Chapter Twenty-Two: Riding the Sword

  Only Cloud Qingmen's four disciples were left nearby, Bai Mu shook his head, calculating in vain: "The evil person is probably already far away."

  Lin Fan disagreed: "We were in a circular formation, and the other side broke through from the southeast. Although they used evil techniques to cause chaos, the chaos didn't interfere with our search, yet not one person discovered their escape route... This is hard to explain."

  "I have no way."

  Gu Yan Dao: "First return to Lian Hua Mountain, I will report to the sect, evil people are lurking in Jiulang Mountains, they must have a plan."

  "Alright, you all go back first, I'll think about it some more." Lin Fan said.

  Gu Yan let Lin Fan be careful, and together with Bai Mu and Ye Wushuang return to Lianhua Mountain. The disciples of the Orthodox Sect have another gathering to discuss how to deal with the evil person who suddenly appeared in Xiaodongzhou. Whether it is necessary to inform the sect to surround and attack, what does the evil person want by infiltrating the twelve continents?

  "Why so fast?" Lin Fan fell onto the top of a pine tree, deep in thought. He's done for, there's someone behind him. Xi Men Shuai... no good, he's alone now. Xi Men Shuai didn't run at all, but instead hid in place. Damn it, he was too confident that Bai Mu could turn things around and forgot about this possibility.

  Lin Fan suddenly burst out laughing: "Haha, I know where General Ximen hid the Blood Jade Stone."

  The Snow Girl fifty steps behind looked at General Ximen, General Ximen was stunned, Lin Fan fell from the pine tree: "Quick!" A doppelganger appeared, Lin Fan said: "Let me calculate for a moment."

  His true body immediately escaped into the ground, this clone was not that clone, no divine power, completely just a trick to deceive the eyes. The clone turned its back on Ximen Shuai and Xueji, the two waited for a while, Ximen Shuai suddenly came to his senses, immediately fell to the ground, hands probing the earth, grabbed wildly: "Escaped."

  "Run away?"

  Ximen suddenly spoke without saying a word, and with a swift motion of his hand, he shattered the clone. Then, pointing with one finger: "Block the west."

  "Lotus Mountain is in the north."

  Ximen Commander said patiently: "Snow Girl Guardian, he absolutely won't run directly north, this loss, I've suffered before."

  Ximen Xia and Xueji went northeast and northwest in pursuit, while Lin Fan continued to head northwest, but suddenly turned back and returned along the original road. Playing hide-and-seek, Master Dao was indeed a master.

  Lin Fan jumped out of the ground, with a figure of a moonlight reflection beside him. Lin Fan slowly turned around, and Xue Ji was standing fifty steps away, on top of a pine tree branch, quietly looking at Lin Fan: "Ximen Shuai said you're a despicable person, indeed correct. You placed some kind of spell on the branch next to your clone, watching us leave, then returned here, hiding in plain sight?"

  Lin Fan smiled and said: "Then why didn't you tell General Ximen?"

  "Ximen Shuai is so arrogant, I intentionally asked a few stupid questions to make him proud... spare the nonsense, bring me the Blood Jade Stone and I'll spare your life." Xueji said.

  "Be careful!" Lin Fan exclaimed, pointing at Xueji's back in shock.

  Xueji was shocked, could it be that Ximen Shuai launched a sneak attack? She quickly turned her head and looked again, the bright moon was in the sky, who would launch a sneak attack? Realizing she had been deceived, Xueji quickly turned her head back, but Lin Fentu had already escaped. Xueji smiled secretly, stepped on her sword and flew swiftly to above Lin Fentu, transformed her true energy into a large hand that grasped into the earth, and pulled Lin Fentu out from within the earth.

  But Lin Fan had long been prepared, and a palm thunderbolt struck Xueji's face. Xueji's body paused for a moment, and Lin Fan grabbed Xueji's illusory giant hand with his left hand, saying: "Nine Turns of the Demon Locking Curse."

  The Nine Turns of the Devil's Curse is an illusion technique that inputs one's own true energy into the opponent's true energy, creating an illusion. The nine consecutive loops require the person under the curse to kill nine demonic beasts in their mind, among which eight are fake and one is real. The higher the caster's cultivation level, the higher the demonic beast's cultivation level. Only after defeating the real demonic beast can the illusion be broken.

