Although cultivators who practice flying swords have ruthless moves and fierce attacks, this is only effective against cultivators of the same level. If they encounter a cultivator who is a whole realm higher than them, no matter how fierce their attacks are, it will be in vain.

To give a very simple example, you might give a little kid the title of "King of Fighters" among a group of friends, and he can be very arrogant and domineering. But compared to an adult, even a very honest adult, he is still so weak.

For this reason, Zhang Changfa did not want to take out his magic weapon. In his opinion, if he took out his magic weapon and seriously injured Liu Xiaoyuan, Su Xue would definitely not let him off the hook.

Seeing that Zhang Changfa wasn't even taking out his magic weapon, Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Why aren't you taking out your magic weapon? Do you think you can fight me with your bare hands?"

Zhang Changfa said, "I've always preferred to fight bare-handed. Come on, let me experience the power of your flying sword."

Liu Xiaoyuan knew perfectly well that Zhang Changfa didn't actually like fighting bare-handed; he was clearly looking down on him.

Liu Xiaoyuan didn't care about Zhang Changfa's contempt. "You, Zhang Changfa, look down on me? Fine, I'll show you that showing off comes at a price."

Without further ado, Liu Xiaoyuan activated his flying sword and attacked Zhang Changfa. The sword flew directly toward Zhang Changfa's neck like a missile, moving with lightning speed, as if it were about to pierce Zhang Changfa's neck through the heart.

Upon seeing Liu Xiaoyuan's attack, Zhang Changfa couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "As expected of a sword immortal, his attack is indeed ruthless and fierce, but it has no effect on me, Zhang Changfa."

Although the sword was extremely fast, Zhang Changfa dodged it without getting hurt and even reached out his hands to try and snatch the Flying Cloud Sword.

Because cultivators who practice flying swords will experience a significant drop in combat power once they lose their flying swords.

If Zhang Changfa could seize the flying sword, it would mean that Liu Xiaoyuan had truly lost. In this way, Liu Xiaoyuan could be spared from being injured, achieving two goals at once.

Seeing that Zhang Changfa actually dared to try to seize his Flying Cloud Sword, Liu Xiaoyuan immediately summoned it, and the Flying Cloud Sword flew into Liu Xiaoyuan's hand in a flash, just like an obedient pet.

Holding the Flying Cloud Sword, Liu Xiaoyuan felt as if he were holding a powerful weapon, and his heroic spirit soared.

"Kill!" Liu Xiaoyuan gripped the Flying Cloud Sword and shouted. With a swing of the sword, the incomparably sharp sword energy swept towards Zhang Changfa like a raging storm.

Wherever the sword energy passed, the weeds vanished instantly, and a thick layer of soil on the ground was shaved off by the sword energy.

Faced with this fierce and incomparably powerful sword energy, Zhang Changfa dared not be careless. He certainly wouldn't dare to force his body to withstand it.

The best course of action now is to dodge. Before Zhang Changfa could react, another sword aura shot out.

Zhang Changfa naturally had no choice but to dodge, because if he were injured by this sword energy, his combat power would naturally decrease, and he might really be defeated by a mere Qi Refining stage kid.

While dodging, Zhang Changfa gritted his teeth in hatred. Damn it, if Su Xue hadn't been there, how could he, a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage, have been mocked like this? He would have slapped this guy to death long ago.

Liu Xiaoyuan's attacks became increasingly fierce, and Zhang Changfa had no choice but to dodge in a sorry state. Although Liu Xiaoyuan did not injure Zhang Changfa, he looked extremely disheveled.

"Zhang Changfa, aren't you going to use your magic weapon?" Liu Xiaoyuan had been fighting Zhang Changfa with his late-stage Qi Refining cultivation level, hoping to gain more combat experience.

To everyone's surprise, Zhang Changfa only focused on defense, which frustrated Liu Xiaoyuan. So Liu Xiaoyuan pressed him relentlessly, forcing Zhang Changfa to use his secret weapon.

Under Liu Xiaoyuan's relentless pressure, Zhang Changfa finally unleashed his magic weapon to fight back—an axe, a mid-level magic artifact.

As soon as Zhang Changfa grabbed the axe, he swung it at Liu Xiaoyuan. A fierce attack swept towards Liu Xiaoyuan, and the wind made the surrounding weeds sway left and right, making a rustling sound.

"Flying Cloud Sword!" Liu Xiaoyuan shouted, and the Heaven-Reaching Sword immediately returned to Liu Xiaoyuan's side. Under Liu Xiaoyuan's urging, a sword aura met Zhang Changfa's axe attack.

The two fierce attacks collided and were evenly matched. However, the people of Mingxiang could see that Liu Xiaoyuan was at a disadvantage because he only had the cultivation level of the late stage of Qi Refining.

"Overestimating yourself!" Zhang Changfa sneered when he saw Liu Xiaoyuan's overestimation of his abilities in blocking his attack.

Liu Xiaoyuan realized that with his current cultivation level, he had absolutely no chance of winning against a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator in a contest of spiritual power.

After all, the other party was at the late Foundation Establishment stage, and Liu Xiaoyuan could not compare to him in terms of the storage of spiritual energy in his dantian or the absorption of rare and extraordinary things in the world.

Therefore, once he saw that the situation was about right, Liu Xiaoyuan immediately had a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator possess him.

Instantly, Liu Xiaoyuan felt a powerful aura spreading throughout his body, and that invincible aura suddenly spread out.

Zhang Changfa, who was fighting Liu Xiaoyuan, immediately sensed something was wrong, because he felt a dangerous aura emanating from Liu Xiaoyuan, an aura as dangerous as that of the Golden Core cultivator.

What's going on? Zhang Changfa stared intently, and holy crap, this is like seeing a ghost! When did this late-stage Qi Refining cultivator become a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator? Did this guy deliberately hide his cultivation level before?

If that's really the case, then this is going to be terrible. Facing a sword immortal in the late Foundation Establishment stage, there's absolutely no chance of winning.

Just as Zhang Changfa was surprised, Liu Xiaoyuan, who was originally at a disadvantage, immediately turned the tables. The sword energy unleashed by his flying sword directly shattered the attack launched by Zhang Changfa's axe.

Bang! It was like a giant balloon exploding, making a loud noise.

Zhang Changfa was hit by the aftershock and immediately took two steps back before he could regain his balance.

Liu Xiaoyuan showed no mercy, immediately brandishing his Flying Cloud Sword and appearing before Zhang Changfa in the blink of an eye. He slashed at Zhang Changfa's neck with his sword, startling Zhang Changfa into a cold sweat. In a panic, Zhang Changfa grabbed his axe to meet Liu Xiaoyuan's attack.

The two magical artifacts collided with a loud bang, and the energy released by them immediately spread outwards, blasting several large craters into the surrounding ground.

"Pfft!" Zhang Changfa felt a surge of blood and qi in his chest, which was very uncomfortable. A mouthful of blood uncontrollably flowed back from his throat into his mouth and he spat it out.

His internal organs were injured; Zhang Changfa hadn't suffered such a serious injury in many years.

(End of this chapter)