Ji Yuan guessed that his natal flying sword should be a rare cavern-treasure.
Only by containing a small cavern could it possess such immense space and be able to take living beings within it.
At the same time, he also felt a sense of emotion. Although he had refined this treasure into his natal flying sword, he had not yet fully mastered it. There were still too many things that he needed to explore in the years to come.
A cavern-treasure refined by a mighty cultivator, who spent his entire accumulated life’s worth, stealing a thousand-mile jade vein and ten-thousand-year jade marrow.
Ji Yuan did not believe that its power was limited to what he had currently displayed.
After about half an incense stick’s time, the vast amount of supplies was all collected, and the warehouses became empty.
After confirming there were no omissions, Ji Yuan then left with Zhao Yuebai and headed towards the county yamen.
Along the way, he found the signals from Li Junxian and others, and reunited with the separated individuals.
After days of effort, the four of them had actually found the resistance forces in the city. Although most were ordinary mortals, only a small portion were from the martial world.
Even among these martial artists, only one had reached the early stage of the Bone-Muscle realm; the rest were all at the early to middle stages of the Skin-Flesh realm.
Direct combat was naturally out of the question, but in intelligence gathering and small matters, they could play a significant role.
And for Linfu County, it was precisely lacking accurate sources of information.
As for how to transmit intelligence, the method was quite simple. Ji Yuan directly took out a statue half the height of a person, which contained a wisp of pre-placed divine consciousness.
This statue was refined through special means, costing a lot of incense and wish power.
By offering incense to the statue, one could connect with the divine consciousness within and transmit messages to the Water God Temple hundreds of miles away.
However, each message transmission would consume a considerable amount of incense and wish power, so these people would need to offer incense to the statue frequently.
Before leaving, Ji Yuan left a substantial amount of supplies for the people there.
That night, the rebel army, still unaware that the warehouses had been compromised, remained holed up in the county yamen, with only a few soldiers patrolling the surroundings.
The group stealthily infiltrated the county yamen without alerting any patrolling soldiers. Under Ji Yuan’s divine sense coverage, they easily located several generals.
They left no survivors, nor did they intend to extract any information from them, as those left in the county town would likely not have high status or access to valuable intelligence.
However, an accident was unavoidable during the operation.
After they had silently assassinated the generals guarding the area, they had not yet exited the county yamen when a divine sense swept over them.
In just a moment, a furious roar echoed through the county yamen.
“Who goes there?!”
The aura of the third realm swept in, followed by a large seal that smashed down from mid-air.
Seeing this, Ji Yuan’s eyebrows twitched. He drew the long sword from behind his back and unleashed a brilliant sword light upwards.
“You all go first!”
As the sword light broke through the roof of the building they were in and collided with the large seal falling from the sky, a sharp shout suddenly rang out.
Li Junxian and the others did not hesitate. They turned and used their magic power to shatter the wall, then left the county yamen at full speed.
As for Ji Yuan inside the room, he looked up at the large seal that had been shattered by the sword light, and his gaze finally fell upon an old man.
The old man exuded the aura of the third realm, but his magic power was chaotic and impure, with clear and turbid energies intertwined, causing him to only be able to exert five or six tenths of his potential power.
But regardless, he was still a third-realm cultivator, having cultivated for decades or even a century, and should not be underestimated.
Ji Yuan’s gaze met the old man’s in mid-air, and a fierce killing intent flashed in both their eyes.
The next moment, Ji Yuan stomped his foot heavily, and then transformed into a sword light, charging straight into the sky.
Seeing this, the old man formed a seal with one hand and forcefully waved the other. The large seal that had been previously shattered flew through the air, releasing a dense power of the Dao.
Upon reaching the third realm, cultivators begin to comprehend the Dao principles of heaven and earth and can imbue them into their magic artifacts to nurture and enhance their power.
At this moment, the old man’s Dao charm was released, causing the temperature of heaven and earth to plummet, as if one were in the depths of winter.
Under the infusion of magic power, the large seal flickered, then expanded to several dozen feet in size, instantly obscuring a part of the sky.
However, Ji Yuan’s sword light showed no sign of slowing down, directly smashing into the descending large seal.
BOOM!!!
Turbulent waves of energy surged in all directions, and terrifying power erupted in mid-air! httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
As the sword light shattered, Ji Yuan’s figure was unavoidably revealed. He plummeted towards the ground, his eyes gleaming with intense light.
“Slash!”
He suddenly roared, his gaze fixed on the large seal that had been repelled.
Immediately, he swung the long sword in his hand, and a powerful sword intent, accompanied by vigorous magic power, poured into the sword.
In the blink of an eye, a sword qi about ten feet long shot out from the sword's edge!
“Suppress!”
The old man above the large seal, seeing this with his divine sense, immediately let out a stern cry.
He quickly formed seals with both hands, pouring out his magic power without reservation, all of which was channeled into the large seal beneath his feet.
In just one or two breaths, three restrictions appeared on the surface of the large seal, and its power surged by more than half, reaching sixty to seventy percent!
The next moment, the sword qi collided with the large seal, and the world seemed to fall into silence.
CRACK! CRACKLE CRACKLE CRACKLE!!!
After three or four breaths, a series of strange noises suddenly erupted.
At the same time, the old man’s face changed drastically, instantly becoming extremely pale, then flushed red.
In his eyes, the magic artifact he had nurtured and refined for decades was actually split in two by a sword qi, and the triple restrictions within it immediately collapsed!
PUFF!!!
The old man spurted out a large mouthful of blood, his eyes quickly dimmed, and his aura became extremely weak.
This mouthful of blood even contained some of his vital essence, and over a decade of his cultivation was immediately lost.
COUGH!
However, Ji Yuan was not unaffected. Although he destroyed the opponent’s magic artifact with one sword, he still suffered a considerable backlash. As soon as he landed, he couldn’t help but cough lightly.
A slight sweetness welled up in his throat, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood, but he managed to suppress it temporarily with his magic power.
He looked up and saw the large seal, split in two, falling powerlessly from mid-air, and a pair of eyes burning with fury.