Everything happened in the flash of an instant.
By the time everyone reacted, they all retreated in panic.
"Old man!"
With a mournful cry, a woman suddenly rushed out.
She held Village Head Han's corpse and wept bitterly.
The other catfish-headed Water Demon impatiently tossed the Steel Trident in its hand.
The weeping of the Village Chief's wife stopped abruptly.
Looking at the panicked crowd.
The black fish head grinned sinisterly:
"The Commander is taking a break to stay in Qing River for a while."
"Having only eaten a few children from you people."
"Is already considered merciful enough."
"You lowly people, you actually dare to resist?"
"Did you see? This is the consequence of resistance!"
The catfish head also laughed along:
"Resistance is fine too; my brother and I can have a snack."
"Although these two lowly people are a bit older, they are barely edible."
Saying this, it stepped forward and slung the Fish Trident over its shoulder.
The corpses of the Village Head couple were still hanging on the Fish Trident.
Just then, an unexpected change occurred.
The Cold Iron Sword that had fallen to the ground suddenly unsheathed itself.
A flash of cold light.
It sliced across the catfish head's neck.
The catfish head blankly reached up to touch its neck.
A line of blood suddenly appeared on its scaled neck.
Then the entire catfish head slowly slid off.
A large amount of blood spurted out from the headless neck.
The resulting Blood Spring was two to three feet high!
The black fish head beside it was instantly terrified out of its wits.
Ignoring rescue, it turned and leaped back into the water.
Du Tianle, hiding among the crowd, would not let it escape.
The moment it turned, the Cold Iron Sword whistled as it tore through the air.
It directly pierced its chest.
Leaving a hole the size of a bowl, through which the river water could even be seen.
The black fish head violently collapsed onto the riverbank, kicking its legs a few times.
Then it became completely still.
In the blink of an eye, the two Water Demons were Soul scattered and spirit destroyed!
The forty-second layer of the Qi Refining Technique, combined with the Sword Control Art at the Superb Realm.
This is just how domineering and powerful it is!
However, the matter was not over.
Just as the two demons were executed.
The waves on the river surface suddenly became violent.
Accompanied by the sound of churning river water.
A huge voice came from the water:
"Where is my snack after the meal?"
"Did you two bastards eat my snack?"
Immediately following, a massive figure surfaced.
It was a giant Crocodile, fully thirty meters long.
This giant Crocodile immediately spotted the corpses of the two Water Demons.
It became instantly enraged, and its tail, as thick as a hundred-year-old tree, swept out fiercely.
The river water stirred up by the sweep transformed into a massive wave, striking the riverbank like Mount Tai pressing down.
"Who dares!"
"To kill my subordinates?!"
Everyone was scared silly and forgot to flee.
But running would have been useless anyway.
The riverbank could not withstand the impact of the giant wave.
Once the bank broke, the surging Qing River water would turn into a roaring evil dragon.
Completely swallowing these weak Mortals.
The surrounding hundreds of miles would also turn into a flooded wasteland.
At this critical juncture, a tall earthen wall rose from the ground.
Du Tianle, standing among the crowd, pressed one hand onto the ground.
He fully activated the Barrier Art.
The giant wave violently crashed against the earthen wall.
The two forces canceled each other out and dissipated.
Seeing this, the giant Crocodile became even more agitated.
It thrashed its tail with all its might, stirring up an even larger wave that rushed toward the riverbank.
Looking at this.
This Crocodile Demon was at least a demon at the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Du Tianle decided not to hold back anymore.
He leaped into the air—
Man and Sword as One!
A brilliant flash of Sword Light ignited.
With just a simple thrust.
The ten-meter-high wave was forcefully cut in half.
The giant wave, suddenly losing all its momentum, crashed back into the Qing River.
Severing the river with one sword strike!
After dealing with the giant wave, the Sword Light turned and shot toward the still-shocked giant Crocodile.
Flying close to the river surface, the Sword Light created a deep Imprint with the airflow it generated.
As if trying to slice the river surface open.
Utterly domineering!
Only then did the giant Crocodile react, crying out in terror:
"High Cultivator, spare me!"
"I am the Deputy of the Wanghu Water Mansion..."
