"A self-created cultivation technique?"
Han Chengyun listened to the discussions in the crowd and was horrified.
At this moment, he finally realized what kind of monster his Han family had provoked.
However, he found out too late.
Looking at Han Chengren lying in front of Lu Tao, and glancing at the remaining members of the Han family, Han Chengyun turned his gaze to Lu Tao and said in a hoarse voice, "Lu Tao, there was no enmity between us. It was only because of the instigation of Cai Zhiyong's family that things have come to this. Now my Han family has suffered heavy losses and has been punished. This matter... how about we let it go?"
As he spoke, Han Chengyun glanced at Cai Zhiyong and Cai Xuan lying on the ground from afar, his face full of resentment.
He blamed everything on the Cai family. If the Cai family hadn't been enemies with Lu Tao, how would they have known about Lu Tao? Naturally, they wouldn't have plotted against him, and this whole situation wouldn't have happened.
He was unwilling to admit that his Han family had done anything wrong.
Upon hearing this, Lu Tao shook his head. "I only recently realized a principle: to cut the weeds, you must remove them by the roots. This weed of yours is too thick; it must be completely eradicated."
Han Chengyun said in a deep voice, "Lu Tao, do you really want to fight to the death with my Han family?"
He yielded not because he felt he was no match for Lu Tao, but because he wasn't confident he could stop Lu Tao; Lu Tao's movements were too fast.
Once Lu Tao escapes, and his strength grows, as long as he breaks through to the mid-stage of the Internal Organ Refinement realm, the Han family will be finished.
He wanted to resolve the feud immediately, but Lu Tao refused outright.
This reminded him of past times when others knelt before him begging for mercy, a scene so similar to this one, and how he had refused them then as well.
He never expected this to happen to him; how ironic.
"If the Han family captures me, will they give me a way out?" Lu Tao asked calmly.
Han Chengyun remained silent.
He desperately wanted to say yes against his will, but he knew that such a lie could not possibly fool Lu Tao, especially since there were many people around who knew the Han family inside and out.
All I can say is that the Han family went too far in the past.
Driven by greed for opportunity and treasure, they committed arson, murder, looting, and all sorts of atrocities.
Although they only plundered the weak or small families, the larger families still despised them.
"It seems that I have no choice but to keep you here today."
Han Chengyun muttered to himself, since the enmity had already been sown, for the sake of the Han family, he had to keep Lu Tao alive.
Of course, in his view, there was another option: to ignore the Han family and escape alone.
He didn't want to do that unless absolutely necessary.
"Everyone come here. Even if it means death, you must block him and hold him off, even if it's just for a breath."
At this moment, Han Chengyun chose to exchange the lives of his clansmen for Lu Tao's life. As long as he could block Lu Tao and force him to attack Lu Tao, he was confident that he could kill Lu Tao.
Upon hearing this, the remaining three members of the Han family at the Bone Forging Realm and one at the Early Stage of Organ Refining all silently rushed over, instantly surrounding Lu Tao once again.
Lu Tao smiled faintly, not caring.
He wasn't afraid when he was surrounded by more than a dozen people before, let alone the five people now.
"kill!"
With a roar from Han Chengyun, the five men coordinated their attack and surrounded Lu Tao.
To everyone's astonishment, whether it was the three who had reached the Bone Forging Realm or the one who had reached the early stage of Organ Refining, they all charged forward recklessly, completely ignoring Lu Tao's attacks and focusing solely on attacking him.
She even lunged at Lu Tao, trying to hug him and cling to him, giving Han Chengyun an opportunity to kill him.
To their disappointment, the Bone Forging Realm was completely ineffective against Lu Tao's attacks, and Lu Tao's movements were so unpredictable that the three of them couldn't even touch his clothes.
A series of splattering sounds rang out.
In the blink of an eye, without any defense, three Han family disciples at the Bone Forging Realm died under Lu Tao's blade.
However, their desperate charge also bought Han Chengyun and another early-stage organ refinement cultivator an opportunity to launch a pincer attack.
With a knife and a sword, they attacked from both sides.
They attacked his back and chest respectively, but Lu Tao had just killed someone with his sword and didn't have time to turn back.
Just as Lu Tao was about to be killed by Han Chengyun, an unexpected scene unfolded.
