The tip of the sword pointed directly at the skull. The young cultivator stood tall, the hem of his black cloak swaying gently. The slightly downturned corners of his lips made his handsome face look stern. His fighting spirit was undisguised and oppressively rolled towards the opposite side. His attitude was so tough that he didn't care at all that his opponent's cultivation was better than his.
"Your formation skills are indeed good," faced with his arrogant words, Master Lu did not despise him, "If time is not insufficient, I will definitely have a few sparring matches with you."
This person is extraordinary. Gu Pinglin's expression became more solemn, and he infused his true energy into his sword: "It's not too late to spar now."
"Cultivation is your biggest weakness," the skull shook, and Master Lu said regretfully, "I originally wanted to deal with Feijian Palace, but now I have to kill you, what a pity."
Duan Qingming suddenly asked: "Since it's a pity, why don't you persuade us to submit to you?"
Master Lu said, "You are not someone who is inferior to others."
"Good eyesight," Duan Qingming laughed, "You are only talking about me, isn't my junior brother the same?"
Master Lu answered tactfully: "People who are interested are always easier to deal with."
Duan Qingming laughed: "So we are the same kind?"
Master Lu also said with a smile: "People of the same kind are either enemies or rivals. I really don't want to have a rival like you."
Duan Qingming said, "No, you are not my opponent."
"oh?"
"Because you're not enough."
Master Lu was not angry when he heard this, and his voice remained gentle: "Even if you provoke me, you will definitely lose."
Duan Qingming said: "You have such vision and wisdom, and you are not inferior to others, but you are sneaking around and refusing to show your face. Are you afraid of being recognized?"
Master Lu did not take up the topic: "I like the tongues of these two Zhou girls. Since you are meddling in other people's business, I will add yours. I can't forget your tongue."
Duan Qingming smiled and said, "It's an honor. You've said this twice."
Gu Pinglin said, "We are not here for the Zhou sisters. We just want to confirm that the great demon spirit in Taixue Village is related to you. You are indeed a ghost cultivator, and the magic weapon Qiaohuang was also refined here."
Master Lu sighed: "Smart people always love to take risks, which is not a good habit."
"Only smart people have the confidence to take risks," Duan Qingming said slowly, "but your Excellency, you are determined to get rid of your wife. Now you have given up your body and put your soul in her tongue. This is not a good habit."
"There's no point in angering me," Master Lu said calmly, "I won't let you delay any longer. Let's stop here."
Before he could finish, Gu Pinglin and the other man quickly retreated.
When they looked again, a pitch-black shadow suddenly appeared where the two had just stood, almost blending with the surrounding black and gray deathly aura, and it was difficult to detect without careful observation.
"Big demon soul." Gu Pinglin recognized it.
The black shadow began to move towards the two of them, and its shape changed accordingly, sometimes tall, sometimes short, sometimes big, sometimes small, with no clear facial features or limbs at all.
"Soul Eater." Duan Qingming said.
The Soul Eater is the most difficult type of demon soul. Once it touches the body, it will harm the soul. As soon as it appears, the demon souls and dead souls that were originally wandering not far away will flee.
“Make action.” Before he finished speaking, he had already taken action. Gu Pinglin ignored the dangerous soul eater and instead slashed at the skull where Master Lu was inhabiting with his sword!
Almost at the same time, a chill suddenly rose! A change of the "Shock Wave" move, the last move was the first to arrive, the famous wind sword condensed the air into frost and snow, the wind and snow rolled up the cold current, and went straight to the red tongue's "Qiaohuang"!
"It's not that easy to deal with me." Master Lu's voice sounded.
The skull disappeared from its original place and appeared behind the two people!
The sword move missed, but Gu Pinglin laughed instead. Layers of purple air on his body spread out and transformed into eight sword shadows, which just happened to meet the soul eater that was rushing towards him. This was a variation of the "Wild Goose Falling in the Clouds" move!
With a strange cry, the Soul Eater was chopped into several pieces!
Master Lu let out a "huh" sound, but before he could say anything, a white rainbow lit up in front of him. The man and the sword became one, the light was dazzling, the sword turned halfway, the skull couldn't dodge, the two collided, white light exploded, the skull staggered back two feet, and Duan Qingming also flew back.
The previous "A Shadow Passing by" was just a feint, and this move "Looking at the Shadow in the Flat Forest" was the real purpose.
"You have discovered it a long time ago." Master Lu's tone was a little more cautious. Even though he had taken advantage of his cultivation and was not injured, he was still a little frightened.
Duan Qingming was named, his handsome brows frowned and then relaxed, and he quickly adjusted his breathing.
The gap between the outer and inner realms is not small, not to mention that there is a limit to the dead energy here. Seeing that he was not injured, Gu Pinglin turned his gaze to Master Lu: "You can escape, how do you know that we won't make a feint to the east and attack in the west?"
"These little tricks can't stop me," Master Lu said, "It's just swordsmanship, I also have it."
A dozen figures rushed out from the barrier in response, some men and some women, all holding spiritual swords with dazed expressions. As soon as they landed, they quickly formed a sword formation, covering Gu Pinglin and the other man.
Gu Pinglin recognized their identities: "Huajian Wanshi."
These Wan's disciples were obviously controlled by the art of sweet talk. They were at most at the level of external alchemy, but the sword formations they used were abnormally strong, far beyond their abilities.
Being in the midst of the terrifying formation, Gu Pinglin instead relaxed his brows, with a somewhat subtle expression.
"Luring someone into a trap, how interesting." Ming Feng was hovering in the sky, with a cold glow. The cold current brought by the sword wind had not yet dissipated, and there were still sporadic frost flowers flying around. The white-clothed swordsman stood in the shadow of the flying frost, and his joking voice also revealed endless coldness.
