Chapter 680: Meeting Chu Laoguai Again

The blood-colored blade Qi slashed down, and the sky full of claw shadows instantly collapsed and scattered.

Clang!

The Ghost-masked man struck like lightning, hitting the hunting blade over a dozen times in an instant, wanting to deflect the hunting blade, or even shatter it.

But the hunting blade slashed down, unstoppable.

The hunting blade slashed squarely at the Ghost-masked man's head, forcing the Ghost-masked man to retreat helplessly, and then Yin Qi seized the victory to pursue, slashing out another "Thunder as Prison".

Countless blade Qi burst forth, like streaks of exploding thunder.

The Ghost-masked man finally could not hold on; not only was his black robe blown to pieces, but even his mask cracked, revealing a pale and aged face, his whole body covered in wounds caused by the blade Qi, dripping with blood.

"No!"

The Ghost-masked man was terrified; even his protective True Qi had been broken.

His pupils dilated, and just as he was about to die under Yin Qi's blade, he suddenly heard a sigh in his ear, and then a sharp sound of breaking air rang out from behind him, passing his cheek in the blink of an eye as a streak of green True Qi collided with the hunting blade.

Rumble!

The green True Qi was shattered, and the hunting blade was also knocked back.

A violent energy shockwave swept in all directions, sending the surrounding giant rocks flying and rolling wildly through the canyon.

"Hmph!"

Yin Qi snorted coldly, his gaze sharp as he looked behind the Ghost-masked man, where a middle-aged man stood with sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, his face resolute, but he knew the other party was Chu Laoguai.

After taking two Changchun Pills, Chu Laoguai had recovered to his prime.

Chu Laoguai walked up and said with a smile, "Little friend, could you do me a favor and let him go? I also know that it was wrong for my Chu Kingdom to do this; how about I owe you a favor for this matter?"

Chen Nan secretly gasped.

This person was terrifying; a single streak of True Qi had blocked one of Yin Qi's blade strikes.

Could this be the Sixth Rank old monster that Yin Qi spoke of?

The Ghost-masked man breathed a long sigh of relief, while also secretly shocked, not expecting that the Chu Kingdom still had such a top-tier powerhouse.

Yin Qi said coldly, "What if I say no?"

Chen Nan and the Ghost-masked man were both stunned; was Yin Qi going to trade blows with a Sixth Rank powerhouse?

Chu Laoguai was not angry, still saying with a smile, "I know that you didn't use your full strength earlier, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to take even one of your strikes. However, I have luckily taken another step forward, and I am now at the Sixth Rank Mid-stage. If we really were to fight, although I couldn't do anything to you, you wouldn't be able to kill him either."

"What!"

The Ghost-masked man was both shocked and suspicious.

Yin Qi hadn't used his full strength in the previous battle? Could it be that he really couldn't take even one of the other party's strikes?

Wouldn't that mean Yin Qi was already at the Sixth Rank?

Or perhaps, Yin Qi could unleash Sixth Rank combat power, which was why he dared to challenge this senior?

Chen Nan was also incredibly shocked.

The person before him was actually a Sixth Rank Mid-stage powerhouse, and Yin Qi still dared to challenge him directly.

Yin Qi stared down Chu Laoguai, and in the end, he put away his hunting blade and said, "Have Chu Han send ten million gold notes to me, and this matter will be considered settled."

Chu Laoguai had appeared, and he truly could not do anything to the other party.

But to just let it go like this, he couldn't swallow this bitterness.

In fact, he had discovered Chu Laoguai long ago; otherwise, he would have already killed the Ghost-masked man, but he just didn't want to completely tear off the mask of civility.

"Good!"

Chu Laoguai agreed without hesitation.

It was only ten million gold notes, after all; with Yin Qi's talent, he would surely ascend to become an immortal in the future, becoming the next person to reach the Immortal Martial realm after Ling Xiao, the head of the Ling Family, one hundred and fifty years ago.

Offending such a person was truly unwise.

