Hongluan snorted, "Not revealing the employer's information is a basic quality of the Burial God Alliance assassins!"

After saying this, Hongluan's face contorted, and the blood-red mound on her chest heaved violently, clearly indicating that she was suffering great pain.

Hongluan was extremely beautiful, even more stunning than a young woman. Her current state of pain was truly pitiful.

However, Lan Hua knew that this person, as a rogue cultivator, had to have cultivated to the Danxia Realm for at least sixty years, and his actual age was probably close to one hundred years old; he just had a way of preserving his youth.

Lan Hua snorted coldly: "Even if you don't say it, I know who the employer is. It's Duan Yu from the Immortal Sword Sect, Sect Master Duan?"

After speaking, Lan Hua turned and glanced at Duan Yu, her icy gaze sending chills down the latter's spine.

The Wanqi Sect members, who had not gone far, came to Lan Hua's side, while the other sects watched from the sidelines.

He Guinian exclaimed in surprise, "Is it really an assassin bribed by Sect Leader Duan?"

Hongluan closed her eyes and snorted, "I never thought that after dominating the Blood Ranking for twenty years, I would be defeated by a mere brat. How hateful!"

She had thought this job would be easy, even an insult to her status as a Blood Ranking assassin, since the information she had received earlier indicated that Lan Hua only had the cultivation level of the Yuan Dan realm.

Clearly, this intelligence was far from the truth, causing her to suffer a humiliating defeat and ruining her reputation.

Lan Hua's expression turned cold, and red Yuan Power appeared on the edge of her palm. With a palm strike, a red blade of energy cleaved into Hong Luan's neck.

Hongluan, a renowned assassin on the Blood Ranking, ranked eighth, was thus decapitated.

Lan Hua snorted, "You bastard, the Burial God Alliance, you've actually tried to do business with me!"

He Guinian and Lu Feng were slightly surprised, not expecting Lan Hua to be so decisive, killing a Danxia Realm expert without hesitation.

However, what surprised them even more was that Lan Hua, despite being severely injured, was still able to kill a Blood Ranking expert, which was truly amazing.

"This kid is absolutely terrifying!"

"There are probably few people in the entire Xuanhuang Continent who can rival him!"

Lan Hua looked at the astonished Duan Yu and shouted:

"Duan Yu, you scoundrel! You couldn't do it openly, so you resorted to underhanded tactics, bribing Blood Ranking assassins to kill and silence witnesses. Do you even deserve to be the head of a sect?"

Duan Yu cursed inwardly, "Damn it, what kind of Blood Ranking Assassin is he, what kind of invincible killer is he, he can't even kill a brat!"

But he was, after all, the head of a sect and held considerable prestige in the Xuanhuang Continent; how could he be weak?

"Lanhua, you killed my eldest son and turned my second son into a bloodthirsty monster. This is an irreconcilable hatred!"

"So what if I hire a hitman? I just want you dead!"

Lan Hua snorted, "Very well, so this is how your Immortal Sword Sect bullies others with its power, never giving anyone a way out. Your two sons are like that, and even your father is the same!"

"Since that's the case, Duan Yu, you old scoundrel, five days from now, on this road of no return, let's settle this with a life-or-death struggle!"

"Do you dare?"

Lan Hua spoke these words with all her might, each word a gem, echoing throughout the Undying Mountain, and everyone heard them clearly.

"Oh no, another duel is about to start..."

"Ugh, so annoying..."

A mountain dweller muttered to himself.

Duan Yu was taken aback. He hadn't expected Lan Hua to openly challenge him to a duel, and the location was on the Undying Mountain Road.

If it weren't for the assassination attempt by the Blood List killer, Duan Yu would have agreed without hesitation.

However, it was truly shocking that the Blood Ranking Assassin was killed in a counterattack. Even if it were him, he could not have killed Hongluan, who was ranked eighth, so quickly.

"Duan Yu, do you dare to fight to the death?"

Seeing that Duan Yu remained silent, Lan Hua shouted again. His voice was loud and his fighting spirit was high.

Duan Yu felt a headache coming on and felt immense pressure as he looked at the gazes cast by the five sect leaders.

However, he was, after all, the master of the Immortal Sword Sect, which was known as the number one sect in the Xuanhuang Continent.

