Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

Swish, swish!!

A lithe figure darted through the jungle, pursued by a giant ape with golden fur!

The giant ape stood eight zhang tall, its massive frame resembling a small mountain.

Its entire body was covered in golden fur, as stiff as steel needles, providing incredible defense.

Yet, despite this, the giant ape was covered in sword wounds, each cut deep enough to reveal bone.

Its scarlet eyes blazed with ferocity, riddled with blood vessels!

Bang, bang, bang!!!

The giant ape moved swiftly through the ancient trees, covering hundreds of zhang with each swing of its arm.

Its other hand beat its chest, producing resounding thumps.

Roar!!!

The giant ape's roar echoed through the forest, causing countless beasts to scatter in fear.

This giant ape was a fourth-order beast, a Herculean Kong!

Its strength rivaled that of a Core Formation cultivator among humans!

Ahead, the figure was slender, his black robe tattered, revealing a back covered in wounds.

Li Guanqi turned his grim face back, he had been entangled with this giant ape for seven days.

Throughout these seven days, the giant ape had relentlessly pursued him, never resting.

Even when they trespassed into other beasts' territories, those beasts would choose to retreat in the face of the enraged Herculean Kong.

Its defense was simply too terrifying.

The cause of this was quite simple.

After Ye Feng left, Li Guanqi calmed his mind, realizing that some things had to be faced.

Besides, if Ye Feng stayed by his side, he would continue to suppress his own feelings.

Choosing to leave for a while would allow him to face many things alone.

So, Li Guanqi did not try to persuade him to stay, choosing to let him go.

However, not long after Li Guanqi ventured deep into the mountains, he noticed a rich concentration of spiritual energy gathering in a mountain hollow.

When he arrived, he discovered it was a White Dragon Treasure Ginseng, a crucial spiritual herb needed to refine the Longevity Pill!

The ginseng was pure white and resembled a giant dragon, hence the name.

Moreover, the White Dragon Treasure Ginseng contained powerful life force, regarded by many cultivators as a rare herb capable of saving lives.

It was the most important spiritual herb in the Longevity Pill.

Li Guanqi scanned the area with his divine sense and found no beasts nearby, thinking he had struck gold, he used his jade knife to pluck it without hesitation.

But as soon as he dug out the White Dragon Treasure Ginseng, an angry roar sounded behind him.

In desperation, he unleashed a Seven Kill Sword instantly!

The full-powered strike actually broke through the Herculean Kong's defense.

Blood, pain, and the theft of the spiritual herb, all these things enraged the beast.

Thus, the current scene unfolded.

Li Guanqi cursed under his breath in frustration, "Damn it, why is this guy so stubborn!!"

"You're a fourth-order beast, why are you so fixated on a third-order spiritual herb!!"

But he knew in his heart that he couldn't continue like this.

They had already entered the territory of fourth-order beasts, and further in would be the domain of fifth-order beasts!

This was already the limit they could reach.

He understood, and the giant ape understood as well.

Among妖兽, apes were recognized as having high intelligence.

Some fifth-order ape妖兽 had minds no less capable than ordinary cultivators!

Li Guanqi glanced back and saw a hint of mockery in the giant ape's eyes.

As if saying, 'Let's see where you can run!'

Li Guanqi gritted his teeth, stopped, and turned to face the giant ape.

Clang!!!

The Red Silk Sword instantly unsheathed, the power of destruction rampant with lightning in the void.

A powerful battle intent surged wildly in his heart!!!

Soaring sword intent rose from the ground, giving the giant ape almost no time to react.

Li Guanqi stepped on Nether Steps, leaving afterimages in the air as he instantly lunged toward the giant ape!

The giant ape, seeing this, stayed on the crown of a towering tree, pounding its chest wildly.

Bang, bang, bang!!

With each strike, golden light surged within the giant ape's body.

Its already massive frame expanded again to a height of ten zhang!

Its thick arms were thicker than Li Guanqi's waist.

The giant ape plummeted, the ancient tree, as hard as steel, cracked and shattered, and the giant ape grabbed with one hand.

It swung a four-zhang-long tree trunk and smashed it towards Li Guanqi!!!

Whoosh!!

A sharp whistling sound suddenly came from his ear, and the tree trunk streaked with afterimages as it slammed towards him from the side!!!

This showed how terrifying the power of this blow was!

Li Guanqi's eyes narrowed, a flash of light under his feet, and his body instantly sank!!

The whistling tree trunk swept past his back, the force causing a stinging pain.

However, he did not retreat but advanced, directly closing in on the giant ape!

At the same time, the sword in his hand formed a drawing stance and instantly slashed out, heading straight for the giant ape's eyes!!

This sword was extremely fast, but the giant ape instinctively raised its hand to protect its eyes when faced with such danger.

And its body leaned back slightly.

Puchi!!!

If the giant ape hadn't leaned back three inches, this sword would have directly cut off the giant ape's left palm!!

Seeing that one strike failed, Li Guanqi changed from slashing to stabbing, and the Seven Kill Sword instantly gathered momentum!!

However, just as he retracted his sword to stab, the giant ape, which had leaned back, slightly opened its fingers and looked at him with cold eyes.

Its right leg suddenly lifted and thrust upward!!!

This strike was swift, powerful, and unexpected!!

Li Guanqi's divine sense was released, constantly monitoring all the giant ape's movements.

But he did not notice the giant ape's hip movement, the knee thrust had already been used!!

It should be known that among the human body's bones, apart from the skull, the knee is the hardest!

This knee thrust could be said to have been exerted with all the giant ape's strength, its entire aura surging violently.

The speed was so fast that it caused an explosion, and the space was slightly distorted!

Li Guanqi's heart tightened, he suddenly released the long sword, and pressed down hard with both hands in a crossed manner!!!

At the same time, his right foot suddenly kicked towards the giant ape's knee!!

Bang!!!

Bang!!!

Two muffled sounds rang out, and Li Guanqi's figure was like a kite with a broken string, suddenly knocked from the mountain into the hundred-zhang-high sky!!

His kick only slightly changed the direction of the giant ape's force, and his crossed hands made a cracking sound.

His two hands almost collided with his chest the moment they made contact.

The feeling was as if he had been hit head-on by a wild bull!

Puff!!!

His body was carried into the air by this force, and his whole body felt like it was falling apart.

But in his mind's eye, the originally dense jungle below suddenly collapsed for dozens of zhang!!

A golden shadow suddenly rose from the ground, raising its fist and instantly attacking him!!

The terrifying pressure made his spine chill!!