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Just as Zhang Jiao said to receive the attack, Bai Qing instantly felt the monstrous killing intent surging towards her like a tidal wave. Because of the previous exchange, Bai Qing knew that the sword control technique couldn't do anything to Zhang Jiao, so she simply spread out the bag on her back and pulled out the sword from the bag, facing the enemy head-on.
The long sword shot out like a white ribbon as Bai Qing pulled it out of its sheath. Bai Qing turned around and made a hand gesture with her sword finger, then charged towards Zhang Jiao without any hesitation.
Seeing Bai Qing pull out her sword, Zhang Jiao praised,"Good sword! The sword was thin but tough. It shone brightly but did not lose its sharpness. It was indeed a good sword! The only flaw in its beauty was that it carried a sense of extreme evil poison that had existed for more than a hundred years, so it seemed to be filled with life, as if there was a person hidden in this sword, and if this sword was unsheathed, it would taste blood or never return. Therefore, if the wielder of the sword was unable to become one with the sword, he would have to spend several times more effort to control it. I can see that the child's cultivation isn't weak. If he can cultivate calmly, his future will be limitless. However, if one day he was devoured by the sword spirit when he lost his mind, all his efforts would be in vain!”
Bai Qing was slightly startled when she heard Zhang Jiao's words. However, she immediately turned her sword and shouted,"There's no point in talking anymore. I'll let you see if I'm one with this thing!”
The blade of the sword was like the stars as it flew over. Bai Qing seemed to be dancing as she leisurely strolled about, her every move was like she was alone in a paradise. In fact, there was a thick energy around her body, and the energy was as sharp as a knife, turning everything into ashes.
Seeing the martial arts Bai Qing used, Zhang Jiao was slightly surprised." This is the 'Raging Roar' from the famous ultimate technique of the 'Eight Forms of the Furious Sword', the Qin Dynasty's sword expert,' Wang Jian'. However, it's rumored that the Wang lineage is passed down to sons and not daughters. Moreover, the child's surname is Bai…"
Although he was suspicious, Bai Qing's "Raging Roar" was created by a sword expert several hundred years ago, and its power was naturally not to be underestimated. Seeing this, Zhang Jiao knew what was going on. After pondering for a moment, he used his extreme speed movement technique to enter the sword energy of the wild wind that Bai Qing had unleashed.
Each wind of the "Wild Roaring Wind" was composed of sword energy. The whirlwind was filled with an indestructible sharpness. Seeing that nothing was spared, Zhang Jiao threw himself into the whirlwind. Hua Juan, who was lying on the ground with a lot of internal injuries, couldn't help but scream.
Although Bai Qing was only 20 years old, she had faced more than 40 life-and-death battles. She naturally didn't think that Zhang Jiao was seeking death. Instead, she was shocked and urged her inner strength to strengthen the whirlwind sword energy to the point that it was difficult for it to take a single step forward.
However, the strengthening of the sword energy didn't dispel Zhang Jiao's determination to move forward. He looked for a gap in the sword energy and arrived at the center of the whirlwind in the blink of an eye.
He once again raised the right palm that had injured Hua Juan, casually extending his arm towards Bai Qing. In just an instant, Bai Qing's seemingly all-out attack of "Raging Roar" was completely disintegrated by a single palm strike, and it was clear who was better.
Facing this palm strike, Bai Qing knew that it was difficult for her to take it. However, Zhang Jiao was already in front of her, if she dodged, she would bring disaster to the handkerchief behind her. Although Zhang Jiao's palm had not even reached her yet, and the force had already almost suffocated her, the experienced her still took advantage of the short breath time to withdraw the momentum of the "Wild Roar". She turned around, bent her knees, and with her back facing Zhang Jiao, she swung her sword upward in an arc. This move came without a sound, but strangely, the originally silver-white sword light slowly turned golden and black, making people feel strange.
"What a good 'Slicing Metal and Shattering Iron'! Although I don't know why you know the Eight Forms of the Furious Sword, I can now confirm that you didn't steal it…How about this? If the little girl withdraws her hand and doesn't care about that girl's matter, I guarantee that I won't make things difficult for you anymore!”
Wang Jian was a famous swordsman during the Warring States Period. He killed many experts from various countries with his divine weapon, the Celestial Slaying Sword. Later, he collected his life's experience in duels and created eight strange sword moves called the Eight Forms of the Furious Sword. Later generations respected him as the Sword Emperor.
