Lǐ Yuǎndào sneered, his eyes filled with coldness. "Where is he? Lead the way!"
"I... I'll lead the way!"
The young man Lǐ Yuǎndào was grabbing quickly agreed, terrified. "It's in the laboratory of the old manor deep inside the school! I'll take you there, please don't hit us anymore!"
Not long after.
Lǐ Yuǎndào, dragging the young man, arrived at a dilapidated courtyard at the very back of Liu Zongyuan University.
It looked very old, but inside it appeared to be well-maintained and tidy, with various bottles and medicines neatly arranged.
With a sweep of his Spiritual Sense, Lǐ Yuǎndào found Liǔ Yúnlóng anxiously waiting inside, the old man pacing back and forth.
"Scram!"
Lǐ Yuǎndào threw the other person down and flashed into the manor.
Inside was a laboratory filled with various bottles, glass jars, and the like.
It looked very run-down, but all the equipment was complete.
"Old man, do you want to die?"
Lǐ Yuǎndào walked into the old laboratory and sneered.
But suddenly, Lǐ Yuǎndào twitched his nose, his face showing surprise, then an expression of immense joy. "You old scoundrel, you actually have Three-Thought Grass here! Very good, hand it over, and I won't take your old life this time!"
Chapter 33
Do you have to brag? Can you at least draft it first?
When he saw Liǔ Yúnlóng.
Killing intent was already flashing in Lǐ Yuǎndào's eyes.
But, upon smelling the familiar medicinal aura filling the air, he changed his mind!
Three-Thought Grass, an extremely precious and rare Tier 3 spiritual medicine!
Its rank was not high, but due to its special properties, it was rarely seen even in the Little South Mountain Cultivation World!
One of the greatest uses of Three-Thought Grass was its ability to repair and nourish the Mud Pill Palace, and to curb the worsening of its injuries.
Currently, Lǐ Yuǎndào needed this medicine the most!
Of course, this was not the only thing that made Lǐ Yuǎndào ecstatic. The growing conditions for Three-Thought Grass were extremely harsh.
It was usually found where Azure Nether Water was present. This was a divine water that calmed the spirit and guarded the soul, and was extremely effective for strengthening and protecting Spiritual Sense.
Both of these treasures were very rare in the Little South Mountain Cultivation World, and he never expected to find them on Earth!
"How did you find this place? Did they fail?"
Liǔ Yúnlóng was extremely surprised when he saw Lǐ Yuǎndào enter.
The people he sent out were all skilled, and ordinary people were generally no match for them.
Not only was Lǐ Yuǎndào not captured, but he had also found this place!
"You old geezer, what's the point of finding a few stray cats and dogs!"
Lǐ Yuǎndào snorted lightly and said urgently, "Hand over the Three-Thought Grass, and I'll pretend tonight's events never happened! Otherwise, I'll break your old bones!"
Liǔ Yúnlóng looked at Lǐ Yuǎndào with suspicion, then laughed angrily. "Good boy, you dare to talk such nonsense in front of me! I don't know what you're talking about, this damned Three-Thought Grass!"
"Since you've come in person, let's not waste words!"
"Help me translate the letters and ancient texts here!"
With that said.
He pointed to the pile of old animal skins and books on the table beside him.
"What if I don't?"
Lǐ Yuǎndào sneered disdainfully.
"Kid, you were disrespectful to me in the office before!"
"And then you had my granddaughter give you a massage!"
Liǔ Yúnlóng puffed out his beard and glared, indignant. "I've tolerated you for a long time!"
Lǐ Yuǎndào raised an eyebrow. "What do you intend to do?"
"If you're unwilling to help me with these ancient texts and letters, then I can only kill you!"
Liǔ Yúnlóng suddenly raised his hand and struck a table about two meters away through the air.
Bang!
The table splintered into pieces, turning into dust!
However.
At this moment, Liǔ Yúnlóng's blood surged within him, and a mouthful of blood rose to his throat but was eventually suppressed.
