Demon Sword Sect’s Undercover
Chapter 721 - 721 720 Good People Good Deed 4 Seeking Guaranteed Monthly Ticket

721: Chapter 720 Good People Good Deed 4 [Seeking Guaranteed Monthly Ticket] 721: Chapter 720 Good People Good Deed 4 [Seeking Guaranteed Monthly Ticket] Yan Baiyi felt the pressure bear down on him, as he was the second to take the stage.

If sword cultivators were fighting blindly, he at least knew the roots of his opponent; he couldn’t afford to lose again…

In Yan Country, the mighty Daoist Sect seemed like a sideline of body cultivation, but in reality, it was the epitome of Daoist magic cultivation, following the path of spell casters.

In ancient times, a Daoist came from beyond the heavens, establishing a single banner in the Northern Territory to usher in a new dawn.

At the beginning of the spiritual revival on the Jinxiu Continent, humans occupied a small territory, only holding ground in the southeast, while the Demon Clan, with their physical prowess and instinctual advantages, dominated the continent, their power flourishing unbridled.

Back then, the Northern Territory was a wilderness, which was only later slowly developed by humans.

Among them, the efforts of the ancestor of the Yan Sect played a crucial role.

With the rise of a great banner, centered on it, he swept away demonic haunts for a century, thus giving rise to the great banner gate of Yan Country in later generations.

Though the Yan Sect was rooted in magic cultivation, its defining feature was the great banner—just as a sword cultivator is devoted to a single sword, which simplifies the world’s complexity; this great banner gate was the sword cultivator among the Daoist magic lineages.

They focused solely on the banner they carried, through which they glimpsed the vastness of the Dao.

In battle, they were like generals on a stage, with treasure banners embedded on their backs; spells unleashed with the banners, and powerful spells sealed within.

Once waved, they stirred the air, embodying the Five Elements, with Yin and Yang intermingled.

Simply put, they integrated spells and artifact talismans so when used, manipulating the banners would instantly summon an array of spells, effortlessly deployed and withdrawn, which was extremely convenient.

Among the anticipations of many, Yan Baiyi didn’t hesitate; his figure darted through, and he had already appeared within the mini world.

Like Wei Gu, he remained silent; a shake of his body, and eight small banners appeared on his back, spreading open like a peacock’s display, commanding awe and authority.

The Eight Diagrams Flag, a must-carry for every disciple of the great banner gate; unlike some Daoist paths that required judging a person’s strength by the number of banners they carried, in the great banner gate, disciples carried Eight Flags upon entering the path, still the same Eight Flags upon reaching Nascent Transformation, but the realm’s elevation meant the flags differed, this banner was not like the other.

With a quick discernment, he knew the direction; a banner waving behind him signified the Gentle Wind Flag; Gentle Wind represented wind, and instantly he was enveloped by a breeze, capable of turning with utmost grace.

Following the breeze, half clouds, half intent;

Such simple wind-riding techniques earned an admiring shout from all the watching cultivators.

It was indeed the perfect strategy against ancient martial body cultivators; impalpable and impervious.

The next moment, his opponent appeared within his Divine Sense.

The Qian Banner on his back flickered, and with three consecutive waves, three tall pillars rose from the ground, entrapping the opponent within.

Yan Baiyi knew very clearly that ordinary Five Elements Techniques would hardly harm those body cultivators with formidable resistance and superhuman durability.

Instead of meaninglessly using average spells for harassment and probing, he decided to employ the essence of the Eight Diagrams Flag directly.

He was well aware that ancient martial body cultivators were another Daoist lineage of extraordinary explosive power.

Wasting effort here just to be caught off-guard and taken down in a single wave was the height of folly.

Therefore, he started with the Qian Three Pillars Imprisonment Technique, also a consistent feature of his combat style.

He disliked a passive, grinding fight, preferring instead to overwhelm his opponents with formidable momentum, all in one go.

The unfortunate person trapped between the pillars seemed somewhat confused, but it wasn’t for lack of responsive skills, really; with Escape Techniques rendered ineffective and Sword Control Techniques unusable for fear of exposing weaknesses, and the rest of the escape techniques being too slack—passable for travel, not for battle—it was better not to use them at all, resulting in an inevitable resort to fighting like a stationary “cannon”.

