Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

Chapter 313 Dump Cart Iaijutsu

Having agreed to a duel, they sent Sheng Hu away.

Li Ping did not stay in the cave where Meng Wanjun was renting, but prepared to return to the inn.

He smiled and instructed, "Don't go out during this time. Focus on your cultivation and wait until I've resolved everything."

"Yes, Wanjun will listen to Senior." Meng Wanjun nodded obediently in a soft voice.

But then, when she heard that Li Ping was leaving, a hint of panic flashed in her eyes: "Senior, I...I...I...Can you not leave?"

Li Ping shook his head: "Don't worry, Sheng Hu is a Core Formation cultivator after all. Since he has already made a promise, he won't bother you for a while."

Meng Wanjun really wanted to say that she wasn't worried about Sheng Hu causing trouble, she just didn't want Senior Li to leave.

But after hesitating for a while, she ultimately said nothing.

Seeing her aggrieved look, Li Ping explained, "I have some important things to attend to. If you encounter any trouble, we can talk about it when I get back in a while."

"Okay." Meng Wanjun was a little downcast.

Li Ping nodded, then walked out of the cave and headed towards the inn.

He genuinely had something to deal with and wasn't just pretending to appease Meng Wanjun.

He never intended to actually keep his challenge to Sheng Hu.

The location and time of this challenge were both set by Sheng Hu. To him, what difference was there between this challenge and the Feast at Hongmen?

If Li Ping had the same resources as Sheng Hu, he would definitely find several friends of the same rank and ambush his opponent on the way to Yun Jin Cliff on the day of the duel, then launch a surprise attack and kill him.

The famous Iaijutsu, the dump truck expert, was well aware of its power.

Li Ping still vividly remembered how Master Fenglan and his disciples died.

Putting himself in others' shoes, Li Ping knew he neither dared nor would be foolish enough to wait ten days before obediently going to the duel.

Although this is just his usual way of doing things, and Sheng Hu might not necessarily do it this way, Li Ping doesn't need to gamble on Sheng Hu's character; he wants to keep the initiative in his own hands.

Besides, Sheng Hu doesn't look like a good person, so it's hard to say whether he'll resort to despicable means.

Moreover, since the two sides have become enemies, and Sheng Hu is a Core Formation cultivator who is capable of threatening his safety, Li Ping will not be satisfied with just defeating him.

He couldn't bear to let a Core Formation cultivator secretly hold a grudge against him.

Therefore, Li Ping's plan was to lure Sheng Hu out of the market before the duel, and then kill him when he was off guard.

Silently pondering how to lure Sheng Hu out of the market, an idea quickly popped into his mind.

"Let's do it this way!"

……

Sheng Hu was fully confident in defeating Li Ping.

However, for safety reasons, he decided to find one or two friends to witness his battle with Li Ping, and also to prevent Li Ping from denying the outcome of the duel.

He was a senior elder of a sect, a veteran Core Formation cultivator, and his connections extended throughout the Western Wilderness.

If he only asks a fellow cultivator of the same level to be a witness, most people would be happy to give him that face.

Over the past few days, three people of the same rank have agreed to personally visit Yunjin Cliff.

The only thing that Sheng Hu regretted was that he had originally wanted to invite Old Monster Chi Lei, a rogue cultivator in the mid-stage of Core Formation, to come forward, but Old Monster Chi Lei seemed to have encountered some trouble and looked very unpleasant.

He also politely declined the invitation to witness the magical duel.

If a renowned mid-stage Core Formation cultivator from the Western Wilderness were to witness this battle, the outcome would spread throughout the entire Western Wilderness in a short time.

He may not become famous, but Li Ping will definitely be humiliated.

But that's enough now. As long as Li Ping is defeated and some low-level cultivators are found to spread the news, he will be too ashamed to interfere with my forced marriage to Meng Wanjun.

"I never thought someone could awaken such a bloodline. If I could get this woman..." Sheng Hu's triangular eyes narrowed involuntarily.

With everything arranged, Sheng Hu returned to his temporary residence at Jue Ling Fort.

For the rest of the days, he planned to stay at home, calmly adjust his condition, and wait for the day of the duel to defeat Li Ping decisively and swiftly with the strongest means.

But an unexpected incident forced him to end his seclusion.

A square-faced, bearded cultivator hurriedly arrived at Sheng Hu's residence. After announcing his arrival, he successfully met Sheng Hu.

This square-faced man with a thick beard is a Foundation Establishment cultivator stationed at Donghua Mountain by Jueling Fortress. He possesses the Heavenly Mirror, which allows him to communicate with the sect in real time.

Not long ago, Sheng Hu came to Donghua Mountain from his sect to forcibly marry Meng Wanjun after receiving his report.

Seeing his hurried and anxious appearance, Sheng Hu sensed something was wrong, but he remained calm on the surface: "Why are you in such a panic? What happened?"

The square-faced, bearded man quickly explained the situation: "Elder, a message came from the sect that a mysterious demonic beast forcibly broke into the sect and has been devouring several thousand-year-old spiritual herbs that the sect has carefully cultivated for two consecutive days. Moreover, according to the sect leader's speculation, that demonic beast should still be lingering near the sect and may have already set its sights on the sect's herb garden."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Hu's face instantly darkened: "Several thousand-year-old spiritual herbs? What did Quan Che do?!"

