Swords emerge from Mount Hua, sweeping across the heavens from the world of Swordsman.

A rope was seen hanging down from the sky, and an old man wearing a colorful cloak was holding a wooden box in his arms and climbing up the rope.

They tried to stop them, but the person in the shadows fired silver needles again, keeping them focused.

Tsk~!

Just as the old man was about to snatch the wooden box away, the air suddenly vibrated, and a golden beam of light appeared abruptly.

The golden light shot onto the rope, and the rope snapped instantly.

bang~

The old man fell heavily from the sky, smashing the caravan to pieces.

But he disregarded his own disheveled state and quickly flipped over to draw two curved swords.

"Lei Bin, a top-tier expert has arrived. Stop toying with these kids!"

The old man roared, his two swords clashing together, the blades igniting flames, as he warily surveyed his surroundings.

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than a figure appeared two meters away, thrusting a dark, unyielding longsword into his heart.

The old man swung both swords simultaneously, his right sword deflecting the black sword while his left sword slashed at the attacker's legs, accompanied by a burst of flames.

The black sword slashed upwards and downwards, not only breaking his swordsmanship but also causing the flames to surge back.

The old man could only flutter his flowery cloak to confuse the onlookers and take the opportunity to retreat and dodge. Even so, most of his white beard and hair were burned off.

"You've managed to reach the first-class level by using magic to control a sword, you certainly know how to take shortcuts. It's just a pity that the first-class strength you achieve this way is largely unreliable."

"You...who are you?"

"Yue Buqun of the Huashan Sect!"

The old man's mind went blank, and his heart leaped into his throat: The Gentleman Sword Yue Buqun, his strength was actually so terrifying?

咻咻 咻 ~

Someone in the shadows shot a silver needle at Yue Zhuoqun's back.

Yue Zhuoqun curled his lips in disdain, not even turning his head. He reversed the Gentleman's Sword and twirled it, shattering all the silver needles into dust.

"Feeling accomplished, aren't you? Hide in the shadows and toy with my disciples using sneak attacks. Now, take one of my moves!"

With a light tap of the sword tip, golden energy beams shot out.

Seven years have passed, and his One Finger Divine Skill has reached the second rank, so sending finger energy with a sword is naturally no problem for him.

"Ah! Run away quickly, Yue Buqun's strength is far beyond our imagination."

A scream of pain came from the shadows, followed by the sound of desperate footsteps as someone fled for their life.

In fact, even if he hadn't reminded him, the magician Lian Sheng would have been preparing to flee for his life. But this reminder made Yue Zhuoqun glance over.

hum!

Purple energy bloomed, and the powerful palm force surged forth like several continuous waves.

Lian Sheng cursed Lei Bin under his breath and hastily raised his hand to defend himself.

He felt his palm strike sink into the mud, instantly dissipating into nothingness, followed by an irresistible force slamming into his chest.

puff!

He spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward several meters.

Just when he was filled with despair and thought he was going to die at Yue Zhuoqun's hands, a woman appeared:

"Hurry up, I'll hold him off."

The woman had a beautiful face, but her eyes were cold and ruthless. She wielded a slender sword that could be both strong and gentle.

The rapier was unleashed, its curves and straight lines shifting and changing, flashing with layers of light and shadow, fast and dense like layers of fine rain.

"Your strength is quite considerable, but unfortunately your swordsmanship is incomplete and has many flaws."

Yue Zhuoqun had never learned the opponent's swordsmanship, but with his current martial arts knowledge, he could see the flaws in the sword moves at a glance.

There's no need to use the Dugu Nine Swords to break the move. Gentleman's Sword is lightly raised, causing the thin sword to bend outwards. He takes half a step forward with his right foot and gently sends the long sword forward.

snort~

Chapter 24 Those who seek treasure will always have it taken from them.

The aloof woman felt a pain in her shoulder, and almost dropped her rapier.

She is Xi Yu, a female assassin who has risen to fame in the martial arts world in recent years. Countless martial arts masters have died under her water-splitting sword technique.

As a result, he was caught out before he could even fight Yue Zhuoqun for ten moves, and his shoulder was almost pierced. He dared not continue the fight.

With a tremor in his mind, he lightly stepped on the ground, his body leaping backward as he threw a smoke bomb to block Yue Zhuoqun's attack, before disappearing into the distance at lightning speed.

