Chapter 54 - 52: Slaying the Martial Arts Grandmaster! Turtle Shell!

Lin Chang’sheng doesn’t go looking for trouble.

But if these four come at him with bad intentions, he’ll just have to smash some more "watermelons."

In less than a moment.

The four landed three zhang in front of Lin Chang’sheng, vaguely forming an encirclement.

Leading them was a tall, broad-shouldered elder with a mane of yellow hair and a powerful aura, like a lion. Hands behind his back, he fixed Lin Chang’sheng with a piercing stare, brow furrowed deeply: "I am Wei Wuji, Sect Leader of the Golden Saber Sect. Are you the newly ascended Martial Arts Grandmaster Lin Chang’sheng who purchased three Dragon Blood Pills from Hundred Herbs Hall?"

"That’s right. Those three Dragon Blood Pills? I’ve already fed them to my Little White Fox."

Lin Chang’sheng swept a glance at the old man, then patted the wriggling Little White Fox at his side and said, "Xiaobai, let’s go."

"Such precious Dragon Blood Pills—you’d give them to a mere animal? I don’t believe it!"

Wei Wuji’s face darkened at those words.

With a flash, he swung his golden saber onto his back and blocked Lin Chang’sheng’s path, "That Dragon Blood Pill was reserved for me. Hand it over and I’ll reimburse you double the silver! And since you’re young and advancing to Martial Arts Grandmaster isn’t easy, I’m not making things hard for you!"

To Wei Wuji, the young man before him didn’t appear to have much cultivation, clearly having trained in some hidden power technique.

Looked no older than twenty, at best just entered Grandmaster’s realm.

But he himself had been a Grandmaster for over a decade, his True Qi powerful and condensed, mastering the Blizzard Saber Technique, ruling Golden Saber Sect, dominating the martial world of Great Yu!

He was called "Sword King" Wei Wuji!

Once reaching Martial Arts Grandmaster’s level, only Dragon Blood Pills could improve cultivation—Tiger Blood Pills were almost useless!

So, no matter what.

He had to retrieve the elixir.

The polite words were only to ensure the pill wasn’t destroyed; once it was in his hands, the young Grandmaster before him would die!

Just then—

The other three gripped their saber hilts, subtly cutting off Lin Chang’sheng’s escape route.

The three—two elders at the peak of First-class Realm, and a youth at late First-class.

"I said I fed the Dragon Blood Pills to the White Fox. Didn’t you hear?"

Lin Chang’sheng looked up at the four encircling him and spoke indifferently.

He’d also noticed—

Two li away, three more experts were hiding behind some shrubbery, intentions unclear.

"So you refuse wine offered in goodwill, but want the bitter stuff!"

"Kid, don’t think becoming a Grandmaster makes you unbeatable. Today’s the day you’ll learn there’s always someone stronger!"

Upon hearing Lin Chang’sheng’s words, Wei Wuji’s gaze chilled, the killing intent he’d suppressed thundered to life, and a freezing cold aura spread out, lowering the temperature within five zhang!

"Blizzard Saber Technique!"

Wei Wuji roared, body blurred, golden saber drawn!

"Clang!"

Gold saber flashed dazzlingly, overwhelming the eyes!

A blade aura, six zhang long, brilliant gold and white, sliced sideways at Lin Chang’sheng’s throat!

Wei Wuji was certain—

This strike would kill Lin Chang’sheng without damaging the elixir. As for Lin’s claim that the pill had been fed to the fox, he didn’t believe it for a second.

"Thunder Shock Slash!"

Lin Chang’sheng’s eyes grew ice-cold—Dawn drawn in a flash!

After advancing to Qi Refining Third Layer, his Thunder Shock Slash no longer released an extended saber qi, but rather a single sideways swipe—a slim red-and-blue blade aura, crescent-shaped like a two-toned moon!

In an instant, it shattered Wei Wuji’s gold-white blade aura and sliced right through his body!

