Chapter 118: Killing a Grandmaster with One Palm

When he first arrived in the Inner Domain, Xu Yan adhered to the principle of keeping a low profile, although he had a general understanding of the Inner Domain from Xie Lingfeng and his junior sister Su Lingxiu.

But after all, I only understood the general situation, and I can only be regarded as knowing the general framework structure of the inner domain.

Just as there is always a gap between the description of scenery seen in books and the personal experience.

When Xu Yan first came to the inner realm, he found that he was very poor. Now he only thinks about how to earn enough spirit crystals to buy spiritual medicine.

Xu Yan was not worried about the people in the carriage, no matter what their intentions were or whether they were plotting something bad.

Although he is not yet invincible in the inner realm, it is still easy for him to defeat most of the master warriors in the inner realm.

The strongest among this group of people is just a seriously injured grandmaster warrior, who can pose no threat at all.

As long as there are enough spirit crystals, Xu Yan would even hope that the other party would do something bad, so that he could earn a sum of spirit crystals.

"I followed my mother's wishes and buried her in my hometown, but something unexpected happened and the journey home was full of dangers. I see that you are quite powerful, so I want to make a deal with you and hire you to accompany me as an escort. Is that okay?"

Du Yuying stated her purpose.

Xu Yan raised his eyebrows. So that's what was happening. Even the Grandmaster's protection was not safe. It showed that the enemy they were facing was extremely powerful.

“I just arrived in the Inner Domain. I am unfamiliar with the place and have no money. I am a pauper. I have limited knowledge of the Inner Domain martial arts world. After all, the forces that Junior Sister mentioned are all well-known and powerful forces.

“In the inner realm, there are many sects and forces. There are many forces entrenched in the borders of Dai Viet alone, not to mention those outside Dai Viet.

"It's not bad to escort her back. As for her enemies, if you can beat them, then beat them. If you can't, then run away. As for being implicated, don't worry too much. At most, just thank you, brother."

Xu Yan thought about it and made a decision.

"It's not impossible for me to escort you, but the price is..."

The woman's identity is not simple, she should be able to come up with a large amount of spirit crystals, Xu Yan thought so and a smile appeared on his face.

"How about one hundred spirit crystals?"

Du Yuying spoke.

Xu Yan immediately put away his smile and said with pride and contempt, "Are you sending away beggars?"

Turn around and leave.

"Sir, wait a minute. I'm talking about one hundred spirit crystals a day."

Du Yuying spoke again.

One hundred spirit crystals a day? Xu Yan's eyes lit up slightly, it seemed that the price was not bad? "How many days will it take you to get back?"

Xu Yan did not agree immediately.

What if the journey is short and you reach your destination in a day or two? Wouldn’t that make you seem less valuable?

"The journey is dangerous, and it is impossible to tell how many days it will take."

Du Yuying replied.

"One thousand spirit crystals, this is the starting price, plus one hundred spirit crystals per day, then I agree to it."

Xu Yan thought about it and named a price.

"Can!"

Du Yuying agreed readily.

Seeing that she agreed so readily, Xu Yan couldn't help but scratch his hair. Was his offer too low?

"Give the young master a horse!"

Du Yuying ordered.

"Yes, Miss!"

One of the guards gave way to a horse.

After Xu Yan got on the horse, he leaned against the carriage and said, "Where are the spirit crystals? One thousand spirit crystals must be paid first."

"for you!"

Cui'er opened the carriage curtain and handed over a three-inch long, paper-thin, silver card.

Xu Yan stretched out his hand to take it and looked at it. The three words "Tianbao Pavilion" were printed on the card, and the word "one thousand" was written in the lower left corner. On the back of the card, there was a small diamond-shaped print.

"This is a spirit ticket, with a limit of one thousand. You can use it to buy things at any Tianbao Pavilion, or exchange it for spirit crystals."

Cui'er knew Xu Yan, and he seemed to be a rookie who might not know about the Tianbao Pavilion spiritual tickets, so she started to explain.

"So this is the spirit ticket!"

Xu Yan clicked his tongue twice and looked at it carefully, but couldn't figure out what material the spirit ticket was made of. It was harder than paper, but could be folded and was soft, and after folding, it would not leave any creases.

"Spirit tickets don't look difficult to make. Isn't Tianbao Pavilion afraid of being copied?"

Xu Yan said doubtfully.

“Puff!”

Cui Er smiled, "The materials used for spirit tickets are only available in Tianbao Pavilion. They have hidden anti-counterfeiting measures. Who can forge them? Besides, forging spirit tickets is equivalent to shaking the foundation of Tianbao Pavilion, which is tantamount to declaring war on Tianbao Pavilion. Who dares to do this?"

Xu Yan nodded, put away the spirit ticket, rode his horse and left the city with the convoy.

