Chapter 207: Chapter 182: The Grand Plan of the Holy Sect_1
Teaming up with his two avatars, Lu Yan could completely suppress Li Wenxuan. Thus, today, Lu Yan wanted to take the opportunity to eliminate Li Wenxuan once and for all.
Martial Spirits are hard to kill, but not impossible.
If continually attacked, even they could be worn down to death.
Li Wenxuan was struggling right now.
He could entirely abandon defence, rush in one direction, withstand the opponent’s several arrows, and break free from the manor.
But the manor was surrounded by people.
If he broke out, the identity of the Martial Spirit would be exposed.
If it was just Lu Yan’s word against his, he still had ways to refute. But if many people saw it, there would be no denying it. Could he kill everyone for their silence?
If he continued to stay, the injuries would keep worsening, and before long, even the mysteries of Martial Spirits wouldn’t be able to withstand.
"Where is that guy? Why isn’t he here at this critical moment?"
Li Wenxuan was anxious.
He was resisting with all his might, dodging left and right, but not long after, he was shot by Lu Yan again, his body blown in two.
Lu Yan wanted to seize the opportunity to launch a formidable attack, but he suddenly felt something and looked to the side.
A silhouette was leaping among the buildings, gliding like a large bird, rushing over.
It was a man, but his face was obscured by a cloak.
"Finally."
Li Wenxuan was overjoyed.
Swish!
In mid-air, the cloaked man hurled an iron bead.
The bead broke through the air with a terrifying force, flying towards Lu Yan.
Whizz! Whizz!
Lu Yan changed his direction instantly, firing two arrows at the man with the beard.
Clang!
The first arrow collided with the iron bead, both of them exploding.
The second arrow aimed straight for the cloaked man’s face.
The man drew his longsword, slashing out right at the arrow tip.
The sturdy metallic arrow was split from end to end by him.
Unavoidably, the cloaked man’s movement was obstructed and he fell to the ground.
But, he immediately leaped up, rushing forward again.
"Let’s go."
Lu Yan turned around and left, with his two avatars closely following him.
Seeing the man split his arrow with a single slash, Lu Yan knew he had to be incredibly strong – certainly not a first-level Master.
He was most likely a second-rank Master.
This type of person, he was no match for.
The gap between every rank of Masters was enormous, far greater than the gap between each rank of Martial Marquis.
If it was an ordinary second-rank Master, he might still be able to hold his own with his archery and movement skills.
But the other person was affiliated with Li Wenxuan. What if he was a Martial Spirit?
He decided it was better to retreat for the time being.
Although he was sorry that he couldn’t kill Li Wenxuan, the delay had given Li Wenxin and the others enough time to leave the city, hadn’t it?
Lu Yan and his two avatars jumped and climbed over a wall. Seeing no one around, the two avatars disappeared into Lu Yan’s body.
Lu Yan used the Cloud Walk technique to rapidly head towards the city outskirts.
The cloaked man persistently chased after him.
But in terms of speed, the man was slightly slower than Lu Yan. However, Lu Yan did not rush to throw him off and instead led the man to the south, maintaining a certain distance from him.
He allowed the man to believe he had a chance to catch up, but in reality, he never could.
They ran for an hour like this.
"This is a trick."
The cloaked man suddenly stopped, his face gloomy.
He had been chasing for so long but was never able to catch up. He wasn’t a fool, and he could understand that Lu Yan, faster than him, was deliberately maintaining a distance, thus wasting his time.
He turned and headed straight back to Baicao City.
"After all this time, Li Wenxin and the others should have gotten far enough."
Lu Yan jumped up and hurried to the west of Baicao City.
Hmm?
After rushing a distance, Lu Yan saw two figures, a man and a woman, confronting each other in the open field.
The man was a bald elder, and the woman was an old woman.
"Two masters from the Li Family, Li Xinghen."
Lu Yan set his eyes on the bald elder.
Li Xinghen, most likely one of Li Wenxuan’s people.
There was no hesitation then, Lu Yan suppressed his aura, quietly approached, then nocked and released an arrow at him.
Whizz!
The arrow pierced the air with a sharp sound.
By the time Li Xinghen heard, it was too late to dodge. The arrow had hit his chest directly, blasting a large hole through him, with his flesh and blood boiling and transparent from front and back.
Li Xingchen was taken aback and took up a defensive stance.
"Ah..."
Li Xinghen screamed, his face twisted in pain. Then, a dense black fog spread over him, and his wound started healing quickly.
"Martial Spirit, Li Xinghen, you’ve embarked on the path of Martial Spirits."
Li Xingchen exclaimed.
Whizz! Whizz!
From the dark, Lu Yan fired several arrows in rapid succession.
A shadow emerged from within Li Xinghen’s body, pouncing forward to block the two arrows.
Knowing the people in the dark were friends, not foes, Li Xingchen no longer reserved himself and launched an attack on Li Xinghen.
Lu Yan continued to shoot, firing five arrows in one breath.
With Li Xingchen’s cooperation, Li Xinghen couldn’t block all of Lu Yan’s arrows and was hit again, half of his body was blasted open.
Roar!
Li Xinghen roared and turned to run, fleeing in panic.
Lu Yan did not pursue.
If a Master-level Martial Spirit decided to run, with his current strength, it was tough to stop him, unless he stayed and wore the opponent down relentless.
But he was afraid that the caped figure would catch up.
"Who are you?" he asked.
Li Xingchen was staring in Lu Yan’s direction.
In the dark, two silhouettes emerged.
One was Lu Yan, and the other was a figure wrapped in a black robe, the avatar of the Chasing Star Arrow, holding a horn bow.
"Lu Yan?"
The light in Li Xingchen’s eyes shifted as he asked tentatively.
He had never seen Lu Yan’s real appearance.
