Volume 1 Volume 7 Chapter 85

Volume 7 Chapter 85: The Eerie Treasure Hunt (16)

At this very moment, the attitude of the master dressed as a warrior was very important.

The scholar-dressed master, wielding a surprisingly powerful folding fan, fought fiercely against both Xu Qingfan and Mr. Liu. Liu Ziqing and Wang Zegang, however, were not strong enough to join the fight; it was clear that if he chose to help either side, the balance would immediately tip in favor of that side.

Among them, Mr. Liu and Xu Qingfan did not notice his presence at all because of his earlier misdirection. If he were to ambush Xu Qingfan and Mr. Liu, it would seem much easier to succeed.

The master, dressed as a scholar, did not hold back his power at all when facing Xu Qingfan and Mr. Liu. From the very beginning, he used all his strength, wanting to finish things quickly. He used various powerful skills one after another. After demonstrating the earth-shattering skill "High Mountains and Flowing Water," he continued to showcase another seemingly even more powerful technique without stopping. He did not wish to completely eliminate Xu Qingfan and Mr. Liu; in his view, "High Mountains and Flowing Water" was already enough to defeat them. The reason he remained so cautious was to guard against the next move from the mastered dressed as a warrior.

As for sitting back and watching the fight, waiting to take advantage, that was not in the mind of the master dressed as a warrior. As one of the top masters in the world, he naturally understood that whether it was Xu Qingfan and Mr. Liu or the scholar master, once the fight was over, they would have no concern for anything else. No matter how much Spirit Qi they had used up, killing them would be impossible, especially in a situation like the "Azure Crystal Treasure House."

Only at this moment could he take action to personally kill one of them.

After hesitating for a moment, the master dressed as a warrior suddenly smiled slightly and murmured, "Since that’s the case, I might as well help Liu Ji and that unknown kid. After all, they can always deal with each other, while my senior brother has too much suspicion of me. Opportunities to kill him are few. Hmm, after I kill my dear senior brother, I can gain the trust of Liu Ji and that kid, which will give me much more room to maneuver in the future…"

As he spoke, the smile suddenly vanished from the master dressed as a warrior’s face, and his expression took on a tone of sorrowful pity. Looking at the scholar master in the distance, who was holding his folding fan and murmuring softly, he sighed, "Dear senior brother, I am truly sorry. As your junior, I shouldn’t treat you this way, but your death is most beneficial to me. Moreover, back in the day, you and I teamed up to kill our master. If I kill you now, I believe you wouldn’t blame me for betraying our teachings, right? After all, you and I are the same kind of people; I’m just smarter than you. So surely, you will understand me, won’t you?"

As he sighed, the mocking smile reappeared on the face of the master dressed as a warrior.

At the same time, the ancient bronze sword behind him had somehow appeared in his hand, emanating a faint gray light.

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"What kind of existence is the folding fan in this person’s hand? It has such powerful strength. As far as I remember, there has never been a top treasure in the cultivation world that could compare with it!"

On the other side, just when the warrior-dressed master made up his mind, Xu Qingfan quietly sighed in distress.

At this moment, in the battle against the scholar-dressed master, Xu Qingfan was completely at a disadvantage.

The two great avatars, Xu Ying and Xu Zhiyuan, faced the attack from the white tiger and over ten seven-colored deer, finding themselves in a dire situation. Although their bodies were made entirely of energy, they were still covered in wounds from the tiger’s bites and the deer’s charges. Even though all their injuries healed instantly, their energy-formed bodies were becoming increasingly unstable. If this continued, Xu Qingfan’s two great avatars would soon completely disintegrate, turning into nothingness.

Meanwhile, the other two battles were also grim.

The Infernal Phoenix was still clashing continuously with the raging waves released from the divine fan. The endless, surging giant waves crashed against the Infernal Phoenix’s body. Although the intense flames of death on the Infernal Phoenix transformed even the biggest waves into vapor in an instant, the energy within the Infernal Phoenix was still being consumed.

