Wraith

To avoid wasting time, Du Shaohai took the initiative to attack, wanting to quickly finish off his opponent.

"Sweep Away Demons!"

Du Shaohai used this move again, but compared to before, this time he directly unleashed five fist energies in rapid succession, with incredible speed.

"Be careful, his fist energies are very domineering!"

From behind, Cui Bai, who had experienced it before, quickly warned him.

Lu Ming didn't respond. To be honest, he had already seen through the opponent's boxing style.

Although it was domineering, it was nothing in front of him.

So when facing the five incoming fist energies, his figure suddenly darted out like a ghost, and then instantly passed through the gaps between the fist energies, heading towards Du Shaohai himself who was attacking from behind.

What?

Du Shaohai was startled by the opponent's speed. Just as he was about to react, he saw a flash of saber light in front of him.

With one strike, Lu Ming appeared to the side, holding his long saber, while Du Shaohai looked at the cut clothes on his abdomen, standing there dumbfounded.

So fast!

He was horrified. If this were a fight to the death just now, he would already be dead.

Beside them, the onlookers were also stunned. They hadn't expected the fight to end so quickly, and in such a bizarre way.

"Did you guys see clearly?" someone asked doubtfully.

"It's saber technique. The opponent could draw his saber and slash in an instant, and then return it to the sheath just as quickly. This speed is hard for ordinary people to resist."

"It's indeed fast. I definitely couldn't block it. I estimate only the senior brothers ranked within the top five hundred could resist."

"You lost. Can you leave now?"

Although fighting was not forbidden within the Wuji Sect, killing or seriously injuring someone was not allowed.

Moreover, in this situation, Lu Ming had no reason to go all out. He was just issuing a warning. If the opponent continued to pester him, he would have to make him suffer a bit.

"I was outmatched this time. Let's fight again next time."

Du Shaohai gave Lu Ming a deep look, then quickly left.

Lu Ming looked at the others. These people were also only in the early stage of the Zhen Qi Realm, probably not as strong as Chu Yunxiao. He was confident he could defeat them.

"We just came along with Du Shaohai. Sorry for the disturbance."

"Yeah, I live on the next peak, Shanmu Peak. Let's hang out again next time."

These people clearly lacked the confidence to resist Lu Ming's lightning-fast saber strike, so they didn't linger and left quickly.

Soon, only Lu Ming and another person remained at the scene.

"Thank you. I didn't expect your strength to be so much higher than mine."

Cui Bai had always thought Lu Ming's strength was at most slightly better than his. He never imagined that Du Shaohai, whom he couldn't defeat, was no match for Lu Ming.

Lu Ming shook his head, looked at Cui Bai, and held out two fingers. "There are two sentences. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Cui Bai was stunned, not understanding what he meant. Then he said speechlessly, "Isn't that a waste of words? No matter which one I choose, aren't you going to say the one I picked first anyway?"

Lu Ming smiled. "The first sentence is, I cultivated a very high-level cultivation method a long time ago. So it's natural that I'm stronger than you."

"I could tell from the start."

Cui Bai wasn't surprised. After all, the other party was the descendant of a close friend of Elder Ming and Elder Gongsun. It wasn't unusual to cultivate a high-level cultivation method from the beginning.

Let alone him, most disciples from large families were like this.

Of course, high-level cultivation methods also had different categories. Some cultivation methods were too high-level, and cultivating them too early would only be counterproductive.

First, it would refine the body's vital energy too fiercely, causing problems with the physical body;

Second, the Inner Qi cultivated would be too domineering, and the meridians couldn't withstand it.

"Then what's the second sentence?"

Without thinking further, he asked.

"The second sentence is, even if I cultivated the same cultivation method as you, I'm still confident I'd be stronger than you."

Cui Bai was stunned again, then burst into laughter. He finally understood the meaning of Lu Ming's two sentences.

The first sentence was to comfort him, saying he was only temporarily weaker. The second sentence was to ignite his fighting spirit and not to be discouraged.

