Chapter 196: The Black Hand

the initial stages, there might be a slight discomfort naturally. 。However, later on, Lu Xiaottian was already able to make appropriate adjustments to the offense and defense against Duanmu Hu's side....For some reason, Lu Xiaoteng had a feeling that when he was looked at by Xun Xiu's serpentine eyes, he felt like prey being watched by a hunter. At this time, Xun Xiu, after his height and scales, could fight Duan Huitian, who possessed the Dan Yuan artifact, to a standstill with just his fleshly body. Not only Lu Xiaoteng, but even Luo Qian and others were astonished.

At this juncture, Lu Xiaotian couldn't intervene in the battle between Hui Tian and Xun Xiu. He charged straight towards Wu Yan and Tian Jing, who were wounded by a group of two Eagle Feather Sect cultivators and two Jin Can Dao cultivators. 。From the outbreak of the fighting to now, it has only been a short time, and the situation between the two sides has reversed several times. 。Luo Qian and others knew they were no match for their opponents, so they retreated while fighting, never engaging in a direct confrontation. Even so, Tian Jing and Wu Yan both sustained injuries in several places. 。"A total of six people, including Tian Jing and Wu Yan, were struck by the Ice-Soul玄音's impact. They all fell into a brief dizziness. When Tian Jing and Wu Yan regained consciousness, they found that the disciples from Yèwǔmén and Jīn cǎn dào who had been attacking them were already headless, falling from the sky before being swallowed up by swarms of Mángshī." 。At this time, Duan Hui Tian who was fighting against Xun Xiu saw several more people being killed by Lu Xiao Tian. He immediately gave up on restraining Mang Shi. These people were so troublesome, and the remaining two younger brothers also had no antidote to Mang Shi's poison in their hands. 。Those who are unable to pay their debts will not make it. As for the remaining two disciples of Eagle Feather Gate, they can only blame their bad luck. 。As for Lü Xiaotiān, who had participated in the siege against him before, he seemed to have a rather formidable technique. It was just that he didn't use it against him, which was strange. Could it be that it was ineffective against cultivators of higher cultivation levels Duanhui Tian, having been through countless battles, pondered for a moment and immediately guessed the key point. 。This is the only way to explain this situation. 。"Bang! Duan Huitian spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his body flying backwards dozens of meters. Just a slight lapse in concentration had allowed the scaly figure before him to land a blow. Though it hadn't hit any vital points, the armor on his body was pierced with a small hole. If not for the protection of his armor, this attack would have easily pierced his heart." 。

This Black Scale Demon's physical strength is ridiculously powerful, striking it would be a fatal blow, it is best to outsmart him rather than fight him head-on.

Duantian gritted his teeth, the Four Sides Demon Breath Mirror split once more, and his body split into several illusory figures. 。Xun Xiu's face was startled. Without Lu Xia tian's assistance, he didn't have enough means to shatter all the phantoms at the same time. 。Although he was incredibly fast, shattering the phantoms that neared him constantly, he still expended a considerable amount of energy. 。

Dang! Duan Huitian's true self found the opportunity and slashed at Xun Xiu's back with a sword. There was a sound like gold and stone colliding. Although Xun Xiu's clothes were cut, the defense of his black scales was astonishingly strong, even stronger than the armor he wore on his body.

And the feeling of his long blade slicing down was extremely soft. Duan, back to the body with explosive power, could feel the incredible flexibility of this being's frame. 。Xun Xiu did not stagger because of the wound inflicted by the blade. After a slight stumble forward, he turned and retaliated, tearing into his opponent's head with a claw, but found it was only another illusory shadow. 。

Damn it! Duan Huitian was furious. Unfortunately, his Four Directions Demon Breath Mirror could create a large number of illusions and had a strong encirclement effect, but it wasn't known for its attack power. If the long knife in his hand were a Dan Yuan magic weapon, he would have definitely broken through that damn black scale defense just now.

