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The young man was puzzled; he had clearly been tracking Lu Chen to this location, but suddenly lost sight of him as if he had vanished into thin air.
The situation in this area was quite complex, with visibility reduced to almost nothing. Like the Blind Girl, he relied solely on his hearing and Divine Sense to navigate. Such an environment naturally induced feelings of unease.
As the young man prepared to leave, a bolt of lightning suddenly erupted, thick as a thigh, roaring directly towards him. It illuminated the surrounding thick clouds, making them shine as if they were on fire.
In that brief moment of brightness, the young man caught a glimpse of a figure behind the lightning—it was the person he had been trying to track.
He had no time to take a closer look or even dodge; the lightning was too massive and clearly powerful. He raised the long sword in his hand and slashed forward, only to be struck by the lightning and sent plummeting downwards.
Falling straight from above the clouds to the ground, anyone would surely be killed by such a fall.
Lu Chen emerged from a dense mass of clouds, holding a sword identical to the one in the young man's hand.
His brows furrowed; moments ago, he had been lying in ambush within the clouds, using the Four Symbols Thunder Scripture to strike at the person tracking him.
He hadn’t expected it to be so easy to hit; it seemed his opponent might have been all show and no substance.
However, Lu Chen did not dare to let his guard down. Releasing his technique, his Flesh rapidly descended through the clouds, preparing to assess the situation below.
After a moment, Lu Chen's Flesh slid down from the thick clouds into the clear sky.
At that moment, a beam of sword light suddenly slashed toward him. Lu Chen was taken aback; he hadn’t anticipated being countered like this.
The guy pretended to be struck down by Lu Chen's Four Symbols Thunder Scripture and fell toward the ground, but it was all an illusion. He knew Lu Chen would follow him down to check, so he lay in wait at the boundary between the clouds and open air, ready to strike as soon as Lu Chen appeared.
Fortunately, Lu Chen practiced Spirit-Body Unity, allowing his Flesh to evade quickly. With a light push off his feet, he managed to dodge aside.
When he steadied himself and focused, the face of the young man surprised him.
It was Sang Tuling, the sword master who had maintained a low profile since joining the Five Element Sect, while his skills were anything but low-key. Now, he was ranked first on the Renowned List, a super talent.
At this moment, Sang Tuling stood on a wide five-fingered great sword, holding another sword in his hand. The sword in Sang Tuling's hand was the Iron Treasure Sword, which Lu Chen also possessed; it was awarded by the Supreme Vice Master of the Five Element Sect to True Disciples, with only forty-eight in existence.
"You are not a Yin Master and do not cultivate Yin Spirit, yet you can fly solely relying on your Flesh and even catch up to me?" Lu Chen exclaimed in surprise, leaning against a cloud layer that rose and fell.
Due to the movement of the clouds in the sky, there was a strong gust of wind at the boundary between the current cloud layer and the air, which was quite fierce.
Lu Chen realized that this Sang Tuling had not cultivated Yin Spirit; he was a genuine Qi Master. However, his Flesh could fly at an extraordinary speed, completely overturning common understanding.
Sang Tuling grinned mischievously and said, "Our Sang Family has been practicing swordsmanship for a thousand years. We have developed countless techniques related to swords—over ten thousand in total. This is just one set of Flying Sword Technique. If I need to fly for a short time, I can do so all at once; for long-distance flight, I just need to take out my Flying Sword."
Sang Tuling did not hold back his secrets. The Sang Family, one of the Seven Great Families of the Demon King Dynasty, had mastered swordsmanship for a millennium. This meant they specialized in sword techniques that ordinary people could hardly imagine; they had thousands of methods at their disposal. This Flying Sword Technique was just one of them.
Lu Chen had only seen swords used for killing and combat but had never witnessed them being used as flying tools.
The Sang Family claimed to be the foremost among the Seven Great Families and specialized in swordsmanship; it seemed their reputation was well-deserved.
"Flying Sword Technique?"
Lu Chen murmured to himself. Such an unusual technique could only be developed by a prestigious family like the Sang Family that had practiced swordsmanship for a millennium.
"What do you want by chasing me?" Lu Chen shifted the topic directly and asked Sang Tuling about his purpose for tracking him down.
He had no grievances or connections with Sang Tuling, yet unexpectedly, the latter was the first to rush out and attack him today.
“Young Sovereign wants me to take you back. As long as you return, everything will be treated as if it never happened. I am just following orders,” Sang Tuling said, as he was acting according to Young Sovereign's wishes.
“Hah! Do you really need to resort to violence to take me back?” Lu Chen replied sarcastically, referring to Sang Tuling's earlier ambush beneath the clouds.
Sang Tuling held the Iron Treasure Sword granted by the Supreme Emperor. Even the Yin Spirit would be harmed if struck, let alone Flesh. It was likely that only a Qi Master at the level of Divine Power Golden Body Realm could evade it.
