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

Chapter 228 is coming.

In Hundred Refinements City, on the ruined streets outside Hundred Fragrance Pavilion, the figure of the old man in black robes slowly rose into the air.

His black robe blended into the night, its wide sleeves fluttering in the still air. His withered hands hung limply outside his sleeves, his knuckles bony and gleaming with a cold, iron-gray light.

At this moment, the surrounding true energy of heaven and earth converged towards his body like a funnel, casting a huge shadow in the sky that seemed to tear the heavens and earth apart.

His murky eyes were now terrifyingly bright, as if they contained countless evil spirits, staring intently at Li Musheng, who was sitting on the roof of Baixiang Pavilion.

In an instant, the terrifying martial arts killing intent released by the old man in black robes caused the surrounding air to freeze and stagnate, like hundreds or thousands of invisible blades pointing directly at Li Musheng with a sky-piercing killing aura.

“You don’t look like the peak of Hundred Refinements Peak.”

Li Musheng glanced at the old man in black robes who was taking off into the air.

Upon hearing this, the old man in black robes remained silent, glancing down at the corpses of the First Madam and others in the street below, his killing intent surging like a raging storm.

The next moment, he slapped his arms forward, and a torrent of dark martial arts energy burst forth, instantly condensing into thousands of ghostly hands in front of him, which then enveloped Li Musheng.

In an instant, the entire night sky around Baixiang Pavilion seemed to twist and collapse. Countless ghostly hands, formed from martial arts true energy, covered the sky and the moon. Under them, everything, including the void, seemed to be torn apart.

The old man in black robes clearly had no intention of wasting any words. Before he came to Hundred Refinement City, he had learned about everything that had happened in the city from the messenger from the Hundred Refinement Peak sect.

The only thing he needs to do now is to kill Li Musheng, otherwise he will not be able to give Zheng Yunfeng an explanation, nor will he be able to bear the other party's overwhelming rage at losing his wife and son overnight.

At this moment, the old man in black robes stared at the Hundred Fragrance Pavilion shrouded in dark true energy, his own martial killing intent condensing into a heavenly blade that seemed ready to be drawn at any moment.

If Li Musheng manages to escape his deadly attack, he can deliver a fatal blow at any time.

However, just as he used his own energy to seal off and lock down the area around Baixiang Pavilion, he suddenly heard Li Musheng's voice in his ear:

"Send a message to your peak leader. If he doesn't come soon, I might have to break my promise before the other eight peaks receive my message."

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man in black robes saw the air in front of him sway slightly, and then Li Musheng's figure appeared.

Upon seeing this, his expression changed drastically, and he immediately tried to retreat, but to his horror, he found that his body was as solid as iron and lead, and he could not move an inch.

Li Musheng shook his head and casually waved his hand. The ghostly hand behind him, formed from countless swirling dark true energy, vanished in an instant, as if scattered by a sudden gust of wind.

……

Not long after, the old man in black robes had a finger pierce his forehead, and his face still showed the pain and fear he had suffered from the Life and Death Talisman. He then plummeted rapidly into the ditch in the street below.

Immediately afterwards, Li Musheng channeled his true energy into a jade tube in his hand. A bright silver flame shot into the sky, illuminating a unique pattern in the night sky above the entire Hundred Refinement City. It lasted for several breaths before slowly dissipating.

"It is said that this signal is sent when something big happens at Hundred Refinement Peak. Now the peak master of Hundred Refinement Peak should definitely be here."

Li Musheng sat on the top of Baixiang Pavilion, looking up at the night sky. The signal was extremely rare, and he estimated that the other eight peaks of Luoshen Peak nearby should also be able to see it.

Meanwhile, on a small hill outside Hundred Refinement City, the old man in hemp clothing and Lin Xun'er stood motionless in the darkness, like clay sculptures or wooden statues.

Just now, after they saw the old man in black robes enter the city, they immediately felt an extremely terrifying martial arts killing intent soaring into the sky.

The two had initially assumed that, given the formidable strength of the Hundred Refinement Peak Elder, second only to Zheng Yunfeng, a world-shaking martial arts duel would inevitably erupt in Hundred Refinement City. However, to their surprise, the terrifying killing intent and chilling aura of martial arts appeared quickly and vanished even faster.

In just a few breaths, all the killing intent vanished.

Before they even noticed any sign that the person facing the Grand Elder of Hundred Refinement Peak had made a move, Hundred Refinement City had returned to normal and become quiet again.

"This……"

Just as the old man in hemp clothing was about to speak, a silver flame suddenly rose in Hundred Refinement City, illuminating almost half of the night sky above the city.

"What signal is this?"

Lin Xun'er looked at the bright silver light in the sky with a puzzled expression, while the old man in hemp clothing shook his head.

Although they had thoroughly researched the situation at Luoshen Peak before heading to Bailian Peak to seek revenge.

But they had never seen or even heard of such a unique signal before.

So the two watched silently as the signal in the sky disappeared, exchanging a glance in the darkness.

"Is it still necessary for us to enter Hundred Refinement City?"

At this moment, Lin Xun'er suddenly spoke up and asked, her expression shifting.

The aura of the Grand Elder of Hundred Refinements Peak suddenly disappeared, which clearly indicates that it was unlikely that the other party stopped on his own initiative.

It could be said that they had just witnessed firsthand the power of the person in Hundred Refinements City.

Moreover, the fact that the opponent could easily defeat the Grand Elder of Hundred Refinements Peak meant that their martial arts strength was even more astonishing than they had previously imagined.

Upon hearing this, the old man in hemp clothing shook his head, then looked in the direction of Hundred Refinement City and frowned, saying:
"I think I'd better not go. Before, I might have had a sliver of confidence that I could escape from that young master Li, but now I don't have even a sliver of confidence left."

Lin Xun'er's eyes flickered, then she nodded and said:

“That signal just now was clearly not simple. Hundred Refinement City has now become a place of trouble. If Zheng Yunfeng knows that the Grand Elder of Hundred Refinement Peak is dead, he probably can only avenge his wife and children by going there in person.”

Upon hearing this, the old man in hemp clothing suddenly realized that he had been completely stunned by what he had just witnessed in the city and had not thought of this point at the time.

Now, after hearing Lin Xun'er's words, he finally realized that Hundred Refinement City would be extremely dangerous in the future.

"Hide! We have to hide!"

The old man in hemp clothing looked solemn, and then immediately picked up Lin Xun'er and ran towards the mountains.

It's definitely not safe to go to Hundred Refinement City now. If Zheng Yunfeng were to actually descend upon Hundred Refinement City, and that being at the Celestial Realm made even the slightest move, who knows how many people would be caught in the crossfire.

Even though Li Musheng's martial arts skills are truly formidable, he cannot remain hidden from Zheng Yunfeng as he had before.

In this way, even if they are outside the city, they will be able to see each other make a move and thus verify everything that happened before.

(End of this chapter)