Raise a sword!

The commotion above clearly caught the attention of the two people below.

"You're asking for death!" Senior Brother Li snorted coldly, leaped up, and headed straight for the figure above.

The spiritual power on that flying sword was only at the early stage of Qi Refining. Even for sword cultivators from the Jade Pavilion Sword Pavilion, which is known for its offensive capabilities, it would be difficult to cross two minor realms to fight against someone.

Not to mention he had a junior brother by his side as an assistant!

Senior Brother Li was confident that, with his fifth-level Qi Refining cultivation, he could defeat his opponent unless attacked by surprise.

But things took an unexpected turn for the better.

Just as the two were about to collide in mid-air.

Suddenly, the enemy above stepped out of thin air and moved several feet horizontally in mid-air, just barely brushing past Senior Brother Li.

When their bodies met, their eyes almost locked.

Jiang Peng's killing intent was calm, but Senior Brother Li's eyes were full of astonishment.

"Cloud-Stepping Steps?!"

Senior Brother Li didn't know the Cloud Step, but he recognized this footwork that only inner disciples of the Cangshan Sect could practice.

However, after receiving instruction from the sect, each inner disciple must swear a solemn oath to never leak the sect's teachings.

If anyone disobeys, their inner demons will backfire, and their cultivation will be difficult to advance any further! Moreover, once the theft of knowledge is discovered, the Cangshan Sect will never let it go!

This person is clearly a Jade Pavilion Sword cultivator. Where did he learn this technique from?

Oh no, they clearly came prepared!

Just as Senior Brother Li was in a state of confusion, Jiang Peng landed on the ground and headed straight for the last remaining cultivator.

When Jiang Peng saw the other party raise his sword to strike, he simply neither dodged nor avoided it.

As a burst of sparks flew up from Jiang Peng's shoulder, the cultivator opposite him was clearly stunned for a moment.

At the same time, Jiang Peng raised her hand and then quickly stepped forward and kicked out.

The cultivator was kicked away by Jiang Peng. When he was in mid-air, the flying sword pierced through his back, and the flying sword, along with the splattered blood, returned to Jiang Peng. Then, it shrank to the size of a palm and returned to Jiang Peng's sleeve.

"what!"

After a scream, the cultivator fell to the ground and remained motionless.

"Junior brother—!"

In the blink of an eye, his accomplice lost his life.

Witnessing the opponent's fierce methods in mid-air, Senior Brother Li was already in a state of mental chaos.

"You audacious madman, how dare you kill a disciple of my Cangshan Sect!" Senior Brother Li shouted.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Peng, who had just killed two people, felt a sudden jolt in his heart.

The moment Jiang Peng confirmed the authenticity of the cultivation technique in the ghost market, she realized that she might have fallen into a trap.

Therefore, after obtaining the cultivation technique, he chose to leave immediately.

In fact, after leaving the Ghost Market, Jiang Peng did not realize that he was being followed. His spiritual sense, which was at the early stage of Qi Refining, could only detect a distance of three to five zhang around him at most.

However, being cautious, Jiang Peng thought it over and over and concluded that if it really was a trap, the only thing that could have been tampered with was the jade slip containing the cultivation technique that he had bought.

To be absolutely sure, Jiang Peng found a good, open space to hide in, buried the jade slip in the ground, erased all traces, and then hid in a tree dozens of meters high to observe what would happen.

Jiang Peng had even made up her mind that even if no one was with her, she could not bring the jade slip back to the market.

If their backup plan is in the market, it might be more troublesome than encountering a robber in the wild.

If someone is following, then remain calm and observe the situation.

The outcome was exactly as Jiang Peng had predicted.

Sure enough, a tail appeared after less than fifteen minutes.

"When I heard them calling each other 'fellow disciples,' I felt something was off. Sure enough, they are disciples of the Cangshan Sect."

Looking at Senior Brother Li, whose face was as still as water, Jiang Peng felt an endless killing intent surge in her heart, but the light in her eyes became more and more restrained.

