Walking alone with a sword, slaying ghosts and gods

Chapter 54: Ice Soul Crystal, Assassination (There will be updates in the evening!)

Four to five late-stage Qi training monks who trust each other and have good cooperation, with sufficient preparation of magic tools, talismans, and formations, can try to hunt down early- to middle-stage third-order monsters, but the chances of success or failure are only 50-50 and the risk is great.

It is often more difficult rather than easier for a cultivator at a lower level to assassinate a human cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage. Although the human cultivators' bodies are relatively fragile, they possess wisdom and their spiritual awareness is sharper than that of monsters. The most terrifying thing is that they can use magical weapons.

A human monk wearing a high-level defensive robe has physical defense that is not much worse than that of a monster.

As a cultivator who has been in the late foundation building stage for more than a hundred years and who also holds the power of the grand elder of the Sword Arts Hall, none of the three people present would believe him if he said that he did not have a good defensive weapon.

Therefore, ambushes and secret plots were only the basis. The three of them also discussed traps, poisoning, and any other methods that could fully weaken Chen Tianxiong's combat effectiveness.

After talking for an hour, they still hadn't figured out the arrangements. The class in the sword hall in front had already ended, so Lu Cheng, Liu Baihong and Lin Qingyue could only agree to continue the discussion another day.

"Sister, is there something Master Lin wants to talk to you about?"

Inside the carriage of the Lin family business, Lin Qingxue asked her sister curiously.

"Master Lin said that you have been feeling emotional while learning sword recently. Qingxue, I will take care of my own affairs. The skills you have learned will always be yours." Lin Qingyue gently stroked her sister's temples and of course would not tell her the truth.

For the next half month, the three of them were busy setting up the killing plan.

However, a small incident occurred in Lu Cheng. One morning, when the Taoist got up, he unexpectedly found a piece of icy ice next to him.

Looking at the snow falling outside, Lu Cheng looked at the ice stone in his hand.

"This thing is condensed with cold energy. It makes the whole body feel cold when touched. It cannot be melted or dissolved. It must be a rare treasure. Where did it come from?"

He himself had cultivated the Still Water State of Mind, so even if a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator suddenly attacked and killed him, it would not be difficult, but it would be almost impossible for him to approach him silently. Moreover, the statue of Red Heart God placed in the room did not react at all.

In the Chijun domain, it is almost impossible for cultivators below the Condensation Realm to get close to him like this.

"Jiuli Ding?"

After thinking about it, Lu Cheng could only think of this possibility:
While he was sleeping, a ball of golden light flew out from his body, and the poisonous golden silkworm Gu appeared, holding a piece of ice stone in its mouth and placed it in his hand.

To verify his hypothesis, Lu Cheng first looked through the books and classics in his home, but then he felt unsure, so he took the ice stone to the market in the city that never sleeps.

Market, Liujin Antique Artifacts Market.

"This is the Ice Soul Crystal! It's a fifth-level refining material. If you can find a real person who practices ice-attributed skills, this treasure can be sold at a high price of tens of thousands of spirit stones. What do you think, Master Lin, would you like to put this item up for auction at our Liujin Ancient Artifacts Shop? We can give you 10,000 spirit stones now, and the rest of the fee will be settled after this treasure is sold."

"Oh no, how much does the appraisal cost?"

"Hey, Mr. Lin, this is the first time to do business, so forget it this time." The owner of the weapon shop said this politely.

When Lu Cheng came out of Liujin Antique Artifact Workshop, he connected the causes and consequences in his mind and roughly knew what was going on.

"The Hundred Poisons Golden Silkworm Gu could actually take something out of the Jiuli Cauldron? The fifth-level refining materials are worth at least tens of thousands of spirit stones, but it seems that I must achieve a certain degree of closeness with the creature contained in the cauldron. I can't even summon the fire dragon."

Although he knew that there were countless secrets waiting to be explored in the Jiuli Ding, Lu Cheng still forced himself to calm his mind after returning to Wenjianzhai.

Just because the matter of Chen Tianxiong cannot be resolved, all the secrets hidden in the Jiuli Ding can only wait for future generations to explore.