The Eight Forms of Furious Sword was his life's work." Raging Roar,"" Tears of the Heavens,"" Greedy Fire Rush,"" Shattering Stones, Shattering Earth,"" Slicing Metal, Shattering Iron,"" Strange Snake Hiss,"" Eagle Cry,"" Fierce Elephant Pulls up the Droughts." Each move had a different function and power, so it was also known as the "Immortal Sword Art" after the Qin Dynasty.
However, after Wang Jian's army was defeated, no one could see his full strength. Even the talented grandson of the Wang family, Wang Chong, only learned six of the Eight Forms of the Furious Sword. Later, when Liu Bang, the so-called genius swordsman of the new generation, rose to fame, Wang Chong challenged Liu Bang to prove that the Eight Forms of the Furious Sword was the best swordsmanship in order to protect the reputation of his ancestor, the Sword Emperor. Unexpectedly, Wang Chong was beheaded in just a few moves. This result, which was known as the Battle of the Weeping God, had shocked the world.
After Wang Chong's death, along with Liu Bang, who was later known as the " Sword God ", the Wang Clan disappeared without a trace, and the " Eight Strokes of the Furious Sword " disappeared like a legend.
Zhang Jiao had heard of this sword technique that he had not seen for hundreds of years. He thought that Bai Qing had stolen this sword technique from somewhere, but he didn't expect that she knew the second move. How could he let go of this rare opportunity? Moreover, if Bai Qing had really mastered the Eight Strokes of the Furious Sword, it also meant that she had an unknown relationship with the Wang Clan that had disappeared for hundreds of years. Not only did she have a legend that had been kept secret for hundreds of years, but the Wang Clan and the Liu Clan had an irreconcilable blood feud. What Zhang Jiao wanted to know was why the successor of the Eight Strokes of the Furious Sword would appear here to help the Liu Clan fight against the Yellow Turban Army.
Bai Qing didn't reply to Zhang Jiao. While she was forcing Zhang Jiao to retreat, she took the opportunity to secretly adjust her neixi. It took a lot of energy to make the sword in her hand as invincible as it was in the word "Cutting Metal and Breaking Iron". Although Bai Qing's skill was very profound, it was still very important to use the "Immortal Sword Technique" from hundreds of years ago. Moreover, Wang Jian created the "Eight Forms of Furious Sword" for the divine weapon "Immortal Execution". Therefore, although the ancient famous sword "Zhai Xin Nian" in Bai Qing's hand was also extraordinary, it was not comparable to "Immortal Execution".
"Cleave metal and shatter iron" consumed a lot of energy. Although it was indestructible, Bai Qing's cultivation couldn't last long. Seeing Zhang Jiao being forced back several meters, Bai Qing saw the burning braziers around him. She pondered for a moment, then drew back her sword and pointed at the braziers, causing the flames in the braziers to rise into the air. There were about a dozen braziers at the scene, and in the blink of an eye, they were like a dozen flaming dragons that were rolling in the air.
This action caused Bai Qing to lose a large amount of inner strength. She said to Hua Juan with a pale expression,"Can Juan 'er still move?"
Hua Juan didn't understand Qing's meaning, but she tried to get up according to her words and could stand on her feet, so she slowly nodded and said,""Barely!"
Bai Qing smiled and said,"When I use this move later, you must endure the pain and run back to the tent!" Remember! I only have one chance. This person's cultivation is unfathomable, so I've done my best for him!”
Hua Juan finally understood that Bai Qing wanted to use herself to block Zhang Jiao so that she could escape back to Lu Zhi. She hurriedly said,"Sister Qing! No, this way, you..."
Bai Qing didn't wait for Hua Juan to say anything more, and for the first time, she held her sword with both hands and once again shouted: "Greedy Fire Rush!"
"Not good!"
With Zhang Jiao's cultivation base, he naturally heard the conversation between the two. When he knew that Bai Qing wanted to sacrifice him so that Hua Juan could escape, his body swayed and he was about to block Hua Juan. However, those dozen flame dragon-like tongues of fire seemed to have a life of their own and blocked all of his paths.
The flame dragon surrounded Zhang Jiao from all directions. Adding on the inner strength Bai Qing had poured into it, the flame dragon was even more lethal.
"Hurry up and leave!"
"Sister Qing!"
