Heroine, don't turn back, I'm just a farmer.

"This is the blade that severs all ties."

"Whose disciple are you? Wei Changyuan? No, his swordsmanship is good, but his palm techniques aren't this refined... Could it be that you were personally taught by the sect leader?"

For a moment, even the scholar in the blue robe was unsure of what was going on.

He knew very well that his sleeve strike had landed squarely, and the kid was dead beyond any doubt. But then the other guy came out of the blacksmith shop again, and not only that, but his sleeve was different from before.

What does this tell us?

This shows that the opponent did indeed die from his severing of ties, but learned the technique the moment he used it.

The scholar in the blue robe instantly connected the dots and understood the cause and effect.

"Does the elder think this is sufficient evidence?"

Another question came from the darkness of the night.

The scholar in the blue robe stared at Lu Guo for a long time, the hostility in his eyes gradually fading, replaced by confusion and apprehension.

"Since you are a member of the sect, why are you here so late at night?" he asked in a deep voice, while secretly channeling his inner energy into his hands.

"I'm acting under orders," Lu Guo said casually. "But Elder, why are you here instead of staying at the sect? What brings you here?"

The scholar in the blue robe snorted coldly: "This is an internal matter of our sect. You, a junior, have no need to know."

"What a coincidence," Lu Guo replied with a smile. "This is an internal matter for me, and the elders don't need to know."

The two men stared at each other, and in the end, it was the scholar in the blue robe who relented first. He withdrew his palm strike, stood with his hands behind his back, and his tone softened: "The movement technique you used to dodge my first palm strike is not from our school."

"When you're out in the world, who doesn't have a few trump cards to save their life?" Lu Guo said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"rational."

The scholar in the blue robe nodded, then suddenly changed the subject: "Do you know who lives in this courtyard?"

Lu Guo's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained calm: "Please enlighten me, Elder."

"A spy for the Flower Sect," the scholar in blue said coldly. "He specializes in gathering intelligence from all sides and has many connections with the imperial court's henchmen. The sect leader ordered me to clean up the sect, but I didn't expect to run into you."

"I see."

The scholar in the blue robe had a green glint in his eyes, as if he was weighing his options.

"Kid, you've got some nerve," he said in a low voice. "You actually went and provoked both the Flower Sect and the Path of the Unruly for that thing. Where is it now?"

"I wouldn't dare." Lu Guo smiled and took a half step back, creating some distance. "Elder, please don't be offended. If you find it first, it naturally belongs to you; if I find it first..."

"So what if you found it?" the scholar in the blue robe scoffed. "With your mere Spirit Fusion cultivation level?"

"If your cultivation isn't enough, you can make up for it with luck." Lu Guo said dismissively, "That strike from the elder just now didn't kill me, did it?"

The scholar in the blue robe felt a sudden tightness in his chest.

He truly couldn't understand how the other person could come back to life the next moment when his knife had clearly slashed across their neck and they had actually died.

If what I'm seeing isn't an illusion, but rather that this kid can really come back to life.

Impossible. There's no such incredible skill in this world.

If this is true, then all his decades of spiritual practice have been wasted on dogs.

I must be seeing things.

"Alright then." The scholar in the blue robe waved his hand. "Since we're all from the same sect, there's no need to ruin our harmony. How about we split up and search separately?"

"That suits me perfectly."

Lu Guo cupped his hands in greeting and turned to walk deeper into the courtyard.

The scholar in the blue robe looked at his back and instantly raised his hand to strike him.

He used nearly half of his strength in this palm strike; if it landed, it would definitely shatter the person to pieces.

"Smack."

Under the immense force of the palm strike, Lu Guo turned around and returned the palm strike almost the instant the scholar in the blue robe struck.

With his palms clasped together, a burst of air exploded, leaving the courtyard in a mess.

……

"Hmph! A mere trick!"

A moment later.

The scholar in the blue robe circulated his energy to recover. In front of him were shattered walls and Lu Guo's corpse. He glanced down, then kicked the corpse into the furnace with hatred.

The two sides were quite evenly matched, and he could have easily dealt with the situation. However, he didn't expect this kid to have some talent. Fortunately, he was more skilled and had the absolute strength to crush the opponent, otherwise it would have been really difficult to resolve the situation.

"His methods are unbelievable, and his comprehension is also extraordinary. He can be considered a remarkable person, but unfortunately he is still a bit weak and cannot be used by my Wuji Demonic Sect."

The scholar in the blue robe muttered to himself as he looked at the stove. He wanted to see the boy burn to ashes with his own eyes, otherwise he wouldn't feel at ease.

"It's your own fault for being too weak. In this world, might makes right."

"No matter your identity or background, your time in the martial world ends tonight."

"Once you're in the martial world, you're not in control of your own destiny..."

"Don't blame me!"

At that very moment.

There seemed to be some kind of presence in the blacksmith's shop.

The scholar in the blue robe turned his head at the sound.

The figure he had just thrown into the fire reappeared behind him at some point.

"Traitor!"

Lu Guo shouted and rushed forward.

He had just learned another explosive qi technique from this scholar in blue robes.

This seemed to be some kind of secret technique that could concentrate all internal energy into a single move in an instant, somewhat similar to explosive techniques like the "Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique." Although he had never come into contact with the real "Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique," that did not stop him from shouting it out.

"The Great Demonic Disintegration Technique"

At this moment, Lu Guo's aura surged, and he raised his hand to sever all ties with a single strike!

"Why is it the Heavenly Demon Disintegration again?!"

"Isn't the Heavenly Demon Disintegration technique only usable once?"

"But it's not a big problem. Fortunately, I was prepared. My internal energy is far more powerful than his. The Heavenly Demon Disintegration can't last long. I'll wear him down."

The scholar in the blue robe remained calm and composed.

The suppression of realm is an insurmountable barrier. His realm far surpasses that of his opponent, and he does not believe that a mere cultivator in the Fusion Spirit Realm could harm him by using explosive techniques like "Heavenly Demon Disintegration" after increasing his internal strength.

Seeing Lu Guo unleash his inner strength, he used his superior agility to dodge and weave, avoiding a direct confrontation. After a while, Lu Guo's inner strength was exhausted, and his whole body was bleeding. He was first struck by Lu Guo's palm until all his bones were shattered, and then kicked into the furnace.

"That's all there is to it."

The scholar in the blue robe took a short breath. This was the third time. Even if it was some kind of special secret technique, such as the substitute witchcraft of the Miao region, the opponent would definitely suffer huge losses. He would be exhausted and die after only a few more uses. His own energy was still strong enough to fight again. He did not believe that the opponent could reappear.

As he was pondering, another night breeze swept by.

Then footsteps sounded behind them.

The scholar in the blue robe glanced at the piece of cloth still burning in the blacksmith's furnace, then at Lu Guo walking over from the other side, and his body stiffened.

The body in front hadn't even finished burning when a new one appeared.

The scholar in the blue robe suddenly turned around and stared intently at her.

"Elder, we meet again."

Lu Guo's greetings drifted on the night breeze.

The scholar in the blue robe involuntarily got goosebumps all over his body, and the hair on his body stood on end.

Surprising.

That's so weird.

He had clearly killed this kid several times and even thrown him into the furnace to destroy the evidence, so how could he reappear?

How is that possible!