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"Bang!"

 

With a single punch, Xu Taiping shattered the protective aura of Senior Brother Song from Yunjing Palace, sending him flying three meters into the air, his back armor splitting apart. The five Martial Masters Realm disciples from Yunjing Palace were all lying on the ground.

 

It all took just the time of a single cup of tea.

 

"I still wanted to try this."

 

Lin Buyu raised her wrist regretfully, glancing at her jade bracelet.

 

"No need."

 

Xu Taiping smiled faintly, then delivered a heavy kick to Senior Brother Song.

 

Using the Thousand Layers Force, this kick twisted Senior Brother Song's face, rendering him unable to even scream.

 

"These people may have the physique of Martial Masters, but their punches and kicks lack intent, let alone force. They're just empty shells."

 

Xu Taiping remarked.

 

Having previously fought against Flying Zombies and Demon Lords, encountering a few flashy but useless martial artists left him feeling like he had nowhere to vent his strength.

 

"It's probably because of you. For cultivators, these people have tough skin and thick flesh. Without using some powerful spells, it's hard to hurt them."

 

Lin Buyu walked lightly to Xu Taiping.

 

"Indeed."

 

Xu Taiping nodded, agreeing with Lin Buyu's analysis.

 

In this secret realm, cultivators who only practiced spells without tempering their bodies were at a disadvantage.

 

"Who ordered you to guard this place?"

 

Xu Taiping lightly kicked Senior Brother Song's chin.

 

"Res…"

 

"Bang!"

 

Before Senior Brother Song could finish his word, Xu Taiping stomped heavily on his head.

 

Using the Thousand Layers Force again, the pain was so excruciating that Senior Brother Song felt like his brain was about to burst.

 

"Who ordered you to guard this place?"

 

Lin Buyu repeated Xu Taiping's question.

 

Senior Brother Song seemed to want to hold out, but Xu Taiping lifted his foot again without a word.

 

"Don't stomp, I'll talk!"

 

Sensing Xu Taiping lifting his foot again, Senior Brother Song's pupils shrank, and he instinctively shouted.

 

"Hurry up."

 

Xu Taiping urged.

 

He had a bad feeling in his heart and didn't want to waste any more time with these people.

 

"It was the young palace master and two elders."

 

"Where are they?"

 

"In the front yard."

 

"What are they doing in the front yard?"

 

"They surrounded your Senior Sister and the others in the medicinal garden by the Dragon Sophora tree, trying to make them hand over the Dragon's Teeth Fruits."

 

Senior Brother Song stammered.

 

"Any casualties?"

 

Lin Buyu asked coldly.

 

"No, none, at least not before we came here."

 

Sensing Lin Buyu's unfriendly tone, Senior Brother Song quickly answered.

 

"Junior Sister Buyu, let's ask as we go."

 

Xu Taiping glanced at Lin Buyu.

 

Lin Buyu nodded in agreement.

 

"With just your young palace master and two elders, they can't possibly be a match for our Qingxuan Sect's Senior Sisters. Did you use some other means?"

 

Xu Taiping lifted Senior Brother Song like a chick, dragging him towards the front yard while asking.

 

"I, I don't know…"

 

"Swish!"

 

"Ugh! I'll talk, I'll talk!"

 

Seeing Senior Brother Song's reluctance to answer, Lin Buyu immediately stabbed his kneecap with her sword.

 

Despite their seemingly simple and unassuming appearances, both Xu Taiping and Lin Buyu were ruthless against their enemies.

 

"The two elders, besides being peak Martial Masters, are also very skilled at controlling Corpse Ghosts. After entering the secret realm, they used secret techniques to control over thirty Corpse Ghosts, including two Hairy Zombies and seven or eight White Zombies."

 

"And our young palace master, though he appears carefree, is actually at the peak of the Gazing Abyss Realm and is highly skilled in musical techniques, able to kill with the sound of his zither."

 

After being stabbed by Lin Buyu, Senior Brother Song became much more cooperative, explaining in detail.

 

"Two Hairy Zombies, seven or eight White Zombies, these are much harder to deal with than ordinary martial artists."

 

Xu Taiping frowned.

 

"You just need to get me into the sword formation."

 

Lin Buyu reminded Xu Taiping.

 

"Yes, that could work."

 

As long as Lin Buyu entered the formation, relying on the power of the Breaking Cloud Sword Formation, they wouldn't fear even so many Corpse Ghosts.

 

"But that musical killing technique, I've never encountered it before. Rushing in recklessly might be dangerous."

 

Xu Taiping pondered.

 

"Bang!"

 

At this moment, Lin Buyu suddenly knocked Senior Brother Song unconscious with her sword hilt and then called out her split soul, Lin Buyan.

 

"You mentioned you have a divine ability to harm with flute sounds."

 

Lin Buyu asked.

 

"No way."

 

Lin Buyan refused outright.

 

"Three pig trotters."

 

Lin Buyu seriously negotiated with Lin Buyan.

 

"Lin Buyu, can you stop exposing my secrets in front of others?"

 

Lin Buyan was furious.

 

"I only mentioned three pig trotters."

 

"You brat, you're driving me crazy!"

 

Watching Lin Buyu argue with herself, Xu Taiping found it both strange and somewhat amusing.

 

In the end, they settled the deal for five pig trotters.

 

Lin Buyan agreed to help once, using flute sounds to counter the young palace master's zither.

 

Since it was just a brief flute play, it wouldn't reveal much, so Xu Taiping didn't oppose the idea.

 

"Boom!"

 

At this moment, a violent explosion sounded from the front yard, separated by a wall.

 

"I'll go take a look."

 

Xu Taiping quickly said to Lin Buyu, then grabbed the concealing herb and leaped onto the courtyard wall.

 

Looking inside from the wall, he saw Xu Ziyan and a few others being forced into a corner by a group of Corpse Ghosts in front of a giant ancient tree.

 

Behind the Corpse Ghosts stood the young palace master and two elders of Yunjing Palace.

 

Just as the disciple named Song had said, the two elders each held a command flag, continuously directing the Corpse Ghosts to attack the Breaking Cloud Sword Formation set up by the disciples of the Sixth Peak.

 

The young palace master sat on a banana leaf fan, floating seven or eight feet off the ground, with an ancient zither on his lap, occasionally plucking the strings.

 

Due to the distance and the noise, Xu Taiping couldn't hear the zither clearly.

 

But he noticed that every time the zither sounded, the Breaking Cloud Sword Formation would show some flaws, large or small.

 

It was clear that someone in the sword formation was affected by the zither.

 

At the same time, Xu Taiping saw Zhou Ao, one of the seven disciples of the Sixth Peak, covered in blood, protecting Xu Ziyan from the sudden attacks of the Corpse Ghosts.

 

"Senior Sister and the others can't hold on much longer."

 

At this moment, Lin Buyu's voice sounded beside Xu Taiping.

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