Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 234: Chapter 234: The Sword Pavilion’s 2nd Grade Foundation Method

”Perhaps you should leave for now, Fairy.”

”This is the Shade Dragon Water. It’s quite beneficial to my cultivation... Of course, if you insist on using it, Fairy, you could always join me for a bath...”

In mid-air, the Dragon Monarch’s descendant, Sui Ying, chuckled softly. His draconic eyes were fixed on Ye Guyue, a feral glint hidden within their depths.

Dragons are lustful by nature. This Dragon King already had over ten thousand beautiful wives and concubines Overseas, and his offspring were numberless. Yet, everyone he met treated him with the utmost deference. Now, seeing such a cool and aloof Fairy like Ye Guyue—one whose background was a cut above even the Four Seas Sect—his desires were naturally stirred.

Faced with such a gaze, Ye Guyue simply raised a delicate eyebrow.

She showed no sign of anger. Glancing at the Dragon King, she responded coolly, ”A beast of fur and horn, born of moisture and egg, thinks it can make me retreat?”

At these words, the color drained from Sui Ying’s face!

”You bitch...!”

The Four Seas Sect was founded by Overseas demons. However, the world was now ruled by humanity, and the various Masters of Dao had used their Great Magical Power to establish a supreme principle of Heaven and Earth: cultivation was meant for the human form.

As long as you were born in human form, you could cultivate and achieve twice the results with half the effort.

But if you lacked a human body, then no matter how superior your bloodline, you would get half the results for twice the effort.

That was why even a descendant of a Dragon Monarch like Sui Ying had to assume human form when traveling the world; otherwise, he could barely even absorb the Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth!

It was an inherently humiliating state of affairs.

Now, with her words—”a beast of fur and horn, born of moisture and egg”—Ye Guyue was exposing his true origins with every syllable, telling him he was nothing more than a monkey in a crown!

In that instant, a dragon’s roar erupted!

Sui Ying’s human form rapidly faded, replaced by the majestic body of a dragon, so vast it was impossible to take in at a glance. It soared into the heavens, its body stretching for over a thousand li.

A dragon head the size of a mountain peak descended from the clouds. It opened its maw and exhaled.

Tianhe Port!

In an instant, as if the Celestial River itself had burst its banks, a torrent of azure light surged from the depths of the dragon’s maw, crashing down upon Ye Guyue with the force of a collapsing mountain!

This Innate Divine Technique was formed by the fusion of the Heavenly Stem, Ren Water, and the Earthly Branch, Shen Metal. Shen Metal, also known as Shen, is the Celestial Gate—the very mouth of the Celestial River. Ren Water is born from this point and can drain the qi of western Gold and Iron. This made the ability exceptionally effective against Sword Cultivators like Ye Guyue!

This was why Sui Ying had been so fearless from the start.

Ye Guyue, however, remained completely unflustered. A mocking glint appeared in her eyes as the Sword Pill before her spun, unleashing its own Divine Power Radiance.

Ji Jinhui!

Bathed in the light of her ability, Ye Guyue’s Sword Light didn’t dim in the slightest as it was battered by Sui Ying’s Tianhe Port. Instead, it grew even more dazzling!

”Slash!”

Ye Guyue was about to drive her sword forward to cleave open the Tianhe Port in a single strike, but just then, a sudden chill pierced her chest.

The chill spread from her chest through her organs and limbs, rushing straight for her Spirit Platform. It was about to seep into her Soul when she was finally jolted to her senses. Without a moment’s hesitation, the Enchanted Robe she wore flared with light, trying to block the chill, but to no avail.

’It’s the Sword Pavilion’s Formless Sword!?’

In a flash, the Sword Light Ye Guyue had just condensed shattered violently, and her Dharma Body exploded into a shower of brilliant light.

BOOM!

A moment later, it was as if a thin veil had been peeled away from where Ye Guyue had been standing, revealing the figure of Lü Yang and the Formless Sword.

An ambush!

Lü Yang’s timing had been flawless. He struck at the precise instant Ye Guyue had committed her full power to slashing at Sui Ying, grievously wounding her in a flash!

Although Ye Guyue had protective Artifacts of her own, their quality was clearly inferior to Lü Yang’s Formless Sword. Not only was his blade a Superior Sentient Artifact with three Divine Effects, but one of them, Coiled Steel, possessed the power to subvert natural order. Ordinary defensive measures were simply unable to stop it, and he had shattered hers with a single slash.

’A pity... I almost finished the job.’

Lü Yang held the Formless Sword in a reverse grip and sighed with some regret. Ye Guyue was no Prince Qing, after all. At the critical moment, she had managed to evade the fatal blow.

