Chapter 271: Wuji Manor (I)

Lin Zheyu's act of driving back the assassin stunned everyone present. Even Li Guoming was greatly surprised. He was familiar with Lin Zheyu's strength and knew roughly where his limits lay. The combat power Lin Zheyu displayed was indeed close to what he had anticipated, but his movement techniques were truly terrifying. They were terrifying to the extent that he could evade the attacks of martial artists who had already condensed traces of true strength.

For martial artists with true strength, even if they had comprehended true intent, it did not help increase their speed. After transforming and giving rise to true strength, their power became extremely terrifying, far beyond what Marrow Refining realm martial artists could compare to. True strength was a form of energy more advanced than blood qi. When used as an energy source, the power it could unleash was extraordinarily fearsome. Even condensing only thin strands of true strength constituted a qualitative transformation. When this higher level of energy was applied to leg techniques, the speed its user could unleash became extremely terrifying.

Li Guoming had not expected that Lin Zheyu could rely on such unimaginably refined movement techniques to contend with the assassin. In the end, Lin Zheyu even managed to injure his opponent. This was truly beyond belief.

"Mengqi, it seems you have recruited an extraordinary martial artist this time. No matter what, you must find a way to bring him into the Li Family. With his help, your branch will have hope of revival," Li Guoming said solemnly to Li Mengqi.

The parents of Li Mengqi and Li Mengxi passed away when the siblings were around twenty years old. Their eldest brother also died at the same time. Without their parents' support, the two siblings could rely only on themselves. Even with the family's assistance, they often found themselves barely making ends meet.

The expenses required for a martial artist's cultivation were simply too great. This was why, when Li Mengqi previously exchanged for one true technique and an additional fragment of a true technique from the Library Pavilion, her own contribution points were insufficient, and she had to use Li Mengxi's as well. If not for the support and help of their fourth uncle and sixth uncle, the siblings' lives would have been even harder. The little that their parents had left behind would likely have been stripped away long ago, and there would be no present situation for the two of them.

"He has not yet agreed to accept the olive branch I extended," Li Mengqi said after some hesitation.

"Rest assured, Zhao Hao's impression of you siblings should be quite good. Otherwise, he would not have accepted your goodwill. Human relations work this way. Once there is a favor, interactions naturally follow. His temperament and character are fairly decent. Since Zhao Hao has openly accepted your favor, it means that if you run into trouble, he will also step in to help. If Zhao Hao lacks anything, agree to it without hesitation. If it is not enough, you can ask to borrow from me. If Zhao Hao does not fall midway, his future achievements will be beyond measure," said Li Guoming, offering these earnest reminders.

Back then, Li Mengqi's parents had helped him greatly. After their passing, Li Guoming kept the affairs of Li Mengqi and her brother in mind and frequently offered them guidance.

"Yes, I understand. That girl, Wensi, seems to have quite a favorable impression of Zhao Hao. I plan to bring the two of them together," Li Mengqi said softly.

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Mm

, Wensi... Pei Yuchun, you are courting death!"

Before Li Guoming could finish his sentence, a trace of ferocity suddenly appeared on his face.

A powerful aura suddenly erupted from his body, and his figure shot forward like a terrifying, ferocious beast. A scorching aura spread outward from Li Guoming. Just moments earlier, when Pei Yuchun saw the Soulcall Tower assassin fail in the assassination and froze in shock for an instant, he had unexpectedly launched an attack toward Lin Zheyu.

Bang!

Sensing the terrifying aura coming from behind, Pei Yuchun abruptly turned around and threw a punch. As the fists collided, ripples of compressed air spread outward. A terrifying force transmitted through the fists, forcing Pei Yuchun back two steps. Only with the support of a large hand behind him did he manage to steady himself.

So strong. At least 30% of this fellow's internal force has already transformed into true strength.

Pei Yuchun's expression tightened, revealing an extremely grave look.

"Brother Yuchun, do not be impulsive." Tang Zhentao pressed a hand on Pei Yuchun's shoulder and spoke calmly.

If Pei Yuchun were to personally launch an assassination, the nature of the matter would be entirely different. His earlier clash with Li Guoming could still be considered a sparring match between martial artists of the same level. But taking action against Lin Zheyu would be a blatant act of relying on superior strength to brutally suppress someone of the younger generation.

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Huff...

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"What do you mean by this, Brother Guoming? I merely wished to come over to look for Brother Zhentao. Why would you strike at me?" Pei Yuchun let out a long breath and questioned him first, accusing as though he were the wronged party.

"Haha. Old Dog Pei, you really have some nerve to still argue at a time like this." Li Guoming could not help but laugh in anger and snort disdainfully.

