The storm will subside after one more night, busy with work tomorrow

  This night, a storm of blood and rain, the entire city of Hanshui is filled with the sound of wind and cranes, all trees and grass are like soldiers.

  Until the third day, Hanshui City was still in a state of panic. The four major sects of the Hanshui region, all inner disciples and core disciples, sealed off all four city gates of Hanshui City, only allowing entry into the city, but not exit!

  In the city of Hanshui, the wind was solemn and stern. Many inns and wine houses had the figures of disciples from the four major sects wandering about, as if they were searching for something.

  The second floor of Tongfu Inn is as deserted as before when it was full of guests, but today there are only a few tables with customers, looking somewhat bleak.

  Li Ke wore a double-edged sword and the uniform of the Zongmen sect, dressed in white, with an elegant demeanor. On his chest, a pair of golden knives gleamed sharply. He sat at a dining table near the window, eating delicious food quietly, listening to the conversation between two inner disciples of the Tiger Temple beside him.

  Next to him, on another table, two disciples of the Di Hu Temple's inner sect, both wearing yellow robes and with shiny bald heads, looked very fierce. On their table, there was a lot of greasy food, including large fish and meat dishes.

  Only one of them spoke in a low voice, "The abbot said that if we still can't find him today, the person who killed the man in black and Xue Kuangfeng, the core disciple of Wuying Palace, should have already left Hanshui City!"

  "I think that person may have left long ago, the black-clothed man's abilities are so powerful, he has reached the seventh level of Shape-shifting Realm, and in the entire Han State region, there is no one who can be his opponent. But he was killed just like that! The one who killed him is likely to be a Transcendent Realm peerless expert!"

  "How powerful is Tongxuan Realm's strongest? He can control the army and break through the void, covering a distance of 20 li in an instant. Even if we seal all the city gates of Hanshui City, we still cannot stop Tongxuan Realm's strongest!"

  "Twenty li! I don't know when I can reach that level, transform and transcend, have a spiritual soul, surpass myself, enter the way of martial arts... Alas, these are too far away from us!"

  "Haha, Zhi Jian Shixiong, a master of the Tongxuan realm and a peerless expert, you can forget about it! An existence as extraordinary and transcendent as this has not appeared in our Hanshui region for decades!"

  "Alas, I was just thinking about it! Among the four major sects of our province, only a few core disciples have the hope to enter the Tongxuan realm in their lifetime. They are Lu Jinfeng and Song Feiyang from the Double Blade Sect, Wei Feiyang from the Wuying Palace, Xie Yixiao from the Dark Golden Dragon Sect, Chi Xue Rou from the Golden Light Gate, as well as Jin Kong, the core disciple of the Golden Light Gate. And then there are our two senior brothers, Shi Zhitu and Shi Zhilong, from the Dihu Temple... As for the other disciples... I'm afraid they have no hope in this lifetime!"

  "Tongxuan boundary, the strongest in the world can live for 500 years, it's really enviable! Unlike us, to put it nicely, we're called martial arts masters, but in reality, we're just cannon fodder. With a lifespan of only 200 years, those who can reach the realm of transformation and become a master are few and far between!"

  "Alas, yes indeed! We have no hope left!"

  "Uh, the four major sects, eight major disciples, among them, the youngest is Jin Fengdao of the Double Blade Sect, and also the most promising to enter the Tongxuan realm and become a world-class powerhouse. However, this is only one possibility, after all, the cultivation of martial soul requires strong resources and a firm heart."

  "Alas, I won't say anymore, the more I speak, the more tears I'll shed! Both Master Zhihu and Master Zhilong were young and even younger than us two, but now they've already become top-notch masters of the Nine-Heavenly Martial Arts!"

  "Alright! Let's not talk about it anymore, let's eat!" With that, the two inner disciples of Dì Hǔ Temple began to convert their sorrow and anger into appetite, devouring all the meat on the table as if a strong wind had swept away the clouds.

  Listening to the conversation between the two inner disciples of Dì Hǔ Temple, Li Ke smiled but didn't speak. Among the four major sects of Hàn Province and the eight core disciples, each one was more extraordinary than the last. Especially among them was Jīn Guāng Gate's young mistress, Chí Xuě Róu, who not only had a youthful age, a beautiful appearance, and a fiery figure but also happened to be the only female among the eight core disciples.

  Possesses the yellow fifth-grade soldier soul, Mu Luo Gu Ci, it is the most mysterious soldier soul of Jin Guang Men in nearly a hundred years.

  "One of the eight core disciples, with a cultivation base at the ninth level of the Refining Soldier Realm, is the greatest hope for the future of our sect!"

  Li Ke nodded slightly. In a place like Hanshui Prefecture, a master of the Ninefold Path of Martial Arts was already quite powerful, second only to a Grandmaster who had achieved Transformation. Such abilities might not be worth mentioning in other places, but in Hanshui Prefecture, they still held some status.

  "It seems that I can leave Hanshui City this evening and return to Shuangdao Sect!"

  Because of the lockdown in Hanshui City, Li Ke had been stuck inside for three whole days. During these three days, he spent his idle time wandering around some streets in Hanshui City, trying to use his super strong soul power to search for some rare and precious treasures that were being suppressed. Unfortunately, Hanshui City was a very barren place, and such treasures were extremely scarce.

  By nightfall, he began to cultivate in the inn, among which Ba Ti Gong and Ben Lei Palm had already glimpsed the doorway. Especially Ben Lei Palm, when it was launched, the palm wind howled like thunder, shocking people.

  "Bang! Bang!"

  Just as Li Ke decided to leave Hanshui City in the late afternoon, a series of noises came from the stairs.

  "Isn't there a table near the window? What kind of joke is this, do you know who I am? I'm Song Jianghu, the 19th ranked core disciple of the Double Blade Sect, known as the Tiger Headed Saber General in Hanzhou. My sworn brother, Song Feiyang, the Silver Snow Crazy Saber and core disciple of the Double Blade Sect is my cousin! And you, a small inn, dare to not arrange a satisfactory table for me?!"

  "I don't know if I should invite the One Branch Flower of our Twin Blades Sect, Miss Murong Feixue, to dine with me today? Without a table by the window, how can I enjoy my meal with Miss Murong? If we can't eat happily, Song Jianghu will be very angry!"

  "Hum! You have only a few minutes to settle everything. A desk by the window, otherwise Tongfu Inn doesn't need to open again!"

  Although he had not arrived yet, that extremely arrogant voice had already reached the second floor of Tongfu Inn, attracting many gazes.

  Li Ke also looked back, only to see the innkeeper with a difficult expression on his face, smiling wryly while carefully catering to the young master's emotions, and most of all, giving a beautiful smile to a lovely woman behind him.

  In front of the inn owner, a white-clothed young man wearing a double-bladed sect uniform, this white-clothed young man was extremely arrogant, with an air of superiority, looking down on everything, his eyes scanned the entire second floor and didn't even give anyone a proper glance.

  Behind the white-clothed young man, a beautifully dressed woman stood, her eyes scanning with his, finally revealing an extremely disdainful gaze.

  Most of the people who can eat at Tongfu Inn are old customers, and naturally, the inn owner doesn't want to offend those old customers because of this matter. Moreover, Hanshui City has four major sects, and it's likely that core disciples with higher status are also eating there.

  Offending anyone is not something a small inn owner like him can afford.

  "Song Shaoxia, wait a minute, I'll go ask for you!"