The opponent just took his blade, it's definitely not without effect, just temporarily able to hold back for now. 。As long as he can separate from that young one, no one will be able to break his avatars. He doesn't believe that damned Black Scale old man will be able to hold out under his Four Direction Magic Qi Mirror. 。After a moment, Xun Xiu was struck by Duan Huitian again. Even with his formidable strength, he felt so frustrated that he wanted to vomit blood. 。After Lu Xia Tian killed several more people, Luo Qian and Wu Yan felt the pressure on their shoulders suddenly lighten. Now the number of people on both sides had reversed again, and with Lu Xia Tian as a killing god, they had an advantage. 。especially Tian Jing and Wu Yan, they were both shocked but also immensely relieved. They were naturally grateful that Lu Xiaottian was their fellow disciple. Just now, under Lu Xiaottian's strange attack, they only heard a sound like flowing water before falling into a daze. If Lu Xiaottian were their enemy, the two of them would already be dead by now. 。Luo Qian and Wu Yan's ease didn't last long. With no one to restrain them, the surrounding Mengshi swarmed towards them. 。Not only the ground, even the ground itself surged forward with a multitude of flying maggots. 。“Little sister Su, follow me” 。"After Luo Qian fired a shot at the enemy in front of him, he shouted to Su Qing..." 。Lu Xiaoteng stepped on the back of the gigantic puppet centipede, controlling the centipede puppet to rush out of the bamboo forest. The puppet centipede spewed destructive white light from its mouth, continuously burning the approaching Mangshi into ashes. However, there were too many Mangshi around. Although there was no illusion created by Duan Huitian's Four-Square Magic Mirror, giving people a feeling of layers upon layers stretching endlessly, it still made one's skin crawl with unease. 。The good thing is that the centipede puppet isn't like human cultivators. As long as there's spirit stone driving it, it won't feel tired. 。A little further away, Luo Qian's thunder spear continuously shot out bolts of lightning, frying the Mangshi to a crisp. 。Su Qing, Wu Yan, Tian Jing and others also desperately fought back the enemy while trying to carve out a path through the bloodshed. 。Lu Xiaoxiao wanted to rush over, but the number of Mangshi around was too many to kill. 。"Boom!" Su Qing suddenly threw a fire bead. The exploding flames rolled and burned all the Mangshi within ten meters, leaving them charred. 。"Go!" Su Qing anxiously shouted to Lu Xiaotien and the others, then quickly followed Luo Qian out. 。As more and more of the swooping Mawang lice came, even the two disciples of the Eagle Feather Sect were overwhelmed. As for the remaining two monks in golden silkworm robes, they seemed to be in their element amongst the swarms of Mawang lice. 。Their advance and retreat were not greatly affected, but at this time their numbers were not superior. Facing the disciples of Lingxiao Palace who had already been blinded by bloodlust, they did not dare to press too hard, and could only watch helplessly as Luo Qian and Su Qing led their team out. 。Lu Xiaotian also wanted to break out of the swarm of centipedes. He struck a powerful burst of energy diagonally, and in a hurry, he slashed with his sword, sending the scorpion puppet flying back along with him. The other party's strength was clearly superior to his by a bit. 。After the recent separation, the horde of Mogwai had dissipated like a receding cloud, separating Su Qing, Luo Qian, and the others from Lu Xia Tian. 。

A black shadow flashed, an extremely dangerous aura approached once again, a palm shot directly towards Lu Xiaitian's throat.

Facing you were a pair of extremely bloodthirsty, sinister eyes. 。Xun Xiu! Lu Xiaitian narrowed his eyes. The other party chose to attack him at this time, making Lu Xiaitian even more certain that the person who killed Song Hu must be Xun Xiu. 。

Indeed, Xun Xiu chose to strike at Lu Xiaoteng at this moment because he was worried that as the only person from Lingxiao Palace who had fought him and survived, Lu Xiaoteng would reveal his secrets. Although Lu Xiaoteng had no proof, after all, only the dead could keep this secret safe.

