Swift Decapitation, Decline

Tao Tao's expression turned solemn:

"That Li Wudang is decisive in killing. After capturing the two, he immediately executed them at the entrance of the town. The Iron Skin of the Fat and Skinny Vajras..."

"Instead, it made their deaths even more painful."

"Li Wudang, wielding the Embroidered Spring Blade, hacked four or five times before finally severing their heads."

"The screams and curses were endless, the scene was bloody and brutal, causing many to faint on the spot."

Tao Tao paused slowly, looking fixedly at Shen Yi:

"Now, they're coming for you..."

"What about you?"

"What are you going to do?"

Shen Yi remained silent.

His brow was furrowed, never relaxing.

"As executioners, they live with their heads on the line."

A strange glint flashed in Tao Tao's eyes.

She nodded:

"That's right."

Shen Yi continued:

"If you hadn't intervened."

"They would have died by my hand anyway."

Tao Tao's voice was calm:

"That's right."

Shen Yi's fingers caressed the hilt of his blade, a hint of melancholy in his voice:

"Perhaps Heaven was in a hurry to collect their lives."

"That's why they ran into those scumbags again."

Tao Tao sensed something amiss in Shen Yi's tone, a flash of surprise in her eyes, and she subconsciously asked:

"Are you going to leave?"

Shen Yi turned slightly, a gleam of cold light in his eyes, and a sharp, blade-like aura suddenly erupted:

"Where are those Black Guard?"

"Doesn't Heaven like to collect lives?"

"I'll give it a few more as a bonus!"

Tao Tao replied quickly:

"They probably entered the mountains from Xiaoqing Town, following the trail of the executioners all the way. It should be in that direction."

She pointed southeast.

Shen Yi turned and strode away to the southeast without looking back, quickly disappearing into the forest.

The setting sun gradually sank into the mountains.

The autumn wind was bleak, and the night became cold.

Tao Tao's expression was somewhat invigorated, because she felt a fire in Shen Yi.

Tonight is destined to ignite the entire forest!

Late at night.

Three figures sped through the forest.

They wore black uniforms, Embroidered Spring Blades at their waists, and their aura was awe-inspiring, like nocturnal beasts.

No meat-eating animal in the mountains was foolish enough to try and cause them trouble.

"Trial Commander, the night road is difficult."

"That Shen Yi probably hasn't noticed our pursuit yet. Should we find a place to rest first?"

The Black Guard's voice echoed in the dark forest, loud and clear, even reverberating through the trees.

Li Wudang scolded in a low voice:

"Fool!"

"Precisely because the night road is difficult, this is the best time for us to catch up with Shen Yi. Otherwise, when and where will we catch him?"

The Black Guard who spoke earlier quickly said:

"This subordinate was wrong."

Li Wudang coldly snorted and said nothing more.

Suddenly, the distant forest rustled, as if some kind of bird was flapping its wings, or a wild animal was running quickly.

Li Wudang waved his hand:

"Stop!"

"Be alert!"

The two Black Guards beside him reacted half a beat too late, opening up a gap of two or three body lengths between them. In that instant...

A green shadow suddenly pounced out of the forest.

As fierce as a tiger or leopard!

Clang!

The thick-backed blade was suddenly drawn.

A flash of bright light appeared, condensing into a dazzling, narrow, rainbow-like silver thread in the deep night, and swept across.

A round head rolled to the ground with a glug sound.

The Pacification Office Centurion.

A first-rate Acquired Realm Black Guard expert.

Was beheaded in one move by Shen Yi!

[Killed a first-rate martial artist, gained four years and two months of secluded cultivation time]
[Secluded Cultivation] Remaining: 6 years

"Shen Yi!"

Li Wudang immediately reacted.

He roared and drew his long saber as well, the Embroidered Spring Blade drawing a perfect arc in the air.

The saber light flashed.

Almost instantly, it slashed at Shen Yi's neck!

This was the elite of the Dong Commandery Pacification Office, a Qilin Rankings genius ranked sixty-seventh!

