Chapter Thirteen: A Cruel Victory

  Listening to Ling Jing and Lin Hu's words, Luo Renjia suddenly became furious. These two sickly ghosts were already on the verge of death, and he only needed a few light sword strikes to take their lives, but these two actually dared to insult him with their words, truly extremely bold.

  He shouted angrily: "Go die!" The long sword had already been drawn and was heading straight for Ling Jing's vital point, who was the closest to him.

  Seeing the opponent's ruthless move, Ling Jing's eyes also gradually turned cold, thinking to himself that today it was either his death or the other person's demise. However, with his current greatly reduced strength, he had to hold on for a moment before thinking of another plan.

  He slightly dodged to the side, avoiding Luo Renjie's sword. At this time, Linghu Chong had already raised his sword and forced out a move called "Cypress Welcoming Guests", forcing Luo Renjie back one step.

  Luo Renjie stood with his sword in hand and said: "Hua Shan Swordsmanship? You two are actually from the Hua Shan Sect?"

  Ling Jing smiled slightly and said, "What's the big deal."

  He was already extremely annoyed in his heart, and just now if it wasn't for Linghu Chong's timely intervention, he feared that Luo Renjie's second move would have left him without the strength to dodge again. Moreover, this person's moves were truly vicious, a true credit to Yu Canghai of Qingcheng Sect as a good disciple.

  He had already harbored a murderous intent in his heart and began to think of ways to use weakness to defeat strength and get rid of Luo Renjie.

  "Your Five Mountain Sword Sect is indeed despicable, a senior disciple of Mount Hua actually seducing a nun from Mount Heng, this Five Mountain Sword Sect truly harbors evil and invites ridicule."

  Linghu Cong was furious upon hearing this. In his heart, the honor and disgrace of his school had always been more important than his own personal interests. The Five Mountain Sword Schools were known for their unity, sharing in each other's glory and shame. Now, having heard Luo Renjie's vile words, which reduced the Five Mountain Sword Schools to nothing, how could he not be angry?

  Ling Jing remained calm and composed, but he knew that the Five Mountains Sword Sect was indeed not a good place, and Luo Renjie had accidentally hit the nail on the head, and wasn't wrong.

  The leader of the Five Mountains, Songshan Sect's Left Cold Zhen, has a wild ambition to merge the five sword schools and then eliminate the demonic sects, unifying the Jianghu; The Taishan Sect's Tianmen Old Dao is biased and hot-tempered, with someone inside already bought by Left Cold Zhen, he is certain that this sect will soon be in chaos; The Hengshan Sect's Mo Da Xian Sheng has a strange temper and unpredictable behavior, his junior brother Liu Zhengfeng is now washing his hands of the world, this sect is also worrying; As for their Huashan Sect, "Gentleman Sword" Yue Buqun Mr. is what kind of person, he knows in his heart, if to discuss the biggest villain in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Mr. Yue would be second to none, no one dares to claim first place.

  After some thought, among the Five Mountains Sword Sects, only the Hengshan Sect is relatively clean, but unfortunately, it's all female disciples, really hard to rely on.

  In the blink of an eye, he had analyzed the Five Mountains Sword Sect one by one based on his past memories, and sighed in his heart. On the other hand, Linghu Chong had already attacked with a sword, stabbing towards Luo Renjie's left waist.

  Linghu Cong's sword seemed to be coming with great force, but he was seriously injured at the moment, so it was inevitable that there would be some lack of power in the back. Luo Renjie just shifted his body to the right, and this sword stabbed into thin air.

  Linghu Chong was unable to retract his sword after striking out, and Luo Renjie seized the opportunity to launch a "Wind and Cloud Sword" attack from the Qingcheng sect, aiming straight for Linghu Chong's chest.

  Just as Linghu Chong was about to be defeated, this sword would have pierced him, and even if he didn't die, he would have been seriously injured. Ling Jing's heart skipped a beat - Linghu Chong was the key figure in this main mission, and if he died before meeting Yilin and Dingyi Shitai, she would also have to follow him to his grave.

  He was extremely anxious in his heart, and could no longer care about anything else, ignoring the injuries on his body, he used one sword to block Luo Renjie's long sword, and forcibly launched "Fast Sword Thirteen Styles", rushing towards Luo Renjie.

  The key to this swordsmanship lies in its speed, accuracy and ruthlessness, with "speed" being the most crucial. However, at this moment, he was greatly weakened, his internal energy depleted. This sword move was somewhat faster, but the force behind it was soft and mushy.

  Lu Renjie was shocked when he first saw him make a move, his eyes wide with surprise, and hastily retreated a step to turn around and dismantle the file, but as soon as the long sword touched the opponent's weapon, he immediately sensed that the energy on this sword was very weak, looking like an outsider who didn't cultivate internal energy making a clever sword move. He suddenly burst out laughing, knowing that his opponent was seriously injured, and this sword was just superficial.

  He swung his sword to dispel Ling Jing's long sword, and the force on the sword surged forth, pushing Ling Jing back several steps in a row. At this moment, he suddenly glanced at Lin Hu with a slanted eye, and a hint of ferocity flashed across his face. It was this person who had kicked him down the stairs just now, such a great humiliation, he really hated to kill this person immediately.