In that final instant, her body hadn’t been shattered by his blade. Instead, Ye Guyue had deliberately detonated her own physical form, scattering herself to evade the residual Sword Qi. Though he had done his best to annihilate her, he had only managed to shave off ten or twenty percent; the vast majority of her had escaped.

’But that ability... it doesn’t seem like something a Sword Cultivator would use.’

Lü Yang gazed into the distance. The scattered Sword Light was reconverging, and the shower of brilliant light was coalescing, actually reforming into her physical body.

Only, she was now missing an arm.

The next moment, Ye Guyue produced a shimmering Elixir Pill and swallowed it. Instantly, flesh and bone regrew, restoring her missing arm.

Lü Yang could see clearly, however, that this type of Qi Pill was for emergencies only. While she appeared fully recovered at first glance, it was actually consuming her own Primordial Qi. It was likely a life-saving treasure for critical moments, yet his attack had forced her to use it. Her overall strength had likely dropped significantly.

Staring at Lü Yang, Ye Guyue’s eyes were glacial as she gritted her teeth. ”Demon...”

”Right here!”

Lü Yang roared with laughter, then with a flick of his wrist, he produced another Spirit Sword. A blood-red light swirled around the blade; clearly, it had been accumulating power for some time, just waiting to be unleashed.

The Abi Sword!

Lü Yang had no intention of conversing with Ye Guyue or giving her time to recover. He raised the Abi Sword into the air, and it instantly let out an excited, ringing hum.

It was followed by a long, blood-red streak of light!

Unlike the insidious and vicious Formless Sword, the Sword Light of the Abi Sword was all grand, sweeping strikes, focused on overwhelming opponents with sheer force. Furthermore, after the battle in Qing Country, Lü Yang had used the Abi Sword to wipe out the Upper Profound Sword Sect. Empowered by its Man Slaughterer Divine Effect, which made it especially deadly to Sword Cultivators, its power was magnified even further!

At the same time, Sui Ying also reacted.

Without a moment’s hesitation, the pair of Dragon Horns on his head flashed with iridescent light, summoning a roiling tide of clouds and water to block all of Ye Guyue’s escape routes.

Kicking her while she was down!

They were enemies to begin with, so eliminating one of them was a welcome opportunity. Besides, Sui Ying was from Overseas; he would show no mercy or hesitation when dealing with mainland Cultivators.

As he attacked, he also found himself speculating about Lü Yang’s identity.

’This man must have arrived a long time ago, deliberately hiding and waiting patiently for the perfect moment to strike. So treacherous... Could he be a Perfected Person from the Stain Sect?’

Meanwhile, Ye Guyue sighed.

’This Demon is cunning. There’s no chance of victory this time, especially with a True Dragon in the mix. My only choice is to retreat for now, regroup, and return to fight him another day.’

With this thought, the magic formulas Ye Guyue was forming with her hands changed.

A moment later, her entire aura shifted. Ornate patterns appeared on her brow, and her cool, aloof air was suddenly replaced by a dangerous, bewitching glamour.

She then parted her lips and called out:

”Nine-Child Mother Celestial Demon Slaying Immortal Sword Technique!”

The next second, the Sword Light surrounding her flared violently. But where it had once been as clear as snow, nine tragically beautiful blood-red veins had appeared within it.

BOOM!

The sword lights collided and then exploded, like countless thunderbolts bursting forth at once, unleashing an endless, ferocious gale that raged across the heavens.

Ye Guyue was naturally no match for the combined assault of Lü Yang and Sui Ying. Yet, her face showed no trace of despair. Her figure gradually faded, disappearing completely from her original spot. In her place stood the illusory form of a naked woman who looked strikingly like her.

POP!

With a soft sound, the naked beauty shattered, having absorbed the entirety of Lü Yang and Sui Ying’s attacks. As for Ye Guyue herself, she was nowhere to be found.

’...She got away?’

Lü Yang raised an eyebrow. That final Daoist Skill Ye Guyue had used was completely different from the Sword Pavilion’s usual Cultivation Techniques. It gave him a strangely familiar feeling.

It was like—

”It’s a Second-Grade Cultivation Skill!”

From within the Myriad-Soul Banner, Progenitor Tingyou, who had been observing the battle all along, finally spoke. ”Not only that, she must have already completed the Absorbing External Qi stage!”

Lü Yang’s eyes narrowed upon hearing this.

”Sigh... Progenitor, you’re making things very difficult for me.”

To be honest, since he wasn’t interested in women, his initial plan had been to simply kill Ye Guyue. But now, it seemed he would have to change his approach.