Chapter 117: Sword Intent to Kill

  Looking at Li Nian's increasingly unable to support himself, Gong Sun Hong sneered with a cold smile and shouted: "Shoot again."

  Enduring wave after wave of strong winds and heavy rains, Li Rou's heart was extremely bitter, his anxious lips were dry and cracked.

  "Could it be that Father is right beside me yet unable to save me? Could it be that the fate of my past life really cannot be changed? Must everything follow the same course as my past life? No, I refuse!"

  His heart skipped a beat, a streak of moonlight spilled on his head, the sky and earth were filled with a bright white color. Li Ran's knife heart suddenly jumped heavily, and his heart was suddenly as clear as the moonlight. It seemed to have returned to the day of the Tianjian Peak Grand Competition, where the overwhelming pressure acted upon him, and he felt the endless way of sword intent offense and defense in front of him.

  Two divine swords, more than a dozen heavy crossbow arrows flying around, unexpectedly harmonizing with the sword intent's offensive and defensive way.

  The heavier the burden on his body, the brighter the light in Li Ran's knife heart.

  Once again paying off a round of arrow rain, Li Ran's knife suddenly had an epiphany, and his eyes lit up in an instant: "So that's it!"

  In the midst of the sword array's oppressive might, there was no mortal danger after all. Li Ran's understanding of the sword intent's offense and defense was still quite superficial. But at this moment, every arrow rain and sword edge had a fatal risk, and in the line between life and death, Li Ran suddenly understood the ultimate principle of the sword intent's offense and defense. It was as if a person who had been studying swordsmanship behind closed doors finally understood how to apply it in the midst of slaughter.

  Gongsun Hong's face turned iron-green as he stared at Li Nian's futilely suspended knife and shouted, "Fire again!"

  The flying sword flew out at the same time.

  In a flash of sound, more than ten arrows shot towards Lirans body.

  Li Ran's sword gleamed in the moonlight, and a faint, serene smile suddenly spread across his face. The intent of the sword was both offense and defense, and it turned out to be this way.

  The sword sliced through the air, instantly transforming into a vast expanse of sword aura, identical to the profound and mysterious lines he had sensed in the sword array's oppressive might. Each sword seemed to condense the power of heaven and earth, his wrist trembling slightly as the long sword lightly and effortlessly touched each incoming beam of light, not a single arrow falling. A loud crash shook the ground, sending the flying swords of Gong Sun Hong's duo flying back, their divine senses severely shaken. They felt a sweetness in their chests, took a step back, and suddenly widened their eyes. With a flick of his hand, he recalled his flying sword.

  They suddenly felt that the boy in the sky had completely changed his appearance. There was a kind of mysterious and profound meaning, standing in the moonlight, as if he wanted to soar into the wind.

  Gongsun Hong angrily shouted again: "Shoot me again!"

  But Li Ran's knife didn't give anyone a chance, with a thought, the slash empty sword in his palm transformed into a flowing light and flew out quickly, with a flash of lightning, the slash empty sword swept to another strong god's chest.

  That man and Gong Sun Hong both turned pale in an instant.

  "Fly Sword?"

  The two of them simultaneously let out a shocked cry, completely unable to believe that a young man with a refined and powerful aura could also possess the methods of a divine movement strongman. The long sword swiftly flew through the air like the wind, whooshing as it swept past, and the divine movement strongman's body rapidly dodged, the long sword grazing past his side, the sharp sound of breaking wind sending that person's clothes flying backward with a rustling sound.

  Dajing Zhongfang was about to shoot the Palm Sword again at Li Neng's knife, when he felt a cold glow sweeping across his back.

  "Huh?"

  That powerful warrior shivered with a chill. The sword in his hand parried, and with a loud clang, it blocked the Slashing Void Sword's counterattack. This one sword almost pierced through him, and he was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat.

  Li Ruo's flying sword can not only be swept out, but also finely controlled? How is that possible? Even the Divine Movement period cannot achieve this, could this be the legendary Sword Intent?

  That man's thoughts had not yet turned around. The slanting flying slash sword paused in mid-air, the sword tail lightly bounced, and once again like a sharp flash, it slashed down. Before reaching close range, it suddenly drew a mysterious trajectory, passing through the strong man's sword side, making his blocking sword completely useless.

  A soft whoosh, a sword pierced through. The slash-empty sword flew straight out from the front of that person's chest, without even a drop of blood staining it, and a stream of light flew into Li Ran's knife palm.

  Just now that mysterious trajectory was the most exquisite move Li Ran learned from the sword array's oppressive might.

  His eyes were full of incredulity, staring straight at the Li Neng knife above, his hand pointing forward, and with a thud, he fell to the ground.

  More than a dozen crossbowmen suddenly stood up in unison, even Gong Sunhong was startled and jumped up.

  That little guy up there killed a powerful Divine Movement cultivator with one sword? How did he do it? How could he possibly control the flying sword so precisely?

  Gongsun Hong's face turned as white as paper.

  Li Ruo's heart was overjoyed, and the sword intent he gained from the pressure of the sword array was indeed extraordinary. Li Ruo knew that at this point, he had finally unleashed the true power of his five-part sword intent.

  Ordinary divine movement period spiritual consciousness can't finely control flying swords to make swordsmanship attacks, but Li Ruo's knife heart spirit is connected with the secret pattern of the sword intent, using the sword intent to control the flying sword, naturally invincible.

  Li Ranno knew that Jian Kong sword was only refined by him for 30%, if he fully refined it, the power of that one sword would probably increase explosively.

  Gongsun Hong jumped up from his original position and roared: "Release the arrow, shoot again, kill him for me."

  He was no longer as shaken as he had been just now.

  More than a dozen people quickly raised their crossbows, Li Ran's knife heart moved slightly, and the sword cut through the air again like lightning, leaving a mysterious trajectory, and more than a dozen people fell to the ground in a flash of blood. The subtlety of the sword intent had already given Li Ran's sword a hint of the flavor of a Sword Immortal.

  The sword sliced through the air in a beautiful arc towards Gong Sunhong.

  Gongsun Hong was like a demon fox who had lost his will to fight, with a seductive glow flickering in his eyes. He knew that tonight would likely be a disaster, as the young man above him was not someone he could withstand at his level.

  The divine sword was raised high, and with a loud shout, it clashed with the Void Sword. With one misstep, he prepared to flee far away, but his mistake lay in the fear that stirred in his heart, giving rise to the thought of escape.

  Li Ruo's sword intent, which was derived from the sword array, was all about circular growth and gradual suppression. If Gong Sun Hong continued to hold on, he could last for a while longer, but once Meng Sheng retreated, Li Ruo's sword intent poured in like a heavy tide, crashing down relentlessly.

  A mysterious arc flashed by, a streak of blood light, Gong Sun Hong let out a mournful cry, his right arm chopped off at the root, and the Ling Sword fell to the ground together.

  Gongsun Hong's face turned deathly pale, his soul was frightened out of him, and he lost all will to fight. He quickly turned around and tried to flee forward again, but the Void Sword rose once more with an eerie arc, and with a "pu" sound, it nailed Gongsun Hong's right leg to the ground. Gongsun Hong fell to his knees with a thud, but it was precisely in the direction of the mountain cave where Li Qushan was being held captive.

  Li Ran's heart was racing wildly in his chest, and he suddenly came back to his senses from the realm of sword intent, feeling inexplicably thrilled.

  The sword intent's offensive and defensive way is so miraculous, the true display of the five-part sword intent has such great power. Originally thought that tonight would be difficult to escape, but did not think that two powerful gods, more than ten refined yuan qi cultivators were all killed by oneself in an instant.

  Li Ranno knew that at this moment he was already standing at a new starting point of power, overlooking the lower boundless expanse.

  There was no one in front of him who could stop himself, Li Ran's heart was burning with anxiety, he spun around and fell from the air, landing a step in front of that stone cave, separated by iron bars, seeing his father's temples slightly white, eyes filled with hot tears, hands grasping the bars looking at himself.

  "Dad!"

  Li Ran's knife almost shouted out, and he took a step forward, grabbing the iron railing with both hands, exerting great force. With a loud "clang", the entire railing was pulled up by him, sparks flying everywhere, and the stone cave opened wide.

  Li Qushan took a step forward, and Li Rando supported him with one hand. He could feel the warmth and breath of his father's body on his palm, and tears began to flow from Li Rando's eyes.

  Two lifetimes as a human being, Father was finally saved, no need to let that tragic scene happen again, life has been regretted once more, Li Ran's heart is both sorrowful and joyful.

  Li Qushan was tall and large in stature, but the wrinkles on his forehead and the color of his temples made him look very old. His lips were trembling as he looked at Li Rengdao and shouted: "Rengdao."

  Li Ran shouted again: "Dad!"

  The father and son were separated by life and death, and he was so moved that he really wanted to bury his head in tears.

  Not far away, Gong Sun Hong knelt down and suddenly roared in anger: "You little bastard, you are actually a mongrel of Li Qu Shan! I ask you, is my son Gong Sun Li the one you killed?"

  Gongsun Hong released his men and horses that day, but found no clues. Today, thinking back, Li Ran's knife skills were so high, and he was the son of Li Quanshan. On that day, it happened to be in the area where the murderer was hiding. All the clues converged, and Gongsun Hong's doubts in his heart suddenly cleared up.

  Li Ran's knife was cold and he turned his head: "Not bad."

  Gongsun Hong's teeth were almost bitten to pieces, his legs were nailed to the ground, and his right arm was still spraying blood, but he still wanted to rush up and fight desperately.

  "Li Qushan, you and your son will come to a bad end, I...I..."

  Li Qushan silently walked over, picked up a sword from the ground, and Gong Sunhong continued to roar: "Li Qushan, why didn't I kill you with one sword back then and wipe out your whole family..."

  Before he could finish speaking, with a "pu" sound, Li Qushan's sword pierced into Gong Sunhong's throat.

  Gongsun Hong's eyes bulged round and he swallowed hard, unable to get a word out. He knelt there stiffly, looking extremely strange.

  Li Rendao didn't kill Gong Sunhong, but instead wanted his father to avenge him personally. With a deep-seated grudge, Li Rendao thought his father would humiliate Gong Sunhong with grief and indignation, but unexpectedly, his father said nothing and directly pierced Gong's throat with one sword, causing Li Rendao's heart to skip a beat as he realized that his father was actually a ruthless and decisive person.

  Li Qushan didn't even have time to ask his son where he got such astonishing strength, and instead turned around and said in a low voice: "Ran Jian, help me remove the seal on my body, from Dazhui, Zhongyang, Quyan, Yaoyangguan, Taodao and down..."

  Li Ran Dao understood the location where his father was sealed, stretched out his hand to gently pat Ji Zhen, and a majestic and powerful energy surged downward, like a boiling tide that suddenly destroyed all the dams, Li Qu Shan's body jerked up, power surged upward, and the power in his dantian finally rose to circulate throughout his body.

  He suddenly turned around and said in a low voice, "It's done, Burning Knife. Let's go quickly. Gong Sun Hong is deep and cunning. When you killed Gong Sun Pangzhan, he had already informed their clan leader Gong Sun Yi. We must find a place to hide."

  Li Ruo had long expected this, and he pulled his father's hand, taking a step forward in the night sky, unfolding his body, and leaping over the low peaks like lightning, rushing wildly towards Linfeng City.