Chapter 55: 3 Breaths

That was an incomparably terrifying sword strike.

People could not see Lu Li's body clearly; they could only see a cyan afterimage dragging a streak of sword light as he charged up Songshan.

Starting from the mountainside, like a white dragon passing through clouds and mist, he charged straight for the summit.

Before Lu Li unleashed his sword, although the aura on his body had been rising and was heart-palpitating, that Sword Intent carried a profound mystery of heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers, faintly harmonizing with the landscape of Songshan, making people feel more awe than anything else.

However, now, that mysterious aura had completely vanished.

Replacing it was a nearly violent killing intent, a killing intent that made one feel terror.

The people on the mountain changed color one after another; they had roamed the Jianghu for over a decade, and this was the first time they had felt such terrifying killing intent.

Even peerless experts like Daoist Chongxu and Beggar Sect Master Xie Feng felt alarm bells ringing in their hearts at this moment.

The sword light had not yet arrived, but that surging killing intent had already triggered their warning signs.

If they went to intercept this sword strike, they would die!

Abbot Fangzheng had not expected that after he had ruined Lu Li's Sword Dao, Lu Li could still erupt with such terrifying swordsmanship.

Matters having reached this point, he shouted loudly: "This child has entered the demonic path, everyone attack together!"

Lu Li was truly too terrifying; they had to join forces to suppress him.

Otherwise, let alone persuading Lu Li to convert to Buddhism, if they let Lu Li unfold his swordsmanship, they feared they would not even be able to subdue him.

Just as Abbot Fangzheng's voice fell, the people around them moved instantly.

On the mountaintop, Beggar Sect Master Xie Feng struck with the Dragon-Subduing palm; a surging True Qi, wrapped in clouds and mist, smashed down overhead like a dragon soaring to the nine heavens.

Wudang Sect Daoist Chongxu's long sword left its scabbard, and in the blink of an eye, he drew two circles in front of him; these two circles were one soft and one hard, one yin and one yang.

And these churned together, rolling toward Lu Li.

Zuo Lengchan took a deep breath, the surrounding air instantly becoming cold as ice; his Cold Ice True Qi erupted violently, blasting toward that streak of sword light.

And Abbot Fangzheng even more so drove the Yi Jin Jing divine art, his True Qi surging on his body.

Seeing his palms flying, in an instant one palm turned into two, two palms into four, and in the blink of an eye there were sixty-four palms—it was precisely the Shaolin Temple's peerless art, the Thousand-Hand Tathagata Palm!

The masters of other sects also drew their respective weapons, and one could see the sky filled with palm power, sword qi, and blade edges mixing together, smashing down from above toward the mountain path.

The combined strike of many experts was like a carpet bombing, like a cluster of shells exploding, instantly submerging Lu Li's streak of sword light.

The people at the foot of the mountain only saw a streak of sword light slash toward the sky-filling, chaotic True Qi; this was a supreme battle of the current age, and those who saw this scene were so shocked they covered their mouths.

Zuo Lengchan sneered in his heart: 'Lu Li, no matter how much ability you have, you are still just a hot-headed youth!

Facing the attacks of so many experts, you will surely be smashed to pieces!

' Boom!

At the spot where the two auras collided, a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering muffled sound suddenly erupted, and the terrifying True Qi exploded instantly.

Following closely was the sound of cutting that could pierce one's ears.

Sword light!

A streak of sword light appeared before everyone's eyes, and Lu Li stood there holding his sword.

He had actually broken through everyone's obstruction and ascended Songshan!

Daoist Chongxu, Abbot Fangzheng, Xie Feng, and Zuo Lengchan each took a step back.

And some masters with weaker internal energy groaned and retreated several steps.

Their complexions were extremely poor, and after forcibly enduring for a moment, they finally could not hold it back any longer, spitting out blood from their mouths with a 'wah' sound.

The power of one sword strike had reached such a level!

"How is this possible?"

Everyone was stunned, and Zuo Lengchan's eyes were almost popping out.

Not only had their side's many experts failed to stop Lu Li, but several had been wounded by his single sword strike.

If Lu Li's strength had reached such a point, how could they still fight? At this moment, Daoist Chongxu breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Everyone, do not worry; that was just an angry sword strike after his Sword Dao was blocked, containing the insight of heaven and earth that was stuck at that instant,

which is why its power was so strange and great.

Now that the sword strike is gone, his aura has fallen back, and he can no longer slash out a sword like that again."

Sure enough, the terrifying killing intent on Lu Li's body gradually dissipated.

