nyslfriends Chapter 132 Three families build foundations
Chapter 132 Three families build foundations
The leader was in his fifties, with a sinister face, high cheekbones, and narrow, knife-like eyes. The crow's feet at the corners of his eyes were deeply embedded in his skin, like knife scars.
He was dressed in a black brocade robe, with a blood-red datura flower embroidered on the hem.
This person possesses a profound aura, reaching the peak of the late Foundation Establishment stage, only half a step away from the Golden Core stage.
Lu Yuanshan recognized him.
Zhou Huaiyi, an elder of the Zhou family.
Now, he is the cousin of Zhou Huai-ren, the head of the Zhou family in Qingxuan City, but he is even more dangerous than Zhou Huai-ren. In his youth, he trained in Hunyuan Continent for twenty years. He is decisive in killing and has countless lives on his hands. He is a truly ruthless character among the Zhou family's collateral branches.
The man on the left, in his forties, was as thin as a bamboo pole, with a pale face, prominent cheekbones, and a pair of triangular eyes that gleamed with a cold, eerie green light.
Two flying swords hovered behind him, their blades slender and thin as cicada wings, their surfaces gleaming with a cold, eerie blue light—the unique luster of ice-type spiritual materials.
Du Han, a member of the Du family, is in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. He is skilled in assassination, and his movements are unpredictable, as swift as the wind.
The man on the right is burly and strong, with broad shoulders and a waist, and is two heads taller than the average person. He stands in the sea of clouds like an iron tower.
He held a giant axe that was over ten feet long, with a broad blade like a millstone. Lightning flickered on the axe blade, and with each breath, the lightning would flash once more.
Chen Tieshan, a member of the Chen family, was in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. He was a physical cultivator with great strength and was invulnerable to swords and spears. His giant axe was a mid-grade spiritual weapon; a single blow could cause mountains to collapse and the earth to crack.
Lu Yuanshan glanced at the three of them, a cold smile playing on his lips.
The Zhou family, the Du family, and the Chen family.
Each of the three major families sent one person, all of whom were in the late Foundation Establishment stage and were seasoned veterans who had been through many battles.
This lineup would be more than enough to deal with someone at the peak of Foundation Establishment, let alone him.
But they miscalculated one thing.
He is not an ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
"Lu Yuanshan," Zhou Huaiyi spoke, his voice hoarse like a whetstone, particularly jarring in the silent night air, "Where are you headed, traveling in the dead of night?"
Lu Yuanshan stood with his hands behind his back, his expression unchanged, and said calmly, "Do I need to report to your Zhou family before returning to my sect?"
Zhou Huaiyi sneered, stepping on the clouds and standing with his hands behind his back.
"Lu Yuanshan, let's not beat around the bush." Zhou Huaiyi narrowed his long, thin eyes, the moonlight reflected in his pupils. "Hand over what you have, and I'll spare your life."
"What is it?" Lu Yuanshan feigned ignorance, his tone indifferent.
"Hand over the secret jade talisman your disciple obtained." Zhou Huaiyi's eyes were as cold as a venomous snake, and his voice was low but clear to Lu Yuanshan. "And we'll let bygones be bygones. You go your way, and I'll go mine."
"What if we don't pay?"
Zhou Huaiyi did not speak, but a blinding beam of blood-red light shot out from his sleeve, dyeing the surrounding sea of clouds a dark red.
It was a blood-red longsword, a mid-grade spiritual weapon, named Blood Drinker. It was made of thousand-year-old red copper and sharpened with the blood of three hundred cultivators. A bloodthirsty spirituality was sealed within the blade, and the blade became sharper with each person killed.
"If you don't hand it over..." The long sword landed in Zhou Huaiyi's hand, its blade gleaming with a dark red light under the moonlight. The tip of the sword pointed at Lu Yuanshan's throat. "Then you will die here, and no one will know."
Lu Yuanshan looked at the blood-red longsword in his hand and suddenly smiled.
The smile was faint, the corners of his mouth were only slightly upturned, but there was no smile in his eyes, instead, there was an indescribable coldness.
"Your Zhou family is truly unscrupulous."
He stood with his hands behind his back, his robes fluttering in the night wind.
