16: Killing the ghost shadow, Lu Xuan’s doubts.

In the west courtyard, two figures, one in front and one behind, were in a frantic chase.

Without others around, Lu Xuan no longer had any reservations; terrifying Qi and blood overflowed from his entire body, making him seem like he was in the scorching sun amidst the vast darkness of the night.

The Qi and blood transformed into a red current, enveloping Lu Xuan's entire body, extending all the way to the top of his head, as if it were a giant Dragon soaring in the air.

At this moment, the shadowy figure in front, wrapped in eerie white cloth, seemed to be affected by Lu Xuan's terrifying Qi and blood.

A hundred meters away, the mysterious humanoid shadow continuously emitted black smoke, which then dissipated in mid-air, as if forcibly melted by some power.

As Lu Xuan continuously approached, the humanoid shadow gradually blurred, as if it was about to be completely evaporated by the powerful Qi and blood overflowing from Lu Xuan.

"Still trying to run?"

Lu Xuan's eyes narrowed as he watched the mysterious shadow about to leave Liugou Village, nearing the foothills of the surrounding mountains near Liugou Village.

Want to run into the deep mountains and wild forests?

If this thing ran inside, it would be a bit troublesome for Lu Xuan.

Thinking of this, Lu Xuan gripped the hilt of his saber tightly, looking at the shadow about to escape into the deep mountains.

In an instant, a dazzling scarlet flame suddenly appeared around the saber, burning fiercely.

The scarlet flame's light illuminated an area of several hundred meters, making people feel a sense of unease.

The next moment, a scarlet flame Saber Qi transformed into a streaking afterimage and shot away.

From a distance, the scarlet flame looked like a winding little snake, instantly striking the black figure in front.

The scarlet flame burned with the momentum, and the terrifying high temperature instantly incinerated the eerie white cloth on the black figure into ashes.

The remaining ashes drifted in mid-air, and then the mysterious shadow made no sound.

Within a few breaths, it was also completely burned away by the dazzling scarlet flame.

The black figure evaporated into wisps of black Qi, drifting out and turning into nothingness in mid-air.

Thump, thump, thump.

With the sound of footsteps on dry grass, Lu Xuan slowly walked over, his great saber still held tightly in his hand, his eyes cautiously scanning the surroundings.

Lu Xuan's mind stirred, and the System's stat panel appeared before his eyes.

Host: Lu Xuan

Realm: Blood Refinement Realm (Perfection)

Cultivation Technique: Scarlet Flame Saber Technique 1/9 (Can be deduced)

Points: 50

Please confirm, Host, whether to spend 30 points to deduce Scarlet Flame Saber Technique.

As the information on the panel was revealed, Lu Xuan's cautious movements relaxed.

However, Lu Xuan looked at the System points on the panel, and his brows furrowed again, a little confused.

What's going on? Although these System points seemed like a lot to Lu Xuan, why did Lu Xuan feel that something was wrong?

Logically speaking, Lu Xuan had previously dealt with five dead people possessed by Yin Qi, gaining 10 System points.

That is to say, after Lu Xuan dealt with one dead person possessed by Yin Qi, he could gain 2 System points.

So, why was the black shadow, as the Origin of Yin Qi, only worth 50 points after Lu Xuan dealt with it? It was a bit strange.

Could it be that this eerie thing had not been killed by him?

Or perhaps this eerie thing was fundamentally unkillable, and the true Origin was still elsewhere.

Thinking of this, Lu Xuan looked at the ashes of burnt grass remaining on the ground where the black shadow had been, as well as the dry grass around that was slowly burning after catching sparks.

Lu Xuan shook his head, no longer overthinking it; after all, thinking so much was useless, and he couldn't figure it out for a while anyway.

Boom!

A loud bang.

Lu Xuan stomped his feet hard on the ground, causing a deep pit to collapse, with sand piled up around it.

The next moment, countless sand was lifted by some force, burying the burning dry grass.

Setting a mountain on fire leads to a life sentence.

Lu Xuan still remembered this principle.

A gentle breeze blew past, and Lu Xuan's ears twitched; he looked up into the distance, hearing some faint sounds.

Rustle, rustle, rustle.

Loud footsteps came from a distance; several hundred meters away, there were many figures, about dozens of them, all holding bright torches high.

These people were quickly moving in Lu Xuan's direction.

As they got closer and closer to Lu Xuan, Liang Cheng, who was leading the group, spotted Lu Xuan's figure at a glance and exclaimed in surprise.

"Cousin!"

"Xuan Ge, are you alright?"

"Here, hurry up and follow."

Not long after, Liang Cheng led a group of people rushing over, their torches gathered, illuminating the surroundings brightly.

Among the crowd, besides the Yamen Runners and Li San, there were also villagers from Liugou Village.

Lu Xuan looked at Liang Cheng and the others with some surprise, not expecting them to follow him out.

And they could even find his location; it seemed the commotion from using the Scarlet Flame Saber Technique just now was a bit too big.

Not just a bit big, Liang Cheng and the others could see the eerie scarlet flames burning from several hundred meters away.

The light from the scarlet flames looked like ghost fire, scaring Liang Cheng and the others almost out of their wits.

In the end, Liang Cheng composed himself, gathered his courage, and led everyone to rush over.

"I'm fine, Li San, catch my saber."

Lu Xuan's face was expressionless as he threw the saber in his hand to Li San.

Because Lu Xuan's saber was already broken, Lu Xuan hadn't expected the Scarlet Flame Saber Technique to be so powerful; its terrifying high temperature was much stronger than ordinary flames.

This saber was custom-made for him to Cultivate the Blazing Fire Saber Technique.

He hadn't expected it to be on the verge of being scrapped after only a few uses of the Scarlet Flame Saber Technique.

Hearing Lu Xuan's voice, Li San quickly stepped forward and took the great saber from Lu Xuan's hand.

He saw that Lu Xuan's great saber was already somewhat deformed and twisted, and upon closer inspection, there were still some black marks on the blade.

Li San's face showed some surprise as he looked incredulously at the great saber in his hand.

He could hardly imagine what this great saber had gone through to be in such a nearly scrapped state.

"Honored guest, are you alright? Why did you suddenly run out in the middle of the night?"

Several villagers helped the old village chief walk over; the old village chief looked a bit haggard, appearing extremely anxious as he spoke to Lu Xuan.

There was nothing else to do; when Liang Cheng saw Lu Xuan chasing after it, he quickly went to find the old village chief to gather the young strong men in the village to search for Lu Xuan.

"I'm fine, Old Village Chief. I just saw something strange and ran out."

The old village chief looked at Lu Xuan's calm demeanor and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you're alright."

Liang Cheng stood aside, looking at the scene of the damage, feeling incredibly shocked.

Just what level had Xuan Ge's martial Dao Realm reached?

Since he saw that his cousin Lu Xuan was fine, Liang Cheng relaxed and then spoke: "Everyone, let's go back and rest."