The Quest for Immortality

”The Formation Master doesn’t play a significant role in battles, so we might as well choose him as the ’leader’, hide in the mountains and forests, and let the other four act without restraint, attacking with full force...”

”It’s not a bad idea given the circumstances.”

Qin Cangliu’s eyes flashed, and he shouted:

”Kill!”

The other four disciples of Gui Water Sect moved in unison, their figures swift as the wind, and their sword lights like water, attacking the disciples of Taixu Gate.

Gui Water Sect, directly under the Taoist Court.

The disciples’ future paths mostly lead them to the Taoist Court, starting as Enforcement Leaders and gradually rising to Supervisors.

Therefore, in both stillness and movement, they exhibit the style of a Court Official.

Commands are followed strictly, killing decisively.

The four disciples of Gui Water Sect all wield the Gui Water Sword, and their sword moves coordinate with each other, quickly engaging in battle with Ouyang Xuan and the others.

As the sword lights intertwined, Qin Cangliu also drew his longsword and crossed swords with Linghu Xiao.

Both were sword Dao geniuses, though different in character, each possessing an innate pride. From a young age, they practiced swordsmanship day and night, investing a tremendous amount of effort in the Sword Dao.

Upon their first clash, as the sword edges met, they both realized that the opponent was a formidable adversary in the Sword Dao, not to be underestimated.

Both felt a sinking feeling, then their eyes glimmered sharply, no longer holding back.

Sword Qi surged overwhelmingly as the two geniuses clashed intensely.

When experts strike, it is obvious who holds the advantage.

Outside the sword discussion field.

The observing cultivators showed expressions of admiration and praise.

”As expected of two sword Dao geniuses!”

”With just a few exchanges, their extraordinary skills are evident.”

”Linghu Xiao’s Sword Qi is pure, with incredibly high comprehension; Qin Cangliu is equally formidable, his sword moves steady, vast as the sea...”

Even some Elders were quite satisfied: ”At such a young age, to hone their Sword Dao to this level, they are truly promising talents...”

Some observing disciples gazed at the competing prodigies with eyes full of longing and envy.

...

The audience was very satisfied.

However, within the arena, the situation gradually changed.

The duel between Qin Cangliu and Linghu Xiao was spectacular, with neither side gaining the upper hand.

But the rest of the battles were clear. .

Four against three.

Four sword Dao disciples of Gui Water Sect, with two entangling Ouyang Xuan, one battling Situ who wielded the Li Fire Sword, and the other engaged with Cheng Mo who wielded a large axe.

Those who could participate in the sword discussion were all elite disciples.

Without using powerful killing moves, in ordinary matches of technique, the disparity in cultivation among prodigies couldn’t bridge the gap in numbers.

The few from Taixu Gate were evidently falling into a disadvantage, and it was becoming increasingly difficult to sustain.

Finally, Ouyang Xuan, who was forced to fight two opponents, was the first to show a flaw.

Although talented, he could not fight against all odds. After maneuvering for a long while, he became frustrated, slashing out with his sword, but hit nothing.

Ouyang Xuan immediately sensed something wrong and quickly withdrew his move to defend, to avoid being plotted against by the sinister Gui Water Sword.

Yet nothing happened afterward.

The Gui Water Sect sword cultivator, instead of seizing this flaw to press the advantage, took this opportunity to leave Ouyang Xuan behind, rushing toward the small grove.

His goal was clear: decapitating the leader.

This was a decapitation match, not a free-for-all.

Inflicting one more sword wound at most would worsen Ouyang Xuan’s injuries but would not determine the victory.

Conversely, as long as he could charge into the grove and kill Mo Hua with a single sword, they would win immediately.

This was Qin Cangliu’s plan from the start.

This was a sword discussion, a clash of prodigies, but the objective was to ”win,” not to simply assert superiority.

Seeing this Gui Water Sect disciple heading towards the grove, Cheng Mo immediately let out a loud roar, leaped up, and swung his large double axes, hacking down.

The strike was urgent and fierce, the Gui Water Sect disciple couldn’t avoid it, having to draw his sword to block.

Blocking this axe, delayed for a moment, and the opportunity vanished.

Ouyang Xuan’s longsword thrust forward again, intercepting the Gui Water Sect disciple.

The situation remained deadlocked.

But at this time, another Gui Water Sect disciple in the crowd suddenly flickered, transforming into a water shadow and vanished, reappearing within ten meters of the grove.

This caught everyone off guard.

Cheng Mo and the others were taken aback.

The cultivators outside the field also exclaimed:

”What happened?”

”Is this... Gui Water Sect’s Water Shadow Step?” a well-informed cultivator said.

”Water Shadow Step is an Ultimate Technique of Gui Water Sect. For an apparently unremarkable Gui Water Sect disciple to refine this move to such a level at Foundation Establishment Late Stage is truly commendable...”

”His talent in movement techniques is probably exceptional...”

”Qian Learning State Boundary indeed produces talents unendingly.”

Inside the sword discussion field, Cheng Mo, surprised, immediately responded, raising his large axe and hacking towards him again, with Ouyang Xuan covering him.

But his axe struck nothing again.

The Gui Water Sect disciple’s form turned into a misty water shadow and escaped, reappearing at the edge of the grove.

Cheng Mo, being a large man with clumsy movement techniques, couldn’t catch up for the moment.

The Gui Water Sect disciple sneered, then advanced with his cold long sword, stepping into the grove.

Mo Hua is too ”fragile,” it only takes one sword to kill him.

Anyone can kill him.

As long as he is killed, Gui Water Sect will win this victory.

Confident in his movement techniques, he was certain the short-legged Formation Master wouldn’t escape his Gui Water Sword.

The Gui Water Sect disciple just stepped into the grove.

Amidst the dense forest, suddenly there was a whistle, and a fireball flew out.

The fireball’s speed was exceedingly fast.

The Gui Water Sect disciple was unsurprised, his eyes turning icy cold, his long sword horizontally blocking the fireball.