Chapter 450
450 Slaying the Flood Dragon
“Brother Long? Your severed arm is here. You can just reattach it. Why waste so much blood essence?”
The burly man with the heavy gloves looked at the flood dragon in disbelief.
They were relatively strong. Although they had the ability to regrow broken arms, it took a lot of vitality to grow an arm out of thin air. It would probably take them a few years to recover.
Why did this flood dragon seem to have gone crazy? His severed hand was here, and the two brothers were helping him hold it. In the end, the flood dragon had no intention of putting his hand back.
The flood dragon was so angry that his scaly face visibly changed color.
“I must kill that bastard today!”
After saying that, the flood dragon waved his hand, and the black heavy sword returned to his hand.
At this moment, the swordsman had already reached the city gate. There were only two people left in front of him. He would be able to enter the city soon.
Li Yuanqing looked at the back of the swordsman and could not help but praise.
The speed of that fellow’s attack just now was probably stronger than his.
Li Yuanqing admitted that although he was not in the Pinnacle, he was still quite experienced.
However, seeing this swordsman’s methods, Li Yuanqing realized that his swordsmanship had been abandoned for too long. He still had many areas where he could improve.
“Master knew that those three were no match for him, so he didn’t want to attack.”
Li Yuanqing followed behind Wang Lan and walked forward together, ignoring the demons beside him.
Wang Lan said with a cold expression, “Those three guys only have appearances, so they don’t pose much of a threat. Why are you so impatient? You still have many opportunities to walk around in the future. If you want to personally interfere in these matters, then don’t go out.”
When the two of them spoke, they did not care about the people beside them at all. At this moment, they happened to walk to the side of the demons, leaving the two demons staring at Wang Lan’s back with wide eyes.
At this moment, the flood dragon had already walked behind Chou Wu.
Without any explanation, he carried the heavy sword and waved it fiercely, intending to cut Chou Wu in half.
At that moment, Chou Wu finally moved. It was the first time the crowd had seen him move his hands. There was a clang as the two swords overlapped.
Although Chou Wu’s sword looked much thinner, it steadily blocked the flood dragon’s aggressive attack.
The two swords looked very different in size, and the stalemate between them looked very strange.
When the onlookers saw this, they could not help but gasp. This fellow was actually able to forcefully receive the flood dragon’s full-powered attack. Moreover, his body did not move at all, as if nothing had happened. How powerful was he?
Even the flood dragon subconsciously discovered the problem. He looked at Chou Wu’s back in disbelief.
“You?”
Suddenly, he felt a majestic force coming from the hand holding the sword.
This huge force was like a landslide. It was usually so difficult to resist that it directly sent him flying.
He tried his best to stabilize himself in midair. But at this moment, countless threads of sword energy appeared in the sky ahead. Those sword energies were very difficult to identify. If one was weaker, they would not even be able to see them.
Seeing this, the flood dragon was shocked. He hurriedly raised his heavy sword to block.
After a flash of light, the flood dragon was smashed to the ground.
He happened to land beside Wang Lan, who stopped in his tracks. The flood dragon happened to be lying in front of his feet, creating a huge pit.
The heavy sword he was so proud of was now mottled. This heavy sword made of special materials was covered in cracks.
The light on this sword was very dim. Although there was still a trace of light that could be mobilized, it ultimately could not maintain this last dim light and dissipated without warning.
The mighty heavy sword was finally reduced to pieces by such a sharp attack.
The flood dragon’s face was pale and he could not help but vomit a mouthful of blood. He lowered his head and looked at the broken heavy sword in his hand in disbelief. He could not accept that his extremely proud Dharma treasure was so vulnerable in the hands of others.
What was even more unacceptable was that his opponent had somehow increased his cultivation again.
Chou Wu was originally only a fifth-stage Supremacy.
Among the three of them, two were fifth-stage Supremacies and one fourth-stage Supremacy. They could easily deal with Chou Wu.
However, he did not expect Chou Wu to inexplicably break through his cultivation level. Moreover, his comprehension seemed to have improved further. Now, his sword technique was even sharper.
Looking at this opponent in front of him, an irresistible fear rose in the flood dragon’s heart. He had been so arrogant just now, but after being dealt a blow, he suddenly became dispirited.
Chou Wu slowly walked over while dragging his sword step by step.
He walked to the other end of the deep pit and faced Wang Lan and Li Yuanqing from afar.
“Are you going to kill him?” Wang Lan suddenly said.
Chou Wu glanced up, frowning slightly.
“Does this man have anything to do with you, Senior?” he asked.
Wang Lan shook his head and said indifferently, “It has nothing to do with me.”
“Since he doesn’t have anything to do with you, there’s no need for you to protect him, right? I have a personal grudge with him. I believe everyone has seen it just now. It was the three brothers who were aggressive. I had no choice but to attack.”
After saying that, he raised the sword in his hand and was about to attack.
At this moment, Wang Lan suddenly said, “He can’t kill you.”
Chou Wu’s expression turned ugly as he looked at Wang Lan in confusion.
“I have no grudge against you, right? It’s his problem for overestimating himself, but since he’s my enemy, I have to reduce the number of my enemies, even if he doesn’t have the strength now.”
“Perhaps by doing so you save yourself some trouble.”
Li Yuanqing did not know much about the way things were done here, and he did not know why Wang Lan, who was watching from the sidelines when they were about to attack, suddenly interfered when he was about to reap the fruits of success. It was really strange.
Just as Li Yuanqing was feeling puzzled, the city guard had already strode over. He stood beside Chou Wu and said to him, “Are you guys going in or not?”
