Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 402: Flying Sword (Request for Monthly Pass)

Chapter 402: Chapter 402: Flying Sword (Request for Monthly Pass)

"I... Daohua Thief?"

Zhong Shenxiu pointed to his own nose, feeling a sense of amusement.

His playful mood arose, and he quietly watched the Old Taoist put on airs.

"Indeed! You might say that I, an Old Taoist, have no evidence, but my Xuanhai Sect, with its upright tradition and centuries of reputation, would hardly wrong a single person."

The Old Taoist righteously cast a spell.

A glowing brightness scattered into the void, forming a wanted poster.

It listed all sorts of heinous acts of the Daohua Thief, truly infuriating to behold, even bearing the spirit seal of the White Water Sect, and the portrait above, somehow, had become the likeness of Zhong Shenxiu.

Everyone present was in an uproar.

Only Zhong Shenxiu, seeing that the Old Taoist had played a trick, using his profound Daoist skills to conjure an illusion.

This Old Taoist, named ’Qing Xiaozi’ was an elder of the Xuanhai Sect, expert in the Illusion Technique of Water Moon Mirror Flower.

Usually, he doted on his disciple, Hong Yuanxiong.

Having received a message earlier, he hurried over not to resolve the aftermath but merely to cover up as much as possible.

All this talk of detention for trial was merely a delaying tactic.

For the chief culprit who caused all this, he felt a deep-seated hatred.

Qing Xiaozi was a meticulous man, who upon interrogating Zhong Shenxiu’s background, realized he was a Loose Cultivator without a sect, which somewhat relieved him.

He sensed that this Loose Cultivator’s mana was loose and flimsy, without any overflow of Evil Qi, seemingly not even reaching the Condensing Evil Realm, which reassured him further.

At this moment, he was ready to first ruin this man’s reputation.

This was the most common tactic used by reputable sects against their enemies.

With control over public opinion, they would first tarnish your reputation, then do with you as they pleased.

After all, in everyone’s mind, a person with a bad reputation could do anything. The saying goes, "Condemned by thousands, dying without illness," and that was the rationale.

As long as Zhong Shenxiu was branded the Daohua Thief, he could be directly killed, even allowing bystanders to assist in the attack.

After all, dealing with evil demons requires no adherence to rules—an all-out attack is entirely justified!

And whatever the Daohua Thief says is false; how could it be taken as testimony?

With deft ease, this could extricate his disciple.

For this, relying on his profound cultivation, he directly used an Illusion Technique to alter the portrait on the wanted poster to Zhong Shenxiu’s, which immediately had a remarkable effect.

"Daohua Thief!"

"So it turns out to be such a young gentleman."

"Everyone, don’t be deceived by him!"

Indeed, the crowd suddenly stirred into excitement.

Even those with deeper thoughts who sensed something was amiss, or those who were unwilling to confront the trend or feared the Xuanhai Sect, dared not speak up.

In no time at all, Zhong Shenxiu nearly became a street rat everyone wanted to strike.

Among the crowd, the group of Loose Cultivators from the Lai Fu Inn was also present.

Rouyun Fairy covered her lips, "Who would have thought... the Daohua Thief to be such, to really be such..."

She thought for a long time but couldn’t come up with anything more to say.

"Hehe... This is the method of the reputable sects; this gentleman is done for."

An experienced cultivator transmitted, "Did you really think he was some Daohua Thief? How could a Daohua Thief be so chivalrous? Clearly, it’s a frame-up! Alas... with the Core Formation Ancestor of the Xuanhai Sect nearby, this gentleman is doomed today! We better not rashly intervene and invite disaster upon ourselves!"

...

"Evil demons, everyone has the right to kill them!"

Qing Xiaozi took a step forward, his body surging with mana, and unleashed a crystal-like flying sword, "Today... This old Taoist will act on behalf of Heaven to exterminate the demon and evil!"

"Haha... How interesting, truly interesting!"

Zhong Shenxiu applauded and laughed heartily, almost to the point of stomach pain, "This scene is indeed amusing; you are quite talented, old Taoist."

