The feeling of not being trusted made Gu Pinglin angry, but after calming down, the anger subsided.
I have long known what kind of person Duan Qingming is. Logically, it is impossible for me to make such a mistake. But the fact is that I completely ignored him when I designed it, which led to the variables.
I subconsciously trusted my opponent and was angry at his lack of trust in me.
I really treated him as my fellow disciple!
Gu Pinglin was in mixed mood.
Qi Zhen and Qi Peng waited for a while in the distance, and found that there was no movement on the other side. Qi Zhen was immediately furious: "Boy, how dare you play tricks on us!"
Duan Qingming said with a smile: "All is fair in war, why are you so petty, senior?"
Gu Pinglin glanced at him and said nothing.
Both the Seven Breaking Formation and the Seven Killing Formation could trap the two for a while. Now that the formation-inducing talisman had lost its effect, Qi Zhen and the other two had already left the formation in time. Even if they changed the formation now, it would be difficult to trick them again.
"How dare you!" Qi Zhen summoned his long sword, "I can crush you to death like crushing an ant!"
"Wait a minute." Qi Peng stopped him, turned his palm and sent out a sword of energy, which landed right at the center of the formation. Seven green air shot up into the sky and quickly dissipated, and the formation was completely destroyed.
Gu Pinglin and the other man witnessed this scene, but still had no intention of escaping.
"There is obviously a formation, why just now..." Qi Peng was suspicious.
"The two boys don't understand the formation, they are just bluffing," Qi Zhen interrupted him impatiently, "When did you become a coward and be afraid of a mere junior!"
Not quite right. Qi Peng shook his head.
Qi Zhen was too lazy to pay attention to him and launched an attack, with his magic sword cutting through the air.
Gu Pinglin and Duan Qingming both retreated several feet to avoid the sword moves.
Qi Zhen missed the attack and rushed forward by taking the magic sword. He was arrogant to begin with and felt that he was tricked, so he became even more furious and used 70% of his true energy in his attack.
Duan Qingming smiled as he retreated, "You are old, but your temper is still so bad. Senior, please be careful and beware of fraud."
Qi Zhen sneered: "So what if it's a trick? I'll kill you first..."
Surrounded by sword energy, Gu Pinglin did not retreat even a step, and interrupted him leisurely: "How can you kill someone when you can't even protect yourself?"
"Be careful!" Qi Peng shouted.
Qi Zhen suddenly woke up, but it was too late. A red gas burst out from the ground and enveloped him completely.
Gu Pinglin curled his lips for a rare moment.
When he drew the array talisman just now, Duan Qingming knew that there was something wrong with the array, and he responded immediately. While Qi Zhen and the others were paying attention to him, he quietly set up this trap. This person has learned a lot in his life, and his attainments in alchemy and poison are not shallow.
"It's poisonous!" Qi Zhen roared.
"I told you to be careful a long time ago," Duan Qingming landed lightly, "All's fair in war."
Qi Peng rushed over: "What's going on?"
This poison is not fatal to the inner alchemy master, but it will be very troublesome if it is not forced out in time. Qi Zhen was unwilling, but he had to hold his breath and sit cross-legged: "I leave it to you, you must cut them into pieces! Cut them into pieces!" He was so angry that he said "cut them into pieces" twice.
"Excuse me," Duan Qingming said with a smile, "I'm afraid that senior's wish cannot be fulfilled."
"You!" Qi Zhen spat out black blood.
"Force the poison out first." Qi Peng saw that the situation was not right and stopped him from saying anything else.
Gu Pinglin had already experienced Duan Qingming's eloquence in his previous life, and he laughed when he heard it. He was clearly trying to provoke Qi Zhen on purpose. Anyone could see that Qi Zhen had a bad temper, and after being poisoned, he would be furious, which would aggravate his injuries and be more beneficial to the two of them. Unfortunately, Qi Zhen was not himself, and he did not see through the trap and fell into it easily.
"Boy from the Duan family, you are really good." Qi Peng casually set up a barrier for Qi Zhen, then turned to the two of them.
"Senior, you are too kind. It's a pity that you are not the one who fell into the trap." Duan Qingming changed his previous frivolous attitude, smiled and bowed to him, and said humbly, "Using the weak against the strong, this plan is really helpless. I hope you will forgive me."
Qi Peng said gently: "Even if you hold Qi Zhen back, I am more than capable of dealing with you all by myself."
"That's true," Duan Qingming said, "but I don't want to die yet, so I have to ask you to show some mercy."
"I didn't want to kill you, but unfortunately..." Qi Peng sighed, raised his hand, and pressed his palm down on the two of them.
The sheer pressure from his realm exposed his cultivation level. Gu Pinglin immediately made a judgment. Qi Peng claimed to be at the eighth level of Danxing Realm, but judging from his current strength, he should have broken through to the ninth level and entered Danyi Realm.
The air seemed to be frozen and people were trapped in thick ice with no way out.
Gu Pinglin stood there calmly, waiting.
