"Hmm!?"
Lü Qinghe had the first inkling of what was happening and switched from offense to defense, but the true energy contained in this sword was too overbearingly mixed.
"Bang!"
The energy wave exploded.
Lü Qinghe was sent flying by the force of the sword, smashing the dry goods shop on the side of the street into pieces.
"Humph!"
With a light snort, a young man, who looked about the same age as Qin Feng and had a graceful bearing, appeared on the balcony of the wine house. Then, with a light leap, he descended from the wine house and picked up the sword he had just shot out.
On the balcony of the wine house, two men and three women revealed half of their bodies and looked down.
Among them, a woman in a fiery red dress was clearly Flame Yunyun, the daughter of the city lord who had taken Lü Qinghe to answer the Nine Palaces divination more than a month ago.
"Qin Feng, your swordsmanship seems to be regressing more and more. Even a cultivator at the second level of Refinement can't handle it," the young man said disdainfully as he held his sword and gave Qin Feng a disdainful glance.
And Qin Feng, just a moment ago, almost had his arm crippled by Lu Qinghe. At this moment, he was still feeling lingering fear, and it seemed that he recognized this young man, so he didn't dare to refute at all: "Senior Ji Wujie's words are indeed true, it's my carelessness."
"Ji Wujie!" Qin Feng's calling out of this name caused a shocked stir among the crowd.
"The former chief of the Eastern Academy two years ago, Ji Wujie!?"
"So this is Senior Ji Wujie? Truly elegant and extraordinary, worthy of being the most outstanding young powerhouse in our Qingyuan City."
"I didn't expect Senior Ji Wujie to return to Qingyuan City. It seems to be for the sake of contending for the Heavenly Heart Begonia in the Lianyun Mountain Range."
Those young people who knew the name Ji Wujie were all excited, looking at Ji Wujie with expressions full of admiration.
"I only helped you just now because we are both students of Changkong Academy. Now, after my sword strike, he should no longer have the strength to resist. Take care of the rest yourself."
"Understood, thank you, Senior."
"Mm." Ji Wujie nodded, turned his head up, and sheathed his sword.
His movement was sharp and decisive.
This kind of graceful and arrogant demeanor attracted many young women, who were completely enthralled.
"Crack."
At this moment, a slight sound came from the ruins where Lu Qinghe had been thrown.
Then, Lu Qinghe, with a somewhat cold expression, stood up from inside, holding a sword in one hand and slowly wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Huh!?" Seeing Lu Qinghe actually able to stand up again, Ji Wujie's face looked a bit ugly.
He had just said that Lu Qinghe, after his strike, was powerless to resist. Now that Lu Qinghe was standing again, looking like he had extra strength, made him feel a bit embarrassed.
Especially since Wang Daozhen, one of the top ten students of Changkong Academy, was watching from above... Thinking of this, Ji Wujie's face turned cold.
"Offending our Changkong Academy, Qin Feng, you know what to do!"
"Senior, rest assured." Thinking of how he had almost had his arm crippled by Lu Qinghe just now, Qin Feng's face was already filled with killing intent.
"Whoosh!" The long sword cut through the air! Qin Feng had already displayed his strong swordsmanship at the fourth level of refining truth to the extreme.
"Offending Changkong Academy, die!"
"Die?" Lu Qinghe, tightly gripping the Moonchill Sword, suddenly shook.
"Humming." The Thunderous Body Refining Technique was triggered, and the blood and qi surged.
The next moment, his swordsmanship underwent a drastic change.
A fierce killing intent burst forth in the instant his swordsmanship was executed, driven by the surging blood and qi from the Thunderous Body Refining Technique. At this moment, he exhibited an unprecedented speed.
Just as Qin Feng's sword edge was about to strike, a brilliant cold light flashed before him, and the deadly coldness spread quickly toward his forehead.
"Not good." In a hurry, Qin Feng withdrew his sword to defend, intending to fend off Lu Qinghe's sword edge.
However, Lu Qinghe was not going to confront him head-on at all. His swordsmanship changed to generate three sword shadows.
One sword transformed into three.
The three sword shadows made Qin Feng's vision blur slightly. When he came to his senses again, the frigid sword energy of the Moonchill Sword was already close at hand. In the next moment, it would pierce through his throat.
"Bold move!" Seeing Lu Qinghe daring to attack, Ji Wujie, who hadn't left yet, was suddenly furious. His previously sheathed sword was drawn again, carrying a thunderous and powerful momentum, and it stabbed toward Lu Qinghe in an attempt to kill him.
"Thunderbolt!"
"Boom!" In the void, a slight thunderous sound was generated when he executed the stab.
However, Lu Qinghe seemed to have been waiting for Ji Wujie's move. At the moment when his thunderous and powerful sword struck out, his figure once again changed unexpectedly, shifting half a body length and evading Ji Wujie's sword under an inconceivable move.
"Shooting Star!"
Starlight shone.
Lu Qinghe, who dodged Ji Wujis sword, exerted the speed of his own swordsmanship to the fullest. This sword, like a shooting star, actually forced its way in front of Ji Wujis body in an instant.
"Hmm!? How dare you attack me!? You are seeking death!"
Ji Wujis eyes emitted a fierce killing intent, locking onto the edge of Lu Qinghe's sword. He forcefully condensed his terrifying true qi, which had been forged to the fifth level of True Refinement. He clenched his fingers into a sword, fiercely striking the body of the Moon Frost Sword.
"Bang!"
The intersection of the sword and the finger emitted a light ringing sound like that of gold and iron colliding.