A young man in his late twenties suddenly appeared silently behind Han Chengyun and abruptly thrust a gun into his back.
The shot wasn't very powerful, and the young man was only at the mid-stage of Bone Forging, but if Han Chengyun insisted on killing Lu Tao without dodging, he would inevitably be seriously injured.
If he dodges, he will miss the fatal blow that would kill Lu Tao.
Han Chengyun sensed all this and was furious. He completely disregarded the young man's sneak attack and was determined to kill Lu Tao, even at the risk of being seriously injured.
Suddenly, for some reason, Han Chengyun felt that everything in front of him had disappeared.
He suddenly saw the image of his younger brother, Han Chengren, pleading for his help...
"not good."
Han Chengyun was already in the late stage of organ refining, and his mental strength was not weak. He instantly realized that he had been under some kind of illusion. Han Chengyun bit his tongue hard, and in less than half a breath, he woke up.
But……
For a master, half a breath is enough to change everything, and Lu Tao naturally wouldn't miss such a golden opportunity.
He took advantage of a moment when Han Chengyun was highly focused to use his Heavenly Eye illusion technique to influence Han Chengyun and thus find a sliver of an opportunity.
The low-grade Xuan-level Heavenly Eye Illusion Technique is far from enough to completely trap a late-stage Refining Organs cultivator in an illusion, but it can still affect the duration of half a breath.
Half a breath is enough.
Lu Tao withstood the attack from the early stage of the Internal Organ Refinement realm behind him. He slightly shifted his body and, in the blink of an eye, dodged Han Chengyun's fatal sword. At the same time, he flicked his right wrist and swung his long sword upward, slashing diagonally towards Han Chengyun's left rib.
Two sounds, "hiss" and "sizzle," rang out.
One in front, one behind; a gun, one knife, both piercing the body simultaneously.
That spear pierced Han Chengyun's heart, the entire spearhead disappearing into his body; that knife sliced through his left ribs, the entire blade cutting into Han Chengyun's chest.
In an instant, the blade and the spearhead collided.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang.
Han Chengyun's entire body exploded under the powerful aftershock.
He had just regained consciousness, his eyes filled with a hint of panic and anxiety, which then turned into fear and resentment. "Why did this happen?"
He didn't understand.
Illusions are all aimed at the mental realm. As far as he knew, only those who had reached the Innate Realm and possessed divine sense could perform such illusions. However, Lu Tao was only at the early stage of the Internal Organ Refinement Realm.
What gives him the right?
"Could it be..."
Suddenly, Han Chengyun thought of a possibility—body possession; those with divine consciousness could possess another's body.
He understood that Lu Tao was no longer the original Lu Tao, but had been possessed by a powerful expert at least at the Innate Realm, which was why his cultivation and strength had increased so much in such a short time.
"I see."
Han Chengyun believed he had guessed the truth. While feeling relieved, he couldn't help but sigh at the bad luck of his Han family, which had actually managed to snatch the head of a Xiantian expert.
...
"Father...how could you...?"
The remaining early-stage organ refiners were completely bewildered, having no idea what was happening.
Why did his father, Han Chengyun, suddenly lose his focus at the crucial moment, as if possessed, and let Lu Tao kill him like a wooden doll?
It was such a good opportunity to kill Lu Tao, but Lu Tao was unharmed, while his father died instead.
He didn't understand.
Not only did he not understand, but no one else around him either. Things happened too fast, and no one could figure out what was going on.
Even the young man who made the move was completely dumbfounded.
He was prepared for Han Chengyun to abandon killing Lu Tao and instead kill him, but this is what happened.
Everyone looked at Lu Tao with bewilderment.
However, Lu Tao didn't explain anything to anyone. He directly withdrew his long sword and charged towards the last master of organ refining in the Han family, who had already suffered a mental breakdown.
"Ah, I'll fight you to the death!"
Seeing his father, the pillar of the Han family, die inexplicably before his eyes, this man went into a frenzy. With bloodshot eyes, he charged at Lu Tao, his moves chaotic and his movements unsteady.
In the end, Lu Tao beheaded him with a single blow.
Thus, all sixteen members of the Han family who had hunted Lu Tao were killed by him, with none surviving.
Holding a long sword and covered in blood, Lu Tao stood in the thick pool of blood, like a god of death...
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