Seeing that Hua Juan was still not leaving, Bai Qing turned her head to look at her with a serious expression and said,""Don't make me beg you…"
"But how can I leave you alone…" Now was not the time for romance, Hua Juan was very clear. In the real world, when he was sitting in front of the television and watching a series of ancient dramas, because of the current situation, one of the protagonists was sacrificed in vain because of the pulling, Hua Juan pointed at the screen and cursed the idiot. Although he had always thought that this was just an online game, its realistic effect made him unable to tell if it was the real world. Would he be called an idiot now? How should he make a decision?
"No one is allowed to leave!"
Surrounded by more than ten flaming dragons, Zhang Jiao, who looked like a pillar of fire, suddenly shouted. He slowly floated in the air. His pale yellow clothes were lifted up, and his hat was lifted into the air and disappeared. His long hair was scattered all over the place, and he looked very terrifying.
His ten fingers were constantly fiddling with something as his lips moved rapidly. Bai Qing, who was already exhausted, suddenly shouted,"Hurry up and leave! This person's inner strength is rapidly increasing. This should be the reason why he wants to show his true strength. If you don't leave now, you won't have a chance!”
After being shouted at by Bai Qing, Hua Juan finally decided to desperately run in the opposite direction. At the same time, Zhang Jiao shouted with bright eyes,""These flames, retreat!"
Zhang Jiao shook his arms and turned the dozen flame dragons into nothingness. The rebound was so strong that Bai Qing, who had trapped Zhang Jiao with Greedy Flame Rush, was knocked to the ground, spitting out blood and losing her ability to fight.
After knocking down Bai Qing, Zhang Jiao stretched out his right arm, sucking and releasing the silk. His Qi had already locked the silk so that she couldn't move. Moreover, due to the suction force of Zhang Jiao's Qi, the silk was being sucked back inch by inch.
Facing the fact that Hua Juan would die if she was sucked to Zhang Jiao's side, she had long lost her composure. She tried to find some hidden weapons and weapons from her clothes to throw at Zhang Jiao. After spending some time, she only found a small black box about the size of a palm.
It turned out that when Hua Juan designed this online game, it was prepared to allow players who were sucked into the online world to use the "return" button on the device to return to the real world. Hua Juan had wanted to try to see if the device was faulty at the beginning of the game, but later on, he temporarily put it aside because of the Yellow Turban Army. He did not expect to find this thing again under such circumstances.
"What the hell! If he had known earlier, he would have asked Lu Zhi for some poison darts, knives, and other hidden weapons in case of emergency. Wait a minute... Why should I be afraid of that handsome middle-aged man…Go! You want my life and yet you praise that strange old man. My head is really broken. Since I have this device to return to the real world, why should I be afraid of him?”
Thinking of this, Hua Juan no longer felt afraid. She turned back to Zhang Jiao fearlessly and said arrogantly,"Stinky old man, come and hit me! Hit me! Don't just talk and not practice!"
Seeing Hua Juan like this, Bai Qing, who was originally about to faint, spat out a mouthful of blood and cursed,""Hurry up and leave! Little Juan, what are you doing?"
Hua Juan waved his hand to reassure Bai Qing,""Don't worry, Sister Qing! I have this life-saving talisman! This old man can't kill me. Look, if I press it…There was no…No reaction…"
Hua Juan, who thought that the device would work, pressed the return button on the device several times but there was no response. Her face instantly turned pale and she did not know what to do. At the same time, Zhang Jiao, who had just been scolded by Hua Juan, saw that Hua Juan was acting suspiciously. He did not want to delay any longer and jumped in front of Hua Juan. Without any explanation, he used 50% of his strength to hit Hua Juan's chest.
It was unknown where Hua Juan got her courage from, but she seemed to know that she could no longer dodge Zhang Jiao's palm, so she simply raised her useless instrument to block it.
A strange thing happened. Zhang Jiao thought that his palm would shatter her internal organs when the silk came into contact with her, but he didn't expect that his palm would shatter the instrument and increase his strength to 60%. He suddenly looked at the silk in shock.
Sixty percent of his cultivation was enough to shatter the heavens and split the earth, but for some reason, it was all poured into Hua Juan's body like a river, and the rate of loss was increasing.
The instrument that was almost broken also had a strange change. Blue light shot out from the crack, and a light that was like the edge of a star slowly separated the two.
One of them thought that within a few moves…No! It was because he could finish off the other party in one move, but it caused the phenomenon of a large loss of energy. The other person who thought he was dead felt a strange energy flowing into his body from his palm, making him instantly energetic and happy.
