Seijin Festival 23rd Round: Spiritual Impact

  The guards quickly retreated from the battlefield under Zhang Zide's loud shout, disappearing into the streets, each one surrounding a distant place, with a look of vigilance and fear on their faces.

  However, after that brief moment of chaos, Gu Qing had once again seized a Qīng Fēng sword in his hand. Even on the ground beneath his feet, two more Qīng Fēng long swords were inserted.

  Three swords will be enough!

  Before Zhang Zide was ready, Gu Qing had already made a move.

  As he swung his leg in a sweeping motion, the two green-bladed long swords that were stuck in the ground immediately sprang up from the earth and shot towards Zhang Zide with a whistling sound!

  Two swords arrived in an instant, the vigorous air that broke through the void made this Qi Dao Jiu Chong high-ranking master's expression congeal, and the "Wan Hua" sword in his hand burst out with a strong sword aura. With a swing and slash, the two ordinary-looking cyan long swords were immediately shattered into powder by the sharp sword aura.

  At the moment he shattered the two green long swords with his sword energy, Gu Qing's footsteps suddenly appeared, and he instantly killed him at an incredible speed. Before he could get close, the last green long sword that remained in his hand was suddenly thrown out by him!

  The target of this sword throw was not his main attack target Zhang Zide, but Zhang Zichen, who was holding a flying sword and staring in this direction with full attention about 50-60 meters away from here. The purpose was to interfere with this helper who could control the flying sword from coming to rescue!

  At the moment Zhang Zichen swung his hand and threw out the flying sword, which shattered into pieces, Gu Qing, who was attacking Zhang Zide, suddenly thrust out his right hand. A powerful force burst forth from the center of his palm, generated by the vigorous movement of his immense internal energy, and heavily impacted the flying sword surrounded by a halo of air.

  At this moment, Gu Qing's eyes shot out cold light, his entire body and mind fully concentrated, his sharp gaze seemed to pierce through Zhang Zide who was within arm's reach in an instant!

  "Bang!"

  The flying sword surrounded by a halo of energy was suddenly shaken to one side, and in the instant when his void gate was wide open, Gu Qing's right hand had already stabbed into Zhang Zide's chest with lightning speed!

  Finger strength!

  Fist!

  Fist bump!

  Three energies burst forth!

  "Boom!"

  A burst of dull thuds, like iron hammers pounding flesh, shook Zhang Zide's body three times in a row!

  A large amount of blood spurted into the air, Zhang Zide, a outer disciple from Xuan Yang Tian Zong, was hit by the three forces and flew backwards, heavily crashing onto the ground tens of meters away, sliding out for a distance before dying on the spot!

  "Big Brother!"

  Two loud cries of pain suddenly burst forth from Zhang Zichen and Zhang Ziming, who were pressing down on the side. Their eyes were filled with incredulity at everything before them!

  Although both are ninefold airways, the ninefold airway masters from the immortal gate and the ninefold airway masters in the mortal world are completely two different concepts!

  A master of the Nine Heavens of the Xianmen sect, who cultivates the Qi Refining technique within the Xianmen sect. The degree to which they can stimulate their internal True Qi is far beyond what ordinary masters can achieve. Normally, even three masters of the Nine Heavens from the mortal world would not be a match for a single master of the Nine Heavens from the Xianmen sect.

  With Zhang Zide's strength, plus the sharp and extraordinary flying sword "Wanhua" in his hand that can withstand any attack, unless his opponent is a master of the Dan Dao who has refined their body through heavenly power and has an extremely thick and unceasing true energy within them, otherwise there would be no chance of defeat!

  "Big Brother! You little brat, you actually dare to kill my Big Brother, your time is up!" Zhang Zichen, who was holding back his anger beside him, suddenly let out a loud shout, and in an instant, a fiery red talisman appeared in his hand. With the pulling of his internal energy, it burst forth instantly, exploding near Gu Qing's side!

  "Boom!"

  Dazzling flames suddenly shot up into the sky, emitting a fierce heat wave, constantly rolling and spreading in all directions...

  However, although Gu Qing is mixed in the mortal world, it does not represent his vision and experience, which are also limited to the height of ordinary people. Relying on his strong spiritual power to sense the power of heaven and earth, when Zhang Zichen just took out that fiery red talisman, he had already sensed a fierce fire energy from inside. When the other party launched this talisman at him, he quickly retreated backwards!

  Although it was affected by this intense heat wave and looked a bit disheveled, it did not suffer any significant damage.

  "Snow Qing..." Looking at Gu Qing, who appeared behind the flames, Ning Tianqi had a faintly ominous feeling in his heart. He hastily quickened his pace and walked to Ye Snow Clear's side, saying: "This place is not suitable for staying! It's better if we leave here as soon as possible!"

  "Leave!?" Ye Xueqing glanced at Ning Tianqi, but her gaze remained on the battlefield engulfed in flames.

  "Snow Qing, let's return to the imperial palace first, everything will be decided after we get back to the imperial palace!"

  Before Ye Xueqing could speak, Zhang Ziming, who was protecting him, coldly snorted: "How is it that the Second Prince doesn't trust our abilities?"

  Ning Tian Qi furrowed his brow: "I'm also considering Xue Qing's safety..."

