The Sword-Bearing Female Cultivator

Come to think of it, if the Ji Household had a Golden Core True Person, how would the Song Household have dared to refuse Ji Yuan? They would have offered Song Yixue up with both hands long ago!

Mo Wen was in Azure Luan Immortal City and possessed strength comparable to a Foundation Establishment cultivator's. Why would he fear a Foundation Establishment Lineage?

In fact, after a year of cultivation, he could extend his Divine Sense beyond fifteen zhang, putting him on par with Foundation Establishment cultivators with strong foundations!

His physique and Law Power had also grown considerably, leaving him not far behind ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

With the Flowing Light Sword Technique at the minor accomplishment level added to the mix, Mo Wen's overall combat strength now definitely surpassed Foundation Establishment cultivators with ordinary foundations.

Although Ji Yuan found Mo Wen's words disjointed, he could plainly hear the contempt in them, and his heart burned with even greater fury. He had long regarded Song Yixue as his exclusive possession, and now Mo Wen had provoked him to his face. How could he hold back any longer?

"Who exactly are you, to dare oppose my Scarlet Moon Mountain Ji Household?" Ji Yuan shouted angrily.

"My name is Mo Wen, nothing more than a Rogue Person! I've long heard that the Ji Household throws its weight around. Now that I've seen it for myself, you certainly live up to your reputation!" Mo Wen said mockingly.

Before the Azure Luan Fairy's rise, the northwestern region of Yan Province had been a barren wilderness. Only powerful Golden Core experts had dared venture deep into it.

After founding the immortal city, the Azure Luan Fairy divided the northwestern region in two. North of the city was the domain of Demon Beasts. South of it was human territory.

It could be said that Azure Luan Immortal City was a bulwark for humanity, protecting the human territory stretching over ten thousand li south of the city. With the Azure Luan Fairy there, no third-tier Demon King dared slaughter people at will within human territory!

Many cultivation Lineages lived across the vast lands south of the immortal city, and the strongest among them even had False Core experts holding down the fort.

False Core was a level between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core.

After reaching Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, a cultivator might have no hope of forming a true Golden Core because of a flawed Dao foundation, or might be unable to obtain a spiritual treasure for Core Formation, such as a Golden Core Formation Pill. They could only choose to refine a third-tier Demon Beast's inner core compatible with their own attributes, thereby entering the Core Formation Realm.

Compared with a true Golden Core, a False Core had many shortcomings. First, a False Core cultivator's path ended there, and their cultivation could never advance another step. Second, their lifespan was only three hundred years, not much longer than that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Finally, a False Core cultivator's combat strength could not compare to that of a true Golden Core True Person, and they could even be defeated by monstrous Foundation Establishment cultivators fighting across realms!

Even so, a cultivation Lineage with a False Core cultivator holding down the fort stood far above an ordinary Foundation Establishment Lineage. There were roughly twenty-odd known False Core cultivators in the northwestern region, most of whom were the ancestors of cultivation Lineages.

The Scarlet Moon Mountain Ji Household was one such cultivation Lineage with a False Core ancestor holding down the fort. Besides that ancestor, the Ji Household had seven Foundation Establishment cultivators, placing it among the top ten cultivation Lineages in the northwestern region.

Relying on its strength, the Ji Household had long run roughshod over the northwestern region and had an abysmal reputation.

Mo Wen had only learned of the Ji Household's name from others after arriving in Azure Luan Immortal City.

Mocked to his face by Mo Wen, Ji Yuan could no longer contain his anger and burst into curses. "Bastard! You dare insult my Ji Household? You're dead!"

Mo Wen was not about to indulge Ji Yuan. He moved, arriving before Ji Yuan in an instant, and slapped him across the face. He had used nothing but the purest physical strength for every movement, so the law enforcement team would not sense any fluctuations of Law Power.

Ji Yuan had truly never expected anyone to dare slap him. The blow sent him staggering, and he nearly fell to the ground. Flying into a rage, he flicked his hand and sent a blood-colored flying knife over half a chi long at Mo Wen.

The blood-colored flying knife was crystalline throughout and shimmered with dazzling spiritual light. One look was enough to tell that it was a powerful, top-grade Law Artifact. If the knife struck him, Mo Wen would likely suffer serious injuries, even though his body-refining cultivation had already surpassed the first-tier peak.

Recognizing the danger, Mo Wen immediately used a Movement Method to evade the flying knife. With his Divine Sense, he could easily judge the knife's attack path, and even using only his physical strength, he would not be hit.

Ji Yuan was both shocked and furious to see Mo Wen easily dodge his attacks time and again, yet he was unwilling to stop fighting.

Just then, a streak of cutting sword light shot in from outside, striking the blood-colored flying knife hard with lightning speed.

Caught off guard, Ji Yuan had the Spiritual Sense concentrated on the flying knife scattered by the single blow! He let out a scream, abruptly spat a mouthful of blood, and crumpled to the ground.

"Young master!" The cultivators following Ji Yuan were alarmed and hurried to gather around him. As they fed him healing pills, they took out their Law Artifacts and watched the door warily.

What masterful swordsmanship! Mo Wen could not help praising the sudden sword strike inwardly. His Flowing Light Sword Technique had already reached minor accomplishment, so his eye was naturally keen. In his view, that strike was likely not far from Sword Qi Thunder Sound!

Before long, a figure came into view.

She was a female cultivator of unparalleled beauty, but her hair was tied casually in a high ponytail. Her clothes were equally simple: a black martial outfit and short boots of animal hide, without any other adornments.

Besides that, she carried an ink-black longsword over seven chi long on her back, a striking sight.

The female cultivator walked into the shop and cast an indifferent glance at Ji Yuan, who was channeling his power to heal. "You dare use a Law Artifact in the city? You don't know whether to live or die," she said flatly.

The sword-bearing female cultivator then turned to Mo Wen.

Her gaze was sharp as a sword. She looked Mo Wen up and down for some time before frowning. "You're strong, but that's no reason for you to fight in Azure Luan Immortal City."

"Fellow Daoist, I was only protecting myself. Surely I couldn't just stretch out my neck and wait to be slaughtered?" Mo Wen explained with a faint smile.

"I'll let it go this time! If there's a next time, I certainly won't let you off lightly!" The sword-bearing female cultivator gave Mo Wen a long look, then turned and left the shop.

Intimidated by the sword-bearing female cultivator's presence, the Ji Household cultivators no longer dared make trouble. They helped Ji Yuan up and fled in disarray. As they left, they did not even dare utter a single threat, all the arrogance they had shown when they entered gone.

"Old Song, do you know who that female cultivator is?" Mo Wen asked Song Xuan, who stood beside him.

"I don't know either! I never expected a mere Qi Refining cultivator to have such imposing presence!" Song Xuan exclaimed.

Mo Wen laughed inwardly. With your eye, how could you possibly see what makes that sword-bearing female cultivator formidable?

That sword-bearing female cultivator is so young, yet she's already touched the threshold of Sword Qi Thunder Sound. She's undoubtedly a Sword Dao prodigy! Besides, her cultivation has reached Qi Refining Great Perfection, so her Spirit Root aptitude can't be weak either. She must have at least a Dual Spirit Root.

I wonder where someone like her comes from?

He pondered for a moment, then stopped dwelling on the matter. As long as he remained in Azure Luan Immortal City, there would naturally be a day when they met again!