The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 1560: Chapter 1658: Cold Sky Sword Array

This stomp was immensely powerful, immediately causing the young man to grimace with bared teeth, as a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out, his expression extremely ugly.

The young man’s abdomen had already been eroded by the cold, and his internal organs were damaged by the chilly air. Being fiercely kicked by Cao Xuesheng now only added injury to injury.

Staggering backwards, the young man struggled to retreat, but Cao Xuesheng seized the opportunity to thrust his sword repeatedly, allowing the young man no chance to catch his breath.

Amongst the many masked ones in Sky Swallowing Palace, Cao Xuesheng’s strength indeed ranked among the lowest, but this was also because each of those masked ones were freakishly powerful.

If placed outside, Cao Xuesheng would still be considered quite an impressive master of Sword Tao.

Each slash he executed was accompanied by a bone-chilling coldness and the sharp Sword Qi hidden within the cold was particularly terrifying.

The young man, exhausted from defending, gradually found it more and more difficult to contend with Cao Xuesheng, and the situation quickly took a turn for the worse.

“Such a formidable fellow, it seems I must unseal my power now,” the young man thought darkly to himself.

He had originally thought that dealing with a down-and-out young Sect Master of Sword Pond Sect wouldn’t be challenging, even if the latter had possession of the Cold Cicada Sword—the likelihood of any surprise was slim.

But this young man from Sealing Sword Pavilion had not anticipated Cao Xuesheng’s strength to be so formidable, appearing not like a novice Martial Artist, but instead, seasoned and composed with his tactics.

In light of this, the young man knew that if he did not go all out, holding anything back, not only would he fail to kill Cao Xuesheng, but he would likely not be able to save his own life either.

Immediately, the young man parried a strike from Cao Xuesheng and swiftly pointed a finger onto his Longsword.

Sword Seal! Unleash!

With a low shout from the young man, the originally unadorned Longsword in his hand now flowed with radiance, and an exceedingly formidable aura permeated the air.

Cao Xuesheng furrowed his brows, staring at the young man’s sword, not expecting that the sword had been in a sealed state before; no wonder Cao Xuesheng always felt that something was off about the young man’s sword.

“Sigh, I’m the first from Sealing Sword Pavilion to undertake a mission, and yet I need to unseal the Sword Seal. When I return, I’m probably going to be mocked by those jerks again,” the young man said with self-deprecating laughter, yet his eyes became even sharper than before.

The sword in his hands now brimmed with dense Sword Qi, faintly shining with a dark glow, clearly demonstrating a completely different level of power from when it was under the Sword Seal.

Cao Xuesheng took a deep breath, even though the opponent had held back before, he himself had not exerted his full strength either.

“Come on,” said Cao Xuesheng softly, his figure suddenly vanishing to reappear behind the young man.

The young man burst into laughter, having anticipated Cao Xuesheng’s move, and turned around to slash with his sword.

Unexpectedly, Cao Xuesheng’s figure flashed and disappeared like a haunting specter, and before the young man could see clearly, the Cold Cicada Sword stabbed obliquely towards him.

Surprise flashed in the young man’s eyes, and he immediately activated his Spirit Eye, trying to discern Cao Xuesheng’s movement trajectory.

“What kind of movement technique is this?” the young man exclaimed in shock upon seeing it.

Cao Xuesheng’s footsteps were enigmatic, impossible to trace, with his entire being appearing and vanishing unpredictably, making it virtually impossible to capture his movements.

Even with the Spirit Eye that could see Cao Xuesheng’s figure, it was impossible to predict where Cao Xuesheng would step next.

After all, the Spirit Eye was not capable of foreseeing the future.

This was naturally the Nine Heavens Step Skill that Fang Lin had once performed, and later he passed on this movement technique to Dugu Nian. During the years Dugu Nian was in charge of the Sky Swallowing Palace, he also taught it to several masked men, including Cao Xuesheng.

Dugu Nian’s Nine Heavens Step Skill was taught by Fang Lin, but he had not cultivated it to the same degree as Fang Lin, possessing only eighty percent of Fang Lin’s proficiency.

And the Nine Heavens Step Skill that Cao Xuesheng deployed was taught by Dugu Nian, thus it was even weaker, having only eighty percent of Dugu Nian’s proficiency.

Nevertheless, even so, this ancient and brilliant movement technique was still enough to make the martial artists of this era unable to cope.

When Cao Xuesheng executed the Nine Heavens Step Skill in conjunction with his swordsmanship, it was a perfect complement; he did not confront the young man directly. Instead, every move he made caught the young man off guard, swiftly shifting his form and striking again after a failed attempt.

Although the young man had indeed lifted the Sword Seal, significantly enhancing the power of the sword in his hand and completely confident in suppressing Cao Xuesheng’s Cold Cicada Sword.

Nevertheless, Cao Xuesheng chose not to face him head-on, adopting what the young man considered to be a despicable way of fighting, which infuriated the young man.

“The Sect Master of the Sword Pond Sect doesn’t even have the courage for a head-on fight?” The young man could no longer contain his anger and mocked aloud.

“No.” Cao Xuesheng’s answer was straightforward and satisfying, leaving the young man almost bursting with foul words.

“Get lost!” The young man shouted angrily, jabbing his longsword into the ground before him. Suddenly, countless Sword Qi erupted from underneath the ground, enveloping the young man within a hundred steps of the area.

Cao Xuesheng immediately launched into the air, a flash of sharpness in the young man’s eyes and a smug smile playing on his lips.

“In the sky, let’s see how you can use that kind of movement technique now?” The young man laughed out loud, as endless Sword Qi converged and relentlessly pursued Cao Xuesheng.

Cao Xuesheng also smiled, displaying the Nine Heavens Step Skill once again.

“What?” This time, the young man found it difficult to accept. It was one thing to display this strange movement technique on the ground, but how could it still be used in the sky?

Of course, the young man would not know that the Nine Heavens Step Skill was actually meant to exert its full power in the sky.

When Fang Lin created this movement technique inadvertently back in the day, he named it the Nine Heavens Step Skill because he realized it could unleash its full potential in the air, implying that it could ascend through the Nine Heavens.

“You are no match for me!” Cao Xuesheng called out sharply, as the Cold Cicada Sword gathered the energy of heaven and earth, and the entire canopy above was filled with a dense cold aura.

The next moment, innumerable cold air longswords whistled down like a fierce storm.

The young man’s pupils contracted, and he quickly fled towards the distance, completely losing the desire to engage Cao Xuesheng again.

“Damn it! This guy shouldn’t be my opponent; the one to deal with him should be the old man in the blood-colored robe or the young lady Qimei!” The young man cursed inwardly, not daring to look back at the terrifying cold air Sword Array, fleeing for his life.

Boom boom boom boom!!!

Countless cold air longswords fell, destroying the forest in an instant. Some animals that couldn’t escape in time met with disaster, either killed directly by the cold air longswords or frozen into ice by the cold.

The young man ran swiftly, wishing he could move on all fours, with several icicles embedded in his back, managing to escape in a piteous state.

Meanwhile, back in the Sky Swallowing Palace, Fang Lin and Dugu Nian who presided over the place were both stirred.

“Meng Jun Lai of the Sealing Sword Pavilion requests a bout with the master of the Sky Swallowing Palace!”

ps: Third update, continuing to write.

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