In chaotic times, one can become a martial immortal.

"This is……"

Lu Yuan's gaze narrowed slightly, and he quickly gripped a specially made iron bullet in his hand, ready to flick it out at any moment.

But after seeing the face of the Blood Hand's owner, he quietly put the iron bullet away.

Although the man's body and face were covered in blood, Lu Yuan could still vaguely make out that this should be Zhou Wu, the second master of the Zhou family, who had been kidnapped to Black Cloud Village for three days.

Judging from their appearances alone, Zhou Wu and Zhou Wen are seven or eight parts similar, only Zhou Wu appears slightly more rugged.

"Master Zhou, I've come to rescue you. Please leave with me immediately!"

After Lu Yuan severed Zhou Wu's bracelets and anklets with a single stroke, he spoke directly.

Judging from Zhou Wu's injuries, he must have suffered a lot over the past three days.

Moreover, to be able to fight one's way out of this dark prison must have come at a considerable price.

"Okay, thank you for your trouble!"

Zhou Wu nodded, his voice slightly hoarse.

Immediately, Lu Yuan disregarded everything else, picked up Zhou Wu on his back, and rushed out quickly.

Although he had killed many bandits along the way and had just directly defeated Liu Chao, the third leader of Black Cloud Stronghold, there must still be many bandits left, and there might even be another powerful bandit, the Fourth Creditor.

Moreover, Master Huang and Cao Yang were still facing the more powerful First and Second Chieftains, so he had to get Zhou Wu out of there as soon as possible.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh..."

Sure enough, before Lu Yuan had gone far, a group of dozens of bandits suddenly appeared from nowhere, each of them drawing their bows and arrows and firing wildly at him.

Without the slightest hesitation, he once again pushed the Swift Step to its limit.

Although carrying someone slowed him down considerably, it was still enough for him to dodge the arrows.

Before long, Lu Yuan carried Zhou Wu to the front.

At this moment, Huang Hui and Cao Yang were still engaged in fierce fighting with Zuo Kui and Situ Ming.

Huang Hui's strength was almost equal to Zuo Kui's, and since they hadn't actually engaged in a life-or-death struggle, it seemed that both of them were still in a comfortable position.

Cao Yang, who had only recently broken through to the Transformation Realm, was still able to barely contend with Situ Ming, but he was already in grave danger.

Meanwhile, Wang Chao, Chen Zheng, and the others huddled together, desperately fighting against more than twenty bandit leaders who were also at the Dark Force level.

As you can see, they all have some injuries, more or less.

They, like Lu Yuan, had just wanted to find the place where Zhou Wu was being held as soon as possible.

Although ordinary bandits could not stop them with their cultivation level, they did not expect that they would encounter bandit leaders with internal energy cultivation before they had gone far and had to retreat.

"Master Huang, I've rescued Master Zhou!"

Without hesitation, Lu Yuan shouted directly at Huang Hui.

"What... they're rescued?"

Huang Hui was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and quickly turned to look at Lu Yuan.

He could immediately recognize that the person on Lu Yuan's back was none other than Zhou Wu, the Second Master.

"He stole the credit?"

Cao Yang's already slightly pale face turned even paler.

"How is this possible? Is the third brother just a good-for-nothing? How could he let some greenhorn rescue someone?"

Zuo Kui and Situ Ming looked on incredulously.

"Something terrible has happened... the Third Chieftain is dead!"

Just then, a man with a mournful face rushed over.

In his hands, he still held Liu Chao's head, which was encased in an iron helmet.

It is easy to see that its eyes and mouth area were covered in red and white, and even had shards of iron stuck in them, making its death extremely gruesome.

"Who...who killed the third brother!"

Zuo Kui suddenly slashed Huang Hui away with his sword, then went straight to the man and roared with bloodshot eyes.

"Big brother, no matter what, we must avenge Third Brother!"

Situ Ming also rushed over, his face full of cold killing intent.

"It's him...it's definitely him!"

The man pointed at Lu Yuan, his eyes filled with terror.

He was hiding in a corner and watched as the Third Chieftain's head was chopped off by this terrifying youth.

"What... Lu Yuan killed the third leader of Black Cloud Stronghold?"