Half a month later, at the Chen Mansion, the Sword Art Hall.

"Is Teng Jiao still in confinement these days?"

A majestic old man with white hair, white beard, lion's mouth and wide nose asked this question to the butler beside him while he was wearing his robe with the help of a beautiful maid.

"Yes, the young master has been reflecting on his mistakes during this period of time. From what I can see, he has truly repented."

"Well, then you should let him out later. Tell him that losing is not a big deal, what is scary is not being able to afford to lose. A person can lose many times in his life, but if he wins the last time, he wins."

After all, Chen Tianxiong still values ​​his adopted son very much. Although what Chen Tengjiao did this time damaged the prestige of the Chen family in various major sword halls and instead increased the reputation of Wenjianzhai, in Chen Tianxiong's view, this was just a minor defeat.

As long as he could obtain pure true yin through dual cultivation and stimulate his potential to cultivate the magic power of the Condensed Evil Realm, he could truly be promoted to a high-level official in the City That Never Sleeps, from a chess piece to a chess player. At that time, Chen Tengjiao could lose countless times, as long as he won once.

"Master, rest assured. Chen Fu will give the young master good advice so that he can learn from his mistakes and not lose heart. The most important thing for the master now is to win the heart of Miss Qingyue. Chen Fu will take care of the household affairs for the master."

"Ah."

At this time, Chen Tianxiong had already changed his clothes with the help of his maid.

"The master is handsome and heroic, a natural born hero."

"This time Miss Qingyue invited the master to have tea and talk, it seems that she has changed her mind. Chen Fuxian would like to congratulate the master here."

Both the personal maid and the trusted butler said so, and Chen Tianxiong was also very happy, but he just waved his hand and said:
"It's hard for casual cultivators to practice, from training Qi to building a foundation. You have to go through each step by yourself. After I cultivate to condense evil spirit, I will go out to find the formula for condensing evil spirit and find evil spirit that suits me. However... every step is difficult and I have to pass it. Mortals have to endure hardships to survive. How can cultivators who go against the destiny of birth, aging, sickness and death expect everything to go smoothly? There is no such a cheap thing in the world."

After getting on the carriage, Chen Tianxiong sat in it with his eyes closed and thought.

Lin Qingyue's surrender was expected. This person seemed strong but was actually weak. What's more, she cared about her sister, and when people care about someone, there will be flaws.

Lin Qingyue can neither give up her current power and betray the Lin family, nor sacrifice her sister Lin Qingxue, so she can only submit to herself.

"When I cultivate the power of Condensed Evil, I will treat her well. I will spend more energy and resources to make up for the damage to her foundation."

"Master, we have arrived."

About an incense stick of time later, such a sound came from outside the carriage.

Chen Tianxiong stepped out of the carriage and looked up: South Tower.

This is not the most spiritual location in the city that never sleeps, but it is close to the mountains and is an excellent place to enjoy the mountain flowers in spring and the snow in winter.

Lin Qingyue's family was of considerable status and wealth, so she bought this place to enjoy the scenery. This was not the first time that Chen Tianxiong had come here.

Of course, at that time it was under the guise of visiting friends and playing chess.

Entering the South Tower, you can hear pleasant piano sounds.

Chen Tianxiong came to the third floor of the warm room and saw a woman in purple playing the piano behind a colorful phoenix screen. Her posture was elegant and the sound of the piano was beautiful.

Chen Tianxiong turned around the screen in the front hall and saw Lin Qingyue, who was wearing a purple dress, playing the piano:
There is snow falling on the mountains outside the window, and there is a beautiful lady in the warm room. It is a unique experience to be there.

After the song ended, Lin Qingyue put down the piano and raised her head.

"Elder Chen, you are here. I'm sorry, I was distracted for a moment and Qingyue neglected me."

"Qingyue, that's not right. Watching Qingyue playing the piano is one of the greatest joys in life. How can you be negligent?"

At this time, a maid came forward, took down the musical instruments, replaced them with a chessboard covered with gauze, and also prepared a small stove and jade pot.

"Okay, you all go down."

"Qingyue has been thinking about this unfinished game these days, and it seems that there is a solution. Elder Chen, please."

