Slaughter

"I'd like to visit the Ji Household, but I'm afraid the second elder is old and feeble and won't be able to make me come!" Having made his decision, Mo Wen immediately taunted him.

The older a person was, the less willing they were to be regarded as an old good-for-nothing, and Ji Buqun was no exception.

Seeing how arrogant Mo Wen was, he laughed in extreme anger and said in a deep voice, "Since you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, I can only experience your brilliant techniques for myself, Fellow Daoist Mo!"

With that, he slowly raised his right hand, his five fingers taking the shape of a dragon's claw. In an instant, wisps of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi gathered before him and took shape, ultimately forming a millstone-sized dragon claw of true essence, complete with scales and armor, as lifelike as a living creature.

"Fellow Daoist, take my True Dragon Hand!" Ji Buqun shouted, and the dragon claw swooped down at Mo Wen's head!

"Interesting! So this is how Foundation Establishment cultivators fight."

When Qi Refining cultivators fought, they used the Law Power they had accumulated themselves. Not only were their attacks weaker, but they also could not sustain a prolonged battle.

Foundation Establishment cultivators, on the other hand, used their Divine Sense to draw on Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, strengthening the Law Techniques they cast. This allowed them not only to bring their Law Techniques' power to its full potential, but also to sustain their combat strength for longer.

Generally speaking, the stronger a Foundation Establishment cultivator's Divine Sense, the more Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi they could draw upon, naturally giving them every advantage against an opponent. This was a contest of raw strength in which there was no room for trickery; the stronger and weaker sides were immediately apparent!

Moreover, once an opponent's Divine Sense had locked onto someone, it was not easy to dodge with a Movement Method. These Law Techniques could automatically adjust their direction and angle according to their master's will until they struck their target.

Therefore, when faced with an attack, most Foundation Establishment cultivators either met it with a Law Technique of their own or countered it with a Law Artifact. Their purpose was simply to block the attack and keep themselves safe.

Of course, anyone confident that their strength was superior could use their own means to break an opponent's attack and follow through by capturing or killing them!

It had to be said that Ji Buqun, as a veteran Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator, was reasonably strong. Both the depth of his Law Power and the strength of his Divine Sense were somewhat greater than Mo Wen's.

Before comprehending Sword Qi Thunder Sound, even if Mo Wen had given it his all, he probably could have fought Ji Buqun to a standstill at best.

But after Mo Wen comprehended Sword Qi Thunder Sound, Ji Buqun was no match for him! If Ji Buqun grew even slightly careless, Mo Wen might even kill him in an instant!

In fact, when Ji Buqun first appeared, Mo Wen had had a chance to kill him instantly. But he wanted to see the offensive methods of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so instead of using Sword Qi Thunder Sound outright, he fought with his normal methods.

Mo Wen's method of fighting was to use a spirit sword to perform the Flowing Light Sword Technique. The spirit sword he was using now was one of the gifts of thanks he had received after saving Mo Qingyun and the others back then.

Although this spirit sword was only lower-grade second-tier, it was enough for Mo Wen to use Sword Qi Thunder Sound. As for the Purple Star Sword he had used before, it simply could not withstand that unimaginable speed and could only be honorably retired.

With Mo Wen's current attainments in swordsmanship, he could unleash tremendous power even when fighting with an ordinary spirit sword.

With a casual, gentle slash, he sent out a dark cyan blade of sword Gang more than a zhang long and over half a chi wide.

Though this sword Gang lacked the domineering presence of Ji Buqun's True Dragon Hand, it was extremely concentrated, its sharp edge fully exposed.

The great dragon claw and the dark cyan sword Gang swiftly collided. With a thunderous crash, both unexpectedly disintegrated at the same time, turning into fragments of Spiritual Qi scattered in disarray.

"The Divine Sense I attached to the sword Gang was actually shaken apart. Interesting!" Mo Wen found the sight before him somewhat novel.

In this collision of Law Techniques, both Mo Wen's and Ji Buqun's Divine Sense sustained slight damage. But for men with Divine Sense as powerful as theirs, such damage was insignificant and could be ignored.

Seeing Mo Wen take his True Dragon Hand so easily, Ji Buqun could not help frowning.

As he saw it, Mo Wen was merely a junior who had broken through to Foundation Establishment not long ago. How could he compare with the fruits of Ji Buqun's hundred years of arduous cultivation?

He had not expected this boy's foundation to be so deep that he possessed such combat strength as soon as he reached Foundation Establishment. It was simply inconceivable!

"It seems everyone underestimated you! I never expected a talisman master like you to possess such formidable combat strength. But you alone are not qualified to oppose my Ji Household!"

With that, Ji Buqun unleashed his full power, driving his Law Power to its limit and bringing every skill he had to bear as he attacked Mo Wen.

Mo Wen dared not be careless. While using Ji Buqun's attacks to hone his swordsmanship, he also kept watch with his Divine Sense for the Foundation Establishment cultivator hidden in the shadows.

That person's method of concealing his presence was exceptionally skillful. If Mo Wen had not mastered Sword Qi Thunder Sound, giving his Divine Sense far greater sensitivity than that of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, he probably would not have detected any trace of him.

Mo Wen and Ji Buqun traded blows, and before they knew it, they had fought forty or fifty exchanges.

On the surface, Mo Wen was at a slight disadvantage, but showed no signs of defeat in the short term.

Whether intentionally or not, the two men's battle was moving closer to the hidden person's position.

Just as they came within ten zhang of the hidden person, he suddenly sprang out, a dull black Spirit Artifact dagger in hand, and stabbed at Mo Wen's lower back.

"I've been waiting for you!" With a thought, Mo Wen instantly entered the state of Unity of Body and Sword!

At that moment, Mo Wen's reaction speed abruptly soared to an unimaginable level. His enemies' movements before him slowed many times over, looking somewhat comical.

"Die!" Mo Wen transformed into a streak of sword light, and a peal of thunder abruptly rang out.

Under Ji Buqun's utterly horrified gaze, the head of the Foundation Establishment cultivator wielding the black dagger fell to the ground. He was dead!

"Sword Qi Thunder Sound? How is that possible!" Ji Buqun now had only one thought: flee, and flee quickly!

He had long heard how terrifying sword cultivators were, but had never witnessed it himself and had always felt the rumors were too exaggerated. Now that he had truly seen a sword cultivator's prowess, he no longer had any thought of fighting him.

Unfortunately, though Ji Buqun fled swiftly, his speed was nowhere near that of Sword Qi Thunder Sound.

When a short peal of thunder sounded beside his ear, three shields of different colors suddenly lit up around him. Then the three shields shattered one after another, unable to stop the terrifying figure for even an instant!

These three shields were protective measures he had just placed on himself: a Spirit Artifact, a talisman, and a Law Technique, all set to activate automatically. He had thought that with these three measures, he could at least hold out for a moment. To his surprise, all three shields shattered almost instantly!

In desperation, he controlled the most powerful item in his possession, a high-grade Spirit Artifact-the Startling Thunder Sword-and slashed wildly at Mo Wen. But when his Startling Thunder Sword struck Mo Wen, he discovered to his shock that it was only an afterimage.

At the same time, another peal of thunder sounded beside Ji Buqun's ear. Before he could react, he saw a headless body fall from the sky.