Chapter 86 I will chop off Li Xuanfeng’s head with my own hands! Li Xuanfeng: Really?

During the flight, Li Xuanfeng did not rush to accelerate, but instead controlled the Zhenshan Pagoda to torment the two assassins, interrogating them about their Concealment Technique.

If not for Cultivating the Soul Three Arts, which made Li Xuanfeng alert in advance, he would have truly struggled to discover where the two were hiding.

Their Concealment Technique could not only deceive sight but also Divine Sense, which was truly rare; Li Xuanfeng might only be able to discover them if he fully activated his Blazing Sun Golden Eyes.

The two preferred death over surrender, resolutely refusing to reveal their Concealment Technique.

Li Xuanfeng was not flustered at all, controlling the power of the Zhenshan Pagoda to crush their Souls.

Each time their Souls were on the verge of shattering, he would stop, allow them to recover, and then continue crushing.

After several repetitions, the two finally couldn't bear it anymore, begging Li Xuanfeng for a quick end and revealing their Cultivation method to him.

Physical pain was far less than that of the Soul.

For similar injuries, the Soul was countless times more unbearable than the body; it would be a wonder if they could endure it.

The Concealment Technique they Cultivated had a very ordinary name, the Void Concealment Technique, which allowed one to merge into the Void Realm, isolating detection from pupil techniques and Divine Sense!

The more profound the Cultivation, the better the concealment effect.

Simply put, it used space as a cover to hide one's form and aura.

However, this secret art had many flaws: the concealment time would not be too long, it consumed a huge amount of power, and while hidden, one could only remain in a fixed spot; once moved, the effect would be lost, and their tracks would be revealed.

Under normal circumstances, Cultivators below the Divine Transformation Realm could not Cultivate it, but Li Xuanfeng was clearly not included in “normal circumstances.”

Landing casually on a desolate mountain, Li Xuanfeng released the Zhenshan Pagoda to stand guard and began Cultivating the Void Concealment Technique; after all, with his Comprehension Ability, it wouldn't take much time.

In just the first attempt, he learned the Void Concealment Technique and successfully performed it.

After several more attempts, his proficiency was already completely on par with the two assassins.

The two Soul bodies witnessing all this inside the pagoda were utterly stunned.

Li Xuanfeng's Comprehension Ability was simply beyond their imagination!

What shocked them even more was yet to come.

After fully mastering the Void Concealment Technique, Li Xuanfeng began to identify and fix its flaws; he felt that other flaws were acceptable, but the inability to move after concealment was somewhat impractical.

After an incense stick's worth of thought, Li Xuanfeng seemed to have found a solution.

After another incense stick's worth of attempts and continuous improvements, Li Xuanfeng patched up this flaw.

He was now able to move his body while concealed, although this process doubled the consumption of power, it was still considered a successful improvement.

The Souls of the two assassins were numb from watching.

“The rumors are false? This is what they call false rumors? He's even more of a Prodigy than the rumors claim!”

“Not only did he learn the Void Concealment Technique so quickly, but he also fixed the flaw of not being able to move?”

“If we had known we were assassinating this kind of monster, who the hell would have taken this mission?”

“Damn it, the Blood Fiend Gate misled me!”

The two Soul bodies fluctuated violently; they wished they could kill their employer.

They were not from the Blood Fiend Gate but from an assassin organization in another country, hired by an employer specifically to assassinate Li Xuanfeng.

The employer was from the Blood Fiend Gate.

However, the intelligence was flawed; the employer's information to the assassin organization stated that the rumors about Li Xuanfeng were false, and he was not as much of a Prodigy as rumored.

Both the intelligence provided by the employer and the intelligence collected by the organization itself had major problems!

Li Xuanfeng's strength was even greater than rumored, and his Comprehension Ability was equally incredible!

The Void Concealment Technique the two Cultivated was originally incomplete because their rank was not high enough, and the organization, fearing leaks, did not pass on the complete version to them.

However, Li Xuanfeng, through repeated contemplation and attempts, completed a portion of it!

If they had known they were assassinating this kind of monster earlier, they would never have accepted this mission, but now it was too late to say anything.

Li Xuanfeng did not kill them simply because he did not want to affect his upcoming actions.

He knew the two were not from the Blood Fiend Gate but were definitely assassins hired by the Blood Fiend Gate from a certain assassin organization; if the two died, the assassin organization would surely notice immediately.

The assassin organization would then send a message to the Blood Fiend Gate, and the Ku Xuan Sect would certainly also learn of the news.

Whoosh!

Ignoring the two remorseful assassins, Li Xuanfeng put away the Zhenshan Pagoda and soared into the sky… Yunzhou, Hundred Mountains Prefecture City.

The Prefecture City was magnificent and prosperous, with various tall buildings arranged like fish scales.

Wide streets crisscrossed, with peddlers pushing carts and selling wares, as well as high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants.

People came and went, a constant stream.

In this world where Cultivators traversed the heavens and earth, cities under the rule of a Dynasty were considered relatively safe places for ordinary people and low-level Cultivators.

Although Cultivators were powerful, they dared not be too arrogant in the face of the court's laws, as the strongest person within a country was, after all, the Monarch.

The city was noisy with people calling out to friends, gathering in twos and threes, discussing the major events that had recently occurred.

Most of the discussions still revolved around topics related to Li Xuanfeng.

Even some ordinary people could chime in with a few words.

In the past month, Hundred Mountains Prefecture City had been much livelier than usual.

