Chapter 45: Tian Boguang

The window of the private room on the second floor of Baofu Building was blasted away in an instant, and a man with a sallow, dark complexion stepped onto the railing with one foot.

Tian Boguang shouted, "Which one of you is tired of living and has come to find your grandpa to be reincarnated again?"

Standing beside him was a petite woman; she had a charming appearance and eyes like water, but her head was shiny and bald—she was actually a nun.

Two men in yellow robes came sprinting over, holding their swords and shouting, "Release the junior sister of Hengshan!"

At this moment, the black clouds outside grew increasingly thick, with faint, angry howls of ghostly wind; the Baofu Building and the long street were packed with people, creating a scene of great clamor.

"Who are these two? They actually want to kill Tian Boguang?"

Someone nearby immediately said, "You don't even recognize these two? Those are the disciples of Zuo Lengchan of the Songshan Sect, 'Thousand-Zhang Pine' Shi Dengda and 'Cold Pine from Beyond the Heavens' Zuo Ting."

"These two are among the best of the Songshan Sect disciples; it is said they are not much weaker than the experts of the previous generation!"

"With these two joining forces, I'm afraid Tian Boguang won't be able to escape."

Tian Boguang let out a cold snort: "Damn it, so they're just scum from the Songshan Sect; you dare to come and meddle in your grandpa's business?"

Shi Dengda shouted, "Lecherous thief, surrender now! The Five Mountains Sword Sects are branches of the same tree; naturally, we will not sit idly by."

Having said this, the two drew their long swords and attacked Tian Boguang.

Tian Boguang laughed loudly: "Seeking death!"

But Tian Boguang's body vanished from the spot in an instant, sweeping past like a gale; with a flash of blade light, he had already struck seven or eight times.

Fighting two opponents at once, he easily suppressed Shi Dengda and his companion.

A loud 'Clang!' was heard; Zuo Ting's long sword was knocked from his hand, and blood gushed wildly from his shoulder.

Shi Dengda swung his sword to stab at Tian Boguang's left chest, attempting a rescue, but he did not expect Tian Boguang's blade to turn back in an instant.

With a flash of blade light, two fingers on his right hand had already been severed!

Tian Boguang sheathed his blade, then immediately flew up a kick, sending both of them flying out from the second floor.

"Boring!"

"Boring."

"Go back and tell Zuo Lengchan that I spared his disciples' lives; he owes me a favor!"

"Hahaha!"

Tian Boguang flew back into the pavilion, picked up a wine bowl, and took a sip, completely disregarding the crowd of martial arts practitioners.

"How could this be? The two young experts of the Songshan Sect couldn't even block a single round from Tian Boguang."

"Damn it!"

"How can we watch this wretch be so rampant? He has abducted a nun of the Hengshan Sect; we have many people, let's kill him together!"

"Is having many people useful? Or are you blind? Do you think your kung fu is stronger than Shi Dengda's?"

"He Xiansheng, you are knowledgeable and experienced; do you have any ideas? Is Tian Boguang's fast blade truly this formidable?"

He Xiansheng shook his head and said, "This wretch has superb lightness skills and a powerful blade technique, and he acts with a sense of proportion; look at how he didn't kill the Songshan Sect disciples just now—he is indeed difficult to deal with."

In the crowd, Liang Fa whispered, "Pingzhi, we cannot watch the junior sister of the Hengshan Sect suffer humiliation."

"You go quickly to find the senior martial aunt of the Hengshan Sect; I will stall this lecherous thief."

"Senior brother, be careful."

Lin Pingzhi gritted his teeth and was about to leave when he suddenly heard a voice that was both familiar and strange.

"You are Tian Boguang?"

"That's convenient, it saves me from having to go find you."

"Will you kill yourself, or do you want to struggle a bit?"

The crowd looked toward the sound and saw a man in a green robe standing on the long street with a sword; his bearing was elegant and refined, his demeanor detached and graceful.

Tian Boguang raised his eyebrows, his face showing anger.

"Someone else coming to stand up for others? Do you think I don't kill?"

"State your name, and let you die with clarity."

The man in the green robe said indifferently, "Lu Li."

Lu Li's voice was not loud, appearing even weaker amidst the ghostly wind, yet it fell clearly into everyone's ears.

As if a strange reaction had occurred, the people centered around Lu Li suddenly fell silent.

