Chapter 270

Liangzhou, outside Cangya City, hundreds of miles away.

Violent shaking sounds rang out, and two red-blue lights clashed together. The power overflowing from the slaughter shook the ground, and the splashed residual heat shattered the mountain rocks. The mountain forest was also ignited by the divine fire that had been knocked down, burning with raging flames.

Bang! A blue light, like a pagoda, suppressed down, smashing toward Li Tiangang's head.

Li Tiangang's eyes shot out cold light like divine electricity. He suddenly slashed out a divine saber that burned with red flames. The vast divine might shook, and with a clang, it bounced the blue light pagoda away.

But he himself took several steps back, his entire body's aura surging, and he roared: "Order of All Things, Fire, come!"

Divine fire was born out of thin air in the void, turning into a fire dragon and chasing toward the blue light figure.

The blue light figure retreated rapidly, but suddenly, the figure flashed and actually vanished from in front of the fire dragon out of thin air.

Before Li Tiangang could react, a palm pressed onto the divine armor on his chest. The power surged and exploded, and with a bang, it shook his body out, smashing him fiercely onto a mountain peak.

Li Tiangang's blood and energy surged. He struggled out of the mountain peak's rubble, his expression ugly.

He had long heard that the Saint of Thieves, Thief Who Leaves No Trace, had extremely fast movement techniques, and even experts of the Absolute Learning Realm found it difficult to track his movement. Sure enough, it lived up to its reputation.

"Back then, if it weren't for having to escort Hao'er to Tianmen Pass and being unable to leave, when you were in the Three Imperishable Realms, I should have beaten you severely!"

Feng Master Feng Bo Ping's figure appeared in front, raised his hand to display the blue light pagoda again, suppressed and locked the fire dragon, and said indifferently.

Li Tiangang is now in the Four Standing Dao Heart Realm and is also the True Dragon of the Li Clan. Although his own martial arts talent is not as good as Li Junye's, he is still at a first-class level among the nine sons. If placed outside the Divine General's Mansion, he would be a heaven's pride expert.

Considering that the other party ultimately had many merits, Feng Master Feng Bo Ping didn't truly use his full strength; he just wanted to teach the other party a lesson.

"It's a pity you will never have this chance again!"

Li Tiangang's eyes were icy. He flicked the divine flame saber in his hand and suddenly took several steps out in succession.

This time, he took nine steps in one breath, his entire body's aura reaching its peak, and the momentum he exploded with was comparable to the Life-Reversing Realm.

Feng Master Feng Bo Ping's expression turned cold. "You really want to get serious? Then I will tidy you up properly on behalf of your elders!"

"You are also worthy!"

Li Tiangang roared and suddenly swung his saber in anger. The void seemed to be burning, and the heat wave swept out by the divine saber caused the flowers and grass on the ground hundreds of feet below to wither and self-immolate.

Under the guidance of the Dao rhyme, the saber light arrived in an instant, slashing down in front of Feng Master Feng Bo Ping.

But Feng Master Feng Bo Ping's figure suddenly vanished, actually ignoring the locking of the Dao rhyme, making Li Tiangang's expression change instantly.

With a bang, blue light flashed, and Feng Master Feng Bo Ping's figure appeared behind Li Tiangang, like a ghost. The Heaven and Earth No Trace Technique was created by him, and in his hands, it was exerted to the extreme. He was only one step away from stepping into the Absolute Learning Realm with this movement technique.

His palm vibrated and slapped onto Li Tiangang's back heart. But suddenly, Li Tiangang's back seemed to have grown eyes, and a fire light suddenly rushed out, condensing into a Great Flame Arhat Hand, slapping onto Feng Master Feng Bo Ping's palm.

Caught off guard by the palm, Feng Master Feng Bo Ping's expression changed slightly, his body retreated, and then he flashed and vanished. When he appeared again, he was already two or three miles away.

His palm was charred black, and the blood vessels were burned and melted. At this moment, under self-healing, it was still bleeding incessantly.

