The more Lan Hua thought about it, the more sense Baxia made.

"Let's go, let's go now!"

The man and the dragon descended the mountain overnight without even saying goodbye.

Just as Lan Hua was about to leave the peak, a man blocked her way. He was a disciple of the Red Dust Sword Pavilion, and he looked like a young man.

"I am Jian Fengyun, the chief disciple of Elder Jian Chen. I have come on the orders of the Lord of the Pavilion to invite Young Hero Lan back!"

"Sword Wind and Cloud?"

Lan Hua let out a soft exclamation. She had thought that Jian Feiyang was the strongest young expert in the Sword Pavilion, but she didn't expect that Jian Fengyun was the strongest, whose cultivation had already reached the third level of the Refining God Realm.

"You are much stronger than Jian Feiyang!"

Jian Fengyun said calmly, "Junior Brother Feiyang is young, and his future achievements will far surpass mine!"

"I can come and go as I please, and you can't stop me!"

"Why not give it a try?" Jian Fengyun said proudly.

Lan Hua was unwilling to linger. With a palm raised to the sky, a terrifying blade aura shot up and cleaved through the wind and clouds.

His first move was the first form of the Heaven-Opening Palm, a fiery red hue appearing in the darkness.

The latter, with a solemn expression, flew into the air with his long sword on his back, unleashing a huge sword beam tens of feet long.

"The world is a turbulent place!"

Jian Fengyun leaped up, gripped his sword with both hands, and unleashed a massive sword beam at the incoming blade energy.

boom!

The Red Dust Sword Technique clashed with the Heaven-Opening Palm for the first time, but the sword's light was shattered by the blade's energy, and Jian Fengyun was almost struck by the blade's energy as well.

A flash of light appeared in the darkness, followed by countless streams of light.

Lan Hua remained silent, but Baxia on her shoulder snorted, "The Mortal World Sword Technique is nothing special!"

After Baxia finished speaking, Lan Hua transformed into a streak of light and flew away into the distance.

"Who said that the Mortal World Sword Technique is nothing special?"

The sound resounded throughout the heavens and earth, shocking everyone; it was Jian Wujue who made it.

Before anyone could be seen, a huge sword beam shot down from the top of Tianjian Peak.

The sword's edge slashed through the void with incredible speed, its target aimed directly at Lan Hua.

Lan Hua was taken aback and waved her hands in the air, drawing three defensive talismans in succession.

Three defensive barriers appeared, but they shattered like tofu under the sudden attack of the sword light.

boom!

The sword beam struck Lan Hua squarely in the chest, sending him flying.

He could have used the Qiankun Bowl to defend himself, but he wanted to test Jian Wujue's swordsmanship. However, he did not expect it to be so fierce that it was not something a Refining Spirit Realm expert could withstand.

Fortunately, Lan Hua's chest was protected by dragon scales, which prevented her from getting injured.

Even so, his blood and qi were still churning inside him, making him extremely uncomfortable.

"Hey, you've got some skill, kid. Although I didn't intend to kill you with this sword, anyone struck by it will have their cultivation sealed."

"I'd like to see how many of my sword strikes you can withstand!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than several sword beams shot down from the mountaintop again, aimed directly at Lan Hua's limbs.

The spiritual energy around Tianjian Peak surged, and the air currents whistled, further amplifying the power of the four sword beams.

With these sword strikes, Jian Wujue mobilized the power of heaven and earth, also wanting to test Lan Hua's true strength.

At the same time, Lan Hua felt an unprecedented pressure, which was not present in the previous sword strike.

"Damn, they're doing it for real!"

Lan Hua could sense that although Jian Wujue hadn't used his full strength in those few sword strikes, their power was probably no less than that of the Heavenly Evil Ancestor's moves.

With a thought, a bowl-shaped barrier suddenly emerged from his body, blocking the four sword beams.

Taking advantage of the immense force, Lan Hua accelerated again, transforming into a streak of light and quickly making her escape.

"Hmm? There's something strange about this kid."

"That barrier just now didn't seem to be summoned by him with talismans; it seemed to be formed by some spiritual artifact, or even a celestial artifact."

