Wind Thunder Hall Master!

After the time it took to burn an incense stick.

Lu Changsheng arrived beneath a large tree and stopped.

With his hands clasped behind his back, he stared coldly at the forest behind him.

A middle-aged man in green robes came charging toward him.

His steps were exceedingly light, each leap carrying him several meters. Before long, he arrived not far in front of Lu Changsheng.

Baleful Intent filled the middle-aged man's eyes as he spoke in a chilling tone. "Boy, do you know about the deaths of my Li Family clansmen?"

Lu Changsheng's expression shifted slightly. He had not expected the other party to be an elder of the Li Family.

"Are you talking about Li Yunhua? He was intercepted and killed by the Scent Worship Cult."

He made it up casually, his face unflushed and his heart unthrobbing.

"Hmph... Still trying to quibble? Did you collude with the Scent Worship Cult..."

Killing intent burst from Li Yunpeng's eyes.

As an elder of the Li Family, he did not truly believe that the man before him had killed Li Yunhua. With Li Yunhua's Skin Refining mastery, he could not have been slain by some commoner martial artist who had only just joined the Demon Suppression Department. There had to be some hidden secret behind it.

He only needed to capture the man before him and interrogate him thoroughly.

"Die."

Lu Changsheng's expression turned cold.

Since the other man was courting death, he did not waste words and struck at once.

He raised the Pig-Slaughtering Blade and slashed fiercely forward.

"Whoosh..."

A dazzling cold gleam flashed through the air, sending chills down one's spine.

This slash came down from above with all his strength. Coupled with the accomplished Overlord Blade, its attack power had already reached its limit.

"Not good."

Li Yunpeng's face was full of shock.

He felt a powerful force of intent lock onto him, making his entire body tense as though he had fallen into an icy abyss.

Such strength had already surpassed that of an ordinary Muscle Refining master. It was absolutely not something a mid-stage Muscle Refining martial artist like him could handle.

"Who exactly are you?"

He roared and hastily drew his blade, slashing forward.

He used every last ounce of strength, erupting with all the blood and qi in his body as he began fighting for his life.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

In an instant, the two longsabers collided.

The Pig-Slaughtering Blade in Lu Changsheng's hand directly severed the other man's blade, leaving behind a smooth, even cut.

The Pig-Slaughtering Blade then continued without losing momentum, slashing toward the man's head.

With his Sharp Weapon-grade weapon, along with its sharpness and armor-piercing attributes, the other party's weapon was clearly far inferior to his.

Li Yunpeng's face filled with terror.

He had never imagined that a mere attempt to follow and investigate would drive him into a dead end. The sheep before him had transformed into a fierce tiger in an instant, and now regret flooded his heart.

"I am an elder of the Li Family..."

Before his words could finish falling, a massive head separated from his shoulders and rolled across the grass. Everything around it was stained crimson.

One strike, and the opponent died.

This was also within Lu Changsheng's expectations. With his strength and perfected blade technique, dealing with ordinary Muscle Refining martial artists was nothing but a crushing sweep.

To need even one more slash would be a denial of his own painstaking cultivation.

Lu Changsheng put away the Pig-Slaughtering Blade and walked toward the corpse.

After searching carefully for a moment, he found a stack of silver notes and two secret manuals.

He opened the manuals and took a look.

Spirit Crane Fist, Mountain Breaking Blade.

Joy appeared on his face.

He had unexpectedly gained another Muscle Refining martial art and a high-grade blade technique. He had taken another step toward the next transformation of Dragon Roar Iron Cloth Shirt and Overlord Blade.

Afterward, he disposed of the corpse and headed into the dense forest ahead.

Half a day later.

Within a lush forest.

Lu Changsheng leaned against a large tree, quietly watching the official road ahead.

He had already waited here for quite some time, like an old hunter lying in wait.

"Creak..."

At that moment, a long convoy came from the distance, leaving faint tracks in the ground.

A large yellow banner also hung from the convoy.

It was clearly a Three Rivers Gang convoy.

Seven or eight martial artists rode tall horses under the command of a Muscle Refining expert, looking imposing and majestic.

"Stay alert lately. Have you all forgotten about the time we were intercepted by that unknown expert?"

As Ke Hongyu vigilantly scanned his surroundings, he warned his subordinates.

