Did Lu Ping have the talent to be an assassin?
Zhenling's number one assassin, Li Xuanyin, had successfully injured Xuanling Sect's Dharma Laozu when he was only at the late Core Forging stage. If he had not been betrayed at the last moment, Li Xuanyin might have been able to create the legend of assassinating Dharma Laozu.
Although Li Xuanyin's legacy had been inherited by Yin Xuanchu, now that Yin Xuanchu had broken out of the sect, Zhenling's legacy in this area was already on the verge of being cut off.
Although Lu Ping did not know much about this legacy, the fog that filled the sky was a natural hiding place for Lu Ping.
The fog was formed from water vapor, and the "Art of Traveling through Clouds and Summoning Rain" that Lu Ping practiced could be used to control the fog within a radius of a few miles.
The four Huayu Sect practitioners had been too careless. In a place as dangerous as the Lush Jade Swamp, they had only set up a protective layer of Vigor around themselves as protection. If it had been Lu Ping, he would have definitely set up a protective layer of Vigor around himself as a last resort. The water-controlling flag was also connected to his will and could be summoned at any time. Furthermore, Lu Ping was wearing the Five Elements Cloudy Robe.
Did these four people really think that no one would come to provoke them?
Lu Ping very quickly discovered another advantage of his assassination skills, and that was the range of his divine will!
The range of attack of a practitioner's treasure was largely dependent on the strength of the practitioner's divine will. An early Dharma adept's divine will could cover at least a radius of ten miles, but Lu Ping's divine will was far stronger than that of an ordinary early Dharma adept, and he could see everything within a radius of twenty miles.
Although Lu Ping was still unable to wield spatial powers like Dharma adepts, he was still able to wield his divine will and turn the area into a place where Dharma adepts' attacks could reach. However, with the help of his flying sword, Lu Ping was still able to attack within a two-mile radius of his surroundings.
After using the Aqua Sword, in order to cover up the sound of the flying sword, Lu Ping once again reduced the distance of his sneak attack by half. Using the Five Elements Cloudy Robe as a cover, he successfully snuck to within a distance of a mile of the four and sent the Aqua Sword into the back of the Huayu Sect practitioner with the lowest level of training.
After the successful sneak attack, Lu Ping was no longer hidden from the crowd. The remaining three Huayu Sect cultivators besieged Lu Ping, vowing to tear him into a thousand pieces. Lu Ping's body was completely exposed to the crowd. Shocked and enraged, the remaining three Huayu Sect cultivators surrounded him, vowing to tear him into pieces.
Lu Ping used the Raging Waves Crashing Shore technique with one hand, maintaining the pressure on the three Huayu Sect practitioners. This sword technique was best suited for group battles, and the Fated Autumn Dew Sword was a dual flying sword of the Spirit Cultivation level, so the power of this sword technique was even greater.
His other hand used the Shapeless Sword technique. This sword technique, with the Aqua Sword's ability to appear and disappear unpredictably, was used to its fullest potential, making it impossible to defend against.
One of the ninth-level Core Forging disciples saw that his eighth-level Core Forging junior brother had been so easily sent flying by Lu Ping. His anger was mixed with fear, and he shouted, "Who are you? How dare you kill a disciple of my Huayu Sect! Aren't you afraid of our sect's Laozu's thunderous rage?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the cultivator's complexion changed and he hastily retreated. At the same time, he took out a curtain-like defensive magic treasure and placed it beside him. "Ding Dang!" A dark blue flying sword cut through three bead chains in a row before retreating exhausted.
Of the three people surrounding Lu Ping, two were forced to retreat. The remaining ninth-level Core Forging cultivator immediately sensed that something was wrong, but it was already too late. Lu Ping immediately focused all of his energy on suppressing this person.
A majestic sword light descended from the sky. The person's magic treasure was only able to withstand one attack from Lu Ping before it was destroyed. The two flying swords cut off the person's path of retreat. At this time, the two people who were forced back by Lu Ping realized their mistakes. They wanted to turn around and attack Lu Ping again, but it was already too late.
The cultivator only felt a chill on his neck. When he looked up again, he felt the sky turn upside down. With great difficulty, he finally saw his own body, but there was something missing.
"Senior Brother Ceng!"
The eighth-level Core Forging cultivator's trembling voice carried a trace of a sob.
"No, you deserve to die!"
The remaining ninth-level Core Forging cultivator crushed a purple talisman in his hand. A silver beam of light shot up into the sky, then turned into a meteor and disappeared in the southern sky.
The corners of Lu Ping's mouth curled into a smile. The two flying swords turned into a torrent of swordsmanship, sending the eighth-level Core Forging cultivator flying several tens of feet away. Without waiting for him to recover, the torrent of swordsmanship chased after him for another several tens of feet.
Although Lu Ping's torrent of swordsmanship didn't kill the eighth-level Core Forging cultivator, the cultivator was unable to retaliate and was sent flying several kilometers away by Lu Ping.
