Fire Dragon Gravely Wounded

"Uncle, Master and Martial Uncle Jiang have caught up!" Pei Que, who had been standing at the stern of the boat and looking back, suddenly shouted excitedly. The Double Brightness disciples, who had been sitting anxiously in a huddle, all stood up and exclaimed in surprise.

"Senior Brother Ye, slow down, slow down." Pei Yi on the boat actually noticed it earlier than Pei Que, and his face also showed joy. He hurriedly called out to Ye Zhengwen, who was at the helm.

"Phew, good. There are still thieves chasing us. We can't afford to be slow. Our sect leader is quite good at protecting himself. He can catch up." Ye Zhengwen felt much more at ease after hearing this, but he didn't forget to make a sarcastic remark about Kang Dabao.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Zhengwen formed a mysterious hand seal, and the indigo light of the swimming fish spirit pattern on the front rudder slightly decreased, causing the speed of the Second Tier flying boat to slow down a little.

"Ah!" Seeing this change Sect Leader Kang Da, who was following behind the spirit boat, felt a pang of anxiety. "Why did it slow down at this moment!"

He originally had no intention of boarding the ship at this time. The state government had suffered a crushing defeat in this battle, and the three cultivators within the Clear Cloud Alliance were all eyeing the heads of the Pingrong County militia.

Don't Chongming Sect has already escaped a considerable distance due to their thorough preparations. However, the Clear Cloud Alliance still has Foundation Establishment present. The speed of Second Tier spirit boat is not much of an advantage compared to the escape speed of Foundation Establishment True Cultivator, so it is far from safe at this moment.

It's true that the Chongming Sect's spirit boat slowed down, but before it could pick up Kang Dabao and the others, a small team of Ingenious Craftsman Fort caught up with the three behind them.

His family's ability to build spirit boats was clearly superior to the other two families, and it wasn't long before they were positioned in front of the three of them.

With a "bang," Jiang Qing's Seven Luminaries Heart-Slaying Sword clashed head-on with the bull-shaped mechanical puppet controlled by the leading jade-crowned cultivator on the opposite side. The spiritual light collided, sparks flew, and the two were evenly matched.

Both of them showed surprise in their eyes. The jade-crowned cultivator was astonished. In the Ingenious Craftsman Fort, he was already considered one of the top figures below the Foundation Establishment. His powerful attack had failed to achieve its goal, which surprised him.

"I have been stuck at the Qi Refinement Ninth Layer for nearly half a century. Even though I failed to Foundation Establishment by taking pills, I have not damaged my meridians or spiritual body. I am still at the peak level."

This Ox Vajra had even obtained a considerable amount of Second Tier spiritual materials from his master to refine First-Tier Supreme-Grade puppet. According to his master, it could even hold its own against newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivators for a while, and was always invincible among those of the same level. Unexpectedly, it had actually fallen into the hands of this black-clad youth and was now...

The jade-crowned cultivator, having barely recovered from his surprise, focused all his attention on the black-clad swordsman standing opposite him, his sword drawn and his eyes bright and piercing.

Just then, a Golden Light struck from the opposite side. The jade-crowned cultivator was caught off guard and before he could stop it, the Golden Light shattered a Qi Middle Qi Refinement disciple of the Ingenious Craftsman Fort behind him, along with a mid-grade mechanical puppet, into pieces.

"Hmph! As expected of the Fei Household's eldest son-in-law, he's truly not to be underestimated. This fellow has benefited immensely, I wonder how many rare and precious treasures the Fei Household has consumed to rise from an ordinary person to such a level."

The jade-crowned cultivator felt a mixture of envy and jealousy, but he suppressed much of his sorrow for his fellow disciple.

Looking at it this way, among the three opponents, apart from the short, yellow-bearded man whose skills were average, the black-clad swordsman and the Pingrong County who was good at bullying women were not easy opponents.

"This military merit is hard to earn, but it's also valuable!" The Jade Crown cultivator had just thought this when the remaining four had already thought it through. Without saying a word, they bypassed the Jade Crown cultivator and rushed towards Sect Leader Kang Da with their respective mechanical puppets.

This person is wearing three valuable hats and one worthless hat on their head. If they can get rid of them, their position as False Core disciple will be as secure as Mount Tai!

The sight of that fellow disciple, whose body lay shattered on the ground, was not enough to deter their ambition.

