Chapter 35

Chapter Thirty-Five: White Snow

"Xu Daoyan, you killed my son. Hand over your divine powers, kneel down and kowtow to me, and I will spare your life, take you as a servant, and make you loyal to me. I might even adopt you as my adopted son, ensuring a bright future for you." The eyes of the outer sect steward of the Heavenly Ghost Sect were filled with endless greed. If he could obtain Xu Daoyan's divine powers and offer them to the Heavenly Ghost Sect, his status within the sect would surely rise rapidly.

Xu Daoyan transformed the defensive Flame Sun Seal in his hand into an offensive move and suddenly struck out.

Two evil ghosts were unable to dodge in time and were hit, burning into ashes. Although Xu Daoyan was currently at the middle rank of the third tier, the power of the Flame Sun Seal was too strong for ghosts, allowing him to defeat any ghost below the first tier, even a first-tier ghost would not dare to directly confront his Flame Sun Seal. It was a matter of overwhelming power!

"Refusing the offer, now you will die!" The outer sect steward of the Heavenly Ghost Sect's face twisted with malice, and he gave the order. The sound of swords slicing through the air echoed!

Tian Tian handed Xu Daoyan a treasure sword, saying, "Here, borrow this for now, remember to return it later!"

"Thank you." Xu Daoyan took the sword from Tian Tian, drew it out, and the seven stars on the blade shone brightly!

"Seven Star Sword, a supreme human-grade weapon!" Seeing this sword, their eyes turned even greener, their desire to kill and seize the treasure grew even stronger.

"Protect Lord Tian, I will break the sword formation!" With the treasure sword in hand, Xu Daoyan was fearless. He slashed with the sword, and the starlight shone brilliantly, reflecting the stars in the sky, instantly dispersing a patch of black mist.

The Seven Star Sword, drawing the light of the Big Dipper, could dispel illusions and was highly effective against such sword formations.

Several figures appeared, and Xu Daoyan charged forward without any specific technique, moving at the fastest speed to perform a killing strike.

One disciple of the Heavenly Ghost Sect was unable to dodge in time and was pierced through the heart by Xu Daoyan's sword, falling straight to the ground, blood splattering.

At this moment, a cold sword stabbed out from the darkness, the sound of the wind slicing through the air. Xu Daoyan, who had cultivated his kidneys, which opened to the ears, immediately reacted, flipping to avoid the fatal strike.

At the same time, the Flame Sun Seal in his left hand was activated again, turning another evil ghost into ashes.

Xu Daoyan pulled back his sword and retreated, having killed a disciple of the Heavenly Ghost Sect, significantly weakening the power of the evil ghost sword formation.

The outer sect steward of the Heavenly Ghost Sect could no longer sit still and personally took charge, enhancing the power of the sword formation, making the black mist even denser.

Xu Daoyan inwardly cursed.

Tian Tian was protected by Qin Han, Bai Shi, and Zhang Chao, silent and cold, observing the situation. She thought to herself, "The techniques Xu Daoyan has cultivated are extremely powerful. This evil ghost sword formation mainly confuses the mind and breaks the spirit, yet he remains completely unaffected, as if guided by a bright light in his heart. His offensive techniques are highly effective against ghosts, capable of destroying a peak second-tier ghost in one move. This is truly unbelievable. What kind of background does he have?"

It should be noted that at the third tier, the difference between each rank is seven hundred years of life, let alone the difference between the first tier. Yet, he could kill across ranks, which made the outer sect steward of the Heavenly Ghost Sect suspect his identity.

Xu Daoyan retreated to Tian Tian's side and said solemnly, "Lord Tian, it's not safe to stay here. We should fight our way back to the city. I will lead the charge!"

Everyone present was at the peak of the third tier, and although their physical combat skills were slightly weaker, the sword formation they formed could easily kill a peak second-tier existence. Minor injuries to himself were not a big deal, but if anything happened to Lord Tian, he would be in serious trouble.

"You don't need to worry about me. Just focus on fighting the enemy. I want to see how you get out of this predicament!" Tian Tian smiled.

"Let's go, we can't hold them off. Charge!" Xu Daoyan roared, his eyes cold as he looked at Qin Han and the others, preparing to charge out.

"Stop them, don't let them break through!"

At this moment, three hidden swords pierced through the black mist, aiming at three different parts of Xu Daoyan's body. If he really charged in that direction, he would be pierced through unawares.

Xu Daoyan's Seven Star Sword swung, starlight surged, and the black mist was dispelled.

Qin Han, Bai Shi, and Zhang Chao, like fierce tigers out of the gate, thrust their war spears, piercing through the bodies of three Heavenly Ghost Sect disciples, blood gushing out, and the power of the evil ghost sword formation suddenly weakened.

"Protect Lord Tian, follow me to carve a bloody path out." Xu Daoyan repeated his technique, the Seven Star Sword shaking, a beam of starlight dispelling another patch of black mist.

Two Heavenly Ghost Sect disciples appeared, and Qin Han and Bai Shi threw their war spears, which pierced through their bodies and pinned them to the ground.

Xu Daoyan charged in another direction, his Seven Star Sword dispelling the mist, and he slashed through the throats of two more Heavenly Ghost Sect disciples in quick succession.

With seven Heavenly Ghost Sect disciples dead, the power of the evil ghost sword formation weakened, the black mist becoming thinner, and figures could be faintly seen.