"Ssst! Ssst! Ssst!"

A bloody line split across Wei Wuji’s abdomen!

Mist of blood sprayed out!

"You—......."

"No—....... Impossible!"

Wei Wuji felt fierce pain in his gut; looked down, only to realize he was floating ever higher—then shrieked in terror!

He saw his lower half flop to the ground, and a moment later his upper half crashed down too—eyes wide in death, unable to believe what had just happened!

"Master!"

"Sect Leader!"

"Sect Leader!"

Seeing Lin Chang’sheng cut down a Grandmaster Sect Leader in a single stroke, the Golden Saber Sect’s two elders and disciple Xuan Ming gasped, stunned a moment—then turned tail and fled!

Cursing their parents for not giving them another pair of legs.

"You came all this way—but now you think you can leave?"

Lin Chang’sheng let out a cold laugh, snatched a stone from the courtyard and squeezed!

Chchchchch!

A dozen stone fragments shot out in Nine-Star Linked Beads formation, targeting the three First-class experts!

"Pfft!"

"Pfft! Pfft!"

The two elders and Wei Wuji’s proud disciple, Xuan Ming, all took stones to the back of the head—blood holes punched through, dropping dead in unwilling defeat!

"Those three experts—I’ll deal with them later!"

Lin Chang’sheng cast a calm glance at the trio hiding two li away, paid them no mind, and began searching the bodies.

Lin Chang’sheng rifled through Wei Wuji and the others.

Didn’t find the Golden Saber Sect’s saber technique secret manual, but did find a small embroidered pouch on Wei Wuji, containing a round gold token embossed with the character "Wu."

As well as a dark, heavy turtle shell, plus some silver notes.

On the other three, he found a few Tiger Blood Pills, more silver notes, and assorted odds and ends.

"No idea what this gold token is for. And the turtle shell, Wei Wuji seemed to value it highly—guess I’ll hang onto it!"

Putting away his finds, Lin Chang’sheng flickered forward, arriving before the thicket where the three two-li-away had been hiding, and spoke in a low voice: "How much longer are you planning on hiding, gentlemen?"

His words spread slowly through the air.

From behind the green vines, three peak First-class experts emerged, faces pale with fright.

One was tall and muscular, built like a tower of iron.

The other two, lean, both looking to be in their forties.

"I am Chen Cao of the Chen Family. Upon seeing the fight between yourself and Wei Wuji, I hid aside, hoping to observe and gain insight from a Grandmaster’s battle. I was being reckless and offer compensation—please forgive me!"

"I am Nie Lin of the Nie Family, and I respectfully offer my apologies!"

"I am Tang Lian........"

All three cupped their fists respectfully.

Strength commands respect; even if the youth before them was much younger, they had to address him as ’senior.’

"Is that so? And what exactly do you plan to offer as proof of sincerity?"

Lin Chang’sheng eyed the trio before him, scheming inwardly.

Tang Family’s hidden weapons, Nie Family’s Lightweight Skill, and the Chen Family’s higher levels of Golden Bell Shield—if he could get them, he’d improve himself before heading for Jinyong City.

"Senior, I, Chen Cao, am willing to offer ten thousand taels of silver! Please forgive me!"

Chen Cao bowed respectfully.

"I, Tang Lian........"

Tang Lian and Nie Lin both offered ten thousand taels of silver as compensation.

"Petty gold and silver—that’s your idea of sincerity?"

"Here’s the deal: your Chen Family’s Golden Bell Shield technique, Tang Family’s hidden weapons, Nie Family’s Lightweight Skill—I’m a bit interested. Hand those over and you’re free to go."

Lin Chang’sheng replied with cold indifference.

"This........"

Hearing Lin Chang’sheng’s words, Chen Cao, Nie Lin, and Tang Lian exchanged glances.

They all knew—

Those were the foundations of their families. If they handed them over, how would their families survive in the martial world?