Li Shiming looked at the flames and frost in front of him that were gathering into one. Since the Northern Shu Qi-refining cultivators did not have much time to prepare, the spells they released were at most the power of those at the peak of Qi-refining level.
Without even trying to dodge, he rushed headfirst into the destructive spiritual power composed of fire and ice.
The flames and frost forcefully broke through his defensive spiritual power, and his robes were instantly torn to pieces, but when these powerful attacks in the Qi Refining Stage landed on his skin, they did not produce much effect.
At least in the short term, these attacks could not cause much damage to Li Shiming.
He passed through the range of the covering spell and rushed into the protective circle of the Northern Shu Qi-refining monks.
He did not make any attack because he knew very well that once he broke away from the sword escape and lost his speed advantage, he would be trapped on the spot by many Northern Shu Qi-refining monks.
Even though his defense was strong enough, he didn't dare to be surrounded by these strongest cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage.
The sword light rushed past the Northern Shu Qi-refining cultivator who was sitting cross-legged and activating a talisman. The Northern Shu Qi-refining cultivator only felt his hands go empty, and then a backlash force came out from his abdomen, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
Li Shiming used his spiritual power to grab the talisman and put it into his storage bag without even looking at it.
After the sword light rushed out of the range of the Northern Shu Qi-refining cultivators, it turned and returned to the 'Inverted Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams Formation' at an extremely fast speed.
Li Shiming left the 'Inverted Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams Formation'. The whole process took only two breaths. When he returned to the formation, his robe was tattered, but he had a smile on his face.
Even the Jindan on the Seven Star Island were surprised by his actions. Li Shiming's defense was outstanding. This was known to all the Jindan elders and was not a secret.
At that time, when Li Shiming was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, he relied on the Angry Vajra's true meaning to transform into a human form and advance to the seventh level of Qi Refining. Now that he is at the eighth level of Qi Refining, he uses the 'Vajra Body Protection Magic' enhanced by the true meaning to transform into a human form to resist the attack of covering spells for a short period of time. This did not surprise the Jindan elders much.
What really surprised the Jindan elders was Li Shiming's decisiveness.
When he discovered that the other party was using the talisman, he rushed out without any hesitation and successfully snatched the talisman back. This speed and determination were even stronger than the combat awareness of the talented monks trained by the sect.
"Junior brother, are you okay?" He Chuan asked with concern.
"No one is hurt. The power of the covering spell has been dispersed!" Li Shiming smiled and shook his head.
He Chuan and the other seven sects' cultivators understood that even if the power was dispersed, the covering spell was not something that ordinary physical cultivators could withstand with their bodies.
The Qi-refining cultivator from Beishu felt aggrieved after his talisman was robbed and he suffered backlash.
"Fellow brothers, we now have the advantage, why don't we fight them with all our strength?" Li Shiming looked at the cultivators from the seven sects and suggested.
There were thirteen cultivators from the seven sects and ten Qi-refining cultivators from Beishu, and the strongest Qi-refining cultivator was seriously injured.
"We have already planned this!" said the monks from the seven sects with fighting spirit.
I had been hit hard before, and now was a good time to take revenge.
Li Shiming collected the three-headed, six-armed bronze corpse, and the other two Xuanming Sect monks also collected their respective bronze corpses.
The bronze corpse can be summoned at any time, and the effect will be better if it is summoned at the right time.
The 'Inverted Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams Formation' remains in place. This is a guarantee of safety for the cultivators of the seven sects. Even if they encounter danger, they can retreat here.
"Kill!" All the monks from the seven sects shouted in unison. After getting their magic weapons and talismans ready, they rushed out of the 'Inverted Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams Formation' and killed the Qi-refining monks from Bei Shu.
Li Shiming set his eyes on the Northern Shu cultivator who suffered backlash. A Qi-refining cultivator who had talismans must have an extremely powerful background and would have no shortage of good things in his hands.
Including the one he robbed this time, he already had three talismans.
Look at what kind of cultivators possess the talismans. Yin Shilan’s father is the Jindan elder of Tianhai Sect, and Baili Jinyan’s father is the Jindan elder of Shengbing Sect.
Seeing the monks from the seven sects charging out, the Qi-refining monks from Northern Shu went forward to meet them without any retreat.
The Northern Shu cultivator who was targeted by Li Shiming also targeted Li Shiming. Even with the golden elixir as his background, the talisman was extremely precious.
The production of talismans consumes the original power of the Jindan elder's magic weapon and is also harmful to the Jindan elder himself. No matter how much he dotes on his disciple, he will never give a second talisman to him.
Therefore, this Northern Shu monk intended to kill Li Shiming and take back his own talisman.
The two had the same idea and were both interested in each other's storage bags, which made them choose to leave the chaotic area at the same time.
