Chapter 23: Primordial One-Qi Myriad Spirits Banner

Above the cloud sea, Liu Xin took the initiative to soften his stance. “If you two Junior Brothers can bury the hatchet with Liu, Liu is willing to gift you a superior Daoist scripture.”

“Things have come to this point. You aren’t joking, are you?”

Hearing this, Lu Yang laughed. “Senior Brother Liu, we are all Saint Sect disciples. Why put on an act? You are already determined to fight us to the death.”

“…”

Liu Xin did not answer, but his expression suddenly darkened.

Because Lu Yang was right. At this very moment, the ones truly unwilling to reconcile were not Lu Yang and Xiao Shiye, but Liu Xin and Fairy Qing Chen.

The reason was simple: The Saint Sect’s rules.

“Although the Saint Sect’s rules are practically non-existent as long as one isn’t discovered, conversely, once discovered, the Saint Sect’s rules become very real.”

Lu Yang sneered. “This definitely isn’t the first time you people have privately set up ambushes to rob fellow disciples; it’s just that no one discovered it before. However, now, as long as I leave and file a complaint with the Law Enforcement Hall, when the truth comes to light, you, Senior Brother Liu, will almost certainly die.”

“Junior Brother is joking.”

Liu Xin’s face twitched slightly. “We can sign a contract, agreeing that today’s matter will not reach a third pair of ears. That way, Senior Brother here will naturally be at ease…”

“Really?” Lu Yang asked back.

Of course it’s fake.

Only the dead make people most at ease!

“Qing Chen.”

With a low shout from Liu Xin, Fairy Qing Chen, who had remained silent by his side, finally spoke. She parted her vermilion lips and slowly uttered a single syllable:

“Open!”

Before her voice faded, the surrounding cloud sea changed again. In an instant, towering majestic peaks manifested, trapping Lu Yang and Xiao Shiye right in the middle.

Clearly, it was another formation!

“Do you really think I’m afraid of your [Heavenly Demon Blood-Dissolving Divine Light]?” Liu Xin actually recognized Lu Yang’s Divine Ability. He sneered, and then a banner fluttering in the wind appeared in his hand. “It just so happens that my [Primordial One-Qi Myriad Spirits Banner] still lacks a Main Soul to preside over it. Today, I’ll use you to sacrifice to the banner…”

“Go!”

Before Liu Xin’s voice fell, Lu Yang had already merged with his Sword Pellet and flew over to slash. The overwhelming bloody scent immediately made Liu Xin swallow his unfinished mockery.

“Soul, return!”

Liu Xin formed hand seals and vigorously shook the [Myriad Spirits Banner] in his hand. Instantly, it released two streams of steaming, misty white Qi, which gradually manifested into human figures amidst the vapors.

Lu Yang’s movements did not stop; he slashed down with his sword.

Driven by Liu Xin, the two human figures also mobilized their True Qi and brazenly met the attack. Then, with a loud bang, both were shattered by the Sword Qi.

Liu Xin, who had just thought about going out to join forces with the two Banner Spirits he summoned, immediately shrank back upon seeing this.

“Qing Chen, attack quickly!”

Hearing this, Fairy Qing Chen’s pretty face turned solemn. She plucked a phoenix-tail hairpin from her beautiful hair and threw it. The hairpin instantly transformed into a streak of golden light, stabbing toward the center of Lu Yang’s eyebrows.

However, before the phoenix-tail hairpin could get close to Lu Yang, another streak of treasure light appeared out of thin air and intercepted it. It was none other than Xiao Shiye, the “Boy of Many Treasures.”

Not only that, but Xiao Shiye spread his sleeves at this moment and threw out more than ten Artifacts in one breath. Although their quality varied from good to bad, without exception, they all emitted intense treasure light. However, after he sacrificed these Artifacts, they actually exploded directly in mid-air!

Rumble!

The exploding treasure lights were like miniature suns, directly blocking the killing formation set up by Fairy Qing Chen, and even nearly blasting the formation open from the inside!

Such a lavish scene made the eyelids of the other three twitch.

Although Xiao Shiye was different from Lu Yang and didn’t possess any powerful techniques or Divine Abilities, he clearly didn’t need those flashy things when fighting others.

Just throwing out Artifacts and self-destructing them was enough.

Such a tactic made Liu Xin’s already gloomy face look even worse. He simply waved the [Myriad Spirits Banner] in his hand, instantly summoning dozens of Banner Spirits.