Faced with a formidable enemy, Chu Huer remained fearless. Flood Dragon Dao Seal appeared on his clenched fists, and he was the first to stop the late-stage disciple of Ingenious Craftsman Fort was rushing forward.

"Third, let's finish this quickly!"

With a roar, Kang Dabao unleashed the Spirit-Striking Chain, striking a hovering eagle-shaped mecha that nearly shattered the runic restrictions on its wings with a single blow from this First-Tier Supreme-Grade Law Artifact Spirit-Striking Chain.

Its master was so frightened that he immediately cried out in alarm, no longer daring to have any thoughts of rashness or greed for merit. He quickly pulled the eagle-shaped puppet closer, waiting for his two fellow disciples to join him in fighting the enemy.

In this way, three Late Qi Refinement cultivators and four or five First-Tier Late Stage mechanical puppets completely surrounded Sect Leader Kang Da.

At this moment, the three of them no longer looked down on Kang Dabao in the slightest, regarding him as a top-tier cultivator of the same level as the Jade Crown cultivator. For a time, even the Sect Leader Kang Da found it difficult to break the deadlock.

"Alright, Senior Brother, wait a moment!" Jiang Qing raised his flying sword, and a crimson Sword Qi shot out, striking Ox Vajra's shoulder joint.

"Huh?" The jade-crowned cultivator was even more surprised. How did this sword cultivator from a small sect know that the mechanism of his puppet was located in that place?

If it weren't for the fact that the shoulder bone of Ox Vajra wasn't made using Secret Method from the sternum of Second-Tier Middle-Grade Demon Beast, Jiang Qing's attack might have truly destroyed the Jade Crown cultivator's prized puppet beast.

Fortunately, after Jiang Qing's first sword strike, he turned his sword towards himself. The jade-crowned cultivator felt a little relieved, thinking that the other party had just hit him by accident. He then released a tiger-shaped puppet that spewed black thunder, intending to stop Jiang Qing's attack first.

If the latter were truly so easy to get along with, then he wouldn't Chongming Sect in this era.

Jiang Qing didn't even try to avoid it; his handsome face remained as calm as still water.

Three Sword-Ray emanated from the Seven Luminaries Heart-Slaying Sword, directly shattering the tiger-shaped puppet's bowl-sized black thunder into four pieces, which then scattered in all directions.

However, Jiang Qing's sword shot was unabated and struck directly on the tiger-shaped puppet's forehead, cutting the large "" character into an "I" character.

A piece of the tiger-shaped puppet's forehead armor, made of refined bronze, was torn off, leaving a fist-sized gap on its head.

Jiang Qing didn't stop, sweeping past the tiger-shaped puppet and slashing again. The sharp Sword-Ray carried an indomitable spirit, as if he wanted to cut down this rare First-Tier Supreme-Grade puppet with one strike.

The jade-crowned cultivator had a solemn expression. His fingers, hidden in his sleeve, formed a hand seal. The tip of his right index finger was stained with jade, and he pointed it at Ox Vajra from a distance.

Ox Vajra roared to the sky, his amber eyes flashing with crimson light. With another tilt of his head, his two strong, curved horns, like two flying knives, shone with silver light and shattered Jiang Qing's Sword-Ray.

The Sword-Ray dissipated, and the tiger-shaped puppet escaped unscathed. It split into three groups with Ox Vajra's two curved horns and pounced fiercely towards Jiang Qing.

A tiger's paw, as big as a washbasin, slammed down, the surrounding wind whipping up like knives. Jiang Qing remained expressionless, simply flicking his sword, the tip easily dislodging the heavy tiger's paw. Three more waves of fire erupted, momentarily halting the two menacing silver horns.

The tiger-shaped puppet spewed out more black lightning, but Jiang Qing still did not dodge. With a flick of his fingers, the Seven Luminaries Heart-Slaying Sword shone brightly from its hilt to its tip, its blazing yang energy intensifying. The seemingly ferocious black lightning was unable to get close and was dispersed by the blazing energy emanating from the Seven Luminaries Heart-Slaying Sword.

The blazing fireworks in the arena caused even the jade-crowned cultivator, who was remotely controlling the scene, to break out in a light sweat.

With another soft shout, Jiang Qing activated the four restrictions on the Seven Luminaries Heart-Slaying Sword— "Sharpness," "Explosion," "Heart-Burning," and "Armor-Piercing"—and pushed the Three Yang Sword Instruction to its limit.

