Chapter 390: Violet Orchid Ghost Escape Technique, Overwhelm
heir skill levels was too vast; with a casual flick of his sword, the Silver Orchid Bandit sliced off a palm-sized piece of cloth from Cao Xi'er's clothing. As he gazed at Cao Xi'er's snow-white skin,...I was a bit careless. Lu Xiaoteng struggled with all his might, and found that the ghost smoke rope in the skinny ghost cultivator's mouth was much more solid than he had imagined. This ghost cultivator's methods are truly unpredictable, making it impossible to guard against.
"Hehehe, don't bother. Even if you were a sixth-rank cultivator with double the strength, you wouldn't be able to break free from my Ghost Smoke Rope." Seeing Lu Xiaitian still struggling, the emaciated ghost cultivator laughed incessantly. People who fought him only thought the White Bone Staff was his weapon. In fact, his set of White Bone Staff techniques was also extremely sharp. Ordinary cultivators, like Ge Changting and Xiao Sanniang, couldn't break through his White Bone Staff at all. They didn't even have the qualifications to force him to use the Ghost Smoke Rope."
The emaciated ghost cultivator, Xiu, said with a self-satisfied smile, "This Ghost Smoke Rope was painstakingly crafted by me using thousands of demon snake tendons and souls through a secret ghost cultivation technique. Within it reside the resentments of thousands of demon snakes, incredibly venomous. It can do more than just bind you; your primordial spirit will soon be strangled by this Ghost Smoke Rope!"
Lu Xia Tian, hearing this, truly felt as though the ethereal ghost smoke was like needles trying to pierce his body. However, wanting to get through the fire-scaled armor wasn't so easy.
The emaciated ghost cultivator soon noticed the anomaly and couldn't help but let out a surprised exclamation.
Lu Xia Tian wouldn't wait for this emaciated ghost to react. A golden light flashed, and within the ghostly smoke rope, countless serpentine shrieks rang out. Wherever the blade passed, the ghostly smoke rope was severed at its roots.
The gaunt ghost Xiu stiffened, his laughter abruptly cut short. His already ghastly face contorted into an even more terrifying expression. Xiu's trembling fingers pointed at Lu Xia Tian, "You dare destroy my Ghost Smoke Rope"
“I will not only sever your ghost smoke cord, but also slay you.” After cutting the ghost smoke cord with a single strike, Lu Xia Tian directly held his sword and swung it out. A spirited blade of light flew from the tip of the sword, carrying no trace of fire, but giving off an unstoppable feeling. These past few months, Lu Xia Tian wasn’t idle. Besides cultivation, he also pondered on the use of sword intent.
In the initial battle with that silver-armored woman, her spear intent attacks were fierce and unrelenting. Relying on her late Foundation Establishment cultivation, she managed to hold her own against him, who was also at the late Foundation Establishment stage. Coupled with her terrifying strength as a sixth-rank physical cultivator, she didn't show any signs of defeat. Besides her superb combat skills, her spear intent attacks were also crucial. The silver-armored woman had slightly deeper magical power than him, but the time she spent using spear intent attacks was several times his. This showed that this kind of attack consumed magical power not as terribly as Lu Xia Tian had originally imagined.
Over the past few months, Lu Xiaoteng has been diligently cultivating alongside his constant familiarization with sword intent. Although he hasn't yet reached the level of the Silver Armored Woman, the consumption of sword intent he wields has decreased significantly compared to when he first comprehended it. However, for safety's sake, Lu Xiaoteng still took a Huitian Dan to replenish his depleted magical power.
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Though the terrifying lethality of the blade had not diminished in the slightest, its ethereal glow moved with a deceptive speed. In a blink of an eye, it was already before the gaunt ghost cultivator.
The emaciated old man was startled, and hurriedly patted his storage pouch. A bone bowl flew out one after another. The bone bowl spun around, suddenly expanding dozens of times its size, firmly blocking the emaciated old man behind it. The golden blade slashed onto the bone bowl, emitting a dull sound.
