Dual Cultivation: A Carefree Journey Through Another World, the Empress Falls into My Hands

Then, Lin Xiangxi saw Chu Yunfan's body stiffen, and at the same time, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Seeing this, Lin Xiangxi immediately accelerated and chased after him.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Xiangxi arrived at a position about thirty meters behind Chu Yunfan.

At this moment, Lin Xiangxi struck out with his palm again.

However, Chu Yunfan had just recovered from the attack and continued to climb rapidly upwards, narrowly avoiding Lin Xiangxi's palm strike.

Seeing this, Lin Xiangxi gave chase again, preparing to continue the attack.

Unexpectedly, when he launched his third attack, Chu Yunfan had already climbed to the top of the mountain, causing his palm strike to miss completely and come up empty-handed.

Upon seeing this, Lin Xiangxi immediately took to the air and then descended towards the mountaintop.

However, just as Lin Xiangxi's head passed over the mountaintop, before his body could even catch up, more than a dozen silver needles shot towards him at lightning speed.

Seeing this, Lin Xiangxi struck out with his palm, knocking all the silver needles away.

However, this sneak attack, although it failed to injure Lin Xiangxi, caused his upward movement to pause for a moment, and then he began to fall downwards.

Lin Xiangxi reacted quickly, grabbing the mountaintop with his other hand and then pushing off with all his might, his entire body leaping into the air.

Just then, a sword light flashed and arrived.

It was Chu Yunfan, wielding the Wind Spirit Sword, who launched the surprise attack.

With this sword strike, Chu Yunfan not only unleashed his strongest move to date, but also the first move of the "Raging Wind Sword Technique"—"The Wind Rises with the Sword"—which he had mastered to perfection.

Moreover, he also used the Wind Sword Intent that he had just comprehended.

This was the first time Chu Yunfan had ever exerted such full effort, combining the Wind Spirit Sword with the Gale Sword Technique and the sword intent of wind.

And this sword strike did not disappoint him.

If he hadn't been wielding the Wind Spirit Sword himself, he wouldn't have even been able to detect the sword's presence.

Although Lin Xiangxi's cultivation level was higher than Chu Yunfan's, his observation skills were not much better, after all, Chu Yunfan had also cultivated the Mysterious Eagle Eye.

Therefore, when Lin Xiangxi saw the sword light, the Wind Spirit Sword was already right in front of him.

Just as he was about to retaliate, the Wind Spirit Sword pierced his brow.

As a thin line of blood slowly appeared between Lin Xiangxi's eyebrows, his pupils dilated instantly.

"how come!"

Lin Xiangxi only had time to utter those three words before Chu Yunfan pulled the Wind Spirit Sword from between his eyebrows and beheaded him with a single stroke.

A fine head flew off, signifying the death of a late-stage Martial Master.

At this moment, Chu Yunfan's expression finally relaxed.

This sword strike, seemingly simple, ended extremely quickly.

But in reality, it was the result of Chu Yunfan's careful planning.

At the beginning, he deliberately let Lin Xiangxi discover him, making him think that he was running away in a sorry state, thus lowering Lin Xiangxi's guard.

Then, he deliberately took the first blow from Lin Xiangxi, pretending to vomit blood, to further lower Lin Xiangxi's guard.

Finally, taking advantage of the view from the mountaintop, he first launched a sneak attack with silver needles to attract Lin Xiangxi's attention as soon as Lin Xiangxi appeared. Then, taking advantage of the moment when Lin Xiangxi was airborne and unable to react quickly, he thrust out his fastest sword.

In fact, if Lin Xiangxi had been more cautious and hadn't underestimated his opponent, Chu Yunfan's sword strike would not have hit him so easily.

"When a lion hunts a rabbit, it uses its full strength."

Indeed, underestimating the enemy is a fatal flaw in battle!

Chu Yunfan murmured to himself, a thoughtful look on his face.

Then, he prepared to fly down the mountaintop, find Lin Qianqian, and take her away.

