Qiu Yuan held a Soundless Divine Thunder given to him by Lin Han. Back when Lin Han had caused chaos at Red Wood Ridge Heavenly Dog Cliff, he had used quite a few and only had a handful left, so he gave Qiu Yuan just one to save his life in a life-threatening crisis.

The Jiule Yin Thunder had been gifted to him by Shi Sheng, who had let Shi Sheng exploit his own bloodline advantage to forge a new type of Thunder Pearl, modeled after the Jiule Yin Thunder.

Shi Sheng had crafted new thunders, and during his last visit to see his mentor and junior brother, he had given Qiu Yuan the remaining twenty-three Jiule Yin Thunders.

Qiu Yuan wasn't entirely sure about the true power of the two types of Thunder Pearls. Previously, when he had been wrapped in golden silk and suspended high in the air, he indeed faced a life-threatening crisis and resorted to using the Soundless Divine Thunder.

He had used only one Jiule Yin Thunder just now and still had twenty-two in his possession.

He thought that after suffering setbacks twice, the opponent would be wary of approaching. Even if they did, he still had more than twenty Yin Thunders to use.

The power of the two types of Thunder Pearls far exceeded his prior expectations, and he was pleasantly surprised as he introduced them to Shi Zhu, "I didn't expect the Thunder Pearls to be so formidable! Had I known, I would have thrown one out as soon as they arrived.

Your timing earlier was also exceptional, managing to kill that creature. With so much poison and hairy insects, if they spread, who knows how many people and creatures would die!"

However, Shi Zhu was not as optimistic, "I have a feeling those two women will come back."

"How do you feel that?" You saw how scared they were the first time. The second time, they only dared to watch from a distance. We killed that monstrosity, and they ran away scared!"

"I don't know exactly, it's just a feeling," Shi Zhu shook his head, deep in thought, "Anyway, I just feel they will come back a third time."

No sooner had he spoken than Fei Long and Pu Miaomiao truly did arrive!

"Little beast!" Fei Long's face was full of malicious anger, "Your time of death has come!"

After speaking, she ordered Pu Miaomiao to confront the two of them in a duel, "Go slaughter those two little dogs!"

Pu Miaomiao did not understand why Fei Long suddenly became like this. They had known each other for years, one on Chongming Island and the other on Lu Mountain, and they often interacted.

Although Fei Long was somewhat proud and often inadvertently exuded a strong sense of superiority in her speech, she had never commanded Pu Miaomiao with such severity and disdain.

Somewhat afraid, Pu Miaomiao still flew over.

She realized that the two children's Flying Swords were too powerful, and with Nine Flame Thunders at their disposal, using any Magical Treasure or Flying Sword could easily be destroyed. Thus this time, she changed her tactics to casting, directly using her most powerful Inverting Five Elements Transposition and Confusion Great Technique.

With both hands pointing downward, a large amount of golden threads cascaded down. Unlike the previous indiscriminate spray, this time they took the form of curtains hanging from four sides, creating a space enclosed on all sides.

The space she created was over a thousand zhang wide and tall in every dimension. As she cast her spell, the interior was enveloped with dark clouds and fierce winds, plunging into chaotic darkness.

Qiu Yuan shouted in alarm, hastily telling Shi Zhu to stick with him as they rushed towards the east, while also throwing out another Jiule Yin Thunder.

He had been personally taught by Shi Feiyang for eight years and was adept at detecting changes in Arrays, sharply picking up on the weakness within this one.

If it were indeed hit by the Jiule Yin Thunder, it could blast open a passage, and they could escape directly to safety, even breaking the Array in the process.

Fei Long had been waiting for this move. Seeing him launch the Thunder Pearl, she waved her Nine-Ring Staff, from which nine colorful rings emerged, forming a cylinder in the sky with the front end aimed at the Jiule Yin Thunder launched by Qiu Yuan.

When Qiu Yuan's Jiule Yin Thunder was first released, it was just a tiny green fire spark, inconspicuous like a grain of beans.

