This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable-Chapter 1689 - 41: Each Places Their Piece (Part 1)

On the city wall of Yumen Pass, many powerful cultivators received the latest transmission.

"The Long Wind Formation will enter a pause period in half a quarter of an hour, expected to recover in two quarters."

This timing was very precise, given by the Great Formation Master in charge of the Long Wind Formation, who was of Tribulation Crossing Realm cultivation.

Lu Qingshan said in a deep voice, "Prepare yourselves and follow the pre-arranged plan to leave the city and engage."

The Demon Race has prepared for this war for twenty thousand years, but hasn't the Human Race done the same?

Facing the grand formation of the Human Race, aside from unconventional methods like the Heart Demon Clan's, the Demon Race's only counter was the simple and brute "grind" tactic. Could the Human Race not have foreseen this?

There was no way they wouldn't have arranged battle strategies in advance, to avoid chaos when the formation paused and the cultivators engaged.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

The powerful offensive of the Demon Race kept pounding on the light screen of the formation, causing ripples, and the light was becoming increasingly faint.

Within the formation, numerous cultivators of Yumen Pass watched the trembling light screen with grave expressions, their gazes towards the outside filled with hatred.

"Counterattack immediately!" Just as the formation was about to enter a pause, Lu Qingshan suddenly ordered.

The mighty voice, wrapped in overwhelming mana, spread far and wide.

"Kill!"

The cultivators of Yumen Pass unanimously responded, their physical and mana strength roaring like a tide, as figures soared into the sky and rushed outward.

Ahead-of-schedule counterattack!

Before the formation entered its pause period, the Human Race proactively left the city to engage in battle, rather than responding passively, just like the previous early sword strike.

This early counterattack, however, was almost a consensus among all the powerful cultivators of Yumen Pass.

Confidence is crucial in a large-scale war.

In the end stage of a long-drawn-out war, it's more about competing in willpower and resilience.

The side with more confidence and morale undoubtedly has a higher chance of winning in such a competition.

This fundamental rule of war applies even when looking across the cultivation world, and beyond the war between the two domains.

Relatively speaking, the side defending their home and domain has an advantage in this regard, as they have a belief that they cannot retreat.

But one should not overlook the confidence brought by the Demon Race's formidable strength and their extreme command and obedience.

At this moment, the frontline, due to Lu Qingshan's earlier sword strike, had the Human Race's morale high and confidence strong.

Such a good state should naturally be maintained with effort.

Continuing with an early counterattack is the means to sustain this state.

....

"The body may die, but Yumen Pass must not fall!"

As soon as Lu Qingshan's order was conveyed, the Sword Cultivators of the Sword Sect were the first to rise with sword control.

The Sword Sect, as the Taoist Sect of the Eastern Domain, sets an example for the world.

In Yumen Pass, the disciples of the Sword Sect always had the highest status, with resources allocated to them in the First Sequence; this is their privilege.

Next, they were going to prove the worth of having such benefits.

Nearly a thousand Sword Sect cultivators, like raging tigers released from a gate, fearlessly charged at the swarm of Demon Race cultivators rushing forward upon seeing the Long Wind Formation about to enter a pause period, like staunch swords without hesitation.

The sound of slaughter filled the heavens and earth.

Swoosh!

Sharp sword blades, accompanied by violent sword light, howled past, and in an instant, several Demon Race cultivators fell with blood splattering, their eyes still carrying a trace of despair.

The tragic screams and blood stained this world with a hint of abyssal blood color.

Not only the Sword Sect cultivators, but also many arranged cultivators from other sects of Yumen Pass, followed the Sword Sect's lead in rushing forward to kill.

But few cultivators killed as efficiently as the Sword Sect's cultivators.

Each cultivation system, or further refined to each cultivator, has its own unique combat style; this is the cultivator's own understanding, differing for each, flourishing like a hundred flowers.

However, in such large-scale cultivator warfare, it's no longer possible to engage in hundreds of exchanges like in magical combat, making constant probes in between. Those unique combat styles need to be put aside.

Firstly, there's no chance to use them; in such massive warfare, where is the opportunity to slowly display them?

Secondly, they're unsuitable; for war, the most effective means are those that can kill the most enemies in the shortest time with the least effort.

The battlefield changes constantly; the enemy a cultivator faces at one moment may already be decapitated and replaced with another in the next, with only a few fleeting moments of encounter.

During this time, what a cultivator must do is launch an all-out burst and then slaughter.

Fortunately, the Sword Cultivator's burst ability is second to none, excelling at quick kills, rarely requiring the time that Dharma Cultivation needs for incantations and spellcasting when drawing the sword.

This has always been their way of combat, perfectly fitting the aesthetics of war, their unique advantage.

Lu Qingshan charged ahead of all Sword Sect cultivators.

Even though every sword strike he made now came at the cost of his life essence dispersing, as the Sect Master of Sword Sect, there were no words for the Sword Sect cultivators advancing to kill while he observed from behind.

"Sect Master, don't push too hard!" Yu Canghai, however, was a bit panicked watching the scene of Lu Qingshan raging within the Demon Race's army.

"Don't worry, I know my limits," Lu Qingshan replied with a smile, simultaneously releasing the Sword Domain.

The purple-gold Sword Domain was exceptionally conspicuous even amidst the chaotic battle filled with Dao Domains—though Dao Domain lights came in various colors and all were present, the purple-gold seemed to touch some mysterious essence; among so many cultivators, no other Dao Domain light was of this color except for Lu Qingshan's.

Sharp sword energy appeared in every area of the Sword Domain, attacking those Demon Race cultivators like a myriad of flying swords.

