Chapter 101: Slaying the Elephant

"Where's Qingqing?"

Gu Mingchuan turned around and saw that there was no sign of Ruan Qingqing, and his heart skipped a beat.

Could something have happened?
After getting to know her over the past few days, he found that this girl was quite responsible and would not abandon him and Wang Xining and run away alone.

At this moment, he heard some noise coming from the opposite passage.

It was a clear crying sound!

Gu Mingchuan's heart skipped a beat. With her current strength, she was actually hit. The enemy must be very strong.

He opened the panel.

【Name: Gu Mingchuan】

[Level: Level 10]

【Aspiration: Live and die with the Gu family】

【Precepts: Omitted】

[Discipline Points: 23514173 (Note: If you observe the precepts for one day, you will gain discipline points*difficulty coefficient)]

【Aspiration Point: 50796976】

【功法：《红尘渡世法》第十层（11242652/50000000），五行神功第十八层（5467/250000000+），金刚不灭神功神藏三重（200000000/400000000+），极乐逍遥经神藏七重（756574/6400000000）】

[Martial arts: Five Elements Fist (excellent), Blazing Cloud Sword (excellent), Dawn Sword (excellent), Seven Star Sword (excellent), Scorching Sun Sword (excellent), Nameless Sword First Style (Great Success 0/1000000+), Nameless Sword Second Style (Great Success 0/1000000+), Thousand Illusions Sword (Proficient (99/1000000+), Vajra Subduing Demon Fist First Style (Mastered (0/10000000), Divine Sky Sword First Style (Undergraduated 0/10000+)]

He looked at the first move of the Shenxiao sword technique that he had just learned. This was a sword technique at the Dharma Image level. In terms of power, only the Vajra Subduing Demon Fist could compare to it.

Now, his cultivation of "The Sutra of Bliss and Freedom" has far surpassed the "Vajra Indestructible Divine Art", and only this newly learned swordsmanship can bring out the greatest combat power.

"add a bit."

Ten thousand points, added to the entry level.

One hundred thousand points, added to proficiency.

One million points, plus mastery.

At this point, the panel showed Shenxiao Sword Technique First Style (Mastery (0/10000000). No more points can be added.

……

Gu Mingchuan picked up Wang Xining, who was lying on the ground, with one hand, picked up the Zhishui sword that had fallen on the ground, and walked towards the opposite passage.

When they were almost at the passage, he put Wang Xining against the wall and walked towards the passage alone with a sword in hand.

After passing through the passage, Gu Mingchuan quickly saw Ruan Qingqing, who was floating in the air, releasing blue lightning in his hands and injecting it into a sword.

The sword was stuck in a corpse, and black gas continued to flow out.

As soon as he saw her, he roughly guessed her situation. Her strength was being drained by the sword.

On the side, sitting cross-legged was an old Taoist priest with a white beard.

"A little weird."

Gu Mingchuan's eyes were fixed on the old Taoist priest. This man gave him a very strange feeling, as if he had a huge sense of oppression.

It was just like the feeling when I first faced Yu Huaiyi.

He is clearly a powerful person in the Dharma Image Realm.

But Gu Mingchuan felt that he was very weak, as if he would die at any time.

"Brother Abin!"

At this time, Ruan Qingqing, who was crying sadly, finally found him and asked in surprise and joy, "Are you okay?"

Gu Mingchuan sighed and said, "You little girl are really a worry. You were deceived in just a short while."

"Brother Abin..."

Ruan Qingqing thought about her situation and started crying again, "Don't worry about me, take Sister Xining away from here... If you see Brother Mengyu, don't tell him that I'm here..."

From what she said, she wanted to sacrifice herself in exchange for his and Wang Xining's safety.

"... Let's go quickly... Once that old Taoist priest wakes up, you won't be able to leave..."

Gu Mingchuan smiled and said, "If I don't care about you, you'll be cheated out of money, but you'll still be helping others count money. Besides, you promised my second brother that you would protect me, you can't break your promise."

As he spoke, he pointed the sword in his hand at the old Taoist priest.

What about the Dharma Image Realm?

The old man remained silent, obviously trying to recover his magic power.

If he was a powerful Dharma Image Realm expert in his prime, he would have killed him with a single move of his hand. Why would he let him waste time here?
There is only one truth: the old Taoist priest is already exhausted and doesn't even have the strength to kill him.

At a time like this, of course, we should take advantage of his illness to kill him!
Anyone who tricks a little girl into sacrificing his own power, no matter what the purpose is, is definitely not a good person.

Gu Mingchuan stabbed the old man's throat with a sword.

When the sword reached the middle of the way, the space seemed to become extremely sticky, forming a strong resistance.

"break!"

The huge amount of true energy in his body exploded and poured into the sword. The Shisui Sword emitted a sword energy several feet long, piercing through the space that was almost solidifying.

"Magic weapon?"

