Chapter 36

As he thought about this, a draft of his speech had already formed in Huaxia Jiu's mind.

In the next moment, Huaxia Jiu said solemnly, "Honorable seniors, I am a wandering cultivator from the southwestern region. Not long ago, I was severely injured, losing all my true essence. It was only recently that I recovered from my injuries and my true essence was restored. A month ago, I entered the Cangman Mountains to search for medicinal herbs and was injured by the demon race. I fainted in Tang Family Town and was saved by Tang Guanshu. Later, when the Cangnan County Cangfeng Cavalry attacked Tang Family Town, I helped the Cangfeng Cavalry for two reasons: to save myself and escape from the demon-controlled area, and to repay Tang Family Town."

Huaxia Jiu glanced at the three people with a slightly uneasy heart but continued with an unchanged expression, "Then I followed the Cangfeng Cavalry to Hedaba City. As for someone mistaking me for a member of a hidden sect, it was partly because my injuries had not yet fully healed, and I wanted to recover in peace in Hedaba City. The other reason was to use the power of Cangnan County to save the people of Tang Family Town. Later, as I wished, Commander Xu Jianhong of the Steel Tooth Legion not only sent people to help me save the people of Tang Family Town but also invited me to join the Steel Tooth Legion and granted me the position of deputy commander. I used this identity to recover. When the demons attacked later, my injuries had somewhat healed, and to conceal my identity, I helped defend the city. As for the tiger demon king's soul not being able to devour my soul, it's because my soul is much stronger than that of ordinary people. After several years of cultivation, although my cultivation is only at the peak of the Spirit Condensation stage, my soul strength is not inferior to that of the middle stage of the Core Formation realm. As for my return to the Cangman Mountains later, it was only to pick a medicinal herb I had seen in the mountains before."

Huaxia Jiu's words were reasonable and consistent with his current cultivation level and the entire course of events. He Mingsheng and Yu Kunshun could not help but believe him to some extent, but it was not enough to completely dispel their suspicions about Huaxia Jiu.

Liu Zhongyuan did not expect Huaxia Jiu to say these words. On one hand, he was relieved that He Mingsheng and Yu Kunshun were gradually losing their interest in competing, but on the other hand, he was secretly worried that Huaxia Jiu's words were true, and he became somewhat anxious.

After Huaxia Jiu finished speaking, the scene fell silent for a moment. The three experts of the Soul Separation stage each had their own thoughts and pondered silently.

Seeing that his words had not completely dispelled the suspicion that he was from a hidden sect, Huaxia Jiu's heart stirred. He remembered Liu Zhongyuan's oath earlier, and a flash of inspiration came to him. He said again, "If the three seniors do not believe me, I can also swear. Yes! I, Huaxia Jiu, swear that if I am from a hidden sect, I will be struck by five thunderbolts and die."

Huaxia Jiu's oath was almost identical to Liu Zhongyuan's earlier one, but the effect was immediate.

Yu Kunshun smiled bitterly and turned to leave. Soon, he brought two disciples and flew out of Jiangyuan City, heading towards Tianyi Sect. As for the four disciples still in Hedaba City, they could not leave temporarily and had to wait for the Purple Mystic Sect to take over before they could depart. This was a rule formed by the human race over the years to face the demon and sea races, to prevent the enemy from taking advantage. The four disciples of the Ice Blood Sect were naturally the same.

Liu Zhongyuan smiled bitterly, gave Huaxia Jiu a deep look, and put away his flying sword, preparing to return to the Cangnan Marquis Manor.

At this moment, He Mingsheng coldly snorted and said, "Since that's the case, what use is a small wandering cultivator like you? You might as well die now."

Before he finished speaking, he casually swung a blood-colored short blade, and instantly, dozens of blood droplets shot towards Huaxia Jiu.

Huaxia Jiu had been paying close attention to the three people. Yu Kunshun's departure without a word did not lower his vigilance. The moment He Mingsheng made his move, Huaxia Jiu had already condensed an ice arrow on his longbow.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh—

As the blood droplets shot towards Huaxia Jiu, his ice arrow also shot out. Almost without pause, another ice arrow condensed and shot out again.

