"I … How could I … die in your hands …" Mo Chen's voice sounded intermittently. His eyes were filled with unwillingness. He had never expected such an outcome before the battle started.
But no matter what, the outcome was already decided. Mo Chen's eyes finally dimmed and his hands drooped weakly. As Lu Xuan pulled out the Yearning Sword, his body collapsed to the ground.
At this moment, a few footsteps sounded. It was Xia Ye, Xing Feng, and Lin Xinyi, who had rushed back.
The three of them had just returned when they saw Lu Xuan pull out the sword from Mo Chen's body. Their eyes were filled with astonishment, confusion, and shock.
When the Striped Flame Tiger charged over, the three of them had already retreated quickly under Lu Xuan's orders. However, they did not go too far and kept an eye on Lu Xuan's movements from afar.
When they first heard the roars of the tiger, the three of them were naturally frightened and could not help but worry for Lu Xuan. However, when they thought that they would not be of much help even if they came over, they could only wait patiently in the distance. When the roars finally disappeared, but Lu Xuan did not come over even after a long time, they could not help but come over to see what was going on.
However, this scene greatly exceeded their expectations. They did not know when this group of people had arrived, how did they come into conflict with Lu Xuan, and even forced Lu Xuan to kill someone.
Seeing that it was not an outsider, Lu Xuan also heaved a sigh of relief. He paused for a moment and said, "They wanted to kill me and steal my treasure. One of them is my enemy."
"There's no need to explain. We know what to do." Xing Feng took the initiative to speak. Killing one another was a great taboo in the sect. It was fine if no one saw it, but if it was seen and spread, Lu Xuan would definitely be in big trouble. Not to mention that the person he killed was not an ordinary disciple, but Mo Chen, who was ranked third in the Fist Faction.
Without saying a word, Xia Ye stepped forward and stabbed Mo Chen's corpse twice with her sword in her left hand. Seeing this, Xing Feng was slightly taken aback. He immediately understood and stabbed Mo Chen's corpse twice. Even Lin Xinyi, who was Lu Xuan's lover, did the same and followed suit.
Although the three of them definitely wouldn't leak this matter and Lu Xuan trusted them, their actions undoubtedly made Lu Xuan feel more at ease. This meant that they were completely on the same side as Lu Xuan.
It was just unfortunate that Mo Chen, who was ranked third in the Fist Faction, had died in this back mountain. Not only did he die sullenly, he even had to be whipped after his death.
Lu Xuan took two steps forward and peeled off Mo Chen's storage ring. For ordinary warriors in the Body Refinement Realm, storage rings were still considered rare items. The other disciples who had died did not have any, so it was likely that all their gains were with Mo Chen.
Using his Divine Sense to explore the storage ring, Lu Xuan discovered that other than the corpse of the Striped Flame Tiger, there were also the corpses of some Rank 4 and Rank 5 beasts. It was likely that Mo Chen and the others had obtained them. He did not touch these things and only took out the corpse of the Striped Flame Tiger.
"The beast that rushed over just now happened to be our target, the Rank 7 Striped Flame Tiger. I beat it until it was on its last breath, so Mo Chen snatched it away."
As the corpse of the Striped Flame Tiger appeared, Lu Xuan casually explained to the three of them.
Seeing this huge corpse, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the three of them. This was a pleasant surprise. The corpse of the Striped Flame Tiger was worth 10,000 contribution points. Originally, they did not have any hopes of completing it, but they did not expect it to deliver itself to their doorstep. Of course, it was also thanks to Lu Xuan's presence. If the three of them had encountered it, not to mention killing it, it would have been difficult for them to escape.
After pondering over Lu Xuan's words, Xing Feng suddenly froze. He pointed at the corpse at his feet in surprise and said, "You mean, this guy is Mo Chen?"
This month, they did not immerse themselves in training like Lu Xuan, so they had a good understanding of the inner sect's situation. This Mo Chen was an existence ranked 31st in the overall ranking, but Lu Xuan was actually able to kill him under the joint attack of a few people. Did this not mean that Lu Xuan's true strength was far beyond the 86th place in the overall ranking?
With this discovery, Xing Feng was undoubtedly even more shocked. The height of Lu Xuan in his heart instantly rose once again. He was simply a monster!
In reality, when they were charging through the Sword Forest, if Lu Xuan had not underestimated the physical strength of a martial artist at the 8th level of the Body Refinement Realm, he would indeed have been able to charge a little further.
Faintly nodding his head, Lu Xuan stored the corpse of the Striped Flame Tiger into his own storage ring. Soon after, he put the storage ring back on Mo Chen's hand and said, "You guys leave this place first. I'll go lure a few fierce beasts over and deal with these corpses first."
The three of them nodded their heads and left. Lu Xuan, on the other hand, sprinted towards the vicinity. Not long after, he returned with three or four fierce beasts. It was a pack of rank 6 fierce wolves.
