Chapter 83

The evaluation for the genius rank requires a visit to the guild branch in Yunlong County City. The other eighteen city branches within the county do not have the authority to evaluate the genius rank.

However, before heading to Yunlong County City, Luo Xiu had one more thing to do.

Walking out of his home, Luo Xiu did not change his appearance or hide his movements; he directly headed towards the city gate.

The spies lingering near the Luo family immediately reported this news to the Zhang family's patriarch, Zhang Luliang.

"Leaving the city?" Zhang Luliang's eyes flashed with murderous intent upon receiving the news.

As soon as Luo Xiu left the city, he felt that he was being followed all the way.

In his perception, a powerful aura was constantly approaching, and a cold smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

An hour later, Luo Xiu had already moved far away from Qingyun City and stood still. Soon, Zhang Luliang's figure appeared in his line of sight.

He knew that once he acted alone, Zhang Luliang would not be able to hold back. His actions were to lure Zhang Luliang out of the city.

Although Zhang Luliang was a Ninth Rank Great Martial Artist, Luo Xiu had many trump cards and did not take him seriously.

Moreover, he wanted to use Zhang Luliang to test the power of the Xuantian Transformation.

"Brat, you dare to leave the city alone, knowing that I want to kill you?" Zhang Luliang's eyes were filled with coldness and murderous intent.

However, what Zhang Luliang did not expect was that Luo Xiu remained calm and composed. "I was waiting for you to leave the city."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Luliang was taken aback, then noticed that Luo Xiu's cultivation had already reached the First Rank of the Innate Realm, and his eyebrows raised.

"You have already reached the Innate Realm? It seems you have indeed had extraordinary fortune, but once you are killed, everything you have will be mine!"

As he spoke, a fierce expression appeared on Zhang Luliang's old face. He raised his hand, and a blood-red rainbow shot towards Luo Xiu.

"Hum!"

This blood-red rainbow was formed by innate true qi. With Zhang Luliang's cultivation, its power was enough to easily kill an ordinary First Rank Innate.

"Clang!"

Luo Xiu suddenly drew his sword, and a black sword light, like lightning, split the blood-red rainbow.

"Huh?"

Seeing that Luo Xiu had actually resisted his attack, Zhang Luliang was somewhat surprised, as the gap between Ninth Rank and First Rank was very significant.

Reaching the Innate Realm means becoming a Martial Artist, and only those who reach the Ninth Rank can be called Great Martial Artists.

A Great Martial Artist's casual attack can easily kill a First Rank Innate, yet Luo Xiu had resisted, which was truly unbelievable.

Not only that, he also noticed that although Luo Xiu's cultivation was at the First Rank of the Innate Realm, his true qi was incredibly thick, almost comparable to a Fifth Rank Innate.

At this moment, Luo Xiu's figure left a series of nine afterimages, and the lightning-fast sword light enveloped Zhang Luliang.

Luo Xiu's sword was incredibly fast, which shocked Zhang Luliang even more. He had never seen an Innate Martial Artist with such a fast sword, making him, a Great Martial Artist, feel the threat of death.

"Is your sword technique already perfected?"

Zhang Luliang shouted in shock, then a war saber appeared in his hand, instinctively blocking Luo Xiu's sword light.

"Clang!"

The collision of the saber and sword produced sparks, and the air crackled. However, at this moment, Zhang Luliang felt a tearing pain in his chest and immediately retreated as fast as he could, his soul almost fleeing.

He did not even notice when Luo Xiu had delivered the second strike. If not for his instinctive reaction, his body would have been split in two.

"Such a fast sword, could it be a perfected sword technique?" Blood gushed from the wound on his chest, and Zhang Luliang was drenched in cold sweat.

He could not believe that Luo Xiu had cultivated his fast sword technique to such a level. As a Great Martial Artist, he had only cultivated his saber technique to a minor level.

Generally, only those at the Divine Cultivation Realm could cultivate their sword techniques to a major level, and only the best among them could reach the perfected level.

Despite his higher cultivation, this young man was full of mysteries. With his perfected sword technique, Zhang Luliang feared he might not be his match.

Thinking of this, Zhang Luliang's first reaction was to flee, otherwise, he might really die at the hands of this young man.

However, at this moment, Luo Xiu delivered another strike. The Dark Shadow Sword was enveloped in the Netherworld Death Flame, and this strike was twice as fast and powerful as before!

Zhang Luliang did not even have time to react. His entire body froze, and he stared at Luo Xiu with a look of unwillingness, trying to say something, but his head suddenly rolled off his neck, blood spurting out.

"Is he that powerful?"

Looking at Zhang Luliang, whose head had been cut off, even Luo Xiu was momentarily stunned.

The perfected fast sword technique had already surprised him, making him almost invincible below the Divine Cultivation Realm. However, the Xuantian Transformation, which doubled his strength, could instantly kill a Ninth Rank Great Martial Artist, which was truly terrifying.

Does this mean that, if he uses his full strength, he could even contend with a First Rank Divine Cultivation Realm Martial Ancestor?

Of course, the reason he could so easily kill Zhang Luliang was mainly because Zhang Luliang was just an ordinary Great Martial Artist. If he faced a more powerful Great Martial Artist, Luo Xiu would not have it so easy.

Regardless, being able to kill Zhang Luliang had already greatly surprised Luo Xiu and given him a new understanding of his own strength.

Looking at a nearby boulder, Luo Xiu sheathed his sword and said calmly, "Senior Ye, are you not planning to come out?"

