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- MWM Chapter 253
“The Haotian Mirror has been fixed on this location. Youquan Blood Demon must be hiding nearby. Everyone, stay alert!”
Zhangkong Wuji landed and immediately raised two fingers:
“Thunder Flame!”
A massive cyan sword of light, over ten meters long, shot from his hand.
“Heaven Strike!”
At the same time, Li Yingqi waved her hand, releasing a multicolored sword resembling a whip, known as the Heaven Strike Sword.
Everyone immediately became vigilant, releasing their respective treasures and flying swords, ready to gang up on the severely injured and fleeing Youquan Blood Demon.
“The treasure that guards Emei Mountain truly lives up to its reputation!”
Leo also released his Scarlet Spirit Fire Pearl to maintain appearances, but his attention was fully focused on the Heaven Strike Sword and Thunder Flame Sword in the hands of Li Yingqi and Zhangkong Wuji.
In this world, if any treasures were ranked as number one, it would undoubtedly be the Heaven Strike and Thunder Flame Swords.
The Haotian Mirror was powerful primarily because of Baimei Zhenren’s strength. If someone else wielded it, it was uncertain how much of its power could be harnessed.
However, Heaven Strike and Thunder Flame were different. These two swords had their own consciousness. Only those who passed their test could inherit and use them.
Once these swords accepted a master, defeating enemies across realms would be a breeze.
Zhangkong Wuji and Li Yingqi were both in the late Nascent Soul stage, but with Heaven Strike and Thunder Flame in their hands, only cultivators at the peak of the Earth Immortal realm could hope to challenge them.
If they could merge the power of Heaven Strike and Thunder Flame, achieving the speed of flowing light, they might even be able to slay a Heavenly Immortal.
Danchenzi’s treasure, the Tianlong Zhan Flying Blade Wings, was incredibly powerful, but it was not in the same league as the Heaven Strike and Thunder Flame Swords.
Of course, Leo only entertained such thoughts; he knew that at least for now, there was no chance for him to obtain these divine swords.
Even if he managed to steal them, they likely wouldn’t recognize him as their master. Even Xuanyuan of Kunlun, an Earth Immortal, nearly died from backlash while trying to master the Thunder Sword. How could Leo possibly succeed?
Just then, two figures suddenly appeared above the valley, startling everyone into unleashing their treasures at full power in an attack.
“Stop! It’s the senior brother!”
Li Yingqi, with her highest cultivation, reacted first and recognized one of the figures as Danchenzi.
However, at such a short distance, by the time she saw clearly, it was too late.
The Thunder Flame Sword, the Taiyi Light-splitting Sword, numerous prayer beads, and hundreds of flying swords—all of them were flying toward Danchenzi and Xuanyuan. Even as Earth Immortals, it was impossible to block such an onslaught.
Fortunately, Baimei Zhenren arrived in time and used the Haotian Mirror to shield them from all the attacks.
“Master!”
“Zhenren!”
Seeing Baimei Zhenren appear, everyone bowed respectfully.
At that moment, a blood-red fissure suddenly opened halfway up the valley, and the drop of foul blood that was Youquan’s avatar emerged, rushing toward the blood fissure.
“It’s Youquan!”
Zhangkong Wuji shouted, swinging the massive Thunder Flame Sword toward Youquan at the blood fissure.
Everyone followed suit, launching their treasures and flying swords toward the target.
However, there seemed to be a strange force surrounding the blood fissure. All the treasures and swords, including the Thunder Flame Sword, were tightly gripped by it before they could unleash their full power.
Li Yingqi tried to use the Heaven Strike Sword to retrieve the Thunder Flame Sword, but it, too, was caught by the same mysterious force.
Seeing that both Heaven Strike and Thunder Flame were about to be sucked into the blood fissure, Baimei Zhenren, who had been observing, finally intervened. He threw the Haotian Mirror, using his peak Earth Immortal power to forcibly retrieve Heaven Strike, Thunder Flame, and all the treasures and flying swords from the blood fissure.
