The small flute in the Eagle Demon's hand suddenly lengthened, turning into a thick wooden stick and hitting Gu Shengchao.
He was barely able to stand on the sword, and he dodged in a panic. Although he was not hit, the strong wind swept by the stick blew him around, making him unsteady on the sword.
The phoenix ridden by the Eagle Demon flapped its wings when it turned around, and a strong wind came overwhelming.
Gu Shengchao could no longer hold on and fell from the sword. Fortunately, he held his hands on the hilt of the sword to support himself and did not fall.
But the strong wind carried the sword, rolled it in the air, and blew him far away.
The sword was hanging in the air, and his whole body was hanging on the hilt.
Looking down, the night was already covered in gray and nothing could be seen. Only the clouds could still receive a glimmer of light.
He wanted to slash at the Eagle Demon with his sword, but his whole body was hanging in the air, with no place to bear the force.
If you stand on the sword again, you can only walk with the sword, and the weapon is missing in your hand.
The Five Soul Formation on the ground was broken, and he was unable to use it for a while.
Anxiety, panic, anger, all kinds of inexplicable emotions were tumbling in his heart, which was particularly uncomfortable.
Eagle Demon said seriously: "I have never accepted a disciple. I see that you have a good understanding. As long as you accept me as your teacher, you will become famous in the world and become a master that attracts everyone's attention."
"Wishful thinking, stop daydreaming." Gu Shengchao knew what he was like and was determined not to associate with the guy who deceived his master and destroyed his ancestors.
"It's hard to persuade the damn devil with words, so I'll send you on your way with my own hands."
The Eagle Demon was angry and waved his flute about to attack again.
The life of the ancient sage hangs on a thread.
In a flash of lightning, an idea flashed in his mind, and he suddenly woke up.
The reason why I can dance the sword freely on the ground is because I put people first and use the sword as a supplement. When walking with a sword in the air, the sword is the main one, and people are the supplementary ones.
Since the sword is the main thing in the air, everything must revolve around the sword. Trying to dance the sword like it is on the ground will only backfire.
Thinking of this, he urged the sword and was not in a hurry to stand on it.
The sword moved quickly under his urging, bypassing the long flute's offensive, and slashed towards the devil.
From a distance, it looks like the ancient sage is floating in the void, raising his sword high to chop. In fact, it was just a passive action he made under the guidance of the sword.
The Eagle Demon didn't know why, but he was shocked.
He thought that Gu Shengchao had broken through him at the critical moment and was able to ride the wind.
He lost some momentum, and his movements were a little hesitant.
"Crack!"
The flute in the Eagle Demon's hand was cut off by the sword and became two pieces.
"court death!"
The flute that guided the eagle with its sound was destroyed. The eagle demon was furious, threw away the broken flute, and controlled the phoenix to rush towards the ancient saint.
The phoenix is huge, and when it lifts its sharp claws and lightly scratches it, it has the power of thunder.
The ancient sage grasped the sword tightly and guided the blade towards a sharp claw.
"boom!"
A thunder resounded through the sky, the ancient sage flew away, and the sword almost fell out of his hands.
He looked at it carefully, and saw that the phoenix transformed by the true energy under the Eagle Demon's crotch was unscathed. It turned around lightly, its tail fluffed up, like countless spears piercing it.
Not daring to snatch its cherry blossoms directly, the ancient sage avoided its sharp edge and rose up to the Phoenix's back, guiding the tip of his sword to stab the defenseless Eagle Demon.
The Eagle Demon was not impatient, he just raised his arms with a grin.
"Whoosh!"
A sharp arrow-like feather shot out from the fingertips of the Eagle Demon. Fortunately, the Ancient Sage was on full alert and was able to avoid it.
Things and I become one!
The ancient sage was shocked. The eagle demon and the phoenix he transformed into have become one body, and there is no possibility of defeating them separately.
The opponent is so terrifyingly powerful, but he can't even control a simple sword.
In shock, Gu Shengchao couldn't help but reflect on himself.
He was slightly distracted, and the phoenix's wings had already flapped, but the tip of the wings slightly touched the blade, and the sword flew out with a buzzing sound.
The sword trembled, and Gu Shengchao couldn't help but tremble with it. The hands holding the hilt of the sword were sore and numb that he couldn't hold it and let go.
"ah!"
He screamed in horror and fell straight down.
"Am I going to die like this?" Gu Shengchao asked himself in his heart.
What is "the unity of nature and man" and what is "the unity of things and myself".
He silently felt the sword in his heart.
Suddenly, he stopped falling and stepped on something.
He lowered his head, and the sword caught him in time, carrying him flying up at high speed.
"Hey, you have some tricks up your sleeve, but I underestimate you." Eagle Demon looked at him up and down in disbelief.
"go to hell!"
In an instant, the profound energy in Gu Shengchao's body burst out, as if it was about to burst out. He held his sword and slashed at the opponent.
The hilt of the sword could still be held in his hand, but the blade suddenly became extremely huge, and a sharp sword like a huge mountain smashed down.
The Eagle Demon did not dare to be careless and controlled the phoenix to block the giant peak with its wings.
Gu Shengchao did not hesitate and guided the giant sword to strike down continuously.
"boom!"
"boom!"
Once, twice, three times...
"Boom!"
"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom..."
After more than twenty hits, the phoenix under the Eagle Demon's crotch shattered and turned into dust.
