Gulp, gulp—it had been a long time since it had feasted on demon blood.
Lu Chenzhou was physically and mentally exhausted. He took a Rejuvenation Pill and paired it with Innate Blood Lotus Treasure Qi; his internal and external injuries were healing at a visibly fast rate.
He had killed a Break Second Shackles.
The battle had lasted only minutes.
He didn’t have time to cheer or feel relieved.
"There’s another enemy!"
He drew his long spear and, like hunting a fierce tiger, used the cover of night and trees to track down the source of a foul, burning smell and found two human-shaped ash marks.
These two human-shaped ash marks were likely the ones who had ambushed him. Suddenly, Lu Chenzhou seemed to think of something. He reached for the Jade Token on his chest.
He took out the glowing red Jade Token.
This was not a simple amulet.
This Jade Token was a certain method bestowed upon him by his master.
Considering the faint bird cries he had just heard...
"Vermilion Bird Sky Burning Sword!"
He held the heavy Jade Token, his heart trembling.
Had his master actually given him a Grandmaster Divine Weapon for self-defense?
Despite saying otherwise, it was all a facade created by his master.
His master didn’t want Lu Chenzhou to rely too much on the sect’s power.
Experiences had to be resolved by oneself within one’s capabilities.
But this time, being ambushed and targeted by two Break Second Shackles opponents simultaneously had clearly exceeded his capabilities. His strength, even with all his methods deployed, was merely on par with an Initial Realm Martial Arts Master.
The two people killed by the Vermilion Bird Sky Burning Sword were likely cultists.
More sinister and difficult to handle than Martial Artists.
If he truly faced them, it would be a narrow escape from death.
The situation was still unclear.
Lu Chenzhou rummaged through the ashes and found a small sachet similar to a Swallowing Elephant Belt, made from Ba Snake’s Skin and functioning as a Storage Bag.
He inspected it, then tied it around his waist.
Among the ashes, there was also a dry pipe, probably an Evil Artifact.
He kept it temporarily.
Such an item could be turned over to the authorities for a substantial bounty.
Aside from that, there was nothing else.
He returned to the side of the bizarre corpse in the Blood Robe.
He removed the mask; the dead man’s face was unfamiliar.
"This person must have been a professional assassin."
Who the real mastermind was, Lu Chenzhou did not know.
Nor was there any need to guess.
Martial Artists and the three evils, an endless battle to the death.
Every sect that relies on an Evil God is his enemy!
The assassin’s spoils of war included nothing but an alloy Miao Blade, covered with notches. If not for the protection of Innate True Qi, it would have been cut in two by the Divine Weapon.
"This man also suffered from not having a Divine Weapon."
Lu Chenzhou murmured inwardly.
If both had used Divine Weapons, fought fairly.
His chances of winning would have been even lower.
As he was about to leave, he noticed a small bottle had rolled to the side.
He picked it up quickly and left.
An old Taoist with white hair and beard floated down from the mountain and landed in front of Lu Chenzhou. He was Yuan Qi, the Guardian of Sanqing Mountain.
A Martial Arts Master whose cultivation was said to have spanned sixty years.
During his time of Enlightenment on Sanqing Mountain, Lu Chenzhou and Chen Yuan often interacted with this old Taoist and thought highly of him. Holding a horsetail whisk Void Blade, Yuan Qi inquired,
"Lu, where is the assassin?"
Lu Chenzhou exhaled and calmly replied,
Behind Yuan Qi, Chen Yuan, with a look of astonishment, said,
"Was that person a Break Second Shackles?"
"So, did you perform a Reverse Attack Break Two Shackles? Or have you broken through yourself?"
"I barely prevailed with the power of the Divine Weapon."
Yuan Qi stroked his beard, suppressing the shock in his heart,
"Take me to the scene; the police are also on their way."
A Break Second Shackles vanished just like that?
Even with a Divine Weapon, the old Taoist found it hard to believe.
The young people nowadays... so fierce.
(Two Chapters merged into 6000 words, 10,000 words updated today, and tomorrow will resume the normal schedule with three updates.) Follow current novels on novelꞁire.net