Of course, if Yin Qi were just an Ordinary Fifth Tier, he wouldn't mind capturing him and locking him away.

Everything was guided by profit.

"By the way, my little Chu Yu has snuck out of the palace again; she should also be heading to Shenfeng Academy. When the time comes, I hope you can look after her a little; after all, you two have quite a deep connection."

Chu Laoguai said with a hint of hidden meaning.

Yin Qi raised an eyebrow; this Chu Laoguai was talking about the time he saw Chu Yu naked, was he trying to play matchmaker? He said indifferently, "With Chu Yu's cleverness, I believe she won't suffer anywhere. Senior, if there is nothing else, we will be leaving now; we shall meet again."

"I won't see you out."

Chu Laoguai nodded with a smile.

………

In the mountain forest, Yin Qi and Chen Nan walked like the wind.

Chen Nan turned his head and said, "Brother Yin, was that the old monster of the Chu Kingdom royal family? You actually had the confidence to deal with him?"

Yin Qi shook his head and said, "It can't be called confidence, just that in a fight to the death, I could drag him down with me."

"Hiss!"

Chen Nan gasped, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I really don't know how you cultivate; your progress is so fast. Could it really be as you said, that the essence of cultivation is plundering Heaven and Earth?"

All things considered, Yin Qi had been cultivating for less than two years, and he had only started cultivating at eighteen.

Even his father, Chen Zhan, couldn't compare to this kind of talent.

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Yin Qi said, "Plundering Heaven and Earth is the essence of my cultivation, not necessarily yours. In Martial Dao cultivation, the value lies in persisting in oneself; do not easily deny your own beliefs, otherwise you will never go far."

"Mm!"

Chen Nan's eyes focused, and he reaffirmed his own beliefs.

He had truly been struck hard.

Now that his Spiritual Sense had returned, his cultivation speed still couldn't compare to Yin Qi's, and he would inevitably have some self-doubt.

………

Magic Beasts ran rampant and bandits ravaged the Ten Thousand Mountains; Yin Qi and Chen Nan encountered over a dozen Magic Beasts and seven or eight groups of bandits along the way, but Chen Nan dealt with them all.

Half a month later, they finally arrived at the Free City.

The Free City was situated on the largest plain amidst the vast mountains; although it was called a city, it had no city walls, only a river that wound through and around the Free City in the shape of the character "field."

This river was the main transportation artery within the city.

Although the Free City was not as large as Pingyang City, in terms of prosperity, it was no worse than Pingyang City; the city was bustling with heavy traffic, shops stood in rows, and it had everything from pleasure houses and banks to casinos.

One must know that the Free City was also known as the City of Sin.

Located at the boundary between the East and the West and situated within the Ten Thousand Mountains, it was beyond the reach of any faction, so every year a large number of criminals and notorious bandits fled here, and they were basically all wealthy people.

With so many wealthy people, the Free City naturally became prosperous.

Although the Free City was filled with criminals and notorious bandits, no one dared to act recklessly here; firstly, the five City Lords of the Free City were all Fifth Tier powerhouses, and secondly, Shenfeng Academy stood to Suppress the Boundary.

Compared to the five City Lords, Shenfeng Academy was the true pillar of stability, with powerhouses as numerous as clouds within it.

……

"We've arrived!"

Chen Nan said with curiosity: "I really didn't expect that the Free City would have no city walls. But thinking about it, it makes sense; the surroundings are all the Ten Thousand Mountains, who would come to attack this place?"

Although the Free City had no city walls, because of the "field"-shaped river, one still needed to cross bridges to enter the city.

They came from the east, and there were three large bridges to enter the city from the east side.

Just as Yin Qi was about to step onto the bridge, a smiling old man walked up to him, cupped his hands, and said: "Could you be Young Master Yin Qi?"

As for Chen Nan, he was automatically ignored.

"May I ask who you are, senior...?"

Yin Qi was slightly stunned.

It was his first time coming to the Free City, yet someone was actually waiting for him here.

(End of this chapter)