Hunting Immortals and Demons

"I met him half a month ago. But when I needed to see the ancestor yesterday, I was stopped by Elder of Xinghen Clan. He said that the ancestor was running out of lifespan and that his latent injuries were flaring up. He was in secluded healing."

Li Wenxin said.

It’s a very reasonable reason.

There are no martial cultivators who do not fight or kill.

Many martial cultivators, when they reach their old age, are running out of lifespan, and their Qi-blood is declining. At this time, some latent injuries that have been suppressed in usual days would flare up.

Just like illness coming as sudden as a landslide.

"After capturing Li Canglin and others, I forced them to admit that elder Li Xingyuan has already passed away."

Lu Yan said.

Li Wenxin’s face turned even paler.

Although all of this was just Lu Yan’s one-sided word, with no proof.

But Lu Yan was on his side, he had no reason to lie to him.

Moreover, the fact that the elder of the Li Family had a flare-up of latent injuries at this moment was just too coincidental.

Upon a brief calculation in his mind, he knew that what Lu Yan said was probably true.

"So, you imply that Li Xinghen has joined forces with Li Wenxuan. It’s not far from dawn at this moment, we must withdraw as soon as possible, get out of Baicao City first."

Li Wenxin said.

"Indeed, we need to leave as soon as possible."

Lu Yan nodded.

But Li Wenxin showed hesitation and said, "Our families are all in Baicao City, if we leave them, they will definitely die. The families of Wang Dao and Yang Zhihuan are also in Baicao City. If so many people move at the same time, it will surely attract the attention of Li Wenxuan."

"So, what’s your plan?"

Lu Yan asked.

He was clear that Li Wenxuan’s people must have been watching him, Li Wenxin, and his family, along with Li Wenxin’s close confidants such as Yang Zhihuan.

Any move they make would be discovered and would provoke Li Wenxuan to act in advance.

If only a few people like Li Wenxin were leaving, it would be a different story.

But Lu Yan couldn’t convince Li Wenxin to leave his family behind to escape by himself.

If it was him, he wouldn’t be able to abandon his family either.

If he couldn’t even protect his family, then what was the point of practicing martial arts?

"What shall I do? What should I do?"

Li Wenxin paced back and forth.

Li Wenxin had seen all kinds of big scenes, but the current situation had become a deadlock. His heart was thrown into chaos.

The elder of the Li Family had died, Li Wenxuan had broken through to the master level, one of the remaining two masters of the Li Family, Li Xinghen, was suspected of siding with Li Wenxuan.

The attitude of the other one remained unclear.

With his strength, he was incapable of confronting Li Wenxuan.

After a while, Li Wenxin made up his mind and said, "Lu Yan, could you please take Cang Qing away and leave? I’ll stay and try to stall Li Wenxuan."

"It may not be necessary."

Lu Yan shook his head.

"What else could we do besides that?"

Li Wenxin said.

"I have Li Canglin in my hands. Maybe, I can use this to threaten him, and buy you some time to escape with the hostage Li Canglin."

Lu Yan said.

Li Wenxin shook his head and said, "No, based on my understanding of Li Wenxuan, no one can threaten him. Even if I bring out Li Canglin, he won’t compromise. He values himself more than anyone else."

"If threats do not work, then we’ll have to make the move and gain some time to retreat. I’ll go to the Li Wenxuan’s mansion and hold off Li Wenxuan. You should seize the chance to retreat as soon as possible."

Lu Yan said.

"You’re going to hold off Li Wenxuan? Has that master of archery behind you arrived?"

Li Wenxin asked with a glimmer of anticipation.

Lu Yan nodded.

Li Wenxin was overjoyed, "Lu Yan, if we manage to escape this crisis, I, Li Wenxin, owe you a life. No, ten lives. I will never forget your help."

"Remember what you said today. Get ready as soon as possible. I’ll go first."

Lu Yan waved his hand and walked out briskly.

Li Wenxin immediately summoned his confidants to prepare for the retreat.

Lu Yan rushed to the outside of Li Wenxuan’s mansion, jumped onto a three-story building, and looked forward.

In Li Wenxuan’s mansion, lights were brightly lit.

With a thought, two avatars appeared, one for Chasing Star Arrow and the other for Nine Heavenly Blade.

Both avatars put on black robes, and Lu Yan handed the Horn Bow and the Red Blood Blade to each of them.

