son, don't mess around

When Lin Jiangnian mentioned "a great gift", a sharp light flashed in the eyes of the black-robed leader under the bronze mask.

He suddenly raised his eyes and glanced around. It was late at night, everything was quiet, and there were weeds everywhere. Not far away, towering trees surrounded the open space tightly.

There is no one around!
The black-robed leader's deep eyes once again fell coldly on Lin Jiangnian, but this time, there was a little more fear in his eyes.

He said in a cold voice: "I wanted to leave you a chance to live tonight, but since you don't know what's good for you, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"Unless Lin Hengzhong is here in person tonight, no one can save you!"

A low, hoarse voice filled with murderous intent sounded.

In the darkness, the black-robed leader suddenly disappeared from his original place.

The wind is blowing!
A sudden gust of wind swept up the dust and fallen leaves on the ground in an instant, forming an invisible tornado. The wind blew up again, and in the wind, the fierce aura covered the sky and attacked Lin Jiangnian.

The strong wind at this moment blocked Lin Jiangnian's retreat routes.

At the moment when the black-robed leader took action, Lin Jiangnian also moved!

This time, he did not retreat!

As the Xuan Yang Heart Method was put into operation, the energy in the body circulated rapidly, and the hot and powerful energy instantly flowed to the internal organs.

A steady stream of breath surged out and gathered in front of him to form an invisible airflow protection, trying to block the strong winds around him.

At the same time, a cold light flashed with the sound of a sword being unsheathed. An Ning, who was not far away, drew his sword and slashed it out, the cold light of the sword trying to cut off the surrounding strong wind.

However, when the cold sword light touched the strong wind, it was swallowed up by the strong wind in a short time. It only blocked the strong wind for a moment, and then it disappeared.

An Ning's cold face changed slightly, but the hand holding the sword did not stop at all. A sword flower and bee sting appeared on the sword edge, and he was about to step forward.

But he was suddenly stopped by Lin Jiangnian: "Don't be impulsive!"

An Ning paused, and the next second, under the darkness, an even stronger cold light flashed across the night sky.

It suddenly swept in like a rainbow piercing the sun, cutting off the strong wind that permeated the surroundings!
The terrifying sword energy spread across heaven and earth!
A chill as cold as the sky and the earth also spread.

Under the night sky, the black-robed leader's gaze beneath the bronze mask focused and he suddenly looked up.

Under the moonlight, in the woods ahead, on a towering tree that blocked out the sun, a cool figure in white was standing quietly on the branches.

The branches swayed gently, as if they would break at any time.

That cool white dress appeared extremely bright under the moonlight, with a temperament as cold as frost. The white dress as stunning as snow fluttered gently in the night breeze. The moonlight fell under the black hair, revealing a stunningly beautiful face.

The woman had a blank expression on her face, like a fairy from heaven, and her cold eyes seemed to contain the coldest breath in the world.

The sharp sword in her hand seemed even colder under the moonlight, as if it was enveloped by the moonlight and merged into one.

A cold and indifferent aura, accompanied by sword energy, spread across heaven and earth.

"Li Piaomiao?!"

When the black-robed leader saw the cold figure, he spoke in a low voice, as if he understood everything.

"This is your gift?!"

The black-robed leader had a deep gaze. He really didn't expect that the Prince Lin was accompanied by a princess!

No wonder he is so confident!
but……

What about the eldest princess?

This girl does have an amazing talent for martial arts. Looking throughout the world, there hasn't been anyone in the past few hundred years who can reach her level of strength at such a young age!

But, she is still too young!
After all, he was just a defeated general!

"But do you think you can kill me like this?"

The black-robed leader's eyes gradually turned cold, his tone remained low, and even had a bit of indescribable arrogance.

"Unless Lin Hengzhong comes here in person tonight, no one in this world can defeat our sect!"

The next second, the wind blew again.

The violent wind that had just subsided swept in again, covering the sky and blocking out the sun.

On the tree branch, the moment the black-robed leader made his move, Li Piaomiao moved!

Without any hesitation or nonsense, the Silver Moon Sword in his hand left a full moon in the night sky, streaking across the night sky, advancing instead of retreating, heading into the strong wind.

The cold and thin figure leaped into the strong wind and was instantly swallowed by the wind!

But the next second, in the strong wind, sword energy appeared and cut off the powerful strong wind.

The cold white-clothed figure gradually emerged from the strong wind, leaving behind a cold back and the Silver Moon Sword whose light was becoming increasingly brighter.

"Humph!"

The black-robed leader paused for a moment. When he saw the white-robed figure leaping in front of him, he was a little surprised.

"you wanna die?"

