Chapter 49

The man in black approached swiftly, closing the distance in just a few steps.

He moved like a leopard, swift as the wind.

Holding a knife, he exuded a killing aura.

He aimed his knife at Liu Ruoyin, completely ignoring the young Taoist who had previously made him extremely wary.

This knife strike was a relentless advance, a determination to fight to the death.

Qin Xianyu did not know what had changed to make this assassin, who had originally fled, turn back with such ferocity. Shocked, he took a step forward and stood in front of Liu Ruoyin.

The man in black's expression changed drastically.

The young Taoist had split the crossbow bolt with a single sword strike, sending it to the ground—a feat of incredible skill.

With such abilities, how could the young Taoist be an ordinary person?

But he had no choice and no intention of engaging in a prolonged struggle.

"This Taoist looks very young, though his skills are remarkable, he must not have cultivated inner strength, given his age."

"If I tangle with him, relying on my skills, I might not win. I cannot afford to test him; I must use all my strength and decide the outcome in one move!"

The man in black, thinking that he was only at the peak of moving and channeling qi at the age of forty, had not yet entered the realm of inner strength. This made him even more certain that the young Taoist in Taoist robes had only learned skills and did not necessarily have deep inner strength cultivation.

With this thought, his mind was greatly calmed.

He slashed his knife without a moment's hesitation.

This knife strike was infused with all his qi and blood, aiming to decide the outcome in an instant!

The momentum of the knife strike suddenly trembled, then surged.

After completely letting go of his mindset, he broke through, entering the realm of inner strength, becoming a martial arts expert.

In that instant, the man in black felt that his knife strike had the power to split the heavens and earth, capable of cutting through anything, be it grass, trees, or rocks.

His aura grew stronger, and the momentum of the knife strike intensified.

Qin Xianyu felt the man in black suddenly pause, then his aura became as intense as fire, his presence increasing several times over. He calmed his mind, narrowed his eyes, and then they tightened.

In his eyes, the man in black's movements slowed, and the knife strike became gradually slower.

Although the inner strength expert's knife strike was still fierce, it now appeared slow and full of vulnerabilities.

He raised his hand and swung his sword.

A bright light flashed through the air.

The sword broke, the knife shattered.

The forest fell silent.

Qin Xianyu threw down the broken sword and took a deep breath.

"This man in black did not know my true abilities, only thinking that I had skills and techniques but lacked inner strength due to my young age. He did not know that I do not understand martial arts techniques, only a simple sword technique, and my true strength lies in my nearly seven-inch true qi."

If the man in black had engaged in a prolonged struggle, using varied techniques to attack him, Qin Xianyu would have been at a disadvantage. But the man in black, mistaking his youth for a lack of inner strength, aimed to decide the outcome in one move with Qin Xianyu.

Qin Xianyu did not understand technique variations and only had one sword technique, but he had a body full of true qi.

In such a direct confrontation, focusing on cultivation, it was most advantageous for Qin Xianyu.

Thus, Qin Xianyu won.

His long sword broke, but the man in black's long knife also shattered, along with his head.

"Such a heavy killing aura?"

Suddenly, a piercing pain came, accompanied by a hot, yang energy, like a furnace.

Qin Xianyu looked up and saw Lu Qing approaching with a long, narrow sword, blood on the blade, and his face full of killing intent. His inner strength was surging, and his body was steaming.

To the average person, it would seem that he was just sweating and steaming. But to Qin Xianyu, who cultivated the innate mixed primordial qi, he saw the full killing intent and the surging inner strength. The killing aura that had drifted over from a distance earlier had come from Lu Qing.

When Qin Xianyu saw Lu Qing, he understood why only one of the two assassins had returned and why this person was willing to risk his life to kill Miss Liu.

It was because Lu Qing had come and killed one of them.

The remaining man in black knew he was no match for Lu Qing and was certain to die, so he tried his best to kill Liu Ruoyin.

Also, because Lu Qing was behind him, he could not engage in a prolonged struggle with Qin Xianyu. He had no choice but to use all his strength to decide the outcome in one move with Qin Xianyu.

However, although he broke through in a crisis and delivered a knife strike of an inner strength expert, he met Qin Xianyu, who had nearly seven-inch true qi and a unique sword technique.

Lu Qing stopped, looked at the corpse, and showed a look of shock. He stared at Qin Xianyu and asked in a deep voice, "Did you kill him?"

Qin Xianyu nodded slightly.

Lu Qing drew a breath.

The corpse, with its head severed, had a strong smell of qi and blood, hinting at inner strength.

In other words, Qin Xianyu had killed an inner strength expert?

Although he had known that this young Taoist was highly skilled and had tested him, seeing this scene still left him feeling shocked.

A person with inner strength was a formidable expert. In the martial arts world, there were fewer than a handful of people who could condense inner strength at Qin Xianyu's age, and they all came from martial arts holy places. However, to be able to kill an inner strength expert indicated that this person's inner strength cultivation had already surpassed the one-inch mark.

If this were true, Qin Xianyu, at his current age, could almost be considered the top talent in the martial arts world.

Amidst his shock, he remembered that this young Taoist was actually a cultivator.

"Cultivators are very different from martial artists; perhaps he has received true teachings."

With this thought, he calmed down.

Lu Qing nodded slightly at him and then looked at Miss Liu.

Because the crossbow bolt had been too fast, and the man in black had attacked too quickly, Liu Ruoyin, who had not practiced martial arts, only now awoke from her shock. Her face turned pale, and she looked at the crossbow bolt on the ground and the headless corpse, almost feeling nauseous.

But seeing the calm young Taoist, Liu Ruoyin's heart calmed slightly.

Ninger was also like this. She was in Miss Liu's arms, extremely frightened and trembling slightly. She looked at the young Taoist and felt a sense of relief.

Lu Qing's killing aura was very intense, though he had reined it in, it was not as gentle as Qin Xianyu.

Qin Xianyu cultivated true qi, and even when he was in action, he remained gentle. Now that he had stopped, his aura was even more calm and gentle. This gentleness, combined with his earlier rescue, made Liu Ruoyin and Ninger feel more at ease.

Liu Ruoyin hugged Ninger and moved slightly behind Qin Xianyu.

Seeing this, Lu Qing smiled bitterly.

At this moment, Lu Qing suddenly noticed that the young Taoist's face was a bit off, and his steps were a bit unsteady.

"Could he be injured?"

Just as he was about to step forward to support him, Lu Qing suddenly remembered something. Although the young Taoist's skills were unknown, from the information he had, the young Taoist only gathered herbs for a living.

This was probably his first time killing someone?

Looking at the young Taoist's勉强镇定的样子，陆庆觉得有些好笑。

但想到他初次展现手段，便斩杀了一名内劲高手，陆庆的脸色顿时僵住了。

“实在是让人吃惊啊。”

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Looking at the young Taoist's勉强镇定的样子，Lu Qing found it somewhat amusing.

But thinking about how he had killed an inner strength expert on his first attempt, Lu Qing's face froze.

"Truly astonishing."

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