SFS Chapter 251 Great Sage
Chapter 251 Great Sage
"kill!"
At the mouth of the valley, an elder from Taihua Academy gave an order, and immediately more than a dozen disciples surrounded and attacked Xu Caiwei and the others.
Without hesitation, Gu Xuan and the others immediately unleashed their spells and wielded their magical weapons to fight against the enemy.
"Follow me!"
Xu Caiwei said something to Li Lan, then joined the battle with a spirit sword in hand.
All four were outstanding students from Nantian Academy, and they all displayed extraordinary combat power at this moment.
Li Lan observed that these cultivators in the mortal realm seemed to follow a completely different path of cultivation than those in the underworld. However, their strength was generally not strong. If a comparison had to be made, they were probably only comparable to the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the underworld.
Having fought in the underworld for many years, Li Lan had not seen a battle of this level for a very, very long time!
Among the four from Nantian Academy, Luo Yu possessed the most magical treasures and various magical artifacts. Gu Xuan and Qin Lin had already released their battle spirits; Gu Xuan's was a flying eagle, and Qin Lin's was a spirit leopard. Xu Caiwei had the fewest magical artifacts and no battle spirit, so she appeared to be the most strained!
"The Battle Spirit Technique of Nantian Academy is indeed quite interesting."
The elder of Taihua Academy stared at the battle, then suddenly moved and appeared in front of Gu Xuan in the next moment, striking out with a palm!
With a surge of magical power, Gu Xuan's battle spirit let out a shrill scream, and she herself was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into a large tree.
The elder didn't stop there and immediately attacked Luo Yu. Luo Yu turned pale and released several magical artifacts in succession, but the opponent's cultivation was a whole realm higher than hers, so she was powerless to resist. She had no choice but to also summon her own battle spirit, which was a three-colored giant python, but it was also sent flying by a punch!
Without Luo Yu and Gu Xuan, Qin Lin was immediately surrounded and captured by the other disciples.
Xu Caiwei, being the weakest in combat, was not targeted and was currently being attacked by three people, but had not yet been completely defeated.
"Elder Zhao, according to the rules... senior experts are not allowed to attack the younger generation!"
Gu Xuan, with blood at the corner of her mouth, glared angrily at the other person.
"Rules? Ha! What right do the weak have to talk about rules in front of the strong?"
Elder Zhao sneered, "You lot are considered the pride of the nation in Nantian Academy. If we don't kill you, why would we let you live until the Grand Competition?"
Gu Xuan's face was extremely pale. She suddenly looked at Xu Caiwei and said, "Caiwei, hurry up and go report to the academy—"
"Trying to leave? Take her down!"
Elder Zhao gave a cold shout, and the other disciples immediately surrounded and attacked Xu Caiwei.
Xu Caiwei's face changed drastically, and she could barely hold on. Gritting her teeth, she said to Li Lan, "Hey, you should leave now, we're going to die!"
As she spoke, more than a dozen magical artifacts were already hurtling towards her.
But Li Lan merely smiled faintly and suddenly said, "Make your move and kill the enemy!"
With a soft whistle, the dozen or so disciples who were attacking Xu Caiwei turned pale in an instant, and some even bled from their mouths and noses, frozen in place, unable to move.
Xu Caiwei was stunned for a moment, but her body was already pulled by some inexplicable force. She raised her sword on her own and darted into the crowd. Her sword danced wildly and was extremely fast, like lightning. When she stopped again, the enemies behind her had already fallen straight down!
Annihilated!
Everyone else was shocked to see this!
"what?!"
Qin Lin looked utterly incredulous!
"How can she be so strong?"
Luo Yu looked as if she had seen a ghost.
"wrong……"
Gu Xuan looked at Li Lan in surprise!
She knew Xu Caiwei's strength very well; it was impossible for her to have such a strong swordsmanship!
"What kind of sorcery did you use!?"
Elder Zhao of Taihua Academy was also extremely shocked. He stared at Li Lan's soul, furious, and said, "People from Nantian Academy actually associate with Yin Ghosts! The entire Nanyao Star cannot tolerate you!"
With that, he shouted and took out a seal, which he used to suppress Li Lan. This seal was specifically designed to target Yin ghosts and contained powerful Yang energy.
But Li Lan simply snatched the magic seal, absorbing all the yang energy from it into his body. At the same time, with a thought, Xu Caiwei's sword moved once more. She attacked involuntarily, her swordsmanship flowing fluidly, reaching Elder Zhao in the blink of an eye—
"what!"
Elder Zhao was already extremely surprised to see that Li Lan was not afraid of the Yin-Suppressing artifact. He suddenly wanted to guard against Xu Caiwei, but his soul was shaken and he was unable to make a move. Xu Caiwei's sword pierced through his heart!
"This is weird..."
Elder Zhao uttered two last words before collapsing to the ground with a thud!
Taihua College, completely wiped out!
The air was thick with the smell of blood. A gentle breeze blew through the woods, but they were deathly silent; you could hear a pin drop.
Gu Xuan and the other two stared intently at Xu Caiwei, completely dumbfounded!
These dozen or so people are all elites of Taihua Academy. Their individual combat strength and cultivation are not much worse than the four of them.
Elder Zhao is a realm above them!
But now, they've all died by Xu Caiwei's sword...
"She's hiding her cultivation level?!"
Luo Yu spoke subconsciously, and the disdain in her eyes when she looked at Xu Caiwei had disappeared, replaced by fear!
"No, it's not her!"
Qin Lin murmured, "It's her battle spirit. If I'm not mistaken, this battle spirit is skilled in soul attacks. That's why Elder Zhao and the dozen or so Taihua disciples barely made a move; they were completely helpless and waiting to die!"
