Fairies Are Fierce

Chapter 26 Sword Qi

Black clouds cover the sky and the sun, and dead vines and old trees are tangled under Jiguan Ridge.

Thin raindrops fell from the sky, and the only sound of running water in the distant stream could be heard throughout the mountain col.

With She Yulong's words of "no sound", the words in the cave suddenly stopped.

Zuo Lingquan held down the hilt of the sword at his waist, while Wang Rui put away the wooden box and looked outside.

In the dense forest outside the cave, She Yulong, dressed in black, has drawn out the sword on his back. There is a faint white light on the sword's edge. This is the seventh level of Qi Refining. True Its explicit performance.

Zuo Lingquan had an extraordinary ear and listened carefully. There was no movement in the dense forest. He hesitated for a moment, silently walked out of the cave and approached She Yulong.

Wang Rui was considered to be more powerful among the brothers who were patrolling the mountain this time. When he saw something going on outside, he also held his sword and walked beside Zuo Lingquan, carefully looking around him along the way.

She Yulong noticed that Zuo Lingquan and Wang Rui were behind him, raised his left hand to signal to stop, and said softly:

"If there is movement in the southeast, there must be something hidden. Ling Quan, you go back and stay there; Wang Rui, come with me."

Wang Rui nodded slightly and followed She Yulong into the dense forest.

Although Zuo Lingquan didn't have any cultivation level, his martial arts skills were not low, so he couldn't be fooled when he followed him out. After hesitating for a moment, he still followed.

She Yulong frowned slightly when he saw this, but without saying much, he led the two of them into the dense forest.

The dense forest is full of dead vines and old trees, and there are no roads. When you go deeper, the tree crowns block the already dark light, making it difficult to see clearly even the five steps ahead.

The three of them were holding long swords and walking silently through the forest.

Zuo Lingquan knew how powerful the ferocious beast was, so he didn't overestimate it. He carefully distinguished all movements except the sound of rain. After walking about a hundred steps in the southeast direction, he finally heard some subtle noises.

Ss——

The sound of breathing in.

Zuo Lingquan and She Yulong turned their heads at the same time and looked at a pile of overgrown shrubs deep in the forest. They were shocked when they saw that the shrubs were only two feet away from them.

Wang Rui, who was following him, noticed the movement and turned to look at the bushes. But as soon as his footsteps moved, his face turned pale and he spoke in a low voice with a trembling voice:

"You guys run, I think I stepped on someone big."

Zuo Lingquan and She Yulong quickly lowered their heads and discovered a 'log' lying among the weeds at their feet.

The log was covered with blue scales, as thick as a man's waist, and extended into the bushes ahead.

Before Zuo Lingquan had time to take a closer look at what it was, the bushes in front of him suddenly exploded, and broken leaves flew everywhere, revealing a triangular snake head with scarlet eyes and a bloody mouth full of barbs like fangs, like a snake. He rushed towards the three of them like a rat.

"retreat!"

She Yulong raised his eyes and saw this scene, his expression suddenly changed - he had patrolled the mountain many times and recognized this as a python with orangutan eyes. Orangutan pythons often appear in places where the snakeskin grows. They feed on the snakes for many years and grow larger over time. The orangutan-eyed python in front of me was at least three feet long, and it would not grow this big in thirty years.

The orangutan-eyed python is famous for its thick skin and quick movements. With She Yulong's seventh-level Qi Refining combat power, he might be able to kill it if he found it in advance. But when he got closer, he realized that he was being attacked by the orang-eyed python. It was not easy to resist.

Seeing the orang-eyed python approaching, She Yulong flew back without any hesitation, holding his long sword in front of him to prevent any unexpected events.

Zuo Lingquan has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. Although he has no cultivation level, his physical reaction is even more exaggerated than that of She Yulong. The moment the orang-eyed python burst out of the grass, he was ready to dodge.

But just when Zuo Lingquan was about to retreat, he noticed from the corner of his eye that Wang Rui next to him was 'sliding' forward.

Wang Rui was so frightened that he turned pale, and it was obvious that he was not rushing forward because his head was hot.

Zuo Lingquan glanced down and realized that Wang Rui's legs had been wrapped by the snake's tail and dragged towards the snake's head.

Zuo Lingquan's eyes changed slightly, and he grabbed Wang Rui's shoulder without thinking.

She Yulong also saw Wang Rui's situation, but did not extend a helping hand. Instead, he sternly said while retreating:

"Look after yourself!"

However, when Zuo Lingquan encountered a ferocious beast when he first arrived in Linhefang, he would not stand by and watch as much as he could. At this time, Wang Rui, who had some friendship with him, was about to fall into the snake's mouth. How could he be so indifferent as to watch the other person die?

Zuo Lingquan never thought of relying on She Yulong. After grabbing Wang Rui's shoulders, under the huge pulling force, the whole person was dragged towards Shekou.

He first struck down with his sword, trying to cut off the snake's tail.

It's just that the snake's tail is also as thick as the mouth of a bowl, and its skin is covered with scales. A hasty sword strike only made a hole more than an inch deep, but it did not stop the giant python from dragging it.

