Chapter 84: Killing the Beast

Five years passed as quickly as an arrow shooting over the treetops. Lijing Village had become Lijing Town. The major surnames of Liu, Chen, Xu, and Ren had all moved into Lijing Town with their families. Everyone above said—this is a reward, being close to the Immortal Mountain is a blessing.

Li Xuanxuan had grown a beard on his lips and broken through to the fourth level of Embryonic Breath, the Qingyuan Wheel. He was sent by Li Xiangping to be the Clan Head. The youth's demeanor had lost its initial immaturity and gentleness, giving birth to a mature calmness that made the Li family disciples look on with awe.

What Lijing Town talked about most was twelve-year-old Li Xuanfeng. They talked about how this child laughed wildly and snapped six bows at the training ground, throwing the broken bow arms out of the field and shouting:

"Again!"

Li Xuanfeng didn't look at the terrified eyes of the clan soldiers around him at all, raising his head and laughing loudly. Or rather, this child was born rampant and indulgent. Once he raised his bow, there was no bird or beast he couldn't hit.

Li Tongya smiled bitterly and brought him a pitch-black longbow from Guanyun Peak. It had no other advantages besides being tough and durable, but it finally allowed Li Xuanfeng to enjoy himself to the fullest.

By the Meichi Jianghe.

"Brother Feng, what are you doing?"

Li Xuanling was over ten years old. A few years ago, it was tested that he did not have a spiritual aperture. As the eldest and only son of Li Tongya, he naturally received the Xuanzhu Talisman Seed. Now he followed Li Xuanfeng with a bitter face, seeing him peeking behind a rock sneakily, and had to ask in a low voice.

"Look!"

Li Xuanfeng pushed Li Xuanling forward with a wicked smile. The child stumbled forward and unexpectedly caught sight of the woman's plump shoulders and round buttocks in the river water. Li Xuanling was so frightened that he hurriedly covered his mouth and retreated, staring fiercely at Li Xuanfeng, and said in a low voice:

"Li Xuanfeng, you are really bad."

Li Xuanfeng smiled and aimed at Li Xuanling's flushed little face, saying in a low voice:

"Does it look good?"

"Not really."

Li Xuanfeng wanted to hear praise from Li Xuanling's mouth but was greatly disappointed. He patted his butt indignantly and said in a low voice:

"Kids don't know anything."

"Li Xuanfeng, you are really idle."

Li Xuanling shook his head, his small face calm, and asked:

"Have you broken through to the third level of Embryonic Breath?"

Li Xuanfeng smiled and answered:

"I've already stepped into the fourth level of Embryonic Breath."

Li Xuanling was stunned, revealing an unbelievable expression, and said blankly:

"You've already caught up with Brother Xuan?"

Li Xuanfeng nodded nonchalantly and smiled:

"That's natural. Look."

He took out the pitch-black longbow from behind his back, stepped on the bluestone with his left foot, held the bow, and pulled the string. His temperament changed completely. He was no longer unrestrained and nonchalant, but transformed into a bone-piercing sharpness, which made Li Xuanling, who was on the side, nervous involuntarily.

Li Xuanfeng smiled and slowly aimed the bow at Li Xuanling. Although there was no arrow on the string, it made Li Xuanling's hair stand on end in an instant. He only felt the cold wind on his face like a knife, and his ears were buzzing.

"So powerful."

Li Xuanling swallowed his saliva and slowly stepped away from Li Xuanfeng. Watching Li Xuanfeng still aiming with concentration, the sharp energy on his body continued to stack, causing the surrounding shrubs to tremble constantly.

Li Xuanling widened his eyes, only to see the arrow quiver at Li Xuanfeng's waist jump lightly. He hurriedly rubbed his eyes, only to see that every arrow in the quiver was trembling constantly, as if expecting something.

"Hit!"

Li Xuanfeng let go suddenly. A big tree dozens of steps away exploded with a bang, wood chips flying everywhere. A transparent big hole appeared on the tree stump. It paused for a few breaths before tilting and falling to the ground, startling a flock of forest birds.

