Sword Qi to the Sky

Chapter 3: Disciples from the Mountain
Liu Xu stood with a sword in hand, staring at the shadow outside the door. Surrounded by demonic aura, he could vaguely see a pair of strange eyes, but his body was wrapped up in it and his true identity could not be seen.

"Looking for death." Liu Xu suddenly rushed forward and swept the sword in his hand. A silver sword light flashed like lightning and slashed towards the shadow.

Seeing the sword light formed by the sword energy, a warrior praised: "Qi practitioners are born with advantages. If we want to use sword energy, we need to enter the Grandmaster realm and generate true energy in our bodies."

Everyone nodded. A warrior must first refine his body, sharpen his muscles and bones, and build his physique to the limit. Only then can he generate true Qi. It is difficult to reach the level of a master without decades of hard work.

But Qigong practitioners are gifted and can emit such sword energy at the first level of Qi Refining.

Liu Xu's sword split the evil spirit into two and passed through the middle, but he sensed a dangerous aura. The severed evil spirit continued to pounce on him and submerged him in an instant.

"Be careful." The crowd behind him couldn't help but exclaim. The gray airflow transformed by the demonic energy enveloped Liu Xu. The crowd only saw many sword lights blooming and the surrounding tables and chairs were constantly shattered.

Huang Yan stood aside and stared at the battlefield without taking any action.

Puff... blood burst out, and a figure flew backwards. A blood mark appeared on his body, as if he had been scratched by sharp claws, but the evil spirit also dissipated a little.

"What a powerful monster." All the 'heroes' retreated to the corner. They thought that this monster might require a master to deal with, so they naturally did not dare to take action.

"Senior brother, are you okay?" Huang Yan asked with some concern.

"Junior sister, be careful, it's a demon cultivator who is skilled in the art of transformation." Liu Xu said as he stood in front of Huang Yan.

"Come on, senior brother." Huang Yan nodded and still stood there.

"Huh?" Liu Xu glanced at Huang Yan. Why did she take it seriously?

He gritted his teeth and said, "Junior sister, you stay aside to scout the battle."

After saying that, he charged forward again. Although this monster was difficult to deal with, he should be able to deal with it. When his junior sister seized the opportunity to kill the monster and saw him injured, she would surely be moved.

In the crowded inn, only Liu Xu was fighting the monster, which was quite touching.

After a moment, the shadow made a sharp whistling sound, and Liu Xu was covered with wounds. With a sharp whistle, Liu Xu's body was knocked away, and blood stained his clothes red. He looked extremely embarrassed. The shadow rolled forward. At this time, Huang Yan finally made a move. The gem sword light burst out with a hot flame airflow, revealing a burning feeling. The temperature in the inn rose instantly.

The scorching sword energy seemed to tear the shadow apart, but the terrifying demonic energy instantly enveloped Huang Yan and then exploded.

With a puff, blood splattered out, the shadow was torn apart, and the monster's true form appeared. It was a huge cat monster. Its face sometimes turned into a human face, which looked extremely terrifying, but there were also several bloody scars on its body.

Huang Yan's body was also blown away and went towards Li Fan behind her.

Li Fan kicked the chair and slid backwards. Huang Yan's body hit the table with a loud shattering sound. Li Fan looked at the broken table and the side dishes on the ground, feeling that it was a bit of a waste.

The cat demon revealed its true form with ferocious eyes, staring at Huang Yan, blood dripping from its body, and the demonic voice sounded again: "You will all die."

Liu Xu said: "It's injured, let's kill it together."

The cat demon had a bloodthirsty look in its eyes, and it pounced towards Huang Yan fiercely, as fast as a phantom. Its sharp claws were like hooks, grabbing towards Huang Yan.

Huang Yan's face changed in shock. She stood up and held the sword, but there was a loud bang. The cat demon was hit by a punch and flew backwards. It was actually blasted out of the inn.

Huang Yan was stunned and looked at Li Fan beside her. The force of this punch...

"Do you practice martial arts?" Huang Yan asked, with such strong force.

“I’ve practiced a little.” Li Fan walked outside. When everyone saw the cat demon being knocked away by a punch from the warrior, they all took courage and walked outside.

Liu Xu also stood up and followed.

Outside the inn, the cat demon was lying on the ground, covered with wounds, staring at the crowd with cold eyes, seeming to be exhausted.

Li Fan walked towards the cat demon, but heard a sarcastic voice behind him: "You hid in the corner before, but now you want to take advantage of the opportunity to get something for free?"

ha? ?

Li Fan turned his head and looked at Liu Xu who was walking forward, only to see that his body was still stained with blood, and he was holding a sharp sword, looking quite heroic. He looked at Li Fan with contempt. He and his junior sister had finally seriously injured the cat demon, and the demon was on the verge of death. Li Fan took advantage of it, and now he wanted to collect the spoils?
It would be wishful thinking.

