Chapter 54

As soon as the voice sounded, the two people in the room were startled. Almost simultaneously, a green light pierced through the wall and suddenly flew in front of Su Yixiang. His eyes widened, his face full of fear. Just as he saw no way to avoid it, a white light suddenly rose from his chest. With a "ding," it not only blocked the divine shuttle but also scattered the spiritual energy attached to it, causing the divine shuttle to fail and return.

Only then did Su Yixiang regain his senses and shouted, "It's Zhang Yan!"

From birth, he had only been responsible for internal affairs in his family and had never had any experience in combat. The object that just appeared was probably the legendary Ruyi Divine Shuttle. Realizing he had just walked through the gates of death, he instinctively hugged his head and hid behind a thick wooden pillar.

At this moment, a dense fog spread out, instantly turning the surroundings into a white expanse.

Hiding behind the pillar, Su Yixiang was filled with doubt. Zhang Yan suddenly appeared here, but where were the people he had arranged below? Why was there no sign of them?

Right! He slapped his forehead. The magical treasure his elder brother gave him might be able to subdue Zhang Yan!

After fumbling in his sleeve for a while, he finally grabbed something. Suddenly, a sense of danger made all his muscles tense.

In the corner of his eye, the heart-stopping green light flew towards him again. The overwhelming momentum could not be concealed even by the thick fog. Although Su Yixiang was panicked, he felt a bit more confident with the magical treasure in his hand. He closed his eyes and stiffly threw the object upwards.

The moment it reached the air, it emitted a brilliant light, revealing itself to be a colorful and dazzling bronze mirror. The mirror flipped and shone a dazzling light downwards. This light, unimpeded by the thick fog, penetrated the wooden pillar and firmly held the Ruyi Divine Shuttle in place.

Su Yixiang peeked out from behind the wooden pillar and saw the Ruyi Divine Shuttle struggling in the light but unable to break free. His initial tension eased slightly, and he laughed wildly through the fog, "Zhang Yan, I knew you had a treasure of the metal and wood category. It's indeed the Ruyi Divine Shuttle. This mirror of mine..."

Before he could finish, he felt his body hair stand on end. A cloud-patterned vermilion brush pierced through the fog, and he opened his mouth in horror, as if it had already reached his nose.

Originally, when Zhang Yan saw the Ruyi Divine Shuttle being blocked by some unknown treasure and the spiritual energy attached to it scattered, he immediately realized that one treasure alone wouldn't be enough to deal with the opponent. So this time, he planned a dual strategy: using the divine shuttle to attract the treasure while secretly using the Xuanming Brush to take the opponent's life.

However, due to his insufficient cultivation, he couldn't use two treasures simultaneously, so there was a slight delay, which reduced the effectiveness.

Seeing Su Yixiang about to be struck by the Xuanming Brush, his body trembled, and the white light once again flew out, meeting the brush head-on. The Xuanming Brush's attack failed, and the spiritual light on the brush dissipated, returning to Zhang Yan's hand.

After two failed attacks, Su Yixiang was unharmed, but he was now filled with infinite fear. This treasure was given to him by his elder brother, Su Yihong, who claimed it could withstand at least three attacks from magical treasures. However, after each set of three attacks, it needed to be re-refined with his life essence and spiritual liquid to be used again.

It had already withstood two attacks, but it seemed Zhang Yan had more than just these two treasures. If the opponent continued to attack without hesitation, he would be killed in just two more strikes. He had the urge to flee, but he was only at the first level of Mingqi, and this Golden Magnetic Bronze Mirror required him to continuously support it with his essence, leaving him unable to move. If the Ruyi Divine Shuttle broke free, he would die immediately.

At this critical moment, he abandoned all pretense of dignity and screamed hysterically, "Senior Brother Wu, Senior Brother Wu, where are you? Why don't you act quickly? If I die, the Su family won't let you off!"

The moment the fog spread, Wu Zhen quickly retreated to the corner of the wall, his face grave. Zhang Yan's ability to silently reach the seventh floor of the tower was a clear indication of his extraordinary skills. He dared not be careless. Once he reached the corner, he felt slightly more at ease.

Hearing Su Yixiang suddenly start shouting, he frowned, a look of disgust flashing in his eyes. For a moment, he wavered about his decision to ally with Su Yixiang.

