Luo Chuan saw this and quickly drew two pitch-black, razor-sharp daggers from behind his back!

"Kid, I gave you a chance to live, and you chose not to take it, insisting on courting death!"

"Appearing here in the dead of night, it seems you're also after that place!"

Clang!

The pitch-black dagger blocked one of Shen Wen'an's sword strikes. Luo Chuan used the force to retreat, his eyes like a vicious serpent locking onto Shen Wen'an.

"I'll tell you frankly, I've already sent someone to notify the Elder. This relic belongs to our Hundred Beasts Mountain, and no one should dare to covet it!"

Just as he finished speaking, a faint black smoke began to emerge from his whole body, instantly merging him with the surrounding darkness!

At the same time, the black panther that had been by his side suddenly leaped and disappeared into the darkness.

Having lost the targets of the man and the beast, Shen Wen'an's face did not show signs of panic.

Since his eyes could see nothing, he chose to simply close them, relying solely on his keen intuition to sense the opponent's location.

Whoosh!

A dark shadow suddenly darted past from the left front, moving extremely fast!

Shen Wen'an slowly turned, facing the direction where the shadow vanished.

Whoosh!

Another figure flickered behind him and disappeared instantly.

Clearly, Luo Chuan from Hundred Beasts Mountain and his war beast, the Shadow Leopard, were quite adept at night assaults.

The situation was incredibly advantageous for them, like a fish in water.

The man and beast kept altering their positions, attempting to find an opportunity to kill Shen Wen'an with a single strike.

Yet, facing this scenario, Shen Wen'an remained calm and composed, showing no sign of a flaw.

From a distance, Luo Chuan was somewhat surprised to see this.

He could sense that Shen Wen'an's realm was only at the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer, while he himself had the strength of Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer, and his war beast, the Shadow Leopard, was at Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer.

Taking advantage of the night, in a situation where the opponent was unprepared, he and the Shadow Leopard could easily kill a cultivator of the same realm.

Yet, Shen Wen'an's intuition was terrifyingly accurate.

Every time he intended to strike, it seemed the opponent could always detect his position.

Luo Chuan, hiding behind a giant tree, stared intently at Shen Wen'an in the distance. After a flicker in his eyes, he immediately commanded the Shadow Leopard to seize an opportunity for a preemptive strike!

In his view, with the Shadow Leopard's Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer strength and its incredible speed, coupled with the cover of darkness.

Once it initiated an attack, Shen Wen'an would inevitably expose a flaw!

At that time, he could swiftly strike, killing him with thunderous force!

The relic was something he discovered with a senior from the sect while seeking their sect's runaway war beast, the Iron-spine Demon Wolf.

The relic was ancient, surely hiding many treasures.

The two of them originally planned to explore and gain some benefits before reporting back to the sect.

Unexpectedly, the patrolling Shadow Leopard discovered Shen Wen'an's trail.

Luo Chuan knew very well that the Twelve Immortal Sects were currently setting up arrangements in Yangnao Land, and once this relic was exposed, it would inevitably be known to other sects.

By then, it would be impossible for Hundred Beasts Mountain to claim it for themselves.

The only way was to kill whoever the Shadow Leopard discovered!

The Twelve Immortal Sects Alliance had a rule that no Fetal Breathing Realm strong practitioner was permitted to interfere in worldly matters, except for those dealing with the grand shifts of heaven and earth in Yangnao Land.

This meant that the person who suddenly appeared near the relic was definitely not in the Fetal Breathing Realm.

He had absolute confidence in his own strength; unless the opponent was at the Perfection Realm of Qi Cultivation, even if they were at Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, with a calculated mind and the Shadow Leopard's help, he had the chance to kill the opponent!

Seeing that Shen Wen'an was only at Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer, he didn't regard him seriously at all.

It was this very sense of contempt that allowed Shen Wen'an to sense his killing intent immediately, thereby locking onto his and the Shadow Leopard's locations.

"What a troublesome kid..."

