Yun Che felt a surge of spiritual power within his energy sea, breaking through the bottleneck of Body Refinement Level Four.
"Finally, I've broken through!" Yun Che tightened his fists. "It seems this Devouring Demon Scripture is no ordinary item!"
Before he could gather his thoughts, Wujian Cliff suddenly trembled.
Roar—
A thunderous roar erupted from the bottom of the cliff. A massive claw formed from black mist shot towards him!
Yun Che leaped to a protruding rock on the side, but the Demon Claw grazed his back, tearing three deep wounds that exposed bone.
He staggered, enduring the excruciating pain as he immediately activated the Devouring Demon Scripture.
In an instant, Xing Wen flickered wildly, extinguishing the demonic energy that had invaded his body.
"Just as I thought!" He bit his tongue, using the pain to sharpen his focus. "But Body Refinement Level Four is still not enough!"
Xing Wen evolved into an unfamiliar movement technique, allowing him to dart across the sheer cliff face with incredible agility.
The Demon Claw relentlessly pursued him.
Suddenly, Yun Che turned back and charged towards the Demon Claw! At the moment of impending collision, Xing Wen burst forth in a blinding golden light—
"Swallow it for me!"
He plunged his hands into the core of the Demon Claw, and Xing Wen opened wide like a glutton, forcibly tearing off a chunk of black mist. The intense pain from the demonic energy flooding into his body nearly caused him to faint, but in that instant, he broke through to Body Refinement Level Five!
The entity in the abyss was enraged.
The entire Wujian Cliff began to tremble as more Demon Claws surged forth like a tidal wave. Yun Che's sleeves were shredded into pieces, blood staining half of his body, yet Xing Wen grew even brighter.
"Is this where it ends…"
As his consciousness began to fade, a strand of Qin Yin pierced through the air.
Ding—
The clear sound of strings like an icy spring dispelled the black mist. Yun Che looked up to see a figure in white descending on a sword under the moonlight, holding the Fu Mo Qin that radiated with seven colors of light.
Xiao Qingli.
She glanced down at Yun Che, covered in blood, her fingertip plucking a string: "A dog from Lingxiao Pavilion dares to die here?"
The Demon Claw shattered under Qin Yin's influence, but Xiao Qingli did not relent.
The fifth string trembled, and the Sound Blade aimed directly at Yun Che's throat!
"Repaying kindness with enmity?" Yun Che retreated violently, the Sound Blade grazing his neck and leaving a thin line of blood.
Xing Wen sensed the killing intent and instinctively activated the Flowing Wind Steps, her figure dissipating like smoke.
Xiao Qingli raised an eyebrow, "This is interesting."
She sat cross-legged in mid-air, the Fu Mo Qin resting on her knees, her fingers dancing like butterflies.
Requiem!
The sound waves transformed into a torrential rain of swords, sealing off all of Yun Che's escape routes. The spiritual power of Body Refinement Level Five felt as fragile as paper before this lethal move, yet Xing Wen was frantically calculating—
"Southeast Thirty Steps, Xun Position Life Gate!"
Yun Che instinctively charged forward, breaking free from the deadly encirclement just before the sword rain closed in. The rocks behind him were reduced to powder by the Sound Blade, but he used the momentum to leap onto a higher outcrop.
A glimmer of surprise flashed in Xiao Qingli's eyes.
This person clearly had low cultivation but could always see through the essence of Requiem. Could it be…
"You carry demonic energy." She suddenly ceased playing and teleported in front of Yun Che. "Hand over the Moyuan treasure, and I will spare your life."
Yun Che sneered, "The Lingxiao Pavilion's excuse for murder is still so grandiose."
He struck suddenly, unleashing Nine Thunderclaps straight at her face!
Xiao Qingli did not dodge; she lightly tapped the strings of her qin.
Buzz—
The sound waves coalesced into an invisible barrier, and the Thunder Sound Fist crashed like a bull into the sea. Yun Che was sent flying back by the recoil, crashing into a hollow in the cliff wall.
"Body Refinement Realm dares to provoke Ling Tai Realm?" She looked down from above. "This is your last chance; hand over…"
Her words were abruptly cut off.
In Yun Che's hand, the jade pendant glowed with blood light, revealing the scene within the hollow—
Deep inside, nine white bones were kneeling in worship around a broken stone tablet.
The Stele Inscription was carved with Stardust script; though weathered by a thousand years, it still emanated a vast sword intent:
"Starfall Clan's legacy, Bearer of Heavenly Mandate, shall Exterminate Demons and Uphold the Way!"
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