Although I don't understand why a disciple of the prestigious Cangshan Sect would do such a thing in the Ghost Market.

But since two people have already been killed, the remaining one must not be let go.

Thinking of this, Jiang Peng suddenly raised her hand.

The exquisite sword flew out from his sleeve and had already returned to its normal size when it reached Senior Brother Li.

The sharp aura emanating from the sword caused Senior Brother Li's expression to change drastically.

I only caught a glimpse of it just now, and barely managed to detect that the spiritual power on the sword was only at the early stage of Qi Refining.

But now, facing this sword directly, Senior Brother Li finally realized that the sword in front of him was not an ordinary magic weapon, but a genuine first-grade top-quality magic weapon.

"We cannot defeat them by force!"

With a wave of his hand, Senior Brother Li sent out two talismans from his storage bag at his waist, which transformed into two golden barriers to block in front of him.

"A mid-grade first-tier golden armor talisman?" Jiang Peng recognized the origin of the two barriers.

After joining the mutual aid society, Jiang Peng's knowledge has become extraordinary.

He heard Master Zhang from the Mutual Aid Association talk about the wonders of talismans and had already gained a considerable understanding of first-tier talismans.

The Golden Armor Talisman is almost one of the most commonly used talismans by Qi Refining cultivators.

The four levels of Golden Armor Talismans in the first tier differ not only in the strength of their barriers but also in the number of golden light shields they can summon.

A low-grade talisman summons a golden shield, a mid-grade talisman summons an additional shield, and a high-grade talisman summons yet another shield.

As for the top-grade talisman, it is the origin of the true name "Golden Armor Talisman," which can protect a cultivator from head to toe without any blind spots.

The sword struck the golden shield, sparks flying everywhere.

But just a few breaths later, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the golden shield, and they continued to spread outwards.

At the same time, Jiang Peng had already stepped onto the Cloud Step and, relying on the agility gained after mastering the White Ape Force, flashed to Li Shixiong's side.

Senior Brother Li was startled and instinctively raised his sword to slash.

To his surprise, Jiang Peng did not dodge or evade, and even deliberately raised his hand to block the sword with his body.

Seeing this, Senior Brother Li was overjoyed.

"court death!"

The sword in his hand easily sliced ​​through the opponent's sleeve, but then it hit a hard spot and could not break through any further.

clang--

The imagined scene of severing half of the opponent's arm with a single sword strike did not occur.

Instead, the sound of metal clashing was unexpected for Senior Brother Li.

The copper-skinned, iron-boned warrior has once again proven its worth!

After a moment of distraction, a sharp pain in his lower abdomen made Senior Brother Li scream in agony.

"what!"

He curled up in pain, the sword falling from his hand to the ground, his screams filled with utter despair: "You dare to damage my dantian, you dare—"

Almost simultaneously, the exquisite sword broke through the golden light shield, transformed into a stream of light, and pierced through Senior Brother Li's neck.

The hoarse howling stopped abruptly.

Seeing this, Jiang Peng stepped forward, grabbed the hilt of the sword, and pulled it horizontally, separating Li Shixiong's head from his neck.

Then, Jiang Peng quickly opened the storage bags of the three people, put everything inside, and then piled the three corpses together.

A flame shot up from his palm.

This is the fire control technique used in alchemy. Jiang Peng had long since mastered this technique to perfection. As soon as a flame fell, the three corpses began to carbonize at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Half an hour later, looking at the three corpses that had been carefully ground into ashes, Jiang Peng quickly cleaned up the traces at the scene and then left.

An hour later, Jiang Peng returned to her home in the market.

Inside the cultivation room.

Jiang Peng sat quietly for a long time before she calmed down.

Recalling the battle, Jiang Peng pondered for a long time. If it weren't for his physical defense, which was comparable to a first-tier magic weapon, he might not have dared to make a move.

Fortunately, it was easier than I expected.

Compared to Dan Laomo, these three are nothing but shrimps!

"He dares to come out and fight against a Tribulation Cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining. He's got some nerve."