Chapter 26: The Great War
Divine sword warning, Mu Yuan's movement stirred the Dragon King's vigor, with threads of true energy carrying thunder and lightning properties circulating outside his body, like a magnificent Taoist robe woven from thunder and lightning. Mu Yuan also took the opportunity to change his appearance, lest he be remembered by these two cultivators who had already begun to refine their spirits, inviting endless trouble!
This sudden change was because Yuan Longtai didn't know Mu Yuan's background, and thought he was just a subordinate of Leng Fenghai, so he sent out his painstakingly cultivated Heavenly Silkworm Gu!
The Tian Can Kuang is the most formidable among all the wasps, with a body as hard as gold and iron, swords and knives can't harm it, and it also carries a strange poison, those who are stung by it will be hard to save. Even Mu Yuan, with the Dragon King's powerful energy protecting him, didn't dare underestimate it, he flung out Cha Yun'er and went all out to meet the enemy!
The cold wind and sea beside the monk's sword energy came whistling, but Mu Yuan was not afraid. A cultivator in the Refining Spirit realm might not necessarily be stronger than a Refining Qi third-layer person. With the Dragon Soul Sword in hand, Mu Yuan was fearless. On the other hand, these elusive and traceless Gu worms were quite a headache!
Condensing the power of thunder, he raised his hand and released several bolts of electric fire, bursting into a brilliant light within three feet around his body. A layer of lightning and electric fire was laid down, followed by several crisp crackling sounds. The light of the thunder seemed to collide with something, and in the empty space, several black winged insects appeared, with sharp teeth and pointed mouths, only an inch in size, but surrounded by a dark aura. They collided with the Dragon King's dynamic force, bursting into countless sparks, electrocuting the golden wasp-like insects, making them buzz frantically, yet without harming their essence. They continued to flutter up and down within the electric web of light, only slowed down by the surrounding energy, like an insect trapped in a spider's web!
Just as he had subdued a few golden wasps, the sword energy of that nameless cultivator also came rushing over, colliding with the dragon soul sword energy and exploding into a dazzling light, like a rainbow, shining brightly like fireworks. Mu Yuan's mind was shaken, and he felt that his opponent's sword technique was strange and cunning, each collision of their sword energies seemed to be able to detect the turning points of his own sword movements, every time they clashed, it seemed as if he wanted to forcibly break off his changes, making his true energy flow unsmoothly, like a boulder blocking his chest, how difficult it was!
"This is the Refining Spirit Realm? Indeed, one's spiritual awareness has strengthened. Control over true energy has become meticulous and subtle. When facing an enemy, one can discern changes as if observing fire, grasping opportunities with ease!"
Mu Yuan clashed with the nameless cultivator, stirring up his true energy and relying on the turbulent flow of the tide to make swift and unpredictable changes, temporarily countering the opponent's sharp insight. Meanwhile, Yuan Longtai and the other nameless cultivator saw that both were attacking Mu Yuan, not only did they not stop their hands, but instead thought that Mu Yuan was a third party force trying to take advantage of the situation, wanting to eliminate this unstable factor before determining the outcome. They became even more vigorous, with their sword energy becoming even more fierce, and Yuan Longtai released several golden wasp-like insects, which buzzed loudly as they flew up!
Mu Yuan was now in a state of extreme anxiety, seeing that neither side had any intention of backing down. He concentrated all his strength and swung his hand to release dozens of powerful sword energies, each one like a dragon, flashing with electric light, fierce thunder, and endless wild winds. The accompanying tide of true energy transformed into an endless stormy wave, with the dragon hidden within, the Longevity True Intention was stored, pulling Mu Yuan's true energy up step by step, forcibly repelling the nameless cultivator's sword energy!
The surrounding golden wasps were like sharp arrows and laser beams, colliding with Mu Yuan's protective lightning shield. The light waves fluttered, a powerful and unmatched force, carrying a strange and eerie aura, actually broke through the lightning shield, causing Mu Yuan to be shocked and frightened by the ferocity of the golden wasps. He immediately circulated his Longevity True Qi throughout his body, and his Yang Harmony True Qi suddenly surged greatly, sweeping away the feeling of coldness.
Sword energy soared, golden silkworms flew wildly, but Mu Yuan didn't dare to stay any longer. With a flick of his palms, the air spun and churned, as he unleashed three consecutive palm strikes that hacked and slashed horizontally and vertically, forcing open a path through sheer brute force. Without looking back, he transformed the Dragon Soul Sword into a ring of colorful light, mounted it, and fled in haste!
Mu Yuan was not afraid of the nameless swordsman's sword energy, but he had a lot of reservations about Jin Canhuang. After all, he had suffered from the previous two sword energies and only suffered some injuries. Once possessed by Jin Canhuang, he didn't have any experience to deal with it, and he might end up dead.
Three palms spent most of their energy on the Golden Silkworm, and when they came out with their swords, they were hit by two sword auras on their backs, which exploded the Lei Yuan with the fire aura, causing them to stumble and fly out!
A scorching pain suddenly appeared on his back, and Mu Yuan quickly circulated the Longevity True Qi to block the wound, rapidly fleeing the battlefield. In an instant, he disappeared from view. However, neither Yuan Longtai nor Leng Fenghai gave chase, as they were both still fixated on the Golden Corpse. Seeing Mu Yuan escape, Yuan Longtai's heart did not feel at ease. He manipulated several Golden Silkworm Wasps to fly around Leng Fenghai in a frenzy, their sharp teeth clashing and chirping loudly as they released large amounts of toxic gas from their mouths and noses. The thin, swift threads shot out like arrows, causing both men to be overwhelmed with headaches!
