Great Immortal With Boundless Mana

Chapter 49: Sword Trial

Facing the kneeling cultivator begging for mercy, Zhu Qiniang's face remained indifferent. She glanced at Gao Xian and said, "You go ahead and make a move."

Gao Xian looked surprised and quickly declined, "You go ahead, you go ahead."

This cultivator, who was black and thin, dressed in tattered brown clothes, couldn't bring himself to attack.

Zhu Qiniang now understood. Gao Xian was the passive type. He would only be willing to kill if there was a sufficient reason.

She said, "Don't be soft-hearted just because he looks pitiful."

"The Red Snake Gang is notorious. They love hunting down other cultivators in the mountains. Every member of the Red Snake Gang deserves to die."

"Killing them is completely righteous, eliminating harm for the people."

Gao Xian knew that Qiniang wouldn't deceive him. However, he couldn't bring himself to attack someone who was begging for mercy.

"You," Zhu Qiniang sighed, and said to the kneeling cultivator, "You don't need to pretend to be pitiful."

She pointed at Gao Xian, "If you can withstand ten moves from him, I'll spare you."

The black and thin cultivator who was begging for mercy looked up at Gao Xian. He was a young, fair-faced man with bright and gentle eyes. He was clean and free of any dirt on his clothes or hands.

Judging from his appearance, he was probably only at the Qi Refining initial stage.

This person was marked with two words all over: harmless.

The black and thin cultivator turned to Zhu Qiniang and asked, "Really?"

Zhu Qiniang had already defeated them face to face. It was obvious that she was a Qi Refining late stage cultivator, not only strong in spells and swordsmanship, but also experienced in battle.

What was even more terrifying was that this woman was ruthless and would not hesitate to attack.

In front of this woman, he had no chance at all.

If he were to fight against this fair-faced man, he was confident that he could kill him within ten moves.

Zhu Qiniang smiled and said to Gao Xian, "See, he doesn't value your life at all."

Gao Xian didn't really care about this. He had never liked being in the spotlight. It was better if others didn't notice him.

Zhu Qiniang calmly said to the black and thin cultivator, "I keep my word."

The black and thin cultivator stopped pretending to be pitiful. He stood up, took a few cautious steps back, drew his long sword, and activated a wooden shield talisman.

In front of the black and thin cultivator's left hand, a half-human-sized shield of green light immediately condensed.

The round shield shimmered with faint runes, transparent and ethereal. It floated in front of the cultivator, looking exceptionally agile.

"See, he can afford to use a wooden shield. He must be quite wealthy."

Zhu Qiniang reminded Gao Xian, "Battle is dangerous. If you make a single mistake, you could die. Even if I'm watching by the side, I might not be able to save you in time."

"You must use all your strength to deal with your opponent. Any hesitation or softness would be irresponsible for your own life."

Gao Xian had thought that they were just going to spar, but after Zhu Qiniang's words, he was startled.

Indeed, there were four cultivator corpses around them, blood and flesh scattered on the ground.

He thought it was just a spar, but the other party didn't see it that way.

As a precaution, Gao Xian also activated his wooden shield. He didn't use a talisman, but rather the wooden shield that came with his Green Wood Armor.

The Green Wood Armor was a first-grade superior spiritual weapon, capable of activating four wooden shields at once.

Dealing with a Qi Refining mid-stage cultivator, Gao Xian felt that it wasn't necessary to be so exaggerated. He only activated one wooden shield.

The same wooden shield, but Gao Xian's shield was obviously more solid and had a better texture than the opponent's.

The opponent's shield was just a green light, while his shield was like a green-colored glass.

The black and thin cultivator attacked as soon as he drew his sword. His attacking posture was extremely fierce, thrusting his sword towards Gao Xian's chest.

In Gao Xian's eyes, the opponent's movements were too slow. He thought for a moment and decided not to use his sword, but to block with his wooden shield.

The round wooden shield is very large, and when placed there, it blocks off most of the body.

Controlling the wooden shield is also very easy. It can be manipulated by hand or by divine consciousness.

Controlling it with divine consciousness is more flexible, but Qi Refining cultivators have limited divine consciousness and find it difficult to sustain.

Gao Xian has also tried it a few times in private, with Lan helping him. He had no difficulty manipulating the wooden shield with divine consciousness.

The thin and dark cultivator watched as the wooden shield protected Gao Xian. He put away his sword and fiercely bumped into the wooden shield with his left hand.

