Chapter 1173 The Unlucky Thief

When talking about his loss to Xiaoyao Ke, Xue Shilou did not feel ashamed at all. Instead, he seemed a little excited.

"I have almost comprehended the Rake Technique. I believe that once I have fully comprehended the mysteries of the sword technique contained in the Rake Technique, Xiaoyao Ke will no longer be my opponent."

"Once I have fully comprehended the secrets of the Iron Shovel Technique, I will become even stronger!"

Ever since he comprehended the sword techniques contained in the raking method, Xue Shilou felt that his long-dormant sword spirit had become active again, and his understanding of the sword technique was increasing day by day.

"This is all thanks to Fellow Daoist Lu's guidance."

"Old Lu's advice?" Meng Jingzhou looked at Lu Yang suspiciously. He always felt that something was wrong. What was the connection between raking and swordsmanship?

Lu Yang looked calm: "Why are you looking at me? You don't understand anything about swordsmanship."

Then Lu Yang changed the subject: "Fellow Daoist Xue, please continue, what is the third test?"

"The third test is to create your own unique moves, and they cannot be small life spells or other things that are just for show."

"According to my blood memory, this is to test my creativity. I cannot just inherit the legacy of my predecessors. I must surpass them."

"This third test is quite difficult." Lu Yang said, counting the moves he knew... It seems that they are all moves that belong to him alone? Xue Shilou thought very openly: "Just take it one step at a time, this kind of thing can't be asked for."

"If I can pass the three tests, not only can I become the successor of the Snow Emperor, but I can also ask the current Snow Emperor to fulfill any of my wishes."

"That's a good thing."

"Okay, the meal is almost done, it's time to go back." Lu Yang stood up, patted the snow off his butt, packed up his things and went back to the martial arts hall.

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The temperature difference between day and night in the Far North is so great that people don't want to stretch out their hands because it's so cold during the day, and it's even colder at night.

Therefore, there is no nightlife in Muxue City. At night, every household turns off the lights and goes to bed, and the whole city is unusually quiet.

A roar sounded, and the whole city could hear Deputy City Lord Ma’s angry shout.

"How dare you sneak into my house, you thief? I think you are tired of living!"

The black figure jumped between the rooftops, appearing and disappearing from time to time, as if he did not exist in this space. His movements were extremely skillful.

Along with Deputy City Lord Ma's lion-like roar, the sharp sword energy slashed down and hit the jumping figure.

How could Deputy City Lord Ma not be angry? He had recently gained some insights in swordsmanship practice, so he stayed indoors. He didn't expect that people would mistakenly think that he was seriously injured and was recovering. Someone actually dared to sneak into his house, which was a naked provocation.

The thief covered his right arm with a resentful look. He thought he could dodge the sword and leave in style, but he didn't expect that Deputy City Lord Ma was not only not injured, but his swordsmanship also improved, which resulted in him being hit by the sword.

"Ma, just wait for me. Not only will I steal your things, I will also steal your daughter!"

Deputy City Lord Ma was so angry that he was shaking all over. He ordered a full-scale search. For a moment, the lights in Muxue City were bright as day.

The thief took the elixir to temporarily stop his injuries. The whole city of Muxue was on alert and he couldn't escape for the time being. He had to find a place to rest first and then think of a way to escape from Muxue City.

He jumped to a courtyard and found a beautiful stable in the courtyard. Snow-white horses were wagging their tails and eating grass.

"Is this Ryoma?!"

The thief was delighted that the dragon horse from the East China Sea would actually appear in the far north. It seemed to be a pure-blooded dragon horse with inestimable value.

"If I remember correctly, this is the Tiger Roar Sect?"

"It seems that the Tiger Roar Sect is lucky. I don't know where they got this dragon horse from."

"It looks like Long Ma's cultivation level is not very high, otherwise he would have transformed long ago, which is a good bargain for me!"

The thief approached the dragon horse with a smile on his face. He thought that coming to Muxue City to get a precious pure-blooded dragon horse was not in vain.

Longma glanced at the thief and continued to eat grass with his head down.

The thief clasped his hands together, chanted an inexplicable spell, and used the beast control technique to control the dragon horse! The beast control mark fell on the dragon horse, and the dragon horse did not resist from beginning to end.

"It's done."

Unexpectedly, the moment the beast control mark touched the dragon horse, the thief's face changed drastically. There was something strange about this dragon horse! The thief was attacked by the beast control technique, his breath weakened, and he staggered back two steps. His face was pale and his blood was depleted.

The sword injury that was stopped before worsened, and the double blessing caused his right hand to be disabled! "What's going on!"

Huo Huashen heard a slight noise in the backyard and ran over nervously.

Seeing that he had no time to leave the Tiger Roar Sect, the thief could only use secret methods to conceal his breath and figure.

This is his unique secret method. No matter whether one uses the naked eye or spiritual sense to detect, one cannot see himself.

"No one?"

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

Huo Huashen was puzzled, as he, who was at the Huashen stage, shouldn't have auditory hallucinations.

But he couldn't see anyone when he used his spiritual sense to investigate, only an old horse lying in the stable eating grass.

"Try it out." Huo Huashen shook out a bloody demon knife from his sleeve and chopped out countless sword auras.

The thief's eyes widened in disbelief. The other party was actually a sword cultivator in the Spiritualization Stage? !

If he had not been injured, he would not have taken the mere Spirit Transformation Stage seriously, but he was seriously injured. Regardless of the outcome of the fight, it would definitely attract the attention of Deputy City Lord Ma.

The knife energy slashed at him, but he bit his clothes tightly and said nothing, not daring to let Huo Huashen discover him.

“There’s really no one here.”

Huo Huashen let the sword energy fill the entire backyard, but he couldn't find anyone. He could only attribute the reason to being too excited after becoming a security guard and having auditory hallucinations.

After Huo Huashen left, the thief appeared, kneeling on the ground with one hand supporting his body, breathing heavily, sweat pouring down his forehead, and his consciousness was blurred.

No, I have to find a place to rest and leave here. There is something strange about this place. The Tiger Roar Sect is far from being as simple as it seems...

The thief approached a house in the courtyard and saw a small wooden sword hanging at the door.

He approached the house, and the small wooden sword emitted a sword light that directly sent him flying.

At the place where he landed, there was a spiked rake that Xue Shilou had been studying day and night and infused with endless sword energy.

The teeth of the rake were extremely sharp. The thief bumped into them headfirst, leaving several bloody holes in his body. He struggled on the ground for a few times, but soon became motionless.

Lu Yang pushed the door open and scratched his head: "Hey, why did my little wooden sword activate?"

He is now in the Nascent Soul Stage, which is a dangerous time. It would be terrible if a stranger broke into his room, so he hung a small wooden sword in front of the door, and any stranger who approached would be bounced away by the small wooden sword.

Xue Shilou, who lived next door, pushed open the door and came out, even more puzzled: "How did I pass the second test?"

The two of them looked at the thief who was lying on the ground, bleeding profusely.

He lost his right arm, his body was covered with knife wounds, there were sword wounds on his hands, and there were several large holes in his head. No one knew what he had been through, but it seemed that he had been treated inhumanely before his death.

Xue Shilou turned the thief over and was even more surprised when he saw his face: "Xiaoyaoke?"

"How did he die?"

(End of this chapter)