"This scene almost makes me think of an incident where a third-place winner was splashed with dirty water... Unfortunately, I am not that nice guy who would let you rant without reacting!"

Regardless of what Zhong Shenxiu thought, once Qing Xiaozi had the flying sword in hand, a murderous intent naturally arose.

A flash of sword light, in the twinkling of an eye, flew out like lightning and thunder, and in the blink of an eye, it was right in front of Zhong Shenxiu.

On the crystalline body of the flying sword suddenly emerged an extra layer of illusory scenery, splitting into numerous sword lights, both ethereal and substantial, making it hard to grasp.

Although it was not the superior spread of sword lights in swordsmanship, it resembled it somewhat.

In this world, cultivators favored the use of flying swords, especially for their profound ability in combat, killing an enemy in the blink of an eye, with life and death hanging by a thread.

This flying sword, called ’Ice Soul Crystal,’ was made from eternal unmelting ice combined with seabed golden coral, millennium pearls, and other spiritual materials, and had been arduously refined by this elder for a hundred years, completely tempered.

The sharpness of the sword light was sufficient to slay demons and destroy evil spirits; common body-protecting spells and magic artifacts could be pierced by it in one thrust.

Moreover, the speed of releasing the sword was extremely fast; with just a thought, it could decapitate an enemy, fully displaying the elegance of a Sword Immortal.

Qing Xiaozi fully intended that with this sword strike, the enemy would have to hand over his head.

However, faster than the flying sword was a fair and delicate palm.

Zhong Shenxiu’s index and middle fingers came together, pinching off the sword edge. The flying sword’s mana, the illusory and solid sword lights, and the sharp blade... seemed unable to affect him in the slightest.

"This shabby thing, you also dare to call it a flying sword?"

With just a slight circulation of his mana, he dispelled the energy and mana that Qing Xiaozi, the old Taoist, had attached to this Ice Soul Crystal. Any prohibitions were also broken in a rush, equivalent to re-refining this flying sword, and he took the Ice Soul Crystal with ease.

After all, when mana reaches the level of Primordial Pill, a qualitative change occurs!

A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out from Qing Xiaozi, old Taoist, his eyes filled with horror and pain.

This flying sword was even dearer to him than his wife.

Having it stolen was absolutely more heart-wrenching than his wife running away with someone else.

What’s more, it was important that the other party snatched his wife and still had a face full of disdain, thinking she wasn’t beautiful enough!

"You..."

Fortunately, Qing Xiaozi did not become senseless; he knew he had misjudged. This young man was definitely an old monster skilled in maintaining youthful appearance.

He rode the strong winds, flying straight up, escaping towards the gate of Xuanhai Sect, while continuously sending signals, shouting, "Ancestor, save me!!"

His voice was so tragic, like a cuckoo weeping blood!

Everyone present was dumbfounded.

They originally thought that this ’Daohua Thief’ was surely about to surrender his head, but unexpectedly, it only took one round for that old immortal master from Xuanhai Sect to flee in a panic, not even taking care of his disciple!

"This..."

Rouyun Fairy, stunned, turned around and asked, "This gentleman... exactly what is his cultivation?"

An experienced cultivator, his face filled with shock and excitement, said, "He must already be a Golden Core Great Success Core Formation cultivator... Today, we are fortunate to witness a battle with a Golden Core Ancestor..."

"Let me show you what a real flying sword is!"

Zhong Shenxiu’s Finger-shocking Thunder, Poison Dragon Sword flew out, first beheading the Fourth Prince and Hong Yuanxiong, and then leisurely pursued Qing Xiaozi from behind.

His mastery over swordsmanship was so profound, he had already attained the realm of Sword Qi and Thunder Sound.

A sword qi slashed out, its speed comparable to thunder, overtaking what came earlier, splitting Qing Xiaozi in half, not even sparing his soul.

"Ah... I have always been kind and tolerant; this was all forced by you, forced by you... Why must you do this... it harms my Dao Heart’s cultivation?"

Zhong Shenxiu recovered the flying sword, his face full of compassion for the world, looking in the direction of Xuanhai Sect.

When Qing Xiaozi died, the gate of Xuanhai Sect shook, and a dark green streak of light flew out.

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