The two shields collided, Gao Xian's wooden shield remained motionless, while the thin and dark cultivator's wooden shield rippled and dissipated like water waves, clearly losing.

The thin and dark cultivator had anticipated this. The wooden shield he activated with his talisman was naturally inferior to the opponent's spiritual weapon.

Taking advantage of the collision of the two shields, he lowered his body and swung his sword directly at Gao Xian's legs.

This move was both sinister and poisonous, catching Gao Xian off guard.

However, there was still the same problem. The opponent's Qi Refining level was higher than his, but the difference in speed was too great.

The extremely sinister leg-sweeping sword appeared to slow down in Gao Xian's eyes. The opponent's knee-bending and sweeping attack seemed somewhat ridiculous.

Gao Xian used his divine consciousness to control the wooden shield, making it sink, while he also took a step back.

The main purpose was to prevent the wooden shield from being broken and to maintain a safe distance.

The wooden shield was tough, hard, and slippery. When the thin and dark cultivator struck it with all his strength, the rebounding force almost made him throw his sword away.

The thin and dark cultivator felt that something was wrong. This pretty boy was so skilled in controlling the wooden shield with divine consciousness, which made things a bit tricky.

He didn't believe in Zhu Qiniang, he just wanted to find an opportunity to ambush her. As long as he succeeded, not only could he save his life, but he could also make a fortune.

The thin and dark cultivator made a mistake with his attack and quickly got up to attack again. This time, he fully displayed his swordsmanship and attacked Gao Xian relentlessly.

His body movements changed rapidly, and his sword strikes were cunning and vicious. However, Gao Xian's wooden shield was too large, easily blocking all his variations.

The thin and dark cultivator attacked Gao Xian dozens of times, but Gao Xian remained unharmed, while he was already breathing heavily.

Using full strength to wield the sword consumed a lot of his energy. But he still couldn't break Gao Xian's wooden shield, which made him extremely uncomfortable.

A fierce light flashed in the thin and dark cultivator's eyes. If he continued to delay, even without Zhu Qiniang's intervention, he would be worn down by this kid.

Just as he was about to strike the shield again, he slightly raised his left hand, ready to activate the sharp gold armor-piercing sleeve arrow tied to his wrist, aimed at Zhu Qiniang.

There was only one sleeve arrow, no more than seven inches long, but the triangular arrowhead was made of cold iron and inscribed with sharp gold armor-piercing runes, specialized in breaking various armors and shields, extremely vicious.

To increase its lethality, he also applied the venom of the Five-Step Snake to the arrowhead. As long as it grazed the skin, it would draw blood and seal the opponent's throat, taking their life.

As the thin and dark cultivator raised his hand, Gao Xian sensed that something was wrong and immediately swung his sword without hesitation.

As the cold light flashed, the thin and dark cultivator's wooden shield silently shattered into flowing fragments. His wrist was also severed, and the sleeve arrow that hadn't been shot out also broke into two pieces under the sword's edge.

"What a fast sword!"

The thin and dark cultivator was greatly shocked. He didn't even see how Gao Xian attacked, he could only see the cold and sharp sword light shining.

How could this Qi Refining early-stage cultivator be so powerful?

Before he could figure it out, the descending stone-cutting sword lightly flicked upwards, and the sword edge swept across the thin and dark cultivator's neck, sending his head flying high.

This move, "Gentle Breeze Brushing Willow," was a technique from the Gentle Breeze Sword Art. The sword moved like a gentle breeze, light and soft, without exerting much force.

Gao Xian used to think that this move was like playing around and couldn't be used in actual combat.

It wasn't until his Electric Dragon's Hidden Claw reached the Grandmaster level that he understood the essence of this move, which lay in the quick and concealed exertion of force in the wrist and elbow.

Only then could he remain still and present a calm and elegant posture, giving the feeling of sweeping with the sword edge.

With a light brush of the sword, the thin and dark cultivator's head was swept away.

Gao Xian didn't think much when he killed someone, he just felt that this person was despicable and hateful.

Seeing the gruesome scene, he felt a bit uncomfortable, and out of habit, he had to explain, "Uh, I didn't mean to..."

The head that flew out landed on the ground and rolled far away, seemingly unwilling to forgive Gao Xian.

Zhu Qiniang calmly patted Gao Xian's shoulder and comforted him, "It's okay, you'll get used to it." Then she sincerely praised, "What a fast sword! Look at how neatly his neck was severed, tsk tsk..."

(End of this chapter)