madnovel Chapter 80 Xuanwu Sword Technique
Chapter 80 Xuanwu Sword Technique
The north wind whips up snow like blades, sweeping across the vast snowfield.
The battle between Wang Lie and Lu Ming evaporated the snow that had accumulated for hundreds of feet, and the swirling snow and rising mist created a blizzard.
The crimson inferno and the cyan-gold sword energy roared fiercely.
Wang Lie grew increasingly alarmed as the battle progressed; the shock he felt had long since overwhelmed his greed.
Not only has he achieved the Great Perfection of the Golden Core in Daoist cultivation, but he has also devoted over a hundred years to martial arts training, expending countless resources to temper his body and reaching minor success in various stages. Even ordinary Golden Core cultivators cannot withstand a single move from him.
However, Lu Ming in front of him only had the aura of the early Foundation Establishment stage, but his martial arts cultivation was fierce and domineering, and his sword moves were exquisite.
After fighting for dozens of rounds, he didn't even manage to touch the hem of his opponent's clothes.
Moreover, with each swing of Lu Ming's sword, his century-old body-forging cultivation clashed head-on with it, causing him to retreat step by step, his arms becoming sore and numb.
Only the power of the Golden Core could slightly suppress him.
"How can a mere Foundation Establishment junior possess such a powerful martial arts physique?"
Wang Lie's hair and beard stood on end, enraged and humiliated, while a greater greed rose within him. "If I were to eliminate him, his life essence might help me achieve the Great Perfection of the Body Tempering Realm, and then directly advance to the Five Qi Realm!"
Having made his decision, Wang Lie bit his tongue hard, spitting a mouthful of his primordial blood onto the Crimson Sun Sword.
This is a blood-burning secret technique that depletes his lifespan and damages his foundation; he never uses it unless he is in dire straits.
"Buzz!" The Crimson Sun Sword rang out like the roar of a ferocious beast. The flames suddenly turned dark red, and the flames were completely contained within the sword. The surrounding air was distorted by the heat.
The dark red sword exuded a strong sense of ferocity.
"Youngster, you've forced me to burn my golden core essence; you'll die without regret! I'll burn the heavens and boil the seas!"
Wang Lie's eyes blazed with fury as he simultaneously formed two hand seals, unleashing a dark red sword light that transformed into a pillar of light that pierced straight into Lu Ming's heart.
Before the sword light even arrived, a scorching wave of air swept in like a landslide or a tsunami.
The air around Lu Ming froze; there was no way to avoid it, no way to retreat.
Lu Ming felt unprecedented pressure, and his instincts from thirty years of futile battles were fully awakened.
Lu Ming's dark gold Dao foundation circulated rapidly in his dantian, the clear light of the clouds reflected on the snow, and the sword rang out loudly.
"Black Tortoise Sword Technique - Startling Waves!"
Lu Ming flicked his wrist, and the green sword tip slanted upwards. The sword light surged like a sudden wave on the sea, with layers of green light rolling up like a tsunami, containing immense power.
Layer upon layer of sword waves shattered the scorching fire, gradually dissolving the world-destroying sharpness.
The power to burn the heavens and boil the seas was instantly reduced by 20%, but the turbulent waves also shattered layer by layer, turning into a sky full of azure light.
Lu Ming took a step with his feet, his figure moving like a fleeting shadow. Using the momentum of the deflection, he spun around, his sword strikes continuing without pause, instantly switching to the second move.
Zhenyue!
Yun Jianxue slashed horizontally and vertically, and the azure sword energy suddenly solidified, forming a huge sword-shaped phantom standing in front of him.
The sword, imposing and powerful, commands the world.
This move was like an earthquake, forcefully withstanding the direct impact of the dark red beam of light.
"Boom!" The muffled sound of the collision shook the snowfield, and Lu Ming was thrown backward.
Seeing this, Wang Lie roared and urged his spiritual power, causing the power of the Heaven-Burning and Sea-Boiling technique to increase by another three points. Spiderweb-like cracks began to crawl all over the surface of the Sword Mountain phantom, and its light dimmed rapidly.
Lu Mingjian moved with him, and the third move, Cangming Style, was unleashed in a smooth motion.
Vast Ocean!
The green blade whirls and dances, its light like an inverted ocean.