In this way, one after another, the ice arrows shot out almost without pause. When the dozen or so blood droplets reached Huaxia Jiu, the same number of ice arrows had already shot out and accurately hit the droplets, causing them to scatter in mid-air.

"Hmm!" Liu Zhongyuan, who was about to leave, stopped and watched the entire process, surprised.

"A simple ice arrow technique, and this boy has practiced it to such a level of mastery, able to shoot it so quickly, clearly almost reaching the peak. In the Spirit Condensation stage, I have never seen such a thing before. Yes! Using a mortal's bow to increase the speed of the ice arrow, this boy has a good understanding and insight." Liu Zhongyuan thought to himself.

At the same time, He Mingsheng coldly snorted. Without any visible movement, the blood droplets that had just scattered suddenly coalesced in mid-air, forming a blood mist that enveloped Huaxia Jiu.

Huaxia Jiu's face changed. With a loud boom, a massive true essence exploded from his feet, instantly generating a great thrust that propelled him backward like an arrow. The blood mist enveloped the tree under Huaxia Jiu, and with a hissing sound, it quickly corroded the tree, creating countless holes. Combined with the true essence explosion from Huaxia Jiu's feet, the tree, which would take three or four people to encircle, was instantly severed and fell to the ground with a loud crash.

Seeing this, Huaxia Jiu's face changed again. He secretly readied the laser gun in his right hand, ready to use it at any moment.

Although it was just a casual attack by He Mingsheng, with the power of the Soul Separation stage, even if he was severely injured, a Spirit Condensation stage wandering cultivator managed to dodge it without a scratch in front of everyone. He Mingsheng could not help but feel embarrassed and wanted to attack again to kill Huaxia Jiu. Although Huaxia Jiu showed remarkable combat ability and talent, the more he did, the more He Mingsheng wanted to kill him.

On the other side, when Huaxia Jiu used the true essence to form a thrust, increasing his speed to dodge the blood mist that even a middle-stage Core Formation cultivator would find hard to avoid, he was once again surprised. This time, he saw clearly that Huaxia Jiu used the Wind Walking Technique, but the way he used it so skillfully further demonstrated his extraordinary talent and insight.

He was moved, thinking of Huaxia Jiu's soul strength at the Spirit Condensation stage, which was comparable to the middle stage of the Core Formation realm. He felt that this might be a rare cultivation genius.

At the same time, he thought of Huaxia Jiu's willingness to re-enter the demon-controlled area with severe injuries to save the people of Tang Family Town, who had saved his life. Today, he probably came for the sake of these ordinary people. Although he could not be sure of Huaxia Jiu's pure heart, his sense of righteousness and loyalty was undeniable, which was rare and extremely valuable in the ruthless and cold-blooded cultivation world.

Thinking of this, he could not help but think of the recent troubles. Suddenly, he had an idea.

After him, no one in the Liu family had the qualifications to cultivate. It was foreseeable that within a hundred years, some of his enemies might come to exterminate the family.

"Isn't this boy the most suitable person to solve the Liu family's problem?" Liu Zhongyuan thought. In the next moment, his soul consciousness moved slightly, and a sword light flashed, blocking between He Mingsheng, who was about to attack again, and Huaxia Jiu.

"Senior He! Since this boy is already the deputy commander of the Cangnan County Steel Tooth Legion, I cannot let you kill him at will while I am here," Liu Zhongyuan said coldly as he slowly flew towards the two.

Hearing this, He Mingsheng's face turned grim. He took a deep breath and said, "Since Brother Liu wants to protect this boy, I will spare his life."

With that, He Mingsheng gave Huaxia Jiu a deep look and left with the two disciples who had already arrived nearby. Soon, they flew out of Jiangyuan City and disappeared.

"Thank you, Senior, for saving me. I will repay you in the future," Huaxia Jiu bowed deeply to Liu Zhongyuan, speaking with utmost sincerity.

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