To deal with a great inner elixir cultivator, one formation is not enough. It must be foolproof. I have to have a backup plan, and Duan Qingming must have one too.
Qi Peng, with his hands behind his back, walked towards the two men calmly, treating them like fish on the chopping board.
Gu Pinglin laughed.
The frozen ice was broken, and the sharp sword light took the people around him away! A strange barrier enveloped them, boundless and boundless, and people in it felt like they were in a void.
"Huh?" Qi Peng stopped, obviously not expecting the target to break free.
Gu Pinglin was not surprised at all and looked up.
The night disappeared, but the sky above was no longer visible. All that was visible was layers of white fog. Occasionally, sword shadows flashed through the fog, one after another, disappearing in the blink of an eye. It was impossible to tell where they came from.
The sword intent is ethereal, forming an invisible sword field.
Gu Pinglin looked up, feeling the familiar sword intent. Suddenly, his arm was grabbed by someone, and he was lifted into the air.
Looking down at the sword field, everything became clear.
The position where the two of them were located was exactly the sword heart position, which was crucial. Whether one could find the sword heart position was the key to breaking the sword move. Gu Pinglin was surprised that Duan Qingming's doing this was equivalent to exposing the secret of this move in front of him.
"What a good move!" Qi Peng couldn't help but admire it, gathering his strength. He was not a sword cultivator, but he sacrificed a jade stone tablet.
The Monument of Living Beings. Gu Pinglin recognized it.
Feeling threatened by the Monument to Living Beings, the Mingfeng Sword shone brightly and was extremely excited. The sharp sword energy covered Qi Peng tightly, weaving a large hunting net.
Gu Pinglin was in a daze. When Ming Feng was in his hands, it had never been so sharp. Only a natural swordsman could make it so dazzling.
The Living Beings Monument absorbed spiritual energy, and the shadow of the magic became bigger and bigger.
The Mingfeng Sword also split into three sword shadows, slowly tilting downwards.
Seeing General Duan Qingming making his move, Gu Pinglin used the Creation Technique to pat him on the back.
The Creation Art is a divine skill that uses the principles of yin and yang to repair the Dao Meridian and consume the opponent's true qi, but few people know its other function, that is, the true qi transformed by the Creation Art can be accepted by anyone. The true qi is continuously sent to Duan Qingming. Although it cannot compare to the effect of superposition, it greatly enhances the power of the sword moves.
Qi Peng really suffered a loss. The sharpness of the famous wind sword was unstoppable, and the shadow of the living spirit monument was penetrated and shattered instantly, and a shallow sword mark was also imprinted on the monument itself.
"How could this be?" Qi Peng took two steps back, surprised.
This result was also within Gu Pinglin's expectations. Duan Qingming constantly provoked Qi Zhen, but he was always humble and polite to Qi Peng, and even deliberately showed his wisdom and talent, just to make him appreciate him. Since Qi Peng appreciated him, half of his ruthlessness was gone, and he was destined to lose if he was not ruthless enough.
Before the sword moves were finished, Gu Pinglin moved.
Gu Pinglin had faced this move of Duan Qingming many times in his previous life, so he was extremely familiar with it. The power of this move could be ranked among the top three in Gu Ying's swordsmanship. It was a pity that it had a flaw, so Gu Pinglin was able to escape safely every time. Now he had to plug this loophole and cut off his way out.
However, Gu Pinglin used his memory to find the flaw, but found that -
The door to life has disappeared!
How could this happen? Gu Pinglin was stunned.
The sword move was flawless and Qi Peng could not dodge. He shouted loudly and instead of defending, he counterattacked and used his Dan realm cultivation to take the sword.
When the Dan Qi and the Sword Qi collided, the gap in their realms was too great, and the Sword Qi was instantly swallowed up by the Dan Qi.
Duan Qingming flew backwards several feet and fell to the ground.
Gu Pinglin came to his senses and rushed over to support him.
The sword field barrier disappeared, and the surroundings returned to darkness, with only the flashing sword light.
Qi Peng had obviously realized he had been tricked, and said with a fake smile: "You are so good at playing tricks, no wonder the lady didn't want to keep you."
Duan Qingming wiped the blood from his lips with his fingers, and stood up straight. He looked more energetic, and didn't look injured at all. He took the Mingfeng Sword, pointed at Qi Peng and said with a smile: "Come again."
"That's it." Qi Peng's eyes darkened, and the Living Beings Monument appeared again.
The inner elixir master showed his true strength, and the monument of life transformed into a huge shadow, covering the two of them and pressing them down!
Suddenly, a sound of a zither was heard, and the trees fell down under the weight of the air currents. A rain of swords came in overwhelming force!
"Guangling School?" Qi Peng was surprised.
Two figures descended from mid-air. They were Yan Han and Feng Ying. Yan Han held a sword in both hands, while Feng Ying held a guqin in one hand.
"Han Ying Twin Swords?" Qi Peng recognized them and frowned, "Do you two want to intervene?"
