27: Chu Wuchen's desperate battle

Following Su Fan's instructions, Chu Wuchen flew straight into the bamboo forest outside the South City Gate.

Behind him, ten powerful auras were rapidly approaching, relentlessly giving chase.

Almost immediately after Chu Wuchen landed, within a few breaths, the ten individuals simultaneously landed in the bamboo forest.

"Kid, where do you think you're going to run?"

The ten individuals formed a perfect encirclement the moment they landed, not giving Chu Wuchen any chance.

Among these ten, eight were guards with Spirit Gathering Realm strength, and the remaining two were leaders who had reached Origin Opening Realm strength.

With Chu Wuchen's current Sword Soul strength, he should be able to reach the Peak of the Spirit Gathering Realm.

If he unleashed the nascent form of Sword Intent, he could be even stronger with a full-power strike.

However, the eight Spirit Gathering Realm guards on the opposing side were also not weak; each had reached the Eighth or Ninth Heaven of the Spirit Gathering Realm, and with Chu Wuchen's current strength, he couldn't possibly fight eight at once.

Not to mention there were two Origin Opening Realm powerhouses eyeing him menacingly.

Facing such a certain-death situation, most people would probably be dripping with cold sweat by now.

But Chu Wuchen remained completely calm.

This was because he knew that his Revered Master, Su Fan, and his older sister, Chu Qinglian, should both be nearby.

His Revered Master's strength was unfathomable and still unclear.

But even if it was just his older sister, with her cultivation of the Sixth Heaven of the Spirit Sea Realm, a single finger would be enough to crush these people.

"In a moment, the ones who should be running are probably you."

Chu Wuchen activated the power of his Sword Soul.

The two fire crystal stone longswords behind him shot up with a whoosh, erupting in a fiery red glow above the bamboo forest.

This way, the two of them should be able to see it.

Sure enough, the moment the flames disappeared, the figures of Su Fan and Chu Qinglian simultaneously appeared above the bamboo forest.

Chu Wuchen's heart settled.

With his older sister's strength, just one sword strike would annihilate these mere rabble who were attacking him.

The faces of the ten attackers also changed drastically, revealing expressions of fear.

"These two, could they be Core Formation Realm powerhouses?"

"No, more than that, that female Senior's cultivation seems even higher."

"It's over, we are doomed to perish here today."

They never expected that chasing an unarmed bald Sword Cultivator would attract two such terrifying Seniors.

The ten individuals from Linglang Heaven all trembled in their legs, gritting their teeth to resist the urge to kneel on the spot.

Too strong, they were simply too strong.

Just the pressure from that female Senior made it impossible for them to lift their heads.

Facing such powerhouses, fleeing was absolutely useless; they could only beg for mercy.

One of the leaders, a Third Heaven Origin Opening Realm cultivator, voluntarily stepped forward, forcing himself not to kneel, and bowed deeply to Chu Qinglian:

"Junior Pei Shanhu pays his respects to both Seniors."

"We are guards from the Linglang Heaven Auction House. This Young Master forcibly snatched the profound-grade Fire Cloud Boots from the auction house today. We ten were ordered to leave the city to retrieve the treasure, but we did not realize we would disturb both Seniors. Please forgive us, Seniors."

The leader named Pei Shanhu's lips were trembling as he spoke.

He understood that today would likely be a grim day.

But the turn of events completely exceeded Pei Shanhu's expectations.

High in the sky, the female Senior gasped in surprise, covering her mouth:

"What! Linglang Heaven Auction House? That's not a force we can afford to offend."

"If the two of us were to act, it would likely implicate our Sect. If we caused the Sect's destruction, we would be eternal sinners!"

"Xiao Chen, this tribulation today, I'm afraid you must overcome it yourself."

"Let's go!"

Su Fan watched Chu Qinglian's performance, thinking it was a pity this woman didn't pursue acting.

He also looked at Chu Wuchen, and in the eyes of his second direct Disciple, Su Fan saw great astonishment.

"Go."

Su Fan only said one word throughout, then followed Chu Qinglian, fleeing towards Dongyang City, disappearing ten li away in the blink of an eye.

They were completely gone.

Fled? They fled?

What's going on?

At this, Chu Wuchen was left completely alone to face the siege of the remaining ten individuals.

Pei Shanhu, the leader, finally reacted.

The fear and tension in his heart now transformed into an incredibly joyful laugh!

"Hahahaha! Kid, did you see that!"

"I don't care if that was your Revered Master or your elder, offend our Linglang Heaven today, and who dares to act?"

"In their eyes, you're already a useless corpse! Hahahaha!"

Chu Wuchen's two fire crystal stone longswords now floated steadily behind him.

He sighed inwardly, having understood the intentions of his Revered Master and older sister.

His Revered Master had said more than once that a Sword Cultivator was never forged by dancing with swords within a Sect.

Truly powerful Sword Cultivators were always tempered through countless life-and-death battles.

His Revered Master had him forcibly snatch the treasure and face a siege; from the very beginning, he had no intention of helping him.

He couldn't rely on his Revered Master, nor could he rely on his older sister.

He could only rely on his own sword!

"A He, you go and cut down this bald man."

The guard called A He was an Eighth Heaven Spirit Gathering Realm blade Revered Master.

His great saber was two meters long, with dark red patterns that appeared especially imposing, even imbued with Killing Intent.

A He reluctantly advanced with his saber.

In his eyes, killing this bald man was easy, even somewhat like bullying.

After all, this bald man had lost both arms; even if he could control a longsword, he couldn't be very strong.

From his aura, he hadn't even reached the Spirit Gathering Realm.

However, even though those two terrifyingly strong Seniors had fled, this bald man was, after all, connected to them.

If he killed this bald man, and those two Seniors came to settle scores later, it would all fall on him.

But A He didn't dare to defy Pei Shanhu's order.

Fine, consider himself unlucky.

"Kid, today I'll let you know what a true blade Revered Master is!"

The blade Revered Master A He's blood-colored long saber swept out horizontally.

This strike was incredibly fast! Incredibly powerful!

It was like a giant rock falling from a mountain Peak, like a long spear flying from a distance, tearing through the air with terrifying potential energy.

If Chu Wuchen didn't deal with this strike properly, he would be cut in half instantly, leaving no intact corpse!

The blade Revered Master A He's face revealed a crazed smile; his Dao of the Saber was related to slaughter, and his comprehension of blade techniques was related to killing.

The more he killed, the stronger his Killing Intent, and the stronger his strength!

This bald man, who was only at the "mere Body Tempering Realm," would once again become nourishment for his blood-fiend saber!

Chu Wuchen dared not be negligent.

Whether to leap or retreat, it was already too late.

This strike was too fast, too strong.

In this critical moment, combat instinct replaced thought; Chu Wuchen controlled one fire crystal stone longsword to block the strike.

At the same time, the other sword aimed for the blade Revered Master's throat.

A flash of fiery red light.

Blood gushed out.

Thud!

Thud, thud.

The blade Revered Master A He's head hit the ground.

Until his dying breath, his eyes were still filled with disbelief!