And Lu Xia Tian's time spent cultivating to the foundation building stage was merely a few years, yet he had reached such a height. 。He was certain that Lu Xiaoteng's cultivation level was far beyond the Foundation Establishment stage he displayed. He must have used some means to deceive everyone. 。Of course, it wouldn't be too high, at least not surpassing him. But if we let him develop unchecked, that's a different story. Such a person, left alive, would eventually become a huge threat. We failed to kill him before, now we can't miss this opportunity again. 。Xun Xiu's eyes flashed with murderous intent. Even if that golden flying knife allowed Lu Xia Tian to take a swing at him, he would still risk his life to capture this person. 。However, as Xun Xiu's smile turned sinister, Lu Xia Tian withdrew the golden knife from his hand, replacing it with a red, crystalline sword that emanated an even more terrifying aura. 。

Fire-element Dan Yuan artifact! Xun Xiu's face paled with fear, but unfortunately, at such close range, Lu Xiaoteng wouldn't give him a chance to retreat.

With a clang! The Blazing Inferno Sword slashed across Xun Xiu's outstretched hand, meeting with powerful resistance despite the blade's sharpness. 。However, Xun Xiu's body was not yet strong enough to withstand the power of a Dan Yuan magic weapon. Lu Xia Tian gritted his teeth, and the Chi Yan Li Huo Jian burst into crimson light. As the sword glow extended, Xun Xiu cried out in pain, having his left hand’s palm severed. 。Lu Xiaoxiao took advantage of the situation and showed no mercy. With a finger, the blazing flame-fire sword left a fiery red afterimage in the air. In the next moment, it was only a zhang away from Xun Xiu. The lethality of the blazing flame-fire sword was far from ordinary, and what was even more difficult to deal with was the shocking burning sensation that followed the wound and entered Xun Xiu's body, greatly affecting his mana flow. 。However, Xun Xiu was after all only a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. His magic power was still inferior to Lu Xiaoteng's by quite a bit. After his transformation, his strength even rivaled that of a late Foundation Establishment expert. He had just been caught off guard by Lu Xiaoteng earlier. Now that he had reacted, the enormous gap in their cultivation levels couldn't be bridged by a mere Dan Yuan magic weapon. 。But he had a troublesome fire-based magic power wreaking havoc within him. Added to this was the injury he sustained from his earlier battle with Duan Huitian, who possessed the Four Directions Devil's Mirror. Though he could likely kill Lu Xiaotien by continuing to fight, it would be a pyrrhic victory at best. He might even end up being exploited by Duan Huitian upon his return. 。His face flickered with uncertainty. He no longer dared to use his flesh body to block the blazing flames of the scorching flame sword. With a single spear, Xun Xiu parried it aside. Taking advantage of Lu Xiaoteng not yet catching up, he immediately retreated. 。Lu XiaTian retracted Chi Yan Li Huo Jian with his hand, pondered for a moment, and sent a sound transmission talisman to Su Qing, Luo Qian, and the others, warning them to be wary of Xun Xiu and immediately return to Yue Cheng to ask Ling Xiao Palace for help. 。He then left in the opposite direction. 。He was the only one who truly knew how vicious Xun Xiu was, but he lacked conclusive evidence. 。It's not easy to bring down Xun Xiu. Although I managed to get a slight advantage just now, his power after transforming is truly terrifying. Without using the Seven Stars Array, it would be difficult to kill him. 。Go back and regroup with Luo Qian and the others, inevitably I'll have to be with Xun Xiu. This kind of moment, worrying about being ambushed isn't what I want. Since that's the case, I might as well temporarily leave this squad and find a chance to return to望月城 on my own. 。As for Luo Qian, whether Su Qing and the others believed his reminder in the sound transmission talisman, that was none of his business. He had already reminded them, fulfilling his duty as a fellow disciple. 。

The centipede puppet opened its mouth and spit out a white beam of light, sweeping away the group of Mangshi who were trying to surround it again. Lu Xiaoteng controlled the Blazing Flame Sword, moving faster than even the lightning-fast knife. In an instant, he rushed out of the encirclement of the Mangshi, disappearing like a black dot in the sky.