"See?"
"If you're unwilling, this will be your fate!"
"Unless you're not afraid of death!"
Liǔ Yúnlóng threatened him.
Lǐ Yuǎndào looked speechless.
This old fellow had hidden injuries, and they were not minor.
He had the cultivation of a Dijing Grandmaster, and could unleash a palm strike from a distance. His old face was slightly pale, as if it had cost him his life.
And with this, he wanted to kill him?
However.
Lǐ Yuǎndào sensed clear killing intent from him, so he sneered, "You want to kill me?"
If this old man really intended to kill him, he wouldn't mind turning him into a mist of blood on the spot!
"Are you really not afraid of death?"
Seeing Lǐ Yuǎndào's calm demeanor, without the slightest hint of panic on his face, Liǔ Yúnlóng asked in astonishment.
Lǐ Yuǎndào pouted. "Is being afraid of death useful? Now, it's up to you to decide!"
This kid has such a resilient state of mind.
He showed no panic when facing life and death!
Liǔ Yúnlóng took a deep look at Lǐ Yuǎndào, then waved his hand. "You can go! Tonight's events will be as if they never happened! If you ever feel like helping this old man in the future, I will be eternally grateful! But if you don't feel like it, it doesn't matter. Study well!"
In his opinion, Lǐ Yuǎndào had completely given up and was a reckless youth who didn't care about his life!
But Liǔ Yúnlóng didn't know.
In an instant.
He had almost walked on the edge of death!
If he dared to make a move, Lǐ Yuǎndào would have killed him!
"You old scoundrel, it seems you're not so bad after all!"
Lǐ Yuǎndào chuckled and said.
Liǔ Yúnlóng glared angrily. "Hurry up and scram before I change my mind!"
"Scram, scram, scram..."
Swish, swish, swish~
As soon as he finished speaking.
Suddenly, a whistling sound came from behind the laboratory in the old manor.
With a crashing sound.
Three figures in black broke through the glass window and landed a few meters away from Liǔ Yúnlóng.
They were all dressed in black, with masked faces, making it impossible to see their features.
Liǔ Yúnlóng's old face changed drastically, and he shouted, "Who are you people? How dare you trespass into Liu Zongyuan University, you're courting death!"
Let alone Yunzhou, in the entire Dragon Country, Liu Zongyuan University was a top-twenty prestigious institution in terms of both heritage and academic level!
The martial arts alliance association in Liujiang City attached great importance to the security of Liu Zongyuan University.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, no one would dare to carelessly trespass into such an important place.
These three masked figures were clearly here with ill intentions!
"Liǔ Yúnlóng, hand over the item, and we'll give you a quick death!"
The leader of the black-clothed men said coldly, word by word, full of killing intent.
"Who exactly are you people? What are you talking about?"
Liǔ Yúnlóng's old face sank, and he shouted, "Back then, when those people stormed my Liǔ family, they were also looking for something, but we don't have what you want at all!"
"Hahaha... Liǔ Yúnlóng, stop pretending! Hand it over!"
The black-clothed man let out a wild laugh and shouted sternly.
"Hmph!"
The aura of a Dijing Grandmaster surged from Liǔ Yúnlóng, and he sneered, "A mere three Xuanjing Masters, are you here to die?"
"Hahahahaha... Liǔ Yúnlóng, stop pretending! We investigated clearly. You were seriously injured back then and have had hidden injuries ever since, so you no longer have the strength of a Dijing Grandmaster! You're just putting on a brave front!"
The leader of the black-clothed men laughed again. "Since you're unwilling to hand it over, we'll have to kill you and search thoroughly afterwards!"
Rumble~
As he spoke.
The three figures in black erupted with energy and attacked Liǔ Yúnlóng.
"Lǐ Yuǎndào, hurry and leave!"
Liǔ Yúnlóng's expression changed greatly, and he roared back, then met the three.
