At the Lord's Mansion.
In the backyard.
Li Mugui's residence.
At this moment, the entire room was filled with a strong smell of alcohol.
On the ground, several expensive jars of fine wine had been emptied.
Li Mugui sat cross-legged on the bed, repeatedly circulating his cultivation technique to accelerate the spread and digestion of the medicine's power within his body.
Strength flowed through him like a surging river, endlessly filling his entire being.
On the surface of his body, the golden light became even more condensed and dazzling.
The genuine qi in his dantian continued to accumulate and grow, becoming increasingly thick and heavy.
Then, it flowed upward, following the already opened meridians, towards the final goal!
After more than an hour, Li Mugui slowly opened his eyes, and his aura underwent a profound transformation.
"Ding!"
"The user's realm has broken through!"
"Special effects deepening..."
"The user has broken through one minor realm and obtained one trial use of the real special effect function!"
"Huff--"
Upon hearing this familiar sound, Li Mugui exhaled a long breath of stagnant air, and his eyes sparkled with a hidden light.
Without a doubt, he had already opened the final twelve extraordinary meridians and broken through to the late stage of the Furnace Cleansing Realm.
And it had only been a month since his last breakthrough!
After calming his excited emotions, Li Mugui glanced around his surroundings and immediately frowned.
It was too dirty and messy.
But this was normal. How dare those servants disturb him during his cultivation?
Just as he was about to open the door and ask someone to clean up the mess, there was a knock on the door.
Knock knock knock!
"Lord!"
Zhang Ji's voice sounded from outside, sounding somewhat urgent.
"What is it?"
Li Mugui asked.
Zhang Ji quickly replied, "Lord, there's a young man named Xu Wenxuan outside who is challenging you. He has already injured several guards!"
Upon hearing this, Li Mugui frowned and asked, "Where's Ying Yanxin? Why didn't he stop him?"
"Commander Ying is currently engaged in battle with him," Zhang Ji replied. "That young man's swordsmanship is excellent, and he's currently fighting Commander Ying to a standstill!"
"So I'm afraid..."
"Alright, I see."
Before he could finish his sentence, Li Mugui interrupted him.
Since the newcomer could only fight on equal terms with Ying Yanxin, Li Mugui had a rough idea of his level.
He belonged to the type that Li Mugui could intimidate.
Especially now that he had broken through another realm, all his special effects had deepened further.
Li Mugui felt even more confident.
At worst, he could activate his real special effects.
So Li Mugui stood up, bothering to change his clothes, and walked towards the main gate of the mansion with a strong smell of alcohol on him.
...
At the main gate of the Lord's Mansion.
Swords flashed horizontally and vertically, and sword qi ran rampant.
Two figures quickly intertwined.
Bang bang bang!
The sound of swords clashing rang out continuously.
"What a fast sword!"
"No wonder he's known as the best swordsman among the young generation in Dongshan!"
"But the other person doesn't seem to be Li Mugui, does he?"
"Probably too scared to come out!"
"Hmph, I think he's just a clown!"
"..."
Many people had gathered outside the Lord's Mansion.
Quite a few were talented individuals from other parts of Dongshan Prefecture.
Watching the intense battle, they discussed excitedly.
Not far from these people, several young men were watching the battle with interest.
"I never expected someone in this small Flying Eagle City to be able to hold their own against Xu Wenxuan," exclaimed Pei Liangji, dressed in a green shirt, as he watched the two figures moving swiftly in the air.
"Hmph, that Xu Wenxuan was so arrogant before, saying he would force Li Mugui out, but now he can't even beat one of his guards," sneered Pang Sheng, a hulking young man standing beside him.
"I noticed that the guard doesn't seem much older than him either," he added.
"This Li Mugui is really not simple," said Pei Liangji. "He actually has such a good subordinate."
Behind them, a thin youth frowned and said with some suspicion, "He really has no background?"
He was Dong Hong, the last member of the "Four Heroes of Dongshan".
Pei Liangji shook his head. "I don't know. At least, I haven't found out who is behind him."
"Interesting! I love to compete with such interesting people!" Dong Hong laughed loudly.
"Hmm? It seems that Wenxuan is going to use his full strength."
Suddenly, Pei Liangji looked towards the distant battlefield.
In the center of the battlefield, Xu Wenxuan erupted with a powerful aura, and his whole body's qi frantically poured into the sword in his hand.
On the blade, blood-red patterns kept jumping.
An invisible oppressive force spread out, enveloping the entire sword.
Seeing this, Ying Yanxin's pupils shrank, and he cursed inwardly!
He had been in Dongshan Prefecture for so many years and had never encountered such a difficult opponent, but recently he had first encountered Li Mugui and now this mysterious Xu Wenxuan.
Where is the city lord? The city lord, please help!
Xu Wenxuan held his sword horizontally in front of him and said slowly, "You're very good. You actually made me use my true strength."
As soon as the words fell.
His sword light was about to shoot out!
"Stop."
A resounding voice sounded.
The next moment, a terrifying sword intent that soared straight into the sky suddenly descended, instantly enveloping the entire scene!
Xu Wenxuan's frightening sword light, which was about to be fully charged, was disrupted by the sword intent and instantly dissipated!
His face turned pale, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. His body staggered and almost fell to the ground.
The fierce battle that was originally raging suddenly came to an abrupt halt.
Ying Yanxin looked delighted behind him and said, "My lord! You're here!"
"If I hadn't come now, you would have lost miserably," Li Mugui said in a flat tone.
Upon hearing this, Ying Yanxin quickly bowed and said, "I am incompetent and failed to intercept the enemy. Please punish me, my lord!"
Li Mugui waved his hand and said, "Forget it. The enemy's strength is not weak. You have done well to fight them to this extent."
At this moment, with his arrival, everyone within a hundred meters around felt his overwhelming sword intent that dominated the world.
Those with slightly weaker cultivation had already been overwhelmed by the sword intent and fell to the ground.
Those with slightly stronger cultivation could barely maintain their posture, but they could only kneel on one knee.
Even the Four Heroes of Dongshan were now sweating profusely and feeling a strong sense of crisis.
It was as if a sharp sword was hanging over their heads, ready to fall at any moment!
"What a terrible sword intent!"
Pang Sheng took a deep breath and stared intently at Li Mugui.
Even though the sword intent was not directed at him personally, the mere spilled-out power made him feel tremendous pressure.
"Indeed, he's very strong!" On the other side, Pei Liangji's face also looked solemn. "His understanding of the sword path is probably already extraordinary!"
Even Dong Hong looked serious at this moment and said, "Not only that, look at the imagery on his body. It changes thousands of times but remains unified!"
"His cultivation is at least at the mid-stage of the Wanxiang Realm, or even higher!"
"How is that possible?" Pang Sheng's face was full of disbelief. "He's even younger than me. How can he have such strength?"
"No wonder he had the courage to shout that phrase," Dong Hong muttered. "None of the young people in our Dongshan Prefecture are his opponents."
While they were discussing, Xu Wenxuan, who was closest to Li Mugui, was now sweating profusely and his mind was shaking.
"Are you Li Mugui?" He gritted his teeth, inserted the big sword into the ground, and gathered all his strength to resist Li Mugui's terrible aura.
However, he found that he couldn't do it.
The sense of suppression and overwhelming threat was too great. Even if he desperately circulated his internal qi and true essence, he dared not move.