The bottle was crystal clear, as if it was carved out of jade.
The bottle wasn't big, and it looked about the same size as the vase Gu Yanran was hiding in.
After Cang Feng took out the bottle, he didn't do anything else, but the speed of the whirlwinds around him suddenly slowed down.
I exhaled softly. The Mystic Paradise had been searching for Gu Yanran for so many years, so they were naturally prepared for her tricks.
Back then, Cang Feng had used the Sheathed Edge sword to transform into a physical body, and he had lost all his cultivation. However, he was still fearless in Gu Yanran's whirlwinds. Apart from his brother's Armor Removal, the only other possibility was this jade bottle.
Gu Yanran seemed to have noticed the difference in the jade bottle. She began to gather the whirlwinds and gathered the blades of wind within a three-foot radius around her. At that moment, I could finally see Gu Yanran's figure clearly.
On the outside, she looked like a weak woman. She floated there like a puff of smoke, as if the whirlwind around her would tear her to pieces if it was just a little bit more violent. However, her tone was not weak at all.
She looked in the direction of Cang Feng's Armor Removal, and an arm grew out of her smoke-like body. She pointed at Cang Feng and said, "The two brats of the Mystic Paradise have Yang Spirit cultivation now … If it wasn't for my guidance, how could the two of you have your current cultivation?
It's fine if you don't know how to be grateful, but you dare to attack me? Hmph!
You really don't know what's good for you! "
This time, Cang Feng didn't reply. Instead, the Armor Removal sword moved. It swung its blade and released an attack. He said coldly, "There's no point in talking anymore. Gu Yanran, pay for the deaths of our Mystic Paradise's people!"
As he spoke, he didn't wait for Gu Yanran to reply. The Armor Removal sword flashed and attacked Gu Yanran, who was hiding in the whirlwinds.
Armor Removal's attack this time was different from all the other times I'd seen it. Previously, he'd been a few meters away and used sword energy to defend himself. However, this time, he was using the body of the sword.
Without anyone controlling it, he was using the body of the sword to fight Gu Yanran.
I've seen artifact spirits before. The snake spirit hiding on my back used to be an artifact spirit, but compared to Gu Yanran and Duan Jia, even the snake spirit today after transforming into a Jiao was no match for them, let alone the snake spirit from back then.
Gu Yanran stopped talking when she saw Stripper suddenly launch an attack. The smoke-like figure flashed in the whirlwind, and the gathered whirlwind attacked again.
It was different from the whirlwind that filled the hall earlier. Under Gu Yanran's careful control, this whirlwind was greenish-black in color. It spiraled forward like a greenish-black rope. Although it was much smaller in size, it contained a majestic aura, and its power did not decrease at all.
Faced with Gu Yanran's counterattack, Stripping Armor slowed down a bit. Gu Yanran didn't know what secret technique he used, but every time he moved forward, a sword aura would appear beside him.
Some of the Sword Qi were like ice, bone-chilling cold, and some were like fire, scorching hot. However, every single Sword Qi had a common point, and that was their sharpness.
Even if Mount Tai was in front of him, he would be able to break it with a single slash of his sword.
This was a duel between two artifact spirits, and there could only be two outcomes.
One was for Stripping Armor to win, and avenge Baoxuan Grotto-Heaven for being tricked by Zhao Yanran. This was the best outcome.
The other outcome was for Stripping Armor to lose, and Gu Yanran would use her overwhelming power to crush Stripping Armor. After that, her artifact body would be broken in Wangwu Grotto-Heaven, and thousands of years of cultivation would be destroyed. Naturally, she would vent her anger in Wangwu Grotto-Heaven.
At that time, she would definitely not let me off as I watched the battle from the sidelines. Perhaps my life wouldn't be in danger with Tong and Qilin around, but the feeling of my life being in someone else's hands made me very uncomfortable.
Thinking of that, I gripped the Xuanyuan Sword in my hand, ready to attack at any time.
Seeing my actions, Wang Canxuan summoned her seal as well, ready to fight at any time.
Huangfu Xiu, who was at the side, was naturally ready to join the battle at any time.
Gu Yanran's wind rope and Stripping Armor's Sword Qi were getting closer and closer, and finally collided. The frost-covered Sword Qi was the first to bear the brunt of the impact of the wind rope, and in the next second, it was scattered by the rampaging wind. After that, it was the fire-like Sword Qi, but it still didn't have a good ending, and was scattered one by one. None of the Sword Qi was a match for the wind, and all of them were scattered and dissipated in the wind.
Every time a Sword Qi was scattered by the wind, Stripping Armor would form another one. However, the speed at which it formed was far slower than the speed at which it was scattered by the wind.
In less than ten breaths, the last Sword Qi was scattered, and the wind landed on Stripping Armor's broken blade without any resistance, and made a crisp sound.
In the next second, Stripping Armor's Sword flew backward, and fell to the ground far away.
Now's the time!
I took advantage of the opportunity, and crazily infused my Primordial Shaman Qi into the Xuan-Yuan Sword. Then, I stepped forward with my right foot, and used the Nine Heavenly Steps in one go. With all the Primordial Qi in my body, I used the Nine Heavenly Steps on the Xuan-Yuan Sword's beautiful blade, and slashed at the greenish-black wind rope.
