As expected, due to the gap in the cultivation realm, Zhao Yan inevitably underestimated Gu Xu's attainments in the divine soul.

She couldn't have imagined that at this critical juncture, Gu Xu was not only defenseless in his own sea of knowledge, but also launched a counterattack against her so decisively.

Her mind flickered for a moment.

In the next second, the dark and deep night fell on her sea of consciousness, and countless stars were like gems, inlaid in them, exuding a majestic atmosphere.

In her perception, it seemed that her consciousness world was no longer her own territory, but had instead become the territory of the immortals above the Nine Heavens. Although she could not see the gods, she could faintly feel her gaze falling on her, which made her unconsciously feel awe-struck in her heart, and she did not dare to act rashly.

"Could this be a unique skill taught to him by Luo Si Shou?" Zhao Yan guessed solemnly.

The martial arts created by Luo Chuan, the head of the Exorcism Division, such as "The Stars Jue", "Meteors Walking the Moon", "Yunhai Xinghe Sword", etc., are basically related to the stars. Because of this, as soon as she caught a glimpse of this starry sky, she thought of this saint of high status.

Fortunately, Zhao Yan is not an ordinary monk.

She is extremely talented and has extremely rich combat experience, in the face of this unexpected crisis, she did not panic, but at the moment when the "Star Wall" was about to completely encroach on her sea of knowledge, she immediately summoned the golden phoenix that flew out of her shell.

The phoenix's wings are wrapped in a raging fire, illuminating the deep night sky as bright as day. The stars in the sky also looked a little dark under the dazzling firelight.

Even though the "Star Wall" is an extremely genius Divine Soul Spell, under this realm gap, it still can't take too much advantage.

Of course, Gu Xu did not expect to directly subdue his opponent through "Xingyuan".

After all, his original intention was only to defend himself and buy time for the fight for the silver wine squire.

Seeing Zhao Yan's golden phoenix turn around and fly back, he also withdrew the "Star Wall" spell and continued to cast his body to chase the silver wine that kept rolling into the depths of the cave.

"What a cunning fellow." Zhao Yan saw his actions in his eyes, saw through his tricks, couldn't help but sneer, and commented in his heart.

At the same time, her figure flickered, harnessing the spear, and stopped between Gu Xu and the silver wine wedge.

Gu Xu glanced up at her, took out a piece of rune paper again, quickly recited the incantation, and threw it towards her.

With the keen insight of the Fifth Realm cultivator, Zhao Yan clearly captured that the diagram of this talisman was outlined in golden ink, shaped like a phoenix with wings spread, and just looking at it, he seemed to be able to feel a scorching air flow rushing towards his face.

A look of surprise flashed in Zhao Yan's eyes.

And not just because the sigil contained a terrifying energy that threatened her.

What's more, the phoenix drawn on this rune paper is quite similar to her out-of-body soul in terms of form and charm. Even the fiery breath gave her a familiar feeling.

"It can't be a coincidence." Zhao Yan frowned and thought secretly.

It's just that today is the first time she has competed with Gu Xu at the soul level.

Even if Gu Xu was an absolute genius, it was impossible for him to create a brand-new and powerful talisman in this short period of time while fighting fiercely.

"Could it be...... Isn't this the first time he's seen this trick from me? ”

Zhao Yan's thinking was sharp, and she soon remembered that after she went to the Exorcism Division to challenge Chu Fengge that day, Shangguan Jin had mentioned that Gu Xu was also in the yamen at that time.

Because she has a proud personality and has always disdained to compete with monks with a lower realm than herself, she did not take the initiative to find Gu Xu.

But Gu Xu was probably hiding in the crowd, quietly watching the battle, and knowing her powerful methods.

Even learn from it and use it for your own use.

While thinking about it, Zhao Yan held the "Yizhang Wei" tightly, and used the fourth type of "Liaoyuan Spear" "Hu Yue Beacon Fire", and swept towards Gu Xu's waist, blocking his way with a majestic gun intent.

This is the most rigid and violent form of the "Prairie Gun".

The speartip burst into flames, flickering with red light, creating a blood-colored arc of moon in the dim cavern.

Suddenly, the tip of the spear pierced through the rune paper, the sound of the phoenix resounded through the cave, and the golden light rushed in. In this terrifying battle of power, the surrounding rock walls began to tremble violently, sand and gravel rolled down one after another, and even the entire suspended mountain was a little unable to withstand the hard-to-face battle between the two Tianjiao.

It swayed, trembled, and seemed to be ready to split in half and fall from a great height.

