My Master Knows It All

For a moment, sword shadows danced, the sound of cutting through the air continuous.

Each strand of Sword Qi collided with a Wind Blade, producing explosive sounds. The Wind Blades that followed were all shattered, dissipating into the void.

”What?”

Immortal Lord Zhui Hen’s eyes flashed with a clear expression of astonishment: ”You, you have lost your cultivation base, and you don’t even have mana. How could you possibly unleash Sword Qi!”

He was utterly bewildered; how could a cultivator without a cultivation base release such Sword Qi and block his divine skills!

”Indeed, I cannot release mana, but in the world, apart from mana, could there not be another form of energy?”

Cao Zhen held his sword horizontally in front of him and chuckled lightly: ”There’s another kind of energy, called True Qi!”

He had ventured into the mortal world several times, where those mortals practiced was precisely True Qi.

Just like the Martial Immortal back then, he defeated the Grand Preceptor’s disciple because he cultivated True Qi.

And during his own training among mortals, he also practiced True Qi.

So even though he couldn’t wield mana, he was not the ordinary person that other cultivators perceived.

”True Qi?”

Immortal Lord Zhui Hen showed a hint of surprise; he truly didn’t know what True Qi was.

It seemed to be a special kind of energy, or one that only the Human Clan could cultivate.

Initially, he thought his opponent had become a mortal and could be easily handled, but it turned out the opponent still possessed some sort of energy, even capable of withstanding his divine skill attacks.

His expression turned solemn as he looked at the human in front of him, his wings suddenly flapped, and his form transformed instantly into a stream of light, rapidly circling to Cao Zhen’s back.

Almost at the moment he circled around, Cao Zhen sharply turned to counterattack, as if he had anticipated the tactic, even guessing the exact spot he intended to bypass.

A sharp sword wave was unleashed with his movement, shooting directly towards Immortal Lord Zhui Hen’s back. The strike was incredibly incisive, as if it could pierce through everything.

Immortal Lord Zhui Hen felt the Sword Qi behind him, and his form swayed slightly, retreating several steps instantly.

Almost immediately, a sharp Sword Qi sliced through, striking a great stone behind him.

In an instant, the stone exploded, fragments flying in all directions.

A single strand of long hair also fell from his cheek, he had narrowly avoided a lethal blow.

This human’s combat experience was exceedingly rich, seeming as if all his actions were anticipated by his opponent.

Moreover, that True Qi was astonishingly strong, he even felt the opponent’s True Qi seemed stronger than his own mana!

How could such a peculiar energy exist in the world!

Gazing at the human cultivator charging again, he rapidly concentrated his internal mana, and in an instant, unleashed almost all his mana.

A torrent of Wind Blades surged like a sky-covering storm towards Cao Zhen.

Yet Cao Zhen remained calm, channeling True Qi, wielding his longsword to deflect all the Wind Blades.

In fact, vaguely, his movement technique seemed to complement the trajectory of the Wind Blades, appearing skillfully at ease.

Immortal Lord Zhui Hen’s aura continued to rise.

Utilizing Wind Blades alone to attack clearly couldn’t achieve victory, hence he decided to change his combat style.

Apart from direct attacks, mana had other uses as well.

Concentrated mana gathered upon his form but didn’t rush out directly, while his movement speed became increasingly astonishing.

He hoped to gain an advantage in speed.

However, as he began to move, he was surprised to find that despite this, he couldn’t gain an advantage in speed.

Moreover, this human, appearing to have become mortal, definitely didn’t possess the physical strength of an ordinary mortal.

After clashing with the opponent, he even felt a numbing soreness traverse his arm.

Even more terrifying was the opponent’s swordsmanship.

During the Immortal Bridge Period, among peers of the same cultivation realm, he was naturally a genius, but no matter how talented, how exquisite could his swordsmanship be?

After all, it was merely the Immortal Bridge Period, yet the opponent’s swordsmanship remained steady and strong.

The numbing soreness in his arm didn’t even dissipate when, in front of him, Cao Zhen’s sharp sword harnessed the strength from the two previous clashes, subtly shifted direction, and suddenly thrust toward his chest.

This lunge was incredibly fast, making him feel as if the opponent had not been affected by the prior clash with his longsword.

A sword fast enough was strong enough and sharp enough.

For only strength sufficient strength could ensure such speed.

The next moment, a crisp sound echoed from his chest.

The sharp sword struck upon the scale armor in front of him, immediately bursting out a brilliant spark, with a metallic clang ringing out.

He felt an immense force assault him at that instant.

The scale armor on him was indeed tough enough; with one strike, even though it shattered, it stopped the sword from piercing his body, but the fierce impact of the sword force still surged into him, causing his blood and energy to churn endlessly.

Following that, in his view, the opponent slightly retreated a step before thrusting once more.

In a panic, he hurriedly swung his sharp sword to block.

But as before, just as his sharp sword barely touched the opponent’s longsword, he instantly felt an uncontrollable force sweep his sword to the side, and the opponent’s sharp sword descended once again, striking precisely at the same spot on his already shattered scale armor.