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

Li Ping'an immediately caught the flying whip with his backhand and held it firmly in his hand.

"you!"

Xu Yan was slightly taken aback, not expecting Li Ping'an to be so fast that he could even catch his whip.

He strained his hand, trying to pull Li Ping'an and the whip back together.

However, they found that the whip seemed to be welded to Li Ping'an's hand, and they couldn't pull it off no matter how hard they tried.

How can this old man have such a strong grip?

Xu Yan was shocked, and a sense of alarm immediately rose in his mind!

Li Ping could actually pose a threat to him, even put his life in danger!

In an instant, he released the whip, took a step back, and raised the Azure Frost Sword with a look of full vigilance.

"Li Ping'an, what have you been doing out there for the past month? Did you learn some evil cultivation techniques and suddenly become so much stronger?!"

"It just so happens that the Enforcement Hall has been looking for you lately. You've definitely been up to something. I'll take you down right now and hand you over to the Enforcement Hall!"

After spouting a bunch of high-sounding nonsense...

Xu Yan swung his longsword, and two ice spikes flew towards Li Ping'an.

Compared to last time, Li Ping'an was even more nonchalant this time.

He raised his hand and delivered two Heaven-Shattering Fist punches, shattering all the ice spikes to pieces.

Xu Yan was also prepared.

He knew from their last encounter that Li Ping'an was no ordinary person.

As Li Ping'an shattered the ice spike, Xu Yan had already circled around him.

A sharp, intense light emanated from the longsword, and its spiritual energy surged.

He slashed at Li Ping'an's arm.

"Watch out, Grandpa Li!"

The disciples of the abandoned hall couldn't help but exclaim in surprise upon seeing this scene.

Because Xu Yan's movements were just too fast.

Before they could react, the longsword was already about to strike Li Ping'an's arm.

Many of the disciples of the abandoned hall were so frightened that they covered their eyes with their hands, unable to bear watching what was about to happen.

However, a dull thud was heard instead.

Then I saw something fly out, a streak of starlight flash across the sky, and it flew far away and disappeared.

No one could see what happened.

Then they saw that the Frost Sword in Xu Yan's hand had disappeared.

Li Ping'an now held a large, dark hammer.

Xu Yan stood there dumbfounded, speechless.

What just happened?

He swung his sword at Li Ping'an's arm, intending to cripple one of Li Ping'an's hands first.

Then they saw Li Ping'an quickly pull out a large black hammer from his body.

Then the Frost Sword struck the black hammer.

Then Xu Yan felt a tremendous force coming from the black hammer.

The shock traveled along the Frost Sword into his arm, numbing his right arm completely.

He couldn't even hold onto the Azure Frost Sword, and it flew away.

Moreover, it flew very high and very far, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

This shows just how terrifying the force was!

But... how could this black hammer be so powerful?

For some reason, Xu Yan always had a strange feeling.

Just now, his Azure Frost Sword seemed to have struck a mountain.

Moreover, the mountain deliberately collided with his Azure Frost Sword, which caused such a terrifying effect.

He looked at his right arm, which was now bleeding profusely.

A huge gash appeared in the tiger's mouth, from which blood was gushing out.

Xu Yan quickly took a step back:

"What kind of hammer is that? Where did you get this hammer?"

Li Pingan glanced at him indifferently.

"This is my blacksmith's hammer. What's wrong with it?"

"You're talking nonsense! How could a blacksmith's hammer have that much power! What have you been doing for the past month? Confess now!"

Li Ping'an completely ignored Xu Yan's questioning.

He simply responded with a curt reply.

"Do I need to explain to you where Li Ping'an went?"

"nonsense!"

Xu Yan roared,

"I am your steward! As long as you are in the sect, you must listen to me!"

"Do you remember a month ago when you asked me to go down the mountain to bring you something? What, you didn't expect I'd be back, did you?"

Li Ping'an sneered.

He returned this time not only to cultivate himself, but also to settle scores with Xu Yan.

Although it was Steward Wang who killed him, Xu Yan tricked him down the mountain, so he can't escape responsibility either!

Upon hearing this, Xu Yan's heart skipped a beat.

Yes, how could he have forgotten about that?

You should know that he was the one who tricked Li Ping'an down the mountain, and then had Steward Wang kill him.

Now that Li Ping'an is still alive, doesn't that mean I've been exposed too?

Damn it, that's infuriating!

Thinking of this, Xu Yan suddenly felt a little flustered.

Now that Li Ping'an is still alive, the Enforcement Hall will investigate when the time comes.

Will I get involved as well?

In an instant, Xu Yan's mind raced, and a murderous intent suddenly rose within him.

Only by killing Li Ping'an can this matter be kept secret.

He stared intently at the black hammer in Li Ping'an's hand.

This black hammer is somewhat mystical.

However, Xu Yan has been deeply involved in the sect for so many years, how could his skills be limited to just a Qing Shuang sword?

He quickly pulled a talisman from his pocket.

It was a green talisman with several large characters scrawled on it.

A few words are faintly visible:

Gale Sword Technique!

This is an offensive rune scroll!

When activated, it can unleash a powerful attack that is difficult for cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage to withstand.

"Li Ping'an, you have been corrupted by evil ways, and now you have brought demonic artifacts to the sect! Today I will execute you on the spot and purge this evil scourge from the sect!"

Xu Yan simply stopped pretending.

He quickly stepped back to create distance from Li Ping'an and poured spiritual power into the Gale Sword Technique talisman.

In an instant, the talisman shattered.

A sudden gust of wind blew in, its force seemingly carrying countless sharp blades.

The blow stung the cheeks of the disciples from the abandoned hall, with faint traces of blood seeping out.

"This is an offensive talisman, Mr. Li, please be careful!"

An offensive talisman should be similar to his lightning strike talisman.

Li Ping'an frowned as he watched the sudden gust of wind rise in the sky.

He also wanted to test just how tough this black hammer really was.

He immediately stood still and raised the hammer to the sky.

Is this old guy out of his mind?

You think a broken hammer can withstand my magical treasure?

Even cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage would have a hard time resisting it, so where did you get your confidence, old man?

Xu Yan sneered inwardly, roared, and fully activated the last bit of spiritual power within the talisman.

Countless gales were seen blowing in the sky.

Then a giant cyan sword shot out from the gale.

It stabbed straight at Li Ping'an's throat.

This strike must be a fatal blow!

Li Ping'an's eyes narrowed slightly, as he could feel the extreme sword intent emanating from the cyan giant sword.

As expected of an offensive talisman, it is indeed quite powerful.

Li Ping'an muttered to himself, holding the hammer in front of his chest with both hands.

It clashed with the blue giant sword with a clang.

With a loud bang!

The cyan giant sword struck the black hammer.

It produced a deafening roar.

However, after the loud noise, Li Ping'an remained standing in the same spot without moving an inch.

The giant blue sword shattered into countless fragments, vanishing without a trace.

"What? How is this possible!"

Besides Xu Yan, even the disciples watching the battle were stunned.

This black hammer actually blocked such a fierce attack!

Good heavens! Grandpa Li came back from his trip down the mountain and he's become so strong!

Manager Xu is no match for Li Ping'an at all!

"Great! Great! Our abandoned hall is finally saved!"