I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 469 - 309: A Line Drawn by the Blade! [One More!]_2

Chapter 469: Chapter 309: A Line Drawn by the Blade! [One More!]_2

He stood up and bowed deeply, saying, "I have learned a lot!"

——

No one expected that the old master of the Hengyuan Martial Arts Hall, an elder of Qi Refinement Realm, wouldn’t even be able to enter the door and knelt down there instead.

"Wu Chang... what level of cultivation has he reached now?"

"Five days ago, the information conveyed from High Willow City was that he assisted Mr. Lu in reaching the Refining God Realm, and in the process... he killed a number of High Willow City’s top experts."

"Considering his age, he’s even more outstanding than Li Shen Sect was in his time!"

"Li Shen Sect was hailed as a generational talent appearing once every three hundred years, yet now another such person has emerged in the same era."

"This night is quite lively, isn’t it."

——

In another courtyard not far away.

Although the Han Family was not a major clan in the inner city, they were powerful in the outer city.

Within this outer city, the Han Family owned quite a few properties and estates.

However, today, the elderly patriarch of the Han Family personally rented a courtyard.

"Does the old ancestor regret it?" the young girl beside him asked softly.

"Why do you think I have regrets?" Grandfather Han stroked his beard gently, speaking indifferently.

"Previously, City Captain Shi and others set up an ambush for him at the gate. If you had intervened in time to clear the siege, perhaps you could have gained some favor in return," the young girl spoke in a low voice. "But now, after he has shown even greater abilities, to make an overture... it’s merely adding flowers to the brocade, and it’s not as good as sending charcoal in the snow. We have missed a good chance."

"Sending charcoal in the snow? At the farce at the city gate, do you really think without intervention from the Observatory, he would not have been able to resolve it? Do you truly believe that would have been a desperate situation for him?"

Grandfather Han shook his head and said, "To him, it wasn’t even frost, let alone snow, and our Han Family’s intervention wouldn’t be the warm charcoal fire he needed! In fact, whether he was just entering the city or now, it’s all the same—the Han Family means nothing to him!"

"If that’s the case, then why did Grandfather come here? To help him?" the young girl asked.

"Can’t help him, just want to see what kind of excellence this number one talent of Qifeng Prefecture has," Grandfather Han said.

With a sigh, Grandfather Han continued, "Who would have thought that Han Zheng, demoted to High Willow City and seemingly at the end of his potential, would turn things around and achieve the Qi Refining Realm! Now his disciple has turned out to be such an outstanding talent..."

The old man’s eyes dimmed.

Although Wu Chang was not a member of the Han Clan,

he apprenticed under a member of the Han Family.

He should have been closely related to the Han Family,

but as things stand, there was not the slightest trace of a relationship.

From the incident at Yanshou Pure Land, it was clear that he harbored no ill will towards the Han Family, but there was no good will either, and even a bit of aversion.

"Let’s go, in a few days, I personally will make a trip to High Willow City," Grandfather Han said.

"Clearly, Grandfather wants to make contact with Wu Chang. Why don’t you meet him now that he has come to Prefecture City, but instead head to High Willow City?"

"From the incident at Yanshou Pure Land, I knew the Han Family had no chance to build a relationship with Wu Chang," Grandfather Han spoke aloud. "It takes the person who tied the bell to untie it... The grudge between Han Zheng and me is the real issue!"

After a pause, Grandfather Han spoke in a low voice again, "He’s leaving the city tomorrow, and tonight someone will use the pretext of ’seeking instruction’ to trap him here! We’ll muddy the waters...

"What do you mean?"

"Once the waters are muddied, he’ll find it easier to act."

"Grandfather wants to help him?"

"Although Wu Chang has no particular fondness for our Han Family, he won’t be a great enemy to us, and that is enough."

Grandfather Han said slowly, "In the future, Wu Chang will assuredly surpass the current Li Shen Sect! To the outside world, anyone wanting to deal with the Han Family will have to consider the presence of Han Zheng and in turn, consider Wu Chang! "

With a sigh, Grandfather Han said, "No matter how indifferent he is to us, we have to protect him... waiting for the day he rises high. Even if he chooses not to offer protection in the future, as long as he’s alive, that’s enough!"

"As long as he doesn’t die, that’s enough?"

The young girl fell silent.

Being of the direct line of the Han Family, she understood the price the clan’s formidable members had paid to protect their family.