However, now was not the time to think too much. He had just sworn allegiance to the other party and couldn't let him be killed in front of him. He pinched his fingers, exhaled a breath of clear and turbid qi, and used a secret family technique, the "Release" word spell. Instantly, the thick fog in front of him swayed and thinned, allowing him to faintly discern the surroundings.

Suddenly, a figure seemed to flash in front of him. Wu Zhen's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he seized the opportunity, shouting and throwing a flying sword at the opponent.

Although Su Yixiang was only at the first level of Mingqi, he was a disciple of the Su family and inevitably had some magical treasures. Zhang Yan originally intended to quickly resolve him with a swift attack, but he didn't expect this person to have a treasure that could counter the Ruyi Divine Shuttle and even block his Xuanming Brush.

However, he knew that such treasures that could fly out to protect only reacted to magical treasures. Therefore, he decided to approach and stab the person at close range.

Just as he took a few steps, he felt the fog stir. Turning back, he saw a flying sword heading towards him. The sword was incredibly fast, reaching him in an instant. It was too late to use the Xuanming Brush again. In this critical moment, Zhang Yan opened his eyes and exhaled a mouthful of Kunling turbid qi.

There was a "ding," and the flying sword's momentum paused slightly.

Before the first breath of turbid qi dissipated, Zhang Yan exhaled a second breath, hitting the flying sword again and finally deflecting it to the side. However, when these two breaths of turbid qi returned to his chest, they were only a fraction of their original strength, leaving him unable to move.

Seeing the flying sword still in the air and about to strike again, Zhang Yan took a desperate risk and exhaled a third breath of turbid qi, which was mixed with heavy turbid qi. The originally dark turbid qi instantly turned a blackish red.

Unexpectedly, this time it worked. There was a "tearing" sound, and the flying sword's light dimmed, swaying in the air like a drunk.

Wu Zhen's face changed, and he shouted, "How dare you defile my magical sword!"

He pinched his fingers and exhaled a white gas, which contained a faint golden-red light. He formed a hand seal, and the light flashed, forming a turtle-shell-like shadow above him.

There was a "thud," and the shadow shattered. He grunted and retreated several steps, crushing several floor tiles under his feet. He pressed his hand against the wall, and with a creaking sound, he pushed a wall column inward, finally stopping. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

At this moment, Su Yixiang watched in terror as Zhang Yan, with a flying sword in his shoulder, charged towards him as if nothing had happened. His heart nearly stopped, and he screamed, forgetting to hold the Ruyi Divine Shuttle in place, and turned to flee. Zhang Yan leaped up, pulled the flying sword from his shoulder, and with a swift slash, a head flew into the air, hitting the opposite wall and bouncing back to the ground, rolling away. The headless body took a few steps forward and fell to the ground with a thud.

With Su Yixiang dead, the bronze mirror in the air lost control, its light fading as it fell. Zhang Yan caught it, and the Ruyi Divine Shuttle, no longer restrained, also fell back into his hand.

Wu Zhen, shaken by the Zhenhun Inkstone, felt his blood and spirit churn. He was both relieved and fearful. He recognized the Zhenhun Inkstone, originally belonging to Du De, and knew its power. If he were to be held by it, he would instantly lose his soul and his body would decay.

He could block it once, but could he block it again?

With Zhang Yan's endless magical treasures, he lost the will to fight and decided to flee. Seeing Su Yixiang killed, he dared not stay any longer. Without hesitation, he turned and broke through the wall, attaching a point of Xuan light to his sword, which enveloped him and shot out like a rainbow.

However, before he could leave the tower, he heard a cold snort. A green light instantly reached him, piercing through the rainbow light. After two more strikes, he screamed and fell from the air. The Ruyi Divine Shuttle turned and scattered his essence, then returned to Zhang Yan.

At this moment, the entire tower was cleansed of all life by Zhang Yan.

He calmly tore off a piece of his sleeve to bandage his shoulder and took some pills from his Qiankun sleeve. The flying sword had already lost most of its spiritual energy and only injured him with its momentum. He would recover in a day or two.

Unexpectedly, the last breath of turbid qi mixed with heavy turbid qi had defiled the opponent's flying sword. He didn't know why, but he put the question aside for now.

He walked forward, searched Wu Zhen's body, and took the talisman controlling the tower's restrictions. With a wave of his hand, the tower's direction changed, and he felt relieved.

After thoroughly searching both bodies, he found that Wu Zhen had only some pills, while Su Yixiang had a Qiankun sleeve. Just as he was about to check its contents, the entire tower shook violently, as if it had collided with something.

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