Mythical Cultivation

Zhang Tianming's flying sword was beaten back, its light dimming, clearly at a disadvantage. Startled, knowing his flying sword was no match, Zhang Tianming slapped his storage bag, and a magical artifact flew out. It was his other treasure—the top-grade Tiancang Pearl.

Zhang Tianming raised the Tiancang Pearl to meet Wu Ming's Mother-Child Flying Ring. The Tiancang Pearl, upon encountering the wind, transformed into a gust of wind, blocking one of the Mother-Child Flying Rings, thus hindering Wu Ming's attack.

But at this moment, there was a loud bang. It turned out that Zhang Tianming controlled the Tiancangzhu to knock one of the flying rings away, but the other flying ring broke through the defense of the flying sword and hit Zhang Tianming directly.

Fortunately, Zhang Tianming reacted quickly and dodged in time, avoiding being hit by the flying ring. However, his expression turned grim, as he discovered that his flying sword had been severely damaged. A mid-grade flying sword was no match for a high-grade magical weapon, and he was unable to continue fighting.

Zhang Tianming looked at Wu Ming and Huang Hao, a flicker of anger in his eyes. He had originally thought these two were just ordinary cultivators, but he hadn't expected them to push him so far. He knew if this continued, he would likely lose. So, he decided to use all his strength to quickly eliminate these two opponents.

Zhang Tianming took a deep breath, formed hand seals, and muttered something. As he chanted, a dazzling light erupted from his body, forming a massive shield. This shield enveloped him, offering immense defensive power. He then slapped his storage bag again, and this time a flying sword flew out. He retracted the previously damaged sword.

The Tiancang Pearl and the flying sword rose into the air simultaneously, attacking Huang Hao and Wu Ming. Zhang Tianming looked at Wu Ming and Wang Meng coldly and said, "You two, don't even think about leaving alive today!"

Zhang Tianming knew that if he didn't give it his all, the outcome of today's battle would be unpredictable. So, he decided to go all out, summoning the Tiancang Pearl, a top-grade magical instrument. He had always considered the Tiancang Pearl his ultimate trump card, never using it lightly. Now, he unleashed it without hesitation, unleashing its immense power.

The two magical weapons, carrying a tremendous momentum, pressed down on Wu Ming and Huang Hao like a mountain crushing an egg. Wu Ming and Huang Hao immediately activated their own magical weapons, attempting to resist the powerful attack. However, facing Zhang Tianming's full-strength attack, they were clearly powerless. Their magical weapons were instantly repelled, then continued to attack them.

Seeing this, Elder Ding immediately offered his assistance. With a wave of his hand, hundreds of sword beams appeared from thin air, demonstrating the miraculous art of sword light fragmentation. Although Elder Ding didn't know the Qingyun Sword Technique, as a formidable figure from countless years ago, he naturally possessed a profound understanding and mastery of it.

At this moment, the sword light splitting technique he unleashed was even more powerful than Huang Hao's own. Hundreds of sword beams rained down on Zhang Tianming's magical weapon, and the two engaged in a fierce mid-air clash, with the outcome difficult to determine.

Wu Ming naturally wouldn't sit idly by. Seeing his opponent's ferocious attack, he couldn't resist it with just the Mother-and-Child Flying Ring, so he could only hold on. He didn't want to drag Huang Hao down because of himself, leaving him to face the enemy alone.

Furthermore, since the Mother-Child Flying Ring was a top-grade magical instrument, it consumed a significant amount of True Essence, so Wu Ming didn't dare overuse it. At this point, his True Essence was already running low. Therefore, he decided to use consumables. He happened to have a few second-level talismans remaining, which could be useful at a critical moment. As for the Heavenly Thunder Seed, although he still had some, there was only one left, so he didn't plan to use it lightly. After all, using a Heavenly Thunder Seed against a cultivator in the Qi Refining Realm was a waste.

He chose to use a talisman, quickly pulling one from his storage bag. It was a low-level, second-tier talisman—the Firebird Talisman. Wu Ming activated it without hesitation, and instantly, a lifelike flaming bird soared into the air, blazing with flames and slowly flying toward Zhang Tianming. At the same time, a strong smell of burning permeated the air. It was the intense heat of the firebird's flames that scorched the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees.

Zhang Tianming looked at the huge fiery red figure in the sky. The feathers of the bird seemed to be wrapped in flames, burning fiercely. He knew what it was. It was the second-level talisman "Fire Bird Talisman"!

Although he was very confident in his strength at the Qi Refining Realm and felt that few could be his opponent, he did not dare to take the powerful force of this second-level talisman lightly. So, he quickly took out a stack of talismans from his storage bag. These were all first-level talismans, and there were many of them.

He activated them all, forming a barrier that blocked the firebird flying towards him. However, he also understood that so many first-level talismans could not completely resist the power of the Firebird Talisman. So, he formed a hand seal and released hundreds of golden rays of light, which rained down on the Firebird like raindrops.

Unfortunately, the dozen or so talisman attacks did not stop the firebird's advance, but only slightly weakened the blazing flames on its body. On the contrary, the hundreds of golden light attacks that followed slowed the firebird's offensive slightly.

A lot of golden lights rushed towards the Moltres like moths to a flame. The golden light collided with the flame and exploded in the flame. Only crackling sounds were heard, and the golden light gradually decreased and finally disappeared completely.

However, while the golden light's moth-to-flame impact reduced the Firebird's size by nearly half and significantly slowed its speed, it didn't completely dissipate. Seeing the Golden Light Technique's effectiveness, Zhang Tianming unhesitatingly summoned more golden light, flooding the Firebird like a tide. After three consecutive rounds of this attack, the Firebird finally vanished into thin air.

However, Zhang Tianming didn't relax. While he was fending off the firebird, Wu Ming and Huang Hao were also busy. Huang Hao's hundreds of sword beams successfully suppressed Zhang Tianming's magical weapon. Then, his flying sword suddenly accelerated, hurtling towards Zhang Tianming like an arrow from a bow. Just as Zhang Tianming was about to use his Golden Light Technique to block the firebird, a bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, hurtling towards him. It was Huang Hao's flying sword.

The flying sword slashed at Zhang Tianming with astonishing speed. His massive shield held out for only two or three breaths before shattering into countless fragments like a shattered mirror. Then, the flying sword continued to slash at Zhang Tianming mercilessly.

But at this time Zhang Tianming was using the Golden Light Technique to block Wu Ming's Fire Bird Talisman, so he could not stop Huang Hao's flying sword. Fortunately, he still had a robe on his body that could block it, so he could deal with the Fire Bird with confidence.