When Liu Zhenshuo was besieged, Lu Yan disguised himself as Lu Shanchuan.
However, he was able to infer from the archery just now.
After all, masters of archery are rare, he only knew one from Lu Yan’s background in the six counties of Lingdong.
The identity of Lu Yan was self-evident.
"I am Lu Yan,"
Lu Yan confirmed.
Li Xingchen nodded slightly to Lu Yan, then clasped his fists at the Chasing Star Arrow avatar, "Thank you for your help to intervene earlier."
"You don’t need to thank me. If you must, then you should thank Lu Yan. I only intervened at his invitation."
The Chasing Star Arrow avatar responded, deliberately lowering his tone, sounding deep, and aged.
As an avatar, it was too easy to change one’s voice.
Li Xingchen looked at Lu Yan with surprise. It seemed that Lu Yan’s position in the heart of this archery master was higher than he had imagined.
"By the way, where are Li Wenxin and the others?"
Lu Yan asked.
"I held back Li Xinghen, Wenxin and the others left the city and headed west. Lu Yan, would you like to come with me? It seems that Wenxin has been framed, and Li Xinghen, who has become a Martial Spirit, and Li Wenxuan, are likely to be so too."
Li Xingchen replied.
"You’re not wrong, not long ago I attacked Li Wenxuan at night and had a big fight with him. He is indeed a Martial Spirit, and there’s even a stronger presence secretly helping him, I had no certainty, so I retreated."
The Chasing Star Arrow avatar said.
Li Xingchen’s face was gloomy, and then he took a deep sigh, "I didn’t expect that the Li Family would end up where it is now, it may soon be no more."
"Elder, there is no need to be discouraged. As long as there is life, there is always a day of resurgence."
Lu Yan comforted him.
"You’re right, let’s go and find Wenxin and the others,"
Li Xingchen charged westward.
Lu Yan and the Chasing Star Arrow avatar closely followed him.
They were extremely fast. Soon, they saw a speeding horse-drawn carriage ahead.
Li Wenxin and the others were overjoyed when they saw Lu Yan and Li Xingchen.
They all thanked the Chasing Star Arrow avatar.
The Chasing Star Arrow avatar, with his hand behind his back, just nodded lightly. His entire figure was wrapped in a black robe, exuding an aura of mystery.
"I can’t believe that both Li Wenxuan and Li Xinghen have become Martial Spirits. Is the Li Family really going to fall?"
Upon learning the truth, Li Wenxin sighed deeply.
"Only a minority have become Martial Spirits. As long as the ringleader is executed, it not necessarily means the end for our Li Family. Wenxin, don’t be discouraged."
Li Xingchen reassured him.
"Elder is right, first use the fact that Li Wenxuan and Li Xinghen are Martial Spirits to rally the support of other Feudal Lords and eliminate them."
Li Wenxin regained his spirits.
Afterward, they continued westwards. After a while, they changed their direction and headed for Changfeng City.
...
The mansion of Li Wenxuan.
Li Wenxuan had stabilized his injury, suppressed the trauma, and regained his normal appearance, though he looked somewhat pale.
After all, he had just reached the Master Level, the previous fight with Lu Yan had shattered his body several times. Although he relied on his Martial Spirit’s power to recover, his Origin Energy was damaged and he would need at least half a month to regain his strength.
"You lost them?"
Li Wenxuan looked at the elegant middle-aged man in front of him, frowning.
"What, do you have a problem with me?"
There was a flash of sharpness in the eyes of the elegant middle-aged man.
"The Protector is joking, how could I dare?"
Li Wenxuan forced a smile.
"That archery master, not only is his archery impressive but his speed is also extremely fast. Though his cultivation level is evidently lower than mine, his speed exceeds mine. In the six counties of Lingdong, do you know of someone like this?"
The elegant middle-aged man asked.
"An archery master with incredible speed?"
Li Wenxuan contemplated for a while and eventually shook his head.
"Also, there were clearly three people, but after I chased them for a while, I only saw one. It’s truly strange."
The elegant middle-aged man frowned.
He had seen a lot and knew a lot, but he had never encountered such a situation.
Two of them seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.
"Should I take some people and pursue them? Although Li Wenxin has been gone for a while, it may not be impossible to catch up if I take people to chase them now."
Li Wenxuan asked.
"Both you and Li Xinghen are injured. Li Xinghen is still okay, but what percentage of your fighting strength is left? Even if you catch up, there are four masters on their side, including Li Xingchen. Do you think you can handle it?"
"Just talking about that archery master, he is extremely tricky. I can’t catch up with him if he is set on leaving. If they decide to attack from the shadows, besides you and me, the people you bring will die."
The elegant middle-aged man said.
"So, what should we do? Do we just let them go? Once they leave, the news that Li Xinghen and I are Martial Spirits would probably spread quickly."
Li Wenxuan asked.
"Things change. The grand plan of the Holy Sect is about to unfold. By then, even if the news gets out, no master will come to investigate. They will have troubled on their own."
"Li Wenxin is just a minor issue. If you can kill him, kill him. If you temporarily can’t kill him, it doesn’t matter. Once the Holy Sect unifies Lingdong, they’ll have nowhere to hide and their death is assured."
"Therefore, the most important thing now is to consolidate the Li Family and coordinate with the grand plan of the Holy Sect. If you disrupt the Sect’s plan, you can’t afford it."
The elegant middle-aged man said.
Li Wenxuan could only nod with a gloomy face, thinking to himself, "I wonder how things are going on Canglin’s side. I hope nothing goes wrong."
However, two days had passed.
Li Canglin had not returned to Baicao City.
Including the four masters that Li Canglin had taken with him, there was no news at all.
The look on Li Wenxuan’s face was getting gloomier and gloomier.
