The Immortal Path of the White Lotus Slowly Ascending The Immortal Path of the White Lotus Slowly Ascending Volume 1 Chapter 39 Thirty-Nine, Kunlun Realm (Nineteenth)

  Yu Feng's face was calm and collected, with a hint of a smile: "Don't be alarmed, fellow Taoist. I just wanted to have a private conversation with you. Those people in the back are quite troublesome, so I temporarily sealed off the entrance."

  Xiao Yao raised an eyebrow, how did he see that he was startled? It was just a little unexpected, noticing the tiger behind but neglecting the wolf in front.

  She let out a soft sigh and first looked around the cave, which was neither big nor small. Above it was the red spatial crack that seemed to be infinitely close, separated from the cave by a blue stripe seal. Below was the bright and scorching lava, and in the center, there was only a stone platform floating like a round table, with a red leather drum on top of it. Although it was sealed with yellow talismans, one could still feel the intense and thick killing intent emanating from the drum. If one looked closely, it was as if they were on a battlefield, with all sorts of murderous intentions, hatred, sadness, and despair surging forward, trying to engulf people in endless darkness. It was clear that this drum was the source of the evil energy that had been released, and Yu Feng stood beside the drum, guarding it carefully, as if it were a treasure.

  After finishing, she shifted her gaze back to Yufeng's face and replied: "Now that it's just the two of us here, if you have something to say, Brother Yu, don't hesitate to speak directly."

  Yu Feng saw that apart from the initial surprise in her eyes when she first came in, she quickly regained her composure. He couldn't help but secretly admire her, but soon this admiration turned into ridicule: I wonder how much of this calmness would be left if she heard what he was about to say next.

  "I've heard that fellow daoist has a precious sword, capable of cutting through the scales of the million-year-old fish. Since I started cultivating the dao, my heart has only been set on one thing - the sword. I don't know if you can bear to part with it, but would you be willing to give it to me?"

  Yu Feng was delighted to see Xiao Yao furrow her brow, though she didn't become flustered, but rather very perplexed.

  "I don't have a knife." Xiao Yao said straightforwardly.

  Yu Feng secretly sneered in his heart, but on the surface, he was extremely warm and friendly. "Brother Daoist, don't hide it anymore. The Wan Ren Yu Sai you submitted earlier had a flat cut, with fine and long cutting lines. Even if I hadn't seen it before, just by touching it, I would know it's a knife wound."

  Xiao Yao suddenly realized that he had been remembered by someone since his first mission, according to him, the ghostly figure could barely be considered a knife, but this "knife" was the same width from head to tail and didn't have a handle.

  "If you're referring to the weapon I used to kill Wan Renyu, it wasn't a sword. Moreover, 'Gui Ze' is my innate magical treasure; even if I were to give it to you, you wouldn't be able to use it, and it would be meaningless."

  Yu Feng didn't believe a word she said. A Xian Ling realm cultivator's life-bound treasure hadn't even gone through its second sacrifice, unless it was made from heavenly-grade materials, otherwise it would only have been nourished for tens of thousands of years and couldn't possibly pierce through the scales of a Variant Million-Fang Fish. In the Xian Ling realm, only the Realm Master or Star Masters had the wealth to collect and forge such treasures, let alone a poor cultivator like her who had ascended from the lower realms. He was even more inclined to think that she didn't want to hand over the treasure!

  They say an innocent man is not guilty, but if he holds a jade pendant, he will be guilty. After some thought, I smiled and said: "Is this sword 'Gui' (a mythical creature)? What a great name! Since you said it's not a sword, but your treasured magical artifact, I suppose it wouldn't hurt to take it out and have a look. Please, do go on."

  At this point, Xiao Yao's originally furrowed eyebrows suddenly relaxed, and she even narrowed her eyes slightly, responding with a brilliant smile: "Even if you didn't say it, I would have taken it out anyway. This thing is specially used to behead evil demons and heretics, using it to send you on your way is perfect."

  As soon as the words fell, Yu Feng's face suddenly changed, "What do you mean, fellow Taoist?!"

  Xiao Yao shook her head, what's wrong with these days, every person she met was more capable than the last, their tricks and skills were even more astonishing. This mountain was full of demons and evil spirits, even the treasures sealed within were shrouded in a thick aura of evil. Yet this person treated them as precious jewels. If she couldn't see through his facade, then her eyes would be useless.

  In an instant, she brought out the dark purple "Gui" and held it horizontally in front of her, opening her mouth slowly: "Naturally, I am here to carry out justice on heaven's behalf, to slay the evil cultivators!"

  He gazed at her with a gloomy and oppressive stare, repeatedly sizing her up. He couldn't see anything remarkable about her appearance or temperament, but her eyes were sharp and her courage was not bad. Since he had already seen through her, there was no need to hide it anymore, so he simply spoke frankly: "Fellow Taoist has already guessed my identity, you should be able to see that the environment here is advantageous for me, plus..." He hummed as he gazed deeply at the war drum beside him, his eyes revealing a crazed fervor. "In short, you can't defeat me, so it's better to hand over your precious sword obediently. I'll still show some mercy and help you retain a wisp of soul to transmigrate into the next life. Otherwise, your fate will be one of annihilation, never to be reborn!"

  But whoever kills and steals treasures, repeatedly says these two sentences, Xiao Yao has long been tired of hearing them, and said indifferently: "Not to mention that there are still a few companions outside, how can you be so confident that you can defeat me and then escape smoothly?"

  "Hmph!" Yu Feng coldly sneered, "You don't need to provoke me. Since you dare to set up this trap, I have my own way to leave! You only need to consider whether to hand over the treasure sword to leave a way out for yourself or choose to have your soul scattered!"

