Sword from Songshan

Chapter 165 I Finally Caught You
"Have you heard? That man broke into the Suzaku Hall of the Demon Cult last night and slaughtered thousands of demons, including the hall master and elders!"

"Such a big news has spread this morning. Who wouldn't know about it?"

In just one month, the Twelve Halls of the Demon Cult and the Seven Colored Flags were attacked successively by a mysterious man, and more than half of them were destroyed. For a time, the martial arts world was shaken!

Just last night, Suzaku Hall, one of the Twelve Halls, also could not escape the bad luck. You know, even among the Twelve Halls, Suzaku Hall ranks very high.

In the early morning, almost everyone in the teahouses and taverns was talking about this matter.

"The Demon Cult has committed many evil deeds, and this is their retribution!"

"What retribution? It's obviously the work of a hero. Punishing evil and eliminating evil is really satisfying. I just don't know which hero it is."

"Hero? I don't think so."

"Having killed so many demons from the Demon Cult, you are not considered a hero?"

"If you are simply upholding justice, you can naturally be called a hero, but I'm afraid it's just a fight among the evil sects."

"How do you say this?"

"As far as I know, those demons from the Demon Cult were not killed by weapons or fists and feet, but by having their internal energy sucked out! The magic method of sucking people's internal energy was the unique skill of the former leader of the Demon Cult, Ren Woxing."

"You mean, the former leader of the Demon Cult returned to the arena to compete with Dongfang Bubai for power, and that's why he killed so many demons of the Demon Cult? But this is just your guess after all."

"Oh, if it was really done by a hero, from Shaolin, Wudang, or other sects, who can come forward to admit it and take the credit for this great achievement?"

"This……"

But no one has admitted who did it.

For a time, there were many different opinions in the martial arts world. Some said it was Master Fangzheng, some said it was Taoist Chongxu, and some said it was other upright masters. They were all respected people, but in the end they were just empty imaginations without any knowledge of the matter.

Based on the fact that the inner strength of the cult members had been drained, some people speculated that Ren Woxing's return to the world was more credible.

After all, the Star-Absorbing Art is still considered to be Ren Woxing's unique skill.

As the news of the Sun Moon Sect spread back to Blackwood Cliff, Dongfang Bubai was furious and immediately sent his masters down the cliff to capture the murderer. On the other hand, he notified all the halls outside the main altar to strictly guard them and not let the enemy take advantage of any more opportunities.

"Eat your meat and drink your wine without worries. They died as they pleased. It has nothing to do with us."

The Green Flag, one of the Seven Colored Flags, instead of strengthening its guard, held a grand banquet to celebrate the birthday of its leader's youngest son. Empty wine jars were scattered all over the floor, and almost half of the followers were drunk.

Unlike other banners, the Qing Banner is not in Hebei, but far away in Jiangxi.

During this month, more than ten gangs were massacred, but most of them were in Hebei Province, with only three others, which were also in the surrounding areas.

This also means that the criminal is only active in Hebei area.

In this case, there is no need to worry about Qingqi, who is two or three thousand miles away.

"Ok?"

The Qingqi people were eating and drinking, and before they knew it, it was already late at night. Through their drunken eyes, they saw a masked man walking in from the gate.

Seeing this uninvited guest, someone with a drunken face shouted loudly.

"Who knows where this place is?!"

"After so many years, there are still people asking who I am. The Holy Church is really getting worse day by day."

The masked man had a low and hoarse voice, sounding to be at least sixty or seventy years old, and then he sneered.

"If I didn't know where this place is, why would I come here?"

"What kind of jokes are you telling me?"

"Wait! This outfit... this voice, could it be!"

Some of those who were not yet drunk took a closer look and their expressions suddenly changed drastically, with horror on their faces.

"You are the bad guy!"

"It's not too late to know now. At least I won't be a fool!"

The masked man shouted softly and walked over.

Everyone in Qingqi was in a panic and hurriedly looked for weapons, but for a while, they could only pick up benches and a few empty wine jars.

But even if they had weapons in their hands, judging from the news sent back by the gangs that had been destroyed before, they would definitely not be their opponents, and their hearts were already filled with despair.

At the same time, I was confused. Wasn't that person only active near Hebei? Why did he suddenly come to Jiangxi?

However, as the masked man approached, he had no time to think about these things and tried to resist.

Pa~!

But unfortunately, the gap in martial arts skills is too great.

The masked man simply reached out and grabbed a person, then quickly absorbed that person's internal energy.

Seeing this scene, the rest of the people were terrified again. Some tried to escape, while others attacked like crazy.

"Humph."

The masked man snorted, not caring at all.

He threw the one he had sucked dry to the ground and reached out again for the next one.

An hour later.

The masked man walked out of the Qingqi gate. The courtyard behind him was in a mess and no one was standing there.

Using his Qinggong skills, Lu Nanxing ran out of the city and then ran another twenty or thirty miles. He found a safe and secluded place, and then he stopped.