However, at this moment, Chu Yunfan's expression suddenly changed drastically, and his body stopped. He bent over and almost knelt on the ground, as if a boulder weighing 100,000 kilograms had suddenly pressed down on his back.

But in reality, Chu Yunfan's back was completely empty at that moment.

Chu Yunfan himself was completely unaware of the presence of anyone around him, nor did he notice any signs of a sneak attack.

That's why Chu Yunfan's expression changed drastically.

Because he hadn't even discovered the enemy's whereabouts before he was controlled and his body was almost unable to move.

"Could it be a sneak attack by a powerhouse above the Martial Grandmaster realm?"

Chu Yunfan thought with a sense of horror.

If it were a Martial Master, it would be impossible for him to fall victim to such a trap without realizing it.

Just as Chu Yunfan was making his guesses, the pressure on his back suddenly increased again.

Instantly, a grating sound of bones grinding together emanated from Chu Yunfan's entire body.

Chu Yunfan suddenly realized a problem: if the other party clearly had such great strength, why didn't they just kill him directly?

"Is someone deliberately playing a trick on me?"

A thought suddenly popped into Chu Yunfan's mind.

He then used all his strength to fight against the pressure from behind.

Regardless of the other party's purpose, he must first fight back.

Because if he didn't resist, he would have to kneel down.

Even with all his strength, he couldn't get up even a centimeter.

He felt the pressure on his back, as if it were conscious; no matter how hard he tried, the force on his back would increase, always maintaining a state of suppression.

Time passed slowly, and gradually, sweat began to seep from Chu Yunfan's forehead.

Then, the clothes began to get soaked.

In the end, Chu Yunfan seemed to transform into a dark cloud, sweating profusely.

At this point, only a quarter of an hour had passed since the beginning.

But Chu Yunfan felt as if a year had passed. He had almost exhausted all his strength and was only holding on with his amazing willpower.

His teeth were grinding together, making a rattling sound.

The muscles in his face were deformed from excessive force.

His body had begun to tremble uncontrollably.

Finally, at a certain moment, Chu Yunfan could no longer hold on and his body collapsed to the ground.

But Chu Yunfan used his last bit of strength to brace himself on the ground with his hands, preventing his knees from buckling.

Even if I die, I want to die with some dignity.

"Who are you, you petty scoundrel! What kind of skill is it to cause trouble in the shadows?"

"Come out and fight me if you dare!"

Chu Yunfan mustered his last strength and roared out loud.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished shouting, the force on his back suddenly increased significantly, pressing his entire body to the ground.

This sudden and immense pressure caught Chu Yunfan off guard, causing him to fall face-first into the mud.

At this moment, Chu Yunfan felt a deep sense of humiliation.

At the same time, I also felt a deep sense of helplessness.

The enemy had not even shown himself before he was utterly defeated.

This instantly dispelled the slight sense of pride he had felt from killing Lin Xiangxi.

At this moment, he clearly realized that he was just a small Karami at the peak of the Martial Beginning Realm.

At this moment, Chu Yunfan was also thinking about many things.

This world is a giant makeshift operation; everyone seems like a protagonist, but no one is truly a protagonist.

The previous day, Lin Wushuang was the protagonist, controlling Lin Qianqian's fate, but ended up dying under Chu Yunfan's sword.

Just moments before, Lin Xiangxi was chasing after Chu Yunfan, holding Chu Yunfan's life in his hands, but in the end, he also died by Chu Yunfan's sword.

At this moment, Chu Yunfan, who held the power of life and death over Lin Wushuang and Lin Xiangxi, was nothing more than a fish to be slaughtered.

It's ironic, to say the least.

"Only strength is eternal."

Only the strong can control their destiny.

Unfortunately, I haven't had time to become stronger yet!

Chu Yunfan let out a final sigh from the bottom of his heart.

Originally, his words were meant to provoke the enemy in the shadows, hoping to lure them out so he could fight to the death.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even see the enemy's face, and there would be absolutely no chance of turning the tide.

Unfortunately, he didn't expect the other party to be so uncivilized, simply hiding and refusing to come out.