Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy

Chapter 110: The Fierce Power of the Sword Technique!


Above Qingliu County.

More than twenty beams of light collided frenziedly!

Like terrifying meteor shells!

Tremendous energy was released, accompanied by roars and tremors.

Brilliant sparks erupted from the points of collision, tracing dazzling arcs across the sky.

Concentric rings of faint white shockwaves visibly pulsed outwards in mid-air, blasting wildly in all directions.

Leading the charge, as the most powerful combatant present, Chu Zhao faced two Dao-Entering Realm key members of the Golden Flower Maternal Sect alone.

His fists swung wildly, an overwhelming, mountain-shattering force bearing down on them.

The air roared and warped explosively.

The intense pressure forced the two Golden Flower Maternal Sect key members into constant retreat; their Body-Protecting True Gang rippled, continuously diminishing until it visibly faded.

"Is this all the strength you have?!"

Blood-red qi flared from his nostrils and mouth as Chu Zhao bellowed in rage. He suddenly tore off his heavy armor, revealing a Vajra-like physique from which faint yet intense black flames began to emanate.

"I'll slaughter you!"

Killing intent surged in his eyes. Chu Zhao's figure flickered like an ancient demonic ape. He threw a heavy punch, powerful enough to shatter mountains and sunder peaks, compressing the air until it shrieked explosively.

BOOM!!!

This punch was terrifying to the extreme!

The Golden Flower Maternal Sect key member let out a sharp cry, gathering all her Gang Qi to reinforce her Body-Protecting True Gang, determined to withstand this blow.

CRACK—

A deafening explosion spread a ring of light waves.

The black-flamed heavy punch brutally tore through the Golden Flower Maternal Sect member's Body-Protecting True Gang.

Like a meteor crashing to earth, it smashed fiercely onto her forehead.

Her eyes bulged, blood spurting from all seven orifices!

The destructive force instantaneously pierced through the Golden Flower Maternal Sect member's entire body. Before everyone's eyes, she exploded into pieces.

A rain of blood hissed as it fell from the sky.

"Lv Shuai is invincible!!!"

Seeing a Dao-Entering Realm key member of the Golden Flower Maternal Sect so brutally beaten to death by Chu Zhao, the soldiers defending the city below were instantly emboldened. They roared as they charged the advancing heretical rebel army, swinging their swords and spears with even greater vigor, ferociously slaughtering the rebels attempting to scale the city walls.

"Well done!"

As Chu Zhao furiously cut down an enemy, the other Lv Shuai cheered.

However, while everyone else was jubilant, Li Jiufang, on the city tower below, showed not a hint of joy. Instead, her gaze grew even more somber.

Seventeen against ten. No, now it's sixteen against ten. Can we hold out...?

Li Jiufang's gaze was heavy as she stared at the rear of the Golden Flower Maternal Sect's encampment. There, atop a sacred white light, stood the Saintess of Chiling, her expression calm and indifferent.

That woman hasn't made a move yet.

Just as Qingliu County's defenders fiercely clashed with the Golden Flower Maternal Sect Rebel Army, and the Dao-Entering Realm Lv Shuai struggled for their lives against the sect's key members, a faint, thin wisp of Escape Light quietly penetrated the battlefield from an inconspicuous corner outside the city.

He cloaked his figure with the Minor Five Elements Water Patrol Escape Light, rendering him soundless and shadowless. Then, activating Ink Jiao Divine Mystery: Phantom Walk, he placed himself between the tangible and intangible, completely concealing his presence.

In this state, even Daoist Qingya had said of Qi Xiu that unless they had specially cultivated Dharma Gates for perception and divination, other Dao-Entering Realm cultivators, even if searching intentionally, would be unable to detect his presence.

Moreover, a heavy fog already shrouded the day. The Escape Light from his Minor Five Elements Water Patrol Escaping Five Elements Escape Skill blended perfectly with the fog, making him even harder to discover.