"The horses in the inner realm are stronger and faster than those in the borderland. They also have more endurance. Could it be because they live in a place with spiritual energy and can be nourished by spiritual energy?"

Xu Yan thought to himself.

After leaving Tieshan County, the pace of travel began to increase, heading eastward.

Xu Yan didn't ask about the destination. As long as he got the money, it was fine. It was just a matter of escorting them along the way.

In the carriage, Du Yuying sat in silence.

The maid Cui'er sat beside her, holding a sword, and seemed to want to say something but hesitated several times.

"Miss, why did you hire a man of unknown origin to escort you? He is so young, and at most he is a third-rank warrior. What use can he be if he encounters a strong enemy?"

Cui'er couldn't help it finally and asked through voice transmission.

Du Yuying was silent for a while, and said: "He is a rookie, he seems to know nothing, but he is confident. A fifth-rank warrior evaporated in his hands, so his strength must be good.

"It's just a gamble. It's nothing more than spending some spirit crystals."

Cui Er was silent. Was the return journey so dangerous? Xu Yan was riding on his horse and felt bored. He wanted to chat with the guards, but he found that all the guards had serious faces and were alert to all directions at all times.

There was no thought of conversation at all.

"What are their identities? These guards look like assassins!"

Xu Yan thought secretly.

A hundred miles away from Tieshan County, walking on a narrow road with dense forests on both sides, the guards on horseback protected the carriage tightly.

The weapons in his hands were clenched tightly, ready to deal with any possible attacks at any time.

Unexpectedly, we did not encounter any attacks while passing through the dense forest.

However, Xu Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "Girl, who are you? Why are even the Grandmaster warriors here?"

Du Yuying's face changed in the carriage.

"Sir, what do you mean?"

Another Grandmaster warrior is coming? "There's a Grandmaster waiting ahead."

Xu Yan raised his chin and pointed forward.

The group suddenly stopped. Outside the dense forest, a figure stood three feet off the ground.

Blood-red hair fluttering in the wind.

In his hand was a scarlet long knife, flashing with a ferocious light.

Even from a distance, I could vaguely smell a faint scent of blood.

It was as if the other party had killed countless people and his body was covered in blood.

“Ahem…”

There was a cough from the carriage behind, and a middle-aged man came out.

He looked pale and his injuries had not yet healed.

"The Demon Cult Grandmaster?!"

Yan Kuan's face was extremely solemn, and he said, "Miss, I will do my best to hold him back, you should leave quickly!"

Du Yuying came out of the carriage, looked at Xu Yan with bright eyes and said, "Sir, have you dealt with the enemy?"

Xu Yan saw that the woman was wearing a veil and her face could not be seen clearly, but her eyes were bright and her figure was excellent. She had a heroic air and was more elegant than the concubines in Queen Qi's palace.

"Of course I can, but you know, he's a master, very powerful. It won't be easy for me to deal with him!"

Xu Yan took a glance and saw the Demon Sect Master in front of him. It was obvious that he was not a good person. From the bloody smell, he must have killed many warriors. He was probably practicing a killing technique.

The Demon Cult has a grudge against me!

One Xue Wuxin and another unknown powerful demon cult leader almost killed their own junior brother.

Therefore, when you encounter these evil cult masters, try to kill them if you can.

However, Xu Yan did not forget that he still had to earn spirit crystals.

Du Yuying's eyes lit up when she heard this, and her voice trembled with excitement as she said, "If you kill him, I'll give you one thousand spirit crystals!"

"A Grandmaster is only worth one thousand spirit crystals?"

Xu Yan was a little disappointed.

The corners of Du Yuying's mouth twitched slightly. From the tone of her voice, it seemed that she didn't take the Grandmaster seriously at all.

"Sir, one thousand spirit crystals is a lot. After all, you promised to escort me. Besides, he is a master, so he should have some spirit crystals on him."

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Du Yuying reminded.

If you kill the Grandmaster, won't the things on him be yours? Xu Yan's eyes lit up and he said, "That makes sense. I'll go get him then."

He rode his horse forward and passed by carefree.

Du Yuying and her group were all watching nervously, and Yan Kuan looked even more solemn.

"Miss, you'd better prepare to escape. I will try my best to delay the other party later."

Yan Kuan said in a deep voice.

In his opinion, Xu Yan was just a young man who had just started out, and he didn't know how high the sky was, how deep the earth was, or how powerful a master martial artist was.

"After all, he is young and full of energy, and he has outstanding talent. The more so, the more arrogant he is, and he thinks that the Grandmaster is just like him!"

Yan Kuan sighed.

If he hadn't been injured, he would never have let the young man go to die.

However, he was seriously injured, and the young lady's safety was the most important thing. It was a pity for the young man! Xu Yan stepped forward and looked at the Demon Cult Grandmaster who was standing in the air with a gradually agitated aura, and asked: "Let me ask you a question, do you know Xue Wuxin?"