Before it had a chance to explode, it was captured by the rings Fei Long had sent out, and with a "swoosh," it was sucked away into thin air.

The Jiule Yin Thunder was immensely powerful, and Fei Long didn't have the ability to forcibly collect it; she could only allow it to pass through the nine rings, accelerating its flight towards the extremely high skies, to then detonate above the clouds.

A loud boom resounded as the Thunder Pearl burst into a large swirl of Green Flame Fire Cloud, illuminating half the sky with a green glow, spectacularly!

Qiu Yuan was startled, so he released another Thunder Pearl, but it too was absorbed by the rings of light.

He frantically tried to detonate the Thunder Pearl while it was passing through the rings, but to no avail; it still exploded high in the sky, creating a vast expanse of green clouds.

A chill in his heart, Qiu Yuan realized that the enemy had found a way to counter it, and as he was about to call Shi Zhu to follow closely, he found that Shi Zhu had disappeared.

Pu Miaomiao's Array had the effect of transposing space and inverting the Five Elements. She had already shifted their spaces, separating them into different locations. Shi Zhu, who was supposed to be closely behind him, had suddenly appeared at the other end of the Array.

Fei Long and Pu Miaomiao, having separated the two brothers, proceeded to capture them individually.

Pu Miaomiao used golden threads to entangle Shi Zhu again, but Shi Zhu shattered them to dust with his Nine Palace Divine Sword.

She successively employed three soul-capturing and god-confusing techniques, which were completely ineffective against Shi Zhu.

Shi Zhu's primordial spirit was simply too powerful; any attack targeted at the soul didn't affect him at all.

Pu Miaomiao was out of options, so she threw several golden needles, secretly tucked inside a gold thread, attempting to ambush from behind. However, Shi Zhu's sixth sense was also incredibly sharp, reacting instinctively with the Nine Swords Return maneuver, grinding the golden thread and needles into powder.

Qiu Yuan had knowledge of arrays and could even pinpoint the weakness of the formation at first glance, accurately finding the exit. Unfortunately, he couldn't break free and was driven back by Abbess Fei Long.

Shi Zhu had no knowledge of arrays, yet guided by intuition, he dashed through the formation with his sword, as nimbly as a fish in water, braving the rapids, and found a way out amidst the zigzagging!

After all, Pu Miaomiao came from a lesser sect, and the formation still had several flaws, which she had spent years trying to mend to near perfection. In her eyes, it had been flawless, and in past duels, once she deployed this technique, her opponents could only become fish on the cutting board, at her mercy.

Firstly, her formation had its own weaknesses; secondly, the Three-Seven Demon Cloud Wheel was destroyed. That object was originally the key to suppressing the formation's eye; its absence greatly reduced the formation's power and failed to capture Shi Zhu completely. Instead, he dashed out with twists and turns!

The Nine Immortal Swords were invincible, slaying gods and buddhas in their path, shattering anything that dared to face them, such as Golden Silk Green Fire, and furiously carving out a path to survival!

Abbess Fei Long had just forcibly snatched the Three Yangs One Qi Sword and used nine rings to bind Qiu Yuan's limbs and neck, capturing him forcefully, when she saw Shi Zhu running away.

Impatiently, she cursed, "Useless trash!" and hurriedly pursued. She then raised the Purple Gold Bowl in the air. Most of the fiery centipedes inside had been blasted to ash by a previous Jiule Yin Thunder, but some of the poisonous miasma remained.

She poured the remaining poison mist down, and although only about one-third was left, it still formed a small green waterfall, enveloping Shi Zhu within.

She then began casting, disorienting Shi Zhu within so he could not recognize the directions. She drew Qiu Yuan toward her through the air and, with a flick of her hand, tore open the front of his garment, slicing half a foot long gash across his chest. With her right hand on top of Qiu Yuan's head and her left finger dipped in fresh warm blood, she flicked repeatedly.

Streams of blood light shot out from her fingertips, a total of ten, transforming into ten blood shadows of Qiu Yuan that flew forward to meet the Xuanyuan Sword.

