Wang Lin frowned. Just as he was about to retract the whip, a red flying sword appeared from the tip of the small sword. With a speed faster than the sword itself, it slashed down.
The whip immediately split into two, turning into black wooden pieces that fell from the sky.
The middle aged man's eyes revealed a murderous intent. He flipped his right hand and shot out a red light. Then, he clasped two fingers together and pointed at Wang Lin. Suddenly, the flying sword swung and pointed at Wang Lin. It emitted a cold and gloomy aura as it rushed forward.
Wang Lin frowned. He grabbed Zhang Hu and threw him backwards. At the same time, his body quickly retreated.
At this moment, the flying sword suddenly flashed with a red light. The image appeared once again. With a slight tremble, it spat out from the tip of the sword. Wang Lin only saw a flash of lightning before the flying sword arrived in front of him.
Wang Lin's expression changed. He flipped his right hand and took out a jade slip from his bag of holding. As soon as the jade slip appeared, it transformed into a translucent blue light screen. The moment the blue light screen appeared, the flying sword slashed down. The blue light screen trembled and cracks appeared on its surface. It was obvious that it couldn't withstand the attack.
Wang Lin took a deep breath and spat out a mouthful of Spiritual Qi. The light screen immediately turned from blue to green and its translucent state became cloudy.
The cracks on the light screen quickly healed and blocked the flying sword's attack. However, the jade slip made a cracking sound and a small crack appeared on it.
"Huh?"
The middle aged man narrowed his eyes and looked deeply at Wang Lin. With a strange tone, he said, "Looks like you aren't at the 8th level of Qi Condensation. However, even if you are, don't think you can escape from my flying sword."
With that, the middle aged man pointed with a serious expression. The flying sword slightly trembled and let out a sword cry. It quickly retreated and shot back into its scabbard. This time, it sunk two-fifths of the way down. Its color changed from blue to black. With a shout from the middle aged man, the flying sword flew out of its scabbard.
Wang Lin's eyes flashed coldly. This was his first battle since becoming an Immortal. His opponent's cultivation level was the same as his, but his magical weapon was very strange. The battle didn't last long and he was already at a disadvantage. His life could be in danger at any moment. Now that the flying sword had turned black, its power seemed to have increased. The defensive jade slip from Zhou Peng wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Without hesitation, he slapped his bag of holding and an ancient looking jade slip appeared in front of Wang Lin.
As soon as the jade slip appeared, it emitted a majestic aura.
This jade slip was the most powerful magical weapon in Sun Dazhu's bag of holding. When it was in Sun Dazhu's hands, it didn't stand out. It was no different from an ordinary item. However, under Situ Nan's guidance, Wang Lin successfully refined it. He also learned that this item had the power of a Core Formation Cultivator.
Wang Lin didn't even blink. He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of spiritual energy. His hands formed a seal and he quickly pointed.
Tiny golden runes suddenly protruded from the jade talisman.
Wang Lin's expression didn't change. He coldly stared at the middle aged man. His eyes were filled with killing intent.
The middle aged man's pupils constricted. He hesitated for a moment, then clenched his teeth and spat out two more golden pearls. The golden pearls turned into threads and entered the flying sword.
At this moment, the black flying sword circled around in midair. With a loud howl, it pierced through the air towards Wang Lin. Circles of black swirls appeared around the flying sword.
The coldness in Wang Lin's eyes intensified. Ignoring the black flying sword, he pointed at the jade slip. Suddenly, the golden symbols on the jade slip began to shine. One by one, the symbols emerged from the jade slip and lined up in a row. There was a total of nine symbols.
At this moment, the black flying sword pierced through the air. Wang Lin formed a hand seal and the three symbols flashed. They formed a triangular shape around the flying sword. A ray of golden light that could be seen by the naked eye connected the three symbols and formed a cage that blocked the flying sword's attack.
The flying sword was like a trapped beast. It let out a loud howl and charged around. Every time it charged, the three symbols would shine.
The middle aged man's expression finally changed. He exclaimed, "This … this is a Core Treasure?"
The so-called Core Treasure was something Wang Lin had heard from Si Tu Nan before. All treasures made by completion leveled cultivators were known as Core Treasures.
The middle aged man's eyes revealed his fear. He grabbed onto the sword's scabbard and retreated.
Wang Lin snickered. He changed his hand seal and the remaining six golden symbols lined up in a straight line towards the middle aged man.
The fear in the middle aged man's eyes intensified. As he retreated, he took out several jade talismans from his storage pouch. He wanted to give himself a chance to escape.
As soon as these jade talismans appeared, they didn't even have a chance to display their effects before they were blasted apart by the impact of the golden talismans, and they weren't able to obstruct the golden talismans in the slightest.
The middle aged man revealed a hopeless expression and shouted, "Friend, I am Elder Ji Mo's apprentice …"
Before he could finish, the golden symbols had arrived. The first symbol landed on his chest like lightning. The middle aged man's face turned red. His chest caved in and he puked out a mouthful of blood.
The second symbol followed. The middle aged man bled from all his orifices. His chest was pierced through without a sound.
The third symbol followed closely. The middle aged man's body exploded into pieces along with his storage pouch. Only the sword's scabbard remained intact and fell from the sky.
Wang Lin took in a deep breath and pointed at the jade talisman. The remaining three golden symbols stopped moving and retreated back into the jade talisman.
The black flying sword that was trapped in the three symbols slowed down after the middle aged man's death. Finally, it stopped.
Wang Lin retracted his hand. The three symbols quivered and two of them disappeared. Only the last one responded to Wang Lin's call and returned to the jade talisman.
Wang Lin carefully placed the jade talisman back into his storage pouch. This talisman originally only had one attack. But during his four years of isolation, under Situ Nan's guidance, he split the talisman's attack into nine parts. Though it wasn't as powerful as before, it could be used multiple times.
After doing all this, he took in a deep breath. His forehead was still covered in sweat. This was the most difficult battle Wang Lin had ever been in since he started cultivating. His eyes flashed and the Attraction Technique turned into a giant hand. He grabbed the scabbard and the flying sword and examined them closely.
"Wang Lin, it wasn't that the Old Man didn't want to help. It was just that my essence is limited and I can't waste it. Plus, you need to grow on your own in the future. A few more battles of life and death will only benefit you." Situ Nan's voice was serious, which was rare.
Wang Lin nodded and didn't say anything. Instead, he played with the treasure in his hand with interest.
"This flying sword is very strange. That little kid didn't even use it to its full potential.
But compared to the flying sword, the real treasure is the scabbard, "Situ Nan explained.