Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill-Chapter 291 - 242: The Unintentionally Ruined Plan

Great Grandmaster Lu Lang, one of the twelve great thieves, slaughtered countless people.

After arriving in Shuzhou, he boldly issued a decree to a county city housing tens of thousands, proclaiming his intention to kill all its inhabitants, showing utter disdain for anyone.

Of course, his brazenness stemmed from his formidable strength.

The power of a Great Grandmaster was essentially the pinnacle of the Great Zhou, with very few capable of challenging him.

Yet, such a man, after the sweep of a sword’s light, fell straight to the ground, motionless.

If one were close enough and powerfully perceptive, they could sense that Lu Lang had lost the breath of life.

Before long, the dust settled.

People on and outside the city walls saw Lu Lang on the ground, seemingly unharmed.

"Dead?"

This was the assessment of those on the city walls.

"Was Big Brother knocked down?"

This was the assessment of the other twelve great thieves outside the walls, who couldn’t believe their leader would be killed so easily, thinking at most he had suffered some hits.

"The people of Dishui County seem quite capable, to be able to make Big Brother suffer."

But soon, they realized something was amiss.

It was one thing for Big Brother to suffer a setback, but totally out of character for him to lie motionless on the ground.

Suffering a setback was acceptable, but he had to regain his standing afterwards.

"Something’s not right, hurry and help Big Brother, there might be a powerful individual in Dishui County."

The twelve great thieves did have a sense of loyalty, and without knowing the true situation, they thought of assisting Lu Lang.

However, when one of them got within a few dozen meters of their leader, he didn’t hesitate at all; he turned around and ran.

Each Grandmaster had their unique capabilities, and this fleeing individual was highly perceptive, a key reason he had managed to survive despite his numerous misdeeds.

He sensed that Big Brother was indeed dead, devoid of life’s breath.

There had to be an extremely dangerous individual in the city; the recent flash of the sword was a genuine threat, not just a bluff.

But he hadn’t run far when a silver light appeared behind him and pierced through his body.

Thud!

His body hit the ground and slid, then went silent.

Having intervened, Li Yongfeng surely wouldn’t spare any of the twelve great thieves.

Removing evil was a simple principle.

Upon witnessing this, the rest of the thieves didn’t hesitate to flee in the opposite direction.

They were yet to understand exactly what had happened, but this didn’t prevent them from sensing the imminent danger, given what happened to their Big Brother and then another of their own.

The flash of the sword had become a death curse for them!

What exactly was that silver light, effortlessly seen killing their leader without anyone directing it?

Next in line were they!

Flee! Without any hesitation!

Before, they had considered the city of Dishui County as their hunting ground, but now they were the true prey.

But how could their speed match that of a flying sword?

Under the command of Li Yongfeng’s thoughts, the flying sword flickered through the air, swiftly killing all twelve thieves, leaving only corpses.

"Is it over?"

Yongfeng County Magistrate Yi An found it hard to believe.

He knew the flying sword was terrifying but never thought it would handle a Great Grandmaster so effortlessly.

In their eyes, the flying sword had moved only twice with ease, eradicating the once unassailable twelve great thieves as if it hadn’t even made a serious effort.

"It’s over, those people are dead beyond doubt!"

Zhao Family Master responded to Yi An; his own heart wasn’t much calmer. Having been the first to encounter the flying sword, he felt his initial distrust of the flying sword was an insult.

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The flying sword’s strength was unimaginable, capable of killing him effortlessly, just like the twelve great thieves outside,

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Who had prepared for five days to showcase their fame, yet barely lasted the time to burn an incense stick before being killed.

"What exactly is this flying sword, so powerful? And how strong is that person who wields the sword, considering the flying sword is merely his weapon!"

Everyone fell silent.

So did Li Yongfeng.

Although he was temporarily controlling the flying sword, he hadn’t expected it to be so powerful.

How strong then was Yun Sheng?

But such thoughts came and went quickly; the disparity was too vast, and dwelling on it was of little use.

"It’s also a good thing, that person is the Guardian God of our Three Counties, let’s just diligently take care of the aftermath."

Soon, everyone sprang into action; now that the twelve great thieves who came to Shuzhou had been killed, the following matters became much simpler.

Handling the bodies and soothing the populace were also necessary tasks for them.

At this time, Li Yongfeng placed the flying sword in the county yamen, not daring to tamper with it.

Although the flying sword was now under his control, having witnessed such enormous power, he had become even more reverent and wasn’t blinded by the power.

