When Xu Taiping followed the sound, he found no one beside him.

It wasn’t until a slender hand wearing a jade bracelet appeared out of thin air that he realized Lin Buyu was lying right next to him.

No need to ask, it was definitely her robe concealing her presence again.

“Can you sneak in invisibly…”

“No.”

Xu Taiping was about to ask Lin Buyu if she could use her robe to sneak into the sword formation and complete the Breaking Cloud Sword Formation, but before he could finish, Lin Buyu cut him off, as if reading his mind.

“Elsewhere, maybe. But in this secret realm, this robe is like the concealing herb in your hand, it can only make you invisible for a dozen breaths.”

Lin Buyu explained.

“Then let’s stick to the original plan.”

Xu Taiping nodded.

“These True Fire Talismans we just scavenged from those Yunjing Palace disciples.”

Lin Buyu handed four talisman scrolls to Xu Taiping.

“Thanks.”

Such things were always welcome.

“Later, I’ll go first and you follow. Don’t overthink it, just charge forward.”

Xu Taiping reminded Lin Buyu.

“I still have to play the flute for you.”

Lin Buyan suddenly jumped out.

“Sorry, I forgot about you.”

Xu Taiping smiled wryly.

“Boom!”

As they spoke, the ground suddenly trembled.

Both of them looked towards the courtyard.

Under the control of the two elders, two Hairy Zombies, one wielding a broadsword and the other a spear, charged towards the Sixth Peak’s Senior Sister, Lu Yuxin.

Among the female disciples, Lu Yuxin had the weakest cultivation. It was clear that the Yunjing Palace disciples wanted to use her as a breakthrough point to destroy the Breaking Cloud Sword Formation.

“Bang!”

At this critical moment, Zhou Ao, covered in blood, suddenly threw himself at one of the Hairy Zombies.

But against the zombie’s iron-hard body, his effort was like an egg hitting a rock. The zombie only paused slightly, while he was sent flying.

“Boom!”

Just as Lin Buyu and Xu Taiping were about to jump into the courtyard to help, a blaze of fire erupted on the head of the Hairy Zombie that collided with Zhou Ao.

It turned out that as Zhou Ao was sent flying, he had slapped his last True Fire Talisman onto the zombie’s forehead.

Although the power of the True Fire Talisman was greatly diminished in this realm, it bought Xu Ziyan and the others enough time to adjust the sword formation.

“Zing!”

With a sharp sound of a sword slicing through the air, a sword strike from Xu Ziyan, temporarily acting as the formation’s core, sent one of the Hairy Zombies flying, leaving a huge gash on its chest.

The Yunjing Palace’s assault crumbled.

Seeing this, Lin Buyu and Xu Taiping exchanged a glance.

The time to act had come.

The two of them, maintaining a distance of three to four feet, charged towards the young palace master of Yunjing Palace like the wind.

“Swish!”

When they were about a hundred feet away from the young palace master, Xu Taiping suddenly drew his Spring Tiger saber.

At this moment, the two elders of Yunjing Palace sensed Xu Taiping’s presence.

“Boom!”

As they turned, they saw Xu Taiping, wielding his Spring Tiger saber, slashing towards the young palace master with a blade aura extending twenty to thirty feet.

This strike was the fifth form of the Seven Kills Saber, “Torrent.” Though not particularly powerful, it was imposing enough to intimidate those unfamiliar with saber techniques.

Seeing this, the two elders simultaneously struck out, their robes billowing as they met Xu Taiping’s blade aura with their palms, creating a thunderous clash.

“Boom!”

The blade aura dissipated upon contact.

The two elders immediately sensed something was wrong.

But it was too late.

Xu Taiping had already withdrawn his saber and, moving like the wind, charged towards the Breaking Cloud Sword Formation behind the corpse ghosts.

“Elder Lin, Elder Sun!”

The young palace master shouted.

The two elders immediately waved their command flags, recalling the White Zombies attacking the sword formation and directing them towards Xu Taiping.

“Swish!”

But at this moment, Xu Taiping, with saber in hand, executed the Seven Kills Saber technique to its fullest, decapitating the corpse ghosts in his path.

“Isn’t cultivation supposed to be suppressed in this secret realm? How can his saber technique be so powerful?!”

The young palace master of Yunjing Palace was stunned.

“His saber technique is a martial skill. The power of the technique comes mostly from his physical strength, not True Qi.”

Elder Lin gritted his teeth.

“This kid’s physical body has been tempered to the peak of martial arts mastery.”

Another elder, while continuing to command the corpse ghosts to attack Xu Taiping, frowned.

At this moment, Lin Buyu’s invisibility from her robe ended, revealing her figure to the three elders.

“It’s that female disciple!”

Elder Lin exclaimed.

“Stop her! We can’t let her enter the formation!”

Seeing Lin Buyu’s appearance, the three elders were shocked.

They knew very well that if Lin Buyu entered the formation, the power of the Breaking Cloud Sword Formation would at least double, which was something they couldn’t afford to let happen.

“You two, stop them!”

The two elders waved their command flags, recalling the two Hairy Zombies from the sword formation.

With a “whoosh,” the two Hairy Zombies, their long hair flying, charged towards Xu Taiping from left and right, one with a saber and the other with a spear.

The two Hairy Zombies were as strong as martial arts masters at their peak. With their pain-resistant, iron-hard bodies, they could easily stop Xu Taiping under normal circumstances.

“Boom!”

But at this moment, a surge of murky energy exploded from Xu Taiping’s body.

He released the murky energy he had been using to suppress an acupoint.

With this release, his body felt at least two thousand pounds lighter.

His already swift speed increased several times, leaving an afterimage as he charged towards the two Hairy Zombies.

Unlike Zhou Ao.

Xu Taiping’s body, having endured a two-thousand-pound burden for years and tempered by the Emperor’s Body Refining Technique, was tougher than the zombies.

“Boom!”

With a loud crash, Xu Taiping’s body sent the two Hairy Zombies staggering back.

“Bang, bang!”

Xu Taiping followed up with two powerful punches, sending the two Hairy Zombies flying.

Seeing this, the two elders of Yunjing Palace were speechless.

“Could it be that his martial arts cultivation has reached the supreme level?”

Elder Lin murmured in disbelief.

Following closely behind Xu Taiping, Lin Buyan cursed under his breath:

“This kid must be crazy, using murky energy to temper his body. One wrong move and his bones would shatter!”

“Swish!”

“Bang!”

At this moment, Xu Taiping slashed and punched, clearing the path by taking down two White Zombies.

“Keep up.”

He shouted to Lin Buyu without looking back.

“Don’t hold me back.”

Lin Buyu warned Lin Buyan, who was controlling her body.

“Brat, watch your tone with me.”

Though Lin Buyan was annoyed, he quickened his pace to keep up with Xu Taiping.

At this moment, a strange melody suddenly played.

Sound waves, like threads, wrapped around Xu Taiping’s limbs.

“Bang!”

A White Zombie wielding a hammer struck Xu Taiping’s chest, causing him to stagger.

“Swish!”

Xu Taiping, enduring the pain, broke free from the sound waves with brute force and slashed the White Zombie in half.

“Lin Buyan, are you useless? If you can’t handle it, let me take over.”

Seeing Xu Taiping injured, Lin Buyu was furious.