Chapter 358
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Li Qingcheng was not the only one thinking about it .
Gu Xingyun and Gu Qianchuan, who was in battle, feel a little confused .
Why had Li Tianlan not drawn his sword?
The 24 Moves of Sword of the Li family was unparalleled . In terms of Martial Arts, the Wang family of Beihai was undisputedly No . 1 for hundreds of years in the Dark World . Regarding swordsmanship, Xuanyuantai outshone others .
Swordsmanship could be regarded as the soul of the Li family .
Whether the successor of the Li family had a sword was totally two concepts and two states .
After realizing this problem, Gu Xingyun recollected that Li Tianlan had never drawn a sword since his return after disappearing for three years .
He had imitated Great Void Sword Intent to hurt Gu Youlan so severely .
He had struck down Gu Yunxia with more inconceivable Sword of Emperor Path .
The skills that he had used to defeat Song Ci had been like the All-Embracing Collection of the Purgatory of Heaven Capital .
What was his real sword intent?
Or 24 Moves of Sword? Why did not he use it?
Gu Xingyun took Li Qingcheng to leave the pavilion .
It was a mess outside the pavilion . The original clear pool had become muddy, while the huge rockery had broken to pieces in the grass . Hiding behind a fractured rock, Gu Xingyun looked indifferent, but his eyes were cold .
Nobody could understand his anger and killing intent at this time .
He had been the War God, a nation protector, of Zhongzhou State for over two decades . It was the first time he had been forced to flee and even needed protection from others .
Under attack, the power of the murderous weapon was incredible . Even if he stabilized the injury with improved Immortality Potion of Zhongzhou State, his various bodily functions had declined to the bottom . Unless he was willing to put up a desperate fight, in his current state, if he was alone, an ordinary expert of the Thunder-Shocking Realm could kill him .
If he was not widely speculated to be seriously wounded and need a long rest, he needed to stand out and stabilize morale . In the final maneuver of the two academies, he wouldn’t show up .
Now, he struggled to come to Huating to go through the motions .
No one thought it was a problem .
But just then, there came the problem .
Li Tianlan .
The remnant of the Li family had openly come to kill .
What did he regard Kunlun City as?
His head was buzzing, but Gu Xingyun knew the consequence of tonight’s attack .
For Li Tianlan, as long as he was not dead, there were no consequences .
Gu Xingyun was the War God of Zhongzhou State . Gu Qianchuan was an Invincible Realm expert in the Holy List, and the master of Kunlun City, who was chosen when Gu Xingyun healed his wounds .
Even if they could not restrain Li Tianlan tonight, Kunlun City would not make it widely known .
Once the news was leaked, Gu Xingyun’s severe injury and Gu Qianchuan’s incapability would be confirmed . Until then, where was the stateliness of Kunlun City?
If Li Tianlan escaped unscathed tonight, it would feel like a slap in his and Gu Qianchuan’s face . Not only would they not say anything, but they had also to endure .
Most importantly, if they could not keep Li Tianlan tonight and something unexpected occurred in the final maneuver…
When he recovered from his injuries after a few years, how strong would Li Tianlan be? Would he have become an Invincible Realm expert?
The Purple Gold Pavilion shook vigorously in front of Gu Xingyun and Li Qingcheng . Countless cracks appeared on the solid wall from the inside out, like bareness after the beauty was broken, which looked very ugly .
Having controlled Kunlun City for over 20 years, Gu Xingyun felt fear for the first time .
“Qianchuan, kill him! At all costs!”
Gu Xingyun suddenly stood up and roared .
Boom!
The pavilion exploded due to the enormous strength and mighty sword intent . The six-story luxury building, roof, foundation, and stairs seemed to explode at the same time . Broken stones shot up; smoke and dust diffused . The surging sword intent swept through the night sky . Every inch of space was filled with storm-wind, ice frost, flame, and thunder . They were the killing intent from the torn domain formed by the Tenth Unique Domain .
