Chapter 45

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Lu Changsheng arrived under a large tree and stopped.

With his hands behind his back, he stared coldly at the forest behind him.

He saw a middle-aged man in green clothes rapidly rushing toward him.

The man's footsteps were very light and quick, covering several meters with a single leap, and he soon arrived not far in front of Lu Changsheng.

The middle-aged man's eyes were filled with malice, and his tone was grim: "Brat, do you know about the death of my Li family clansman?"

Lu Changsheng's expression shifted slightly upon hearing this; he had not expected the other party to be an elder of the Li family.

"Are you talking about Li Yunhua? He was intercepted and killed by the Wenxiang Sect."

He spouted nonsense casually, his face neither flushing nor his heart racing.

"Hmph... still trying to quibble, did you collude with the Wenxiang Sect..."

Murderous intent erupted in Li Yunpeng's eyes.

As a Li family elder, he did not quite believe that the person before him had killed Li Yunhua; with Li Yunhua's strength at the Skin Refining Perfect stage, he could not have been killed by a commoner warrior who had just joined the DemonSubduingOffice. There must be some secrets involved.

He only needed to capture the person before him and then interrogate him thoroughly.

"Die."

Lu Changsheng's expression turned cold.

Since the other party was courting death, he did not waste words and struck immediately.

He raised his Killing Pig Knife and slashed forward violently.

"Swoosh..."

A bright, cold gleam flashed through the void, chilling to the bone.

This strike came from above, utilizing his full strength, and combined with his Minor Accomplishment-level Overlord Blade, the attack power had already reached its limit.

"Not good."

Li Yunpeng was full of shock.

He only felt a powerful mental force locking onto him, causing his whole body to tense up, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

This kind of strength had already surpassed an ordinary Meat Refining Perfect stage; it was definitely not something a Meat Refining mid-stage like him could handle.

"Who exactly are you?"

He roared, hurriedly drawing his blade to slash forward.

He used twelve-tenths of his strength, erupting with all the Qi and blood in his body, and began to fight for his life.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

In an instant, the two blades collided.

The Killing Pig Knife in Lu Changsheng's hand directly severed the other's long blade, the cut smooth and neat.

Then, the Killing Pig Knife continued its momentum, slashing toward the man's head.

With his weapon of the sharp-tool grade, combined with its sharpness and armor-piercing attributes, the opponent's weapon was clearly inferior to his own.

Seeing this, Li Yunpeng was filled with terror.

He had not expected that a mere tracking and scouting mission would land him in a desperate situation; the sheep before him had instantly transformed into a fierce tiger, and he regretted it immensely.

"I am a Li family elder..."

Before the words had even landed, a large head separated from the shoulders and rolled onto the grass, the surroundings turning a deep crimson.

One strike, and the opponent was dead.

This was also within Lu Changsheng's expectations; with his strength, combined with his Perfect-level blade technique, dealing with ordinary Meat Refining warriors was simply a crushing blow.

Any extra strike would be a denial of his own diligent cultivation.

Lu Changsheng put away the Killing Pig Knife and walked toward the corpse.

After searching carefully for a moment, a stack of Silver Notes and two secret manuals appeared in his hands.

He unfolded the manuals to look.

【Spirit Crane Fist】, 【Mountain Breaking Blade】

His expression brightened with joy.

It was actually another Meat Refining martial art and a high-level blade technique; he was one step closer to the 【Dragon Chant Iron Cloth Shirt】 and 【Overlord Blade】 undergoing another metamorphosis.

Afterward, he disposed of the corpse and ran toward the dense forest ahead.

Half a day later.

In a dense forest.

Lu Changsheng leaned against a large tree, quietly staring at the official road.

He had been waiting here for a long time, like an old hunter.

"Creak..."

At this moment, a long caravan drove over from the distance, leaving slight indentations on the ground.

Furthermore, the caravan was flying a large banner with the character "Huang" on it.

It was clearly a Sanhe Gang caravan.

Seven or eight warriors, led by a Meat Refining strongman, were riding on tall horses, looking majestic.

"Keep your spirits up for me; have you all forgotten about the time we were intercepted and killed by that mysterious strongman?"

Ke Hongyu warned his subordinates while vigilantly scanning the surroundings.

As a Sanhe Gang Guardian, he did not want to take on this thankless job either.