Li Shiming cannot use the spiritual attack of 'Ice Heart Jade Mind Technique' here, otherwise, even if he defeats his opponent, Elder Baili of the Holy Ice Sect will confirm that he killed Baili Jinyan.
But he had many tricks up his sleeve. The Broken Jade Sword turned into sword light and shot towards the Northern Shu cultivator.
The Northern Shu cultivator was somewhat worried about Li Shiming's three-headed, six-armed bronze corpse, so he wanted to get rid of Li Shiming quickly and not give Li Shiming the chance to summon out the three-headed, six-armed bronze corpse.
A jade seal appeared in the hand of the Northern Shu cultivator. The jade seal flew to the top of Li Shiming's head and turned into a jade mountain, smashing down.
Li Shiming, who was under the jade seal, felt a binding force coming from the jade seal. This binding force was not only aimed at the body, but also at the mind.
Without any hesitation, he exerted force with his feet, stepped on the ground several times, and broke out of the restraining range of the jade seal.
There was a loud bang behind him, and the jade seal fell heavily to the ground.
The Northern Shu cultivator was shocked, because his jade seal was a super-grade magic weapon, which could store a large amount of spiritual power in advance, creating the effect of locking the target with one strike.
He did not expect that Li Shiming's physique resisted the jade seal's restraint on the body, and Li Shiming's strong spirit resisted the jade seal's restraint on the spirit.
Li Shiming had no time to care about the jade seal behind him. His broken jade sword had already arrived in front of the Northern Shu monk.
The Northern Shu monk had a super-grade magical shield in front of him, and the spiritual power shield it emitted protected his entire body.
The Broken Jade Sword stabbed at the shield, the first strike had no effect, then the second and third strikes came.
The Northern Shu monk was trying to take back the jade seal, but his expression changed in an instant. The connection between the super-grade magic shield in front of him and him was rapidly weakening.
"Knock, knock, knock!" Li Shiming once had the experience of using the 'Sword Control Technique' to fight against opponents of the same level. When he exerted his full strength, the sword bone acted on his sword light, which carried a hint of strange energy.
This strange energy is somewhat aggressive towards magical instruments and can destroy the spiritual connection between them and their master.
The monk from Beishu wanted to take back the super-grade magic shield and replace it with a defensive magic weapon.
But it was too late. He felt that the super-grade magic shield was hit by the sword light again and completely lost contact with him.
The super-grade magic shield lost contact with the Northern Shu monk, and his spirit was once again backfired.
He felt dizzy, and his fighting instinct made his body fall backwards. At the same time, a talisman was automatically activated. The talisman turned into a ray of light and wrapped around him, escaping into the distance.
Li Shiming's spiritual sense swept across the super-grade magic weapon shield and put it away, then he slashed another sword at the jade seal that the Northern Shu cultivator had not had time to take back.
The jade seal had lost the control of its owner, and under this sword, the spiritual mark of its owner was directly cleared.
He took the jade seal and then chased after the escaped Northern Shu monk.
He was not worried at all about the Northern Shu monk escaping, because the battlefield here was so small that the Northern Shu monk's escape light was blocked when it reached the edge of the battlefield, and then he changed direction and continued to flee.
Li Shiming understood that the battlefield here was restricted from entering and exiting by Jindan cultivators, and at least the Qi Refining cultivators had no chance of leaving before the battle was over.
The monk from Northern Shu who was fleeing in front spat out blood again due to the loss of contact with the jade seal. His spirit was seriously traumatized by the continuous destruction of his magic weapons.
Because of the change of direction, his escape speed was delayed, and the actual distance between him and Li Shiming was only thirty meters.
He suppressed his headache and threw out a handful of talismans.
"Where are you escaping to!" Li Shiming made a voice that sounded like a devil's ear.
The Northern Shu cultivator in front was mentally traumatized and was in the weakest mental state. The sudden sound of "demonic sound" made the Northern Shu cultivator's escape light stagnate.
The Northern Shu cultivator's escape light slowed down for a moment, but it gave Li Shiming an opportunity. The sword light caught up with the Northern Shu cultivator and the sword pierced his back, instantly destroying the Northern Shu cultivator's life.
Li Shiming used his body to take in the talismans, and with a sweep of his spiritual thoughts, he grabbed the storage bracelet on the Northern Shu cultivator's body, and then collected them all along with the corpse.
"The devil's voice is heard. If you didn't know that he is a disciple of Tianhai Sect, you would have thought he was a disciple of Xuanming Sect!" Elder Jie of Shengbing Sect said provocatively.
"He is using the 'Vajra Body Protection Magical Art'. Why don't you just say that he is a disciple of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect?" Elder Bai of the Xuanming Sect replied with a nonchalant smile.