The dark night turned into a world of light .
Wind, frost, lightning, and fire surged everywhere and destroyed everything like a storm .
A touch of blood came from the most central part of the storm . The dark red was brilliant in the chaotic light .
The snow-like white clothes fell from the sky like a meteor and into a pool out of control . Then, the water waves splattered . The waves ran high for a moment and then suddenly calmed down .
Emerging from the water, Li Tianlan was getting higher and higher .
He stepped on the water and drew himself up .
Innumerable folds appeared in the white clothes of cloud streaks . The waist side was utterly cut open . Blood ran down his waist and dyed his thighs .
Li Tianlan moved his neck, showed no expression, and walked on water .
Gu Qianchuan’s figure reappeared in front of Gu Xingyun .
Wind, frost, lightning, and fire appeared and vanished intermittently around him . But this time, it was not in the domain . Everything turned into gloomy and sharp sword intent all over the sky .
Gu Qianchuan held a pitch-black dagger . At the sword tip, blood was dripping . He looked at Li Tianlan quietly, with indifference in his eyes .
“You go first,” said Gu Qianchuan calmly .
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He had launched attacks with all his might now . He seemed to strike a blow at Li Tianlan, but he dared not be careless, because Li Tianlan had never drawn a sword .
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In the short-term hand-to-hand fight, Gu Qianchuan had got a rough idea about Li Tianlan’s strength . His nature of strength was the Invincible Realm, but he was incapable . The quality was enough, but the quantity was insufficient . By standard, Li Tianlan was at most 1/2 or 1/3 of an ordinary expert of the Invincible Realm .
Wudi was also 1/3 of an expert of the Invincible Realm .
In this state, Li Tianlan’s short-term outbreak was definitely not inferior to that of the weakest expert of the Invincible Realm .
He was not invincible, but he had the quality of the Invincible Realm .
Such examples were rare in the Dark World, but there were always some amazing figures who could do this .
In these three years, three men could do this in the Dark World, and all came from Zhongzhou State .
Such figures could not be called experts of the Invincible Realm for the time being . However, they had paved the way for reaching the Invincible Realm . Therefore, they were called the battle strength of the Invincible Realm .
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All of them were the battle strength, including Tribulation three years ago, Dijiang, the Wang family of Beihai, in these three years, and Li Tianlan, who returned three years later .
Gu Qianchuan was grateful that three years had passed .
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He had not entered the Holy List three years ago . If so, he might have suffered a setback when he confronted Li Tianlan today .
In Li Tianlan’s current state, Gu Qianchuan firmly believed that he could exceed him . That strike could prove the fact .
If such a character went crazy, Gu Qianchuan would have certain misgivings . At the very least, he was uncertain that he could guarantee Gu Xingyun’s safety because Li Tianlan had never drawn a sword .
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Li Tianlan returned three years later, but he had never revealed his own sword intent .
Gu Qianchuan was almost certain that Li Tianlan’s sword intent was not the 24 Moves of Sword .
The 24 Moves of Sword was amazing, but it was not worth hiding .
Undoubtedly, he had hidden to deal with Gu Xingyun at the most critical moment .
As long as Gu Xingyun left in advance, he could be free to kill Gu Qianchuan .
“Are you sure?” asked Gu Xingyun .
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Gu Qianchuan was less sure because he did not know how strong the little monster’s sword intent was .
In the pool, the water waves fell and instantly calmed down .
Li Tianlan started to accelerate .
The white clothes were stained with blood, but he never slowed down . He moved rapidly and lightly, like a wisp of cool breeze .
“30% . ”
Gu Qianchuan’s mouth twitched . With that concluding word, wind, frost, lightning, and fire around him suddenly surged up .
With countless light, sword intent all over the sky covered Li Tianlan like the canopy of the heavens .
Li Tianlan howled and rushed forward .
He stepped out of the water and soared to the sky .
Like a rainbow, his figure hit against the canopy .
