Li Jianxin stared intently at He Zhichiu in front of him and took a deep breath. The next moment, his body vanished from where he stood. When he reappeared, a cold light slashed past He Zhichiu's neck.
However, He Zhichiu seemed to have anticipated Li Jianxin's sword strike. The moment Li Jianxin vanished, He Zhichiu raised a finger and blocked the area near his neck.
Li Jianxin's attack was easily intercepted by He Zhichiu's single finger.
"You're quite fast, but your strength is too weak." He Zhichiu said indifferently. He then lightly flicked Li Jianxin's Personal Sword, and immediately, an irresistible force traveled from the sword to Li Jianxin's palm.
This force effortlessly sent Li Jianxin flying backward. The sword in his hand nearly flew out, but Li Jianxin gripped it tightly.
Li Jianxin flew backward at high speed, crashing into the forest. His body snapped tree after tree, and he rolled for more than ten meters before finally stopping.
A casual blow from the Dao Palace Realm made it impossible for him, a Half-step Dao Palace Cultivator, to resist.
The blow left Li Jianxin battered, but he hadn't lost his fighting capability. He glanced at his continuously trembling and bleeding right hand and stood up once more. He hadn't lost yet.
"If I were you, I would just stay down. Why continue to embarrass yourself? If I injure you, it won't look good when I have to explain it to the sect." He Zhichiu followed him, looking down at Li Jianxin condescendingly.
The oppressive feeling this guy gave Li Jianxin was the strongest he had ever experienced, since Dao Palace Cultivators within the sect certainly wouldn't fight a disciple like him.
"Hmph! Daogong First Layer is nothing much. If I enter the Dao Palace Realm, you won't be my opponent." Li Jianxin straightened his body and spoke with an unyielding expression.
After speaking, Li Jianxin took a deep breath, and his aura began to climb. The surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi started converging toward his body.
"Secret Technique: Cloud Surge."
The spiritual energy on Li Jianxin's body began to burn. The illusory Dao Palace behind him gradually stabilized and solidified, and the intensity of his aura instantly rose by a level.
He Zhichiu's pupils contracted.
This time, He Zhichiu could no longer underestimate Li Jianxin, because Li Jianxin had entered the Dao Palace.
"You, you actually learned the Sect Secret Art, allowing yourself to step into the Dao Palace level temporarily at the cost of burning spiritual energy?" He Zhichiu naturally saw through the trick.
"So what if I did? Let's fight again." Li Jianxin didn't want to waste time. His current state could only last for one minute; after one minute, his spiritual energy would be depleted, and he would certainly lose.
Li Jianxin attacked again, and this time, his speed and power were no longer what they were before.
He Zhichiu didn't dare to resist head-on anymore. He quickly retreated because he knew that the Cloud Soaring technique would last at most one minute, and after that, Li Jianxin would be powerless to fight again.
He only wanted to give Li Jianxin a warning, not get injured, but Li Jianxin didn't give him that chance.
"Heavenly Cloud Sword Art: Wind Follows Cloud Movement." Li Jianxin used the core sword technique that only Personal Disciples and above of the Yunxia Sect could learn.
This sword strike unleashed a sky full of mist and strong winds, the storm blocked He Zhichiu's retreat, and the clouds and mist surrounded the area. The power of this sword was very strong, and even He Zhichiu couldn't break through the wind barrier in a short time. Since he couldn't tear it open quickly, he could only fully confront Li Jianxin, otherwise, any distraction would give Li Jianxin an opportunity.
"It's that crazy fighting style again." He Zhichiu looked disgruntled. It seemed that when Li Jianxin fought him back then, he was just as crazy.
Since he couldn't dodge, he could only clash head-on with Li Jianxin.
"Kill!" Li Jianxin erupted with all his might, fighting desperately against He Zhichiu. He Zhichiu finally took out his weapon to block Li Jianxin's attacks.
Every one of Li Jianxin's attacks was with full power, the full power of an early Daogong First Layer cultivator, which He Zhichiu could not ignore.
"Boom!" The two men's attacks collided, and the violent force shattered the ground layer by layer, also producing a huge roar. This sound attracted the attention of the Yunxia Sect's higher-ups.
Yun Yun was still talking with Lin Aoxue at this time, but the sudden explosion made her and Lin Aoxue rush outside immediately.