Gou Zai Xianwu Chaos World, Physical Sainthood

"Is what Young Master Lu said true?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Xitian immediately perked up.

If Lu Cheng can really retrieve the medicinal herbs, then he won't have to worry about the future at all.

Lu Cheng now knew who the mole was, so he no longer cared about Xiao Kuang and the other man's reactions. He simply nodded to Liu Xitian and said:

"Of course, if I hadn't been fighting and chasing them all night, I would have set off by now."

"I'm so exhausted right now, I have to rest."

"Fortunately, those people all have names and identities, so we're not worried about them running away."

"I will set off at dawn tomorrow. Everyone, please take good care of the area. We will continue our journey once I have retrieved the lost medicinal herbs!"

Liu Xitian was overjoyed:

"Alright, alright, I'll go find the innkeeper right away and get you the best room!"

She took two steps, then ran back, tightly grasped Lu Cheng's hand, and spoke earnestly:

"Young Master Lu... I... my whole family is counting on you."

"Don't worry, I will definitely treat you well when we get back."

Lu Cheng subtly pulled his hand away and responded with a smile:

"Since I have taken on the responsibility of protecting, this is what I should do."

……

As the hour of Yin approached, the entire inn was completely silent.

Lu Cheng stayed in the best room in the inn.

The room is located in the middle of the second floor, not facing the street or adjacent to the courtyard. It is a quiet and spacious inner and outer room.

However, it also completely separated Lu Cheng from the others in the backyard.

After washing up, he blew out the lamp and lay down on the bed fully clothed.

He opened his eyes and stared at the roof beams above his head.

More than half an hour later, the moon disappeared in the west, and the sun had not yet risen; it was the darkest time of day.

Suddenly, a series of three short, one long, light tapping sounds came from the window frame.

Lu Cheng quietly sat up and gently pushed open the back window.

In the darkness, Zhao Cheng hung outside the window, pointed towards the backyard, and whispered:

"The shift just changed, but Zhou Yunxiang didn't go back as expected."

Lu Cheng nodded without saying a word.

Seeing this, Zhao Cheng swayed and flipped back onto the roof.

Lu Cheng followed closely behind, and with a sudden burst of strength, he jumped out of the window.

As he closed the window with his toes, he used the windowsill as leverage to climb onto the roof, all without making a sound.

In the pitch-black night, unless you are face to face, you absolutely cannot see what is happening here.

The two lay on the back of the roof ridge, deliberately suppressing their breathing, listening intently to the sounds coming from below.

Apart from Lu Cheng, the rest of the team, including Xiao Kuang and Zhou Yunxiang, were divided into two shifts, changing shifts every hour.

They arranged to keep a close watch on the four carriages all night long.

Lu Cheng had already secretly spoken with Zhao Cheng before he took a break.

He specifically instructed Zhao Cheng to keep a close eye on Zhou Yunxiang throughout the entire process.

Sure enough, this guy didn't go back to rest after his shift ended.

After a long time, there was still no sound.

"I wonder if this guy went to call for backup."

Zhao Cheng was a little nervous.

If Zhou Yunxiang didn't attack as Lu Cheng predicted, but instead summoned a large number of people to eliminate everyone, that would be terrifying.

Lu Cheng shook his head:

"No, this guy doesn't know I've already found him."

"Moreover, he didn't doubt my recovery of the two cartloads of medicinal herbs at all, which means he also knew that the experts who attacked during the day had already gone far away."

Zhao Cheng nodded.

Otherwise, how could Lu Cheng, with his early-stage Qi Refining strength, have defeated four mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators and retrieved the medicinal herbs?

The two stopped talking and waited quietly.

About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a faint "click" sound came from downstairs.

Lu Cheng suddenly perked up and quietly nudged Zhao Cheng beside him.

……

Down in the corridor, Zhou Yunxiang was followed by a junior disciple who was in the early stage of Qi Refining.

The two quietly arrived outside Lu Cheng's house, lit two incense sticks, and stuffed them into Lu Cheng's room.

After a short while, the junior brother, who was in the early stages of Qi Refining, took out a thin-bladed short dagger.

She quietly slid open Lu Cheng's door latch.

The two walked slowly into the house.