"Fine, you can't force things. I'll let you off this time!"

Lan Hua flew non-stop for thirty kilometers before landing.

"This master's cultivation is truly terrifying; he's probably close to the peak of the Yuanxiang Realm!"

If this person hadn't been so self-respecting and unwilling to stop me directly, I probably wouldn't have escaped Heavenly Sword Peak so easily!

Baxia joked, "Why don't you just marry the Third Miss? You'll have a father-in-law who's a Yuanxiang Realm expert, how wonderful!"

"Forget it, how about I find you a beautiful turtle? Would you like it?"

"No, I'm not an adult yet, I can't get married so early!"

That night, Lan Hua once again became the focus of discussion among many talented individuals.

Although no one knew how Jian Wujue made his move, his ability to escape from the clutches of the Lord of the Red Dust Sword Pavilion was undoubtedly a testament to his strength.

Two days later, Lan Hua and Ba Xia continued their journey around the Northern Continent, passing by Mount Mantuo.

Mount Mantuo is home to many spirits, including quite a few powerful spirits, but these spirits are of no concern to Lan Hua.

The two walked slowly, occasionally encountering a monster that followed them, but Lan Hua didn't care.

If they encountered any daring monsters that dared to attack Lan Hua, they would all be knocked down by Ba Yi's claw and become barbecue for the two of them, which could be considered as an extra meal for them.

Before even venturing deep into Mantuo Mountain, Lan Hua heard a series of fighting sounds.

"Brother Ba, can you hear me?"

"Hmm, it seems to be a woman fighting a monster!"

The two followed the sound to the battlefield, where they found a girl in red fighting four demonic beasts.

The demonic beasts were all formidable, experts above the Danxia Realm, with one of them being a leopard demon at the third level of the Danshen Realm.

The girl in red held a spirit sword, its sword energy sweeping across the mountains and fields, knocking down countless branches and leaves.

"Hmm? This swordsmanship looks somewhat familiar, like it's from the Red Dust Sword Pavilion school?"

Baxia blinked and snorted, "Are you blind? Didn't you see that this girl in red looks familiar?"

"Hmm? It's that girl Jian Qinyu. Why did she leave Sword Tower and come here?"

"Ask her!"

boom!

The girl in red used the "Rolling Red Dust" move, her powerful sword light cleaving a ravine, but it was blocked by the leopard demon's innate supernatural power.

Jian Qinyu's cultivation had just reached the Dan Shen realm. Even though she had mastered the Red Dust Sword Techniques, she couldn't defeat the four demonic beasts in a short time and gradually fell into a disadvantageous position.

"Really, what a fine young lady, running off to the deep mountains and forests!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lan Hua summoned the Yueque Bow and unleashed the Triple Yangguan technique.

Four invisible arrows suddenly appeared, moving with lightning speed. The four demonic beasts were caught off guard and were all struck and killed.

"Who saved me?"

Jian Qinyu clutched her chest, panting heavily, a light sheen of sweat appearing on her neck.

Lan Hua put away the Yue Que Bow, used the Flowing Light Step, and appeared in front of the girl in a few flashes.

Jian Qinyu turned around and exclaimed with delight, "It really is you! I've been looking for you for days since you suddenly left Tianjian Peak that day!"

There was a hint of blame in his words.

Lan Hua smiled bitterly and said, "Miss Qin Yu, I really have no feelings for you. Although there are no great ferocious beasts in Mantuo Mountain, there are still quite a few dangers."

I advise you to go home right away, or you'll lose your life!

Jian Qinyu persisted, sticking out her pretty face and saying, "Hmph, I will never give up on the person I've set my sights on. I'm sticking with you until you accept me!"

Lan Hua shook her head. "Why are you doing this? I already have someone I love. Would you really want to be a concubine?"

Upon hearing this, Jian Qinyu looked disappointed and said reproachfully, "Why didn't you say so sooner?"

"There are reasons why I withdrew from the competition midway!"

After saying that, Lan Hua walked deeper into Mantuo Mountain.

Despite its small size, Baxia stretched out a claw, grabbed the leopard demon, and followed behind Lan Hua.

"Such fine leopard meat, it's such a waste to throw it away!"