4: Kill Liu Chuan

“Cough cough... What a move. So we were all fooled by the Lu family’s Young Master. Your Cultivation is completely enough to enter the Prodigy Ranking.”

A cough, a middle-aged man’s voice came from behind the door, and he subtly praised Lu Ming.

With a “creak,” the person pushed open the courtyard door and walked in. This was a man with two mustaches, holding a folding fan in his hand, but it was not open.

“Iron Fan Liu Chuan?” Lu Ming frowned, looking at the newcomer.

He never expected that the person who attacked the Lu Manor tonight would be Iron Fan Liu Chuan!

Iron Fan Liu Chuan had another identity: he was the City Lord of Lianbo City.

No wonder Yao Beasts attacked the Lu Manor, yet the Demon Suppression Division was nowhere to be seen.

The City Lord had the authority to mobilize the Demon Suppression Division.

In his memory, his father, Lu Daoyuan, had told him that Iron Fan Liu Chuan had already reached the Initial Realm!

Although the Initial Realm was only the second major Realm, one could already release True Qi externally, which, in the Wuxia world, would be a Grandmaster level figure.

Lu Ming could kill the Fat Water Ghost, who had Initial Realm Cultivation, entirely because the Fat Water Ghost was injured.

But now, standing before him was a perfectly intact Initial Realm expert!

It seemed the current situation was serious.

“It’s me.”

Liu Chuan walked out with a slight smile, then looked at the two corpses on the ground. “What a pity, these two were my most useful subordinates. The only reason they didn’t reveal the mastermind was because they knew I was behind the door.”

“And you, without a word, killed them in an instant, before I even reacted.”

“What, you already discovered I was behind the door?”

Liu Chuan was leisurely, with a relaxed expression and a very high posture, as if he had completely cornered Lu Ming and was not in a hurry to deal with him.

Although Lu Ming surprised him, he saw very clearly that Lu Ming was still in the Mortal Realm, not enough to threaten him, and besides... Lu Ming now felt very tired. He had thought the Fat Water Ghost was his death trap, and breaking out of it had consumed almost all of his Lifespan.

He didn’t expect that as soon as he broke one trap, another one came.

He had entered a new death trap again.

Were the challenges too many?

Other Transmigrators, in the novice village, constantly received various Opportunities, and only after arming themselves did they begin their adventures, fighting monsters and leveling up all the way.

Why was it that for him, in the novice village, death traps kept coming? Was this even a novice village?

“I’ll click!”

Lu Ming ignored Liu Chuan and silently thought in his mind. He had already discovered that when his Lifespan was down to one year, the plus sign next to Subduing Dragon Fist disappeared.

And when the 69 years of Yao Beast Lifespan returned, the plus sign reappeared.

He didn’t quite understand why his family’s Subduing Dragon Fist only had nine layers, yet there was still a plus sign?

With a formidable enemy before him, he definitely couldn’t defeat Liu Chuan with just nine layers of Subduing Dragon Fist. There was naturally no need to save the stored Yao Beast Lifespan.

【After you Cultivated the Subduing Dragon Fist to Perfection, you found that the fist technique underwent many changes, but it was of no use.】

“Hmm? I’ll click again!”

【You continued to Cultivate the Subduing Dragon Fist and slowly created the prototype of the Subduing Dragon Palm.】

“Click, click, click...”

...【You created the Subduing Dragon Palm, but you were still not satisfied, so you continued to Cultivate.】

...【You created a set of blade techniques, named Subduing Dragon Blade. You were very satisfied with this set of blade techniques and have been diligently practicing it ever since.】

...【While Cultivating the Subduing Dragon Blade, you inadvertently emitted a Blade Aura.】

“Max it out for me!” Lu Ming’s heart stirred, and he immediately thought silently.

Even if he spent all his Yao Beast Lifespan, there was nothing to regret. As long as he was alive, he didn’t have to worry about not having firewood to burn!

...【You have completely mastered the Blade Aura.】

Until...【Name: Lu Ming】

【Martial Arts: Subduing Dragon Fist (Ninth Layer), Subduing Dragon Palm (Ninth Layer), Subduing Dragon Blade (Ninth Layer)】

【Current Personal Lifespan: One Month (Cannot be spent further); Yao Beast Lifespan: 0】

Seeing the last line of text, Lu Ming was stunned!

Consuming 69 years of Yao Beast Lifespan, to be honest, he didn’t feel bad about it at all, but damn it, it actually consumed another 11 months of his one-year Lifespan!

