Escape!
Run!
Lu Chen knew that he was definitely not Daoist Wu's match. Just that Soulless Technique alone was not something he could deal with at the moment. Therefore, after secretly killing Three-legged Ape, he immediately fled for his life.
"Ah! I want you to die!"
How could Daoist Wu not be angry that his own son had died in front of him? He reached out and grabbed the black bell. Then, he leaped up and charged at Lu Chen, who was escaping.
Bang!
Lu Chen suddenly jumped up and gently pushed with his palms. He directly shattered a window of a shop facing the street and nimbly entered.
"Great Strength Technique!" Daoist Wu was enraged. He punched out with his fist, and there was a loud explosion.
The entire shop collapsed. However, Lu Chen had already fled far away. Just as he was about to continue his pursuit, the dull sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded on the street.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The civilians scattered in fear. Fang Yuqi was wearing heavy armor and holding a sharp sword. There was a bright yellow talisman stuck to her chest. She rode a black horse and whistled over. When she was still far away, she shouted, "Die!"
Before she could finish her sentence, she formed a sword seal with her hand and guided with her slender hand.
Whoosh!
The long sword let out a sword cry and soared into the sky before stabbing down at Daoist Wu's head.
"Ding!"
Daoist Wu dodged the two swords. He reached out and grabbed the stone block beside him, sending the sharp sword flying. Then, he shouted, "Soulless Technique!"
He waved his hand and threw out the black bell in his hand.
Ding, ding, dang, dang~
Ding, ding, dang, dang~
The black bell flew up and down around Fang Yuqi, ringing non-stop.
Fang Yuqi was already prepared. The talisman on her chest emitted a hazy green light. She was not afraid at all. She leaped up from the horse's back and reached out to catch the long sword. Her figure pierced through the air and slashed down.
"Wu Feng!"
"Soul Suppressing Talisman!" Daoist Wu cried out in alarm and hurriedly retreated.
Boom!
Fang Yuqi's sword cut through the air, creating a crack in the ground. However, her body did not slow down at all. She continued to swing her sword faster and faster.
"Spin!"
"Shadow Split!"
"Pear blossoms!"
The swords fell like rain, and the person was like a flying crane. Daoist Wu struggled to dodge and was in danger. From time to time, a sword wound would appear on his body. He was in an extremely sorry state.
"Impressive." Lu Chen heaved a sigh of relief. He saw that the paper cranes in the air had already landed. There were more than 30 people in total, and they were fighting with the remaining soldiers. They wanted to save the remaining prisoners on death row, so he stopped running. Holding the peach wood sword in his hand, he circled around the place where the two of them were fighting and quickly rushed towards the entrance of the market.
"Brother, I'm here to save you!" A robber rushed onto the high platform and was about to rescue the kneeling prisoners.
Lu Chen suddenly rushed over and thrust his peach wood sword forward. Taking advantage of his opponent's unpreparedness, he pierced his sword through the other party's neck. With a light flick, he sent the other party flying as he muttered, "So weak!"
As soon as the condemned prisoner saw hope, he was frightened and exclaimed, "Help, help…"
Without hesitation, Lu Chen raised his sword and swung it down.
"Pfft!" After chopping off the death row prisoner's head, he muttered, "Three…"
"Pfft~"
"Four now…"
…
Just as Lu Chen was having a good time killing, the two robbers rushed over with sinister smiles.
One stabbed Lu Chen in the back and one slashed at his head. Lu Chen was fearless. He twisted his feet and dodged the stab in the heart. The peach wood sword took the opportunity to block the other attack.
With a kick, he broke the other party's neck and unsheathed the short knife at his waist.
Whoosh!
He was beheaded with a single slash!
"Eleven." Lu Chen turned his head and looked around. Seeing that the soldiers were in a deadlock with the robbers, he was not in a hurry to help. He looked at the light screen.
[Name: Lu Chen]
[Identity: Temple Master of Changchun Temple/Revered Elder of Town Guards Mansion]
[Cultivation: Qi Refinement Level 1]
[Spiritual Root: Pseudo-Spiritual Root]
[Cultivation Technique: Eternal Youth Technique, Proficient (Upgradeable) +; Qi Cultivation Technique, Beginner (Upgradeable!) +; Sunu's Secret Secret Scripture, Uninitiated.]
