Chapter 264: Sword Qi Across Three Thousand Miles (Two in One)
The belief in Fatuma endowed Gu Fangchen with the magical power of [Lotus Pure Land].
Qingman's faith endowed him with the magical power of being the target of public criticism.
The faith of the mermaids of the Tuoyun Sea Kingdom endowed him with a magical power called "Reversing Cause and Effect".
As the name suggests, this magical power directly transforms Gu Fangchen into a being similar to a small snail book, which can read the cause and effect lines of others anytime and anywhere, and find the information he wants from the tide.
Ordinary cause and effect techniques require time calculation to know the result, but for Gu Fangchen, the result is just a matter of a snap of the fingers, or even a glance.
Moreover, the cover-up of the causal technique was useless to Gu Fangchen.
[Reversing Cause and Effect] is a magical power that can directly trace the origin, which is equivalent to the Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils in the art of cause and effect, and can see the true form at a glance.
Therefore, the first time he saw Li Guisu, he knew that he was Li Kan's man.
Li Guisu did not come for the safety of the people in the southwest, but came with Li Kan's mission.
Li Kan is a cruel and despicable person, which can be seen from the fact that he faked his death and intended to take over Gu Yuye's body.
Shi Qingguang has become very famous in the past few months. She takes "sword" as her way and aims her sword at "the best in the world". Li Kan, the holder of the "hundred weapons" way, knows that she is coming for him as long as he is not stupid.
Among the recent challengers, several were sent by Li Kan.
I guess he wanted to test Shi Qingguang's strength level.
The result is predictable.
Zushinai's swordsmanship is pure and true, and her strength is naturally worthy of the title of "the best in the world".
What's more, during the time she forged swords with Gu Fangchen, she understood the essence of the sword from the art of sword-making, and had a deep resonance with the sword, and her swordsmanship had reached a higher level.
Li Kan must have seen the fear in those people's eyes.
Even if he didn't know that Shi Qingguang had a grudge against him, he would not allow the existence of someone who could challenge his "Hundred Weapons" strategy.
If Shi Qingguang uses him to sacrifice his sword to prove his truth, he might be able to use him as a stepping stone to become a true immortal!
Given Li Kan's ruthlessness, he must strike first.
Hence, Li Guisu's "unwelcome request".
Shi Qingguang knew that he was cultivating karma. Looking at the fleeting golden tidal pattern, he frowned and his expression turned cold.
"In other words, Li Guisu deliberately wanted to lure me into a fight with the 'Lord of Paradise' so he could stab me in the back?"
Gu Fangchen shook his head:
"more than."
He dispersed his Dharma image and said in a deep voice:
"Li Guisu is causally connected to Li Kan, and also to Yin Jin. I just traced the whole thing back and found that Yin Jin and Li Kan are also causally connected."
Gu Fangchen's eyes were serious:
"Then, I checked Zhang Yi and found that he was the same."
In other words, "Lord of the Underworld" Yin Jin and "Lord of Sleeping Heaven" Zhang Yi are actually Li Kan's men!
In the entire southwest, the three "enlightened people" except her at this moment were not here for the "heavenly destiny" seed at all. That was just a cover.
In fact, they came specifically for Shi Qingguang.
And on the surface, they had no connection with Li Kan, and there was even an evil cultivator who was hated by everyone.
This is a carefully prepared encirclement and suppression!
Shi Qingguang had no expression on his face, but his eyes were as cold as ice.
The wind chimes tied to the pavilion behind him jingled rapidly, causing the broken swords on the ground to vibrate violently.
She sneered: "I haven't gone to find him yet, but he came to find me first."
Although Shi Qingguang acted so high-profile, it was actually to provoke Li Kan's murderous intent.
But she thought that Li Kan would adopt the form of a "Hongmen Banquet" and invite her, the world's number one swordsman who was gaining fame, to the imperial city, close the door, and then use his despicable means to make her lose and die in the challenge.
But she didn't expect it to come so suddenly, so quickly, and even more brutally than she thought.
He dispatched three "enlightened people" at once, which shows how much Li Kan values and fears her!
It seems that during this encirclement and suppression, Li Kan is determined to crush her to death in the southwest.
Gu Fangchen touched his chin and said:
"But it's a good opportunity."
"Yin Jin was coerced by Li Kan into working for him, so he naturally didn't want to be controlled by others. Over the years, he secretly did many disgusting things for Li Kan and even left some evidence behind."
"If we can capture him, we can legitimately go to the Imperial City and attack Li Kan."
