Chapter 322

Chapter 322: Sword Qi Like a Dragon, Shooting with One Arrow

“A sword energy realm, and one at a very high level of control! How could this old man possibly possess this?”

The gray-robed man witnessed this scene, sensing the terrifying aura emanating from the old doctor, his eyes lit with fear.

He finally understood why the Plague Gourd had been emitting a warning signal.

This old man was truly terrifying, possessing the legendary innate realm, not to mention the extremely lethal sword realm.

Horrified, the gray-robed man’s mind raced, instantly unleashing a vast expanse of gray energy from the gourd behind him, enveloping him.

Boom!

The gray energy had barely enveloped the gray-robed man when the old doctor’s attack arrived.

A surge of sword energy, imbued with the power of a realm, slammed into him with a powerful force.

However, the gray energy surrounding the gray-robed man was surprisingly resilient and didn’t shatter immediately.

Instead, the dragon-like wave of sword energy, controlled by the old doctor, sent him flying backward.

“Hmm?”

Upon seeing this, the old doctor’s mind raced, and the dense, swirling sword energy suddenly swirled, enveloping the gray-robed man.

Like a school of fish, they frantically devoured the gray energy emanating from his body, attempting to annihilate it.

“Damn it! How could this old fellow’s control of his domain be so masterful!”

The gray-robed man’s face sank, his heart pounding.

He hadn’t expected the old doctor’s control of his domain to reach such a level.

With his will, the sword energy moved with his mind, like a dragon, as if directed by his arm.

This level of sword energy control made the sword masters he’d encountered seem childish and clumsy compared to him.

“If the Plague Gourd hadn’t recovered its vitality, how could I allow you, an old fellow, to be so presumptuous in my presence!”

The gray-robed man felt deeply aggrieved.

Although he had refined the Plague Gourd, it was only at the most basic level.

Furthermore, the Plague Gourd had been damaged, and much of its power hadn’t yet been restored.

This limited his current recourse.

Facing the old doctor’s powerful sword energy domain, he had no real solution but passive defense.

“The plague energy has the ability to devour and dissolve vital energy. Once it consumes all this sword energy, it will be your death, old man!”

The gray-robed man’s anger was inflamed by the repeated setbacks.

The gray energy defense he employed was no ordinary defensive method.

It was a protective energy condensed from the original plague energy nurtured by the Plague Gourd. Not only was it extremely defensive, it also had the ability to devour vital energy, strengthening itself.

The old doctor’s sword energy was powerful, but as long as he couldn’t immediately break his defense, it posed no threat.

Instead, he was using his own vital energy to help nourish the Plague Gourd. As one strengthened the

other, the other would be exhausted. When the old doctor’s vital energy was depleted, it would be time for him to strike back!

“This gray energy can devour my sword energy?”

Sensing the sword energy’s continuous dissolution, the old doctor immediately realized that the gray energy the gray-robed man had unleashed was different from his previous attempts.

He had used his domain power to manipulate the sword energy condensed from the vital energy of heaven and earth, but instead of destroying it, it was constantly devoured and dissolved.

Moreover, the gray energy, after consuming his sword energy, showed a subtle tendency to grow stronger.

“It seems this gray energy is not ordinary. The sword energy condensed from the primordial energy of heaven and earth alone cannot dispel it.”

A sudden realization dawned on the old doctor.

With a thought, the tide of sword energy surrounding the gray-robed man suddenly shifted.

Wisps of spiritual energy from heaven and earth were drawn in by his mind and merged with the sword energy.

With the spiritual energy’s blessing, the power of the sword energy surged.

The gray energy outside the gray-robed man could no longer easily absorb the sword energy; instead, it was constantly being dissipated by it.

“What?!”

The gray-robed man, his mind connected to the plague gourd, instantly sensed the change.

His eyes widened.

“Old man, you’re not at the Xiantian realm, you’re a Qi cultivator!”

The gray-robed man, sensing the fluctuations of the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, understood clearly.

The old man before him was more than just at the Xiantian realm; he was a Qi cultivator capable of controlling spiritual energy!

Upon realizing this, the gray-robed man could no longer maintain his composure.

While the plague aura possessed devouring power, its current might could only devour sword energy condensed from primordial energy.

It couldn’t devour a sword of the same level.

Sensing the plague aura being steadily eroded, the gray-robed man grew anxious.

