Chapter 36: Return Mission Accomplished

Ding Mian and the others fled in a panic, rolling down Huashan, while Feng Buping and Cong Buqi of the Sword Sect lay on the ground with their heads tilted to the side.

Everyone witnessed Lu Li's unique skill once again—the Sword Sheath Wry Neck Kill.

Seeing the state of Feng Buping and the other, everyone was secretly shocked.

With their necks tilted like that, it would take at least ten days or half a month to recover.

Lu Li had sent the two flying with a slap, which was enough to vent his anger.

He had no intention of killing Feng Buping and the other.

After all, they were also people of the Huashan Sect, and this was a family matter.

Moreover, Lu Li kept Feng Qingyang's kindness in his heart and decided to leave some legacy for the Sword Sect, even though the Sword Sect would never exist in Huashan again.

Seeing Lu Li defeat the people from the Songshan Sect, the disciples felt a sense of relief and vented their pent-up anger.

Yue Lingshan's eyes sparkled with surprise as she covered her mouth and said, "Second Senior Brother, you are just too cool!"

Behind her and Ning Zhongze, a group of female disciples stood on their tiptoes, their knees slightly pressed together.

Huashan also had female disciples.

These female disciples were all stretching their beautiful necks to look at Lu Li, their posture looking somewhat like they were craning their necks in anticipation.

As for Gao Genming and the other disciples, they became even more excited when they saw the blood on the ground.

"Refreshing!

Coming to Huashan to cause trouble, how can we let them come and go as they please?"

"Before, when we were weak and being bullied by the Songshan Sect, Master wouldn't allow us to fight back; we had to endure it.

Now that Second Senior Brother is so strong, our Huashan has finally grown a backbone."

"That's right, we have a clear conscience, well killed!"

It is said that a weak nation has no diplomacy; the Huashan Sect had long been oppressed by the Songshan Sect, and the disciples had long harbored resentment in their hearts, but today they finally vented it fiercely.

However, Yue Buqun's expression was not very good.

"Stop this nonsense!"

Yue Buqun shouted, suppressing the voices of all the disciples.

He looked at Lu Li and said in a deep voice, "Lu Li, Liang Fa said you killed four uncles from the Songshan Sect, and today you acted violently and killed again; what exactly is going on?"

Lu Li sheathed his sword and cupped his hands, saying solemnly, "Master, I encountered the Sword Sect matter just as I returned to the mountain, and I haven't had time to report to you about the escort and the ambush."

After speaking, Lu Li recounted what happened on the Helan Ancient Road in detail, while Liang Fa, standing to the side, provided supplementary explanations from the perspective of an observer from time to time.

Everyone watched intently, afraid of missing any details.

When they heard that Fei Bin and Tong Baixiong had joined forces, everyone gritted their teeth and condemned them in unison.

Then, hearing that Lu Li had slashed out with one sword and executed over a dozen experts, they all clapped and cheered.

Lao Denuo in the crowd listened until he was covered in cold sweat; he was a mole planted by the Songshan Sect in Huashan, responsible for collecting intelligence on Huashan.

But he had never realized that Lu Li's swordsmanship had reached such a terrifying level.

After Lu Li finished speaking, there was dead silence in Zhengqi Hall; they were all shocked.

Yue Buqun's expression was somewhat complex; he had originally blamed Lu Li for being ruthless and having an increasingly violent and bloodthirsty temper.

But thinking about it carefully, Lu Li had not done anything wrong.

On the contrary, he himself had never fought such a wealthy battle.

Not only was Huashan's own strength flourishing, but the Songshan Sect had suffered a major blow to its vitality, and it was unlikely they would have the strength to merge the sects.

After a long while, someone hesitantly said, "Including the two uncles from today, the thirteen grandmasters of the Songshan Sect... it seems Senior Brother Lu has killed six of them, right?"

Only then did everyone realize that half of the Songshan Sect's combat power had been wiped out by Lu Li!

One person killing half of the Songshan experts—what kind of concept was this? To what level had this Second Senior Brother's swordsmanship reached? Everyone was still talking over one another, but they were all shooed away by Yue Buqun, leaving only Lu Li behind.

That day, the master and disciple talked for a long time.

From time to time, sounds of arguing could be heard, which startled all the Huashan disciples.

That night, Yue Buqun drank himself into a rare, deep stupor.

The next day,

Yue Buqun announced three things.

First, he officially accepted Lin Pingzhi as an Inner Disciple.

Although Lin Pingzhi had returned to Huashan with everyone before, the apprenticeship ceremony had not been held, as everyone was waiting for the day Lu Li returned to the mountain to hold it.