Shi Qingguang's eyes lit up when she heard this. She stretched out her hand and the wind chime fell into her hand. She puffed out her chest and said:
"That's quite good. It makes Li Kan lose more than he gains."
"Why not just take advantage of their trick and agree to Li Guisu's request? Let's see what they plan to do."
Gu Fangchen nodded.
Li Guisu is nothing to be feared, but the three of them have teamed up to set a trap, and if you are not prepared, it is indeed easy to fail.
But if you are prepared in advance, with the strength of the ancestor, it is basically just a matter of a few more sword strikes.
In terms of hard power, Shi Qingguang can fight three people at the same time, but she is not very good at dealing with illusions and causal magic.
It was probably because of this that Li Kan sent the "Sleeping Lord" Zhang Yi over.
Because the seed of Tao that Zhang Yi carries is "dream".
But now, with Gu Fangchen following her, this weakness no longer exists.
Unless... Gu Fangchen deliberately tricked her, that would be another story.
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"Thank you, Little Sword Immortal! The people of the southwest will surely be grateful and build a shrine in your honor."
Li Guisu led the way in front and turned back to express his gratitude excitedly.
There was no flaw in his expression and behavior, and anyone who saw him would think that he loved the people of his hometown very much.
No one would have thought that this guy was actually in the same group with the evil cultivator who was now plaguing the entire southwest.
His gaze shifted to the smiling young man next to Shi Qingguang, and after a moment's hesitation, he said:
"But... does the Little Sword Immortal really want to bring his master along? Of course, I understand that the Little Sword Immortal's master must also have a heart of justice and want to rid the people of harm. However, this trip involves a battle with the 'Lord of Paradise', which is extremely dangerous. It would be better for us 'Enlightened Ones' to take action..."
Li Guisu waited outside Jiange for a day and a night. When Shi Qingguang agreed to take action, he was naturally happy.
However, Shi Qingguang immediately wanted to take her, his master, with him to take action together.
Li Guisu was very confused.
He was really puzzled, just like he didn't understand why Shi Qingguang was willing to call Gu Fangchen Master, he also didn't understand why she wanted to bring Gu Fangchen along.
Even if this guy has indeed made some achievements in the art of swordmaking, let alone a swordsmith who has not yet "attained the Tao", even if he has "attained the Tao", it will still be useless!
A swordsmith is a swordsmith. How can he be of help in a battle of wits?
Furthermore, he still had to deal with a notorious and brutal evil cultivator like the "Lord of Paradise"...
Doesn't Shi Qingguang understand that this guy who isn't even an 'enlightened person' will only be a hindrance?
She was so arrogant that she didn't care about Yin Jin at all.
Or is it that she is young and is simply bewitched by this guy's appearance, and wants to bring him here to gild herself and take advantage of the fame that this matter may bring?
Li Guisu looked at Gu Fangchen opening the fan and waving it, and even felt that it was both.
It seems... the general is really worrying too much.
Shi Qingguang is very powerful, but unfortunately he is naive and simple in his actions. He can be eliminated with a little trick.
Shi Qingguang said nonchalantly:
"You worry too much. I will protect the master. Just lead the way."
Gu Fangchen also nodded and said sarcastically:
"Old Taoist priest, don't be a coward. This idiotic 'Lord of Paradise' would probably be scared to death upon hearing my disciple's name. How could he possibly hurt me? Why be so timid?"
He looks arrogant and domineering, and behaves like a pretty boy.
Shi Qingguang looked at him again, feeling a little confused and puzzled, not understanding why he suddenly made such a gesture.
She now knew that although Gu Fangchen was a little frivolous, he was not the brainless and arrogant person.
But she thought about it and decided that he probably wanted Li Guisu to let down his guard, so she didn't refute him.
Seeing this, Li Guisu stopped trying to dissuade him.
He just wanted to maintain his own image, so he only said a few words symbolically, and even intended to provoke the other person.
This young swordsman seems to be deeply in love with this pretty boy.
At that time, if this pretty boy were to die, it would distract Shi Qingguang, which would be the best thing.
Li Guisu led the two of them and quickly arrived at the center of the secret formation.
The center of the formation is located within the barrier, and there is nothing unusual when viewed from the outside.
Li Guisu said that he had been preparing for a long time and cast a spell to break the barrier. In fact, while chanting the spell, he notified Yin Jin and Zhang Yi inside to start preparing.
The group passed through the seemingly disguised barrier.
“Huff, huff, huff…”
Looking around, the area around the center of the formation has turned into a hellish scene.
