Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior

This scene, witnessed by the fishermen below, made their hearts tremble even more, as if there were two immortal beings fighting above their heads.

"Immortal, protect us, Immortal, protect us..."

"I have elderly above and young below, have never done anything evil in my life, I plead for the Immortal's wisdom!"

Low murmurs of prayer resounded on the fishing boats, trembling voices one after another.

High above in the sky, Li Heng took a deep breath, and a high-pitched flood dragon's roar suddenly echoed from the wine gourd. Immediately, the gourd in his hand swelled against the wind, and the layer of dull dirt on it was suddenly shed.

A brilliant light burst forth from beneath the dirt, lighting up each of the arcane inscriptions in a dazzling splendor, among which seven and a half inscriptions transformed into an extraordinary white flood dragon emerging from the river, and the white light fell into Li Heng's hand.

It was an ancient sword that seemed like a living flood dragon, and the moment the ancient sword appeared, the water spiritual qi originally controlled by Tao Shengjiang, a Dongxuan realm Daoist cultivator, showed signs of escaping control.

As if that ancient sword was the center of the water spiritual qi between heaven and earth, the master of the water spiritual qi, all the water spiritual qi from all directions frantically converged towards the sword in Li Heng's hand.

Holding the sword, a mysterious young girl about five or six years old with white brows and hair appeared beside Li Heng, her head with double horns, exuding immense majesty.

"Artifact spirit materialization... Is this a half-step second-grade spirit treasure?!"

"The rumors are true!"

At this moment, Tao Shengjiang's expression finally showed a look of amazement, exclaiming aloud, such an existence of a half-step second-grade spirit treasure was not possessed by even his Tao Family.

And not to mention the Tao Family, even in the Ancient Qingzhou, there were not many of them, the rumor said Li Heng of the Li Family had one, back then Tao Shengjiang only regarded it as a rumor, yet he never thought it was true.

Wine Fighting Scripture - River Slash!

"Buzz!"

Li Heng took a deep breath, and the White Flood Dragon Sword in his hand instantly shone brilliantly. Amidst the fine friction sound, the sword's roar pierced the clouds and broke the sky, slashing out with one sword.

Endless white light poured out, like a great river in the nine heavens pouring down upside down.

"Boom!"

At that moment, not only the fishermen below, but even the farmers in the villages over ten miles away looked up, seeing the most stunning sword of their lives.

A sword like a celestial sword, shattering a giant palm, and splitting the vast sea of clouds for dozens of miles wide open, as the rolling dark clouds fled to both sides, daylight reemerged.

"You, you..."

Tao Shengjiang's face was moved, his chest heaving as if his heart was extremely unsettled, the sword just now made him feel threatened, thus avoided it with a secret technique.

"In the future, if you are to be enemies with Li Heng... You must go all out!"

At this moment, his uncle's warning resounded in his ears.

"Tao Family brat, did this sword of mine catch your eye?"

Li Heng grinned with a heh, and Tao Shengjiang's face changed several times, glaring at the White Flood Dragon Sword in Li Heng's hand and the silver-haired horned girl beside him, a trace of dread appearing deep in his eyes.

But it was merely a look of dread, he was certain that even though Li Heng possessed a half-step second-grade spirit treasure, it would be impossible for him to unleash too much power with a half-step fourth-grade realm; the consumption of each strike of such spirit treasures was astonishing.

Moreover, Li Heng, earlier on, had failed to ascend to the upper three grades, causing damage to both his Dao foundation and divine soul.

However, if Li Heng went mad and disregarded everything, it was possible to exchange his life to severely wound him, in addition, Tao Shengjiang came in a hurry today, initially believing it would be easy, thus not bringing a spirit treasure.

"If I want to deal with Li Heng, I must use a spirit treasure, now is not the time."

Tao Shengjiang's mind raced, noting that Li Heng likely didn't have many years left to live, but he himself had just stepped into his 'prime', with plenty of good years ahead, there was no point in provoking a lunatic near death.

"Li Heng, do you really want to go your own way?"

"And if so?"

Tao Shengjiang's face suddenly darkened, his aura raging as he was about to make another move, the clan decree at his waist trembled, and after taking it in hand, Tao Shengjiang secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

He really didn't want to entangle any further with the old madman in front of him, but if he were to leave directly, how would he preserve his dignity as the second ancestor of the Tao family?

"What's the matter?"

