her an exceptionally rare, peerless sword cultivator in the Jade Purity Immortal Sect. She even ranked tenth on the Jade Void Ranking with her Golden Core Middle Stage cultivation, but that was not enough to send him fleeing three leagues.
Mo Qingshuang said nothing. Her gaze swept past Shen Yuanbao and Gu Xiao without acknowledging them, then settled on the Five-Qi Vine.
"We discovered this Five-Qi Vine first. Surely you don't intend to break the rules, Senior Mo!"
Shen Yuanbao's expression darkened as he instinctively reminded her.
Even joining forces with Gu Xiao, he would be no match for Mo Qingshuang. He could only place his hopes in the unspoken rules between the Jade Purity Immortal Sect and the True Venerable Clans, unwilling to yield an inch.
"Pointless resistance."
The frost sword beneath Mo Qingshuang's feet trembled gently. The temperature within a hundred zhang plummeted, and a thin layer of frost immediately formed on Shen Yuanbao's temples and robes.
The atmosphere grew tense, swords drawn and bows bent, while the Five-Qi Vine was happy to watch from the sidelines.
Screee!
Just then, a