The land was barren for thousands of miles, with howling cold winds bringing with them a thick, sticky smell of blood. The ground was filled with evil cultivators having sex among the broken limbs.
Li Guisu was about to speak when Shi Qingguang's face turned even colder and he drew his sword.
"laugh!"
A clear sword light flashed by.
There was no big movement, and all the evil cultivators froze. Most of them only had time to raise their heads and look in the direction of Shi Qingguang, and then their bodies separated with their eyes open.
“Knock, knock, knock…”
The head fell to the ground and the body knelt on the ground, with endless collision sounds.
In just a moment, all the evil cultivators in the entire barrier, tens of thousands of people, died under the sword in Shi Qingguang's hand!
There was no resistance, no sound, not even a splash of water.
The barrier that was as noisy and bustling as hell just now suddenly fell into complete silence.
Dead silence!
The expression on Li Guisu's face was completely frozen. The smile of success that had not yet been fully drawn merged with the fear of witnessing this scene, forming an extremely funny expression.
In the distance, the red-robed evil cultivator who had just straightened his clothes and flew out suddenly changed his expression, his pupils constricted, and his expression was one of extreme horror.
Yin Jin looked at his confidant who turned around right in front of him, his eyes turned ferocious, and he roared in his heart -
Li Kan, you are harming me!
He originally thought that the disciples under his command could at least buy him enough time, or even delay and interfere with Shi Qingguang for a while.
As a result, they all died after one encounter!
With just this one sword strike, Yin Jin already knew that he was no match for Shi Qingguang.
Li Kan's plan was simply to send him to his death!
In the next moment, Yin Jin suddenly felt a chill on his back and shivered. He raised his head and met the girl's cold eyes.
Yin Jin immediately shouted:
"Li Guisu, if you don't want to die, let's attack together!"
At the same time, he immediately unfolded his own Dao domain, and the Dao of "Life" enveloped him, the misty air rose, and his flesh and blood began to grow wildly.
Yin Jin himself began to shrink, and the pillar of flesh and blood that suddenly emerged from his body began to grow larger and larger.
He instantly transformed into an extremely strange and indescribable thing.
Simply put, the original normal human being was a person, but the current Yin Jin is a person hanging on a mass of flesh and blood.
The huge flesh and blood creature turned into a bloody giant snake with its skin peeled off, and a shriveled human figure hung on its tail.
The human-shaped object had dull pupils, like a dried corpse.
The flesh and blood was still growing like a long worm, wriggling and bursting with eyes.
This "life" is still as disgusting as before...
However, if one were to cultivate the way of "life" seriously, it probably would not turn out like this. After all, this thing is also one of the serious "great ways".
It is because of Yin Jin's own evil martial arts that the manifestation of the "life" is affected.
If you think about it this way, the reason why the Taoist masters of the "Life" Dao in later generations became like that is also a continuation of the same lineage... They were cultivating in the wrong direction from the very beginning.
When Gu Fangchen saw this scene, he twitched his lips and almost immediately covered Shi Qingguang's eyes, saying:
"Hurry up and cut it down. It's an eyesore."
For a powerful person of Shi Qingguang's level, having his eyes covered does not affect his performance.
She just tilted her head, and her heart suddenly moved.
At that time, Li Kan's army invaded her hometown, Baidi City, and the blood of her clansmen was spilled. Her mother hugged her like this, immediately covered her eyes with her hands, and trembled like a sieve against her body.
For Shi Qingguang, this action means unconditional protection and love.
The girl pursed her lips, feeling the warmth of the hand covering her eyes, feeling a little amused.
Stupid Master...do you really think she is a child?
She raised the long sword in her hand and slashed through the air with a pious heart.
The sword energy spans three thousand miles.
The cold light illuminates the sky and the earth.
In just a moment, the way of "life" was cut off, the Tao seed returned to heaven and earth, the carrier died, and everything was annihilated.
Li Guisu, who was at the back, had already started running when Yin Jin shouted. He ran out of the barrier and immediately saw a middle-aged monk standing in mid-air with a coffin on his back.
He said hurriedly:
"Zhang Yi! Quick! Activate the formation!"
This middle-aged monk is Zhang Yi, the "Sleeping Lord of Heaven".
This so-called grand formation for sacrificing the people was actually an illusion used to magnify Zhang Yi's "Tao".
Zhang Yi's face was solemn, he made hand gestures, and had been preparing for a long time, and said:
"The body is in a dream, the sleep is in waking, the world is a bond, the human heart is a cage."
"--open!"
The barrier before him closed again, turning into pitch black, covering everything within.
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