After the witch ripped out his heart, this mortal body began to lose control.

At the second quarter of the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), the moon was setting in the west, its pale light faint.

Along the mountain path, Lu Changsheng and his three companions formed a triangular formation and hurried quickly toward Yunyang City.

Steward Zhang led the way, with two Shen family guards bringing up the rear, and the three of them protecting Lu Changsheng in the middle.

The moonlight shone on them, casting long shadows on the ground.

The surroundings were eerily quiet; there wasn't even the sound of insects chirping.

"Young master, three divine senses have locked onto us. They are all at the Foundation Establishment stage and their strength is no less than mine."

"I'll hold them off with all my might. You just head towards Yunyang City. Once you're back at the Shen family, you'll be safe," Steward Zhang, who was running ahead, suddenly reminded him.

"Yes! I will! You be careful too, don't die!"

Upon hearing this, Steward Zhang's face turned strange. He thought to himself that this young master was not only ruthless but also had a particularly sharp tongue. In the end, he could only laugh awkwardly and say, "Hahaha! Don't worry, young master, this old servant is in good health and won't die."

Just then, three figures slowly descended from the tops of three large trees a hundred paces away.

The moment the three figures landed on the treetop, a look of seriousness appeared on Butler Zhang's fat face.

"It's actually the three Xue brothers!"

Without hesitation, he rushed towards the three Xue brothers and shouted to the two Shen family guards, "Quickly send a distress signal to the family!"

Upon hearing this, one of the two immediately crushed a jade slip.

Just as Steward Zhang rushed out, Lu Changsheng fled quickly towards Yunyang City without hesitation.

To avoid being ambushed, he decisively abandoned the mountain path and plunged into the dense forest. He moved like a cheetah, quickly darting through the bushes and weeds.

As a hunter, he was already used to running through dense forests overgrown with bushes and weeds.

He was in his element, but the two Shen family guards who followed behind him to protect him were not as able to do so, and were soon left far behind by Lu Changsheng.

"call out!!"

A sharp whooshing sound suddenly rang out, shattering the deathly silence of the mountains.

An arrow, carried by a strong wind, shot straight at Lu Changsheng, its tip striking him precisely in the chest!

Click!

With a sharp, piercing sound, the arrow shaft was instantly broken in two.

The arrow shaft then fell to the ground and landed in the weeds.

Lu Changsheng glanced down at his chest.

The cloth garment was ripped open by an arrow, but the skin beneath remained smooth and unblemished, without a trace of blood.

The armor-piercing arrow, powerful enough to pierce iron plates, struck him as if it had hit solid iron, without even scratching his skin.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng was fifty steps away.

The area was now surrounded by Li family assassins holding torches, their faces gleaming with ferocity in the firelight.

The leader was nocking a second arrow, the bowstring fully drawn, the arrowhead once again aimed at Lu Changsheng's heart!

"call out!"

The second arrow pierced the air and struck precisely in the chest.

But the result was the same as before: the arrow shaft broke, the arrowhead separated from the shaft, and then fell into the grass.

Lu Changsheng was completely unharmed.

"Have you finished shooting?"

Lu Changsheng's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

A fog suddenly rose in the dense forest. The leader, who still held his bow in one hand, suddenly had his pupils shrink and his face was filled with shock when he saw that Lu Changsheng was actually impervious to swords and spears!

He was at the peak of Qi Refining, and this armor-piercing arrow was made of refined iron specifically designed to deal with cultivators.

In Yunyang City, there are fewer than two people below the Foundation Establishment stage who can withstand one of his arrows without getting hurt.

But this young man not only took two arrows without any warning, but also stood in front of him unharmed, without even losing his breath!

He carefully examined Lu Changsheng's cultivation level and confirmed that the other party was only at the Qi Refining Realm, and was definitely not a Foundation Establishment cultivator who had hidden his realm.

This made him even more confused.

"You...you were hit by two of my arrows, how come you're unharmed?"

