Lu Ye gathered his spiritual energy in his legs, and his pursuit speed was clearly much faster. 520 official website
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This was a small trick he had discovered unintentionally during his several trips to and from Qingyun Mountain. A cultivator's spiritual energy had many uses; when focused in the eyes, it allowed one to see things that were usually invisible; when concentrated in the legs, it made one run faster; and when imbued in weapons, it increased their lethality.
The terrain of the mountain forest was complex, with large trees everywhere that required several people to encircle them. The person fleeing ahead was naturally less familiar with the terrain than Lu Ye, and the distance between them gradually closed.
When Lu Ye finally saw the person's back, all his doubts were suddenly cleared up.
He knew who was behind all this. This result surprised him because, in his view, he had no grudges with the person, and they had only met once!
"Roar!" A white figure suddenly darted out from ahead, blocking the person's path. It was Da Hu!
The person was terrified by Da Hu, let out a scream, and without thinking, threw a talisman they had prepared in advance. The talisman transformed into a crescent-shaped slash in mid-air, heading straight for Da Hu.
Da Hu hastily dodged, and the crescent-shaped slash almost grazed his body, cutting through a large tree behind him, demonstrating the talisman's piercing power.
With the first attack failing, the person's expression became even more panicked, fumbling through their storage bag for something.
A small figure had already silently climbed onto their back, emitting a shrill screech.
Lu Ye saw the person's body bend, as if weighed down by something heavy, and their movements paused for a moment.
This reminded Lu Ye of the first time he encountered Yi Yi and Da Hu in the cave, when he was ambushed by Yi Yi…
With this delay, Lu Ye had already rushed to the person's side and swung his sword down.
A bright sword light flashed, and an arm flew off, blood spraying everywhere.
The pain made her scream. Although she was a wandering cultivator by origin, her outstanding appearance led her to be noticed by the Tian Ji Merchant Alliance soon after entering the Lingxi Battlefield. She had been taken into the alliance and had never engaged in combat, let alone suffered such a severe injury.
She was no more than a flower raised in a greenhouse.
Most of the people in the merchant alliance were of this type. They did not need to fight, nor did they experience the hardships and dangers that disciples of various sects faced on the battlefield. They only needed to focus on their business.
Da Hu pounced, knocking her to the ground, and roared fiercely, the stench of his breath almost making her faint.
What frightened her even more was the sound of footsteps coming from the side. Turning her head, she saw Lu Ye with his sharp sword pointing at the ground, blood still dripping from the blade, approaching step by step.
When he was close, Lu Ye looked down at her and said calmly, "Liu Ruyin!"
This woman was the one who had made a deal with him the first time he went to the Tian Ji Merchant Alliance.
"Don't kill me, please don't kill me!" Liu Ruyin's makeup was smeared with tears as she begged continuously.
Lu Ye lowered his eyes and asked, "Who ordered you?"
"No one ordered me, I was blinded by greed and acted on my own…" In her immense fear, Liu Ruyin naturally said whatever came to mind, even blurting out the entire story before Lu Ye could ask more questions.
"Is that so…" Lu Ye raised his sword high.
Sensing Lu Ye's intent to kill, Liu Ruyin screamed, "Don't kill me, I'll give you anything you want!"
The sword fell, and Da Hu timely dodged, the blade, enhanced by spiritual energy, slicing across Liu Ruyin's white, slender neck.
A yellow light flew from Liu Ruyin's white hand and into Lu Ye's right hand.
The headless body convulsed, blood gushing from the neck like a fountain, taking a while to stop.
Yi Yi, watching from the side, was visibly shaken. Today's events had refreshed her understanding of Lu Ye, making her realize that Da Hu's survival was just luck, and that this person was not someone to be trifled with.
Lu Ye bent down, took the storage bag from Liu Ruyin's waist, and thoroughly searched her body. He was not doing this to take advantage of her but to check if she had any hidden storage bags.
He himself had a hidden storage bag… projecting his own thoughts onto others, he thought others might have one too.
Unfortunately, Liu Ruyin did not have this habit. As a member of the merchant alliance, she did not need to fight or adventure outside, so her storage bag was very safe on her person.
Liu Ruyin's storage bag was open, and Lu Ye checked it briefly, finding some useful items.
"Dispose of the body," Lu Ye ordered.
"Huh?" Yi Yi looked at him in disbelief, as if he were joking.
Lu Ye took a bottle from Liu Ruyin's storage bag and tossed it in his hand.
"Okay!" Yi Yi responded quickly, giving Da Hu a nod and hurriedly getting to work.
Lu Ye returned to where he had killed the clean-faced cultivator, picked up his storage bag, and also took the clean-faced cultivator's weapon.
Half an hour later, in the cave where they were staying, Lu Ye sat cross-legged, bare-chested, applying healing pills to his wounds.
He had few healing pills left, and after using two, he only had four left.
Reflecting on today's battle, Lu Ye did not feel proud of killing a third-layer Lingxi cultivator but was instead self-reflecting. In the struggles between low-level cultivators, close combat was the main form of battle. Most low-level cultivators followed the path of martial cultivation because their cultivation was not high enough and their practice time was short, leaving them no time or energy to study techniques. Only when they became stronger would they gradually clarify their future path.
This battle with the clean-faced cultivator exposed a serious problem: he had no technique in his combat. This was understandable, as he had only been practicing for less than three months, and during this time, he had been focused on improving his cultivation, leaving no energy to enhance his combat skills.
In the end, he was able to kill the clean-faced cultivator with Da Hu's help, catching the opponent off guard.
But he did not know how to improve his technique. Without a suitable teacher to guide him, relying solely on his own exploration was clearly not feasible.
Another issue was the weapon…
Previously, he had not felt much, but the long sword he held was left behind by Manager Yang. Before this, he had used this sword to kill Zhou Cheng, but the battle with Zhou Cheng was over in an instant.
Today's life-and-death struggle with the clean-faced man made him realize a serious problem: he and the sword were not compatible. The sword felt awkward in his hands, and he could not fully utilize its advantages.
Thinking about this, Lu Ye put on his clothes, picked up the long sword at his feet, and examined it carefully. The blade had many notches, all caused by his slashing, especially a large notch about the size of a grain of rice, one-third of the way down the blade.
Such a notch was a serious issue for a long sword, making it unusable.
He then picked up the clean-faced man's long knife, stood up, and swung it a few times, raising his eyebrows.