Chapter 794: Sword Formation Unleashed

Volume Four: Winds Rise OverseasVolume Five: Gaining Renown

Although Han Li didn't know the true power of the so-called "Seven Dragon Pillars," hearing Silvermoon's voice filled with such panic made his heart tighten.

With a shake of his large sleeve, the thirty-six Azure Bamboo Cloudswirl Swords hummed and darted out from his sleeve like fish.

Knowing that his opponent was no ordinary demonic cultivator, Han Li no longer intended to slowly probe their strength with other methods. He immediately unleashed his newly refined flying swords, aiming to defeat the enemy in one swift blow.

Thirty-six streaks of golden light, each about a foot long, swirled above Han Li's head as he cast several incantations upon them.

Instantly, all the golden lights trembled slightly, immediately splitting into hundreds of identical sword-lights that radiated brilliant light.

Just as Han Li was about to activate his incantations to form the Grand Metal Sword Array with these sword-lights, the seven surrounding light pillars launched their attack first.

The silver dragons on the pillars simultaneously turned their heads towards Han Li in the center. Their mouths opened wide, gleaming with silver light, as if something was about to erupt from them.

Without hesitation, Han Li pointed at the blue shield in front of him. With a flash of spiritual light, the treasure instantly transformed into a blue water curtain, completely enveloping him. With his other hand, he cast out a brocade handkerchief, which transformed into a vast expanse of white mist that appeared around the water curtain.

At the same time, a white figure shot out from Han Li's sleeve, landing on the ground and transforming into an alluring and graceful beautiful woman.

It was Silvermoon, who had possessed the demon fox's body and emerged on her own.

As Han Li felt surprised, Silvermoon raised her hand, and a purple light shot out. It was the Purple Cloud Pouch.

With a look of tension on her face, Silvermoon transformed this ancient treasure into a purple fire net, creating another layer of defense on the outermost side.

Han Li's heart tensed. He had set up two layers of defense, yet Silvermoon still thought it wasn't enough. Were these "Seven Dragon Pillars" truly so powerful?

Just as this thought rose in Han Li's mind, silver light had already shot out silently from the mouths of the seven silver dragons. They were seven seemingly tangible silver light pillars.

Seven streams of silver light, as thick as a bowl, flashed and disappeared, striking the fire net formed by the Purple Cloud Pouch.

Silver light and purple flames intertwined, but the purple net only held for a moment before being pierced through with seven holes, like snow melting under the spring sun.

The seven silver lights continued their trajectory without losing momentum, striking the light mist formed by the ancient brocade handkerchief.

The moment they made contact, the light mist churned wildly, showing signs of collapse.

Seeing this, Han Li drew a sharp breath, his expression subtly changing.

If this continued, his three layers of defense would be completely broken in an instant. What kind of attack were these light pillars, to be so incredibly powerful!

Just as Han Li was thinking this, Silvermoon, upon seeing the scene, instead looked greatly relieved.

"So it's just a fake. I worried for nothing!" Silvermoon muttered. She formed an incantation with her delicate hand, and from her cherry lips, along with a puff of fragrant mist, she expelled a pink spherical pearl.

The pearl was the size of a thumb and emitted a fragrant aroma.

Then, a low, melodious chanting emerged from Silvermoon's mouth as she pointed a fair finger at the pearl.

With a soft "bang," the pearl burst open on its own, transforming into countless glittering, extraordinarily vibrant powders that flew towards the surrounding blue water curtain.

Han Li was momentarily stunned but showed no intention of stopping it.

As a result, once the water curtain absorbed these powders, it radiated brilliant spiritual light. Its surface instantly brightened, as if the entire water curtain was composed of countless copper mirrors of similar size.

At this point, the silver light had broken through the outer layer of white mist and unceremoniously struck the final layer of defense.

Seeing this, Han Li's heart immediately tensed, but the incantations in his hand never stopped. Unbeknownst to anyone, the sword-lights that had been circling above his head began to mysteriously disappear one by one.

The water curtain emitted dazzling, piercing light. After the seven silver lights trembled slightly, they were surprisingly reflected back in the light, shooting back towards the seven light pillars along their original path without any deviation. Their speed was incredibly fast, a third faster than their initial approach.

This move not only greatly surprised Han Li, but the black-robed youth was completely unprepared.

He was completely captivated by the appearance of a beautiful young woman beside Han Li.

The two words "fake item" that Silvermoon had just muttered also didn't escape his ears, causing a hint of surprise to flash across the black-robed youth's face.

A series of rumbling sounds followed. The seven light pillars and the silver dragons on them were instantly engulfed by the silver light, vanishing into nothingness.

Han Li was stunned. It was truly hard to believe that this seemingly powerful treasure had been destroyed so easily.

Silvermoon pursed her red lips, and a triumphant smile appeared on her face.

"So it's not only a fake, but an unfinished one. It really did give me a fright," Silvermoon chuckled softly, patting her well-endowed chest with her delicate hand.

"Unfinished? How do you know the method to break the Seven Dragon Pillars?" The black-robed youth opposite, seeing the Seven Dragon Pillars destroyed, his expression suddenly darkened. Upon hearing Silvermoon's words about it being "unfinished," he immediately demanded sharply.

