Chapter 170: Shu Mountains Sword Battle (1/2)
The Southern Seal Kingdom was a small and weak country situated in the desert.
It was located in a remote area, the culture was backward, the land was barren, and the economy was poor. Even in a war between mortal countries, the surrounding countries were not interested in invading it.
But ten months ago, a sudden incident of comatose children had changed that.
Although the rogue cultivators' chaotic battle and the arrival of the Scripture Storage Valley's flying ship had made this country experience the fear of being dominated by the Immortal Cultivators,
news that 2,000 disciples with spiritual root aptitude appeared and were taken away by the Scripture Storage Valley spread like wildfire.
This piece of land that could nurture spiritual root aptitude disciples naturally became a treasure land in the eyes of many people.
As it turned out, the next Immortal Ascension Assembly was about to arrive. The external affairs personnel of the Immortal Ascension Pavilion and other small sects had arrived early to begin the recruitment event. Their goal was to snatch more people before the Immortal Ascension Assembly.
However, to their disappointment, as they used the Immortal Opportunity Stone, they had only tested five children with spiritual root aptitude after half a month.
”Sigh, I've been busy the entire day and there's still not a single one.”
”It seems like those 2,000 children are the limit of the Southern Seal Kingdom's potential in the following few years. We made a wasted trip this time.”
An outer sect disciple of the Immortal Ascension Pavilion threw the Immortal Opportunity Stone to the side with a gloomy expression.
Originally, they had been full of confidence and wanted to make a huge profit. However, after half a month, they had not even managed to make a single gain.
”Old Luo, don't be lazy. Come and help!”
In this era of the cultivation world, population was productivity. One more child meant one more person to work. It was very normal for a farmer's family to have eight or nine children.
Therefore, the workload of these recruiters every year was really quite a lot.
”I know, I know.”
”Eh? Look, someone's coming again.”
Old Luo leaned back in his chair. Under the urging of his companions, he reluctantly got up and continued working.
He looked up and saw two sword lights flying over from the distant sky.
”Haha, let them come. We can't be the only unlucky ones.”
Another person looked up into the distance and saw the golden sword lights flashing brightly. It was extremely eye-catching under the midday sun.
”These are… sword cultivators?”
The sword lights were unexpectedly fast, and it did not take long before they arrived above their heads.
The low-level cultivators on the ground all looked up. The noisy venue suddenly became quiet.
Apart from a few Foundation Establishment cultivators leading the team, the cultivators below were basically all at the Qi Refinement realm.
Although they did not have much experience, the altitude of the swords was far from what they could reach. This meant that there was a big shot flying above them that they could not afford to provoke.
Swoosh!
The golden lights on the two flying swords suddenly expanded as the air seemed to tremble slightly. Old Luo noticed that the dust on the roof beside him was falling slightly. Then, a silent pressure suddenly filled his entire body.
A few drops of sweat rolled down his face, leaving a few obvious marks on the ground.
No matter how ordinary he was, he was still a Qi Refinement realm cultivator. If a high-level martial artist could be immune to both heat and cold, he naturally would not be inferior.
He did not feel anything after working under the scorching sun for a long time, but under this pressure, he immediately started to sweat profusely. In just a moment, his clothes were completely soaked.
Looking left and right, all the Qi Refinement disciples' faces were pale and their teeth were chattering. None of them could maintain their calm.
”Seniors, is there anything… I can help you with?”
A deacon of the Immortal Ascension Pavilion wiped his cold sweat and asked with difficulty.
However, what answered him was a sword light that horrified him!
Golden Scale Light Splitting Sword!
The huge sword light fell and suddenly split into hundreds and thousands in midair. It rained down like a golden shower and enveloped a large area of the ground.
Below was the testing ground for the various sects using Immortal Opportunity Stones.
A large number of children of suitable age were gathered here under the guidance of their parents. The number of people gathered was comparable to that of the train carriages in Japan.
The golden sword light rained down without any room to dodge.
The sound of flesh being pierced and cut rang out. With just one slash, all the mortals and cultivators on the street were reduced to pieces of flesh and blood.
The cruel scene only made people feel that there was nothing more hell on earth than this!
The power of those resplendent sword lights was obviously not limited to this. After they penetrated the flesh and blood body, they even ravaged the ground.
It could be seen that this attacker did not hold back at all.
”Shu Mountain! The Shu Mountain sword cultivators are killing people!”
”Run! Everyone, run!”
The other cultivators who were lucky enough not to be within the sword light range turned pale with fright and scattered outside the city.
Someone with sharp eyes recognized the clothes of the two sword cultivators and shouted. Then, the cultivators ran even faster.
The two Shu Mountain sword cultivators did not pursue them. They only continued to rain sword light on the dense crowd.
Elder Zuo Mo and Elder Zuo Luo had no other intention but to kill!
The might of two Golden Core cultivators was enough to devastate a city.
Amidst the continuous shower of the large-scale sword techniques, buildings collapsed one after another, and guard towers shattered. The flesh and blood of countless people mixed together with this city.
This was the power of the Golden Core!
Not long after, the sobbing city was suddenly shrouded by thick, rolling clouds. Then, bolts of lightning poured down, unleashing destructive forces that sent the city into the abyss.
Outside the city, a group of cultivators who were fortunate enough to escape the city looked back at the dark clouds behind them in shock. The flickering lightning illuminated their pale faces.
”What… what are they doing?!”
”Massacring a city! The Shu Mountain sword cultivators are actually massacring a city!”
”Report it! You must report it to the sect! Who has the communication spirit stone?”
”Oh no, they've noticed us! Run!”
The group of cultivators began to flee frantically again.
The Shu Mountain Sword Cultivators slaughtered their way through the city!
What big news was this!
This was different from Elder Duan Shuang's situation back then. When Elder Duan Shuang committed evil, there were no outsiders in the city.
After that, he was chased by the sect's troops in time, so there was no adverse effect.
The two Golden Core sword cultivators had committed a heinous crime in public.
Once these cultivators escaped, they spread the news.
The reputation of the Shu Mountain Five Elements Peak as the leader of the righteous path would definitely suffer a serious blow!
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Back in the Medicine Garden Mystic Realm of the Misty Mountain Range.
After Jiang Li and the sword cultivator Chang Wanzhou exchanged praises, they finally walked into the ring.
”Junior Brother Jiang Li, I apologize in advance.”
Chang Wanzhou unsheathed his flying sword. The resplendent sword light flickered as if it would cut him with a single glance.
The values of the Shu Mountain sword cultivators were indeed terrifying. However, the confidence that seeped from their bones could not be concealed.
From the beginning until the end, he had actually never thought that he would lose. He was only worried that he would injure Jiang Li, and it was not in line with his principles.
”Senior Brother Chang, I seek your guidance.”
Jiang Li smiled and did not mind it.
In fact, this confidence and determination to win were qualities that every sword practitioner had to develop.
From Shu Mountain to the Scripture Storage Valley, the sword cultivators that Jiang Li had seen were almost all of the same character.
Jiang Li had once heard rumors that some sword practitioners were extremely confident when they left the mountain.
However, once they encountered failure and their drive was dampened, if they were unable to recover their past vigor, then losing half of their strength would be a small deal. It was very likely that they would waste their time and achieve nothing in this life!
Therefore, the cultivation of the mind was really too important to sword cultivators. As a Qi Refinement realm sword cultivator, self-confidence and fearlessness were the typical characteristics they had to possess.
This was the second Shu Mountain sword cultivator that Jiang Li had faced as his opponent.
'Let me see how strong the Shu Mountain sword cultivators are.'