Legend of Swordsman

”Don’t be careless. The ordinary cultivators in the Golden Core stage are not a big concern, but the elder among them is probably not simple. Even for me to kill him, it would take some time. And this is Tai’an City, where there are the Immortal-Slaying Guards. If a fight breaks out, it will quickly draw their attention. Once we’re surrounded by the Immortal-Slaying Guards, they won’t care who made the first move. Moreover, I suspect these Immortal- Slaying Guards have some connection with the Holy Sect; otherwise, these demon sect cultivators wouldn’t be able to enter the city!”

His suspicions were not unfounded. Ever since they captured a demon sect cultivator, he had attempted to leave the city with Xiang Yang and Jiang Shang at night, but they had barely left the tavern when they sensed a powerful aura.

That aura was at least at the peak of the Golden Core stage.

Feeling threatened, they had no choice but to return to the tavern.

”If I had known, we would have chosen another place!” Xiang Yang said, somewhat regretfully.

Jiang Shang disagreed, frowning as he said, ”It wouldn’t matter where we go. Once we’re targeted by these demon sect members, there’s nowhere to hide in Tai’an City!”

”Let’s not think so negatively. At least we’re not completely passive; we still have the initiative!” Jian Wushuang’s eyes flashed with cold light.

Just a mere group of Golden Core stage cultivators.

If it had been three days ago, he might have been a bit troubled.

But now, they weren’t much of a threat.

As his Thought power gradually recovered, he had a premonition that this small world couldn’t suppress his powerful thoughts.

In other places, even if his consciousness had returned to a mortal state, his strong Thought power could still allow his avatar to return to his main body.

However, this world constantly bound him.

Combined with the prophet in his dreams, Jiang Shang, and Hu Qing’s Dao image, he increasingly felt that this world might exist because of him, which was why he couldn’t break through it.

Though unable to break through normally, his Thought power continued to grow. Now, his Thought power could cover an area of thirty miles, encompassing the entire Tongshan District.

Such powerful Thought power couldn’t even be achieved by a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage.

The key was that this immense Thought power could not only survey the surroundings but also exert pressure.

Pressure that surpassed that of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

It was enough to sweep through ordinary Golden Core stage cultivators, and even strong late- stage Golden Core experts would be subdued.

This was Jian Wushuang’s confidence.

”Hmm?” Jian Wushuang frowned, taking out the token obtained from the demon sect cultivator, and warned, ”Prepare for battle; those guys are sneaking in!”

”Alright!”

”Understood!”

Xiang Yang and Jiang Shang both leaped onto the beam on the first floor, while Jian Wushuang stood on the second floor, using his Thought power to cover a radius of ten miles.

He didn’t cover the full area because he wanted to concentrate his power to exert enough pressure to overwhelm the Golden Core stage.

He left the rest to Xiang Yang and Jiang Shang.

The two of them were to join forces to ambush the demon sect elder.

This elder was a late-stage Golden Core cultivator with formidable strength. Jian Wushuang’s current Thought power was enough to shatter him.

However, a brief restraint was still achievable.

Outside the tavern.

At a crossroads, a group of nine people in black robes quietly approached the tavern under the cover of rain.

”Be careful, make sure to kill with one strike!” The eyes of the demon sect elder were fierce. But as soon as they entered the tavern, a powerful pressure descended instantly.

Thud.

In an instant, eight of the black-robed men fell to their knees, blood oozing from their orifices, their eyes wide open, dead beyond doubt.

This pressure was completely contained within the tavern; outside, the gentle rain continued, unnoticed by anyone.

At this moment, Jian Wushuang’s Thought power covered only part of the tavern.

Except for the demon sect elder, everyone else perished.

Jian Wushuang drew his sword and rushed downstairs, shouting angrily, ”Attack!”

The three of them began their encirclement and assault from different angles.

At that moment, the elder of the demon cult came to his senses. The pressure he had felt earlier was far stronger than anything he had encountered from any other formidable opponent, but that feeling had only lasted for an instant.

Once he regained his clarity, he noticed that he was being besieged from three sides.

Although he was surprised by the recent oppressive force, he instinctively resisted. With a shake of his sleeves, he pushed Jiang Shang and Xiang Yang back several feet, while Jian Wushuang charged at him head-on.

”Die!”

Jian Wushuang’s brow emitted a powerful pressure once again, but this time it was not as effective as the first. It only instilled some fear in the demon cult elder. However, having just casually pushed Jiang Shang and Xiang Yang away, he regained his confidence.

Facing Jian Wushuang’s sword tip, the elder clasped his hands together and blocked it

directly.

”Hmm?”

The demon cult elder’s aura surged immediately. Initially, he was prepared to escape.

The earlier aura had caused him to feel apprehensive, even suppressing his ability to exert his full combat strength.

However, he easily broke through the siege of the three attackers.

”What is happening?”

The source of that powerful aura made him shiver with fear, yet he was facing three ordinary cultivators at the Golden Core stage.

At this point, Jiang Shang and Xiang Yang charged forward again.

Meanwhile, Jian Wushuang took the opportunity to disengage from the demon cult elder,

rising into the air, and his mental pressure swept over once more.

But mental pressure was only effective the first time; its effectiveness diminished with each subsequent use.

The demon cult elder understood that the oppressive force likely did not originate from a super-strong expert but from some kind of treasure.

Instantly, his eyes heated up. With such a powerful treasure in his possession, he could achieve invincibility at the Golden Core stage and even rival those at the Nascent Soul stage.

What had initially been an ordinary hunting task unexpectedly turned into an encounter with such a great opportunity, igniting greed in his heart.

”Hmph, three insignificant brats!”

He clasped his hands again and struck out with his palms, unleashing a burst of thunder.

The entire tavern shook with the explosion.

”Not good!”

Jian Wushuang raised his sword to cut through the thunderous strike. What threatened him

wasn’t the thunder itself, but the commotion it caused, which would certainly attract the

attention of the Immortal Execution Guards.

This was his real concern.

As for the people inside the tavern, he had already forcibly hypnotized them with his Thought power. Now, they were all sound asleep, and even if the tavern collapsed, they would not wake

up.

”Xiang Yang, you two keep him occupied for just a breath!” Jian Wushuang’s breathing was

slightly heavy.

He couldn’t afford to be arrogant any longer. He needed to burn his Thought power to kill the

opponent.

However, doing so would significantly deplete his Thought power.

This was currently his means of self-preservation. Previously, when he encountered those

strong demon cult members in Shanhai County, he had escaped disaster by relying on his

strong Thought power.

Even though he was much stronger now than he was then, this was Tai’an City!

The core of the entire eastern cultivation world.

Naturally, he did not dare to be careless.

If a super-strong expert was drawn here, he might end up suffering a severe defeat.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, he would not burn his Thought power to fight, not even to escape.

His Thought power was strong enough-intangible and colorless-that if he wanted to leave, no one could find him. However, Jiang Shang and Xiang Yang would have to be abandoned.