As a protector of the Three Rivers Gang, he had not wanted to take on this miserable assignment either.

Would it not have been much more satisfying to extort some poor commoners in the city and have his way with a few respectable young wives?

"Protector Ke, you're being too cautious. That man hasn't shown himself for many days. He has probably already left Changping County."

A skilled young man looked utterly unconcerned.

The others nodded in agreement.

Just as they were talking, a sudden change erupted.

A tall man in black shot out of the forest like lightning, charging straight toward them.

"Not good, a powerful enemy is attacking! It's that unknown expert!"

Everyone's faces changed drastically.

The one who had struck was Lu Changsheng.

Before they could even draw their weapons to defend themselves, he moved in an instant.

Using the Nine Spiral Transformations movement technique, he flashed before the Three Rivers Gang's Muscle Refining expert and brought his blade down.

Blade Energy tore through the air, and a cold gleam burst forth.

"Crack..."

Ke Hongyu drew his blade to block, but his longsaber was cut in two. A streak of light then swept across his neck.

"You..."

Clutching his neck, he fell straight from his horse as blood sprayed out.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

A Muscle Refining expert had been instantly slain.

The remaining group was overcome with terror, their bodies trembling.

Just as several of them were about to beg for mercy, Lu Changsheng moved again.

With his movement technique pushed to its limit, he became several afterimages and charged toward them.

"Aah..."

Countless cold gleams streaked through the air. After wave upon wave of screams, only headless corpses remained scattered across the scene, blood gushing everywhere like an Asura battlefield.

After searching the area clean, Lu Changsheng disposed of the corpses and quietly left.

Over the following days.

Lu Changsheng roamed through the forests, striking whenever he encountered Three Rivers Gang convoys. Each time, heads rolled like tumbling gourds, and his gains were considerable.

Li Family convoys were also on his list of targets.

The Muscle Refining experts escorting goods had been slain by him here time and again.

The Li Family had repeatedly come looking for trouble with him, and he had remembered every bit of it. Now was the perfect time to take revenge.

As Lu Changsheng struck again and again, the entire Three Rivers Gang was thrown into an uproar.

Inside Wind Thunder Hall.

"Smash..."

Wang Yong viciously hurled his teacup to the floor, his face filled with killing intent.

"That man still dares to act? He is truly courting death."

A man in black below him spoke cautiously. "No one knows where he came from, but his strength is exceedingly great. None of the Muscle Refining martial artists in our gang can withstand even a single exchange with him."

"This subordinate suspects that he must be a Bone Forging expert..."

A cold gleam flickered in Wang Yong's eyes, as though he were pondering something.

After a while, he waved his hand. "You may leave first. I understand."

Another two days passed.

That day, at noon.

A Three Rivers Gang convoy slowly made its way toward the prefectural city from the distance.

Several martial artists sat high atop their fine horses at the front, warily surveying their surroundings.

Just then, a black figure sprang out of the forest and charged straight at the Three Rivers Gang members.

It was Lu Changsheng.

"Bold!"

With a thunderous shout, a tall and imposing man burst from one of the carriages. He held a ring-pommel saber, while Sha Qi surged around him.

Wang Yong stared at Lu Changsheng with a face full of killing intent.

"I would like to see who is so bold as to keep opposing my Three Rivers Gang."

As he spoke, he raised his blade and slashed fiercely forward.

The attack was immensely savage, stirring gust after gust of Aura Wind.

Everything had happened too suddenly for anyone to react.

The Three Rivers Gang members were all thrilled. They had never expected Hall Master Wang to be hiding within the convoy; even they had not known.

"This time, he is dead for sure."

Everyone wore confident expressions.

With their hall master's strength, he would certainly be able to kill this wretch.

Lu Changsheng felt himself firmly locked onto by a wave of killing intent and did not dare slacken in the slightest.

"Roar..."

He fully activated the Blood Burning Secret Art. As the blood and qi within his body burned, his strength surged by another level.

He then raised the Pig-Slaughtering Blade in his hand and swiftly slashed forward.

A cold gleam burst forth in the air, accompanied by a piercing shriek as it tore through the wind.

This strike was Lu Changsheng's most powerful strike yet.

With the secret art forcing his life on the line, combined with his accomplished blade technique, its attack power had already reached the Bone Forging stage.