Although he knew that the treasure he had obtained was certainly not the true item from legends, he also felt that, even for a replica, its divine abilities were too simplistic. Now, upon hearing Silvermoon's words, his heart stirred, and he believed her for the most part.

Silvermoon listened to the black-robed youth's words. Her bright eyes flickered, showing no intention of answering. Instead, she formed an incantation with both hands and sent an incantation towards the water curtain.

Instantly, a flash of light appeared on the water curtain, and a cloud of pink mist shot out from it, instantly condensing back into its original pink spherical pearl form.

Silvermoon parted her red lips, and a radiant glow shot out from her mouth. With a brief expansion and contraction, it swept the pearl inside, reabsorbing it into her body.

"A demon core! Haha! So it's a fox demon. But her cultivation is only at the seventh level, which is a bit strange. However, this is perfect. In Great Jin, many cultivators desire a fox demon concubine. A fox demon capable of transforming is worth cities, comparable to top-tier spiritual treasures of heaven and earth. This time, I truly haven't come in vain." The black-robed youth was initially furious, but after carefully scanning Silvermoon and the pink pearl in the water curtain with his spiritual sense multiple times, his face revealed wild joy.

"Although this humble servant would very much like to accompany Senior Immortal, unfortunately, Silvermoon already has a master. I'm afraid I cannot follow your wishes, senior," Silvermoon said with a chuckle, her eyes sparkling, covering her small mouth with her hand after her expression subtly changed.

"Has a master? Your master will be scattering his soul to the heavens in a moment. Come with me obediently, and I'll spare your life. Don't be ungrateful! Following this Venerable One is far better than staying in this desolate backwater," the black-robed youth said indifferently, gazing greedily at Silvermoon twice.

"Is Your Excellency out of your mind? I, her master, am perfectly fine, yet you're already setting your sights on my maidservant. Perhaps Your Excellency should take a look around first," Han Li, who had been standing still up until now, suddenly said sarcastically.

"Around? You mean these trashy sword-lights?" the black-robed youth said disdainfully, sweeping his gaze over the densely packed sword-lights that had suddenly appeared around him. "While it's indeed unexpected that you've refined so many flying swords as magical treasures at once, Your Excellency surely knows that Natal Magical Treasures rely entirely on one's own True Essence for cultivation to unleash immense power. Refining so many flying swords is an extremely foolish idea. As for conjuring so many sword-lights, it's even more laughably impractical. What use are such divine abilities in a fight against cultivators of the same cultivation level? Even if I stand still, your sword-lights won't be able to harm a single hair on my body."

"You have a point," Han Li said with a strange expression, suddenly revealing a murderous glint in his eyes. "However, before that, I'd like to ask you, fellow Daoist: Are you a late-Nascent Soul stage cultivator? If not, then you can die." At the same time, he secretly activated an incantation, unleashing the Grand Metal Sword Array, which he had quietly set up.

The black-robed youth opposite, hearing Han Li's question, was momentarily stunned, then immediately felt something was amiss. He hastily flipped his hand, and a jet-black short axe appeared in his palm.

Runes flickered faintly on the axe's surface, and a lifelike ghost face was carved into its handle, indicating its extraordinary nature.

At this moment, the surrounding golden sword-lights chimed in unison, radiating brilliant spiritual light, but instead of attacking immediately, they began to mysteriously disappear one by one.

The black-robed youth, startled, hastily released his spiritual sense, attempting to locate the sword-lights. However, after scanning, he found no anomalies whatsoever.

This made the black-robed youth's heart skip a beat, and he no longer hesitated.

With a cold snort, he unhesitatingly cast out the black axe in his hand.

After a flash of black light, the axe instantly expanded wildly, transforming into a massive axe about six or seven zhang long, appearing exceptionally sharp.

The massive axe swayed slightly and chopped fiercely at a point in the void.

Golden light burst forth, and an inconspicuous golden thread then emerged, moving to meet the descending massive axe's direction, vanishing in a flash.

With a "clink," the massive axe broke into two halves from the middle and fell from the air.

"This is..." The disdain on the black-robed youth's face vanished instantly, and his expression became solemn.

He raised his hand again, and a jade-green flying dagger shot from his grasp, transforming into a green rainbow about a zhang long, and shot away.

The same scene unfolded: as soon as the green rainbow flew out a dozen zhang, it was swept by several identical golden threads from nowhere. After a burst of green light, it was cut into six or seven pieces and fell to the ground.

"Hiss! A sword array!" The black-robed youth, being well-informed, drew a sharp breath and immediately understood what was happening.

Logically, a sword array should require dozens or even hundreds of people to set up. Yet Han Li alone had set up such a powerful sword array, which truly left the youth somewhat dumbfounded.

Han Li saw that the black-robed youth had somewhat understood, but he gave the man no time to consider a method to break the array. He immediately formed an incantation with both hands, his spiritual sense simultaneously connecting with all the sword-lights, and forcefully activated the entire Grand Metal Sword Array.

Instantly, a bizarre scene appeared near the black-robed youth.

Countless golden threads, shimmering with an eerie golden light, appeared and disappeared around the youth. They flickered silently and irregularly, yet slowly converged towards the center.

Seeing this, the black-robed youth's face immediately turned ashen.

He suddenly slapped his storage pouch with one hand, and more than ten white spherical pearls, covered in blood-red veins, appeared in his hand.

Then his figure spun, and these pearls shot out simultaneously in all directions.