As soon as the two curved horns shot out by Ox Vajra collided with the main body of the flying sword, the silver light faded, and the surface of the curved horns showed signs of burning.

The jade-crowned cultivator was shocked and before he could react, the Seven Luminaries Heart-Slaying Sword had already left his hand and plunged into the gap in the tiger-shaped puppet's forehead. The sword flew past with great speed, making a loud bang, and took the tiger-shaped puppet's head and neck away together.

The fiery energy emanating from the sword surged forth and poured into the tiger-shaped puppet's body through the huge gap, burning large pieces of components forged from various spiritual materials into molten gold.

Before long, the tiger-shaped puppet was burned from the inside out to a reddish-copper color, and its Hardness, thick armor was scorched until it became soft as mud, rendering it unable to fight!

"This fellow seems even more terrifying than Tie Xishui back then!" The jade-crowned cultivator gasped, realizing that he had underestimated the jade-faced swordsman before him. A sense of fear suddenly arose in his heart, and he lost all confidence in defeating Jiang Qing.

The air was still thick with the heat of fire, which left the Jade Crown cultivator with no time to grieve over the loss of his powerful puppet.

After pulling Ox Vajra back to protect him, the jade-crowned cultivator thought to himself, "It's safer to fight this kid for a while, and then take him down in one fell swoop when the True Spirit Gate and Liu Household family cultivators arrive behind me."

However, the Sect Leader Kang Da did not do as he wished. The Spirit-Striking Chain was in his hands, and it was a level above the one controlled by the Qin-surnamed cultivator. After several rounds, he had already shattered and crippled three First Tier upper-grade beast-shaped puppets.

Kang Dabao has mastered the Long Breath Art, making his spiritual power much longer than that of ordinary cultivators of the same level. Furthermore, the Spirit-Striking Chain comes with a "Spirit Conservation" restriction, which allows the Sect Leader Kang Da to expend his spiritual power almost without restraint.

The Spirit-Striking Chain flew up and down in the arena, wielded by Kang Dabao like a silver ribbon, sometimes ghostly and lightning-like, sometimes fierce and powerful like a hammer, causing the three Ingenious Craftsman Fort who were besieging him to suffer endlessly.

They were the ones who were attacking others, yet they were being suppressed to the point of being unable to lift their heads.

With the Spirit-Striking Chain combining both strength and flexibility, even the Rock puppets in front of them felt little sense of security, and they all shrank back and activated their respective defensive Law Artifact to protect themselves.

Given that prolonged defense inevitably leads to defeat, it is only natural that Sect Leader Kang Da would take the first city!

The long-browed cultivator, whose two puppets had been reduced to rubble by the Spirit-Striking Chain, was the first to suffer a major misfortune.

The Spirit-Striking Chain first flipped over his tortoise-shell magic Law Artifact, then wrapped around his thin neck. Kang Dabao didn't even need to exert any force; the Spirit-Striking Chain suddenly lit up, and a fierce force entered. How could the long-browed cultivator's neck withstand it?

The long-browed cultivator's head, along with a long section of his neck, rolled off, and a column of blood shot into the sky, staining the Spirit-Striking Chain with red spots.

Sect Leader Kang Da didn't even glance at him. He simply reached out and snatched the Storage Bag from the long-browed cultivator's waist. Without pausing, he turned the deadly chain in his hand and viciously lashed it out at a giant ape puppet to the side.

The giant ape puppet's owner was a cultivator in a blue robe. Seeing this, he did not sit idly by and wait for his death. He poured a bottle of high-grade spiritual ink from a distance, dyeing the lotus tattoo on the giant ape puppet's chest red. The light shone brightly, and not only did its aura obviously increase, but even the pair of eyes carved from emerald jade showed a hint of ferocity in a rather human-like way.

The giant ape puppet roared and spewed out a fiery red lotus from its mouth. The Spirit-Striking Chain was not afraid at all and charged headlong into it, scattering the flames and burying the red lotus petals. The Spirit-Striking Chain not only did not lose its power, but also washed away the bloodstains on its body.

The cultivator in green robes was startled and gave a wink to his fellow disciple beside him. The latter, knowing the principle of mutual dependence, sent out his eagle puppet with a flap of its wings. Spiritual patterns appeared on its sharp beak, resembling a sharp dagger, carrying a sharp metallic aura, and fiercely stabbed down at Sect Leader Kang Da.