Countless cyan sword threads separated from the main sword light, initially slowly, like a tsunami or the collapse of the sky.
Suddenly it accelerated, with the force of a thunderbolt, surrounding and annihilating the terrifying energy that was burning the heavens and boiling the seas.
Red and blue streaks of light clashed and intertwined on the snowfield, with fire and snowflakes flying together.
Wang Lie's beam of light was sluggish due to the sword light, and his blood-burning spiritual energy consumption increased sharply.
Lu Ming's breathing became increasingly rapid, his magical power was already depleted, and his swordplay gradually became sluggish.
Wang Lie seized this momentary opening, and the dark red beam of light suddenly contracted, piercing straight for Lu Ming's brow.
On the brink of life and death, Lu Mingjian moved with agility, breaking through the air with a Star Shattering Style.
Shattered Star!
The sword light pierced the sky like a meteor, and a flash of blue light appeared in a stunning moment!
The snow in the clouds transformed into a streak of blue rainbow, striking first despite being behind, and piercing the tip of the dark red pillar of light.
A deafening clang echoed across the snowy plains as the tip of the beam of light was shattered, its energy dissipating.
Seeing his killing move broken, Wang Lie was enraged and pushed the Blood Burning Secret Technique to its limit. His spiritual power regrouped and transformed into a rain of dark red fire that swept over Lu Ming.
Lu Ming remained calm and composed, his sword, Yun Jianxue, unleashing a perfectly round sword flower, and the fifth move, Guixu, was immediately executed.
Return to the void!
The cyan sword light condensed into a vortex, like the Ruins of Return devouring everything.
All the dark red fire rain was swept into the sword vortex, where it was dissolved and devoured.
This move uses the opponent's strength to counterattack, turning the enemy's offensive into one's own. As the vortex spins, some of the fiery rain energy is transformed into the Azure Edge Sword Qi, which is used to counterattack Wang Lie.
Caught off guard, Wang Lie was slashed across the shoulder by the recoil of the sword energy.
Wang Lie was filled with shock and rage: "I refuse to believe I can't destroy you!"
The crimson energy that burned the heavens and boiled the seas reassembled, but its power had already weakened, and it crashed into the Void Returning Sword Vortex.
The moment the sword vortex shattered, Lu Ming unleashed all his remaining spiritual power, unleashing the sixth move, Profound Annihilation, a hidden force concealing its edge.
Mysterious Annihilation!
The sword light was concealed, its sharpness hidden, while the azure light, like mist, silently approached the dark red pillar of light.
This move, with its hidden force penetrating, does not destroy the external force but specifically damages the internal organs and the foundation of spiritual power. The profound energy penetrates along the pillar of light and directly attacks Wang Lie.
Wang Lie suddenly groaned, a sharp pain shooting through his golden core, his blood and qi flowing backward, the dark red pillar of light shaking violently, its power dropping by 50%!
At this point, Lu Mingxuan's true qi was almost exhausted, and the giant sword phantom formed by the Zhenyue style completely collapsed, with the remaining power of the dark red light pillar pressing directly against his heart.
At the critical moment, a faint light suddenly appeared on Lu Ming's acupoint in the center of his chest!
That was the Xuanhuang Divine Treasury that he had unlocked at the peak of his Body Tempering Realm. It contained the Xuanhuang Primordial Qi from the beginning of the world and was the head of the nine treasuries of the physical body.
In the face of dire straits, the divine treasure spontaneously protected its master. The vast primordial energy surged out from the chest, permeating the limbs and bones. The sword light was tinged with gold, and the sword technique reached a new peak!
Wang Lie's gaze was fixed on the mysterious yellow aura emanating from Lu Ming's chest, and he was so shocked that he exclaimed, "The Mysterious Yellow Divine Treasury! It's the Martial Dao Mysterious Yellow Treasury! You actually opened such a divine treasury?!"
He has devoted over a hundred years to martial arts training, exhausting all the rare and precious materials and his heart and soul, yet he still cannot open the door to the Xuanhuang Treasury. This is a threshold that countless martial arts cultivators can never cross in their entire lives!
The Body Tempering Realm is the ultimate test of perseverance and resources; every step of physical refinement requires rare and precious materials and immense willpower.