At this moment, he unleashed the full power of a Dijing Grandmaster.
However, due to his hidden injuries, his strength was actually less than a tenth of its peak. Now, he was completely draining his power.
"Are they your enemies?"
Lǐ Yuǎndào asked in surprise as he watched the three fight.
"Get lost!"
"Don't get in the way here!"
Liǔ Yúnlóng's eyes bulged with anger as he saw Lǐ Yuǎndào not moving.
If it weren't for Lǐ Yuǎndào, he would have turned and fled long ago.
As they said, he was just putting on a brave front. If this continued, he would soon fall into a state of weakness, and the consequences would be unpredictable.
"Old man, you're quite righteous!"
Lǐ Yuǎndào's impression of Liǔ Yúnlóng rose, and he smiled, "They're just a few small fries, yet you're making such a fuss!"
Pfft!
Liǔ Yúnlóng spat out a mouthful of blood in anger.
"Damn you!"
"You call them small fries? If you're so capable, why don't you deal with them!"
Liǔ Yúnlóng was furious, his hair and beard bristling.
"Isn't that simple?"
As soon as he finished speaking.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Lǐ Yuǎndào slapped out, and the three black-clothed men instantly turned into a mist of blood.
Liǔ Yúnlóng, who was in a sorry state, froze on the spot, staring intently at the blood mist filling the air, and the crimson droplets sprinkled on him, with an expression of disbelief.
"You... what did you just do? How did you kill them?"
After a long pause, Liǔ Yúnlóng recovered and turned to stare at Lǐ Yuǎndào, asking in horror.
Lǐ Yuǎndào raised his hand and lightly struck the rusty iron gate of the old manor nearby through the air, smiling as he said, "Of course, I slapped them to death with one palm strike!"
Boom!
An invisible, mighty force descended, and the iron gate of the old manor exploded, turning into iron filings that scattered on the ground.
Chapter 34
It's truly inlaid with gold and jade!
Liǔ Yúnlóng was stunned the moment before by the three Xuanjing Master experts turning into blood mist. Now, seeing Lǐ Yuǎndào casually turn the iron gate into iron filings, his mind short-circuited.
His eyes widened, his eyeballs almost falling out, as if he had seen a ghost.
He had to know.
That was an incredibly strong stainless steel iron gate. Even when he was at his peak, a punch at close range would at most be able to blast open the gate.
To turn the iron gate into iron filings like this was absolutely impossible!
Even a Martial Emperor expert would find it difficult to possess such a skill!
Yet, Lǐ Yuǎndào, with a light, casual palm strike from a distance, had shattered the iron gate into iron filings!
It was completely beyond Liǔ Yúnlóng's comprehension!
This kid, is he a Martial Emperor expert?
Such terrifying skill means he is at least a Martial Emperor expert!
As this thought flashed through his mind.
Liǔ Yúnlóng's head snapped back, and he stared intently at Lǐ Yuǎndào, trembling. "You... Senior, are you a Martial Emperor expert? How is that possible! Could you be a monstrous prodigy from a sect in the mountains?"
Martial artists who walk in the secular world often exist in the form of families or rogue cultivators.
Most of these martial artists have certified identities with the martial arts alliance association for protection.
As for other martial artists, they belong to the martial arts sects in the mountains.
Especially some monstrous geniuses within the sects, with astonishing talent, capable of reaching the cultivation of a Dijing Grandmaster at a young age!
Someone as young as Lǐ Yuǎndào reaching Martial Emperor is unheard of!
To possess such terrifying talent, he must be from a sect!
"Not a Martial Emperor!"
Lǐ Yuǎndào shook his head and said, "Are you still going to forcefully keep me here? Kidnapping me, old man, you're really tired of living!"
If not a Martial Emperor, then what? Martial Emperor above?
Liǔ Yúnlóng's heart chilled. But hearing Lǐ Yuǎndào's words, he realized what he had said and shivered all over.
