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Chapter 77 You Think You Can Kill Me? It's Not That Easy

Liu Sijun stretched out her index fingers and poked Lu Danshi's lips, then lifted them up, making a smiley face: "It's nothing, I just tried to refine a fifth-grade pill once, and I didn't expect to succeed. Master Ji He just thought the pattern of the pill looked familiar!"

"That's all?"

Liu Sijun pursed her lips and said, "And then there was the matter of the Resurrection Fruit."

Lu Danshi jumped up: "Do you have a death wish?"

"The Soul-Returning Fruit is known to only a handful of people in the entire sect. Martial Uncle Ji He only needs to think about it for a moment to notice something amiss. Plus, the patterns on the pill clearly tell him that you are related to me?"

The two of them, one at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage and the other at the early Golden Core stage, even with Li Qing added, are no match for one of them.

If I really wanted to kill them, it would only take a snap of my fingers.

“You always need to find a helper. My master told me to test Master Ji He first, which is because he trusts him. Look, we are still talking here peacefully, which means we made the right move.”

Master Lu Dan: "You're gambling. If you lose, not only will I die, but neither will the two of you!"

"Master, you saved both my life and Qing'er's."

"You still know that I saved you, so listen to your master, be careful, and remember not to act impulsively again."

Seeing that Liu Sijun didn't speak, Master Lu's tone became more stern: "Did you hear me!"

"understood."

At noon, Master Lu prepared a few side dishes, and the three of them ate slowly and contentedly.

After the meal, Master Lu suddenly felt the spiritual energy in his dantian surging, which was completely different from usual.

Is he about to break through?

Having been at the peak of the Divine Transformation Realm for a long time, struggling to break through, I am now overjoyed to have suddenly broken through the bottleneck.

Liu Sijun quickly noticed that her master was acting strangely, and called Qing'er over. The two of them stood on either side of their master to protect him.

Master Lu entered the room and sat cross-legged, his eyes closed, his face solemn. He clasped his hands together above his dantian, his primordial spirit completely immersed in his inner world, guiding the powerful spiritual energy to surge through all his meridians.

Each surge of spiritual energy brought immense pain, and fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on his forehead.

As time passed, the spiritual energy circulated faster and faster within his body, the surging energy seemingly about to break through all obstacles. Master Lu let out a muffled groan of pain, his body began to tremble slightly, and the veins on his forehead throbbed with pain, but he still gritted his teeth and steadied his mind.

These are the necessary steps to break through cultivation levels.

There is only one way out: stay calm and get through it.

Time seemed to pass both quickly and slowly. Master Lu endured the pain of his meridians and dantian being repeatedly assaulted by spiritual energy.

Suddenly, Master Lu gave a low shout.

His spiritual energy surged violently, the room filled with flashes of light and overflowing spiritual energy. With a loud "boom," he finally broke through the bottleneck that had bound him for many years, and a brand new and more powerful aura emanated from Master Lu's body.

This feeling lasted for a long time!
After a day and a night, Master finally succeeded in breaking through.

Liu Sijun smiled happily.

After a long while, Master Lu slowly opened his eyes, a stream of light flashing in them as it gradually came into view.

"Congratulations, Master."

Master Lu was naturally delighted.

After twenty years, he finally broke through!

"Once I stabilize my cultivation, I can begin refining seventh-grade pills." They are making steady progress towards their goal.

Three days passed quickly. After breakfast, Liu Sijun returned to Yougu Palace alone.

"Who is it? Come out!"

Liu Sijun warily observed his surroundings.

Before long, two people emerged from the front, their faces concealed by spiritual power. Their long swords were drawn, and they exuded a chilling killing intent.

Lu Danshi's residence was only about ten miles away from Yougu Palace, so Liu Sijun did not use his sword to fly back, but instead walked back.

Unexpectedly, they encountered bandits only three miles from Yougu Palace.

"Who are you?"

The two exchanged a glance, said nothing, and then swung their swords horizontally, unleashing the power of mid-stage Golden Core cultivators.

Liu Sijun quickly summoned the magpie feather fan to block the fatal blow.

The assassin missed his first attack and charged forward again, the two working in perfect harmony, forcing Liu Sijun to retreat repeatedly.

Sunlight filtered through the dense foliage, casting dappled patterns of light that flickered across Liu Sijun's face. She quickly considered who might be directing these two men.

The Valley Palace?
Probably not. If someone in the shadows had become suspicious of her and wanted to eliminate her completely, why not come in person?

Liu Shiyuan?
He hates himself, but not to the point of wanting to kill himself.

Unless he believes he has solid evidence that he murdered Chu Shi and wants to kill her to silence her.

But Liu Sijun's intuition told him that these two people were probably not brought by Liu Shiyuan.

The assassins' eyes were icy cold. One of them flashed and slashed through the air with his long sword, while the other circled behind Liu Sijun and slashed fiercely at her back.

Liu Sijun reacted extremely quickly, lightly touching the ground with her toes and nimbly dodging the assassin behind her. At the same time, she swung her magpie feather fan, sending a powerful gust of air sweeping towards the assassin.

"It is actually the spirit of the five elements."

That person didn't say that!
No wonder they were so calm and collected.

A cultivator possessing the spirit of the five elements can fight two or even more opponents with the same cultivation level.

The assassin in front snorted coldly, his figure nimbly dodging the airflow from the magpie feather fan. Then, with a flick of his wrist, his longsword danced like a serpent, creating a series of sword shadows as he attacked Liu Sijun.

Liu Sijun remained calm and composed. With each opening and closing of his magpie feather fan, dazzling rays of light shot out, clashing repeatedly with the assassin's longsword and producing a series of crisp sounds.

“Tell me, who sent you?”

The assassin remained silent.

Frustrated by his prolonged failure to break through, he grew increasingly impatient. With a loud shout, the power of his golden core surged wildly within him, and the light on his longsword grew ever brighter. He unleashed a powerful technique, his longsword flashing through the air at incredible speed, creating a rain of swords that swept over Liu Sijun.

Upon seeing this, Liu Sijun's expression turned serious. He took a deep breath, mobilized all his spiritual power, and surrounded himself with five-colored spiritual energy. He quickly waved the magpie feather fan in his hand, forming a solid defensive barrier in front of him.

The rain of swords struck the barrier, making a crackling sound. Although the barrier withstood the attack, it was forced to retreat repeatedly, with traces of blood seeping from the corners of its mouth.

Liu Sijun stared defiantly at them, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth with her sleeve: "Trying to kill me? It's not that simple!"

Liu Sijun put away the magpie feather fan, summoned the Taixu Mirror, and poured spiritual power into it.

Suddenly, a dazzling blue light shot out from the mirror, seemingly able to penetrate the soul. The assassin, illuminated by this light, was unable to move and cried out in horror, "What is this thing?"

(End of this chapter)