However, the stratagem of the disciple of Ingenious Craftsman Fort to relieve the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao failed. Kang Dabao flicked his finger and summoned the beast-shaped cauldron above his head. The eagle puppet could not even break through the spiritual light emitted by the cauldron and had to return empty-handed.

Meanwhile, the giant ape puppet, under its master's control, opened its palms, intending to tightly grasp the fierce Spirit-Striking Chain. However, as soon as the Spirit-Striking Chain was in its grasp, the intense force directly shattered the mystical light that the giant ape puppet had condensed in its palms.

"Crack!" The giant ape puppet's palms shattered, effectively stopping the attack of the Spirit-Striking Chain. Its hands and forearms were all smashed into pieces.

The giant ape puppet, with its robust and imposing body resembling a small hill, crashed to the ground, directly exposing the cultivator in the blue robe.

This was the opportunity Kang Dabao had been waiting for.

His black eyes instantly turned golden, and the two Golden Light became even more powerful, striking directly at the green-robed cultivator.

Even though the Golden Light was still several feet away, the cultivator in the green robe already felt a chilling aura lock onto him. His hair stood on end, and sweat poured down his face. He tried to dodge, but his footwork had already become erratic, like that of a child learning to walk. He could only wait to die.

The Golden Light drew ever closer to the cultivator in the green robe, who felt his robe automatically emit a protective aura.

Faced with the sect Sect Leader Kang Da's signature skill, the green-robed cultivator's protective shield was as fragile as an eggshell, just as he had expected.

The Golden Light pierced through the protective barrier without the slightest delay, still shining towards the cultivator in the green robe.

At this critical moment, another disciple of Ingenious Craftsman Fort hesitated for a moment before summoning his eagle puppet to block the way.

As the Golden Light dissipated, although the eagle puppet had blocked all of the Golden Light, most of the spiritual patterns covering its body had also collapsed. Its wings, which were originally ten feet long, shrank to the length of a child's arm. Unable to support its massive body any longer, it plummeted from the sky and crashed to the ground, shattering into pieces.

The remaining Golden Light was not ignored by the Jade Crown cultivator. The two curved horns split into two parts: one barely managed to hold off Jiang Qing's sword light for a moment, while the other emitted a silver light, its tip standing up to protect the Green Mountain cultivator.

As the Golden Light faded, the silver ray of the curved horn dimmed slightly but was not greatly damaged. The green-robed cultivator finally came to his senses and released two more First-Tier Middle-Grade gray wolf puppets. The Sect Leader Kang Da finally showed a look of anxiety on his face.

If it were another time, and he had the upper hand, he would have plenty of ways to wear down these disciples of Ingenious Craftsman Fort with his two junior brothers.

But the pursuers were getting closer and closer, and if they couldn't escape soon, they would be in danger!

Chu Huer's fists were shattered by a palm strike from the Azure Lion Puppet he was facing. His entire body was sent flying backward, tumbling several times before finally crashing into the wall, coughing up a mouthful of black blood.

The silver-haired old man opposite him was the most outstanding among the cultivators of Ingenious Craftsman Fort, apart from the Jade Crown cultivator.

Chu Hu'er's martial arts skills and techniques were inferior to others, so it was not surprising that he was defeated in a hurry.

However, once he was injured, the silver-haired old man was also freed up to fight alongside the jade-crowned cultivator. Jiang Qing and Kang Dabao unleashed a barrage of flying swords and silver locks, making their battle extremely difficult, yet they were unable to defeat each other for a long time.

At this moment, the two fastest-moving True Spirit Gate disciples also caught up, each riding an Iron Scale Horse.

One held a long spear, his hair and beard bristling; the other held an iron mace, his leopard-like eyes wide open. His steed trotted through the clouds, his long weapon stained with blood, his helmet gleaming with ferocity, his iron armor exuding menace—he charged forward!

"Imperial decree!" Ye Zhengwen jumped down from the spirit boat, summoned a yellow Ruyi, which emitted eighteen colorless spiritual lights and blocked the two True Spirit Gate disciples.

Ye Zhengwen stood in front of the Iron Scale Cavalry to shield Kang Dabao, but his words still carried a hint of sarcasm. "Sect Leader, why didn't your escape skills work?"

Pei Yi also rushed back, Bright Light Spike Dagger in his sleeve, and secretly fired a cold arrow, piercing the brain of the Ingenious Craftsman Fort cultivator who had lost his Azure Eagle Puppet.

