This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Sword Cultivators' capability in combat was esteemed as the best among the six cultivations, and Su Shu had no objections to this.

Lu Qingshan, a genius Sword Cultivator who mastered the Secret Sword Technique at the Foundation Establishment Stage, had defeated Zhu Quan. Su Shu was not surprised by this.

But was it not too fast?

From the moment Lu Qingshan made his move to Zhu Quan's beheading, the interval might have been just a few breaths.

Su Shu's astonishment was beyond words.

Lu Qingshan sheathed his Crying Soul Sword and seeing Su Shu standing dazed beside him, he chuckled, "What's the matter?"

He naturally knew the reason behind Su Shu's distraction, but it was nothing to boast about.

The prowess of the Secret Sword Technique, along with the boost from a Taoist-level Cultivation Technique and the augmentation of Su Shu's two Spirit Arts.

His ability to instantly kill a Foundation Establishment Initial Stage Cultivator within a few breaths seemed like a remarkable feat, but it actually fell within expectations.

However, he could only use this burst ability once in a while.

After all, the Secret Sword: Wind Slash had a cooldown period.

Coming back to her senses, Su Shu smiled wryly, "It seems our Tiger Squad really picked up a treasure this time."

Lu Qingshan's mouth twitched.

Su Shu moved gracefully and walked over to Zhu Quan's headless body.

The thick scent of blood filled the air.

Su Shu did not even frown at this; instead, she bent down and plucked a Storage Ring from Zhu Quan's finger, tossing it to Lu Qingshan.

"Here, your loot."

As guards on a mission, they did not need to turn over the possessions of the Cultivators they had killed and could dispose of them freely.

Therefore, these type of extermination missions that were not too challenging were always favorites of the guards.

—An officially sanctioned opportunity to make a quick profit.

Lu Qingshan received the Storage Ring and sent his Divine Sense into it to check Zhu Quan's collection.

The Storage Ring contained common Magic Artifacts, Pills, and a small portion of Spirit Stones; beyond that, there were no other special items.

Lu Qingshan took out two-thirds of the Spirit Stones and then handed the Storage Ring back to Su Shu.

"These Magic Artifacts and Pills are of little use to me, and they are rather troublesome to deal with. I'll just take some Spirit Stones," Lu Qingshan said calmly.

The value of the remaining one-third of the Spirit Stones and other items would definitely exceed the two-thirds of the Spirit Stones he had taken.

But Lu Qingshan was not concerned about that.

The forty Fourth-Grade Spirit Stones that the Great Elder Lu Zhou had given him were enough for him to squander for quite a long time; he really did not care about these few Spirit Stones.

Su Shu received the Storage Ring, her eyes gleaming as she chuckled, "Qingshan, you really are generous."

"Since we finished here so quickly, why don't we go and support our captain?" Ignoring Su Shu's tease, Lu Qingshan suggested proactively.

This was also the reason why he had gone all out from the start.

His strategy was quick resolution, hoping to scoop up a few more kills.

"Target is deceased, you have killed Zhu Quan (lv16), earning a total of 1000 Experience Points!"

This was the data displayed on the panel following Zhu Quan's death.

Zhu Quan, who seemed easy to defeat, had given him a whopping 1000 Experience Points; the Experience Points had indeed come quickly.

But then, who would ever complain about having too many Experience Points?

Interestingly, in the game "Nine Heavens," the mechanism for distributing Experience Points was very detailed.

Normally, if they were teaming up to fight monsters, even if Lu Qingshan killed Zhu Quan, the Experience Points would have to be shared with his teammate, the Spirit Cultivator Su Shu.

But now, the situation was that in this world, only Lu Qingshan had a player's Attribute Panel.

This meant that no one else in this world could take any of Lu Qingshan's Experience Points.

As long as the target was killed by Lu Qingshan, he would receive the full amount of Experience Points.

This was almost like a bug, wasn't it?

Lu Qingshan thought to himself.

But regardless, it was undoubtedly a good thing for him.

Su Shu's face showed a thoughtful expression, then she decisively said, "Alright, let's head over and have a look."

...

Having made their decision, the two did not delay and moved very quickly. They left the cave abode, preparing to rush to the cave abode of a Mid Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator of the Feiyun Sect.

Upon stepping out of Zhu Quan's cave abode,

they could see that the originally calm Feiyun Sect was now plunged into chaos.