The old Taoist finally spoke, flicking his sleeves and deflecting the tip of his sword to the side, "Young friend, wait a minute. I'm Qingmu, the Grand Elder of the Qingshan Sect. I'm here to suppress a demon. You..."

Gu Mingchuan didn't care what he said. While he was talking, he stabbed him with more than ten swords. Each sword was more fierce and faster than the last, and every move was fatal.

With a hissing sound, the wide sleeves of Taoist Qingmu were finally unable to withstand the sharpness of the magic weapon and were cut off.

Taoist Qingmu could no longer sit still, and floated into the air. "Alas, it seems that you have a deep misunderstanding of me."

Gu Mingchuan also flew up and chased after him.

After reaching the Shenzang realm in "The Sutra of Bliss and Freedom", all the Gang Yuan in the body was transformed into Zhen Yuan, and it also possessed the ability to fly in the air.

After Taoist Qingmu said the word "deep", Gu Mingchuan felt a powerful force coming towards him. The omnipresent force in the air seemed to crush him.

"A powerful person in the Dharma Image Realm is so terrifying!"

Gu Mingchuan was somewhat shocked. The opponent was clearly at the end of his strength, yet he was still able to suppress him easily.

If he didn't have the Shisui sword in his hand, he would have been flattened by the terrifying force long ago, let alone taking the initiative to attack.

The Shenzang realm is about tapping into the potential within the body.

When one reaches the Dharma Image Realm, one can use the power of heaven and earth for his own benefit. To ordinary people, it is no different from being a god.

It seems that the only solution is to use a trick.

The first move of Shenxiao Sword Technique!
Heavenly punishment!

The true energy in Gu Mingchuan's body poured into the Zhishui Sword frantically. With a buzzing sound, a terrifying wave spread out, instantly breaking free from the shackles of magic power and stabbing towards the old Taoist not far away.

"what?"

Taoist Qingmu's expression changed for the first time, and he said in a lost voice, "Shenxiao Sword Technique, how is this possible?"

His voice was shocked at first, then turned into horror!

The destructive sword intent attacked and immediately severed his connection with heaven and earth, and he could no longer drive the power of heaven and earth.

"Do not--"

Taoist Qingmu seemed to have been knocked down from his realm. The feeling of weakness made him feel terrified. The most powerful part of the Dharma Image Realm was that it could control the power of heaven and earth. As long as he was still alive, it would be easy to kill a Shenzang.

Normally, even if a strong person in the Dharma Image Realm was deprived of this ability, relying on the huge magic power in his body, he would never be able to match the Shenzang Realm.

It just so happened that he had been trapped by the Shenxiao Sword for decades, and when he had just escaped, he was already exhausted, and the little magic power he had just recovered was also used up.

Facing Gu Mingchuan's sword, he didn't even have the ability to dodge, and his head was cut off and he died on the spot.

It can be said that he died in a very miserable way.

……

Gu Mingchuan cut off Taoist Qingmu's head with one sword, and hundreds of sword energies burst out from the Shisui sword, whittling his head and body into pulp.

This time, he is definitely dead.

[You killed an enemy who was quite hostile to the Gu family, and your cultivation reached the first level of the Dharma Image Realm, and you gained 1000000000 Aspiration Points]

At this moment, a prompt popped up in front of me.

Gu Mingchuan curled his lips and muttered, "Only 1 billion, and he's still in the Dharma Image Realm, too stingy."

This means that the other party is not particularly hostile towards him.

It was quite hostile, I don't know how much discount he got.

In fact, if you really want to earn ambition points, there is a good way.

When you defeat your opponent for the first time, don't kill him first, but humiliate him as much as possible, and then let him go. When he comes back to take revenge, his hostility will be overwhelming, and you will definitely gain a lot of ambition points.

Gu Mingchuan was thinking when he suddenly felt a sense of emptiness in his body. He lost control of his body and fell down.

That sword strike just now actually used up all of his true energy.

Fortunately, he had more than one kind of power. He activated the Five Elements Gang Yuan, turned his body in the air, and flew back to the other side of the passage.

Suddenly, he noticed a sign among the pieces of Qingmu Taoist's body that had been chopped into meat paste. He had an idea and took the sign.

It was a palm-sized jade plaque with the word "Xiao" engraved on it and a palace pattern on the other side.

Gu Mingchuan fell to the ground, while Taoist Qingmu's body fell into the bottomless pit.

"Brother Abin, are you hurt?"

Ruan Qingqing, who was in the air, witnessed the whole process and was so nervous that her heart was in her throat. She didn't dare to make a sound to disturb him. It was not until Qingmu Daoren died that she breathed a sigh of relief and asked with concern.

Gu Mingchuan said, "It's okay, I just feel a little weak. I'll come to save you once I recover."

Ruan Qingqing said quietly, "Brother Abin, forget it. I can feel how terrifying that demon is. If it escapes, we will all die. Go now. Qing'er is already satisfied to have met you and Brother Mengyu in this life..."

