Chapter 316 315: Practice
Ling Fei suddenly struck, his aura utterly domineering.
The cultivators from the various sects hastily activated their Spiritual Artifacts to block.
But as the sword light flashed past, even their shields were cleaved in two.
The power behind Ling Fei's strike was immense; it could clearly sever even a Spiritual Treasure with ease.
BANG!
The sword light tore through everything in its path, and Ling Fei's figure appeared before the cultivators like a shooting star.
A piercing Sword Intent assaulted them head-on.
"This..." Terror filled the eyes of the cultivators from the various sects.
But as Ling Fei's sword light passed, it was like Sweeping Thousand Armies, sending one cultivator after another flying!
Some were sliced clean in two.
Twenty-seven Celestial Pill Realm cultivators would be considered a formidable force even in the Southern Wilderness. But at this moment, their flesh and blood filled the air, dyeing the sky red.
SWISH! SWISH!
Ling Fei attacked, his blade as swift as a meteor. With each strike, a cultivator's heart was pierced.
In just the blink of an eye, all twenty-seven Celestial Pill Realm experts had perished.
And at that moment, Beiming Huahai and the others had only just given the order to their disciples to execute Ling Fei.
'How did his aura get so strong?' Far off in the Void, Beiming Huahai's pupils shrank abruptly.
Ling Fei's last strike was clearly far more powerful than before.
At this moment, down in the Mountain Abyss, Ling Fei held his sword. He looked up, a wild look in his eyes.
It was the gaze of one who would never surrender.
'That strike... so powerful.' Master Xuan Ji's gaze sharpened as he stared intently at Ling Fei below. 'He and this Profound Spirit Sword seem... more attuned now. It's clearly a sign that he's gradually mastering it. But how can a mere Small Primordial Pill Realm cultivator control a Profound Spirit Treasure?'
At this point, even Master Xuan Ji was forced to see Ling Fei in a new light.
After all, it was already impressive for a Small Primordial Pill Realm cultivator to activate even a sliver of a Profound Spirit Treasure's might.
The level of harmony between man and sword required to truly control a Profound Spirit Treasure was something that even Celestial Pill Realm cultivators could not achieve.
Only Quasi-Nascent Soul Realm powerhouses were capable of it.
And yet, Ling Fei had obviously managed it.
'No wonder Yuan Huaitian renewed his offer for me to intervene. It seems Ling Fei must have gained something in the Mist Mountain Abyss.' Sect Leader Wan's eyes flashed as she murmured, 'Could he have truly obtained the Marsh King's inheritance?' At this thought, even a Divine Void Realm powerhouse like her felt her heart stir.
'The Marsh King's inheritance is too ethereal. That region isn't a place ordinary people can enter, not even I am an exception. If this Ling Fei is allowed to mature, it would be quite beneficial for my Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers to receive a Divine Mansion Realm Spirit Pill from him.' However, Sect Leader Wan quickly calmed her turbulent emotions.
After all, the benefits of befriending a powerful Pill King were far greater than those of killing one who had yet to reach his full potential.
In fact, most of the powerhouses present had ventured deep into the Fallen Star Abyss before.
They simply couldn't get near that specific region, making it nearly impossible to obtain the ancient inheritance.
'How did his strength increase so quickly!?' Beiming Huahai's face turned grim.
Killing intent began to coalesce around him.
He desperately wanted to strike and kill Ling Fei down in the Mist Mountain Abyss.
But the moment his aura stirred, Master Xuan Ji and Sect Leader Wan, who were standing nearby, locked onto him.
From the looks of it, if Beiming Huahai dared to make a move, they would not hold back.
'Damn you all! I, Beiming Huahai, will make you pay for this tenfold in the future.' This scene made Beiming Huahai grit his teeth, vowing silently in his heart.
Yuan Huaitian took all of this in, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
If it weren't for Master Xuan Ji and Sect Leader Wan, he alone would have been completely unable to deter Beiming Huahai, let alone protect Ling Fei.
At the same time, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a knowing smile spread across his face as he gazed toward the Mountain Abyss ahead.
'This young man is even stronger than I imagined!'
...
'My control over this Beiming Sword Shield really has grown much stronger.' Down in the Mountain Abyss, Ling Fei came to a halt.
