With corpses strewn all over the ground and black smoke drifting in the air, the three men were on full alert.

After the mountain moved behind them without anyone noticing, the road ahead finally appeared. The dark forest was layered and terrifying, and from time to time there were a few strange cries of old crows. While Xie Lian mobilized all his senses to be on guard, he accidentally shook Hua Cheng's hand. Who knew that when he shook hands, he actually discovered bad news.

Hua Cheng was clearly a ghost, but at this moment, his body temperature was scalding hot, as if he had a high fever. Xie Lian was startled and immediately whispered, "San Lang, are you... going to change back?"

Although Hua Cheng felt a burning sensation from his forehead to his fingertips, his expression remained unchanged as he said, "It will be almost done."

Hua Cheng is going to change back, which is definitely good news in the current situation. But the moment before he officially returns to his original form must be the most important and critical moment. Xie Lian made a prompt decision and said, "Set up the formation! I will protect you."

He made Ruo Xie circle Hua Cheng in a 40-foot circle, and then inserted Fang Xin in front of the circle as a "door lock" to lock the circle. Hua Cheng sat on the ground and said, "Brother, Fang Xin, you can use it for self-defense."

Xie Lian said, “No, we can’t be careless with this formation. We must have a weapon stained with human blood to support it…”

Before he finished speaking, he felt something rubbing against him from behind. He turned around and was speechless. He saw a small silver curved knife standing behind him, blinking its big silver eyes, rubbing against him with the handle of the knife, as if recommending itself.

“…” Xie Lian squatted down and said, “Eming, how come you have become like this too?”

The famous curved blade of Erming, with its slender blade and evil charm, has now shrunk by at least half. The silver eyes were originally narrow and long, but now they seem to have turned into the eyes of a child, big and round, blinking. Hearing what Xie Lian said, it seemed a little aggrieved, but it was still trying to push the handle into his hand. Pei Ming also squatted down and said, "Is this the famous curved blade of Erming?"

As he spoke, he seemed to want to reach out and touch it, but Erming suddenly turned hostile and pointed the blade at him threateningly. Fortunately, Pei Ming pulled his hand away quickly, otherwise he would have been bleeding on the spot. Xie Lian touched Erming and said, "Let Fangxin go first."

Her heart remained unmoved. She offered herself but was rejected outright. She jumped back to Huacheng crying. Huacheng didn't even look at her. He slapped her back and said, "Why are you crying? It's all because you are useless. You are a waste!"

Er Ming fell to the ground like a piece of unwanted rag, as if he had fainted from the blow. Xie Lian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and quickly picked up Er Ming, put him in his arms and stroked him twice, saying, "No, no. Don't listen to him, you are not useless, you are very useful!"

Pei Ming couldn't stand the atmosphere in the circle any more, so he went out and stood outside the circle. He slowly drew out his sword again and said, "I wasn't supposed to be so nervous. I didn't expect to meet such a tough and powerful character right away. Your Highness the Crown Prince is really lucky."

The reason they came to Tonglu Mountain was to eliminate the inhuman beings who might become extinct first. They were looking for powerful characters. Xie Lian couldn't figure out whether it was good luck or bad luck. Hua Cheng said, "Why did General Pei take it for granted that it was the prince's luck? Didn't you think that the Deadly Blade Demon might be coming for you?"

Pei Ming laughed and said, "If that was a female ghost, I would believe it was coming for me."

Unexpectedly, before he could smile for long, his expression suddenly changed and he jumped to the side. When he looked up again, blood was slowly flowing down his cheek.

There was actually a blood mark on Pei Ming's face!

He touched his face in disbelief, and his entire palm was stained with blood. This was not just a small scratch. The two of them were both alert, but Xie Lian was safe and sound. He did not feel any murderous intent directed at him, and said honestly: "It looks like... it seems to be coming for you, General Pei."

Pei Ming was about to speak when the sound of a sharp blade cutting the wind came again. This time he was prepared and swung his sword down. This sword really hit something, and a figure appeared in the air, which was split into two parts and fell to the ground with a thud, half of the upper body and half of the lower body. The upper body lay on the ground, staring at Pei Ming with a sinister look. It was the deadly knife demon!

Pei Ming walked over and stepped on his chest, put the tip of the sword against his throat, and asked, "Who the hell are you?"