Then he started waiting quietly.

Soon, two people rushed towards Li Wenxuan’s mansion hurriedly.

"Are they here to report? It seems that Li Wenxin has already made a move."

Lu Yan thought to himself.

The avatar of Chasing Star Arrow took out two ordinary arrows, bent the bow and set the arrows, and fired two arrows in succession, killing the two who were coming to report the news.

But not long after, another group of people rushed towards Li Wenxuan’s mansion, with a total of eight people.

Whoosh, whoosh...

The avatar of Chasing Star Arrow kept firing arrows and killed four people in a row.

"Dammit, dodge!"

"Quickly go and report to Lord Wenxuan."

The remaining people shouted loudly, alerting the people in Li Wenxuan’s mansion.

Swish! Swish!

Both avatars rushed out.

The Chasing Star Arrow avatar kept on shooting. When they approached Li Wenxuan’s mansion, the remaining four people had been shot.

Both avatars jumped and entered Li Wenxuan’s mansion, then dashed towards the depth of the mansion.

The Nine Heavenly Blade avatar was leading the way, with the Chasing Star Arrow avatar following behind.

"Stop, who is it?"

"This is Lord Wenxuan’s..."

Swoosh! Swoosh!

The Nine Heavenly Blade avatar made a thunderous attack, with a flash of blade light, heads fell to the ground.

Three heads fell to the ground, one of them belonged to a martial expert of the Martial Marquis Level Four.

These people were all Li Wenxuan’s close confidants.

Lu Yan didn’t hesitate to kill as he saw fit.

As for whether it would cause the strength of Li Family to decline as a result, he couldn’t care less.

The Nine Heavenly Blade avatar charged through the enemies and continued to kill towards the inner mansion.

A troop of armored soldiers, fully equipped with heavy iron armor covering their bodies, holding war knives, rushed towards the Nine Heavenly Blade avatar.

Clang!

Clang!

As the Nine Heavenly Blade Avatar makes a rush, the sword light glimmers like a refined steed, seemingly splitting the night sky.

The heavy iron armor of a dozen warriors is easily cut open by the light of the sword, a dozen warriors sliced in two.

Boom!

The next moment, a figure leaps from afar, soaring overhead, slashing down at the Nine Heavenly Blade Avatar with a sword, the power terrifying.

The Nine Heavenly Blade Avatar swings its sword in defense.

With a loud clang, the Nine Heavenly Blade Avatar staggers backward.

"Li Wenxuan."

The Nine Heavenly Blade Avatar’s eyes turned cold.

The one who made the move was Li Wenxuan.

The sword Li Wenxuan now holds is not the soft sword he used to assassinate Li Xingyuan, but a heavy sword about one and a half meters long and the width of a palm.

This is a Divine Weapon.

This is the sword that Li Wenxuan usually uses.

The reason he used a soft sword to assassinate Li Xingyuan was to facilitate the assassination.

This sword, all in white, emits a chill, made from ten thousand years of cold iron.

"Who are you? How dare you attack the Li Family at night?!"

Li Wenxuan shouted.

"Your killer."

The Nine Heavenly Blade Avatar swings the sword and charges, the sword light is fierce.

Li Wenxuan wields his sword to slash back, the lights of their swords and knives intertwining, a fierce battle ensues.

Both of them are incredibly fast, exchanging over a dozen moves in seconds.

The Nine Heavenly Blade Avatar is slightly at a disadvantage.

Over the years, Lu Yan has seen many grandmasters make their move, and according to his experience, excluding the level of Martial Arts, in terms of strength alone, the ordinary First-level Master is equivalent to having six to seven levels of Bone Strength at the peak of Martial Marquis Level Five.

In other words, an Innate Martial Body that has practiced six or seven levels of Bone Strength, at the peak time of Martial Marquis Level Five, its strength can be compared to a First-level Master.

And the Nine Heavenly Blade Avatar, possessing six levels of Lu Yan’s Bone Strength, is roughly equivalent to over six levels of Bone Strength.

Judging from the Bone Strength alone, it can be considered at the Master level.

Of course, there are other factors that play into a grandmaster’s strength, such as physical strength, and more condensed and profound Qi-Blood, etc.

But the Avatar combined with the Unity of Man and Martial Arts of the Nine Heavenly Blade, is no less powerful than an average Grandmaster.