[Spells: Circular Light, Beginner(Upgradeable) +; Sword Control Technique, Beginner (Upgradeable!) +]
…
Other than the Buddhist Commandment Blade, which was still two days away from cultivation progress, the other four techniques had all met the conditions to level up.
Lu Chen's eyes darkened. He reached out and tapped several times.
"Upgrade!"
"Upgrade!"
"Upgrade!"
"Upgrade!"
Lu Chen staggered and almost fell to the ground. His hands and feet twitched. His muscles bulged and panted heavily.
"Awesome… Awesome!" Lu Chen grinned. After a few breaths, his body gradually calmed down. The bones in his entire body emitted a burst of cracking sounds. He let out a long breath and said coldly,
"Continue!" Turning his head, he saw that around the entrance of the market, groups of soldiers had appeared and gradually surrounded the market.
"Remove the armor!" A delicate shout came from afar.
Fang Yuqi slashed four times in a row and cut off Daoist Wu's limbs. Her vigorous body spun in midair as she slashed down. "Behead!"
Daoist Wu could not dodge, but he was not afraid. He laughed and said, "There's still time."
Just as he said those words, he was beheaded by Fang Yuqi's sword.
Bang!
His body fell to the ground and suddenly exploded. A black fog filled the surroundings. Fang Yuqi quickly retreated. When the black fog dissipated, there was only a paper effigy with a severed head and limbs left.
It was lifelike and palm-sized, at least 80% similar to Daoist Wu.
"Life and Death Substitute!" Seeing this, Fang Yuqi's pretty face suddenly darkened. "What a pity…"
Lu Chen also felt that it was a pity. No wonder the other party dared to enter the Fengxian Town alone. It turned out that he had a backup plan. Seeing that the situation had been decided, Lu Chen raised his peach wood sword and quickly killed all the prisoners on death row.
Another eight departed souls were added. Then, he cooperated with the soldiers and began to kill the remaining robbers.
"Retreat! Brothers, retreat quickly!"
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the robbers tried to escape on their paper cranes. Four of the paper cranes were slashed into pieces by the soldiers. Only one paper crane carried the last three people and flew into the air. "Trash, grandpa is leaving!"
"Hahaha!"
The robbers who had escaped death laughed wildly. The soldiers were helpless and gritted their teeth.
Tap, tap, tap~
At this moment, Fang Yuqi rode her horse over. She frowned and was about to draw her sword.
"Sword Control Technique!" Lu Chen shouted in a low voice and gently patted the body of the peach wood sword. He formed a sword seal with one hand and guided it with the other. "Quick!"
Whoosh!
The sword cry resounded in all directions. The sword rushed into the night… its momentum was like a dragon!
In an instant, a strange feeling appeared in his heart. Lu Chen's consciousness split into two, and half of it seemed to have fused with the peach wood sword. He gently twisted his sword finger, and the peach wood sword in the air pierced back and forth.
With a few repetitions, the paper crane was riddled with holes. The three robbers above died amidst their screams, and their corpses fell from the crane's back.
"Return!"
Lu Chen's eyes were as bright as stars.
He drew back his sword finger, and the peach wood sword suddenly fell and hung in front of him. He gently caressed the sword and retracted his sword finger. In an instant, the sense of consciousness that had been split into two disappeared.
Lu Chen put the peach wood sword back into his spirit aperture and muttered, "That's great!"
The only regret was that with his current proficiency in the Sword Control Technique, he could only carry 50 pounds. If he wanted to ride the sword, he still needed to learn it to Mastery. There was still a long way to go.
Fang Yuqi retracted the shock in her eyes and loudly ordered, "Daoist Wu escaped with A Life and Death Substitute. His hiding place must not be far from here. It's very likely that he's in the town. Leave twenty people to clean up the battlefield and take care of the injured. The rest of you, follow me to search the entire town. We must not let the leader of the thieves escape!"
"Yes, General!"
The guards received the order and quickly ran. Seeing that Fang Yuqi was about to leave on her horse, Lu Chen hurriedly said, "Wait for me, I'll help you find him!"
Fang Yuqi raised her eyebrows, turned her horse around, and extended her right hand. "Come up!"
Lu Chen did not waste his breath. He clasped his hands together and turned around to ride behind Fang Yuqi.
"Giddyup!" Fang Yuqi shouted and galloped on her horse, leaving behind a group of frowning soldiers. Lu Chen held Fang Yuqi in his arms and felt a little regretful. He muttered, "It's a pity that she's wearing armor…"