Encountered assassination in 1916

  Liu Bo and his companions not only won the competition, but also gained a thousand low-grade spiritual stones, which was an unexpected windfall. At this time, their pockets were full, so they naturally went on a big shopping spree. The group strolled through the bustling streets of Daliang City, buying everything in sight, until dusk when they finally sat contentedly in the silver-cornered carriage on their way back.

  The sky was getting late, and there were few people on the road. When I came down from the official road and drove onto the small road leading to the foot of Mount Daliang, there were no more pedestrians on the road.

  Three silver-horned horses came running from behind, slowly catching up to the horse carriage of several people, until they gradually disappeared into the distance, running past the corner and out of sight. Several people chatted and laughed, none of them noticing.

  Before long, several carriages also drove past the corner.

  "Halt!"

  "Young master, there are three silver-horned horses blocking the way ahead." Liu Zhixian stopped the carriage and said.

  Several people stopped talking and laughing, all getting down from the silver corner carriage.

  "Three of you, what are you doing blocking our way?" Liu Qing said as he walked forward.

  "Hand over your luggage and surrender all your belongings, and we'll spare your lives." One of the three middle-aged men who dismounted from their silver-horned horses said disdainfully.

  "What is a storage bag? We don't have any on us! As for valuables, we do have some, but I'm not sure if the few of you can take them away!" Liu Bo said calmly.

  "Don't pretend, do you even know what a storage bag is? In the Treasure Pavilion, that young master used a storage bag to throw around thousands of gold coins, and at that time, he had a lot of momentum. That was truly the momentum of a noble family's young master. Now, how can you pretend to be poor? As for whether we have the ability to take it away, try it and you'll know." The thin and small-framed monk said with great certainty.

  "How can I say that I am also a master of the eight layers of Qi, the legitimate son of the Liu family. Friends don't show off their skills, this wealth is probably something I won't be able to offer." Liu Qing was very calm.

  "Since you won't give up, let me show you our strength. Do you have the qualifications to be like this?" The thin and small monk said viciously.

  "You're really so unperceptive. Then let's first make you experience what it means to be under immense pressure." The tallest of the three said.

  A few people who were originally carefree suddenly felt a massive spiritual pressure bearing down on them. As they were from the Liu family, a renowned aristocratic clan, they naturally knew that this was a spiritual pressure that only a master of concentrated spirit could release.

  "This person is actually a master of concentration!" Liu Qing was secretly shocked in his heart.

  "Heavens! It's actually a master of the Concentrated Spirit coming to rob us!" Several people found it hard to believe that a master of the Concentrated Spirit would stoop so low.

  "Concentrate, master! It seems I have to compromise. Otherwise, it's not that I'm afraid of myself, but even if I couldn't win a fight, I should be able to run away. However, now with Little Sister and the others added in, I'd better not take any risks. Losing some money is no big deal." Liu Bo quickly made up his mind.

  "Second brother, these three people are definitely the 'Living Yama' bandit trio! They never leave any survivors after robbing and have killed countless people. One of them has reached the second level of mental focus, while two others have reached the peak of the ninth level of internal energy cultivation. In a moment, let's look for an opportunity to strike at the same time. We must think of a way to kill with one blow, only then can we concentrate all our strength to deal with this master who has achieved high mental focus." Liu Qing said in a low voice.

  "Alright, in a moment, we'll both go forward and present our gifts at the same time, taking advantage of the opportunity to make our move." Liu Bo also transmitted his voice.

  The master of the Condensation Period stopped his spiritual pressure as he saw that everyone had already been intimidated.

  "How about it? Want to take another look at our strength?" the thin man continued to tease.

  "In front of the seniors, I am willing to offer all my belongings." Liu Qing put on a serious face and continued: "Second brother, let's take out all our belongings and present them to the senior."

  The two men took out all their belongings and handed them over to the two middle-aged men, one fat and one thin.

  "Senior, this is all the money I have on me, please accept it." Liu Bo said to the thin man.

  "Put it on the ground." The thin man said disdainfully.

  Liu Bo slowly put down the thing in his hand on the ground, while secretly gathering his true energy. "Breaking Heaven Strike" was combined with "Two Styles United Defense", making preparations for a sure-kill strike.

