Chapter 16: Ambush, Counterkill, Total Annihilation
Late at night, you were cultivating inside your room at the inn when you suddenly collapsed.
The next second, several men in black quietly pushed open the door and walked in.
“The Soul-Charming Incense really worked. Let’s finish him together!”
The leading man spoke.
Then, the men summoned their flying swords and thrust them straight at you lying on the bed.
You, lying on the bed, suddenly opened your eyes. A single palm strike interrupted the black-clad man’s attack. Then the Azure Luan Sword flew out, and in an instant, it cut off the heads of several men, sending their heads rolling to the ground!
Only the leading man in black remained, trembling all over.
“You… you hid your cultivation!?”
The black-clad man’s eyes flew wide, his face full of shock.
You walked over to the black-clad man. Without any nonsense, your right hand pressed directly onto his head, performing a soul search.
After understanding the sequence of events, you slapped the black-clad man to death.
The storage bags on the men were all taken into your possession as well.
You turned and left the room, heading toward the resting quarters of the Cloud Mist Sect disciples.
Revenge — you don’t like leaving it overnight!
From the black-clad man’s memories, you learned the truth of the matter.
This assassination was carried out by inner disciples of the Cloud Mist Sect, which had a hundred-year grudge with the Body-Refining Sect!
The Cloud Mist Sect disciples who had arrived early saw that you were alone and wanted to kill you without anyone knowing.
Because you cultivated the Breath-Concealing Art, you had hidden part of your cultivation. So in their eyes, you only had the cultivation of the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment.
And the mastermind behind this assassination, the Cloud Mist Sect inner disciple Yun Xiao, had the cultivation of the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment!
Inside the resting room of the Cloud Mist Sect inner disciples, a group of disciples was discussing.
“Why haven’t Zhang Fan and the others returned yet? Killing a sixth-layer Foundation Establishment brat, and they’re still dawdling!”
“Could something have gone wrong?”
“Ma Xiao, go take a look!”
The Cloud Mist Sect inner disciple named Ma Xiao, with the cultivation of the seventh layer of Foundation Establishment, had just stood up when a sword suddenly appeared and directly cut off Ma Xiao’s head!
With a thud, the head fell to the ground, rolling right to Yun Xiao’s feet.
Looking at Ma Xiao’s eyes, which refused to close in death, Yun Xiao suddenly stood up and roared in fury. “Who! Who dares kill my Cloud Mist Sect disciple!”
You did not waste words with him. Seizing the opportunity, you attacked the other Cloud Mist Sect disciples in the room.
There were too many of them on the other side. You did not want to fall into a gang-up.
“Senior Brother, save me!” The words had just left his mouth when the Azure Luan Sword pierced straight through his brain. A disciple with the cultivation of the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment slowly collapsed!
“You dare!” Yun Xiao attacked brazenly, slapping the Azure Luan Sword with a palm and directly sending it flying.
With a bang, you directly broke down the door and entered, right hand gripping a sword, left hand executing a palm technique that descended from the heavens.
A great hand descended from the sky, slapping down at everyone in the room.
“It’s you!” Yun Xiao recognized you and immediately summoned his life-bound flying sword, directing a thrust at the giant hand above.
The other four Cloud Mist Sect disciples had just moved to attack when you thrust a sword at them!
The moment Jinghong appeared, there was no life to return from it!
The Cloud Mist Sect disciple at the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment had no time to react at all before you pierced straight through his heart with a single sword.
Before he died, the look in his eyes as he gazed at you was full of unwillingness.
You did not stop, launching another attack at the sixth-layer cultivator beside him.
With one sword strike, the sixth-layer cultivator was directly heavily wounded.
The second sword had just been swung when Yun Xiao arrived, saving the heavily wounded disciple.
You glanced at him, then suddenly struck out with a palm, smashing another sixth-layer cultivator into a pulp of flesh and blood.
Seeing this, Yun Xiao’s eyes nearly split with rage, and he attacked you like a madman.
You dodged swiftly. Taking advantage of his lapse in guard, a single sword flew out and directly beheaded the heavily wounded disciple!
Now, only Yun Xiao and one seventh-layer cultivator remained on the field.
“Junior Brother, let’s go together! Kill him and avenge our Junior Brothers!” Yun Xiao roared in fury, charging at you together with the last disciple.
Just as they were about to engage you, Yun Xiao suddenly halted, turned, and fled swiftly on his sword, abandoning his seventh-layer junior brother to fight you.
“Senior Brother!” The words had just left his mouth when you swung a single sword, directly slaying the seventh-layer cultivator.
Glancing at Yun Xiao fleeing into the distance, you collected the storage bags of the already-dead Cloud Mist Sect disciples on the ground, swallowed a pill to restore spiritual power, and chased after the direction Yun Xiao had fled.
When you cut the grass, you must pull out the roots!
Yun Xiao, flying on his sword, glanced back and, finding that you had not caught up, let out a breath of relief in his heart.
Thank goodness I ran fast. That beast from the Body-Refining Sect actually hid his cultivation. A single sword killed a Junior Brother at the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment — I absolutely cannot match him!
Junior Brothers, wait until I get back and find the Elder. I will definitely avenge you! Yun Xiao swore inwardly.
With a whoosh, the Azure Luan Sword suddenly appeared, thrusting straight at Yun Xiao’s face.
Yun Xiao hurriedly summoned his flying sword to block. Looking at you who had suddenly appeared, his face revealed a look of panic.
You used the Blood Escape Art to appear before Yun Xiao. Without a word, you brandished the Azure Luan Sword in your hand and attacked all the way.
“Fellow Daoist, let’s talk this out. This is all a misunderstanding!” Yun Xiao hurriedly defended, trying to communicate with you.
You continued your assault, simply not bothering to acknowledge Yun Xiao.
The Body-Refining Sect and the Cloud Mist Sect were already mortal enemies. Tonight, this man had plotted to murder you as well. You would absolutely not let him off easily.
At the same time, you, having recently broken through to the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment, urgently needed a battle to test your own strength.
The two sides fought for dozens of exchanges. Seeing that you had no intention of sparing him, Yun Xiao grew furious on the spot.
“Do you really think I’m afraid of you?” Yun Xiao roared in fury, then summoned a mid-grade Mystic-rank artifact, the Spirit-Rhino Shield!
The moment this shield appeared, it directly blocked your attacks, preventing you from breaking through.
“Fellow Daoist, give it up. My mid-grade Mystic-rank artifact, the Spirit-Rhino Shield, can block a full-power strike from a Golden Core cultivator!” Yun Xiao, Spirit-Rhino Shield in hand, looked smug. “Let’s stop here. How about it?”
Hearing this, you directly pulled out a broken sword with only half remaining, and aimed it at Yun Xiao, who held the Spirit-Rhino Shield, directly executing Jinghong!
Looking at the broken sword in your hand, Yun Xiao laughed heartily, mocking you for overestimating yourself.
Bang!
The moment your broken sword touched the Spirit-Rhino Shield, the shield directly emitted a cracking sound. Then, under Yun Xiao’s horrified gaze, the Spirit-Rhino Shield split apart!
The broken sword in your hand pierced straight into Yun Xiao’s chest. Before he died, he still murmured to himself. “Why… why…”
Villains die from talking too much! You drew out the broken sword, cut off his head, collected Yun Xiao’s storage bag, and turned to leave.