Pu Miaomiao watched wide-eyed; this was no ordinary technique from lesser sects—it was clearly a high-level Great Technique from the Demon Path!

Those ten blood shadows of Qiu Yuan were condensed from his fresh blood and soul. If Shi Zhu used his flying sword to destroy them, Qiu Yuan's soul would also be damaged, ultimately leading to his soul dispersing!

Shi Zhu, not understanding the principle, instinctively felt that he should not strike them. Whenever the blood shadows of Qiu Yuan approached, he would recall his flying sword and then try to break through from another direction.

Being just a beginner, he was even less of a match with such constraints.

After a brief fight, Abbess Fei Long used nine light rings to absorb the Nine Palace Divine Sword, pulling it forcefully into the air, then with both hands, she cast a spell that sent out streams of blood qi and forcibly sealed the sword!

The Xuanyuan Nine Swords were originally gleaming with golden light, but now they were covered with layers of bloodiness, rapidly obscuring the golden glow and turning them into shadows, much like Nine Demon Swords.

Abbess Fei Long laughed heartily, caught the Nine Swords in her hand, spared Pu Miaomiao a glance, and without uttering another word, turned and flew away.

Seeing her leave, Pu Miaomiao was momentarily at a loss, wondering whether she should leave as well.

Qiu Yuan practiced the core mental method of the Mysterious Sect, with a stable primordial spirit and a firm foundation in the Immortal Path. He was subdued by Abbess Fei Long, primarily due to the nine light rings.

Once the light rings were gone, he silently circulated his Mysterious Skill, breaking free from Abbess Fei Long's demon magic restraint.

His Three Souls and Seven Spirits were sucked out by Abbess Fei Long and used in demon magic to create ten blood shadows. If it were anyone else, they would certainly need assistance to be saved, as they would be unable to rescue themselves.

Yet, he was able to return his soul to its place and regain control over his body. Then he cast Jiule Yin Thunder, launching three in rapid succession.

The thunder roared explosively. Pu Miaomiao, lacking Abbess Fei Long's abilities, realized the Thunder Pearls were detonating, cried out in alarm, and hastily cast a spell to flee backward. However, it was too late; she was engulfed by a green Thunder Fire lightning bolt in a split second, blown to ash, with her primordial spirit unable to escape and all her Three Souls and Seven Spirits scattered!

Qiu Yuan formed a sword technique with his hands and summoned back his Three Yangs One Qi Sword, which reacted immediately, transforming into three colorful sword rainbows from the direction Abbess Fei Long fled and returned to him. He relaxed slightly, landed with sword control, and met up with Shi Zhu.

As the green flames in the sky cleared, they sighed in dismay.

Shi Zhu said despondently, "The Nine Immortal Swords my master bestowed upon me were lost before I even saw him. He's not going to disown me, is he?"

Qiu Yuan also expressed his annoyance, "This isn't your fault; it's all on me. I was too confident, thinking those two witches weren't a big deal, and that with the Thunder Pearl, I could handle everything. I underestimated them. I failed to take care of you, the loss of the Immortal Sword is entirely my responsibility, my master will not blame you."

Shi Zhu then asked what they should do now.

Qiu Yuan had no solution either, "I'll take you to my master's Daoist Temple to see if the old man has left seclusion. If he has, then it'll be easy, we'll just follow his orders. If he hasn't, then I'll take you to my senior brothers; they should know who the opponents are, and we can figure out how to get the swords back!"

The two hurried back up the mountain to Shi Feiyang's modest Daoist Temple where he cultivated.

But as they arrived, they saw Lin Han and Shi Sheng chatting at the temple's entrance. Qiu Yuan quickly took Shi Zhu over to meet them. After introducing everyone, he described the loss of the Immortal Swords.

Lin Han said, "Based on your descriptions, that witch must be Abbess Fei Long from Lu Mountain White Deer Cave! This old scoundrel has actually dared to rob our brothers. I'll take you to get the swords back right now!"

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