Chapter 47: Intercept and Kill, Eliminate Future Troubles

  "The fusion of the fire and thunder's aura has actually merged together, bursting out with such a powerful momentum." For the first time, a hint of solemnity appeared on Nie Qing Tian's face.

  "En," Yu nodded, "such a trend is already not inferior to ordinary swordsmen who have just entered the Sword Origin Realm. Even if it's an initial entry-level swordsman, they can't compare."

  Zhao Qianye nodded in agreement, and with a discerning gaze, said: "Lei Huo Lei Huo, Duan Qingyun comes from that family, naturally having fire energy on his body. Such integration of the five elements and other extraordinary powers into the sword's yuanqi is indeed profound and unfathomable. At our current level, we've only seen a glimpse of the edge, but the true origin is still far beyond us."

  Nie Qing Tian and the other two also sighed deeply, the sword path is vast and profound, its depth is boundless, they are now in contact with only a small part of it, the true great way is still just an unattainable dream.

  Just as the three of them were lamenting that the way of the sword was endless, Lu Qing and Duan Qingyun's auras had already completely merged into one powerful force that contained both the majesty of destruction and fiery heat. In an instant, it shattered Xu Ding Shu's originally precarious aura, and with his aura broken, Xu Ding Shu's mind was seized, and for a moment, his long sword actually came to a stop in mid-air.

  Pfft——

  Lu Qing and the other person's sword fell at the same time, Xu Ding Shu was shocked, his head was suddenly split in two by Lu Qing's sword from top to bottom, and then it was struck by Duan Qing Yun's purple energy transformed into a round sword energy, instantly scattering into several pieces of flying flesh.

  "Alright, it's finally settled." Patted his chest, Duan Qingyun put away his sword, but the color on his face was even paler, obviously this full-force explosion made his originally injured internal injuries even heavier. Lu Qing looked at Duan Qingyun's appearance and felt moved in his heart, but now wasn't the time yet.

  A group of people came to the side of the seriously injured Lu Jing, while Yi Lao and Yan Ruyi walked out of the inner hall, seeing that the battle had ended. At this time, everyone's gaze towards Lu Qing changed, Yan Ruyi and Yi Lao were relieved and happy, while others couldn't hide their shock in their hearts, and a hint of gradually emerging reverence was brewing in their eyes.

  "Bring out the antidote for Jin Yuan San." Looking at Lu Jin, who was now disheveled and almost unrecognizable, Lu Qing's voice was icy cold.

  Looking at the calm and composed young man in front of him, Lu Jin struggled to prop up his weak and limp body, "I didn't think we'd still miscalculated..."

  He paused, seeing Lu Qing's increasingly icy gaze, and the head of the collateral branch, Lu Jin, finally lowered his head and said: "This Qinyuan San was obtained from Huangfu Yu's hands, and the antidote is a three-hundred-year-old Cangwang Neifu. At that time, he also sold it to us in the Chang'an City Fang Market and instigated us to return." After finishing speaking, a cold gleam flashed through Lu Jin's eyes: Huangfu Yu, you can't sit back and watch the tiger fight, thinking you're above the fray.

  "Huang Pu Yu?" On the other side, Duan Qing Yun furrowed his brow, "The third illegitimate son of the Huang Pu family in Chao Yang City?"

  As expected, Lu Qing's heart moved slightly, his face calm, staring at Lu Jin: "Say out the specific plan." His heart had already calmed down, he didn't have 300-year-old ginseng king, but he could take out 900-year-old silver ginseng.

  At this moment, Lu Jin knew that he was already at the end of his tether and confessed: "Three months ago, our two families had a joint sword evaluation conference in the city of Chao Yang, but it was suppressed by Xu Suo, the master of the city. At first, we wanted to cooperate with him, but he asked us to contribute the ancestral casting sword record, which we refused. As a result, he used his connections to stop the conference and cut off most of our customers in the city shops. Just when we were at a loss for what to do, this younger son of the Huangfu family came to our shop in the city and sold us the forbidden yuan, proposing and secretly deciding on this action with us."

  "Not bad——" At this time, Lu Xun, who was lying beside him, also supported himself with a hoarse voice, "Cough, cough, he is now in the Xu family's mansion, saying that he is preparing to accept some aftermath work. Those ten swordsmen are his secretly trained subordinates. Now there are only two mid-heavenly swordsmen by his side. You can still make it if you go now."

  "What a scoundrel, a mere younger son of the Huangfu family, daring to spy on my Lu family's thousand-year-old foundation!" Yan Ruyi said with a gaze as sharp as a sword and a voice full of hatred. "If it weren't for the fact that my Lu family has never liked to fight and hasn't cultivated its family power, how would we be taken advantage of by people like you today?"

  Lu Qing thought for a moment, this matter is not small, and may even lead to a dispute between the Lu family and the Huangfu family. Looking at that young son of the Huangfu family who can possess such power, it's not something my current Lu family can contend with. Suddenly, Lu Qing's heart calmed down, and he asked Lu Jin: "Is this matter instructed by the Huangfu family?"

