Welcome to Ability Store

Chapter 446: Chapter 446: Heavenly Fire

Just as Lan Qin was fully aware of Liu Shuyue’s abilities, Liu Shuyue also knew her own strengths and understood that Lan Qin would not stand before her unguarded.

Lan Qin’s first layer of defense was the Life and Death Eight Gates Array positioned before the army.

As long as one stood within the array, whether attacking her directly or targeting the array’s core, it would immediately activate the counterattack of the Life and Death Eight Gates.

The drawback of the "Earth Array" was also evident: it lacked flexibility and had a limited range of effect.

The Hunting Team used mortars.

Its range was longer, capable of launching a surprise attack on enemies when guns posed no threat. Even if they couldn’t directly take Lan Qin’s life, they could plow the ground and destroy the array’s core and talismans laid underneath.

At the moment when Lan Qin was delayed by the Law Decree True Words, Liu Shuyue knew this move had succeeded — the Life and Death Eight Gates did not activate, and they stood on the same platform.

She thrust her sword straight like a falling star!

The sword tip gathered spiritual light, and on the hardened iron, the Spirit Sword Technique added a layer of sharp sword aura.

In years of descent from the mountain, Liu Shuyue rarely remained in the court, which cost her many things... such as fame, connections, and power, ultimately leading to her removal by the King of Qi and losing her position as the Imperial Advisor Immortal Master.

But she used that time to travel widely, slaying demons and exorcising fiends, which resulted in her becoming more adept with immortal techniques and swordsmanship... Even during her days in Hot Pepper Village, she often went into the mountains with the Hunting Team to fight various Mountain Demons.

She is now far stronger than when she first descended the mountain.

This sword is the reward for the path she chose.

It is enough to strike fear into all her fellow sect members!

By the time Lan Qin felt the fear, it was too late; she preferred to act with borrowed force, close combat was never her forte. When she realized the true purpose of the enemy’s heavenly fire was the array, the sword light had already pierced through her throat.

And at that moment, cause and effect underwent a subtle twist.

This fatal sword did not take her life but brushed past her neck.

"Liu Shuyue!"

Lan Qin’s eyes widened in rage; this was her trump card for survival!

The Golden Cicada Shell Escape Technique, a spell that could only be used once in a lifetime, was unexpectedly wasted here!

She dared not compete in swordsmanship, taking advantage of the brief void in the iron sword’s swing, Lan Qin formed a hand sign and turned herself into a wisp of green smoke to float backward.

Walking in Smoke, among all the body technique secrets of the Lotus Cloud Sect, it was the most practical; neither Qi Sword, Thunder Technique, nor True Words could capture a cultivator once they turned into mist.

On the other side, the defense of the Thousand Thoughts Sword had been breached by the sword array, and numerous sword shadows fell like arrows in a downpour. After all, Liu Shuyue had no spare attention to direct the Qi Sword, so the power of the Thousand Thoughts Sword naturally diminished significantly, but it could buy her five or six breaths of time, which was already sufficient.

With that, the two sides parted ways, and it could be considered a victory for her.

However, Liu Shuyue reached out and caught a section of white chain that appeared out of nowhere in her palm.

"Come back to me!"

She gave a strong yank, and Lan Qin immediately felt an inexplicable force tightly bind her body; at some point... these semi-transparent chains had already wound around her arms! In the next moment, her body was forcibly pulled out of the green smoke!

What kind of spell is this?

The Lotus Cloud Sect never taught such a thing!

Lan Qin staggered upon landing, looking at Liu Shuyue in shock, and the latter had already dashed forward, seemingly fused with the long sword in her hand!

Her every move flowed like water, showing no hesitation, not even when the overhead sword shadows were already within reach did she shift her focus in the slightest.

"Hold on, junior sister—cough—"

Before Lan Qin could finish her words, the Sharp Sword had already pierced through her chest, the circulation of spiritual energy was disrupted, and her strength receded like a receding tide, a mouthful of blood spewing from her mouth.