Master Lu didn't understand the deep meaning behind the words: "This formation is called Breaking Shadows and Opening the Sky. It comes from the secret book of the Sea Bone Pit. In terms of sword formations in the world, this formation can be ranked first. Unfortunately, too many people know about it."
This is the "Shadow Breaking and Heaven Opening Formation" created by Gu Pinglin himself. In order to escape from the sea bone pit, Gu Pinglin had to make this formation public, and joined forces with many cultivators such as the Wan family, and finally won a chance to survive. This formation is very exquisite and can multiply the power. The major sects and families will definitely pay attention to it after obtaining it. Gu Pinglin had already expected this situation, and he didn't care about the praise: "Although this formation is good, it is still far from being the best."
Master Lu was surprised: "Isn't this formation good enough to be the best?"
"Of course it can't be called a sword formation if it has weaknesses."
"Then can you break it?"
The sword shadows filled the sky and pressed down on him, but Gu Pinglin showed no fear: "If I can't even break the sword formation I created, how can I let it spread?"
After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and clenched his fist. The Guying Sword made a clear sound and drew in the strong energy from the sky. The ground arched up as if a dragon of earth was passing through, leaving behind criss-crossing traces.
Suddenly, a dazzling white light appeared in the center of the formation, and the barrier shook!
The power of the formation backfired, and all the grass and trees within a ten-foot radius were turned into pieces. The Wan family members vomited blood and fell on their backs!
With the sword in hand, Gu Pinglin did not pause for a moment. His figure quickly passed through the sea of sword flowers and rushed straight towards the skull!
With a move called "Flowers and Butterflies", Master Lu couldn't dodge in time and was about to be hit by the sword!
Suddenly, the pressure in the air doubled, and Gu Pinglin's movements became sluggish.
Master Lu took the opportunity to drive the skull to move two feet away, and his red tongue trembled: "So this formation was created by you."
This is the advantage of realm suppression. Gu Pinglin failed at the last moment and could not help but sigh secretly. When he was about to change his tactics, he turned around and met a pair of enchanting eyes.
The deep lines in his eyes no longer had the usual smile or even mockery in them, only a brutal coldness.
So familiar!
These eyes have appeared in nightmares countless times, accompanied by excruciating pain and the most genuine despair, enough to arouse the fear buried deep in my heart.
Gu Pinglin's whole body was stiff.
"Dirty," the man whispered in disdain, and put his hand on his dantian. In contrast to his cold eyes, his thin lips curved into an extremely charming arc, "I won't kill you, Gu Pinglin."
His pupils contracted violently and Gu Pinglin subconsciously wanted to escape, but his body seemed to be controlled and he couldn't move.
Not killing him was more cruel than killing himself. His Dao vein was destroyed, his cultivation was gone, and he was expelled from the Lingxin Sect. He watched helplessly as his master's hard work was destroyed and his fellow disciples met a miserable end. As a useless person, he could do nothing but live a life worse than death, hiding from place to place.
The hand holding the sword couldn't help but tremble. At this moment, Gu Pinglin almost wanted to give up his dignity and beg for mercy.
No, you can't.
I have put in so much effort to get to where I am today. If I lose my cultivation and leave the path of Taoism, I will have nothing. I must stay in the Lingxin Sect and cannot let my master down.
--Oh, it's Nanzhu! I didn't mean to harm Junior Sister Qu. I was planning to marry her!
No! Gu Pinglin suddenly woke up.
At the same time, a hand grasped his chin: "What did you say?"
His eyes regained their sharpness, and before Gu Pinglin could say anything, Duan Qingming let go of his hand and quickly took him several feet away, avoiding Master Lu's attack.
Master Lu failed in his attack and said with a smile: "You are really determined, but it's a pity that your junior brother is not as good as you."
Duan Qingming did not answer him. He steadied himself and asked Gu Pinglin in a low voice, "How are you?"
The deep eyes were still cold, but without the chilling anger. Just like usual, the emotions were perfectly hidden.
Gu Pinglin breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had been prepared, but he did not expect to be affected by the clever words. If Duan Qingming had not been there, the consequences would be disastrous. Gu Pinglin's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he shook his head calmly: "It's okay, sorry."
Duan Qingming did not pursue the matter, let him go, and looked at Master Lu: "Rather than praising you, I should say that your wife has a powerful tongue. She is still your wise wife."
Master Lu paused, without answering, and summoned a great demon spirit to pounce on the two men.
Duan Qingming blocked the attack, and seeing that Gu Pinglin did not react, he turned back and said, "You..."
"Sorry, I'm afraid I'm about to break through."
His eyes were clear and bright, with a hint of indifference between his brows, and it was clear that he had entered the state of mind of Tao.
Facing a powerful enemy, Gu Pinglin also understood that it would be extremely dangerous to break through at this time. Master Lu had a high level of cultivation and his mind was incomparable to ordinary people. It would be difficult for Duan Qingming to deal with him alone. He had always ignored friendship and morality, and it was rare that he didn't use himself as a pawn. Would he risk his life to protect him
However, the cultivation level has been suppressed to the extreme, and the barriers have been loosened. It is rare to have this bit of inspiration. At this time, there is a 90% chance of a successful breakthrough.
Eyes met.
The opportunity was fleeting, and Gu Pinglin made a prompt decision. Without waiting for Duan Qingming's consent, he took out a Qi-transforming pill and swallowed it. Then he sat cross-legged on the ground and began to practice Qigong with his eyes closed.
"The younger generation is so bold nowadays, do you think that you alone can protect him?"
"Nothing is Impossible."
The last thing I heard was words that were extremely familiar.
The corners of his mouth curved slightly, then quickly recovered. Gu Pinglin completely sank into the state of mind of Tao.
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