Stepping on the demon door, the witch becomes the strongest.

Chapter 262 Victory and Settlement

Yan Yu threw a punch quickly, and the girl in red hurriedly moved her feet and retreated five or six steps away, but she was inexplicably horrified in her heart.

How...how did he get so close?
Unless you are a swordsman who specializes in body training, when fighting with the opponent using swordsmanship, you must be on guard against the opponent looking for opportunities to deal damage at close range and kill him in one go.

The combat experience her original body had passed down to her also included a section on "how to guard against close-range attacks." When the two swords clashed, she always paid attention to the angle of the sword, ensuring that the flying sword could escape the Huangting Sword's restraint at any time and intercept any opponent who attempted a physical attack.

However, it didn't stop him.

The specific reason was unclear, because Yan Yu had already chased after her again, and the girl in red had to use her footwork to forcibly create distance. She was caught off guard and hit by Lang Feiyun from behind. She was knocked seven or eight meters away and rolled on the ground for several times.

Huang Ting's sword light chased after him and chopped down without mercy, but missed again - the opponent's footwork was really amazing, he could even move sideways while lying on the ground, almost pressing Newton to death in the coffin.

Although he managed to escape death, he was still in a very miserable state, which made the red-dressed girl who stood up very angry. She simply gathered all her energy, compressed her cheeks towards Su Yunjin, and spit out an extremely thin and dense golden thread.

Akabane Nine Phoenix Fire!
This move is to compress the fire essence again and again, compressing it into a golden-red fire line as thick as a little finger, and then swinging the head to sweep across. The power is extremely powerful, melting gold and corroding stone like cutting broken leather. Even ordinary flying swords cannot withstand it and will be cut in two!

When Su Yunjin saw the golden thread sweeping towards him, his spiritual sense immediately gave a strong warning and he quickly ran away.

It's just that flying with a sword is impossible here. No matter how fast you run, how can you compare to the speed of someone shaking their head? Seeing that the golden thread was about to cut behind Su Yunjin, Yan Yu suddenly flipped his wrist and pinched the Dao formula.

Although the girl in red was mainly attacking Su Yunjin, her consciousness was always scanning Yan Yu's direction. Seeing him making a hand gesture with one hand, which was the Fire Curse, she hurriedly urged her footwork to brake and change direction.

Her steps were swaying, like layers of phantoms, floating and uncertain. She avoided the landing point of the fire curse with great skill, making the spell shot by Yan Yu miss. She was secretly proud of herself, but when she turned around, she suddenly realized that the Red Feather Nine Phoenix Fire had been extinguished, and Su Yunjin had escaped long ago.

This gave the girl in red a flash of enlightenment:

There is indeed something wrong with the footwork!

Her cultivation followed her mother's, primarily focusing on the Phoenix Bloodline, Fire Daoism, and Kunlun Sword Control. As for why she also learned footwork, it was primarily so she could easily escape home and call for reinforcements if faced with a strong enemy. Therefore, her training focused solely on dodging, not on integrating sword control or Daoism to sustain an attack.

So now, as long as he uses his footwork, the original attack will be interrupted immediately!

Su Yunjin's Taoist techniques never stopped, like a dragon charging at a carp, turning waves and flying into clouds, one move after another, forcing the girl in red to dodge with her footwork - after all, if she didn't dodge, she would be controlled by the massive flood.

However, if you dodge, you won't be able to maintain your offensive momentum and can only passively take the beating...

The red-dressed girl was burning with rage at the thought of being beaten, and a strong feeling of unwillingness to admit defeat surged from her chest. She simply maintained her high-speed movement while forcibly using the Great Light Fire to continue her attack!

As she moved her steps swayingly, her Taoist magic was extremely unaimed, spraying everywhere, burning the bright fire all over the ground.

It just so happened that this actually worked. The sea of fire separated Yan Yu and Su Yunjin completely, even blocking their vision, allowing the girl in red to finally catch her breath for a moment.

She was merely a divine clone, devoid of a soul. Her tactical thinking was entirely inspired by the original owner, leaving her without the ability to innovate. The original owner hadn't anticipated the flaws in her own tactical system, so naturally, she couldn't come up with a solution now.

Damn it, what should I do?
Just as the girl in red was racking her brains to think of a solution, she suddenly heard a long laugh from above.

She suddenly raised her head and saw Yan Yu and Huang Ting's sword light merge into one, falling from the sky and instantly chopping her body into pieces!
The sea of light and fire gradually dissipated. Yan Yu broke away from the sword light and said to Su Yunjin:

"Good job!"

Su Yunjin didn't say anything, just smiled with her lips pursed.

The restriction here prevents flight, but that doesn't mean other methods of "lifting off" are impossible. Su Yunjin unleashed Jiao Chong at Yan Yu's feet, using a powerful current to propel him high above, just above the sea of ​​light and fire. Yan Yu then unleashed a flying sword attack, but was prevented from flying by the restriction. The sword light was directly pulled down by gravity, just in time to crush the girl in red and kill her.

It is easy to say, but to calculate the distance between Yan Yu and the girl in red, to control the angle and strength of the dragon's charge to just the right degree, to form a precise and perfect parabola to hit the target, only Su Yunjin, who is good at controlling his true energy, can do it.

This girl really made the most of her strengths, so much so that Yan Yu rarely hesitated to praise her - in his opinion, a slow reaction speed is not really a disadvantage, the key is whether or not one can find one's own track, and smart girls have an advantage in this regard.