As Zhou Yunxiang drew his longsword, his junior brother pulled out a tinderbox from his pocket.

After shaking it, he threw it towards Lu Cheng's bed.

Zhou Yunxiang followed closely behind, and then Guangliang raised his knife and slashed down.

With a single slash, a muffled "thud" was heard.

The expected bloodshed did not occur.

There was nothing under the bedding.

"Oh no! Run!"

Zhou Yunxiang suddenly realized he had been tricked and turned to leave without hesitation.

Before he could take a step, he heard a "crack" sound, followed by the sound of wind breaking beside him.

Lu Cheng then flipped down from the roof, cleaved open the window with a palm strike, and rushed inside towards Zhou Yunxiang.

In the darkness, Lu Cheng moved quickly, his palms seemingly bent but not quite, aiming straight for Zhou Yunxiang's face.

Zhou Yunxiang was, after all, at the mid-stage of the Qi Refining realm, and his reaction was not slow. He knew that if he turned around, he would definitely not be able to avoid these two palm strikes.

Therefore, he did not think of escaping. In the darkness, he dodged the attack by turning his body to the side and slashed his long sword back towards the direction from which Lu Cheng attacked.

By this time, the tinderbox had already ignited the bedding on the bed.

Although the firelight was small, it provided enough light for the two of them.

Lu Cheng saw the flash of the blade but did not stop. Instead, he thrust one hand forward forcefully while the other hand swung around to his side.

At the same time, he exerted force from his feet, and his body spun around like an eagle taking flight, "whoosh," and he bypassed Zhou Yunxiang to come to his side.

This bizarre movement made Zhou Yunxiang gasp in shock:

"Seven Strikes of the Black Eagle!"

This mid-level human-rank martial art is quite famous throughout Yangcheng.

That's why Zhou Yunxiang recognized him as soon as he saw him.

But it was precisely this that made his heart instantly turn cold.

Given that Lu Cheng came from outside, it was clear that he had been lying in ambush, and they panicked for a moment.

In that moment of distraction, Lu Cheng seized the opportunity.

With a flick of his wrist, his five fingers circled the blade, gripped Zhou Yunxiang's pulse point, and twisted it forcefully.

The second move of the Seven Strikes of the Black Eagle: Wrist Twist and Flip.

Zhou Yunxiang felt as if his wrist was being clamped by iron clamps, and in the excruciating pain, the long knife slipped from his hand.

He slapped Lu Cheng's face with his left hand, trying to force him to let go.

Lu Cheng neither dodged nor avoided the palm strike. At the same time, he turned his head to avoid the palm strike and used his right hand to open Zhou Yunxiang's pulse point to take the blow head-on.

His left hand slid up his arm, his five fingers like hooks, and gripped Zhou Yunxiang's shoulder tightly.

The third move: Probing claw to lock the throat.

Lu Cheng's fingertips dug into Zhou Yunxiang's flesh, and he gripped Zhou Yunxiang's shoulder and collarbone, twisting them sharply.

With a "crack," half of Zhou Yunxiang's body went numb. Before he could even scream, Lu Cheng slammed his elbow into his chest, causing him to stagger backward.

The commotion had already alerted everyone.

Xiao Kuang was the first to rush over, and his expression was quite interesting when he saw Zhou Yunxiang fighting with Lu Cheng.

"What... what's going on?"

He didn't understand why Lu Cheng and Zhou Yunxiang were fighting in the middle of the night.

But then, he was stunned by Lu Cheng's skills.

Zhou Yunxiang, like him, was a martial artist at the mid-stage of the Refining Strength realm.

Although Cuiyun Temple is stronger than Lin's Martial Arts School, that strength lies in the temple master and several elders.

The offerings made over the past thirty years have significantly reduced the number of disciples at Cuiyun Temple.

Although the Lin family martial arts school is not as strong as the Cuiyun Temple, it is still a master of the Body Refinement Realm.

The disciples below, on the other hand, are stronger overall than those of Cuiyun Temple because they have more resources.

Therefore, his strength and Zhou Yunxiang's strength can be said to be roughly equal.

But Lu Cheng is only in the early stage of Qi Refining, so how come he is still suppressing Zhou Yunxiang so much?

On the other side, Zhao Cheng was also engaged in a fierce battle with another opponent.