Staying Alive Cautiously in the Celestial Realm and Becoming the Strongest

He was counting on this opportunity to break through the bottleneck of his Mysterious Origin Thunder Magic.

Mysterious Origin Thunder Magic was a legacy technique from Five Peaks Mountain, and when cultivated to a profound realm, its might was shockingly powerful, plus it could enhance Magic Artifacts, greatly boosting a cultivator\'s combat ability.

Tan Yue had already planned it out; once he broke through the bottleneck of Mysterious Origin Thunder Magic, he would sign up for this year\'s sect-wide competition.

But reality often changes faster than one\'s plans. Tan Yue had only cultivated in Wind-Thunder Valley for a mere three days, just beginning to grasp some comprehension, when his residence was suddenly attacked by a spirit bird.

Recalling the recent events made Tan Yue\'s scalp tingle.

This Thunder Eagle\'s innate ability was simply too strong; a Qi Cultivator of the ninth layer like him stood no chance at all.

If Tan Yue hadn\'t reacted quickly, he might well have been a charred corpse on the ground by now.

While lamenting and feeling fortunate, Tan Yue steered the flying boat towards the southwest.

Even though Five Peaks Mountain was in the northwest direction.

However, the direction in which the Thunder Eagle had pursued the Purple Mansion disciples was precisely northwest.

If he flew in that direction, should the spirit bird suddenly return, he would be in serious trouble.

Tan Yue was clever; he\'d rather take a detour of a thousand miles than encounter the slightest danger!

It was at this moment that this Five Peaks Mountain disciple suddenly had a terrifying feeling run down his spine.

This feeling was like being targeted by some terrifying fiend beast, triggering his instinctive strong alertness.

This is bad!

Just as the thought crossed Tan Yue\'s mind, a fierce sword light burst up from below, instantly piercing through the flying boat under his feet.

Spurt!

Tan Yue\'s Body Protection Magical Shield, as if made of paper, could not block the sword light for even a moment.

The Five Peaks Mountain disciple was abruptly cleaved in two, his hot blood spraying into the open sky!

"Enemy attack!"

A Five Peaks Mountain disciple with a round face, who had been following behind Tan Yue, witnessed the scene.

He was instantly filled with rage and despair.

While issuing a heart-rending warning, he flung out a Rescue Flame Talisman with a flick of his hand!

The next moment, a deep rumbling of Thunder Sound swept in, causing a strong shock to his eardrums.

The sword light that had split Tan Yue in two, with undiminished momentum, only revealed its true form after soaring a hundred zhang into the sky.

It was a Flying Sword, wrapped in purplish-blue lightning.

Tracing a long trajectory in the air, the sword then plummeted down towards the round-faced cultivator!

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"Ziying Wind Thunder Sword!"

The round-faced cultivator, scared out of his wits, howled as he brought out a Tortoise Shell Shield.

The Ziying Wind Thunder Sword was a revered treasure of Five Peaks Mountain, usually enshrined in the Ancestral Master Hall where only the Sect Leader could wield it.

Of course, this Flying Sword could not be the treasure of the sect, but the round-faced cultivator recognized its origin in a glance.

That was a replica possessed by Liu Yingxiu, one of the Heaven Cloud Seven Beauties!

Even though it was a replica, it reached the tier of a second-grade advanced Spirit Sword. Liu Yingxiu had once swept through her peers with this sword; there was no Inner Sect Disciple in Five Peaks Mountain who did not know of it!

However, Liu Yingxiu had perished half a year ago, and the replica sword was taken by someone; the real culprit was still unknown.

Never would he have imagined that it would reappear here!

The round-faced cultivator was well aware that the person holding this sword was very likely the prime culprit behind Liu Yingxiu\'s death.

And the Inner Sect Main Hall of Five Peaks Mountain had always had a bounty posted: anyone who could find the murderer, whether by providing effectual clues or by directly capturing the culprit, would receive a generous reward.

