Chapter 368: Still a Little Short

"Yu Renqing, you are crazy. Do you know what you are saying? You must know that you are not the Sword Master!"

"Yes, right now I am not Mu Zishan, but as long as I can completely refine this Sword Intent within my body, it is not impossible for me to become Mu Zishan!"

The right hand, originally extended, suddenly clenched into a fist. Deep ambition flickered in Yu Renqing's eyes, burning fiercely like a prairie fire.

"I can clearly feel that the Sword Intent within my body is merging with me; otherwise, my strength would not have advanced by leaps and bounds like this."

"Once I completely master this Sword Intent, I will be Mu Zishan, I will be the new Sword Master of Cangjian Villa, and all of you will have to obey my orders!"

"Rest assured, once I become the Sword Master, I will place your spirit tablets in Cangjian Villa."

"You, pfft!" Large mouthfuls of black blood sprayed from the corners of his mouth. Even if Yu Renqing did not deal the killing blow, he likely would not live much longer.

It was hateful that he had not seen through this ungrateful wretch before him sooner, and hateful that he had no strength left to slay him here.

"Do not hate me, I had no choice either!" The sword in his hand fell once more, but the other party was still resisting, and the blade was once again steered away from his vitals.

Yet even so, with the poison in his body and the injuries he had sustained, the other party would not live long even if Yu Renqing stopped attacking.

"Along this journey, after I figured things out, I secretly poisoned you both. I had assumed you would have some precautions, but unfortunately, you two fools never noticed from beginning to end."

"And you call yourselves veterans of the world; you are nothing more than this. Look, this is Heaven's will, so it is destined that I will succeed!"

"Stop dreaming. The Sword Intent hidden in your body was called out by Lord Shen Yu in a single breath. He already knows of Cangjian Villa's plan; your body is merely a vessel for the Sword Intent left behind by the Sword Master."

Supporting his weak body, the other party stared at Yu Renqing without fear.

"Once Lord Shen discovers that you have not had the Sword Intent extracted, but have instead refined it, he will know something has gone wrong. By then, you will not be able to escape."

Recalling that Sword Qi from that night which made one's soul tremble, the other party grew more confident; the final victor that night was Shen Yu.

Regardless of whether that Sword Qi was unleashed by him or not, it was enough to prove Shen Yu's terror. Either that Sword Qi was Shen Yu's, or he was stronger than the person who could unleash it.

In either case, for Yu Renqing to face Shen Yu was a path to certain death.

"Yu Renqing, even if you refine the Sword Master's Sword Intent, you are absolutely no match for Lord Shen!"

"Furthermore, the Sword Master's aura will attract countless greedy gazes. How could you possibly be a match for those old monsters? You will only be devoured."

"Take my advice, it is not too late to turn back now!" The man's voice grew weaker, but he still braced his body and shouted his persuasion.

He hoped the other would turn back, and even more, he did not want the years of effort of Cangjian Villa and the trump card left behind by the Sword Master to be wasted like this.

That was meant to be used to slay the old monsters wreaking havoc on the world, not to fulfill one person's ambition.

"Yu Renqing, go to Cangjian Villa and have the Sword Intent extracted from your body. That way you can live safely and securely, without having to live in fear!"

"Why should I turn back? Do you still want me to live a mediocre life?"

"Why was my Yu Family framed to the point that my entire family was slaughtered? It is because we were not strong enough, because we were easy to bully."

"In this world, mediocrity is the greatest sin. If you are weak, anyone can bully you, anyone can kick you twice!"

With a cold sneer, the sword in Yu Renqing's hand fell again, bringing up a large spray of blood.

However, this time Yu Renqing's sword missed again, but it was not because the other party dodged it; it was because Yu Renqing had intentionally missed.

Just at this moment, the man who had been lying in a pool of blood and dying suddenly crushed the sword Yu Renqing had thrust down, and violently lunged up to stab the Broken Sword in his hand toward him.

Yet Yu Renqing did not dodge or evade, as if he had intentionally let him stab himself.

The next moment, the blade pierced into Yu Renqing's body, the wound deep enough to reach the bone, and a large amount of blood soaked his clothes.

"You actually didn't dodge?"

"Why would I dodge? This way, there are no flaws. I encountered powerful enemies while leaving the city with the two seniors, and the two seniors, in order to cover my escape, did not hesitate to stay behind."

"I was also severely wounded, and only by fighting for my life did I manage to escape into Da'an City to seek Lord Shen's help. It is just that when I returned, it was too late, and the two seniors had already been slaughtered."

"Senior, do you think this story sounds good? Can it be believed?"

Clutching his wound, Yu Renqing grinned and smiled lightly, "Rest assured, you are dead. When I go back now, how could Shen Yu suspect anything? How to explain it will be up to me."

"You, at such a young age you actually have such schemes. We misjudged you back then!"

"No, before it was just because I was stupid, but now I have recognized reality!"

"Yu Renqing!" Blood flowed continuously. He could clearly feel his life force about to fade away completely, his eyes filled with unwillingness.

They had left Cangjian Villa thinking they would die gloriously for the world, but they never expected to die in such a stifling way in the wilderness.

Death is not terrible; what is hateful is that one's burning passion has been poured down the drain!

"Yu Renqing, even if you can win Lord Shen's trust, so what? After we meet with misfortune, the people from Cangjian Villa will definitely come to investigate. By then, Lord Shen will certainly send you back to Cangjian Villa!"

"Yes, Shen Yu will definitely send me back to Cangjian Villa, but he may not have the chance!"

"In this world, one person standing at the peak is enough. Shen Yu, he is too strong. Since Shen Yu might become my stumbling block, then why not just kick him away?"

"Are you crazy? Who do you think you are!" He looked at the Yu Renqing before him in disbelief, as if looking at a madman.

You really dare to think it; you think that because you could ambush and kill us, you can ambush and kill Shen Yu?

If winning trust were enough to succeed in an ambush, Shen Yu would have died countless times already.

Since Shen Yu became famous, how many people has he killed, how many people has he offended? Countless people hate him to the core, yet none can do anything to him.

Young man, you haven't experienced the beatings of society. You really think that because you could ambush and kill us, you can ambush and kill Shen Yu? That is impossible.

Who among those who can walk to the peak hasn't stepped on the corpses of countless losers? If you want to use underhanded means to kill someone like that, you must be dreaming.

Looking at Yu Renqing, he suddenly laughed out loud, his gaze as if looking at a dead man. For a person to be so inflated to this extent, he is seeking his own death, and no one can stop him.

It is a pity that the Sword Intent left by the Sword Master is likely to be wasted just like this.

"Dead!" After a long while, confirming that both of these men no longer had any breath, Yu Renqing then mounted his horse and galloped rapidly in the direction of Da'an City.

But after returning to Da'an City, Yu Renqing did not go to find Shen Yu, but instead turned back into the Yu Family Old Residence. Here, there was a secret their Yu Family had hidden for hundreds of years.

Although he felt the Sword Intent within his body slowly merging with him and felt his strength advancing by leaps and bounds, giving him an illusion of inflation, he was not stupid, and he knew the gap.

Therefore, he had to rack his brains to bridge the gap and make this gap smaller and smaller. Only in this way would he have a chance.

Once he killed Shen Yu and completely refined the Sword Intent, he would become the new Mu Zishan, he would be the number one person in the world, and he would stand at this very peak.