As long as Lu Chen returned to the Five Element Sect, Yin Boqing would treat it as if nothing had happened. Lu Chen secretly scoffed; what could he do upon returning to the Five Element Sect? He would still be suppressed.
After a moment of hesitation, Lu Chen countered, “Is it Yin Boqing who wants to capture me? If he knows I’m leaving, why doesn’t he come personally? If it were him, I might actually consider going back obediently.”
“Young Sovereign, as the Vice Master Supreme, needs to oversee the Five Element Sect, so he sent us to deliver a message. While you haven't gone far, we hope you can find your way back,” Sang Tuling explained.
“We? You’re not the only one sent here, are you?” Lu Chen paused, catching on to the implications in Sang Tuling's words.
“Of course not. I have no grievances with you; why would I come alone to track you down? It’s for your own good. If you don’t find your way back, you’ll only sink deeper into trouble, and no one will be able to save you then,” Sang Tuling warned.
Lu Chen sneered disdainfully and said, “Find my way back? What a joke. Hmph, no need for more words. I can’t be bothered to explain myself to you. Go back and tell Yin Boqing that I will never return.”
“Why do you have to be like this? Young Sovereign is a rare talent in cultivation; being able to take him as your master should be a blessing. How can you not appreciate it and refuse to listen? Then I’ll have no choice but to ‘invite’ you,” Sang Tuling said regretfully and somewhat helplessly.
“Enough with the nonsense. I've been wanting to test the skills of the top-ranked expert on the Renowned List for a long time.”
With that, Lu Chen shouted and swung his hand, throwing the Iron Treasure Sword. This move was precisely the Giant Throwing Stick from the Moon King Sword Technique, which he applied to the Iron Treasure Sword.
The Iron Sword glimmered with a cold light, buzzing as it sliced through the air, aiming directly at Sang Tuling's forehead. Sang Tuling's expression changed, and he maneuvered his Flying Sword, swiftly dodging downward to avoid the attack.
Lu Chen's thrown Iron Sword traced a semicircle in midair before reversing direction and flying back to him. His mastery of the Giant Throwing Stick had improved, allowing him to throw objects that could return to him with a deft application of force.
Sang Tuling evaded the Giant Throwing Stick and then shot downwards in a flash of golden light. Lu Chen's Flesh transformed into the Thunderbolt Lightning Beast, closely following him.
After a brief moment, a bolt of lightning split the air and reformed into Lu Chen's true self, landing on a desolate hillside.
Lu Chen took two steps forward, scanning his surroundings carefully to capture every trace of his target.
This area belonged to a dense primeval forest, surrounded by towering trees that formed an endless sea of green.
After a moment's pause, Lu Chen grinned and called out loudly, "Young Sovereign truly values me; even the top three experts on the Renowned List have come. Since you’re here, why hide away?"
The area was very quiet; Lu Chen's voice echoed far and wide, startling nearby birds that flapped their wings and flew away from the trees, croaking as they fled into the distance.
Before long, three figures emerged from different directions. One of them was Sang Tuling, who stood atop a large tree, controlling his Flying Sword at a height roughly parallel to Lu Chen on the hillside.
The other two did not fly; perhaps they lacked the ability to do so and instead jumped out from the grass below. However, Lu Chen would not underestimate them because of this.
"Lu Chen, go back. It would be better for all of us. The Five Element Sect is a fair place; as long as you have strength, there will always be opportunities," Sang Tuling said from his Flying Sword.
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen felt inexplicably furious and shouted, "Forget everything else; you three come at me together! I should have had my chance to compete on the Renowned List. Where is your fairness?"
Before Lu Chen finished speaking, the two Qi Masters on the ground had already drawn their swords and charged up the hill towards him.
Sang Tuling shook his head on the treetops, sighed, and wore a face full of regret.
Lu Chen, with a flick of his wrist, thrust his sword toward the first person who had rushed in front of him. This person was around twenty-four or twenty-five years old, sporting a faintly green beard. Compared to the other disciples, he was somewhat older.
This individual was also a master listed on the Renowned List, ranked third, named Li Yifeng.
Lu Chen thrust his sword forward, unleashing seven or eight Sword Flowers that slashed toward Li Yifeng.
Li Yifeng leaped high into the air, performing a carp leap, and countered with a reverse thrust of his Iron Sword.
Lu Chen flicked the tip of his sword, and the sword's momentum surged forward like waves of water.
The two Iron Swords clashed in midair, producing a series of piercing metallic sounds, accompanied by sparks flying in all directions.
Lu Chen was employing the Tidal Sword Technique from the Qigong Pavilion, combined with the Divine Weapon Iron Sword. The combination was exceptional, with surprisingly great power, making it a formidable close-combat weapon.
Moreover, the fact that Li Yifeng was ranked third on the Renowned List proved that he was indeed quite skilled.
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