  "No," as if he had understood Lu Qing's meaning, Lu thought for a moment and said, "He is just a concubine son of the Huangfu family and does not have the talent to become a swordsman. Now at the age of 22, he has failed to build his foundation twice, so he is not valued by the family. This time, he wants to secretly make a big deal to regain the attention of the family, and we are his backing after this, so this time he is acting secretly, even except for us, no one knows that he is now in Chaoyang Town."

  It was like this, Lu Qing thought for a moment, the killing intent in his eyes surged greatly. His own cultivation couldn't be delayed, so he had to settle this matter cleanly and efficiently. Since Huangfu Yu didn't have the family's orders and took action on his own, then don't blame himself.

  "Qingyun, you stay and watch them," Lu Qing's face was gloomy, and he turned his gaze to Nie Qingtian and the other two, "I also ask the three of you, brothers, to accompany me on a trip."

  Nie Qingtian and the other two obviously also heard the murderous intent in Lu Qing's words, but they didn't make a sound, following Lu Qing out of the Lu Manor.

  Looking from afar at the departing Lu Qing, Yan Ruyi suddenly realized that her son had changed so much. The young man who used to only study ancient books and practice swordsmanship had become so decisive in killing and calm in his heart after just half a year. He was no longer as naive as he used to be. Now, even after the New Year's festival, he was still only thirteen years old, yet he had shouldered too much responsibility.

  At the same time as Yan Ruyu's sighs, Lu Qing and his three companions rushed out of the Lu mansion and headed straight for the Xie family's large residence in the south of the town.

  At this time, the Xu family's mansion was very quiet, with only a few lights still faintly lit inside. Suddenly, the main gate creaked open and three figures in strong attire walked out. The young man at the front had a hidden anger on his face, holding a scabbard with a fine sword, "These three useless people haven't sent any news until now, this Lu family is indeed not to be underestimated. Let's hurry up and leave, lest we get implicated."

  A superior black horse carriage had already been prepared in front of the gate, and the young man got on the carriage under the escort of two swordsmen with identical appearances. The carriage turned around and headed towards the outskirts behind the town.

  Outside the town of Chaoyang, not far from the main road, Lu Qing and his three companions stood still, watching as the horse carriage approached in the distance. The four of them almost simultaneously took action, Nie Qingtian's long sword instantly striking multiple times, creating five yards of sword energy wrapped in a faint dragon vortex that shot towards the horse carriage with a loud whoosh. Zhao Qianye and Yu Jihua also launched their sword energy, but unlike Nie Qingtian's sword energy which was accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, Lu Qing sensed a faint aura of destructive dominance on Zhao Qianye's sword energy, an aura similar to that of lightning, but far less intense than Nie Qingtian's and even less potent than his own purple electric sword energy.

  Yu and Hua's were about to weaken a bit, the faint wind sound on top was like heaven and earth compared to Nie Qing Tian, but it was also more powerful than the sword energy of the Sword Pavilion, whether in terms of power or condensation. This was the seed of power they had sensed, Lu Qing thought to himself, but what worried him most was Zhao Qianye's sword energy, which was a power from the same origin as his own.

  But now is not the time to worry about these things, Lu Qing's movements are not slow either. He has not yet reached the level of a sword guest, and his sword energy cannot break through the air to harm people. With nearly half of the purple electric sword yuan infused into his dantian qihai, Lu Qing's body leaned back, and his entire physical strength burst forth. The purple electric sword energy that suddenly burst out from the Lianxin Sword in an instant exceeded the three people's sword energy. The flashing purple light, along with Lu Qing's loud shout, was thrown at the horse carriage, as if it were a real thunderbolt striking down, instantly catching up to the sword energy shot out by Nie Qingtian and the other two.

  "Not good! Young master, quickly escape——" The two swordsmen who were advancing as guards were extremely alert to the aura, and at this moment, the sudden explosion of four powerful auras made them almost pale with fright. The two men, one on the left and one on the right, held the young man's arm and jumped towards the roof of the carriage.

  But unfortunately, the three of them were no match for Lu Qing in terms of cultivation, and how could they dodge the joint attack of the four.

  Boom!

  The carriage suddenly split into four pieces, three miserable cries almost sounded at the same time, and no one saw what happened, but the three people were beaten to death by Lu Qing and his men.

  He pulled out the Lianxin Sword that was stuck in the rubble, and Lu Qing's current mood also let out a sigh of relief. The disaster had been eradicated after all. The four returned to the Lu Manor, where people still hadn't dispersed. However, the remnants of the chaos within the manor had already been cleaned up by the guards. Lu Jin and Lu Qiong, the two branch family heads, as well as the six swordsmen who had narrowly escaped death under Nie Qingtian's sword, were all bound with cowhide ropes by the crowd and gathered in the center of the inner hall.

  When Lu Qing and four others came in, everyone's gaze also turned over.

  "Killed?" Although she already had an answer in her heart, Yan Ruyi couldn't help but ask.

  He nodded, Lu Qing's face was calm and collected, saying: "En, kill him." (Ten Steps Rush New List, urgently seeking recommendation votes and collection, hoping everyone will generously assist, let Ten Steps truly take ten steps to kill one person, a thousand miles without leaving a trail, killing all the way to the top ten!)