The extreme flame heat in that Great Flame Arhat Hand burned along his palm into his blood, reaching straight to his heart and lungs, making his body feel like it was soaked in boiling water, with intense pain spreading throughout his body.

"Heh, used to stealing things all your life, so what if your realm is higher than mine?"

Li Tiangang saw the other party injured and suffering, and sneered: "I, Li Tiangang, have fought countless battles. In terms of experience in killing enemies, how could you imagine it!"

Feng Master Feng Bo Ping glanced at his charred palm, turned to stare at Li Tiangang, and said: "Then come and try again."

His entire body's robes billowed, and suddenly his body vanished.

Li Tiangang's pupils shrank. He stared around, but lost the other party's figure and trace, unable to see clearly.

A whistling sound suddenly came from behind.

He sneered slightly, and flames condensed behind him, but the whistling sound vanished, turning to rush from the side instead.

Li Tiangang's expression didn't change. He had long expected that the attack from behind might be a feint. The other party had just suffered a loss from behind, so how could they be stupid enough to make the same mistake again.

Therefore, the flames behind him were also his disguise. His body's aura was spread throughout his body, ready to be mobilized at any time. When the whistling sound from the side attacked, he immediately exerted force and exploded, slapping out with the Great Flame Arhat Hand.

With a bang! Suddenly, a huge force came from behind, shaking Li Tiangang's body. Bursts of sharp force like sharp knives permeated, and even with the battle armor blocking it, it made his back heart ache, as if his spine had been slashed by a knife!

His body tilted forward, and he slapped out with his backhand in anger.

But that whistling sound was long gone. At the same time he turned around and slapped with his backhand, a sharp sound attacked from his chest, shaking him out again.

Li Tiangang spat out blood, his body flew out backward, and he fell to the bottom of the mountain cliff.

But the next moment, he rushed out from the river ditch at the bottom of the mountain cliff, his entire armor covered in water vapor steamed by the large divine flames, looking angrily at his surroundings.

Soon, on a fallen leaf at the tip of a tree branch, he saw that calm standing figure.

"Is this your experience in killing enemies? In terms of insight into the human heart, this old man has patronized the secret grounds of major sects all my life and never failed. How could you imagine it?"

Feng Master Feng Bo Ping sneered slightly, returning the other party's words.

Divine fire ignited in Li Tiangang's eyes, and flames burned from his body, saying: "You are courting death!!"

He roared and killed his way out, taking nine steps in an instant, exploding with extremely fast movement techniques, and rushed in front of Feng Master Feng Bo Ping.

Just at this moment, the sound of a dragon roar came from afar, and a golden sword light whistled over.

With a bang, the sword light slashed onto the divine saber, striking out bursts of sparks.

Li Tiangang turned his head and saw the Li Hao clone chasing over, his angry eyebrows almost standing up:

"Beast, you dare to help this wild thief kill your father?!"

The dark-side Li Hao's face was cold, unmoved, just exploding with momentum, manipulating the divine sword to lock onto the other party, waiting for a flaw to attack at any time.

"Hao'er, you hurry back."

Feng Master Feng Bo Ping saw Li Hao chasing over, his expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said.

The dark-side Li Hao shook his head slightly, "I cannot let you face the invader alone."

Hearing this, Li Tiangang couldn't help but laugh loudly: "A good invader!"

While speaking, the divine flames on his body became even more vigorous, like a god in the fire, walking toward Li Hao:

"I have tried to be good to you repeatedly, tried to compensate you repeatedly, but you have disappointed me repeatedly. You are really too disappointing!!"

Feng Master Feng Bo Ping saw his momentum, couldn't help but step out, and shouted angrily: "Li Tiangang, what do you want to do? Do you want to destroy Hao'er's clone? If his clone explodes into a great battle here, in case there is any influence on the main body, you will regret it!"

Li Tiangang's angry face was slightly stunned, and the steps he took stopped.

His expression was ugly, his entire body's anger surging, but he endured it.

There are many kinds of martial arts clones. Some can live independently, but their combat power is extremely weak. When merged with the main body, they can fuse memories with each other.

