One person: I, Daoist Master, am a cultivator of immortality!

In that critical moment, everyone heard only a "ding." Liang Wu'er had just sent Tang Gao away, already prepared to lose her own hand in that instant.

But the excruciating pain he had imagined did not come. Upon closer inspection, he saw that a flying sword had steadily blocked the falling samurai sword.

"A sneak attack from behind, you must be the demon Nikaido Eita they've been talking about. You're truly despicable, living up to the title of demon."

Sun Yao, who landed after Tang Gao and Liang Wu'er, was now standing on Qingshan Yangping, his hand forming a sword-like gesture, where they had just landed.

"That's why I told you all to be careful, didn't I?"

Lu Huizhong shook her head slightly. It seemed they were still too careless, or perhaps too confident in their sect's methods.

Seeing the two of them fall, Sun Yao immediately jumped down after them. Si Teng followed suit, and the others, seeing them fall, naturally had no choice but to follow as well.

And so, the group, who should have been separated by the trap, reunited in the cave below.

"Flying swords? Is this the method of China? It's truly unbelievable, but in front of Hirumaru, these are all child's play!"

After Eita Nikaido finished speaking, a red aura erupted from his body. Then, he swung his demon sword Hirumaru, knocking away the Azure Dragon Flying Sword that was blocking him.

The demonic blade fell, leaving a huge gash in the cave, but Liang Wu'er had already hidden in a safe place, so his strike was destined to be in vain.

After this strike, Eita Nikaido, wielding the demon sword Hirumaru, officially stood before them. Regardless, the red aura emanating from Eita Nikaido was impossible to ignore.

"He's a knife enthusiast, and he's using a demon sword at that. Interesting. I'll have a go at him."

Tang Shiying twisted the hilt of his sword, performing a flourish, and then prepared to spar with Nikaido Eita. Just then, Lü Ci stepped forward.

"Master Ying, let me have this man! I have a serious grudge against him; he killed my brother."

Lu Ci clasped his hands in a fist salute to Tang Shiying, and Tang Shiying withdrew his step, thus giving the man to Lu Ci.

Lu Ci walked excitedly toward Nikaido Eita, twisting his wrist as he went, and soon began to grit his teeth.

"Bastard, it's time for you to pay for killing my brother! A life for a life!"

Lu Ci threw a punch, and purple Ruyi energy burst forth from his body, flying towards Nikaido Eita. Lu Ci used all the skills he had accumulated over the past ten years in this punch. This punch was powerful and heavy, and although it was a punch delivered from a distance, it was not easy to block.

However, Eita Nikaido unleashed a burst of red energy, and then used the demon sword Hirumaru to shatter Lu Ci's furious attack with a single Iai Slash.

Liang Wu'er and Tang Gao both gasped when they saw it. They had to think about how to deal with Lü Ci's furious attack, but Nikaido Eita was in a difficult position.

Grandpa Tang Shiying frowned deeply. He hadn't expected to underestimate Eita Nikaido. He doubted he could even have executed that move that Nikaido had just used to shatter the Ruyi Force.

"Hmph, you only managed to block one of my attacks. Try blocking them all!"

Lu Ci unleashed dozens of punches in succession. The purple fist energy was like a meteor shower, rushing towards Nikaido Eita.

Eita Nikaido was enveloped in a red aura, wielding the demon sword Hirumaru and unleashing a continuous barrage of slashes, his body completely protected. Not a single punch could get close to him.

"Use whatever other tricks you have up your sleeve, kid." Nikaido Eita said, taunting Lu Ci as he used the demon sword Hirumaru to cut down Lu Ci's Ruyi Jin.

"Tch, don't be so conceited, this isn't over yet!"

As soon as Lü Ci finished speaking, more than a dozen purple Ruyi energies shot out from the ground beneath Eita Nikaido's feet. Caught off guard, Eita was hit hard, but since his entire body was surrounded by red Qi waves, he did not suffer any real damage.

"If you didn't use this special method, I really wouldn't recognize who you are. I saw someone use this method during the battle of Mount Taibai, and I remember that person even died by my blade. What's your relationship with him? Brother?"

Even after standing up, Eita Nikaido didn't forget to mock Lu Ci, and he didn't seem to have been hurt at all.

"You bastard, I will kill you!"

Lu Ren was Lu Ci's Achilles' heel, and now that Eita was provoking him like this, Lu Ci instantly flew into a rage. Although he lost his composure for a moment, every strike was born of anger and was powerful and heavy. Even Eita could only use the demon sword itself to shatter Lu Ci's Ruyi Jin.

Enraged, Lü Ci fought Ying Tai to a standstill. However, Lü Ci's reckless fighting style caused his Qi to be rapidly depleted.

Gradually, he began to fall into a disadvantageous position, as his own Qi was simply unable to support his unrestrained fighting. In his extreme anger, Lü Ci acted decisively and ruthlessly, leaving no room for either his enemy or himself.

Despite his own energy being depleted, Lü Ci did not stop his relentless, storm-like offensive.

Sun Yao silently counted the time, waiting for Lü Ci's internal energy to be exhausted. He knew what Lü Ren represented to Lü Ci, and let this young master vent his anger.

"How's that? Got it? I'm about to make my move."

Sun Yao, having calculated the timing and the remaining Qi in Lü Ci's body, asked this question at the perfect moment. At this moment, Lü Ci's breathing had already begun to quicken, and his panting was very loud.

He didn't even have a chance to answer Sun Yao's question, but simply made a gesture towards Sun Yao. However, with just this gesture, Sun Yao already understood what Lü Ci meant, and after flexing his wrists, he stepped forward in front of the crowd.

Sun Yao was quite interested in Eita Nikaido, who was arguably the strongest among the Hiei-zan Oni. Or rather, Sun Yao was quite interested in the fact that his true form was a sword.

As a weapon refiner, it's unlikely anyone wouldn't be interested in this demonic sword. In Sun Yao's view, this demonic sword very likely possessed a weapon spirit, and the allure of an unclaimed weapon spirit to a weapon refiner is self-evident.

Sun Yao possessed many magical treasures, but only the True Dragon Bell truly possessed a spirit. He had been trying various methods to awaken the spirits within his treasures, but before he could find a way, the demon sword Hirumaru delivered itself right to his doorstep. It was like someone handing him a pillow when he was sleepy—perfect timing, brothers!