Extermination of the Sect (4)
"You audacious madman, how dare you cause trouble in my South Heaven Sect!" Chen Botao led a few people out of the mountain gate, and then heard Lu Li's words. The Third Elder behind him changed his expression and shouted angrily.
"You traitor Hu Hansan, if you were to commit suicide right here at our door, we might be able to spare your life." The Second Elder's face turned red with rage at the sight of Hu Hansan. More than ten years ago, the Second Junior Brother whom Hu Hansan had killed was none other than his son.
"I wonder who you are? It's not right for you to cause trouble at my South Heaven Sect today!" Chen Botao didn't shout angrily like the two elders, but he spoke to Lu Li with a grim expression.
"Judging from his attire, he seems incredibly wealthy. As for martial arts, the Third Elder has cultivated internal energy for over ten years, yet this kid knocked him to the ground with a single flick of his sleeve. At such a young age, he's probably not from a prestigious sect," Chen Botao thought to himself, but he also found it strange. "I haven't heard of any disciples from any major sects emerging from seclusion recently."
In the martial arts world, it's crucial to be well-informed. When disciples from prestigious sects go out to train, the sects will secretly release information so that both the righteous and the wicked will know of their existence. If a conflict arises when they encounter such a person, they will refrain from killing him out of respect for the prestigious sects.
Otherwise, those disciples who have just left the mountain and have been cultivating in the mountains for seven or eight years, or even ten years, would not know the ins and outs of the martial arts world. If the news is not spread, they might not even be able to get past the small fry who runs the black market.
After receiving news from the sect and wandering around the martial world for a while, their horizons broadened. Upon returning to their sect, they received earnest advice from their elders on how to handle any situations. Gradually, they became seasoned veterans of the martial world.
As the leader of the South Heaven Sect, he naturally paid special attention to these kinds of news. However, he did not have a name for Lu Li in his information database, so his gaze toward Lu Li became increasingly hostile.
"What's your background? All you need to know is that I'm going to wipe out your Nantianmen today." Lu Li jumped off the carriage. His black Han robe made Lu Li look more like a young master than a master.
"You ignorant fool! Today we'll capture you and send your master to atone for your sins and bring him back!" The Third Elder roared, leaping towards Lu Li. A faint orange-red light shone from his hand, as dazzling as the sunset.
Hu Hansan's gaze sharpened as he watched the Third Elder unleash the South Heaven One Qi, a technique he had only just begun to master. South Heaven One Qi was a secret martial art of the South Heaven Sect, which involved using visualization to absorb the colors of the evening glow in the sky, forming nine orifices within the body to construct the Southern Heaven Diagram. Once all internal energy was refined within the Southern Heaven Diagram, it became South Heaven One Qi.
South Heaven One Qi, ordinary punches and kicks will be imbued with high temperatures and will release hot air to form Red Dawn that can injure people. If the weapon is made of good quality, the South Heaven One Qi can even heat the weapon to a fiery red, as if it has just come out of a furnace, melting and destroying everything in its path.
The sleeves and trouser legs of the Third Elder's clothes were woven with copper wire, a special material of the South Heaven Sect. Combined with the South Heaven One Qi, the copper sleeves would likely burn a person instantly if they were slapped. The Third Elder leaned in and waved his hand, his sleeve and all, towards Lu Li.
The three elders were plotting an eye for an eye. If you knocked out my disciple with your sleeve, I'll knock you out with my sleeve too. Chen Botao, watching from afar, nodded slightly. This way, they could save face for their sect and boost their reputation. Perhaps this was someone from a major sect who had escaped on their own. After capturing them, they could question them thoroughly. Since he had spoken rudely to our sect first, his elders would have no grounds for complaint.
But then Lu Li raised his hand and grabbed the Third Elder's hand. The Third Elder chuckled inwardly, thinking that this kid probably didn't know how domineering South Heaven One Qi was. If he tried to grab it with his hand, his whole hand would probably be scalded like a braised pig's trotter.
So the Third Elder didn't dodge and went straight for it, only to be grabbed by Lu Li. Then, a few black lights emerged from Lu Li's other hand, and he pointed out a finger like lightning, striking the Third Elder in the heart, who was still waiting for Lu Li to scream.
"Little disciple." Lu Li grabbed the Third Elder with one hand, swung him around, and kicked him in the leg, making him kneel in front of him.
"Master, your disciple is here," Zhao Yifan replied hastily, bowing.
"Watch closely, this is the first move I've created. You can name it yourself." As Lu Li spoke, he flicked his hand, blowing away the Third Elder's clothes to reveal a black spot the size of a finger on his chest.
Zhao Yifan quickly said, "This move is called 'One Finger Plants Black Star'."
"You brat, how dare you insult me like this!" The Third Elder finally realized what had happened and shouted angrily. A burst of Red Dawn erupted from his body. This was clearly a desperate move. He was risking his Southern Heaven Acupoints and unleashing the South Heaven One Qi with all his might.
"So noisy." Lu Li released his hand and snapped his fingers. The people behind him saw the Third Elder's heart bulge out instantly. He looked up, about to spit out a mouthful of blood, when Lu Li slapped him aside.
"Alright, let's call it One Finger Plants Black Star. I'll teach you the trick after this is over." The Third Elder's body fell to the side, his eyes wide open, with a mouthful of blood still in his mouth. This death made Hu Hansan's body tremble slightly. He touched the black spot on his chest and made up his mind not to anger Lu Li.
"You scoundrel!" Chen Botao's face flushed Red Dawn as he pointed at Lu Li and cursed, "This person must be a demonic cultivator. There's no need to talk about morality with demonic cultivators. Second brother, let's attack together and take down this demonic brat."
After saying that, Chen Botao and the Second Elder rushed towards Lu Li together. Meanwhile, Canglan Sword Qi Yunfei, who was watching from a distance, sneered and said to Feng Qing with a smile, "The South Heaven Sect is getting worse and worse. They even need the sect leader and elders to deal with a young man."
Feng Qing didn't show any disdain, but said seriously, "That young man had black energy between his fingers just now, so he must have mastered a secret martial art. The Third Elder of the Southern Heaven was careless and thought that his South Heaven One Qi could restrain his opponent, so he offered his hand. Who knew that his opponent was a ruthless character who used his ultimate move to pierce the opponent's heart with one finger."
"Chen Botao and the Second Elder are only slightly stronger than the Third Elder. He must have realized that the young man was a formidable character, so to be on the safe side, he directly called on the Second Elder. He's flexible and knows how to bend, he's quite a character." Feng Qing commented seriously, not looking down on Chen Botao, but instead praising his decisiveness.
"Oh dear, Qingmei praises Chen Botao so much, so what kind of person am I in your eyes?" Qi Yunfei teased, holding Feng Qing's hand, his eyes full of tenderness.
"Shameless! You're even jealous of a fifty or sixty-year-old man." Feng Qing broke free from Qi Yunfei's hand, her face flushed with a dazzling blush, like the sunset.
Seeing Qi Yunfei still grinning mischievously as if about to say something, Feng Qing's heart tightened, and she quickly changed the subject, pointing to the arena and saying, "Look, they've started fighting."