After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 204 Departure
Vermilion Bird Bone?
Li Musheng couldn't help but recall the Qilin blood and Azure Dragon True Qi from before. These things all had one thing in common: they all came from some kind of mythical beast in legend.

Moreover, they all contain a power completely different from the true energy of heaven and earth, and each has a unique function.

Li Musheng looked thoughtful. More importantly, these things were different from other martial arts elixirs and medicines; they did have a certain effect on him.

"Miss Murong has a pretty good figure."

At this moment, Li Musheng glanced up and down and suddenly spoke.

Upon hearing this, Murong Xiaoya's fair face flushed crimson. She instinctively pulled her robe tighter around herself, bit her lip, and looked at Li Musheng, asking:

"Why doesn't Your Highness make a move?"

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng raised an eyebrow:

"I see it now. If the Vermilion Bird Bone in your heart is removed, you will not be able to survive?"

"So, Miss Murong is deliberately seeking death?"

Murong Xiaoya did not deny it, and then slowly lowered her head and said:
“Your Highness is right. Although I have avenged the Murong family, I have killed too many people before, and I no longer want to kill anyone.”

As she spoke, she looked at her heart and said:

"Furthermore, although this Vermilion Bird Bone can give me great power, it is also slowly devouring my life force. Even if Your Highness does not take it away, I will not have many days left to live."

Only then did she raise her head and look at Li Musheng, saying:

"With Your Highness's strength, you are surely able to control this Vermilion Bird Bone. I, Xiaoya, am willing to offer it to you."

Li Musheng glanced at the other person, then shook his head and said:

“If I wanted to kill you, I would have done it already. And now, I have no interest in your life.”

He paused again, then changed the subject:

"However, I still want the Vermilion Bird Bone. In a few days, I will perfect a cultivation technique, and then I will be able to extract the power from the Vermilion Bird Bone without harming Miss Murong's life."

Upon hearing this, Murong Xiaoya's eyes widened in surprise.

She had already prepared herself to die, but Li Musheng's words left her at a loss for what to do.

At this moment, Li Musheng slowly walked to her side, his hands behind his back, and said:

"Your Murong family probably only has Miss Murong left. If you die, the Murong family bloodline will probably be cut off forever. Miss Murong, don't you think it's too selfish of you to take your own life now?"

Upon hearing this, Murong Xiaoya suddenly fell silent. After a while, she sighed softly and said:

"Then Xiaoya will wait for Your Highness for a few more days. Whether Your Highness succeeds or not, Xiaoya will not blame Your Highness."

Li Musheng waved his hand and said:
"Don't worry, this matter will be dropped tonight. However, to prevent you from being consumed by killing again, you will stay by my side for the next few days."

Murong Xiaoya glanced at Li Musheng, then nodded slightly.

Then, she lowered her head and tightened her robes, the blush fading from her face, and said:
"Your Highness, I still need to handle the funeral arrangements for the Murong family. Please allow me to leave temporarily."

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng nodded slightly, a wisp of his energy quietly entering the other person's body, and said:

"I will be leaving the city early tomorrow morning. Miss Murong, please try to finish everything tonight."

Murong Xiaoya nodded, and then said:
"Please convey my apologies to Lord Hu and the others on my behalf, Your Highness."

After saying that, she moved and transformed into a streak of fire, disappearing into the courtyard that had now become ruins.

……

Not long after, Hu Ruian and his companions saw that the fire had been mostly extinguished and Murong Xiaoya's terrifying aura had disappeared, so they cautiously returned to the Mei residence. Upon seeing that Li Musheng was unharmed, Shen Anran suddenly flashed forward and pounced on him.

However, she tried to throw herself into Li Musheng's arms, but missed.

Shen Anran's face, which was full of surprise and excitement, suddenly froze. She quickly stopped and turned around to look.

But Li Musheng didn't hug him; instead, he hugged the big black cat.

When Murong Xiaoya made her move, the big black cat had already slipped away at some point. Shen Anran and the others didn't see it when they were fleeing for their lives. Now that the matter is over, it has reappeared from some unknown corner.

"This big cat is so annoying."

Shen Anran gently bit her lip. She had been worried about Li Musheng, and now that she saw that he was alright, she finally found an opportunity to express her feelings, but unexpectedly, a cat ruined it.

The reunion after a separation of life and death is the moment when it is easiest to close the distance between people, and such an opportunity is extremely rare.

Shen Anran glared at the big black cat, but the cat seemed not to notice and kept meowing at Li Musheng in a fawning manner, looking very obedient.

At this moment, Hu Ruian approached Li Musheng, glanced around, and asked a question.

"Your Highness, Miss Murong, she..."

At this moment, he and Wu Shang and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.

Previously, upon witnessing Murong Xiaoya's terrifying strength, they were all worried that something might happen to Li Musheng.

But as things stand now, their worries were clearly unnecessary.

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng briefly explained the situation, then patted the big black cat's head and said:
"We'll rest tonight and set off again tomorrow morning."

……

The next morning.

In just one night, the entire city of Shengzhou underwent a complete transformation.

The Murong family was wiped out, and the four major martial arts families of Yuan, Zhu, Cen, and Baili were engulfed in flames overnight, with no one from any of them surviving.

The death of General Han Chuiyuan of Shengzhou and the desertion of his residence have caused widespread panic throughout the city.

Meanwhile, Li Musheng and his group, along with the flow of people leaving the city, gradually moved further and further away from the city of Shengzhou behind them.

"My lord, the Mei residence was almost half burned down last night, and the Mei Yan couple were reduced to ashes. Now that there is no evidence, we don't need to worry too much about the Martial Saint Mu Tianxing."

Wu Shang spoke in a good mood, but Hu Ruian shook his head slightly and frowned, saying:

"Hopefully, at least for the time being, we don't need to worry. However, we didn't kill everyone in the Mei family to silence them. As long as Mu Tianxing wants to investigate, he can always find some clues."

Of course, Hu Ruian was just saying that; he wasn't so heartless as to actually kill all the innocent people in the Mei family.

At this moment, Cheng Zhong, who was riding a large horse to the side, sighed softly and said:
"To be honest, we don't need to think about these things right now. After all, we don't even know if we'll be able to come back alive after we wipe out Fallen God Peak."

Upon hearing this, Wu Shang immediately fell silent and glanced back at the carriage.

They had all witnessed Li Musheng's terrifying strength, but annihilating Luoshen Peak was not a task for one person alone.

They couldn't be under the Eighth Prince's protection forever. Whether they could survive at Luoshen Peak depended entirely on themselves.

　Dear readers, there's only one chapter today. We're almost at Fallen God Peak, but I'm experiencing writer's block.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)