The demonic cultivators with lower cultivation were directly dismembered by the sword energy, turning into blood mist.

Those with higher cultivation, or demonic cultivators who were not attacked by the sword energy, found their movements slowed as long as they were within the Sword Domain.

Their powerful Divine Demon Bodies couldn't resist the suppression of the Sword Domain.

Vast mana continuously surged out from within Lu Qingshan.

His six life-bound swords transformed into countless sharp sword light, directly harvesting the lives of the surrounding demonic cultivators, the efficiency of killing enemies was much higher compared to the previous flying swords. However, similarly, the speed at which his life force was dissipating also increased significantly.

Of course, the rate of dissipation was still manageable compared to the total amount of his life force.

"Lu Qingshan, your opponent is me!"

The Blazing Thunder Demon Venerable would not sit by and watch Lu Qingshan wantonly slaughter his race's cultivators, unleashing his fierce power, and shouted coldly.

He stepped forward, his aura becoming even more overwhelming, with thunder and black light flashing in the depths of his eyes.

Earlier, Lu Qingshan, leveraging the power of the Great Formation, drove the flying swords to give him quite a beating.

Due to the protection of the Long Wind Formation, he could only take hits without being able to fight back, having bottled up his anger for a while, now seeing Lu Qingshan leaving the city, how could he hold back from venting his fury?

The strength of this Blazing Thunder Demon Venerable was certainly far from that of Luo Qiantuo, the Asura King, only barely reaching the level of a top-tier Demon Venerable. However, with Lu Qingshan's current state, facing such an enemy, the pressure was not small.

But in the face of the provocation from the Blazing Thunder Demon Venerable, Lu Qingshan's eyes grew even colder, stirring the Sword Qi Spirit in his sea of consciousness, then with a mighty slash wielding the Demon Suppressing Sword, showing no intent to dodge.

Hum!

As soon as Lu Qingshan slashed out, the spiritual energy in the space around the sword tip began to boil suddenly.

A Green Snake emerges with one slash.

The cyan sword energy and black demonic qi spewed out together from the Demon Suppressing Sword, then the two energies layered upon each other, outlining a Sword Qi Green Snake with a cyan main body and black patterns, piercing through the void with an indescribable speed, roaring out.

Seeing this, the Blazing Thunder Demon Venerable's pupils shrank sharply, and his hair stood on end.

Vast demonic power surged through his body almost instantly, pushing his Divine Demon Body to its limits, then burst out from his pores, enveloping his body like a copper wall, forming a second barrier.

This was not enough; blazing thunder swiftly formed a Thunder Armor at an astonishing speed, attaching to the outside of the demonic qi, to form a total of three layers of barriers.

Boom!

Just as the three barriers finished constructing, the Sword Qi Green Snake arrived. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

The sharp sword energy exploded violently, with double the damage increase from the Demon Suppressing Sword.

The Green Snake opened its blood-red mouth wide, revealing its fangs, making a fierce bite at the Blazing Thunder Demon Venerable.

Crack!

A faint sound emitted from the Thunder Armor on the Blazing Thunder Demon Venerable's body surface.

The Thunder Armor was woven by constantly moving electric serpents, but in front of the ferocious Sword Qi Green Snake, these electric serpents seemed like newborns, swallowed in one bite, almost without any ability to resist.

Then, the seemingly robust Thunder Armor suddenly collapsed.

The Green Snake continued biting forward, colliding with the second barrier of the Blazing Thunder Demon Venerable.

Still devastatingly destructive.

The demonic qi was first drawn away by the Demon Suppressing Divine Ability, then dissolved by the sword energy,

both defenses collapsed instantly, and even the Divine Demon Body of the Blazing Thunder Demon Venerable was sent flying with a bang.

"This..."

Glancing at this scene from the corner of their eyes, Yu Canghai and Ji Chuan couldn't help but click their tongues in astonishment.

A top-tier Demon Venerable ended up at a complete disadvantage in the first exchange against Lu Qingshan, something no one had expected.

Demonic qi churned as the Blazing Thunder Demon Venerable stabilized his posture, his angry roar echoed through the sky.

His sinister and violent gaze fixed on Lu Qingshan who held the Demon Suppressing Sword.

The latter's gaze remained cold, though his face seemed a shade paler.

Previously shielded by the Long Wind Formation, he didn't perceive it, but now that they were in close-quarters combat, there was no reason why the Blazing Thunder Demon Venerable wouldn't notice something that Yu Canghai and the others did.

"So that's it, so that's it, I thought the intel was wrong, but it turns out he's squandering his life!

The dignified Sect Master of the Sword Sect actually needs to consume his life force to make a strike, how tragic!

But could it be you think such a sacrifice can turn the tide at Yumen Pass?"

Upon discovering the secret, the Blazing Thunder Demon Venerable couldn't help but laugh wildly, feeling reassured.

No matter how formidable Lu Qingshan was now, he no longer feared, because he understood it was just a fleeting moment, unsustainable.

"I really want to see how many lives you have to spare!" The Blazing Thunder Demon Venerable sneered, his gaze filled with endless brutality.

With a roar, he charged forward again, murderous intent surging up.

The remaining demonic cultivators swarmed out like locusts, and the offensive erupted once more.

Lu Qingshan did not react much to the Blazing Thunder Demon Venerable's mocking.

The act of consuming life force was something that couldn't be concealed, nor did he intend to conceal it, so the exposure now naturally wouldn't affect his state of mind significantly.

But his brow furrowed slightly, he wasn't completely calm as the thing truly affecting his mindset at this moment was...

Where did the War Venerable and the Ming Venerable those two go?

Since the outbreak of war, these two Demon Venerables have yet to show themselves, giving him a bad premonition.