"Your Excellency has a good plan." Seeing that the cat demon seemed to be no longer in danger, the group of warriors behind him also stepped forward.

"This monster has been severely injured by the female hero of Shangxuan Sect. You know how to choose the right time to attack."

This cat demon has cultivated into a spirit, and contains a demon pill in its body, which is very valuable.

If they let Li Fan pick it up and gain both fame and fortune, they would naturally be unhappy.

Li Fan looked at the crowd, then looked at the cat demon, with a strange look in his eyes. Then he smiled brightly and said, "You heroes are right." Then he turned and walked towards the stable next to the inn.

No one looked at him, but stared at the severely injured cat demon. Liu Xu held the sword forward and stabbed straight at the cat demon on the ground.

At the moment the sword was thrust out, Liu Xu suddenly saw a strange red light in the cat demon's eyes.

"Boom..." The violent demonic energy swept out and instantly submerged Liu Xu's body. Everyone only saw a residual shadow passing by, and the sharp claws directly pierced Liu Xu's throat.

The sword in Liu Xu's hand fell to the ground. He tried to cover his throat with his hands, but only touched cold claws.

The cat demon's huge body stood up, and its sharp claws lifted up Liu Xu's body. Its strange eyes were full of mockery like those of humans. Those warriors who came forward retreated one after another, with fear in their eyes.

"Bang." The cat demon slammed Liu Xu's body to the ground and walked towards the crowd, with terrifying pressure covering all the "heroes".

Everyone looked at Huang Yan, who retreated with a vigilant look on her face. They then looked at Li Fan who was walking out of the stable. Someone shouted, "You saw the monster wreaking havoc here, and you just walked away like that?"

Li Fan: "???"

"I am young and my skills are weak, so I will leave this good opportunity to you heroes." Li Fan said, and walked away leading the horse.

The evil spirit rolled towards the crowd, and the cat demon rushed over. Blood gushed out, and the people in the front were killed instantly. Huang Yan seized the opportunity and drew his sword again, stabbing the cat demon. The cat demon turned around and jumped onto the house, staring at Huang Yan with cold eyes.

"Evil beast." A loud shout came from the dark street, the sound was like thunder, and a powerful aura was coming towards this side. A trace of fear appeared in the cat demon's eyes. He leaped towards the alley behind the houses and ran forward wildly.

On the bluestone alley ahead, a woman was walking with a girl of seven or eight years old.

The cat demon's eyes flashed with ferocity and it pounced directly over there.

"Mom." The girl was so scared that she threw herself into the woman's arms. The woman's face was pale and her legs were trembling.

"How dare you, you evil beast." In the distance, several figures came flying over the eaves and walls.

In another direction, Li Fan on horseback looked back, his eyes turned golden, and a terrifying phenomenon appeared in the sky. In the darkness, golden light gathered and turned into a sharp sword.

The sharp sword pierced through, as if piercing the night sky, and turned into a dazzling sword light that fell on the cat demon's body. The cat demon didn't even have time to scream before it was nailed to the ground.

Three figures descended from the distance and appeared on top of the house. The leader had a pair of sword-like eyebrows and eyes like stars. He stared at the cat demon on the ground and the sword mark that pierced through the cat demon.

"Fa Xiang?"

Chen Luoyun said in his heart.

In front of the inn, the warriors looked up at the man in white with admiration in their eyes. That sword was too brilliant.

"Greetings, Mr. Chen." Someone bowed and called out, and immediately everyone else realized that the person in front of them was Chen Luoyun, the young master of the Chen family.

Chen Luoyun, the owner of the innate Dharma image, is a talented Qigong practitioner.

In Lin'an County, there are only a handful of people who possess innate Dharma properties.

Chen Luoyun clasped his fists in front of everyone, and Huang Yan also stepped forward and said, "Shangxuan Sect Huang Yan, greetings to Master Chen."

"I have heard of the name of Shangxuan Sect for a long time." Chen Luoyun responded: "The Demon Slaying Conference is waiting for you."

After saying that, he looked in the direction of the cat demon again, and saw that there, the mother and daughter were kneeling on the ground, kowtowing in his direction.

"Clean up the demon corpse." Chen Luoyun gave an order, looked around, didn't find the target, and turned and left.

"The genius from aristocratic family is indeed extraordinary." The people in front of the inn praised secretly in their hearts. They were afraid that many influential figures would come to this demon-slaying conference.

Huang Yan looked thoughtful, then glanced at Liu Xu's body in front of her, a look of disgust flashing in her eyes.

Liu Xu was a disciple accepted by her father. He had average talent in cultivation, but he had evil intentions towards her and was annoying.

But that young man is interesting.

Huang Yan looked at the figure on horseback in the distance and started to chase after him. When everyone saw Huang Yan leaving, they looked at Liu Xu's body. This... was too tragic.

On the bluestone-paved street, a young man in white clothes rode a white horse.

His name is Li Fan, the ordinary Fan, who came from Li Shan!

(End of this chapter)