Chapter 7 — On Dan Dinh Peak

Just when I was about to attack… Woof! A cold sword light tore through the fog behind him, hitting straight at the back of his head! I had already taken precautions, my spiritual magic changed, and I performed the "Water Release Technique". The body turns into a wave of water, leaning away to avoid the moment of life and death! Each strand of hair was cut off by the sword's energy, falling into thin air. I turned around, my eyes suddenly sharp as knives. The person standing behind him, holding a long sword, the spiritual light on the blade had not yet completely dissipated... It was Tieu Tran.

"Senior Brother Tieu," I squinted my eyes slightly, my voice was low, "what does this... mean?" He walked slowly step by step, each step seemed to step right into my heart, his eyes sharp like a eagle stalking its prey: "I should ask you. To Tinh, from the outer sect sister until now... every thing you do, has a clear goal. You... seem to know something in advance." …Indeed. As the male lead, this acumen is one level higher than Luc Van Phi. I clenched my fist and spoke calmly: "I don't understand what you're talking about." "Really?" He curled his lips slightly, his smile as cold as broken ice: "You walked straight, didn't see any monsters, didn't fall into traps, and alone found the place where Dragon Fire Ginseng grows... You want to tell me this is just a coincidence?" The aura around Tieu Tran's body suddenly turned cold, every inch of space seemed to freeze. “Dragon Fire Ginseng… is very important to you, right?” My heart sank for a beat, a stream of alertness quietly swirled. Being noticed by the male lead... has never been a good thing. I decided to use retreat as advance, my voice was calm: "Indeed, this thing... is of great use to me. Please, senior brother Tieu, open a way. For this grace, To Tinh will remember." “Open the way?” He shook his head slightly, his smile was as pale as a cold sword: "To Tinh, a genius and earthly treasure, whoever has the ability will have it. If you want to take it... use your ability to win!" Having finished speaking, he kicked the ground hard, his figure turned into a cold ray of light, the sword was in front of him! 14 Tieu Tran's swordsmanship is sharp, vicious, every move is like taking a life, completely unlike an ordinary inner sect disciple. I know very well that this is the Tieu family's hidden mastery - the sword protection technique that he has carried with him since he was kicked out of the family, every move and every move is a deadly move. I did not dare to underestimate the enemy. I immediately mobilized my spiritual energy and made a seal with both hands: "Thuy Mac Thien Hoa!" Layers of transparent water walls appear, stacked in front of us, layer upon layer of waves crashing, spiritual energy fluctuating strongly. Swoosh!{Read full page at Nguyet Hoa Cac} But Tieu Tran only swung his sword slightly, the sword energy was as sharp as tearing through the sky, instantly piercing through three layers of water, each piece of water shattered into white mist and scattered.

"Your Water magic is pure," Tieu Tran's voice was cold as ice, his eyes as sharp as a sword, "but your actual combat experience... is too poor." This word is like an arrow piercing straight to the weak point. I took a deep breath - he was right. I have theory, I have cultivation, but I lack life and death training, I lack the instinct to kill in desperate situations.

The sword rushes forward again, sharp cold air close to the neck! I concentrated my mind, no longer defending, my hands formed extremely fast seals, spiritual energy poured out: "Ice Wind!" The extremely cold breath exploded, white frost spread from under my feet, in just a blink of an eye eyes, the ground within a radius of ten feet formed a thick layer of ice, tightly packed under Tieu Tran's feet. His steps stopped — the time had come!

“Combined Water Arrow!” More than ten sharp Water Arrows appeared in the middle of nowhere, surrounding him from all four directions and rushing like a storm! But this time, it's not just simply Water Arrows... On each arrow, I secretly blend in a ray of Dan Fire that I overheard from Luu Truong Phong! Water and Fire clash, destructive power doubles!

