Chapter 188 - Xue Clan’s Ambush
The cultivators with low strength had already left to unite with the other experts. As time passed, it didn’t take long before only Liu Wuxie, Chen Yusheng, and Qin Biyu were left.
“Young Master Liu, thank you for the pill. We will take this favor to heart and bid our farewell here.” Chen Yusheng cupped his fists at Liu Wuxie. They still had official duties to attend to and couldn’t linger.
“Until we meet again!” Liu Wuxie cupped his fists together, and they soon parted ways.
Before leaving, Qin Biyu gave Liu Wuxie a jade pendant. If he needed help, he could use the jade pendant to look for the Qin Clan. After all, Liu Wuxie, who typically resided in the Imperial City, might face danger.
Liu Wuxie hadn’t anticipated completing the three tasks ahead of schedule. With a few days remaining until the month’s deadline, he planned to spend the extra time honing his skills.
Five days later, Liu Wuxie appeared on the official path leading to the Imperial Academy. His cultivation had stabilized in the sixth level of the Spirit Cleansing Realm. However, he restrained the aura he gave off to the second level.
When he left, he was at the first level of the Spirit Cleansing Realm, and advancing a level in a month was reasonable. However, he preferred to maintain a low profile because disclosing his actual cultivation level might cause a commotion in the academy.
Liu Wuxie muttered to himself, “I’ll be back at the academy in a day. Lady Mu must think I’ve gone missing, given that I promised her monthly visits to the Treasure Pill Pavilion.” As the chief alchemist of the Treasure Pill Pavilion, he felt a bit negligent for not visiting even once a month. After finishing his rations, he prepared to set off.
Suddenly, several vultures flew overhead, emitting strange caws. Shortly after, more bird demonic beasts took flight. Typically, these creatures would only take to the skies if they sensed danger nearby.
Using the Ghost Eye technique, Liu Wuxie’s gaze penetrated the trees, revealing a group of people stealthily approaching from a hundred meters away.
“An ambush!” Liu Wuxie didn’t expect an ambush when he returned to the Imperial Academy. A hundred experts wielded bows and encircled him from both sides, leaving no room for escape. When he recollected his gaze, he already knew who they were.
“Xue Clan, you all didn’t expect me to come back alive, right?” Liu Wuxie said, and the Heretic Blade appeared in his hand. It was no wonder the Xue Clan’s experts were nowhere to be seen. They have been guarding here to prevent him from returning.
In the eyes of the Xue Clan, Liu Wuxie was doomed either way. If he was determined to complete the tasks, he would meet his end at the hands of the Scarlet Dragon Association. If he chose to return, they were ready and waiting for him. Either way, his fate seemed sealed.
The Xue Clan’s experts had been camping here for a month, and they were surprised that Liu Wuxie hadn’t returned. However, as the month-long deadline approached, they finally spotted Liu Wuxie on the last day.
Over a hundred experts surrounded Liu Wuxie, blocking his escape routes. Among them were several Marrow Cleansing Realm experts, indicating the Xue Clan’s determination to eliminate him.
“Indeed, we didn’t expect you to drag it out until the last day to return,” Xue Changnian said as he stepped out. Back in Azure Billow City, he had failed to kill Liu Wuxie and was slapped by Mu Yueying. Since then, he had harbored a deep hatred for Liu Wuxie.
Upon learning about Liu Wuxie’s tasks, Xue Changnian immediately sought approval from his clan and led the Xue Clan’s troops to ambush Liu Wuxie. He assumed that Liu Wuxie had been hiding nearby for the past month, considering the three tasks were seemingly impossible even for him. Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience
“Cut the crap and make your move!” Liu Wuxie didn’t want to waste time with these people. He had spent the past month wandering around to complete the three tasks and was eager to return to the academy for some rest.
Over a hundred bows and crossbows were aimed at Liu Wuxie. If they were to release their arrows, Liu Wuxie would turn into a porcupine.
“I want you dead!” Xue Changnian lost his rationale. The outside world only knew that Liu Wuxie could challenge those with higher cultivation than him, and the highest he had killed was in the high levels of the Spirit Cleansing Realm. But they didn’t know that Liu Wuxie could also kill cultivators in the Marrow Cleansing Realm.
Only Liu Wuxie knew that he had defeated Elder Gu. Elder Gu had been terrified back then and naturally wouldn’t share such an embarrassing experience. As for killing Fan Yeping, it was done without anyone knowing.
Xue Changnian swung his sword at Liu Wuxie, wanting to tear him into pieces.
“Die!” Liu Wuxie nearly died at Xue Changnian’s hands in Azure Billow City, and it was time for them to resolve their old and new feud. The latter was only in the third level of the Marrow Cleansing Realm, and he could easily kill someone like that.
Liu Wuxie vanished as he raised the Heretic Blade. Before the three Xue Clan experts could react, a blade ray had already ripped through Xue Changnian. The powerful blade aura from Liu Wuxie’s attack formed a powerful gust that enveloped Xue Changnian in it.
Blood splashed from the gust of wind, and Xue Changnian was covered in his blood when he flew out, falling onto the ground with multiple wounds on his body.
Just like that, Liu Wuxie killed a cultivator in the third level of the Marrow Cleansing Realm with a single strike.
The remaining three experts from the Xue Clan exchanged a look and could see the horror in each other’s eyes. They were finally afraid because none of them could kill someone in the third level of the Marrow Cleansing Realm with one strike, but Liu Wuxie could achieve it.
“Your turn!” Liu Wuxie showed no mercy to anyone from the Xue Clan. One-third of the one-year agreement had passed, and he didn’t have much time left; he had to resolve this feud as soon as possible.
The tables had turned, and it was Liu Wuxie’s turn to press towards them.
“You killed so many people of our Xue Clan. You will die today!” The three elders formed a triangular formation, trapping Liu Wuxie within. They were determined to kill Liu Wuxie even if they had to risk their lives. The insignificant fly had grown into a threat to the Xue Clan in a matter of a few months.
“You three old farts think you can kill me? What a joke!” Liu Wuxie dashed forward. He had to end the battle quickly in case someone else passed by.
The three elders weren’t weak. They might not have high cultivation, but they were well-experienced, and their cooperation was flawless. As a result, Liu Wuxie couldn’t find any solution to deal with them quickly.
If Liu Wuxie faced them individually, he could easily take their lives with one move, but facing three was somewhat challenging.
Their battle caused the nearby forest to disintegrate, transforming the mountain trail into a slope and leaving a barren landscape in their wake.
A terrifying aura swept out, forming ripples that destroyed everything in the surroundings. As they fought, the three elders grew increasingly shocked, realizing that Liu Wuxie’s combat prowess was stronger than theirs.
Even after exchanging a few hundred moves, they couldn’t find flaws in Liu Wuxie’s blade technique.
“You all are too weak. Take my blade!” Liu Wuxie had detected the flaws in the three elders’ attacks with Ghost Eye, and he jumped out from the encirclement, pointing the Heretic Blade to the sky.
Upon reaching the sixth level of the Spirit Cleansing Realm, Liu Wuxie had access to a wider array of techniques. The moment Liu Wuxie lifted his Heretic Blade, the elders’ expressions shifted, and they felt the chilling sweep of impending doom.