"This is it."

After glancing around, Lu Nanxing sat cross-legged on the ground and began to practice.

In the blink of an eye, several hours passed.

Lu Nanxing opened his eyes and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

He absorbed the inner strength of the green flag dry and gained nearly forty years of internal energy. He successively mastered the sixteenth 'Body Emitting Light Phase' and the seventeenth 'One Hole and One Hair Phase'.

In this way, the thirty-two characteristics of the Buddha have been cultivated to more than half.

It took a month and he was halfway through the training. Although it was not accomplished as he had expected, Lu Nanxing was already very satisfied.

After all, there is always a discrepancy between practice and theory, and Lu Nanxing cannot attack the entrance of the Demon Church every night.

"not bad."

Now that he has mastered the seventeen phases, Lu Nanxing's physique has become much more condensed.

It is estimated that even if the sword was made of fine steel, it would at most leave a white mark on Lu Nanxing's body, but would not hurt him at all.

Although it is not yet indestructible, it is already invulnerable to swords and guns!
Of course, some top masters with profound skills can still hurt him by infusing their strength into weapons, or simply relying on the power of their palms or fists.

After all, he had only practiced halfway, and the thirty-two aspects of the Buddha's body training had not yet been fully accomplished.

Lu Nanxing is actually very satisfied with the current results.

"Go back?"

It was already dawn. Lu Nanxing turned his head to look towards the north and pondered for a moment.

The reason why he traveled two thousand miles to Qingqi in Jiangxi was that he had taken action too many times in the past month, which had already caused the anger of the Demon Cult. It was possible that Dongfang Bubai would jump off the cliff himself.

In order to avoid meeting Dongfang Bubai, they specially moved to a farther place.

As for the Taishan Sect, he had already made arrangements, saying that they would only need to go back to Huangshan, which would take a few days and there would not be any problem.

The blue flag has been sucked dry. Will he go straight back to Mount Tai, or attack a few other places along the way?
It would be not worth running such a long way just for a green flag.

In this way, there are those at the entrance of the Demon Church near Jiangxi.

"Ok?"

Just as Lu Nanxing was thinking, four figures suddenly appeared in the wilderness in the distance and ran towards him.

Was he just passing by, or was he coming here specifically for him?
No matter who he is, as long as he is not Dongfang Bubai, Lu Nanxing is not afraid.

Standing there, not avoiding.

In just a moment, the four men arrived in front of him and stopped. They were indeed running towards him.

"It's you."

I didn't expect that we were acquaintances and had met once.

The three men and one woman were the four elders who were responsible for escorting Ren Woxing in Meizhuang.

"It's you!"

The other party also recognized Lu Nanxing, and his face was immediately filled with anger. It was because of Lu Nanxing's trick that Ren Woxing escaped. After returning to Blackwood Cliff, although they were lucky enough to survive, they were also severely punished. The pain still haunts them like a nightmare.

"Oh it's you!"

Then, the four of them suddenly came back to their senses.

The one who massacred all the branches of the Sun and Moon Sect this time turned out to be Lu Nanxing.

Those followers were all killed by the Star-Absorbing Art, and according to the survivors' description, it was most likely a masked old man with black hair, so it is speculated that it was Ren Woxing.

Ren Woxing escaped from these four people, so Dongfang Bubai sent the four of them down the Black Wood Cliff to capture the murderer, which could be considered as redeeming himself for his crime.

After the four men got down the cliff, they marked the gangs that had been attacked previously on the map. Based on the distribution, they discovered that the murderer might not be in Hebei, but might be somewhere in Shandong.

Further analysis shows that the murderer may temporarily stop or move to a farther place for safety reasons.

Qingqi, located in Jiangxi, is an excellent choice.

Coincidentally, among the four, Qin Weibang had once served as the leader of the Green Flag, so he decided to come and see first.

Finally found it!

But I didn’t expect that it was not Ren Woxing, but Lu Nanxing.

Yes, I had received news before that at the Five Mountains Conference, Lu Nanxing was suspected of using the Star Absorbing Technique.

It was he who managed to rescue Ren Woxing.

In other words, he and Ren Woxing had already had a connection, and Ren Woxing taught him the Star-Absorbing Art as a way of gratitude or return.

And since he was in the same group as Ren Woxing and attacked various branches of the Sun and Moon Sect, he was just trying to boost Ren Woxing's reputation.

Then everything makes sense.

"Boy! Surrender and save yourself from physical pain."

Qin Weibang shouted, his face gloomy.

No matter what, just take it down first.

Lu Nanxing's reputation is at its peak now, but in their eyes, he is just a young man who is only twenty years old, and his fame is more due to luck than strength.

"act recklessly."

Lu Nanxing snorted coldly, showing disdain.

Lu Nanxing deliberately covered his face with a black scarf and pretended to have a low and old voice in order to confuse the cult and make them think that it was Ren Woxing who was seeking revenge.