"Oh, is there any way to crack this game? Then I'll just wait for Qingyue to open my eyes, hahahaha."

Chen Tianxiong lived nearly 180 years longer than Lin Qingyue, and his chess skills were far beyond Lin Qingyue's reach. In his opinion, his opponent was already doomed in this game of chess. However, accompanying a beautiful woman to drink and play chess was a joy in life, especially when it was a pleasure to accompany a beautiful woman whom he had not yet obtained.

At this moment, Lu Cheng was hiding in Lin Qingyue's boudoir on the fourth floor, behind a forbidden screen, while Liu Baihong was hiding on the third floor, where Chen Tianxiong and Lin Qingyue were at the moment.

He used all his strength to display the calm mind method, hiding and accumulating his murderous intent and murderous aura, waiting for Liu Baihong to give the signal to attack.

Liu Baihong has been a killer since he was a teenager. Over the past few decades, although he cannot say that he always kills, at least he has survived to this day.

He even reached a deal with the Elders Council of the City That Never Sleeps, destroyed his own organization with his own hands, and gained the identity of walking in the light.

During this trip, Lu Cheng learned a lot from Liu Baihong.

For example, the stronger the poison, the better. Many old guys who have practiced for dozens or even hundreds of years have extremely rich experience. They may be familiar with poisons that you have never heard of. Therefore, many times they would rather not make the poison too strong, but also make sure it is colorless and odorless so that people will not notice it.

In addition, when killing a man, choose a woman he likes to drink with him. Then, even if the man is cautious, he will drink most of the time, just like now.

The jade wrist holds the black and white pieces, and the warm stove cooks mellow wine with fragrance.

Lin Qingyue seemed to casually pour herself a glass first, then she poured another glass for Chen Tianxiong and drank it all in one gulp.

Smelling the warm wine with a strong orchid aroma, Chen Tianxiong frowned slightly, because wine like this could easily cover up the smell of medicine. He usually didn't drink it, but today, looking at the girl in the purple dress in front of him who had skin as white as cream and was more beautiful than a flower.

Chen Tianxiong raised the green wine glass and drank it all.

The Meridians-Shanling Spirit-Destroying Powder is not a deadly poison, but it can damage the meridians and slow down the flow of magic power in the cultivator's body.

If the poison penetrates too deeply, it will damage the cultivator's foundation to a certain extent, but it can be compensated, so Lin Qingyue accepted it. She is good at business and is best at making choices.

"Qingyue, you should give up when you should. Your chess game has already reached a dead end."

"That may not be the case. Have you ever heard of the art of surviving death?"

As she spoke, Lin Qingyue placed a chess piece heavily in the center of the board.

Snapped.

An iron ball, along with the fall of this ball, suddenly flew towards Chen Tianxiong from behind with great force.

Following closely behind was a man in black clothes and holding a sword, who swung his sword to break the screen and attacked with the sword.

"call."

Lu Cheng on the fourth floor waved his hand to put away the forbidden god screen that was blocking himself, then turned over and fell down, climbed in from the wooden window on the third floor, raised his hand and shot an iron ball at the girl in purple skirt.

The third-level disposable magic weapon, the Fire Thunder Bead!
"assassin?"

Chen Tianxiong seemed to have discovered the assassin earlier than Lin Qingyue.

He suddenly stretched out his hand and pressed it towards Lin Qingyue in front of him, throwing her to the side.

Boom, boom!
The two fire thunder beads exploded almost at the same time.

The blazing dark red flames could instantly severely injure or even kill a third-order monster.

However, a series of Taoist patterns and talismans appeared on Chen Tianxiong's body, and at the same time, the protective magic power in his body burst out and was transformed through the Taoist robe he was wearing, making a roaring sound like thousands of waves hitting the shore and surging like a tsunami. Dozens or hundreds of golden sword energies were condensed, forming an indiscriminate rapid attack on everything around him.

This is none other than the third-tier defensive magic weapon: the Seven Imperial Spirit Sword Robe. When the wearer of this robe is attacked, the protective magic power in the body of the recipient will burst out like a raging storm, and after being transformed by the Seven Imperial Spirit Sword Robe, it combines offense with defense, and the killing power is enough to tear all attackers within range into pieces.

