Turning the Tables

Surrounded, Shen Ge threw out all the purple jade on his body without hesitation, and nearly thirty purple streams of light quickly spread in all directions.

If we don't act decisively now, someone could really die.

"It's purple jade!"

"Stop fighting, kill that little thief first!" As he spoke, the Daoist quickly snatched a dozen or so pieces of purple jade and put them into his bag, while simultaneously retreating rapidly.

Almost instantly, ten out of the thirteen people left, all rushing to grab the purple jade, leaving only three still attacking Shen Ge.

These three people, one of them is Tianwen from the Heavenly Sword Sect, and Shen Ge doesn't recognize the other two, but they are disciples of two major sects.

With the number of people reduced from thirteen to three, Shen Ge's pressure eased considerably. He skillfully maneuvered through the attacks of the three, while also keeping Spirit Severing eye on who would ultimately win the purple jade.

After all, just because you throw something away doesn't mean you don't want it anymore; you'll have to get it back later.

"You scoundrel, how dare you be distracted while fighting me!" Wentian roared angrily, gripping his sword with both hands and slashing heavily. A beam of sword light pierced the sky and fell from the sky. The pressure was so great that it silenced the entire space, and a surging murderous aura permeated the whole space.

As the one being attacked, Shen Ge was under immense pressure.

"This is... the Heaven and Earth One Sword!"

"Walk!"

The other two quickly retreated upon seeing the sword light, not daring to linger for even a moment.

This "Heaven and Earth One Sword" Heavenly Sword Sect. Among all the major sects in the entire Heavenly Desolation Domain, it can be considered the most powerful attack for the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.

This sword technique is very difficult to master; even among the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect, very few can achieve it during the Nascent Soul Realm.

It's quite unexpected that Wentian would do this.

Among the onlookers, many who recognized this move were quite surprised.

"I didn't expect that this person from the Heavenly Sword Sect would actually master the Heaven and Earth One Sword Technique. Although he's using it rather awkwardly, even so, that kid is probably in danger."

"You should know that the Heaven and Earth One Sword is the strongest killing move for the Nascent Soul Realm. Even that Zhu family Zhu Household who cultivated both body and magic could probably only avoid its edge."

Hearing the conversation from a distance, High Person Liyue couldn't help but worry for Shen Ge. Could Shen Ge really withstand an attack that was said to be the strongest sword strike at the Nascent Soul Realm?

Inside the secret realm, Shen Ge's expression shifted slightly. He knew that he couldn't possibly stop this sword strike with his ordinary methods. Since that was the case, he wouldn't hold back and would fight with all his might. At worst, he would just be chased down again later.

After figuring it out, Shen Ge acted quickly, slowly closing his eyes.

When the Qingyi arrived and saw this scene, she immediately became anxious. "Hey, run!"

As she finished speaking, a Sword Qi shot out from Shen Ge's forehead. The Sword Qi was chaotic in color and at first glance looked no different from an ordinary soul attack.

But the moment it made contact with the Heaven and Earth One Sword, this small sword of divine souls cleaved the Heaven and Earth One Sword in two as easily as cutting melons and meat, and it didn't stop there; the sword went straight toward Wentian.

"Impossible, this is impossible..." Wentian did not defend or dodge, seemingly still immersed in the disbelief after the Heaven and Earth One Sword was broken.

"Damn it, get out of the way! What are you doing standing there like an idiot!" An elder from the Heavenly Sword Sect outside the secret realm cursed angrily, somewhat exasperated.

As the sword flashed, Wentian was split in two. At the same time, five mountain peaks below, aligned with the sword flash, were also cleaved in two, leaving a long, deep ravine that stretched far, far away.

Not far away, the people who were fighting over the purple jade all stopped, seemingly stunned by the sword strike.

"This divine soul Sword Qi actually pierced through the Heaven and Earth One Sword, which is said to be the most powerful killing technique for the Nascent Soul Realm, so easily..."

"This can't be right. What kind of magic is this? Why have I never heard of it before?"

The Daoist priest, initially surprised by being surrounded and beaten by five men, quickly seized the opportunity to escape, shouting as he left, "That kid's bloodthirsty! Run!"

Upon hearing this, several people shuddered, glanced at Shen Ge with some fear, and then ran away without looking back.

The other two who had participated in the ambush of Shen Ge exchanged a glance, and then simultaneously used their escape techniques to flee.

"Fellow Daoist, your methods are skillful. I have been presumptuous today. Farewell, and goodbye."

A few breaths later, all thirteen people who had chased after them had fled, leaving none behind, along with the thirty purple jades that Shen Ge had thrown out.

