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

Chapter 244 Not Reckless

Li Musheng thought to himself that he would try to look for it if he had the chance in the future.

However, for now, let's continue absorbing some divine blood first.

With this in mind, he gently clenched his fist, and a surge of powerful energy directly crushed and disintegrated the black fire core in his hand. The intense heat that erupted instantly burned fiery cracks into the surrounding space.

Immediately, he raised his hand and grabbed into the ditch in the street below. In an instant, the divine blood within the Crimson Fire Venerable's body seeped out and then flowed into his palm in strands.

After doing all this, Li Musheng moved and returned to the top of Baixiang Pavilion. He sat on the roof ridge, absorbing divine blood while continuing to perfect the Azure Dragon Azure Nether Scripture.

Meanwhile, in a restaurant not far away, the old man in hemp clothing and Lin Xun'er, who had been in a daze, slowly came back to their senses after a while.

The two turned their heads stiffly, the old man and the young man staring at each other, their eyes filled with nothing but utter shock and a long, silent silence.

"Is he... even human?"

Lin Xun'er's body went limp, and she sat down on the ground with a thud, subconsciously murmuring a question.

"Clap!"

The old man in hemp clothing also collapsed to the ground, his aged face contorted with a rapidly changing expression, yet he couldn't utter a single word.

Previously, Venerable Crimson Fire arrived above Hundred Refinement City as if a fire god had descended.

This was the first time the grandfather and grandson had ever seen such a terrifying existence. The opponent's power both shocked and terrified them, and at the same time, they truly realized the terror of Luoshen Peak, this behemoth in the martial arts world.

All they could do at that moment was to hide quietly and pray that Li Musheng, the benefactor who had saved their lives, could escape from the clutches of the Crimson Flame Venerable.

However, to their utter surprise, Li Musheng completely ignored the terrifying being who seemed to control a god of fire.

Not only did he block all of the opponent's powerful techniques, but just like when he killed the peak master of Hundred Refinements Peak and the eldest disciple of the sect leader of Fallen God Peak, he pierced through the opponent's head with just one finger.

Even more shockingly, the other party eventually stole the black fire core from the person who resembled a fire god and used it to burn his own palm. Moreover, he was completely unharmed despite directly coming into contact with such terrifying flames!
The old man in hemp clothing took a deep breath, and after a long silence, finally spoke:

"I think there are probably very few people in this world who can rival him. Apart from the three legendary martial gods, I'm afraid there are no people in the five great dynasties and the entire martial arts world who can contend with him."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xun'er gently raised her head, her clear eyes cautiously glancing at the figure in the darkness atop the Hundred Fragrance Pavilion. She bit her lip, turned back, and asked:
"Could it be... that he's already invincible?"

As she spoke, her delicate eyebrows furrowed tightly, her small face filled with surprise and doubt, and she looked at the old man in hemp clothing and asked:

"How can he be so powerful? Did he start practicing martial arts in the womb?"

"Or is it that he, like me, practices some special martial arts technique, and is actually just an old man as old as my grandfather?"

Upon hearing this, the old man in hemp clothing subconsciously shook his head, clearly unable to answer Lin Xun'er's question.

But soon, he frowned, reached out and patted his granddaughter's head, saying:

"How dare you talk like that? Who's the old geezer?"

"Also, don't let that person hear this. If I anger them, I don't want to have another hole in my head."

Lin Xun'er immediately shut her mouth, cautiously glancing again at the top of the Hundred Fragrance Pavilion. A look of trepidation crossed her face as she said:
“Um… I think I wasn’t very nice to him before, and I spoke to him a bit loudly. He shouldn’t hold a grudge, right?” The old man in hemp robes sat on the ground, also looking towards the top of the Hundred Fragrance Pavilion. After hesitating for a moment, he waved his hand:

"Don't worry, as long as we are small fry, we shouldn't be taken seriously by them."

He sighed, then glanced towards Hundred Refinement Peak and said:
“Young Master Li is truly our benefactor. If we just wait a little longer, until all the experts on Fallen God Peak have been killed by him, we can go to Hundred Refinement Peak to take revenge.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xun'er withdrew her gaze and looked towards Hundred Refinement Peak as well. For a moment, her eyes held both anticipation and undisguised killing intent.

Then, she looked at Li Musheng's figure and said:
"If his strength has reached the level of a Martial God, then even if the sect leader of Fallen God Peak were to arrive in person, he would probably still die."

……

Meanwhile, on a mountain path less than ten miles from Hundred Refinement City, a rocky path that had been stretching forward in the darkness suddenly came to a stop.

Immediately, a rocky peak about ten feet high rose from the ground, and an old man in black, seemingly integrated with the rock, appeared silently on the peak.

He looked up, his gaze fixed on the direction of Hundred Refinement City ahead.

Watching the flames gradually disappear and sensing the fading aura of the Crimson Flame Venerable, he frowned deeply and his face showed an extremely solemn expression.

After a moment, the expression on his face changed from solemn to one of disbelief and shock.

Although he did not witness everything that happened in Hundred Refinement City, he was now certain that the Crimson Flame Venerable's aura had completely disappeared, and he had undoubtedly perished in Hundred Refinement City.

"Senior Brother Chi Huo actually lost?"

"Who exactly did the Great Li Dynasty send here? How could they possess such formidable martial arts prowess!"

The old man in black muttered to himself, his face suddenly turning extremely ugly.

Even the Crimson Flame Venerable, who possesses the divine talent and power to control fire, is no match for the person in Hundred Refinements City.

So if he rushes to Hundred Refinement City now, the final result will probably be no different from the other party's.

"No, while the death of my senior brother is indeed tragic, I must not act rashly. This matter requires the intervention of my senior brother, the sect leader, and my two senior uncles to control the situation."

The old man in black's eyes darkened, and then he raised his hand and waved it. A piece of green rock, several dozen feet in diameter, was sent flying by a giant, earthen-yellow hand.

The green rock flew a distance toward the horizon of the main peak of Luoshen Peak, then exploded with a deafening roar, sending up a cloud of green ash that rose rapidly into the sky.

……

The main peak of Luoshen Peak.

At the summit of the towering cliff, the main hall, "Luoshen Hall," supported by nineteen golden pillars, is surrounded by swirling clouds. The clouds then slowly part, revealing the figure of the Luoshen Peak Master, who sits cross-legged in mid-air.

Surrounded by wisps of azure clouds, his aura seemed to merge with the heavens and earth. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and looked toward the direction of Hundred Refinement City.

Upon seeing a wisp of bluish-gray smoke slowly rising from the Sky Mountain Range, the expression on the face of the Fallen God Peak Master immediately changed.

(End of this chapter)