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

Chapter 207 Signal
"What are you doing here? Where are you headed?"

At this moment, the experts from Luoshen Peak who had set up the roadblocks stopped the scarred man and his companions and began questioning them.

"Reporting to the Lord of the Holy Peak, we come from the Xishan Sword Sect. We have come here to celebrate the birthday of the Seventh Holy Peak Master."

The scarred man bowed and scraped, appearing extremely humble.

At the same time, he took out a gold ingot from his sleeve and respectfully handed it to the young man who had asked the question.

The young man, dressed in a dark robe, with a cold expression, casually caught the gold and tossed it into a ceramic jar on a nearby table.

He and the other three people beside him then began to inspect the carriage.

"A total of five truckloads of tin concentrate were included in the birthday gift list a month ago."

The scarred man followed behind, explaining, while the young man glanced at him, seemingly understanding his thoughts, and sneered:
"Rest assured, we will not covet the gift from Elder Peak."

Upon hearing this, the scarred man's eyes flickered, and he repeatedly said that he dared not.

"Were they with you too?"

At this moment, after inspecting the carriage, the young man suddenly turned his gaze and squinted at the old man in hemp clothing and Hu Ruian and the others.

The scarred man's expression shifted rapidly. Just as he was about to speak, the young man walked towards Hu Ruian and the others.

"Within the territory of Lanzhou, anyone who disregards the rules of Luoshen Peak and fails to dismount from their carriage when meeting us will be punished with fifty lashes for the first offense and death for the second offense."

"What? Do I have to personally invite you out?"

The young man's face was gloomy. He casually drew a long whip from his waist, and the sharp energy he unleashed exploded with a loud bang.

However, before he could even get close to the carriage, Wu Shang, who was sitting on horseback in front of him, raised his hand without saying a word and slashed out with his sword, aiming straight for the young man's neck.

Faced with this sudden killing move, the young man's expression changed instantly, and he roared:
"There is indeed a problem!"

Immediately, he lashed out with his whip to parry the sword, and as if he had been prepared, he immediately dodged backward.

At the same time, the other dozen or so experts from Luoshen Peak reacted immediately, drawing their swords and surrounding Hu Ruian and the others in the blink of an eye.

Upon seeing this, the scarred man was terrified. He never expected that Hu Ruian and his group would attack the people from Luoshen Peak without saying a word.

This is Lanzhou, on Luoshen Peak's territory. How dare they do this?

"It's over..."

The scarred man staggered and nearly fell to the ground.

Hu Ruian and the others traveled with them, so Luo Shenfeng must have thought they were in cahoots. Now, they're in a real predicament, and no amount of explanation will help.

"Who are you people? How dare you!"

At this moment, a middle-aged man with a gloomy face walked out from behind a group of Luoshen Peak disciples, his gaze slowly sweeping over Hu Ruian and the others.

“Uncle-Master, this group of people has an unknown origin and is hiding in the Xishan Sword Sect in an attempt to deceive us. They must be up to no good.”

The young man who had retreated from Wu Shang's sword earlier quickly cupped his hands and spoke, while glancing back at Wu Shang and the others with a cold look in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man waved his hand and said:

"In that case, let's capture them first and then interrogate them."

Having said that, he waved his hand, and the next moment, the experts from Luoshen Peak attacked Hu Ruian and his group without saying a word. In the territory of Lanzhou, they didn't need a reason to kill, let alone the suspicious behavior of the people in front of them, so there was no need for questioning or any evidence.

"It seems there's no other way. I thought we could travel peacefully."

Hu Ruian shook his head, then flicked his finger, and a wisp of martial arts true energy burst out from his hand, which then transformed into more than a dozen streams of light that fell towards Luo Shenfeng and the others.

In the blink of an eye, those streaks of light pierced through the foreheads of many experts from Fallen God Peak.

The group, who had been brandishing their swords and daggers, leaped into the air, but in the next instant, their bodies flew backward and crashed onto the dusty road, dying on the spot.

This happened so fast that in the blink of an eye, only middle-aged and young people remained among the experts of Luoshen Peak.

Both of them were shocked and immediately sent out a signal without hesitation.

A streak of purple flame shot into the sky and then exploded high above the crowd.

Hu Ruian watched this scene without stopping it, but instead gave Cheng Zhong a look behind him.

Cheng Zhong nodded slightly, and then ignited a blue-gold flame that rose into the air.

After doing all this, Hu Ruian looked at the two remaining people from Luoshen Peak and said with a mocking expression:

"Still sending signals? Unless the peak master of Fallen God Peak comes in person, no matter how many people come, they will all die."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the two men from Luo Shen Peak changed again. The middle-aged man suddenly shouted, "..."
"Escape separately!"

After saying that, he turned around and ran away without looking back. Seeing this, the young man's face turned ugly, but he had no choice but to run away in another direction.

However, before he could take a single step, a flash of cold light arrived in an instant, and his head was thrown high into the air, blood splattering everywhere.

The middle-aged man who had escaped only a few feet ahead suffered the same fate; a cold glint appeared in the blink of an eye, and then his head was severed from his body.

In an instant, the dusty road fell silent.

The scarred man and all the disciples of the Xishan Knife Sect collapsed to the ground, clutching their heads in fear and trembling, too terrified to utter a sound.

The old man in hemp clothing, who had remained silent and had neither made a move nor uttered a word throughout, simply stood there without speaking.

At this moment, Hu Ruian glanced at the old man in hemp clothing, then went to the carriage, dismounted, and transmitted his voice:
"Your Highness, we have already sent a signal. If the Commander sees it, he will know that we have safely arrived in Lanzhou."

The Azure Flame signal is quite special; it is not a secret signal of the Tianjin Guard, but rather one that Commander Fu Qiwen specifically gave to him.

This move was naturally also for the sake of the Eighth Prince, Li Musheng. The other party instructed him to find a suitable time to make the move after entering Lanzhou, which clearly indicated that there were other arrangements for Li Musheng.

Hu Ruian had not given any signal, firstly because he had no opportunity, and secondly because he was unaware of Li Musheng's plans.

However, as they got closer to Luoshen Peak, unless they disguised themselves, they would inevitably clash with the people of Luoshen Peak, which forced Hu Ruian to make a decision.

For a moment, Li Musheng, inside the carriage, looked thoughtful, naturally understanding Hu Ruian's meaning.

Previously, he had never taken Luo Shen Feng seriously, and therefore had not made any plans or considerations on how to encircle and capture Luo Shen Feng.

Even though he spent most of his time revising the Azure Dragon Cangming Scripture, he rarely discussed or talked about the Fallen God Peak with Hu Ruian.

After all, in his view, none of this was necessary.

(End of this chapter)