The world of martial arts, the immortal swordsman in the mortal realm.

Chapter 84, Scene 99: Light and Shadow Splitting! JX3 Unlocked! [Requesting Monthly Tickets!]

After leaving the Liu residence.

Lu Chen carried Lin Pingzhi and hurried out of the city with Huang Rong.

Qu Feiyan came uninvited and followed along.

Lu Chen glanced at Qu Feiyan, who was following Huang Rong, and asked Huang Rong:
"Is this the lackey you took in?"

Huang Rong smiled and said:

"Her name is Qu Feiyan. What do you think? Does she look like me?"

"Quirky and mischievous, kind of like that."

Lu Chen said honestly, "But not as pretty as you."

Huang Rong chuckled, while Qu Feiyan pouted unhappily.

After a swift movement using their light-footed skills, the group of four quickly arrived at a dense forest outside the city and found a dilapidated temple.

There were still a few Qingcheng disciples left behind in the dilapidated temple.

When Lu Chen and his group entered, the Qingcheng disciples thought they were just passersby who had wandered in by mistake. They were about to kill them to prevent the news of Lin Zhennan and his wife's presence from leaking out, but when they saw Lu Chen carrying a sword, they did not act immediately.

A Qingcheng disciple exchanged glances with the others and rebuked them:
"The Qingcheng Sect is stationed here. Unrelated bystanders, get out of here!"

As they spoke, several other Qingcheng disciples, with strange expressions, flanked from both sides, attempting to surround Lu Chen and his group.

Therefore, the Qingcheng Sect has truly become somewhat arrogant.

Recently, martial arts figures have been flocking to Hengshan City, with heroes from all over the country arriving one after another. Who knows what powerful figures might be lurking among them? Yet, the Qingcheng disciples show no fear whatsoever, displaying an extremely arrogant demeanor.

Of course, it could also be because Lu Chen and his companions were all too young, and in the world of martial arts, there's never been a saying that one shouldn't mess with young people. On the other hand, older people who travel the martial arts world alone usually have a few special skills and shouldn't be easily provoked.

These Qingcheng disciples had also participated in the massacre of their clan. They were extremely skilled at killing and arson and didn't care about casually silencing a few passersby. Little did they know that they were sending themselves to the brink of death.

Just as those Qingcheng disciples were circling around with ill intentions,
Huang Rong chuckled lightly, flicked her slender fingers, and several copper coins shot out with a whoosh.

The Qingcheng disciples screamed in agony as their swords clattered to the ground. The copper coins had struck their wrists, embedding themselves deeply into their joints.

"you……"

A Qingcheng disciple, drenched in sweat and pale-faced, cried out in pain and anger:

"We are disciples of Qingcheng!"

"They were killing Qingcheng disciples."

Huang Rong curled her lips and gave Qu Feiyan a wink:
"Little lackey, it's your turn now!"

Qu Feiyan pouted and said sullenly:

"I'm not a follower."

As he spoke, he drew two short swords and leaped forward.

Although she was young, her swordsmanship was already quite skilled, and she was very ruthless. The Qingcheng disciples were seriously injured in the wrists and their swords fell to the ground. Under her attacks, they could only dodge in a sorry state, but they did not stay away for long before she stabbed them to death one by one.

At this moment, Lin Pingzhi saw Lin Zhennan and his wife, who were tied up and thrown in a corner, covered in bruises.

His eyes turned red, and he cried out, "Father! Mother!"

He rushed over and, with tears streaming down his face, untied the ropes binding Lin Zhennan and his wife.

Because they arrived in time, although Lin Zhennan and his wife suffered torture, they were not fatally injured.

"Ping'er, those three are..."

"Father, that's Master Lu, the 'Divine Sword from Beyond the Heavens'! The other one is Lady Huang Rong. Thanks to Master Lu and Lady Huang's righteous intervention, I was able to rescue you. By the way, Master Lu has already killed Yu Canghai, and even those so-called Four Heroes of Qingcheng, as well as the Qingcheng disciples who followed Yu Canghai in destroying the Fuwei Escort Agency, were all killed by Master Lu! Father, Mother, it's alright now, we don't have to be afraid of the Qingcheng Sect anymore!"