The Heavenly Ghost Sect suffered heavy losses.

"Steward, we are no match for him. The techniques they have cultivated are highly effective against our Heavenly Ghost Sect. What should we do?" One Heavenly Ghost Sect disciple was in a panic.

"Use the superior Thunderfire Talisman to blow them up. No need to consider taking them alive." The outer sect steward of the Heavenly Ghost Sect hardened his heart, not expecting such a result despite their combined efforts.

The superior Thunderfire Talisman was an extremely powerful talisman, capable of reducing even a second-tier existence, who specialized in physical cultivation, to ashes.

Even a first-tier existence would suffer severe injuries!

It was far more powerful than ordinary Thunderfire Talismans.

"Three Flower Formation, protect the master!" Qin Han shouted, taking charge.

The light of the sun, moon, and stars converged, forming a protective barrier with the images of the sun, moon, and stars alternating, enveloping Xu Daoyan and Tian Tian.

Boom!

Thunder roared, six consecutive bolts of lightning, extremely violent, with flames roaring.

Xu Daoyan's expression changed drastically. Without hesitation, he pressed Tian Tian down, hugging her to protect her from the impact of the superior Thunderfire Talisman.

Bang!

The thunderlight tore through the Three Flower Formation, and Qin Han, Bai Shi, and Zhang Chao's light armor shattered, suffering severe injuries. The Thunderfire Talisman was highly effective against ghosts!

"Master, it's our fault!" All three were seriously injured, feeling guilty as they saw Xu Daoyan also injured.

"Return to the Ghost Binding Bag!" Xu Daoyan's mouth was bleeding, his black robe torn and bloody, exposing his bones, while Tian Tian, protected under him, was unharmed.

Tian Tian almost went crazy. She had never been so roughly hugged and pressed by a man before. But considering Xu Daoyan's urgency in protecting her and not knowing she was a woman, she didn't lose her temper.

"We will hold them back, Master, you take Lord Tian and run. Remember to avenge us. The one who caused our deaths on the battlefield was Li Chaofeng." Qin Han said heavily.

Xu Daoyan hesitated for a moment but then said firmly, "Return to the Ghost Binding Bag!"

"Yes." All three were absorbed into the bag.

Tian Tian was somewhat angry, looking at Xu Daoyan, who was scorched and bleeding, but her anger subsided.

"You go, I will hold them back." Xu Daoyan left a message, his Seven Star Sword shaking, starlight shining, dispelling a large patch of black mist. He activated the Spring Rain technique to heal his injuries.

Xu Daoyan, like a fierce tiger out of the gate, charged at them, and the Heavenly Ghost Sect disciples were terrified!

"How is this possible? Six superior Thunderfire Talismans didn't kill him. What kind of monster is he!" Someone screamed.

A sword light flashed, and a large head flew high, blood gushing out, the headless body falling straight to the ground.

Xu Daoyan's eyes glowed with blood, his expression fierce, determined to take as many down with him as possible, regardless of his own survival.

Another Heavenly Ghost Sect disciple was intimidated by his aura and dared not confront him, turning to run. But he couldn't escape Xu Daoyan's pursuit. A leap and a strike, the Seven Star Sword pierced his back, blood flowing down the blade and onto the ground.

His powerful physical body and extraordinary recovery ability were Xu Daoyan's greatest assets.

With these two dead, the evil ghost sword formation was broken.

Tian Tian stood in place, holding a jade flute, crystal clear, glowing softly under the moonlight, very beautiful, with intricate patterns carved on it, which Xu Daoyan couldn't understand.

She closed her eyes and began to play, and Xu Daoyan raised an eyebrow, saying, "Lord Tian, what are you doing? Why aren't you running?"

Tian Tian ignored Xu Daoyan, standing there quietly, her long hair flowing, her figure graceful, captivating under the moonlight.

The flute music was melodious and ancient, like a stream in a deep valley, filled with a distant charm, instantly immersing everyone.

Tian Tian opened her eyes, changed the tune, and the flute music turned cold. Despite it being spring, snow began to fall from the sky, icy and bone-chilling.

Xu Daoyan was also covered by the power of the flute music, retreating to her side to feel the cold dissipate.

The Heavenly Ghost Sect disciples, lacking Xu Daoyan's strong constitution, were frozen stiff by the snow, quickly immobilized, their bodies covered in ice, and the scattered evil ghosts were frozen to death, disappearing from the world.

The outer sect steward of the Heavenly Ghost Sect was shocked and turned to run, realizing that a powerful expert was present and they couldn't kill today.

"Remember this, you killed so many of the Heavenly Ghost Sect today. The inner sect has many experts, and you will all die in the end." He left a resentful roar.

Tian Tian put away the jade flute, turned to Xu Daoyan, and said, "I didn't expect you to resist the power of 'White Snow.'"

"You are so powerful, why didn't you act earlier?" Xu Daoyan was angry. If Tian Tian had acted, Qin Han, Bai Shi, and Zhang Chao wouldn't have been so severely injured.

"I didn't say I wouldn't act. You were the one who kept trying to protect me!" Tian Tian's light remark left Xu Daoyan speechless. Ultimately, it was because of him that these people were attracted, and she was also implicated. It was reasonable for her not to act on his behalf.