Chapter 1270: Blood Vine Whip

An hour-long lesson on sword formation quickly came to an end, and Li Jin Yun left the swordsmanship secret realm feeling unsatisfied.

He found his good friend Wu Shang waiting for him.

“Let’s go! I’ve got some new insights about sword formations, and I want to test them out in a spar,” Li Jin Yun said excitedly.

“Alright, does this mean I don’t have to hold back today?” Wu Shang stretched his body.

Even though this was a dream, everything felt as real as it could be.

“Let’s give it a shot. If I can’t keep up, then you can ease off,” Li Jin Yun thought for a moment and replied.

In a spacious training ground, Li Jin Yun and Wu Shang stood several dozen yards apart.

At that moment, a voice boomed from the sky.

“Begin!”

Instantly, both of them sprang into action.

Wu Shang quickly formed seals with his hands, and three layers of protective shields wrapped around him in an instant.

Meanwhile, Li Jin Yun’s small Five Elements sword formation surged toward Wu Shang.

Wu Shang activated the Lightness Technique, and explosive sounds erupted beneath his feet as he shot into the air like a rocket, narrowly dodging the small Five Elements sword formation.

“Don’t think your speed will save you,” Li Jin Yun said, controlling the sword formation to unleash four beams of sword light, cutting off Wu Shang’s escape routes.

Golden threads began to swirl around Wu Shang, spinning faster and faster until they transformed into a wind dragon that shot straight toward Li Jin Yun.

Wu Shang quickly formed another set of seals, and a Huoyun appeared in the sky.

Hundreds of birds burst forth from the Huoyun, diving at Li Jin Yun from all directions.

The four beams of sword light aimed at Wu Shang were shattered mid-air by several of the self-destructing birds.

The small Five Elements sword formation spun rapidly, transforming into the Guardian Sword Formation to shield Li Jin Yun.

With the Guardian Sword Formation surrounding him, Li Jin Yun charged toward Wu Shang.

“You’re too slow, and your defensive strength is weak. In the air, you’re just a sitting duck.”

As soon as Wu Shang finished speaking, countless birds engulfed him, exploding in the sky like a burst of fireworks.

The battle ended, and both of them walked out of the training ground unharmed.

“Wu Shang, we’ve been training for about the same amount of time. How are you so much stronger?” Li Jin Yun couldn’t help but ask.

“I’m not sure. Maybe it’s just natural talent,” Wu Shang replied with a smile.

“You’ve improved compared to before, but your combat awareness is still lacking.”

“Your sword formation is powerful, but if it can’t land a hit, it’s all for nothing.”

“When you have some free time, you should take more combat technique classes,” Wu Shang suggested.

“I’ve been to combat guidance classes, but when it comes to actual fighting, I just can’t remember how to apply what I learned,” Li Jin Yun said, sounding a bit frustrated.

“Take it easy. Besides, a young master from a wealthy family like you won’t need to fight in the future.”

“If you really don’t have any guards around, you can leave the fighting to me,” Wu Shang said, patting Li Jin Yun’s shoulder with a smile.

Li Jin Yun placed his hand on Wu Shang’s shoulder in return.

“Good brother, I’ll cover all your future artifacts,” Li Jin Yun said with a grin.

“Then I’ll handle all the fighting for you,” Wu Shang replied.

The two of them walked arm in arm to the points exchange area.

This was a spot they visited every night.

“The Mysterious Yellow Enlightenment Tea and the Heavenly Breath Spiritual Fruits you want are way too expensive. We’d need to save up for a long time to afford them,” Wu Shang said, glancing at Li Jin Yun.

“I’m not planning to buy them, just looking,” Li Jin Yun replied. He had always loved tea and tasting various spiritual fruits since he was a kid.

But even with his high status in the Immortal Realm, some things were still out of his reach.

“Keep working hard. Once you inherit the family business, you’ll be able to buy as much of this stuff as you want,” Wu Shang said with a grin.

“Wu Shang, you’re overestimating things. Even if I inherit the family business, I still won’t be able to get the things I’m eyeing,” Li Jin Yun replied.

“Then stop looking at them. No point worrying about things you can’t have.”

“Better focus on something practical.” Wu Shang pointed to a Dao artifact on the exchange list.

“This only costs 1000 points. Once I get it, I’ll be able to use this Thunder Spirit Pearl to unleash a powerful technique,” Wu Shang said, rubbing his hands excitedly.

“Powerful technique? What kind?” Li Jin Yun asked, intrigued.

“Thunder Annihilation of Three Thousand—a technique with no upper limit,” Wu Shang said, his excitement growing.

He had stumbled upon this technique in the points exchange list.

“Sounds impressive. Is it really that strong?” Li Jin Yun asked skeptically.

“You doubt me?” Wu Shang shot back, pulling up the technique’s visual display.

They saw a blurry-faced man at the Golden Core Stage facing ten charging Nascent Soul Beasts without a hint of fear.

Hundreds of black Thunder Pulse Pearls appeared around him.

A surge of lightning then surrounded the pearls, and one by one, they shot toward the beasts like cannonballs. Any beast hit was either killed or incapacitated.

After the battle, the man calmly collected the Thunder Pulse Pearls into his Space Artifact.

“That’s the kind of fighting strength you’d expect from the Golden Core Stage!” Li Jin Yun said, stunned.

“We’ll see how powerful it really is once I learn it,” Wu Shang said with a smirk.

“We’ll just have to take on more tasks together so I can exchange for that technique.”

“Then let’s head to the task section now and pick something up for tomorrow,” Li Jin Yun suggested.

The two quickly agreed and made plans to meet up the next day for their tasks.

Meanwhile, in the Hidden Spirit Sect, Xu Fan, who was busy deciphering the system runic sphere, suddenly got word of the Yuan Lord’s return.

“So what if he’s back? What’s it got to do with me?” Xu Fan said lazily.

But then another message came through, ruining his relaxed mood.

The other great clans of the Three Thousand Realms had also returned.

“With them back, the Three Thousand Realms are going to get lively again,” Xu Fan said, rocking in his lounge chair.

Just then, Xu Fan thought he heard a dragon roar from the edge of the star region.

“Grape, use the Blood Vine Whip to lash all the true dragons still alive,” Xu Fan said casually.

After hearing the dragon roar, a good whipping seemed like the right response.

“Understood, Master,” Grape replied.

In a secret realm where dragons were imprisoned, a Great Luo level puppet entered, holding a blood-red whip.

The moment the true dragons saw the whip, they began begging for mercy.

“Just kill me! Don’t use that whip again!”

“Give me a chance—I want to die!”

“Cut my flesh, take my kidneys, just don’t whip me!”

The Great Luo level puppet ignored their pleas.

It walked up to the nearest true dragon and swung the whip down without mercy.