At this moment, Huang Hui, Cao Yang, Wang Chao, Chen Zheng, and others all looked at Lu Yuan with incredulous eyes, feeling as if they were in a dream.

Lu Yuan is only at the Dark Force level, how could he possibly kill the Third Chieftain who is at the Transformation Force level?

"Today you will die!"

Once they came to their senses, Zuo Kui and Situ Ming rushed towards Lu Yuan without the slightest hesitation.

"Boom! Boom!"

However, despite their speed, they were still not as fast as the two iron bullets that Lu Yuan flicked with his finger.

Although their tiger-head sabers and double hammers blocked the iron bullets, the large amounts of red and white powder that exploded after the bullets detonated still left them covered in dust and in a very disheveled state.

For a moment, he couldn't care less about attacking Lu Yuan and even had to retreat rapidly to avoid being ambushed.

"Hurry up!"

Lu Yuan didn't have time to say more. He continued to use his Swift Wind Steps, carrying Zhou Wu on his back, and rushed directly out of the mountain stronghold.

"Everyone, get down the mountain immediately!"

Huang Hui and Cao Yang did not hesitate any longer and, along with Wang Chao, Chen Zheng and others, rushed out.

After several of the Black Cloud Stronghold leaders surrounding them were killed or wounded in an instant, they dared not stop them any longer.

……

"Lu Yuan, did you really kill the third leader of Black Cloud Stronghold?"

"Lu Yuan, have you reached the Transformation Realm?"

Back at Guangchun Hall, everyone surrounded Lu Yuan with curiosity.

They were all eager to know how Lu Yuan had managed to do it.

To defeat a master of Transformation Force with the cultivation of Dark Force is simply unheard of.

"It was nothing more than relying on external aids and luck!"

Lu Yuan simply smiled and said.

In fact, it wouldn't be wrong to call it luck.

If he had encountered not the Third Chief Liu Chao, but the Second Chief Situ Ming, or even the First Chief Zuo Kui, he probably wouldn't have been able to achieve such good results even with specially made iron bullets.

At most, he could only rely on the Swift Step at the Perfect Realm to ensure his safe retreat.

"Your hidden weapon is indeed powerful, but the method is somewhat despicable. Moreover, for a martial artist, one's own cultivation and strength are fundamental."

At this moment, Cao Yang, whose expression was still somewhat unpleasant, suddenly spoke.

"Yes, you're right!"

Lu Yuan didn't hesitate, nodded to Cao Yang, and smiled.

He naturally knew that even with the Finger Flicking Skill and the specially made iron bullet, it might still have some effect on dealing with Transformation Realm cultivators, but it probably wouldn't be of much use against real Rank 1 martial artists.

Therefore, he will use that century-old blood ginseng to try his best to reach the next grade.

Moreover, the Blazing Sun Sword Technique must be mastered as soon as possible, so that the sword energy can be condensed before the martial arts examination.

Cao Yang snorted coldly and said no more.

"Lu Yuan, I knew I hadn't misjudged you. I never imagined that in just over ten days with the support of my Zhou family, you would not only have reached the Dark Force realm but also possess the formidable strength to kill someone at the Transformation Force realm. To thank you for rescuing my second brother, I hope you will accept this reward of five hundred taels of silver and a century-old blood ginseng!"

At that moment, Zhou Wen walked over with a smile on his face.

"Then I shall humbly accept your offer!"

Lu Yuan didn't stand on ceremony and directly accepted the five hundred taels of silver notes and the sandalwood box containing the century-old blood ginseng.

Now that we have an extra five hundred taels, our chances of getting that special cultivation technique from the black market auction are even greater.

This century-old blood ginseng is an extremely rare and precious medicine. If he can find an even better internal cultivation method, he will have a great chance of successfully entering the martial arts examination.

After offering Lu Yuan a few more words of encouragement, Zhou Wen hurriedly left.

Lu Yuan also turned around, preparing to leave and go home.

"Lu Yuan!"

Before Lu Yuan could even leave Guangchun Hall, Cao Yang came looking for him.

"What is it?"

Lu Yuan turned to look at Cao Yang.

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