Chapter 10

This is a blatant provocation.

Xiao Yan's expression became even more sinister.

Although he did not know what "showing off" meant, it could not be a good thing.

However, when he turned to look at Guimo Zhenren, and saw that Guimo Zhenren did not speak, he could only force a smile and say, "Alright, Junior Brother, please!"

As he spoke, he took a step back.

At the same time, he thought to himself, "Hmph! Just wait and see how miserably you will die!"

At that moment, Lu Li moved.

Whoosh.

His figure flickered in place, and two figures appeared.

They were afterimages!

In the next moment, Lu Li moved like a ghost in the hall, as fast as lightning, making it impossible to capture his figure.

For a moment, a whirlwind swept through the hall.

In the whirlwind, four afterimages of Lu Li appeared and reappeared.

They were indestructible!

Moreover, there were always four afterimages, no more and no less!

"多重鬼影！四道残影！" (Multiple ghost shadows! Four afterimages!)

Seeing such a strange sight, Xiao Yan's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "This is the phenomenon that only appears when the Linggui Meiyin Step is cultivated to the fourth level. How is this possible?"

He was greatly shocked, his mind in turmoil.

In just one month!

How did Lu Li manage to cultivate the Linggui Meiyin Step to the fourth level?

This was a realm he had not reached even after three months of cultivation!

How is this possible?

Could this guy's talent really be that good?

"Good! Enough!"

Suddenly, Guimo Zhenren's voice rang out.

Hearing this, Lu Li's figure abruptly stopped, and he returned to his original position, bowing to Guimo Zhenren.

The four afterimages slowly disappeared.

"Very good, very good, very good!"

Guimo Zhenren's face was full of satisfaction, and he said, "Lu Li, I did not misjudge you! Your talent is excellent, and you have cultivated the Linggui Meiyin Step to the fourth level, '多重鬼影' (Multiple Ghost Shadows), in just one month! You are almost as good as my eldest disciple!"

"Thank you, Master."

Lu Li's expression was calm, neither happy nor sad.

At this moment, Guimo Zhenren continued, "Xiao Yan, you are also good, and I am quite satisfied."

"Thank you, Master."

Xiao Yan hurriedly stepped forward to thank him.

In the next moment, Guimo Zhenren changed the subject, "However, I am at a critical point in my cultivation and do not have the spare energy to take on disciples. This way, one month from now, I will come out of seclusion and check your cultivation. The one who performs better will be taken as my true disciple. By the way, this time I am entering a life-or-death seclusion. You must be careful. If you die, I will not bother to avenge you."

Huh?

Hearing these words, Lu Li and Xiao Yan were both taken aback.

These words seemed to have a hidden meaning?

"Leave!"

Guimo Zhenren waved his hand.

"Yes!"

Lu Li and Xiao Yan bowed again and bowed out of the cave.

Boom.

The black stone door closed.

Black vines spread from the ground, sealing the entire black stone door.

The restriction was triggered.

It seemed that Guimo Zhenren was really going to enter a life-or-death seclusion for a month.

Lu Li frowned slightly and turned to leave.

"Junior Brother Lu, wait."

At this moment, Xiao Yan spoke.

Before Lu Li could turn around, this person opened his mouth and a thick, cold blood aura shot out like an arrow, straight into Lu Li's back.

It was so fast that no one could react!

This was the Blood Devouring Aura!

Moreover, this Blood Devouring Aura was thicker than the one before, as large as a bowl.

If the Blood Devouring Aura hit and entered the body, it would likely drain all the blood in an instant!

Clearly, he had been hiding his true strength!

Pfft.

Hit!

The Blood Devouring Aura hit Lu Li's back and passed through.

It was an afterimage!

In the next moment, Lu Li's figure slowly appeared ten feet away, his expression cold.

He had clearly anticipated this!

"Senior Brother Xiao, what do you mean by attacking me? Do you not fear Master's reprimand for harming a fellow disciple?"

Lu Li's gaze turned cold, and he asked sternly.

"Damn! You actually dodged!"

