The Story of the Swordsman

Battles

Two days passed in an instant. Yun Lintian was still camping around the swamp, unwilling to release the Heavenly Buddha Lotus. After all, it was a Divine level magical plant, extremely rare and perhaps the only one in the Azure World.

For days, Yun Lintian hid himself on top of the tree, scanned the surroundings as well as found a way to deal with the Crocodile. In fact, he could set up a killing formation to deal with the beast, but the materials were limited. He didn't want to waste it here.

"Oh?" Suddenly, Yun Lintian could smell the intense scent that flew with the wind. He turned his gaze to the swamp and saw the Heavenly Buddha Lotus blooming, revealing a faint golden color in the middle.

The scent spread out several kilometers away, immediately attracting many people nearby. Within an hour, the swamp became crowded. There were at least twenty people from various powers gathered. Members of the Hua, Li, Chen, Yang, and Qi clans were present.

"Why did Brother Chan come here?" Yun Lintian was startled when he saw the familiar figure among the group. She was one of his older sisters who came to this place with him. His name is Yun Chan.

Yun Chan had a beautiful face, wearing a snow-white robe with a short sword in his hand. Expressions calm. There was no fear on his face even though he was facing a group of enemies.

"Greetings, Misty Cloud Fairy. My name is Yang Ping. Our Young Master and Young Miss told us to cooperate with you. Are you ready?" A tall handsome young man from the Yang clan came forward and greeted Yun Chan with a smile.

Yun Chan nodded slightly and replied, "Yes, we can form a team together."

Yang Ping called his friend and discussed the strategy with Yun Chan in a low voice.

Yun Lintian was in no hurry to show himself. He continued to listen to the conversation between everyone and tried to find a way to warn Yun Chan about the Crocodile.

"Everyone, why don't we share this lotus together?" Said a man with a long sword strapped to his back. He was a member of the Qi royal clan. His name is Song He.

Everyone glanced at each other without saying a word. No one is stupid enough to believe his words. Moreover, they did not recognize the value of the lotus. Most of them thought it was a high level medicinal plant, but they were unable to determine what rank it was. They were not sure if it was worth getting into a conflict because of this unknown lotus.

Seeing this, Song He chuckled and said, "Because you all don't want it. We'll take it ourselves." After which, he and his friends jumped into the swamp one after another.

"What should we do? Are we gonna let them take it?" Yang Ping said anxiously.

Yun Chan pondered for a moment and decided to follow them. However, just before he moved, there was a small needle that shot towards his sleeve.

His expression suddenly changed as he saw a small letter tied to a needle. He quietly opened it and read the contents. After a while, he said to Yang Ping, "We'll wait and see first."

Yang Ping was annoyed, but he did not act rashly.he could only wait and see them take his terata.

Yun Lintian nodded after seeing Yang Ping manage to hold back. Being too greedy can lead to a tragic ending. Yun Lintian had proven this himself two days ago. He almost lost his life due to his greed and carelessness.

In the swamp, a group of people carefully swam towards the lotus while increasing their vigilance. Practitioners of the Essence Realm had yet to develop the Spiritual Indra until they reached the Spirit Realm. Therefore, they could only use their eyes and ears to detect the danger around them.

"A... What'sthat?" Someone among the group said hesitantly while pointing at the huge shadow under the distant water.

"What kind of an animal is that?" Someone else asked.

"Watch out! Get ready to fight!" Song He shouted and pulled out his sword. Although he was unsure about the strength of the beast in front of him, he was sure it should not be higher than the peak of the Essence Realm. Dealing with that is not a problem for his group.

Roar!—

The crocodile let out a deafening roar and showed its giant body above the surface of the water. His savage eyes stared at Song He's group furiously, as he still remembered the prey that had slipped out of his hands two days ago. This time the crocodile did not want to let its prey escape again.

The roar caused a wave of water to form into a huge wall of water, attacking Song He's group.

"Run!" Song He shouted loudly and frantically fled for his life. He realized the beast in front of him had surpassed the level of Essence.

Yang Ping was surprised When he heard this, he turned to Yun Chan and asked in a trembling voice, "What do you mean?"

"I asked, do you dare to kill a member of the Qi royal clan?" Yun Chan repeated.

Seeing he was not joking about it, Yang Ping gulped his saliva and replied, "T ... Sure thing!" Before coming here, Yang Chen and Yang Mengli had emphasized this point. The members of the Chen, Luo, and Qi clans were all their enemies. They cannot show mercy to them.

"Good!" Yun Chan replied, and a terrifying aura instantly shot out from his body. He aimed his short sword at Song He's group, which was struggling to escape from the Crocodile, and a deep blue light immediately shot out from the tip of his sword, directly towards them.

Song He was currently watching the crocodile behind him. Suddenly, he felt a dangerous aura approaching him from the direction of the edge of the swamp. When he raised his head, he saw a deep blue light coming at high speed, causing him to be unable to mount a defense in time.

Booms!

The light hit Song He's right shoulder, causing his body to fly backwards and be swallowed by the wall of water.

The other Song He group was also shocked by some attacks from Yang Ping and his friend, and disappeared in the swallow of the water wall.

"What are you doing!?" A young man with a spear in his hand shouted furiously from the Chen clan group. His aura surged, preparing to attack Yun Chan and Yang Ping.

Yun Chan did not say a word in reply. His gaze was fixated on the water for a bit before turning to the young man from the Chen clan. Ice fog slowly emerged from his body. Instantly he disappeared and reappeared in front of the young man and he swung his short sword at his head with a ferocious wave of power.

Booms

The young man was startled by Yun Chan's speed. He frantically raised his spear to block his short sword. However, Yun Chan's attack was too fast, he couldn't defend well, and was thrown into the air.

The spectators took cold breaths. They had heard of the famous [Misty Cloud Steps] before, but they never thought it would be so terrifying.

"Damn! Kill her!" The other two young men from the Chen clan quickly launched their attacks at Yun Chan.

Bang out!

Everyone expected Yun Chan to be injured by the attack, but the reality made them speechless as the ones flying were the two youths from the Chen clan, not him.

The young man with the spear had just risen from the ground and saw Hua Fei, a woman from the Hua clan, attacking his two friends behind. He bellowed furiously at her, "What do you mean, Hua Fei!?"

Hua Fei glanced at the young man and said, "Is it hard to understand? we are enemies, that's why." He jumped to Yun Chan's side.

"Let's kill them together, Sister Yun." Hua Fei said with a smile.

Yun Chan nodded his head lightly, "Alright."

The two women along with Yang Ping's group immediately charged into the Chen clan group with killing intent.

...

While everyone on the edge of the swamp was in chaos, Yun Lintian quietly slipped into the swamp and dived towards the lotus. His body was currently covered with ancient runes. This rune was useful for hiding itself from the enemy Spiritual Indra. Although the effect was weak and could not be used against high-level practitioners, it should not be a problem to hide its presence from Crocodiles.

"Gram!!" One kilometer away, Yun Lintian saw Song He screaming in pain as he was brutally bitten by a Crocodile. Shortly thereafter, he stopped breathing and died with his eyes wide open.

Yun Lintian was not bothered by the sight. He calmly moved forward to the lotus while the Crocodile locked onto the new target and moved his huge body towards them.