They weren't unaware that Shen Ge was in a weakened state, but no one dared to step forward and test him. After all, they only had one life, and who knew if Shen Ge could continue to unleash such attacks?

After they all left, Shen Ge, who had been standing still, suddenly stumbled and almost fell from the air, but fortunately, Qingyi caught him just in time.

"Hurry up, we're a bit exhausted," Shen Ge said hurriedly.

As they flew, Qingyi, supporting Shen Ge, said, "Hey, what's the name of that move you used? It couldn't even defeat the Heaven and Earth One Sword, which is said to be the strongest attack for the Nascent Soul Realm?"

"I am not unaware of soul attacks, such as the Great Freedom Buddhist Law of the Divine Temple Nunnery, but even such a top-tier soul technique could not possibly break through the Heaven and Earth One Sword at the Nascent Soul Realm."

"Why are you asking so many questions, you little brat?" Shen Ge scolded, then softened her tone. "What you need to do now is run fast, so those people don't come back and skin us alive."

High in the clouds, three figures stared expressionlessly at the two below. After a long silence, one of them couldn't help but ask, "Senior Brother Xiong, that person seems really weak. Should we make a move?"

"That soul attack just now was truly powerful; it even managed to break through the Heavenly Sword Sect's Heaven and Earth One Sword. What if we obtained it..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiong Xin interrupted him, "If you want to make a move, why don't you go and see if he's faking it? If you can confirm that he really can't fight back, I wouldn't mind making a trip."

Upon hearing this, the man who had spoken earlier changed his expression. "Senior Brother Xiong, are you saying he's trying to trick us into making a move?"

A cold glint flashed in Xiong Xin's eyes. He shook his head and said in a deep voice, "I don't know. He's in poor condition right now, but even so, I still sense a dangerous aura. Clearly, he's not without a fighting chance."

"This person is extremely dangerous; it's best not to provoke him anymore." Xiong Xin stared at Shen Ge, who had already disappeared into the distance, and said softly, "Besides, he no longer has the Purple Jade on him, so there's even less reason for us to cause him trouble."

Two figures stood on a small hill far away from this location. Zhu Xiu held a folding fan and fanned himself lightly, watching this side with a very leisurely expression. He had taken in the entire battle that had just taken place.

"Is this his true strength? He's so powerful it's almost suffocating."

"No, this isn't his true strength either. This soul attack is just his most powerful move; it only represents the upper limit of his killing power, not his true strength." A cold, arrogant female voice rang out from the side.

Outside the secret realm, the elder of the Heavenly Sword Sect had a terrifyingly gloomy face, and a Sword Intent carrying a faint killing aura swirled around him. If it weren't for the presence of people from various sects and Lineage, he would have already erupted in fury.

"Good, very good! You dare kill a disciple of our Heavenly Sword Sect, brat? Wait till you get out, I'll show you what fear really is!"

A faint, mocking voice rang out. "Oh, Elder Thunder Sword, you're going to bully the weak too? You, a Nascent Body Integration Realm Nascent Soul Realm —that's a bit embarrassing."

The speaker was an elder of the Golden Dragon Sect. As everyone knows, the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Golden Dragon Sect of Rock Moon are at odds, so Heavenly Sword Sect has suffered a setback, they naturally will not let go of this opportunity to mock them.

"Hmph, just a petty person who's gotten his way." Elder Thunder Sword snorted coldly before calming down and ignoring everything else.

On the other side of the high platform, Venerable Leihuan glanced at the location of the Heavenly Sword Sect and then smiled without saying a word. Although he hadn't paid much attention to the Nascent Soul Realm trials, he had witnessed the battle just now. That kid had actually broken the Heaven and Earth One Sword, which was said to be the most powerful killing technique for the Nascent Soul Realm, and even he hadn't quite understood the method he used. It was truly interesting.

He had a premonition that the kid would be in for a rough time in the Heavenly Desolation Domain Nascent Soul Realm and expose it to everyone was just asking for him to be killed and robbed.

Venerable Thunder Sea hesitated for a moment. He was somewhat considering sending this person away. After all, he was a rare talent, and his future achievements would probably be at least at the Tribulation Transcendence Realm. It would be a pity for him to perish like this.

Their Azure Origin Palace happens to have a teleportation array that goes directly to the Heaven's Edge Domain. They can send that kid there when he comes out.

Venerable Thunder Sea did this not because he coveted anything from the other party, but simply because he wanted to make a good connection. After all, Azure Origin Palace was still relatively weak in terms of high-end strength among the top forces in Heavenly Desolation Domain.

One month later, in the secret realm.

Shen Ge was bathed in purple light, holding a slightly cracked spiked club in his hand. Not far in front of him, a person was lying on the ground, unconscious.