Second, he confirmed Linghu Chong as the next Sect Leader and publicly bestowed the Purple Mist Divine Skill upon Linghu Chong.

In fact, Yue Buqun had already secretly passed the Purple Mist Divine Skill to Linghu Chong before, but this time it was to let everyone know openly and honestly that he was establishing Linghu Chong as the next Sect Leader.

Third, Lu Li would instruct everyone in swordsmanship.

The Huashan Sect's devilish instructor had descended once again!

However, after witnessing Lu Li's swordsmanship, no one complained; instead, they were full of anticipation.

Who wouldn't want to become stronger?... At the peak of Huashan.

Two figures, one old and one young, crossed paths.

The two used their fingers as swords, actually performing sword moves.

The old man's hair and beard were bristling, and a sharp light flickered in his eyes.

He moved his fingers continuously, thrusting out more than ten swords in the blink of an eye.

The clouds and mist on the mountaintop were stirred by his Sword Qi, like several flood dragons entangled together, dancing and swirling in endless variations.

The youth took a deep breath and thrust out a sword casually; although it was not a sophisticated move, a boundless pressure emerged.

It was like a strangely perilous Huashan between his fingers, suddenly pressing down on the sea of clouds until it dissipated.

Only a boom was heard, the clouds and mist scattered, and the scorching sun hung in the sky.

The old man stood with his hands behind his back and laughed aloud: "Hahaha!

Little Lu, you have truly mastered a sword technique more brilliant than the Dugu Nine Swords."

"I never imagined that I, Feng Qingyang, would live to see such a sword technique!

The power of this strike is like a collapsing mountain, yet it still carries the perilous essence of the Huashan Sword Technique."

"Does this sword technique have a name?"

These two were none other than Feng Qingyang and Lu Li, practicing sword techniques on the summit of Huashan.

Lu Li pondered for a moment and said: "The Sword Intent of this sword comes from Huashan, so let's call it Taiyue."

Feng Qingyang mused: "Sword Intent, you say? A good name."

The two stood side by side, looking down upon the jianghu.

At this very moment, a shouting voice came from down the mountain.

"Uncle-Master Feng, are you alright?"

The voice was clear yet intermittent; it was obvious the speaker had abundant internal energy, yet they spoke as if they could not get their words out properly.

Feng Qingyang gave Lu Li a strange look and said: "This is all the trouble you little brat has brought me. Why do you have to make two Sword Sect fellows chase after me every day? It makes me annoyed."

"And what was the point of hitting his head crooked for no reason? Ever since you hit Feng Buping's head crooked, he has been stuttering whenever he speaks."

Lu Li laughed: "Perhaps he was a stutterer to begin with."

He glanced at Feng Qingyang, feeling that this old man was quite interesting.

If Feng Qingyang truly did not want Feng Buping and his companion to know his location, it would surely be very easy for him.

His current complaints were merely him being stubborn.

Furthermore, mentioning the crooked head was clearly him speaking up for Feng Buping and his companion.

To continue, in the month following the events at Zhengqi Hall.

Every day, at different times, Lu Li would randomly visit various peaks of Huashan to observe the mountains.

He would look at the strange pines and cypresses in the mountains, the perilous rocks, and even the clouds in the sky or the beasts and fish on the ground.

All of these things together constituted Huashan, and they all possessed the aura of Huashan.

And all of this was integrated by Lu Li into his Sword Intent.

Constantly integrating, and constantly removing... until finally, the Taiyue Sword Momentum was formed.

Meanwhile, Lu Li would set aside two hours every day to train the Huashan Sect disciples in sword techniques.

He had long since improved the Huashan Sword Technique and taught it to everyone.

Through Liang Fa's performance, Lu Li understood a principle.

The quality and level of a sword technique itself can determine a swordsman's lower limit.

While the practitioner's own talent and effort influence their upper limit.

Liang Fa's comprehension was not high, but he had become very strong.

Liang Fa's current strength was enough to surpass the Linghu Chong of the original work who had not yet practiced the Dugu Nine Swords!

In just one month's time, the sword techniques of the Huashan Sect disciples had reached a terrifying level.

In the hundreds of years after Lu Li left this world, there was a saying that "swords emerge from Huashan."

On one hand, it was because of Lu Li; on the other, it was because successive generations of disciples like Lu Dayou traveled down the mountain, their superb sword techniques shocking the jianghu.

On this day, Lu Li was teaching sword techniques as usual.

The moment he finished teaching, a line of text suddenly popped up in his mind.

【Heavens-spanning mission accomplished, you may return to the Tianxuan Continent at any time!

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