Some can share vision with the main body, acting as a sentry, and others are connected by blood with the main body at all times, influencing each other.

There are even some demon clones that share a life with the main body, but the clone's combat power is extremely high. However, if the clone dies, the main body will also be severely injured, or even die together! Which kind is Li Hao's clone? He was temporarily unable to judge.

Seeing that Li Tiangang still had some reason, Feng Master Feng Bo Ping also secretly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said to Li Hao: "Hao'er, listen to me, hurry back."

"I cannot leave."

The dark-side Li Hao shook his head.

Li Tiangang heard this and was so angry he wanted to laugh: "As a Divine General of the Li Clan, yet colluding with thieves, and still shielding him so much, you are truly my good son!"

Feng Master Feng Bo Ping said angrily: "Shut up. Hao'er has long not been your son. Back then, the three-year agreement, have you forgotten it? What qualification do you have to blame him!"

"This is a matter of my Li Clan. If it weren't for the fact that you sheltered Hao'er, I would have gotten serious long ago!"

Li Tiangang looked at him with icy eyes: "If you interfere in the affairs of the Divine General's Mansion again, you will never have a good end!"

"I am determined to manage Hao'er's affairs. If you are not convinced, I will teach you until you are convinced!"

Feng Master Feng Bo Ping said with an angry face.

Li Tiangang's eyes suddenly turned cold. Just as he was about to say something, suddenly, a whistling sound came galloping from the horizon in the distance.

The sound was extremely loud, making all three of them turn their heads to look.

Then they saw a figure in a mysterious black robe flying over.

"It really is you."

That figure flew over, and when he saw Feng Master Feng Bo Ping and Li Tiangang, his expression changed instantly.

Feng Master Feng Bo Ping saw the other party and was also stunned, but his entire body relaxed, and he said with a cold face: "You still know how to come over. You should discipline your own nephew yourself!"

While speaking, he protected the Li Hao clone behind him, took him out in one step, and left Li Tiangang's side.

Li Tiangang saw the other party's figure and couldn't help but be stunned, his expression changing: "Second Uncle, why did you come over? The Divine General's Mansion side..." "Hao'er?"

Li Muxiu directly interrupted his words, staring blankly at the Li Hao clone protected behind Feng Master Feng Bo Ping, his expression quickly becoming excited: "When did Hao'er escape danger? Wasn't he in the Mo River? Where is Fourth Brother?"

Feng Master Feng Bo Ping sneered and said: "He hasn't escaped danger yet. This is just Hao'er's clone."

Li Muxiu was slightly stunned. Hearing the word "clone," it was like cold water pouring over his head. The excitement he had just felt instantly cooled down.

He looked at Li Tiangang and swept his eyes around, his expression becoming ugly: "I felt your aura from far away. What is going on? Are you fighting?"

Li Tiangang looked at him and then glanced at Feng Master Feng Bo Ping, his eyes narrowing: "Second Uncle, you seem to know this Saint of Thieves?"

From Feng Master Feng Bo Ping's attitude, he judged that the two had known each other for a long time.

Thinking that Li Hao was just a child, it was strange for him to know the Saint of Thieves, unless the Saint of Thieves took the initiative to get close, with ulterior motives.

But if this Second Uncle was the go-between, it seemed easier to explain.

Li Muxiu's expression changed slightly. Knowing Li Tiangang's temperament, he sighed secretly and nodded: "That's right, I have been an old acquaintance with your Uncle Feng for many years. What is going on here? Are you fighting?"

Li Tiangang heard this from his mouth and only felt a burst of anger rushing straight to his skull. He gritted his teeth and said:

"Second Uncle, I respect you as my father's brother, as my uncle! It is said that you acted absurdly when you were young, but now that you are old, are you still so absurd?!"

Li Muxiu's expression changed, and he said: "How are you talking to me! We just have a private friendship and have never affected the Divine General's Mansion. Do I need you to teach me how to do things?"

"I don't care about other things you do. I have also seen your dedication to the family while guarding the Divine General's Mansion all these years, but you actually associate with a thief!"