However, Baimei’s immense power caused the fissure to widen instantly, allowing Youquan to quickly escape into it.
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“What is this place?”
Xuanyuan of Kunlun, the sole inheritor of his sect, held the Lunar Wheel in one hand and the Solar Wheel in the other, frowning as he looked at the gaping blood fissure.
After a moment of contemplation, Baimei Zhenren’s face showed a deep regret.
“This place suppresses both Heaven Strike and Thunder Flame. This must be the entrance to the Blood Cavern, which countless experts in Sichuan have searched for over the years. We’ve fallen into Youquan’s trap.
Youquan never intended to attack Emei. He simply wanted to use our power to fully open the Blood Cavern. Once he absorbs its power, no one in the world will be able to defeat him!”
“Master, let us, the wielders of the Thunder Flame Twin Swords, enter the cavern and slay Youquan to restore order to the world!”
Zhangkong Wuji and Li Yingqi simultaneously made their request.
Baimei furrowed his brows.
“No, the Thunder Flame Twin Swords are the treasures that protect Emei. If they are lost, Emei will be left defenseless.”
With the Thunder Flame Twin Swords, even if Emei produced no new Earth Immortals, it would still have the equivalent of two Earth Immortal masters, ensuring that the sect would never fall.
If the Thunder Flame Twin Swords were absorbed by the Blood Cavern, once Baimei ascended to the higher realms, Emei would face decline without disciples capable of overcoming the Four Nine Tribulations, just like many ancient sects before them.
Even if the Haotian Mirror were lost or Baimei himself perished, the Thunder Flame Twin Swords must not be sacrificed. Otherwise, he would have no face to meet the past heads of Emei in the higher realms.
“Master, let us, the Seven Sons of Yunzhong, enter instead. Even if something happens to us, it won’t affect the overall situation,” said Chu Yuxiang, the eldest of the Seven Sons of Yunzhong, stepping forward.
“You won’t affect the overall situation, but you’d only be walking to your deaths.”
Leo, watching Chu Yuxiang stand up, shook his head quietly.
The Seven Sons of Yunzhong had not yet reached the Nascent Soul stage. Even if they combined their strength, they could at best exhibit mid-Nascent Soul power. Entering the Blood Cavern would be useless.
At that moment, Xuanyuan, driven by his deep hatred for Youquan Blood Demon, flew toward the Blood Cavern without waiting for Emei’s decision.
Danchenzi, who had a 200-year friendship with Xuanyuan, immediately followed.
Seeing this, Leo’s eyes flashed, and he too flew up, but Baimei blocked him.
“Li Qingfeng, your cultivation is insufficient. Stay outside with the other disciples to preserve your strength.”
Although Li Qingfeng had a record of killing two mid-Nascent Soul devils, and his combat power was comparable to a peak Nascent Soul cultivator, he was still at the Golden Core stage in essence, not on the same level as Danchenzi and Xuanyuan, who were both Earth Immortals.
Baimei admired Li Qingfeng’s courage, but he knew it was better for him to remain outside and conserve his strength, in case the Blood Demon Palace or other sects tried to take advantage of the situation.
“Zhenren, rest assured. I’ve mastered the lost art of Minor Teleportation. If the Blood Cavern is dangerous, I can teleport both Senior Brother Danchenzi and Senior Brother Xuanyuan out instantly!”
Leo used an illusion technique to disappear and reappeared at the entrance of the Blood Cavern.
In this world, there had once been a teleportation spell called Minor Teleportation, but it had been lost over time, and no one knew it anymore.
“That truly is the long-lost teleportation spell!”
Baimei’s face showed surprise as he watched Leo teleport to the entrance of the Blood Cavern.
With his cultivation level, Baimei knew that Leo hadn’t just moved quickly—it was indeed spatial teleportation.