Chapter 41

"…The Dao Shen Sect will not let you off!"

"You will die without a place to bury your body, and die a miserable death…."

In the forest, blades of light danced like brilliant white beams, blinding and mercilessly striking two disciples of the Dao Shen Sect, as if cutting through two logs, instantly slaying them on the spot.

Hearing the voice from the system, Lin Fei exhaled a long breath, the Black Slaughter Blade held horizontally. He deftly searched the bodies and retrieved a white jade bottle, took out the pills inside, and swallowed them in one go. His slightly pale face quickly regained much of its color.

"This should be the twenty-eighth disciple of the Dao Shen Sect I’ve killed, right!"

Over the past two days, Lin Fei, like a ghost, had specifically hunted down disciples of the Dao Shen Sect. Relying on the Wind Following Technique and the Thunderbolt Blade Technique, he had unknowingly accumulated a total of twenty-eight kills, which provided no less than thirty white jade healing pills.

"With the help of the white jade pills, my injuries have recovered to about eighty percent. It’s really a pity I couldn’t encounter that impressive young master; that guy must have a lot of good things on him!"

After days of hunting Dao Shen Sect disciples, Lin Fei had become accustomed to looting treasures, and he couldn’t help but think about that purple-clothed young master.

If it weren’t for the existence of that old immortal, Lin Fei wouldn’t mind going up to eliminate that purple-clothed young master. Don’t doubt his resolve.

"Never mind, a person should be content. The trip to the Black Water Mountains has been fruitful. I obtained the Black Slaughter Treasure Blade and enhanced my strength, better than expected. With a little over a month left, I can continue to cultivate, and who knows, I might even advance to the Seventh Level of Martial Dao."

……

Leaving the two corpses behind, Lin Fei headed in one direction, preparing to hunt more Dao Shen Sect disciples. He needed to fully recover his injuries first, after all, every bit of strength and combat power counts.

A hundred miles away, Lin Fei, who had been running, suddenly stopped, his face slightly changing, his gaze shifting with a wary expression.

"Are you an accomplice of that little thief!"

At this moment, a hundred feet in front of Lin Fei, a young purple-clothed master stood on a tree, expressionless, locking onto the black-robed Lin Fei.

The person standing on the tree was none other than Cheng Shaowen, the young master of the Dao Shen Sect.

Cheng Shaowen agreed with Uncle Cheng’s suggestion and had fully recalled the search team, creating the illusion of a concentrated search in one area. He himself was in this area, ready to receive any news of trouble at the first moment.

Unexpectedly, after just two days, Cheng Shaowen finally caught the accomplice of the little thief.

Lin Fei hadn’t changed much from his previous appearance, except for the addition of a long sword on his back, which led Cheng Shaowen to mistakenly identify him as an accomplice of the little thief.

"An accomplice of the little thief? It seems this guy has mistaken me for someone else."

Lin Fei thought to himself, his mind quickly grasping the situation. "The old immortal isn’t here, which saves me a big trouble. Although this guy is at the Seventh Level of Martial Dao, I’m not without the possibility of defeating him. If I use strategy, I should be able to kill him."

If it were ten days ago, encountering Cheng Shaowen, Lin Fei wouldn’t have had such confidence.

……

"Whoever you are, hand over your accomplice. Surrender, and this young master will leave you a complete corpse!"

A Sixth Level of Martial Dao youth, Cheng Shaowen didn’t take him seriously, looking down from above as if pronouncing someone’s death. He was a Seventh Level of Martial Dao expert.

"Leave you a complete corpse, my ass!"

Lin Fei cursed, his toes touching the ground, and the Wind Following Technique unfolded. The Black Slaughter Blade appeared in his hand, and he immediately unleashed three slashes, three sharp blade auras striking in quick succession.

Although he didn’t understand why the purple-clothed young master hadn’t attacked, Lin Fei wasn’t ignorant. He clearly felt that the other party’s aura was rising, in other words, he was gathering momentum to defeat him without a fight.

In a battle between experts, any detail could determine victory or defeat.

Lin Fei had heard of this. Even if the purple-clothed young master wasn’t like that, this place wasn’t a place to stay long. If the old immortal appeared, that would be the real danger.

As for turning and leaving, Lin Fei wouldn’t be so foolish.

A Seventh Level of Martial Dao expert, from the moment Lin Fei appeared, a faint killing intent had been locking onto him. If he tried to leave, he believed the other party’s blade auras wouldn’t be idle, and he would be instantly killed, exposing his back, leading to certain death.

Only a battle!

Lin Fei was also very interested. With his upgraded system and the fortuitous consumption of the Red Sun Fruit, even though he hadn’t yet refined the essence of the Red Sun Demon Monkey, the difference was like heaven and earth.

A battle would help Lin Fei understand the gap between himself and a genius at the Seventh Level of Martial Dao.

……

With this thought, Lin Fei took the initiative.

The three blade auras were merely to interrupt the other party’s momentum, not to let the other party use their aura to pressure him into battle. As for killing the other party, Lin Fei wouldn’t be so foolish as to think that.

If a Seventh Level of Martial Dao expert were so easy to kill, they would be as common as cabbage, and no one would bother to cultivate.

"A mere blade aura, how dare it injure this young master!"

Cheng Shaowen indeed intended to use his aura to overwhelm the other party. Experts often liked to use this tactic. A Sixth Level of Martial Dao thief was merely at the stage of forming spirit energy, how powerful could they be?

"Break!"

Cheng Shaowen didn’t move, coldly snorted, and with a tug of his sleeve, he raised his hand and unleashed three palm blades against the three blade auras.

Spirit energy formed into a palm blade.

It wasn’t a particularly powerful attack.

But coming from Cheng Shaowen, a Seventh Level of Martial Dao expert, the palm blade carried a scorching heat wave, as if the air was being evaporated.

Three palm blades met three blade auras!

Boom!

In front of the two, a vortex of blade light instantly formed. If anyone were caught in it, they would be instantly killed.

……

"Your palm blade is nothing special!"

Lin Fei’s three slashes were a test. Using the Black Slaughter Blade, the power was greater than that of ordinary weapons, and the blade auras contained a sharp edge, enhancing the attack power.

"What a powerful purple-clothed young master, his palm blade contains living fire-type spirit energy. This person must have cultivated fire-type spirit techniques, to break through my blade auras with a palm blade, truly worthy of being from the Dao Shen Sect!"

This was the second expert Lin Fei had encountered so far, the first being the old immortal.

While Lin Fei was surprised, Cheng Shaowen’s heart was also in turmoil.

The three palm blades were not just a single palm blade but integrated with scorching sun spirit energy, carrying a scorching effect. Once it invaded the body, it could burn the meridians at best and the internal organs at worst, reducing one’s combat power by a third.

"Truly worthy of slaying twenty-eight disciples of our Dao Shen Sect, you do have some strength. However, if you think you can escape from this young master, you are greatly mistaken."

Cheng Shaowen sneered, flying down from the tree. "The battle has just begun!"

"Blazing Flame Palm Blade!"

As Cheng Shaowen landed, his hands moved like knives, each palm blade sweeping across like falling leaves.