"Huh?"
Lu Jianqing went blank for an instant, then realized that Zhang Yuan's strand of Sword Qi was not the Sword Qi of [Sword Immortal Chasing the Cold Away] Jiang Peilan.
What followed the three-colored radiance was indeed Sword Qi, and its power was formidable. If he took it head-on, he would suffer grievous injuries even if he survived.
But he was only at the Celestial Person Early Stage, while Lu Qingwu had reached Celestial Person Perfection. This strand of Sword Qi could at most inflict some injuries on Lu Qingwu, not a fatal wound.
This Sword Qi was probably Zhang Yuan's own.
Realizing this, Lu Jianqing swept his hand and put away his three puppets, then followed Zhang Yuan away. In the blink of an eye, they vanished without a trace.
"Whew... I'm not dead?"
Once all three had left, Lu Qingwu finally recovered his senses. His chest was in excruciating pain, and the lingering Sword Qi was constantly severing his Celestial Person vitality.
Most of his injuries, however, had actually come from old wounds reopening and had little to do with the strand of Sword Qi Zhang Yuan had unleashed.
After a little thought, Lu Qingwu understood what had happened. Zhang Yuan had played him.
The red pill was indeed a Sword Cultivator's Sword Pill, and it did indeed contain a strand of Sword Qi.
But that Sword Qi did not belong to [Sword Immortal Chasing the Cold Away] Jiang Peilan. It was merely at the Celestial Person Early Stage.
Had Lu Qingwu examined it carefully, he would certainly have noticed something amiss. Unfortunately, the terrifying killing power of [Sword Immortal Chasing the Cold Away] Jiang Peilan had cast too great a shadow over his mind. The moment he saw Zhang Yuan unleash Sword Qi, his sea of