Chapter 27: The Pursuit of the Sevenfold Strongman

  Li Ran felt quite depressed in his heart.

  He had shot that arrow, originally intending to complete it without the other green-robed man noticing, killing him and then escaping calmly, never to be seen again. Who would have thought that the two short and fat men's eyes would give away his identity?

  His own murderous actions were completely seen through by the elder brother of this small mountain, and at this moment he couldn't even be bothered to kill the two people under his sword, and instead chased after him like a madman.

  Jingyuan's strength is seven levels higher than Liranshu's current level, a full three levels above.

  Jīng Yuán Jìng Xiū Xíng, céng cì yuè gāo, néng liàng suǒ xū yuè biàn tài, dì qī zhòng de néng liàng jī hū jiù shì yǐ qián suǒ yǒu céng cì de zǒng hé. Nà yàng jué duì lì liàng, bǐ Lǐ Rán Dāo yào zhěng zhěng gāo chū èr shí yuè bèi bù zhǐ.

  Li Ran's knife was a strong practitioner in his past life, with experience and insight far surpassing that of the young man in green, but unfortunately, his current strength was too low, and he wasn't even on the same level as this young man.

  Li Ruo's teeth clenched tightly, and suddenly a swift step rushed forward, pulling down a cloth bag hanging from Xiaoshan's waist. Then he turned his body and rushed out quickly. In mid-air, the tip of his foot touched an ancient tree, and his body lightly rotated in mid-air, a gray light fleeing into the distance.

  The pale-faced man and the short, fat man, who were about to turn around and run away, were shocked again by Li Ran's speed. They stared blankly as two streaks of gray and green light flashed by in an instant, leaving no trace behind. The two men were left stunned once more.

  In their eyes, Li Ruo's speed was almost on par with that of the green-robed man who possessed seven layers of true strength. His movements were light and agile, soaring through the air like a large bird.

  The fair-skinned man had been convinced that this frail old man was no ordinary person since he saw Li Nian's sword kill the Iron Beast with a single stroke, but who would have thought that an unremarkable old man with fourfold spiritual energy could fly at such speed, rivaling that of a sevenfold spiritual energy strongman.

  The fair-skinned man secretly congratulated himself on his good judgment, thinking that he had not offended Li Ran at the time. He wiped away the cold sweat from his forehead and exchanged a glance with the short fat man.

  "Run."

  The two nodded vigorously and hastily turned around, fleeing deep into the forest.

  Watching Li Ruo Nuo grab the cloth bag on Xiao Shan's body while escaping with his life, the man in green had a face that was blue with rage.

  Xiaoyan's father was the elder of the family, and Qingyi people knew that Xiaoyan had some precious defensive items on him. After Xiaoyan died, those things should have been picked up by him to possess, but this old man actually dared to snatch food from a tiger's mouth, truly not knowing how to write the word "death".

  The people of Qingyi urged them on, and the spirit of Jingyuan's vigor chased after them from behind.

  But Li Ruo's speed made him both shocked and angry.

  Judging from the aura of Li Ruo's knife, his strength was still quite weak, but his movements were surprisingly agile and nimble. With just a slight boost, he could soar through the air to an extremely far distance. He relied on brute force to forcibly accelerate his movements, pushing his speed to the limit, and only then did the two of them slowly begin to close in on each other.

  Li Ran turned his head hastily and looked back, that man in green was getting closer and closer to him.

  The mighty power of the Sevenfold Essence Qi allowed the man in green to take a step forward and instantly traverse an extremely far distance, his figure transformed into a streak of green smoke as he closely pursued Li Furan's back. The two grew closer and closer, their faces inches apart, when the man in green suddenly thrust his long sword forward with a cold expression, accelerating his pursuit to catch up and stab Li Furan to death with one swift strike.

  In the eyes of Qing Yi people, Li Ran Dao was just an old man with some mysterious skills. No matter how fast he escaped, his fourfold strength was still too weak and would eventually be caught up by him and killed with a single finger.

  Looking at the frail figure sprinting ahead, a cold killing intent rose in Qing Yi's heart, his teeth clenched: "Xiao Shan, your death was unjust, this avenging brother will help you take revenge soon, rest in peace."

  Suddenly, a whistling sound came from the front, and Li Ran's knife was swept away in the process. As his toes touched the ground, a boulder rolled back like the wind, fiercely smashing towards the man in green clothes.

  The man in green clothes had a cold smile on his face, his long sword swiftly ejected, and the essence of his energy condensed to a single point at the tip of the sword. With a loud explosion, the rocks were shattered into powder, and after the smoke and dust filled the sky, the speed of the man in green clothes did not decrease but increased instead, taking another step closer to Li Ran's knife.

  These petty tricks are nothing but child's play for a master of his level, and to think that they can be used to stop him is simply a pipe dream.

  "Your petty tricks won't save you, old man! Your time is up, lie down for me!"

  With another swift acceleration, the man in green flashed to Li Fenger's side, his long sword swooping like a dragon, its rainbow light flashing horizontally and piercing straight towards Li Fenger's flank.

  At this moment, the man in green felt a sudden crisis in his heart. He saw Li Ran's knife make a mysterious turn in mid-air, and a long sword transformed into a flash of lightning in the flowing clouds, tearing through the air with a sharp whistling sound, coldly pressing towards his eyes.

  "Huh? What sharp swordsmanship."

  The man in green was shocked and involuntarily looked at Li Ruo's knife with a new gaze. The sword light slanted upwards, and with a loud noise, it opened up Li Ruo's knife's sword hilt. His wrist flipped over, and the sword light rapidly rose from below.