However, Li Wenxuan is not an ordinary grandmaster, he was ranked on the Martial Marquis List during his Martial Marquis period.

Furthermore, he is a Martial Spirit.

Therefore, the Nine Heavenly Blade Avatar is slightly at a disadvantage.

Meanwhile, the Chasing Star Arrow Avatar is hiding in the shadows, his bow drawn.

Whoosh!

An arrow shoots out, cutting through the night sky.

Li Wenxuan’s face changes drastically, and he retreats swiftly, mustering his strength to unleash a slash at the incoming arrow.

Clang!

The ordinary metallic arrow exploded, but the powerful force still sent Li Wenxuan flying back more than ten meters, his war sword trembling non-stop.

Judging purely by offensive strength, the Chasing Star Arrow Avatar has a slight edge over the Nine Heavenly Blade Avatar.

"Kill!"

The Nine Heavenly Blade Avatar leaps up, slashing down with its sword.

Li Wenxuan wields his sword in retaliation.

At this moment, the surrounding area is filled with the clamor of people rushing towards them.

"The attacker is a grandmaster, everyone withdraw three kilometers away."

Li Wenxuan shouted out loud.

The faces of those rushing over turned pale, and they all retreated.

They couldn’t interfere in a grandmaster-level battle. If they got involved, they would die.

Whoosh, whoosh!

The Chasing Star Arrow Avatar continuously releases two arrows.

One in front, one in the back.

Li Wenxuan is forced to swing his sword hastily while dodging, the first arrow blocked, but he couldn’t block the second and is shot through the chest, pinned to the wall.

He expels his Inner Strength, which sends the arrow flying. His chest wound is visible, and it is shrouded in black fog. The flesh wriggles, healing quickly.

"Martial Spirit."

Lu Yan’s pupils constrict.

Li Wenxuan is indeed a Martial Spirit.

"Li Wenxuan, you dared to walk the path of the Martial Spirit, you are audacious and must be punished."

The Nine Heavenly Blade Avatar roars, the voice echoing far and wide, clearly audible to everyone around.

"Hahaha, who will believe such a pedestrian trick to frame me? Who becomes Martial Spirit when you say who is?"

Li Wenxuan laughed heartily, his voice also echoed far and wide. He continued, "You attack in the middle of the night, trying to kill me, failing to do so, and then you frame me. Tell me, who sent you? Was it Li Wenxin?"

"Such an old fox ..."

Afar, Lu Yan frowns.

He understood why Li Wenxuan had sent everyone away, for fear of people witnessing his use of Martial Spirit power.

With no one seeing it, it’s just his word against the others.

"Li Wenxuan, you chose the path of Martial Spirit, which allowed you to quickly achieve the Grandmaster level, and then you killed Elder Li Xingyuan. This is a great sin."

Lu Yan’s Avatar continues to shout.

No matter how you defend, get the message out first.

Grandmaster-level Feudal Lords will investigate later.

During this brief moment, Li Wenxuan’s wound has healed. He does not engage with Lu Yan’s Avatar, but leaps toward the backyard.

Lu Yan’s two Avatars relentlessly pursue him.

Lu Yan’s original body also leaps up, bursts into Li Wenxuan’s mansion.

There’s no choice; the Avatar and the main body couldn’t be more than five kilometers apart.

Whoosh, whoosh...

The Chasing Star Arrow Avatar continuously shoots arrows.

Li Wenxuan dodges from left to right, avoiding several arrows. Failing to avoid one of the arrows, Li Wenxuan has no choice but to stop and wield his sword to parry, sending the arrow flying.

The Nine Heavenly Blade Avatar seizes the opportunity to charge and slashes at Li Wenxuan’s neck.

Li Wenxuan wields his sword to fight back while Chasing Star Arrow Avatar seizes the opportunity to shoot two arrows.

These are ordinary metallic arrows, and Lu Yan is well-prepared, with over thirty in his quiver.

As before, when simultaneously facing both Avatars, Li Wenxuan is disadvantaged and gets shot by an arrow.

Li Wenxuan’s face is ferocious, his body shrouded in black fog, and the wound is healing quickly.

At the same time, his body’s bones squirmed, growing a spike of bone at his wrist.

Moreover, his shoulders, back, and face all had bulges growing into bone spikes, looking terrifyingly grotesque.