Golden feathers at the neck humbled pride; spiritual radiance shook again, revealing the True Net Cult

Although Jixuan was arrogant, he was not stupid.

He could guess what Chen Shuangbai and Hong Qing were saying in a flash, and his face darkened. But he remained vigilant, his eyes sharp as knives as he looked at the three of them.

Hong Qing clicked his tongue softly, a flippant smile on his face, and said, "With a formidable enemy at hand, it's time to put away your fancy airs."

Jixuan remained unmoved, responding only with a cold laugh.

Hong Qing continued, "You saw that demon just now; it was the work of a strange Daoist priest. Now that our guiding talismans have all failed, yours will most likely be ineffective as well. The only thing we can do now is..."

Clang--!

A clear, melodious sword cry rang in everyone's ears.

Hong Qing turned his head, looking at the golden-white birds hovering around Chen Shuangbai, and tentatively asked, "Fellow Daoist Xuhong..."

A smile appeared on Chen Shuangbai's lips as she said softly, "Why waste so much breath arguing with him? Just beat him up, and everything will be fine."

"Beat me up?"

Jixuan felt as if he had heard an extremely funny joke. He sneered a few times, and purple lightning burst forth from his body. A golden-red arrow leaped out from his waist and struck the great bow, which was filled with extremely hot lightning and fire.

" Chen Shuangbai, don't think that just because you have the title of Sword Immortal, you are truly invincible below the Nascent Soul!"

"Today I..."

Before he could finish speaking, a surge of golden-white light leaped up and instantly appeared in front of him.

"How dare you!"

Jixuan roared and gently released his left hand. A loud, explosive sound rang out, and the golden-red arrow shot out, transforming into a blazing rainbow of lightning that collided with the sword light.

A loud bang!

A terrifying shockwave shot out in all directions, and the carriage Jixuan was riding in hummed as if it were about to overturn.

But he remained unmoved, his gaze fixed on the moment the two met.

He felt both anger and confidence simultaneously.

This golden-red light arrow was refined by the Arrayed Mystery Sect using an extremely rare combination of spiritual resources and secret techniques. It is both Law Treasure and a talisman, containing the ultimate nature of thunder and fire, and its power is quite terrifying.

He only brought nine with him on this trip, but he was careless and overestimated the demons' endurance, using up six of them. Now he has to be careful...

But as soon as he thought about it, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

Because the Sword Intent formed by that golden-white radiance had already pierced through the rainbow of thunder and fire, slashing upwards in reverse, passing through smoothly and lightly. With another leap, it suddenly jumped in front of Jixuan, transforming into a bird, standing on his left shoulder, extending its right wing, spreading its distinct and lifelike golden feathers, and perching on his neck.

Jixuan immediately stopped moving.

It's not that he can't move, but that he dares not move.

Only when he is imbued with the Sword Intent can he truly comprehend what Sword Intent!

With just a slight tremor, the golden feather would unleash its immense power, surging into his body and crushing his soul along with it.

In the silence, the successor of the Arrayed Mystery Sect slowly lowered the great bow in his hand. Looking at Chen Shuangbai, his gaze held both resentment and, more than anything, deep apprehension.

After a moment of silence, he finally spoke, asking, "What do you want?"

Chen Shuangbai smiled, then took out the ancient bell that suppressed Jingxu, pointed to the ball of Glazed Glass light within, and asked, "Did you bring these Buddhist cultivators in?"

Jixuan remained silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

However, he also knew that he was still seriously injured and had encountered Chen Shuangbai, who wielded such an unreasonable power as Sword Intent. After thinking for a moment, he decided to distance himself from the situation and said, "This was a plan devised by several True Lord in the sect. I am not aware of the specific details."

Chen Shuangbai wasn't surprised and looked at Hong Qing, indicating that it was his turn to go on stage.

Hong Qing stepped forward and offered a brief explanation.

Jixuan is not stupid.

After listening to Hong Qing's words, his eyes flickered slightly, and he roughly connected the cause and effect of the matter.

"If you still want to leave this grotto -Grotto-Heaven alive, you'd better put aside all your prejudices for now and join forces with us, otherwise..." Seeing the thoughtful look on his face, Hong Qing's expression turned cold as he said, "I can kill you even without Fellow Xuhong's intervention."

Jixuan ultimately chose to save his own life and agreed to join forces.

The Sword Intent that had been resting on Jixuan's left shoulder slowly disappeared and returned to the sword master's hand.

Jixuan rubbed his slightly stiff left shoulder, feeling the lingering chill, and felt a chill run down his spine.

"Even though I've tried my best to overestimate the Sword Intent..."

Chen Shuangbai completely ignored his expression and had no intention of guessing what this disciple of the Arrayed Mystery Sect was thinking.

For him, since this person had lost to him in their first encounter, there was no chance he could ever defeat him again.

Therefore.

Chen Shuangbai was more interested in Hong Qing.

The Divine Ability of the Heavenly Star Mystic Sect are quite unique.

Seeing that Jixuan agreed, Hong Qing wasn't worried that he would change his mind. He turned to Liang Shuyan beside him and called out, "Junior Sister, give him a [ Heaven-Restoring Pill ]."

Upon hearing this, Liang Shuyan was slightly taken aback, clearly somewhat unwilling.

But seeing the unwavering look in Hong Qing's eyes, she knew she couldn't resist. Gritting her teeth, she took out a shiny silver pill and handed it to Jixuan from afar.

Jixuan clearly knew the efficacy of this pill and understood that it was likely genuine at this critical juncture. He put it in his mouth, circulated his profound energy to refine the pill, and repaired his injuries.

Hong Qing thought for a moment, then pointed at Jixuan. Streams of radiant light flew out from the knife wound on Jixuan's chest and landed back in his palm.

Jixuan glanced at it, his eyes filled with even greater apprehension.

Chen Shuangbai, however, found it extremely interesting.

He couldn't help but ask, "Is this your sect's Metal Luminary Divine Ability - Great White Flying Spirit Blade?"

Hong Qing glanced at Chen Shuangbai, replied "yes," and offered no further explanation.

A moment later.

Jixuan's injuries had mostly healed, and after taking several pills he carried with him, he had also replenished most of his depleted Law Power. Only then did he invite the three of them to land on the carriage beneath him.

Hong Qing said, "That black-robed Daoist is most likely in the central palace, which is the core of this Grotto-Heaven and the sacred ground of the True Net Cult. It is filled with array formations and restrictions, and the predecessors of the six sects who have entered before have all clearly warned against entering rashly..."

While they were talking and analyzing the situation...

Suddenly, the Grotto-Heaven trembled again.

Moreover, this tremor was even stronger than the last one, with wave after wave of magnificent spiritual light emanating from the palace complex.

The four of them looked up at the center at the same time, and saw countless golden and jade patterns appearing in the soaring spiritual light. In the dim light, demons were climbing up, their power terrifying.

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