bookbashuk Chapter 49 Flying on a Sword
Chapter 49 Flying on a Sword
Shen Yanshan's gaze swept over everyone before he spoke, "The main reason I called you all here today is to inform you of the schedule for the major exam."
"Because it takes more than three months to travel from the Seven Kingdoms Imperial Academy to Floating Scale Cave Heaven, even by interdimensional immortal ship, we will set off earlier. The specific time is set for three months from now."
Shen Yanshan looked at everyone, his tone becoming more serious:
"Time is running out, and I hope you can consolidate the results of your cultivation over this period. As for the specific details of the assessment, the Dao Court will provide further information after we arrive at Floating Scale Cave Heaven."
"The main reason I called you all here is this matter. If there are no other questions, you can go back now."
Shen Yanshan waved his sleeve.
Before leaving, he thought for a moment, then turned to Xiang Yunyuan and said something.
"Xiang Yunyuan, stay here for a moment. I have something to say to you privately."
"Yes, Master."
Xiang Yunyuan bowed his head in response, his expression somewhat complicated.
The remaining people left the valley in twos and threes.
Chen Heng and Zhao Cheng'an walked behind, side by side.
"Congratulations on successfully breaking through to the fourth level of Qi Refining."
"Thank you, Miss Chen. I'm very grateful for your sparring during this time."
Zhao Chengan answered with a smile.
Immediately afterward, Chen Heng's eyes flickered slightly, and she said with some excitement, "Now that you have broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining, shouldn't you also go and deal with that mountain demon in Black Wind Valley? It's a good opportunity to get rid of this scourge before we leave the Imperial Academy."
Zhao Cheng'an wanted to test his newly perfected magic system, so he agreed without hesitation.
"No problem, that's exactly what I was thinking too."
The two stopped at the intersection and quickly agreed on a specific time.
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Several days later, in Blackwind Valley, at the deepest part of the valley.
The environment here is gloomy, filled with a thick miasma, and the surrounding trees grow twisted and twisted, like menacing ghosts.
The pervasive, pungent smell of wild beasts marked this place as the territory of a powerful monster.
A huge cave stands at the foot of the steep mountain wall ahead.
Whether this cave is naturally formed or deliberately carved, its shape resembles a human skull, with two sharp stalagmites protruding from below, making it look very eerie.
Chen Heng and Zhao Cheng'an appeared here one after the other.
Chen Heng surveyed her surroundings, then turned to Zhao Cheng'an and said:
"I've fought this monster a few times before. This mandrill has thick skin and is incredibly strong."
"Its roar can impact a person's blood and qi, so it must be some kind of innate magic of the demon. I was caught off guard before and almost fell victim to it."
"However, that's all. The mandrill moves rather slowly and can't keep up with the cultivator's speed. As long as you're careful of its innate spells, it doesn't pose much of a threat."
At this point, Chen Heng held the longsword in both hands, raised his chin slightly, and said with a very calm expression: "Humans are the spirit of heaven and earth. Although their innate physique is far inferior to these demons, once they embark on the path of cultivation, the gap will widen rapidly."
"This is why many intelligent demon beasts are willing to serve as slaves to human cultivators."
Hearing Chen Heng's confident words, Zhao Cheng'an, who was originally a little nervous, relaxed a lot.
Zhao Chengan nodded. "Thank you, Miss Chen. I will be careful."
The two exchanged a glance, and Chen Heng gripped the hilt of his sword tightly.
"In that case, let's begin now."
The voice just fell.
Swish!
A sharp, piercing sound suddenly rang out.
The longsword in Chen Heng's arms shot out, its dazzling golden light instantly illuminating the entire dark cave.
Immediately afterwards, an angry roar came from deep within the cave.
Rumble.
The ground trembled slightly, and thick black smoke billowed from the cave entrance.
A giant ape-like monster, over three meters tall, with scarlet fur and extremely well-developed muscles, rushed out from inside.
The monster had a gaping maw with huge fangs on both sides, and its face was covered with a pale white bone mask, making it look truly terrifying.
There was a long, narrow wound on its cheek, from which blood was spurting out, clearly the mark left by Chen Heng's sword.
Enemies meeting are bound to be filled with hatred.
The mountain demon was furious and immediately unleashed its innate magic upon seeing him.
It took a deep breath, its chest bulging, and then let out a furious roar.
"roar!"
The roar exploded like a black thunderbolt, causing the entire valley to tremble violently.
A strong wind howled past, sending sand and stones flying across the ground, blurring everything in front of us and making it impossible to see anything clearly.
"Damn it!"
Chen Heng was also startled. In previous encounters with monsters, the two of them would first engage in prolonged combat before unleashing their techniques as trump cards. He hadn't expected this monster to be so ferocious today, resorting to such ruthless attacks right from the start.
She couldn't help but feel a little worried, and immediately glanced in Zhao Cheng'an's direction out of the corner of her eye.
However, what Chen Heng didn't expect was...
Just as the roar exploded, Zhao Cheng'an lightly touched the ground with his toes.
His body shot up like a rocket, instantly soaring more than ten feet into the air, directly avoiding the raging sonic storm on the ground.
Then, the bamboo bone sword in his hand spun in mid-air, flashing with blue light, and actually split into three.
One of the sword shadows was firmly placed under Zhao Cheng'an's foot, while the other two sword shadows hovered on the left and right sides, emitting a faint humming sound.
"Wow, how can you be so handsome?!"
Chen Heng looked up at Zhao Cheng'an floating in mid-air, then at the bare sword-leaf grass in her hand, and instantly felt that her grass sword technique wasn't so appealing anymore.
Zhao Cheng'an's voice came clearly from mid-air.
"Watch out, it's heading straight for you!"
Having lost track of Zhao Cheng'an, the mountain demon immediately fixed its furious gaze on Chen Heng on the ground.
With a powerful push from its legs, the ground cracked, and its massive body leaped forward, crashing down on Chen Heng like a mountain.
An overwhelming shadow descended.
Chen Heng had fought this monster many times, but showed no sign of panic.
As golden light burst forth from her body, her speed became unbelievable, leaving a blurry afterimage as she instantly dodged the attack.
"Boom!"
The mandrill crashed down, creating a large crater and kicking up clouds of dust.
The moment the mandrill landed, Zhao Cheng'an launched an attack.
His two sword shadows, which he had been preparing for a long time, whistled down and landed precisely on the monster's shoulder blades, one on the left and one on the right.
"Pfft!"
Hot blood gushed out.
The mandrill let out a painful howl, its massive body struggling violently.
The surrounding dust was instantly sliced apart by a dazzling golden light. In the light, Chen Heng's eyes reflected a golden-red hue as he arrived in an instant, his longsword drawing a perfect arc in mid-air.
"Snap!"
The mandrill's huge, ugly head fell off with a thud.
The massive headless body swayed twice before crashing to the ground in its own pool of blood. The two worked together seamlessly, and this mountain demon, whose strength was equivalent to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, was easily slain.
Zhao Cheng'an stepped on the sword shadows and then leisurely landed back on the ground from mid-air.
Chen Heng sheathed her longsword, glanced at Zhao Cheng'an, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Zhao, what was that all about? Aren't you only at the fourth level of Qi Refining? How could you simultaneously fly on a sword and create sword shadows?"