"Only a Foundation Establishment cultivator's protective spiritual energy can withstand this armor-piercing arrow. How can you, who haven't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage, do it?"

An ordinary Qi Refining cultivator would have been pierced through the chest by this armor-piercing arrow long ago, and even if they didn't die, they would be seriously injured.

But the young man in front of him acted as if nothing had happened, which completely overturned his understanding of the strength of Qi Refining cultivators!

Faced with the question, Lu Changsheng did not answer but coldly said, "I am not a bloodthirsty person. Those who retreat within three breaths will not be killed!"

Before the assassins could respond, he had already begun counting.

"three!"

The moment the words fell,

Lu Changsheng patted his storage bag, and a long sword transformed into a dazzling silver streak.

hum! !

The sword energy, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, drew a fierce arc and pierced straight at the leader's face!

The leader was quite skilled and his reactions were not slow either.

Seeing this, he immediately snatched the fine iron shield from the Li family assassin next to him and used it to block in front of him!

Click!

A crisp sound.

The silver sword energy pierced through the three-inch-thick fine iron shield as easily as cutting tofu.

The blade of the longsword pierced through the gap in the shield, precisely drilling a bloody hole in his chest!

"Well!!"

The leader groaned, clutching his chest and staggering backward, blood gushing out from between his fingers, staining most of his clothes red.

His eyes widened, staring intently at Lu Changsheng, his gaze filled with disbelief and terror.

"You, you're only at the peak of Qi Refining, how could you possibly break through this shield's defense!"

Before he could finish speaking, the leader of the Li family assassins' legs went weak.

Pfft! !

He collapsed to the ground.

Blood was still gushing from the hole in his chest, his breath quickly faded, and he fell silent in the blink of an eye.

This renowned Qi Refining Peak cultivator, who was famous throughout Yunyang City, stared wide-eyed until his death.

He never expected to die so easily at the hands of a fellow cultivator.

Both being at the peak of Qi Refining, he couldn't understand why the gap between them was so huge.

With a single sword strike, he killed the leader. The flying sword returned to Lu Changsheng's side, and he patted his storage bag. Several more flying swords shot out and circled around him.

Dozens of Li family assassins surrounded Lu Changsheng within a dozen breaths.

Seeing their leader killed in a single blow, their faces showed terror.

They all stopped in their tracks as if frozen in place, their swords and spears hanging limply involuntarily.

The face that had been so fierce just moments before was now filled with terror.

We looked at each other, and neither of us dared to take another step forward.

Whether it was due to fear or some other reason, they felt that the flow of spiritual energy around their bodies was not smooth.

The leader was the strongest among them. If even the leader couldn't withstand a single move, how could they dare to rush forward and risk their lives?

Lu Changsheng coldly swept his gaze over the group of Li family assassins, the killing intent in his eyes growing stronger.

With a slight twitch of his fingertips, the several longswords hanging in front of him suddenly transformed into streaks of silver lightning, rushing straight towards the Li family assassins from all directions.

Just as it was about to pierce the chest of the Li family assassin in the front row, a powerful, thunderous roar suddenly exploded:

"Young man, don't leave!"

A powerful surge of spiritual energy pressed down on Lu Beichen like an invisible boulder.

The newcomer weakened Lu Changsheng's attack by more than half with just the pressure of spiritual power, and the several sharp flying swords were forced to stop in mid-air, unable to advance an inch.

Then, with a whoosh, several longswords were forced back by the oppressive force.

Lu Changsheng decisively sheathed his sword and, taking advantage of the thick fog, turned and fled.

The newcomer is a Foundation Establishment expert; if we don't escape now, we might be left behind.

Lu Changsheng knew very well that a head-on confrontation at this moment would be tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock.

The other side consists of three Foundation Establishment experts. Steward Zhang alone certainly cannot stop them. He must get as close to Yunyang City as possible.

The Shen family will definitely send someone to pick him up.

He leaped several times, like a cheetah, and disappeared into the dense forest once more.