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Chapter 328 Xu Pingfeng, play dead!
Outside Yunzhou City.
Li Chang'an's words became law, instantly teleporting him a hundred miles away.
Xu Pingfeng was struck by the Dharma Image, suffering severe damage to his internal organs. He has taken a elixir and is recovering.
The two chased each other in the air, but Xu Pingfeng's speed slowed down and he kept spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Everyone in Da Feng had forgotten Xu Pingfeng's existence, but Xu Pingfeng was always keeping an eye on the world of Da Feng.
Li Chang'an, being an anomaly, was naturally someone he paid close attention to, especially since Li Chang'an had taken Xu Qi'an as his disciple, which made Xu Pingfeng very uneasy.
After all, Xu Qi'an, who carries the fortune of half the nation, is a crucial part of Xu Pingfeng's plan. If Xu Qi'an is protected by Li Chang'an, things will become very troublesome.
This time, Zhang Xingying brought Xu Qi'an to Yunzhou, and Li Chang'an secretly followed. Pingfeng also had the idea of testing Li Chang'an.
After all, he knew the other experts in the capital well, but he was truly unsure about Li Chang'an, who cultivated three disciplines simultaneously.
"As expected of someone who cultivates three disciplines simultaneously, a third-rank cultivator can actually fight a second-rank cultivator..."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a flying sword suddenly pierced the air and arrived behind Xu Pingfeng almost instantly.
"puff!"
The flying sword pierced through Xu Pingfeng's chest, leaving a wound the size of a bowl. Blood spurted out, and Xu Pingfeng groaned before collapsing to the ground.
Xu Pingfeng landed on the ground, his hands trembling as he leaned on the ground, his whole body seemingly devoid of strength, as he moved step by step on the ground.
"Li Chang'an...don't come any closer!"
Li Chang'an landed ten zhang away from him, but he really didn't take a single step.
"Li Chang'an, the Emperor of Da Feng has ulterior motives. Instead of working for him, you should follow me. I can give you anything you want!"
"I know you like beautiful women, and all four of Emperor Yuanjing's daughters are yours!"
"Any woman in the world that you fancy, I can get her for you. If we join forces, the world will be ours for the taking!"
Xu Pingfeng's face grew paler and paler, and a large pool of blood appeared on the ground; he looked like he was about to die.
Those seemingly dim eyes were fixed on Li Chang'an's feet, as if they were afraid that if Li Chang'an took a step, he would lose his life.
"Li Chang'an... everything is negotiable. You don't need to risk your life for Emperor Yuanjing... pfft!"
Xu Pingfeng coughed up another mouthful of blood, and the array patterns around him grew increasingly dim.
"Tsk tsk tsk!" Li Chang'an revealed a mocking smile.
Xu Pingfeng's lips were pale, and his whole body was trembling from the pain, but his tone was extremely stubborn, "A true man can bend and stretch, even an ant will try to survive. As long as you spare my life, I will let you do whatever you want!"
"I'm not laughing at your cowardly attempt to survive, but at how you're willing to feign death just to lure me into a trap."
Li Chang'an watched Xu Pingfeng from afar, never taking a step, which made Xu Pingfeng's expression unpredictable.
Upon hearing Li Chang'an's words, Xu Pingfeng's body stopped trembling, and his expression, which had been distorted by fear, returned to normal.
"Heh... I underestimated the Confucian school."
Then, Xu Pingfeng stood up from the pool of blood almost instantly, and the array patterns under his feet emitted a dazzling light, illuminating the night sky for miles around.
Immediately afterwards, array patterns shimmering with spiritual light climbed up Xu Pingfeng's chest, and the hideous wound began to regenerate flesh and blood at a visible speed.
"A second-grade Qi Refiner, indeed, possesses the power to seize the bounty of heaven and earth," Li Chang'an couldn't help but exclaim.
In just a few breaths, Xu Pingfeng's body had fully recovered, and his demeanor and words were full of confidence.
"Since you saw through me, then we're even this time."
A second-grade Qi cultivator can condense a region of Qi into their own territory, within which they are invincible.
Within his own territory, Xu Pingfeng increased the power of the attack formation more than tenfold, and the effect of the recovery formation was greatly enhanced.
Beneath Li Chang'an's feet lay the boundary of Xu Pingfeng's newly formed territory. One more step forward would be Xu Pingfeng's territory, and once inside, the price Li Chang'an would have to pay to escape alive would be too high.
His confrontation with Xu Pingfeng this time was also a test, since he had never fought against such an abnormal system as the Warlock before.
Therefore, there is no need to spend too much money to test the waters.
"A draw? Flesh and blood vessels can recover, but vital energy doesn't recover so quickly. You went to great lengths to lure me in, but I'm not really interested in your life right now."
"Moreover, what you said earlier is also incorrect. I do not work for Emperor Yuanjing. I do not rely on anyone and can do whatever I want."
Li Chang'an spoke casually, but Xu Pingfeng's expression was not good.
Because Li Chang'an was right, he did indeed deliberately get seriously injured by the flying sword in order to lure Li Chang'an into his territory.
However, Li Chang'an's flying sword not only contained Taoist magic power and martial arts true essence, but also the sharpness of destiny!
