Chapter 16

"Senior Brother, it's this guy! The Pei Yuan Pill you wanted was taken by him!" The miscellaneous duty disciple did not answer, pointing at Su Shier and immediately turning to the sword-carrying youth.

"You're quite bold, aren't you? You even dared to snatch the pill I had reserved?" The sword-carrying youth glared at Su Shier with an overbearing air.

In his eyes, this was just a first-stage Qi Cultivator, and a new disciple who had only joined the sect for half a year.

He didn't think that the person in front of him could be his match.

Not just him, but the miscellaneous duty disciple also thought the same.

"What does the pill you reserved have to do with me? I'm just taking what I deserve!" Su Shier said coldly, secretly on guard.

The moment these two appeared, he knew that today's matter wouldn't end well.

Fortunately, although the sword-carrying youth's spiritual energy was not weak, it wasn't so strong that it couldn't be defeated.

Recalling his recent practice, he felt that he wasn't without a fighting chance.

Besides, this was his territory. If things got too bad, he had other options.

"Deserve? Don't say I didn't warn you! If you're smart, hand over the pill, kneel down, and call me 'Grandpa' three times, and we'll call it even." The sword-carrying youth snorted, his face full of arrogance.

Before coming, he had already found out that the person in front of him was just a minor figure with mixed spiritual roots, with no support in the sect.

Otherwise, if it were another disciple, he wouldn't be so arrogant.

"You're asking for death!"

Hearing this, Su Shier's blood rushed to his head, and his anger flared up.

Roaring, he charged at the other side in a fit of rage.

"Perfect, you've fallen for it!" The sword-carrying youth's half-smile turned into a sinister grin.

"Fire Control Technique! Go!"

The sword-carrying youth remained calm, raising his hand to release a fireball.

It seemed he had come with the intention of provoking Su Shier from the start.

In a battle, the worst thing is to be agitated.

The fireball was fast and fierce, heading straight for Su Shier.

For anyone else, at such close range, it would be impossible to dodge.

But Su Shier had just learned two techniques. Feeling the intense heat from the fireball, his mind instantly calmed down.

He lightly tapped his toes on the ground and jumped several meters to the side as the fireball flew towards him.

Ducking the fireball, he immediately charged forward, reaching the sword-carrying youth in an instant. His palm, filled with power, struck out fiercely.

"What?!"

"Warrior?"

The sword-carrying youth and the miscellaneous duty disciple both exclaimed in shock, stunned by Su Shier's move.

"Wind Control Technique! Go!"

Compared to the miscellaneous duty disciple, the sword-carrying youth clearly had more combat experience.

In a critical moment, he quickly retreated, while forming hand seals to summon a strong gust of wind that blew towards Su Shier.

The wind was strange and fierce, even more powerful than Su Shier's full-strength Wind Control Technique.

The strong wind blew, causing Su Shier to stagger, and his attack naturally missed.

"You've only learned a few low-level techniques and dare to show off in front of me. Today, I'll show you what it means to have a higher cultivation level!"

"Fire Control! Wind Control!"

Forming hand seals again, this time three fireballs appeared in his palms.

As soon as the fireballs were released, the sword-carrying youth cast another Wind Control Technique.

With the wind's assistance, the three fireballs burned fiercely, rushing towards Su Shier at lightning speed.

Su Shier didn't dare to be careless, using the Phantom Step to dodge the fireballs in the air.

He was secretly alarmed; if he hadn't learned those two techniques, he would have been seriously injured or even killed by this attack.

"Is this guy so powerful at the second stage of Qi Cultivation?"

"But... can he sustain so many techniques with his true essence?"

While dodging, Su Shier kept an eye on the sword-carrying youth.

As he expected.

After using so many techniques in quick succession, the sword-carrying youth showed signs of exhaustion.

"How is this possible? You actually dodged my attack?!" Panting heavily, the sword-carrying youth's face turned pale, and he slowly retreated.

It looked like he was planning to run away.

Beside him, the miscellaneous duty disciple was so scared that his legs were trembling, and he was inwardly cursing.

No way, Senior Brother Zhao Yu is at the second stage of Qi Cultivation. How could he not be a match for this kid?

"Eight Extremes Mountain Collapse!"

Seizing the opportunity, Su Shier shouted, using the Phantom Step to its fullest extent.

His veins bulged, and he charged at the sword-carrying youth like a cannonball.

His fists clenched, he unleashed the killing move of the Bagua Eight Extremes Fist!

At the last moment, the sword-carrying youth suddenly smiled, looking like he had succeeded in his plan.

"Hmph! Daring to get close to me, you're dead!"

As he spoke, the sword-carrying youth suddenly grasped the long sword on his back. After years of cultivation, he wasn't a reckless person.

He had been feigning recklessness to make his opponent lower his guard.

"Clang!"

A sharp sound rang out, and Su Shier saw a blinding light flash before him. Instantly, the hairs on the back of his neck stood up, and a strong sense of danger rose in his heart.

Fortunately, he was prepared. As soon as he saw the light, he cast the Wind Control Technique on himself.

He lightly tapped his toes on the ground, and the wind lifted him up at an angle.

In a flash, he landed on the wall. As soon as he landed, he saw a sword light slash across the ground, leaving a long, narrow crack.

Su Shier's pupils constricted, secretly grateful for his caution.

If he hadn't dodged in time, this move would have cost him his life or at least a limb.

After delivering that strike, the sword-carrying youth's face turned noticeably paler.

Holding a two-foot-long sword, he stared at Su Shier, his face calm but his heart filled with shock.

"How... How is this possible? What kind of technique is this? You actually dodged my fatal blow?"

"Damn! Is this kid really just a new disciple?"

He had used these techniques to defeat many opponents, even those at the third stage of Qi Cultivation, who hadn't fared well against him.

But today, he had been humiliated by a mere child.

On the wall, Su Shier could see that the sword in the other's hand was extraordinary, which made him quite wary.

But he knew that his cultivation was inferior to the other's, and his true essence could only sustain three techniques. He couldn't win in a battle of techniques.

Biting his lip, he leaped forward, closing in on the other side again.

"Looking for death!"

Relying on his sword, the sword-carrying youth was fearless. With his true essence activated, another sword aura surged out.

But the next second, a gust of wind blew, and Su Shier used the wind to accelerate, landing behind him.

"Bang!"

A fireball struck the sword-carrying youth's back, the intense heat burning his back, and the force of the impact sent him flying.

"Spit!"

As soon as he landed, the sword-carrying youth spat out a mouthful of blood, looking seriously injured, and his sword fell to the side.

Su Shier was quick to react, picking up the sword. As soon as he held it, he could feel its extraordinary nature.

But he had no time to think. His eyes glinted coldly, and he raised the sword to strike.

Although he had never killed anyone, the past six months of battling fierce beasts and demons had honed his ferocity.

The other side had shown no mercy, so he didn't need to either.

As the sword light approached, the sword-carrying youth's pupils constricted, his eyes nearly bulging out.

"Kid, I'll settle this score with you eventually!"

Biting his lip, the sword-carrying youth produced a yellow talisman, a first-level Escape Light Talisman.

Injecting true essence into it, a yellow light enveloped him.

Before Su Shier could react, the yellow light flashed, and the sword-carrying youth vanished.