Like an invisible, intangible wandering spirit, Qi Xiu moved unhindered through the ferocious and intense battlefield.

The Escape Light of the Minor Five Elements Water Patrol Escaping Five Elements Escape Skill could pass through matter, so he wasn't worried about colliding with anyone despite his speed.

Within the Escape Light, Qi Xiu's hands formed spell seals while he silently chanted incantations; a hint of purple flickered deep within his pupils.

This wisp of purple differed from the clear, bright, fiery purple that appeared when he used the Purple Tiger Life Force technique to enhance his vision. Instead, the purple in Qi Xiu's eyes now was filled with an ancient, profound, and indescribably noble aura.

Rotating his purple-tinged eyes, Qi Xiu looked down at the ground beneath his feet.

In an instant, the seemingly ordinary ground beneath him gradually revealed lines resembling blood vessels or meridians, pulsing with a dark cyan aura. These were 'qi pathways'.

This is... an Earth Vein? This Observing Qi Skill is truly marvelous!

Witnessing such a strange and mystical sight for the first time, Qi Xiu was inwardly astounded.

Daoist Qingya truly lives up to his name as a cultivator from a major sect. Even a casually imparted Dharma Gate possesses such immense power. It's fortunate I have the Proficiency Divine Marvel. Otherwise, I would have completely missed this extraordinary Dharma Gate.

Previously, when Daoist Qingya offered him a great opportunity, he had stipulated that Qi Xiu must first learn a specific Dharma Gate to qualify for this opportunity. The Dharma Gate Daoist Qingya referred to was this very Observing Qi Skill.

According to the Daoist, not only is the Observing Qi Skill difficult to cultivate, but this Dharma Gate also possesses an extremely strange characteristic.

Its cultivation depends entirely on luck. Even someone with the talent of a Demoted Immortal, if their luck isn't sufficient, cannot master this Dharma Gate.

But Daoist Qingya didn't know that standing before him was Qi Xiu, who possessed the Proficiency Divine Marvel.

With the absolute logic that all effort yields reward, there is no cultivation technique in the world that he cannot master if he wishes!

So when Qi Xiu gained initial mastery of the Observing Qi Skill in three days and could utilize the Dharma Gate within ten days, Daoist Qingya had stared at him for a long time before finally forcing out a single word: "Monster!"

Having successfully used the Observing Qi Skill to find an Earth Vein, Qi Xiu caressed the Flood Dragon Pool Ring and took out a stack of "found" Talisman Scripts.

These were not ordinary yellow paper Talisman Scripts. Instead, they were palm-length iron spikes, their entire surfaces covered in bright red inscriptions. Or rather, 'talismanic nails' would be a more apt description.

Clutching sixty-six talismanic nails, Qi Xiu followed the flow of the Earth Veins upwards, eventually finding an 'Earth Vein qi acupoint' where several Earth Veins converged!

This is it.

Confirming this Earth Vein qi acupoint was exactly as Daoist Qingya had described, Qi Xiu took out a talismanic nail and, with a firm palm strike, drove it into the acupoint.

The moment the talismanic nail entered the qi acupoint, the surrounding Earth Veins instantly showed abnormalities. The Earth Qi, now unable to flow through the qi acupoint, began to accumulate. This caused the Earth Vein to swell and expand, and the congested qi gradually turned from dark cyan to black.

It's working. As long as the remaining sixty-five talismanic nails are all driven into such Earth Vein qi acupoints, once the Earth Qi accumulates sufficiently, it will trigger an Earth Vein eruption. The released Yin Qi from the Earth Veins will uncontrollably rush into the bodies of all living beings within range. Ordinary people struck by this Earth Vein Yin Qi would, at worst, fall ill and remain weakened for a period. But these heretical rebels of the Golden Flower Maternal Sect are different. Their Yin and Yang have been reversed by the Ten Thousand Births Origin True Scripture. The Yin Yang Energy Mechanism within their bodies is already imbalanced. An excessive influx of Earth Vein Yin Qi will shatter this fragile equilibrium. Extreme Yin will overwhelm Yang! Those who were transformed will revert to their male bodies. The psychological aberrations resulting from their transformation will also be simultaneously undone. The Golden Flower Maternal Sect's rebel army... will be crippled!