The grandmasters of the Three Great Families had come with him.

The Jiang Family Master looked at the properly placed flying sword with some emotion, "It is said that every emperor owns a personal sword, which symbolizes the ruler, and anyone who sees it must behave respectfully, even if they are to be killed. This flying sword must be the same!"

One represented power; the other represented personal strength.

Comparatively, the flying sword was much more useful than the emperor’s sword.

"This is a symbol of that respected person’s strength!"

Although several people coveted the power of the flying sword, no one dared to entertain the thought of claiming it. Everyone cautiously glanced at it, then left the room.

Outside, cheers had already erupted; the resolution of the twelve great thieves signified the end of the crisis in Dishui County, and this feeling of surviving danger excited everyone.

"Long live!"

Yi An had already spread the word that the respected person had personally dealt with the twelve great thieves.

Dishui County was saved by that respected person for the third time, bringing faith to its ultimate peak.

Meanwhile, in his seclusion, Wang Sheng suddenly felt a surge of intense incense fire faith strength pouring in and had to use even more power to suppress it.

However, he could approximately guess why.

"Timing it, the twelve great thieves must have been dealt with today, and the progress bar for the God-slaying Sword has even increased."

After figuring out the reason, he didn’t pay much more attention.

Let it increase. After all, he was already somewhat accustomed to it now, using Divine Thought to suppress these incense fire beliefs, and Divine Thought could also be trained to some extent.

Shortly, he immersed himself back into his cultivation and no longer paid attention.

After the disaster, Yi An promptly organized an extremely grand celebration in Dishui County to dispel the remaining fears of the populace. If they did not take such measures, it might not be long before the population of Dishui County drastically decreased; some people thought these repeated attacks were ominous.

Just like that, the night passed, and the next day, outsiders gathered their courage and headed toward Dishui County.

"Is it really safe?"

"Don’t worry, I’ve researched. After the twelve great thieves slaughtered, they would directly leave and wouldn’t pose any danger. Moreover, Dishui County is now considered a ’treasure land’; are you really not going?"

"Let’s go!"

Many people still had this idea, hoping to profit from the dead.

But when they arrived in Dishui County, they found the city as thriving as ever.

Dishui County, safe and sound!

A few days later, this news spread, creating a stir in the surrounding areas.

The twelve great thieves had been killed!

Shuzhou would no longer be threatened by the twelve great thieves.

"What? The twelve great thieves are dead? Impossible—that’s a Great Grandmaster!"

"I didn’t believe it either, but Dishui County had hanged their bodies on the city walls. If those people were still alive, how could they have endured such a humiliation? They would have retaliated long ago!"

"Shh—tell me, who acted, which grandmaster from one of the families?"

"It wasn’t a grandmaster from any family, hasn’t it been said that there is a guardian god in the Three Counties..."

Such discussions dominated the inns and taverns for the next few days, with countless people speculating about the strength of that guardian god.

"It is said that the guardian god didn’t even act personally; he just sent someone with a flying sword to Dishui County. The day the twelve great thieves attacked, he wielding the guardian god’s flying sword simply invoked it and shouted ’Thieves, surrender,’ and the flying sword moved on its own, killing all twelve, including a Great Grandmaster, in an instant—unbelievable!"

Descendants colorfully described this, trying to reconstruct the events.

However, many people didn’t believe it.

"You must be bluffing. How could a Great Grandmaster be killed without even a person present?"

"Yeah, I acknowledge that the respected person is powerful, but this is too absurd!"

"Don’t disbelieve, this information isn’t something I just made up; many people in Dishui County saw it!"

...

Regardless of what ordinary citizens and low-level martial artists thought, those hidden forces were going mad with guilt.

"What do we do, Lu Lang is killed, and the evolution seems to have to be terminated!"

"Who exactly is that so-called guardian god who ruined our plans? Is it an opponent?"

"I’m not sure, that person’s information is very mysterious!"

"Forget it, let’s give up on Shuzhou for now. There’s a big player in hiding here; let those people act to try and mitigate some of the losses."

Those in hiding gave up; after all, the great Zhou dynasty was vast. If Shuzhou didn’t work, they could start elsewhere.

As long as they gained benefits, it would be worth it, and by that time, even the strongest big player would just be a toy in their hands.

"When the time comes, we’ll see who is opposing us!"

Countless undercurrents surged, Shuzhou regained its peace, and to outsiders, it seemed that aside from the incident with the twelve great thieves, nothing else had happened…