This is something he only discovered after being stabbed. Li Chang'an has no cultivation as a sorcerer, yet he can still harm a person's luck, which is truly unbelievable.
Although his flesh and blood regenerated quickly, such a severe injury would still greatly deplete his vital energy, which could potentially affect the fusion of his physical body and destiny.
"What is your background? Although you cannot break through my concealment of heavenly secrets, you are not concealed either. You do not have the cultivation of a sorcerer, yet you can manipulate destiny!"
Li Chang'an's physical body transmigrated; in his previous life, he relied on absorbing luck to reincarnate, and manipulating luck was his specialty.
He has done many things in the snow world that absorb or damage people's luck, and this is one of his trump cards.
"This is none of your business. You just need to know that as long as you don't provoke me, I'm not very interested in you."
After Li Chang'an finished speaking, his figure flashed and he disappeared from the spot, clearly having teleported away as soon as he spoke.
Xu Pingfeng coughed violently a few times, feeling the damage to his internal energy, and was extremely angry.
However, he had been lying low for so long in order to break through to the first-grade sorcerer level, and he did not want to be enemies with Li Chang'an in the future unless absolutely necessary.
The result of this test was that Li Chang'an was unfathomable.
"It seems he has no interest in protecting the Emperor of Great Feng either, so my condensing of the Great Feng national destiny is none of his concern..."
Xu Pingfeng took to the air and flew towards Qianlong City, his mind unconsciously beginning to ponder whether his grand plan could bypass Li Chang'an.
Commandery of the Capital Region.
Yang Yan was startled when he saw a fourth-rank martial artist suddenly appear before him.
According to the night watchman's intelligence, Yang Chuannan is only a fifth-grade martial artist, Li Miaozhen is a fourth-grade Taoist, and there are no other fourth-grade cultivators in Yunzhou.
The fact that Yang Chuannan now has a fourth-rank martial artist behind him, or even more than one, has exceeded his expectations.
"Gentlemen, let's talk this out, please don't resort to violence." Yang Chuannan looked anxious, sweat beading on his forehead.
He instinctively tried to stop the man in black from fighting Yang Yan, but another man in black behind him grabbed his belt tightly.
"Lord Yang, if Jiang Jinluo can be killed, why can't Yang Jinluo be killed!"
Upon hearing the sinister voice of the man in black, Yang Yan frowned deeply, realizing that Governor Zhang and his party were in grave danger.
"Once the arrow is released, there's no turning back. A real man doesn't hesitate when he does things!"
Yang Chuannan was now in a dilemma. If he went to war with Yang Yan, he would have no choice but to rebel.
The first man in black to leap out clenched his fists, poised to strike. "Today I'll experience the skills of the Golden Gong Night Watchman!"
Yang Yan sneered, "Your cultivation is extraordinary, yet you hide your face all day long. Isn't that a bit pathetic?"
Hearing Yang Yan's sarcasm, the man in black sneered, "When our grandfathers were ruling the world, you weren't even born yet!"
As he spoke, the black-clad man's fist intent swept over them, clearly at the peak of the fourth rank, and the powerful fist intent spread throughout the military camp.
Yang Yan's spear moved like a dragon, its continuous spear intent clashing head-on with the black-clad man's fist intent, creating a violent tremor.
boom!
The sudden burst of energy shattered the gate of the Guard Bureau, sending bricks and rubble flying everywhere.
The soldiers outside the door scattered in panic. The strongest among them were only eighth or ninth rank soldiers. If they did not dodge in time, they would surely be crushed to pieces if they were hit by the fist intent.
Fourth-rank individuals are already among the strongest mortals; a battle between them could destroy an army camp.
The man in black's punches were swift and powerful; his various moves no longer required any consideration of balance or transitions, and his physical body and mental state were highly integrated and unified.
Each punch unleashed produced a piercing, explosive sound, like the roar of a tiger, causing the earth to tremble.
Yang Yan had also reached a state of perfect harmony between man and spear, where the spear seemed to be an extension of his body, as easy to control as an arm.
An inch longer, an inch stronger; the sharp spear beams clashed with the black-clad man's fists, and the two fought fiercely for several moves, evenly matched.
Yang Chuannan was extremely anxious, watching helplessly as the two fought fiercely, and the gate and walls in front of the Weisi Yamen were completely razed to the ground.
More and more soldiers surrounded them, gradually gathering over a thousand soldiers, each wielding a broadsword and spear, yet none dared to step forward.
The man in black shouted at the soldiers, "What are you waiting for? The night watchman is here to arrest Lord Yang! Hurry up and kill those silver gongs!"
Some of the soldiers were eager to try, but most were observing and waiting for Yang Chuannan's attitude.
The four night watchmen standing to the side were equally nervous, their hands gripping the steel knives sweaty.
If these thousands of soldiers were to rush forward, Yang Yan might not necessarily die, but the four of them would definitely be doomed.
"Killing officials and rebelling, exterminating three generations of your family—have you thought this through?" Yang Yan suddenly roared, his angry voice echoing across the military camp.
Almost all the soldiers' eyes were on Yang Chuannan, and the black-clad man behind Yang Chuannan had already secretly unleashed his aura.
"Lord Yang, with just one order, the great undertaking can be accomplished!"