Immediately following,

it exploded like boiling water.

"His name is Lu Li?"

"Is it *that* Lu Li?"

"That's impossible, right? At his age, how could he be a match for Ren Woxing?"

In the crowd, Liang Fa and Lin Pingzhi showed joy, simply because the person on the roof was indeed their second senior brother, Lu Li!

And Tian Boguang's expression no longer held its previous contempt, gradually turning gloomy.

He had, of course, heard of Lu Li's reputation.

If one were to speak of the most famous person in the martial arts world in recent years, it would be Lu Li.

Tian Boguang was stunned, then said, "So it's you!"

"You and I have no grudges or grievances; I live my life as I please, what business is it of yours?"

"Only because you deserve to die, and I happen to be here."

Lu Li knew that in such a social environment, a woman who had been defiled was already living a life worse than death.

Tian Boguang's crimes were unforgivable.

In Lu Li's heart, he had already passed judgment on Tian Boguang.

This person must die!

Tian Boguang felt a fire rise in his heart and cursed, "Damn it!"

"Are you sick in the head?"

"First Linghu Chong ruined my business at Mount Heng (Hunan), and now you come looking for trouble. Do you really think I'm afraid of you Huashan lot?"

"You surnamed Lu, do you really think a little reputation is enough to scare me? Whether you're the real deal or a fake, let's see what you've got in a real fight."

"Today, I'll use you to make an example."

Tian Boguang let out a thunderous roar, his body transforming into a gale as he charged toward Lu Li.

One could only see his feet tap against the rooftop before he vanished from his spot, leaving behind a trail of afterimages as he rushed at Lu Li; this lightness skill was truly inconceivable.

In an instant, he arrived before Lu Li.

Blade light poured forth, kicking up countless flying sand and stones.

In the blink of an eye, he had already slashed thirteen times.

The thirteen streaks of blade light formed a dense web of blades, shrouding Lu Li within it.

Tian Boguang thought to himself: 'I have shaken the pugilistic world for over a decade; I've even slaughtered a few Elders of the Five Mountains Sword Sects!'

'Even though this fellow surnamed Lu has a reputation, he isn't necessarily unkillable!'

The crowd was startled to see him strike thirteen times in an instant, thinking to themselves that although Tian Boguang had a foul reputation, his blade technique and lightness skill were the real deal.

When he heavily wounded the Songshan Sect disciples just now, he hadn't even used his full strength, having only slashed seven times.

Now, facing Lu Li, he had already slashed thirteen times in an instant!

"Sigh, this young man is likely going to die."

He Xiansheng sighed.

"Surely not, He Xiansheng? He is Lu Li, after all."

He Xiansheng said, "I do not know if he is that Lu Li, but I can tell that he possesses no profound internal energy at all; how could he possibly be a match for Tian Boguang?"

He Xiansheng shook his head and sighed; in his view, this young man showed no signs of cultivation at all, just like an ordinary person, so he did not favor Lu Li's chances in the slightest.

It was not just him; very few among the people present favored Lu Li.

After all, hearing is believing, but seeing is reality.

Tian Boguang had displayed terrifying blade technique, killing two Songshan Sect disciples in an instant.

Lu Li only said indifferently, "Very well, I shall use you to test my new sword technique."

His long sword had left its scabbard, though no one knew when.

Not only did none of the surrounding crowd see it clearly, but even Tian Boguang had not noticed it.

The next moment, the sky-filling blade light suddenly vanished as if by magic, and Lu Li's long sword had already reached Tian Boguang's throat!

"This sword strike is named 'Flying Heng'."

Tian Boguang was instantly drenched in a cold sweat; a strong sense of crisis forced him to erupt with all his power as he flew backward.

He pushed his 'Lone Traveler of Ten Thousand Li' lightness skill to its absolute limit.

"Not good."

"Retreat quickly."

The sword light grazed past Tian Boguang's throat, startling him into a cold sweat.

"Oh? Your lightness skill is indeed quite good."

Opposite him, Lu Li had already thrust out a second sword.

An ancient aura completely enveloped Tian Boguang.

The path before him seemed to contain the Eighteen Bends of Taishan, full of twists and turns.

All his paths of retreat had been calculated by this sword strike; there was nowhere left to retreat!

"This sword strike is named 'Daizong'."