This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

At the first moment, Lu Qingshan had invested the newly acquired experience points into the Flying Sword Technique.

"Experience Points -360 (600*0.6), Flying Sword Technique upgraded to lv2!"

"Experience Points -600 (1000*0.6), Flying Sword Technique upgraded to lv3!"

Although the Flying Sword Technique had only been raised by two levels, the improvement was already significant enough.

If lv1 Flying Sword Technique was something that Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivators could master after a year or two of study.

Then the lv3 Flying Sword Technique was already at a standard that Foundation Establishment Sword Cultivators would reach after five or six years of practice.

Looking at Wen Guang, who was still roaring in the distance, a cold light flashed in Lu Qingshan's eyes.

The Crimson Flame Demon, is one of the most common Demonic Transformations among Netherworld Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage and the Golden Core Stage.

In the ten-year gaming experience of "Nine Heavens", the number of Crimson Flame Demons that had died by Lu Qingshan's hand was definitely in the thousands if not tens of thousands.

Therefore, Lu Qingshan was extremely familiar with the tactics of the Crimson Flame Demon.

With a thought, Lu Qingshan mobilized the overwhelming Spiritual Power from within his body, channeling it onto the Crying Soul Sword.

Whoosh!

Under Lu Qingshan's control, the Crying Soul Sword, like a bolt of lightning, whistled with a fierce wind, and shot towards Wen Guang's forehead.

Bang!

It was as if something had exploded.

The moment the Flying Sword was about to hit, the fire mist enveloping Wen Guang's body gathered quickly at his forehead.

Fire Mist Bodyguard!

The Crying Soul Sword collided with this dense cloud of fire mist.

The fire mist exploded instantaneously, scattering sparks all over the sky.

The Flying Sword, having pierced through the fire mist, had lost most of its potency, its Spiritual Light dimmed.

The tip of the Crying Soul Sword touched Wen Guang's forehead, leaving only a shallow white mark.

Although he had lost his senses, Wen Guang, driven purely by instinct, was more powerful in combat because all his responses were instinctive, bypassing any need for judgment or thought.

Lu Qingshan summoned back the howling Crying Soul Sword.

Another Spirit-powered Flying Sword was launched again towards Wen Guang's forehead.

Roar—

The incarnation of the Crimson Flame Demon, feeling the pain in his forehead, issued a ferocious roar like that of a provoked beast.

…

In the distance, Su Shu, who was hastening to the battlefield using her Flying Spirit Art, heard this sound from the mountain peak and unconsciously frowned.

Although she didn't know the specifics, the urgency of Lu Qingshan's departure made her realize that the situation at Xu Hao's side must not be ideal.

Now that the sound was so loud, it only added to her worries. She gritted her teeth and sped up even more.

I must catch up!

Su Shu shouted in her heart.

....

The sparks scattered in the sky quickly gathered back onto Wen Guang's body.

Then, a more vigorous and scorching flame burst forth from Wen Guang's body.

Wen Guang seemed to be donned in a suit of flaming armor.

With a wave of his right hand, a small cluster of fire mist shot out from his body, rapidly expanding in the air into a huge spherical mass, confronting the incoming Flying Sword.

Boom!

Another deafening explosion ensued.

The Crying Soul Sword clashed fiercely with the fireball.

Under the force of the Flying Sword, the fireball was quickly extinguished, but the momentum of the Crying Soul Sword was also depleted.

Lu Qingshan's expression remained unchanged.

The Flying Sword swung again, charging towards Wen Guang.

This time, as the Flying Sword faced the fireball attack conjured by Wen Guang, it chose not to meet it head-on but instead moved agilely to the left just before colliding with the fireball.

Boom!

The fireball missed its target and hit the ground not far away.

Under the immense force of the fireball, a deep pit instantly formed on the ground, its center already scorched into barren earth.

Seeing that the fireball hadn't stopped the Flying Sword, the Flame Demon waved his left hand again, and another huge fireball flew towards it.

Lu Qingshan kept controlling the Flying Sword, constantly moving and dodging Wen Guang's fireballs.

Strangely though, Lu Qingshan's Flying Sword seemed to always threaten the Flame Demon but never actually struck him.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Successive explosions reverberated, stirring up clouds of dust, with dozens of deep pits from the fireballs surrounding Wen Guang.

Roar!

Seeing the Flying Sword still moving unrestrainedly and his fireballs achieving nothing, Wen Guang let out a roar of impotent fury.

Though it seems a long time, in reality, only a few moments had passed.

The dust in the air might have hindered visibility, but cultivators don't rely solely on their eyes; they also have Divine Sense.

Lu Qingshan's Divine Sense penetrated the dust and reached the Crimson Flame Demon incarnated by Wen Guang.

He could feel that the fiery mist surrounding him had thinned considerably, hardly enough to cover Wen Guang's body.

The Flame Demon naturally has extremely high fire control abilities, but the fireballs he had released all depended on this fiery mist.

Releasing so many fireballs in such a short time indeed showed terrifying explosive power, but it also pushed him near his limits.

This was the drawback of losing consciousness.

If Wen Guang were not in an uncontrollable state and had his normal judgment, he would definitely not keep meaninglessly casting fireballs to block Lu Qingshan's Flying Sword, which would put him into a weakened state.

Lu Qingshan knew this, which is why he was not afraid at all of Wen Guang, even though Wen was of much higher level and enhanced by demonic transformation.

Just like taming a beast, first hitting Wen Guang with a solid attack to let him feel the lethality of the Flying Sword, then facing Lu Qingshan's Flying Sword, Wen would instinctively do his utmost to prevent the Flying Sword from striking him.

Such a simple trick was all it took.

This battle was even easier for Lu Qingshan than the previous one against Zhu Quan.

...

Noticing that the protective fiery mist around Wen Guang's body was extremely thin.

Lu Qingshan did not delay any longer because he could feel that Xu Hao's presence was getting weaker.

Twisting his body, Lu Qingshan rushed towards Wen Guang with a whooshing sound.

Before his Flying Sword Technique reached level ten, his strongest damage capability still came from his sword techniques.

The Crying Soul Sword, twisting left and right in the air, suddenly flew towards Lu Qingshan.

Running at full speed, Lu Qingshan did not slow down; as the Flying Sword approached, he reached out his right hand and grabbed the Crying Soul Sword.

Azure Water Tidal Wave!

At the same time, Lu Qingshan activated the active effects of the Azure Water Bracelet.

The abundant Spiritual Power he had previously stored in the Azure Water Bracelet surged into his body.

In his Dantian, the Spiritual Power, which was nearly depleted from a previous battle and executing the Liuyan Sword Control Technique, was finally replenished.

The moment his Spiritual Power was replenished, Lu Qingshan piloted the Spiritual Power onto the Crying Soul Sword without hesitation.

A dense blue glow gathered at the tip of the sword.

The sword's edge thrust forward, stirring up a roaring wind.

Lu Qingshan's figure pierced through the swirling dust, charging headfirst at Wen Guang.

The blade transformed into a streak of frost, aiming squarely at the center of Wen Guang's forehead and cleaving downwards.

Lu Qingshan's speed was unimaginably fast, Wen Guang had no escape; with just a thin layer of fiery mist to protect him, he could not block Lu Qingshan's sword.

A cloud of blood mist filled the air.

"Target deceased. You have killed Wen Guang [Demonic Transformation: Crimson Flame Demon] (lv21), earning a total of 1500 Experience Points!"