These were all the harvests Liu Xin had gained from ambushing fellow disciples during this period.

“You lot, go suppress the formation.”

Receiving Liu Xin’s order, the group of Banner Spirits immediately moved in response. They landed at four corners of Fairy Qing Chen’s formation, enhancing and boosting its power for her.

Seeing this, Fairy Qing Chen also felt much more settled. A small flag appeared in her hand as well. She shook it vigorously, and the majestic peaks manifested by the surrounding formation immediately moved in response, locking down heaven and earth and sealing off all directions. At the same time, they firmly protected her and Liu Xin, blocking Lu Yang’s sword light.

Seeing this, Liu Xin finally smiled with satisfaction, then shook the [Myriad Spirits Banner] again.

This exotic treasure was obtained alongside the [Primordial Dao Scripture] during a fortuitous encounter years ago. It was his greatest reliance in battling others throughout his cultivation journey.

The banner had positions for One Main Soul, Two Guardians, and Three Corpse Gods.

As the saying goes: The Dao begets One, One begets Two, Two begets Three, and Three begets all things. Only by filling these six positions and adding ten thousand souls could this treasure be considered complete.

It sounded simple, but Liu Xin had painstakingly refined it for over ten years without success. Ten thousand souls were easy enough; he could just take time to slaughter a city in the mortal world to solve that. However, the most important six positions remained unfilled. Let alone the Two Guardians, he hadn’t even gathered the Three Corpse Gods.

But even so, the power of this treasure was still considerable.

“Kill them!”

Liu Xin shook the banner, and ten thousand souls flew out one after another. Unlike those Banner Spirits with cultivation, these souls were Vengeful Ghosts formed from mortals dying with grievances.

Although the quality was poor, the quantity was immense.

Summoned by Liu Xin at this moment, they truly resembled a monstrous wave, covering the area in a dark mass, instantly submerging Lu Yang’s figure within.

More importantly, these were Vengeful Ghosts without flesh and blood; they weren’t afraid of Lu Yang’s [Blood-Dissolving Divine Light] at all!

However, seeing this, Lu Yang was utterly fearless.

The [Blood-Dissolving Divine Light] was his most powerful method, but not his only method. After refining the Sword Pellet, the power of his [True Art of Divine Lightning Sword Control] was equally impressive!

With a thought from Lu Yang, the Sword Pellet quickly differentiated into dozens, then hundreds of sword lights. Then, his figure began to teleport and maneuver within the sword lights. He didn’t engage the Vengeful Ghost Banner Spirits head-on; when the enemy advanced, he retreated; when the enemy tired, he attacked. He actually started fighting a guerrilla war with the multitude of Banner Spirits.

This was the true advantage of a Sword Cultivator.

Striking with a sword and then fleeing a thousand miles away, only to continue attacking from another direction. Beating the opponent until they were exhausted from coping, revealing a flaw, and finally taking their head with a single slash.

Before long, the ten thousand Vengeful Ghosts were slaughtered by Lu Yang into disarray, their army collapsing.

On the other side, Xiao Shiye also turned ruthless. He threw out several high-grade Artifacts and brazenly self-destructed them, blasting the formation that had just been stabilized into instability again.

Seeing the situation gradually turning unfavorable, Fairy Qing Chen couldn’t help looking at Liu Xin. “Senior Brother…”

“Don’t panic. I’m not panicked, so what are you panicking for?”

Liu Xin remained calm. Xiao Shiye aside, he simply didn’t believe that Lu Yang could unleash such a slaughter with the Sword Escape Technique without any loss of true qi and spiritual power.

This was also his combat tactic.

First release those unimportant Banner Spirits to wear down the opponent. Once the opponent’s True Qi was mostly consumed, he would bring out his trump card to settle the victory in one stroke.

Actually, if it weren’t a last resort, he didn’t want to use his trump card. After all, that Banner Spirit was too precious, and its identity in life was extremely sensitive. Once seen by others, no witnesses could be left alive. Otherwise, even the slightest rumor leaking out could doom him eternally.

“Fine. You can’t catch a wolf without sacrificing a child.”

Liu Xin deliberated for a moment, but finally raised the banner in his hand and bowed respectfully: “A powerful enemy has arrived. To resolve this predicament, I ask Senior Brother to take action.”

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