In order not to reveal his identity, he did not carry Juque on his back.

Although Qin Weibang and his four companions were first-rate masters, they were only at the third level. With Lu Nanxing's current martial arts skills, there was no need for him to use a sword to deal with them.

"on!"

Lu Nanxing refused to surrender. The four men were too lazy to argue and just rushed over with a shout.

Lu Nanxing raised his hands into claws and rushed forward, using the Sky-tearing Claws!

The Sky-Tearing Claw is already indestructible, and when combined with Lu Nanxing's strong physique that is now invulnerable to swords and guns, it is like adding wings to a tiger.

A pair of claws can easily resist the weapons of four people.

"What kind of martial arts is this!"

There are many different kinds of martial arts in the world, but it is rare to hear of one who can block a sharp weapon with the palm of his hand.

As elders of the Sun and Moon Sect, the weapons used by the four, even if they are not divine weapons, are first-class weapons.

Being able to train his claws to such a hardness, no one would be able to match it, not to mention in today's world, even a few hundred years ago.

Even though Yin Tianzheng, the White-browed Eagle King of the Ming Cult, was a master of the Eagle Claw grappling technique and could rival the masters of the six major sects, he was not yet at this level.

"Tearing Heaven Claw!"

Lu Nanxing shouted softly and grabbed Bao Dachu's sword.

Bao Dachu's face changed, and he was about to retract the sword, but no matter how hard he tried, the sword was like welded and did not move at all.

Bao Dachu frowned, then turned the sword vigorously, trying to injure Lu Nanxing's palm with the blade.

Bang~!

Fortunately, he didn't need to turn, and Lu Nanxing took the opportunity to exert force with his claws and directly broke the sword into several pieces.

While Bao Dachu was still not able to come to his senses, he slapped him with another claw.

"careful!"

Wang Cheng beside him shouted and stabbed with a sword to help.

"Then it's you!"

Lu Nanxing's face turned cold, and he simply gave up Bao Dachu and turned to attack Wang Cheng.

Wang Cheng had no choice but to raise his sword to block in a hurry.

Bang~!

The power of Lu Nanxing's claw directly broke the sword into pieces, and the remaining force hit Wang Cheng's chest again.

With Lu Nanxing's Shenzhaogong internal force, combined with his current physical condition, this slap was enough to split gold and stone. Although Wang Cheng was a first-class master with good internal force, he could not withstand it at all.

He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, then fell to the ground.

"Thief!"

Seeing that Wang Cheng was seriously injured, the other three shouted and rushed forward again.

Lu Nanxing had a blank expression on his face as he used his full strength to unleash the Sky-Tearing Claw. In fact, there was no need for any sophisticated moves at all. He just charged forward and crushed everything he touched, no matter if it was weapons or flesh!
In this case, how could they resist?

In just a moment, Bao Dachu and Qin Weibang were knocked to the ground one after another.

Of the original four people, only Sang Sanniang is left.

It was not until this time that they realized the gap in martial arts between them and Lu Nanxing.

"Don't be so arrogant, wait for me to find help!"

Sang Sanniang gave a soft shout and turned to run away.

I have to say that although Sang Sanniang’s martial arts skills were average, she was pretty good at escaping.

With the help of the aerial flying skill, it was not difficult for Lu Nanxing to catch up with her.

If they just go after Sang Sanniang, Bao Dachu and the other two might take the opportunity to escape.

As for killing them directly, that would be a waste of resources.

She was just Sang Sanniang, so she ran away. Lu Nanxing ignored her and turned to Bao Dachu and the other two again.

"What do you want to do...Don't even think about sucking me..."

Realizing what Lu Nanxing was going to do, the three of them panicked. Qin Weibang even wanted to sever his own meridians, preferring to die rather than let Lu Nanxing lose all his life's skills.

But unfortunately, Lu Nanxing saw the opportunity very quickly and pinned him down, making him unable to die.

Next, Lu Nanxing grabbed Bao Dachu and Wang Cheng and drained all their energy.

He grabbed Qin Weibang again and drained his energy.

"good."

As expected of the Demon Cult elders, the three of them together gave Lu Nanxing another forty years of internal strength!

Compared with what the entire Qingqi had gained before, it was even more.

Lu Nanxing did not practice immediately, but prepared to chase Sang Sanniang. Sang Sanniang had been on the run for a while, and her whereabouts were unknown, so he decided to try his luck.

"Ok?"

But before they could move, several more people came from the direction where Sang Sanniang had escaped.

"you."

When they got closer, they saw that it was Ren Woxing, Xiang Wentian and Ren Yingying. Xiang Wentian was still holding Sang Sanniang in his hand, but she had already died.

After throwing Sang Sanniang's body to the ground, the three men looked at Lu Nanxing with a sneer on their faces.

"Finally I caught you."

(End of this chapter)