"Junior Brother Pei, take Junior Brother Chu to the flying boat first! Third, let's stop fighting, we..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a blazing flame fell from the sky and struck the two True Spirit Gate disciples.

Before the two direct disciples of the major sects could even unleash their full range of Daoist arts Divine Ability, they were burned to ashes by the blazing flames.

The two riders were reduced to ashes in an instant, leaving the three disciples of Ingenious Craftsman Fort horrified.

Just as the three were filled with anxiety, a slightly muffled shout came from the air, "Hurry up, that bastard from the Lin Household is catching up!"

Upon hearing this sound, Kang Dabao glanced around and saw a figure rushing from behind, passing the two still locked in combat, and arriving at the Chongming Sect's spirit boat, landing steadily.

"You son of a bitch," Sect Leader Kang Da muttered under his breath. He knew who the newcomer was, and the thought of his entire sect falling into their hands made him quite uneasy.

At this time, the two riders from the True Spirit Gate had been killed. Including Chu Huer, who was seriously injured, the Chongming Sect had a total of five people, while the Ingenious Craftsman Fort only had three.

The cultivator in green robes had lost all his powerful puppets and was also secretly injured by Pei Yi, making him the weakest link in the chain.

Jiang Qing Qingjian unleashed his power, and Kang Dabao emitted Golden Light repeatedly, suppressing the silver-haired old man and the jade-crowned cultivator so much that they could no longer raise their heads.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ye Zhengwen easily bypassed the two gray wolf puppets with his jade Ruyi and unleashed eighteen beams of emerald light, which struck the green-robed cultivator in the face, shattering his soul and killing him instantly.

"How can this Qi Refinement sect produce so many skilled fighters?!" The jade-crowned cultivator was horrified and, without thinking, turned and ran.

The silver-haired elder thought the same thing: it wouldn't be too late to come after his own Foundation Establishment caught up!

This monumental task is crucial, but saving one's life is paramount.

The Jade Crown cultivator was quite skilled; despite taking a sword strike from Jiang Qing, he managed to escape with his life on his steed Ox Vajra.

The silver-haired old man did not have such ability. After the Green Lion Puppet was Spirit-Striking Chain -Spirit-Striking Chain Lock, Chu Huer was eager for revenge and ignored his internal injuries. He formed the Flood Dragon Seal with both fists and directly intercepted the silver-haired old man who had lost all will to fight. The God-Slaying Lock abandoned the Green Lion Puppet and followed, piercing through the silver-haired old man's body and chest.

The blue lion puppet suddenly fell silent. The silver-haired old man's organs and bones had been smashed beyond recognition; how could he possibly be alive?!

After finally managing to wipe out the pursuers, the fellow disciples helped each other onto the spirit boat.

At this moment, Jin Shilun was taking over the reins from Ye Zhengwen. Zhou Yixiu dismissed all the disciples and stood alone beside the Fire Dragon Daoist, bowing respectfully.

Ye Zhengwen replaced Jin Shilun on the spirit boat. At this time, Sect Leader Kang Da would not be stingy with Spirit Stone. The Second Tier flying boat sped at full speed, quickly pulling away from the pursuers behind them.

The pursuers' figures gradually faded, but the Fire Dragon Daoist was still sitting cross-legged on the deck of the spirit boat, meditating with his eyes closed. This made Sect Leader Kang Da's expression grim, and he couldn't feel any relief.

After another short while, the Fire Dragon Daoist slowly opened his eyes and said to Kang Dabao, "Let's go back to Hong County first. With Military Commandant Gun in that area, Hong County can't cause any trouble. Even if the Chief Clerk leads the troops to some extent..."

The Fire Dragon Daoist stopped there, seeing that Kang Dabao obediently agreed without showing any sign of distress. The Fire Dragon Daoist then looked around the spirit boat for a while, and when his eyes swept over Mo'er, a strange light appeared in his eyes.

He turned to Kang Dabao and said softly, "Kang boy, come here, I have something to say to you."

Ye Zhengwen had his back to the Fire Dragon Daoist, and as soon as he heard the latter's words, he became alert.

But Kang Dabao remained calm and composed. Fang Yi reached the Fire Dragon Daoist, the old thief secretly transmitted his voice, barely audible.

"My injuries are quite severe; I'm unlikely to withstand that bastard chasing us from behind. Give me that girl as a token of my respect, and I'll properly replenish my strength to regain my vitality before I can lead you all..."

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