Gu Mingchuan interrupted her, "You know, there's something particularly annoying about you."

"what--"

When Ruan Qingqing heard his words, she felt a little at a loss, as if she had made a mistake and also felt a little wronged.

"You are always willing to sacrifice yourself to save everyone. To put it nicely, it's kindness and selflessness. To put it bluntly, it's arrogance and stupidity. You sacrificed yourself and it was all over. But have you thought about me and the rest of us who survived? We will have to spend the rest of our lives in pain and torture."

"Brother Abin——"

Ruan Qingqing looked at him, her eyes blurred by tears again, and tears fell on her chest and shattered.

Gu Mingchuan flew to her, reached out to wipe away her tears, and said softly, "So, don't say such stupid things in the future. No matter what kind of danger there is, we will face it together, and even if we die, we will die together."

Ruan Qingqing had already cried her eyes out and nodded desperately.

At this moment, a voice that spoiled the mood came from the side, "It's really touching. But what about this girl?"

Gu Mingchuan was startled and turned around, only to see Taoist nun Wuxin holding Wang Xining in one hand, standing in the passage, looking at him with a teasing look.

She actually came in at this time.

This is trouble.

His mind started to work frantically, and he suddenly thought of the token, and a bold plan emerged in his mind.

At this time, Wang Xining had already woken up. Looking at Gu Mingchuan and Ruan Qingqing who were almost stuck together, a trace of stubbornness flashed in his eyes, and he said, "You don't have to worry about me. If this crazy woman dares to kill me, my grandfather will definitely crush the Qingshan Sect to the ground. Cut her into pieces - hum -"

Before he could finish his words, he groaned and could not speak anymore.

Taoist nun Wuxin said proudly, "No matter how powerful Marquis Weiyuan is, how can he break my Qingshan Sect's mountain protection formation? With my master here, even if a strong man from the Heavenly Ranking comes, he will die on the spot."

But then Gu Mingchuan said, "It's a pity that your great master, Taoist Qingmu, has passed away."

Taoist nun Wuxin sneered, "Nonsense. My master's cultivation is so high, and at his age, he still has more than a hundred years to live. How could he pass away so soon?"

Gu Mingchuan said, "Why would I lie to you? Before he died, Senior Qingmu entrusted the important task of suppressing the demon to my companion. If you don't believe me, just see for yourself."

Before this, Nun Wuxin's attention was all on the two little thieves. After hearing his words, she noticed the sword on the wall and the evil-looking corpse nailed by the sword.

Her face suddenly changed.

This is the forbidden area of ​​Qingshan Sect, and only the sect leader can come here.

She had never been here before, but she could tell at a glance that this was indeed the place where her master had suppressed the devil.

Now that the master has disappeared, only that girl is continuously injecting thunder spells into the Shenxiao Sword to suppress the demon.

Her heart trembled, "Could it be that what he said is true?"

Otherwise, why isn't the master here?
Her heart was suddenly in turmoil, and she heard the young man continue to say, "Look, what is this?"

Taoist nun Wuxin looked up and saw a token in his hand, and her heart was shocked.

That is the token of the master, passed down by the founder of the sect, and only the supreme elder is qualified to wield it.

"Before he died, Senior Qingmu gave me this item and asked me to pass it on to your disciples. Now that you are here, I will give it to you."

As the young man spoke, he threw the token over.

When Taoist Nun Wuxin took it, her hands were shaking a little. With this token in her hand, she would be the Grand Elder of Qingshan Sect.

"Now, can you let my companion go?"

After hearing his words, she glanced at the woman who was trying her best to suppress the demon. She no longer had any doubts in her heart, and she let go of the woman in her hand. Her expression softened, and she said, "You have made such contributions to my Qingshan Sect, and I have offended you before. I apologize to you here."

"You can't blame the senior, I can only blame myself for speaking without restraint."

Ruan Qingqing and Wang Xining were watching from the side, both of them were a little bit unbelievable. With just a few words, this Taoist nun with murderous intent and extreme personality turned hostility into friendship.

Gu Mingchuan said, "Senior Wuxin, I have something to ask of you. I have a sworn brother..."

He told the story of Fang Mengyu who came to return the token of the leader but encountered a counterfeit.

Taoist nun Wuxin raised her eyebrows when she heard this. "Is this true? Don't worry, if this is true, I will definitely clean up the mess."

After saying that, his figure flashed and disappeared on the spot.

Gu Mingchuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw her leave.

Finally I managed to scare her away.

He had just fought with Taoist Qingmu and was extremely exhausted. In addition, Wang Xining was in the opponent's hands, so he was afraid to act rashly. The situation was too unfavorable, so it would be best not to fight.

By the way, it can also help Fang Mengyu out of trouble, killing several birds with one stone.

I'm so witty.

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(End of this chapter)