Chapter 101: The Last Gasp

Soon, the sound of fighting rang out in the tunnel leading to the underground palace.

The black-clothed men and the Qingluan Guards began to suffer casualties. Zhang Yuelu was like a tireless god of war. After a series of fierce battles with the witch, He Nian, Lin Zhenyuan, Xie Qiuniang and others, he still took the lead in attacking the underground palace and confronted the owner of this place, Xia Chang.

Xia Chang was a martial artist in the Return to the True Realm, and he was on par with Wang Zicheng.

"Fa" is divided into Tao and Shu.

Tao is the Dharma, and Shu is divided into martial arts and magic. The human immortal inheritance cannot use magic, but can only practice martial arts, and the "Wu" in "Wu Fu" comes from this. And the weapon that a martial artist trusts most is his own fists.

As a banished immortal, Zhang Yuelu's magic is just ordinary, but he has quite a lot of accomplishments in martial arts. He not only has the "Cihang Pudu Sword Canon", but also is proficient in spearmanship, swordmanship and various strange weapons. In addition to the teachings of his teacher Cihang Zhenren, he also has some family skills, which is also the disadvantage of ordinary disciples from Wanxiang Taoist Palace.

The underground palace covers a large area and is very vast. The dome is supported by huge pillars. It is somewhat similar to what Qi Xuansu saw in his dream. The deepest part is the six-armed Wu Luo statue, with countless candles burning under its feet, and countless heads piled up into a small mountain in front of it.

At this time, the underground palace was in chaos. The believers of Lingshan Wu Cult fought with the black-clothed men and Qingluan Guards. Because they were at a disadvantage in numbers, Xia Chang and Zhu Cheng could not join forces to deal with Zhang Yuelu, so Xia Chang could only fight Zhang Yuelu alone.

Xia Chang punched out, bringing a gust of fierce wind.

Facing this punch, Zhang Yuelu turned around like a butterfly, avoiding the punch, and at the same time, the paper sword in her hand pointed lightly at Xia Chang's temple.

Xia Chang twisted his body forcefully, stretched out his hand to block Zhang Yuelu's paper sword, and then stepped on the ground with a bang to release the force, stepping out a big pit on the ground.

He pulled the corner of his mouth and threw another punch.

Zhang Yuelu stepped on the ground, and her body retreated backwards, and a lotus was born with every step. The paper sword in her hand was randomly pointed out, and the sword energy was generated and shot towards Xia Chang's face.

Xia Chang broke the sword energy with a punch, and was a little surprised at Zhang Yuelu's weakness.

But he changed his mind and it was reasonable. Even if this Taoist woman escaped from Yulan Temple by chance, she must have been seriously injured and no longer in her peak state. It was the perfect time to take her life while she was sick.

Xia Chang rushed forward, his fists constantly hitting the paper sword in Zhang Yuelu's hand head-on. Although he was a flesh and blood body, it was like a collision of swords and knives, and the sound of clanging metal and stone was endless.

The paper sword in Zhang Yuelu's hand kept changing various sword techniques, changing constantly, making people dazzled, like a dazzling hundred flowers, and never leaving Xia Chang's vital points. But compared with her previous sword fight with Xie Qiuniang, the sword at this time can only be said to be mediocre, both the sword energy and the speed are weak.

However, Xia Chang is far inferior to Xie Qiuniang, and scars continue to appear on his body.

Suddenly, Zhang Yuelu chopped down with the paper sword in his hand, which was nothing more than a vertical stroke.

As the saying goes, great ingenuity does not require effort. If you can kill people directly, there is no need to fiddle with too many fancy moves.

Facing this sword, Xia Chang shouted angrily, stomped his feet hard, and took a posture to take Zhang Yuelu's sword.

There was a burst of sound.

Zhang Yuelu's figure floated back, like a kite with a broken string in the wind, but in fact, she had completely dissipated the force.

On the other hand, Xia Chang's ground was not only covered with cracks, but also his hands and arms were injured with visible bones and blood flowing.

Zhang Yuelu fluttered to the ground, pointing the paper sword in his hand, and the sword energy shot out like a bow and crossbow.

Xia Chang felt fear and retreated, knowing that he should temporarily avoid the edge and wait for Zhu Cheng to arrive before making plans. At least he couldn't risk his life. However, when he wanted to retreat, Zhang Yuelu came in front of him in an instant and pointed a sword at his heart. The force was not great, but it just made him inevitably pause.

At this moment, the paper sword in Zhang Yuelu's hand turned into a big knife.

Zhang Yuelu held the knife with both hands and swept it horizontally.

The moment of beauty was like a slanting moon.

Xia Chang's face suddenly turned pale. Chang slowly lowered his head and saw a red line appearing at his waist, which was extremely dazzling.

Zhang Yuelu retreated with a blank expression on his face.

Neither the Tiangang Hall nor the Beichen Hall was a good place. Most of the evil cult demons were afraid of power but not virtue. Only by having a heart of a bodhisattva and using thunderbolt methods could one shock people's hearts and then stop killing with killing.

A moment later, Xia Chang's upper body fell to the ground and crawled with difficulty, while his lower body remained standing, motionless.

He was actually split in two.

However, this knife also caused Zhang Yuelu to lose a lot of his true energy, and his face became paler.

Zhang Yuelu ignored his fatigue and weakness and rushed to another place.

Wang Zicheng faced Zhu Cheng. Because Wang Zicheng was injured, he was already at a disadvantage and even in danger. In another moment, he would be beaten to death by Zhu Cheng.

Zhu Cheng pressed down on his head with a Buddhist "big handprint", and Wang Zicheng knelt on one knee, bleeding from all seven orifices.