At the same time, use offense as defense. No matter how violent and fierce the attack is, it will be shattered and cut under the attack of the Seven Imperial Spirit Swords and will be difficult to form.

"Is it the wine that's poisoned? Or is it the incense burning around?"

While protecting Lin Qingyue, Chen Tianxiong retreated quickly. At this moment, Chen Tianxiong already felt the obscure and difficult circulation of the magic power in his body.

But Lin Qingyue's magical talent is better than Lin Qingxue's, not to mention that she is the daughter of the main branch of the Lin family. Before he is sure that she has a problem, Chen Tianxiong, even for the sake of his own path, dare not use Lin Qingyue to block the knife for himself. Lu Cheng and Liu Baihong, who were dressed in black, looked at each other, and then both of them used their strongest killing swords.

A white rainbow pierces the sun!

Liu Baihong flew up and the light of the sword merged together, transforming into a white rainbow piercing the sun and fiercely stabbed towards Chen Tianxiong.

Lu Cheng first slapped his Qiankun bag, and two lightning bolts flew out from it. They were the Thunder God's Hammer and the Lightning Mother's Cone. The two magical weapons hit each other violently, sucking out several lightning balls surrounding them, and then suddenly blasted out a fierce electric snake.

These two magical weapons have not been used for a long time, but they are not gone. A cultivator can control three magical weapons of the same level at the same time, one is the Red Flame Sword, and two are the Thunder Hammer and the Lightning Mother Cone.

Immediately afterwards, in Chen Tianxiong's eyes, Lu Cheng's sword-wielding figure seemed to split into seven in an instant, and then the seven merged into one, merging with the spiritual flame gushing from the Scarlet Flame Flying Sword, and suddenly slashed out a sword light with the gathered sword power.

Meteor from the sky!

This killing sword, which integrated part of the Baihong Guanri technique, was actually more fierce and faster than Liu Baihong's sword light. It was the last to strike, but it arrived first. It almost stabbed Chen Tianxiong first.

"What a wonderful swordsmanship!"

Even if the two people in front of me are here to kill me.

As a famous swordsman in the Sword Art Academy, Chen Tianxiong couldn't help but admire in his heart at this moment.

He had already recognized Liu Baihong, and the other person was probably Lin Lie, the master of Wenjian Zhai, whom Teng Jiao wanted to kill!
With such swordsmanship and such ruthlessness, it’s no wonder that his stupid son couldn’t beat him.

"Alright, I'll kill you right here and relieve Jiao'er of his worries."

Clang, clang, bang.

Both of these powerful killing swords were blocked in mid-air by the wall of air created by Chen Tianxiong with his bare hands.

At the same time, there was a flash of lightning as an extra touch, and a muffled explosion.

It was at this moment that the piece of white jade hanging around Chen Tianxiong's waist suddenly cracked.

"...Sword power becomes force, attacking the mind!? You two have actually mastered it, then I can't let you go!"

The piece of white jade on Chen Tianxiong's waist is the Qingxin Jade Pendant, which is also a third-level defensive magic weapon, but it is mainly used to guard against illusionary demons, and it has been broken at this moment.

As Chen Tianxiong vigorously mobilized his magic power, Lu Cheng and Liu Baihong both retreated quickly with their swords. Their flying swords wailed in the process, losing their power.

But while flying back, they both shot out two more iron balls at the same time, which were of course fire thunder balls. This kind of killing weapon was not used at such a critical moment. Were they leaving it to the other party?

Upon seeing this, Chen Tianxiong cursed inwardly and activated the golden spiritual swords around him, preparing for defense.

But at this moment, the purple-clothed girl who had been protecting him behind him flew back quickly and threw out the fifth fire thunder bead.

Not counting other things, the cost of this battle alone is more than 10,000 spirit stones. And even if the Fire Thunder Pearl has spirit stones, it may not be available to buy.

Boom, boom, boom.

The Seven Imperial Spirit Sword Robe was indeed the protective magic weapon that Chen Tianxiong had spent a huge amount of money to buy. It could withstand five fire thunder beads and protect its master from death.

