Chapter 209 Swords United

There wasn't much time left for Rong Xie and Shen Bingsi to say goodbye.

The two embraced tightly beneath the collapsing Heaven-Sealing Formation.

Rong Xie extended his hand: "Jade pendant."

Shen Bingsi took out a communication jade pendant from her inner pocket and handed it to Rong Xie. Rong Xie hung it on the left side of Shen Bingsi's belt and then took out a very strong golden silkworm silk from a brocade pouch. He carefully wrapped the jade pendant to ensure that it would not fall off no matter how Shen Bingsi flew around.

"Unfortunately, we haven't had the chance to buy a replacement jade pendant for our telepathic communication." Rong Xie sighed.

“We should buy a pair from the Hehuan Sect,” Shen Bingsi said.

The Hehuan Sect has no shortage of such trinkets to enhance the relationship between Daoist couples. When they were at the main altar, they had seen several mobile vendors selling jade pendants for transmitting telepathic messages. However, they were concerned that the items in the Hehuan Sect were of dubious origin, and Rong Xie, who was a clean freak, could not tolerate this, so they did not buy any.

"..." Rong Xie paused for a moment, "After you defeat the flower demon, we'll go buy a brand new one."

“Okay, it’s a deal!” Shen Bingsi reached out and shook hands tightly with Rong Xie.

"Hahahaha..." A strange laugh came from inside the Heaven-Sealing Formation. The one who laughed was "Sect Master Feng," who was lying face down on the ground. Because his face was covered, his laughter was particularly muffled, and his teeth would even hit the rocks. "You came here to die, so why do you talk like you've already won? You mortals are like this, you can never realize your own insignificance."

Shen Bingsi turned his head, the silver light of the sealing array illuminating his face. He squinted and looked at the "Sect Master Feng" on the ground: "We mortals are indeed different from you demons. You only hide behind mortals and dare not even show your true form, yet you dare to call yourselves 'as vast as the sky' and 'as magnificent as the sea'."

"You!...Pfft!" "Sect Master Feng" wanted to retort, but he didn't notice that he had just eaten a mouthful of dirt, and he spat it out as soon as he opened his mouth.

“Lying on the ground and shouting, we mortals don’t call this grand, we call this despicable. You should learn to speak like a human before you offer your opinion.” Shen Bingsi said as she walked towards the Heaven-Sealing Formation.

He tried to walk... but couldn't get in.

An invisible wall of energy blocked his path, preventing him from advancing even an inch. Shen Bingsi exclaimed "Huh?" and quickly realized that the Heaven-Sealing Formation was not something one could simply enter at will.

"Brother Jiang, let me in!" Shen Bingsi hurriedly looked up at Jiang Caijie, who was floating in mid-air.

From the ball of light in the air came the sigh of Judge Jiang: "Don't be silly, I won't let you in. You are the most talented junior I have ever seen. The future of the cultivation world still needs you to witness. I will not let you sacrifice here in vain."

"Brother Jiang!" Shen Bingsi slammed his fist into the barrier of the Heaven-Sealing Formation. The force of the recoil made his hand hurt, but apart from that, the barrier in front of him remained unchanged.

Another eerie laugh echoed from the ground. "Sect Master Feng" finally spat out the dirt in his mouth. He barely managed to lift his head, making sure his mouth was off the ground: "You still say you're not insignificant? You can't even get into the magic array, yet you want to defeat me? How ridiculous, hahahahahaha... ptooey!"

Enraged, Shen Bingsi summoned the Shengxie Sword. Suddenly, he thought of something, looked at the Shengxie Sword, and then at Lu Yingqi inside the magic array.

"Wait, this magic array requires a certain level of cultivation to enter, right?" Shen Bingsi muttered to herself. "Just now, I released the Victorious Evil Sword and passed through the barrier, and Lu Yingqi, he entered with ease..."

"You've discovered it. This barrier should require at least the Golden Core stage to enter." Rong Xie's voice came from behind. Rong Xie had been observing and now he made his conclusion. "Lu Yingqi entered when he was one with his sword, and your flying sword—you entered when you used your sword control technique. Whether it's your person or your magic, you've reached a cultivation level of at least the Golden Core stage. So, if you want to enter, you'll also need to demonstrate strength at least at the Golden Core stage."