This thing said before that it was a monster transformed from an executioner's knife. If that was true, after being cut into two pieces by Pei Ming, it should have been beaten back to its original form. What kind of knife can still act so arrogantly after being broken into two pieces?

Unexpectedly, the Quick Knife Demon suddenly opened his eyes wide, sneered, and cut off Pei Ming's sword with his bare hands!

With a clang, Pei Ming's eyes suddenly widened.

Not only him, Xie Lian also had a similar reaction.

Pei Ming is an officially ascended Martial God after all. Even if he is in Tonglu Mountain and his magic power is suppressed to the minimum, his magic weapon should not be cut off so easily!

The Deadly Blade Demon laughed out loud, "How could you come up with such a useless sword?"

The sword was broken, and Pei Ming immediately used his fist to replace the sword. The Swift Blade Demon slapped the ground with his left hand, flew into the air, and slashed with his right hand with five fingers together. Wherever his palm wind went, there was a flash of cold metal, and it was actually the wind of a sharp blade. It can be seen that his true form is indeed a sharp weapon!

Xie Lian stood in the circle and wanted to go out to help, but Hua Cheng stopped him and said in a deep voice: "Brother, look carefully."

Pei Ming also shouted: "Don't intervene!" He was the dignified Northern Martial God. If he couldn't even defeat a sword demon on the outermost layer of Copper Furnace Mountain, how could he get over this hurdle in his heart?

However, although the Swift Blade Demon only had an upper body, he was extremely flexible. No matter where Pei Ming would hit, he seemed to be able to anticipate it first, which was very disadvantageous to Pei Ming. After hundreds of moves, Pei Ming had dozens of wounds on his body. Xie Lian couldn't bear to watch it anymore and said, "General Pei, come in first!"

Pei Ming's face became more and more ugly. He refused to retreat, and Xie Lian couldn't just rush up to help him in a two-on-one fight. For some martial gods, asking for help in a one-on-one fight was an insult. Xie Lian had no choice but to say, "General Pei, come back first! Didn't you notice something strange? This guy knows your sword skills and body skills like the back of his hand!"

Pei Ming naturally discovered this, but he just couldn't believe it for a moment. But even Xie Lian, who was watching from the sidelines, saw it, so he had to believe it. Xie Lian pulled out the heart and briefly opened a gap. He took the opportunity to jump back into the circle, his face extremely bad. Xie Lian inserted the heart back and said, "General Pei, aren't you going to pick up your broken magic weapon?"

Pei Ming wiped the blood off his forehead and said in a deep voice: "That's not my magic weapon. I just picked one up at random and it's quite handy."

Hearing this, Xie Lian breathed a sigh of relief. Although the sword Pei Ming picked up at random should also be very valuable, it at least cannot be compared with a magic weapon. He then asked, "General Pei, why didn't you bring a magic weapon with you when you came here?"

Pei Ming said: "I didn't practice it."

Xie Lian was even more curious: "Why?" Generally, a martial god would choose to refine his most suitable weapon into a magic weapon, so that he would be more powerful when attacking. Before Pei Ming could answer, the Deadly Blade Demon snorted coldly and said, "That's because his best sword is long gone!"

Pei Ming frowned and asked, "Who are you?"

Xie Lian asked, “Aren’t you going to ask what he is?”

The Deadly Knife Demon snorted, "Who am I? Ha! Pei Ming, when you cut me in half with one palm strike, did you ever expect this day to come?"

Xie Lian opened his eyes slightly and asked, “General Pei, do you know him?”

Pei Ming thought for a long time, his expression becoming more and more serious, and asked tentatively: "Are you... Mingguang?"

Hearing this name, the Deadly Blade Demon stopped laughing. At this moment, he looked completely different from the little ghost who was indistinguishable from the crowd at the beginning. Xie Lian asked, “His name is ‘Ming Guang’? General Pei, aren’t you the General Ming Guang?”

In an instant, countless incredible stories quickly emerged in his mind, such as impersonation, stealing, etc., but because he had a history of going to heaven, it was not incredible. He couldn't help but think: "Could it be another Earth Master Yi?"

Pei Ming seemed to have seen what he was thinking. He covered his wound and said, "Your Highness, what are you thinking about? I've already said that I'm the real General Pei. It's me!"

Xie Lian asked, “Then why did you call him Ming Guang?”

Pei Ming said: "Because his original name was Mingguang. This is the name I gave him. He is my sword!"