"Interesting, interesting. Then you wait. After I switch to a Human-grade High-level Cultivation Method, I'll come and compete with you again."

He had indeed shaken off his previous gloom.

"Then I'll be waiting."

With that said, Lu Ming walked straight towards his courtyard.

Cui Bai watched his retreating figure, feeling a surge of emotion, and thought to himself:

"Cui Bai, Cui Bai, you've gone through three life-and-death crises, thinking you could bear everything, but you're still so fragile."

He clenched his fists, then his gaze became firm. "The opponents in the future will only get stronger and stronger. I can admit defeat, but I cannot stop moving forward."

On the other side, Lu Ming was naturally unaware of the thoughts of the person behind him. He was currently examining his exclusive courtyard.

He discovered that it was very spacious and fully equipped.

A bedroom, kitchen, training room, and more – it had everything.

After looking around, he began to settle in. First, he took out some less valuable items from his Storage Ring to save space.

Storage Rings were divided into four grades: low, medium, high, and supreme. The one in his hand was a low-grade Storage Ring. Perhaps Old Man Zhao feared he would be targeted for possessing a treasure, which was why he gave him this grade.

Even though it was low-grade, it was still the size of a room.

It only appeared crowded because he had stored various books inside.

Now, he took all these books out and arranged them neatly. Then, he took out other unimportant items, leaving only some money and over a dozen long sabers.

He had bought these sabers before leaving Shuofeng City as spares, so he wouldn't be severely weakened if his saber broke during combat.

Speaking of which, Divine Weapons also existed in this world. Like Storage Rings, they were also divided into four grades: low, medium, high, and supreme.

Even the lowest-grade Divine Weapon would shatter ordinary weapons on contact.

Therefore, a Divine Weapon greatly enhanced a Martial Artist's strength.

Of course, such divine weapons were extremely rare and very expensive.

Generally, only those in the Gang Qi Realm could start owning them. Old Man Heavenly Saber had a low-grade Divine Weapon saber, which he kept in his Storage Ring.

As for the Storage Ring, he had taken it into his coffin.

Unfortunately, Lu Ming did not obtain it and had no idea who picked it up. He had lamented this for a while.

After tidying up, Lu Ming decided to go to the Armory first to claim a weapon.

This weapon would naturally not be a Divine Weapon, but it would definitely be stronger than those sold on the market. It could be called a top-tier ordinary weapon.

Lu Ming certainly didn't dislike it; on the contrary, he liked it very much.

He arrived outside Cui Bai's courtyard, intending to invite him along. However, Cui Bai hadn't finished tidying up yet and wanted to go to the Martial Arts Pavilion first.

There was nothing he could do but go ahead.

Upon arriving at the Armory, Lu Ming was somewhat surprised. The elder guarding the pavilion seemed to be waiting specifically for him. Upon seeing him, he directly handed him a suitable long saber.

"This saber is forged from Black Mountain Profound Iron. Although it doesn't quite qualify as a Divine Weapon, it's not far off. This is specially prepared for you by the sect."

Lu Ming took it and drew the blade. He found that the saber was covered in dark patterns, but its edge was as white as snow. It looked like it could easily cut through metal and jade.

Furthermore, it gave off a constant feeling of sharpness. Indeed, it was only slightly inferior to a Divine Weapon.

"Thank you, Elder, and thank you to the sect. I will definitely cultivate diligently in the future."

Lu Ming liked this saber very much. After sheathing it, he expressed his gratitude.

"This is also what the sect should do."

The elder guarding the pavilion nodded with satisfaction and reminded him, "Don't be too hasty. Remember, haste makes waste. Just take it steady and build a solid foundation."

Lu Ming nodded. He had learned this lesson before. After bowing gratefully again, he left the Armory.

"I'll call you Wraith from now on."

Walking outside, Lu Ming glanced at the long saber again before putting it into his Storage Ring and heading towards the Martial Arts Pavilion.