Chapter 26: Murder

  The mountain bandit looked at Chen Jiu negotiating the price with ease and couldn't help but feel a surge of anger: "Give me my bow".

  Since the price has been agreed upon, taking people's money and providing them with goods is a must, this is credibility.

  When the mountain bandit leader gave the order to fire arrows, a purple gas flashed across Chen Jiu's eyes. Then his right foot kicked fiercely on the ground, and a piece of broken stone flew into the air, accompanied by wailing cries. Every single piece of broken stone pierced through people's bodies.

  Looking at the captain of the guards in front of him, Chen Jiu revealed a smile: "Lend me your sword for a moment".

  Before the leader could react, a soft "whoosh" sound was heard, and the long sword had already been drawn from its scabbard and into Chen Jiu's hand.

  Looking at the bandit in front of him, Chen Jiu's mouth corner revealed a most ferocious smile. Although Chen Jiu had been a bandit before, it didn't mean he liked this profession.

  Every bandit has a few lives in their hands, and Chen Jiu was no exception back then. The past experiences made Chen Jiu hate the bandits to the bone.

  It was like killing a small chicken, with a light sword that came out of the little rascal's throat, bringing out a strand of blood flowers, which was quite beautiful and tragic.

  The arrow has already flown out, although Chen Jiu's unexpected kick earlier had disrupted the bandits' formation, but Chen Jiu was alone after all, wasn't he?

  How can one person kill so many bandits in an instant? So those individual crossbows will have to be blocked by themselves.

  Gently brushing aside the incoming crossbow bolts, he took a step forward and strode ahead with confidence. Every time his sword was unsheathed, it would inevitably claim the life of one of the mountain bandits at the hands of this unpredictable figure.

  The mountain bandits were all desperate fugitives, and when they were pressed to the limit, their ferocity burst out. One by one, with red eyes, they pounced on Chen Jiu.

  Chen Jiu's sword was extremely fast, so fast that the moment it left the scabbard and the moment it entered the scabbard were indistinguishable, with no shadow visible at all.

  It's very simple, no fancy sword moves, just continuous poking, stabbing, popping and wiping, without any extra tricks, yet it can take the lives of all these bandits.

  The bandit leader's eyes flashed with a red glow: "You little brat, you've gone too far, everyone come and kill him together".

  After finishing speaking, a large knife appeared in his hand, and his right foot stomped heavily on the ground, instantly flying up and slashing down towards Chen Jiu.

  This great Han can become the leader of these mountain bandits, his strength is not weak, at least he has achieved the cultivation of the Seven Heavens of War Body.

  Warriors are one of the most peculiar cultivators in this world, cultivating only their physical bodies and not their divine souls. They serve the imperial court, fighting battles in all directions, using war to nourish war. The more battles they experience, the stronger their strength becomes.

  The martial body is only the initial realm of martial arts cultivation, and this warrior has already reached the seventh heaven. As long as he continues to cultivate diligently, it's not impossible for him to glimpse an even higher realm in the future.

  What a pity, he didn't have the chance. Facing this battle-experienced warrior, Chen Jiu's mouth corner revealed a hint of a smile: "This is indeed the best opportunity to hone my martial skills, no need to rush and take him down with tricks".

  Facing the vertical blade that came, Chen Jiu's body lightly let it pass, slightly turned his hand, and the long sword sent another mountain bandit to death under its blade.

  Looking at the big Han's blood-red eyes, Chen Jiu lightly plucked the long sword, and the clear and melodious sword hum spread throughout the arena. With a slight infusion of magic power, a sword aura burst out horizontally, splitting the air in an instant.

  Seven or eight mountain bandits tens of meters away instantly became like a rag doll, scattered and broken.

  The mountain bandits were shocked, momentarily at a loss for what to do. Facing this powerful move, they were frightened and their movements slowed down, looking towards the leader.

  The bandit leader's eyes narrowed slightly: "So you're a cultivator of the Immortal Path, but your cultivation is somewhat low. Today I'll kill you and see what difference there is between an Immortal Path cultivator and us ordinary people."

  After finishing speaking, he licked his mouth corner, a bloody aura rushed forth.

  "Anyone can talk big, whether or not you can take me down depends on your skills." Chen Jiu said lightly, flicking off a drop of blood from his sword.