  During the activation of the Nine Turns Curse, the caster cannot stop inputting true energy, nor can they escape or perform other actions, otherwise the illusion will be lifted. Snow Girl is also a seasoned veteran, as soon as she saw nine demonic beasts surrounding herself in her divine sense, she knew she was on the right path. Without saying another word, she immediately started killing.

  How strong is this?! Lin Fan was shocked, after a few exchanges, the two demon beasts had already been scattered, and he still wanted to use the demon beasts to exhaust his true energy, it seems that this method won't work.

  Lin Fan and Dao Zhongren underestimated each other, and it was clear that they had misjudged their opponent. Xueji was able to defeat Ximen Shuai with ease, while the four Cloud Qing Gate disciples could only manage to drive him away after joining forces, a huge difference in strength.

  Soon, Yuki broke through the true body of the demon beast and pinched Lin Fan's neck with one hand: "I really didn't expect that Ximen Shuai would actually tell the truth. Where is the Blood Moon Stone?"

  "What about the Blood Crystal?" Lin Fan fell into deep thought for a moment, his neck tightening, before he hastily replied: "I placed it in the Land Temple at the edge of the small town's market."

  Xue Ji's eyebrows tightened slightly.

  Lin Fan added: "You're killing me now, what if you can't find the Blood Jade Stone?"

  "Go, take me with you."

  Lin sighed: "If I take it, I'll die, why should I ask for death?"

  "I'll spare your life if you hand over the Blood Crystal." Xueji pulled out a strand of hair, transformed it into a rope, and bound Lin Fan with it.

  "On foot?" Lin Fan asked.

  "Why so much trouble?" Ximen Shuai appeared and flashed to Lin Fan's side, throwing away all of Lin Fan's yellow paper and brush: "It's done like this."

  Xueji looked at Ximen Shuai and Ximen Shuai added: "You have a family rule."

  "Naturally, once I get the Blood Jade, we'll be even. Hurry up and fly away, or else I'll have to use force." Xueji said to Lin Fan.

  Lin Fan flew up with the wind, flying slowly, Xueji followed closely behind him, and Simen Shuai followed behind her. Simen Shuai was quite skeptical in his heart - this Blood Jade Stone was the treasure of the Blood Shadow Sect, how could Xueji be so generous? Simen Shuai looked at Lin Fan again, no, now is not the time to fight among ourselves, otherwise they would both end up losing.

  Xue Ji looked at Lin Fan and said: "Recite with me, San Cai Kuan, Er Wu Jing, Zhu Li Jie Xing Zou Tian Xia."

  "Three Treasures aperture, two five essence, bamboo shoes borrowed to walk the world." Lin Fan looked at Xue Ji with disdain, what kind of evil sect's rule is this? Captives still have to recite lines?

  Xueji muttered a mantra, one hand printed on Lin Fan's back, and then the deep green left hand pinched and said: "Follow me."

  "...Lin Fan didn't know what kind of trick Xueji was using, so he imitated her gesture of pinching his fingers. With a 'whooshing' sound, a bamboo stick on the mountain transformed into a bamboo sword and appeared at Lin Fan's feet."

  Xue Ji said: "If you dawdle again, I won't be polite."

  It turns out... Spicy Chicken Noodles, this woman not only looks very beautiful, but also has a kind heart, and actually teaches herself the way to ride the bamboo sword, and even forcibly opens her spiritual consciousness. Comfortable, both feet stepped on the bamboo sword, the bamboo sword lightly sank, and caught Lin Fan's body, Lin Fan was extremely intelligent, and immediately understood the way to ride this bamboo sword. Four fingers as a key, thumb as a point, pointing out the key, riding the bamboo sword, the speed suddenly increased, and has already reached the flying speed of Lin Fan's own Wind Symbol.

  Bad, Ximen Shuai secretly thought it was not good. This is the entry sword mantra of Zhusheng Tang, but it will never be passed on to outsiders. Snow Girl spent her cultivation to open up Lin Fan's spiritual consciousness, and it's not something a guardian can do. This is a taboo for any sect. Unless... Lin Fan is a dead man. Snow Girl agreed to hand over the Blood Night Stone without killing him, completely deceiving him. Even if she saved his life, it wouldn't count... Ximen Shuai found it strange that although his ancient sword was dormant, he had the???? in his hands, and Snow Girl couldn't easily defeat him. Unless... unless a master from the Blood Shadow Sect arrived, he and Lin Fan would be in grave danger...