And Zhao Yan also felt a rare pressure from the burning talisman seal—it was a pressure that no other cultivator of the Great Qi Dynasty had brought to her, and it was also a pressure that she had been waiting for for a long time, and it might have made her stronger.

Her red lips pursed slightly, urging the "Holy Fire Totem" all over her body to defend against the impact of the True Yuan that erupted in this instant.

The golden light, which looked like the feathers of a phoenix, was soft and brilliant, but in fact it was a sharp blade, a merciless flame.

Despite the obstruction of the "Holy Fire Totem", Zhao Yan's cultivation was suppressed by the laws of the secret realm after all, and he was unable to exert all his strength.

As a result, there was still a golden light that inevitably pierced her defenses, tearing at her wide sleeves and skirt, leaving a few clear lines of blood on her fair, lustrous skin. The broken silk cloth seemed to turn into countless crimson butterflies, dancing in the frenzied air current.

As a beautiful woman with a peerless color, the injury did not affect her appearance at all, but together with the "Holy Fire Totem" that flashed red, it added a bit of a bewitching temperament to her - just like the enchantresses who brought disaster to the country and the people in the story and legend, combining temptation and danger.

With the Fifth Realm Cultivator's powerful perception ability, she accurately locked on to Gu Xu's position in the overwhelming dazzling golden light, and then swung her spear again, stabbing it reluctantly.

In fact, with her superb martial arts, just now she completely relied on her body technique to dodge a few zhang away to avoid the attack range of Gu Xu's talisman spell.

But she chose not to dodge or dodge, and stubbornly withstood this wave of fierce offensives.

Not because she's overconfident.

It's because she doesn't want to lose the moment.

According to the calculations in her mind, the tip of her spear would go straight through Gu Xu's throat like a bolt of lightning.

Gu Xu definitely didn't have time to take out the second talisman seal. And with his untempered physique, it is impossible to resist this thunderous blow.

"Goodbye," she said silently as she looked at the golden light in front of her, "you are indeed a formidable opponent." If it were a different occasion, I would definitely have a few more tricks with you.

"But today is different.

"I have to get the flint."

Zhao Yan's eyes were calm, looking straight ahead, waiting for Gu Xu to crush the jade talisman and escape from the battlefield, or be rescued by a certain saint.

But just as the golden light dissipated and her vision became clear again, her face changed abruptly.

Because she found that her spear did not pierce the opponent's flesh and blood, but picked up a thin paper figure - this paper figure looked exactly like Gu Xu, but at his eyes, there were complex runes painted.

"Eye-to-Soul Technique?" She frowned and muttered.

Although this spell is not widely spread, Zhao Yan, as the eldest daughter of the Zhao family in Youzhou, has read a lot of books since she was a child, and has fought with countless talented monks, so she recognized it at a glance.

The problem is that, according to the book, the puppets created by the "Eye Blessing" spell have low intelligence and no breath of life.

It has no way of deceiving its own perceptions.

This...... What's going on here?

Zhao Yan, who has no "fear", also has a trace of uneasiness in her heart at this moment.

She felt as if the tide of battle was out of her control.

"Miss Zhao, what do you think of the 'puppet technique' of the Kongxuansan people reappearing in the world today?" Gu Xu's voice sounded in her ears.

There is no clear source for this sound.

Or rather, it seems to come from three different directions behind it, like three rivers coming together, and then resonating loudly and echoing in the cavern.

"Empty Xuansan people......" Zhao Yan silently recited the name.

She remembered that she had indeed read in the information that Gu Xu and a group of young monks had gone to the Laoshan ruins not long ago—and Gu Xu was the only lucky one to climb to the top of the mountain and win the inheritance of the Kongxuansan people.

But just as she was thinking about the problem, suddenly two sigils flew towards her from two completely different directions.

One made "Yizhangwei" fall off her hand.

A thick rope bound her from head to toe, and her hands were tied behind her.

She slipped under her feet and fell backwards with a "plop", a sharp pain in her hips.

Disarming Charm.

"Bondage".

She quickly recognized the tactics used.

According to the book, these are very basic, non-technical entry-level sigils.

But the strange thing is that in the face of these entry-level talismans, she accidentally fell for it!

For a high-profile genius monk like Zhao Yan, it was simply an unspeakable shame.

She silently prayed to the heavens, hoping that the saints would be merciful and not to cast the picture of this moment on the light curtain of the Luohe River - if the whole country saw her being tied up into a caterpillar with a "talisman", then her reputation would be ruined.