The bone vase remained unharmed, but the emaciated old man behind it let out a cry of pain and flew out from behind the vase, hitting the wall with a thud.
Lu Xiaitian swung his sword again. A white bone orchid suddenly sprouted beneath the emaciated old man's feet. Sinister black smoke swirled above the orchid. When the emaciated ghost cultivator reappeared, he was already several zhang away. The Cleaving Earth Blade had missed entirely.
"Ghost Orchid Escape Technique!" Both Ge Changting and Xiao Sanniang exclaimed in unison, having gained a deeper understanding of the formidable prowess of the gaunt ghost cultivator. They realized how fortunate they had been to escape the clutches of this powerful adversary before. Luckily, Lu Xiaoteng had managed to cultivate the legendary sword intent, which was even more potent than during their last encounter. Otherwise, both of them would have felt considerably apprehensive.
“桀桀，boy, this old man wants to see how long you can last under this old man's Youlan Ghost Escape Art.”
At this moment, shadows flickered all around. Even with Lu Xia tian's sharp eyesight, he could only see clusters of white bone orchids and the sinister aura swirling above them. He couldn't pinpoint the exact location of the emaciated ghost cultivator.
Lu Xia Tian's heart tightened. The more profound a ghost cultivator's cultivation was, the harder they were to deal with. The withered old man before him was incredibly skillful, leaving Lu Xia Tian feeling constantly on edge and bewildered by his strange methods. This was partly due to the thick, oppressive atmosphere of the tomb, which allowed the withered ghost cultivator to thrive like a fish in water. Outside of this environment, the withered ghost cultivator might not be able to achieve such a state.
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No matter how you look at it, the fact that Guishou Xiu could cultivate to this level demonstrates that he is definitely one of the few powerful cultivators among the Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivators that Lu Xia Tian has encountered. However, Lu Xia Tian was not even a little bit flustered. Although this strange escape technique did make Guishou Xiu's whereabouts difficult to track, it couldn't fundamentally improve his attack power. As a Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivator, he had a very strong sense of crisis, and moreover, his divine consciousness was far stronger than that of cultivators of the same level.
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A gust of wind hit his neck from behind. Lu Xia Tian let out a cold snort and swung back with his sword without looking.
That emaciated ghost let out a pained cry and immediately shrank back.
But that wasn't the end. Just as the skeletal ghost Xiu was preparing to quickly change location, a bone-chilling cold swept in at an incredibly fast speed. Even with his ghostly Orchid Escape Technique, he couldn't outrun the colossal ice seal that slammed down from above.
It was Lu Xiaotian's Hanhuang Seal that had been unleashed. Although the power of the Hanhuang Seal no longer matched his current strength, in this situation, it played a role that exceeded expectations.
The emaciated ghost shivered and hurriedly waved his hand, catching several claw shadows in succession that shattered the ice seal. Among the fragments of shattered ice, a giant earth puppet resembling a divine spirit appeared with twin hammers, smashing down from the air.
The shards of ice were swept up by the whirlwind caused by the hammer's movements, scattering everywhere. The emaciated ghost cultivator was startled when he saw the clay puppet and hurriedly raised his bone bowl to block the clay puppet’s attack from above. With his strength, it was already a challenge to deal with the Cold Wilderness Seal and the clay puppet simultaneously. This would inevitably consume a large amount of his magic power and energy. His sneak attack on Lu Xia Tian had failed, and in the blink of an eye, he found himself facing these relentless attacks.
The emaciated ghost, having vanished beneath the ground with a stomp, was about to unleash another escape technique. However, Lu Xiaoteng's earth-splitting blade had already arrived with a thunderous boom.
The gaunt Ghost Cultivator, Xiu Hai, was shocked. He hadn't expected this young cultivator in the wheelchair to be so terrifying. Whether it was the strength of his attack or the timing, he had grasped everything perfectly, launching such a fierce counterattack while Xiu Hai was retreating.
> However, he suddenly felt a heaviness in his hand, unable to wield the banner with ease. The ethereal flying sword that had previously disappeared into the vortex now seemed to have sprouted countles...