Xiao Yan's face was full of malice. He recalled the blood aura with a wave of his hand and said coldly, "Lu Li, didn't you hear clearly? Master is going into seclusion for a month. If we die, he won't bother to avenge us! So, even if I kill you, Master won't know! Even if he does, I bet he won't care! Then, I will become Master's true disciple!"

As he spoke, he flipped his hand, and a snow-white spirit talisman appeared in his palm.

On it were three twisted blood-colored characters:

Ghost Control Talisman!

"This is a low-grade magical tool, the Ghost Control Talisman, which seals a ghost at the tenth level of Qi Cultivation. Lu Li, you can die now!"

Xiao Yan's face showed a sinister smile.

"Is that so?"

Lu Li narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Yes! Die!"

Xiao Yan laughed maniacally and poured his magical power into the talisman.

But instantly, his face changed.

His magical power seemed to be frozen by frost, moving very slowly.

Is this... the poison of the Ice Spirit Ghost Grass?

When did I get poisoned?

Before he could react,

Boom.

The ground shook.

A wave of heat enveloped the sky.

Xiao Yan looked up and saw that Lu Li had already rushed to his face, his muscles bulging, his clothes torn, emitting a blood aura as intense as a furnace.

His face was cold with killing intent, as icy as frost.

In the next moment, a huge fist slammed out.

The power was so great that it compressed the air, creating a shocking explosion.

This punch could shatter gold and split stone!

"How can there be such powerful blood aura?"

Xiao Yan cried out.

However, in the face of life and death, he did not retreat. He swung his hand, and the Blood Devouring Aura shot towards Lu Li's forehead.

He wanted to die together, to fight to the death!

Bang!

This was the dull sound of Lu Li's fist hitting Xiao Yan's forehead.

Clang!

This was the clear sound of the Blood Devouring Aura hitting Lu Li's chest.

In the next moment,

Xiao Yan's head exploded on the spot.

It was like a watermelon being smashed by a giant hammer, with red and white matter splattering everywhere.

In his last moments, he saw the Blood Devouring Aura being deflected by Lu Li's body.

How... is this possible?

His Blood Devouring Aura could not penetrate Lu Li's body?

This Lu Li was only at the first level of Qi Cultivation.

Before he could understand,

Lu Li's large hand turned into a claw, diving down like an eagle catching a rabbit, and grabbed Xiao Yan's heart.

Bone Grab Heart!

Pfft.

A dull sound, the large hand grabbed Xiao Yan's heart.

Then, a powerful force erupted from the hand, shattering Xiao Yan's internal organs into a mass of blood foam.

In an instant, Xiao Yan's head exploded and his heart shattered.

He was dead.

Thud.

The headless body fell to the ground, spilling blood everywhere.

Lu Li frowned slightly, retracting his blood-covered hand.

He felt a bit nauseous.

But there was no guilt.

If he had not been cautious, he would have been the one lying dead on the ground.

In the cave just now, the vial he crushed contained a poisonous plant he had found in the Ten Thousand Ghost Caves.

It was called the Ice Spirit Ghost Grass.

This Ice Spirit Ghost Grass, when placed in a sealed space, would quickly rot and turn into a colorless, odorless poison gas.

Inhaling this poison gas would gradually freeze and solidify one's magical power, making it move slowly and sluggishly.

The effect was good.

But the onset time was a bit long.

A cultivator with slightly higher cultivation could instantly detect it.

But Xiao Yan, at the fifth level of Qi Cultivation, could not detect it at all.

He never expected that Lu Li would take the initiative to poison him in the cave.

Of course, Lu Li had poisoned him in advance to ensure his safety.

If Xiao Yan had not tried to harm him, he would not have used lethal force.

Ding.

A system prompt sounded in his mind:

"Your Bone Heart Crushing Palm is abnormally excited due to your first kill of a cultivator, and the cultivation effect has increased by 300%!"

"Progress increased by 10%!"

As the voice faded,

Boom.

The black stone door behind Lu Li slowly opened again.

Guimo Zhenren was still sitting on the white bone chair, his blood-red eyes filled with unhidden admiration.

The feeling... was like Ximen Qing seeing Pan Jinlian.