  Xiao Yao couldn't help but laugh and cry, she had already exposed the "ghost" for a while, how could this person still think he was telling lies? Unfortunately, the person was quite clever, it's just that he was too confident.

  "I just want to ask one question, was it you and Cao Taotao who led everyone into this situation?!"

  "What's it to you?!" Yu Feng's eyes widened, his pupils turned bright red, and a fierce aura emanated from him. "Even if I'm about to die, I won't be afraid of you finding out! Are you going to hand over the treasured sword or not?!"

  Xiao Yao said fearlessly, "Since you want it so badly, why don't you try experiencing it personally?!"

  It's no use talking, so we'd better fight it out.

  A red glow-emitting short knife, about a foot long, appeared in Yu Feng's palm and slashed down from above. However, Xiao Yao was prepared and activated "Charms" to block the attack. A loud "ding" sound echoed as the two clashed, causing sparks to fly everywhere and the air currents generated by the collision of their magical tools to violently impact the walls, including two restricted areas that were shaking and trembling, with the forbidden seals twisting in distortion.

  Outside the cave, Zidong and three others were standing behind the seal. The changes in the airflow of the two people fighting inside could be felt very clearly, and it seemed that they were still fighting fiercely.

  "A fight has broken out inside," said Rong Jianying.

  There was a fierce battle, but it couldn't be watched. To him, it was like having fine wine in front of him that he couldn't taste. Suddenly, he felt uncomfortable all over and looked at Zidong: "Can this forbidden path be broken?"

  "Capable," Zidong affirmed with certainty, but immediately followed up with an enigmatic smile, his eyes narrowing higher, transcending everything. "But not yet."

  After Xiao Yao and Yu Feng exchanged blows, their magical artifacts clashed only a few times before the entire cave was left in shambles. The walls were pockmarked with dents from the air blasts, and even the stone pedestal holding the war drum was shattered in half.

  At this time, Yu Feng finally believed that the ruler in his opponent's hand was indeed the treasure sword he had been searching for. The short knife in his hand was called Kun Wu, which could cut jade like mud, and was a divine weapon of the ancient times, a top-grade copper-yellow artifact. When the ruler came into contact with the Kun Wu knife, neither its hardness nor its aura was inferior to the Kun Wu, and it seemed to contain infinite power, with an increasingly fierce momentum. What's more, he found it unexpected that this gentle-looking female cultivator was actually filled with murderous aura all over her body, and even hid a hint of heavenly thunder within. In his opinion, someone who possessed such an aura was either an evil cultivator or a killer who had entered the path of cultivation, and were all cruel and bloodthirsty! Fortunately, he had sensed that this woman was calm and gentle when they first met, but didn't know that beneath her calm exterior lay a ferocious nature like a fighting beast! No wonder she looked so composed on the surface, it seemed that she really had two brushes. This battle was likely to be a tough one!

  Of course, he didn't think he would lose, as long as he had this war drum, he would definitely win!

  Rumble!

  A flash of lightning illuminated the surroundings, and Xiao Yao's four sides floated with five large balls of thunder, which were connected in a string of pearls, and they attacked him in a winding manner.

  Yu Feng didn't dare to slack off, and with a spell in his hand, the spiritual evil poured out.

  "Rakshasa Spell!"

  Overflowing with evil energy, the spiritual power transformed into countless Rakshas, surging towards Xiao Yao's released thunderball. The purple light and black air collided, crashing into each other, tearing apart, and the airflow raged wildly!

  Yu Feng, as a heretic cultivator, was able to blend in with the Xianling realm, and his strength was certainly not weak. However, even so, his "magnitude" was still far inferior to Xiao Yao's. Watching as the first four thunderballs and his own "Luocha Jue" cancelled each other out, leaving only one last thunderball, his own spiritual energy was insufficient in its later stages, being engulfed by the opponent's thunder spirit power. A portion of his spiritual energy even rebounded onto his left shoulder. After a severe pain, his entire left limb went completely numb, his bones shattered, and he was crippled on the spot.

  Wow, he's so strong! At this moment, his face changed slightly, and there was even a hint of panic. The amount of spiritual energy released by the other party is far beyond what a yellow symbol cultivator should possess?! According to the East Extreme Jade Symbol measurement, I am a blue-purple symbol cultivator. In order not to attract attention, I concealed some of my true strength during the test and suppressed it within the cyan-blue symbol range. This girl can surpass me by one level, her degree is absolutely at the purple symbol!

  He has always been successful in his calculations, but this time he was careless and bit off more than he could chew!

  Thinking of this, Yu Feng's eyes dimmed slightly in an instant, and at the same time, a hint of discontent flashed by. However, there were still three people outside, one of whom was good at arrays, and it was uncertain when he would break through the seal and rush in. The situation no longer allowed him to drag on, and he had to quickly settle this woman! For now, he could only rely on this "Chaotic Demon Drum"!

  At the same time, outside the sealed chamber, Rong Jianying was staring intently at Zi Dong who was leaning against the stone wall with his eyes closed. The sounds of fighting inside the seal grew louder and more intense, showing just how fierce the battle was. It even seemed that both people inside were powerful fighters, their will to fight already stirred up to its highest point. Yet, the person who could break the seal remained as still as an old monk in meditation, not making a single move to lift the seal.

  He furrowed his brow into a river character and couldn't help but remind him for the 38th time: "Fellow Taoist, the sound inside is getting smaller and smaller, I'm afraid it's about to end soon. When can this seal be lifted?"

  Finally, Zidong opened his eyes and yawned: "It's now."