Chen Xiao saw the strange Buddhist monk and dared not delay any longer!
The demonic artifacts he refined belonged to the path of ghost cultivation, and those bald donkeys of the Buddhist path were naturally their bane!
He had to deal with Yun Ze before this monk made a move, otherwise, unforeseen changes might occur. There was no need to hide his trump card any longer!
"Soul, arise!"
Chen Xiao took out a second waist drum from his sleeve, corresponding to the previous one, and hung them on his left and right sides respectively!
Another wave of vengeful souls emerged!
Yun Ze was not idle either. He casually cut a portion of pure spiritual liquid from his Sumeru ring and tossed it towards the great monk, "Master! This man cultivates demonic arts by killing mortals, bearing the lives of thousands. He is truly a sinner of immense evil. I implore Master to lend your aid!"
The moment Yun Ze threw the spiritual liquid, the monk merely opened his mouth and inhaled. The spiritual liquid vanished completely. He immediately opened his eyes, and golden light erupted from his body, almost blinding Yun Ze's eyes, but it also blocked the vengeful souls behind him!
However, this only lasted for a moment. Soon, the monk sat cross-legged again.
"Damn it, it's still not enough!"
Yun Ze cursed inwardly, feigning distress, and took out another tenth of a piece of pure spiritual liquid from his Sumeru ring!
"Master! This is the last piece! If it's still not enough..."
*Hum!*
Before Yun Ze could finish speaking, Chen Xiao flashed beside him and struck the spiritual armor with a palm, pushing him back while also snatching the spiritual liquid into his hand!
As expected!
Although Yun Ze's brows were furrowed, a smile was hidden at the corner of his mouth.
He knew Chen Xiao had hidden some escape techniques and hadn't used them yet. Now, they had finally been forced out!
The Lingyun Sword Art emphasized lightness and agility. Since Chen Xiao was intent on obtaining the mountain spirit, he couldn't have only learned the Lingyun Sword Art. He must have also secretly studied movement techniques!
Why secretly?
Most people in the sect practiced the Lingyun Sword Art. It was not strange for him to practice this method. But if he also studied movement techniques, his intentions would be too obvious.
Given Ji Kun's personality, if he knew this, he would likely secretly sabotage him.
Yun Ze had gambled correctly!
"Such a good item, why would Junior Brother give it to that bald donkey?"
Chen Xiao felt the spiritual liquid floating in his palm and couldn't help but praise inwardly.
What pure spiritual energy!
If he had obtained this item earlier, he might have been able to expand his Qi sea several times over!
This damned fellow was truly lucky!
Yun Ze did not answer, nor did he have the inclination to answer. He merely stared at the Buddhist monk's eyes...
His eyes had now turned into crimson glazed glass!
Glazed Pupils!
Yun Ze had also heard of this from Dan Chenyu. He knew it was also a Buddhist technique, with the lowest being one color and the highest being seven-colored glazed glass!
Where the glaze shines, all evils retreat!
But wasn't this something that could only be refined by those in the Core Formation stage? Was this Buddhist monk in the Foundation Establishment or Core Formation stage!
Just as Yun Ze was surprised, the monk slowly stood up, placed his right hand in a palm gesture before his chest, and pushed forward!
*Hum!*
A buzzing sound filled Yun Ze's ears. Golden light flashed before his eyes, as if a pure gold palm was reaching for him!
Fortunately, the target was not him, but... Chen Xiao!
The palm print slowly descended. Chen Xiao wanted to dodge, but the palm print was like a cage forged by heaven. Although its speed was slow, it made him unable to evade or escape.
He could only fight to the death!
He casually drew a dagger and cut his own palm!
"Blood Sword, appear!"
Yun Ze frowned.
Blood Sword!
Using his own vital blood as a guide to summon a water sword!
The resulting water sword's power was at least dozens of times greater than a water sword summoned by ordinary water sword techniques!
This was a method independently developed by a prodigy of the Guiwu Sword Sect in the past hundred years.
However, because it consumed too much vital blood, only those who practiced body refinement could use it. Therefore, it was not recorded in the sword canon, and only a few people had learned it.
He didn't expect Chen Xiao to have learned this secret technique. Without the aid of those spiritual artifacts, even if he reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, it would be difficult to kill him!
But the situation was different now!
Yun Ze glanced at Wei Lan Shu and found that she was still standing in place.
He seized this opportunity and rushed to Wei Lan Shu's side, "Leave quickly! I'll find you later!"
Wei Lan Shu did not reply, only shook her head silently. Just as she was about to speak, she was interrupted by another muffled sound!
Chen Xiao knelt on the ground, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
The blood sword and the pure spiritual liquid in his hand had vanished, but his life was still intact.
After the golden palm print absorbed the spiritual liquid, it dissipated in the next instant. The monk also acted as if he hadn't seen Chen Xiao and resumed his cultivation in a cross-legged position.
Seeing this, Yun Ze did not dare to waste time. He held the Mountain Spirit and charged forward, "Since Senior is unwilling to kill, I shall do it!"
"Little beast, you think you can?"
Chen Xiao raised his hand and plunged the dagger into his lower abdomen, drawing out the second blood sword and charging towards him with it!
Yun Ze's eyes narrowed, but he did not retreat half a step.
There was still one more?
I'll see how much blood you have to spill!
Yun Ze placed his left hand behind his back and took out Lan Feng from his Sumeru ring.
This spiritual sword was given to him by Senior Brother Xiao. It was also his first spiritual artifact and had not appeared since he killed someone at the inn that time.
Now was the perfect time!
The hundred-meter distance vanished in an instant!
Yun Ze watched as the blood sword slashed towards him. However, based on his estimation, its landing point should be on the spiritual armor!
With just a blood sword, how could it possibly injure the Jian Yun Armor?
Since that was the case, he neither dodged nor retreated, his mind solely focused on attacking!
*Puff!*
A sharp sound of piercing flesh echoed. It was two sounds layered together. If one listened carefully, one could distinguish two different locations.
One was in the heart, and the other was in the Qi sea.
Yun Ze's right hand, holding Shan Xiao, pierced through Chen Xiao's chest, while his left hand, holding Lan Feng, slashed across Chen Xiao's Qi sea!
He did not use anything he had learned from the Guiwu Sword Sect. Instead, he used the sword techniques his parents had taught him.
Although basic, it had the advantage of not requiring spiritual energy!
However...
This was too simple! So simple it was almost bizarre!
He couldn't even feel Chen Xiao's resistance!
But when he looked up, he saw a strange smile on Chen Xiao's face!
"Junior Brother, oh Junior Brother."
The blood hanging from Chen Xiao's lips gradually turned black. He leaned his head on Yun Ze's shoulder and chuckled, "Senior Brother is lonely on the road. You should accompany me down!"
"I'll be waiting for you on the road to the Yellow Springs!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xiao's body went limp and collapsed onto the Jian Yun Armor, his life force extinguished.
He was dead.
Chen Xiao was finally dead!
But then, Yun Ze sensed something was amiss!
He felt a surge of spiritual energy burning on his body, originating from the crown of his head!
This feeling was...
A qi infusion!
The blood sword Chen Xiao had taken from his lower abdomen earlier was not a killing move, but a way to infuse himself with power! He had forcefully poured all his spiritual energy into himself!
This qi infusion was not an attack, and the Jian Yun Armor could not defend against it. All the spiritual energy landed on him!
If this were anywhere else, it would undoubtedly be a great boon. He could even use this spiritual energy to break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining. But now...
Yun Ze turned to look behind him and saw those crimson glazed pupils staring at him.
Chen Xiao!
You truly have remarkable means!