40: Chapter 40 Elder Langhe Touching Corpses

This Elder Langhe felt Li Yuan's threat very clearly.

This threat was not due to Martial Arts strength.

It was his understanding of Langhe.

The Langhe Cloud-Treading Steps and Langhe's assassination techniques.

Before Li Yuan, they were like being exposed in public, completely devoid of secrets.

These things were the most important secrets of their Langhe.

If the person before them lived, the status of Langhe Martial Artists would drop a level.

Yet, the more ruthlessly this Elder Langhe attacked, the less he could touch Li Yuan.

At the same time, a flash of determination crossed Li Yuan's eyes.

This Elder Langhe, Jiang Yongsheng, was even more ruthless when attacking him than when he attacked Zhu Chi.

Since that was the case, he would not hold back either!

As the power of Heavenly Thunder, which numbed the body, flashed around them and Jiang Yongsheng's movements slowed slightly, Li Yuan's long saber thrust in fiercely.

Relying on his secret technique, Jiang Yongsheng had forcibly raised his own strength to the Eighth-Grade Great Perfection.

This level of strength was enough to become a Sect Master in some small or medium-sized Sects.

Yet this Eighth-Grade Martial Artist seemed somewhat inadequate before Li Yuan.

The powerful physique of an Eighth-Grade Martial Artist was actually pierced through by an ordinary military saber!

Fresh blood flowed out, and a warm sensation surged up his throat.

Even with such a fatal injury, Jiang Yongsheng was still able to stand.

However, after this scene unfolded, the soldiers of the Jin Kingdom all froze, and the other Jin Kingdom retainers began to tremble all over.

Especially those who knew Jiang Yongsheng's true strength; the shock in their hearts was like overturning seas and rivers.

At this moment, Li Yuan did not drag things out.

Things had reached this point; there was no need to consider leaving any room for maneuver, so he struck to end his life.

The Eighth-Grade Martial Artist, Elder Langhe Jiang Yongsheng, died!

"Soldiers of Yingyang Pass, return to the Military Camp."

At the same time, Li Yuan shouted to the crowd.

City Lord Liu understood, and led the crowd to retreat quickly.

In the identity of a mysterious expert, Li Yuan stood before everyone, holding off an army of thousands alone.

During this time, Li Yuan immediately used the Corpse Looting Technique.

[Corpse Looting Technique (Level 4): Picked up Jiang Yongsheng's Martial Arts experience, 80 years of Martial Arts Internal Energy, Langhe Breath-Hiding Art, Langhe Cloud-Treading Steps, Tengyi Secret Technique, poison records]

After the people of Yingyang Pass escaped the battlefield, Li Yuan used his Qinggong Evasion Technique and left quickly.

A Martial Arts Grade 8 is not invincible in the world, and there was still a theoretical possibility of being injured by the Magical Artifacts in the army.

But if he could advance further, stepping from Grade 8 to Grade 9 strength, then the offensive Magical Artifacts of the Military Camp would pose no threat to him.

Seeing Li Yuan disappear, the anger in the hearts of the people on the Jin Kingdom side finally surged out.

Their front-line Military Camp retainer had just died like that...

Counting it up, three people from Langhe had already died on this Yingyang Pass front line.

And they were all highly valued Martial Artists under Langhe.

With the deaths of these three, the status of the Langhe faction in the Jin Kingdom was declining.

Li Yuan's Qinggong Evasion Technique was extremely strong, and he soon escaped the battlefield.

And he returned to the Military Camp more than an hour faster than City Lord Liu and the others.

City Lord Liu and the others had spent nearly two hours on their forced march.

Because of this mysterious expert's intervention, the Yingyang Pass army had not suffered too much damage this time.

Just a moment ago, anyone who understood some basic military common sense could feel that the Yingyang Pass army had almost been annihilated.

"City Lord, without that expert, we probably wouldn't have survived today..."

After the forced march, the soldiers were all resting and catching their breath in the Military Camp.

Although Vice General Wang Jiuxing was also somewhat exhausted, he could not help but sigh with emotion.

Upon hearing this, City Lord Liu also nodded.

His face was full of the relief of having survived a disaster.

Yingyang Pass was truly lucky to have encountered such a mysterious expert protecting them from behind.

"Think back to before, we had all sorts of misunderstandings and wild guesses.

We even thought this mysterious expert came for that child who collects corpses.

Looking at it now, he was protecting everyone in our Yingyang Pass!"

As City Lord Liu said this, his gaze rested on Wang Jiuxing.

Previously, Wang Jiuxing had repeatedly raised these doubts.

Li Yuan encountering the mysterious expert's help twice must have had some connection.

But after today's event, the misunderstandings seemed to be completely resolved.

They had all underestimated that mysterious expert.

Wang Jiuxing also nodded upon hearing this.

He no longer had those previous guesses.

Regarding this mysterious expert, most of their previous assumptions were also wrong.

City Lord Liu and the others had previously discussed that this mysterious expert should have the strength of Seventh-Grade Great Perfection.

And was extremely skilled in Qinggong movement techniques, and his Cultivation Technique somewhat countered Langhe Martial Artists.

But after seeing it with their own eyes today, those guesses were overturned.

They had all underestimated this mysterious expert.

Eighth-Grade, this expert had Eighth-Grade Perfection strength!

"City Lord, why do you think this Eighth-Grade Expert helped us?" Hesitantly, the personal guards beside several Vice Generals couldn't help but ask.

When this question came up, everyone around fell silent.

They couldn't think of a reason.

As the two retainers on the front line of Yingyang Pass, He Zhan and Wang Chengguang wished nothing more than for trouble not to find them.

If they couldn't avoid it, they would even watch the army be annihilated.

Just like this time, these two retainers were still more focused on protecting their own safety.

But this mysterious expert was willing to strike and deal with that Elder Langhe for everyone!

"Should we think of a way to find out the true identity of the mysterious expert?

I feel he should be in our Military Camp!"

A Vice General spoke his thoughts.

Beside him, another Vice General followed up: "If he is in the Military Camp, we should be able to find him.

To have such strength, he must be at least a Martial Artist over fifty years old.

We will screen everyone in the army over the age of fifty..."

Before he could finish speaking, City Lord Liu's face had already darkened.

"Someone helped us, saved us; what we should be thinking about is how to repay them, not how to cause trouble for them.

This Venerable One does not wish to reveal his identity, so why should we force him?"

After being scolded a few times, everyone nodded.

Their City Lord was indeed correct.

As they spoke, City Lord Liu suddenly thought of something: "What about that Eighth-Grade Martial Artist from the Zhu family? He should have escaped back long ago, right?"

Hearing this, the two Vice Generals stood up and began to inquire about the situation in the Military Camp.

In the Military Camp, there were many people on guard duty.

They knew very clearly whether Zhu Chi had returned.

A moment later, the two Vice Generals came to report the situation to City Lord Liu.

Although Zhu Chi had fled early, he had not returned to the Military Camp.

As for where he went, as an Eighth-Grade Martial Artist, it wasn't easy for everyone to discover him.

Just as the two Vice Generals were reporting, this Eighth-Grade Martial Artist of the Zhu family, Zhu Chi, returned.

He returned from the direction of the Jin Kingdom, and it looked a bit like he was covering the rear for everyone.

Walking into the Military Camp, City Lord Liu and the others were still sitting and resting.

From top to bottom, not one person stood up.

After the forced march, they were already exhausted.

Besides, Zhu Chi did not deserve everyone's respect.