Yan Yu continued to lower his head and look at the place where the girl in red had originally stood. He soon found a small token with the word "Xu" engraved on it.

"Is this man's surname Xu?" Yan Yu asked casually. "It should be Chen," Su Yunjin objected.

"It doesn't matter, you can use it to refine it." Yan Yu threw the token to her.

"Eh, me?" Su Yunjin was a little flattered. "I've never refined a secret realm core before..."

"It doesn't matter, I have to give it a try." Yan Yu said this as he came to the main gate of the palace at the back and tried to push the door open.

The door is not open and spiritual consciousness cannot penetrate it. I guess the way to open it still depends on that token.

After Su Yunjin finished refining the token, he swiped it at the entrance of the Taoist Palace, and the door opened as expected.

The Taoist Palace looked grand from the outside, but inside was just a small room. Combined with what the red-dressed girl had said earlier, it became clear that this Taoist Palace was likely modeled after an ancient immortal palace, used as a "reward" for cultivators who passed their trials. Of course, she didn't necessarily have to copy the Taoist Palace exactly.

There weren't many things in the room: three jade slips and a bottle of elixir, placed on the north, east, and west tables respectively, and nothing more.

Yan Yu went over, picked up the jade slip, immersed his spiritual consciousness into it, and saw the words left by the red-clothed girl's real body. It roughly said that the world she lived in was destined to be destroyed in the future, and the cultivators who had not ascended to heaven by then would surely die, naturally including her disciples.

In order to increase the chances of her family's Taoist lineage being passed down, she asked her mother to open up many secret realms for her before she ascended to heaven, and to leave all kinds of skills and treasures scattered around, "for those who are destined to receive them."

If the world is likened to a "big bubble," then these secret realms are the "small bubbles" within it. After the big bubble bursts, the small bubbles can still survive for a while, drifting in the "endless chaotic sea." If they are lucky enough to encounter another "big bubble" before it bursts, the contents of these secret realms will have a chance to see the light of day again.

The girl in red left a message at the back: If you are lucky enough to inherit my Taoist legacy, there is no need for you to set up an tablet for me or offer incense. You just need to kneel down, kowtow to heaven and earth, and take me, Chen Dandan, as your master.

Yan Yu:………………

It's a beautiful thought, but you still have to kowtow to me? We modern people don't accept those bad customs of your feudal world!
Continuing to read, the three jade slips recorded different skills, namely "General Principles of Kunlun Sword Control", "Fenyun Bagua Step" and "Red Feather Nine Phoenix Fire".

One was sword technique, one was footwork, and one was Taoism. As for the functions of the grades, the red-clothed girl's clone outside had already demonstrated them, and they were indeed quite profound and powerful, not just ordinary stuff.

"The sword techniques and footwork were practiced by sword immortals, so you can leave them to Ningning. This method belongs to the fire element, so it may not suit your style." Yan Yu tilted his head and said to Su Yunjin, "But if you want to try it, you can."

"I don't need it." Su Yunjin said with a smile, "It's really not suitable for me."

She was still tempted by the powerful force of the Red Feather Nine Phoenix Fire, but she knew that what Yan Yu said made more sense - the combat system of a cultivator is not an old woman's vegetable basket, where you can stuff any good thing you pick up into it.

I now have the "Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Art" as my foundation, and I've decided to cultivate the Water Dao Body, refining the essences of Ren Water and Gui Water to combine them into the True Water of Heaven. Every step on this path is a long and arduous process. The Red Feather Nine Phoenix Fire, however, is an equally profound Fire Dao method, belonging to a different and more difficult path. How can I spare the time to practice it?

And even if you spend countless time and energy to achieve the accomplishment of cultivating both water and fire, what good would it do?
The Red Feather Nine Phoenix Fire's power is unparalleled, but it consumes a significant amount of True Essence, and it will also affect the endurance of the Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Art. How can one integrate the two, one for attacking and the other for control, into a cohesive system? If she were a civilian cultivator, usually solitary, she would indeed need to master powerful offensive methods for self-preservation. But she is ultimately a member of the Zhenhai Team. The captain, Sister Zhao, and Ningning are all skilled in attacking, so why would she be needed to provide damage?

Seeing that Su Yunjin had thought it through and rejected it very straightforwardly, Yan Yu sighed inwardly.

If Secretary Su possessed the terrifying talent of Xie Xianzun, she could learn another Daoist technique, but her true essence was limited... For now, it was best to focus on the Southern Dipper Galaxy Secret Art. Even if she wanted to develop a comprehensive skill in the future, it would be through sword control or other water-based Daoist techniques. Simultaneously practicing fire-based Daoist techniques would be a thankless task.

That's all! Xiao Zhou got it for free. This time, we're going to make the Pingxi Army bleed heavily! We'll have to make them exchange treasures of the same rank!

Yan Yu finally looked at the bottle of pills.

According to the message left by the red-clothed girl in the jade slip, this is the "Nine-Turn Red Phoenix Pill", which is used to improve the grade of the golden elixir.

This thing is only used at the Huafu stage, and everyone hasn't even reached the Xisui stage yet, so it's too early to think about Jindan or something.

Yan Yu scanned carefully with his spiritual sense and counted the number of pills inside.

There are twelve pieces, which equal the number of the twelve Earthly Branches.

I need to ask Chen Lingyun to tell her father. You can use it for scientific research, but don't give me any less of these twelve pills. Our Zhenhai team will get one each first. Do the other teams want one?
It’s the same as above: bring something in exchange, otherwise no deal!

(End of this chapter)