"You are no match for our sect, yet you dare to come and die?!"

The princess had just been defeated by him a few days ago. She was still injured, and now she dared to come and die?

Did she really think that she could be my opponent tonight? !
Even though he had spent a lot of energy getting rid of those ants before, his current condition is no longer at its peak.

But the gap in strength is still difficult to make up with these!
However, Li Piaomiao remained silent.

The black-robed leader responded with the increasingly powerful Silver Moon Sword. While cutting off the surrounding strong winds, the next target was the leader in front of him.

The sword energy was flying everywhere, and it stopped again and moved towards the black-robed leader.

Under the moonlight, this white dress looks even cooler and more powerful!
The black-robed leader's sleeves flashed wildly, and the wind started to blow again. As the sword energy and the wind intertwined, a powerful explosion sounded.

The internal forces of the first-class masters collided, sweeping around and overturning the surrounding grass and trees. The trees behind the two men fell down in rows.

"boom!"

A man in a cool white robe took a few steps back and managed to steady himself.

Her cold and beautiful face became paler, with an indescribable beauty. Her body was surging with energy, and she was obviously injured. However, there was no emotion on her face, and she raised her beautiful eyes and stared forward.

The black-robed leader in the sight ahead stood there, motionless.

"The mantis' arms are like a chariot!"

A cold voice sounded.

The black-robed leader looked indifferent.

He realized the purpose of the Prince Lin. He was trying to use the advantage in numbers tonight to trap him, and then the eldest princess would appear and kill him here?

It was indeed a good plan. If it were an ordinary master, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to escape tonight. Whether it was the black armors, the Lin Wang army, or the princess in front of him, they could all pose a great threat!
But unfortunately, they met themselves!
More than a decade ago, he was only one step away from becoming a grandmaster!

Even now, the power of a half-step grandmaster is definitely not something that these ants before him can challenge!

The black-robed leader had a cold expression, but the white robe in front of his sight was even colder.

Even more indifferent! The aura of the man in white became stronger and stronger, and in the blink of an eye, the sword energy approached again.

No hesitation!

Seeing such a strong aura, the black-robed leader's eyes changed.

"Since you want to die, I will grant your wish!"

It must be said that the strength of this girl in white is indeed very strong. Her physique is extremely special, and even her martial arts path is different from that of ordinary people.

This is enough to show that this girl's talent in martial arts is extremely high, unprecedented and unrivaled!
However, she is too young!

Tonight, he will personally destroy this martial arts genius.

As soon as he finished speaking, the black-robed leader's aura rose again.

His eyes were sharp, and his whole temperament changed again.

But at this moment, the black-robed leader suddenly seemed to realize something and paused slightly.

The majestic energy in his body surged, but suddenly it seemed to become disordered, as if it had been twitched suddenly.

The black-robed leader paused, his eyes focused, and disappeared completely the next second, and his aura became strong again!
However, this instantaneous change did not escape the eyes of Lin Jiangnian who was not far away.

"An Ning, go ahead!"

Lin Jiangnian suddenly spoke in a deep voice.

An Ning, who was standing aside, was stunned for a moment, then looked back and saw Lin Jiangnian beside him with sharp eyes and an extremely serious expression. He was staring at the black-robed leader in his sight, as if he had discovered something key.

His Highness, who had been blocking her all night, suddenly asked her to take action? !

An Ning also discovered that there was a sword in His Highness's hand—the Autumn Water Sword!

The sword is unsheathed, and the green light is sharp!
An Ning quickly came to her senses, the cold light in her hand was exposed. She rushed forward with her sword to support her princess.

And the moment An Ning took action, Lin Jiangnian also moved!

He waited the whole night and finally waited for this critical moment!
...Tonight, no matter whether it is the black-armored masters or the Linwang Army, they cannot stop this black-robed leader!
However, it was crucial that they delayed the black-robed leader and consumed his strength!

Lin Jiangnian admitted that there was some gambling involved!
When Lin Jiangnian learned about the strength of this leader from his previous conversation with Li Piaomiao, he had some guesses in his mind.

Half-step grandmaster?
If this black-robed leader is really a half-step grandmaster, among all the people present tonight, no one except Li Piaomiao would survive!

But this leader's half-step grandmaster status is not perfect!
There are defects!
In fact, it is very likely that the one with defects is the black-robed leader himself!
Although all this was just Lin Jiangnian and Li Piaomiao's guess, from all indications, there must be something wrong with the leader's health!

It's not necessarily a defect, but there's definitely something wrong!