The blind old man forbade him to use his sword, which restricted not just the Flying Sword but an entire combat system; stripped of half his capabilities, he struggled to make do with the limited skills he had left, which was a challenging ordeal.

But it was also a unique challenge; hopeless against those Constellation True Inheritors, but perhaps worth trying against these ordinary inheritors.

It resulted in rather stiff and ungraceful movements.

This style of combat was atypical for a sword cultivator like him and was a way to improve himself across the board, even if it was a bit hard to grasp.

Without his sword, he couldn’t be certain of success.

So, he was even more excited than the challengers.

Where else on the continent could top True Inheritors line up to test their moves on him?

Three pillars trapped him.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t escape, but wherever he fled, the three pillars surrounded him.

He couldn’t use the Sword Control Technique, the Shape-following Sword, or the Body Sword Skill…

not a single Escape Technique was available to him; therefore, he simply crossed his arms, closed his eyes, and used his Body Skill to withstand the onslaught.

He also wanted to know what the limit was for his Thunder Fire Refining Golden Body, which had reached the peak of the Second Realm.

The Qian Gua is associated with the Gold Element, manifesting as Gold Power in the Five Elements Power.

Earth fosters Gold, and Gold gives birth to Water.

Although he was not familiar with Gold, he had a good understanding of Water and Earth.

Coupled with his tough skin and flesh, he held up rather well.

Yan Baiyi saw that the three consecutive Qian moves were not effective, which was within his expectations.

The body of a cultivator, once sufficiently trained, becomes extremely resilient.

It must be cut with sharpness rather than suppressed with mere force.

With a thought, he shook the Kun Banner on his back, executing the Kun Six Break!

All three pillars simultaneously broke in the middle, and Hou Niao felt as if someone was pulling at his head and feet, enacting the punishment of dismemberment.

This strike was formidable.

Qian is Heaven, and Kun is Earth.

The Kun Six Break is the Earth Element’s severance, but he seemed to have a deeper understanding of the Earth Element, didn’t he?

Leveraging his understanding of the Earth Element and his body’s resilience, he narrowly made it through this ordeal.

He silently marveled at the sheer number of Divine Skills and techniques on the continent.

Relying solely on sheer endurance was really disadvantageous.

That last strike had nearly reached his limit, but fortunately, he was shaken yet unharmed.

But he still had no idea what to do next.

With so many restrictions and the Yan brother keeping his distance, he couldn’t put his close-combat skills to use.

He had no choice but to continue enduring, waiting for an opportunity to arise.

…Yan Baiyi rolled out one technique after another, refusing to give his opponent any time to react.

If the Qian Kun flags didn’t work out, he immediately changed his approach.

The Zhen Banner and the Gen Banner were both shook behind him, and suddenly, his opponent was thrown into disarray, unable to control himself.

Zhen lifts the cauldron, and Gen caps the bowl, as if placing the opponent within a cauldron and bowl, shuddering and shaking them up and down, back and forth.

But he knew that this wouldn’t be enough to finish off his opponent.

After several ups and downs, suddenly, he changed tactics.

The Gentle Wind Flag behind him started to shake, and in an instant, a giant tornado swiftly took shape.

This was his most adept technique, using the wind from his Gentle Wind Flag.

Once the opponent was caught in the wind, he would then use the Li Banner to create fire, achieving the Feng Huo effect, confident that the opponent would not be able to withstand it!

When he unleashed the Gentle Wind, there was an immediate response from the other side.

The two had been fighting up to this point, and finally, the opponent was no longer on the defensive, but instead…

…he threw a few objects from his pouch.

Hmm, a few stone figures?

Thinking that stone figures could swallow the wind and manipulate the momentum?

Far too naive!

Yan Baiyi was full of confidence, shaking the Gentle Wind Flag more vigorously, with the wind picking up rapidly.

In a blink, nearly the entire miniature world was engulfed by the wind, leaving no area spared.

Yan Baiyi was stunned.

His Gentle Wind Flag was powerful, but even he knew it wasn’t that potent!

After a brief moment of shock, even he couldn’t control his body as the powerful tornado sucked him in.

This is bad.

Those stone figures weren’t swallowing the wind; they were generating it!

The entire miniature world was chaotically swept into a whirlwind, and Yan Baiyi immediately stopped shaking the Gentle Wind Flag.

But before he could stabilize his stance, someone patted him on the shoulder.

It’s over.