Crisis, a Heavenly Immortal Strikes!

A full twelve Heavenly Immortal auras erupted with a roar! The twelve powerhouses each crushed a teleportation scroll to return to the Tianhua Sword Sect. They immediately shot off in all eight directions toward the distance, intercepting and escorting disciples along the way. Fear filled the eyes of every single Tianhua Sword Sect disciple. One person after another was simply vanishing right beside them—how could they not be terrified? Li Guanqi glanced back in the direction of the Tianhua Sword Sect, his eyes narrowing. "They truly aren't on the same level as people from the Spirit Realm. When they make a move, it's with thunderous force!" Li Guanqi's eyes flickered, and his figure vanished from the spot once more! Over the past month, he had scattered nearly a thousand inscribed talismans across a thousand-li radius around the area! *Boom!* "Aaaah! Run! It's him! It's him!" Three figures erupted into bursts of blood mist, moving at extreme speed under the activation of blood escape techniques. Yet how could Li Guanqi give them a chance? A terrifying sword ray flashed past in an instant. Li Guanqi's slender fingers picked up a severed head from the ground as he muttered, "A few more." *Whoosh!* His figure vanished once again. In the span of just three breaths, Li Guanqi had slain several more people! In less time than it took to drink a cup of tea, the Tianhua Sword Sect had lost over a dozen disciples! Shadows of trees swayed, the wind whistled past the ears, and rustling sounds drifted through the forest. Two young men flew rapidly with pale faces. Ahead of them, an incomparably powerful aura was swiftly approaching. Upon sensing it, both breathed a small sigh of relief. Just then, one of the youths turned to his companion beside him, relieved. Yet as soon as he turned his head, he saw a blood-dripping, fanged ghost mask pressed right behind his friend. The sight made his hair stand on end. He slashed his sword toward his friend. "He's behind you!" *Pfft!* A sword ray from the Xueming Sword flashed and disappeared. In an instant, the youth was drained into a withered corpse! Li Guanqi thrust out a large hand completely covered in dragon scales. The other youth pulled his longsword back to defend, but it was already too late. A look of terrified despair flickered in the depths of his eyes. *Swoosh!* A shrill sword hum rang out. A flowing sword shadow flashed across in an instant! Li Guanqi's heart leaped. His right hand was instantly pierced straight through by the incoming longsword! A mighty force hurled his body sideways. Yet in that very split second, Li Guanqi took advantage of the momentum and swept a horizontal slash with the sword in his left hand! *Bang! Crack! Crack!* *Splatter!* The Xueming Sword severed the disciple's blade in a flash. The shattered fragments embedded themselves into the disciple's cheeks. A head flew high into the air! Li Guanqi's body shot backward, crashing through dozens of towering ancient trees! *Boom!* A pillar of light shot into the heavens. A stern-faced middle-aged man clad in sumptuous robes arrived at blazing speed. "He's here!" Li Guanqi lay sprawled inside a deep crater. Countless spiritual lights were surging from his pierced palm, rushing to bind his arm! Looking up at the man radiating overwhelming power, Li Guanqi's heart sank. "Heavenly Immortal realm!" Without the slightest hesitation, Li Guanqi raised his hand and chopped off his own arm! *Splatter!* The moment it was severed, Li Guanqi's severed arm was enveloped in a blast of flame and instantly burned to ash. Li Guanqi wheeled around and fled, his figure bolting away. In the blink of an eye, he sped out over a thousand zhang. Activating Dark Concealment, he vanished completely. Yet the man merely sneered and tossed a bronze mirror into the air. "Wanfang Mirror! Reveal yourself!" *Hum!