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

Chapter 346 Ninth-Level Master
Before long, the middle-aged man with the sword on his back struck the Black Moon Elder with all three of his palms.

Although Black Moon Old Man was sent flying everywhere by the blows, there was no doubt that he had taken all three blows without being injured.

"What kind of martial arts is this?"

The middle-aged man with the sword on his back frowned, then immediately drew the iron sword from his back and slashed it down at the Black Moon Elder.

"Wait... three moves have already passed... we can't just leave it at that..."

Upon seeing this, the Black Moon Elder's expression changed, but before he could finish speaking...

The middle-aged man's heavy, domineering, and fierce sword struck down from his head with the force of thunder.

clang!
A deafening clang of metal clashing rang out.

The middle-aged man's sword, which could easily cleave an entire street in the capital of the Great Xuan Dynasty, struck the Black Moon Old Man's head as if it had struck an indestructible lump of iron.

This scene not only made the burly man following behind shrink his pupils, but also caused a look of surprise to appear on the face of the middle-aged man.

He was well aware of the immense power of his seemingly ordinary sword strike, yet it still couldn't harm even a hair on Black Moon Elder's head, which was truly unbelievable to him.

As for Black Moon Old Man, he was startled when he saw the middle-aged man suddenly draw his sword beyond the agreed three moves, showing no martial ethics.

After all, the opponent was a swordsman whose swordsmanship was definitely superior to his palm strikes. Moreover, using a sword to kill was far better than using his palm strikes.

He wasn't sure if he could stop it.

But the final result was a relief to him. The martial arts energy left behind by Li Musheng was very strong, and even if the opponent drew his sword, it was still not something to be afraid of.

"Such amazing protective martial arts!"

The middle-aged swordsman exclaimed in surprise, his gaze fixed on the Black Moon Elder, seemingly extremely curious about him.

Black Moon Elder didn't explain, but said with a grim expression:
"Four moves have passed, and you have failed to harm me. Now it is time to fulfill your promise."

Having said that, he ignored the other person and began searching the second floor on his own.

Black Moon Old Man knew that even if he took action, he wouldn't be able to do anything to his opponent in a short time, so he simply finished searching quickly and then went up to the next floor.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged swordsman did not intervene.

After searching all the small halls and finding nothing, Black Moon Old Man said nothing more and headed straight for the fourth floor with a gloomy expression.

"This old man's external martial arts skills are indeed very strong, but how many levels do you think he can withstand?"

The burly man suddenly spoke, looking at the middle-aged swordsman.

"If it can withstand my sword strike without being injured in the slightest, it should be able to reach the fifth level without any problem."

"I think so too, but I still want to follow along and see for myself. I always feel there's something wrong with this old man."

As they spoke, the burly man and the middle-aged swordsman exchanged a glance, and then the two of them disappeared from their original positions in tacit agreement, heading towards the fourth floor.

The days of guarding the Xuanji Palace were already monotonous, and very few people usually came here to try their luck.

Although Black Moon Old Man wasn't actually attempting a challenge, the middle-aged swordsman found him to be far more interesting than the average expert who attempted challenges.

Because he could see that the opponent's martial arts cultivation was actually inferior to his own; what was powerful was the opponent's protective martial arts.

What puzzled him was that the Black Moon Elder's protective martial art seemed extremely unusual; he had not detected any signs of true qi or blood circulation in the other party from beginning to end.

This piqued the middle-aged swordsman's interest in Black Moon Elder, who wanted to follow and observe. Black Moon Elder then resorted to his old trick, again offering a "three-palm deal" to each of the higher-level masters in exchange for the opportunity to find someone.

And so, the fourth floor, the fifth floor, the sixth floor... finally, we arrived at the eighth floor.

Black Moon Old Man withstood three or four or five blows from each level of martial arts masters, yet remained completely unharmed.

This not only astonished the martial arts masters on all levels, but also attracted a growing number of people to follow Black Moon Old Man.

After all the martial arts masters on each floor went all out without holding back, yet failed to harm Black Moon Old Man even a hair on his head, they all began to become curious about him.

I want to see how many levels of the Xuanji Palace he can withstand with just his external martial arts skills.
However, the Black Moon Elder always manages to defy everyone's expectations and conjectures.

From the fifth level initially predicted by the middle-aged swordsman, to the sixth and seventh levels, each time it was beyond the expectations of the experts, and they arrived at the eighth level unscathed.

As for the Black Moon Old Man, his shock was no less than that of the martial arts masters of the Xuanji Palace.

He previously thought that with Li Musheng's martial arts skills, he might only be able to clear five or six levels before reaching the limit.

But not long after, he used only a wisp of martial arts energy left in his body to reach the eighth level without any hindrance.

Just as he constantly endured attacks from martial arts masters, he continuously defied the expectations of the masters at all levels of Xuanji Palace.

In his mind, Li Musheng's unfathomable martial arts skills were constantly rising, reaching a level that made him tremble with fear.

After all, Li Musheng himself did not arrive; he was able to ascend to the eighth level with only a wisp of martial arts energy.

If the other party takes action personally, what would happen?
Therefore, Black Moon Old Man previously thought that Li Musheng's journey to the ninth underground level would certainly not be smooth sailing.

But at this moment, he felt that the other party had probably already passed through the ninth underground level.

……

Meanwhile, after Li Musheng led Zhao Muning down the passageway to the underground, the martial arts masters guarding each level of the Xuanji Palace were naturally no match for Li Musheng.

They were instantly killed upon meeting; those martial arts masters didn't even have time to utter a word before being casually suppressed by Li Musheng.

Then, on each floor they descended, Li Musheng had them search for Qingye Daoist's senior sister.

Because the nine underground floors of Xuanji Palace are different from the nine floors above ground, the secret rooms and underground palaces built on each underground floor are all extremely large.

Li Musheng found it troublesome to go looking for people on his own, so having a group of experts working for him naturally saved him a lot of trouble.

The experts from all levels of the Xuanji Palace, who were guarding the Jianghu region of Daxuan, naturally dared not resist in any way.

After all, they were all defeated by Li Musheng in one move, so if he wanted to kill them, it would be as easy as turning his hand.

Unless they wanted to die, they naturally wouldn't dare disobey Li Musheng's words.

At the same time, they were all extremely shocked, wondering when such a terrifying young master had appeared in the martial arts world of Da Xuan.
These renowned and long-established figures in the martial arts world were like ants in front of this junior.

"Young hero, the person guarding the ninth floor is a peerless expert who once made the seven major sects of the Great Xuan tremble with fear. His name is 'Fire Cloud Evil God'."

"His strength is terrifying. Although he is not a member of the demonic path, his actions are unpredictable and ruthless, surpassing even those of the demonic path."

"It is said that the three major sects of Da Xuan once joined forces to try to kill him, but the final result is unknown to the martial arts world. No one expected that he would come to this Xuanji Palace."

A shrewd, portly old man spoke up and followed Li Musheng to the ninth underground level.

(End of this chapter)