The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#211 - Watch out for flying swords!

If we don't count the instructors of the academy and the unfathomable Guo Shaojian.

Gu Zhongling was the fourth senior of the Department of Heavenly Surveillance that Lu Jing encountered.

He first learned about the cultivators in the Department of Heavenly Surveillance from Yan Wangxiao's notes, specifically the black-clothed man He Qing encountered on the island of the Azure Lotus Sword Sect.

After reading the notes, Lu Jing felt that the black-clothed man acted quite righteously, well, perhaps a little too kind. Even though he had important matters that night, he still helped He Qing at the first moment when he saw that He Qing was in danger.

Afterward, he gave the life-saving "Ji Zi Sixteen" to a stranger.

Unfortunately, his trust was misplaced, and he was trapped on that island forever.

But in any case, Lu Jing had a good first impression of this mysterious organization that secretly guarded the world from the darkness.

Soon after, he met Kui. The girl didn't say much and seemed cold, but she didn't act superior because she knew more than ordinary people or did important things.

The two worked together to solve the ghost bride incident.

This senior who had died thousands of years ago brought Lu Jing the greatest shock.

Even though his body and mind were created and controlled by a strange object, forcing him to be an enemy of Lu Jing, he could still maintain a certain degree of autonomy.

Severing his arm, imparting his skills, and asking for his own execution were all done in one go, without hesitation.

This made Lu Jing regret not having come a thousand years earlier to witness Gu Zhongling's heroic demeanor.

It's no wonder Jing Xiang would rather live here forever, unable to return to the world on the other side of the cave, and want to use the strange object's abnormal magical effects to revive Gu Zhongling.

Unfortunately, tonight he and the man opposite him were destined to be enemies, not friends.

After Gu Zhongling finished his last sentence, the silver little sword hovered above his head.

And his only remaining hand curled up his ring finger and little finger, joined his index finger and middle finger, and pinched a sword seal.

It was precisely the Clear Light Moon Shadow Sword technique that he had just passed on to Lu Jing.

Lu Jing knew how powerful it was, after all, he had just read the entire method. Although this sword control technique required something called secret force, which Lu Jing didn't know what it was yet.

However, even just reading the parts he could understand, he could see the extraordinary nature of this technique.

Therefore, he... pounced forward without hesitation.

Yes, Lu Jing knew that he couldn't retreat at this time. After all, if the two sides opened up the distance, he, a close combat warrior, would definitely be at a disadvantage against a mage playing with flying swords.

If he was entangled by that silver flying sword, he might never be able to get close to Gu Zhongling.

Now was not the time to respect the old and love the young. Lu Jing had a feeling that Gu Zhongling was the most powerful opponent he had ever encountered. If the other party hadn't bitten off his own arm to uphold his oath, indirectly reducing the difficulty for him.

Then this battle might have been a certain death.

Gu Zhongling probably had a similar idea when he passed on the method to him, which was equivalent to giving Lu Jing the textbook before the exam and letting him open the book.

Unfortunately, Gu Zhongling probably didn't expect that this academy disciple in front of him had only entered the academy recently, and even if the answer was sent to him, he wouldn't understand it.

However, Lu Jing also had something he could rely on. In the next moment, he had already raised the Meteorite Iron Zen Staff in his hand to meet the incoming silver flying sword!

Lu Jing had previously seen this sword silently chop off the heads of the two paper sword-wielding puppets, and knew how fast it was. Now that he was facing it himself, he realized that he had underestimated the speed of this sword!

It was even fiercer than a crossbow arrow, and unlike the straightforward crossbow arrow, the flight path of this small sword was very erratic and unpredictable, coming and going without a trace. Lu Jing now understood why it was called the Clear Light Moon Shadow Sword.

Wasn't the sword's momentum like the clear light and moon shadow, omnipresent and yet untraceable?

If Lu Jing hadn't worked so hard to train his eyesight for two years, he would probably have followed in the footsteps of those two paper men by now.

Only a dense, scalp-numbing clanging sound was heard in the air!

That was the sound of the Meteorite Iron Zen Staff constantly colliding with the silver flying sword.

Lu Jing was almost completely suppressed by this flying sword's fierce offensive as soon as they met, so that he couldn't even blink his eyes, for fear of missing a sword if he lost focus.

And get stabbed through the heart.

However, the first to show a hint of surprise on his face at this time was Gu Zhongling not far away, because although Lu Jing was almost unable to lift his head under the fierce offensive of his flying sword.

But the young man's footsteps did not stop, but instead walked slowly but firmly towards him, braving the sword light in the sky.

Each step Lu Jing took didn't seem easy, but this couldn't stop the distance between the two from getting closer and closer.

So much so that Gu Zhongling couldn't help but praise, "Good skill."

He had seen many martial arts masters in his lifetime, but there were only a few who could purely use martial arts to take his flying sword head-on, and they were all top masters.

Lu Jing had cultivated his martial arts to such a level at a young age, which was enough to earn his praise.

And the thought of killing the other party in his heart became even stronger, almost uncontrollable.

Gu Zhongling knew that this situation was not normal, and that Another World was exerting influence on him, but knowing was one thing, and controlling it was not easy.

However, until Lu Jing walked to within three steps of him, Gu Zhongling didn't make any movements, just standing there, quietly looking at the young man in front of him.

Just when Lu Jing finally came to Gu Zhongling's front and felt that he had finally found an opportunity, he suddenly heard Jing Xiang shout loudly from behind, reminding him, "Be careful!"

Before he could finish shouting that small word, Lu Jing saw Gu Zhongling's sleeves open again, and another cyan small sword flew out!

"You don't think my flying sword is only one, do you?" Gu Zhongling grinned, grimly.

And along with his words, the cyan small sword also joined the battle, taking advantage of the silver small sword to attract Lu Jing's attention, and directly circled behind Lu Jing, choosing an extremely tricky angle to stab at Lu Jing's ankle.

However, before it could stab Lu Jing's body, the cyan small sword, which didn't talk about martial arts, crashed into a non-existent air wall, as if encountering a bug in the game!