Yan Han said expressionlessly: "I just happened to pass by and was helped by the two young friends. I'm just returning the favor."
Qi Peng pondered for a moment and snorted, "Well, I'll give you two a favor this time. I hope you remember what I said today."
Feng Ying cupped his hands: "Thank you very much."
Both Han Ying swords have reached the inner elixir realm, and there are Gu Pinglin and Duan Qingming beside them. Qi Peng knows that he will not gain any advantage if he continues to fight, so he readily takes the Living Being Stele.
"Senior Brother Duan!" A group of people ran over.
Qi Peng's eyes turned slightly cold, the assassination of Duan Qingming was a secret, and the Hanying Twin Swords were fine, how could he let too many outsiders know about it
Seeing that the situation was not right, Gu Pinglin flashed over and pulled Zhang Lian away, but the two Six Paths Sect disciples behind him were still hit by the palm wind and died on the spot.
"Junior brother!"
"who!"
Qi Peng took the opportunity to take Qi Zhen away.
Gu Yingjian rushed out several feet, as if to chase and kill. Seeing this, Gu Pinglin immediately let go of Zhang Lian and called it back.
Gu Ying's sword turned twice before reluctantly returning to its sheath.
The sword's temperament was exactly the same as its previous owner. Gu Pinglin was a little amused and patted the hilt: "Follow me and listen to me."
Looking at Ming Fengjian who was full of vigor and vitality, Gu Pinglin couldn't tell what he felt. He bowed to Yan Han and Feng Ying and said, "Thank you for your help."
They had already discovered that the two were being followed, so they pretended not to know them and followed them. Tonight, Gu Pinglin specially left marks along the way so that they could arrive in time.
Feng Ying said apologetically: "We two have special identities, so it's inconvenient for us to interfere."
The two of them were expelled from the sect. Although they also had the ability to cultivate inner alchemy, they had no power behind them and should not make too many enemies. Therefore, it was impossible for them to testify for Duan Qingming.
Duan Qingming came up and said, "I am very grateful to you two for your help."
Feng Ying breathed a sigh of relief and said to Yan Han, "Send them away from here first."
Yan Han nodded.
The bodies of the two Six Paths Sect disciples on the ground had turned into dry bones, which looked very much like the methods of demonic cultivators. Qi Peng did not want to reveal his identity, so naturally he would not use Qi's skills.
"What's going on!" Zhang Lian gritted her teeth and wiped away her tears, then rushed over to grab Duan Qingming, "Who is that man? I must seek revenge on him!"
Gu Pinglin felt a little sympathy for her. Duan Qingming was clearly using them. In his plan, Qi Peng and the other man should have been seriously injured. If it weren't for the Han Ying swords, they would have been the pawns used to hold back Qi Peng and the other man. They didn't expect that something unexpected happened with the formation, and Qi Peng was not injured. They just happened to come here to die.
Knowing the truth would put her in danger. Gu Pinglin said, "It's a demon cultivator. We've been targeted. Senior sister has a mission to complete. It's better to go back as soon as possible."
Hearing the seriousness of the matter, Zhang Lian looked at his fellow apprentices and agreed with tears in his eyes. He did not bother to pester Duan Qingming and asked everyone to return with the body.
Under the escort of Yan Han and Feng Ying, Gu Pinglin and Feng Ying successfully passed through Rong Valley and arrived at Donghuang Mountain, whereupon Yan Han said goodbye to them.
"be careful."
"Thank you, please."
Yan Han casually fed Feng Ying a powerful pill. Feng Ying smiled and ate it from his hand. Then the two of them stepped on Yan Han's sword and flew away.
Gu Pinglin watched the two people disappear and was thinking about his own things when suddenly a powerful pill was fed to his mouth.
"Eat it." Someone said in my ear.
Gu Pinglin subconsciously opened his mouth and swallowed the Great Power Pill, then he reacted and his face turned pale: "Duan Qingming you!"
"Hey," Duan Qingming leaned over his shoulder and smiled, "What's the difference in feeling when a man feeds you?"
"Want to know?"
"Of course, you can try feeding me."
This person is eccentric by nature, and plays with people as he pleases, so he doesn't care about the secular perspective. Gu Pinglin certainly wouldn't do such a boring thing: "Your injury has healed."
"Didn't you know it a long time ago?" Duan Qingming asked, "Have you thought of a name for that move just now?"
Gu Pinglin raised his eyebrows: "How should I know your sword moves?"
Duan Qingming said, "How about calling it Yan□□?"
Wild geese? Gu Pinglin's eyes jumped and he glared at him.
Duan Qingming smiled and said, "It seems you have a better name."
Gu Pinglin gritted his teeth: "The shadow of a wild goose in the clouds."
"Wild Goose Shadow in the Clouds, that's quite appropriate," Duan Qingming said. "Strange, what did you want to do at that time?"
Gu Pinglin had been thinking about the flaw in his previous life, and he was a little confused. He glanced at him and said, "Let's talk about it when we get back."