“Huh?” Tieu Tran's expression suddenly changed, he didn't expect me to hide such a trick. The long sword swung continuously, creating a dense sword light, blocking most of the water arrows, but a few still penetrated through the gap, leaving bloody marks on his arms and thighs. At that moment, both of them stopped moving, their eyes met, their aura was tense to the extreme. Tieu Tran squinted his eyes slightly, stared at me, his voice low: "Sure enough, you're hiding a secret. To Tinh... who are you?" I gasped softly, wiped the blood from my lips, and said coldly: "Who I am... doesn't matter. Senior brother Tieu, or... should we make a deal?" Tieu Tran raised his eyebrows, sword light flashed in his eyes: "Trading?" “This Dragon Fire Ginseng, I need it.” I spoke slowly, each word seemed to tap into the quiet space: "In exchange... I will give you a secret. A secret... enough to change your entire destiny." Tieu Tran's pupils slightly shrank, his killing intent suddenly stopped. I know I have touched the right weak spot in his heart. In the original work, Tieu Tran was constantly oppressed by Elder Trieu, because of the old feud between the Tieu family and the Trieu family. But he didn't know, the heirloom jade pendant worn on his chest was the key to unlocking a peerless technique - a secret technique that specialized in overcoming the Trieu family, with one blow that could reverse the situation! This is the fate that Tieu Tran went through countless lives and deaths to find in the original work. But now, I let him know first. “What secret?” His voice was low, his eyes flashed with undisguised light. I pursed my lips, looked straight into his eyes, and slowly said the name of the peerless technique and the method to unlock the jade pendant. The moment he finished listening, Tieu Tran's whole body shook, his eyes flashed with surprise, disbelief and... joy. He instinctively reached out to touch the jade pendant on his chest, looking at me with eyes that were both suspicious and indescribably complicated: "You... how do you know this?" I just slightly curled my lips, my voice as cold as the spring breeze: "I said, I know a lot of things. Now... Long Hoa Sam, can you let me?" Tieu Tran was silent for a long time, then finally withdrew his sword. "Okay." His eyes looked deeply at me, his voice was heavy: "This time... I believe you. But, To Tinh... it's best, don't become my enemy." Having finished speaking, he turned and left, his arrogant figure disappearing into the thick mist. I breathed a sigh of relief, my legs felt weak but I still tried to stay calm, walked forward, carefully picked the Dragon Fire Ginseng, and used a special jade box to store it carefully in my chest. But as soon as the lid of the box was closed… Boom ——!!! The entire canyon shook violently, the lava below the abyss roared up, hot columns of fire sprayed straight into the air. The ground and rocks shook, the cliffs cracked, rubble rushed down, and the loud explosion echoed throughout the valley! Just as I stabilized my body, there was a roar The sky shook from within the lava, bringing with it a burning heat wave. A pair of red eyes, as red as molten metal, slowly opened from the sea of fire... Fire Tich Dragon - the peak third-order demonic beast - has woken up! The lava below the abyss roared fiercely, columns of red fire rising high. Rubble from the cliff continued to fall, the ground shook continuously, as if the entire canyon was coming to life. Not good! I just picked Dragon Fire Ginseng, I definitely touched the prohibition here! I did not dare to delay, immediately turned around, rushed out of the canyon with all my might.

But as soon as I ran out of the dangerous area, I immediately encountered Luc Van Phi and Luu Thanh Nguyet. They were obviously attracted by the earth-shattering noise and quickly came to find it. “To Tinh!” As soon as Luc Van Phi saw me, he saw the cliff behind me collapsing and lava erupting. His eyes immediately became sharp, almost understanding something. “What… did you get?” His eyes swept down, stopping at the jade box I was holding tightly in my hand. “Hand it over!” He shouted in a cold voice, the spiritual energy on his body was surging, his aura was as oppressive as a mountain. 15 I paused, my eyes narrowed slightly, my voice cold as frost: "Based on what?" Luc Van Phi raised her chin, her arrogant tone full of reason: "I am the leader of this expedition! All the geniuses and treasures in the secret realm must be returned to the sect for unified distribution! You dare to secretly hide treasures, it is a great sin!" I curled my lips slightly, the corners of my lips drew a cold smile, my eyes contained a hint of sarcasm: "Senior Brother Luc said it well... It's just, I've never heard of such a rule. You want this treasure?" I raised the jade box, tossed it lightly in my hand, my voice lowered slightly, cold as ice forming into a sword: "Then... come and get it yourself!" Public provocation. Luc Van Phi was indeed tricked, her eyes turned red, she didn't say another word, as soon as she took a step, her whole body turned into a tornado, a palm as heavy as a mountain hit straight towards me.