"Um?"

The Demon Cult Grandmaster raised his head, his eyes were blood red, and said in a cold voice: "Do you know where Xue Wuxin is? Boy, tell me quickly!"

"You want to see Bloody Heartless, then I'll take you to see him."

Xu Yan grinned, "You are the master of the Demon Cult. Killing people and stealing treasures is a very common thing. You should have a lot of spirit crystals on you, right?"

"You're looking for death!"

The Demon Cult Grandmaster was furious. This kid actually looked down on him and treated him like prey. Didn't he know that a Grandmaster should not be insulted? Boom! A blood-red blade flashed, and the Grandmaster's power was revealed at this moment.

Du Yuying and others' expressions changed drastically.

Yan Kuan's expression was extremely solemn, "He is a mid-level master!"

It would not be easy for him to block this blow even if he was in his prime.

After all, he is just an initial stage Grandmaster.

I don't know what the young man said to anger a master! Xu Yan raised his hand and slapped it. A golden dragon rushed out with terrifying power, destroying the sword light directly.

The giant dragon swooped down and circled, sweeping its tail, and with a bang, it hit the head of the Demon Cult's leader, instantly exploding!

Plop! The Demon Cult's Grandmaster is dead! Yan Kuan's eyes widened, his hands trembling slightly.

Dead?

The Demon Cult's Grandmaster was actually dead? Moreover, what kind of skill did that golden dragon use? It was too fierce and overbearing, and its power was too astonishing!

Gulp!

Is that young man a Grandmaster? Such a young Grandmaster, and a rookie...

He couldn't quite imagine it!

Du Yuying opened her mouth slightly. Although she had some guesses in her mind, they were just guesses after all. She never thought that he was actually a young master.

What was even more terrifying was that the opponent was extremely powerful. That golden dragon killed a mid-level master with one strike! Could it be that he was a great master?

The guards who had been expressionless all this time were now all horrified.

"Miss, this... this..."

Cui'er was extremely surprised and felt like she had found a treasure.

Xu Yan dismounted from his horse and took out a bag from the Demon Cult's leader. When he opened it, he saw several spirit crystals and spirit tickets inside.

He was overjoyed and took out the spirit ticket to have a look.

He immediately started to curse: "You are the Grandmaster of the Demon Cult, aren't you ashamed? With just a few hundred spirit crystals, you are unworthy of being a member of the Demon Cult, you deserve to die!"

He also thought that as a martial arts master and a master of the evil cult, the other party must have killed many people and robbed treasures, and his wealth should be extremely rich.

I never thought that there were only five 100-spirit tickets! He waved his hand and aroused his true energy, crushing the corpse into ashes and throwing it away directly. Only in this way could he ensure that the other party was completely dead.

He kept his master's teachings in mind.

Pick up the sword of the Demon Cult Master. Should I be able to sell it for some money? Then he rode back.

"I've already killed the person for you, where's the spirit crystal?"

He came in front of Du Yuying and stretched out his hand.

"Thank you, sir."

Du Yuying was extremely excited. With such a powerful master escorting her, she would surely be able to return safely.

Cui'er took out a spirit ticket and put it in his hand.

Xu Yan happily collected them. It wasn't difficult to earn spirit crystals.

Yan Kuan clasped his fists solemnly and said, "I am Yan Kuan, and I have yet to ask you for your advice..."

Xu Yan waved his hand and said, “Nobody, nobody!”

Yan Kuan's mouth twitched and he had no choice but to return to the carriage.

Du Yuying turned back to the carriage. Xu Yan suddenly remembered something and raised the knife of the Demon Cult Master. He said, "Do you want this knife? Give me a price."

"One thousand spirit crystals."

Du Yuying nodded.

Cui'er took out another spirit ticket and put it in Xu Yan's hand.

Xu Yan was overjoyed. He was finally not poor anymore and had some money to buy elixirs.

The group continued to move forward.

At night, rest in the mountains and forests.

Midnight.

With a whoosh, the grandmaster's power surged.

Another powerful master of the demon cult.

"Sir, one thousand spirit crystals!"

Du Yuying spoke decisively.

"no problem!"

Xu Yan was very excited. He got another thousand spirit crystals. He was also a little confused. Aren't Grandmasters also top-notch in the Inner Realm? Why did they appear one after another?

“Get down!”

Roar! The golden dragon roared and soared into the sky, its might even more terrifying! "Not good!"

The demon cult leader who was coming at him aggressively was suddenly horrified and acted hastily.

Bang! With one palm, a master was slapped to death. Xu Yan happily searched and plundered him, crushing his bones and scattering his ashes, leaving the other party no chance to survive.

"Why are all these demon cult masters so poor?"

Xu Yan looked puzzled.

The guys from the Demon Cult often kill people and steal treasures, so they should be wealthy. Why are they so poor?

(End of this chapter)