In his life perception, no matter how well the aura was hidden, as long as it was a living being, Luo Xiu could see it clearly.

Ye Xiangdou walked out from behind the boulder, looking at Luo Xiu with a shocked expression.

"You can actually kill a Ninth Rank Innate like Zhang Luliang and even discover my hiding place?"

Ye Xiangdou's eyes were filled with disbelief. He did not expect that in just a few months, Luo Xiu had grown to such a level.

Seeing Luo Xiu leave the city, he was worried that he would be ambushed by Zhang Luliang, so he secretly followed to protect him. However, he did not expect that Luo Xiu did not need his help and killed the Great Martial Artist Zhang Luliang with his own strength.

Not only that, he killed Zhang Luliang with ease, using only three strikes!

A perfected fast sword technique, a Fourteenth-year-old Innate Martial Artist, how monstrous is this boy?

"Thank you for your secret protection, Senior."

Luo Xiu bowed in gratitude. As for other things, he did not explain, knowing that Ye Xiangdou would not covet his opportunities, otherwise, he could have taken them long ago.

Picking up Zhang Luliang's storage ring, there were no high-value treasures inside, just some essence stones and third-grade medicinal pills, and a middle-grade human rank war saber that Zhang Luliang had used in life.

Zhang Luliang's death could not be hidden, and Luo Xiu himself did not plan to hide it.

After returning to the city, he immediately used the teleportation array to reach Yunlong County City and met with President Wen Qianhong.

"Innate Realm?"

Even though he already knew, President Wen Qianhong was still somewhat surprised to see that Luo Xiu had indeed reached the Innate Realm.

In just a few months, Luo Xiu had broken through.

Moreover, a Fourteenth-year-old Innate Martial Artist was considered a top genius even in the entire Tianwu Kingdom.

"What are your plans after killing Zhang Luliang?" President Wen Qianhong asked with a smile.

"I want to post a bounty to kill Gou Hongyi," Luo Xiu said.

He returned to eliminate future threats. Even with the protection of the Hunter's Guild, he could not guarantee that his family would be safe.

As he spoke, Luo Xiu took out ten lower-grade earth rank war swords and placed them on the table.

President Wen Qianhong's eyes narrowed. "You are even richer than I am."

A lower-grade earth rank war weapon costs over ten thousand lower-grade essence stones, and an ordinary Martial King's wealth is only about twenty thousand.

Luo Xiu took out ten, worth over ten thousand essence stones, which could make an Eighth Rank Martial King心动.

The bounty for killing someone ensures the anonymity of the person posting the task, a rule that the Hunter's Guild strictly enforces.

For Luo Xiu, this was the most stable way to eliminate future threats.

Subsequently, President Wen Qianhong upgraded Luo Xiu's genius evaluation to a medium yellow rank, granting him the qualification to practice three sixth-grade martial arts.

However, Luo Xiu did not plan to waste time practicing sixth-grade martial arts. With his perfected fast sword technique, he did not need to use any martial techniques to match a sixth-grade martial technique.

He had the All-Heaven Life and Death Wheel, and as long as he thoroughly comprehended the second origin law diagram, he did not need to seek other cultivation methods.

As for the Ten Directions Residual Shadows, a fifth-grade martial art, it was already sufficient for him.

Luo Xiu's current plan was to advance his cultivation to the Third Rank of the Innate Realm and practice seventh-grade martial arts!

The bounty task was posted, and in the following days, Luo Xiu spent his time at home with his parents and sister.

Half a month later, a piece of news shook the entire Yunlong County!

The inner gate elder of the dominant force in Yunlong County, the Free and Easy Sect, Gou Jinchuan, was killed!

No one in the Free and Easy Sect knew who had killed him. The new sect leader, Di Sigu, was furious and mobilized the entire sect to investigate the murderer.

For a time, the entire Yunlong County was in turmoil, but Luo Xiu seemed unaffected.

Who had killed Di Sigu, Luo Xiu himself did not know. In such bounty tasks, the identities of both the person posting the task and the person accepting it are kept confidential.

With Zhang Luliang and Di Sigu dead, Luo Xiu could finally rest easy, no longer worrying about the safety of his family.

Unconsciously, another month passed, and Luo Xiu's cultivation reached the Second Rank of the Innate Realm.

Since reaching the Innate Realm, his cultivation speed had slowed down, but he was not in a hurry. Before reaching the Third Rank of the Innate Realm, he planned to stay in Qingyun City and spend time with his family.

Another month passed, and it was the wedding day of his sister, Luo Xiuer, and Liu Yuan.

Qingyun City was festooned with lanterns and decorations. Liu Yuan was the son of the Liu family's patriarch, and the wedding was grand.

Father Luo Songlin and Mother Liu Shuyun had smiles on their faces. Notably, Mother Liu Shuyun's belly was growing, and she was pregnant again. The doctor confirmed it was a boy.

"Then I can leave with peace of mind."

As the disciple of the bride and the younger brother of the groom, Luo Xiu naturally attended the wedding.

Various families in Qingyun City sent gifts, and the scene was very lively.

"Then I can leave with peace of mind."

Seeing his family living happily, Luo Xiu's heart was more at peace than ever.

A peaceful life is not suitable for martial cultivation, and he would eventually leave. However, he did not want his departure to bring sadness to his family.

He had obtained the Life and Death Pearl and was pursuing the pinnacle of martial cultivation, which meant he would not be in the same world as his family.