Reaching the pinnacle of Body Tempering Realm is extremely rare; most people choose to enter the Five Qi Realm upon achieving the pinnacle of Body Tempering Realm.
However, only those who have reached the Great Perfection of the Body Tempering Realm can unlock the First Divine Treasure. Most martial artists choose to continue honing their physical bodies in the later stages of martial arts to gradually achieve the Great Perfection of the Body Tempering Realm.
The difficulty involved is more than ten or a hundred times greater than achieving mastery in body forging.
This Foundation Establishment junior in front of me has actually opened the Xuanhuang Divine Treasury, and at such a young age he has already reached the Great Perfection of Body Tempering. Such martial arts talent is simply unheard of and unseen!
The intense shock caused Wang Lie to lose his composure, and the backlash from the Blood Burning Secret Technique suddenly erupted. His golden core was wracked with pain as if it were being torn apart, the dark red pillar of light instantly dissipated, and his aura became chaotic.
Lu Ming seized this critical moment, unleashing the Xuanwu Sword Technique once more.
Rending the Universe!
The moment the sword technique was unleashed, the world changed color. The snow sword light in the clouds receded, its blue and gold hues coalescing into a streak of astonishing light, like a heaven-cleaving sword blade tearing through the sky, slashing straight at Wang Lie.
Upon hearing this move, Wang Lie was immediately terrified.
Wang Lie hurriedly summoned a spherical defensive magic weapon, and at the same time, he frantically poured in spiritual power, and a barrier and layers of shields appeared in front of him.
"laugh"
The sword light sliced through the barrier like cutting melons and vegetables, shattering it instantly and causing layers of shields to crumble one after another.
The spherical magical artifact stubbornly persisted, but was eventually shattered.
The sword light finally stopped just inches from Wang Lie's heart before he could barely block it.
Wang Lie was terrified. Although he managed to block the sword light, the sword intent contained within it still penetrated his body, causing his meridians to ache and his blood to surge.
"Pfft!" Wang Lie finally couldn't hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood, looking at Lu Ming in fear.
Lu Ming's face was pale, but his eyes were fixed on Wang Lie. Then he slowly raised his sword again and pointed it at Wang Lie.
Wang Lie was extremely weak at this moment. When he saw Lu Ming looking at him with eyes that looked like he was looking at a dead man, he was terrified again and almost fell over in the air.
Lu Ming's situation was equally dire; the faint light within his Xuanhuang acupoint had dimmed, his Xuan Yuan Zhen Huo was completely depleted, and his face was ashen white as paper.
If it weren't for his incredibly strong physical body, the aftershocks of the battle would have killed him.
Lu Ming remained upright, sword in hand, his murderous gaze fixed on Wang Lie, showing no sign of weakness.
A hundred feet away, the four late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators brought by Wang Lie were already terrified out of their wits, their faces ashen.
They had thought that it would be easy for a Golden Core elder to kill a Foundation Establishment junior, but they witnessed firsthand the miracle of a Foundation Establishment cultivator shaking a Golden Core cultivator and a Divine Treasure breaking through an absolute killing move.
Wang Lie clutched his aching chest, too afraid to fight any longer.
Wang Lie dared not linger any longer. Despite his severe injuries, he picked up the Crimson Sun Sword, grabbed the terrified Wang Yan, and fled in panic.
The other three Foundation Establishment cultivators, as if granted a pardon, used their escape techniques and vanished into the snowy night in an instant.
As Lu Ming watched the departing figures of the crowd, his tense mind suddenly relaxed, and he swayed, almost falling over.
He supported Yun Jianxue, who was breathing heavily and whose consciousness was becoming blurred.
In this fierce battle, he unleashed all seven forms of the Xuanwu Sword Technique, and in a desperate situation, he activated the Xuanhuang Treasury in his chest, fighting the Golden Core Great Perfection cultivator to the point of mutual injury, reaching his own limit.
The fact that the Nascent Soul Sect Leader of the Blazing Sun Gang was still a sword hanging over his head meant that Lu Ming dared not linger.
He trembled as he took out several high-grade healing pills and swallowed them, slowly restoring his spiritual power.
After resting for a while, he forced his severely injured body to fly straight towards Zhenwu Mountain on his sword.
The vast snowfield returned to silence, leaving only scars and ruins.