But there was only one thought in the round-faced cultivator\'s mind.

Run!

The other party not only had refined the Ziying Wind Thunder Sword but also mastered techniques like the Thunder Sound Sword Qi.

He simply wasn\'t able to contend against such strength.

Crack!

In a flash of lightning, the Flying Sword struck the Tortoise Shell Shield.

The latter instantly shattered into pieces!

Second tier against first tier, even if the Tortoise Shell Shield was a top-notch defensive Magic Artifact, it could not withstand a direct attack from the Wind Thunder Sword, bolstered with the powerful Thunder Power.

However, the monk with the round face managed to buy himself a brief moment.

He was about to crush a talisman he had just drawn out.

But suddenly, a beam of golden Geng Metal Qi came soaring through the air and penetrated his Body Protection Magical Armor without any resistance.

The round-faced monk\'s body shuddered, and a fist-sized hole appeared in his head, oozing blood.

It was then that he saw the true face of his assailant.

It was a young Cultivator, operating a Silver Spirit Flying Shuttle, merely a few meters away from him!

With a bitter smile, the round-faced monk\'s breath extinguished in an instant, and his body fell to the ground.

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Wang Chen reached out and grabbed his opponent\'s Storage Bag, which was hanging at their waist, from mid-air.

Hum~

The Wind Thunder Sword suddenly flew in front of him, its blade trembling slightly, conveying a sense of joy and excitement.

To the Flying Sword, a fiendish weapon, battle and slaughter were its very purpose.

This second-tier Spiritual Artifact had been obtained by Wang Chen and had always been kept hidden because of its special origins.

This time, by letting the Wind Thunder Sword reveal its sharpness once again to deal with disciples from Five Peaks Mountain, it could be considered karmic retribution.

Grasping the sword in hand, Wang Chen injected it with Five Yang Qian Thunder Energy, allowing the Spirit Sword that had expended a lot of power to shine anew.

With the sword in hand, Wang Chen bellowed, "Here stands Zhao Wuji of Guiyuan Gate! Will any turtle offspring of Five Peaks Mountain dare to fight?"

Both Guiyuan Gate and Five Peaks Mountain were his enemies. Posing as a disciple of Guiyuan Gate to confront a disciple of Five Peaks Mountain, Wang Chen felt no moral pressure whatsoever.

Zhao Wuji was one of the top ten disciples of Guiyuan Gate, a Golden Core seed just like Liu Yingxiu.

Though Wang Chen had never seen Zhao Wuji, he had long heard of this Sect Leader\'s disciple, knowing that not only was he very young, but he was also a Sword Cultivator.

It was said that this fellow had backing from the Upper Sect, his character was arrogant, and he acted overbearing, having had conflicts with disciples from the Cloud Sun Sect in the past.

Right now, Wang Chen was wearing the standard robes of Guiyuan Gate, and his Silver Spirit Flying Shuttle was a common tool among its disciples. His disguise as a Guiyuan Gate Cultivator was quite convincing.

As for claiming to be Zhao Wuji, whether or not others believed him wasn\'t Wang Chen\'s concern.

Streaks of light flew towards Wang Chen.

These Five Peaks Mountain Cultivators had first seen their fellow disciple\'s Rescue Flame Talisman and then heard Wang Chen\'s taunts. Enraged, they each longed to tear Wang Chen to pieces!

Even from a great distance, they summoned their respective Magic Artifacts and talismans.

Several Sword Cultivators took the lead and rapidly closed in on Wang Chen.

"Good! Come at me!"

Wang Chen laughed heartily and suddenly waved his sleeve.

The Wind Thunder Sword whistled out, roaring with thunder as it met the opponents head-on.

Just one or two were not enough.

Day and night, he had been practicing in seclusion, enduring loneliness and isolation, not to be a timid turtle living for hundreds of years.

Today, Wang Chen was determined to fight to his heart\'s content!

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