"Brother Lu, previously you were only at the seventh level of refinement, and now, through the opportunity of the Ancient Royal Family's heritage, you've reached the tenth level of refinement!?"
The only one in the room who showed some surprise was Han Yayi, who had a "life-and-death bond" with Lu Qinghe.
Going from the seventh level of refinement to the tenth level of refinement was like reaching heaven in a single bound.
At present, Lu Qinghe, with the profound cultivation at the tenth level of refinement, had already completely entered the circle of the pinnacle powerhouses of the inner nine peaks.
"Pain! Pain! Save me! Save me! Brother, save me, Master Li, save me!"
Huang Tianluo, who had regained some of his vitality, disregarded the occasion and began to scream in agony.
Although he could distinguish the severity of the situation, at this moment, the pain of having his arm crushed almost overwhelmed his rationality. Apart from pleading and asking for help, he had no other thoughts left in his mind.
"Damn it!"
Seeing Huang Tianluo mention his name, Li Fengbei immediately jumped up and scolded Huang Tianluo loudly, "What are you, don't compare me with you. As a member of the Wanxian Sect, you dare to repeatedly harm your fellow disciples. I am going to report this to the Wanxian Sect steward and bring you to justice!"
After speaking, he quickly turned to Lu Qinghe, "Master Lu, as long as you give the order, I will immediately capture him and send him to the Wanxian Sect!"
One moment being so accommodating, the next moment acting as if he did not know him at all. The lord of the Dragon Gate City, Li Fengbei, did not blush at all for such behavior.
"Is that so."
How could Lu Qinghe not understand the matter of the Golden Dragon King's sword?
After giving a glance at Huang Tianfeng, who looked at him in horror, he pointed directly and said calmly, "Go, kill him, and let me understand your worth."
"Uh..."
Li Fengbei's gaze fell on Huang Tianfeng.
"No! You can't kill me!"
Huang Tianfeng immediately growled, "Lu Qinghe, I am an inner disciple. The Wanxian Sect has clear rules that inner disciples are not to harm each other."
After speaking, he immediately shifted his gaze to Huang Tianluo, who was being trampled under Lu Qinghe's feet, and said coldly, "There is no direct enmity between us. Everything comes from Huang Tianluo's instigation. I will now personally kill him to make amends to you!"
After Huang Tianfeng finished speaking, he instantly appeared by Huang Tianluo's side.
Seeing his brother, who he considered as a savior and a righteous support, attempting to kill him, Huang Tianluo was simply dumbfounded. Wide-eyed, he looked in disbelief at the approaching figure, filled with despair, "Brother..."
"You scoundrel, over the years, I have cleaned up so many messes for you. How much trouble have you caused for me? I have had enough of you! Now, go and die for me!"
"No!"
Watching Huang Tianfeng's sword piercing towards him, Huang Tianluo let out a heartbreaking cry of despair! "May the sun and the moon live together!" However, just as Huang Tianfeng was about to completely kill Huang Tianluo by pulling the short sword from his body and carrying out a righteous act of eliminating one's own family, his sword suddenly turned and aimed at Lu Qinghe, stabbing towards him. This sudden change overturned everyone's visual thinking. The previous performance by Huang Tianfeng was too convincing, the anger, the extreme disappointment, the heart-rending pain, could be felt clearly by anyone. So much so that no one could believe that everything Huang Tianfeng did was just to get close to Lu Qinghe and unleash this final killing sword.
But... things did not go according to Huang Tianfeng's script. Without needing to evoke the Sword of Green Duckweed, Lu Qinghe had already keenly perceived the deep hidden murderous intent in Huang Tianfeng's eyes when he pulled out the short sword. With his matured muscles and strong penetrating power and observational skills, few people could truly escape his gaze, let alone that he had never let down his guard against Huang Tianfeng.
"Buzz!" The sword that Huang Tianfeng had poured all his hopes into was firmly caught between Lu Qinghe's fingers, and he could not take a step closer. "Bang!" The short sword broke! "Retreat!" With the short sword broken, Huang Tianfeng's face turned pale. The situation was already lost. In the midst of Huang Tianfeng's drastic changes in his eyes and his attempt to retreat, the broken sword unthinkably and fiercely plunged into his throat.
"No!" Lying on the ground, Huang Tianluo, who saw this scene with his own eyes, let out a beast-like roar. He was frantic, wanting to stand up, wanting to support Huang Tianfeng, who was falling back to the ground, but his body was pinned down by Lu Qinghe and he could not move an inch.
"Brother..." Despair! At this moment, Huang Tianluo was truly desperate. Over the years, he had caused countless troubles in the Asking Immortal Sect, but relying on his caution in not provoking important figures, he had never faced severe retaliation. He had gained great success within the inner sect. But at this moment, they had run into a wall. Even his older brother could not overcome it. They had made just one mistake that left the two brothers completely shattered, beyond redemption.
"Chi!" Lu Qinghe raised a hand and a sword aura shot out from the sword finger technique, killing Huang Tianluo with a single sword strike. Huang Tianfeng and Huang Tianluo, this pair of brothers with a powerful reputation among the inner disciples, perished in Longmen City. Especially Huang Tianfeng, the sixth-ranking powerhouse of the Second Peak. The fall of such a powerful figure would definitely cause a huge sensation within the inner nine peaks if the news spread to the inner nine peaks.
Lu Qinghe looked up and his gaze fell on Li Fengbei. As calm as ever. However, when Li Fengbei's gaze met his calm eyes, it was as if he saw the most terrifying thing in the world, and the fear in his eyes grew wild.