With Tang Zhentao and Pei Yuchun standing together, dealing with both at once would be somewhat beyond him.

"Many thanks, Senior," Lin Zheyu walked to Li Guoming's side and said respectfully.

Although the assassin had been repelled, this was still not the time to relax. Tang Zhentao and Pei Yuchun were still present, and they had even intended to act against him just now. Lin Zheyu had nearly activated the Boiling Blood Secret Art. Pei Yuchun was stronger than the assassin earlier, and if they truly fought, he might very well fall into danger.

𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Since it is a misunderstanding, then clearing it up will suffice. There is no need to damage our harmony. If Brother Guoming does not wish to travel with us, then we shall proceed on our own. We will meet again at Wuji Manor," Tang Zhentao said with a smile.

This man was a smiling tiger, even more composed than Pei Yuchun. Behind him, Tang Ziqiu and Tang Weizhong wore extremely grim expressions. They had not expected Zhao Hao's strength to rise to this level in such a short time.

It seemed that his enlightenment at Heavenly Blade Peak had greatly enhanced his strength, and especially his mental will. Otherwise, no matter how powerful Zhao Hao's lightness and movement techniques were, if his mind could not keep up with his opponent's reactions, it would still be useless.

I must obtain a breath concealing technique as soon as possible and raise my strength,

thought Lin Zheyu, feeling a sense of urgency in his heart.

If it were only the assassins from Soulcall Tower, that would be manageable. But the Tang Family and the Pei Family were different. They were not as bound by martial propriety as Soulcall Tower. They might even directly dispatch a Force Transformation realm martial artist to deal with him. If that truly happened, it would be troublesome.

"Let us go." Seeing the others leave, Li Guoming said in a deep voice, "Zhao Hao, stay by my side."

"Yes. Thank you, Senior." Lin Zheyu nodded and cupped his hands in thanks.

Li Guoming nodded, accepting Lin Zheyu's thanks, and led everyone onward toward Wuji Manor. This time, their pace was much faster. Once they reached Wuji Manor, whether it was the Tang Family, the Pei Family, or Soulcall Tower, none would dare to act inside. As one of the most powerful forces in Wuling City, no one dared to cause trouble in the territory of the Wuji Sect.

"Brother Zhao, what kind of lightness and movement techniques do you practice? They are truly astonishing. You were actually able to hold out against that assassin for so long and nearly grievously injure him." Li Yunbo came up beside Lin Zheyu and spoke excitedly, as if he himself had just driven back the assassin.

"They are merely low-tier lightness techniques and movement techniques. They're nothing worth mentioning," Lin Zheyu said with a smile.

The wounds on his body had already stopped bleeding and formed scabs under the recovery of his powerful blood qi. One benefit of strong blood qi was faster recovery. As long as the injury did not damage the bones, under powerful blood qi recovery, the wounds could heal in less than a day. Within three days, he would more or less return to his original condition.

"What kind of low-tier technique can be trained to such a level? Young Master Zhao, can you teach me?" Li Wensi also came over, blinking her eyes as she asked curiously.

"Sure. One of the techniques was taught to me by my master, so I cannot teach it to you without his permission, but the other two are completely fine," Lin Zheyu said with a smile.

In truth, he had cultivated a total of four lightness and movement techniques. To avoid appearing too shocking, he claimed to have practiced only three. Among these four techniques, three had already been fully fused together, forming a brand new Golden Goose Technique. After his blood qi reached the Dragon Transformation, the blood qi burst technique needed to be readjusted; otherwise, it could not be applied to refined lightness and movement techniques. As for the remaining Spirit Wondrous Movement Technique, Lin Zheyu planned to integrate it into the Golden Goose Technique after his blood qi broke through to the Dragon Transformation.

"Brother Zhao, you've cultivated three lightness and movement techniques?" Li Mengxi asked in shock.

Cultivating even a single true technique required him to expend enormous effort, yet Brother Zhao still had the leisure to cultivate three lightness and movement techniques. This completely overturned his worldview.

"I just practiced them casually. For martial artists like us with no backing, it is very difficult to obtain powerful techniques, so we can only use quantity to make up for quality. This is also a forced choice," Lin Zheyu said helplessly.

"Practicing casually yet reaching this level, who are you trying to fool?" Li Wensi could not help but mutter softly.

That single sentence voiced the thoughts of several people. Even Li Guoming, though remaining silent, was secretly listening to their conversation. He was extremely curious about Zhao Hao. What kind of lightness and movement techniques could be cultivated to reach such a level? It was simply inconceivable.