Upon hearing Rong Xie's words, Shen Bingsi's chaotic mind immediately cleared up: "I understand!"

Shen Bingsi took a step back, holding the Shengxie Sword.

"Man and sword become one!"

The unity of man and sword is the second stage of flying on a sword. Only by mastering the unity of man and sword can one be considered to have fully mastered flying on a sword. In the process of the unity of man and sword, the man and his natal flying sword will merge into one and move quickly. To others, it looks like he has become a beam of light.

Shen Bingsi was originally very skilled at flying on a sword. When he flew through the sky, his abundant and powerful spiritual energy made him streak across the sky like a meteor. Sometimes, when he landed, he would not deliberately restrain the powerful impact, enjoying the thrill of hitting the ground and startling everyone around him, and he would leave a large crater at the landing point.

Of all these spells, Shen Bingsi's favorite is flying on a sword.

But now, he is not entirely confident that he can succeed.

"..."

A few breaths later, Shen Bingsi was still standing in the same spot, with the Shengxie Sword floating innocently in mid-air.

The "Sect Master of Wind" burst into laughter and even started pounding the ground.

Lu Yingqi also temporarily stopped his downward chopping motion and looked at Shen Bingsi in confusion.

"Don't make any futile attempts," came the voice of Judge Jiang from within the ball of light. "Only those with the cultivation of the Nascent Soul stage can enter this barrier. The Shengxie Sword only managed to get in by chance. Even if you recover to the Golden Core stage and successfully achieve oneness with your sword, you still won't be able to get in."

Shen Bingsi grabbed the Shengxie Sword and squeezed it with his five fingers, feeling the patterns on the hilt being etched into his palm.

He threw the Victory Sword upwards again and shouted, "Man and sword become one!"

"puff".

This time, the Victory Sword fell directly into the bushes.

"Hahahaha..."

Shen Bingsi retrieved the sword remotely, returned the Shengxie Sword to her palm, and threw it upwards again.

"puff".

The Victory Sword fell into the grass.

After tossing it repeatedly seven or eight times.

Even "Sect Master Feng" found it uninteresting, so Lu Yingqi also withdrew his gaze. "Sect Master Feng" released a cloud of light red incense mist in the air, which surrounded Lu Yingqi. Lu Yingqi ignored it and continued to use his silver longsword to slash downwards, trying to cut through Jiang Caijieguan's natal flying sword that was blocking the air.

On Jiang Caijie's side, the light of his primordial spirit seeped out from every pore, forming a perfect sphere of light around him, completely enveloping him. His voice also transcended his body, echoing in the space above the cliff: "Shen Bingsi, don't waste any more time. Even if you come in, if you can't eliminate the flower demon within half an incense stick's time, I will self-destruct my primordial spirit."

Shen Bingsi picked up the Shengxie Sword, sweat streaming down his face and down his neck. His mind was a mess. He hadn't expected to get stuck at the very entrance. He couldn't even get through the barrier, so how was he supposed to defeat the flower demon? Besides, had half an incense stick's time already passed?

"Rong Xie, go ahead immediately and inform the Xuan Tian Sect to evacuate," Jiang Caijie ordered coldly.

“I will let them know,” Rong Xie said. “However, I don’t think they would listen to an outsider like me even if I went to tell them.”

"..." Judge Jiang was stunned.

"Instead of doing that, why not have Sect Master Feng or the five elders notify them themselves? Their notifications would be more credible," Rong Xie continued. "Sect Master Feng is currently controlled by the flower demon, but the other elders shouldn't be controlled, right? Anyway, the Heaven-Sealing Formation is about to collapse, so it doesn't matter whether they're in their original positions or not. Why not release one of them and have him notify them? Sending a message to the square in front of the Tianji Altar shouldn't be difficult."

"That makes sense." Judge Jiang listened and immediately released one of the elders, instructing him to send a telepathic message to the front mountain.

During the handover between Jiang Caijie and the elders.