If he doesn't even dare to accept such a duel, then the prestige of his Immortal Sword Sect will be completely destroyed, and the entire Xuanhuang Continent will know that Sect Master Duan Yu is a coward who is afraid of death.

As the sect leader, Duan Yu naturally possessed his pride and would never act like a coward.

"I accept this duel!" Duan Yu said, forcing himself to speak.

"See you again on the road of no return in five days!"

After saying that, Duan Yu, along with his elders, flew towards Hengjian Mountain on their swords.

Apart from the Wanqi Sect, everyone else returned to their own sects.

He Guinian shook his head and sighed, "Young Master Lan, why did you do this?"

Lan Hua smiled bitterly, "You've seen it too. He, the head of a sect, has started hiring assassins. My grudge with Duan Yu runs too deep. Only a duel can resolve it!"

Lu Feng said, "But if you kill Duan Yu in the duel, the Immortal Sword Sect will definitely come after you to the death. What will you do then?"

Lan Hua shook her head and said, "Even if we don't duel, do you think the Immortal Sword Sect will let me go?"

"To be honest, back when my cultivation was still low and I was working for the Demon Suppression Division of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Immortal Sword Sect had already issued a kill order!"

He Guinian sighed, "Alright, what are your plans for the next few days?"

"I have no idea!"

"How about we go to my Myriad Weapons Sect to lay low for a while?" He Xinyi suggested.

Lan Hua shook her head. "Forget it, I don't want to cause you any trouble!"

After speaking, Lan Hua summoned an object and handed it to He Guinian.

"This is... a thousand-year-old dragon tendon, it's quite old! This dragon is probably about to transform into a dragon!" He Guinian exclaimed in surprise.

Lan Hua said, "My archer bow has always been lacking a good bowstring. I would like to ask Sect Master He to help me refine one!"

He Guinian nodded, "Don't worry, you can come to the Myriad Weapons Sect to retrieve it in five days!"

Thank you!

After saying this, Lan Hua left behind the cold iron she had obtained in the secret chamber of the Yinluo Sect, and then rode the wind away, disappearing from everyone's sight.

He Guinian sighed, "This kid really gives us too many surprises!"

A person and a dragon are high in the sky.

Baxia asked, "Brother Hua, where are we going now?"

Where to?

Looking down at the ground, Lan Hua suddenly felt that the world was so vast that there was nowhere for him to stay.

“Brother Nalan said he’s at Black Dragon Pool in the Northern Region, not far from here. Let’s go there!”

Lan Hua immediately changed direction and flew towards Black Dragon Pool.

He is currently seriously injured and unable to travel long distances, otherwise his injuries will worsen and affect his future spiritual practice.

In less than half a day, Lan Hua arrived at Black Dragon Pool.

Black Dragon Pool is located deep in Black Dragon Mountain. It is more like a lake than a pool, because the surface area of ​​the pool is quite large.

At this moment, a man sat alone by the pool; it was Nalan Ruode.

"Huh? You've come looking for me so quickly!"

Seeing that Lan Hua's injuries were serious, Nalan Ruode frowned slightly, placed a palm on his chest, and channeled a stream of Yuan energy into him to stabilize his injuries.

"There's nothing I can do, I have too many enemies!"

Lan Hua sat by the pool, took a self-made Great Rejuvenation Pill, and then began to heal her injuries by holding her hands together.

Nalan Ruode quietly stayed by Lanhua's side, acting as her protector.

As for Baxia, upon seeing the Black Dragon Pool, he immediately plunged into it and began to swim. At the same time, he felt a warm current entering his body, which puzzled him.

Lan Hua didn't wake up until nightfall, and her injuries had improved considerably.

"Brother Nalan, when you entered the Killing Realm, did you see any old monsters fighting each other?"

"Yes, I killed them. Such a menace cannot be allowed to live!" Nalan Ruode said calmly.

Lan Hua gave a thumbs up, "Awesome!"

Seeing that Nalan Ruode was staring at the Black Dragon Pool without moving, Lan Hua asked curiously, "Brother Nalan comes from the Half-Heaven Realm, why have you come to this inconspicuous Black Dragon Pool?"