Chapter 348:
In the central region, outside the Jiang family’s mountain gate.
Yang Luo found Lin Jiang and immediately forgot about all her opponents. To her, capturing Lin Jiang was more important than defeating any number of Nascent Soul.
Yang Luo summoned eight shields to protect herself from the other Nascent Soul’s attacks. She then used a special technique, touching her forehead and causing a vertical eye to appear.
The vertical eye emitted a golden light as Yang Luo looked around, searching for Lin Jiang’s figure.
"I found you!"
Yang Luo quickly became joyful and swung her sword towards Lin Jiang.
Lin Jiang, who had used invisibility, saw the flying sword attacking him and felt uneasy. Invisibility was a very powerful secret technique that had previously allowed him to escape from the cultivator Zhou Huaiying. However, today it was broken by Yang Luo. This person was indeed his lifelong enemy.
"Dear taoist friends, join me in defeating Yang Luo."
While defending against Yang Luo’s attacks, Lin Jiang spoke to the Nascent Soul members of the Spiritual Moon Sect.
But what made Lin Jiang unable to complain was that those Nascent Soul members, seeing someone take on Yang Luo as their formidable enemy, didn’t dare to engage in close combat. They could only attack from a distance to keep her occupied.
Lin Jiang defended against several attacks from Yang Luo, feeling very exhausted. His shield broke multiple times, and seeing that the others were unreliable, Lin Jiang came up with a plan. He fought and moved his legs at the same time, quickly exiting the central area of the battlefield.
"Can we fight freely now?"
Yang Luo also chased after him and saw Lin Jiang appear directly. She spoke to Lin Jiang.
"Of course, if I don’t give you a deep lesson, you won’t understand your limits. Do you think having talent means you have everything?"
"Haha, I am looking forward to your performance."
Yang Luo smiled and then she put away her shield, leaving only a sword in her hand.
She was still proud, using this method to express her extreme contempt for Lin Jiang.
"Ignite."
"Sword Code, One Sword to Break the Sky."
Lin Jiang saw this and smiled. Then he unleashed his strongest move, burning five hundred years of his own life force, and attacked Yang Luo.
The Lamp Burning Technique is a stronger Burning Life Secret Method than the Explosive Element Technique. Lin Jiang had been practicing it for many years and had mastered it to the highest level. He could burn five hundred years of his life force in one go, which would increase his power fiftyfold.
Lin Jiang’s sword strike was already his strongest move. Combined with the previous attack, it became an incredibly powerful and fierce sword energy, rushing towards Yang Luo like a sharp blade.
"Sky Tower"
Yang Luo, seeing this, dared not hold back and also unleashed her strongest attack.
"Boom"
The two swords collided, and sword energy burst out. Massive cracks appeared all around them, as if an earthquake of magnitude eight had occurred.
"Burning Lamp"
"Sword Scripture, One Sword Breaks the Sky"
After using one move, Lin Jiang followed with another move and desperately stuffed medicinal herbs into his mouth. Although it could ignite his life force, without sufficient spiritual energy, the power would significantly decrease.
"Skyreach"
Yang Luo didn’t change her tactics either. She had other extremely powerful secret techniques, but they took too long to activate compared to sword moves.
One round
Two rounds
Three rounds
Four rounds
After eight consecutive rounds, Yang Luo could no longer withstand it. She quickly swallowed medicinal herbs and switched to a magic treasure. Her cherished magic treasure started emitting a mournful sound and was on the verge of shattering.
"How much lifespan do you have left to burn?"
Yang Luo couldn’t help but say to Lin Jiang that she didn’t know how much lifespan it takes for Lin Jiang to use once, but she could estimate a rough amount, at least three to four hundred lifespans, and after eight rounds, it would be two to three thousand lifespans.
If it were an ordinary Nascent Soul, it would have been drained by now, but Yang Luo saw that Lin Jiang’s lifespan seemed to have no signs of decreasing. Lin Jiang’s lifespan was so abundant that it was probably going to exceed her previous estimate.
"Enough to kill you."
Lin Jiang laughed and said. With a base of over three hundred thousand lifespans, reducing a few thousand is nothing, trivial.
Lin Jiang said so, but in reality, he started using spiritual talismans. It wasn’t because he didn’t have enough lifespan, but because his spiritual power couldn’t withstand it. His spiritual power was almost depleted because of taking a large amount of elixirs in a short period. The force of the medicine had impacted his meridians and caused pain. He needed to take a breather, or else it would leave irreparable consequences.
"Using spiritual talismans to fight?"
Yang Luo laughed. If it was about something else, she might not be able to do it, but when it came to using spiritual talismans, she got excited. She wanted to show Lin Jiang what a new talisman technique meant.
The battle between the two had already caught the attention of others. Not to mention Nascent Souls, even Soul Changing cultivators didn’t dare to approach easily. The aftermath of their battle had already shown that they couldn’t be regarded as ordinary Nascent Souls.
In the sky, Xu Mingyue and Yang Xi were fighting fiercely. Both of their spiritual bodies were in a very messy state, but overall, Xu Mingyue had the upper hand, considering she had achieved Tao faster by nearly two thousand years.
"It’s truly unbelievable. You’ve only achieved Tao for a little over a hundred years, yet your cultivation is so profound."
"Who made me have such a precious daughter?"