Lu Li said with an indifferent expression: "I, Lu, am not a person who kills indiscriminately. Today, I have two things to do on Songshan, respectively concerning the Songshan Sect and Shaolin.

First, to view the mountain and pay respects with my sword, to settle the grievances between me and the Songshan Sect.

Second, Fangzheng, you dared to block my Sword Dao; are you not afraid that I will slaughter your Buddhist sect?"

"As for the rest of you, I give you three breaths of time to leave the mountain.

After three breaths, if you have not yet left the mountain, I will surely kill you."

I will surely kill you... kill you!

Lu Li's voice echoed between the mountains, startling birds and beasts into scattering and causing the sea of clouds to roll.

Many people had already broken through the obstruction of the Songshan mountain gate and arrived at the mountainside to watch.

"Regardless of whether Lu Li is right or wrong, watching this is truly satisfying."

"One person, like a god from the heavens, coldly looking down on the crowd of heroes; whoever blocks me, I will kill."

"Three breaths of time, three breaths of time!

Facing so many experts alone, he actually issued an ultimatum to the other side."

And at this moment, Lu Li's voice came out.

"One."

"Two."

"Three."

He was counting; he was really counting!

Is he crazy? Counting down at a time like this? The breathing of countless people stopped, their hearts counting along with him; many people at the foot of the mountain could not even help but shout out the word "three."

The expressions of the people on the mountain were unsightly; their side's numerous experts were actually being suppressed by Lu Li alone to the point they dared not breathe.

Finally, Xie Feng took a step forward, held his hands horizontally before his chest, and shouted sternly: "Lu Li, you dare!"

"Noisy."

Lu Li frowned, and a sword light suddenly slashed out.

"Xianglong Zhang!"

Xie Feng let out a sudden, explosive shout; as his True Qi surged, the clothes on his upper body burst apart.

The crowd only saw True Qi condensing on Xie Feng's body, from his feet to his waist, then rising along his spine, and finally gathering on his palms.

They saw Xie Feng leap up suddenly, like a fierce dragon turning over; terrifying True Qi descended from the sky, vaguely forming a dragon-headed palm force.

"This is the Beggar Sect's peerless art, the Xianglong Shiba Zhang!"

"It is indeed worthy of being the world's most rigid and fierce palm technique."

Xie Feng was equally confident in his own palm strike; in his view, even if the opponent were Dongfang Bubai, they would not dare to take his palm strike head-on.

"Slash."

Lu Li's expression was indifferent; he shook his long sword and slashed it straight out.

The next moment, the sword light pierced directly through the great dragon of blood and Qi, cutting through it instantly just like a butcher dismembering an ox.

The sword light did not stop.

While Xie Feng was still in mid-air, he was slashed into two pieces by Lu Li!

"Ah!"

A shrill scream came to an abrupt end along with the eruption of a rain of blood, and Xie Feng landed on the ground.

The entire scene was shocked.

Whatever Beggar Sect Master, whatever Xianglong Shiba Zhang—they were all like tofu, slashed apart by Lu Li with a single sword!

It was too terrifying!

A Master of a small sect said tremblingly: "Master Fangzheng, Master Zuo, I am sorry... I, I will head down the mountain now."

Just as he was about to walk past Lu Li, a sword light suddenly slashed his head off.

"Too late."

Daoist Chongxu pointed at Lu Li and said in a great rage: "You brat, how dare you!"

The crowd was filled with shock and anger; Zuo Lengchan shouted: "Attack together!"

Several experts rushed up directly; sword lights, blade winds, staff shadows, and fist energies all bombarded Lu Li.

"Slash again."

Lu Li gave a light shout, and the sword light swept across the air.

The cold, grim sword light was like the scythe of the Grim Reaper, wantonly reaping the lives of the crowd.

Blood flowed like a river, corpses were separated from heads; in the blink of an eye, over a dozen experts fell before Lu Li.

Within three feet, there was not a single living soul!

This is what a sword cultivator is; no matter who stands before them, relying solely on the three-foot green blade in their hand, they stand in an invincible position!

The others who had not made a move were now too terrified to attack, instead retreating backward continuously.

"Amitabha, Lu Li, you actually committed such a ruthless act."

At this moment, Master Fangzheng's peaceful expression had already vanished, replaced by eyebrows standing on end and eyes wide open.

The low-browed Bodhisattva, the angry-eyed Vajra!

"Daoist Chongxu, Alliance Master Zuo, the three of us shall join forces."

"Good."

Suddenly, the three peerless experts surrounded Lu Li in the center.

The next moment, a sword light soared into the sky.

"Three slashes."

Three breaths, three slashes!