Chapter 117: The Identity of the Venerable Lord! Suppress and Kill Mo Xueyou!

Three days later.

About three hundred miles east of Changping County, in a small forest beside an official road.

Lu Zhangsheng squatted quietly behind a large tree, staring carefully at the intersection ahead.

For the past few days, he first went to the stronghold mentioned by Zhang Ji.

What made him feel strange was that there was not a single person inside; it had long been empty.

He could not help but guess that the group of people had likely gone to a certain location to participate in a mission.

Afterward, he came to wait by this official road, hoping to catch one or two heretic cult spies.

Time passed slowly.

Two hours later.

The sun slanted west, scattering spots of mottled light among the dense forest.

Just as Lu was about to leave and change to another location, a black figure suddenly appeared at the corner of the intersection ahead.

He looked closely.

He saw a young man running quickly toward the front.

The man was tall, with a square face, and his eyes were filled with fiendish energy.

As he moved his footsteps, one step was several meters away, and his speed was not slow among all Bone Forging martial artists.

"Whew……"

Lu Zhangsheng's expression stirred slightly, and he immediately rushed out of the jungle, charging toward the man like lightning.

"Who?"

The man turned his head violently to look at the jungle, but before he could react, a black shadow arrived in an instant.

Then the black shadow stretched out its arm and slashed fiercely at the back of the man's head.

"Hmm……"

With a muffled groan, the man fell to the grass.

A moment later.

He woke up faintly, and when he looked up, he saw a pair of deep, evil eyes.

Making him unable to help but get lost in them.

"Why is the Xiaozhuang stronghold empty?"

"Everyone went to Yixiantian to gather."

"Where is Yixiantian?"

"Two hundred miles to the northeast from here……"

……

A few breaths later.

The young man's eyes gradually cleared.

"What did you do to me?"

He looked at Lu Zhangsheng in horror, as if he had seen a devil.

"Crack……"

Lu Zhangsheng had no nonsense, directly reached out and grabbed the person's neck, twisting it fiercely.

Accompanied by a scream, he twisted the other party's neck alive.

After disposing of the corpse, he hurried toward the direction of Yixiantian.

……

Two days later.

At high noon.

Lu Zhangsheng stood on a tree canopy, quietly watching a large canyon ahead.

Both sides were cliffs, and a narrow passage in the middle led directly to the end in the distance.

In the center of the passage, a large group of men in black stood in the open space, and the atmosphere was very oppressive.

"This place is quite hidden; it seems these demons have a big move."

Lu Zhangsheng's thoughts stirred slightly.

He jumped off the canopy and walked toward the front with big strides.

Half a cup of tea time passed.

Just as he stepped into the canyon entrance, a fat man in black walked out from the dense forest on the side.

"Eh…… Brother Zhang, where have you been during this time?"

The man looked stunned and looked up at Lu Zhangsheng walking toward him.

"I got injured while executing a mission……"

Lu Zhangsheng imitated Zhang Ji's voice and spoke in a low voice.

With his strength, imitating a few daily words was also easy.

And he also recognized the identity of the person coming; the other party also had a name on the government's wanted list.

This person was named Wu Hailong, a mid-stage Bone Forging martial artist.

Wu Hailong heard this and did not doubt it.

For their group of people who licked blood from the blade, getting injured was a common occurrence.

The two were only casual acquaintances, so he naturally did not ask too much.

Lu Zhangsheng also knew that saying too much would lead to mistakes, so he did not speak again.

He followed closely behind the other party and walked toward the open space ahead.

Not long after.

The two arrived beside a giant rock in the central open space and merged into the crowd.

All around were heretic cult experts, and endless fiendish energy intertwined, rolling up bursts of smoke and dust.

Lu Zhangsheng swept his eyes, good fellow, most of them were figures on the wanted list.

Mo Xueyou was among them, located in the front area.

Not only that.

Eight of the Ten Great Protectors of the heretic cult appeared, exuding powerful momentum.

Miao Qingfeng also stood at the last position on the right.

A group of people stood quietly in the open space, seemingly waiting for something.

Lu Zhangsheng also had some doubts in his heart.

A large number of heretic cult experts gathered here, what exactly did they want to do? Time passed slowly.

Another hour passed.

Just then, at the corner of the canyon in the distance, a red figure rushed toward the central open space like lightning.

One step was more than ten meters, and the footsteps appeared extremely light.

In a few breaths, she arrived on a giant rock, her cold eyes scanning the audience, full of oppression.

Lu Zhangsheng glanced lightly.

The person who came was a woman with a proud figure, and she was still wearing half a mask on her face, making it hard to see clearly.

