Starting as The Young Master of A Pharmacy, He Trained Swordsmanship in Seclusion For Twenty Years - Chapter 89

The reason for Zhao Sheng and the others’ enthusiastic reception was precisely because of the peak Blood Forging realm demon beast from Taiping Town.

After consuming the flesh and blood of that peak Blood Forging realm demon beast, Zhao Sheng and the other two found their vital energy and blood had grown increasingly powerful, and their strength advanced by leaps and bounds.

Especially Zhao Sheng; the vital energy of his major achievement Blood Forging realm became more condensed, leaving only a slim gap between him and the peak Blood Forging realm.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Zhao Sheng’s breakthrough to the peak Blood Forging realm was likely to happen within a year or two.

Just the fact that Lu Xuan had bestowed upon them the flesh of a Blood Forging realm demon beast was enough to make Zhao Sheng and the others profoundly grateful.

Not to mention that Lu Xuan had also helped them deal with that dreadful thing, the Human-Faced Apparition.

Just as Zhao Sheng was speaking with passionate absorption, introducing Lu Xuan to some of the circumstances of White Path Prefecture’s capital city…

Suddenly, two figures moving with decisive swiftness barged straight through the door.

Naturally, it was Li Chengfeng and Li Yanran.

Li Yanran’s beautiful eyes swept past Zhao Sheng and the other two without a glance, landing directly on Lu Xuan, who was seated beside Zhao Sheng.

“Senior Lu!”

“It really is you!”

Li Yanran quickly stepped forward, cutting ahead of the others. A breeze carrying a faint fragrance accompanied her as she arrived before Lu Xuan, her clear, autumn-water-like eyes shining brightly.

“Hmm!”

“Young Lady Yanran, I trust you have been well since we last met!”

“There’s no need to call me ‘Senior’ anymore; just call me Lu Xuan.”

Seeing that the newcomer was Li Yanran, Lu Xuan stood up, likewise revealing a warm smile.

“Last time, I didn’t have a chance to thank you for saving my father. I owe you a favor.”

Although Li Yanran owed him a favor because of the White Lotus Blood Infant incident, Lu Xuan didn’t dwell on it in his heart.

In this world, the two people Lu Xuan respected the most were his deceased mother and Lu Jiahe.

If Li Yanran hadn’t appeared back then, his father, Lu Jiahe, would have certainly died.

That was why Lu Xuan’s attitude towards Li Yanran was so cordial.

“There’s no need to thank me. You saved my life back then too; consider it repaying your life-saving grace.”

Hearing Lu Xuan’s thanks, a lively sparkle shone in Li Yanran’s beautiful eyes, clearly somewhat pleased.

Lu Xuan didn’t linger on the topic with Li Yanran for too long.

He had traveled all the way from Qingyun County, not just to express his gratitude to Li Yanran.

Lu Xuan’s most important goal was to find those supernatural apparitions and demon beasts and slay them.

His system points were far from sufficient now.

Lu Xuan had already reached the pinnacle of the peak Internal Energy realm. He felt that he only needed to evolve the Blazing Flame Blade Art one more time to break through to the External Aura Grandmaster realm.

Originally, back in Taiping Town, if he had successfully killed that carp demon beast…

Lu Xuan would have had enough points to evolve the Blazing Flame Blade Art once more.

But unfortunately, in the end, it was thwarted by that terrifying phantom within the carp demon beast’s body.

The thought of there still being a demon beast suspected to be at the Divine Mansion level made Lu Xuan’s desire to grow stronger quickly become even more intense.

“By the way, Young Lady Yanran, you know my purpose for coming. Could you allow me access to the Mysterious Bird Guard’s archives repository?”

Before Li Yanran could speak, a surprised voice chimed in.

“Huh?”

“Zhao Sheng, you’re back?”

“Why did dealing with the Human-Faced Apparition take you so long?”

“And Li Daren, what happened to your arm?”

When Li Chengfeng saw Li Daren’s right arm, his expression instantly turned exceptionally stern.