On the other hand, Zhang Jiao's cultivation was so profound that it was rare in the martial arts world. Facing the abnormal phenomenon of the silk, he felt that it should be some kind of martial arts technique. Although his internal strength was constantly flowing into the other party's body, his past experience told him that his cultivation was impossible for the other party to absorb all of it. Therefore, if he could make a breakthrough on this point, the other party's current move would not be able to do anything to him.
With a plan in mind, Zhang Jiaogu activated all of his cultivation!
Facing the strange phenomenon that he felt and seeing the scene produced by the instrument, Hua Juan, who was engaged in the development of online games and had the knowledge of scientists from the real world, roughly understood the ins and outs of it. The device contained a man-made magnetic field that could not exist in this world, which was electricity. Regardless of whether the device could be used or not, when he designed the device, the built-in power was at least 10,000 volts. With the technology of his world, he could definitely simulate a small magnetic field environment.
However, in order to form a magnetic field, not only did it require electricity, but it also required a source of kinetic energy. Therefore, when Zhang Jiao tried to kill her, he accidentally broke the device that protected the electricity and released it. In addition, he accidentally absorbed all of Zhang Jiao's internal energy to form a small magnetic field.
The magnetic field of the blue light rotated in a spiral, opening up a virtual passage that went in and out. Therefore, Zhang Jiao's internal strength was completely absorbed by the silk through the magnetic field, creating a unique technique like the absorption technique in martial arts novels.
Zhang Jiao thought that the other party couldn't absorb his entire life's cultivation, but he felt that something was wrong. Through the blue magnetic field, he could see that Hua Mian was calm and didn't show any signs of maladjustment. He hurriedly tried to withdraw his inner strength, but it was too late. In his panic, he accelerated the speed of his inner strength flowing out.
Soon, all of Zhang Jiao's cultivation base flowed into the blue magnetic field and was transferred into Hua Juan's body. Hua Juan, who was not used to it, staggered backward and fell to the ground, breathing heavily.
Bai Qing, who was seriously injured, was dumbfounded by this strange scene. When she saw Hua Juan fall to the ground, she thought that Zhang Jiao had killed him. She suddenly used her strength to stab at Zhang Jiao's chest.
Internal energy was as important to a martial artist as his life. Therefore, if one lost all their internal energy, they would lose their life.
Zhang Jiao's cultivation was already very impressive, but after he had "given" all of his inner strength to Hua Juan, he was like a dried up pond or a candle that had burned to the end. To Zhang Jiao, death was only a matter of time. Therefore, there was no way he could block Bai Qing's sword strike.
The "Zhai Xin Nian" easily passed through Zhang Jiao's chest. He looked at Bai Qing, who was facing him, as if he didn't feel anything. He smiled bitterly.
Of course, Bai Qing didn't know that Zhang Jiao had lost all of his power in just a few moments. Seeing Zhang Jiao's current state, she thought that Zhang Jiao had intentionally let her stab him. She hurriedly wanted to stab him and retreat. However, she didn't expect that her internal injuries were too severe. Her hands couldn't exert any strength, and she couldn't avoid his sudden attack. Bai Qing hurriedly retreated to Hua Juan's side. Besides wanting to know how badly Hua Juan had been injured by Zhang Jiao's palm strike, she also wanted to protect him from the next attack.
"Xiao Juan…Little Juan, what's wrong?" Bai Qing ignored her injuries and placed her palm on the back of the handkerchief, as if she was planning to use her remaining inner strength to protect her heart.
The moment she came into contact with it, she was repelled by the silk like a bolt of lightning. Bai Qing stared at the silk in shock, only to see that although her eyes were tightly shut, her expression was calm, and she did not seem to be seriously injured at all. Moreover, upon careful observation, her body was actually suffused with a blue light. It seemed that this was the reason why she felt like she was being struck by lightning!
Before she had time to think about why, just as she was feeling relieved, she began to feel her internal injuries worsening. Bai Qing hurriedly calmed her mind and sat down cross-legged beside Hua Juan to regulate her breathing.
"Ha... This was…Was this the feeling of death? As expected, the pain was so unbearable that even his vision and breathing felt so difficult and blurry…I didn't expect that I, who thought so highly of myself, would end up like this…But I can't accept this! Everything I did was for the sake of the world, why…Why must I end up like this? It's difficult... Could it be that it's really as the immortal said,'Heaven's will is hard to disobey...'" "But I have a clear conscience…Could it be that good things could go against the heavens…But I still have unfinished business…Yellow Heaven Pure Land…Unify the world…Little Huzi…Little Huzi…"
Zhang Jiao, who had been stabbed by Bai Qing and still had his weapon on him, was sitting on the ground like a piece of silk. He was about to die, but he suddenly woke up as if something important had happened.