His body tore apart the canopy, which was filled with violent sword intent . Li Tianlan moved faster and faster . Along the way, the white-robed figure passed by with the simplest speed and strength .
His bravery and fearlessness were thrilling .
Gu Xingyun took a look at Li Qingcheng and turned around without hesitation .
The elites of Kunlun City stationed at the pavilion had finally realized something . Several specially refitted black Mercedes-Benzes quickly approached .
Dozens of elites rushed to the pavilion from all directions .
Some of them rushed to Li Tianlan .
The others escorted Gu Xingyun to leave Mount Dong .
Gu Xingyun sat in a Mercedes-Benz .
Several Mercedes-Benzes formed a team and left the pavilion at full speed .
The pavilion had turned into ruins .
The smoke and dust had yet to disperse .
Gu Qianchuan’s sword intent had suddenly reached the limit .
The white-robed figure, who tore apart the canopy, came before Gu Qianchuan .
He dealt him a heavy blow, without any fancy skills .
Gu Qianchuan revealed a grim smile and never retreated . He hit him with surging sword intent .
The piercingly cold wind became silent .
In the wind, heat and cold alternated; fire and frost vanished; only the freezing and scorching wind were turbulent .
Gu Qianchuan radiated brilliant light .
There was a touch of blue in the whistling wind .
The dark blue light shimmered, and then it shone brilliantly under the starry sky .
All ice frost and lightning fire gathered in the dark blue arc of light . Each ray of light was sword intent and power .
Thousands of sword intents broke out at the same time, like a torrential flood .
That was was known as Ten Skills of True Martial Arts, the most well-balanced and perfect unique skill of Kunlun City .
That was Gu Qianchuan’s best application of the Ten Skills of True Martial Arts . He applied several unique skills in an integrated way, which was his most active skill .
The Eighth Supreme Sword Move and the Extermination of Five Elements reached the acme of skill in the Tenth Unique Domain .
The Brilliant swordlight overshadowed the light in the night sky . Surging and endless light instantly swallowed Li Tianlan .
As Gu Qianchuan punched, all swordlight broke out as if guided .
The punch with extreme sword intent collided with Li Tianlan’s fist .
Natural Qi waves were generated in the ruins of the pavilion . As Qi waves passed by, the ruins completely turned into smoke .
Li Tianlan’s white robe wholly shattered and he was bloodstained . As surging swordlight covered him, he was smashed to the distance because his body was out of balance .
Gu Qianchuan’s figure staggered . He took a deep breath but was unable to pursue and attack him in a short time .
He was not upset but sneered .
Li Tianlan landed on the place where the elites of Kunlun City gathered in the Purple Gold Pavilion .
Among the nearly 20 people, one had reached the Thunder-Shocking Realm; five had reached the Fire-Flaming Realm, while others had reached the Ice-Condensing Realm at least .
This strength was indeed average .
The most desirable place in Martial Arts of Kunlun City was the sword formation .
The unique skill could form a sword array .
20 elites could naturally form an array .
As Li Tianlan’s figure fell, the blaze lit up in the place where the elites of Kunlun City gathered .
Gu Qianchuan took a deep breath and rushed over without hesitation .
Li Tianlan wanted to kill Gu Xingyun .
There was an opportunity tonight .
Kunlun City wanted to kill Li Tianlan . In this situation, there was also an opportunity .
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It was the best opportunity .
20 elites of Kunlun City gathered together . Ice Frost and Flame flashed above Li Tianlan .
In the front, the expert of the Thunder-Shocking Realm was all in blue . The blue electric arc blended into the blaze and instantly vanished .
All ice pitons integrated into the blaze and also disappeared .
In the crowd, only the light violently flickered and burned the sky .
All Gu Qianchuan’s sword intents disappeared after the outbreak .
Li Tianlan’s figure fell into the fire .
The flame burned and distorted the air . His figure became a bit vague .
