12dz Chapter 31 Even though thorns grow thick under my feet, I will not be afraid to move forward!
Chapter 31 Even though thorns grow thick under my feet, I will not be afraid to move forward!
After closing and putting away the "Mighty Vajra Palm" manual, Li Xiuyuan looked at the open box in front of him.
Among them were neatly arranged gold and silver coins and large stacks of banknotes.
Li Xiuyuan immediately instructed the steward to pack up all the silver notes and pills.
He then picked up the eighth-grade martial arts technique, "Swift Light Thrust," and began to examine it carefully.
Now that Li Xiuyuan has reached the maximum level in "Sudden Rain Sword Technique" and "Raging Wind Swift Sword," his understanding of swordsmanship has also reached a certain level.
From a beginner's perspective, "Swift Strike" is naturally the fastest and is Li Xiuyuan's first choice.
As for the other cultivation techniques, Li Xiuyuan put them together with the ones he had just obtained from the Li family.
Just as Li Xiuyuan was walking around the council hall of the city lord's mansion as if no one else was around, making sword-like gestures with his hand.
Suddenly, a panel appeared before my eyes:
[Successfully entered "Swift Strike," maximum level requirements:]
1. Throw your sword 30,000 times freely in any direction at top speed. (Incomplete)
2. Used the Swift Strike technique to kill more than ten Rank 8 martial artists. (Incomplete)
Ok?
When I saw the max level requirements for "Swift Strike" appear on the panel in front of me so quickly...
Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but smile with delight.
Sure enough, once you have two sword techniques that excel in speed at max level, it's easy to learn this kind of speed-based sword technique quickly.
However, this eighth-grade sword technique requires the sword to be swung 30,000 times.
The level of the martial artist to be killed by using the corresponding sword technique has also changed to the eighth rank.
At this moment, the people from the city lord's mansion in the council hall stood trembling to one side, not daring to utter a sound.
But it was at this very moment.
Suddenly, seven or eight figures appeared outside the council hall.
The leader stepped into the council chamber.
Gripping his long sword tightly, he coldly stared at the blood-soaked Li Xiuyuan and shouted:
"Li Xiuyuan, did you start the fire at the Li family's residence?"
"Did you kill all the members of the Li family?"
Ok?
Li Xiuyuan closed the panel and looked at the people in front of him.
The leader was a tall, slender middle-aged man.
"Eighth rank, not bad!"
As Li Xiuyuan spoke, he reached out and grabbed the sword that was placed on the table not far away.
As the Absorption Technique was activated, the longsword flew directly into Li Xiuyuan's hand with a clang.
"What...you, Li Xiuyuan, what do you want to do?"
Upon seeing this move, the eighth-rank city guard commander trembled all over.
He was one of the four commanders of the Yuanguang City Guard. After discovering that the city guards had been killed, Shen Jiyue sent him to seal off Yuanguang City and conduct a search.
Therefore, he only rushed to the scene after the fire broke out at the Li family's house, and naturally saw the corpses burning in the fire.
Thinking of returning to the city lord's mansion to report, he did not expect to not find a single city guard along the way. After entering the city lord's mansion, he was shocked by the smell of blood and the corpses.
They quickly locked onto their target and led their men into the council chamber.
When he saw Li Xiuyuan, something immediately came to mind.
But when Li Xiuyuan heard the slightly flustered words of the person in front of him, he sneered.
He didn't speak, but the moment he drew his longsword, he took a step forward.
A fleeting slash.
Following the sword-pointing gestures just demonstrated, combined with the Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada movement.
In everyone's eyes, almost as soon as the city guard commander finished speaking, his head flew off with a flash of white light.
When Li Xiuyuan appeared, he was already standing at the entrance of the council hall.
"what……"
A drop of blood fell from the longsword in Li Xiuyuan's hand.
The city guards who had followed immediately trembled, involuntarily retreating, their long swords falling to the ground with a clang.
"Young Master Xiuyuan, spare us! We were just following orders. Please don't kill me! I have elderly parents and young children to support..."
He glanced at the few people kneeling on the ground.
Li Xiuyuan took a deep breath, the murderous intent in his eyes quickly dissipated, and then he turned and walked into the council hall.
The fat shopkeeper and his men from the city lord's mansion immediately knelt on the ground with a "plop," trembling all over and mumbling incoherently.
But Li Xiuyuan didn't care at the moment.
He grabbed the packed package and then sheathed his longsword.
He turned and took a step, disappearing from the blood-soaked council hall of the city lord's mansion in the blink of an eye.
Li Xiuyuan was too lazy to kill these people, and he didn't take the large box of gold and silver either, as silver notes were much more convenient.
Moreover, he didn't count the silver notes on Li Xiuyuan's body, but he roughly estimated that it was at least tens of thousands.
He had already killed too many people today. Just now, after Li Xiuyuan beheaded the eighth-rank city guard commander with a single sword stroke, he suddenly had the urge to kill everyone in the city lord's mansion.
Fortunately, he took a quick deep breath, calmed down, and stopped the thought of killing.
As a time traveler, Li Xiuyuan suddenly realized that he seemed to have a bit too much of a murderous intent!
Indeed, unrestrained and unrestrained release of emotions and natural instincts can easily lead to losing one's way.
You can't do that again...
Thinking this, Li Xiuyuan made a few quick movements and left Yuanguang City.
Looking back in the direction of the Li family's residence in the city, flames were shooting into the sky, and shouts of "Fire!" could be faintly heard from within.
Li Xiuyuan ignored all of this.
He turned and disappeared into the dark, cloud-covered mountains before him...
The night was thick.
A terrified scream shattered the deathly silence of the city lord's mansion.
They joined the clamor of the burning Li family mansion, just a few streets away.
A rapid clatter of hooves echoed from the wide-open city gates, spreading the news of the earth-shattering events that had unfolded in Yuanguang City that night to the surrounding areas…
The sky was just beginning to lighten.
On a mountain peak amidst the vast, misty mountains.
Under a towering tree, Li Xiuyuan stood facing the direction of the rising sun.
In front of him was a grave mound, but Li Xiuyuan did not erect a simple tombstone.
After all, Li Xiuyuan didn't want his already deceased father to be implicated and die with regrets because someone had attacked him!
As for his poor cousin Li Ying, whom he had brought out with him last night, Li Xiuyuan originally intended to bury her in the huge cemetery not far from the entrance of Cangyun Mountain.
It is mostly the burial ground for ordinary people in the city, as well as some criminals and people who died unjustly.
But then I thought about it again, and realized that my cousin Li Ying was also a person with a tragic fate, so I found a place by the river with mountains and water, so that she could have a quiet and peaceful place to rest after she died.
But one's own father is different.
Looking at the low mound in front of him, Li Xiuyuan took a deep breath and bowed in worship.
"I have already wiped out the Li family, and Lin Shuang is dead too. You have avenged half of your grudges."
Then he bowed again.
"Now that I have taken over this body and absorbed everything about it, then you are my father in this world."
I will follow your last wishes and go to Yunzhou City to find my mother, Shangguan Xiuhong.
After saying this, he bowed again and then stood up.
"Don't worry, I will fulfill your desire for revenge as soon as possible. Similarly, I will use your body to forge your own true path in this martial arts world!"
Even if thorns grow thick under my feet, I will fearlessly move forward!
It seemed to be addressed to the original owner of this body, yet it also seemed to be addressed to oneself.
Looking up, the sky in the distance was ablaze with the colors of dawn.
Letting out a long breath, Li Xiuyuan took a step forward, heading towards the depths of Cangyun Mountain amidst the rosy dawn...