Chapter 357 - 283: Well Played, Fellow Daoist Zuo!
Chapter 357: Chapter 283: Well Played, Fellow Daoist Zuo!
Gu Yuan swung his robe, speaking openly, inviting Zuo Tianlun and the witch from Qingyang Temple to attack him together.
He seemed unperturbed.
But this attitude incited Zuo Tianlun’s blood to race, provoking his inner arrogance.
To have him team up with the witch, could it be that they underestimated Zuo Tianlun?
As the foremost of the young generation of the Sunset Glow Sect, how could he, who had achieved Core Formation for less than a century, need to fight with two against one, teaming up against Gu Yuan?
Zuo Tianlun wasn’t a fool; he vaguely understood Gu Yuan’s ploy. Yet he had his own strategy, and after some contemplation, he decided to stick to his plan.
First, kill the witch, then engage in combat!
This plan would satisfy his desire for magical combat with Gu Yuan and could likely seize numerous treasures, which greatly pleased him.
"Fellow Daoist Zuo, do not be deceived by his flowery words; he possesses the Divine Soul Power of a Mid-Stage Golden Core, incomparable to a mere Early Stage Golden Core. Should I leave, you wouldn’t stand a chance against him!"
The witch from Qingyang Temple changed expression for the first time, shouting urgently to Zuo Tianlun.
She had a sharp sensibility, instantly sensing that Zuo Tianlun was already tempted by Gu Yuan’s words and stirred within.
This newly-formed Golden Core from Cyan Peak Daoist School surely had a silver tongue!
Yet Gu Yuan laughed aloud, "Fellow Daoist Zuo, please be patient; let me slay this woman, then we can debate Dao!"
With that, he swept his robe, and boldly struck.
"Zheng!"
The silver sword light pierced through the void, darting nimbly, splitting once, twice, thrice, into fifteen, striking directly at the witch from Qingyang Temple.
Though the sword light lacked overwhelming power and scorching golden fire, it was like fifteen swift swords, moving straight and true, tearing through the atmosphere, shaking the void, cutting all it touched!
Swift, precise, fierce, many!
These are the four-word motto of the Boundless Sword Scripture.
Like a swarm of sharks, descending upon everything, enough to shred all.
"Cyan Demon Heaven-Covering Seal!"
This strike came so swiftly, the witch from Qingyang Temple had no time to persuade Zuo Tianlun again and had to activate her Dharma Seal to protect herself.
Though Dharma Seals of Golden Core cultivators were profound, sometimes in combat of the same level, they faced difficulties.
If a Dharma Seal was broken beforehand, it had to be slightly nurtured internally before it could be used again.
If some extraordinary Dharma Seals, sometimes, they could only be used once in a day.
The Passionate Golden Seal of the witch from Qingyang Temple was her trump card; once used today, it could not be used again, and her Dharma Seal Spiritual Light was torn apart by Gu Yuan’s Taiyin Godslaying Seal, and had to be slightly nurtured.
For a moment, she was short of two methods, and could only face the enemy with the Cyan Demon Heaven-Covering Seal that hadn’t been broken yet.
"Bang!"
But the sharpness of the sword light was beyond imagination, the Sword Qi unleashed by High-grade Swordsmanship.
A sword light hit the cyan light shield, which trembled slightly, but fifteen sword lights struck in succession; the shield shattered instantly and exploded tremendously.
"Streamlight Shadow Split Seal!"
The face of the witch from Qingyang Temple grew grave, as she activated a Dharma Seal in her Dantian, hovering between reality and illusion. In an instant, her figure flickered, splitting once, twice, thrice, into a hundred.
In the shadowy mist, a hundred identical witches suddenly appeared.
"Bang!"
The sword light struck, instantly slaying fifteen witches facing it.
Yet there was no rush of blood and flesh; those fifteen witches exploded, merely shadow splits, with their true body hidden among the illusions.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Gu Yuan’s sword light swept across all, and within moments, nearly a hundred illusions were vanquished.
But as long as the true body wasn’t slain in one breath, the shadow splits would regenerate after exploding, endlessly extending.
Seeing this, Xin Ning, concealed within one of the shadow splits, breathed a tiny sigh of relief.
If Gu Yuan’s Divine Soul hadn’t been injured, she wouldn’t dare use this technique.
After all, given his Divine Thought surpassing Early Stage Golden Core, he could swiftly see through her true body; the illusions would be mere child’s play in his eyes.
Only when his Divine Thought is weakened could this method restrain his Boundless Sword Light.
"Booming!"
But before she could smile, there was surging thunder above the celestial vault, rumbling loudly, imposing might.
"Bad!"
She suddenly realized, the more she tangled with Gu Yuan, the more she compelled Zuo Tianlun to act!
In his eyes, a powerful witch with a poor reputation surely ranked below the credibility of a Profound Sect Golden Core.
But she felt helpless; if she didn’t entangle, she’d be slain by Gu Yuan in moments.
This was an overt plot, impossible to break by chance.
This time, she’s trapped!
"Boom!"
As this thought emerged, countless thunders descended from the celestial vault, like silver snakes dancing their way, more than a hundred thunders, directly enveloping all shadow splits of the witch from Qingyang Temple, and smashed them entirely.
"Clang!"
The illusions vanished entirely, forcing the witch’s true body to emerge, holding a black Ruyi, releasing endless black smoke, endeavoring to resist the thunder.
"Zheng!"
But at that moment, amid the thunder, came the sword light in an instant, like silver lightning, slicing the void.
The witch’s eyes showed hatred, yet she understood that her situation was dire!
"Boom!"
She let out a sharp scream; her head, limbs, torso, exploded entirely, turning into a bloody mist.
Within this mist, filled with frost and chill, the surrounding world froze entirely.
Thunder and Sword Pill seemed frozen in the void, immovable.
Taking advantage of this chance, her remaining head held a Golden Core, flickered in the air, and vanished from sight.