And the fact that the leader had always wanted to obtain the Xuan Yang Diagram, and even when he couldn't get it, he had to settle for the Xuan Yang Heart Sutra as a second best option, just proves this point!
This leader may really need the Xuan Yang Diagram and Xuan Yang Heart Method to make up for his own "shortcomings"!
What do the Xuan Yang Diagram and Xuan Yang Heart Method have in common?

...No one knows this better than Lin Jiangnian!

This almost confirmed Lin Jiangnian's guess.

No matter what 'defects' this leader had in his body, he was doomed to be incomplete, and his status as a half-step grandmaster was extremely weak.

In this way, as long as we can sufficiently consume the leader's strength and keep him trapped, when his energy is severely depleted, we will definitely be able to make him show his weakness.

And now is the best opportunity!

The caution that Lin Jiangnian had left behind half a year ago finally came into play at this moment!
Half a year ago, Lin Jiangnian handed over the first level of Xuanyang Heart Method to the leader. After receiving the Heart Method, the leader could not wait to study and practice in seclusion.

At that time, the first level of the mental method that Lin Jiangnian gave was not complete!
To be precise... it's too complete!

He naturally couldn't give the real Xuan Yang Heart Method to this leader, but if he gave it to him carelessly, he would definitely be discovered by the other party. Even if he missed or wrote less, with the leader's martial arts attainments, he would most likely be able to tell that something was wrong.

So...

Not only did Lin Jiangnian not miss anything, he actually wrote some more!
He added some of his own understanding to the first level of Xuanyang Heart Method. There was nothing wrong with Lin Jiangnian's understanding, so the leader naturally couldn't find any problems.

But unfortunately, Xuan Yang's heart method is complete!

The Xuanyang Heart Method not only has requirements on the physique of the practitioner, but is also extremely strict. Even the slightest modification can cause unexpected consequences.

Of course, the consequences of these minor changes will not be apparent in normal times.

Lin Jiangnian was not sure to what extent the black-robed leader had studied the Xuanyang Heart Method, but as long as the other party practiced it, there would definitely be an impact.

Maybe it won't have any impact under normal circumstances, but as the crucial foundation of martial arts, the mental method is very likely to go astray if it is messed up.

What’s more, it is such a strict mental method as the Xuanyang Mental Method?
When Lin Jiangchu first started learning the Xuanyang Heart Method, he almost ran into problems. What’s more, the leader was practicing the version that he had 'added' to?
Tonight, Lin Jiangnian has been waiting for this opportunity, waiting for the leader to show his true colors!
Finally, he made the right bet!
Just when he noticed that the leader was finally showing signs of fatigue and his body was showing signs of abnormality, Lin Jiangnian took action!

Take advantage of his illness and kill him!
Holding the Autumn Water Sword, Lin Jiangnian's aura instantly rose to the extreme. The aura of the Xuan Yang Heart Method poured into his internal organs, and the Autumn Water Sword in his hand burst out with ripples of green light as the aura poured in.

In an instant, cold and green lights crisscrossed between heaven and earth!

Seeing this scene, the black-robed leader's pupils suddenly shrank, and then a hint of coldness emerged.

"court death!"

The black-robed leader simply ignored Li Piaomiao and An Ning who were approaching from the side, and focused all his attention on Lin Jiangnian.

He chased this guy all night tonight, but he kept running away, not giving him a chance to attack!
Unexpectedly, the other party now takes the initiative to come to my door!

This guy must have noticed the changes in his body and wanted to take the opportunity to kill him? !

Ah!
The black-robed leader looked indifferent. Even if he did have some health problems, this boy could not contend with him.

Since he came to my door...

A sharp coldness flashed across the eyes of the black-robed leader, and he directly set his target on Lin Jiangnian. His figure disappeared from the spot, leaving an afterimage and moving towards Lin Jiangnian.

"not good!"

Li Piaomiao and An Ning's faces changed slightly at the same time, as if they did not expect that the black-robed leader would ignore their attacks and go towards Lin Jiangnian.

A rare flash of panic flashed across Li Piaomiao's cold face. He suddenly turned and walked towards Lin Jiangnian, trying to stop the leader!
But the leader was too fast, and the opponent had set his target on Lin Jiangnian from the very beginning, and it was almost too late to stop him!

Just as the leader was approaching Lin Jiangnian with great momentum, the next second, Lin Jiangnian turned around and ran without any hesitation the moment the leader caught up with him.

At an extremely fast speed, he rushed into the woods behind him.

"Want to run?!"

The leader's eyes were sharp and his momentum was overwhelming as he headed straight into the woods.

But just as he rushed into the woods, the leader suddenly felt a terrifying aura coming from all around.

"not good!"

next second.

"Boom!"

A loud explosion sounded from the woods, instantly covering all the trees in the world.

...(End of chapter)