"You're really tough. You even cracked this Law Treasure of mine." Shen Ge complained before stepping forward and taking the Daoist's Storage Bag. Just as he used brute force to erase the Daoist's Divine Sense Mark, the Daoist woke up with a cry of pain.

Before he could react, a spiked club slammed down with such force that it shattered into pieces.

"That's tough enough."

After making another sarcastic remark, Shen Ge discarded the spiked club, which now only had a handle left, and began examining his spoils.

But the moment he opened the Storage Bag, his face darkened. Inside were only five pieces of purple jade and a few bottles of Storage Bag; nothing else.

Shen Ge kicked the Daoist priest, cursing viciously, "You're still playing the 'three burrows' trick!"

As he spoke, Shen Ge stepped forward and used a rope Law Treasure to bind the other party tightly. Finally, he opened a sword formation to envelop the Daoist priest. After confirming that the other party could not escape, Shen Ge summoned a bolt of lightning to strike the Daoist priest.

The lightning struck the Daoist priest, only causing him to twitch slightly.

After being electrocuted, the Daoist slowly regained consciousness. When he opened his eyes, he was immediately startled by the flying sword pressed against his forehead. He reflexively tilted his head back, but the back of his head touched something sharp again.

The Daoist priest immediately stopped what he was doing. He turned to Shen Ge beside him and smiled somewhat ingratiatingly, "Fellow Daoist, what a coincidence, I've run into you again."

Shen Ge raised the corner of his mouth, tossed the Storage Bag in his hand, and chuckled, "Not a coincidence at all, Daoist Master, I've been watching you for a long time."

These words left the Daoist priest speechless. It turned out that the faint chill he had been feeling these past few days was because of this guy.

However, he wasn't careful enough; even with warnings, he still fell for it.

"Master Daoist, I still don't know how to address you. Which faction do you belong to?"

The Daoist priest's eyes darted around, and he replied with a warm smile, "Fellow Daoist, I am a Daoist priest from the Clear Void Palace, my Daoist name Qingyu."

Outside, at the Clear Void Palace, an elderly Daoist priest with gray hair and a somber expression clarified to those around him, "This fellow is not from our Clear Void Palace. Don't misunderstand, he's just making things up. Don't believe him."

"Damn it! How dare he use the name of our Clear Void Palace to bully others! This Daoist priest is utterly shameless!"

Really not?

The surrounding factions all looked on with a mixture of disbelief and skepticism. After all, that guy's style of doing things was very similar to the Clear Void Palace's. Now you're saying it's not? Are you all afraid of losing face too?

The old Daoist priest saw that the people's faces remained gloomy, so he stopped explaining. The more he explained, the worse it would get.

Within the secret realm.

"Clear Void Palace? Is it the Clear Void Palace in the River Source region?"

"Yes, yes, fellow Daoist, you are indeed very knowledgeable." Qingyu nodded in flattery.

"I've heard that your Clear Void Palace has a Law Technique called 'Know Heaven's Mandate,' is that Law Technique?"

Qingyu hurriedly nodded in agreement, saying, "This is Clear Void Palace's signature Law Technique, known as 'the cicada senses the autumn wind before it blows.' Once this spell is mastered, it becomes impossible to be ambushed or attacked."

"Looks like you're not doing very well in your studies," Shen Ge said disdainfully.

Qingyu's face stiffened, and after a moment of silence, she lowered her head and said with some shame, "That's because I've only been learning for a short time; I'm still just a beginner."

"Oh?" Shen Ge's lips curled up slightly. "Looks like you know how. Since you do, that makes things easier."

"This Cultivation Method is your life-saving money; you'd better think it over carefully."

"No, fellow Daoist, you want the ' Know Heaven's Mandate ' manual? This is a closely guarded secret of the Clear Void Palace. If I give it to you, I'll die." Qingyu said somewhat awkwardly, "How about you ask for something else, fellow Daoist? If you don't like it, I'll give you all the purple jade I've hidden away, fifty pieces in total. That should be enough for me to buy my life, right?"

Wow, you've got quite a lot of purple jade, kid.

Shen Ge shook his head, his eyes cold and filled with a hint of murderous intent. "I only want this Cultivation Method. You can keep the purple jade for yourself."

Qingyu was about to refuse again, but the sword tip pressed against his forehead suddenly advanced a little, piercing his skull. Moreover, the sword at the back of his head almost completely entered his skull.

At this moment, Qingyu dared not utter a word. Although his body was chilled to the bone, he dared not move an inch.

"Fellow Daoist, calm down, calm down. We can talk this over. Fighting is really inappropriate." Qingyu forced a smile that looked more like a grimace and said, "It's not that I can't give you this Law Technique, fellow Daoist. There's no need to kill over such a trivial matter."