Qi Xiu chuckled self-deprecatingly as he watched the Earth Veins grow darker and more congested. He eagerly anticipated the scene: the Golden Flower Maternal Sect Rebel Army, in the midst of their frenzied battle, suddenly reverting to their male forms en masse, then promptly abandoning the fight and scattering in panic.

There's no time to waste. These sixty-five talismanic nails need to be driven in swiftly. The faster I work, the fewer people will die.

Glancing at the brutal siege, Qi Xiu immediately activated his Escape Light. He quickly searched for nearby Earth Vein qi acupoints and hammered the talismanic nails into them one by one.

WHOOSH—

At some indiscernible moment, a cold wind suddenly blew from all directions. The frigid wind carried an icy chill that pricked the skin. This coldness didn't feel like a natural temperature change. It felt more like the deep, accumulated Yin chill found in ancient caves—not just cold, but bone-chillingly so.

"Hmm?"

Letting out a soft sound of surprise, the Saintess of Chiling also sensed the atmospheric change.

As Qi Xiu sealed more and more Earth Vein qi acupoints, the terrestrial shift began to affect the celestial. The surrounding fog grew denser, and the cold, damp chill intensified.

What's going on? What are they trying to do? Both Li Jiufang and the Saintess of Chiling suspected the other side was responsible, a shared confusion dawning in their hearts.

Phew, it's finally over.

Driving the last talismanic nail into an Earth Vein qi acupoint, Qi Xiu exhaled deeply and relaxed his shoulders.

Now, all I have to do is wait for the Earth Vein Yin Qi to accumulate to its critical point and erupt. Then, the mission will be accomplished.

BANG!

Just then, a figure crashed down violently, landing more than ten meters away from Qi Xiu. A huge cloud of dust billowed up like a mushroom.

The Lv Shuai lay in the large crater, his Body-Protecting True Gang shattered, coughing up mouthfuls of blood. His left arm was severed at the shoulder, hot blood gushing like a spring. Yet, he clenched his jaw, trying to push himself up with his remaining arm.

"Prepare to die!"

At that moment, a figure on an Escape Light descended, a sinister shout accompanied by a sharp longsword aimed to end the Lv Shuai's life.

Watching everything from the side, Qi Xiu's expression turned solemn, his fingers twitching slightly.

A clear conscience! Follow my heart! These words flashed through his mind.

A clear conscience? I, Qi, certainly have one! If not for these cultists, would I have needed to risk my life searching for some 'great opportunity'? If not for these cultists, I, Qi, would still be comfortably practicing my techniques and grinding levels in the city!

With that thought, Qi Xiu abruptly raised his hand. An invisible, formless, yet supremely sinister Sword Qi, as thick as a man's arm, shot out from his wide sleeve.

"Go to hell..."

Face twisted and ferocious, the key member of the Golden Flower Maternal Sect, riding her Escape Light, raised her longsword, the cruelty in her eyes almost palpable.

But just as her sword tip was less than ten feet from the one-armed Lv Shuai, an incredibly sharp, all-severing, yet invisible and undetectable Sword Qi instantly pierced her Body-Protecting True Gang.

Body-Piercing Invisible Sword Qi! Specialized in shattering Body-Protecting True Gang!

BANG—

Before everyone's eyes, the head of this Golden Flower Maternal Sect key member exploded!

The resulting spray of red and white viscera showered the one-armed Lv Shuai.

"What... what's happening?"

Staring in shock at the headless corpse that had fallen before him, the one-armed Lv Shuai was utterly bewildered.

Far away, the Saintess of Chiling, who had also witnessed this, narrowed her eyes. Her brow furrowed slightly—a rare sight—as she murmured softly, "A Sword Cultivator?"

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