Xie Lian let out an “Ah” and said, “Could it be – ‘The General Broke His Sword’?”

Pei Ming said: "That's right. Mingguang was the sword I carried when I was a human. I broke it with my own hands hundreds of years ago!"

No wonder!

No wonder this "Fatal Blade Demon" knew Pei Ming's sword moves so well, as if he could see what he would do next. No wonder he was still able to move freely even though he was clearly cut in half, and the wound on his abdomen had no effect on him. It was because this sword had fought with Pei Ming in many battles, so it naturally knew Pei Ming's attack habits and routines very well; because he had already been cut in half!

Xie Lian asked, “So, the sword wound he had earlier was caused by him stabbing himself? What was the spiritual light on the wound?”

Pei Ming said, "Mine. After I defeated him, I ascended to heaven immediately. I think it was stained at that time and it can't be erased."

The Deadly Swift Sword Demon—no, Ming Guang, began to use his hand as a sword, slashing at Fang's heart again and again. His face was sinister, as if he was slashing at Pei Ming himself. Xie Lian couldn't help but ask, "That... General Pei, why is your sword so resentful of you? What did you do to it? What is the matter with 'General Broken Sword'?"

Pei Ming felt around for the medicine bottle and said, "It happened hundreds of years ago. Why bring it up now? Let's find a way to beat him back first!"

Although Ruo Xie was the circle, once Fang Xin was broken, the formation would be broken by half, just like breaking the lock and leaving only the door. Xie Lian looked behind him and saw Hua Cheng had already entered into a deep meditation, his eyes tightly closed, seemingly unaware of the outside world, and he felt slightly relieved. But Pei Ming's voice pulled him back, saying, "Your Highness, can your sword hold up?"

Xie Lian turned around and said, “I don’t know. After all, Fang Xin is quite old.”

Pei Ming said: "It doesn't matter, Mingguang is also very old."

Xie Lian breathed a sigh of relief and said, “In that case, as long as there is no other help, we should be able to hold out for a while…”

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, a heavy sound of footsteps came from the other side of the forest. Not long after, a burly man with a ferocious face and dark skin wearing broken armor appeared in front of them.

The big man was extremely tall. When Xie Lian and Pei Ming saw him, they both broke out in a cold sweat.

The big man saw a man slashing at a sword stuck in the ground with his bare hands, and seemed a little surprised, so he walked over. Xie Lian and Pei Ming covered their faces and turned away at the same time. Ming Guang saw a giant corpse coming over, who looked very strong, and shouted to him: "Hey, big guy, help me! Help me knock down this sword and break this formation, and I'll give you half of the heads inside!"

However, the big man seemed to be neither a native of the Central Plains nor a ghost of the Central Plains. He could not speak the same language and could not understand what he was saying, but he just kept shouting at him. After shouting at each other for a long time, neither side could understand what the other was saying, but their veins were getting more and more bulging. Pei Ming tried his best to make his face-covering posture more natural and more suave, and whispered: "Your Highness, what is this barbarian yelling about?"

Xie Lian also whispered, “He thought your sword was provoking him, so he got angry and told you to kneel down and beg for mercy, or else I’ll beat him to death.”

Pei Ming said: "That's great. I hope they can fight quickly."

Unexpectedly, the burly man seemed to have heard their whispers, and turned around, staring at them with a frown. Xie Lian and Pei Ming covered their faces even more tightly, and naturally didn't care about pretending. However, the big man still recognized them, and stamped his feet, and the whole ground was shaking. He roared: "It's you! The Taoist priest who collects rags! Pei Su's boss!"

Seeing that he recognized them, the two had no choice but to put down their hands. After considering for a moment, Xie Lian said in a gentle voice in Banyue language: "General Ke Mo, calm down."

This strange man was, of course, Ke Mo, who had escaped from the place where he was guarding after the Ten Thousand Ghosts of Tonglu Mountain became restless. He was captured by Xie Lian, and later he had seen Pei Ming, who was standing on Pei Su's side, during the interrogation. When the two enemies met, they were extremely jealous. Without saying a word, he kicked at her heart, and the sword immediately tilted an inch!

Mingguang saw it and clapped his hands, saying, "Very brave!" He also followed suit and continued to chop. Seeing that Fang Xin was trembling more and more under the attack of these two people, Xie Lian touched Hua Cheng's forehead and immediately retracted his hand because of the heat, saying, "What should I do now!"