After Ji Tianxing left the Qing Yun Hall, he walked out of the Spirit Flame Palace in the cool night wind and stepped into a carriage parked by the side of the road.
He didn't need to say anything. The coachman, Old Lei, naturally understood and drove the carriage into the darkness, heading back to the Ji Mansion.
Ji Tianxing sat in the carriage and simply wrapped the wound on his calf with a piece of cloth. Then he frowned and thought about what had just happened.
Not long after, the carriage drove into a dark bluestone path.
Although the path was a bit remote and there were only a few houses nearby, it was the only way to return to the Ji Mansion from the Spirit Flame Palace.
Large trees grew on both sides of the path, making it seem dark and depressing in the night.
The carriage moved forward at a moderate pace. Only the sound of hooves could be heard in the night sky.
Suddenly, a sharp sound broke through the air.
The coachman, Old Lei, let out a muffled groan. His body rolled off the carriage and fell to the ground.
Ji Tianxing instantly woke up. He immediately opened the curtain of the carriage and rushed to the coachman's side.
He saw the coachman, Old Lei, lying motionless on the ground. He was already on the verge of death.
There was a sharp arrow in his chest. Blood poured out from the wound and dyed his clothes red.
Ji Tianxing's face became very gloomy. His eyes flashed with cold killing intent.
He knew that there were assassins lying in ambush here.
Sure enough, the sound of footsteps could be heard from the path ahead. Two figures wearing black clothes were rushing over.
Ji Tianxing made a prompt decision and rushed into the forest beside the path. He madly ran in the direction of the Ji Mansion.
The dense foliage was pushed aside by him, making a "rustling" sound.
The two vigorous figures rushed over like the wind and chased him into the forest without hesitation.
The two people madly ran with murderous intent. The treasured swords in their hands shone with a cold light under the curtain of night.
Although Ji Tianxing ran like his life depended on it, his left calf was injured and he couldn't increase his speed.
After a few short breaths, the two vigorous figures caught up to him. With a low shout, they launched an attack.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! "
The two swords were raised high up in the air, almost simultaneously chopping towards Ji Tianxing's head.
The branches and leaves between the two assassins and Ji Tianxing were instantly torn into pieces by the sharp Sword Qi and scattered in all directions.
At the critical moment, Ji Tianxing could only stop in his tracks. He held the Blood Dragon Sword with both hands and turned around to swing it horizontally to block the other party's assassination.
Clang! Clang! "
The three swords clashed fiercely, producing a crisp metallic sound.
A powerful impact came from the Blood Dragon Sword, making Ji Tianxing's arms numb. He couldn't help but take a few steps back.
He instantly determined that the other party was a True Element Realm martial artist.
Sure enough, when he took a closer look, he discovered that the two assassins' swords were shrouded in a faint layer of True Essence.
Judging from the red and yellow True Essence radiance, the other party should be at the first or second stage of the True Essence Realm.
"You want to assassinate me with only the strength of the first or second stage of the True Energy Realm?"
"However, I can't be sure how many assassins there are. I have to be careful!"
Ji Tianxing sneered in his heart, his eyes surging with dense killing intent.
He pretended that he was no match for them and continued to flee in a hurry.
The two masked assassins in black were indeed fooled. They rushed forward without any regard for their own safety and stabbed their swords at his back with all their might.
Perhaps they were too confident, or perhaps they were too eager to kill Ji Tianxing and leave this place as soon as possible to avoid exposing their identities.
Both of them had used their ultimate moves to assassinate Ji Tianxing, but they had neglected their own defenses, leaving them wide open and revealing many flaws.
Just as the two of them were full of excitement and thought that they could kill Ji Tianxing on the spot, they saw Ji Tianxing suddenly turn around and reveal a mocking sneer.
"Die!"
Ji Tianxing growled with a murderous aura. He suddenly bent down and squatted down, narrowly dodging the two swords.
The two swords brushed past his head, only two inches away, but they both missed.
Moreover, the chest and abdomen of the two masked assassins were exposed in front of him without any defense.
Ji Tianxing was waiting for this moment!
He did not hesitate to put down the Blood Dragon Sword and raised both of his palms to attack the chest of the two assassins.
"Peng peng!"
With a muffled sound, his palms solidly hit the two assassins.
Two rays of dark golden sword qi shot out from his palms and pierced the hearts of the two assassins without any hindrance.
The two masked assassins suddenly trembled and their charging footsteps stopped.
The two of them turned around, widened their eyes in disbelief, and stared at Ji Tianxing. Their mouths let out a muffled shout.
"You! You're not … "
"This … How is this possible?!"
Their eyes were filled with fear and anger. They could not believe that they were defeated by a "Third Level Body Refinement" trash.
The two of them knew that they were going to die, but they were unwilling to give up. They waved their swords and stabbed towards Ji Tianxing's head.
But Ji Tianxing had already grasped the Blood Dragon Sword. He waved his hand and swept out, deflecting their swords.
The two assassins retreated a few steps and weakly held onto a tree. Blood poured out of their mouths and soaked their masks.
The two of them could not say another word. Their throats made a "ge ge" sound and the life in their eyes quickly disappeared.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them softly fell to the ground. They laid in the grass and no longer made a sound.
Ji Tianxing hurriedly used his sword to remove their veils. After seeing their faces clearly, he sneered, "As expected."
"Heng! Ling Yunfei, you still won't let me go! "
This was because he recognized one of the assassins. It was the bodyguard that always followed Ling Yunfei.
He was worried that there were more assassins nearby so he did not dare to stay. He turned around and continued to run.
After passing through the dense forest, he followed a small path to the Ji Mansion.
After a quarter of an hour, Ji Tianxing returned to the Ji Mansion safely. He did not encounter any more ambushes on the way.
After returning to his room in the Cool Breeze Courtyard, he asked Huan 'er to bring him a medicine box. He carefully treated the sword wound on his leg.
After taking care of the wound, he let Huan 'er leave to rest. He entered the secret room and went into closed door cultivation.
Tonight's events made him realize that his opponent couldn't wait to get rid of him.
Not only could he not leave the city, even the imperial city was not safe. On the way home, he would be ambushed by assassins.
He could not help but wonder if his opponent would send someone to the Ji Mansion to assassinate him.
Thinking of this, his desire to increase his strength became even stronger.
"Cultivate! I must quickly condense a sword embryo and return to the True Element Realm! "
Ji Tianxing quickly entered into a state of cultivation. He focused on cultivating his heart of the sword and condensing new sword Qi.
The night passed quickly.
On the morning of the second day, he condensed two more sword Qi and stored them in two acupuncture points in his body.
He recovered the strength of twelve sword Qi and endured the pain of being dismembered. He tried to move the sword Qi towards his dantian.
The result was obvious. He failed again.
The twelve sword Qi were stored in twelve acupuncture points in his body. These acupuncture points were distributed on the back of his hand, arm, shoulder and chest.
It was almost impossible to move all the Sword Qi to the Dantian in his abdomen!
His weak meridians could not withstand the sword Qi's tearing and cutting.
Ji Tianxing had no choice but to stop cultivating. He lay down in the secret room to rest.
He closed his eyes and laid on the ground. His mind was constantly thinking. What went wrong?
Why was it that after he had condensed the twelve sword Qi, he could not condense a sword embryo even after trying more than ten times?
Could it be that something went wrong with his cultivation? Or was his cultivation method wrong?
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