Blood oozed from the corners of Gu Shengchao's mouth. When he saw his palms loosened slightly, he fell down.
The sword was out of control and suddenly returned to his Dantian. Without any support, he fell down.
The Eagle Demon spit out a mouthful of blood from its head and feet, and fell together with the head and feet of the Ancient Saint Chao.
After groping, the Eagle Demon took out a piccolo from his arms and played it. During the crisp sound of the flute, hundreds of eagles gathered in mid-air and supported him in time.
It has long been night below, and it is so dark that one cannot see the height or depth.
Gu Shengchao had no choice but to use the "Nine Heavens Blue Falling Palm" and continued to bombard it downwards desperately, trying to slow down the falling force.
In a daze, he seemed to see the ground rushing toward him.
In an instant, several scimitars flew out of the dark night and hung upside down on his body. The scimitars pulled him hard, but in the end they couldn't pull him.
"thump!"
Gu Shengchao fell down and fainted immediately.
In a daze, Gu Shengchao felt like he was floating in the clouds, rising and falling, and swinging back and forth.
"Shengchao..."
"Brother Gu..."
Someone was calling him, and the voice seemed to be echoing in his ears, and it seemed like he was calling from the other side of a very distant mountain.
He was very, very tired.
He didn't want to do anything, he just wanted to have a good sleep.
He didn't know how long it took, but he woke up slowly, his body still rising and falling, as if he was floating in the clouds.
He used all his strength to finally open his eyes.
Lying in the carriage, he first saw Lu Shouwen's solemn face.
The carriage jolted and rocked.
"Second brother, where are we?" Gu Shengchao asked softly.
After being stunned for a moment, Lu Shouwen recovered from his thoughts and said in surprise: "Brother Shengchao, you finally woke up."
"My second brother is worried." Gu Shengchao recalled the moment when he competed with the Eagle Demon for internal strength and finally fell.
Lu Shouwen was relieved: "You were unconscious for two whole days, how could you not worry us."
"so long?"
Gu Shengchao was also surprised. He tried to let the true energy circulate in the meridians. Fortunately, the meridians were not damaged, but there seemed to be something wrong in the operation. There was a feeling of stagnation in some places, and the movement was not smooth.
He sat up and stretched in the carriage. When he moved his limbs, he could stretch them freely, which made him feel relieved.
"That Eagle Demon didn't harass us later, right?" This was what Gu Shengchao was most worried about.
Lu Shouwen shook his head: "No, that man was probably injured too. He escaped and was never seen again."
"That's good, we can go back with peace of mind." Gu Shengchao felt relieved.
"Is it possible? They won't let us go easily." Lu Shouwen lifted the corner of the car curtain.
Looking out, Gu Shengchao saw the envoy team moving forward slowly. From time to time, individual cavalrymen came to harass them. They seemed to be afraid. They shot an arrow at the envoy team and ran away without stopping or delaying.
"After you were injured, they kept testing and became more and more blatant. They will probably give it a try tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Lu Shouwen said worriedly.
Gu Shengchao tried his luck, but his breath was not smooth, the Five Soul Formation could not be used, and even the sword control technique he realized after breaking through in desperation could not be used.
The Iron Arm Divine Skill can actually be used. It was about to be upgraded to silver armor, but now it can only condense a thin layer of iron armor, which is a lot worse than before.
Sighing, Gu Shengchao said anxiously: "My internal strength has been damaged and my kung fu has declined drastically. I'm afraid I won't be able to be of much help."
"It's good to be alive. It's better than anything else. There is always a way, and you will always find a way." Lu Shouwen patted him and comforted him.
Having said that, there are not many examples of people reaching the end of the road, maybe just to comfort themselves.
Seeing that it was approaching dusk, fearing that there was an ambush ahead, the team immediately stopped and set up camp on the spot to guard against a sneak attack.
Gu Shengchao jumped out of the carriage and walked around, checking whether there were any flaws in the fortifications.
"Brother Gu, are your injuries healed?" Dong E saw Gu Shengchao and ran over to ask.
"It's nothing serious. If I can return safely, I will recover slowly."
Dong E was happy: "That's good. Sister Wanyan has been very anxious these days. She has asked me about your injury many times, and I don't know how to answer."
"Where is she? Without her final help, I would probably have fallen to death." Gu Shengchao said the truth.
Dong E held his arm and said mysteriously: "Brother, have you fallen in love with that girl? She's pretty, but she's blind."
"Don't talk nonsense. This little girl is going to get married in the future." Ancient Sage was displeased.
Dong E stuck out her tongue playfully: "I just said casually to make you anxious, go this way, we will stay in that tent."
Arriving outside the tent, Wan Yanxi sensed them in advance and came out to greet them: "Brother Gu has recovered from his injury. Please come inside. I have something to discuss with you."
"What's the matter?" Gu Shengchao asked as the three of them sat in the tent.
Wan Yanxi said softly: "Someone wants to besiege us in the past two days. Brother Gu must have known about it!"
"Zhengshi Lu has told me that the situation is quite critical." Gu Shengchao nodded.
Wanyan Xi said sternly: "If I'm not wrong, they will besiege us tomorrow at the latest. It will be very dangerous then."
"Girl, do you have any solution to this problem?"
Gu Shengchao knew that Wan Yanxi would not raise questions easily. Usually at this time, she already had a solution in mind.
