Lu Shi walked calmly.

…

He was originally an assassin who relied on the Seven Kills inheritance to walk in the dark night. He had killed hundreds, if not thousands, of people in his life, and his hands were stained with blood.

Until later, as he killed more and more people, gradually attracting the attention of the heavens and the earth, he had to stop. He came to the Ding Shan Marquis Mansion incognito and became a retainer of the mansion, protecting the Young Marquis while doing some shady things for him.

For someone like him, this was a good place to settle down, and the things he did were not too difficult for him.

For example, today, he had to kill a Shu Mountain cultivator in the Divine Intention Realm and a fish.

He thought that using the concealment of the Seven Hidden Kills technique to make a sneak attack would be a sure kill. Killing a cultivator in the Third Realm with his expertise in the Sixth Realm should have been foolproof.

But that Shu Mountain disciple unexpectedly reacted quickly and timely used a defensive treasure. That treasure actually blocked him a little, allowing the disciple to escape with his life, which he hadn’t expected.

What surprised him even more was that the unique defensive treasure also had the function of escape, carrying the fish and flying away.

Lu Shi’s face sank in anger.

He had probably become accustomed to an easy environment in recent years, and his former ruthlessness had faded somewhat. When the first attack failed, he should have followed up with a fatal second attack… It was a taboo for assassins to waste words with living enemies.

But now it had turned out like this, with two people escaping and one left, it was a huge failure for him.

But there was something even more unexpected. That remaining Shu Mountain disciple actually dared to threaten him.

Who did he think he was?

Hearing Chu Liang’s words, Lu Shi felt inexplicable and immediately raised his hand, preparing to strike with his sword and completely eliminate this ignorant soul.

But at the same time, he saw Chu Liang also summoning a simple-looking flying sword.

Did he dare to attack him with a sword too?

He was indeed a disciple of Shu Mountain, willing to die standing.

Wait.

There’s something wrong with this sword.

When Chu Liang performed the sword technique, Lu Shi thought he was struggling in his last moments. After all, the difference between the Third Realm and the Sixth Realm was like a huge gap, killing him was like crushing an ant.

But until that flying sword drew a silver light rune in the air and then flew towards him with a magnificent momentum of wind and thunder, Lu Shi realized something was wrong.

It was just an ordinary rune sword technique, the Wind and Fire Dual Rune Sword.

Why was it so powerful?

The sound of the sword qi was hurting his ears!

No, it’s not right!

Definitely something strange had happened. How could a cultivator in the Third Realm unleash such a powerful sword technique?

He immediately retracted his sword, made a hand seal, and his figure disappeared in an instant.

But it was already too late…

If he had regarded Chu Liang as an evenly matched opponent and escaped when he made his move, this sword would definitely not have hit him.

But when Chu Liang performed the sword technique, he didn’t show enough respect. When the sword technique was about to strike, he wanted to dodge.

He was just a little slow.

When his figure was only halfway hidden and almost transparent, the raging fire dragon, carrying a vast wind and an endless might, crashed down. It seemed like it could destroy the heavens and the earth, and killing him was just a side effect.

When the sword qi approached, Lu Shi raised his head, his eyes filled with disbelief.

A cultivator in the Third Realm could actually unleash a strike that could kill someone in the Sixth Realm. Where did this power come from?

Then, he felt a sense of judgment from the sword qi.

As if it was fate.

The guilty would eventually be punished, those who disregarded life would be sentenced to have their lives taken away. Those who were entangled in resentment would be consumed by the karma formed by that resentment.

He understood where this power came from.

It originated from himself.

…

Boom!

Seeing the vast wind and fire sea formed by the Wind and Fire Dual Rune Sword engulfing Lu Shi completely, Chu Liang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

In that moment before, he faced a choice.

When the Green Leaf treasure wrapped around him was pierced through his right chest, he was instantly severely injured.

Cultivators in this world always faced unexpected dangers. The choices made in times of crisis constituted one’s character.

At that moment, the safest choice for him was to activate the treasure and let it take him to ascend.

But if he did that, Liu Xiaoyu, who was left behind, would definitely be killed by the villain.

In a brief moment of thought, he made a decision and opened the treasure, using it to send Liu Xiaoyu away.

Of course, this was not purely sacrificing himself, because he still had a chance to fight.

The Red Name Sword.

It had been longing for a great evil!

This choice seemed unreliable, but it was the only way to save both of them. Save one first, then stay and fight with his life.

He knew that he only had one chance with the sword.

Only by relying on the opponent’s carelessness and launching the sword technique when he was caught off guard, could he possibly kill him unexpectedly.

The most powerful single-target divine ability was undoubtedly the rune sword technique. Compared to the Ice and Fire Dual Rune Sword, which had a chance of failure, he chose the more reliable Wind and Fire Dual Rune Sword.

He must succeed with one strike.

And he did.

This was the power of the Just Sword!

The huge explosion swept Lu Shi away, and the Young Marquis, who was closer to him, was thrown several zhang away and fell heavily to the ground.

Bang.

The Young Marquis landed and then bounced up again. Compared to the pain in his body, the shock he felt mentally was even stronger.

What the hell?

He could lose even when he had Lu Shi on his side?

This must be some terrifying illusion, right?

But when he saw Chu Liang, covered in blood, holding the ancient sword and walking out of the smoke, his mind cleared up again.

It wasn’t an illusion.

He actually killed Lu Shi.

And it was an instant kill!

This Chu Liang was a terrifying demon!

“Ah…” The Young Marquis let out a trembling shout from his throat, then turned around, leaped up, and fled!

He had to escape!

Even though Chu Liang was already severely injured at this moment, he didn’t dare to look at Chu Liang for even a moment!

“Trying to escape?” Seeing the Young Marquis fleeing, Chu Liang gritted his teeth, ignoring the pain in his wound, and leaped to chase after him!

The other party really wanted to kill him. If it weren’t for his luck and various means to counterattack… If it were any other person, they would have long turned into a corpse in the river.

How could he let him escape easily?

A sword light, like a shooting star, rapidly closed the distance between Chu Liang and the Young Marquis.

“Father… Save me…” Xia An’s mind was filled with the word “escape.” He wanted to escape to South Gate City, to crowded places, to his biological father…

Escape, escape, escape…

He rushed all the way and quickly arrived at the hill outside the city. There were already crowds of people gathered there, with the people of half of South Gate City all gathered in this place.

Xue Lingxue’s concert was about to begin, and everyone was waiting for the musicians to take the stage, eagerly anticipating it!

In the private room on the mountain in front, his father, the current Lord Ding Shan, would also be present today. There were many experts guarding his father, and he himself was also a powerful cultivator.

Xia An had never felt as grateful for his father’s decision to cultivate immortality as he did now.

Father!

Save me!

But just as he leaped onto the stage, Chu Liang’s sword light was also rapidly approaching. Chu Liang didn’t wait to catch up to him and suddenly made a move.

Swish—

The red light, like a snake or electricity, instantly entangled Xia An’s body, causing him to fall heavily to the ground.

Bang!

Xia An’s body crashed down from mid-air and landed heavily on the empty stage that was prepared for the performance, causing a commotion!

Chu Liang also fell with him and lifted his head, holding Xia An’s head with his hand, and raised the Red Name Sword in his right hand, shouting loudly, “Ding Shan Marquis Mansion in South Gate City, trafficking women, taking lives, and committing heinous crimes! Chu Liang, a disciple of Shu Mountain, has captured them today!”

“The heavens are just!”

“Xia An, do you plead guilty?!”