In an instant, a gust of wind swept through the hall as Li Chengfeng moved with extreme speed to stand before Li Daren.

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Chengfeng reached out and grabbed the empty sleeve of Li Daren’s robe.

The result confirmed Li Chengfeng’s suspicion: Li Daren’s arm was truly gone.

“Sir Envoy!” Zhao Sheng and Qian Hao quickly stood up upon seeing Li Chengfeng’s arrival.

Li Daren was startled by Li Chengfeng’s sudden appearance before him.

“What happened!”

How did a Blood Forging realm martial artist lose an arm in Dengfeng County? Was it the work of the Human-Faced Apparition?

“Reporting to Sir Envoy, it was indeed the doing of that Human-Faced Apparition.”

Li Daren’s expression was complicated; he had been careless and underestimated that Human-Faced Apparition’s strength.

“Hmm?”

“That Human-Faced Apparition was only a Fierce-grade apparition. As a Blood Forging realm martial artist with abundant vital energy, how could you be injured by it?”

For apparitions below the Malignant-grade, the vital energy of a Blood Forging realm martial artist was like a blazing furnace to them—something they would avoid, not dare to approach.

Why would it actively attack a Blood Forging realm martial artist?

Could it be that the Human-Faced Apparition not only awakened early but also had a great increase in strength?

“Sir Envoy, that Human-Faced Apparition has already broken through to the Malignant-grade, and its strength is still continuously increasing.”

“Fortunately, this highly principled Senior Xuan intervened. Otherwise, we would have had to return to seek your help.”

Zhao Sheng, no longer remaining silent, quickly stood up to answer Li Chengfeng’s questions.

Li Chengfeng’s brow furrowed tightly; Zhao Sheng’s words set his thoughts racing.

“Malignant-grade apparition?”

“And its strength is still increasing?”

“So I misjudged that Human-Faced Apparition’s grade?”

Damn the World-Purifying White Lotus Sect! If he hadn’t been busy tracking down those heretics, he could have gone to Dengfeng County himself to investigate the anomaly of the Human-Faced Apparition.

Then, Li Chengfeng looked towards the ‘Senior Xuan’ that Zhao Sheng mentioned.

Lu Xuan’s first impression on Li Chengfeng was his youth—he looked about twenty years old.

And that fellow Zhao Sheng actually said he had resolved the Human-Faced Apparition and addressed him as ‘Senior’?

Didn’t that prove that this young man, who appeared to be only around twenty, possessed the strength of the peak Blood Forging realm!

After reaching this conclusion, Li Chengfeng’s eyes filled with shock!

Wait!

And considering Yanran’s behavior… a shocking, monstrous idea suddenly emerged in Li Chengfeng’s mind.

Could it be that the Internal Energy realm expert this girl mentioned… is this very person!

Hiss!

Impossible!

That’s absolutely impossible!

Just as Li Chengfeng was trying frantically to reject this idea, Zhao Sheng spoke again.

“Sir Envoy, Senior Xuan is a true master living apart from the worldly fray, possessing vast supernatural powers.”

“Even the peak Blood Forging realm demon beast in Taiping Town’s Scale River was dealt with by Senior Xuan!”

Hearing that the demon beast in Scale River had been killed by Lu Xuan, Li Chengfeng could no longer contain himself. His normally serene, sage-like demeanor vanished, replaced by a look of utter dismay.

“What!”

“The demon beast in Scale River was killed?”

“How is that possible? How could that demon beast be killed? It possesses the Divine Sense of the Dragon Lord within it!”

When Lu Xuan heard Li Chengfeng mention the name ‘Dragon Lord’, his body instantly turned into a blur as he appeared right in front of Li Chengfeng.

Lu Xuan’s face was expressionless, his indifferent eyes staring directly at Li Chengfeng, who was slightly shorter than him.

“Dragon Lord!”

“It seems Sir Envoy is quite informed about the origins of that demon beast in Scale River. Lu very much wants to know this Dragon Lord’s information now.”

“Might Sir Envoy be able to satisfy Lu’s small request?”