Chapter 219: Chapter 152: Killing Foundation Establishment Cultivators Like Slaughtering Dogs (Part 2)

Of course, he knew perfectly well that besides Xiao Chen, there wasn’t a single other Foundation Establishment Cultivator near Qingyang.

If he had only run into a single roving Demon Cultivator today, he might have been able to hold on until Xiao Chen arrived, thanks to the several Defensive Spiritual Artifacts he possessed.

But today, three Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators had appeared at once, and he was afraid that even Xiao Chen wouldn’t dare risk his life to come save him.

As panic set in, his movements slowed.

A Spirit Shield was struck on its edge by the Blood Saber and cleaved in two.

Chang Shunping quickly took out a Lotus Brocade Handkerchief from his Storage Bag and struggled to hold on.

He darted left and right, trying to find an opening to break through.

However, his purely defensive stance put no pressure on the Demon Cultivators, and in his haste, he began to make mistakes.

In just a few minutes, his other two Spirit Shields shattered one after another.

"Don’t hold back! Finish this quick!"

Peng Dawei’s face lit up. His decision had been the right one. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Everything was going just as he had predicted. By attacking in this location, they would be able to take down Chang Shunping in a quarter of an hour at most.

In that short amount of time, even if the new resident Cultivator from the Qingyang Spirit Ore mine wanted to help, he wouldn’t make it in time.

Besides, it wasn’t even certain he would dare to come.

"Boss, watch your back!"

Gao Changjun, standing opposite Peng Dawei, caught a flash of Sword Light in the corner of his eye. It flared in the distance and, in an instant, was right behind Peng Dawei.

It was the Seven-Star Sword Technique—Phecda.

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Phecda was bladeless, so Peng Dawei heard no sound, nor did he feel any fluctuations of Spiritual Qi.

By the time he heard Gao Changjun’s warning and instinctively shot upward to dodge, he was already half a step too slow.

It only grazed his left leg, but the entire calf muscle was sliced clean off, skin and all, exposing the bone underneath.

All four of them froze, turning in unison to look.

They saw Xiao Chen standing on his Donghua Wind Sword, the Donghua Thunder Sword in his hand. He had fully unleashed his power, and arcs of Wind and Thunder swirled around him, making him look like a deity descending to the mortal realm.

Chang Shunping’s heart leaped with joy at the sight.

He had been on the verge of despair, never expecting Xiao Chen to actually come to his rescue.

Now that the leading Demon Cultivator was injured, they still had the advantage in numbers, but the threat was greatly reduced.

As long as he could join forces with Xiao Chen, his chances of survival today were high.

But Peng Dawei knew this as well.

While activating a Defensive Spiritual Artifact, he threw a Jade Talisman and roared, "Divine Fire Prison!"

The Jade Talisman flared brightly, unleashing a torrent of pitch-black Spiritual Fire. It formed an overwhelming curtain of flame that swept toward Xiao Chen.

This was his trump card, a Tier Two Talisman, enough to stop even a late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator for the time it takes an incense stick to burn.

But in the next moment, Peng Dawei froze, stunned.

A nine-foot-long gourd flew out from within Xiao Chen’s robes and hovered above his head. Any flame that drew near was instantly devoured.

The seemingly formidable Fire Talisman failed to hinder him in the slightest.

Just like that, Xiao Chen passed straight through the curtain of fire and landed.

Then he smiled. "I’ve been waiting for over a month. It’s about time you showed up."

Honestly, if not for the Sword Qi attack from before, his words would have made him sound like an undercover agent meeting his contact.

"So you’re the newcomer at the Qingyang Spirit Ore mine, Xiao Chen. I’d advise you to stay out of things that don’t concern you."

Peng Dawei frowned, attempting a verbal threat. "This isn’t one of your strongholds. You have no protective Array to help you."

"If you insist on saving him, then you’ll stay here with him."

Xiao Chen expertly summoned his Golden Light Pearl while sizing up their Cultivation.

Aside from Peng Dawei, who was at the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment, the other two Demon Cultivators were only at the third layer.

’He was a little disappointed. Their low Cultivation meant that the points he’d get for killing these three Demon Cultivators wouldn’t amount to much.’

Seeing that Xiao Chen remained silent and was instead summoning several more Magical Artifacts, Peng Dawei roared, "All of you, attack!"

As he spoke, he spat a mouthful of Essence Blood onto the Blood Saber in his hand.

Seeing him prepare to risk it all, the other two didn’t hesitate to force out their own Essence Blood. Using the Blood Sacrifice Technique, they each manifested a saber gleam.

Empowered by the Essence Blood, the three saber gleams instantly took shape. In mid-air, they merged into one, forming a shockingly lifelike Blood Saber that slashed down toward Xiao Chen.

CLANG!

A pair of massive golden hammers materialized in the air to meet the Blood Saber.

’Seven-Star Sword Technique—Kaiyang.’

Xiao Chen then drew his sword and slashed at the Demon Cultivator to his right.

Kaiyang’s defining characteristic was its ferocious power.

KRAK!

In an instant, the man’s Protective Talisman was pierced straight through.

A bloodcurdling scream rang out as the Demon Cultivator was instantly cleaved in two.

Peng Dawei and Gao Changjun cried out in shock, "Third Brother!"

Their eyes went wide, unable to believe what they were seeing.

A single move, a single slash of his sword, and their third brother was dead.

"A Top Grade Magical Artifact!"

Peng Dawei was furious and terrified. Only a peak Top Grade Magical Artifact could unleash such devastating power.

’But he recovered in an instant. If Xiao Chen had a Top Grade Magical Artifact, then there was no way they could win this fight.’

He immediately turned to flee on his sword, shouting over his shoulder, "Second Brother, split up!"

Gao Changjun froze for a second before the words registered. He spun around to flee.

"Now that you’re here, you might as well stay."

Xiao Chen gripped his Donghua Thunder Sword and, with a flick of his wrist, unleashed Kaiyang once more, sending it slashing toward Gao Changjun.

Simultaneously, with a mere thought, he sent the Flowing Color Golden Light Pearl hurtling down toward Peng Dawei.