Chapter 355

He saw the black shadow that had been speeding ahead stop, waiting for him.

"You lured me here, for what purpose?" Ji Yun said in a deep voice.

"To kill you!" Xu Yang said.

He hadn't expected that he and Ji Yun had the same idea, both wanting to eliminate the other tonight to prevent future trouble.

"Xu Yang?"

As soon as Xu Yang spoke, Ji Yun immediately recognized his voice.

"How bold, actually taking the initiative to come and kill me. You think that after staying in the Profound Heaven Sect for two years, you can run rampant in Qingyuan?"

Ji Yun was both shocked and furious; he hadn't expected at all that this man in black was Xu Yang: "Didn't Lin Cheng tell you that we martial arts hall masters have basically all retired from the Profound Heaven Sect?

Coming to kill me in the middle of the night, who gave you the courage?"

Even if his disciple Kong Yu were still alive, at most he would only be at the Major Success of Gang Qi. With Xu Yang's talent, it would be good if he had reached the Minor Success of Gang Qi.

He had thought it would take some effort to find Xu Yang, but he hadn't expected Xu Yang to take the initiative to come and die.

"Your disciple, Kong Yu!" Xu Yang smiled.

Ji Yun's pupils contracted, and he said sharply: "What do you mean? Did you kill A-Yu?"

Xu Yang nodded: "That's right. Not just him; your own nephew Ji Jincheng and disciple Li Xu were also beaten to death by me."

It was actually Xu Yang who killed Kong Yu and Ji Jincheng.

Ji Yun felt as if a knife had been stabbed into his heart and twisted violently a few times, hurting him so much he couldn't breathe.

Back then, Xu Yang had refuted him a few times, and he had lost face and wanted to kill Xu Yang. He hadn't expected it would eventually result in the death of his most valued disciple and his illegitimate son, Ji Jincheng.

This bloody consequence made him want to go mad; he regretted his actions back then.

He regretted wanting to kill a junior over a small matter, and he regretted even more not killing Xu Yang himself, allowing him to enter the Profound Heaven Sect and have the opportunity to kill his disciple and illegitimate son.

Ji Yun's chest heaved as he breathed heavily, murderous intent surging in his eyes, and he roared: "I don't believe it! With your talent as a fool, how could you kill A-Yu? You want to disturb my mind? Pay with your life!"

His heart was indeed hurting, but he didn't believe Xu Yang had killed Kong Yu; he only felt Xu Yang was picking at his scars.

If Xu Yang could kill Kong Yu, wouldn't his talent be the first among the Ten Elites?

He was just a mere Grade C-minus innate talent; what could he use to kill a Grade A talent?

"Boom!"

His cultivation at the Major Success of Gang Qi erupted completely like a volcanic eruption. The tyrannical aura swept out, and the bamboo leaves turned into waves surging in all directions.

Startling Wind Palm!

Used in Ji Yun's hands, this martial art had an astonishingly terrifying power.

Gang winds rose in the bamboo forest, the sound like thunder. The scorching murderous intent turned into palm power that poured out crazily, carrying strength like a landslide and tsunami, shaking the fallen leaves into powder.

Under the painful expression was a palm Ji Yun struck in anger.

Gang light flickered, and red light lit up in the bamboo forest.

"If you don't believe it, go down yourself and ask Kong Yu, and you'll know."

On the arm Xu Yang raised casually, golden light surged. His cultivation at the Marrow Cleansing Realm woke up at this moment like a dormant dragon, emitting a monstrous, fierce power.

"Boom!"

As his palm slashed down casually, the air emitted a piercing, sharp whistle. The Gang Qi that shot over like a stream of light was like being struck by a heavy hammer, instantly shattering and scattering.

"Bang!"

"Crack!"

The two palms collided, and the force surged out. In an instant, who knew how many bamboo trees in the surroundings were destroyed; many were directly uprooted by the tyrannical force.

The soil under Ji Yun's feet cracked, and he felt a force like a mountain collapsing and a sea overturning coming from Xu Yang's hand, impossible to resist.

He couldn't help but tremble all over, spraying blood from his mouth. The palm that collided with Xu Yang was shattered into several pieces amidst the cracking sound, and bones pierced out from his shoulder.

"Marrow Cleansing..."

Ji Yun's voice trembled, and irrepressible fear surfaced in his heart. Xu Yang had actually already reached Marrow Cleansing.

Even if his disciple Kong Yu, third among the Ten Elites, were still alive, it would be impossible to reach Marrow Cleansing in such a short time. Xu Yang's talent was actually terrifying to this extent.

This meant that the other party's words earlier were not to disturb his mind, but that it was truly possible he was the murderer who killed his disciple and illegitimate son.

He had actually harmed his most brilliant disciple and illegitimate son over a matter of face.

"Back then, when I was weak, just because of a few words, you had your disciple encircle and suppress me at the martial arts examination. Do you have any regrets?" Xu Yang walked over with large strides.

"I..." Ji Yun opened his mouth.

His guts were green with regret.

