Where did that attack come from? How can it be so powerful and so accurate? Could that Taoist surnamed Lei have already approached stealthily? There are no signs at all!

"Over there! It seemed like there was a flash of lightning in the forest..." a Lin Clan cultivator said uncertainly, as he pointed toward the distant mountain peaks.

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look, each of them startled. Could a Middle Three Heavens Taoist Talisman Sect cultivator hit from such a distance?

The Celestial Master Mansion's newly created Flying Fire Talisman had already been experienced by the Lin Clan, who had suffered some losses when they first encountered it. With the lessons accumulated from blood and fire, they were no longer unfamiliar with this new Spirit Talisman.

Its attack range was clearly beyond other Spirit Talismans. Indeed, it leveled the playing field against the distance advantage of the Confucian Chanting Sect cultivators, sometimes even gaining the upper hand. However, it might consume more energy or take longer to launch the talisman. Consequently, it was difficult for a single person to use them in rapid succession, resulting in longer intervals between attacks.

At the same time, in terms of distance, they were still outmatched by cultivators of the Confucian Divine Archer Lineage. This was especially true for those whose Life-Bound Magic Arts, such as Far Arrows and Wild Goose Arrows, had undergone further training to strengthen long-range attacks.

But... the mountain peak on the opposite side, where the flash occurred, was simply too far away.

Forget Taoist Talisman Sect cultivators of the Fifth Heaven Layer realm; even Confucian Divine Archery cultivators of the same realm would struggle to make such a shot.

The Lin Clan members were incredibly surprised. Was it a sneak attack from a Mount Shu expert adept at Flying Swords? Or a sniper from the Middle Three Heavens, belonging to the Confucian Divine Archer Lineage? Even cultivators from these two sects would require intense concentration and lengthy preparation to unleash an attack of such might, wouldn't they? Surely it couldn't be an Upper Three Heavens expert?

Fortunately, their leader was accustomed to turbulent situations and quickly regained his composure. Their most threatening expert had already perished. The opposing side, however, had an unexpectedly formidable cultivator whose background was unknown. It was not advisable to continue fighting under these circumstances.

This Lin Clan Elder of the Middle Three Heavens made a decisive call, "Go! Leave this place at once!"

The Lin Clan members calmed down and, without delay, began to retreat from the location.

The leading Lin Clan Elder, however, hesitated for a moment. He went over to the deceased Lin Clan Divine Archer, briefly examined the scene, and hastily collected traces of evidence without a closer look, planning to study it carefully later.

Despite this Lin Clan Elder's broad experience, his scalp tingled as he examined the corpse. The massive wound on the front of the corpse was already shocking. But on its back, the vertebrae and spine seemed to have been mangled and blasted away by an explosive force from within. 'A mangled mess of flesh and blood' was insufficient to describe it. There wasn't much flesh or blood left at all; the wound was completely charred, and embers still smoldered within it. If this Lin Clan member hadn't cultivated the Confucian Divine Archery lineage, making the resilience of his physical body and vital energy far surpass that of other Confucian cultivators, his body likely wouldn't have even maintained a human shape from the front.

Though Taoist Flying Swords are strong, they wouldn't cause such a wound. However, the Explosive Flame Arrow, from the same Confucian Divine Archery lineage, causes somewhat similar damage. But once an Explosive Flame Arrow is loosed, it's like a Great Sun crossing the sky, its presence terrifyingly grand. Yet the attack from the enemy just now was merely a flash of lightning...

This Lin Clan Elder was completely baffled. He only discovered a deformed metal pellet among the shattered rocks behind the deceased.

"...It was this little thing?" The Lin Clan Elder was even more astonished.

He couldn't dwell on it further. He quickly gathered the items, preparing to leave.

But just then, a warning suddenly flared in his mind, and the hairs all over his body stood on end.

Sunlight streamed down from above, casting two shadows on the ground. One person stood behind the other, seemingly raising something high.

Sword Qi erupted from the Lin Clan Elder. As he spun around, he roared, "Vile fiend, how dare you act so presumptuously?!"

Following his shout, the person behind him, who had already raised their hand high above their head, seemed to falter, their motion slowing by half a beat. But even as the Lin Clan Elder's Sword Qi condensed for a counterattack, the object in the assailant's hand still struck down first, aiming for his head.

The Sword Qi formed a net, but it was instantly shattered.

The assailant was none other than Lei Jun.

Confucian Sect cultivators generally possessed strong mental and spiritual cultivation. One of the life-bound Schools of Dharma cultivated by the Lin Clan Elder was the Jiangzhou Lin Clan's secret technique, the Vast Integrity Sword Encirclement. Upon reaching a certain level of mastery, there was no need for overt gestures; his Sword Qi would naturally stand guard around him, constantly ready for combat. If not for this, this Lin Clan Elder of the Middle Three Heavens Level would not have detected a powerful enemy sneaking up behind him in time.

But detection was one thing; Lei Jun's short rod struck down, directly smashing the elder's longsword to pieces. The short rod's momentum didn't cease, and it struck firmly atop the Lin Clan Elder's head.

BANG!

Blood splattered. The Lin Clan Elder immediately fell backward.

After Lei Jun's cultivation advanced to the Middle Three Heavens, he first achieved Yin Yang Combined Evil during his time in the Fourth Layer of Heaven Original Talisman realm. Then, upon reaching the Fifth Heaven Layer Tao Palace Realm, he further refined the Yin Yang Er Gang. Due to these successive enhancements, a key characteristic was that when he cast spells, their might surpassed that of other cultivators in the same realm.

If this Lin Clan Elder's first reaction had been to flee, he might have lasted a few more rounds. But in a head-on clash, Lei Jun immediately shattered his Sword Qi and felled him with a single blow from the rod. Although another Life-Bound Magic Art the elder cultivated was quite profound and could mentally intimidate opponents, Lei Jun's own mental cultivation was also formidable. His movements merely paused for an instant before his short rod, despite being launched later, still struck first.

"Thank you for helping me retrieve this," Lei Jun said, beckoning with his hand to recall the severely deformed Sword Pellet.

Strictly speaking, this Magnetosword Pellet was not Lei Jun's true life-bound Second Law. His life-bound Second Law was called the Dual Polarity Yuan Magnetism Spell. Perhaps because Lei Jun's thinking was somewhat unrestrained this time, this spell, rooted in Dual Polarity Primordial Magnetism, could manifest in numerous variations, embodying many of his diverse concepts.

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