"This..."
Lin Feiyan stared at the back of the figure blocking her way.
A gentle breeze brushed past.
A sudden wave of heat surged across her fair cheeks.
Previously, outside the Sect, she had been handled with a single hand by this person and pinned firmly to the ground.
She could still use the excuse that she had always only cultivated spells and was not skilled in physical combat.
But now.
At the threshold of life and death.
She, a grand Cultivator of the Seven Chess Pieces, actually had to rely on an outsider with a cultivation of no more than one or two pieces to save the day.
Her face was completely lost.
Lin Feiyan bit her lip, her gaze suddenly falling upon the long robe the girl was wearing.
The black water-cloud patterns flowed and surged, faintly emitting ripples of spiritual resonance.
So she's relying on a Spiritual Artifact...
Lin Feiyan was slightly stunned.
She immediately felt a sense of relief in her heart.
No wonder she could block the wrathful strike of that Seven Pieces Demon.
It turned out she was relying on that extremely high-grade protective Spiritual Artifact she wore.
The Dao Sect had a profound foundation; as a Personal Disciple, she naturally knew her wares.
This kind of Spiritual Artifact garment indeed possessed the ability to protect its master.
Thinking of this.
Lin Feiyan hurriedly took a step forward and lowered her voice: "Junior Sister Jiang, thank you for your help... but this Demon is at the actual Seven Chess Pieces Realm, not something that can be resisted by ordinary means. Your cultivation is still shallow; even with a Spiritual Artifact, you won't last long. While the garment's power hasn't dissipated, take them and leave this place quickly to report back to the Sect. I'll stay here to hold it off!"
She said she would hold it off.
But in truth, she had no confidence.
However, it was better than the entire group being wiped out without anyone to deliver the news.
However.
The white-robed girl in front did not turn around.
She only slightly tilted her face, her voice cold: "Go and watch those of the Xu Family. Don't let them cause trouble."
"Uh..."
Hearing this.
Lin Feiyan froze on the spot.
Had she misheard?
Did this girl know what she was saying?
It was one thing to give her orders.
But she was, after all, a grand Cultivator of the Seven Chess Pieces. Now she was being told to leave the great enemy alone and run to the back?
Then who would withstand this Seven Pieces Demon?
Could it be.
That she intended to go head-to-head with that behemoth with just the cultivation of one or two pieces?
This was simply ridiculous.
Lin Feiyan grew anxious, opening her mouth to try and persuade her again.
Before the words could leave her mouth.
She saw a sudden transformation ahead.
Dazzling crimson flames abruptly erupted from the girl's body.
As the flames churned, billowing black mist also began to rage outward.
Boom.
High in the firmament, the clouds were forcibly torn asunder.
A massive phantom of a central palace, carrying a pressure that suppressed the eternal ages, crashed into existence.
In a mere instant.
The world within a hundred miles was entirely dyed a shocking, blood-red.
Jiang Yuechu raised her eyes and took a deep breath.
A bloody mist filled her eyes, reflecting the phantom of the central palace.
Then, holding her Long Staff in a reverse grip, she transformed into a streak of golden light and charged straight ahead.
"..."
A flicker of astonishment crossed the eyes of the Green-Water Golden-Eyed Demon. It had not expected that a mere ant would actually dare to take the initiative against it.
To be provoked in such a manner by a weakling it could crush at will.
The tyrannical killing intent in its heart could no longer be suppressed.
Deep blue currents of water frantically surged out from between its hard scales.
The waves churned, and carrying this Seven Pieces Demon, it also charged forward at extreme speed.
Boom—!!!
At the very moment the person and the Demon were about to collide.
The massive body suddenly swerved in mid-air. The giant claw, which had been heading straight for Jiang Yuechu, slammed down violently toward the side.
Clang—!!
The Broken Sword wailed and was repelled.
The Green-Water Golden-Eyed Demon suddenly turned its head, its eyes containing an unmasked ferocity: "I knew it would be like this... If not for these external items you possess, what right would you have to stand before me?!"
As it spoke.
It struck back with a claw.
The sky seemed to be completely obscured at this moment.
A massive blue claw-shadow slammed heavily toward that white robe!
No fierce aura emanated from it.
But only by taking this hit could one clearly understand exactly what kind of terrifying power was contained within.
But in the next instant.
The white figure ahead suddenly vanished from sight.
The Green-Water Golden-Eyed Demon's strike hit nothing.
It instinctively glanced aside to search.