"..."

Lin Zhennan and his wife looked shocked.

Looking at Lin Pingzhi, then at Lu Chen, who looked similar to Lin Zhennan but was only eighteen or nineteen years old and about the same age as his own child, and Huang Rong, who looked only sixteen or seventeen, Lin Zhennan couldn't help but wonder if Lin Pingzhi was possessed by a demon, otherwise how could he say such nonsense?

That's Yu Canghai, the leader of Qingcheng Sect!

If we're talking about the leaders of the Five Mountains Sword Sects, Lin Zhennan believes he could outrank Yu Canghai.

But this boy, who is about the same age as Ping'er...

Lu Chen didn't care at all whether Lin Zhennan believed it or not.

Having rescued Lin Zhennan and his wife without fatal injuries, the matter was considered closed. He then called to Huang Rong and prepared to leave.

"Master Lu!"

Seeing that he was about to leave, Lin Pingzhi quickly came over, knelt down, and kowtowed three times:
"Thank you so much, Master Lu, for your chivalrous act of saving my parents. I, Lin Pingzhi, will never forget your kindness! In the future, if you ever need my services, Master Lu, just give the word, and I, Lin Pingzhi, will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Seeing Lin Pingzhi's grand gesture, Lin Zhennan and his wife were even more surprised and puzzled:

Could it be true, as Ping'er said, that "Hero Lu" really killed Yu Canghai?

Seeing that Lu Chen only nodded casually to Lin Pingzhi and continued walking out, Lin Zhennan and his wife quickly dragged their badly injured bodies forward, knelt down, and kowtowed deeply to thank Lu Chen for saving their lives.

Lu Chen, impatient with this kind of socializing, was about to leave quickly, but after thinking for a moment, he turned back and said to Lin Zhennan:
"The martial world is a place of human relationships and social interactions, but it is also a place of fighting and killing. If you don't have the ability to fight and kill, why should others give you face and talk about human relationships with you? The Lin family's 'Seventy-Two Styles of Evil-Repelling Sword Technique' is quite extraordinary. You should practice it."

With that, he left behind a bewildered Lin Pingzhi, Madam Wang, and a Lin Zhennan with an incredibly interesting expression, and then left the dilapidated temple with Huang Rong and Qu Feiyan.

As soon as they stepped out of the dilapidated temple, they saw several Hengshan disciples standing far away outside, the leader of whom was none other than Xiang Danian, Liu Zhengfeng's eldest disciple.

"Young Master Lu!"

Upon seeing Lu Chen and the other two emerge, Xiang Danian quickly went to greet them, bowing and saying:
"My master is aware of the Lin family's affairs and has specially sent his disciple to await Young Hero Lu's orders."

As Liu Zhengfeng's eldest disciple, Xiang Danian was more than ten years older than Lu Chen, but in front of Lu Chen, he regarded himself as a junior and treated him with great respect.

As for Liu Zhengfeng's arrangement for Xiang Danian to come and help, Lu Chen was naturally satisfied. He thought to himself that Liu Zhengfeng was indeed a master of making friends all over the world. This skill of being so shrewd and adaptable was something he could never learn.

He then said to Xiang Danian:

"Chief镖头 (Chief镖头) and his wife are seriously injured. I would be grateful if you could help them take care of them."

"Young Master Lu, you flatter me. Just call me 'Da Nian'."

He bowed respectfully to Danian, and then solemnly promised:
"Rest assured, Master Lu, your disciple will take good care of Master Lin and his wife."

"So good."

Lu Chen nodded slightly, then squinted and looked into the woods:
Did you bring any other people with you when you came?

Xiang Danian was taken aback:
"other people?"

He glanced back at his fellow disciples who had come with him and shook his head, saying:

"It's just us brothers, there's no one else."

Lu Chen's lips curled up slightly:

"It seems that some malicious rats have followed us."

With that, he flashed and sped into the forest.

Among the woods.

An elderly hunchback was lurking in the shadows of the bushes, spying. When he suddenly saw Lu Chen looking in his direction, he was startled. He thought to himself, "That kid is so perceptive. I was just spying from a distance, and he already noticed me!"