What Water Mansion, Fire Mansion.
Evil creature, behold my sword!
Before the Crocodile Demon could finish speaking, the sharp Sword Light had already sliced across its body.
It split cleanly in two at the waist, just like hot knife through butter.
Blood instantly dyed a large area of the river water red.
Du Tianle, not feeling at ease, thrust through several more times.
He only stopped after slicing the Crocodile Demon into eight pieces.
Truly, dismembered into eight pieces!
The System's notification sound arrived late.
There were too many people on the riverbank now, making it conspicuous.
Du Tianle dared not linger.
He casually gave a fake name to divert attention:
"Three feet above one's head, there are spirits!"
"I, the Three-Foot Sword Immortal, have slain a Crocodile Demon here today!"
"Farewell!"
After speaking, he didn't bother cleaning up the mess.
The objective had already been achieved anyway.
He maintained the Man and Sword as One state, riding the Sword Light eastward.
It was just a pity about that huge crocodile hide.
If he could have salvaged it.
Cutting a few belts from the hide would surely have been excellent.
...
After flying for dozens of miles, Du Tianle had to stop using the Divine Ability.
Although the Man and Sword as One Divine Ability was powerful.
It consumed too much Mana.
His Mana reserves, which were tens of times greater than those of an ordinary Qi Refining Stage Cultivator.
Had been nearly depleted in such a short time.
Du Tianle even suspected.
That this Divine Ability was simply not meant for the Qi Refining Stage.
He casually found a mountain cave, killed the Bear inside with one sword strike.
He threw the corpse outside the cave.
And began Sitting Meditation and Qi Refining to recover his Mana.
He sat for two days and two nights.
His Mana had only just recovered about seventy or eighty percent.
Alas, having too solid a Foundation seemed not to be entirely a good thing.
It seemed he needed to prepare some recovery-type Elixirs in the future.
It would be even better if he could obtain recovery-type Cultivation Methods or Secret Arts.
He ate some dry rations.
Just enough to satisfy his hunger.
Du Tianle then had time to check the System.
【You slew a Catfish Demon, Seventh Layer of the Qi Refining Stage.】
【Total Lifespan one hundred seventy-eight years, Remaining Lifespan one hundred twelve years.】
【You gained one hundred twelve years of Lifespan!】
【Your Remaining Lifespan: 183 years!】
...
【You slew a Black Fish Demon, Eighth Layer of the Qi Refining Stage.】
【Total Lifespan one hundred eighty-two years, Remaining Lifespan one hundred twenty-one years.】
【You gained one hundred twenty-one years of Lifespan!】
【Your Remaining Lifespan: 304 years!】
...
【You slew a Crocodile Demon, Third Layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm.】
【Total Lifespan four hundred fifty years, Remaining Lifespan three hundred ten years.】
【You gained three hundred ten years of Lifespan!】
【Your Remaining Lifespan: 614 years!】
...
The three Fish Demons contributed over five hundred years of Lifespan.
Especially that large Crocodile; it alone contributed over three hundred years of Lifespan.
It was a good comrade who selflessly contributed.
Du Tianle silently gave it a thumbs-up.
With this influx of Lifespan, what was there to wait for?
【Deduction Begins!】
【First Year, your mind was focused, and you spent the entire day Sitting Meditation and Qi Refining, your cultivation growing daily.】
...
【Forty-third Year, your cultivation advanced further, reaching the forty-third layer of the Qi Refining Stage.】
...
【Eighty-seventh Year, forty-fourth layer of the Qi Refining Stage.】
...
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【Three hundred twenty-second Year, forty-ninth layer of the Qi Refining Stage.】
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【Three hundred seventy-second Year, fiftieth layer of the Qi Refining Stage.】
...
【Little Five Elements Qi Refining Technique, Extreme Realm!】
【After seven hundred seventy-five years of arduous cultivation, you gained a deep understanding of the Five Elements Power.】
【You understood the principles of the Five Elements' mutual generation and restraint, comprehending a trace of the Five Elements Law.】
【Your Five Elements Spiritual Root has been tempered and enhanced.】
【Your cultivation aptitude has increased!】
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