In the Mortal World, cultivators of higher realms can instantly kill those of lower realms.
A major reason for this is the range of one’s divine sense.
A small hill.
Of the three brothers, the eldest was at the seventh layer of Qi Refining, while the other two were both at the sixth layer.
To be on the safe side, the three stayed outside the range of a cultivator at the fifth layer of qi refining.
That way, Li Xunhuan wouldn’t detect them, allowing them to launch a sneak attack and kill him in one blow.
However,
One-Arm whispered to the boss,
“Boss, Li Xunhuan has stopped.”
One-Eye’s eyes widened. “Impossible.”
“Third Brother, calm down. Second Brother’s divine sense is naturally powerful. He’s never wrong.”
The boss furrowed his brow. Though just as puzzled, he still trusted One-Arm’s judgment.
“Could he have noticed us?”
“Maybe his cultivation is low and he’s used too much magic power, so he stopped to recover.”
“It’s possible. In any case, use your full strength in a moment. Don’t hold back.”
“Don’t worry, Big Brother. I’m quick on the draw.”
One-Eye said, “Same here.”
The three stepped onto their magical artifacts and charged toward Li Xunhuan.
The distance was short. In the blink of an eye, they saw Li Xunhuan.
And Li Xunhuan was waiting for them.
When their flying figures appeared in his divine sense, surprise crossed his face.
“So it’s three fellow members of the Black Fiend Sect. I never expected to run into you here.”
“Indeed, Lord Li. What a coincidence.”
The three were still flying, but their voices had already carried over.
When they were less than a hundred meters away, they could see one another with the naked eye.
One-Eye saw Li Xunhuan dressed in white, elegant and handsome. Even the way he held his Flying Dagger had a unique charm.
He hated people like that more than anything. He bellowed,
“Li Xunhuan, die!”
With the Wind Manipulation Technique and Body-Protecting Technique enhancing him, he leaped down from the air. His mid-grade magical artifact long sword, empowered by his divine sense, thrust toward Li Xunhuan’s chest.
He was at the sixth layer of qi refining, and Li Xunhuan had never expected him to launch a sneak attack.
The attack came when Li Xunhuan was unprepared. The sword was about to pierce his heart and take his life.
Seeing this, One-Eye and the boss even slowed their flight.
Who could have known that One-Eye would suddenly roar and leap backward a full yard? The distant long sword lost control, veering wildly before stabbing into the ground.
One-Eye clutched his throat with both hands, his eyes fixed on Li Xunhuan, bulging almost out of their sockets.
It was as if he had witnessed something impossible.
By then, the Flying Dagger in Li Xunhuan’s hand had already vanished.
Thin streams of blood seeped through the gaps between One-Eye’s fingers.
The next second, as he crashed to the ground, the Flying Dagger was revealed.
Only then did One-Arm and the boss realize that the Flying Dagger in Li Xunhuan’s hand had ended up in One-Eye’s throat.
But they had no idea how it had gotten there.
The two hurriedly dropped off their magical artifacts, took up attack artifacts, and switched to defensive ones to protect themselves.
“Something’s wrong!”
“Li Xunhuan, what kind of demonic art is this?!”
Li Xunhuan rubbed his nose and smiled faintly. Though gentle as jade, he looked like a demon to the two brothers.
Little Li’s Flying Dagger never misses!
Ordinary martial arts couldn’t break through a cultivator’s Body-Protecting Technique. But what about a Mid-grade flying dagger artifact enhanced by the Sharpness Technique?
One-Eye could speak with authority on that.
With a light pinch of his fingers, the Mid-grade flying dagger artifact returned to his hand.
Compared to the original, the new version of Little Li’s Flying Dagger was more convenient—and even came with an automatic retrieval function.
On the ground, One-Eye had bled out. He was well and truly dead.
The boss and One-Arm saw One-Eye’s gruesome state, and their hearts sank.
The boss kept his guard up against Li Xunhuan.
“Second Brother, we attack together. With defensive magical artifacts, his Flying Dagger can’t do anything to us.”
“All right.”
One, two, three.
Neither of them moved.
Li Xunhuan watched the scene with bemusement. The boss had actually used his own brother to test him. Unable to stop himself from laughing, he tried to sow discord.
“No wonder you’re the only one with all four limbs intact. So you’re the one who betrayed them.”