“Every three strands of sword energy infused with spiritual energy can dissipate one strand of gray energy.”

The old doctor then accurately calculated the sword energy tide’s effect on the gray energy’s defenses.

Seeing this, the spiritual power within his brow acupoint surged.

Suddenly, even more spiritual energy was plucked from the higher realms of space and fused into the sword energy tide, attacking the gray-robed man.

“Oh no! This old fellow possesses a domain, capable of continuously condensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. If this continues, I’ll be trapped and killed!”

Feeling the sword energy tide around him grow even more powerful, the gray-robed man’s face suddenly changed.

He knew that if he didn’t make a decision, he would surely die here today!

He removed the plague gourd from his back and held it before him.

He bit his tongue and spat a mouthful of blood onto the gourd.

The next moment, a gray aura surged from the plague gourd, and a gray light shone from the mouth of the gourd.

“Old man, you forced me to do this!”

After spurting out his essence and blood, the gray-robed man seemed to be extremely exhausted.

His already pale face turned even paler, without a trace of blood. His aura also weakened considerably.

Yet, his expression was exceptionally ferocious.

Madness shone in his eyes as he lifted the enormous gourd and pointed it at the old doctor.

A concentrated gray light shot out, hurtling towards the doctor.

“Not good!”

The moment the gourd pointed at him, the doctor sensed an intense danger.

Without a second thought, the spiritual energy within him rapidly circulated, pouring into the sword in his hand.

A sharp red and white edge emerged from the sword’s tip, and he slashed at the gray light, which was less than three feet away.

Puff!

The sword light and the gray light collided, causing no significant noise.

An invisible wave radiated in all directions.

“Get out of the way!”

The Ji family head and others, who were closer, felt this wave and suddenly felt a surge of extreme fear.

Terrified, they all dodged backwards.

Then they saw that wherever the wave passed, everything was silently crushed and turned into dust.

Fortunately, when the battle broke out, the villagers had already fled far away from the village.

Otherwise, this one blow alone would have caused many casualties.

“Not good!”

As the head of the Ji family retreated, he saw that the wave had spread and had already reached the formation set up by Lu Qing, and his heart was suddenly horrified.

What if this affected Fei’er’s treatment? If

he had known earlier, he would have stopped the wave.

Just as the head of the Ji family was frustrated, he saw a palm suddenly stretched out from the light curtain of the formation, blocking the wave.

The invisible wave, which was originally indestructible, was like an ant trying to shake a tree when it encountered the white jade palm.

It couldn’t even shake it in the slightest and was completely blocked.

“Young Master Lu!”

The head of the Ji family exclaimed in shock.

The one who attacked was none other than Lu Qing, who was supposed to be removing the mark from Ji Fei.

“Don’t worry, Master Ji. I’ve already removed the miasma mark from your son’s body,”

Lu Qing said softly, sensing his concern.

Master Ji’s surprise turned to joy. He was about to thank him, but Lu Qing stopped him with a wave of his hand.

“Let’s talk about anything else later. Let’s deal with this demon first.”

Master Ji swallowed his words, not daring to say more.

Lu Qing looked ahead.

The old doctor and the gray-robed man had both ceased fighting.

After the gray-robed man’s attack, his face paled even further, and his aura weakened.

The old doctor’s condition looked even worse.

The gray light emanating from the gray gourd was incredibly powerful.

If it weren’t for his spiritual power and profound attainments in the way of the sword,

this single blow would have severely injured him.

However, even though he had blocked the attack, his condition was not good.

The arm holding the sword was numb from the shock.

The spiritual energy in his dantian was almost completely depleted.

Several wisps of gray light had even invaded his body. For a moment, he could only use the limited spiritual energy he had to temporarily block it, unable to gather any more energy.

“Master, are you alright?”

Lu Qing moved gently to the old doctor’s side.

“It’s fine, but I’m afraid I don’t have the strength to fight anymore.

Ah Qing, be careful. This man’s gray gourd is truly strange and powerful.”

The old doctor took a breath and forced a smile.

“Well, Master, you heal first. I’ll leave the rest to you.”

Lu Qing nodded, and casually condensed a white spiritual talisman and injected it into his master’s body. As

the talisman entered his body, the old doctor felt the wisps of gray light within him being rapidly purified and eliminated.

He felt refreshed, and without further ado, he sat down cross-legged and began to heal his wounds.