This was because He Shang of the Blood Fiend Gate had sliced a large mountain named Wu Gui Mountain flat with a single saber strike, setting up a challenge arena to invite Li Xuanfeng to a battle.

And this Wu Gui Mountain was located about thirty to forty li outside Hundred Mountains Prefecture City.

It was also not far from the Ku Xuan Sect; of course, the so-called not far was for powerful Cultivators.

Many Cultivators, eager to watch the excitement, flocked to the scene upon hearing the news.

However, after waiting for many days without any response from Li Xuanfeng, everyone lost hope for this battle.

Outside the Prefecture City, in the mountain range thirty-odd li away.

The peak of a large mountain had been flattened by some powerful force, set up as a challenge arena, with array patterns faintly visible, reinforcing the arena layer by layer.

Dozens of figures sat cross-legged; they were all Disciples of the Blood Fiend Gate.

Looking at their distribution, they were subtly led by one man and one woman.

Both wore the Blood Fiend Gate's red Cultivation robes with golden trim at the cuffs, signifying their status as True Disciples.

“Senior Brother, we’ve waited so long, and Li Xuanfeng hasn’t responded at all; it seems he won't be drawn out.”

Among the two leaders, the woman spoke.

She was Tan Lingmin, a Personal Disciple of the Blood Fiend Gate's Sect Master, with a Cultivation of Shattered Core Realm Fourth Layer, and the Senior Brother she referred to was the young man beside her.

This person was precisely He Shang, who had challenged Li Xuanfeng to a battle, and also a Personal Disciple of the Blood Fiend Gate's Sect Master, possessing a Cultivation of Divine Transformation Realm First Layer.

“He doesn't have the guts to come out!”

He Shang said indifferently.

When He Shang first heard the rumors about Li Xuanfeng, he didn't believe them; the rumors were too outlandish, and in his opinion, they were merely a mob of ignorant people who misunderstood the battle and spread misinformation.

He didn't even need to think to know that the person who truly killed Gong Taishang and Pei Hongyan was Lian Yue Zhou; it was just that the Cultivators present at the time lacked the insight to understand!

He believed Li Xuanfeng was a Genius, but to say he was an unreasonably prodigious Prodigy, He Shang found it laughable.

“He’s just a reputation-seeking, timid coward; how can he compare to True Disciple He!”

“Exactly, being publicly challenged, yet not even daring to show his face and respond, he truly lacks any of the pride and spirit of a Genius!”

“Doesn't this further prove that all the rumors about him are false? A true Prodigy wouldn't be so cowardly!”

As soon as He Shang spoke, the surrounding Inner Sect Disciples habitually began to praise him and belittle Li Xuanfeng.

Hearing the compliments from his Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, He Shang's lips curved slightly, clearly enjoying it greatly.

Especially when everyone complimented him in front of Tan Lingmin, he liked it even more.

“This person's talent should still be decent, but it definitely isn't as exaggerated as the rumors say, but I really didn't expect him to not even dare to respond!”

Tan Lingmin shook her head.

Such a cowardly fellow was being praised to the heavens by some Cultivators; it was truly incomprehensible.

Her and He Shang's challenge to Li Xuanfeng had impure motives; they indeed wanted to trick him into coming out and ambush him.

But Li Xuanfeng giving no response at all was truly unexpected.

However, it was also normal for Li Xuanfeng to be afraid of falling and not dare to come out; if someone ambushed him halfway, and someone ambushed him at the arena here, he would most likely die if he came out!

Unless Lian Yue Zhou and the Peak Master personally escorted him.

But with a Sect war possibly starting at any moment, would Lian Yue Zhou and the Peak Master dare to easily leave Hundred Sword Mountain?

Clearly, they would not!

“We never expected him to have the guts to come out anyway; our goal has already been achieved. The facts prove that Li Xuanfeng is not that much of a Prodigy, and the Disciples of both Sects no longer fear him.”

He Shang ended his meditation, stood up, and said indifferently.

Previously, many Disciples from both the Ku Xuan Sect and the Blood Fiend Gate were intimidated by Li Xuanfeng's prodigious nature, and a shadow had fallen over their hearts.

After a month of slander, Li Xuanfeng's unreasonably prodigious image completely collapsed, and any Disciple dared to mock him a few times.

“Originally, I even thought that if he dared to come, I would suppress my Cultivation to the same realm as him to see what he was truly capable of!”

He Shang stood with his hands behind his back, walked to the edge of the arena, and gazed into the sky; Li Xuanfeng not coming made him feel a lack of enjoyment.

“There's no need to continue waiting here; Master told me that we don't have absolute certainty of breaking through Hundred Sword Mountain yet, so the Sect war won't start for now.”

“Furthermore, the King's Fall Land barrier is loosening, so the war might happen after that.”

He Shang withdrew his gaze from the sky and said.

Then he turned around and looked at Tan Lingmin and his other Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, saying, “Next, you all go and deliver my message. This message must reach Hundred Sword Mountain and reach Li Xuanfeng's ears!”

Everyone immediately stood up, awaiting He Shang's instructions.

Spreading various rumors, slandering Li Xuanfeng, including conveying He Shang's challenge to Li Xuanfeng, were all tasks they were handling.

“The King's Fall Land is about to open. I will wait for Li Xuanfeng there. If he has the guts, he should come, and I will personally cut off his head!”

When He Shang spoke these words, a confident smile played on his face.

Especially after feeling the admiring gazes of Tan Lingmin and his other Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, the smile on He Shang's face grew even wider.

“Oh?”

“Is that so?”

However, before the Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters could receive their orders and depart, a faint voice echoed in everyone's ears.