There were three locations within Feiyun Peak where the sounds of fierce Magical Combat continuously emerged.

But no low-ranking disciples approached to check the situation.

After all, the commotion caused by the Tiger Squad's Cultivators was quite significant, and these Feiyun Sect disciples had also realized that these battles all originated from the cave abodes of their Sect's four Foundation Establishment True Cultivators.

Although their cultivation wasn't high, their minds were certainly not dull.

Since it was an operation targeting Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the attacking cultivators of unknown origins must also be at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Wouldn't they be courting death if they participated in such a level of battle?

So, it was wise for them to hide aside and watch the situation from a distance.

If their side was at a disadvantage, it was about time to pack up and prepare to flee, to avoid getting involved.

As for whether there were one or two bold and meticulous disciples who, before fleeing, would sneak something from the sect's treasury to seize a chance for a journey of cultivation from mortal to immortal, that remained unknown.

...

Hissss!

A sharp roar came from the west, deafening to the ears.

The roar was full of brutality and eeriness.

Su Shu's expression tightened upon hearing this sound.

"What is that?!"

The moment the roar ended, Lu Qingshan had already deployed the Liuyan Sword Control Technique, flying towards the direction of the sound.

"The captain is in danger; I must hurry over to support him!"

Watching Lu Qingshan, who had already turned into a streak of afterimage speeding into the distance, Su Shu reacted quickly, immediately deploying a flying Spirit Art and following closely behind.

But in the blink of an eye, she was left a significant distance behind by Lu Qingshan.

Su Shu bit her lip lightly, somewhat annoyed.

This damn Sword Cultivator, his Sword Control Technique is unreasonably fast!

...

Lu Qingshan was anxious in his heart.

He was all too familiar with that roar.

Thus, he could guess what situation Xu Hao was in at the moment.

Worried, Lu Qingshan did not care about the consumption of his Spiritual Power and pushed the Liuyan Sword Control Technique to its fastest speed.

Feiyun Peak wasn't large, and under extreme conditions, the Liuyan Sword Control Technique was incredibly fast, so in just a moment, Lu Qingshan had already arrived above the battlefield.

Fortunately, he had arrived in time.

Lu Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked around.

Xu Hao's body, covered in the Golden Scales Body golden armor, was supposed to look majestic, but at that moment, he was in extreme pain, curled up on the ground, continuously twisting his body.

Upon closer observation, one could see an extremely eerie layer of black mist entwining his face.

This black mist, like floating threads, moved continuously across Xu Hao's face and quickly spread towards his entire body.

Even more bizarre was that sharp, piercing screams were continuously emanating from inside Xu Hao's body.

The scream reached deep into the soul, causing severe headaches to anyone who heard it, and the closer one got, the more intense the headache.

One could imagine the torment Xu Hao must be enduring as the source of the sound.

Not far from Xu Hao stood the only mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Feiyun Sect.

Lu Qingshan cast the Heavenly Eye Technique on him.

"Wen Guang [Demonic Transformation: Crimson Flame Demon] (lv21)."

....

At that moment, Wen Guang was surrounded by fire and mist, his eyes blood-red, barely resembling a human; calling him a demon would be more apt.

But for some reason, he seemed to have lost consciousness, ignoring the debilitated Xu Hao, instead continuously shaking his head looking for something, while repeatedly emitting beast-like roars.

The sound that Lu Qingshan and Su Shu had just heard had come from him.

This Sect Leader of the Feiyun Sect had not just been covertly dealing with the Netherworld to exchange resources for cultivation but had even joined the Netherworld and become a Demon Cultivator.

However, his current state clearly showed that he had yet to fully control the Demonic Qi in his body and had recklessly performed the Demonic Transformation, causing the Demonic Qi to go berserk and lose his mind.

Wen Guang was so unfamiliar with the power of Demonic Transformation, he must have recently joined the Netherworld and become a Demon Cultivator.

This also led to a certain delay in the intelligence from the Tower of Knowledge.

What was supposed to be an easy task for the Tiger Squad had now turned into the current situation.

Lu Qingshan's expression was solemn.

The situation was more severe than he had anticipated!

He quickly took out a Snow Lotus Pill from the Storage Ring and swallowed it, a cooling sensation spreading throughout his body.

The discomfort from the piercing screams, under the effect of the Snow Lotus Pill, finally dispersed.

First deal with Wen Guang, then save Xu Hao.

Lu Qingshan immediately decided!