  The big Han didn't say much, instantly slashing down at an eerie angle towards Chen Jiu with his knife. Chen Jiu's eyes slightly narrowed, feeling a wave of dizziness, his body suddenly leapt up, doing a flip in mid-air to avoid the big Han's attack.

  The long sword flashed, one strike faster than the last, stabbing towards the big man. The sound of "ding" "ding" "ding" echoed incessantly, but the big man held his long knife in a watertight defense.

  Seeing that he couldn't gain an advantage, Chen Jiu suddenly appeared in mid-air, lightly standing on a branch: "My sword is fast, but once I encounter someone skilled at defense and our strength is roughly equal, it becomes useless and I can't achieve anything".

  That big man stared at Chen Jiu, his eyes motionless, his palm slightly numb: "Such a fast sword, if it were any faster, I'm afraid I'd be in trouble. It seems that today's matter can't be done, think of a way to get rid of this guy, of course, if I could kill him, that would be even better."

  "This fellow is quite skilled with that big knife of his, really not bad at all," Chen Jiu praised.

  "Alright, alright, your quick sword is also good."

  One of the guards looked at the two men's conversation, which was devoid of warmth and filled with hatred, and found it somewhat inexplicable. A guard leaned in close to the leader's ear and said, "Chief, these two guys aren't going to make up, are they?"

  The leader of the guards glared at him: "You know what's good for you, take good care of the young master's safety, or I'll skin you alive."

  The guards slowly walked to the front of the horse carriage and stood guard.

  Chen Jiu looked at the big man: "Alas, a good fellow, actually learning from others to become a thief, it's really..."

  Without giving the man time to respond, Chen Jiu directly said: "Since you know I'm a cultivator, you should also know that martial arts aren't my strong suit. If I can defeat you with my weakness, do you still want to resist?"

  "Haha, joke, since I became a mountain bandit, I've never begged for mercy from anyone. Today, it's not a big deal to die, and after 18 years, I'll be a good man again."

  Chen nodded slightly, since that's the case, then I'll fulfill your wish and let you witness a truly swift sword, die without regret.

  After finishing speaking, Chen Jiuxiao drew a symbol on the long sword and then gently shook it: "Are you ready? I'm coming."

  "Haha, what's the point of dying with regrets? As a warrior, I will not retreat. Even in death, I will not back down. This is the spirit of martial arts, the creed of the way of the warrior."

  At this point, the leader of the mountain bandits suddenly burst forth with a surge of energy and broke through the encirclement.

  The first heavy heaven of martial arts is the body, after the body is perfect it is the will. Understanding the will of martial arts has great power.

  "Is it me who's the main character or is he the pig's foot? Isn't breaking through at the last minute a skill that only the main character has? Can't we just hone our martial skills without such a huge mistake?"

  "It's a pity, even if you have grasped the will of martial arts, you still have to die."

  Chen Jiu finished speaking and instantly withdrew his long sword. You think he's stupid, the opponent has already broken through, both sides are no longer on the same level, if they rush up now that would be seeking death.

  Fingers lightly stretched out, seemingly slow but actually fast, and in an instant a lightning-fast talisman was drawn: "Summon Lightning, Forgive".

  A small patch of dark cloud appeared in the sky, and in an instant, seven or eight flashes of lightning struck down on the leader of the mountain bandits.

  He didn't die, a martial artist who broke through to the second layer of the Martial Way is indeed formidable. He actually didn't die, ordinary thunder and lightning can't even kill him.

  Just as Chen Jiu was about to draw his talisman again, the big man suddenly unleashed his combat body to its extreme, and with a fierce punch, he smashed towards Chen Jiu.

  Chen Jiu didn't dare to take this punch head-on, and the thunder and lightning in the sky had locked onto this warrior. If he got close to this warrior, even if he was the master of this thunder and lightning, he might still get punished, after all, thunder and lightning don't recognize people.

  He lightly dodged the punch and Chen Jiu was about to draw his sword for a counterattack, but unexpectedly the martial artist turned around and fled, quickly disappearing at the mountain pass.

  "How can this be? What about his warrior's will? How can he flee without a fight?" The leader of the guards said in disbelief.

  Chen Jiubai gave him a glance: "Others aren't fools, the pain of being struck by lightning isn't that easy to bear, who wouldn't want to escape when facing death?"

  "After saying that, he patted his head: "First battle defeat, not enough experience, just now should have directly given him a few more lightning charms, or directly one ten thousand lightning charm, and struck him to death".