The cold wind and sea were filled with rolling black smoke, sparks flashing everywhere, and the continuous bombardment of the golden corpse in front of him. He wanted to charge down and capture Yuan Longtai directly, but was blocked by the golden corpse! This flying golden corpse had extremely high martial arts skills, wielding a silver spear like a dragon, impenetrable and watertight, blocking both men completely. Furthermore, the Golden Silkworm was causing trouble on the side, occasionally trying to find an opening to advance, making it impossible for the two to be careless, dividing their attention to guard against the Golden Silkworm!
But in Leng Fenghai's heart, he didn't think that just the two of them could subdue Yuan Longtai. In the entire Feilong Fort, only the fort master and a few others had some real ability to resist cultivators. The rest of the people's trained wasps were unable to pose a threat to cultivators. Even those who refined flying corpses were at most iron corpses, which could withstand for a while but couldn't pose much of a threat. As long as the other three people killed off the remaining obstacles, the five of them would join forces and immediately be able to bypass the golden corpse and defeat Yuan Longtai. And without someone to control it, the golden wasp would no longer be a threat, allowing Leng Fenghai to do as he pleased!
Leng Feng Hai and Wu Ming Xiu are both thinking of this, they are all tightly defending, holding the idea that it's not about seeking merit but avoiding fault, their magical powers are well-rounded, carefully preventing the Golden Corpse from bursting forth.
Mu Yuan flew out, and the Longevity True Qi circulated to open up. In just a short while, he managed to stop the bleeding from his back wound. However, the sword energy that was wreaking havoc inside his body still lingered, so he had no choice but to stimulate the Dragon Soul Sword, releasing a burst of thunderous energy to protect his vital meridians and prevent it from spreading. Then, within his body, he condensed the Tide True Qi into a vortex of energy, absorbing the violently raging sword energy. Although it was somewhat troublesome, it didn't cause too much damage!
In the center of Zhaizi, Mu Yuan finally saw that every household emitted a whistling sound, rising and falling in a unique rhythm, sometimes light and airy, sometimes majestic and powerful, sometimes desolate and bleak. The sounds directed the swarms of wasps in the sky, which included round and smooth stone wasps, long and shiny snake wasps, and others like mad wasps and swollen wasps. They formed arrays and retreated with the crowd's shouts, advancing and retreating in an orderly manner, like deploying troops to form a battle array. The hard stone wasps were arranged at the front, resisting the fierce attacks of the three Qi-refining warriors, while the large swarms of wasps behind them took advantage of the opening to charge in!
Three cultivators, all around thirty years old, each holding a sharp weapon in their hands, with symbols flashing on them, were obviously excellent magical artifacts. Mu Yuan couldn't help but sigh, as he was also a legitimate disciple of the Longevity Palace, yet he hadn't obtained any magical artifacts. It wasn't until after he left the mountain that he had some unexpected encounters and managed to get his hands on a Black Water Gourd and a Dragon Soul Sword.
But thinking carefully, Mo Xue is a disciple of Guang Han Palace and only has one star bangle. Chu Yunfei doesn't know his position in the sect, but Xuanyin Sect is also a big sect, yet he's as poor as can be. On the other hand, these few cultivators who appeared out of nowhere all have magical treasures on them. Although the three people in front of him only have simple talismans, they're still richer than when he first left the mountain!
Three monks joined forces, brandishing their swords and swinging them with all their might. The sword light flashed in all directions, but their swordsmanship was far inferior to Mu Yuan's. They hadn't even reached the level of condensing their energy into a single entity, let alone refining it into threads or weaving it into a net. Compared to Fang Linjing, the master of Shenxiu Dao whom Mu Yuan had met before, they were vastly inferior!
Since Mu Yuan obtained the Dragon Soul Sword, he has been diligently practicing the two great sword techniques of Qingmu Shenmang and Canglang Shuijian. In just two days, he can already condense his energy into a tangible form, and even if it's refining his energy into silk, it's only a matter of time before he succeeds. This is not only because both sword techniques are profound and subtle, but also because Mu Yuan has spent ten years cultivating in vain due to the lack of a suitable magic treasure. Now that he has finally found one, it's as if the water has reached its destination, and his progress is rapid!
Despite this, the three of them were still very sharp. Two of them blocked the swarm's attack and even encircled four or five iron corpses with a layer of sword light, emitting a series of clanging sounds. Another person flew down, wielding his sword to slaughter the villagers controlling the corpse wasps!
Mu Yuan naturally wouldn't stand idly by, that monk had already rushed to the door of Cha Ying's house, a strong and fierce sword light chopped down, the tiles shattered, wood chips flew everywhere, revealing Cha Ying couple and Cha Feng inside!
Zha Feng was being held in Xing Shuangling's arms, drowsy and sleepy, when he saw a dazzling sword light in front of him. The roof flew up, and he let out a loud cry. Zha Ying's face turned grave, shielding his wife and child behind him, with an expression of extreme grief and indignation on his face. He raised his hand to release four stone hawks, but they were shattered by another burst of sword light!
That monk sneered and with a shake of his hand, the long sword burst into radiance, enveloping all three of them!
Mokuren happened to arrive at this time, and with a long whistle, the dragon soul sword surrounding his body transformed into a flash of lightning, Mokuren didn't even release his sword energy, relying solely on the power of the divine sword, he exerted force and twisted, immediately hearing a clear and crisp humming vibration, the symbol light sword in the cultivator's hand suddenly broke into two segments, the front half of the sword blade, over a foot long, fell to the ground, splashing up a cloud of dust!