Li Tiangang clenched his fists in anger: "And you even dragged Hao'er into the water, corrupting him. Second Uncle, how can you be so muddled?!"

Li Muxiu's face changed drastically, and he said angrily: "Li Tiangang! I want to say it one more time. He is not a thief. A petty thief is for himself, but a great thief is for the world. Your Uncle Feng's actions are worthy of the word 'Saint'!"

"As for what you said about dragging Hao'er into the water, that is even more nonsense. Hao'er is so excellent. The person who truly hurt Hao'er is you!"

"Are you saying he robs the rich to help the poor?"

Li Tiangang sneered: "Don't tell me about any Uncle Feng. There are many ways to help the world—slaying demons, joining the army, guarding the frontier—which one is not something that can be for the country and the people? He just had to choose to steal!"

Feng Master Feng Bo Ping said coldly: "That's right, Old Li, don't talk about any uncle. I can't afford to be the uncle of your Li Clan's True Dragon!"

Li Muxiu knew that this old friend was angry in his heart. He looked at Li Tiangang's sneering appearance and couldn't help but sigh long, saying: "Tiangang, you practiced martial arts in the small courtyard since you were young, and later led troops to fight. You have been involved in the Jianghu too little, and you have entered the temple too much. You don't know the grievances and hatreds of the world, and how many helplessness there are. If one could act chivalrously openly, who wouldn't want to leave a good name?"

"There are three thousand sufferings in the world. You can't taste them all, but you should also understand, rather than staying in the temple, looking down coldly from above."

Li Tiangang said coldly: "For the sake of him protecting Hao'er, I can spare him, but he is never allowed to approach Hao'er again. Second Uncle, you should know that if it becomes known that our Divine General's Mansion is colluding with the Saint of Thieves, if this matter spreads, how will other Divine General's Mansions, including the Emperor, view us?"

Li Muxiu was silent.

He naturally knew this point, so he only associated with Feng Master Feng Bo Ping privately.

At first, they didn't know each other's identities and talked happily. After becoming friends, they revealed their identities to each other.

But at that time, how could they break off the relationship just because of each other's identities?

So although there were many helplessness and some worries, the friendship between the two did not decrease because of this. Instead, their interaction over these years became deeper and deeper.

At this moment, hearing Li Tiangang's words, Li Muxiu sighed with emotion. He was not favored when he was a child, so he felt resentment. If only he were not a person of the Divine General's Mansion in this life. Now, he actually had this thought again.

However, the things he carried on his body were too many. He was no longer the spirited youth he was back then, who could gallop in the Jianghu, ignore everything, and wander everywhere.

"My relationship with Brother Feng is known only to you. If you don't say it, no one will know."

Li Muxiu said.

Li Tiangang sneered: "Second Uncle, you should know that paper cannot wrap fire."

Li Muxiu took a deep breath and said slowly: "Let's not talk about this first. I came here to go to the Longcheng Mo River to meet Hao'er. Passing by Tianmen Pass, I thought of coming here to take a look first. How did you two fight? What about the Longcheng Mo River side? Now, picking up Hao'er first is the big thing."

Li Tiangang said: "I was just about to talk to you. Did you investigate the situation in Qingzhou when you came out? Is your movement secret? If it becomes known that you are not there, you should know how dangerous Qingzhou will be!"

"You can rest assured about how I do things."

Li Muxiu said: "How is Hao'er's situation?"

Li Tiangang sneered slightly. He was indeed reassured originally, but since returning from Yanbei and seeing all kinds of things in the family, he was less and less reassured.

"Hao'er has Fourth Uncle taking care of him there, so he should be fine."

Li Tiangang said: "Unless there are other variables, it is currently unclear. I came to Tianmen Pass to inquire from his clone, but instead, I bumped into this big secret!"

Speaking of this, anger surged in his eyes again.

Li Muxiu ignored him and turned to look at Li Hao's clone, his expression becoming gentle:

"Hao'er, tell me quickly, can you sense your main body in the Mo River?"

The dark-side Li Hao shook his head slightly: "I cannot sense it."