* The bronze mirror blazed with brilliant light. Li Guanqi was actually engulfed by a mysterious power, and his figure was exposed in an instant! Li Guanqi frowned. Without even looking back, he sprinted at full speed. The man narrowed his eyes. Cloaked in spiritual light, he covered a thousand zhang in a single blur. The bronze mirror hovered above his shoulder. Everywhere its light reached, not a single shadow remained. Li Guanqi's heart sank. This was the first time his concealment had ever failed. It seemed he had still underestimated the cultivators of the Immortal Realm! Wind whistled past his ears. The man rode his immortal sword with extreme speed. In the blink of an eye, he was already closing in on Li Guanqi, with only a few hundred zhang between them. The man gave a cold snort. Tapping his toes lightly against the immortal sword, he formed a sword gesture with two fingers and flicked them! *Swoosh!* Midair, the immortal sword split from one into two, and two into four. In the blink of an eye, over a hundred longswords materialized and shot forth like lightning! The sky was overwhelmed by dazzling sword light. Towering ancient trees along the path were completely minced to pieces. Gripping his sword in his left hand, Li Guanqi narrowed his eyes. Channeling the power of the Sword Ruins, a crimson ruins glow enveloped the Xueming Sword. *Skrehh!* The blade trembled, letting out a ringing sword cry. Immediately after, crimson tentacles sprouted from the hilt of the Xueming Sword, flailing wildly through the air, while several menacing bone spikes extended from the pommel! An incomparably terrifying pressure erupted from the blade. "Revelation: Xueming!" The slender blade faintly showed signs of cleaving through the void! Its sheer sharpness was noticeably far greater than even Red Lotus. The blood within his body boiled. In that moment, the recovery capabilities of the Demon King Physique were displayed to the utmost. Li Guanqi's right arm was regenerating at a pace almost visible to the naked eye. *Clang!* Scales spread over his flesh. Guiding with his right hand, Red Lotus flew into his grasp. Its petals bloomed, and Li Guanqi whirled around abruptly! *Boom!* Swallowing the medicinal pill in his mouth, powerful immortal primal energy surged through his body. Fifth tier of the Mystic Immortal realm! A deep crater blasted open beneath his feet. Planting his stance, Li Guanqi wielded a sword in each hand, slashing out afterimages! In an instant, heaven and earth shook. Ancient trees all around were uprooted by the shockwaves of the clash, and every tree within a radius of a hundred zhang was completely decimated. *Clang, clang, clang! Clang, clang, clang, clang!* Harsh clashes of metal resonated in a continuous roar. Sparks flew in every direction. Beneath the deluge of sword rays, the figure in the blood-colored robe and ghost mask slashed wildly! *Rippp! Splat!* Blood sprayed, and dragon scales peeled back. The man furrowed his brow, his expression darkening instantly. Waving his hands, he shifted his hand seals once more, and the sword phantoms in the sky converged into one. In an instant, a hundred-foot giant sword appeared midair. The man raised one hand toward the heavens, his gaze blazing like torches! "A mere Mystic Immortal ant, yet you recklessly presume to resist! Surrender now!" Power of thunder and flame drifted from the mouth of the ghost mask. A pair of crimson eyes glared at the man. "With just you?" "Once I step into the Heavenly Immortal realm, killing you will be like slaughtering a dog!" The man sneered, his arm slashing down with violent force! Yet at that very moment, Li Guanqi's body was enveloped in a silver glow, poised to flee! This strike... he could not withstand it! The opponent was at least at the third tier of the Heavenly Immortal realm. The sheer depth of the man's immortal primal energy was something Li Guanqi could not match. Yet the moment spatial fluctuations appeared, the man formed a one-handed seal with his left hand. The bronze mirror above his shoulder suddenly ascended into the sky, instantly multiplying into tens of thousands of mirrors. "Seal!" *Buzz!* Beams of light shot from the bronze mirrors, refracting wildly within a hundred-zhang radius, instantly locking down space itself! *Hum!* The hundred-foot giant sword plummeted. There was no avoiding it. The pressure was so immense that Li Guanqi's feet sank deep into the earth, rendering him unable to move. Licking his lips, Li Guanqi raised his left hand and decisively crushed that ancient-styled ring.