“You can condense spiritual talismans with ease. Are you a spiritual talisman master?”

The gray-robed man was shocked at this scene, a look of disbelief in his eyes.

It was already incredible that an old man who was a Qi Refiner came out, and now there was another Talisman Master who could condense talismans at will.

What happened to this world? The spiritual energy was just revived, but the immortal path has not yet appeared.

How come people who know how to cultivate immortals just jumped out like this?

The gray-robed man was a little confused, and began to doubt whether the plague gourd was deceiving him.

“You know the Talisman Master? It seems that you know a lot about the way to cultivate immortals. Did the gourd in your hand tell you?”

Lu Qing said with some surprise.

“Can you tell the truth from my gourd?”

The gray-robed man was even more shocked.

“There is nothing in this world that I don’t know.” Lu Qing said lightly.

“Do you think you can do whatever you want and dominate the world just by relying on a broken Plague Gourd?

How ridiculous! Fourth Brother Qi! To repair the Plague Gourd, you sacrificed the lives of over a hundred thousand people in Fengzhou to cultivate the plague aura.

It’s time to pay for this monstrous sin.”

As soon as these words were spoken, not only was the gray-robed man horrified, but even the Plague Gourd in his hands began to vibrate.

A powerful will surged into the gray-robed man’s mind, instantly sobering him up.

“Escape!”

The gray-robed man’s first thought upon regaining consciousness was to flee.

Although Lu Qing didn’t exude a particularly powerful aura,

an indescribable chill filled the gray-robed man’s heart. This

other party was so terrifying, he could actually reveal his origins and the Plague Gourd in a single sentence.

Such a bizarre situation completely dispelled the gray-robed man’s will to fight.

He simply wanted to escape as quickly as possible, as far away from this strange being as possible.

Overwhelmed with fear, the gray-robed figure, despite his already ravaged body, pressed his tongue once more, forcing a stream of blood and essence to spurt toward the plague gourd.

Fueled by this essence and blood, the plague gourd’s surface suddenly glowed with a gray light, and a vast expanse of gray air emanated from its mouth, enveloping the gray-robed figure and sweeping her away.

Its speed rivaled that of a bird.

The gourd could actually fly!

Everyone was stunned by this sight.

Even the experienced head of a prominent family, the Ji family, was stunned.

In his decades of life, this was the first time he had ever seen an object capable of carrying a person in flight.

What a treasure that gourd could be!

“Can he escape?”

Only Lu Qing remained unsurprised.

The moment he saw the plague gourd sweeping up the gray-robed figure in flight, a bow and arrow had materialized in his hand.

He bent the bow, drawing the arrow, and the bow resembled a full moon, all movements performed in one seamless motion.

As his mind surged, the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth was rapidly drawn in, converging on the tip of the arrow.

The next moment, his fingers loosened, his mind locked, and the sharp arrow, with all-piercing force, shot towards the gray aura surrounding the gray-robed figure.

Lu Qing’s current power was truly astonishing.

Having already reached the realm of radiant precious light, coupled with his mastery of body refinement,

his current strength was unparalleled.

With such immense power, the arrows he fired naturally reached unimaginable speed.

The gray mist, swift as a bird, was nothing compared to it, and was instantly overtaken.

“Ah, block it!”

The gray-robed figure, even as he fled, never forgot to observe the movements behind him.

Seeing Lu Qing’s arrow instantly overtake him, and sensing the terrifying power contained within, he was terrified.

With a ferocious expression, he desperately tried to condense gray energy to block the spiritual arrow.

However, it was in vain.

Though the plague energy brewed by the plague gourd was powerful, it was still fragile before Lu Qing’s arrow.

It couldn’t even block it for a moment before it was pierced through.

The arrow, imbued with powerful spiritual energy, instantly pierced the gray-robed figure’s chest and lodged itself in the plague gourd behind him.

Boom!

A powerful explosion erupted, and the gray-robed figure’s body was instantly shattered.

The gray gas was also shaken away, leaving only the plague gourd’s body. The immense force of the impact sent it flying high into the air, tumbling endlessly in the air before finally crashing heavily to the ground, creating a crater.

Silence, complete silence.

Everyone stared at this scene in stunned silence, unable to recover for a long time.

They simply watched as Lu Qing walked step by step towards the fallen plague gourd.

(End of this chapter)