Imperial Cultivation

Chapter 1103: Chapter 1099: Purge

”Thud!”

Lu Xiaolu watched him acting like he was facing a great enemy and found it amusing, pretending it was real.

Chu Zhiyuan looked around warily and said, ”Be careful.”

Lu Xiaolu giggled and said, ”Junior brother, you look so funny!”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”The Great Demon is lurking nearby, and you still find time to laugh, senior sister!”

”What Great Demon? If there really were one, it would have made a move already!”

”He might be wary of the Fuyun Sect’s treasure and afraid to act.”

Lu Xiaolu laughed, ”Fuyun Sect’s treasure?”

”Otherwise, how could the brothers from Fuyun Sect have held out until now?” Chu Zhiyuan said.

Lu Xiaolu said, ”But as far as I know, Fuyun Sect doesn’t seem to have any treasures.”

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Lu Xiaolu snorted, ”Alright, even if they have treasures, we also have treasures. Your Heavenly Sword Avatar is here too; he wouldn’t dare come!”

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Still, we must be careful; don’t underestimate the Great Demon.”

”Alright.” Lu Xiaolu turned to look behind her, ”Those demons haven’t caught up.”

She halted and snorted, ”Why haven’t they chased us?”

Chu Zhiyuan was already using Insight to observe the situation over there.

As the signal was sent out, those demons suddenly went crazy, charging wave after wave toward the cave, colliding with the waterfall-like sword light.

The sword light persisted, despite the demons’ desperate attacks, showing no signs of collapsing, steady as before.

This resilience made Chu Zhiyuan praise it.

Of course, it was also related to the small cave entrance; no matter how many demons there were, the attack area was only that person-high cave entrance.

Some demons attacked the stone wall beside the cave in anger.

But under their attacks, not even a trace was left on the stone wall.

This was somewhat unusual.

He then asked Lu Xiaolu if those demons were that inept, unable even to break a stone.

Lu Xiaolu said, ”There must be a treasure protecting the mountain then.”

”What kind of treasure has such power?” Chu Zhiyuan asked.

Right now, he lacked basic knowledge of this world.

Or rather, he needed to supplement his understanding of basic cultivation and power knowledge in this world.

This required some good studying.

Unfortunately, these demons were not like the Heavenly Demons from Outer Heaven; they couldn’t retain memories and souls and couldn’t return to the Demon Abyss, nor could they be absorbed by the Haoyang Demon-suppressing Mirror and the Demon Suppressing Divine Tree.

Getting the basic knowledge of Biyuan Heaven was something that needed to be accumulated step by step.

After returning to the sect, he needed to study hard, burying himself in books for a while to understand the astronomy and geography of Biyuan Heaven and its history.

Lu Xiaolu said, ”Such treasures are nothing special, like the Thick Earth Pearl, not particularly rare.”

Chu Zhiyuan realized.

Inside the cave was a layer of brilliance enveloping the entire mountain peak, isolating the Super Sensing Illumination.

There must be a treasure; it’s just unknown what kind it is.

Could just the Thick Earth Pearl have such power?

He suddenly drew his small sword.

The aura of the Heavenly Sword immediately spread, causing the grass and trees around them to bow and the earth to move backward.

Lu Xiaolu felt her hairs stand on end.

She widened her bright eyes, drew her sword from the scabbard, and pointed it forward, ”Has the Great Demon really come?”

The longsword emitted a golden glow, which seemed substantial, lengthening the sword by a foot.

Chu Zhiyuan snorted, ”I really need to test whether my Heavenly Sword is sharp!”

”Then let’s fight!” Lu Xiaolu exclaimed, ”Senior sister and the others will be here soon.”

The small sword held by Chu Zhiyuan began to twist, as if turning black.

The light around the small sword was being swallowed, forming a small vortex, absorbing power.

The sword was simultaneously absorbing power and emitting strength, and the light around it seemed distorted.

Lu Xiaolu wanted to flee, feeling that disaster was impending.

Chu Zhiyuan said, ”Back off.”

Lu Xiaolu didn’t ask more, heading straight toward the stone wall.

White Silk tugged at him, like strands of light smoke, moving swiftly.