He thought about how his summoning people to kidnap Lǐ Yuǎndào was equivalent to a centenarian trying to hang himself, being tired of living!
"Senior... I was reckless before, not knowing your identity. Please spare me this time!"
Liǔ Yúnlóng sat on the ground, his face like he was crying, and directly begged for mercy.
At this moment, he had lost all the appearance and authority of a university department head.
After all, he didn't want to die.
His Liǔ family still existed behind him, especially his granddaughter, Liǔ Rúshì, whom he cherished like a pearl, and he was afraid of implicating them all.
"Now you're scared? Weren't you afraid when you wanted to kidnap me?"
Lǐ Yuǎndào glared at him and snorted coldly. "Get up, I don't have that much time to kill people!"
"Thank you for not killing me, Senior!"
Liǔ Yúnlóng's face showed immense joy, and he quickly stood up.
Facing a powerhouse like Lǐ Yuǎndào, he was sincerely convinced. Even with his old bones, he had no psychological burden to kowtow or prostrate himself.
Because in the world of martial arts, the strong are respected!
Moreover, he had just been saved by Lǐ Yuǎndào.
If Lǐ Yuǎndào hadn't been here, he might have died here!
"Hmph, don't call me Senior! In private, call me Young Master Lǐ! In front of others, just call me by my name! Officially, I'm still a student at Liu Zongyuan University!"
Lǐ Yuǎndào glanced coldly at Liǔ Yúnlóng and said, "Do you know the background of these people? What were they looking for?"
"Replying to Young Master Lǐ, this old man doesn't know either! My Liǔ family had many enemies in the past, so there are quite a few foes. After so many years, I don't know who is still kicking us while we're down!"
Liǔ Yúnlóng smiled bitterly, helplessly.
"As for the item they mentioned, I still haven't figured it out! Does the current Liǔ family have anything worth them coveting now?"
"Oh... then I'll search their memories!"
"I killed them so satisfyingly just now that I forgot to check their background."
Lǐ Yuǎndào glanced at the bloodstains on the ground, a thought flashed through his mind, and he strode forward.
If his guess was correct, Liǔ Yúnlóng's ancestor, Liu Zongyuan, should have been a cultivator.
Anything that could make others covet must be extraordinary.
Lǐ Yuǎndào was very curious about this.
"Soul Return!"
"Body Reconstruction!"
Lǐ Yuǎndào cast several strange incantations on the pool of blood on the ground.
As the light surged, it immediately attracted Liǔ Yúnlóng's astonished gaze.
"Young Master Lǐ, what are you doing?"
Liǔ Yúnlóng asked curiously.
"Making them live again!"
Lǐ Yuǎndào replied softly, his tone unquestionable.
Pfft!
Liǔ Yúnlóng almost spat out blood.
Is Young Master Lǐ trying to be humorous, or is he playing with this old comrade?
There's only a pool of blood on the ground, how can a person come back to life!
Just as Liǔ Yúnlóng was thinking this.
He saw the pool of blood on the ground suddenly condense slowly, flying into the air.
Then, flesh and blood gradually expanded, and in less than a minute, the leader of the black-clothed men from before reappeared alive and well.
"Ah..."
"Holy crap!"
"Is this a person or a ghost?"
Liǔ Yúnlóng was truly terrified this time, hastily retreating a few steps, his old face filled with horror.
Such a scene.
It was too incredible!
While in doubt, he wanted to see if this was truly a living person.
However, the black-clothed man opposite him exclaimed, "I... I'm not dead?"
"Escape!"
The black-clothed man reacted quickly. Although he was confused and didn't understand the situation, his first reaction was to flee!
"Come here!"
Lǐ Yuǎndào grabbed him through the air, using a Gravity Technique to capture him, and immediately searched his soul.
In just over ten seconds.
Lǐ Yuǎndào let him go and, with a bang, slapped him into a mist of blood again.
As long as it was within an hour, with the god-defying Great Calamity Divine Canon, he could defy the heavens and bring people back to life!
"Babylon Garden, do you know this assassin organization?"
Lǐ Yuǎndào turned back to look at Liǔ Yúnlóng, frowning and asking.
In the other party's memory, he searched but did not find what they were looking for. It seemed someone had hired them to deal with Liǔ Yúnlóng, and they were unaware of what specific item from the Liǔ family they were supposed to take.
Liǔ Yúnlóng was still in shock. After a long while, he recovered, and said fearfully, "Babylon Garden? This assassin organization, this old man has never heard of it either! It must be assassins hired by my Liǔ family's enemies!"
He sighed.
He kept glancing at Lǐ Yuǎndào, as if looking at a monster.
The techniques Lǐ Yuǎndào had just displayed completely subverted his perception and worldview.
What kind of inscrutable power was that?
A living person turned into a pool of blood, and could still come back to life?
This was only seen in movies, television, or magic shows.
Or perhaps, legendary immortal arts?
But in this world, where are the immortals!
Yet, he had witnessed such an unbelievable scene before him!
"Young Master Lǐ, what was that technique just now?"
Liǔ Yúnlóng couldn't resist his curiosity and asked.
Lǐ Yuǎndào shook his head. "Just a small trick!"
A small trick?
Liǔ Yúnlóng choked, speechless.
Lǐ Yuǎndào couldn't be bothered to explain further and coldly asked, "Tell me about the deeds of your ancestor, Liu Zongyuan!"
"Ancestor Liu Zongyuan? That was too long ago, over a thousand years ago. What we know is only a tiny bit of his past!"
"It is said that a thousand years ago, ancestor Liu Zongyuan was a pillar of my Dragon Country, his martial arts reaching the peak, directly approaching the Divine Realm! At that time, the ancestor's ambition was to enter the imperial court, assist the Dragon Lord, pacify the country and repel foreign enemies, and revitalize my Dragon Country. As the saying goes, 'The lofty aspirations of youth once promised to be the best in the world!'"
Liǔ Yúnlóng took a breath, his face showing pride as he thought of his family ancestor, and sighed leisurely. "Unfortunately, at that time, the court and the country were a complete quagmire, and the ancestor's ambitions and aspirations could not be realized. The mud was so deep that even a hundred thousand taels of silver could not pave a single path!"
Chapter 35
Where did this dog come from? Why is it biting people randomly!
"So your ancestor Liu Zongyuan resigned from his post and retired?"
Lǐ Yuǎndào interjected at the right time.
Regarding Liu Zongyuan University, the middle school textbooks had made a brief mention, stating that it was founded by the ancient celebrity Liu Zongyuan.
But in textbooks and historical records, there were only fragmented mentions of other aspects of Liu Zongyuan, with no detailed explanations. Many folk tales and anecdotes were also divergent.
Therefore, Lǐ Yuǎndào did not have much knowledge about Liu Zongyuan!
"According to the rumors left by my great-grandfather, the ancestor had a fierce personality and would not allow himself to retreat!"
"At that time, the court was in chaos, and the Dragon Patrol Institute's agents were rampant throughout the land, being domineering and arrogant internally, and obsequious externally!"
"The Dragon Martial Army was also in a state of decay, with most of its combat effectiveness gone! Sakura Country, Tianzhu Country, Fengyuan Country, and others were like wolves surrounding us!"
"As a result, the ancestor could not stand it and fought to the end, eventually being demoted to the barren land of Liujiang in Yunzhou! It was also at that time that he founded Liu Zongyuan University!"
Recounting the past, Liǔ Yúnlóng's face showed helplessness and longing, and he sighed. "From then on, the Liǔ family rose to become the strongest family in Liujiang! With the deterrence of the ancestor's powerful martial prowess, countless scoundrels dared not utter a sound. Unfortunately, as the ancestor left... the family gradually declined!"
Like the Liǔ family, a thousand-year-old great clan, could not escape the fate of decline.