Seeing that he had been dragged to Shekou and the smell of fishy smell hit his face, Zuo Lingquan raised his sword again, trying to block Shekou with his long sword.

In She Yulong's opinion, the only measures that could be taken in a hurry were the same as committing suicide.

The orangutan-eyed python is venomous. Even if it gets stuck in the snake's mouth, the venom sprayed out by its fangs will still wipe out Wang Rui's body. If Zuo Lingquan is accidentally contaminated with the venom, he will either die or be injured.

She Yulong is not a heartless person, and he also cares about the lives of his junior brothers, but the journey of cultivation is so long, and any risky decision will cut off the path.

The day She Yulong set foot on this road, he knew a truth - only those who are alive are qualified to practice, and all dead people return to dust.

Therefore, She Yulong would not help him at this time. He could feel guilty for this for the rest of his life, but he could not die here without even being qualified to feel guilty.

rustle——

Branches and leaves flew across the dense forest, but in the blink of an eye, the orangutan-eyed python dragged the two of them in front of them and bit them down.

Zuo Lingquan's long sword pierced the snake's mouth, but he also saw the fangs ready to attack in the snake's mouth.

At the critical moment, Zuo Lingquan knew that it would be difficult to save him, so he did not hesitate to slash Wang Rui's entangled legs with his backhand sword.

At this moment, a sword sound suddenly sounded from the canopy of trees above the three of them that blocked the sky and the sun.

Sa——

The sound of swords stirred up wind and rain, which seemed to shatter the entire tree crown.

Even if the target was not Zuo Lingquan, Zuo Lingquan still felt the overwhelming killing power.

Zuo Lingquan's sword suddenly stopped, and he looked up from the corner of his eye, only to see a woman wearing a raincoat descending from the sky above the tree crown, holding a three-foot sharp blade. There was green light flowing on the sword's edge, and the raindrops and branches and leaves close to the sword's light, All turned into powder.

A monk in the Spiritual Valley Realm can True Qi leave the body without dissipating. It is embodied in front of his eyes as the blue crescent moon that seems to be able to crush everything in the world.

Wu Qingwan was still one step away from the Linggu realm. The sword energy out of his body was far less stable than that of the Linggu realm monks, but it was enough to shock Zuo Lingquan who had not yet started.

The sword rises and falls, but in an instant.

Zuo Lingquan only saw a cold blue light that was more than ten feet long, passing over the giant python's head. The commotion in the dense forest suddenly stopped and the dust settled.

The three-foot-long behemoth fell in the dense forest. The snake's head was neatly split in half and fell to the ground bleeding.

Wang Rui was so frightened that his face turned pale. After falling to the ground, he had not recovered yet, but just stared blankly at the snake corpse in front of him.

She Yulong's mind was calm. When he saw Wu Qingwan coming, he quickly put away his sword and stood still, raising his hand and saluting:

"Uncle Wu."

Zuo Lingquan's sword suddenly stopped, then bounced up quickly. He first looked at the snake corpse on the ground, then looked at Wu Qingwan, who was standing on a branch holding the sword upside down, and said unexpectedly:

"Senior Wu, why are you here?"

Wu Qingwan's eyebrows were furrowed. She was not as gentle as when she was in Qihuang Valley. She looked more like a stern teacher. After she glanced at the situation below, she said in a deep voice:

"She Yulong, why didn't you save me just now?"

When She Yulong heard this reprimanding question, his expression did not change at all and he responded seriously:

"It can't be saved."

Zuo Lingquan knew that She Yulong was telling the truth. He and She Yulong might not be able to save the sudden situation just now, but She Yulong's almost indifferent calm still made him frown.

Wu Qingwan on the tree branch was also dissatisfied with She Yulong's answer, which is a normal reaction of a person.

But Wu Qingwan also knew in her heart that there was nothing wrong with what She Yulong did.

The teachers once taught that practicing a religion is to "walk alone on the great road". It is difficult for ordinary people to imagine how many choices you have to face in the long years. If you take even half a step wrong, you will be dead.

According to Master Qihuanggu's opinion, worldly benevolence, morality, etiquette, integrity, and even blood ties will only become a burden to practitioners, because once you seek immortality, everything you know will become a passer-by in the long years. , You are the only one left to walk alone in the world, without a heart of iron and stone, there is no way to go to the end on this road.

And She Yulong is a natural practitioner, and his choice in the face of a difficult situation may be criticized by others, but his choice is indeed correct.

Wu Qingwan always remembered the teachings of her teachers, so although she was dissatisfied with She Yulong's almost cold-blooded calmness, she still nodded slightly after a moment of silence:

"That's right, take Wang Rui and other disciples back to Phoenix Phoenix Valley."

She Yulong bowed and saluted, stepped forward to help Wang Rui, who had survived a desperate situation, and walked towards the cave.

Zuo Lingquan didn't expect Wu Qingwan to praise She Yulong. He stood under the big tree, and when She Yulong walked away, he shook his head and said:

"This Senior Brother She is a bit cold-blooded."

Alone with Zuo Lingquan, Wu Qingwan still didn't show that gentle look, but asked:

"Zuo Lingquan, you just knew you couldn't be saved, why did you take the risk?"

(End of chapter)