As for the other ninth-level Core Forging cultivator, he was completely ignored by Lu Ping. He watched as his junior brother was sent flying several kilometers away by Lu Ping like a toy. Although the cultivator had doubts in his heart, his friendship with his fellow disciples allowed him to overcome the hesitation in his heart. He followed far behind Lu Ping, not daring to step forward to rescue him.
After about half a cup of tea's time, a long howl came from the horizon. When the howl stopped, a spatial portal opened at the spot where Lu Ping killed the first cultivator. An old man with black hair and white eyebrows stepped out from the spatial portal. Then, his divine sense swept across a radius of more than ten miles.
The old man was stunned for a moment, then his expression darkened. He said, "The three of you have tricked the Old Man into coming here. Why do you have to resort to such underhanded methods like kidnapping me?"
"Haha!"
A long laugh came from the depths of the thick fog. "Fellow Qing Hua, your level of practice is indeed worthy of being the most likely person in the Huayu Sect to advance to the mid Dharma stage in the past few thousand years!"
The fog slowly parted to the sides. A middle-aged cultivator with a weathered face but a tall and straight figure strode out from the fog. It was the eldest disciple of the second generation of Zhenling, Liang Tianfeng Laozu!
The black-haired, white-eyebrowed Qing Hua Laozu laughed coldly. "The three of you did not call the Old Man here to praise the Old Man, did you?"
The fog behind Qing Hua Laozu suddenly turned red. A violent snort could be heard. Qu Tiancheng Laozu had already used his powers to disrupt the stability of the surrounding space, cutting off his escape route. This was to prevent Qing Hua Laozu from using his powers to escape.
"We have set up this trap to take your life, Fellow Qing Hua!"
Qu Tiancheng Laozu did not hold back. Red flames leaped out from the void and burned in all directions, gradually surrounding Qing Hua Laozu.
Qing Hua Laozu's expression changed. He was rather fearful of this Dharma adept who was surrounded by flames. However, Qing Hua Laozu naturally could not show any weakness at this time. Rays of strange light began to flash around his body.
"Why, why is there another friend not showing himself? Could it be that you are afraid of meeting me face to face? Or could it be that this friend knows me?"
None of these Dharma adepts had much to think about. Just by thinking about it, they could guess the whole story.
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Let's fight first!"
Qu Tiancheng Laozu pushed his hands forward, and the raging flames seemed to burn the entire void red. The light around Qing Hua Laozu increased at the same time, and they were locked in a stalemate in mid-air with the red flames.
Liang Tianfeng Laozu chuckled. His hands flicked out, and a series of wind wheels cut towards Qing Hua Laozu from all directions.
The heavens and the earth shook, and the void was in turmoil. At this time, the Huayu Sect eighth-level Core Forging adept, who had been hit by Lu Ping, was already unconscious. However, he was still alive.
The Hua Yu Sect Ninth Layer Core Forging Realm disciple had been following Lu Ping from afar, but he didn't have the courage to rescue his junior brother. He had already sensed something was amiss. But at this moment, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from a few dozen miles behind him.
The Huayu Sect adept was shocked, and immediately realized something. He turned around and was about to fly in the direction of the battle behind him.
However, just as he turned around, he saw a person standing in front of him, smiling. If it was not The Friar who had kicked his junior like a ball, who else could it be?
The Huayu Sect adept subconsciously looked back at the person who had kicked his junior like a ball, but the person behind him was still excitedly displaying his torrent of sword techniques.
Before the adept could figure out what was going on, Lu Ping's dual flying swords had already pierced towards his chest. Even in death, this adept could not understand why there were two Lu Ping's in front of him.
Lu Ping looked behind him. The battle ten kilometers away was becoming more and more intense. Although Lu Ping's divine sense was tyrannical, it could not detect the situation ten kilometers away. However, he could vaguely sense that there were at least three Lu Ping's fighting.
Just as Lu Ping was hesitating about whether or not to go forward to investigate, another tyrannical aura appeared in the middle of the battle. The moment this aura appeared, it was like a towering mountain, giving people the illusion that everything was suppressed.
Guo Tianshan Laozu had made his move!
"It's you, it's actually you! You actually dare to provoke my Huayu Sect! Could it be that you … Ah!"
A miserable cry rang out, and then the sky was filled with a bloody light that dyed the fog red. A streak of light flew in the direction of Lu Ping.
"Not good! This person's escape technique is very overbearing. We must not let him escape today. Otherwise, there will be a great disaster in the future!"
Liang Tianfeng Laozu's voice contained a hint of urgency. Then, a whirlwind rose up and chased closely behind the blood-red light. Behind the whirlwind, an earthen-yellow light and a scarlet streak of light also appeared. However, the distance between them and the blood-red streak of light grew.
Lu Ping watched as the blood-red streak of light charged in his direction. Naturally, Lu Ping knew that Guo Tianshan Laozu's identity had been exposed. If he allowed Qing Hua Laozu to escape, the Ying Shan Immortal Academy would be doomed eternally.
Lu Ping hesitated for a moment. In the end, he mustered up his courage and poured his Quintessential Essence into the dual flying swords. Then, he slashed at the blood-red streak of light.
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