Chapter 71

The assassin wielding the sword suddenly stiffened in mid-air, his life force souls flying out of his body, blood gushing from his seven orifices, and he fell to the ground with a thud.

Li HanGu shook his head, sighing as he walked over and whispered, "I didn't expect them to be suicide operatives, preferring to kill themselves rather than let us capture them alive."

Ning Yue's move was so concealed that the assassin indeed looked like he had committed suicide. Bai Luoluo, who had been with Ning Yue for a long time, naturally saw through it. She suppressed her laughter, didn't expose the truth, and instead hid behind Ning Yue like a little bird.

Li HanGu had also witnessed Bai Luoluo's breakthrough in the heat of battle. He had already held the young couple in high regard, but after this battle, he realized he had underestimated Ning Yue and Bai Luoluo. Li HanGu immediately made up his mind to win over this young man, to become a powerful ally in the sect and family in the future.

Ning Yue couldn't help but ask, "I have no enemies with Jiuer. Why did these two suddenly come out to assassinate us?"

Li HanGu sighed and said, "These two assassins are probably after me?"

Ning Yue showed a slight look of inquiry, and Li HanGu shook his head, sighing, "This is a long story. These two assassins are not much to worry about, but I'm concerned that... those people won't let me off."

Li HanGu patted Ning Yue's shoulder and said, "Although I, Uncle Li, may look down on my luck, I actually come from a prestigious family. I am the son of Li Shutong, one of the Nine Ministers of the Daxia Dynasty, the Grand Minister. But because my mother was of low birth, I was not valued at home, so they sent me to the Yanxing Sect to learn martial arts."

"Originally, someone like me could still rely on the family for some support, but to achieve anything significant, I would have to rely on my own efforts. If I didn't work hard, I would just muddle through life, ensuring only that I wouldn't lack food and clothing."

"But unfortunately, a sudden change occurred in my family. Several of my brothers met with unfortunate ends, and I became the only son."

Ning Yue hesitated slightly and couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Li, are these people sent by your family's enemies, or are they relatives worried about you contesting the family inheritance?"

Li HanGu was slightly taken aback, looking at Ning Yue with a complex expression for a moment before saying, "You not only have exceptional martial talent, but you are also very perceptive in reading people. You are truly smart..." After a long silence, he said faintly, "I don't know the answer either."

Ning Yue chuckled and patted Li HanGu's shoulder in a mature manner, saying, "Actually, there is a way to resolve this issue once and for all, to eliminate all future troubles. Uncle Li, do you want to know?"

Li HanGu, feeling endlessly troubled, couldn't help but laugh, "What can you do? Tell me, I've racked my brains and can't come up with a single good idea. Don't start boasting just because I called you smart. This isn't a game; your Uncle Li's life and fortune are at stake."

Ning Yue extended a finger and laughed lightly, "As long as Uncle Li cultivates the sect's martial arts to the sixth stage, all problems will be solved. This method doesn't require any cleverness; just use the strongest power to crush everything. Isn't that simple and clear, and your enemies will absolutely have no way to counter it?"

Li HanGu was stunned for a moment. He had intended to mock Ning Yue, thinking that a sixth-stage martial spirit was not so easily achieved. If everyone could achieve it, there wouldn't be so few sixth-stage experts in the world. But as he thought more deeply, he suddenly smiled bitterly in agreement, realizing that this was indeed the best method. As long as one's martial arts were strong enough to suppress everything, no plot would matter.

Although Li HanGu also thought this method was indeed good, he didn't believe he could achieve it. Just as he was about to sigh and give up, he suddenly glanced at Ning Yue, and his heart brightened. He thought to himself, "I may not be able to cultivate to the sixth stage in this life, but Yan Qi and Yan Jiu might. Their talents far surpass mine. If Yan Qi and Yan Jiu are willing to help me, once they have cultivated their martial arts, won't all problems be solved?"

Although Ning Yue's martial arts were not yet high, he had the unparalleled confidence forged through years of rigorous training. He never thought there was any martial art he couldn't learn or any technique he couldn't master, unless it was something that wasn't meant for humans, something no one had ever achieved.

Therefore, he had never doubted that he could perfect the sect's martial arts after joining the Yanxing Sect. To him, this was an easy task, like a literary master writing a timeless article, depending only on interest, not on piecing together fragments from old texts or plagiarizing others.

When he suggested this idea to Li HanGu, he never thought that Uncle Li would find it unachievable.

After suggesting this idea, Ning Yue didn't continue to think about it but instead pondered how to prepare to bring the Yanxing Sect under his control.

Ning Yue had vast power in both the main world and the dark world. Normally, he only needed to give an order, and someone would handle it properly. His twelve spirit attendants were always by his side.

But in the Nine Heavens, he had no power. He had stayed in the Huo Family Village for a long time, but the villagers there had no potential, so he never considered subjugating them. However, since he was about to join the Yanxing Sect, Ning Yue had the idea of subjugating the Yanxing Sect as his subordinates.

Li HanGu suddenly smiled and said, "Let's not worry about this for now. I'll tell you about the Yanxing Sect so that you don't make any mistakes when you join."

Ning Yue, of course, had no objections and pulled Bai Luoluo to listen to Li HanGu's account of the Yanxing Sect.

The Yanxing Sect was one of the eight largest sects in the Dagan Dynasty. Although it was located in a remote area and had not developed much, it was confined to the Dagan Dynasty. Even the orthodox martial arts sects of the Daxia Dynasty considered the Dagan Dynasty's sects as minor sects, but the Yanxing Sect had a substantial foundation.

The Yanxing Sect's founding martial art was the Golden Goose Technique, but besides the Golden Goose Technique, it also had three sets of sixth-stage life soul diagrams. Due to its rich martial treasures, the sect had always produced many outstanding young talents, with a few outstanding disciples in each generation to maintain its prestige.

Currently, among the younger generation of the Yanxing Sect, the eight major disciples led the way. These eight major disciples were divided into two levels. Li HanGu, Beigong Yubo, and Yu Ershiba were in the first tier, all possessing second-stage or even third-stage phantom-level strength.

The others, such as Yan Xiongqi, Gu Guiyan, Liu Shen, Xu Shuyu, and Nan Sheng, were in the second tier, also possessing phantom-level strength. In other sects, such as the Tianlang Sect, a low-tier sect, they would be considered the eldest disciples.