As a faint smile lit Gu Qianchuan’s cold eyes, the sword intent was revived .
No matter how subtle the 20-elite sword array was, it was hard to threaten Li Tianlan, even if he was severely wounded .
However, the sword blade formed by 20 elite cannon fodders was enough to aggravate Li Tianlan’s serious injury .
Gu Qianchuan could be sure that Li Tianlan, who was severely injured, would be dead tonight .
Li Tianlan’s body fell into the fire .
“Crack…”
A slight crackling sounded under the night sky .
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It was like a clang or…
A long sword came out of the sheath!
The sound was very light but so slight .
In a trance, Gu Qianchuan heard Li Tianlan’s gentle but huge heartbeat .
A long sword came out of the sheath?!
The smile on his face suddenly faded .
The swordlight in the pavilion faded, the starry sky became dim, and the blaze disappeared .
Everything changed in the blink of an eye, without any mysterious sign .
Before Gu Qianchuan realized, the sword array had disappeared without any trace .
There was really no trace .
The 20 elites of Kunlun City also disappeared with the blaze .
There was no blood, no scream, and no dust .
It was like nothing ever existed, including the flame and the crowd . Everything instantly went into nothing .
Suddenly, tranquility pervaded the ruins .
The world had initially been quiet .
Gu Qianchuan stood stiffly in place .
He inconceivably looked at the scene in front of him and even blinked .
He felt like dreaming .
The flame symbolizing Li Tianlan’s death went out; the elites of Kunlun City faded away, and Li Tianlan… also disappeared .
“What is sword intent?”
“Is it sword intent?”
Gu Qianchuan was suddenly shocked . Only now did he realize something .
Li Tianlan had disappeared!
He was not there and not dead . Where could he have gone?
Gu Qianchuan’s scalp tingled in a flash . His heart was cold and numb .
He was absolutely stronger than Li Tianlan .
When he was in a strong position, he did not keep on an eye on Li Tianlan .
Li Tianlan abandoned him and disappeared . How could Gu Xingyun survive?
He went mad, silly, and panicked .
Gu Qianchuan was instantly uneasy and even perplexed .
Gu Xingyun must not die!
At least, he could not die now .
That was why he and Gu Xingyun could trust each other .
The seriously wounded Gu Xingyun still ranked fifth on the Divine List . His strength deserved the name of War God for nation protection of Zhongzhou State .
It was important for Kunlun City .
If Gu Xingyun died, Gu Qianchuan could not keep Kunlun City alone .
He must not die .
Gu Qianchuan, who was confused, suddenly turned around and rushed in the direction of Gu Xingyun’s retreat at any cost .
A drop of blood fell in front of him .
Gu Qianchuan was stupefied and confused .
Another drop of blood dripped .
“Am I… hurt?”
He thought blankly, “Why don’t I remember?”
In utter confusion, he saw the third drop of blood .
Gu Qianchuan’s body vibrated, and he suddenly realized something .
He couldn’t have gotten hurt if he didn’t sense any injury on his body . Thus, he checked and made sure he was not injured .
It was not his blood .
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Li Tianlan .
Li Tianlan!!!
Gu Qianchuan suddenly raised his head .
A ray of silver light appeared in the starless night sky .
It was the most splendid silver that Gu Qianchuan had ever seen . It was gorgeous, vivid, fancy, but with indescribable fierceness .
Silver light shone down as if the stars were falling all over the sky .
A hand with a silver bracelet was above Gu Qianchuan .
The bracelet was unfolded and turned into a long sword .
Falling Stars!
Li Tianlan held the hilt of the long sword with the blood-stained hand .
The silver light was so bright and illusory .
When Gu Qianchuan looked up, the Falling Stars Sword went straight down .
There was no wind, thunder, lightning, and fire .
Even the air had not changed a bit .
Silver light gathered .
The Falling Stars went straight down .
A stroke was a stroke .
Pure sword, real sword, illusory sword!
A sword was a sword, without any extra meaning .
