Sixty years of blacksmithing, a single hammer blow forging a celestial being.

Li Pingan tore off a piece of his shirt, quickly bandaged the wound, and said coldly to Tang Jiannan:

"You're clearly a righteous cultivator, yet you willingly degenerate and join a demonic sect. I'm truly ashamed of you!"

Tang Jiannan, however, was not angry and smiled:

"A true strong person is one who will stop at nothing to achieve victory. Someone like you who sticks to the old ways is bound to be eliminated."

"Yeah?"

A faint smile suddenly appeared on Li Ping'an's lips.

"Tang Jiannan, have you already forgotten how I beat you up back then?"

Tang Jiannan raised an eyebrow and looked at Li Ping'an.

"Show me everything you've got to offer."

Li Ping'an is currently surrounded and has been ambushed with a dagger laced with poison. He is now at his last gasp.

He didn't think Li Ping'an had any other means of escaping.

However, what he didn't know was that the so-called poisoning posed absolutely no threat to Li Ping'an!

"call……"

Li Ping'an took a deep breath, held his breath, focused his mind, and channeled his energy into his hands, immediately making his aura stronger.

A scorching heat began to swirl around him.

"What... kind of magic is this?"

Tang Jiannan's pupils suddenly contracted.

At this moment, a scorching flame was gathering between Li Ping'an's hands, gradually forming the shape of a small fire phoenix.

Li Ping'an kept his eyes closed and his hands were constantly forming hand seals.

His robes billowed without wind, and wisps of pure white air swirled around him.

At this moment, Li Ping'an truly felt like the God of Fire had descended to earth!

"superior!"

Tang Jiannan had regained his composure and shouted in a deep voice. His men immediately rushed forward, as if to tear Li Ping'an to pieces.

Li Ping'an moved his hands slightly, drawing a circle in the air.

"go!"

The fire phoenix suddenly grew larger, its body enveloped in waves of scorching heat, and let out a sharp cry.

With a "whoosh!", the fire phoenix cut through the airflow like a white rainbow piercing the sun and rushed into the crowd.

Blazing flames slashed towards the group of men in black.

The crowd was powerless against the flames; weapons that clashed with them were instantly melted.

"Pfft pfft pfft..."

Before the group of men in black could even scream, their bodies were burned to charcoal by the fire phoenix as if it were cutting melons and vegetables, and they were all completely killed.

"Watch out! Watch out!"

The men in black were thrown into disarray, their hearts filled with terror. They had never seen such terrifying magic before.

Just then, a figure appeared in mid-air, releasing a blood-red light that slashed towards the fire phoenix.

"Bang!"

The two forces collided, causing a surge of air that blew the people in the hall about.

The invincible fire phoenix was blasted backward and sent flying.

The figure retreated rapidly, crashing heavily into the wall, raising clouds of dust.

As the smoke and dust cleared, Tang Jiannan slowly stood up, a trickle of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"Li Ping'an, you actually possess such powerful magic!"

"What qualifications do you, a useless, menial disciple, have? Tell me, was it Lu Shuang who taught you?"

At this time, Li Ping'an's situation was not optimistic either. He had not yet mastered the Fire Phoenix Soaring into the Forest technique perfectly, and each time he used it, he had to consume a great deal of spiritual power.

Especially the clash with Tang Jiannan just now severely damaged his spiritual power, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

He wiped the blood that was about to spill from the corner of his mouth and laughed:

"You want to know?"

"Of course, as long as you tell the truth, I can make your Death Song suffer a quick death."

Tang Jiannan looked agitated, his eyes filled with resentment.

Li Pingan smiled and said:

"Love is something that can't be forced; it all depends on fate."

"This spell was taught to me by Senior Sister Lu Shuang when we were tired from sightseeing and meditating."

He said we were destined to meet, so he passed on his magic to me.

"make a sightseeing tour??"

Tang Jiannan was somewhat skeptical, clearly not believing Li Ping'an's explanation.

"real."

Li Ping'an looked at Tang Jiannan and said with a serious expression.

"Alright, I've told you how I got here, now can I leave?"

After saying that, he turned to leave.

"You're asking for it!"

Enraged, Tang Jiannan roared and unleashed his movement technique to attack Li Ping'an.

Li Ping'an shook his head, made a hand seal, and the fire phoenix shone brightly, its sharp flames slashing towards Tang Jiannan.

"Bang bang bang!"

The sounds of weapons clashing filled the air, and within moments, the two had exchanged several blows.

Tang Jiannan broke out in a cold sweat. After those few moves, he felt like he had just walked through the gates of hell!

The Fire Phoenix's movements were unpredictable and its location was impossible to determine.

One wrong move and you could be burned in two by the flames!

But this only proves the power of the Fire Phoenix Returns to the Forest. Taking advantage of Li Ping'an's injury, we must seize the opportunity and take him down in one fell swoop!

"Li Ping'an, I'll kill you!"

Tang Jiannan shouted and used his movement technique to quickly approach Li Ping'an.

Through the battle, he also discovered that in order to defeat Li Ping'an, he had to get close; otherwise, he would only be killed by Li Ping'an's magic from afar!

Deflecting the oncoming fire phoenix, Tang Jiannan gripped Li Ping'an's throat with his right hand, forming an eagle claw.

Just as Li Ping'an was about to dodge, he suddenly sensed movement behind him, and a smile immediately appeared on his lips.

"You've come at the perfect time."

"Bang!"

Li Pingan crushed a mist talisman, and a thick white mist rose up, instantly engulfing Li Pingan's body.

"Trying to run away?"

Tang Jiannan snorted coldly, his hands moving without stopping. He used the sound to pinpoint the location, and his eagle claws reached into the white mist, grabbing the other person's shoulder.

He exerted force with his hand, his five fingers digging deeply into the other person's shoulder.

But then a scream was heard, and it wasn't Li Ping'an's voice.

Tang Jiannan's heart skipped a beat. He led the man out of the smoke, and it was the purple-haired youth.

It turned out that the purple-haired youth had quickly hidden himself after Li Ping'an summoned the Fire Phoenix.

Seeing that he was fighting with Tang Jiannan, he planned to use the same trick again and launch a sneak attack on Li Ping'an.

But the sudden smoke blinded him, and just as he couldn't see anything clearly, a sharp pain shot through his shoulder. The pain made him ignore everything else and thrust his dagger forward.

Tang Jiannan finally saw the purple-haired youth clearly and thought to himself, "Damn it!"

Enraged, seeing the purple-haired youth's dagger thrusting towards him, he became even more furious and slammed his palm into the purple-haired youth's chest!

The purple-haired youth coughed up blood and flew through the air, falling to the ground lifeless.

By this time, the smoke had gradually dissipated, and Li Ping'an's figure had disappeared!

"Li Ping'an!"

Tang Jiannan looked up at the sky in fury.

"Lord...Lord!"

Behind him, a surviving man in black spoke in a trembling voice.

"The fragrant herb... no... it's gone."

Tang Jiannan felt a sudden darkness before his eyes. Since joining the Yin Gui Sect, his group had committed countless murders, robberies, and swindles, but this time they had fallen into Li Ping'an's hands.

"Li Ping'an, I must catch you!"

The manor erupted in angry shouts that lingered in the air.

Li Ping'an ran wildly until he was sure no one was following him before he stopped.

He opened the brocade box in his hand, and inside lay the emerald green herb, Tianxiangcao, emitting a faint glow.

"Heavenly Fragrance... a core ingredient for refining Foundation Establishment Pills... I never expected to get my hands on it so easily."

Li Pingan muttered to himself, a smile playing on his lips.