At this moment, Zhang Yuelu arrived and replaced Wang Zicheng.

Zhu Cheng threw a punch, which went straight and hit Zhang Yuelu directly.

Zhang Yuelu avoided the attack and dodged to the side.

In the previous fight with Xia Chang, Xia Chang, who was always known for his brute force, could not even touch the corner of Zhang Yuelu's clothes, which shows how fast Zhang Yuelu was. However, facing Zhu Cheng's punch, he was unable to completely dodge it. He was hit on the left shoulder by this punch and fell to the side. Zhang Yuelu twisted his body in mid-air, like a leaf swaying in the wind. After landing, there was no sound.

In the final analysis, Zhang Yuelu was not at the infinite stage of heaven after all. After a series of fierce battles, his internal qi was severely depleted and he was no longer in peak condition.

However, after Zhang Yuelu landed, he did not retreat but advanced. There were wisps of breath flowing on the blade of the paper knife in his hand, and the blade light was sharp.

Zhang Yuelu's swordsmanship is plain and simple, and can be described as the most complex to the simplest. He strikes his sword directly and directly, and all of them are killing techniques for taking people's lives. There are few flashy and flowery tricks. This is a swordsmanship born on the battlefield. It may not be very effective when fighting with others, but it is particularly effective when it comes to life and death.

Zhu Cheng is also a martial artist.

Facing Zhang Yuelu's fierce swordsmanship, Zhu Cheng used force to break the trick. Not only did he break the swordsmanship with one punch, but he also kept hitting Zhang Yuelu's forehead. The wind from the fist caused Zhang Yuelu's hair to flutter back suddenly, but when the fist was only an inch away from the forehead, Zhang Yuelu's body swept back and barely avoided the aftereffects of the punch.

Zhu Cheng took advantage of the situation and followed closely.

Zhu Cheng's arms were covered with bulging veins, like tiny dragons hiding under his skin. At the same time, the blood circulation in his body was like a great river tide. The sound of blood flowing could be heard faintly. His domineering aura was revealed. Then Zhu Cheng took a step forward seemingly without any rules, causing the ground under his feet to sink. Then, relying on the powerful force under his feet, Zhu Cheng shot out like an arrow from a string, and instantly got close to Zhang Yuelu. Even though Zhang Yuelu was a banished immortal, he still had no good way to deal with it at this moment. He could only try his best to retreat again and again, trying to avoid his sharp edge.

One person rushed forward, and the other slid backwards, and the distance between the two remained the same.

Every time Zhu Cheng took a step, the ground trembled, leaving a deep footprint. His body suddenly accelerated, and at the same time, the joints and periosteum of his body were like heavy drums, and his spine twisted and twisted, with a continuous cracking sound, like a vicious dragon rolling behind him. Then, from his chest, abdomen, shoulders, elbows, wrists, to fists, a series of explosion-like sounds rang out in sequence, and the fist broke through the air, and thousands of thunderous sounds rang out. With one punch, Zhang Yuelu finally had no way to avoid it.

The force was like a broken bow, and it sounded like a thunder.

With a bang, Zhang Yuelu was blown away by this punch and flew backwards.

After landing, Zhang Yuelu slapped the ground with one hand, and his body stood up by itself, spitting out a mouthful of shocking blood.

"Master Zhang..." Wang Zicheng dragged his seriously injured body and barely took a step forward.

Zhang Yuelu raised his hand to stop the words he had not yet spoken, indicating that he was fine.

Wang Zicheng stopped again, but he still couldn't hide the worry on his face.

Zhu Cheng sneered and punched again. There was nothing fancy or surprising about it. It was just a straight punch, but it was powerful and heavy, and the fist brought a faint thunderous sound. The speed was not inferior to Zhang Yuelu at all. Facing this punch, Zhang Yuelu had no other way except to resist it.

Zhang Yuelu could only turn the paper sword into a paper umbrella to block in front of him, but the power of this punch was too strong and too heavy, even the paper umbrella could not completely remove the power contained in it. Zhang Yuelu's feet were cracked with countless cracks, and his body slid backwards, rubbing two scratches on the ground.

Zhu Cheng took a breath and threw another punch quickly, falling with the force of wind and thunder, and the hidden force exploded. With a bang, Zhang Yuelu kept holding the umbrella in front of him, and his body drifted back, getting farther and farther away from Wang Zicheng.

Zhu Cheng did not give Zhang Yuelu a chance to breathe and adjust his breath. He took advantage of the situation and did not spare him. His body was like a cavalry charging, and his fist was like a full bow with a string. Then he followed up with another punch, making it impossible for Zhang Yuelu, who was still in the air, to dodge. He took the punch firmly, and the true energy in his body exploded like firecrackers.

Zhang Yuelu, who fell from the air, stepped on a circle of cracks on the ground, and the paper umbrella in his hand collapsed into countless white papers, flying in all directions.

Zhang Yuelu knew very well that the mystery of "Wu Xiang Paper" lies in its changes, just like a casual person, who knows a little bit of everything but is not proficient in anything. It can attack and defend, but it is not as good as other semi-immortal objects in both offense and defense.

She used "Wu Xiang Paper" to resist Zhu Cheng's three punches in a row, and her true energy was greatly depleted. That's fine, the key is that she had lost too much energy in the previous battles, especially when she met Xie Qiuniang, a hermit who was evenly matched with her, so she used the Dharma-phase method that greatly depleted her energy. She only had less than half of her true energy left, and she was even unable to maintain the changes of "Wu Xiang Paper".

If she continued to fight like this, I'm afraid she would fall into a situation where she was at the end of her strength.