As the sharp swordlight passed, there was nothing but destruction!
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This stroke was perfect .
Gu Qianchuan, who was burning with anxiety and lost his mind, had the slightest precaution .
The silver swordlight was getting closer and closer .
Gu Qianchuan uttered the most heart-rending cry in his life .
The silent and empty void domain instantly rose .
In the next second, silver light pierced the void without stagnation and continued to fall silently .
The blood all over the sky rose, solidified, and floated in the torn void .
In the wild scream, the power of the Invincible Realm thoroughly broke out on Mount Dong .
Endless light covered everything .
An arm rushed into the sky in a shower of blood, and blood sprinkled . Gu Qianchuan could not take Gu Xingyun into account and escaped in the direction opposite to Gu Xingyun without hesitation .
His arm went some distance in the air and then floated in the broken void .
The silver swordlight slowly disappeared .
As the sword intent swept through, the void disappeared, and one of Gu Qianchuan’s arms also vanished as if they never existed before .
The bloodstained white shadow flashed in the sky and rushed in the direction that Gu Xingyun went, without any hesitation .
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Li Tianlan did not know how powerful he was, but he knew he was not well-matched with Gu Qianchuan in strength if they needed to fight to the death .
Even if Gu Qianchuan were the last one on the Holy List, he would not be able to win .
It was obvious .
Thus, he hid nothing and told his idea to Lin Youxian .
He had gone through three years of disruptive breakthroughs . After his return to Zhongzhou State, Li Tianlan’s biggest card was that he had never shown his sword intent in the world .
The emptiest sword intent .
That was also the core of the plan .
Gu Xingyun had taken Gu Qianchuan when he had come to Huating, which showed that he had brought the most central protection force of Kunlun City .
Li Tianlan wanted to kill Gu Xingyun, but he could not defeat Gu Qianchuan . He thought that he was not far behind Gu Qianchuan .
Therefore, he and Lin Youxian appeared on Mount Dong .
The plan itself was very simple .
Li Tianlan confirmed that as long as he pressured Gu Qianchuan enough, Gu Xingyun would retreat by himself based on his character .
That was not only because of Gu Xingyun’s discretion but because Li Tianlan was sure about his value .
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He was powerful, so Kunlun City wanted to kill him .
As long as he occasionally showed that he could fight against Gu Qianchuan, Gu Xingyun would definitely let Gu Qianchuan launch attacks at all costs .
He retreated first not only for safety but also for the finishing touches after death .
Therefore, Li Tianlan had never drawn a sword from the beginning to the end .
He aimed to let Gu Xingyun retreat alone while showing his strength . Meanwhile, he restrained Gu Qianchuan to kill him because he was reluctant to give up this opportunity .
After Gu Xingyun went away, Li Tianlan started to draw his sword .
Li Tianlan planned to temporarily get rid of Gu Qianchuan’s sight with the illusory sword intent . He would launch a sneak-attack to hit and kill Gu Qianchuan when the latter felt uneasy .
As for Gu Xingyun…
Gu Xingyun would think that no one dared to fight against him in Zhongzhou State .
Moreover, it would not take much time for Gu Qianchuan to be back .
Hence, he had withdrawn easily and decisively .
Gu Xingyun was right .
No one dared to fight against Gu Xingyun in Zhongzhou State, even the Wang family of Beihai dared not .
However, there was an heir of the Lin Clan beside Li Tianlan .
It was on the top of Mount Dong .
When Lin Youxian saw the Mercedes-Benz fleet drive away from the pavilion, he knew that Li Tianlan’s plan was a success .
Moreover, it was very successful .
He did not know whether Li Tianlan could hit Gu Qianchuan hard with his sword intent .
To do that, Lin Youxian must perform his tasks .
In the plan, after he hit and killed Gu Qianchuan, Li Tianlan would join him as soon as possible . Then, they would kill the War God for nation protection of Zhongzhou State .