  "Hmph, my brother Subei has not only two Blazing Talismans in his possession, but that Xuanjin Sword of his is no ordinary flying sword! That flying sword was forged by our Master from a mountain of copper, collecting the essence of a thousand kilograms of red copper and gold to create an edge as sharp as mud! This little brat caught us off guard and killed my brother Zhang Zide, but his good fortune ends here. Brother Subei will definitely avenge Brother Zide's death and capture this little scoundrel alive, handing him over to the County Master for punishment!"

  "Alright! Zhang Zichen and Zhang Ziming, after this matter is settled, I will definitely not treat you two brothers unfairly!"

  "Thank you, young lady!"

  Ning Tianqi saw that Ye Xueqing could not be persuaded, and knew that his own hesitation had already caused a rift in their already unstable emotions. He did not speak again, but instead hastily summoned a nearby guard and ordered: "Immediately inform General Wang Shendu to assemble three thousand Blood Flame Iron Cavalrymen outside to await orders!"

  "Yes, Your Highness." The guard replied and hurriedly ran towards the residence of General Wang Shendu in the north of the city.

  After seeing the guard leave, Ning Tianqi let out a slight sigh of relief and looked back at the battlefield.

  At this moment, the situation on the battlefield has undergone a drastic change.

  Before the dazzling flames had completely dissipated, Zhang Zichen's flying sword directly killed from the flames, with a flame cover, and directly cut to Gu Qing's front. The flying sword had not arrived, and the terrifying sharp air on the blade had already made Gu Qing's whole body hair stand on end!

  "Fall back!"

  There isn't a single ancient Qing sword that can rival this flying sword, so it had no choice but to retreat to one side!

  He retreated, disrupting his offensive rhythm, and immediately lost his stable figure. Before he could steady his footsteps, the flying sword slashed out again, this time from top to bottom, with a sharp sword light that didn't give him any reaction time.

  "Kill me!"

  Faced with such a swift and fierce sword, Gu Qing's expression changed, and he actually closed his eyes at this critical moment!

  Close your eyes!？

  At this moment, whether it was Qingping Junzhu, the Second Prince Ning Tianqi, or Zhang Zichen who had struck out with his sword, they all had some doubts - could it be that this little brat knew he couldn't dodge this sword and was so scared that he closed his eyes to await death?

  Especially the young master of Qingping, in his heart, he couldn't help but think of that scene at the banquet that day, and he secretly sneered repeatedly.

  Just as the sword was about to officially behead Gu Qing, he suddenly opened his eyes again after closing them for only a second. In an instant, a substantial spiritual power burst out of his suddenly opened eyes, like two extremely sharp and fierce energies that pinned down the falling sword in mid-air. His right hand took advantage of this spiritual power bursting out to neutralize the force on the sword, and in an instant, he firmly grasped the extremely sharp flying sword!

  "This is..."

  Witnessing this sudden turn of events, several people's eyes simultaneously revealed a hint of shock, clearly unable to comprehend why the sword that had been swung down would come to an abrupt halt in mid-air under Gu Qing's gaze.

  Without giving several people much reaction time, Gu Qing, with a sword in hand, suddenly turned around and accelerated his body shape, the sharp edge of the sword instantly attacking Zhang Zichen who was caught off guard!

  Although this sword did not contain any earth-shattering powerful aura, it had an unparalleled speed. Under the rapid and swift killing of Gu Qing, the flashing cold light of the sword shadow had already reached Zhang Zichen's front in the blink of an eye.

  Zhang Zichen quickly withdrew and flashed, his feet suddenly borrowing strength, rapidly retreating backwards, in the blink of an eye, he had already retreated more than ten meters away.

  At this moment, a sword burst out of the ancient Qing, and the calm, steady, and deadly aura that permeated his entire body was instantly retracted, completely absorbed by the Xuanjin Sword in his hand. When the absorbed aura reached its limit for a short period of time, the originally spent sword suddenly shook violently, and a powerful sword aura burst out!

  At the moment when this sword momentum burst out, retreating more than ten meters away, Zhang Zichen, who had not yet stabilized his body shape, suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of crisis. Under the prompting of this sense of crisis, he suddenly and inexplicably raised his head!

  In the instant he raised his head, he was suddenly aware that a terrifying sword aura burst out from the extremely sharp Xuanjin Sword. Before he could react, the powerful sword aura had already pierced through his brain and soul, carrying an unstoppable sharpness that shattered his consciousness!

  Sword aura!

  It's the momentum that bursts out when the sword holder and the sword become one!

  The stronger the sword, the more powerful the person wielding it, and the aura bursting out is even more terrifying.

  Gu Qing's spiritual power had become quite rich and mellow after three years of nourishment, and the flying sword he had snatched from Zhang Zichen's hands was also incredibly sharp!

  With a flick of the sword, the momentum that burst out in an instant had already shattered Zhang Zichen's mind, spirit and will, making him subconsciously think he was already dead, completely losing all resistance.

  An opponent with no resistance at all, even if Zhang Zi Cheng suddenly advanced to the Dan Dao realm at this moment, still only had the power to be slaughtered by others!

  "Hah!"

  The sharp tip of Xuanjin Sword pierced through Zhang Zichen's brain in an instant.