Eternal Saber

Chapter 461 - 67: Pursuit and Assassination

Chen Tang had just cut down three Flying Swords, leaving him with no way to evade.

He took a deep breath, his chest swelling high, and from deep within his throat, suddenly erupted a mighty roar!

The roar shook the heavens and the earth, deafening!

The air around Chen Tang vibrated, creating a gust visible to the naked eye, sweeping in all directions!

The tiles above the great hall shattered one after another, and countless dust particles fell like rain.

Five Hermits, their realms varying in strength.

Two of them had yet to cultivate Inner Qi and were knocked unconscious instantly by the Lion’s Roar of Chen Tang!

The remaining three Hermits, including Peng Shiquan, were caught off guard, their entire bodies trembling, ears ringing painfully, leaving them frozen in place.

Chen Tang used his sword as a blade, executing the ’Vast Ambition’ Sword Skill!

Though the technique seemed a bit unusual, not as swift and fierce as a Sword Skill, the lethal power remained terrifying.

In an instant, the five Hermits were killed where they stood!

Splurt!

Blood spurted.

"Ah!"

Peng Shiquan cried out in agony. By the time he regained his senses, his arm had already been severed by Chen Tang’s Autumn Water Sword, soaring into the air!

Chen Tang reached out his left hand, aiming for Peng Shiquan’s face.

Peng Shiquan, enduring immense pain, gathered his Inner Qi, raised his arm, attempting to resist.

Chen Tang’s palm touched Peng Shiquan’s arm, changing his move, and used the Dragon-Subduing Hand.

Crackle, a series of crisp bone sounds.

Chen Tang dislocated Peng Shiquan’s joints, lifted him up, and then tossed him in front of Mei Qingyuan and the others!

The sight left many in the Jianghu who were present shocked and full of dread!

In the face of such an ambush assassination, Chen Tang didn’t die and even counterattacked, killing several?

Peng Shiquan, who had just been fiercely battling Chen Tang, was instantly defeated, losing all combat power.

"Watch him!"

Chen Tang tossed this line, sheathed his sword, took down the bow and arrows from his back, his entire being exuding murderous intent as he chased towards the southeast direction.

With a few leaps, he disappeared from everyone’s sight.

That Mystic Master must be caught!

This person was not only a hidden threat to Chen Tang, but he also needed to trace this Mystic Master to find the person behind the scenes!

"Traitor, today is your reckoning!"

Mei Zhenyu and the others looked at the utterly pained Peng Shiquan, cursing in rage.

"Sect Leader, Master!"

"Earlier, forced by circumstances, I was compelled to follow him, but in my heart, I always remembered you and our Sword Sect, looking for a chance to rescue you."

"Yes, Master, I pretended to join him earlier only as a ruse and was never truly betraying the Sword Sect."

Previously hesitant disciples of the Plum Blossom Sword Sect now stepped forward, kneeling before Mei Qingyuan and the others.

Some sobbed bitterly, some bowed in apology, and some continued to explain.

Witnessing this scene, everyone present sighed inwardly.

The Plum Blossom Sword Sect faced such a major crisis, resolved by the thunderous means of a young man.

Peng Shiquan, drenched in sweat from the pain, trembled slightly, his eyes repeatedly turned towards Master Xiaoyao not far away, seeking help with his gaze.

Master Xiaoyao remained impassive.

Given the means Chen Tang just displayed, killing Peng Shiquan would be as easy as turning over his palm.

Yet, he left Peng Shiquan alive, handing him over to the Plum Blossom Sword Sect for handling.

Peng Shiquan knew many secrets.

If this person could not be rescued...

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Based on the direction from which the three Flying Swords just came stabbing, Chen Tang roughly determined the direction and distance of that person.

Three hundred yards, approximately a thousand meters.

In between, various trees and buildings were obstructing the vision.

The precise location, Chen Tang could not probe out.