In its vision, a figure entwined with black mist and flames suddenly appeared.
In her hands.
The Long Staff was bursting with a brilliant and dazzling green light.
With her sleeves fluttering, Jiang Yuechu gripped the staff handle with both hands, the head pointing to the sky and the tail to the earth.
Accompanied by a vast and majestic True Intent of Mountains and Rivers.
The Long Staff smashed down with sharp force!
"Hah—ah!!!!"
A shrill roar echoed through the clouds.
A dense force surged through the emerald Long Staff and instantly poured into that massive demonic body.
It couldn't help but let out a roar.
Hard deep-blue scales shattered, and more than half of the massive body collapsed. It was actually smashed by this staff strike and sent toppling to the side.
This change occurred in a flash.
But it instantly caused everyone present to show expressions of horror.
If the girl's casual suppression of the Five Chess Pieces Xu Liunian earlier had already made them find it unbelievable.
Now, seeing with their own eyes a genuine Seven Pieces great Demon being sent flying by a single staff strike.
This kind of scene undoubtedly gave everyone's worldview a violent shock.
The gap between the Chess Player Realms was like a natural chasm.
The lower defying the upper had always been a great taboo in the world of cultivation.
Unless it was the kind of Prodigy who possessed a top-tier Legacy and contained extremely high-quality dao chess pieces, they might be able to use that to cross two or three small Realms to face an enemy.
But right now.
She had crossed a full six small Realms?!
Even with the legendary Heaven-Grade Dao Chess Pieces, it should be impossible to have such terrifying combat power that defied all logic, right?!
Senior Brother Chen Yuan only felt his mouth go dry, his mind a complete blank.
And Lin Feiyan, who was still standing on the ruins, hesitating whether to continue her move, now silently dissipated the hand seal she had just formed.
She stared blankly at the back ahead.
For a moment, this Personal Disciple of the Jieqing Sect actually couldn't tell who was the real Seven Chess Pieces Cultivator.
"..."
Lin Feiyan swallowed hard, then suddenly turned around and sped toward the Ancestral Hall without looking back.
With such a display.
What mess would she be adding to?
She would just honestly follow the orders of this Guest Elder.
Outside the Ancestral Hall.
A wild wind kicked up dust that filled the sky.
Jiang Yuechu held the Long Staff in one hand, looking expressionlessly at the Demon struggling to get up ahead.
The power of one staff strike.
The massive demonic body was smashed into a bloody mess, and demonic blood poured down like a waterfall.
In those huge golden eyes, there was no longer the previous brutality.
Only deep wariness remained.
Such unreasonable methods... she was clearly no ordinary Disciple of the Jieqing Sect!
Even if it killed an ordinary Personal Disciple here today, the Dao Sect wouldn't investigate very quickly.
But if something happened today to a Prodigy like this...
It gave a resentful glance at the Ancestral Hall in the distance.
After all, he's just a low-life bastard; he can't even handle this little bit of business.
Afterward.
It no longer wished to stay and fight.
Its massive body suddenly rose into the air on clouds, bringing with it a sky full of water vapor as it prepared to flee into the depths of the Great Marsh.
Sensing the opponent's movement, Jiang Yuechu suddenly raised an eyebrow.
Running?
She had come all this way specifically for this dish.
How could she let the main course that had already been served to her mouth run away?
The Six-Cycle Heavenly Flow instantly surged from her palm.
Water is formless, with undercurrents surging.
The heavenly river flows, and all rivers return to the sea.
Brilliant great stars poured from her palm, all of them crashing into the back of that massive demonic body.
"Shit!"
Sensing the terrifying pressure behind it, the Green-Water Golden-Eyed Demon couldn't help but curse.
It was unwilling to entangle with her, but it hadn't expected the opponent to refuse to let go.
"Truly audacious!"
But even though its words were full of violence, its massive body still struggled to turn, attempting to flee in a pathetic manner.
Just then.
In mid-air.
That Broken Sword that had been struck down earlier finally slashed down once more.
The sword light cut through the sky, slashing directly onto the path ahead of the Demon's escape.
The sharp Sword Qi instantly forced it back several yards.
With just those few yards of hesitation.
The girl's figure had already closed in.
With her white robe fluttering beneath the brilliant flames.
The starlight once again burst forth with a dazzling glow, imprinting itself without reservation onto its back.
Boom!
[Killed a Chess Player Realm creature, obtained 1,953,200 years of Dao Cultivation]
[Unrecorded Demon detected, record it?]