"Yang Fire Crow!?"

"And it's at Tier One Perfection!?"

The Ninth-Layer Qi Refining disciple from the Celestial Fire Pavilion was startled.

It's one thing for Meng Yan to be so monstrous, but now there's also a Yang Fire Crow with battle strength surpassing the ordinary Qi Refining Perfection!

If it were a Li Fire Crow, he wouldn't fear it, but the Yang Fire Crow's defense and attack far exceed that of the Li Fire Crow, especially with its terrifying Lifebound Spirit Fire. If hit head-on, even Qi Refining Perfection couldn't escape death.

Next to the Yang Fire, Qi Ping, though his cultivation was at the Seventh-Layer of Qi Refining, exuded such an imposing aura that the Celestial Fire Pavilion disciple didn't dare show any disregard.

He instantly guessed that Qi Ping was the master of the Yang Fire Crow, and the one controlling the bees earlier must have been Qi Ping too.

"If I get surrounded, I'll be dead without a doubt, and judging from the fear those two witches showed toward Meng Yan, they probably won't have a chance to come to my aid..."

"So my only opportunity now is to capture the leader first, deal with the master of the Yang Fire Crow, and if the crow doesn't have strong feelings for its master, it might abandon the attack or suffer backlash from its master's death..."

Making a decisive decision, the Celestial Fire Pavilion man decided to unleash his strongest attack, hoping to kill Qi Ping in one strike.

Then a top-grade magical artifact flying sword appeared before the Celestial Fire Pavilion man, emitting an extremely sharp aura.

As violent spiritual power frantically poured into the flying sword, a brilliant golden light emanated from it, transforming into a golden stream of light, bypassing the Flame Burst Fireball and shooting directly at the charging Qi Ping.

This move, the Golden Radiance Flying Sword, is a technique he's honed painstakingly, not without a chance to slay Qi Ping in one blow!

Qi Ping also anticipated his intention the moment he saw the Celestial Fire Pavilion disciple's action.

Being most cautious, Qi Ping would never be careless in such matters.

Thus, at the instant the Celestial Fire Pavilion man initiated the move, Qi Ping abandoned his control over the Flame Burst Fireball, and instead, his spiritual power circulated at full speed, instantly forming a fire net of numerous small fireballs to protect him.

Additionally, a layer of bark-like skin instantly covered Qi Ping's entire body, especially in the direction of the sword's trajectory, where the Tree Skin Technique's energy was even more concentrated to the extreme.

"For so long, I've focused on and diligently practiced defense techniques—now is the time for these defense techniques to show their worth..."

The next moment, the Celestial Fire Pavilion man's golden flying sword reached Qi Ping's front with terrifying speed!

Flying swords are indeed one of the most praised attack artifacts in the Immortal Cultivation Realm, with undeniable advantages in both attack speed and power.

But Qi Ping's Flame Burst Net is no pushover either; as soon as the flying sword approached, the Flame Burst Net instantaneously enveloped the Celestial Fire Pavilion man's golden flying sword tightly.

Immediately, a series of explosive booms erupted!

Empowered by the Yang Fire Body and Beast King's Flame, and containing a trace of the True Meaning of Fire, the Flame Burst Net demonstrated its utmost power at this moment!

In the fearsome explosion, the Celestial Fire Pavilion man's attack momentum was instantly disrupted, while several fine cracks and fractures began to appear on the flying sword of the Celestial Fire Pavilion disciple.

In one clash, victory and defeat were immediately apparent!

The Celestial Fire Pavilion disciple's controlled flying sword attack was thwarted, and the sword sustained some damage.

Though it didn't prevent further battle, his full-force strike having no effect meant he'd missed the best chance to slay Qi Ping!

Because a new Flame Burst Net had already risen around Qi Ping, and the Tree Skin Technique's defense was entirely unharmed!

Meanwhile, Yaya had already transformed into a blazing golden-red flame stream, shooting toward the Celestial Fire Pavilion disciple along with the Flame Burst Technique!

"Looks like I underestimated the enhancement of the Yang Fire Body and Beast King's Flame on the Flame Burst Net; with my deepening comprehension of the True Meaning of Fire, the power of the Flame Burst Technique will receive even greater enhancement..."

"As it stands, a regular Ninth-Layer Qi Refining Sword Cultivator can't break through my Flame Burst Net defense and hasn't even touched the Tree Skin Technique that I've long practiced painstakingly..."

Feeling the immense strength of his current defense, Qi Ping's heart was filled with joy.

His defense was unexpectedly strong already; if he cultivated the Flame Burst Net to Perfection, truly understood the True Meaning of Fire, and further enhanced the Beast King's Flame, how strong would his defense become?

And after effortlessly withstanding the Celestial Fire Pavilion man's full attack, the disciple's heart turned utterly cold.

"It's over..."

His all-out attack didn't even scratch Qi Ping, leaving the outcome of the battle only too predictable.

The battle between Qi Ping and the Celestial Fire Pavilion man also garnered the attention of three others.

First, the twin witches' hearts sank heavily.

They initially hoped the Celestial Fire Pavilion disciple could kill Qi Ping with a single sword strike, then come to assist them after noticing Qi Ping was only at the Seventh-Layer of Qi Refining, but that was clearly impossible now.

Not only is it impossible, but their opponents will now include a Yang Fire Crow and a mysterious Qi Ping!

A sense of fear and urgency began to rise within them.

Even Meng Yan was astonished by Qi Ping's battle performance.

Qi Ping's realm was lower than he had expected, yet upon seeing the power of Qi Ping's Flame Burst Technique and Flame Burst Net, his heart still fluttered with shock.

Qi Ping managed to cultivate the Flame Burst Net to such a level in just over a month, exhibiting such formidable power!

Such talent would be considered remarkable even within the Cyan Origin Sect.

If not for the current uncertain situation in the Cyan Origin Sect, where having Qi Ping join might bring more harm than good, he would have thought about introducing Qi Ping to join.

Besides, seeing Qi Ping's calm demeanor told him Qi Ping still had hidden power...

Thinking of this, Meng Yan's confidence in Qi Ping increased further.

This is a good thing!

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Celestial Fire Pavilion disciple was frantically defending against Yaya, who was burning with flames.

Qi Ping, after withstanding the first wave of attacks from the Celestial Fire Pavilion disciple, began using the Flame Burst Body Technique, leveraging his body technique to continuously bombard the Celestial Fire Pavilion man with Flame Burst Fireballs.

If the Celestial Fire Pavilion man tried to approach Qi Ping, Qi Ping would retreat swiftly at extreme speed using the Flame Burst Body Technique under Yaya's cover...

The ensuing battle was no longer suspenseful. With the Celestial Fire Pavilion disciple having no more tricks, it didn't take long for him to be reduced to a shattered charred corpse under the joint attack of Qi Ping and Yaya...

"This Flame Burst Technique is indeed excellent; it is versatile in attack, defense, and retreat, perfectly suited for my combat style..."

Who can understand the thrill of hurling hand-crafted Immortal Cultivation bombs at the enemy?

"In the future, even at the Foundation Establishment Level, I could either find a similar technique or elevate this technique myself to the Foundation Establishment Level..."

Securing a major victory in his first direct battle filled Qi Ping with indescribable excitement.

However, after killing the Celestial Fire Pavilion disciple, Qi Ping didn't dare delay and immediately turned to attack the two witches battling Meng Yan.

They were today's main event!

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