"No! Hurry, run!" In an instant, the city lord, who had reached the ninth level of True Refinement, retreated violently.
"Swish!" With a movement from Li Fengbei, Lu Qinghe's figure also moved. "Stop him!" Li Fengbei, who was retreating violently, roared. More than a dozen attendants and guards who had come with him roared and drew their swords. "Bang!" A flash of light. The attendant closest to him, with both hands and sword, was directly sent flying. This sword, which was only of an inferior grade, fell into Lu Qinghe's hands in an instant.
With a sword in hand, the aura of Lu Qinghe was earth-shattering! Formidable!
Revealing the sharp edge!
"Flowing Light!"
In the next moment, the brilliant flow of light burst open.
The originally realm-level Flowing Light Thirteen Swords transformed into a dazzling shadow of swords, enveloping a dozen guards, as the sounds of flesh being sliced by the sword edge and the spattering of blood echoed through the area.
The interception of a dozen guards almost failed to hinder Lu Qinghe at all.
Han Zhen, Han Yayi, and others watched helplessly as Lu Qinghe, like a ghost, passed through the dozen or so guards, leaving a trail of carnage in his wake.
Broken limbs, hands, feet, and heads flew into the void.
"No! Stop! Stop!"
Li Fengbei, who had just left the inn, shouted out in despair.
Regret!
Regret for secretly contacting the Golden Dragon Sword King of the Ancient Sword Sect, regret for trying to deceive the monstrous geniuses of the Asking Immortal Sect!
However, Lu Qinghe would not give him a chance to regret.
Passing through the dozen or so guards, his sword shot out directly, like a true flow of light, piercing through Li Fengbei's horrified gaze, right through his forehead...
"Bang!"
Li Fengbei, who had just escaped the inn, trembled, crashing heavily to the ground in the momentum of his retreat, blood rapidly spreading...
And at this moment, a series of falling sounds came from behind him.
All the guards who had gone to intercept Lu Qinghe had fallen, without exception, all slain by just one sword.
From Level 5 Refinement, to Level 6 Refinement, to Level 7 Refinement, and even a Senior-level Refiner at Level 8, none stood a chance.
Just one sword.
This terrifying sword technique completely surpassed the perfection-level Flowing Light Thirteen Swords, sending chills down Han Zhen's heart.
He had seen the Flowing Light Thirteen Swords before!
Even the perfection-level Flowing Light Thirteen Swords, he had seen people exhibit it more than once.
But the sword technique Lu Qinghe just displayed...
Completely and utterly surpassed the limits of the Flowing Light Thirteen Swords.
There is no talk of a peerless technique within swordsmanship.
But the Flowing Light Thirteen Swords that Lu Qinghe just performed had definitely reached the level of a peerless sword technique.
"The true energy of Level 10 Refinement, the superior Flowing Light Thirteen Swords... and that clearly perfect One Sword Finger..."
Han Zhen shuddered.
This kind of combat power was equivalent to the top ten ranks within the inner gates of the Asking Immortal Sect.
Only the monstrous geniuses of the First Peak, the freaks born just to impact the transcendent realm, could be considered opponents to him.
If he participated in the Immortal Sword Competition, he would definitely have a place among the top ten of the inner gates.
Previously, Han Zhen had some thoughts about the opportunities Lu Qinghe had obtained, but now, the fate of Huang Tianfeng, Huang Tianluo, Li Fengbei, and others completely extinguished the jealousy and greed in his heart.
...
Trample, trample, trample!
Just as the entire inn rang out with the killing spree unleashed by Lu Qinghe, a rapid sound of footsteps suddenly rushed over.
On the street, there were faintly over a hundred figures.
Among these hundred figures, the leader was none other than the Deputy City Lord of Longmen City, Shi Luoren.
Seeing Lu Qinghe at the entrance of the inn, Shi Luoren's eyes lit up with excitement, and he hurriedly greeted, "Master Lu!"
Then, he strode forward and said, "City Lord Li Fengbei brought people to harm Master Lu. I immediately gathered my men and rushed over to help. Fortunately, I finally made it in time..."
Shi Luoren was about to express his gratitude that he had arrived before Li Fengbei, but when he saw the face of the fallen body at the entrance, he was suddenly stunned on the spot...
"This is..."
Shi Luoren stared, trying to look carefully.
It was already dark, and this level of darkness could not affect a Refinement Level 8 expert, but he still widened his eyes, trying to see clearly so as not to make any mistakes...
"Li Fengbei."
"City Lord Li..."
Li Fengbei had actually fallen here, turned into a corpse...
Especially when he saw Lu Qinghe throw the blood-stained treasure sword aside as if it were nothing, his heart felt a violent shock, as if it had been stabbed fiercely.
Dead!
Li Fengbei is dead!?
He, the biggest enemy, the biggest competitor in Longmen City, is dead!?
"You came just in time."
The calm voice of Lu Qinghe rang out: "Tell your people to clean up the inn and not to disturb others' business."
"Oh, oh, oh!"
Shi Luo Ren woke up as if from a dream. At this moment, he didn't seem at all like the Lord of a city with a population of more than 200,000.
Finally, he managed to regain some composure, accepting the news that his formidable enemy Li Fengbei was dead. However, when he entered the inn and saw the corpses scattered around, almost as if a river of blood had flowed, he was once again stunned on the spot.
These were the personal guards of the city lord Li Fengbei!
Each of these guards held important positions. With their death, taking control of Dragon Gate City would become a simple task for him.
However, when his gaze fell on the bodies of Huang Tianfeng and Huang Tianluo, his brain seemed to be violently struck by a heavy hammer, buzzing and ringing loudly.