However, this move is still just treating the symptoms rather than the cause. Ultimately, the Mystic Sect’s Qi Gong has the issue of meridian Qi Shield. Once discovered and struck by someone, the True Qi will stagnate and the cultivation method will be broken. Just like when Tie Dan suffered a hit from a hidden weapon earlier, he froze and almost died for this reason.
But some people’s meridians get stiffened for a moment, while for others, a weakness hit leads to a Qi-breaking explosion. The differences in cultivation techniques are significant and cannot be generalized.
"Are you ready? Here I come."
Tie Dan put away his long sword, grasping the short sword with both hands,
"Please enlighten me, Lightning Sword."
As soon as the words fell,
sword aura flickered,
The sword roared like a dragon! The edge breached the Qi Wall! The lightning leaping on the blade tip rubbed against the air, igniting the oil smoke instantly! Fire clouds exploded! Rising fiercely!
And amidst the rising flame clouds and chaotic sparks, Tie Dan! Lightning Sword! Came stabbing straight at him!
If you can take it, take it! If not, you’ll die!
Thus Ye Rong directly abandoned the hammers and escaped!
Indeed! Abandoning the hammers with both hands! Flashed and fled! Decisive indeed!
After all, Tie Dan had given both a reminder and a hint earlier, plus their fighting styles were similar, both relying on tunneling for heavy strikes, aiming for a one-hit kill, only their weapons differed. The heavy strike of blunt weapons versus the piercing of sharp ones makes a difference in the application of Qi.
So at this very moment! Upon Ye Rong’s first glimpse of the opponent’s surrounding Dao Energy explosion, realizing Tie Dan also used tunneling for a face-to-face strike, Ye Rong realized this sword could not be dodged!
At least not with two heavy hammers!
Thus, he abandoned the hammers and tunneled backward!
Thus, this sword! Ye Rong dodged half of it!
Tie Dan’s sword came stabbing! Breaking through a layer of oil crust! A layer of afterimage! Leaving a sword mark across the chest!
And Ye Rong’s tunneling technique was also briskly applied! Taking advantage of the densely coated oil in the area, he tunneled away to the door!
The double hammers hit the ground.
Ye Rong slid to the doorway, slipping, landing flat on the back.
The short Wang Cheng grabbed two long needles in shock, shielding Ye Rong behind him.
But Tie Dan did not pursue. He just stood in the black sea of fire, the oil on him ignited by Dingmao Fire Devouring, crackling as thick smoke rose, as if draped in a robe of flames.
"This sword, returned to you."
Ye Rong looked at the sword scar brushed past his heart, his legs turned to jelly, almost unable to get up. Wang Cheng swallowed, put away one needle, and formed a tunneling skill seal.
The two exchanged glances, stood side by side, with one absorbing the oil all over, becoming plump again, transforming into a yellow-green oily fiend. The other gathered a dried yellow aura, skin dehydrating rapidly, appearing like withered wood.
Tie Dan said, "What, coming together?"
Ye Rong and Wang Zheng said,
"The Sword Sect’s name is well-deserved!"
"The Songshan disciples acknowledge higher skills!"
Tie Dan couldn’t help but be puzzled,
"Weren’t you supposed to escape if you couldn’t win? Are you that eager to taste dog meat?"
"Ordered by the master! Dare not disobey!"
"To establish a sect! Fight for destiny!"
"Alright, since you are determined."
Tie Dan held Jia Shen and Ding Mao, thunder and fire intertwined, dual swords wielded horizontally,
"Then let us go die together!"
The power of the three burst in full force! Dao Breath soaring into the sky! Battle Qi protecting their bodies! Engaging in a furious brawl!
Ling Biao, affected by the collateral force, tied to a pillar, couldn’t dodge, could only scream miserably!
Strong wind swept the face! Sword energy crisscrossed! Fierce clashes! Like oil splattering in a deep fryer!
The steaming hot Qi Wave Fire Rain pattered down! The blazing butter scalding the skin to bursting! Dried leaves cut bloodily! Yang Thunder Yin Fire burning to ashes! Stones flying and hitting Ling Biao all bruised and battered!
"Woo woo woo! Awooo! OOO!"
Just affected by Dao Power, Ling Biao was beaten to near-death, only able to whimper and howl. Fortunately, its suffering didn’t last long as the three in combat quickly decided the outcome.
Of course, it was Tie Dan who won.
Even though he sustained internal injuries and fractured bones, unable to consecutively execute Lightning Strikes, wielding the true inheritance of Qi Gong, Tie Dan was still not much inferior to them. Especially his Thunder Fire Dual Swords, refined through three transitions, were only aggressive and not defensive, fierce and violent.
Moreover, those two had rather peculiar cultivation techniques, transforming oil and leaves, useful against beginners but were precisely countered by Tie Dan’s sword power, adding fuel to the fire, only burning more fiercely, frequently blasted and burnt, naturally defeating them in a frontal sword fight, hacked and stabbed multiple times by Tie Dan, taking seven or eight hits.
Yet Ye Rong and Wang Zheng were after all true inheritors of the Mystic Sect, not only mastering superior cultivation methods, mutated Dao Qi, but also diligent in study and practice, solid in foundation and rich in experience, and judging by their appearances, they had no time to court Immortals, devoting all energy to training and combat.
Thus, although Tie Dan’s Thunder Fire Sword Qi could counter their True Qi, and his sword moves were superbly vicious, they still managed to execute sophisticated maneuvers, avoiding critical weak points, despite frequent wounds, only suffering skin-deep injuries.
Even though their protective True Qi was invaded by Thunder Fire, they obviously had experience battling special Dao Qi, readily discarding portions of Qi Group burnt by Yin Fire, enabling continued combat, supporting each other, coupled with swift reactions and movement techniques not much inferior to Triple Turbines, Tie Dan found it difficult to swiftly kill one to resolve the battle.
Thus, they fought over fifty moves using Qi Gong techniques until the Songshan disciples were driven back by thunder and fire, flying out of the Mountain Gate, falling off Star Cliff.