This was outrageous!

This meant he now only had one month of Lifespan left!

If he couldn’t increase his Lifespan within a month, he would really die!

Paying such a heavy price was not without results!

He not only directly Cultivated the Subduing Dragon Fist, Subduing Dragon Palm, and Subduing Dragon Blade to the Ninth Layer Great Perfection, but also developed a Blade Aura.

However, his Realm was still the Mortal Realm.

To Breakthrough from the Mortal Realm to the Initial Realm, one must Cultivate an Internal Skill Mind-Cultivation Technique.

Ordinary martial arts, no matter how much they are Cultivated, cannot Cultivate True Qi, let alone release True Qi externally.

It seemed he had to fight for his life again. Liu Chuan could release True Qi externally, but his Blade Aura could also be instantly unleashed.

It would depend on whether Liu Chuan’s True Qi ran out first, or if Lu Ming exhausted himself first.

“Why aren’t you speaking? Are you scared silly? In that case, you should go to prison with your parents!”

Just then, a cold light flashed, and Liu Chuan didn’t react at all.

Only an arc-shaped ray of light was seen, shooting rapidly towards his face.

He instinctively blocked it.

“Clang!” A loud noise, the sound of metal clashing.

Then came Liu Chuan’s incredibly surprised voice.

“Blade Aura! You actually Cultivated Blade Aura in the Mortal Realm!”

Cultivating Blade Aura in the Mortal Realm! What kind of Genius was this? With such strength, he could rank in the top 50 on the Prodigy Ranking.

The 108 Prodigies on the Prodigy Ranking were all darlings of their era. This Young Master Lu Ming actually possessed such strength! He had hidden it too deeply.

Now he had to take this seriously.

But the next moment, Liu Chuan’s voice completely broke down from surprise.

Because Lu Ming said nothing, returning his attack with another Blade Aura.

No!

It should be said, one Blade Aura after another!

“You! Your Blade Aura can be instantly unleashed! This is impossible! Ah... help...”

Liu Chuan’s voice stopped abruptly. He didn't even finish his last sentence. The sharpness of the Blade Aura was something he simply couldn't resist.

As long as one ray of light cut him, his Physical Body would be easily sliced open.

He didn't even have time to activate his Cultivation Technique and release his True Qi before he died! He didn't even open his iron fan.

It was too fast, simply too fast!

Lu Ming looked grimly at the fallen Liu Chuan, who died with his eyes wide open!

He had paid such a huge price; if he still couldn't take down Liu Chuan, it would be too much of a loss!

The power of the Blade Aura was even stronger than Lu Ming had imagined!

Only in actual combat did he realize that Protective Aura was not just one or two levels more powerful than True Qi; it was completely crushing!

However, the drawback was also very obvious: it was extremely tiring. The activation of Protective Aura relied on the strength of the Physical Body.

With the strength of his Physical Body, the Protective Aura he unleashed directly tore through Liu Chuan’s glabella.

He instantly unleashed one Protective Aura after another: one aimed at the heart, one at the neck, and one at the glabella.

How could Liu Chuan defend against that?

It was just a pity that Liu Chuan seemed to know the whereabouts of his parents. Lu Ming’s face was full of regret. Oh, dear! He should have waited a bit longer.

The Blade Aura was too sharp; he hadn’t expected Liu Chuan to fall so quickly.

Just as Lu Ming was panting heavily, trying to alleviate his physical fatigue, Ling Zhi skipped over, her voice nimble and light, like a nightingale.

“Young Master, you are truly amazing... Ah! Young Master, what are you doing? You’re hurting me.”

As Lu Ming tightly gripped “Ling Zhi’s” slender arm, the nightingale seemed to have its tail caught, and its voice instantly became astonished, yet alluring and enchanting.

Looking at “Ling Zhi’s” face, Lu Ming smiled coldly, “Ling Zhi? You’re acting quite well!”

Just as “Ling Zhi” was still “in character,” Lu Ming, holding the blade in his right hand, accurately slashed at her unguarded neck.

Everything happened in a flash.

Unfortunately, Lu Ming only felt his left hand grab a loach; the harder he squeezed, the faster “Ling Zhi’s” arm slipped away.

Her agile figure, like a cat, flashed, and “Ling Zhi” easily dodged the blade.

Her body twisted irregularly, extraordinarily agile, clearly not a human body.