One Saber Severing a Sword!

Tang Tianhao wasn't home at the moment. He spent more than half of every month away. Tang Jie guessed his father might be working, as their family's expenses were considerable, and money didn't just fall from the sky.

After resting for a night, Tang Jie set off the next morning for Lingyue City, the closest city to Qingyuan Town.

Tang Jie took a carriage bound for Lingyue City. He departed in the morning and arrived in the evening.

"This is... Lingyue City?"

Tang Jie gazed at the city walls of Lingyue City, which stood a hundred meters tall, feeling quite awestruck. He had been in this world for nearly ten years, but he had barely left his home, never venturing beyond Qingyuan Town. Lingyue City, on the other hand, was home to millions of people, its prosperity far beyond what the small Qingyuan Town could compare to.

Upon entering the city, Tang Jie found an inn to rest for the night. The next morning, he asked the inn's staff about the location of the nearest medicinal herb shop.

After asking passersby for directions, Tang Jie arrived at a pharmacy in Lingyue City called Bao Yao Fang.

Bao Yao Fang sold all sorts of precious medicinal herbs, and naturally, they also had pills to replenish Blood Essence.

"Customer, welcome! What can I get for you? Our shop's medicinal herbs are absolutely of great quality and low price!"

As soon as Tang Jie entered Bao Yao Fang, a very sharp-witted shop assistant greeted him. He looked young, around twenty years old.

"I want to buy medicine to replenish Blood Essence, for martial artists' cultivation," Tang Jie stated his request.

The shop assistant immediately said, "I recommend the Qi and Blood Pills produced by our Bao Yao Fang. One Qi and Blood Pill is generally enough to replenish the consumption of a martial artist's three days of arduous cultivation!"

"What's the price?" Tang Jie's eyes lit up.

"Ten pills per bottle, ten taels of silver," the shop assistant replied.

"This price... is really expensive," Tang Jie muttered inwardly. In this world, one tael of silver was enough for a family of four to live for a month. And these Qi and Blood Pills, ten taels per bottle, were not something ordinary families could afford.

Fortunately, Tang Tianhao usually went out every month, leaving Tang Jie a substantial amount of living expenses. This money was more than enough for his daily food and clothing needs. Moreover, Tang Jie had no other expenses, so he had saved over two hundred taels of silver in eight years.

Tang Jie immediately said, "Give me twenty bottles of Qi and Blood Pills!"

Tang Jie cultivated for long periods at a time, so he directly bought twenty bottles of Qi and Blood Pills at once.

The shop assistant was somewhat surprised by Tang Jie's generosity, then he said somewhat awkwardly, "Young master, the production of these Qi and Blood Pills is limited. We only have ten bottles left."

"Then give me all of them," Tang Jie said.

"Certainly!"

The shop assistant immediately went to get the Qi and Blood Pills. Shortly after, ten small bottles were placed on the table. Tang Jie inspected them and was about to pay.

"These Qi and Blood Pills were reserved by me. Are you selling them to someone else without my permission?"

However, at this moment, a large hand pressed down on the table, and a faint voice rang out.

Tang Jie turned his head and saw a tall man in luxurious robes entering Bao Yao Fang. Behind him followed two men in black, their waists adorned with weapons. It was clear that this man in the ornate robe was either wealthy or noble.

"Young Master Liu Yi... This... you said you reserved these pills... but you didn't pay a deposit beforehand!" the shop assistant said, clearly intimidated upon seeing the man. Although Bao Yao Fang had powerful backing, he himself was just an employee.

The man in the ornate robe, addressed as Liu Yi, glanced at Tang Jie. "I didn't pay, and he hasn't paid yet either, has he? These Qi and Blood Pills are mine because I reserved them. You have no objections, right?"

Although Tang Jie wore a saber at his waist and was tall, his appearance was youthful. The man in the ornate robe, Liu Yi, didn't take him seriously at all.

However, Tang Jie was clearly not the pushover Liu Yi imagined. He said calmly, "Of course I have objections. Everything should be based on who comes first, right?"

"Kid, I come from a martial arts family... and my two guards behind me are experts close to the second-rate level. They are not people you can afford to offend!" Liu Yi narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in their depths.

The shop assistant quickly whispered to Tang Jie, "Young master, this Liu Yi is from the Liu Family and is very influential. You can't afford to offend him. Come back tomorrow... there will be new Qi and Blood Pills, and as an apology, you'll get a 10% discount."

The shop assistant clearly wanted to de-escalate the situation, urging Tang Jie not to provoke Liu Yi and to let Liu Yi have these Qi and Blood Pills.

But Tang Jie calmly said, "Perhaps there are people I cannot afford to offend, but he is not one of them."

As a martial artist, Tang Jie naturally wouldn't back down so easily. Liu Yi claimed he had reserved these Qi and Blood Pills, but he hadn't even paid a deposit, which was clearly baseless!

Upon hearing this, Liu Yi let out a cold snort and waved his hand, "Teach this kid a lesson! Let him know the immensity of heaven and earth!"

"Yes!"

The two men in black behind Liu Yi both placed their hands on the hilts of their swords, preparing to teach Tang Jie a lesson.

However, their movements were fast, but Tang Jie's were faster!

"Ching!"

Tang Jie's hand gripped the hilt of his Iron Cutting Saber at his waist, and the saber slid out of its sheath, its cold gleam flashing.

"Iron Cutting Saber Art. Horizontal Slash!"

Tang Jie held the saber with one hand and slashed horizontally. This slash was simple, yet its speed and power reached an apex of perfection. The thin blade, the long body of the saber, seemed to transform into a silver thread!

"Crack! Crack!"

Two crisp sounds of metal breaking rang out almost simultaneously.

The two men in black had just drawn their long swords from their scabbards, but what happened next left them stunned.

The long swords they drew were only half their original length, and their scabbards had broken in the middle!

"Clang!"

The broken sword blades and scabbards fell to the ground, emitting a clear ringing sound!

The two men in black felt a slight pain in their abdomens, their waistbands torn open, their abdominal muscles ripped, revealing shallow wounds from which blood seeped!

"Wh-what?"

The two men in black swallowed, looking at the broken long sword and scabbard on the ground. Cold sweat beaded on their foreheads, and they gasped.

What kind of slash was that? It had severed their scabbards along with their waists. They had no doubt that if Tang Jie hadn't held back, this slash wouldn't have just left shallow marks on their waists, but would have cut them in half!

These two men in black hadn't even cultivated inner energy; they were merely third-rate martial artists, not even worth Tang Jie's notice.

"Shing!"

Tang Jie sheathed his Iron Cutting Saber. He wasn't the type to kill someone over a minor conflict, especially not here in Lingyue City where killing someone would surely get him a warrant!

"Wh-what saber art is that?"

Liu Yi was also startled. He was accustomed to ordering people around and acting arrogantly, but Tang Jie's terrifying slash still left him shaken.

Even the most skilled saber-wielding martial artist in the Liu Family might be far inferior to this young man before him!

Liu Yi forced a smile onto his face. He cupped his hands and said, "Young brother, Liu Yi was presumptuous. I'll let you have this Qi and Blood Pill. I'll come back tomorrow!"