Wouldn't it be more enjoyable to squeeze some poor people in the city and play with a few more virtuous young wives?

"Guardian Ke, you are just being too careful; the other party hasn't appeared for many days, so he has likely already left Changping County."

A skilled young man looked completely indifferent.

The others echoed his sentiments. Just as everyone was talking, a sudden change occurred.

A tall man in black clothes flashed out of the forest like lightning, heading straight for the front of the group.

"Not good, there's an attack! It's that mysterious strongman!"

Everyone's expression was filled with shock.

The person who struck was none other than Lu Changsheng.

Before the group could even draw their weapons to defend, he had already struck in an instant.

Utilizing the Spiral Nine Transformation body method, he arrived instantly in front of the Sanhe Gang's Meat Refining strongman and raised his blade to slash.

Blade Qi tore through the air, and a cold gleam appeared.

"Crack..."

Ke Hongyu drew his blade to defend, but his long blade was directly severed, and then a bright light flashed across his neck.

"You..."

He clutched his neck and fell off his horse, fresh blood spraying out.

All of this happened in an instant.

A Meat Refining expert was killed in seconds.

The remaining group was filled with terror, their whole bodies trembling.

Just as a few of them were about to beg for mercy, Lu Changsheng moved again.

With his footwork utilized to the fullest, he turned into several afterimages and slaughtered the group.

"Ah..."

Endless cold gleams traveled through the void, and after a series of screams, only a pile of headless corpses remained on the ground, blood spraying everywhere, resembling a Shura field.

Then, after Lu Changsheng looted the scene, he disposed of the corpses and quietly left the area.

The following few days.

Lu Changsheng kept wandering in the forest, striking and intercepting whenever he saw a Sanhe Gang caravan, killing until heads rolled every time, and his harvest was not small.

Furthermore, the Li family caravans were also on his interception list.

Several Meat Refining strongmen who were transporting goods were all killed by him here.

He had kept in mind that the Li family had come to trouble him time and again, and now was the perfect time to retaliate.

As Lu Changsheng struck one after another, the entire Sanhe Gang exploded in chaos.

Inside Fenglei Hall.

"Clap..."

Wang Yong smashed his teacup onto the ground, his face full of murderous intent.

"This person actually dares to strike again; he is truly courting death."

A man in black below said cautiously: "The other party appeared from nowhere, and his strength is extremely powerful; none of our gang's Meat Refining warriors are a match for him."

"The subordinate guesses that the other party must be a Bone-forging strongman..."

Cold light flickered in Wang Yong's eyes, as if he were thinking about something.

A moment later, he waved his hand: "You go down first; this seat knows."

…………

Another two days passed.

On this day, at noon.

A Sanhe Gang caravan was slowly driving from the distance toward the Prefecture City.

Several warriors in front were sitting high on their horses, looking around vigilantly.

Just then, a black figure darted out from the forest and killed his way toward the Sanhe Gang group.

The person who struck was none other than Lu Changsheng.

"How bold!"

With a loud shout, a tall and fierce man rushed out from the carriage, holding a ring-headed blade, his body surging with baleful aura.

Wang Yong looked at Lu Changsheng with murderous intent.

"This seat would like to see who is so bold as to dare to keep opposing my Sanhe Gang."

While speaking, he raised his blade and slashed fiercely forward.

The offensive was extremely fierce, stirring up gusts of wind.

All of this happened too suddenly, leaving everyone unable to react.

The Sanhe Gang group was filled with excitement; none of them had expected that Hall Master Wang was actually hiding in the caravan.

"Now the other party is dead for sure."

The group was full of confidence.

With their Hall Master's strength, he would definitely be able to kill this villain.

Lu Changsheng felt himself firmly locked by a murderous intent, and he dared not be negligent.

"Roar..."

He fully activated the 【Burning Blood Secret Art】, and as the Qi and blood in his body burned, his strength surged by another notch.

Then he raised the Killing Pig Knife in his hand and slashed rapidly forward.

A cold gleam appeared in the void, and even the air emitted a sharp sound of tearing.

This strike was already Lu Changsheng's peak strike.

Under the desperate use of the secret art, combined with his Major Accomplishment-level blade technique, his attack power had already reached the Bone-forging stage.

(End of chapter)