Under the huge destruction, the third floor of the warm room collapsed directly.

All four of them fell down.

Lu Cheng, Liu Baihong, and Lin Qingyue all flew down, but Chen Tianxiong, who was at the center of the explosion of the three fire thunder beads, was covered in shatters, with his hair and beard all burning, and fell heavily to the ground.

"……Why?"

"Qingyue, I love you so much, why do you want to..."

"Haha, you treat me with all your heart? You are even older than my great grandfather. I really appreciate your kindness."

Holding the seal and waving his hand, Lin Qingyue summoned the flying sword and was the first to attack Chen Tianxiong.

The flying sword she summoned was like ice and white jade, carrying a power that could freeze the mind, and the sword's path was majestic and eerie.

The Lin family's magic of "Dutian Hualing" is passed down to males but not females. This miraculous skill can even be passed down to outsiders, but not to females in the Lin family.

This is because as long as one practices this Great Art of Stealing the Heaven and Transforming the Soul and seizes the magic power of others, one's magic power will inevitably be mixed and impure. Without practicing the Lin family's Five Mansions Tempering Yuan Jue, it will be almost impossible to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage.

The Ranmu Shanlin family can use this to threaten the practitioners and gain a lot of benefits.

However, if the girl from the Lin family practices the method of transforming spirits into heaven and cannot bring great benefits to the family and cannot obtain the method of advancement, then she will definitely feel resentful.

Therefore, the women of the Lin family practiced other skills. For example, Lin Qingyue practiced the Taiyin Ningyue Gong.

It can also be regarded as opening up a new lineage for the Lin family and increasing its foundation.

If this technique was passed down intact, it would not be inferior to the core technique of the Lin family. However, what the Lin family possessed was probably only an incomplete copy, and there were few senior Taoists who could provide guidance and advice during the practice, so their understanding of the technique was inevitably inferior to that of the cultivators of the same level.

"careful!"

Lin Qingyue's magical power is inferior to Lu Cheng and Liu Baihong. At this moment, she has taken the Meridians-Stunning Spirit Powder, and her magical power has been reduced to the middle stage of Qi training.

He steed the sword and attacked, but the sword force was scattered and difficult to condense.

It would have been fine if Chen Tianxiong had been seriously injured by the Fire Thunder Pearl, but he is like a tiger in plain land being bullied by a dog.

However, Lu Cheng keenly noticed that although Chen Tianxiong was covered in blood, fire and filth at this moment, the broken wounds on his body were faintly covered with a layer of golden light.

"Level 3 defensive spell!"

As this thought flashed through their minds, Lu Cheng and Liu Baihong both controlled their swords and attacked at close range.

The closer the distance, the stronger the sword force and the more agile the sword control. This is true for all Qi training cultivators who have not yet condensed their spiritual consciousness. Facing Chen Tianxiong, who is in the late stage of foundation building, both of them are attacking with their lives at risk.

"Photography!"

Chen Tianxiong, who seemed to be seriously injured, suddenly stood up from the ground and waved his claws. The blood around him suddenly condensed on his right hand and turned into a ferocious blood claw, grabbing Lin Qingyue's flying sword.

Under the strong grip of the claws, the flying sword actually let out a mournful cry and broke into pieces.

At the same time, Chen Tianxiong's figure was spreading with blood mist and he was quickly fleeing towards Lin Qingyue. It was unknown whether he wanted to take her hostage or die with her.

Liu Baihong's movements became faster and her sword control became more fierce. It was obvious that if Chen Tianxiong wanted to take Lin Qingyue as a hostage, his sword would not be delayed at all.

But as Lu Cheng followed closely with his sword, he felt an inexplicable sense of nervousness in his heart:
"This Chen Tianxiong doesn't give me the impression that he is someone who would die together with others!"

"Besides, he recognized Liu Baihong."

These two thoughts flashed through Lu Cheng's mind. The next moment, the meridian-breaking sword energy in Lu Cheng's body was activated regardless of his own body, making the Red Flame Sword controlled by Lu Cheng carry a stronger sword power, and the sword speed surpassed Liu Baihong's White Rainbow Sword.