  As Liu Qing drew his sword and stood up, he also simultaneously slapped a palm towards Xiaozi's top of the head.

  "Pffft!"

  In the blink of an eye, Liu Bo's speed was too fast. Although Xiaozi had some defense, he still didn't react in time and was slapped to death by Liu Bo with a palm, his brains and blood splashing everywhere.

  Although Liu Qing had exerted his full strength, after all, the gap between his true energy cultivation and the peak of the 9th layer of Qi training was still quite large, so he couldn't achieve a one-hit kill, and ended up engaging in a fierce battle with the middle-aged fat man.

  Liu Bo succeeded with one move and immediately followed up by rapidly circulating his true energy throughout his body, facing off against the concentrated spirit of a high-ranking master.

  "I didn't expect that, but it seems I underestimated him. Although his realm is not high, his martial skills are quite impressive, and he actually managed to make Qin La'er fall into a trap. However, no matter how outstanding you are, you're only at the Refining Qi realm, and you can't escape my grasp." Yan Wang was shocked by Liu Bo's martial skills realm and looked at him with more importance.

  "The reputation of the senior 'Living Yama' is too loud, and even if I can't turn it over, I'll try." Liu Bo still spoke freely in the face of Living Yama's intimidation.

  "I didn't expect a junior like you to be so knowledgeable, in that case, just accept your fate!"

  Yan Wang's face was expressionless, and he directly launched a powerful aura that crushed down on him from mid-air.

  Liu Bo had no experience in fighting against a master of the Condensing Spirit stage, and he wanted to try out his strength, so he used his current strongest defensive martial skill "Two Styles Unison" in conjunction with "Heaven Breaking Strike" to resist.

  The first strike of Breaking Heaven, combined with the use of "Two Styles Same Defense", can already unleash the power of the second-grade martial skill "Water Defense Eighteen Styles". Although his true energy cultivation is not worth mentioning, the realm of his martial skills is extremely profound and even surpasses that of Living Hell King by a large margin.

  Although Huo Yanwang was a cultivator in the Condensing God Phase, he was only an ordinary loose cultivator. His innate talent and comprehension were not outstanding, and until now, his martial realm had not even entered the first-grade level. In the Condensing God Phase, his strength was extremely average; otherwise, he wouldn't have done something as shameful as robbery.

  Liu Bo can defeat Lin Wenheng, who is at the peak of the 9th level of Qi training, with his "Two Forms as One" technique. Now that he has mastered the "First Strike to Break the Heavens", when combined with "Two Forms as One", its power will be doubled.

  Under Liu Bo's full effort, he barely withstood the blow of Yan Wang's casual strike.

  Liu Bo suppressed the blood that had already surged to his throat, not daring to confront him head-on again. He unfolded his "Clouds and Mist" body technique, took out a new high-quality ordinary sword from his storage bag, and used the "Fine Rain with the Wind Sword" to entangle with his opponent.

  "I'm reluctant to kill you. I've seen many young masters from noble families, but someone as talented and exceptional as you at such a young age, it's my first time seeing one. What a pity!" The Executioner's heart was filled with shock and regret, and for the first time, he had the thought of being reluctant to take action.

  "Thank you for your consideration, Senior. If you can show leniency today, the Liu family will not pursue this matter and will prepare a grand gift to express our gratitude. Please consider it." Liu Bo hastened to persuade him with words, trying to change his mind, upon hearing that Yan Wang had slightly relaxed his tone.

  "You, Liu Fu, are wealthy and powerful. If you hadn't made a move today, there might still be a chance to let me off the hook. But now it's impossible. I don't want to spend the rest of my life worrying about being plotted against by an expert, so it's better to destroy the evidence completely."

  Liu Bo saw that persuasion was ineffective, so he didn't waste his thoughts anymore, and wholeheartedly fought with his opponent.

  Liu Bo's "Rainy Wind Sword", the deepest understanding is still "Rain Like Silk". Now, one sword comes out, and in an instant, it can strike out 180 swords. Under the blessing of "Breaking Heaven First Strike", its power has increased exponentially. