Chapter 14: Robbing the Semi-Spiritual Crossbow

  Li Ruo's heart had a heroic and chivalrous spirit, but in his previous life, he struggled to survive, with limited abilities, watching as his loved ones passed away one by one before his eyes without being able to do anything. His heart was oppressed for his entire life. In this life, he has the opportunity to start anew, Li Ruo grasped his three-foot-long green sword and vowed to defy heaven and change his fate, eradicating all threats to his loved ones while they were still in their infancy.

  He tapped his toes on the ground, his body soared into the air, and slid out several feet away. With one sword, he stabbed towards Gong Sunli. This young master of a noble family had the strength of three layers of Jing Yuan Qi, but Li Ran's knife didn't put him in his heart at all, and he wanted to take his life with one sword.

  Gongsun Li stood still, seeing the shadow of Liruo's knife rushing towards him. Suddenly, a ferocious smile appeared on his face, and a short crossbow was held upright in front of his chest. The two wings of the crossbow were like silver eagles spreading their wings, ready to take flight.

  The entire body of the short crossbow was filled with a mysterious aura, and the symbol on it was flowing rapidly. Gong Sunli held it in his hand, but saw that the front of the short crossbow was flashing with light, and Li Ran's eyes were fixed on a spiritual light that was rapidly expanding before him.

  A sudden burst of killing intent came, Li Ran's knife was caught off guard, feeling a chill in his heart, he did not expect that Gong Sunli still had such means, and he had underestimated him.

  In the midst of busyness, he narrowed his eyes, raised his sword without hesitation, and a stream of clouds emerged like lightning in the clouds. All his strength converged on one point, accurately and swiftly dotting it on that spiritual aura.

  A loud crash shook the air, and Li Ran's long sword in his hand broke into two pieces. His right arm was numbed by the shock, and the blood in his chest churned violently, forcing him to retreat three big steps in a row. The power of this arrow was too strong, far exceeding Gong Sunli's current strength. Li Ran's sword was quite embarrassed under this blow.

  Before he could come to his senses, Gong Sunli smiled and reloaded the short crossbow. Li Ran saw a flash of light on the short crossbow, and with a whoosh, another spiritual glow wrapped in strong winds shot over again.

  "Is it a semi-spirit artifact? Does Gong Sunli have a semi-spirit artifact? No wonder he's so fearless."

  Li Ran's heart was violently shaken, and in the midst of danger, he stretched out the half sword in his hand once again, accurately pointing at the arrow.

  The long sword was completely shattered, Li Ran's knife retreated three big steps again, his chest felt a sweetness and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood, looking at the short crossbow, his eyes were full of fiery colors.

  A cultivator can only activate a spiritual device by giving birth to divine consciousness. At the level of essence and energy, it is impossible to activate a spiritual device. This is common sense in the cultivation world. However, based on Li Ran's knowledge, he knew that there was a kind of semi-spiritual device existing in this world.

  It was something that could only be refined by refiners under extremely special conditions, and in a sense, this semi-spiritual artifact was just a piece of junk. If one intentionally tried to refine it, they wouldn't even succeed.

  This semi-spiritual artifact is beneath the notice of a strong practitioner in the Divine Movement stage, but for a cultivator at the Essence Realm level, it's a treasured item. Without needing to activate it with one's divine sense, its power far surpasses that of ordinary weapons and can be used to kill someone across realms.

  Li Ruo did not expect that Gong Sunli would have such a perverted thing.

  It's actually reasonable to think that a disciple from a big family like Gong Sunli would have some kind of precious treasure for self-protection. In fact, the previous sneak attack by those hunters was only possible because Xuan Kill Slave wasn't there to help; otherwise, Gong Sunli could have taken them down himself.

  The two arrows shot by the short crossbow were actually completely blocked by Li Nian's knife, and Gong Sunli's face changed with full confidence. He didn't expect that the young man in front of him was so powerful.

  That's a semi-spiritual artifact, a killer in the realm of essence and energy.

  Gongsun's heart was in a state of panic, seeing that Li Fenger's hand no longer held any weapons. He gritted his teeth and raised his hand again, another arrow shooting towards Li Fenger with the intention of killing him with one shot.

  Li Ran's eyes were cold as he stared at Gong Sunli, seeing his fingers move slightly, the energy inside him boiling, his feet moving like a cloud flowing water, disappearing from the original place in an instant, and suddenly appearing three feet away.

  "What? What kind of movement is this?" Gong Sunli's eyes widened in shock, as if he had seen the most unbelievable thing. In his understanding, even in the treasure pavilion of their Gong Sun family, they couldn't find a movement that could allow a cultivator at the level of Jing Yuan to achieve such a miraculous dodge. What was the origin of this little guy?

  Gongsun Li's forehead was sweating.

  Li Ruo's sword flashed with a cold smile, in his previous life he had seen too many things and deeply understood the pros and cons of semi-spiritual artifacts. This kind of artifact was very powerful at the level of essence energy, but every attack required an extremely large amount of power consumption. Looking at Gong Sunli shooting only three arrows before turning pale, Li Ruo's sword knew that Gong Sunli wouldn't be able to use this artifact for much longer.

  But his own Goose Feather Skill and Goose Feather Body Method were the ultimate arts of Gu Ding Shan, although Li Ran Jian was still far from being able to exert their power, but it was enough to deal with Gong Sun Lie.

  Li Ran's sword tip touched the ground and a broken sword shot towards Gong Sunliu like a meteor.

  Li Ruo will not give Gong Sunli a chance to catch his breath.

  Gongsun Lu was shocked and quickly turned his head, the broken sword brushed against his cheek and flew over, cutting a long bloody mark on his face.

  Just kicking out a broken sword has such power, Gong Sunli was covered in cold sweat, and hastily pulled open the short crossbow to aim at Li Ranno, the spirit of the arrow shot quickly, and Li Ranno dodged to one side again.

  Gongsun Li's eyes showed a hint of despair, his face even paler, gasping for breath as if the strength in his chest had been drained by the short crossbow, and even the hand holding the crossbow was trembling nonstop.

  Li Ruo's knife appeared not far away, looking at Gong Sunli's desperate appearance, knowing that this young master was already strong and weak, barely holding on to the expectation of reinforcements in Xuan Shi Valley. However, Li Ruo would not let Gong Sunli have his way.

  The toe touched the ground, and another broken sword flew into Li Ran's hand. Li Ran's double fingers lightly applied force, with a few clicks, the broken sword was cut into several segments again. A cold light flashed by, and one segment of the broken sword shot towards Gong Sunli.

  It's gone like the wind, and even subtly implies a hint of flowing clouds atmosphere.

  Gongsun Lu dodged desperately to one side, the sword slicing through his belt and sending his clothes flying in the mountain wind.

  Gongsun Li stumbled and steadied himself, his eyes filled with deep resentment as he looked at Li Ran's knife. Seeing Li Ran's broken sword about to strike again, Gongsun Li went mad and made a desperate gamble, raising his short crossbow and shooting out two cold gleams.

  Two arrows shot out, one above and one below, as if they had vanished into thin air, only to reappear right in front of Li Ran's knife.

  Li Ran's knife used all his strength and flashed again, disappearing, letting two arrows shoot into empty space.

  Gongsun Li felt that the power in his body was almost drained, his legs trembling and nearly falling to the ground, with beads of sweat rolling down his face.

  Li Ran's knife appeared not far away, panting with force, he saw Gong Sunli's weakness and knew that he had almost consumed Gong Sunli's power, which was the key moment for the reversal of the situation.

  Li Ran's sword shot out of his hand and pierced towards Gong Sunli, forcing him to desperately dodge, without time to use his short crossbow.

  Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Ran's knife foot tip touched the ground again, and with a burst of potential, he shot out at an astonishing speed, appearing in front of Gong Sunli in an instant. His right hand stretched forward, and the dagger tied to his wrist flew out like a flowing light, taking advantage of Gong Sunli's unstable center of gravity, the dagger plunged into her chest with a "pu" sound, and a bright red liquid seeped out.

  With a groan, Gong Sunli's face twisted in resentment as he slowly fell backwards.

  That dagger was filled with powerful energy, and even hard bluestone could be inserted into the handle, let alone flesh and blood.

  Gongsun Li's eyes widened in anger and regret, hating himself for being careless. When Xuan Sha Nu blocked this evil star, why didn't he run away?

  His throat was like a broken windbox, Gong Sunli gasped his last breath, and his hand shook as he pointed at Li Ran's knife: "I... our clan... will not let you go..."

  Li Ran's knife coldly smiled, lifted his foot and forcefully stomped on Gong Sunli's mouth, twisting it left and right, blocking the last breath in his chest. With a cracking sound, Gong Sunli's chin was also crushed by Li Ran's knife. His face was twisted in agony, dead beyond recognition.

  Li Ran's eyes blazed with fury and killing intent, slowly lifting his foot: "You won't let me off? Am I afraid? Gong Sunli, this kick is what you owed my father, those two whips of hatred, I've avenged!"

  More than a dozen hunters in the distance stared blankly at this scene, and the youngster's ruthless means made them both shocked and felt extremely pleasant.

  Tears slowly flowed down from the eyes of that fourth brother.

  They never thought that the one who would avenge them was this seemingly insignificant and awkward young man.

  The distant whistling wind sound came over, the fourth brother gritted his teeth and made a gesture to the back, the hunters hid in the mountains and fled far away.

  Li Ran took a deep breath, the previous battle had also consumed him greatly. The short crossbow had brought him threats far beyond what it seemed on the surface, and those few swift steps were all made with his utmost effort.

  However, looking at the short crossbow tightly grasped in Gong Sunli's hand, Li Ran's eyes were filled with an excited and savage joy.

  His ears perked up, and he heard the sound of rushing wind from afar. Li Ruo knew that the guards in Xuan Shi Valley were about to arrive. Li Ruo hastily stretched out his hand, his fingers using force to pinch Gong Sunli's wrist, forcing him to open his five fingers, then snatched the short crossbow from Gong Sunli's palm.

  The short crossbow has a heavy texture in hand, with a hint of chilliness passing through it, as if it can perfectly connect with one's own vital energy.

  Li Ran's heart was secretly delighted. He had seen the pre-life spiritual instrument before, but he felt that it was far less precious to him than this short crossbow. At present, his power had not recovered, and it was just when he needed to increase his strength. Having this short crossbow for self-defense would greatly enhance his ability to defend against danger when entering the Misty Valley.

  Li Ran didn't have time to think carefully, and with a swift motion, he reached into Gong Sunli's bosom and pulled out a cloth package, grasping it in his hand. At the same time, he also pulled down a long, strip-shaped animal skin bag that was wrapped around Gong Sunli's waist. Without taking the time to examine it carefully or search the body of the distant Xuan Sha Nu, Li Ran hastily managed to pull out his own long sword, slightly bent his knees, and with a swift motion, he leapt up and flew over to a distant boulder.

  The internal circulation of the Wild Goose Qigong method, the essence and energy rapidly flowing and transforming, Li Ran's knife foot tip touched a mountain rock, his entire body flew out along the low-lying empty space far away, after a flip he landed on a mountain rock ten zhang away, his body flashed and turned, in just a few turns he disappeared without a trace.

  In a short while, dozens of people rushed over in disorder, seeing Xuan Sha Nu and Gong Sun Li lying in the pool of blood. All the guards were frightened to the point of being pale.

  The son of the seven elders of the Gong Sun family, the young master of Xuan Shi Valley, was actually killed by someone in broad daylight? This is a big mess.

  The guards rushed to rescue and search, but there was no clue left.

  They didn't know that Li Ran had already slipped away more than ten miles, and was running frantically towards the East Mist Valley at an increasingly fast speed.