“I’ll go after I finish him off.”
“This is Tianyun City! I advise you all to behave yourselves. Don’t cause trouble for yourselves.”
After saying that, the guard ignored them and strode back to the city gate.
Chou Wu looked at Wang Lan again, slowly put away the sword in his hand and placed it properly on his waist. Then, he ignored the flood dragon lying on the ground.
After he left, Wang Lan also jumped over the flood dragon with Li Yuanqing and followed Chou Wu into Tianyun City.
Before Li Yuanqing entered the city, he even turned around to take a look. Those demons heaved a sigh of relief as they gathered together and carefully looked over at them, as if they were happy to have survived.
“Master, which sect is that person from? It looks like his sword technique is extraordinary.”
Tianyun City was even wider than it looked from the outside. After entering the city, there were more than ten roads of various sizes. The two sides quickly parted ways.
Wang Lan suddenly stopped and looked at Li Yuanqing strangely.
“Master, why are you looking at me?”
Wang Lan asked in confusion, “The technique that guy used just now was very simple. If you don’t have some understanding of swordsmanship, you might not be able to see what he did. Even if you can see some of it, you probably won’t think that such a simple technique has any effect.”
Li Yuanqing’s face stiffened and he asked, “What do you mean, Master?”
“I see you still have many secrets.”
“Master, you must be joking. What secrets can I hide? I’m just a disciple.”
Wang Lan raised his eyebrows and did not continue asking.
“So what do you think of his methods just now? What are the odds of success if you go up against him?”
Wang Lan asked Li Yuanqing, and he pretended to be surprised. “Master, you’re too good at making fun of me. With my little ability, I’m afraid I won’t even be able to withstand a single move from him. I was just asking casually. You wouldn’t send me to my death, right?”
At this moment, Wang Lan was also used to Li Yuanqing’s teasing. He only smiled and replied, “It’s best that you know in your heart. If you’re outside, it’s safest to ask less about other people’s matters.”
“I understand. However, Master, could it be that you don’t know which sect that person is from, so you deliberately patronize me?”
As Li Yuanqing spoke, Wang Lan had already led him around many bustling streets and finally stopped in front of a shop that looked orderly.
There was a simple signboard hanging above this shop. The signboard was the South City Branch. These simple words looked rather dignified. It was as if as long as it said the location of South City, it did not need to say which sect he was from.
Wang Lan looked up at the signboard and said casually, “That’s the technique of the Lingyun Pavilion. There’s no one easy to deal with in their Sword Sect. It’s better to interact less with them.”
After Wang Lan answered Li Yuanqing’s doubts, he walked into the attic.
Li Yuanqing followed Wang Lan into the house.
The house did not look big from the outside, but it was rather bright inside.
The living room had been built to be spacious. Most importantly, there was a lot of space at the back, and there wasn’t much in the way of space. The shelves were also clean and placed in some exquisite wooden boxes or prefab bottles.
A rich medicinal fragrance filled the room, instantly making one feel refreshed.
Li Yuanqing looked around curiously and guessed that this was the branch of the Alchemy Pavilion. He did not expect Wang Lan to bring him to the branch office the first thing he did after entering the city. Was the assessment going to start now? Wasn’t this a little too hasty?
Li Yuanqing pondered silently in his heart and did not show his worry. He only pretended to be nonchalant and stood behind Wang Lan.
After the two of them entered, a middle-aged man in a green Daoist robe walked out. The middle-aged man had a long beard and thin cheeks. His eyes were bright and full of spirit.
When he saw Wang Lan, he smiled and greeted him from afar.
“So the old deacon is here. It’s been a long time since you came to my place. Why are you here today? I’m really surprised.”
Wang Lan did not stand on ceremony. He walked to a couch at the side and sat down cross-legged. He pointed at Li Yuanqing and said, “I’ve just taken in a new disciple today. This disciple is interested in medicinal pills. I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble you.”
“Disciple?”
Upon hearing the word disciple, the man’s eyes widened. He looked Li Yuanqing up and down as if he had never expected such a thing to happen.
“What kind of ability does a child like him have? To be able to make the old deacon want to take in a disciple?”
He could not help but go forward and grab Li Yuanqing’s arm to check, as if he wanted to find something unique from Li Yuanqing.
“His aptitude is not bad. He has such a high cultivation at such a young age. His future is definitely promising.”
He nodded as he checked, muttering under his breath.
“I wonder how good his alchemy skills are. Usually, if his cultivation is high, his alchemy skills will definitely fall behind.”
He turned around and asked Wang Lan, “Old Deacon, you know the rules here. Although I can help a little, without a lot of alchemy experience to accumulate, even I can’t do anything during this period of time.”
Wang Lan was not in a hurry at all. Instead, he looked confident and gestured to Li Yuanqing.
Li Yuanqing recalled what Wang Lan had told him before they came. He took out a medicine bottle and handed it to the man in front of him.
The man hurriedly took the medicine bottle and opened it. He only held it to the tip of his nose and sniffed it slightly. His eyes immediately lit up.
“Did you refine this yourself?”
The man looked at Li Yuanqing solemnly for confirmation.
Li Yuanqing answered hesitantly, “Of course, I refined it under Master’s guidance.”
At the side, Wang Lan said bluntly, “Don’t give me that. I haven’t taught you anything yet. How is it? Zhao Wuming, how capable is my disciple? Is he worth your help?”
The man who was called Zhao Wuming sat beside Wang Lan suspiciously and asked him in a low voice, “Senior, are you making fun of me again? Why have I never heard of such a person before?”
“Haven’t you heard of him now?”
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