By now, the raging waves were still prevented from advancing by the Infernal Phoenix, but its size had shrunk to just one-third of its peak. The boundless raging waves, combined with the previous consumption from the "Life and Death Grinding Wheel," still had nearly two-thirds of their force remaining, and their attacks were growing fiercer. Xu Qingfan knew that blocking would only make their power increase, but unfortunately, Mr. Liu seemed to be fully focused on something, so Xu Qingfan could only defend.

In the collision between the Sacred Azure Dragon and the giant mountain, the clash of strength against greater strength was even grander than the other two battles. This battle, which Xu Qingfan controlled, was the only one where he wasn’t too far behind. As they collided, rocks flew everywhere. The giant mountain had lost almost one-third of its mass, but the light radiating from the Sacred Azure Dragon had become dimmer. It seemed evenly matched, but if it continued, Xu Qingfan would inevitably face defeat.

More importantly, Xu Qingfan had no strength left to prepare any other means while managing two avatars, the Infernal Phoenix, and the Sacred Azure Dragon. Yet, the scholar-dressed master still had the energy to prepare for the next attack, putting the situation in great peril.

Xu Qingfan felt that with his current strength and experience, even if he had to face Zhang Xusheng and the ancestor of the Zhong family, he might lose, but he would never be in such a difficult situation. This scholar-looking master, judging by the fluctuations of Spirit Qi within him and the aura around him, was clearly not as strong as Zhang Xusheng or the ancestor of the Zhong family. The advantage he had was entirely because of the folding fan in his hand.

No wonder Mr. Liu was so determined to seize that folding fan no matter what.

Thinking of this, Xu Qingfan looked back at Mr. Liu, only to see that Mr. Liu was still not ready. He sighed quietly and then focused again, turning his attention back to defending against the attack in front of him, hoping Mr. Liu could prepare a bit faster. He couldn’t hold on much longer.

Just then, a sudden change occurred.

Normally, in a strange world like the "Azure Crystal Treasure House," cultivators could not sense anything from over three hundred feet away, whether it was Spirit Qi fluctuations or anything else. Here, the Heavenly Laws and rules were different, and the detection abilities of cultivators were suppressed to a minimum.

However, a violent and fierce wave of Spirit Qi suddenly came from behind the scholar-looking master, at least several miles away from where Xu Qingfan stood!

This meant that the intensity of the Spirit Qi fluctuations had far surpassed the limits of the Heavenly Laws and rules of this time!

What kind of person or power could produce such strong Spirit Qi fluctuations?!

In the next moment, Xu Qingfan saw the source of these Spirit Qi fluctuations; it was a sword! An ancient bronze long sword, held in the hands of a warrior-looking master.

The power of this sword is so great that Xu Qingfan was previously amazed by the strong power of the scholar’s fan, but the power of this divine sword is even greater than that of the divine fan.

The warrior, dressed like a samurai, holds this ancient sword, looking like a sword spirit, and transforms into a gray meteor, rushing toward the scholar, with an impressive might that distorts the space around it, even causing nearby objects to shatter!

Xu Qingfan watched the might of this sword, and despite having built a calm and collected nature over the years, he couldn’t help but be dumbfounded at this moment.

What is happening? Such terrifying treasures of power are appearing one after another today! Moreover, whether it is the divine fan or this divine sword, they had no reputation in the cultivation world before, yet their power far surpasses all known treasures, even the legendary five Sacred Tools cannot compare.

The warrior, dressed like a samurai, has strength that matches the scholar’s, but the reason he can show such powerful might now is entirely because of that sword!

Just as he said, in the blink of an eye, the warrior had flown on his sword to a hundred feet behind the scholar!

The scholar, seemingly unaware, suddenly turned around with a mocking smile on his face.

"You really took this chance to sneak attack, you despicable guy, but will I let you succeed so easily? I’ve been waiting for you for a long time!"

As he spoke, the scholar suddenly waved his folding fan.

Suddenly, wild brush strokes of words burst out one after another from the fan, either forming a wall of words ten feet away to block him or floating to distant places, surrounding the area within a hundred feet of him, as if creating a strange barrier.

In the next moment, the warrior-like master entered the space surrounded by these wild brush strokes.

Then, something incredibly magical suddenly appeared before Xu Qingfan!