At this moment, four ox hooves glowed with a seven-colored light, which supported the Golden Ox, allowing it to stabilize its form.
Qian Duoduo let out a sigh of relief. The Seven-Colored Golden Bull was formidable, enduring a full-force blow from a Nascent Soul cultivator.
"This is called Man-Ox Unity; their combined cultivation has reached the Nascent Soul Realm. If this is all your Zhangzuo Dajiu has, it's not enough," Liu Boli commented from inside the Golden Toad.
"Again!" Zhangzuo Dajiu summoned his Golden Sword, releasing Spiritual Qi and striking out three Sword Lights towards the Liang Family Old Ancestor.
"If a talent from the Refining Spirit Sect were to fall here, I imagine the Refining Spirit Sect would be heartbroken," the Liang Family Old Ancestor's face turned green. His Silver Shovel emitted a circle of snow light, striking around his body, while his Flying Hoe simultaneously attacked Tang Honggong's waist.
Qian Duoduo flashed to Zhu Pingdao's side and said to him, "Clan Chief Zhu, attack the bamboo basket."
Zhu Pingdao nodded and immediately shot an arrow with a raised hand.
Qian Duoduo led several teams of Disciples to climb the mountain by a detour.
Climbing the mountain would allow them to attack the Liang Family Old Ancestor from behind, forming a pincer attack with Zhangzuo Dajiu, and also bring them closer to the Liang Family Old Ancestor, posing a greater threat.
Zhangzuo Dajiu saw Qian Duoduo's intention and urged the Golden Ox to approach the Liang Family Old Ancestor. Below and to the side, Zhu Pingdao silently drew his bow, firing arrows like a string of firecrackers, one after another, tracing strange arcs as they shot towards the Liang Family Old Ancestor.
There was a cliff halfway up the mountain. Below the cliff was the cave where Brother Tiger rested. In the air above the cliff, the Liang Family Old Ancestor and Zhangzuo Dajiu fought with sounds that shook the valley, and snowflakes flew everywhere.
Qian Duoduo distributed several Yin Yang Spring Breeze Scissors to each Inner Sect Disciple, quietly instructing them, "Silently get to the edge of the cliff. When that Old Ancestor flies near, all of you stab him in the back of the neck. The other Disciples will attack the bamboo basket."
When they reached halfway up the mountain, they moved lightly, hiding their bodies behind the rocks.
Zhangzuo Dajiu observed their movements. Once they had climbed halfway up the mountain and hidden themselves, Tang Honggong suddenly unleashed his power. After a furious roar, his aura surprisingly surged to the Nascent Soul Realm.
The Seven-Colored Golden Bull ascended rapidly into the air, then swiftly descended, its two sharp ox horns pointing directly at the Liang Family Old Ancestor.
The Palace Lord pointed his Golden Sword diagonally upwards and roared, "Meng Yuan Hanging River, Slash!"
A massive Sword Shadow appeared in the sky, resembling thousands of Flying Swords converging into a river, flowing down from the heavens, directly slashing at the Liang Family Old Ancestor.
The Sword River and the Golden Ox's deadly momentum made people feel their livers and guts shatter.
The perfect opportunity for a pincer attack was now!
"Kill!" Qian Duoduo let out a low roar, fully activating the Ever-Rich and Ever-Noble Art, controlling the Golden Rooster Sword, and stabbing directly at the Liang Family Old Ancestor from mid-air.
At the same time, eight Inner Sect Disciples unleashed their Yin Yang Spring Breeze Scissors, all shooting towards the back of the Liang Family Old Ancestor's neck. The other Disciples' Magic Treasures also slammed towards him like meteors.
The Liang Family Old Ancestor sneered. Although Qian Duoduo and the others' movements were concealed, they couldn't escape his Spiritual Awareness. He merely thought that these Qi Condensation Realm Disciples, no matter how much they stirred up trouble, posed no threat to him.
He lightly flicked his left hand, and several strands of powerful Qi flew out, meeting the Golden Rooster Sword, the Yin Yang Spring Breeze Scissors, and the numerous Magic Treasures.
"Master--" Qian Duoduo softly called out in his mind. Liu Boli didn't even emerge from the Golden Toad; he merely moved a finger. Qian Duoduo's Spiritual Vein transformed from sky-blue to lake-blue, then from lake-blue to sea-blue, then from sea-blue to dark-blue, and then from dark-blue to slightly reddish. With Liu Boli's help, Qian Duoduo's Ever-Rich and Ever-Noble Art was promoted, its first layer reaching Major Achievement and entering the second layer.
The Golden Rooster Sword, controlled by Spiritual Qi, suddenly turned fiery red, its tip raised, and its mouth wide open.
"Ooh ooh ooh!" A rooster's crow echoed throughout the Phoenix Mountains, startling everyone. Their Souls felt as if they were awakened from a dream, and their limbs involuntarily stiffened for a moment.
