Xiaobao fell to the ground, looking up at Li Chengfeng as he struggled to get up. "Young … Master, be careful!"
Li Chengfeng gritted his teeth, furious. He pounced towards the statue on the right.
In a fit of rage, Li Chengfeng's speed was much faster than before. He narrowly dodged the stone statue's sword, then turned around and spun behind the statue. He raised his arm and stabbed the bone spear in his hand at the statue's ribs.
There was an ear-piercing clang as the bone spear pierced two inches into the statue's body. Li Chengfeng wanted to pull it out but it was too late.
The statue's head spun one hundred and eighty degrees, two balls of fire burning in its eye sockets as it glared at Li Chengfeng. The two arms on its back immediately stabbed towards Li Chengfeng.
Li Chengfeng dodged twice, but the stone statue on the left had already caught up to him. He knew that if he continued to hold on to the bone spear and dodge, he would definitely die under this barrage of swords!
Li Chengfeng had no choice but to let go and take a step back to avoid the swift swords. His heart was burning with anxiety, he quickly glanced at Xiaobao who was lying in a pool of blood, gasping for breath. He knew that if he did not destroy these stone statues as soon as possible, Xiaobao would definitely die, and he would definitely die too!
But how was he going to destroy these statues?!
Li Chengfeng's mind raced. The bone spear was so sharp, yet it could only penetrate two inches into the statue's body. Now, it was as if the weapon had been disarmed. He was currently bare-handed. Other than the useless technique that allowed him to gather the power of flowers and plants, he had no other way to defeat his enemies!
Wait, gather the power of flowers and plants?
Li Chengfeng's eyes quickly fell on the stubbornly growing green grass between the cracks of the green stone slabs. He quickly looked at the joints of the statues and noticed that there were quite a few cracks between the joints. Without these cracks, these statues would not be able to move as they pleased.
Li Chengfeng's heart skipped a beat. He sprinted to a crack in the green flagstone and dug quickly, pulling the weeds out by the roots. Then, he dug out the seeds in one go.
One of the statues was already on his tail. Li Chengfeng flipped and dodged two swords. He took a risk and got closer, his hand quickly swiping at the joints of the statue, stuffing countless grass seeds inside.
Then, he immediately dodged and activated the power of flowers and plants in his body to grow the seeds.
Very quickly, all the weeds within ten metres of Li Chengfeng withered and green weeds grew from the stone statue's joints. This stone statue was extremely hard, fast and powerful, but its joints were its weakest point. The weeds may look weak, but when they grew, they could break through boulders. As long as there was a crack, they could break out!
This was using the weak to defeat the strong, using the soft to conquer the hard!
These weeds grew crazily in the narrow joints. Some of them grew outwards, while others kept growing inwards, desperately extending into every gap of the gears. They were constantly cut off by the rotating gears, but they continued to grow, and the gaps of these gears were constantly filled with weeds. Many a little makes a mickle, and the speed at which they revolved became slower and slower. Finally, with a click, they stopped moving.
Li Chengfeng watched as the statue's movements became slower and slower. At first, it was as fast as lightning, but now, it was as slow as a dying old man. Finally, it froze on the spot, unable to move.
Li Chengfeng's spirits lifted. He knew he had found a way to defeat his enemy, and also a way to use the seemingly useless power of flowers and plants to fight!
As long as it was used properly, these seemingly harmless flowers and plants could also become a trump card to kill the enemy and win the battle!
Li Chengfeng pounced on the other stone statue. Fortunately, the stone chamber was too big. Li Chengfeng lured the other stone statue to another corner and did the same thing. Very quickly, the other stone statue was destroyed on the spot.
Two of the five statues were destroyed in the blink of an eye. Li Chengfeng looked around to see the other three statues chasing the other Hidden Sword Court disciples. Two of them were already lying on the ground, motionless. It was unknown if they were dead or alive. Only the blockhead, Su You and the other two were covered in blood and could not hold on any longer.
Li Chengfeng immediately rushed forward. Su You and the rest were being chased by the statues and had nowhere else to run. However, Li Chengfeng, whom he had previously scolded and thought to be a hindrance, had rushed forward. Su You had mixed feelings. He was grateful for Li Chengfeng's help, but at the same time, he felt that Li Chengfeng was just sending himself to his death.
Even if Senior Brother Qiu and the rest were here, a stone statue that had been strengthened by the Five Directional Demon Sword Array …
Just as he was thinking, Li Chengfeng circled around the furthest statue like an agile cheetah. In less than three breaths, the statue stopped on the spot with a creaking sound. Although its eyes were still burning, its body seemed to be bound by a strong force, unable to move.
Su You was shocked, he could not imagine how Li Chengfeng was able to control such a powerful stone statue!
Could it be … some kind of spell?
But what kind of spell could have such strong control?
Su You took a closer look and saw green grass growing from the joints of the statue. He thought to himself, 'I knew it!
Is this a cultivator proficient in wood elemental spells?
Is he here to learn from his master?
Or … looks like he's at least at the level of Divine Powers! '
There were many cultivation sects in the world, and each of them had different methods. However, no matter which sect it was, they all recognized that cultivation was divided into nine levels, namely: Body Building, Qi Refinement, Divine Concentration, Foundation Building, Magical Powers, Yang Spirit, Golden Body, Thunder Calamity, and Fairy Realm.
Molding referred to the tempering of the body, cultivating the bones to be full of blood and Qi. Refining referred to the external to the internal, beginning to mobilize and cultivate the Qi in one's body, and being able to freely control them. Spirit Concentration referred to the ability to gather one's own Qi at will, and to observe one's internal organs in one's body, and to visualize one's own Bier Deity.
Foundation-building referred to the fact that a person could compress his internal Qi infinitely and form it into a substance, thus truly stepping into the threshold of a cultivator. In the future, all the mana would come from this compressed Neidan, which was the source of all mana; Shentong referred to the stage at which a cultivator would begin to master all kinds of magic after cultivating Neidan; Yang Spirit referred to the stage at which a cultivator's Neidan could fly out of the body and take shape when it grew to a certain stage.
Cultivators at this stage had officially escaped the cycle of life and death. Even if their physical bodies died, they could still rely on the Golden Body to survive for a while.
To Su You, Li Chengfeng was at least at the Divine Powers stage. In the Spiritual Mountain Sect, he would have to sew green sleeves on his sleeves and most of the younger disciples would have to be respectful.
Just as Su You was deep in thought, Li Chengfeng had already taken down the remaining two statues. As the last statue stopped moving, the tightly shut stone door of Yanjian Hall rumbled and slowly closed. Sunlight shone in from outside. At that moment, Su You and the rest could not help but burst into tears and cheer. Even Qu Tongqiu and Zhao Yibai, who were lying motionless on the ground, crawled up and sprinted outside.
Su You and the rest could not help but despise them. So these two were just pretending to be dead!
They were chased by three mechanical statues and almost lost their lives!
In a fit of rage, Su You rushed over and dragged the two of them back, scolding and beating them up. Qu Tongqiu and Zhao Yibai wailed and begged for mercy.
Li Chengfeng did not even have time to cheer. He rushed to Xiaobao, who had lost a lot of blood and was as pale as a sheet. He picked him up and rushed out.