"Brother."

Li Xuanling stared blankly for a while and said in a low voice:

"Are you already Qi Refining?"

"What are you thinking!"

Li Xuanfeng also breathed deeply a few times, his face slightly red, and he smiled:

"This is a bow technique I thought of myself. It requires using the spiritual aperture in the palm, combined with the arrow intent when pulling the bow and shooting the arrow. It's not difficult."

Li Xuanling shook his head silently, only to see Li Xuanfeng's face look a little embarrassed. He pulled him and ran, dragging him out for more than ten meters in an instant.

"Which bastard is peeking at me bathing!"

Listening to the scolding behind him, Li Xuanling's face turned pale. He used a little more force under his feet and said in horror:

"That's Aunt Xu at the entrance of the village?! Li Xuanfeng! This... this this..."

Li Xuanfeng laughed awkwardly and said in a low voice:

"I was just curious..."

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On Wangyue Lake.

Li Tongya stepped lightly on the water, standing in the air step by step. The clear and transparent river true energy sprayed out along the gray-white long sword in his hand, turning into strands of spitting sword light. He lowered his eyebrows and looked at the large scaled beast circling in the water, pinching the magic formula and standing quietly in the air.

Deep red blood slowly spread in the river. The river beast was a bit unable to hold back. The water light in the river surface flashed constantly, and dozens of transparent air blades broke through the air and attacked Li Tongya.

Li Tongya stepped forward, dodging most of the river beast's attacks. The water light around his body flashed, blocking the two air blades that attacked from an angle. He mused to himself:

"The Clear Energy Shield in this 'Jianghe and Mountain One Breath Art' is still quite reliable. This river beast doesn't understand the magic formula and relies entirely on piling up magic power. Not only does it consume a lot, but it also can't break my magic shield."

This river crocodile had no inheritance and relied entirely on its own cultivation to reach the peak of Embryonic Breath. It didn't know how many years it had been breathing and exhaling, and it had practiced a mouthful of small clear spiritual energy, which was why it had advanced to Qi Refining.

Seeing that the attack was unsuccessful, the river crocodile hurriedly dived and rushed upstream against the water flow. Li Tongya naturally followed closely.

Li Tongya had broken through to the first level of Qi Refining two years ago and wanted to kill a Qi Refining monster to sacrifice to the magic mirror. He had been looking for it in the mountains for more than a year. The monsters he saw were either as cunning as foxes or powerful in strength. It was not easy to find this stupid river crocodile, so he naturally couldn't let it go easily.

At the Qi Refining stage, one could already walk in the air. Although there was no flying shuttle, the speed was far from fast, only 30% to 40% faster than running at full speed at the peak of Embryonic Breath. But this river crocodile had been ambushed by him and was injured, so it naturally couldn't run far.

The "Xuan Water Sword Technique" and the "Jianghe and Mountain One Breath Art" were quite compatible. The sword light swung out increased its power by 10% to 20% out of thin air, which made Li Tongya overjoyed. Two pale sword lights hit the back of the river crocodile, causing it to roll in pain.

Fearing that the monster would counterattack before dying, Li Tongya just followed behind, swinging a sword from time to time, constantly consuming the river crocodile's physical strength.

The river crocodile finally couldn't hold back, roaring angrily, rising from the water with a bang, splashing a piece of water, and leaping into the air to bite Li Tongya. Li Tongya slashed the back of the monster with a backhand sword, pulled back, and kept his distance, constantly adding wounds to the river crocodile.

After tossing for half an hour, the river crocodile finally collapsed on the shore. Li Tongya deliberately did not kill the monster, but injected river true energy to lock the monster's vitality and cultivation, fearing that he would beat the monster to death.

Confirming that the river crocodile was not in danger of life, Li Tongya then dragged the tail of the monster and walked toward the village as if dragging a small mountain. ===== CHAPTER 85 =====