Martial Cultivator
chapter-358

Sword cultivators in the world had always been considered the most powerful in terms of killing prowess. Apart from this, they were highly esteemed. This was because when other cultivators engage in combat, they usually would not display the same scene as sword cultivators. Imagine effortlessly summoning thousands of swords, the entire sky full of sword qi. How could such a spectacle be what ordinary cultivators could have?

Having killed enemies for many years at the Northern Frontier, Liu Banbi had long grown disinterested in grandiose sword techniques. On the battlefield, the most important thing was how to eliminate the most enemies with the least effort. Influenced by his experiences in the Northern Frontier, when it comes to the grace and demeanor of sword cultivators, Liu Banbi might not be the most elegant now. However, if one were to consider the sharpness of his sword strikes and how he efficiently achieved maximum results with minimal effort, perhaps this sword cultivator, who had fought at the Northern Frontier for many years, surpassed all other sword cultivators in the world.

However, if one were to think that this sword immortal could not execute those so-called "cool looking" sword techniques, that would be a misunderstanding.

Now, upon returning to the Divine Capital, excluding the previous encounter with Wei Xu, this was the first time Liu Banbi drew his sword in front of his Little Junior Sister, Xie Nandu. Liu Banbi also wanted his Little Junior Sister to take a good look at what was a so-called Nepenthe sword immortal!

As the dazzling sword light was pulled out from Liu Banbi's fingertips, the man's two puppets swiftly lunged toward Liu Banbi, one after the other. Liu Banbi smiled faintly. With a wave of his fingers, it seemed as if a dazzling white line suddenly appeared between heaven and earth. From top to bottom, it directly pulled out an exceptionally eye-catching sword light. The iron chain that previously posed a challenge even to Chen Chao was the first to meet this sword light. The result was evident – upon impact, it shattered, breaking inch by inch.

Behind the broken chain was the crying-face puppet. At this moment, it was directly facing this sword light.

With one stroke, the puppet, crafted with a sturdy Shaman Clan secret art, seemed as vulnerable as a sheet of paper before this sword light. It was effortlessly torn into two halves.

This scene was shocking to behold.

The man's complexion turned pale, and before he could react, the smiling-face puppet was about to collapse in front of Liu Banbi. In fact, without needing to witness the aftermath, the man probably already understood the fate of the puppet.

In front of a sword immortal, even if there were any means, using them now would at best be like tickling the sword immortal.

"It's not over yet," Liu Banbi said, looking at the smiling-face puppet that had already arrived in front of him. He continued, "Using human skin as a drum, your Southern Shaman Clan should have been exterminated long ago. I don't know why those so-called righteous daoist cultivators turn a blind eye to this. Well, encountering me, it's probably the same result."

As these words fell, without seeing Liu Banbi take any action, the human-skin drum in the hands of the smiling-face puppet suddenly shattered. With the breaking of the human-skin drum, cracks suddenly appeared on the smiling-face puppet's body.

Those were all densely packed sword scars.

The next moment, unlike the crying-face puppet which was slashed apart by Liu Banbi's sword, the smiling-face puppet turned into fragments; a gruesome sight filled with blood.

The man remained expressionless, his heart like dead ashes.

He knew all too well that after two sword moves, the third one from this sword immortal would be directed at him. Yet, even now, he remained silent, just watching Liu Banbi in silence.

Liu Banbi remained silent. His third sword was not actually his own but 'First Snow'.

The flying sword, which had been previously recalled by Xie Nandu, emitted a sword cry at this moment and flew directly towards the man.

This time, without any surprises, it pierced through the man's chest directly.

Success in one sword strike.

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At this moment, Chen Chao finally released the golden paper in his arms, letting out a long sigh of relief.

In truth, even he did not know whether this piece of paper could save his life in the end. After all, there had been times before when this piece of paper seemed to be of no use.

Having done all this, the flying sword 'First Snow' slowly returned to Xie Nandu's side. Liu Banbi continued calmly, "Little Junior Sister, there's nothing special that Senior Brother can give you. I've left a trace of my sword intent in this flying sword. If you encounter some ignorant fellow next time, the might of this sword should be enough to slay a cultivator in the Great Beyond Realm with a single strike."

This gift seemed light as a feather, but it actually carried substantial weight. The sword intent of a sword immortal, although not comparable to the sword immortal great talisman thrown by Yu Xiyi earlier, was still a valuable item.

Chen Chao looked at Xie Nandu, his eyes full of smiles. This girl he liked had an overwhelmingly powerful background, with the dual support of the Xie Family and the academy. It was destined for her to find it difficult to even die.

Xie Nandu thanked softly, "Thank you, Senior Brother."

Liu Banbi waved his hand, indicating there was no need for such formalities. Then he casually asked, "Among Little Junior Sister's nine flying swords, I'm afraid that the one with the longest nurturing time, the one that you care about most, isn't this flying sword, right?"

This time, she only took out five of her nine flying swords, and there were still four that had not been revealed.

Xie Nandu nodded and said softly, "Indeed, there is a main sword being nurtured in the sword aperture, and it cannot be taken out yet."

Liu Banbi nodded, smiling as he said, "Little Junior Sister's talent in the path of the sword is exceptional. However, there are not many who tread this path. Even if it's me, the help that I can provide is very limited too. But this path is undoubtedly broad. On the day it succeeds, I'm afraid that even sword cultivators in the world would have to bow their heads when facing you, Little Junior Sister."

These praises from Liu Banbi were sincere and heartfelt.

But, he casually asked, "Have you given a name to that flying sword?"

Xie Nandu remained silent for a moment before saying softly, "Sweet Potato."

Hearing this name, Chen Chao's expression became strange. Sweet Potato, this name was actually quite intriguing.

Liu Banbi smiled and said, "Sounds ordinary, but upon closer inspection, it has a certain charm."

Hearing this, Chen Chao looked even more strangely at this sword immortal from the academy. He wondered if his skill in talking to women was also learned on the battlefield.

Liu Banbi naturally did not know what Chen Chao was thinking, but at this moment, he shifted his attention to the black-clad youth. He frowned displeasedly and said, "Since you wanted to seek help, why didn't you find a strong helper? With my Little Junior Sister's cultivation realm, can she help you?"

This completely different attitude hurt Chen Chao deeply.

He had nothing to say in response.

His only friend in the entire Divine Capital was Xie Nandu. Originally, he thought that Xie Nandu would definitely inform someone after she got the news. It would have been best if she could bring that respected Dean with her. However, he had no idea that Xie Nandu would rush over alone.

Before Chen Chao could respond, Liu Banbi became even angrier. However, before he could speak, he suddenly turned his head, looking towards a certain place in the Divine Capital, furrowing his brows and saying, "What's happening? Is something major happening tonight?"