The woman was in a big red robe, her hair hanging down to her waist like a waterfall, and several red ribbons on both sides fluttered in the breeze, adding a bit of charm.

"I seem to have seen this woman somewhere."

Just for a moment, Lu Zhangsheng determined it in his heart.

He must have seen this woman somewhere.

The other party gave him a feeling of being quite familiar; one must know that a martial artist's memory is always very strong, and there would be no such familiarity for no reason.

"We pay our respects to the Venerable Lord."

At this moment, many figures on the field bowed down in unison, their faces full of respect.

Lu Zhangsheng also mixed in the crowd, inconspicuous.

In his mind, he was frantically recalling the information about the other party.

In an instant, a figure surged into his heart.

"It's Zhao Yuanjing!"

"That top card of the brothel!"

Lu Zhangsheng's pupils shrank, and he instantly determined this person's identity.

From her figure, clothing to temperament, the other party completely matched the Zhao Yuanjing he had seen.

When he first met Yue Shulan, this woman left a deep impression on him; with a top-tier seduction art, one would accidentally lose their mind.

He did not expect that the other party was hidden so deeply, always hiding in the county city; this woman likely had a big secret.

Lu Zhangsheng's thoughts turned a hundred times, but his face was as calm as water, fully restraining his own aura.

He faintly sensed Zhao Yuanjing's strength; it was not inferior to several Deputy Hall Masters.

She was also a top expert at Tuotai Perfection.

"Summoning you all today is because the Holy Sect will have a big move."

Zhao Yuanjing spoke softly, her eyes seemingly filled with spring water.

Many heretic cultists under the stage could not help but feel dry-mouthed and hot in their bellies, and some even made a fool of themselves, directly standing tall.

"This demon woman has such strong seduction art; this is just naturally radiating."

Lu Zhangsheng was quite vigilant in his heart, carefully suppressing the heat in his belly.

Zhao Yuanjing looked at the performance under the stage and smiled sweetly, feeling quite satisfied in her heart.

Then, she spoke again: "In the next few years, all sect members will be led by the Ten Great Protectors to fully attack the small towns around the county city……"

"No one is allowed to be slack, otherwise they will be dealt with according to sect rules."

"Everyone must collect enough Essence Blood within the specified time and hand it over to this Seat."

Speaking of this, her tone was extremely severe, and her eyes were full of majesty.

"We obey the order."

Everyone under the stage tightened their faces and shouted in unison.

They did not want to easily try the sect rules; most people had Gu worms planted in their minds and could only work for the Holy Sect.

"It seems the other party's plan has reached a critical moment."

Lu Zhangsheng thought in his heart.

However, what kind of evil method the other party was practicing that required so much Essence Blood, he could not know.

The abnormality in Du Ling's body likely could not consume so much.

"Reporting to the Venerable Lord, if we excessively stimulate the county government and they come out of the city to fight us to the death, I fear……"

At this moment, Miao Qingfeng suddenly came out, bowed, and looked respectful.

He was only at the early stage of Tuotai, far inferior to this Venerable Lord.

The other protectors heard this and were also full of doubts.

This clearly did not match their long-term hidden plan.

Now that they were dispatching Tuotai experts to besiege the small towns, the situation would definitely escalate violently, and it would be difficult to control then.

"No matter."

Zhao Yuanjing waved her hand, looking indifferent.

"Our plan in the government is almost complete; it is to force them to come out of the city for a decisive battle."

"This Seat has also prepared two 'big gifts' for them."

While speaking, she hooked a smile at the corner of her mouth, her eyes deep.

"We obey the order."

Miao Qingfeng heard this and immediately retreated into the queue.

Lu Zhangsheng was quite vigilant in his heart.

Of the two big gifts the other party mentioned, he knew one, which was inseparable from Du Ling.

The other one was hard to guess.

"Could it be that the high-level of the Demon-Suppressing Division has been infiltrated?"

Thinking of this, an inexplicable chill surged from his body.

If at the critical moment of the decisive battle, a certain Demon-Suppressing Division foundation suddenly broke out, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Adding Du Ling, this time bomb, detonating in the County Government Office, it would definitely be extremely chaotic then.

The other party had prepared for many years, and such a meticulous plan was likely to achieve a certain goal.

"Taking advantage of the time when Qingning Prefecture City cannot attend to it, we must fully break through the county city."

Zhao Yuanjing's killing intent burst out, and fiendish energy rolled around her body.

At this moment, she had waited for decades.

Staining her body with Demon Blood was for the arrival of this day.

"Whew……"

After speaking, she jumped up and left toward the front at high speed.

In a few flashes, she disappeared from everyone's eyes.

Many heretic cult experts looked at the other party's departing figure with awe.

