Red Dust Sword, how could it recklessly ascend to the Heavenly Palace?

Wherever this sword light passed, the black mist dissipated completely, and several shadows within almost instantly crumbled and scattered.

"Courting death!"

As the black mist dispersed, Lu Sheng's enraged voice resounded.

He hadn't expected that everything he had meticulously planned would be obstructed by this old relic on the brink of death.

The Nine Tripod was heavy, and he was surrounded by countless experts along with nearly ten thousand soldiers on the square, numerous firearms; even an Immortal would have to kneel.

However, his anger was completely futile.

After Cheng Jianxin executed this exquisite sword strike, his vitality was utterly severed. He stood there with his sword raised, head bowed, motionless like a statue.

Lu Sheng's fury found no outlet as he flickered to Cheng Jianxin's corpse, his sleeves billowing and a fierce astral wind roaring from his hand as he delivered a palm strike.

"Ah!"

With bloodshot eyes, Chang Tianque rushed madly forward, wielding his sword.

But at such a distance, it was too late.

Clap!

Just as Lu Sheng's palm descended, a figure suddenly appeared before him, colliding with his fist.

It was Li Yan who had awakened.

At this moment, Li Yan's appearance was somewhat unusual.

The Thunder Department's forces had already withdrawn, but arcs of electricity still crackled over him, and blue light shone from his pupils.

Zzz~

Lu Sheng felt a tingling in his palm and quickly retreated.

No wonder, the remnant of a Fangshi who had survived since the late Qin Dynasty; he merely glanced, his expression darkening as he said, "Thunder Department's divine skills, hmph, so they play tricks too..."

His guess was correct.

In the Thunder Fire Refining Hall of Wudang Mountain, after undergoing the trials, Li Yan's soul hook was transformed, merged with the Thunder Department's divine skills to become the Soul-hooking Thunder Rope.

This was also one of Li Yan's trump cards.

With the thunder stored in the Soul-hooking Thunder Rope, he performed the Divine Transformation Technique, embodying the Thunder God, even slaying the malicious flood dragon in Shennongjia.

However, the Soul-hooking Thunder Rope required the consumption of thunder, and since entering Shu, Li Yan had never encountered a thunderstorm, rendering this trump card unusable.

This time, he summoned the Thunder Department and finally filled it to the brim.

Even more wondrous was that with the completion of Heavenly Official tasks following Li Wenyuan's death by lightning, the Thunder Department finally issued its reward.

This Innate Thunder Gang.

Somewhat similar to Divine Astral, but even more potent.

After merging into the Soul-hooking Thunder Rope, its divine skills fundamentally transformed, capable of generating thunder independently, executing thunder techniques with greater ferocity.

While the execution of the Divine Transformation Technique rapidly depletes it, slow accumulation is possible, liberating it from weather constraints.

Li Yan previously forgot himself in doing this.

Witnessing this, those around immediately rejoiced.

Bang bang bang!

Intense gunfire erupted.

But Lu Sheng simply dodged left and right, stepping with Astral Steps, his movements like avatars, transforming into several phantoms amidst the Eight Trigrams, dodging all incoming bullets effortlessly.

"Hmph!"

Lu Sheng coldly glanced at the Nine Tripod, a sneering smile on his lips, "Oh well, the Nine Tripod has appeared; the situation is settled. Let it remain with you for now!"

Having said that, he then flickered and retreated swiftly.

Upon seeing this, everyone's hearts sank.

It turned out, under the interference of that beast hide, the Jingzhou Tripod was completely disengaged, transforming into its physical form, while the Dragon Palace illusion in the sky gradually dissipated.

Everyone immediately understood Lu Sheng's meaning.

The Jingzhou Tripod was indeed in trouble, and disaster was inevitable.

Such a dreadful artifact, once the beast hide's power wanes, will again release divine might, which they'll be unable to manage.

Even more troublesome, it will attract countless greedy individuals.

They will be overwhelmed with dealing, while Lu Sheng only needs to lurk in the shadows, seizing the opportunity to reclaim the Tripod.

"Hahaha..."

Amid roars of insane laughter, Lu Sheng's figure shifted unpredictably, flickering left and right, morphing into phantoms, heading toward the palace's exterior.

His escape technique was astonishing; adept individuals along his path attempted to block him, but regardless of the method, they only captured phantoms.

"Can't escape!"

The cold voice echoed.

But see Li Yan standing in mid-air, three feet off the ground, two Soul-hooking Ropes threading through his shoulders and back, with lightning crackling like a Thunder God's Belt flying in the wind.

Li Yan had tried, yet couldn't sense Lu Sheng's aura, who had some unknown divine artifact, nor could he feel the Hook Paper.

He didn't surpass the opponent in Dao, only capable of utilizing the Divine Transformation Technique, transforming into the Thunder God's body.

Different from the Netherworld God altered through Netherworld power, Li Yan was presently enveloped in the Soul-hooking Thunder Rope, with enhanced speed and attack power.

Boom!

A clap of thunder echoed as Li Yan already stood in Lu Sheng's path.

"Hm?"

Lu Sheng was startled but reacted swiftly, stepping aside, his figure swiftly retreating.

Not only that, he cast mantra and suddenly opened his mouth, exhaling a breath of smoke mist, transforming into billowing white fog.

In an instant, a gale arose, the white fog rapidly spreading.

"Kill!"

Countless cries of battle resounded from all directions.

To everyone's surprise, dense armies emerged from the thick fog, all clad in long robes, leather belts cinched at the waist, short pants, and legs wrapped in gaiters, with shallow shoes, wielding crossbows, daggers, spears, and other weapons.

Old-fashioned attire, the aura of slaughter sky high.

It was the Qin army that once dominated the world and unified the Six Kingdoms.

Wang Daoxuan and the others recognized it as an illusion technique, but the soldiers on the square were unaware, shaken by the Qin army's imposing presence, frantically forming arrays and firing.

In an instant, sparks flew, with the tremors becoming more pronounced, the entire square descended into chaos.

The soldiers fired recklessly, causing many injuries instantly.

Even among the Bamboo Forest Six Leisurely, Cui Bai had his arm shattered by firearms.

Everyone was furious, but with the white fog swirling, illusions burgeoning, many illusion-breaking spells couldn't be used.

"Hahaha..."

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