Above Yang Lake.
In the ripple of the void like water waves, a slender figure slowly emerged.
"Is that little girl Ge Xianâer?" The old woman from Qingyang Sect seemed calm.
With a flicker of her figure, she appeared at the entrance of Grotto Heaven and gripped Ge Xianâer, instantly returning to the tower ship.
"Uncle Ancestor!" Ge Xianâer immediately bowed her head, showing embarrassment.
"What happened to you...?" The old woman looked at Ge Xianâer, her eyes slightly narrowed, gaze like lightning.
At this moment, Ge Xianâerâs robe was loose, her belt nowhere to be found, and her chest was covered by her hand, with her clothes torn, revealing most of her thin shoulders.
"Uncle Ancestor, itâs nothing, just that someone took the gains from the Grotto Heaven!" Ge Xianâer bowed and said with lowered eyebrows.
"Didnât they tarnish your chastity?" the old woman asked.
"No!" Ge Xianâer shook her head.
Then.
Another figure appeared in the sky.
The old woman glanced over and saw the unconscious Xu Ming.
"Put it on, and tell me later who you were defeated by!" She raised her hand towards Ge Xianâer and a cloak automatically covered Ge Xianâer.
"Thank you, Uncle Ancestor!" Ge Xianâer expressed her gratitude, quickly fastening the cloak to hide the almost exposed spring scenery.
The thin body was soon completely wrapped by the cloak.
The old woman also led Xu Ming to the deck.
Then she struck Xu Ming, causing him to immediately cough up congealed blood and open his eyes.
"Uncle Ancestor!" He saw the old woman and immediately spoke, showing a look of embarrassment.
"Swallow!" She waved her hand, and a red Blood Pill floated in front of Xu Ming.
"Thank you, Uncle Ancestor!" Xu Ming appeared respectful.
Then he took the floating red pill in front of him and swallowed it in one gulp.
After a brief respite, his breath immediately stabilized considerably, and his complexion also returned to normal.
"How is Xie Yang?" the old woman asked.
"Second Senior Brother has already deployed the Four Spirits Array, still confronting the enemy!" Xu Ming replied.
"Whoâs the opponent?" the old woman inquired.
"Uncle Ancestor, itâs the Great Xia Dongling County Patrol Envoy, Jiang Ning!" Xu Ming answered respectfully.
"Itâs actually him?" The old womanâs expression was startled.
"Uncle Ancestor also knows this person?" Ge Xianâer asked.
"Indeed!" The old woman nodded: "Though we avoid appearing in the world, we must understand the changes in all four directions of the world. This person rises like the blazing sun, how can we not pay attention? Moreover, Wang Xuan was also defeated by this person."
Upon hearing this, Ge Xianâer immediately looked at Wang Xuan.
"Senior Sister Wang Xuan!"
Wang Xuan nodded to Ge Xianâer.
...
Shangyang Cave Heaven.
At the wind atop the crater.
Jiang Ningâs eyes were bathed in flames.
He saw the illusion of four spirits, saw the vast array of energy gathering in the void, saw the nodes where the energy of the array converged, saw Xie Yang standing in one node with countless energies gathering into Xie Yangâs body.
At the same time.
Thirty-six flying swords surged towards him like a tide.
Zheng Zheng Zheng!!
The Protective Bodyâs golden light flickered, as sharp Sword Qi drilled into his body.
Qi-Blood shook, and the Sword Qi inside his body instantly melted away like snow.
In the next moment.
Jiang Ning reached back with his hand.
Buzz!!
The long sword unsheathed, the blade vibrated, and formless energy surged, a burst of Sword Intent that connected heaven and earth erupted instantly.
A raging wind arose around, and the formless array patterns in the void became somewhat chaotic.
"I see now!" Seeing this through Fire Eye, Jiang Ning understood immediately.
On the other side.
"Such powerful Sword Intent!" Xie Yang felt the astonishing Sword Intent erupting from within Jiang Ningâs body, his expression became even more serious.
Just the burst of Sword Intent instantly forced back the thirty-six sub-swords he controlled by several meters.
It also formed an invisible barrier, making the thirty-six sub-swords continuously tremble in midair, unable to advance an inch.
Before, he thought Jiang Ning was incredibly strong in swordsmanship, able to break Ge Xianâer and Xu Mingâs killing moves with one sword.
Now he realized, Jiang Ningâs strength was not in Sword Dao, but in Blade Dao.
"Fortunately, heâs holding a sword, not a blade!" Xie Yang felt a flash of relief.
He knew, if Jiang Ning wielded a blade, his combat power could be fully unleashed, becoming even more terrifying.
Though blades and swords are similar, there are differences after all.
Itâs difficult to fully exhibit oneâs strength.
"Kill!!" Xie Yang shouted.
His long hair danced wildly, spiritual power surged, and even the surrounding void trembled slightly.
If one could see the flow of energy, one would see Spiritual Energies from all directions flowing along the formless array patterns into Xie Yangâs body.
Buzz!!
The sword hummed lightly, the air dispersed into tangible ripples.
Under Xie Yangâs full exertion, thirty-six sub-swords burst forth with even stronger might, breaking the invisible barrier, thrusting towards Jiang Ning.
At this moment.
Jiang Ning wielded his sword and slashed.
The sword light was like a river, also like a hanging waterfall.
In an instant, thirty-six long swords were slashed away by Jiang Ning.
"Kill!!" Xie Yangâs expression didnât change.
He formed a sword technique with his hands, and the giant sword in front of him again split into thirty-six small swords.
Mother-Child Thunder Fire Sword.
It is a top-tier treasure, containing three hundred and six sub-swords.
If fully utilized, just by this sword one can stand among true experts.
Yet at this moment, Xie Yang knew his limit was controlling one hundred and eight sub-swords.
Seventy sub-swords were still within his capability.
On the other side.
Seeing thirty-six sub-swords surging towards him like a tide again, Jiang Ning glanced no further.
He knew that Xie Yang, with the Four Spirits Arrayâs blessing, wasnât easy to deal with.
But without the Four Spirits Arrayâs blessing, it would be different.
And the method to break the Four Spirits Array, with the ability to see energy flow through Fire Eye, he had already discovered.
His figure flashed and he arrived instantly at a node where the arrayâs energies converged.
Xie Yang resided in such a node.
Jiang Ning wielded his sword and slashed.
The sword light like a swift streak, the energy gathering node was instantly disrupted.