This was the strongest attack I could use at the moment, but it didn't have any effect.
After the Wind Rope was pushed back, it seemed to have used up its moves and didn't dodge my attack. However, the effect of my sword was only to cause the Wind Rope's trajectory to change slightly. Shortly after, the Wind Rope returned to its original path.
Wang Can and Huangfu Xiu's attacks followed after me. However, my attack had the advantage of a sneak attack, while the two of them were weaker. Not only did they not gain any advantage, but they were also repelled by the wind rope, and both of them spat blood.
Gu Yanran looked at the three of us and sneered. Then, she said, "You juniors, don't worry. Wait until I'm done with those two kids, then I'll deal with you!"
Then, she didn't care about us anymore. The wind rope fluttered and flew towards the faraway Cang Feng.
Even Stripping Armor was no match for her, let alone Cang Feng who had lost his cultivation. If Gu Yanran wanted to deal with him, it wouldn't take more than a few seconds.
Thinking about this, I gritted my teeth and poured all the True Essence in my body into the Xuanyuan Sword. I prepared to stand up and stop Gu Yanran.
But before I could do anything, Cang Feng stood up to face Gu Yanran. He didn't care about the wind rope that was about to land on his chest. He formed a seal with both hands and pointed the mouth of the Pristine Jade Bottle at Gu Yanran. He sneered, "Gu Yanran, aren't you a bit too arrogant? Look at what grandpa is holding!"
Then, he pushed his hands forward. Endless Yin and Yang Qi swam out of the small jade bottle like two fish and attached to the dark green wind rope. Like lightning, it spun and chased after Gu Yanran.
Seeing the Yin and Yang Qi, Gu Yanran looked like she was struck by lightning. Her smoke-like figure kept flashing, and she wanted to cut off the connection between herself and the wind rope.
However, the Yin and Yang Qi was something Cang Feng had prepared for many years. How could it be so easy to deal with?
Like maggots on a bone, they followed the wind rope and instantly landed on Gu Yanran's body. They kept swallowing the whirlwind around her and even her smoke-like figure.
After being possessed by the Yin and Yang Qi, Gu Yanran was clearly uncomfortable. She twisted her body, trying to break free from the Yin and Yang Qi's control. She screamed coldly, "Yin Yang Qi Bottle!
You actually found the Yin Yang Qi Bottle!
Little bastard, after I escape from this bottle, I'll make you die a horrible death … "
Cang Feng looked at Gu Yanran and didn't care about her harsh words at all. Instead, he smiled and replied coolly, "Of course this is the Yin-Yang Twin Bottle. Back then, after I returned to the Profound Paradise and learned that you killed my people, I carefully prepared this for you … The Yin-Yang Twin Bottle contains the Yin-Yang Twin Bottle and is the bane of all spiritual beings. Also, it won't kill you immediately. Instead, it will use the Yin-Yang Twin Bottle to gradually wear you down. The stronger you are, the longer it will wear you down.
I made a rough calculation. Gu Yanran, for a spiritual item of your level, it shouldn't be too long to stay in the bottle for 500 years, right? "
As time passed, Gu Yanran's previous arrogance was gone. She became more and more impatient in Cang Feng's voice, and her curses became more and more unpleasant. She didn't look like a spirit that had lived for thousands of years. Instead, she looked like a shrew that had lived on the streets for thousands of years.
Towards the end, she seemed to realize that her endless curses couldn't escape from the Yin Yang Qi Bottle in Cang Feng's hand. She turned to look at me, Wang Can, and Huangfu Xiu.
She begged us and promised that if anyone could save her from Cang Feng's hands, she would recognize him as her master and do her best to guide his cultivation.
Of course, I didn't believe her, but I was slightly moved.
Ever since I had obtained the Death Scripture from Lao Ai, I had embarked on the path of cultivation.
However, the Death Scripture contains almost all Earthly Adept Dao Techniques. As my cultivation gets higher and higher, the Death Scripture becomes less and less useful to me. Now, it's practically useless.
Therefore, during this period of time, I have been studying the Sword Cultivation Method.
However, compared to the techniques recorded in the Death Scripture, my current sword cultivation techniques couldn't display much power, even with the help of the Xuanyuan Sword.
If I wanted to go further on the path of cultivation, the most important thing now was to find the next suitable cultivation technique and Taoist techniques.
The Taoist techniques recorded in the Death Scripture were extraordinary. Logically speaking, they shouldn't only be Earthly Master techniques. They should involve techniques of a higher realm.
However, I had flipped through the cloth countless times but couldn't find anything. Only then did I give up.
Since I couldn't find the answer in the Death Scripture, I could only look for other cultivation techniques.
Gu Yanran was a spirit that had lived for thousands of years. With her knowledge, she could definitely help me a lot.
Of course, I only thought about it.
Based on Gu Yanran's behavior, if I was really persuaded by her, even if I could save her from Cang Feng's hands, it would only be the next story of the farmer and the snake.
Although I urgently need the next cultivation technique, I will not do something like playing with fire and burning myself.