One Sword Strike Erased a Void Transformation Realm Expert
At this moment.
Lin Chong was in an excellent mood.
He had just sensed two extraordinary presences. One of them probably possessed a truly exceptional aptitude.
As for the other, the item in his hand seemed to possess a presence that surpassed Spirit Rank.
Now, he had seen him in person.
To his surprise, the person aboard the flying vessel was just a junior.
He immediately made up his mind.
Out here in the wilderness, no matter who the other party was, he would kill him first.
As for the other presence, that person's aptitude was definitely High-Grade Spirit Rank or above.
He would capture her and take her back to the Mystic One Sect first.
Whether or not she was willing to join the Mystic One Sect, there was always a way.
With the snipe and clam fighting, he would reap a bloody fortune!
"Danger to the master detected."
"1,000 experience points have been deducted. The Dao-Severing Sword has been activated. Would you like to counterattack?"
As the system's question rang out.
Lu Changzhi felt time suddenly slow to a crawl.
The terrifying sword light that had been slashing toward him abruptly slowed down.
Lu Changzhi came to his senses and answered decisively, "Yes."
As soon as he spoke, an incomparably terrifying power erupted from the Dao-Severing Sword.
At the same time, a force flowed into his arm, guiding Lu Changzhi's movements.
An indescribable feeling welled up in Lu Changzhi's heart.
At this moment, he held dominion over heaven and earth!
"Slash!"
A soft shout escaped Lu Changzhi's lips.
Hum!
A profound ripple spread from the Dao-Severing Sword, sweeping through the surrounding space in an instant.
At this moment, time itself seemed to stretch out across this stretch of heaven and earth.
Every movement slowed.
Then, a sword light suddenly appeared on the Dao-Severing Sword.
This sword light bore no earthshaking might, nor any dazzling splendor.
It was just a sword light, utterly ordinary, with nothing remarkable about it.
Yet wherever it passed, it easily tore through the void, leaving terrifying spatial rifts that would not mend for a long time.
"Not good!"
Watching the sword light slash toward him, Lin Chong's expression changed in horror, his pupils shrinking to pinpoints.
The despair of death filled every part of him.
This was a sword strike he could not withstand.
Run!
Run!
Run!!!
That was his only thought at this moment.
Yet in the next instant, that thought was consumed by despair.
He had completely lost control of his body and could not move an inch.
Qin Li, who had been about to risk everything to dodge the giant hand, sensed the disturbance in the void and suddenly froze.
"This feeling..."
She turned her gaze toward Lu Changzhi.
When she saw the sword light slicing through the void, a towering wave surged through her heart.
In a place like this, such a Sword Dao.
How could this be!
Amid Qin Li's shock and beneath Lin Chong's desperate gaze.
The sword light cut through the void, leaving behind an incomparably terrifying spatial rift.
Before the sword light, Lin Chong of the Void Transformation Realm was as insignificant as dust, vanishing completely from heaven and earth.
"The danger has passed."
The system's voice rang out.
Then the Dao-Severing Sword's presence slowly faded.
The surrounding void gradually returned to normal.
So powerful.
Lu Changzhi murmured inwardly, gazing at the spot where Lin Chong had stood.
Now, there was nothing but emptiness.
Everything had vanished without a trace.
Wait.
Lu Changzhi's expression changed slightly.
Everything's gone?!
He had wasted a thousand experience points and hadn't gained a single damn thing?
A bloody loss!
"I hope you'll forgive me for what happened earlier, Senior."
Qin Li's voice rang out, tinged with bitterness.
There was no need to run anymore, nor was there any need to negotiate.
There was no point.
Even in her previous life, she wouldn't have dared underestimate that sword strike.
Killing her as she was now would be effortless.
Now, she could only admit defeat.
At worst, she would die.
She had already died once. What did it matter if she died again?
Still, she felt a trace of annoyance.
At that moment, she thought of Mu Fan.
How could such a powerful master have such a weak disciple?!
Wasn't that obviously setting people up?!
Lu Changzhi had no idea what Qin Li was thinking.
He had also come to his senses by now.
Their earlier chase had surely attracted some attention.
Lin Chong had already caught up.
There might well be others.
The Dao-Severing Sword wielded by the system was indeed ridiculously powerful.
But he didn't have enough experience points left to unleash another strike.
If another one came, he would definitely have a headache on his hands.
I'd better take her as a disciple after all.
Lu Changzhi stopped agonizing over it.
That sword strike should have been enough to overawe Qin Li.
Having made up his mind, Lu Changzhi steered the flying vessel toward Qin Li.
At the same time, his Aptitude of a Great Emperor talent was activated.
In an instant, heaven and earth churned, wind and clouds surging.
An unrivaled presence burst from Lu Changzhi, soaring into the sky.
It swept across the eight directions and pierced through the nine heavens.
None could compare to the shoulders of this sovereign!
At this moment, Lu Changzhi seemed like a celestial god descending upon the mortal world.
His eyes, bright as stars, turned toward Qin Li, and he spoke slowly:
"Would you be willing to take me as your master?"
"Take you as my master?"
Qin Li looked stunned, a flicker of confusion crossing her mind.
He's already this powerful, so why does he still want to take me as his disciple?
Though puzzled, Qin Li nodded nonetheless.
It would still take her quite some time to return to her former realm.
Staying by the side of someone with such formidable strength could also save her a great deal of trouble.
"I am willing."
As Qin Li nodded her acceptance, a system notification rang out.
"Congratulations, Host, on completing the disciple recruitment mission. You have obtained:"
"Experience points × 4,000."
"Saint-rank disciple recruitment exclusive gift pack × 1."
"Would you like to open it?"
Lu Changzhi did not respond.
With a thought, he deactivated the Aptitude of a Great Emperor talent and gestured to her.
"Come aboard the flying vessel. We shouldn't stay here long."
Hearing this, Qin Li rose and boarded the flying vessel.
The flying vessel promptly took off and departed.
Lu Changzhi took out a jade talisman, asked for Mu Fan's location, and steered the flying vessel toward him.
"By the way."
Something occurred to Lu Changzhi, and he asked:
"Was the Heaven and Earth Phenomenon nearly a month ago related to you?"
Qin Li nodded. "Master, it was indeed related to me, but not entirely."
"Not entirely?" Lu Changzhi raised an eyebrow.
"You mean someone else was involved too?"
Qin Li nodded. "Someone else should have triggered a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon as well, but for some reason, they didn't trigger it themselves. My Heaven and Earth Phenomenon happened to be triggered, and that in turn triggered theirs."
"I see." Lu Changzhi nodded.
It was none other than himself.
Now that I've secured someone with Saint-Rank Aptitude, it looks like the Holy Land will be going home empty-handed.
I wonder which faction the one I killed earlier belonged to.
Shaking his head, Lu Changzhi thought no further about it.
Who cares? I've already killed him. There's no point dwelling on it.
Before long, Mu Fan arrived aboard a flying vessel.
As soon as they met, Mu Fan gave Lu Changzhi a thumbs-up.
"As expected of you, Master."
"When you personally step in, you're worth two men."
With that, Mu Fan glanced at Qin Li and asked tentatively:
"So, Master, did you take her in?"
"Should I call her Junior Sister or Master's wife from now on?"