While pondering secretly, Luo Chuan had already issued the command for the Shadow Leopard to strike!

On the other side, the Shadow Leopard received its master's command, its aura instantly retracted, and it slowly crouched, preparing for a thunderous assault.

However, just then, Shen Wen'an, surrounded by the man and beast, had his long sword flash and instantly vanish!

The next moment!

A golden stream of light suddenly shot toward the Shadow Leopard's hidden position!

The stream of light moved extremely fast!

In the blink of an eye, it was already near the Shadow Leopard!

Whoosh!

The Shadow Leopard, moving at incredible speed, tried to dodge, but was grazed by the stream of light!

The left ear along with the eye were directly sliced off by the stream of light!

Roar!

The Shadow Leopard roared in pain!

Seeing his war beast injured, Luo Chuan became anxious and disregarded any tactical flaws, hastily moving to strike at Shen Wen'an!

This Shadow Leopard had been his companion since he joined Hundred Beasts Mountain.

The man and beast had been together for decades, perfectly coordinated and deeply bonded.

Facing the approaching Luo Chuan, Shen Wen'an did not recall his Dragon Soul Magical Sword, but with a simple thought.

The golden stream of light made a loop in the air, then dove down again, piercing through the Shadow Leopard's head!

Whoosh!

"Argh!"

Watching as the Shadow Leopard's head was pierced through, its life force rapidly diminishing, Luo Chuan let out a roar of anguish, his right hand's pitch-black dagger flashing with a ghostly light!

Whoosh!

A pitch-black, ink-like sharp edge shot directly toward Shen Wen'an's face!

Shen Wen'an formed a sword point with his fingers, the azure Supreme Profound Sword Qi swirling at his fingertips, meeting the rapidly approaching sharp edge with a pinpoint strike!

Bang!

The black sharp edge was shattered by the sword qi!

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But Luo Chuan's figure had already reached in front of him.

His cultivation focused on the way of assassination; his attack speed was extremely fast, and his moves were extremely insidious.

Shen Wen'an lightly tapped his toes, quickly retreating while also summoning back his Dragon Soul Magical Sword from a distance.

The flying sword clashed with the pair of daggers in Luo Chuan's hands, and for a moment, both sides were evenly matched.

"Such skilled sword control, are you from the Cyan Ruo Sword House!?"

Seeing that the opponent was only at the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer, yet could hold his ground with sword control, a bad feeling surged in Luo Chuan's heart.

Although other Immortal Sects also had people skilled in sword control, without being Sword Cultivators, it was difficult to perform it with such proficiency.

And in all of Danzhou, nearly every Sword Cultivator was at the Cyan Ruo Sword House.

Guessing that Shen Wen'an might be from Cyan Ruo Sword House, Luo Chuan's expression turned somewhat grim.

A disciple of Cyan Ruo Sword House appearing here not only meant the secrets of the relic were at risk but also that the Twelve Immortal Sects' plan for the Flood Dragon's corpse might be in jeopardy.

After all, Cyan Ruo Sword House was one of the most powerful Immortal Sects in Danzhou.

The Twelve Immortal Sects didn't even have the qualification to negotiate with them!

No, that's not right!

A flash of insight suddenly struck Luo Chuan's mind.

The Twelve Immortal Sects had someone specially guarding the barrier from Danzhou to Yangnao Land, and if there were truly people from Cyan Ruo Sword House entering Yangnao Land, he would have heard about it.

Moreover, Sword Cultivators from Cyan Ruo Sword House were rare, and no disciple under the Fetal Breathing Realm would ever be sent out for training.

The Shen Wen'an in front of him was only at the Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer, and even if Cyan Ruo Sword House released him for training, he would definitely have a Guardian by his side.

Not a Sword Cultivator disciple of Cyan Ruo Sword House...

"You're that brat from Qiyun Valley!"

In an instant, Luo Chuan directly guessed Shen Wen'an's identity!