Looking at the two people who had just had a life-and-death battle, Zhang Jiao said weakly,""Can the two of you agree to my request for Zhang Jiao?”
At this moment, Hua Juan, who had absorbed all of Zhang Jiao's inner strength, woke up and replied,""Zhang Jiao? So you're the boss of the Yellow Turban Army!... How can you ask the enemy for help before the battle? And you said you were Zhang Jiao. As the leader of a gang, how can you do this?”
When Bai Qing heard Hua Juan's calm and composed reply, she knew that his body was fine. In her joy, she actually lost her breath and almost went berserk. She could not help but spit out a mouthful of blood and said,"Xiao Juan, you're fine…There was no need to pay attention to this kind of person. It would be less troublesome if he died.”
As if he had already known their answer, Zhang Jiao nodded with a faint smile," Forget it. The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit. Zhang Jiao indeed has nothing to say. It's expected that the two of you won't agree…"
A sigh came from the forest. Just as Hua Juan and Hua Qing were about to ask who it was, someone stood beside Zhang Jiao. This person was Wen Pinghuang, who had talked to Wu Lunzun in the valley that day. His eyes flashed with a trace of gloom as he replied,"I was a step too late, that's why you ended up like this, Zhang Jiao. Sigh..."
Zhang Jiao, who had been on the verge of death when he heard Hua Juan's reply, looked at them again and shouted,"Immortal Elder…It's you!"
Emperor Wen Ping waved his feather fan and said,""Back then, I saw that you were full of ambition and that you were a talent for governing the world, so I didn't hesitate to teach you the ultimate technique, the 'True Scripture of Peace.' My goal was to hope that you could become the pillar of the Han Dynasty with this scripture. Who knew that you..."
"I was entrusted by the Immortal Breaker…However, the world is in chaos today…"
"This shouldn't be a reason. The chaos in the world can be dealt with by law, but if you rebel, you'll be considered a Han citizen. Moreover, the world has been divided beyond control, and each state and county has their own soldiers.”
Emperor Wen Ping looked over and saw that it was Hua Juan who spoke. He nodded slightly to express his approval and continued,""Even young children understand this. Zhang Jiao, are you still not enlightened?"
Zhang Jiao was about to answer, but he was so out of breath that he couldn't speak. Upon seeing this, Emperor Wen Ping quickly bent his knees and pressed his right palm against his back and injected his dense inner strength into his body to temporarily extend his life. He said helplessly,"Zhang Jiao, you know that you don't have much time left. I heard that you have something to ask of me. There's no harm in telling me."
Although Emperor Wen Ping continued to pour in his inner strength, Zhang Jiao had already closed his eyes and said with difficulty,""Zhang Jiao has a young foster son in Zhaojia Village in northern Hebei. Previously, he was injured by Zhang Jiao and accidentally hit by the enemy's Black Sand Palm. Zhang Jiao used his True Qi to extend his life…However, it was only a temporary solution…Zhang... Zhang Jiao knew that the Immortal Weng's immortal techniques were boundless…Set... I will definitely be able to save his life…"
When Emperor Wen Ping heard this, he slowly nodded his head and replied,""I promise you that I will definitely save this child!”
Before Zhang Jiao died, the person he couldn't let go of the most was Little Huzi. Now that he knew that someone as powerful as Wen Pinghuang had agreed, he felt as if a huge rock had been lifted from his heart. He smiled, but he immediately remembered something and asked,“... Immortal Weng's divination is unparalleled in the world. Can you make a divination for Zhang Jiao before he dies to determine his good or bad luck?”
Wen Pinghuang didn't answer and immediately counted with his fingers and replied,""This kid's future is limitless. Not only will he achieve extraordinary things, but he will also become the number one general of Sichuan and Shu. He will be praised by future generations for his success in the battle on Changban Slope! However…"
"But... But what?"
"This child's name is extremely bad for him. If he can give up the three words 'Little Huzi' and change his name, his life will be peaceful and smooth, and he will die a natural death.”
"Then what should we call it?"
Emperor Wen Ping stroked his long beard and said indifferently,""His surname is Zhao and his name is Yun.”
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