At the exit of the Thunder Marsh Secret Realm, Su Yao tucked the Jade Slip into her robes. The sword markings on her ancient sword were still faintly vibrating, as if savoring the aftertaste of her recent fierce battle with the Xuanyin Sect. Lin Yu gazed at the roiling leaden clouds on the horizon, arcs of lightning dancing across his fingertips. "The Jade Slip indicates that the next jade token is in the Myriad Swords Abyss, but that place is said to be shrouded by an ancient sword array. Entering it means a nine-in-ten chance of death."
Qin Mo unfolded a yellowed map, his finger tracing the area marked with cinnabar. "What's more troublesome is that the Xuanyin Sect will definitely set an ambush along the way." Before his voice trailed off, Su Yao's pupils suddenly constricted. In the distant clouds, a black talisman came hurtling through the air like a flying bird, the skull pattern on its surface vivid and lifelike as it grinned grimly at them.
"It's the Xuanyin Sect's Life-Reaping Talisman!" Su Yao drew her ancient sword, the Power of the Sword Soul condensing into a shield along the blade. The instant the talisman detonated, countless nether-spirits poured forth from the void, their fingernails gleaming with a cyan-black hue, every claw-swipe tearing the air with a harsh screech. Lin Yu's spiritual lightning surged, the sonic boom of his punch shattering patches of nether-spirits, while Qin Mo's talisman transformed into chains that bound the stealthy nether-spirits i…
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