"Magic of all spells, Avoid Blade, Avoid Sword!" At this critical juncture, Yang Chi slammed his palm on the ground and flipped up his robe, which had transformed into a simple magic altar. Quickly forming seals with his hands, he frantically infused his Mana into the robe’s patterns. As the radiance of the patterns fluctuated, one after another, blood-red spell seals solidified out of thin air, materializing before him. The sword light slashed down! Updates are released by 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⁂𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱 The rows of blood seals shattered one by one. But each stream of flowing blood light diminished some of the Shangqing Sword Qi’s power. In the blink of an eye, both the sword light and the blood seals were extinguished! Simultaneously, Yang Chi’s condition visibly deteriorated. Evidently, using this technique had taken a heavy toll on him. Damn it, why is this man’s swordplay so powerful? This magic of all spells was meant for Meng Sanchi. Now that I’ve revealed my trump card prematurely, I’m afraid it will be difficult to contend with Meng Sanchi again! Forget it! The priority is to deal with this brat before me! Just as Yang Chi was about to cast another spell, he saw another brilliant sword light slash towards him! Seeing that the spell patterns on his robe had not yet recovered, Yang Chi gave a helpless, bitter smile. Then, he took out several Grade III talismans and activated them, forming a barrier before him, hoping to briefly delay the sword’s might. The magic unleashed by the talismans was completely depleted! Yang Chi’s body was swept up in the sword Qi, crashing straight into the stone steps. Fortunately, both the magic robe and inner armor he wore were of high grade, and their flashing spirit light blocked a significant amount of the sword Qi. So, even though he was severely injured, he wasn’t in immediate mortal danger! Meng Sanchi and Li Chen were initially delighted to see Shen Mo battling Yang Chi. However, within just a few breaths, Shen Mo had overwhelmingly defeated Yang Chi, an opponent who was by no means weak. This left them both stunned! "Li, did you have any dealings with this person during your visit to the Mountain River Realm of the Riverside Sect?" Meng Sanchi, unable to hide the shock on his face, asked Li Chen, who was nine stone steps below him, via voice transmission. Li Chen, his face also full of disbelief, pondered for a moment before quickly replying, "His name is Shen Mo. Brother Meng, you should already know this." "Half a year ago, his strength was comparable to Xun Tian’s and mine!" "However, his swordplay is indeed formidable; he injured Xun Tian once." "According to Xun Tian, this Brother Shen didn’t defeat Xun Tian in a straightforward fight, but rather used a trick to ambush and injure him." "I traveled with him later and didn’t notice anything particularly outstanding about him!" Upon hearing this, Meng Sanchi, a thoughtful expression on his face, began to descend the stone steps one by one instead of continuing upwards. This man... he’s a formidable enemy! Li Chen and Meng Sanchi exchanged a look and quickly reached a tacit understanding. They descended the steps together, preparing to attack Shen Mo simultaneously. Although both were proud and arrogant individuals, they were not ashamed to join forces at the Tianshan Grand Ceremony. If this were just an ordinary dueling contest where first, second, and third place had to be decided, Meng Sanchi and Li Chen would each give their opponent a fair fight as much as possible. However, now was different! The Tianshan ranking determined the distribution of benefits among the Five Great Sects in the future. Both of them had received considerable support and training from their respective sects and had to repay this debt of gratitude. They certainly wouldn’t abandon the advantage of teamwork and allow Shen Mo to defeat them one by one merely for the sake of their so-called pride as geniuses! As for descending from the higher stone steps, it was simply because higher up on Tianshan Mountain, even just standing was strenuous! Fighting and casting spells consumed far more energy there than at lower altitudes. They would strive for any advantage they could get, seeing no need to needlessly deplete their strength and condition! Exuding a surging, gloomy aura, Li Chen swung his blood-colored broadsword down at Shen Mo’s head. Meng Sanchi was like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, his incisive sword Qi following close behind. Seeing the