Also in the Acquired Realm.

Li Wudang was on a completely different level compared to Qin Jianghe and Fang Yu!

With just one saber strike, he forced Shen Yi into a disadvantageous position.

Clang!

Shen Yi withdrew his blade to block!

Instead of exerting force with his hand, he used Li Wudang's saber force to shake himself back, tapped his foot, and retreated rapidly.

Trying to slip back into the forest!

However, Li Wudang was also experienced. He chuckled lightly:

"You killed my man, and now you want to leave?"

"Aren't you being too naive!"

His figure turned into a black shadow, his legs moving like illusions.

With one step, he covered a distance of several zhang, appearing beside Shen Yi as if teleporting.

The Embroidered Spring Blade's edge followed like a shadow!

Shen Yi's eyes narrowed, Such fast footwork!

His Grass Treading Flight was completely suppressed in front of Li Wudang, who was pressing closer step by step, leaving him no possibility of maneuvering or guerrilla warfare.

He could only engage in close combat!

Shen Yi's mind raced.

The thick-backed blade whistled as it moved, diagonally meeting Li Wudang's saber shadow. When the blade rose, it was like a thunderclap on flat ground!

The two blades clashed!

Emitting a crisp clang!

Li Wudang's fighting spirit grew stronger. The Array Breaker Art of the Acquired Realm Completion stage flowed torrentially, gathering into unparalleled saber force that surged on the blade's edge.

Shen Yi cultivated both internally and externally.

Internally, he circulated the nameless art, surging like a tide. Externally, he regulated Blood Essence, as scalding as magma.

The enormous force condensed from the Vajra Esoteric Art and the nameless art's thick internal energy merged into one.

Only then was he barely able to match Li Wudang's saber force!

"Good kid!"

"Everyone underestimated you!"

Li Wudang was alarmed, and the internal force in his hand increased again, emitting a short burst.

Bang!

Shen Yi had already been hastily defending, and at this moment, his figure was immediately sent flying backward by this immense force.

Li Wudang stepped on mysterious steps, his figure chasing after him again!

This was called striking while the iron is hot!

The movement technique he used was a matching movement technique from the Array Breaker Grand Art, perfectly adapted to the Array Breaker Art.

At every turn, his momentum was like thousands of horses galloping out, like thousands of riders flattening the plains, his aura swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger!

Li Wudang's figure was extremely fast.

His footsteps landed on the ground with heavy thuds, as if war drums were beating, pulling Shen Yi into the boundless and cruel battlefield of the Northern Frontier!

Embroidered Spring Blade shadows layered upon each other!

They clashed with Shen Yi's thick-backed saber, which he wielded wildly like a cloak, creating bursts of rapid and dense impacts.

In the dark forest, sparks flew!

Between the two men's pursuit and escape, sharp saber energies overflowed, and the bushes were all chopped into powder.

On the trunks of towering trees.

There were dense and numerous saber marks.

Between the interplay of light and shadow.

A flash of blood red streaked past, scattering on the forest leaves.

That was Shen Yi's blood!

In terms of cultivation realm, Shen Yi was already inferior.

Previously, in order to kill one person first, he had lost the initiative in the battle. Therefore, Li Wudang had seized the opportunity with extreme precision, relentlessly pursuing and attacking, making his defeat even more obvious!

If it weren't for the blessing of the Vajra Esoteric Art.

Li Wudang's saber energy would have invaded Shen Yi's wounds, and his arms and thighs would have been severely affected.

But Shen Yi did not regret killing one person quickly.

First, it could avoid being surrounded by three people, and second, it could mobilize Li Wudang to pursue, widening the distance from the other Black Guard.

Third, and most importantly.

Quickly killing one person could seize a large amount of potential cultivation time for unforeseen needs!

Although Shen Yi was retreating steadily at this moment.

He remained calm. What he needed to do now was to do everything possible to gain a moment of time!

A moment was enough!