Afterward, a group of heretic cult experts also quickly scattered in all directions.

Lu Zhangsheng followed quietly behind Wu Hailong.

The two soon arrived at the edge of a giant rock, and at this moment, dozens of figures were already standing around.

Lu Zhangsheng glanced and found that Mo Xueyou and Miao Qingfeng were just in front. He was stunned in his heart; he did not expect that the two were just the direct superiors of this body.

That's good; after leaving the canyon, he would just find a place to suppress and kill Mo Xueyou, saving himself the trouble.

"Everyone, besiege Taoyuan Town in ten days, led by this Seat personally."

Miao Qingfeng's eyes were filled with killing intent.

"We obey the order."

Everyone around clasped their fists repeatedly.

Then Miao Qingfeng turned and left directly, soon disappearing from everyone's eyes.

Only a few Blood Exchange experts and a group of Bone Forging martial artists remained on the field.

Lu Zhangsheng and Wu Hailong happened to belong to Mo Xueyou's command.

"Gather at the original stronghold in two days."

Mo Xueyou spoke indifferently.

Then he walked toward the front with his hands behind his back.

During this time, he could be said to be proud and successful, abusing and killing many government Blood Exchange experts, and the haze brought by being chased by Ye Chen gradually dissipated.

Since the Demon Blood Essence in his body was stimulated again, his status in the Holy Sect increased greatly.

The next protector must have a place for him.

Next, as long as he could catch this person Ye Chen and suppress and kill the other party, he could completely wash away the past shame.

Everything was developing steadily and for the better.

Lu Zhangsheng followed slowly behind the crowd until they left the canyon.

He immediately found a deserted dense forest.

"Crack crack crack……"

Then he operated the Bone Shrinking Art, and his whole body's bones and muscles were changing violently.

Not long after, he turned into a young man with a slender figure again.

Then, Lu Zhangsheng stimulated the Snow-Treading Trace-less lightness skill and chased toward Mo Xueyou's direction like lightning.

He moved wantonly through the dense jungle all the way.

Not long after, he discovered Mo Xueyou's tracks.

This person was running quickly ahead, seemingly going to execute some kind of mission.

Lu Zhangsheng was not in a hurry to make a move; now that the heretic cult experts had just scattered, it was hard to guarantee that no one would pass by.

It would not be too late to make a move after reaching a hidden location.

He carefully hung behind Mo Xueyou all the way, moving quickly through the dense forest.

More than an hour later.

The two had already moved away from the Yixiantian canyon.

Lu Zhangsheng stepped forward and accelerated toward the front, fast as thunder.

Not long after, he arrived not far behind Mo Xueyou.

At this moment, Mo Xueyou also sensed the movement behind him and turned his head violently.

"It's you!"

"Haha…… it really takes no effort to find it."

After seeing the person, Mo Xueyou was ecstatic.

He did not expect to meet his old rival in this desolate mountain range.

"You are really looking for death, daring to come and trouble this Seat specifically."

He was not stupid; this Ye Chen must have come to search for him, which is why they met here.

"The scenery here is beautiful, just right as your burial place; this Seat will cut off your head and collect it well."

Mo Xueyou stood with his hands behind his back, looking indifferent.

As if he had already won.

Since the Demonic Power in his body skyrocketed again, he was no longer afraid of any Blood Exchange martial artist.

In the Blood Exchange realm, he, Mo Xueyou, was an invincible existence.

The other party clearly had not broken through to Tuotai and would surely die today.

This was the confidence of being a top expert.

Lu Zhangsheng saw this and was quite puzzled in his heart.

What exactly did the other party have to be so confident that he could suppress and kill him.

After he broke through to Blood Exchange Perfection, he had not used his full strength, and today was just the right time.

"Kill."

He did not hesitate and quickly drew his blade to slash forward.

A sharp cold light flickered in the void, as if to cut through everything, and the momentum was extremely astonishing.

In an instant, the blade light approached Mo Xueyou, and the sharp killing intent had firmly locked onto the other party.

For this slash, he stimulated the Secret Art Threefold Wave, and his attack power had reached his own limit.

"Die for this Seat."

Seeing such a sharp blade light, Mo Xueyou did not dare to be slow and directly used his full strength.

The Demonic Power in his body was stimulated crazily.

His face was instantly covered with blood-red patterns, looking very evil.

Fiendish energy surged out from his body, like a ghost walking out of hell.

He also raised the long blade in his hand and slashed fiercely toward the front.

Endless blood-colored blade lights shuttled in the void, as if ghosts were roaring all around.

"Boom boom boom……"

Both sides collided violently, and the fierce energy swept in all directions, the surrounding grass and trees danced, and it was a mess.

After one strike.

