In the west courtyard, two figures were frantically chasing each other, one in front and one behind.
With no one around, Lu Xuan no longer had any scruples. His entire body exuded terrifying blood energy, making him feel as if he was standing in the blazing sun amidst the dark night.
The blood energy transformed into a red stream that enveloped Lu Xuan completely, extending above his head and resembling a dragon soaring in the sky.
The mysterious black shadow ahead, wrapped in eerie white cloth, seemed affected by Lu Xuan's horrifying blood energy at this moment.
From a hundred meters away, the mysterious humanoid shadow continuously emitted black smoke, which dissipated in the air, as if forced to melt by some power.
As Lu Xuan approached, the humanoid shadow gradually blurred, as if it would soon be entirely evaporated by the strong blood energy emanating from Lu Xuan.
"Still want to run?"
Lu Xuan narrowed his eyes, watching the mysterious shadow heading away from Liugou Village, about to reach the foot of the nearby dense mountains.
Thinking of fleeing into the deep woods?
If this thing managed to escape there, it would indeed pose some trouble for Lu Xuan.
With this thought, Lu Xuan tightened his grip on the saber handle, watching the shadow about to disappear into the mountains.
In an instant, dazzling scarlet flames erupted around the blade, burning fiercely.
The scarlet flames illuminated an area of a few hundred meters, sending a shiver down one's spine.
The next moment, a fiery saber aura transformed into a streak of light and shot forward.
From a distance, the fiery red flame looked like a winding little snake, instantly striking the humanoid shadow ahead.
The scarlet flames burst into flames, the terrifying heat instantly turning the eerie white clothing of the shadow to ashes.
The remaining ashes drifted in the air, while the mysterious shadow made no sound.
In a few breaths, it was also completely consumed by the dazzling scarlet flames.
The shadow dissolved into wisps of black gas, drifting away and turning into nothingness in the air.
Pat, pat, pat.
The sound of footsteps crunching on dried grass and wood; Lu Xuan slowly approached, still gripping his saber tightly, his eyes carefully scanning the surroundings.
Lu Xuan thought for a moment, and a system interface appeared before him.
Host: Lu Xuan
Realm: Blood Refining Realm (Perfected)
Cultivation Technique: Red Flame Saber Skill 1/9 (Can evolve)
Points: 50
Please confirm, host, whether to spend 30 points to evolve the Red Flame Saber Skill.
As the information on the interface unveiled, Lu Xuan relaxed his cautious demeanor.
Yet, looking at the system points on the interface, Lu Xuan frowned in confusion.
What's going on? Although the system points were abundant for Lu Xuan, he felt something was amiss.
Logically, Lu Xuan had previously dealt with five corpses possessed by sinister energy, gaining 10 system points.
In other words, resolving one corpse possessed by sinister energy earned Lu Xuan 2 system points.
But this shadow, the origin of the sinister energy, earned only 50 points after being dealt with by Lu Xuan, which seemed strange.
Could it be that such eerie entities aren't truly killed by him?
Or perhaps such entities can't be killed at all, their true origin residing elsewhere.
With this thought, Lu Xuan looked at the ground where the shadow once stood, observing the remnants of burning grass and wood ashes.
And the surrounding dry grass slowly catching fire.
Lu Xuan shook his head, dismissing further concerns as fruitless pondering was useless since conclusions couldn't be drawn swiftly.
Bang!
A loud noise resounded.
Lu Xuan stomped on the ground, causing it to collapse into a deep pit, sand and soil piling around.
The next moment, countless grains of sand were flung by some force, burying the burning dry grass.
"Kindling a forest fire lands you in prison."
This principle Lu Xuan still remembered.
A breeze blew, Lu Xuan twitched his ears, looking toward the distance upon hearing some faint noises.
Rustle, rustle, rustle.
Loud footsteps echoed from afar. Several hundred meters away, dozens of people holding bright torches approached.
These people were moving swiftly toward Lu Xuan's direction.
As they drew nearer to Lu Xuan, Liang Cheng in the crowd immediately recognized Lu Xuan's figure and called out in surprise.
"Cousin!"
"Xuan, are you okay?"
"Over here, follow me quickly!"
Soon, Liang Cheng led a group running over, gathering torches that illuminated the surroundings transparently.
Besides the government official and Li San, there were the villagers from Liugou Village in the crowd.
Lu Xuan looked at Liang Cheng, somewhat surprised they had followed him.
Not only did they manage to find him, but it seems the commotion caused by using the Red Flame Saber Skill was rather large.
Not only "rather large"—Liang Cheng's group saw the strange fiery scarlet flames hundreds of meters away.
The eerie glow from the scarlet flames frightened Liang Cheng's group almost to the point of losing their souls.
Ultimately, Liang Cheng feigned calm, mustering courage to lead the crowd forward.
"I'm fine. Li San, take my saber."
With a blank expression, Lu Xuan tossed his saber to Li San.
Lu Xuan's saber was already damaged unexpectedly, as he hadn't anticipated the Red Flame Saber Skill being so powerful, its scorching heat far beyond ordinary flames.
This saber was specially customized earlier for cultivating the Fiery Fire Saber Skill.
Unexpectedly, after only a few uses of the Red Flame Saber Skill, it was about to be scrapped.
Hearing Lu Xuan's voice, Li San hurriedly stepped forward to receive the saber from Lu Xuan.
The saber had already warped, detailed scrutiny revealed black spots on the blade.
Li San was stunned, gazing incredulously at the worn saber in his hand.
He couldn't fathom what the saber endured to become so close to scrapped.
"Guest, are you alright? Why did you suddenly dash out in the middle of the night?"
Several villagers supported the elderly village chief as he approached, the old chief looking rather haggard, anxiously addressing Lu Xuan.
There was no choice. Seeing Lu Xuan pursue, Liang Cheng hurriedly found the old village chief, rallying the young and strong men of the village to search for Lu Xuan.
"I'm fine, old chief. I just noticed something strange and dashed out."
The village chief, seeing Lu Xuan's nonchalant demeanor, breathed a sigh of relief. "It's good you're alright."
Liang Cheng stood aside, observing the scene's impact with inner shock.
What level has Xuan's Martial Arts Realm reached?
Seeing his cousin Lu Xuan was okay, Liang Cheng felt relieved, prompting him to say, "Let's all go back and rest."
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