This person... was insane.

She came under the guise of negotiation, but in truth, she was single-mindedly intent on killing her?

Even if she succeeded, there was no chance for her to go back?

She coughed out a mixture of blood and water, lunged with the sword still in her, and gripped Liu Shuyue’s shoulders tightly, "This is... your own doing!"

"Stop! Dismiss the array, dismiss the array!" Ji Ran was aghast at the scene.

Under the cultivators’ efforts, the sword shadows struggled to disperse to the sides, but the change was too rapid, and several sword shadows still shot through both Lan Qin and Liu Shuyue — these were not real swords, they disappeared after piercing their targets, leaving the two motionless figures in the wilderness.

"All of you, go! Quickly save the Immortal Master Lord!" he urged anxiously.

But suddenly, a dark and faint blood light appeared over Lan Qin’s body.

Ji Ran, halfway through rushing forward, suddenly froze in place, feeling the blood within his body seemed to boil. Unbelievably spread his hands, only to find that the meridian in his palms had already turned utterly black.

"Immortal Master... Lord?"

He looked up belatedly at the people around him.

It wasn’t just him; the other cultivators also bent over in pain, grimacing faces covered with dark patches!

In an instant, countless beams of blood light soared into the sky!

Liu Shuyue pushed Lan Qin away in surprise; this person should have already died, but her soul did not fly towards the Lotus Cloud Sect but rather mingled with the blood light condensing above the military array!

This scene... seemed familiar!

"Did you practice the Demon Fiend’s spell?" she shouted with a harsh tone.

Demon Fiends could also cast spells, but it was different from humans... It was their innate talent, impossible to pass on through instructions. The only way to gain the power of a Demon Fiend was to swallow their heart.

The price was unnecessary to mention; its side effects were second only to consuming humans.

In essence, from slaying Demon Fiends to plunder Spiritual Qi, to using their flesh and blood for alchemy, to ultimately swallowing their heart whole, this was a process of gradual degradation. Should one consequently lose one’s sanity and self, how did it differ from suicide?

"I do not wish to return to the sect, not even in death!" The piercing voice erupted in the sky, shattering minds.

As hundreds of cultivators fell, the blood light gradually fused into a humanoid figure.

A new Lan Qin emerged.

She no longer possessed an enchanting appearance, her skin white as snow. Her current form resembled a monster, with crimson skin filled with wrinkles, and her eyes weeping black blood.

"What on earth happened? Is that... the Immortal Master Lord?"

"Why did Brother Ji Ran fall?"

A commotion erupted in the military array.

"All of you, keep silent!" Lan Qin roared, "What I’m using now is... the Lotus Cloud Sect’s ultimate secret technique! Ji Ran... he fell for Bandit Liu’s deceit! Why are you still standing there, quickly restart the sword array!"

Liu Shuyue clutched her wound, struggling to stand upright.

Is it a Red Demon?

This was another rare Great Demon, reputed to feed on blood, never to die as long as there was a supply of fresh blood.

The fallen cultivators clearly had been secretly cursed by Lan Qin, and should she ever need it, their own blood would be offered to the feeder.

She couldn’t help but recall the past disciple Liu Zhidong.

One chose to coexist with a Shadow Demon, another seized the power of a Red Demon... In their bid to escape the sect, they both turned themselves into what they were supposed to battle against.

What a... tragedy.

The divination disk spun once more, sword shadows shot out from it, swarming toward her like bees.

"Do you think you’re the only one hiding a new trick?" Lan Qin shouted, filled with hatred, "Even if you die, I will not spare you!"

Since there was no retreat, then... Demon Slaying!

Liu Shuyue lifted her hand skyward, intending to forge the final Demon-slaying True Sword with the rest of her life force.

Just then, a dazzling beam suddenly flashed from the horizon!

It tore through the night like dawn, sweeping through the military array and slicing the gigantic divination disk clean in two. Where the beam passed, cultivators instantly vaporized, while those slightly farther away ignited, as if set alight by the sun.

Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!