At that very moment…

“Mother!” Seeing the woman in danger, the youth also flew out. His long sword transformed into several streaks of sword light, shielding her from the front.

Ling Chuxi’s gaze sharpened. The sword technique the youth used was precisely the ultimate art of the Illusory Sword Supreme Residence. She had once seen Lu Weidong and Elder Qin use the same sword art. Though this youth’s mastery was far inferior, it was unmistakably of the same lineage.

“Flowing Cloud Illusory Sword—you are people of the Illusory Sword Supreme Residence?” The middle-aged man retracted his sword force and asked.

The youth did not answer. He only flourished his long sword, staring at the other with both hatred and wariness.

“Since you are of the Illusory Sword Supreme Residence, all the more reason not to leave you alive.” The middle-aged man did not press further. He suddenly reached out, unfolding a gigantic hand of venerable essence toward the youth, clearly intending to take him alive.

Needless to say, Ling Chuxi had already guessed that this man was a subordinate of the Dao Validation Alliance. Otherwise he would not have struck the moment he learned the youth’s origins.

The palm came with overwhelming force. Everyone behind the youth cried out in alarm and wanted to save him, but even the strongest among them—the old man—was already heavily wounded. What help could the rest offer?

“Stop!” Seeing that the youth was about to fall into the man’s grasp, Ling Chuxi moved. Her sword chopped straight toward the middle-aged man’s back.

Of course the man had long since noticed Ling Chuxi, but seeing how young she looked, he had not taken her seriously at all. She had also stood obediently to the side with no sign of intervening, so he had scorned her even more, thinking that once he finished dealing with the people before him, he could simply drive her off.

He never expected Ling Chuxi to suddenly strike from behind. He flew into a rage.

“Looking for death! I was going to deal with you in a moment, yet you’re so eager to throw your life away!” The middle-aged man’s face was full of contempt. Without even turning his head, he reverse-chopped with his sword.

Crack! Amid a crisp sound, the long sword in his hand snapped in two. Ling Chuxi’s powerful Heavenly Dao force surged into his body, instantly shattering his meridians and qi sea to pieces. His essence spirit turned to nothingness as well.

The middle-aged man thudded to the ground. Only in his dying moment did he manage with difficulty to twist his head and look at Ling Chuxi, his eyes filled with doubt and unwillingness.

He had never imagined that this handsome youth he had barely glanced at was actually a late Mystique Venerable expert. Never mind that he had been careless and completely unprepared—even if he had struck with all his strength, he still could never have blocked the might of that single sword.

Unfortunately, to his dying breath he did not know that Ling Chuxi was no late Mystique Venerable expert at all. She had only, by relying on that Heavenly Dao sword of the Sword Traversing the Nine Provinces, barely unleashed the sword might of a late Mystique Venerable.

If he had known, he would likely have died with his eyes open. Oh—in fact, he had already died with his eyes open.

When his last scrap of vital energy scattered, the middle-aged man’s body turned to dust and drifted away on the wind.

Everyone stared blankly at Ling Chuxi. None of them could have imagined that this handsome youth possessed such strength—that with a single sword he had so easily slain a mid Mystique Venerable expert on the spot, leaving not even a scrap behind.

Compared with their shock, Ling Chuxi herself was far more composed. During this period of helping the Teng family perfect the Dragon Trapping Sword Formation, she herself had gained no small benefit. Her comprehension of the Heavenly Dao sword art had deepened another layer, and her true combat strength was by no means much weaker than a mid Mystique Venerable’s.

Besides, one side had struck with everything they had, while the other had been far too careless and completely unguarded. It would have been strange if he hadn’t died.

“Many thanks to this young master for saving our lives.” The old man endured his injuries and stepped forward, bowing deeply to Ling Chuxi. Then he said to the others, “Hurry over and thank our benefactor for saving our lives.”

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