After all, back at Qishan Market, Shen Wen'an had drawn a sword in front of Lingshan Sword Immortal and not only was he not killed but also obtained a Sword Scripture, which caused quite a buzz throughout Danzhou.

Later, some news spread from Qiyun Valley, saying that Shen Wen'an was obsessed with the sword and was an outsider in the Sect.

Seeing the opponent had guessed his identity, killing intent surged in Shen Wen'an's heart!

He knew that today he must resolve the person before him.

If he let him escape, it wouldn't take long for him to trace his family.

Be it for the relic or for that cursed black panther, this person and the Hundred Beasts Mountain behind him would not spare his family.

In this life, he cherished only two things.

The pursuit of Sword Dao.

His family was the reverse scale in his heart!

Feeling the change in Shen Wen'an's killing intent, Luo Chuan sneered instantly: "Looks like I really guessed right!"

"Very well!"

When he thought Shen Wen'an might be a disciple of Cyan Ruo Sword House earlier, Luo Chuan had many concerns, worried that if word got out of killing a Cyan Ruo Sword House disciple, the entire Hundred Beasts Mountain might not withstand their fury.

Knowing now that Shen Wen'an wasn't a disciple of Cyan Ruo Sword House, he felt unburdened.

After knocking the Dragon Soul Magical Sword aside with one blow, a sly look flashed in Luo Chuan's eyes, and he suddenly pulled out something from his chest and tossed it!

Poof!

The Dragon Soul Magical Sword accurately pierced through that object!

But immediately a large cloud of ink-like black mist enveloped the area of over ten zhang in an instant!

Inside the black mist, Shen Wen'an suddenly felt a great impact on his divine sense and perception.

Poof!

Caught off guard, a sharp dagger pierced his left shoulder!

His brow furrowed slightly, and as his right hand pointed his sword out, his body rapidly retreated!

The area covered by the black mist wasn't large, and Shen Wen'an's figure soon darted out!

Just as he prepared to use spiritual power to seal the wound on his left shoulder, he suddenly realized the circulation of spiritual power in his body had slowed!

Poison!?

As a disciple of Qiyun Valley, although he hadn't trained in Alchemy Dao, he often heard his brothers from Hidden Cloud Courtyard discuss pharmacy-related matters.

Feeling the spiritual power in his body moving more and more sluggishly, Shen Wen'an knew the poison either came from Luo Chuan's dagger or that strange black mist!

"How does it feel, little brat?"

"This is the Spirit-Breaking Powder our Hundred Beasts Mountain uses to capture powerful demons; using it against you today fits perfectly..."

"Since you killed my partner, I won't let you die so easily..."

Luo Chuan toyed with the black dagger in his hand, a cruel smile on his face.

Seeing him slowly approaching, Shen Wen'an gritted his teeth and feigned a move with the Dragon Soul Magical Sword. Taking advantage of Luo Chuan's evasion, he retrieved the sword, his body flickering as he fled into the distance.

"Trying to run?"

Luo Chuan, like a ghost, immediately chased after him.

Meanwhile.

Shen Yuan suddenly awoke from his bed with a start!

In his Sea of Consciousness, the White Jade Turtle Shell emitted a crimson glow.

[Hexagram has been refreshed!]

[Today's Hexagram · Great Calamity]: Family member Shen Wen'an faces a life and death tribulation, and the family faces survival threats too; seek help from Luoxia Mountain for a slim chance of survival!

Great Calamity!

Looking at the blood-red writing on the turtle shell, Shen Yuan's face was grave.

Without a moment's hesitation, he rose, grabbed a long sword, and prepared to rush out to find Shen Wen'an.

Just as he opened the door, he seemed to sense something, hastily returned to the room, and pocketed two purple talismans!

The night was moonless, and Shen Yuan, channeling spiritual power, dashed across the rugged mountain path.

The hexagram indicated his son was in a life-and-death crisis, not a disaster of blood, meaning Shen Wen'an was in grave danger and could perish at any moment.

He didn't know if he could help, but he had to give it everything!

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