Duan Huitian, clutching his chest and spitting blood, poked his head out from somewhere in the bamboo forest and watched Xun Xiu and Lu Xiaitian part ways. His face showed a hint of surprise. The first batch of Nanhuang cultivators who entered the Wan Yue Cultivation Realm came from many sects. Duan Huitian thought that with his cultivation at the fifth level of Qi Refining and the Sifang Mo Xi Mirror, a magic artifact, in hand, unless he encountered a very powerful cultivator at the later stage of Qi Refining, it would be difficult to find an opponent at the same level. Who knew that not long after entering the Wan Yue Cultivation Realm, he encountered this sect's cultivators. Not only was he injured by the hunchbacked old man who had recovered his body shape, but this young Qi Refining beginner was also unusual. The other party actually had a defensive magic artifact, as well as other strange and unpredictable attack methods, comparable to a puppet controlled by a Qi Refining cultivator. 。On their side, during this battle, seven Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators died at the hands of this young man. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he simply wouldn't believe it. 。

Duanhui Tian's eyes gleamed greedily as he looked at the Chi Yan Li Huo Jian in Lu Xia Tian's hand. It was a pity it was a fire-type weapon, otherwise he would have risked serious injury to his元氣 to stop Lu Xia Tian from killing it and take it for himself.

After controlling the Fiery Flame Sword to fly for a while, Lu Xia Tian felt some strain. Although the Dan Yuan artifact was good, it consumed quite a bit of mana. 。Prolonged use also proved to be somewhat burdensome for him. 。Lu Xiaoxian let out a wry smile. The Huo Jiao bow and arrows could be considered a set of Dan Yuan magic weapons, and the Chi Yan Li rockets were a single piece. Although he had both a main and auxiliary Yuanshen, allowing him to simultaneously control these two types of magic weapons in battle, if he went all out, he estimated that his dantian's true essence would be drained after just a few uses. For a Qi Refining cultivator, this was undoubtedly extremely terrifying. 。All signs point to the imminent arrival of cultivators from other realms into the cultivation world of Moon Viewing. 。Lu Xia Tian found a secluded fishing village to recuperate and recover his mana. After several days, he infiltrated a surname Hu's family of cultivators. It was said that the Golden Core ancestor of this Hu family had just passed away a few months ago, leaving behind a large amount of wealth. In addition, over the past two years, there have been frequent appearances of extraterrestrial cultivators, and some foundation-building cultivators have coveted the wealth of the Hu family. Although the Hu family has dozens of foundation-building cultivators, there is only one in the later stage of foundation building, which is not enough to withstand the growing challenges. Therefore, moving their entire family to Wangyue City was a good choice. 。

Many cultivating families in the secular world share this kind of thinking. Originally, only the Hu family moved to Wangyue City, and later, the Lv and Yan, two smaller cultivating families, joined them.

Some freelance workers also joined the group, naturally for safety in numbers. 。Lu Xiaitian naturally followed the team as a cultivator at the late stage of Qi refining. 。Three immortal cultivating families, plus a large number of loose cultivators, with at least thirty Foundation Establishment cultivators, and some even in the later stages of Foundation Establishment, is a very formidable force. Following this team, there shouldn't be any danger for the time being. Moreover, the Wang family's armor hasn't been completed yet, so he doesn't need to rush back. 。of the demon vine possesses other means remains unknown. Regardless, the sheer number of demon vine beasts and their treacherous environment hang over us like a sword, poised to strike at any moment.D...