Stepping on the Demoness to become the strongest

Just as Yan Yu was about to assist, Elder Tian Yue raised his hand to stop him:

"Your True Yuan needs to be preserved for more critical moments!"

He casually flicked out a few waves of Sword Intent, killing all the demon cultists.

The disciples hurriedly bowed in gratitude, and Elder Tian Yue waved his hand again, indicating for them to continue patrolling.

Having no previous experience in fighting Nascent Soul Realm cultivators in his past life, Yan Yu naturally watched carefully: Before Elder Tian Yue unleashed his Sword Intent, he first formed a Sword Technique with his hand but did not guide a Flying Sword. Instead, with a slight flick of his finger, the enemies were struck down.

As he was silently contemplating the Sword Control, he suddenly heard Elder Tian Yue speak:

"Hold your breath and focus, remember the incantation!"

Yan Yu was slightly taken aback, but heard Tian Yue transmit his voice, beginning to recite a swordsmanship incantation.

The Sword Technique was not long, but its content was extremely profound. It described how the way of the sword need not be confined to external objects, from shattering jade and striking stone with a sword of gold and iron, to plucking leaves and sending flowers as weapons. From tangible and substantial to form without substance... In the former case, it is the sword that harms the enemy, while in the latter, it is the Sword Intent, transitioning directly from materialism to idealism.

Yan Yu became deeply absorbed, feeling that the veil that had obscured his understanding of the true essence of the Sword Dao in his past life had finally been completely lifted, revealing the moon amidst the clouds.

Growing up in the world of Earth, many ingrained notions were as natural as eating and drinking. For instance, how does a Sword Immortal kill the enemy? The training instructors of Mortal Warriors would tell you: Use your True Yuan to guide the Flying Sword, piercing the enemy like a bullet.

But thinking this way, one can never understand why a Sword Immortal can harm people with Sword Intent.

To put it bluntly, the Cultivation World is an idealistic realm, where strong willpower can interfere with reality.

After understanding for a moment, Yan Yu suddenly raised his hand amidst the sword light.

He waved his hand downward without any other movement, yet large sections of rock suddenly sheared off the cliff below, as if someone had slashed it heavily with a sword.

"Thank you, senior, for your guidance." Yan Yu said sincerely.

"You young rascal..." Tian Yue was surprised for a moment, "Your talent is quite good. Sharpening your sword on the battlefield, you managed to polish it."

"Is it difficult to learn?" Yan Yu asked.

"Do you think it's Sword Gang?" Tian Yue said with a laugh, "The way of Sword Intent is difficult to learn and even harder to master, but..."

"...if you can survive this battle, your understanding of Sword Intent will surely advance."

"Thank you for your auspicious words." Yan Yu said.

Of course, living through this is certain, as there's the save-load mechanism here. However, is Elder Tian Yue's statement a hint from the Sun True Dullness Sword?

Yan Yu felt he seemed to grasp a certain pattern, a key to a direct breakthrough, but he didn't have a very clear idea for the moment.

In the distance was the edge of the Ten Thousand Swords Array's range, where another team of Demon Cult cultivators charged into the array.

Sword Qi densely manifested from the surroundings, but soon a ethereal bell sound came from afar, blocking all the shooting Sword Qi around the cultivators in mid-air.

Tian Yue eyed the direction of the bell's source, quickly activating Sword-Human Unity, enveloping Yan Yu in sword light, and began to burst forward!

The strength of a Nascent Soul Realm expert was truly terrifying; a journey of a hundred miles was accomplished in the blink of an eye, reaching a mountain peak.

At the top of this mountain, all the trees were completely cut down, and many green-clad warriors moved among them. Some waved flags, some spun umbrellas, some held censers, some burned incense, and others stood in rows, lifting and striking with cast iron dragon hammers toward a giant bell.

The giant bell, about eight meters high and made entirely of golden bronze, was hung on a towering bell rack. Every time it was struck and swayed, the entire mountain seemed to tremble and shiver for a long time before settling down.

"Be careful of deception!" Yan Yu hurriedly transmitted a reminder, "There is no defense visible, surely there is an ambush!"

"I understand!" Tian Yue disregarded everything and directly merged with his sword to charge up to the peak, shouting, "Mongrel! Your grandfather Tian Yue is here!"

The sword light of a Nascent Soul Cultivator was intense and raging! With the first sword, he slashed all the Magical Treasure Flying Swords cast by the green-clad warriors in half; with the second sword, he cut all the green-clad warriors in half at the waist.

Tian Yue was about to stir his True Yuan to launch a third all-out sword strike to completely shatter the giant gold-bronze clock. But suddenly, a Taoist rushed out from the distant mountain forest, laughing and saying:

"It's actually a Shushan Elder! It's not in vain that I've waited here for so long; let's see how my insects do against you?"