Mo Xueyou retreated more than ten meters quickly, his right hand holding the blade still trembling, his face incomparably horrified.

"This is impossible! Are you human or ghost?"

Just that strike, he felt like he had slashed onto a great mountain.

A huge counter-shock force came, like a sea wave, making it difficult for him to resist.

One must know that he had fully stimulated the Demonic Power in his body, which was much stronger than when the two fought last time.

He did not expect that the result would be the same as last time.

Lu Zhangsheng stood steadily on the spot, looking understated.

After the strike just now, he occupied the absolute upper hand.

This person would surely die today.

"Kill."

Lu Zhangsheng lifted his blade and killed again, his footsteps flashing like a ghost.

In a few flashes, he arrived in front of Mo Xueyou.

He raised his blade and slashed.

The fierce blade Qi rubbed against the void, making bursts of sonic booms.

"Run."

Mo Xueyou was full of fear and slashed forward.

"Boom boom boom……"

A counter-shock force came, and he actually turned his head and retreated backward quickly.

Without any hesitation, he directly chose to run away.

He knew that he was definitely not this person's opponent, and if he continued to fight, there would only be a dead end.

And before running away, he stimulated a distress signal; as long as he held on for a moment, Miao Qingfeng would definitely come to save him.

A strong desire to survive surged into his heart, making his momentum rise steadily.

Lu Zhangsheng naturally would not let the other party get his wish.

He followed firmly behind this person, and as the blade light danced, he surrounded him.

The sharp blade light cut on the black scales of the other party, making a harsh screeching sound.

Mo Xueyou fully stimulated his Essence Blood and Demonic Power, struggling to support.

His heart became more and more desperate.

He really could not figure out why the other party's strength skyrocketed in just over a month.

The two chased and fled, rushing toward the distant mountains and forests.

At this time, some heretic cultists nearby also discovered the abnormality and were full of horror.

"Is this Mo Xueyou?"

"Actually chased to such a point."

They had no idea of going up to support; when such experts fought, if they went up, they could not even withstand the overflowing blade light.

It was simply looking for death.

"This mysterious expert is too terrifying; Mo Xueyou is probably finished."

A group of people had pale faces and were incomparably fearful in their hearts.

Mo Xueyou's strength after stimulating Demon Blood Essence was already invincible in their eyes; they did not expect that he would be like a stray dog at this moment.

This completely overturned the cognition of many heretic cultists.

The two chased and killed all the way.

Even many government martial artists saw this situation.

"It's that mysterious expert Ye Chen."

"So strong."

"Actually forced Mo Xueyou, this madman, to a dead end……"

A group of government martial artists looked at Lu Zhangsheng moving away quickly with awe and chased after him one after another.

They also wanted to see Mo Xueyou beaten up on the spot by Ye Chen.

This person, Mo Xueyou, was extremely evil, abused and killed many martial artists, and liked to eat some young girls to satisfy himself.

Everyone had long been disgusted with him.

Today's matter was very satisfying.

As time passed.

The Essence Blood in Mo Xueyou's body was about to be exhausted, and he had reached a desperate situation.

He was full of despair.

"Could it be that I will fall here today?"

"I haven't seen the Innate Martial Dao yet; I am not reconciled……"

He roared crazily, venting the unwillingness in his heart.

"Are you worthy of stepping into Innate?"

Lu Zhangsheng sneered; this person would surely die today, and no one could save him.

Just then, in the jungle in the distance, a black shadow rushed toward the two quickly, like thunder.

"Stop!"

Before the person arrived, a loud shout echoed through the sky, carrying an incomparably powerful sense of oppression.

"It's Protector Miao, save me!"

Having survived a desperate situation, Mo Xueyou's face was filled with surprise and joy.

"Die."

Lu Zhangsheng's face turned cold, and the Qi and Blood in his body exploded fully.

He slashed forward with his blade.

The bright blade light shuttled in the void, as if countless snowflakes were dancing, carrying wisps of killing intent in the beauty.

"Not good."

Mo Xueyou was full of death, he could not block this slash.

The Essence Blood in his body had been exhausted, and he had no means to resist.

Before he could react, the blade light instantly cut through his neck.

"You……"

Mo Xueyou covered his neck, and the light in his eyes gradually dissipated.

Then he fell directly to the ground, his head rolled aside, and a large amount of fresh blood surged out, staining a small patch of grass red.

One slash, Mo Xueyou died.

Many heretic cultists around looked at Lu Zhangsheng in horror.

They did not expect the other party to completely ignore Miao Qingfeng's words.

"Such a fierce blade technique."

A group of government martial artists were all shocked.

This kind of momentum already had a trace of a Tuotai expert.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 118 =====