Rong Xie approached Shen Bingsi, placed his palm on his back, and used the Ice Heart Technique to calm his chaotic internal energy, saying, "Don't rush, believe in yourself, you will definitely be able to get in."

Shen Bingsi's heart sank as she felt the incredibly soft yet strong hand pressing against her back: "Okay!"

Rong Xie moved closer to Shen Bingsi, gently put his arm around his shoulder, and whispered, "When we go inside later, you need to find a way to cooperate with Lu Yingqi."

"What?" Shen Bingsi asked in confusion.

“Your current goal is to eliminate the flower demon, not to bring Lu Yingqi out, right?” Rong Xie reminded Shen Bingsi. “So, once you go in, you’ll be on the same side as Lu Yingqi. He also wants to eliminate the flower demon, and so do you. Why not take advantage of his abilities as a Nascent Soul stage sword cultivator? Although his mind is confused, one thing is very clear: he wants to kill the flower demon and avenge Xiaozhi.”

“…That makes sense.” Shen Bingsi’s thoughts suddenly became clear.

"With the two of you working together, you will definitely be able to defeat the flower demon," Rong Xie said firmly. "Later, I will make the flower demon talk. You two take this opportunity to locate it, find a way to lure it out of the person, and then destroy it in one fell swoop."

"good!"

"Try to finish this quickly, don't wait until the flower demon successfully hypnotizes you," Rong Xie gripped the communication jade pendant tightly. "If things really develop to the point where the flower demon is hiding inside someone's body and won't come out, then kill that person. Once that person dies, the flower demon will inevitably come out and possess another person. This gap is the best opportunity to get rid of it."

“I understand.” Shen Bingsi’s thoughts had never been so clear. He turned around, hugged Rong Xie, and kissed him on the lips. “Wait for me to come back.”

Shen Bingsi picked up the flying sword again.

After dispersing the crowd, Judge Jiang saw Shen Bingsi trying again: "Stop making pointless attempts. If you don't leave, you'll just end up dying here. I'll take you away."

“Brother Jiang,” Rong Xie said, “since everyone is going to die, why are you still stopping Lu Yingqi?”

Judge Jiang was already struggling, and upon hearing this, he instinctively replied, "In that case, Sect Master Feng will die..."

"Do you think that if you self-destruct your primordial spirit, Sect Master Feng won't die?" Rong Xie asked again. "Sacrificing Sect Master Feng is better than everyone dying, isn't it?"

"This..." Judge Jiang hesitated for a moment, "but..."

“Even if Lu Yingqi kills all the sect leaders and elders here, it’s only six lives. If you self-destruct your primordial spirit, hundreds of innocent people below Wenxin Gorge will lose their lives.” Rong Xie continued to fan the flames. “Six people or hundreds of people, which side suffers more sacrifices?”

Judge Jiang was in a dilemma. He knew that Rong Xie was right, but he couldn't get over his own mental hurdle, which was why he kept stopping Lu Yingqi.

A sigh came from within the ball of light. Judge Jiang said, "Alright, you're right this time too."

For cultivators of the Ruthless Path, emotions are the least important factor. After Rong Xie spoke to the Jiang Adjudicator, the Jiang Adjudicator quickly withdrew his natal flying sword, and Lu Yingqi's silver longsword suddenly slashed down.

The silver sword tip was only an inch away from the back of Feng Sect Master's head.

In an instant, a pale red mist rose up, and a huge, translucent flower plate leaped from the Wind Sect Master's body and rose into the air.

Lu Yingqi's gaze followed the flower demon's true form as it looked up into the sky.

The Wind Sect Master, whose brains should have been splattered, only had his hair on the back of his head fly up and disappear in the wind, revealing a bald patch of scalp.

Although Lu Yingqi had gone mad, his swordsmanship was still exquisite. As the flower demon fled, his sword stopped just in time, then rose up and chased after the flower demon without hesitation.

"Now!" Shen Bingsi stared intently at the flower plate suspended in mid-air. "Man and sword as one!"

A golden light pierced through the sealing formation with lightning speed, striking the giant flower plate in the air simultaneously with Lu Yingqi's silver sword!

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