The right hand of Lu Qinghe, holding the sword, was instantly shattered at the shaken tiger's mouth, blood gushing out!
However, despite this, Lu Qinghe's Moon Frost Sword did not retreat at all. With the second level of True Refinement true qi, it completely dispersed the fifth level of True Refinement true qi, and then the sword body turned, accompanied by the shining blood, cutting off two of Ji Wujis fingers.
"Ah!"
Ji Wujis loud scream was full of agony as his sword swept out.
This sword was powerful and heavy, capable of cutting off Lu Qinghe along with his sword at the waist.
"How dare you injure me, go to hell!"
"Lu Qinghe, accept your fate!"
Behind them, Qin Feng also roared, his long sword striking out, blocking all of Lu Qinghe's retreat routes.
The dangerous moment of life and death made some of the onlookers nearby unable to help but gasp.
"Buzzing."
Lu Qinghe's blood and qi surged in his body, as if there was thunder rumbling inside him, and his whole body turned slightly red due to the rapid circulation of his blood and qi.
The exquisite aspect of the Small Dimensional Step, a precise short-range shifting footwork, was displayed to the fullest.
In dodging the attack, his figure had already twisted and turned to face Qin Feng's sword, his eyes flashing coldly. He didn't evade, allowing Qin Feng's sword to pierce his scapula.
Meanwhile, his Moon Frost Sword transformed into a lethal sword light.
His body had been forged to an extraordinary degree of firmness, far surpassing that of an ordinary person.
Although Qin Feng's sword pierced his shoulder, it was caught firmly in his scapula, rendering it immobile.
"Oh no!"
The momentary delay allowed for a missed opportunity for a defensive counterattack.
"Swish!"
Accompanied by a flash of cold light.
Blood blossomed from Qin Feng's throat in an instant.
A deadly strike!
Lu Qinghe quickly retreated.
"Chk!"
Blood sprayed into the air!
There was blood from Lu Qinghe's pierced shoulder.
But more, however, was the blood that surged out of Qin Feng's throat, unstoppable and surging.
"Wu! Ugh! Ah!"
With his throat pierced, Qin Feng stared wide-eyed, tightly covering his wound, seemingly trying to stop the blood from gushing out.
In his eyes, the fear of being pierced through the throat by a sword in the final moment lingered. He couldn't believe that as a member of the Long Kong Advanced Academy, he would be reduced to such a fate while trying to deal with a supposed waste with broken meridians.
In his heart, feelings of resistance, regret, and fear were constantly intertwined.
However, the miracle did not occur to him in the end. Soon, his body fell and convulsed, losing his breath.
"Boom!"
When the scene finally unfolded before everyone's eyes, the atmosphere at the scene almost erupted.
"Ah! Cousin Qin Feng!"
"Qin Feng! Qin Feng is actually dead? He is one of the elite students of our Qingyuan City's three major academies, and he even entered the Long Kong Academy. How could he be dead?"
"Lu Qinghe, you actually killed Qin Feng!"
Whether it was those onlookers, Qin Huailing, or the few others who came with Qin Huailing and Qin Feng, all had an expression of disbelief and fear on their faces.
Although there was shock in Ji Wuji's eyes, there was more anger in his eyes.
Lu Qinghe actually killed Qin Feng in front of him, which made Ji Wuji furious.
And...
His anger over Lu Qinghe cutting off two of his fingers.
"Lu Qinghe!? Good! Good! You actually dare to kill a member of my Long Kong Academy in front of me. Very well! Today, you are dead, and no one can save you!"
Ji Wuji was furious beyond measure.
He was actually forced to such an extent by a small Refinement Realm Second Level cultivator.
At this time, the five people in the restaurant also showed a hint of surprise.
"Liu Qinghe, who is he? Refinement Realm Second Level, with superb swordsmanship and mysterious footwork that are breathtaking. Especially his careful thinking and ruthless actions are even more surprising." A young woman beside Yan Youyou asked curiously.
"No matter who he is, I only know that he will die today." Said a young man in a green robe behind the woman, in a cold tone.
The Changkong Academy is very united. Although there is competition within, outwardly, they are extremely unified. Offending someone from the Changkong Academy is even more terrifying than offending the North Moon Royal Academy.
Looking down at Liu Qinghe below, Yan Youyou's expression was a little strange as she said, "Liu Qinghe... the number one swordsman of the Qingyuan Academy, but when he competed for a spot at the North Moon Royal Swordsmanship Academy, he secretly made a move against Beihanzhen, thereby being crippled in his cultivation. It is said that the Qingyuan Academy expelled him half a month ago."
"Beihanzhen? The little son of the Black Dragon King! I have seen this person. He is a cultivation at the Refinement Realm Third Level, and although he is not weak, Qin Feng had more than enough to deal with him. This person needed to resort to secretly harming others in competition with Beihanzhen? If Beihanzhen wanted an excuse, he should find one that is more reasonable." The woman who somewhat admired Liu Qinghe shook her head and said.
Higher education institutions are different from ordinary ones; the disciples of higher education institutions have already had contact with society, so they are quite aware of some of the shady dealings. They don't need to guess. They can understand the reasons without having to ponder too much.
"Ji Changyue, go and tell Ji Wujie that if he can't kill this person, then don't come see me again. Those who catch my Wang Dao Zhen's eye cannot be waste." At this time, a man who had been calm all along but was faintly the leader of the crowd, spoke indifferently.
His face was as calm as ever. But under this calm tone, the fate of Liu Qinghe and Ji Wujie was already determined.
In his eyes, human life was just a puppet that maintains one's honor.