It turned out that Liang Zhennan heard the commotion and, realizing something was wrong, made the first move immediately.
He acted decisively, intending to use the Blazing Talisman to distract everyone’s attention and take the opportunity to escape.
"Watch out for the Fire Talisman!"
As the blazing sea of fire swept open, everyone quickly cast spells to defend or retreated, among which Lu Hongniang’s warning voice was clearly heard.
A fiery red sword light flew out, slashing at the Blazing Talisman.
The Blazing Talisman was only a Tier One Lower-grade Talisman, an instantaneous spell that could only harm an Early-stage Qi Cultivator, and it was made of beast skin, very fragile.
Xu Yang swung the Fire Sun Sword, instantly cutting the Blazing Talisman in half.
This spirit talisman was also burned to ashes by its own released Red Flame True Flame.
At the same time, not only Xu Yang made a move, but Lu Changfeng also reacted quickly.
While dodging the Qi Cultivation True Flame, he immediately summoned the Blazing Sword Box, sending the Six Paths of Fiery Sword Qi towards Liang Zhennan.
Seeing that the opponents were numerous and his feint was ineffective, instead becoming the target of attack and being hit by the Six Paths of Fiery Sword Qi, Liang Zhennan cursed under his breath.
As he dashed away, he summoned a black shield with some cracks, opening a black light barrier to withstand the attack of the Fiery Sword Qi.
This was the only defensive spiritual artifact on him, reaching Tier One Top-Grade.
Though its defense was strong, because it was damaged and hadn’t been repaired, it could barely withstand ten more attacks.
Having used it four times already, it could still withstand six more attacks.
Now, to resist the Fiery Sword Qi, another use was consumed.
"Liang Zhennan, the net of justice is wide, let’s see where you can escape!"
Within just three breaths, they had already engaged twice. If he couldn’t recognize this person as Liang Zhennan by now, Yuan Lang felt he would cry out of stupidity.
Once confirmed as Liang Zhennan, disregarding how the opponent looked, Lu Zhiwei also launched an offensive.
Zhaoyun Sword slashed out with thunderous speed straight at Liang Zhennan.
Then, with a bang, Zhaoyun Sword was similarly blocked by the black shield.
This time, although it was just a tentative attack, it also consumed one of the black shield’s defensive uses.
"You really are like haunting ghosts!"
"Can’t you let me leave Chu Kingdom for the sake of our past as fellow disciples?"
Urging the black shield to guard his front, Liang Zhennan scanned the crowd, his gaze landing on Yuan Lang.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Lang’s face turned cold, completely different from his usual gentle and carefree demeanor.
"Liang Zhennan, when you colluded with Wu Xiangwen to harm our fellow disciples and defected from Shenxiao Palace, why didn’t you think about sparing those fellow disciples, or remember you were a disciple of the Profound Sect?"
"Senior brother, what’s the point of saying this to him now? I just want revenge for our dead fellow disciples."
Xu Yang’s expression darkened, wielding the Fire Sun Sword straight at Liang Zhennan, forcing Liang Zhennan to cast spells to defend.
"Why waste words with him? This thief is clearly trying to buy time to trigger the Shenxiao Decree!"
Just as Xu Yang finished speaking, Lu Hongniang’s voice rang out: "Dream on!"
"Wantonly slaughtering the people of Celestial Water Town, today we cannot let you go."
Lu Hongniang also acted decisively, summoning a purple-gold silk spiritual artifact, intending to bind Liang Zhennan.
This spiritual artifact, called Purple Gold Silk, has its greatest effect in trapping the enemy, capable of completely enveloping the enemy and rendering them powerless to resist.
Having previously clashed with Lu Hongniang’s group and witnessed the power of this spiritual artifact, if he got trapped now, he might not even have time to break free before facing three to four attacks, leaving no room to counterattack.
In a cultivator battle, it’s all about racing against time.