"Not content with killing a sect's direct disciple, they also want to kill the peak master?"
"Enough nonsense!" Zhou Huaiyi waved his hand, his blood-red longsword drawing an arc in the air, its crimson light spreading like a ribbon across the night sky. "Attack!"
The three attacked simultaneously.
Zhou Huaiyi was the first to launch an attack.
He gripped the sword with both hands, channeling his true essence into the blade. The crimson runes on the Blood-Drinking Blade suddenly lit up, and the entire longsword transformed into a hundred-foot-long crimson blade beam, slashing down towards Lu Yuanshan.
Wherever the blade's edge passed, a black rift was torn in the air, emitting a piercing shriek.
This is not a simple spell, but rather the infusion of a Foundation Establishment cultivator's true essence into a spiritual weapon, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth to enhance it. The power of a single strike is enough to cleave a small mountain in two.
Du Han followed closely behind.
With a flash, he transformed into a blurry phantom and vanished from the spot.
The next moment, two flying swords appeared three zhang behind Lu Yuanshan. The swords crossed, and two dark blue sword lights crossed out, like scissors, slashing towards Lu Yuanshan's waist.
Those two flying swords are called Ice Dragons. They were forged from the fangs of an ancient ice dragon. The swords contain the ice dragon's cold poison. If you are touched by the sword light, the cold air will invade your meridians and freeze your true essence.
Chen Tieshan pressed forward from the front.
He swung his giant axe in a wide arc, and the lightning on the axe blade suddenly erupted, transforming into a lightning pillar as thick as a water bucket, which blasted towards Lu Yuanshan's chest.
That giant axe is called Thunder Roar. It contains the power of heavenly thunder, and when fully activated, it can summon thunder from the heavens, making it incredibly powerful.
The three attacks came simultaneously from three directions, coordinated perfectly, clearly premeditated.
Bloodstained the top, ice locked the waist, and thunder pounded the chest.
Attacked from three sides, leaving no way out.
Lu Yuanshan neither dodged nor avoided.
He flipped his right hand, and a blue longsword appeared in his hand.
The sword is long and slender, with a blade as thin as a cicada's wing. Fine runes are engraved on the spine of the sword, layer upon layer, arranged like dragon scales, with a faint spiritual light flowing between the runes.
Superior-grade spiritual weapon: Azure Nether Sword.
He obtained this sword thirty years ago when he received a mission to subdue demons and went to Yunhai Star. It was found in an ancient ruin. The sword was forged from ten-thousand-year-old lapis lazuli and the blade was so sharp that it could cut through ordinary spiritual weapons.
The runes on the sword's spine are a complete set of spell-breaking runes, specifically designed to break through various true energy shields and magical defenses.
Lu Yuanshan took a step forward.
He did not retreat or dodge, but instead stepped forward to meet the three attacks head-on.
This step seems simple, but it contains a hidden secret.
His figure became slightly ethereal the moment he stepped out, just avoiding the strongest point of Zhou Huaiyi's blood-red blade light, and then using the spine of the Azure Nether Sword to block Du Han's Ice Dragon Sword Light.
At the same time, a flash of light appeared beneath his feet, and he shifted three feet to the side. Chen Tieshan's lightning bolt grazed past his Taoist robe and struck a distant mountain, splitting a small mountain in two.
A corner of Lu Yuanshan's robe was scorched by lightning, emitting a burnt smell, but that was all.
At the same time, a pale golden light shield rose from Lu Yuanshan's body, enveloping his entire body.
The True Essence Shield of Heavenly Dao Foundation Building.
The light shield was as thin as a cicada's wing, yet solid as a substance, with faint golden runes flowing on it, layer upon layer, arranged like dragon scales.
This is not an ordinary Foundation Establishment shield, but the Nine Luminaries Barrier unique to the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment stage.
The true essence fluctuations on Lu Yuanshan's body disappeared, instantly transforming into a soaring sword intent, which he then unleashed with a single sword strike.
The sword light flashed like a bolt of lightning, slicing through the sky.
The sword light was azure with gold undertones, solid as a tangible substance, leaving a long, lingering azure trail in the air.
He used seventy percent of his strength in this sword strike, not because he didn't want to use his full strength, but because seventy percent was enough.