Gu Xuan nodded, and in an instant, the way she looked at Li Lan changed!
She had initially thought that although Xu Caiwei had summoned souls from the mortal realm, they were no different from wandering ghosts and were not worth her attention. But now it seemed...
The opponent is extremely impressive!
"Caiwei...this, this gentleman, is he really your battle spirit?"
When she spoke, her words already showed undeniable respect!
Li Lan is merely a soul entity, but to possess such soul power, she must be a master.
At this moment, Xu Caiwei was immersed in understanding the way of the sword. The feeling she had just experienced was as if a peerless sword immortal was guiding her hand, leading her to thrust out one sword after another...
That feeling was truly exquisite, as if I had truly become one with the way of the sword!
Hearing her senior sister's question suddenly, she realized what was going on and was at a loss for words, appearing somewhat flustered and nervous.
At first, she also thought that Li Lan was just a human soul that was about to dissipate, but now... he is definitely a big shot!
He became his own battle spirit?
Well... isn't that a little bit too much?
"That's right, I have indeed become Caiwei's battle spirit."
Li Lan took the initiative to speak, saying calmly, "Miss Caiwei, do you have any precious medicines to nourish the soul? I used a forbidden technique just now, and my soul power was greatly damaged."
He said it on purpose to avoid being too assertive and attracting too much attention.
"A medicine to nourish the soul... a medicine to nourish the soul..."
Xu Caiwei stammered a little, and at the same time became anxious. The precious medicines that nourish the soul are extremely rare, and she didn't have any at all.
"I have a Soul-Cleansing Pill!"
Luo Yu suddenly spoke up, her voice trembling with excitement. She took out a box and said, "Sir, would you please accept this? I can ask my grandmother for many more of these kinds of medicines!"
Seeing this, Xu Caiwei couldn't help but puff out her cheeks. Luo Yu was really going too far. Was she trying to poach her Zhanling right in front of her?
She was sulking, but couldn't help glancing at Li Lan with some worry.
After all, he really couldn't afford a precious pill like the Soul Cleansing Pill... If he chose Luo Yu, it would probably be more beneficial for him...
"Thank you for your kind offer, but this pill is too precious to accept."
Li Lan spoke calmly, then said to Xu Caiwei, "I will recuperate inside your sword sheath."
After saying that, he transformed into a streak of light and disappeared directly into Xu Caiwei's sword sheath.
Xu Caiwei subconsciously picked up the sword, looked at it, and then her eyes crinkled into crescent moons with laughter!
Upon seeing this, Luo Yu's expression immediately turned somewhat unpleasant, and she felt a surge of resentment.
"Clean up the battlefield and return to the sect first."
Gu Xuan spoke.
The four quickly cleared the battlefield, and the magical artifacts and other items on the enemies' bodies became spoils of war!
"Spiritual Yin Ore Crystal!"
Suddenly, Qin Lin exclaimed in surprise as he found a black jade box on Elder Zhao's body. Inside the jade box was a black crystal-like object that emitted a strong yin energy.
"Great! Finding this item is a great achievement!"
They were all overjoyed!
They then burned many of the corpses before setting off on their journey.
……
The Chaotic Spirit Mountain Range was quite vast. It took the four of them a day to leave it, and another half day to get back to a city in front of it – Nantian City!
Nantian City is one of the core cities of Nanyao Star, home to many forces. Among them, Nantian Academy is the most famous, and almost all the chosen ones from various forces enter the academy to cultivate.
Even while inside the sword sheath, Li Lan was still sensing his surroundings.
Having spent so long in the Origin Realm, the sudden return to this mortal world, watching the comings and goings of flesh and blood, filled him with a profound sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, mixed feelings).
On the way, Luo Yu and Qin Lin kept trying to find out Li Lan's current condition. Li Lan deliberately appeared very weak and asked Xu Caiwei to tell them that she was now in a deep slumber and could not wake up for the time being.
……
Nantian Academy is located in the heart of the city. Gu Xuan breathed a long sigh of relief when they arrived at the gate. Then the four of them went straight there to pay their respects to the elders of the academy!
"Yu'er, you're finally back! How are you? Are you alright?"
As soon as Luo Yu entered the main hall, an old woman came up to him with concern, took his hand and asked him about his well-being.
"It's alright, Grandma..."
Luo Yu also spoke up.
"Elder Luo, Junior Sister Luo Yu has truly shone this time. She killed Elder Luo of Taihua Academy and even obtained the Spirit Yin Ore Crystal for our academy!"
Qin Lin, however, spoke with a smile!
Upon hearing this, Xu Caiwei was stunned for a moment, her face flushed red, and she hesitated to speak!
She clearly killed the person.
Although it was mainly due to Li Lan's guidance, not her own ability, how did it become Luo Yu's achievement...?
She hesitated for a moment, wanting to say something more, but Gu Xuan beside her said, "That's right, Junior Sister Luo Yu is exceptionally talented, killing more than a dozen people from Taihua Academy. We witnessed it with our own eyes, Junior Sister Caiwei, don't you agree?"
She glanced at Xu Caiwei indifferently.
Xu Caiwei bit her lower lip tightly and remained silent!
The old woman glanced at Xu Caiwei, then burst into laughter, saying, "Hahaha, that's wonderful! Yu'er's achievements are a testament to my hard work and the academy's cultivation."
"Yu'er, where is the Spirit Yin Ore Crystal?"
Without batting an eye, Luo Yu took out the Spirit Yin Ore Crystal and handed it to the old woman as if it were her own.
The old woman glanced at it, nodded, turned her head and looked at an old man with white hair above, saying, "Elders, Dean Gong, Yu'er and the other three have indeed made a contribution this time."