As the Saint Dragon Sword shone brightly, the five sword shadows above Jiang Chen suddenly spun rapidly and merged into the Saint Dragon Sword.

Buzz!

A profound halo flew out from Jiang Chen's forehead and entered the Saint Dragon Sword as well.

The Saint Dragon Sword trembled violently, its blade radiating brilliant colorful lights, and a terrifying aura emanated from the sword.

Hmm?

The shopkeeper's expression changed, the three attacks in front of him were about to strike, yet he couldn't help but glance at Jiang Chen below.

The aura from the Saint Dragon Sword made him feel a deadly threat!

"All of you, go to hell!"

The sense of dread stirred the shopkeeper's fury, and he fiercely swung the longsword at the three attacks in front of him.

Swish!

Towering flames appeared, a scorching sea of flames materialized above the shopkeeper's head, as if it were about to incinerate the heavens!

As the shopkeeper's longsword fell, the towering flames transformed into a flame longknife, fiercely cleaving toward the three of Yun Tao's attacks.

Rumble!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sounds of violent explosions and air blasts erupted, the earth-yellow giant sword, the golden sword river, and the sea-emerging furious dragon all exploded, the flame longknife dimmed, but its momentum did not decrease, fiercely striking Yun Tao and the others.

Puh! Puh! Puh!

Yun Tao and the others spat out blood, their bodies directly blown away.

"Dragon Swallows Rivers and Mountains!"

Roar!

A fierce shout erupted, Jiang Chen's Saint Dragon Sword struck forward, transforming him into a white divine dragon that instantly vanished from the spot.

"What?"

The shopkeeper was startled, hurriedly spreading his divine sense to perceive.

"Cunshang Yidao Slash!"

A cold shout emerged from behind the shopkeeper, Jiang Chen utilized the Cunshang Yidao Slash method, gathering all the insights from his Five Elements Great Path and Dao Rhythm, ferociously stabbing toward the back of the shopkeeper!

An extremely terrifying aura exploded, a multicolored vortex appeared at the tip of the Saint Dragon Sword, a white halo emerged around the vortex, majestic sword intent surged from within, the destructive power charged into the shopkeeper's body with unstoppable force!

"Impossible! How can you..."

The shopkeeper's face changed drastically, realizing Jiang Chen appeared behind him without him noticing, and it was too late to react!

Splat!

Bang!

The sound of a sharp blade penetrating flesh resounded, the Saint Dragon Sword pierced through the shopkeeper's body, protruding from his chest, its violent power tearing him to pieces instantly!

A wave of weakness came over him, Jiang Chen's body swayed, and he plunged downward from the air.

Buzz!

Just as he was about to hit the ground, a faint aura appeared, Jiang Chen steadied himself and landed smoothly.

"The Cunzheng Yidao Slash is indeed terrifying, it drained all the spiritual power in an instant!"

Jiang Chen muttered softly, circulating his cultivation technique slightly, regaining a bit of spiritual power, and his figure flashed toward where Yun Tao and the others had been blown away.

"Senior Brother!"

The first person he encountered was Yun Tao, who was embedded in a tree with blood oozing from his mouth, struggling to pull himself out!

"Junior Brother, quickly, give me a hand, my spiritual power got scattered, I can't get out!"

Seeing Jiang Chen coming, Yun Tao was overjoyed and shouted urgently.

Jiang Chen chuckled at Yun Tao, leaped up, and pulled Yun Tao out from the tree.

"Senior Brother, take a rest first, I'll go find Senior Jian and Ruo Xue."

Jiang Chen handed Yun Tao a high-grade spirit stone and turned to continue looking for others.

Yun Tao accepted the spirit stone without hesitation, sat down, and began adjusting his scattered spiritual power.

In no time, Jiang Chen gathered all three, Jian Wuheng had lost all strength, his bones completely broken, his aura weak and listless, falling into unconsciousness.

On the other hand, Ouyang Ruoxue was just unconscious, without significant injuries except for some internal shock!

After finding the two, Yun Tao had also stabilized his spiritual power, carrying Jian Wuheng on his back, and under Jiang Chen's guidance, they quickly leaped westward.

Upon reaching the forest edge, Jiang Chen set up another Concealment Array, administering an elixir to Jian Wuheng.

Laying Jian Wuheng flat, Jiang Chen concentrated the Great Dao Aura of the Golden Path into thin silver needles to perform acupuncture.

"Junior Brother, you, you know medicine too!?"

Seeing this, Yun Tao was stunned and exclaimed in surprise.

"Senior Brother, how do you feel?"

While administering the needles, Jiang Chen asked Yun Tao, ignoring his question.

"Huh? What feeling?"

Yun Tao was puzzled for a moment and asked in confusion.

"The feeling of fighting beyond your level!"

Jiang Chen said softly.

"Right! Junior Brother, how are you so powerful? You actually killed that shopkeeper! That strike was terrifying!"

Recalling the terrifying aura after being blown away, Yun Tao leaped up from the ground.

"Eek!"

A soft moan sounded, waking up the unconscious Ouyang Ruoxue, startled by Yun Tao.

"Senior Brother, can you calm down? Don't jump out of the array, we're at the forest edge here."

Jiang Chen gave Yun Tao a reproachful look and then turned to Ouyang Ruoxue: "Ruo Xue, how are you?"

"I'm fine, my grandfather gave me a defensive treasure."

Ouyang Ruoxue shook her head and pointed at herself: "It's an inner armor."

"Oh!"

Understanding, Jiang Chen nodded and then asked Ouyang Ruoxue the same question: "How do you feel?"

Ouyang Ruoxue paused for a moment, then her eyes brightened with joy: "I feel my attacks are now no weaker than when I used the Cold-Avoidance Sword before, and they are more resilient, less likely to be broken!"

Smiling slightly, Jiang Chen turned to Yun Tao.

"Uh...is that what you meant? I..."

Yun Tao slightly frowned, recalling the recent battle: "I feel my attacks are a bit more substantial, and when the shopkeeper shattered my attack, the force left hitting us was minimal! So, my power was dispersed, but the injuries weren't severe."

"This is the benefit of improved power control! Attacks become denser, and the power exerted is stronger!"

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "Once you control over ninety percent of your power, I will teach you my strike from earlier!"

"Really!?"

Yun Tao's eyes widened with excitement.

"Senior Brother, keep your voice down."

Jiang Chen was startled, glanced outside the forest, and glared at Yun Tao.

"Oh, okay!"

Yun Tao nodded repeatedly.

Ouyang Ruoxue looked at Jiang Chen in confusion; having fainted during the attack, she hadn't witnessed Jiang Chen's strike that killed the shopkeeper.

"The strike I used to kill the shopkeeper was a method of integrating most of my power and unleashing it all at once."

Jiang Chen glanced at Ouyang Ruoxue and said softly, "This technique was taught by an elder of mine, a unique method of exerting force."

Ouyang Ruoxue nodded gently, her eyes showing a glimmer of interest.

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