"It seems that Gu Xu didn't mean to kindly tell me about his tricks, but to arouse my curiosity and distract me," she thought to herself, "What a sinister and cunning bastard." ”

While thinking about it, Zhao Yan brewed the true yuan, ready to burn the rope, get rid of the shackles, and teach that sinister guy a hard lesson.

However, at this moment, snow suddenly fell in the cave.

The snowflakes soon fell to the ground, making the cave covered in silver and cold.

Zhao Yan found that the "Holy Fire Totem" on her body suddenly failed—not only that, but her true yuan also seemed to be frozen in the meridians and could not function normally.

At this time, she was like a poor girl caught by robbers and put into a cottage, wearing a torn dress and being tied up all over her body. There were several red wounds on his pale skin, and he fell helplessly on his back to the ground.

Gu Xu's figure also appeared in her field of vision.

Two paper figures, one real person.

The real person stood in the middle, holding a slender brush in his hand - Zhao Yan could guess that it was the famous "Jinghong Pen".

The two paper figures each held a stack of thick talismans.

From the front, these two paper figures are exactly the same as Gu Xu, and it is difficult to distinguish - but from the side, they are only the thickness of a piece of paper, giving people a terrifying feeling.

"Miss Zhao, in terms of strength and physique, the talisman master is indeed inferior to the martial artist," I saw Gu Xu smile and said softly, "But in terms of the tricks that can be performed in battle, the martial artist is far inferior to the talisman master." ”

Before he could finish speaking, he strode deeper into the cavern. Zhao Yan has temporarily lost his mobility, and the silver wine can be said to be in his bag.

At the same time, he also secretly sighed in his heart, this woman is really stunning—the mountains are towering, the bee waist is soft, and the slender and elastic legs loom under the broken skirt and thick hemp rope, and the white flowers are particularly dazzling.

Out of a man's instinct, he couldn't help but look at her more.

It's just that in today's critical situation, silver wine is more attractive than beauty. So he restrained himself and didn't take a second look.

Zhao Yan fell to the ground, looking at his departing back.

If you are someone else, you may be annoyed, panicked, lost, and humiliated in such a situation.

But Zhao Yan, who once used the method of "cutting seven feelings" to cut off the "fear" in her heart, showed a determination far beyond ordinary people.

Even, perhaps because of the loss of "fear", other emotions in her heart, such as anger, such as unwillingness, and even a little excitement and joy, were greatly amplified and became extraordinarily clear.

Zhao Yan has always been eager to find a strong enough opponent to serve as his "grinding spear stone" to hone his martial arts.

But the opponents she had met before were basically easily defeated by her, which made her extremely disappointed.

There are also occasional monks like the eldest prince Xiao Shangyuan who can defeat her, but he relies on the deeper true yuan, the top exercise "Heavenly Dragon Heart Sutra", and even the power of the "Heavenly Dragon Great Array" in Luojing City - Zhao Yan is confident, as long as he practices for a while, he will definitely be able to defeat him.

Gu Xu is different.

He is younger than himself, his realm is lower than himself, and if you talk about the cultivation time, it is less than a year.

But in the battle just now, he was able to put her in a passive situation purely by means - from the spell, the rhythm of the battle, and even psychologically, he led her by the nose and led her to the trap step by step.

How long had it been since she had experienced the feeling of being dominated?

If it wasn't the Luoshui Conference at this moment, if Gu Xu wasn't an official of the Exorcism Division who was favored by the head of the division, she even wanted to take him back to Youzhou to be her exclusive sparring partner.

Thinking of this, she closed her eyes and began to recite the Nirvana Sutra silently.

Gu Xu's "Ten Thousand Empty Silence" was certainly powerful, but it was impossible for him to spend a large amount of True Yuan to maintain this spell for a long time.

As time goes by, the blockade of her true yuan by "Ten Thousand Empty Silence" will gradually loosen.

The Zhao family's ancestral practice "Nirvana Sutra" symbolizes the tempering of fire and rebirth in the fire.

As long as the flame is hot enough, the snow and ice will eventually melt.

The familiar pain swept through her body again.

Once again, she had the illusion of flesh being torn apart and her bones shattered.

But she never felt intimidated by pain.

On the contrary, the pain will make her feel pleasurable and make her feel a kind of "I am slowly getting stronger" achievement.

The next moment, her true yuan recovered and surged.

Her mind moved, and the rope shattered into countless pieces and fell off her.

"Yizhangwei" returned to the palm of her hand.

She soared into the air, ready to continue to snatch the silver wine with Gu Xu.

But at this moment, the entire suspended mountain began to shake violently, and then it was cracked in half from the middle by a terrifying force.

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