Coughing up blood, Yang Xi proudly said. Who would have thought that Yang Luo, who was still in the Golden Core Period, could actually give me guidance in my Tao cultivation? Otherwise, I would have been defeated by Xu Mingyue a long time ago.
"But your good luck ends here."
Xu Mingyue nodded. Through her undercover work, she had learned many secrets of the Holy Heavenly Sect, including how Yang Xi broke through Tao Achieving with Yang Luo’s crucial help. However, she didn’t know the specifics.
After Xu Mingyue finished speaking, a wave of pure energy emanated from her, floating up towards the sky, dispersing the clouds and revealing a clear moon in the sky.
The moonlight emitted by the moon attracted the wave of energy, flowing into Xu Mingyue’s body, making her aura even stronger and quickly healing her wounds.
This is Xu Mingyue’s most powerful move of cultivation. It can absorb energy from the bright moon to strengthen herself. The more she absorbs, the stronger she becomes. When she reaches her peak, she can basically double her strength.
Nowadays, Xu Mingyue is already stronger than Yang Xi by a lot. If she doubles her strength again, Yang Xi would have a hard time defending unless he also uses some extremely harmful secret techniques.
"Splat"
However, in the next moment, Xu Mingyue suddenly spits out a mouthful of blood, and her inner energy surges violently.
"Yang Poison"
Xu Mingyue’s face changes drastically. She directly screams out in panic. Her cultivation method emphasizes the harmony of firmness and softness, yin and yang. Once the balance is disrupted, her cultivation will be ruined. But at this moment, it’s not just a matter of ruined cultivation, she has directly been poisoned by yang energy. The extremely strong and yang energy is wreaking havoc in her body, destroying her foundation. Even if she stops fighting now and goes home to recover, it would take hundreds of years before she can possibly regain her strength.
"Okay, okay"
Yang Xi sees this scene and becomes overjoyed. It turns out to be just as Yang Luo expected.
Immediately, Yang Xi swings his sword and Xu Mingyue tries her best to resist, but she is still sent flying and crashes into a mountain.
"Yun Hua, why are you treating me like this?"
Xu Mingyue climbed out of the mountain and quickly took out a precious bead. The bead emitted numerous energies, protecting her. Xu Mingyue shouted in anguish.
The man who was fighting a hundred miles away was shocked upon hearing this. Yang Xiong, who was facing him, said. Hey, Taoist friend, you can stop now. Quit pretending.
"Okay."
"I’ll deal with someone else."
Yang Xiong abandoned the man and went to find someone else to fight. The first person he encountered was the Void Achieving cultivator from the Jiang family. This person, together with another Void Achieving cultivator from the Spiritual Moon Sect, nearly killed the Holy Heavenly Sect’s Void Achieving. Now, it was the Jiang family’s Void Achieving cultivator’s turn to suffer.
"It’s really you. Why?"
Xu Mingyue stared intensely at the man. His name was Yun Hua, her husband. They had been married for over three thousand years and were deeply in love. They were considered the most exemplary couple in the Spiritual Moon Sect. Xu Mingyue never imagined that Yun Hua would betray her.
"I’m telling you, you forced me into all of this. Do you believe me?"
"What?"
"Back then, we loved each other. I gave up my position as the young master of the Yun family for you. I even went against my own family and endured everyone’s ridicule to marry into the Spiritual Moon Sect.
For these past three thousand years, I have sacrificed everything for you. I silently supported you from behind, and I even fought for you, risking my life and getting seriously injured. This opportunity was originally meant for me, but I gave it to you because I love you.
But because of this, I damaged my foundation, and my cultivation cannot progress any further in this lifetime. You promised me that you would heal my injuries, but have you done it? You became the sect master, but have you ever thought of me? Your heart is only filled with your own cultivation and your Spiritual Moon Sect. Have you ever thought of me?
Do you know the horror of wasting one’s lifespan? For thousands of years, my cultivation has not improved even a bit. I can only watch myself age slowly.
That’s why I hate you, and I hate myself. It’s ridiculous how my emotions clouded my judgment and ruined everything. I hate it..."
Yun Hua looked at Xu Mingyue with resentful eyes, as if wanting to devour her. Xu Mingyue felt an immense pain in her heart. This was a pain that penetrated deep into her bones. Why did her former beloved look at her with such eyes? It felt unfamiliar and terrifying.
"Yun Hua, I didn’t..."
Xu Mingyue wanted to explain further. She hadn’t forgotten Yun Hua’s sacrifices. She also wanted to heal his injuries. Even the marriage alliance between Xiao Lingyue and the Shenmu Sect years ago was silently agreed upon by her. She wanted to connect with the Shenmu Sect and obtain the Eternal Spirit Liquid from the Shenmu Ancestor, a treasure that could help heal Yun Hua’s injuries.
But she might have really ignored Yun Hua, because as the leader of the Spiritual Moon Sect, she was very busy. She had to take care of thousands of disciples and strengthen the sect, which was weak and lacked foundations. If she didn’t work diligently, the Spiritual Moon Sect wouldn’t be what it is today.
"No need to explain anymore. I’ve done enough for you. Starting now, I want to live for myself."
Yun Hua interrupted Xu Mingyue’s words and left without looking back. He headed towards the Void Achieving of the Spiritual Moon Sect. Yang Xi, as the leader of the Holy Heavenly Sect, watched Xu Mingyue with a wicked smile. He had been waiting for thousands of years, being bullied by the Spiritual Moon Sect. Now it was time for him to turn the tables.

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