Back then, when Xu Yang fought Yang Jun and settled their grudge, it was agreed that each would use their own means. But after Xu Yang revealed his cultivation at the Major Success of Qi Gathering, he accused Xu Yang of being despicable, which led to the subsequent events.

At that time, he thought Xu Yang was an ant he could manipulate at will, and he never expected it would evolve into today's situation.

Not only did he harm multiple disciples, including his most brilliant disciple and illegitimate son, but he himself was going to die here tonight.

"You can go and die now!"

Seeing Ji Yun's regret, the pent-up anger Xu Yang had felt back then was completely vented. He didn't waste any more words, his palm slashing out like a large blade.

Ji Yun wanted to parry, but before his hand could even be raised, Xu Yang's hand-blade had already slashed down.

"Puchi!"

A sound like a sharp blade cutting through meat rang out. Ji Yun's chest was directly cut open by his hand-blade, and his internal organs were shattered.

His body flew backward, breaking several bamboo stalks, and after hitting the ground, he lost all signs of life.

The hand-blade sliced off a bamboo stalk, directly hanging Ji Yun's corpse on it, and Xu Yang walked away.

The next day, while everyone was still heatedly discussing the Green Snake Gang being wiped out, news spread that Lie Feng Hall master Ji Yun had been killed in the bamboo forest, his corpse hanging on a bamboo stalk.

For a time, Qingyuan County was incredibly shocked.

It had been many years since a big figure like Ji Yun had died.

People watching the excitement surrounded the bamboo forest three layers deep, and it wasn't until Li He arrived with several experts that the crowd was dispersed.

"In the middle of the night, appearing here in night-traveling clothes and being killed by someone—could he have been doing something shameful?"

Li He surveyed the scene and the corpse, but other than seeing that Ji Yun had been killed by someone in a few moves, he didn't obtain any useful information.

"To be able to kill Ji Yun in a few moves, the cultivation must be at least Marrow Cleansing. Since when did Qingyuan County have a Marrow Cleansing expert?"

Li He's expression changed slightly: "Could it be someone from the Demonic Sect?"

Other than people from the Demonic Sect, he really couldn't think of anyone who would behead Lie Feng Hall master Ji Yun at this juncture.

But if it were someone from the Demonic Sect, why would Ji Yun be wearing night-traveling clothes? Could Ji Yun have been in collusion with the Demonic Sect?

"Have the people from Lie Feng Hall take the corpse away, and go invite the masters of every martial arts hall to me."

If the Demonic Sect really had a Marrow Cleansing expert here, things would be troublesome.

Relying solely on the City Guard and people like Li Qiang, they couldn't guarantee the smooth progress of the martial arts examination.

Who killed Ji Yun was not important at all; what was important was ensuring the smooth progress of the martial arts examination.

"Wind-Thunder Force is also known as internal force or dark force. This kind of power is as light as wind and as fierce as thunder, and it is very sinister. Look at how I exert force..."

Xu Yang didn't know what was happening in the outside world. At this moment, he was taking advantage of the two days left to see if he could guide Xu Qing to comprehend Wind-Thunder Force.

Lin Cheng had stopped at the Major Success of Gang Qi for his whole life; his talent could be imagined.

Although he had established the Weiyuan Hall with the Mountain-Shaking Bear Fist, he definitely hadn't mastered Wind-Thunder Force, so he couldn't guide Xu Qing in this regard.

Of course, Lin Cheng knew Wind-Thunder Force, but he relied on his profound cultivation realm to use it, rather than comprehending it himself.

Since Xu Qing wanted to participate in the martial arts examination, he could only support her and try his best to guide her in these two days.

If she could comprehend Wind-Thunder Force, the martial arts examination would also be safer.

"Brother, I think I've comprehended some of it. You're even more amazing than Master; he never taught me these things," Xu Qing said in surprise.

Under the guidance of Xu Yang, who had even comprehended the Hunyuan Force, she also groped her way to some of the tricks of Wind-Thunder Force.

"It's still far from enough. It would be good if you could master it within two days; it's impossible to master Wind-Thunder Force in an hour or two," Xu Yang shook his head.

He now surpassed Lin Cheng in every aspect, and a casual remark of his experience was a supreme truth of martial arts for a Qi Gathering martial artist.

If Xu Qing hadn't had any comprehension at all, it would have been impossible for her to reach the Major Success of Qi Gathering.

Being able to reach the Major Success of Qi Gathering, Xu Qing still had some talent.

Xu Yang continued to guide her, demonstrating many times, and sometimes even invading Xu Qing's meridians with his Gang Qi, letting her personally feel the mysteries of Wind-Thunder Force.

Only someone like him, who had comprehended the Hunyuan Force before reaching Gang Qi Formation and had also cultivated the Jin Gang Qi, could guide others to comprehend Wind-Thunder Force like this.

By evening, Xu Qing was finally able to use Wind-Thunder Force, but she wasn't proficient yet, and it was hard to use in combat.

It was also at this time that Qiu Wenjie arrived with Sun Tao.

"Keep practicing!"