57: Ambush

Li Daoxuan quickly reined in his Killing Intent and calmed down.

"Senior Brother, what's wrong? Did something happen?"

Li Daoxuan's expression was very grim. He said, "Something happened in Luo City. I must go there."

Li Daoxuan had received a distress signal from the Xiao Family Sisters via a communication jade Talisman, and it seemed the situation was quite urgent.

Luo Qingcheng: "Do you need me to go with you?"

"You'd better not go! I can go alone." Li Daoxuan rejected Luo Qingcheng's suggestion; it was best not to expose Luo Qingcheng's whereabouts at the moment.

"Alright then! Be careful!"

Before Li Daoxuan left, he upgraded the defensive Formation. The Heaven Rank Guardian Formation was incredibly powerful, enough to withstand Great Cultivators in the Soul Transformation Stage and Body Integration Stage.

Li Daoxuan did not hesitate and headed straight for Luo City.

As soon as he left the Li Manor, Li Daoxuan directly activated the Divine Ability Divine Speed. Li Daoxuan's figure merely flickered a few times before disappearing.

Divine Speed could shrink the ground into inches, making travel incredibly fast. Li Daoxuan felt it was much faster than flying on a sword, but it consumed a lot of spiritual Qi.

However, Li Daoxuan couldn't worry about that much.

Soon, Li Daoxuan arrived in Luo City. Compared to before, Luo City had not changed much.

After entering Luo City, Li Daoxuan once again used Divine Speed. Many people only felt a gust of wind pass by them, but found nothing.

In a breath's time, Li Daoxuan had already arrived in front of the Wanbao Pavilion.

Looking at the Wanbao Pavilion, Li Daoxuan was instantly filled with anger. The Wanbao Pavilion before him had not a single customer.

The plaque of the Wanbao Pavilion had been shattered, the main door was dilapidated, and the Wanbao Pavilion's Guardian Formation had also been broken!

Was it plundered? This was Li Daoxuan's first thought! Without hesitation, Li Daoxuan directly entered the Wanbao Pavilion.

However, the interior of the Wanbao Pavilion was even more dilapidated and completely empty.

Li Daoxuan was filled with remorse. He had trusted too much in the deterrence of the Luo City Lord's Mansion and the influence of the Xuantian Business Alliance.

The City Lord's Mansion strictly prohibited fighting!

But this was a world where strength was revered. As long as one was strong enough, one could break rules and establish new ones.

"Bing'er, Ling'er, are you there?"

Li Daoxuan had already used his Divine Sense to search but had not found any trace of Xiao Binger or Xiao Linger.

"Could they have met with misfortune?"

Li Daoxuan felt very guilty. Just as he was distracted, suddenly, several dark figures flashed, their target directly Li Daoxuan.

Silent, fast as lightning, striking at vital points.

These were definitely assassins! They were ambushing him!

It was also fortunate that Li Daoxuan's cultivation had made a major Breakthrough; otherwise, he would surely die today.

Li Daoxuan had no time to counterattack and could only rely on Divine Speed to dodge the fatal blow.

Nine!

There were nine assassins in total, and all of them were Nascent Soul Stage assassins. The leader was even a Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Great Perfection.

Did they think so highly of him? One had to know that he was previously a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, and no one knew about his Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage except his family.

"Who are you people?"

"..."

Silence. The Wanbao Pavilion was completely silent. The nine assassins had blocked all of Li Daoxuan's escape routes, each one glaring fiercely. As long as Li Daoxuan made any move, a fatal blow would await him.

Clang ~

Two Spiritual Artifact swords appeared in Li Daoxuan's hands, third-tier top-grade Spiritual Artifacts, the Yin and Yang Twin Swords.

This was Li Daoxuan's first battle after entering the Nascent Soul Stage. He was fearless, and he wanted to use this to temper himself.

"Kill!"

The nine assassins simultaneously attacked Li Daoxuan, subtly forming a combined attack Formation.

Boom!

Inside the Wanbao Pavilion, Sword Qi overflowed, and the clash of blades and swords intertwined.

Initially, Li Daoxuan was a bit flustered dealing with the nine, but as the battle continued, Li Daoxuan became increasingly adept.

And then, Li Daoxuan, combined with his elusive movement technique, would occasionally land a sword strike on those assassins.

These assassins also grew more and more alarmed as they fought!

The leader no longer retained his previous composure and hastily gave the order: "The wind is strong, pull back!"

"Yes!"

Li Daoxuan scoffed, "Now you want to retreat? Too late!"

"Rise!"

Did they really think Li Daoxuan had been playing with them for such a long time? If Li Daoxuan had unleashed his full power and all his methods, he would have left more than half of them behind long ago.

Buzz buzz buzz ~

Beams of light rose. In this short time, Li Daoxuan had set up over a hundred trapping Formations.

Bang bang bang ~

The nine directly crashed into the Formations and were bounced back.

"Pfft!" Li Daoxuan, taking advantage of one person's momentary daze, directly appeared behind him and shattered his Nascent Soul with a sword.

"Careful!" The assassin leader finally grew anxious.

Li Daoxuan specifically targeted those with lower cultivation, but this group reacted quickly, gathering together again to resist Li Daoxuan.

"Are you bullying me because I'm outnumbered?"

Li Daoxuan withdrew the Spiritual Artifact from his left hand, and then a large handful of Talismans appeared in his hand.

"Clone Talisman, go!"

Swish swish swish! The entire Wanbao Pavilion was filled with a sea of people, all of them Li Daoxuan's figures. Although the Clone Talismans were all second-tier top-grade, the Clones of Li Daoxuan only had Golden Core Stage cultivation.

But they were still Golden Core Stage Li Daoxuan! What's more, each one held a third-tier top-grade Spiritual Artifact sword.

Taking a few hits from a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator's attack was completely fine.

At this, the assassins' faces turned green. This person was... too dishonorable.

"You're dishonorable! I want to challenge you to a one-on-one!" The assassin leader's voice trembled.

This was the power of a Talismans Master and a Formation Master. Li Daoxuan felt extremely relieved. Now he didn't even need to act himself; these people were being suppressed by his Clones.

"One-on-one? You pick them all!"

"Wah ah ah ~"

These assassins were a bit soft-handed, fighting back and forth with Li Daoxuan's Clones.

But how could Li Daoxuan, that sly fox, let them have their way? Li Daoxuan didn't play by the rules.

"Swap positions between Clone and main body!" Li Daoxuan silently chanted.

Originally, several Clones were fighting vigorously with the assassin leader. The assassin leader didn't notice that one of Li Daoxuan's Clones flickered.

"Pfft!"

"Ah! You... why is your Clone so strong? He shouldn't be able to hurt me! Why?"

"Foolish! Look closely at whether I am the main body or a Clone."

"You... you... you're despicable! Pfft!"

The assassin leader's mentality was a bit broken. Why did the Clone turn into the main body? Wasn't his main body observing from afar? He had been on guard the whole time. Was I guarding against nothing??

"Still not dead? Again!"

Li Daoxuan directly utilized the Qing Yuan Swordplay to its extreme. The assassin leader was clearly on his last legs.

Suddenly, a hint of madness flashed in the assassin leader's eyes.

"If I die, you won't have it easy either! Nascent Soul! Explode!"

"Damn it, this guy is really a lunatic. But, if you think you can have your way like this, then I'll show you what despair is."

"..."