To fight for the family’s interests, to guard their lineage from extinction, they could sacrifice their lives, serving as the pillars of the family.

And now Grandfather was telling her

that an outsider who did not bear the "Han" surname, who had no particular regard for the Han Family, nor would offer any protection,

just his being alive,

was enough to prevent the Han Family from falling!

What sort of significance did this hold?

She couldn’t imagine it.

"But why is the Observatory so indifferent to such a person?"

"Even you have such doubts, clearly this matter is highly abnormal," said the Great General of the Han Family. "Therefore, I suspect there’s a significant affair tonight, and of course, if I can guess it, so can others."

He gently stroked his beard and said, "Therefore, the Han Family wants to stir the waters tonight, cast a mist, and make it hard for others to guess, giving him a hand."

With a loud bang!

It was at this moment!

A sword light suddenly burst forth within the courtyard!

The light slashed onto the ground outside the courtyard gate!

The ground did not collapse, nor was it pierced through; instead, a sword mark about three feet wide and one foot deep was left.

And Wu Chang’s voice came from within.

"This seat will leave the city tomorrow and must rest well tonight."

"Qifeng Prefecture City is full of masters, all wanting to seek guidance, too many to give pointers to one by one."

"Those who cross this line, may come to see me!"

——

"Arrogant!"

Just at this moment, a burly man, sneered and stepped out of the darkness, saying, "With just a sword mark, he intends to block everyone, does he think he’s a Refining God Realm expert?"

He strode forward.

Above the sword mark, the qi mechanism surged as if the morning sun was rising, vaguely elevating to the sky, as if it were the scorching sun.

In the blink of an eye, the burly man froze on the spot, his heart filled with fear.

He faintly felt that if he took this step, he would be scorched by the blazing sun until turned to ash.

The next moment, he looked at the sword mark, and in a trance, seemed to perceive something.

He grasped the sword in his hand, eyes closed as if having an epiphany.

Not far away, people continuously arrived.

Yet they all stopped in front of the sword mark.

The intensity of the sword force was terrifying, making people’s hearts race with fear.

The overflowing sword intent inevitably made people’s minds waver, stopping to watch, trying to perceive the mastery of the sword skill within it.

——

Inside the courtyard.

Lin Yan changed into a new set of clothes.

He took the Little White Ape into the palm of his hand.

The sword mark left outside the courtyard could not be crossed by those below the Qi Refining Realm.

With the illusion created by Duke Murky Spirit within it, even those at the pinnacle of the Qi Refining Realm dared not cross lightly.

"Using my illusion to leave behind sword skill enlightenment, granting them an opportunity, you indeed have a kind heart," the voice of Duke Murky Spirit came.

"As a fellow warrior of the Human Clan, as long as they are not of the Tribulation Ash, I can impart the technique," Lin Yan said slowly. "The strength of one person, no matter how powerful, cannot support everything alone, you were once one of the mightiest beings of the Human Clan, you should understand."

"Of course, Lord Qingling personally taught and gathered a large group of warriors to protect the Blessed Land," Duke Murky Spirit said.

"Older brother, I’ll go to the inner city first, you and Duke Murky Spirit wait here for me,"

Lin Yan said this slowly, "I will return before dawn."

Lin Lei’s expression was solemn, he spoke softly, "Prefecture City is, after all, Prefecture City, compared to High Willow City, it has more forces, more mighty ones, deeply rooted and full of undercurrents, you must be careful and cautious, otherwise let Duke Murky Spirit follow you..."

"No need, you protect yourself."

Lin Yan said this and activated the Vajra Strong Soul Divine Skill, growing to a height of about ten feet.

Above the Precious Night Sword, a blood light unfolded, forming a large blood-red sword.

He concealed his qi mechanism, taking advantage of the night to disappear into the darkness.

"Master, where are we going?"

"To the mansion of the Great General of the Li Shen Sect."

"Though compared to High Willow City, Prefecture City has a night market... But the city gates of the inner city have already closed for the night, haven’t they?"

"Which is why, we must force our way in!"

Lin Yan said in a deep voice, "Entering the city today, all signs have been telling me that the whole of Qifeng Prefecture City is resisting my arrival!"

"Be it the Observatory or Wutong Temple, the greatest help they can give me is to not interfere!"

"Without special measures, following normal procedures, the things I want will surely not be obtained."

"Tonight, I must let go and snatch them in my own way!"