"The sect leader said that he and several senior brothers watched the herb garden for a whole day and night, but the herb garden's formation didn't move at all, yet the thousand-year-old spiritual herbs just vanished right under their noses." The square-faced, bearded man quietly relayed the information from the sect in detail: "They suspect that someone knows that you, Grand Elder, are not in the sect, so... they are deliberately targeting our sect."

Sheng Hu raised an eyebrow.

He was the only Core Formation cultivator in Jue Ling Fortress. Since he wasn't in the sect, it wasn't impossible for other Core Formation cultivators to take advantage of the situation and cause trouble.

Several Foundation Establishment cultivators stared at it for a whole day and night, but none of them noticed how the thousand-year-old spiritual herb disappeared.

This is absolutely the method of a Core Formation cultivator!

Sheng Hu glanced at the anxious-looking bearded man and pondered silently, "There are still six or seven days until the battle with Li Ping. If I return to the sect to resolve this matter, I should be able to come back and deal with Li Ping in time."

As the Grand Elder of Jue Ling Fortress, Sheng Hu has been cultivating within the sect since childhood, and he has a deep affection for the sect.

Moreover, so many years have passed, and his disciples and descendants are now scattered throughout the sect. He cannot sit idly by and watch those who are secretly plotting against his sect openly.

Although Sheng Hu felt a pang of regret at losing several thousand-year-old medicinal herbs, it wasn't really a serious blow.

What he was really worried about was that the thousand-year-old elixir was a test for him. If the person secretly watching saw that he did not return, they would directly attack the sect's treasury.

He didn't want to see the sect's disciples suffer heavy casualties!

Sheng Hu originally planned to use the remaining days to get himself in shape to deal with Li Ping, but now he can't do that.

"Dealing with Li Ping, a cultivator who has just entered the Core Formation stage, not adjusting my state won't have a significant impact!"

Sheng Hu made his decision: "Return to the sect!"

……

Lingguo Jueling Fortress.

Li Ping sat cross-legged, his divine sense covering an area of ​​seventeen or eighteen miles, quietly waiting for Sheng Hu to return.

At this moment, his face suddenly transformed back into Li Jingyu's.

Anyway, Li Jingyu has so many lice on him that he's not itchy.

He originally planned to hide the identity of Li Jingyu and never use it again.

Who could have predicted that plans would change so quickly? Less than a year later, Li Jingyu is about to make a comeback.

He wasn't worried that Sheng Hu wouldn't come back after receiving the news.

The relationship between sects and Core Formation cultivators is one of mutual support and achievement.

Core Formation cultivators provide protection for the sect, while the sect's lower-level cultivators provide Core Formation cultivators with various resources needed for cultivation.

Objectively speaking, the cohesion of a sect is certainly not as strong as that of a cultivation family. If they encounter an enemy they cannot deal with, no one will put up a stubborn resistance; they will only choose to flee for their lives.

But now, Sheng Hu has received information that there are suspected cultivators secretly spying on him, and they will retreat decisively as soon as he returns to the sect.

Therefore, he wouldn't abandon his sect altogether.

Moreover.

Li Ping had investigated his information and knew that the Sheng family was a large family within Jue Ling Fortress. Sheng Hu might not care about the sect or his disciples, but he couldn't possibly not care about his own offspring.

"Whoosh!"

The Earth Spirit Rat emerged from the soil with the Wildfire Sparrow, a thousand-year-old spiritual herb shimmering in its beak.

"Well done!"

Li Ping put the elixir into his storage bag, and then took out a beast-feeding pill from the storage bag to feed the two beasts.

He was determined to force Sheng Hu back; sending the two beasts to steal the thousand-year-old elixir was just the first step.

If Sheng Hu doesn't return by tomorrow, he'll start killing people, and the first one to die will be the leader of Jue Ling Fort.

Li Ping closed his eyes: "Blame your Grand Elder!"

……

In the clear blue sky, a streak of gray light suddenly pierced the horizon and flew towards the direction of Jue Ling Fortress.

The one in the streaking light was Sheng Hu.

The closer he got to the sect, the more anxious he became.

After all, he was an old monster who had lived for hundreds of years, and Sheng Hu was very familiar with the tactic of testing and gradually eroding.

If I don't show myself, those who are secretly watching will become bolder and bolder.

Right now it's just stealing, but in a while it might turn into blatant robbery.

This is also why Jue Ling Fort didn't collect all the thousand-year-old medicinal herbs, because there was no point in collecting them.

As he flew, Sheng Hu felt a surge of anger towards the person secretly spying on him: "Hmph! I'll see who's behind this!"

Seeing that the mountain gate was already in sight and looked calm, Sheng Hu couldn't help but breathe a slight sigh of relief.

But at that moment—

call out!

He only heard the sound of a sharp weapon piercing the air, and a black light slashed towards him from below with terrifying force.

Seeing this, Sheng Hu sneered: "You dare to ambush me? Do you really think I'm unprepared?"

Knowing that there were Core Formation cultivators secretly spying on the sect, he had been on guard the whole way, and now things had turned out exactly as he expected.

There is an ambush.

boom!

He spat out a seal the size of a finger, which then grew in size in the wind, transforming into the size of a house in the blink of an eye, shimmering with astonishing spiritual light, as it met the incoming flying sword.

The sword and the seal collided, producing a tremendous roar.

Taking advantage of this moment, Sheng Hu saw clearly the person who had ambushed him; it was a figure in a black robe wearing a cloak.

"Yan Liming?" He also recognized the Devouring Yuan Sword.