"Is it because the Mo River cannot be sensed, or is it the main body itself?"

Li Muxiu hurriedly inquired in detail.

The dark-side Li Hao immediately confessed everything one by one.

Seeing Li Hao being so honest in front of Li Muxiu, answering every question, Li Tiangang looked gloomy, feeling a complex emotion in his heart, which made him feel uncomfortable and angry.

I am your father! Not long after, Li Muxiu finished asking everything he wanted to know and found that this clone knew nothing about Li Hao's main body's situation.

But through the clone, it could be understood that Li Hao's own combat power was extremely strong, not inferior to a demon king of the Absolute Learning Realm. If he used the special means mentioned by the clone, he could even reach the limit of the Absolute Learning Realm.

Besides this, Li Tiangang asked Li Muxiu to inquire about the battle flag. Under Li Muxiu's inquiry, the clone thought for a moment and transmitted the information to him.

Seeing Li Hao actually deliberately avoiding him, Li Tiangang's expression was ugly again.

But he had to inquire from Li Muxiu. When he learned that the battle flag was actually made by Li Hao himself, a huge wave surged in Li Tiangang's heart, and he was somewhat shocked.

But what followed was a burst of wild joy. Li Hao having such talent is simply a gift from heaven!

If Li Hao returns, if he can exert this talent, its effect even surpasses the martial arts significance of Li Hao himself.

After all, no matter how strong martial arts are, if one cultivates to the Taiping Dao Realm, one can only guard one province. But if this battle flag is mass-produced, it can protect the entire Da Yu Divine Dynasty! "Hao'er has such strength, plus Fourth Brother, as long as there is no change in the Mo River, it should be fine..."

Li Muxiu finished understanding the intelligence from the clone, and his nervous mood stabilized a bit.

But not seeing Li Hao's real body, he still couldn't relax.

"Second Uncle, let's go to the Longcheng Mo River now."

Li Tiangang said to Li Muxiu: "But you must hide first to avoid exposing yourself on the battlefield, causing the demons to transfer their positions and go to Qingzhou to attack the Divine General's Mansion, which would be a big deal."

"I naturally know this." Li Muxiu said.

Li Tiangang glanced at Feng Master Feng Bo Ping beside him and then said: "In addition, there is one more thing. You must break off the relationship with this person!"

"Hmm?"

Li Muxiu's expression changed slightly, but Feng Master Feng Bo Ping just frowned, didn't speak, and just stared quietly at Li Muxiu, as if waiting for his choice.

If the other party chose to break off for the sake of the Divine General's Mansion, he wouldn't blame him.

After all, when they learned of each other's identities, he had vaguely guessed that such a scene would happen.

His own identity and the Divine General's Mansion were ultimately not a match.

"Tiangang, this is my private matter. Don't meddle!" Li Muxiu didn't look at his old friend's face, but said coldly to Li Tiangang.

Li Tiangang said with a cold face: "Second Uncle, you should know the consequences if it happens. This is not your private matter, but a major matter concerning the entire Li Clan. Do you want the ancestors of the Li Clan to be disgraced because of this?!"

Li Muxiu's expression changed, and it was ugly.

"I have known Brother Feng for sixty years, and I understand Brother Feng's character..." Li Muxiu said.

But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Tiangang, who said: "I don't want to discuss his character with you. I only know that once he gets involved with our Li Clan, it will do no good for either side! Even if he is a good person, so what? I can listen to your explanation, but can the world listen to your explanation?"

Li Muxiu's expression changed. He naturally knew this point. He explained it this way just to skip the matter.

"Old Feng, if it really doesn't work, we won't associate in the future. We will be far apart, and we can still drink to the sun and moon. Gathering and parting are not up to people. You and I have long reached the age of accepting fate. Accept it..."

Feng Master Feng Bo Ping also spoke at this time.

He knew that his identity was exposed, so he walked to today, and he didn't want to see Li Muxiu in a dilemma.

Li Muxiu's body trembled slightly, but he slowly turned around and looked at Feng Master Feng Bo Ping.

(End of chapter)