Chapter 263 - A Dream

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On the Dragon Blooded Horse, Bai Qiushui, feeling uneasy, fell silent when she heard Lin Yun’s words. His words sounded like a joke, but for some reason, Bai Qiushui could sense the confidence in Lin Yun’s tone.

But the one he wanted to kill was Xue Feng, ranked on the top hundredth on the Great Thief Ranking. The Sword Firmament Pavilion issued this mission for those in the top ten on the ranking like Chu Haoyu, so where did Lin Yun get his confidence from?

“Gao Yu, get on the Dragon Blooded Horse and leave with Lady Bai,” Lin Yun instructed, breaking up the silence. Just the fact that Xue Feng could be on the top hundredth on the Great Thief Ranking spoke for his strength.

The two would definitely not hold back when they fight, and they would definitely not be able to control the shockwave of their attacks. The Gao Clan’s disciples wouldn’t be able to leave by themselves, and they might even die from the shockwave. Lin Yun had no feelings towards them, but he wasn’t coldblooded like wandering cultivators.

Since Xue Feng had no intention of leaving, then there was nothing Lin Yun could do about it. The Dragon Blooded Horse could only leave with two people, and Lin Yun naturally let Gao Yu, whom he trusted, go with Bai Qiushui. As for the rest, they would only depend on their luck.

“Leave it to me.” Gao Yu nodded his head heavily and got on the horseback.

“Lin Yun!” The Dragon Blooded Horse left like a bolt of crimson lightning, leaving behind Bai Qiushui’s call lingering in the air, echoing throughout the valley. As for the rest, they were in a dilemma while kneeling on the ground. They didn’t dare to leave even if they wanted to. They were afraid that Xue Feng would kill them.

“I encountered many arrogant people ever since I made my first appearance. Those two over there were arrogant too, but they were like dogs kneeling on the ground now, with their life and death fully under my control.” Xue Feng looked at Lin Yun coldly. His words made Bu Chen and Xiao Ran lower their heads with shame.

“You’re right that the valley will be dyed red, but it won’t be done by my blood.” Xue Feng made his move right after he spoke, with his devil mask turning into a cold gleam and shot out.

Flashing Aura, Flicking Fingers

Lin Yun shot out a violet gleam that came into contact with the mask. The collision produced a metallic clash that echoed like a rumbling lightning. The devil mask rolled, but it did not shatter.

At the same time, Lin Yun and Xue Feng’s aura surged. Xue Feng released in the aura in the sixth stage, which perfectly merged with the ominous aura as if he was standing on a mountain of corpses.

When their aura rippled out into the surroundings, it left the Gao Clan and sects’ disciples trembling in fear.

When the devil mask fell onto the ground, Lin Yun and Xue Feng both disappeared. They were traveling at speed impossible for the naked eyes to follow and launched a punch at each other.

Their punches produced explosions, which reverberated in the air. Lin Yun was combining his sword intent into his sword to execute the Dragon-Tiger Fist.

“Sky Breaking Seal, Flying Dragon, Leaping Tiger!” Lin Yun clashed with Xue Feng once more, and the shockwave from their collision sent everyone in the surroundings flying out. Even Bu Chen and Xiao Ran’s faces changed drastically as they immediately retreated.

How is he so strong?! Bu Chen was shocked. Lin Yun’s cultivation was only in the third stage, and even if he made a breakthrough, Lin Yun’s cultivation was the same as him. But the power Lin Yun exhibited from his punch left Bu Chen in despair.

They both practiced the Dragon-Tiger Fist, but Lin Yun’s attacks were on a whole new level. On the contrary, his attacks were nothing to Xue Feng, so much so that Xue Feng even laughed at his Dragon Painting.

Another collision occurred, and Xue Feng’s ominous aura was crushed. Lin Yun’s fist also dissipated, and the sword intent in his punch spread out.

What the hell is going on?! My cultivation is two stages above him, and I clearly hold the advantage here. So why can’t I defeat him? Xue Feng was shocked.

He had no idea that Lin Yun practiced two cultivation techniques, the Iris Sword Sutra and Age Sutra. So when Lin Yun was in the third stage of the Profound Martial Realm, he could fight against the fifth stage. Now that he made a breakthrough, his attack would only get stronger.

If it wasn’t for the two cultivation techniques, just his aptitude in the ninth-grade spiritual physique and the three lord-rank beast cores could bring his cultivation to the fifth stage.

So despite his cultivation only in the fourth stage, the resources he had exhausted were astronomical. Otherwise, how could those two cultivation techniques be worthy of being ancient cultivation techniques?