After arriving here, Lu Xuan's movement technique was fully unleashed. Rushing Thunder Flash flashed continuously, and in an instant, he had escaped from the sight of the pack of fierce wolves. Unable to catch up, the pack of fierce wolves immediately gave up. Soon after, they discovered the corpses on the ground and began to tear them apart …
The three of them did not go far. Only after waiting for Lu Xuan to return did they leave the back mountain together and once again return to the Mission Tower. Although this trip to the back mountain did not last long, everyone had benefited greatly. Especially Xia Ye. Although he had suffered some superficial wounds and needed to recuperate for a period of time, his combat ability had greatly increased. In the future, if he encountered any threatening situations, his chances of survival would also increase by a lot.
On the way back, the few of them no longer actively searched for their targets. Their speed greatly increased, and in a short period of time, they were about to reach the inner sect. At this moment, a figure rushed towards Lu Xuan and the others. Lu Xuan cast a glance at the figure, but did not take a closer look. This was the only path to the back mountain, and there were many disciples coming and going. This person was obviously also heading towards the back mountain.
Just as this person was about to brush past Lu Xuan, he suddenly stopped and shouted angrily.
"Lu Xuan! It's you! "
Slightly startled, Lu Xuan finally stopped and sized up this person. He saw that this person bore a slight resemblance to Long Zhan, and the resemblance to Long Hai, whom he had just killed, was as high as 70%. This was the eldest son of Ryūka, Long Tian!
Recognizing this person, a cold smile immediately appeared on Lu Xuan's face. "What, do you need something?"
"Don't be so arrogant. If you have the ability, hide in the inner sect for the rest of your life. Otherwise, there will come a day when I will use your dog head to accompany me with wine!" Long Tian gritted his teeth, somewhat regretting his late arrival. Looking at Lu Xuan's appearance, it was obvious that he had just returned from the back mountain. If he had arrived a step earlier and called Senior Mo Chen, they would definitely have killed this bastard in the back mountain.
Long Tian had originally been with Mo Chen and the others, but due to some matters that had delayed him, he had only just managed to escape and was now rushing towards the back mountain to meet up with Mo Chen and the others. However, what he did not know was that Senior Mo Chen, whom he had high hopes for, had already become a pile of rotten meat in the stomachs of a pack of ferocious wolves. Even his younger brother Long Hai had suffered the same fate.
Perhaps he should be thankful that he had not been with Mo Chen, otherwise he would not even have had the chance to stand here and shout at Lu Xuan.
"I await your arrival." Lu Xuan threw down these words and no longer paid attention to him, leaving straight away. This was the main road and not the best time to strike, otherwise he would not have minded killing the last remaining member of Ryūka.
Long Tian clenched his fists tightly as he watched Lu Xuan's departing figure. Although he very much wanted to rush up and kill Lu Xuan directly, he knew that his current strength might not be able to match up to Lu Xuan. Lu Xuan's previous results in the Sword Forest had already been spread and he was ranked ahead of him.
After staring at Lu Xuan's departing figure for a few breaths, Long Tian angrily turned around and continued to run towards the back mountain. He wanted to find Mo Chen and Long Hai to discuss how to deal with Lu Xuan.
Running into Long Tian by chance was nothing more than an interlude, and Lu Xuan did not take him to heart. With his current strength, Long Tian was no longer a match for him. At the very least, compared to Xu Wenyang, who he had just offended, Long Tian was nothing.
Soon, the group of four returned to the mission building. The warm-hearted deacon who was in charge of receiving Lu Xuan and the others was still there. Seeing them return, the deacon was slightly startled. He still had some impression of these people who had immediately accepted a seven-star mission, but he did not expect them to return so quickly. It had only been six hours since they had left.
Generally speaking, it was not unusual for a six-star mission or above to take a few days. After all, it was not easy to find the target in such a large back mountain, not to mention that they would constantly encounter battles during this period.
"You're back so quickly, are you looking for a new mission?" The deacon took the initiative to greet Lu Xuan. In his opinion, since they had returned so quickly, they must have realized that the difficulty of the mission had exceeded their expectations and wanted to change to a lower level mission.
Lu Xuan smiled faintly and did not explain. He directly asked, "Senior Deacon, please help me check if there are any missions that require a Shrub Wolf."
Hearing this, the deacon could not help but laugh. It seemed that he had guessed correctly. These people should have hunted a few low-level beasts and came back to earn some extra money. However, the Shrub Wolf was only at the fourth rank, which corresponded to a four-star mission. Compared to the seven-star mission they had accepted, it could be said to be on a completely different level.
He shook his head slightly and did not say much. He picked up a jade slip that recorded a four-star mission and flipped through it. After all, this was his job.
"You're in luck. There's a mission that requires a Shrub Wolf, but the mission reward is not much, only 400 contribution points. Did you bring back the carcass of the Shrub Wolf?"
Xia Ye walked forward and took out the two carcasses of the Shrub Wolves from his storage ring. He could not help but smack his lips. The reward was really low, only 400 contribution points. The six-star mission that they had accepted to kill Lightning Ferrets had a reward of 4,000 contribution points, which was ten times the reward. Of course, the difficulty of the mission was also more than ten times higher.
However, since they had come here for free, it would be a waste not to take it. No matter how small a mosquito's leg was, it was still meat.
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