He dared not look any longer, quickly lowering his head and holding his breath, frowning as he racked his brains, trying to figure out how to get his hands on Lin Zhennan's family. "That Lu fellow can't protect Lin Zhennan's family forever… Although Liu Zhengfeng sent disciples to help, at most he'll take Lin Zhennan and his wife to his home to recuperate for a while. After they recover, he'll send a few disciples to escort them back to Fuzhou. Then my chance will be…"

Just then, a deep male voice came from behind:

"The bright camel of the northern frontier, the high peak of the wooden mountain?"

The hunchback was startled and suddenly unleashed all his strength, rushing forward without looking back.

But after flying three feet, it felt a chill on its neck. Its body flew forward a few more feet and suddenly its head and body separated. Its head rolled to the ground, and its headless body continued to move forward a few more feet due to the explosive momentum before finally collapsing to the ground.

Outside the woods.

Seeing Lu Chen suddenly disappear into the forest and then return a few moments later, Xiang Danian and the others were confused but dared not ask any questions.

Taking advantage of her young age, Qu Feiyan asked curiously:

What's in the woods?

Lu Chen said calmly:
There was an old hunchback.

"Old hunchback?" Qu Feiyan blinked. "Could it be Mu Gaofeng, the famous hunchback of the Northern Frontier?"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Danian and the others were all shocked. Mu Gaofeng, the "Camel of the Northern Frontier," was no simple character. Not only was he highly skilled in martial arts, but he was also ruthless, shameless, and unscrupulous, making him extremely difficult to deal with.

The thought that Mu Gaofeng had secretly followed them all the way made Xiang Danian and the others break out in a cold sweat and feel a lingering fear.

Seeing that Lu Chen did not deny her guess, Qu Feiyan asked again:
"How is Namu Gaofeng doing?"

Huang Rong tapped Qu Feiyan's forehead with her finger:

"Which lackey talks so much?"

Qu Feiyan covered her forehead and pouted, saying:
"Everyone says he's not a follower!"

"Then you need to be more discerning. My brother Lu Chen has already gone there personally, what can Mu Gaofeng do?"

"died?"

"That's a redundant question."

"..."

Hearing Huang Rong and Qu Feiyan's conversation, Xiang Danian and the others were shocked again. They hadn't expected that in just a few breaths, another well-known and troublesome figure in the martial arts world would be gone—of course, they did not doubt that Lu Chen would fail.

Even Yu Canghai was killed by Lu Chen with a single sword strike. No matter how ruthless, despicable, and unscrupulous Mu Gaofeng was, how could he possibly escape the "Heavenly Divine Sword"?

Having wiped out Yu Canghai and his group, and even eliminated Mu Gaofeng who was secretly watching, and with Liu Zhengfeng's understanding advice to send Xiang Danian to take over Lin Zhennan and his wife, Lu Chen's trip was now complete. He did not delay any longer and returned to the city with Huang Rong and Qu Feiyan.

Today he has mastered the Pine Breeze Sword Technique of the Qingcheng School and various sword techniques of the Hengshan School. Among them, the "Thirteen Forms of Hundred Transformations and Thousand Illusions of Clouds and Mist" is of the most beneficial to him in terms of its emphasis on illusion and reality.

With so many essences of swordsmanship mastered, the killing moves created by "Sword Two" are already on the verge of being unleashed.

Once this killer move is mastered, JX3 will be unlocked.

Therefore, Lu Chen was already impatient and wanted to hurry back to carefully study it.

On the way back to the city.

Qu Feiyan suddenly said:
"Brother Lu, do you take on disciples? I have a very good candidate to recommend to you."

Lu Chen glanced at her and said indifferently:
"The best candidate? Who?"

Qu Feiyan patted her chest with her small hand and said in a serious tone:
"It's me! Grandpa said I'm a little genius. If you take me as your apprentice, I'll definitely carry on your swordsmanship!"

"..." Lu Chen was speechless.

Huang Rong burst out laughing:

"You little lackey, you're quite the thinker. Here's what we'll do: you become my apprentice, and I'll teach you kung fu."

Qu Feiyan's eyes lit up:
"A word is settled!"