At this moment, the poisonous mist released by the Five Poisons Sect had dissipated completely, and the surrounding vision had basically returned to normal.

"Master!"

Yang Lin's disciples approached Yue Zhuoqun: "Should we give chase?"

Yue Zhuoqun shook his head: "Escorting the goods is the priority, and I'll need these three assassins in the future."

"Does Master want to recruit them to serve Mount Hua?" Yang Lin guessed Yue Zhuoqun's intentions.

After all, everything Yue Zhuoqun has done over the years has been to strengthen Huashan's power and lead the sect to revival.

At the same time, a sense of annoyance rose in his heart: it must be because he performed too poorly just now, and couldn't even deal with the assassin who secretly put silver needles, which disappointed his master and made him think of subduing outsiders.

"It's not necessarily true that I can subdue them; letting them go is just related to some of my subsequent plans."

Yue Zhuoqun patted Yang Lin on the shoulder with a smile; how could he not see through Yang Lin's little scheme?

"Don't underestimate yourselves; your strength is already quite good."

Lei Bin, who applied the silver needles, and Lian Sheng, the magician, were both top-notch, but their skills were questionable.

If I were to fight you head-on, I would surely die.

Just now, Yang Lin and the others were thrown into disarray by Lei Bin and Lian Sheng, but they didn't even get a chance to fight each other head-on, leaving them powerless to use their profound skills.

If it really came down to a one-on-one fight, Lei Bin and his companion probably wouldn't even last fifty moves.

Upon hearing this, Yue Lingshan was overjoyed and asked excitedly, "Father, do you mean we all have top-tier strength now?"

"My internal strength is slightly lacking, but my martial arts moves are sufficient."

Everyone was immediately overjoyed, their eyes shining with excitement.

Did I really become this amazing?

It's normal that they don't have a clear understanding of themselves. Although they have gained a lot of experience in the martial arts world over the years, they have mostly been engaged in tasks such as escorting goods and suppressing bandits and outlaws.

Today's battle is the first time they have truly faced a top-tier opponent.

However, to prevent them from becoming arrogant, Yue Zhuoqun still spoke up to remind them:

"Don't be too happy yet. There are different levels of first-class. You can only be considered the bottom of the first-class right now. You still have a long way to go."

"Don't worry, Master, we won't slack off."

Yue Zhuoqun nodded in satisfaction, then walked over to the Five Poisons Sect woman who was hiding on the ground, clutching her body.

She could have left earlier, but her subordinates were still poisoned and lying on the ground groaning in pain, making her reluctant to abandon them and escape alone.

Seeing Yue Zhuoqun walking towards him, his heart immediately jumped.

"What...what are you going to do with us?"

“Your Five Poisons Sect is affiliated with the Sun Moon Divine Sect, and you are also enemies of my Huashan Sect. It wouldn’t be excessive to kill you with one sword.”

However, since you didn't abandon your companions to save your own lives, you are quite loyal and righteous. We can give you a chance to live.

May I have your name? "

"He Hongyao".

Yue Zhuoqun raised an eyebrow, realizing that this was the love-struck fool.

He glanced at Xia Xueyi subconsciously.

In the original book, Xia Xueyi went to the Five Poisons Sect to steal snake venom in order to take revenge. He Hongyao, who fell in love with Xia Xueyi, was used by him.

Not only did she lose her virginity to Xia Xueyi, but she also helped him steal the three treasures of the Five Poisons Sect, ultimately suffering the fate of being bitten and disfigured by thousands of snakes.

"Hand over the antidote to the poisonous fog first, and then wake up everyone from the Fuwei Escort Agency."

He Hongyao didn't dare to resist at all, and silently took out a small bottle from her bosom: "Let them smell it, and they will be back to normal in half an hour."

Yang Lin stepped forward and took it, then used it. After a short while, the people from the Wuwei Escort Agency indeed showed signs of waking up.

"Your Five Poisons Sect is good at using external objects to make poison. I wonder if you have any way to counteract the poison formed from internal energy."

"You...what do you mean?"

Yue Zhuoqun raised his hand, and his icy internal energy condensed into a crystal-clear ice shard, which he instantly injected into He Hongyao's body.

Talisman of life and death!

Using the Life and Death Talisman requires converting internal energy into three parts Yang and seven parts Yin, and it is most suitable to activate it with the Northern Darkness Divine Art.