  Suddenly, the eyes of the man in green clothes narrowed, and Li Ran's knife shook again. In an instant, the sword light changed from one to three, like a tidal wave, surging forward with a powerful whistling force, killing intent filling the air.

  The man in green was shocked again, hastily withdrawing his long sword and exerting all his strength to parry the attack. Amidst the clanging sounds, he relied on brute force to block all the incoming swords. In a flash of lightning, he narrowly escaped being struck by the tip of Li Ran's sword several times, and the man in green broke out in cold sweat.

  These few swords are sharp and intimidating, with a killing intent that pierces the bone. The swordsmanship is exquisite, like a goat hanging from a cliff, leaving no room for error.

  The man in blue's face suddenly became much more serious.

  The man in blue was originally full of confidence, and the few swords he had just made were one of his few great killing moves. With his powerful skills and sharp swordsmanship, even those of the same rank in the family who could withstand this sword were rare. He had once made people change color at the mention of his name, and with these few sword moves, he firmly established his position within the clan.

  However, on the old man with a powerful and vigorous aura, he was actually forced to defend himself with just one or two moves, which was an unthinkable thing for him.

  "This old man's skills are so low, how can his swordsmanship be so ruthless?" The man in green clothes frowned heavily.

  That one sword came out, and Li Ran's knife heart was also quite pleased.

  Since breaking through the Fourfold Essence Strength, he has fully grasped the essence of Liuyun's Flowing Clouds One Style and has begun to cultivate the second style of Liuyun Sword Classic, Yunyin Lingjie. Three layers of spiritual calamity were born one after another, and with one sword, the ominous killing intent was completely performed, leaving the green-robed man unprepared and flustered.

  Li Ran's knife has accelerated the pace of regaining its former strength, and with time, the second style Yun Yin Ling Jie will present even stronger power in his hands.

  But would the people of Qingyi give him such time?

  Li Ranno's swordsmanship had already stirred up the arrogance of the man in green, his feet made a strange turn, and his palm was suddenly filled with the breath of death. The old man in front of him had already made his heart heavy, but once he showed his true strength, it was not something that Li Ranno's three-board axe could withstand.

  Taking a deep breath, the man in green clothes had his sword intent surging, and with one step forward, he was ready to engage in battle with Li Ran's sword-wielding hand. He would fiercely stab this old man until he was clear-eyed and awake. Suddenly, Li Ran's long sword was withdrawn, and in his hands, without anyone knowing when, he held a short crossbow that was jumping about. Li Ran's fingers swiftly hooked onto the trigger, and on the crossbow, two powerful arrows flashed and disappeared.

  Without making a sound, the deadly arrow pierced through his body in an instant. The man in green was so frightened that his soul almost escaped, and he fell to the ground, rolling out several meters away. Two sharp arrows grazed his body and shot into the rocks on the mountain, until they were buried deep.

  The man in green clothes was shocked and broke out in a cold sweat, jumping up from the ground, only to see Li Ran's knife had already jumped up and run dozens of feet away, bouncing and running further and further into the forest.

  The people of Tsing Yi are almost driven mad.

  A proud and powerful cultivator with seven layers of Qi, repeatedly being toyed with by this old man who only has four layers of Qi. Several times he found himself in a precarious situation, not to mention avenging his junior brother, just based on this alone, the man in green clothes vowed to hunt down Li Fenger to the end.

  "You old man, even if you flee to the ends of the earth, I'll still catch you and flay your skin and crush your bones!"

  The man in green behind him let out a loud roar and rushed towards the direction where Li Ran was fleeing with his knife.

  Li Ran's knife flew swiftly, the wind whistling by his side, blowing his collar back and forth. The sweat on his face flowed down uncontrollably along his temples.

  The man in the green robe behind was chasing too tightly, slowly and steadily eroding the distance between them. The pure energy of Li Ran's knife body kept flowing away, but he couldn't shake off this killing god.

  Sneaking a glance back, the man in green had a ruthless look on his face, with an expression that seemed determined to not give up.

  Li Ran's dagger tip pointed at the mountain stone, flying out for several feet, and in mid-air, he turned his hand to take down the gourd of medicine from behind him, opened the stopper and took a big gulp.

  Pure energy entered his abdomen, transforming into strands of silk that invaded the meridians and dantian, replenishing the constantly depleted strength. Just now, in the critical moment, those two swords were a complete eruption of Li Ran's hidden potential, using up all his strength to barely withstand the sword aura of the man in green.

  This round of rapid sprinting, plus the consumption of power from shooting three sharp arrows with a short crossbow, if not for the spiritual medicine in the gourd to replenish him, he probably wouldn't have had the confidence to compete with that green-robed man in terms of speed.

  Li Ran's knife was running rapidly, and his mind was also racing with thoughts:

  Yanling Gong is a magical light body technique. Since my own strength is weak, I couldn't shake off the man in green clothes even when running side by side at full speed. Why not find a steep mountain and climb over it to compare our mountaineering skills?

  Goose feathers fluttering, like wild geese in the sky, about to take flight.

  Climbing a mountain or scaling heights is exactly the advantage of this set of movements, as long as you can run to the foot of the mountain, only in the process of vaulting over the mountain ridge will you have the opportunity to shake off the green-clad man.

  Li Rengdao made up his mind, and in the midst of his busy schedule, he raised his head to observe the terrain. In this half-day's time, he had been chasing after the green-robed man, who was also fleeing from him, and they had already run an unknown distance. In the mountains and forests, Li Rengdao could no longer find the location where he had started.

  Through the gaps of the giant trees, a distant peak can be vaguely seen, Li Ran took a deep breath, as long as he ran there, he might be able to shake off the tail behind him.