“Blood Massacre!” Xue Feng drew his saber. A crimson light soared into the sky and unleashed a shocking aura.

“Big Brother, we’ll assist you!” The one-eyed and skinny wandering cultivators endured intense pain and unleashed their strongest attacks towards Lin Yun.

A crimson flash, a fiery punch, and a black claw flew over in the next second.

“Let’s see if you can take it this time!” Xue Feng’s eyes flashed coldly. He was confident. Even if Lin Yun’s origin energy could contend with his, Lin Yun’s cultivation was still his flaw. The two had exchanged over a hundred attacks, and Xue Feng’s origin energy was nearly depleted. This meant that Lin Yun would only be in a worse state compared to him.

Lin Yun might only be left with one-fifth of his origin energy or even lesser. So Xue Feng was confident of taking Lin Yun out in three moves.

This scene made Bu Chen and Xiao Ran narrow their eyes into slits. They were elites from their respective sects. So even if they were weaker than Xue Feng, they still had their eyesight. They could see that Xue Feng’s attacks and the two underlings weren’t something they could take.

And with the three of them joining hands together, Lin Yun would be crippled even if he wasn’t dead. But they did not have any compassion for Lin Yun and even sneered inwardly. Lin Yun had overestimated his strength and came when he could’ve escaped.

“Great timing!” Lin Yun roared, and his origin energy gushed out. His muscles began to emit a violet glow like an Iris Flower blossoming.

“I shall vanquish all demons with my sword!” Lin Yun faced the three incoming attacks without fear and formed the Demon Vanquishing Seal with his sword intent. When he formed the seals, boundless sword intent converged and formed into a giant sword.

The seal was like a tidal wave that gushed out, destroying the one-eyed wandering cultivator’s punch, the skinny wandering cultivator’s claw, and clashed with Xue Feng’s saber. But the saber only lasted briefly before it started to shatter.

The Iris Flower’s origin energy left cracks in Xue Feng’s palm while he was forced to take several steps back. This scene made everyone’s faces change drastically, especially Bu Chen. He recognized the Demon Vanquishing Seal, and not many people had successfully practiced it in the Heavenly Profound Sect.

Someone even started practicing the fist techniques after learning one seal. The four seals were difficult to learn, and it had a harsh requirement on comprehension. Even he only managed to learn the Undying Vajra Seal and Sky Breaking Seal.

He tried learning the Demon Vanquishing Seal, but he failed. But even so, he didn’t remember the Demon Vanquishing Seal to be so powerful. After all, he had witnessed a senior brother executing it back in the sect.

“How did he grasp more of the Dragon-Tiger Fist than me?!” Bu Chen was filled with pain in his heart because he couldn’t accept this outcome.

However, Lin Yun didn’t care about how Bu Chen felt and followed up his attacks on the three wandering cultivators. He executed the Seven Profound Steps, which left afterimages behind him as he charged with the Demon Vanquishing Seal.

The Demon Vanquishing Seal that was infused with sword intent instantly tore the one-eyed wandering cultivator into pieces.

“NOOO!” The skinny wandering cultivator was terrified when he saw this scene.

“Again!” Lin Yun roared and directed his punch at the one-eyed wandering cultivator. Blood splattered in the valley and dyed the flowers red.

“Bloodfiend Saber, Demon’s Rage!” Xue Feng launched an attack while Lin Yun was killing the two wandering cultivators. His eyes were bloodshot, and his ominous aura manifested into a demon’s image when he swung his saber down that devoured Lin Yun.

“Heretic!” Lin Yun snorted and summoned the Flower Burial Sword from the sword box. When he grabbed onto the sword, he could feel a connection with it formed by blood.

When Lin Yun swung his sword out, the sword buzzed, echoing throughout the valley, with countless Blood Roses drifting around in the air like a dream. Enveloped by the roses, Lin Yun’s figure seemed even more illusory.

Xue Feng, who was charging over, failed to determine Lin Yun’s position exactly and began to hesitate. After all, he had given his all into this attack.

Just as he was hesitating, Lin Yun swung his sword out. Boundless domineering aura swept out following Lin Yun’s sword, and he was also pushing the Seven Profound Steps to the limit.

What a fast sword! But I have a quasi-cosmic armor, so there’s no way… Just when Xue Feng was thinking about launching a counterattack against Lin Yun, the sword passed through him without any resistance and split him into two.

“I’ve already said that you will die today!” The last gleam of sunlight shone onto Lin Yun’s face.