He flicked his sleeve casually, and released ten thousand golden rays, sparkling like stars, each ray being a Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu!

Tang Xiaolian had only one Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu, enough to make her a primary attacker instead of just support and reconnaissance for the elite squad in Lu Country. Now this Taoist, clearly also at the Nascent Soul Realm, released tens of thousands of Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu, densely packed, even a Shushan Elder would find it hair-raising to see.

Tian Yue was indeed shocked beyond words, but quickly regained his composure, fully driving his sword light to navigate and maneuver around those Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu.

The Taoist stood with hands behind his back in the air, using his mind to control the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu to flank and siege Tian Yue's sword light from all sides, while intentionally or unintentionally blocking between the clock and the sword light, to prevent Tian Yue from making a desperate charge to destroy the clock along with him.

Yan Yu, hidden within Tian Yue's sword light, instantly realized the Taoist was intentionally posturing to execute Tian Yue, but was primarily focused on protecting the gold clock, suggesting that the Demon Cult likely had no other means to contend with the Shushan formation aside from this Magic Treasure.

At this moment, Elder Tian, in the state of Sword-Human Unity, had terrifying speed and impact with his sword light. Dealing with a dozen or so Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu was not really a problem, but due to the extremely high micromanagement skills of the Taoist opposite, each time he would scatter the Golden Silkworm Gu like a celestial maiden scattering flowers into countless small groups, ensuring there were always a few hundred that could intercept and gnaw the sword light, forcibly stalling it.

This put Elder Tian in a state of anxious urgency. No matter how proficient his swordsmanship, he couldn't treat such a harmful creature as the Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu as if it were nothing, especially with the overwhelming numbers blocking all attack routes, making it impossible to break through.

"Elder, hear me out," Yan Yu suddenly suggested, "The opponent is obviously well-prepared, deploying insects seamlessly without a leak. The only variable is me hiding within your sword light, something of which they are unaware."

"Just tell me what you want old me to do!" Tian Yue replied impatiently.

"If there are no flaws, we create them by dragging the front, making him reveal one!" Yan Yu directly instructed, "Left slant upward, Cang Song Ying Ke!"

Tian Yue internally cursed, thinking, "I, a dignified Shushan Elder, have now been reduced to taking commands from a youngster." But his sword light acted as instructed, pulling towards the upper left in the form of Cang Song Ying Ke.

The swarm of Hundred Poison Golden Silkworm Gu immediately followed, only to hear Yan Yu continue:

"Antelope hangs by the horn, low-level White Crane Spreads Wings."

The ascending sword light came to an abrupt stop, suspending upside-down, shaking off the group of Golden Silkworm Gu that weren't quick enough to brake, then swiftly plunged near the ground, trying to execute a ninety-degree turn defying inertia, attempting a ground-level charge towards the gold clock.

However, the Taoist opposite was well-prepared as well, having purposely left a group of Golden Silkworm Gu patrolling low nearby, now directing them with a slight mental command to intercept, blocking before the sword light again.

"Left side, burst rush!" Yan Yu transmitted swiftly.

Tian Yue's sword light swiftly shifted left, planning to stretch out the space horizontally, while the group of Golden Silkworm Gu also moved left to continue their interception... Suddenly, these silkworms began to let out furious cries.

"Hmm?" The Taoist's calm expression wavered slightly, for the communicated idea from the Golden Silkworm Gu indicated that they sensed an unseen entity charged out of the Shushan Elder's sword light across them.

He quickly swept with his Divine Sense, finding it empty and void, doubting whether the Golden Silkworm Gu made a mistake, turned to control them to encircle Tian Yue, only to see a sword light suddenly burst from the ground near the gold clock!

In fact, Yan Yu had taken advantage of Tian Yue's Flying Sword's ground proximity to use it as cover to land, then immediately employed the Wall-Penetration Technique to burrow in.

Though this was a fleeting moment, the surrounding silkworms detected it. Yet, the Earth Escape Technique itself was exceedingly rare, with no practitioners adept in Five Elements Escape Technique within the Shushan Sword Immortals, so the Taoist never thought to extend his Divine Sense deep underground.

The Wall-Penetration Technique, unlike the Earth Escape Skill, required movement through solid matter, consuming an immense amount of True Yuan, and was slower - but Yan Yu had the patience for this, taking over half a minute to slowly reach the vicinity of the gold clock, then abruptly surfaced!

The Taoist attempted to direct the Golden Silkworm Gu for interception, but it was already too late.

Yan Yu first unleashed Sword Intent with full force, creating a small crack on the surface shell of the giant gold-bronze clock.

Following that, the overwhelming sword light of the Sword-Human Unity precisely struck the previous crack, instantly shattering the gold-bronze clock to half-ruined.

Together with the Spiritual Energy radiance flowing on the surface, it rapidly dissipated and vanished.