two attack him, Shen Mo was not alarmed but rather pleased. He swung his Demon Slaying Sword, meeting them with a vast sword light. Excellent! I was just thinking of testing the abilities of you two prodigies with Spiritual Bodies! Before ascending the mountain, Shen Mo had already used "Insight into All Beings" to probe the strengths and weaknesses of these two. [Human Race: Meng Sanchi] [Realm: Qi Gathering Realm, Layer IV] [Description: This cultivator was born in Jing State, Red Flame Country, and hails from the wealthy Meng Clan. Born with a Natural Sword Body, he was a one-in-ten-thousand talent for Sword Path cultivation and was later accepted into the Heaven Sword Sect. Under the careful guidance of the Dustless Sword Master, he mastered several swordplay magics, cultivating them to Perfection. His main cultivation method, the ’Red Dust Hundred Tribulations Sutra,’ has been cultivated to the thirty-sixth tribulation. If he completes all one hundred tribulations, his sword heart will remain untainted by dust, allowing him to directly enter the Golden Core Realm.] [Weakness: He is like a sword, too rigid and easily broken!] [Human Race: Li Chen] [Realm: Qi Gathering Realm, Layer III] [Description: This cultivator was born in You State, Red Flame Country, the son of a woodman. Because he possessed a Dark Spiritual Body, his mother could not withstand the gloomy aura at his birth and died in childbirth. His father, considering him a calamity, abandoned him in the mountain wilds. He was later found by a hunter who raised him. In his youth, he joined the Iron Armor School, a major martial arts sect in You State. After many twists and turns, he eventually entered the Ghost Corpse School for cultivation. This man’s Talent is an exceptional match for the Ghost Corpse School’s cultivation methods. After joining, his cultivation progressed incredibly fast, and he became highly regarded by Yanshi Master. He has mastered several magics to Perfection and has an extremely powerful destinied Ghoul as his backing.] [Weakness: Half of this man’s strength relies on his destinied Ghoul. If his Ghoul is destroyed, it is not difficult to kill him!] One of these two possessed a Sword Spirit Body, the other a Dark Spiritual Body; both were top-tier cultivation seedlings in the cultivation world! Moreover, they cultivated magics and cultivation methods that perfectly suited them. Undoubtedly, they were among the strongest cultivators of the same realm Shen Mo had ever encountered. Therefore, it was understandable that the Peak Master and others didn’t hold much hope for Shen Mo. According to common sense, among the new disciples of the Riverside Sect, only Lu Ming, who also possessed a Thunder Body, could contend with them! The original top outer disciples, such as Lv Xu and Xu Longxiang, would inevitably be overshadowed in their presence! Even Lu Ming might not necessarily defeat Meng Sanchi. In terms of Talent, cultivation methods, and magic artifacts, Lu Ming wasn’t much inferior. But Meng Sanchi had advanced to the Qi Gathering Realm, Layer IV, within a mere half-year. Although it was only a one-layer difference, it marked the distinction between the early and middle stages of the Qi Gathering Realm. Even if Lu Ming hadn’t been held up by Xiao Ling’er and Gao Xiaofeng, he would have found it extremely difficult to defeat Meng Sanchi! As for Li Chen, although slightly inferior to Meng Sanchi, he wasn’t much weaker. Besides his own cultivation and strength, he also had a destinied Ghoul no weaker than himself. In a sense, he alone possessed the combat power of two individuals. The moment Shen Mo clashed with them, he felt immense pressure! The Demon Slaying Sword clashed with the blood-colored broadsword and the incisive sword light. Within one or two breaths, they had exchanged over ten blows in a fierce flurry. Blade energy and sword Qi tangled together in a chaotic mass! The clash of metal rang out like muffled thunder, echoing across the mid-slopes of Tianshan Mountain! Even those further down, like Lu Ming and Xiao Ling’er, could sense the intensity of this battle. Shen Mo barely managed to repel Meng Sanchi and Li Chen with two streams of Shangqing Sword Qi. His gaze was somewhat solemn. As expected of the top geniuses among the new disciples of the immortal sects. They are truly formidable! But I’m not to be underestimated either! Within Shen Mo’s body, the ’Dragon Elephant Blood Fiend Body’ and the ’Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique’ began to operate simultaneously. His aura surged as a result!