The clan decree activated, Tao Shengjiang spoke without emotion.

"Second Ancestor... Han'Er's life lamp just went out, the villain is in the commandery city!"

Suspended high in the sky, Tao Shengjiang was stunned, his aura halting, and a moment later became violently furious, his sword brows furrowing angrily, his expression filled with rage, like a beast completely provoked.

Before leaving, he coldly glared at Li Heng.

"Good, very good... to dare to toy with me like this."

"Li Heng, if you dare to attack again, don't blame me for disregarding old sentiments, today determining life and death with you!"

The Tao Family clan decree, forged from various rare metals, emitted a 'crack' sound in the hands of the furious Tao Shengjiang, as the inscriptions upon it instantly lit up.

"Villain... to dare to kill my grandson, I will have your body torn into pieces!"

"There's no need to disturb Grand Uncle."

With that, the inscriptions on the clan decree in Tao Shengjiang's hand shattered inch by inch, instantly crushed into a lump of scrap iron. In a flash, his figure vanished, transformed into a shocking sight of murderous intent, darting towards Donglai County City.

Moments later.

The sound of severe coughing echoed, a mouthful of blood spat from Li Heng's mouth, the silver-haired girl at his side gave him a sidelong glance, and hypocritically spoke.

"Haven't seen you in years, Li boy, yet your actions are still so reckless... forcibly activating me, after this sword you'll live three months less."

"Senior Bai Ling."

Li Heng responded respectfully, his right arm trembling as he sheathed the sword, his original essence, qi, and spirit seemed to deflate like a leaking balloon, his brows furrowing like mountains and rivers.

Finally, seeing the vanished Tao Shengjiang only left him with a sigh, who would have thought that brat had the gall to return to Donglai County City after leaving Bai Jiao Mountain.

And even killed one of Tao Shengjiang's grandsons.

For now, he had done all he could.

...

"Finally, it's coming..."

Walking in the torrential rain down the streets of Donglai, the youth raised his eyes, the purple hue faintly showing within, perceiving a majestic presence swiftly approaching from the northern direction of Bai Jiao Mountain.

The likes of Tao Xinglie, Song Jingyuan, and Guo Zhen couldn't even compare to the residual waves from this presence, truly like a small witch before a great witch.

As this presence came, several hidden presences in the commandery city began to awaken, strands of powerful spiritual power rising from different directions, probing the commandery city.

Several presences brushed over Su Mu's body, briefly pausing but showing no sign of making a move.

The torrential rain in the commandery city grew heavier and heavier.

The city folk seemed to sense something, hurriedly shutting doors and windows, staying indoors, even the city guards headed for the Zhou Family found their breaths halted, the bustling million-population commandery city seemed to fall into complete silence at the moment.

At this time, the clear sound of a child waking up from a nightmare crying was heard.

Step step!

The youth's cloth shoes splashed the rainwater, as splashes flew.

Before the water droplets fell.

The soaked streets suddenly transformed into a sea of fire, a resonant sparrow cry shattered the deathly stillness of the city, a pair of splendid Fire Sparrow Wings vibrated and then spread out.

The rippling water surface reflected a figure soaring upwards, rising airwards.

A youth in simple clothes became a scarlet streak of light, approaching the shocking figure sweeping with overwhelming murderous intent.

In the shadows, several figures sensed this scene, showing surprise but quickly shook their heads.

A Great Cultivator must not be insulted.

All under the upper three grades are ants; ants seeking to shake an upper three grades may have commendable bravery, but it is no more than striking a stone with an egg.

"The Martial Arts Grandmaster who intervened that night has already left, and is not in the city... This child will surely die."

"What a pity."

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In the shadows, several figures sensed this scene, showing surprise but quickly shook their heads.

A Great Cultivator must not be insulted.

All under the upper three grades are ants; ants seeking to shake an upper three grades may have commendable bravery but it is no more than striking a stone with an egg.

"The Martial Arts Grandmaster who intervened that night has already left, and is not in the city... This child will surely die."

"What a pity."

In the shadows, several figures sensed this scene, showing surprise but quickly shook their heads.

A Great Cultivator must not be insulted.

All under the upper three grades are ants; ants seeking to shake an upper three grades may have commendable bravery but it is no more than striking a stone with an egg.

"The Martial Arts Grandmaster who intervened that night has already left, and is not in the city... This child will surely die."

"What a pity."