A visible sound wave shot out from the tip of the Golden Rooster Sword. The sound wave was extremely swift, causing the surrounding scenery to twist.
The Liang Family Old Ancestor's face changed drastically. This sound wave was enough to injure him.
He quickly bit the tip of his tongue to awaken himself from his stupor, then turned and placed his Silver Shovel in front of him, blocking the sound wave.
A muffled "puff" sound rang out. The Silver Shovel blocked most of the sound wave, stopping the Yin Yang Spring Breeze Scissors and the numerous Magic Treasures.
However, the residual force of the sound wave struck the Liang Family Old Ancestor's face, making him involuntarily close his eyelids.
In that instant, one of Zhangzuo Dajiu's Sword Lights landed on his left shoulder, immediately tearing his flesh and spilling blood.
"Liang Family Old Ancestor, surrender quickly! I'll spare your life and let Sect Leader Wu of your Shengling Sect come redeem you!" Zhangzuo Dajiu laughed heartily. His posture was as if he were using the Liang Family Old Ancestor for practice. And the Seven-Colored Golden Bull, full of stamina, was already good at prolonged battles. Now that he had injured the Liang Family Old Ancestor, he was even more confident.
The Liang Family Old Ancestor waved his sleeve, and a powerful gust of wind rushed towards Qian Duoduo on the cliff side.
But Qian Duoduo had already hidden behind the rocks; how could such a gust of wind injure anyone?
"Take this sword!" Zhangzuo Dajiu gave him no chance to breathe, striking three consecutive swords, each never leaving the Liang Family Old Ancestor's left shoulder.
That previous sound wave attack, aided by Liu Boli, had almost exhausted all of Qian Duoduo's Spiritual Qi. After drinking two bottles of Spirit Liquid obtained from the Spirit Tin Mine, his Spiritual Vein was full of Spiritual Qi again, and almost all of his Spiritual Vein had turned lake-blue.
"Master, one more time?" That Liang Family Old Ancestor treating Brother Tiger as a medicinal field angered Qian Duoduo and also angered Liu Boli. The Liang Family Old Ancestor had not reached Nascent Soul Great Perfection, so as long as Old Liu didn't show himself, he wouldn't detect Old Liu's presence. Old Liu's help to Qian Duoduo this time was to control Qian Duoduo's Spiritual Vein with his Spiritual Qi, helping Qian Duoduo's Ever-Rich and Ever-Noble Art complete the transformation from sky-blue to lake-blue, effectively raising it by a small level.
Although his Spiritual Vein felt a little painful, it was indeed exhilarating.
"Addicted?" Liu Boli asked. Qian Duoduo's little thoughts couldn't escape his Dharma Eye.
"Hehe, no. I'm just anxious because Brother Tiger hasn't been rescued," Qian Duoduo peered out from a crack in the rocks. Zhangzuo Dajiu and the Liang Family Old Ancestor were fighting to a draw. Zhu Pingdao's cold arrows occasionally flew out.
"Don't be anxious. Neither of them has revealed their trump cards yet. Don't just watch the show; learn the ways of using a sword," Liu Boli began to lecture him.
Qian Duoduo carefully observed Zhangzuo Dajiu's swordplay: it was broad and grand, with Sword Qi like a continuous long river, completely different from the wild style he had learned in the training ground.
The Golden Sword in Tang Honggong's hand seemed to be connected to his Spiritual Vein; when Qi arrived, the sword became alive and Sword Qi was born. The sword moves were flexible; what appeared to be a chop would suddenly turn into a thrust mid-action. What seemed like a twist would become a lift when close to the body.
The Sword Aura unleashed by the Golden Sword was also extremely refined, thin at the front and wide at the back, with immense follow-through power.
The Liang Family Old Ancestor's cultivation was a full major Realm higher than Zhangzuo Dajiu's, yet he always met each move with extreme caution, his Silver Shovel and Silver Hoe solidly blocking the Sword Aura.
"I feel that Zhangzuo Dajiu uses his sword like the Golden Ox, with great and fierce power..." Qian Duoduo said to Liu Boli in his mind. Liu Boli only listened, saying nothing, letting Qian Duoduo mutter to himself.
With his left shoulder injured, and having fought for several incense sticks' worth of time, the Liang Family Old Ancestor grew increasingly agitated. He took out a whistle and blew it fiercely. Before long, a black shadow flew down from the clouds; it was actually a gigantic Dragon Head Treasure Eagle. That eagle was a Xuan Beast, with a head resembling a Dragon's, and it also had Nascent Soul level cultivation. Its wings were ten zhang wide, and the wind it flapped stirred up the accumulated snow, making it almost impossible for people to open their eyes.
"Palace Lord Tang, I shall take my leave!" The Liang Family Old Ancestor landed steadily on the eagle's back, waved his hand at Zhangzuo Dajiu, and said, "We shall fight again another day."