Liang Zhennan’s expression changed, clenching his teeth, and he summoned a sharp, crescent-shaped treasure wheel, fiercely slashing toward the Purple Gold Silk.
Although the Purple Gold Silk is a spiritual artifact, highly flexible and sturdy, ordinary swords and knives could hardly damage it. But seeing Liang Zhennan wield the Evil Moon Treasure Wheel, Lu Hongniang frowned and immediately cast a spell to retract the Purple Gold Silk.
With both artifacts facing off, Lu Hongniang wasn’t confident of winning.
The Evil Moon Treasure Wheel, this demonic spiritual artifact, was created by Liang Zhennan through the massacre of thousands of mortals in Celestial Water Town, after leaving the town barren, and it has now harnessed Demon Evil Qi.
The sharpness of this demonic spiritual artifact rivals a Tier Two Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact, able to shatter ordinary Tier One artifacts.
If her Purple Gold Silk were hit, it would surely be cut in half.
"Be careful of his Evil Moon Treasure Wheel, try not to face it head-on!"
Avoiding the attack of the Evil Moon Treasure Wheel, Lu Hongniang didn’t forget to remind everyone.
Of course, this reminder was specifically for Lu Zhiwei, Lu Changfeng, and Song Minghui.
Yuan Lang and Xu Yang, familiar with the Evil Moon Treasure Wheel, knew to evade and not to contended with it using artifacts.
Now seeing the Evil Moon Treasure Wheel’s demonic power enhanced, it was clear the death of Celestial Water Town’s people was Liang Zhennan’s doing.
"Demonic spiritual artifact!"
Feeling the demonic qi, Lu Zhiwei’s eyes shifted, not daring to be careless.
After the Evil Moon Treasure Wheel launched an attack, it returned to Liang Zhennan, floating behind his head, slowly rotating.
The lingering evil qi on it was so intense, visibly spreading in the air, even showing a blood-black color.
This sight made Lu Zhiwei recall the Gu Daoist.
Back when dealing with the Gu Daoist, though the opponent also had a demonic spiritual artifact, the Gu Insect Treasure Bottle, its evil qi wasn’t this dense.
To refine a demonic spiritual artifact of such power, Liang Zhennan was certainly no ordinary person, and no bit of relaxation was allowed.
With the Evil Moon Treasure Wheel in hand, Liang Zhennan’s strength had increased by at least fifty percent, allowing him to dominate among same-tier cultivators.
In a one-on-one duel, even Lu Zhiwei wasn’t a match.
"You three, I see you are unfamiliar faces, I advise you not to wade into this murky water."
"If you leave quickly, I can let bygones be bygones!"
Having summoned the Evil Moon Treasure Wheel, Liang Zhennan gained some confidence, his gaze falling on Lu Zhiwei, Lu Changfeng, and Song Minghui, issuing a warning.
Relying on the Evil Moon Treasure Wheel, and having restored himself to peak condition, he had some confidence in battling Yuan Lang and the three fellow disciples alone, and if he couldn’t kill all three, he still had a chance to flee.
But he hadn’t expected, in just half a month, the three fellow disciples had found three Late-stage Qi Cultivation helpers.
Now facing a six-on-one battle, achieving a decisive kill was obviously tricky.
"Demonic cultivators are condemned by everyone."
The first to respond to Liang Zhennan was Lu Zhiwei’s Zhaoyun Sword, slashing straight at Liang Zhennan’s forehead.
As a Tier Two Spiritual Artifact, the Zhaoyun Sword was naturally not comparable to the Purple Gold Silk, unafraid of the Evil Moon Treasure Wheel.
At the same time, Lu Changfeng also made a move, launching the Blazing Sword Qi to assist Lu Zhiwei in the attack.
Unlike other spiritual artifacts, when the Blazing Sword Box attacks it’s not about swinging or smashing the box itself, but about emitting the Blazing Sword Qi to slay the enemy.
Lu Changfeng didn’t care if the Blazing Sword Qi would be shattered.
If shattered, the attack would just continue!