The light on Chu Zhiyuan continued to twist, the small sword enveloped in darkness, indistinct.

Little Heavenly Sword was already in an activated state, ready for a deadly strike at any moment.

Ten flying knives shot out from his sleeve, heading toward the demons charging fiercely at the cave.

He could already see that these demons were boiling with blood, driven by emotions, intent on breaking through the cave at all costs.

Without a Great Demon leading, these demons were indeed unclear-minded.

In such a situation, they weren’t prepared for the flying knives’ attack.

”Ah—!”

”Who—!”

”Ah!”

Continuous screams erupted, earth-shattering.

Like a basin of cold water poured onto their boiling heads, stunning them momentarily.

Just then, golden flames surged, and then ten demons were annihilated.

Followed by more screams, accompanied by streams of golden flames.

Chu Zhiyuan continued to drive the flying knives, his small sword becoming increasingly black, the surrounding void more distorted.

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Inside the cave, ten of the thirteen youths were sitting cross-legged, using cultivation to recover.

The narrow cave was almost shoulder-to-shoulder, barely able to accommodate them.

The cave was merely a shallow one, only five steps deep, just enough to shelter from the rain.

Each face was pale, bloodless, haggard, far from their previous spirited appearance when they first met Qi Qingmei.

Three youths stood side by side, weaving a dense Sword Net with their longswords.

The Sword Net was like a waterfall, densely packed, impenetrable, yet their faces were pale and breathing heavy.

This Swordsmanship, while powerful, was naturally energy-consuming.

The three sitting cross-legged suddenly opened their eyes, sprang up to prepare to take over.

The three wielders registered a slight change of expression.

One of them was Li Xinhe, who said in a deep voice, ”Wait!”

His voice was low and powerful, making the cave buzz.

The other youths resting opened their eyes and looked over.

Li Xinhe said, ”There’s something amiss outside; we’re here to support!”

He saw Chu Zhiyuan and Lu Xiaolu appear but couldn’t see them clearly.

The light around Chu Zhiyuan and Lu Xiaolu was already distorted, appearing as mere darkness, as if staring into an abyss, unable to discern the interior.

”A junior sister from Guanghan Palace?” Another youth asked while wielding the sword, ”The signal just now was from Guanghan Palace.”

”It’s probably not from Guanghan Palace,” Li Xinhe said, ”Guanghan Palace is strong, but not this strong.”

Standing before the cave, they could see the situation outside.

The methods of Guanghan Palace were clear to him; this current darkness couldn’t be from Guanghan Palace.

Just then, screams echoed, followed by bursts of golden flames, and demons were annihilated.

Li Xinhe’s spirit lifted, ”Impressive!”

”What kind of technique is this?”

The two beside him wielding swords asked in surprise, ”So mysterious!”

Li Xinhe shook his head.

Another youth marvelled, ”It’s neither Guanghan Palace’s nor the Heavenly Sword Sect’s, unheard of!”

Li Xinhe said, ”These demons will soon be finished!”

”Finished, good!” A third youth said angrily, ”These creatures all deserve to die!”

”Too fast!” exclaimed another youth in awe.

The flying knives seemed to vanish and reappear; the demons almost couldn’t dodge them, nor could Palm Force and Fist Power or swords hit the flying knives.

When Palm Force and Fist Power and swords hit the flying knives, they found they were but a phantom.

Thinking they were illusions turned them real once striking the body.

This was the Path of Illusion and Reality.

Except for those demons with swift movement techniques, the others could barely escape.

In a short time, all demons scattered; those with good Qinggong fled, and those without good Qinggong also fled desperately.

The front of the cave was devoid of demons.

Li Xinhe and the other two stopped their longswords, standing with swords to observe the situation outside the cave.

A patch of darkness stood atop a distant green stone, motionless.

This piqued their curiosity, not knowing why.

Li Xinhe didn’t rush out but stood with his companions inside the cave, looking around, assessing the situation.

They saw ten flying knives shoot from the distance, stopping above the shadow before integrating into it.

Lu Xiaolu said, ”That guy hasn’t left yet?”

”No.” Chu Zhiyuan’s small sword gently trembled.