In the next moment, Chen Tianxiong, who seemed to be about to kill Lin Qingyue, suddenly turned around and threw something.

It was a blue-white iron ball, exuding a dangerous aura: a fire thunder ball.

This thing is not so easy to buy. Who would have thought that six of them would appear here today? It can only be said that the City That Never Sleeps is indeed a place with developed commerce and trade, and it almost gathers the essence of southern Xinjiang.

Seeing this, Liu Baihong's face changed drastically. Chen Tianxiong was able to survive five fire thunder beads with the help of the third-level defensive magic weapon talisman, but if he and others were to survive one, they would surely die, even with the protective magic weapon. Chen Tianxiong was indeed experienced and fierce. At this critical moment, he still managed to find a way out.

As long as Lu Cheng and Liu Baihong were either dead or injured, why would he bother to kill Lin Qingyue? He used this matter as a threat. From now on, the Lin sisters would be his private favorites in his room, and even the Lin family of Ranmu Mountain would not say anything more.

But at this moment, a golden sword light shot out across Liu Baihong, and with a clang, it turned from a stab into a strike, sweeping the fire thunder bead and suddenly deflecting it.

boom.

The fire thunder bead exploded, and the red flying sword was blown far away, obviously suffering heavy damage.

But at this moment, the seriously injured Chen Tianxiong no longer had the strength to block Liu Baihong's flying sword. He was pierced through the chest by the sword. His body flew backwards and was continuously bombarded by the sword energy in his body.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

With blood oozing from his mouth and nose, the old man, like an angry lion with wild hair, was still using his magic power to try to fight back.

But at this moment, Lu Cheng flew up and jumped over Liu Baihong's body, and with the meridian-breaking sword energy in his body running to the extreme, he turned around and hit Chen Tianxiong on the forehead with a palm.

A cultivator in the late foundation building stage is also a human being, and Chen Tianxiong is not a physical cultivator. At this moment, his life force is finally cut off and he is completely dead.

"call…"

boom.

The sound of a body falling to the ground.

"Haha, Brother Lin, we'll be separated this time. The next time we meet will be when I build my foundation." He stepped forward and swung his sword to quickly deal with the scene. He picked up Chen Tianxiong's Qiankun Ring and threw it to Lu Cheng. Then Liu Baihong wrote on the wall with Chen Tianxiong's blood:
The six big words "Murderer Liu Baihong" completely cut off his retreat.

Then without saying another word, he quickly jumped out of the window and disappeared without a trace.

"Give me a sword, hit harder. Hurry up, even if there is a soundproofing array, the servants downstairs will come up quickly after being frightened."

The three of them had already discussed how to deal with the aftermath and how to escape punishment.

Therefore, the girl in a purple gauze dress came close to Lu Cheng. Although she was nervous, she was still calm.

Lu Cheng used his magic power to retrieve the badly damaged Scarlet Flame Flying Sword, then after a brief calculation, he slashed Lin Qingyue with his sword, his move was ruthless and he hit the vital part.

"Don't move. This sword is almost hitting your heart. If you move, you will bleed too much and die."

At this time, the servants on the first floor had gradually recovered from the huge explosion and the initial panic, and began to run out screaming, or tried to go upstairs to investigate the situation.

Fortunately, this is Lin Qingyue’s private villa, otherwise there might even be low-level cultivators among the servants, who would react and respond faster than them.

After doing all this, Lu Cheng took Chen Tianxiong's Qiankun Ring and escaped from the place through the window according to the route selected by Liu Baihong in advance.

After turning around a few times, he returned to Wenjianzhai, and the rest was to keep it secret.

Liu Baihong will escape to the mortal area. According to him, once he gets there, even if the Lian Gang cultivators turn the entire City That Never Sleeps upside down, they will not be able to find him.

Running in the night wind, looking back, I saw the South Tower gradually burning, and gradually many monks gathered to put out the fire and rescue.

Lu Cheng knew the danger in his heart, but he could not help but feel a sense of freedom and pleasure all over his body:

He walks alone with a sword, taking pleasure in revenge.

This is the life I once longed for. Who else but me can conquer the world?

(End of this chapter)