It would be best to become Brother Lu's apprentice, but if that's not possible, becoming Sister Huang's apprentice is a good alternative.

Huang Rong said with a smile:
"Have you thought this through? My sect has taboos. The fates of its disciples are often tragic. They either die, go blind, or become lame. To this day, not one of them is intact."

"Huh?" Qu Feiyan was stunned: "Is it that weird?"

He looked at Huang Rong with a suspicious expression:

"Then how come you're perfectly fine, sister?"

Huang Rong, with her hands behind her back, smiled leisurely:
"Because I am the daughter of the founding patriarch of this sect, the sect's taboos cannot befall me."

"..."

Qu Feiyan remained silent.

They chatted and laughed all the way back to Hengshan City. Lu Chen and Huang Rong went to their residence, while Qu Feiyan went to Liu Zhengfeng's mansion.

She was very familiar with Liu Zhengfeng's family, and even closer to Liu Zhengfeng's daughter, Liu Jing. Since she had come to Hengshan City, she naturally wanted to stay at Liu Zhengfeng's house.

Lu Chen and Huang Rong could actually stay at Liu Zhengfeng's house.

When they arrived in Hengshan City, Abbess Dingyi suggested that they stay at Liu Zhengfeng's residence, but Lu Chen felt it was inconvenient and declined Dingyi's suggestion. Instead, he and Huang Rong rented a quiet courtyard in the city.

When they returned to the courtyard, it was nearly dusk. Huang Rong went to the kitchen to cook, while Lu Chen stood in the courtyard, looking up at the sky with his hands behind his back. All the sword techniques he had acquired since arriving in the world of Laughing at the world appeared one by one in his mind.

Sword Sect Huashan Sword Technique, 108 Styles of Gale Swift Sword.

Hengshan Swordplay, Hidden Needle in Cotton, Myriad Flowers Swordplay, Seven-Person Sword Formation.

Mount Tai Swordplay, Yandang Swordplay, Mount Song Swordplay, Pine Breeze Swordplay.

Returning Wind and Falling Wild Goose Sword, Hundred Transformations and Thousand Illusions Sword, Hengshan Five Paths Sword.

And swordsmanship sponsored by several older swordsmen, not very famous but with a few unique and special techniques...

Various sword techniques collided in his mind.

Deep within his mind, the "Sword Two Imprint" sparked inspiration, constantly forging various sword techniques, removing their complexities and retaining their essence, feeding them into the gradually taking shape killing move.

The killing move I gained from comprehending the second sword technique is showing signs of taking shape today, and it can even be slightly revealed in actual combat.

At this moment, as the killing move became more and more complete, the light in the courtyard became increasingly dim, and faint, illusory shadows seemed to emerge from Lu Chen's body, practicing various sword techniques.

When Huang Rong finished cooking dinner and came out to call Lu Chen to eat, she saw the scene in the courtyard and her eyes widened in disbelief. Her mouth opened slightly, and she even raised her hand to rub her eyes.

She actually saw more than a dozen Lu Chens!
One Lu Chen stood with his hands behind his back in the courtyard, while a dozen other Lu Chens were scattered throughout the courtyard, each holding a long sword and displaying various exquisite sword techniques.

Then, the dozen or so Lu Chens disappeared one by one. Lu Chen, who was standing upright in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, also vanished suddenly, leaving the courtyard empty and devoid of any human presence.

Huang Rong panicked and was about to call out when she heard Lu Chen's voice behind her:
"I am here."

Huang Rong turned around and saw that Lu Chen had appeared behind her at some point, smiling at her.

She grabbed Lu Chen's arm tightly, as if afraid he would disappear again, and only after holding him firmly did she ask:
"What...what was that just now?"

Lu Chen smiled and said:
"That is a killing move created by comprehending the second sword technique. It is based on the principles of illusion and reality, and has the ability to split light and create shadows. My true body can appear at any illusion at will."

Lu Chen's face was a little pale, clearly indicating that practicing the killing move had taken a toll on him, but his eyes were surprisingly bright.

Not only has he mastered a mysterious and otherworldly killing move, but he has also successfully unlocked it in JX3!
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