  Ling Jing was forced to retreat when he suddenly discovered the change in Luo Renjie's expression, and his heart cried out "Oh no!" In a flurry, he hastily shouted to Linghu Chong: "Big Brother Master, be careful!"

  Upon hearing Ling Jing's reminder, Lin Hu Chung reacted quickly, seeing Luo Ren Jie with a hateful expression, sword raised to attack him. Knowing that his opponent had already made up his mind to kill him, he hastily lifted his sword to deflect the long sword.

  "Clang!"

  The sound of metal clashing rang out, and the two long swords had already come into contact. However, Luo Renjie's sword was powerful and overwhelming, and with a flick of his wrist, his sword stirred, causing Linghu Chong's sword to fly out of his hand.

  Luo Renjie let out a cold "heh heh" and suddenly pounced forward, raising his palm to strike towards Linghu Cong's chest.

  Ling Jing's heart suddenly became urgent, he had always known that the Qingcheng Sect had a powerful palm technique called "Cui Xin Zhang". Originally, Yu Canghai used this palm technique to kill Fu Wei's guards like startled birds. This was because the palm technique was extremely poisonous, and people who were hit by it would not show any external changes, but the palm force could directly penetrate into their internal organs. If it was a master like Yu Canghai with internal strength at the top level who used this technique, one palm strike could shatter a person's internal organs.

  Although he knew the ferocity of this palm technique, at this moment he was unable to rescue him in time. He hastily spoke out to remind: "Big Brother Master, be careful! This is the Qingcheng Sect's 'Heart Destroying Palm'!"

  Although he didn't know how well Luo Renjie had mastered the "Heart Destroying Palm", he was afraid that Linghu Chong wouldn't be able to withstand it, so after shouting out, he hastily summoned a mouthful of true energy and leapt forward, his sword tip pointing directly at Luo Renjie.

  However, he was still a step too late. Linghu Chong, though alerted by him, raised his palm to deflect the opponent's arm, but at this moment he was weak and powerless, unable to block even for an instant, and in an instant he was struck by the opponent's palm on his chest.

  Linghu Chong spat out a mouthful of blood and was directly knocked flying by Luo Renjie's palm, falling to the ground motionless, clearly having fainted.

  Ling Jing was furious in his heart, now his life had been forcibly linked to Linghu Cong by the system. If he died, Linghu Cong might not necessarily die, but if Linghu Cong died, he would definitely die.

  At this moment, Linghu Chong was heavily injured by the "Heart Crushing Palm", his life hanging in the balance. Yet, a sense of desolation and absurdity suddenly arose in his heart. Just moments before, he had forced Tian Boguang, an expert of such high caliber, to retreat with his tactics, but who would have thought that now he was in the situation of "a tiger falling into a trap and being bullied by a dog", actually being cornered to this extent by a minor character like a "Wild Boar from Qingcheng, one of the Four Beasts".

  He was enraged in his heart, and with the remaining strength, he launched "Quick Sword Thirteen Styles", the sword light flashed, and for a time, all attacks were directed at the opponent's vital points, all of which were life-or-death moves.

  Lu Renjie was momentarily caught off guard by Ling Jing's sudden attack, and although the Qingcheng Sect's "Songfeng Swordsmanship" was not weak, it ultimately couldn't compare to Ling Jing's superior swordsmanship. Lu Renjie's heart was filled with alarm as he thought to himself that he hadn't expected this young man to still be able to unleash such strength despite his severe injuries. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief that their battle wasn't taking place when Ling Jing was in top condition, or else he wouldn't have been a match for him.

  However, after exchanging over a dozen moves, Ling Jing's strength began to wane, and he knew that he couldn't hold on for much longer. If he still couldn't take down his opponent, he feared that even before the system could punish him, he would lose his life here.

  He thought rapidly and suddenly had an idea, shouting loudly: "The 'Devil-Expelling Sword Spectrum' of the Fuwei Escort Agency is hidden in..."

  Lu Renjie originally had a sharp stab towards Ling Jing's left chest, but upon hearing this, he clearly hesitated for a moment. The force in his hand suddenly weakened, and his body involuntarily leaned forward slightly, as if listening intently. He hastily asked: "Where is it?"

  Ling Jing suddenly let out a cold laugh, a hint of cruelty appearing on his face. He didn't care about the long sword stabbing towards his chest, and instead, the sword pierced upwards from below, stabbing through Luo Renjie's abdomen.

  "Pffft!" "Pffft!"

  Two long swords pierced flesh, one after another. Luo Renjie fell backwards, his breathing gradually stopped, and a look of astonishment was still frozen on his face.

  Ling Jing burst out laughing twice, then suddenly started coughing violently, and blood spurted from his mouth. It turned out that earlier, Luo Renjie's sword had penetrated more than an inch into his left lung, making it difficult for him to breathe now. He fell to the ground, his consciousness gradually fading away.

  PS: Second update, seeking collection and recommendation