However, it wasn’t Chen Tang who was anxious at the moment, but that Golden Core Mystic Master!

A Golden Core True Master can control four Flying Swords.

Now, three have been cut down by Chen Tang, leaving him with only one Flying Sword for defense.

Moreover, Chen Tang had just shouted out his position; his first reaction was certainly to flee this place quickly!

As expected.

Chen Tang just leapt over the wall of the Plum Blossom Sword Sect’s courtyard and immediately saw in the plum blossom grove ahead, a Mystic Master in a cyan robe forming Sword Formulas with his hands, stepping on a Flying Sword, quickly soaring into the sky!

Cyan Pine True Master, from above, looked down at Chen Tang sprinting towards him, a flicker of anger and disdain across his face.

Anger at Chen Tang for cutting down his three Flying Swords.

Disdain because, as a Golden Core True Master, if he wished to leave, these flying and jumping Martial Artists couldn’t do anything but watch powerlessly as he departed!

A Foundation Establishment Mystic Master can control a sword to fly for a short time.

But it can only be maintained at a low altitude, with high energy consumption.

The low altitude can be reached even by Martial Artists with slightly superior Lightweight Skill.

Thus, flying with a sword, for a Foundation Establishment Mystic Master, is more like a chicken rib, not very useful.

But cultivating to the Golden Core Realm means having trained True Essence, allowing easy Sword Control, traveling through the sky.

This height, ordinary Martial Artists find hard to reach.

Except if one steps into the Divine Illumination Realm, achieving Grandmaster, one could touch this height!

"Consider yourself lucky!"

Cyan Pine True Master snorted coldly, ready to turn and leave.

Chen Tang’s eyes narrowed, and before this person could leave, he bent his bow and nocked an arrow.

The bow like a full moon, the arrow like a shooting star!

Whoosh!

A dark arrow whooshed through the sky, instantly reaching its target!

This height, indeed, Chen Tang could not reach.

But the arrow shot from the Flood Dragon Bow could!

"Hmm?"

Cyan Pine True Master furrowed his brow slightly, waving his sleeve.

The seemingly soft sleeve, under the concentrated True Essence, became incomparably hard, colliding with the incoming Fine Iron Arrow!

Bam!

The power of this arrow was immense!

Though it could not harm Cyan Pine True Master, it shattered his sleeve.

Under the force of this impact, Cyan Pine True Master’s figure wobbled, losing stability, nearly falling from the Flying Sword.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Subsequently, the sound of two more arrows piercing through the air arose!

Cyan Pine True Master’s expression changed.

If he continued to withstand them forcefully like this, he might be shot down from his Flying Sword by Chen Tang’s Continuous Arrows.

Cyan Pine True Master turned his Sword Point, and the Flying Sword beneath his feet suddenly shot out, swiftly tracing a perfect arc in front of him.

Clang! Clang!

The Flying Sword sliced through the two incoming Fine Iron Arrows, cutting them apart.

Simultaneously, Cyan Pine True Master’s form began to descend quickly.

But after slicing through the two arrows, the Flying Sword swiftly returned beneath Cyan Pine True Master’s feet, supporting his form!

The Flying Sword in his grasp moved as naturally as his arm.

Yet, with this fall, Cyan Pine True Master’s position changed, dropping from high above to just above the treetops.

Cyan Pine True Master didn’t find it concerning.

Chen Tang was still a hundred yards away from him.

Even if he reached his feet, if he soared again, not a single hair on him would be harmed!

Just then, Chen Tang loosed another arrow.

Cyan Pine True Master repeated his previous action, his Flying Sword darted out to cut down the incoming arrow.

"Is that all you’ve got?"

Cyan Pine True Master scoffed coldly.

Not far away, Chen Tang had already put away his bow and arrows, only saying indifferently: "Spare his life."

A lurking shadow silently leapt from above the treetops, appearing behind Cyan Pine True Master!