Li Shiming's "Magic Sound in the Ears" is very authentic. It is this authenticity that proves that Li Shiming obtained "Magic Sound in the Ears" through legitimate means, because the "Magic Sound in the Ears" that was circulated outside is not so complete.
Although "The Devil's Sound in the Ears" and "The Mysterious Nether Corpse Refining Chapter" are the secret teachings of the Xuanming Sect, I believe that each sect has partially inherited them over the years.
Besides, considering the relationship between Elder Yin and Elder Ren, it doesn't matter if their son-in-law learns 'Magic Sound'. Even if he learns other inheritances of Xuanming Sect, it won't be a big problem.
Only some Jindan paid attention to the conversation between Elder Jie and Elder Bai.
The Jindan elders with good eyesight all had surprise in their eyes at this time. It was a miracle that these Jindan elders could be surprised several times after watching the battle in the Qi Refining Stage.
But in fact, this time they were more shocked than surprised.
However, there was surprise on Elder Yin's face. The Jindan cultivator with poor eyesight only saw the "Magic Sound" used by Li Shiming and the powerful "Vajra Body Protection Magic".
But the Jindan cultivator with sharp eyesight saw another point. When Li Shiming used the "Sword Control Technique", a few swords caused the Beishu cultivator's super-grade magic weapon to lose control.
This is the most important point. Li Shiming is at the eighth level of Qi Refining. Theoretically, it is impossible for the 'Sword Control Technique' he uses to cause a super-grade magic weapon to lose control with just a few strikes.
You must know that the Northern Shu cultivator on the opposite side is at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and his spiritual power strength is far beyond what Li Shiming can compare to.
Then there is only one possibility, a possibility that even Elder Yin and the knowledgeable Jindan elders present could not believe.
"Am I seeing right? Is it sword intent?" Master Du Hai looked at Elder Yin and asked uncertainly.
The reason why he was not sure was that a true swordsman had never appeared in the Seven Sects.
This has nothing to do with aptitude, but the fact that the seven sects do not have a true sword-cultivation inheritance.
The so-called sword cultivation inheritance such as "Sword Controlling Art" is only a part of the real sword cultivation inheritance, and it is the least important part.
Master Du Hai couldn't believe that Li Shiming could possess the sword intent just by relying on the "Sword Controlling Art", especially the Qi Refining Chapter of the "Sword Controlling Art".
Of course, Li Shiming is still a long way from the true sword intent, but judging from the battle just now, there is a hint of sword intent in his sword light.
It was this trace of sword intent that caused the Northern Shu cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining to lose control of the super-grade magic weapon in a short period of time.
The rumor that sword cultivators can break all laws with one sword is not just a random rumor. This is the reputation that sword cultivators have earned through repeated battles in the world of immortal cultivation.
Sword cultivators are known to be the cultivators with the strongest attack power, and they do not need any other magical weapons. They only need a sword in their hands, relying on their terrifying sword intent.
Being able to destroy the spiritual imprint of the master in the magic weapon is only the lowest level of expression of sword intent.
But the problem is that in a battle at the Qi Refining Stage level, even a trace of sword intent is enough to give Li Shiming a huge advantage.
"It's the sword intent!" Elder Yin said with a calm expression, nodding slowly.
He tried his best to remain calm on the surface, but he had a lot of thoughts in his mind.
Li Shiming's spiritual roots are very poor, but he has such top talent in swordsmanship.
Unfortunately, there is no sword-cultivation technique within the sect, so such sword talent cannot be truly developed.
The other Jindan elders had different expressions on their faces. Li Shiming's talent was enviable, but Li Shiming's realm was too low. They knew Li Shiming's spiritual roots better, so Li Shiming could not pose a threat to other sects.
It was just that this kind of talent in sword cultivation made the Jindan elders envious, and they also lamented that such a good talent in sword cultivation lay in Li Shiming.
On the other side, on the four giant flying boats, ten Jindan elders had gloomy faces.
The Northern Shu cultivator who fell was the direct descendant of one of the Jindan elders, and also the most outstanding one, but he fell in front of him.
However, this Jindan elder had no way to take action. Rules are rules, and neither party can actively break the agreement between the two parties.
Otherwise, it would immediately escalate into a Jindan battle, and this Jindan elder naturally had no right to make such a choice.
"Sword Intention, this boy cannot be kept!" said a Jindan elder in a deep voice.
Unlike the Jindan elders of the Seven Sects, they did not know Li Shiming's background and only thought that Li Shiming was a talented cultivator cultivated by the Seven Sects.
Genius cultivators basically have natural spiritual roots, and if they master the sword intent during the Qi Refining Stage, it will be quite a hassle for them to grow up.
Of course, they did not mean to kill Li Shiming immediately, but to remember Li Shiming and assign Li Shiming as a task to their disciples to complete in subsequent operations.