He stood in the Mountain Abyss, grasping the Giant Sword, feeling a sense of Unity of Man and Sword.
Before, even when he held the Beiming Sword Shield, it felt like he was merely holding a Supreme Treasure; he was completely unable to suppress the sword's aura.
But this time was different. The aura within the sword had been neutralized, giving him a feeling of a flesh-and-blood connection to it.
In other words, Ling Fei was gradually mastering the Profound Spirit Sword.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
As Ling Fei was sensing this profound fluctuation, whistling sounds rang out from ahead. He saw cultivators from the various sects flying in his direction.
However, they all stopped at the periphery of the array, showing no intention of venturing deeper.
Clearly, after their previous experience, they were afraid of being trapped by the array and completely annihilated once more.
"Form the Beiming Sword Array!" a tall young man from the Beiming Sword Sect shouted.
Immediately, a full hundred disciples of the Beiming Sword Sect gathered behind him to form the Sword Array.
The members of the Dongze Sect, Thousand Lakes Mountain, and other sects also formed their own arrays, intending to execute Ling Fei.
'Perfect timing. I'll use you all for practice!' Seeing this, Ling Fei's fighting spirit blazed.
His control over the Profound Spirit Treasure had far surpassed what it was before, and he was eager to test the limits of his new combat strength.
Now that he had willing sparring partners, he was more than happy to oblige.
With that, a torrent of Soul Power surged into the Beiming Sword Shield.
A pillar of Sword Intent shot toward the heavens, its aura inspiring dread in all who felt it.
'Ling Fei's strength seems to have improved by leaps and bounds.' Far in the distance, Beichen Feng, who was just arriving, had a look of apprehension in his eyes.
Ling Fei's bold reappearance had made him wary, so he had deliberately slowed his approach.
He wanted to let the others probe Ling Fei's true capabilities.
At that moment, at the edge of the Mist Mountain Abyss, the young man leading the Beiming Sword Sect disciples held a Profound Spirit Sword and gathered the power of the Sword River.
Boundless Sword Intent condensed, forming a thousand-foot-long Giant Sword.
Beiming Sword!
"Slash!"
A low voice rang out. With a single movement, the Long Sword slashed toward Ling Fei.
At the same time, the other three sects had gathered their power, preparing to strike and catch Ling Fei off guard.
'This time, we must kill Ling Fei,' many gritted their teeth.
Last time, Ling Fei had only escaped because he had produced a Supreme Treasure.
'Does he have another one this time?'
But unexpectedly, Ling Fei moved his Long Sword. Sword Intent erupted from his body as he slashed toward the incoming Beiming Giant Sword.
Furious Dragon Emerges from the Sea!
He slashed out, and a sky-rending Sword Aura, like a furious dragon, shot forward to intercept the Beiming Giant Sword.
As he unleashed this strike, the elders watching from afar grew tense.
Previously, when Ling Fei had fought Beichen Feng, he had failed to gain the upper hand.
What about this time?
BANG!
The two swords clashed, unleashing an astonishing collision.
The Beiming Sword Array was incredibly powerful, for it condensed the Pill Essence and Willpower of a hundred Celestial Pill Realm powerhouses, using that momentum to power the strike of the Profound Spirit Sword.
Such a strike was enough to make even a Quasi-Nascent Soul Realm powerhouse wary.
However, when the two swords met, the ink-black Beiming Giant Sword, which had been flashing with a dazzling light, abruptly shattered and dissipated into scattered Pill Essence.
As the Pill Essence dissipated, a terrifying shockwave swept out, causing the wrist of the young man leading the array to tremble as he was sent stumbling backward.
The condensed Sword River above their heads shattered in unison.
The hundred-man formation wavered.
Then, the crowd saw Ling Fei's strike surging forward like a furious dragon.
The dazzling sword light, like a Dragon Claw, possessed an unstoppable momentum as it tore through the lingering Pill Essence and charged forward.
The sword light descended, its Sword Qi soaring to the heavens. Each wisp of Qi was like a True Dragon, and together they crashed down like a torrent, completely engulfing the Beiming Sword Sect's Sword Array.
The genius leading the Sword Array bore the brunt of the impact and was instantly sent flying.
He spat a mouthful of fresh blood as his vitals were shattered, and he perished on the spot.