The plan was halfway carried out, so Lin Youxian had no reason to withdraw .
He did not want to create trouble, but he was not afraid of trouble .
The fleet went downhill along the mountain road, getting closer and closer to the highway under his feet .
Lin Youxian stood up and silently adjusted the machine gun beside him .
Or, it was something like a machine gun .
This was a weapon fixed on the mountain . It was similar to a multi-barrel gun in shape, but its caliber was six or seven times larger than an ordinary gun . It even could be called as machine cannon . A string of bullets hung on the weapon . Such bullets with the machine gun never served for any national army in the world .
Its codename was Storm . All the bullets were small-sized armor-piercing ones .
This was a surprise for Gu Xingyun!
The Mercedes-Benz fleet was getting closer .
Lin Youxian chuckled and held the gun body .
“It’s exciting…” he whispered and aimed at the fleet on the highway down the hill .
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He fired when they were nearly 800 meters away .
Thunder rambled on the top of Mount Dong .
The dazzling and terrifying tongue of fire burst like a nightmare . Hundreds and thousands of small-sized armor-piercing bullets shot out of the muzzle, almost pouring out like crazy .
Storm fired on the top of the mountain .
For a moment, violent gunshots filled the entire Mount Dong .
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The specially modified Mercedes-Benz team descended into chaos . The car bodies, roofs, and windows shattered under gunfire . Two Mercedes-Benzes first rolled down the mountain and turned into soaring fire blasts after the explosion .
The Mercedes-Benz in the middle was immediately burned .
The fire illuminated inside the car and quietly filled the space outside, covering the entire car body .
Storm poured down like crazy . Countless bullets were melted by the fire, while a few bullets hit the specially modified vehicles .
The vehicles were full of dents and holes, but they were still accelerating .
“It’s a bit interesting…” said Lin Youxian with a smile .
Then, he smashed the Storm as the bullets were running out .
He started striding along the top of the mountain .
One car and one man were parallel on the top of the mountain and the road .
The car was getting faster and faster .
Lin Youxian stretched his body, moved forward, and stepped on the air . He jumped from the top of the mountain hundreds of meters above the ground .
The Mercedes-Benz was surrounded by fire .
Thunder lit up around Lin Youxian .
His figure jumped from the top of the mountain and slammed on the roof of the car with a bang .
The car body distorted under the attack, but it was still moving forward without stop .
Lin Youxian sneered and drew out a soft sword from his waist .
The soft sword was completely straight like steel in a wobble .
Lin Youxian fiercely pierced into the car roof .
A woman’s scream came faintly from the vehicle below .
Lin Youxian pierced into the roof and fixed his position . He leaned forward and smashed the heavy bulletproof glass with a bang .
He reached out his hand from the windshield and grasped the steering wheel .
He put forth his strength .
Crack!
The Mercedes-Benz continued to dash forward over 120 yards per hour, but Lin Youxian turned the steering wheel .
The vehicle drifted on the mountain road and crashed into the rails beside at a super high speed .
The car exploded in the violent collision . In the fire, Gu Xingyun, covered in blood, took Li Qingcheng to escape from the near-destroyed Mercedes-Benz .
Lin Youxian suspended above the two people without expression .
The soft sword in his hand gently shook and immediately became straight again .
A touch of pale yellow spread to the sword tip .
Suddenly, the sword intent around Lin Youxian was sky-high .
It was Ninth Blade · Dusk .
There was no hesitation .
The pale yellow swordlight moved across the valley . Lin Youxian combined with his sword and went straight to Gu Xingyun!
Gu Xingyun’s eyes were cold and angry .
As he moved his body, Li Qingcheng beside him suddenly shrieked, “No!” She blocked in front of Gu Xingyun and opened her hands .
“No!”
Gu Xingyun roared, ignoring everything .
Lin Youxian withdrew his sword by instinct, but it was too late .
With pale yellow swordlight, he pierced the straight sword tip into Li Qingcheng’s chest .