Starting as The Young Master of A Pharmacy, He Trained Swordsmanship in Seclusion For Twenty Years - Chapter 74

The sky wasn’t completely dark yet; the last remnants of dusk still lingered on the horizon.

Twilight!

A supernatural anomaly had actually appeared at this hour. This sight shattered Lu Xuan’s understanding!

All the supernatural anomalies Lu Xuan had encountered before only appeared deep in the night.

Could it be because this anomaly’s strength far surpassed any he had encountered before?

In the next instant, Lu Xuan stirred the internal energy within his body.

Subsequently, an indescribably terrifying aura erupted from him, sweeping outwards.

The air in the courtyard seemed to stagnate for a moment.

Instantly, a scorching heat flowed through the air, completely dispersing the chilling, Yin-cold chill.

This was the terror of a martial artist who had mastered the Internal Energy stage.

Since breaking through to the peak of Internal Energy mastery, Lu Xuan had discovered his formidable internal energy could briefly radiate out from his body.

“Shen Yuan!”

“What are you still standing there for?!”

As the scorching internal energy released from Lu Xuan’s body,

Everyone present felt a wave of warmth, like a ray of winter sunlight, driving away the bone-chilling cold.

Lu Xuan’s roar snapped Shen Yuan and the two maids out of their fear.

“Brother Xuan, be careful!”

By now, Shen Yuan also understood what the little girl opposite them was.

An unfamiliar little girl, wearing the face of the deceased Squire Liu… what else could it be but one of those dirty things?

Without a moment’s hesitation, Shen Yuan quickly grabbed Lu Qingqing’s hand with one hand, while his other hand remained pressed over her eyes.

“Qingqing, Brother Xuan has something to handle. Let’s go.”

“Let’s go find Father first. We’ll come back with him later.”

Then, ignoring Lu Qingqing’s struggles, Shen Yuan practically carried her as he ran towards the courtyard gate.

The two young maids also followed Shen Yuan’s lead and fled the courtyard.

The little girl tilted her head, the angle so extreme it seemed about to fall off. Squire Liu’s aged face wore a bizarre smile.

“Possession?”

Lu Xuan sensed a dense concentration of Yin energy emanating from the little girl.

He had originally been worried about whether the Faceless Anomaly would appear at all.

He never expected to encounter it so soon, and right within the Shen residence.

Was it this impatient?

Or was it wary of encountering those Xuanniao Guards from last night again?

Fortunately, he had been cautious and stayed at the Shen residence.

A crisp ring of steel sounded, accompanied by a bright silvery light that illuminated Lu Xuan’s excited face.

In the blink of an eye, a gleaming silver broadsword was in Lu Xuan’s hand, dazzling under the fading twilight.

At that moment, the eerie little girl’s small body surged into motion, charging madly towards Lu Xuan.

However, a crimson light, faster than her, shot through the air. It carried an overwhelming scorching aura and instantly struck the anomalous little girl.

Boom!

The anomalous little girl, now completely engulfed in crimson flames, was sent flying towards the distant courtyard wall, smashing through the solid structure.

Within a few breaths, the anomalous little girl was utterly consumed by the terrifying crimson inferno without a sound, vanishing into nothingness.

Yet, seeing this, Lu Xuan felt no joy.

Because the anomalous little girl he had just eliminated was not the true Faceless Anomaly.

The real one was…
“Here!”

Through the perception of the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi surrounding him, Lu Xuan had already sensed the concealed Yin energy—right behind him.

Immediately, Lu Xuan spun around. A robed, faceless spectral figure floated before his eyes.

The robed, faceless apparition had just stretched out its ghastly pale hand, which now froze mid-air.

Even without facial features, its human-like demeanor showed confusion, seemingly unable to comprehend how Lu Xuan had detected it.

However, the ghastly pale hand only stalemate for a moment before lunging towards Lu Xuan’s body with even greater speed.

Until that ghastly pale hand passed no hindrance through Lu Xuan’s body.

And Lu Xuan’s body dissipated like an illusion, as if it never existed in the real world.

Before the faceless apparition could react, the air behind it instantly distortion and shimmered with heat.

This intense, scorching aura caused the Yin-cold energy around the faceless apparition to visibly transform into wisps of white smoke, evaporating into the sky.

Just as the faceless anomaly tried to flee, this burning heat pressed down on it, pinning it firmly in place.

A brilliant, towering crimson flame, even brighter than before, flashed into existence, illuminating the entire courtyard.

Lu Xuan stood at a distance from the Faceless Anomaly, calmly watching it burn within the crimson blaze.

This towering pillar of fire also attracted the attention of many others.

Outside the Shen Residence!
Zhao Sheng and Qian Hao had already arrived early outside the Shen residence, intending to familiarize themselves with the route and by the way pay a visit to the senior they met last night.

Their plan was to notify that esteemed senior immediately tonight if they discovered any trace of the Faceless Anomaly.

Behind them was Dengfeng County Magistrate, Zeng Fan, who was to be their introducer for entering the Shen residence.

“Huh? Firelight?”

Zhao Sheng and the other two halted their steps. They had already noticed the abnormality within the Shen residence.

Though it was almost dark outside, and red lanterns already hung outside the main gates,

Inside the Shen residence, a bright fiery light was visible, seemingly spreading throughout the compound.

An uninformed observer might mistake the strange sight for a fire.

But Zhao Sheng and Qian Hao immediately recognized this firelight was different.

Its eerie crimson glow was identical to the flames they had witnessed last night.

Not good. This is that senior’s technique.

That senior is making his move again.

“Old Zhao, something’s wrong. Could that thing have emerged?” Qian Hao’s words made Zhao Sheng pause momentarily before he instantly understood.

There was still some time before full nightfall. Could it be that the Faceless Anomaly’s power had already approached the level of a Calamity-Class anomaly?

Because only Calamity-Class supernatural anomalies could manifest during daylight.

Though it was dusk, it still technically counted as daytime.

The fact that the Faceless Anomaly could appear at this time proved it wasn’t far from reaching Calamity-Class.

Thinking this, Zhao Sheng’s body swiftly moved towards the interior of the Shen residence. Seeing this, Qian Hao hurriedly followed close behind.

They left Magistrate Zeng Fan alone, bewildered and utterly confused in the wind.

“Hey! Who are you people? How dare you force your way into the Shen residence?!”

Zhao Sheng and Qian Hao ignored the servants guarding the main gate and charged directly towards the source of the firelight.

Seeing this, Zeng Fan, without time to think, rushed forward and stopped the servants who intended to pursue the two intruders.