“Shut up!”
The boss cut Li Xunhuan off and warned One-Arm,
“Second Brother, he’s trying to drive a wedge between us. Don’t fall for it.”
One-Arm was silent for a while before agreeing.
“Fine. We’ll do this together today.”
After today, we’ll go our separate ways and part company.
The boss naturally understood what One-Arm meant. He glared at Li Xunhuan, fire in his eyes. This man had to die.
The understanding between two brothers who had been together for ten years was no sham.
One on each side, one above and one below, they charged toward Li Xunhuan like two streaks of light, enhanced by the Wind Manipulation Technique.
An ordinary cultivator at the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining would have no chance of escaping, whether into the sky or underground.
That was what the two brothers thought.
But just then, Li Xunhuan suddenly lifted off into the air, dodging One-Arm’s first attack.
Seeing this, the boss’s mouth curled into a grin.
Jumping in midair? A sitting duck?
Just wait to die.
Enhanced by the power of the late qi refining stage, his magical artifact reached an inconceivable speed. It was about to pierce Li Xunhuan.
But Li Xunhuan stepped on his own right foot with his left—and then he rose into the air again!
???
What the hell, is this cultivation?
No cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage could leap into the air like that, in that posture and at that moment. It was all but impossible.
Like One-Eye before them, the two stared until their eyes nearly bulged out.
The boss hardened his resolve: kill him first, then worry about the rest. He warned Second Brother,
“Focus! You can do it once, maybe twice, but not three times!”
The next second, Li Xunhuan seemed to have heard him. High in the air, he tapped four times on nothing, reversed his momentum, turned downward, and charged at them.
“You’re asking for it!”
In a head-on fight, they might lose.
Li Xunhuan was exhilarated as he soared. The Wind God Leg lived up to its name; he was like a god of the wind, his body moving as his heart desired.
Seventh layer of qi refining?
I’m here to kill sixth-layer cultivators!
The weak shouldn’t meddle in the battles of the strong.
He struck from above, one hand sweeping past his waist as the Azure Cloud Sword left its sheath.
A flash of azure light. The sword gleamed brilliantly and struck with blinding speed.
【Swimming Dragon Sword Technique, also known as Immortal Flying Beyond the Heavens】
Under the clear daytime sky, One-Arm felt as if he saw a full moon. Instinctively, he poured his entire being into controlling his defensive magical artifact.
The next second, the sword light vanished.
Under One-Arm’s horrified, despairing gaze, the long sword pierced straight through his chest.
【Top-grade magical artifact, Azure Cloud Sword, forged with a small amount of iron essence】
In other words, anything below a high-grade magical artifact would be destroyed on contact.
You don’t even have a top-grade magical artifact, yet you dare to rob cultivators?
You got what you deserved!
Li Xunhuan looked at the sole survivor, the boss, who still had all four limbs intact.
A bead of cold sweat suddenly appeared on the hand with which the boss held his magical artifact. His cultivation at the late qi refining stage gave him not the slightest sense of safety.
“I’ll fight you to the death!”
With a Shout, he turned and fled on a boat-shaped flying magical artifact.
After a long while, when he saw that Li Xunhuan hadn’t pursued him, he felt relieved, yet remained fearful.
He made up his mind to leave Lan Prefecture.
They said Lord Li was obsessed with reading and martial arts. Was this what they called martial arts?
“Rumors are dangerous.”
“What rumors?”
“Who’s there?”
The next second, he could no longer speak.
At some point, a Flying Dagger had lodged itself in his throat.
Standing on an auspicious cloud, Li Xunhuan curled his finger. The Flying Dagger returned and slipped into the dagger pouch at his waist, which held more than ten of them.
He could make the Flying Dagger return with his divine sense alone, without moving, but this looked cooler.
Earlier, he had kindly helped bury his two fellow members, which had taken some time. That was why he had only just caught up.
The other man had let down his guard, and the auspicious cloud concealed Li Xunhuan’s divine sense, allowing him to kill with a single strike.
So, be careful when you go out!
After returning this fellow to the earth, Li Xunhuan headed back to Jiayuan City.
When he left, he was the City Lord of Jiayuan City.
When he returned, he was an Elder with four bags.
He wondered what kind of big gift those three good brothers might have left him!
Killing and arson brings wealth. Surely he couldn’t be this unlucky.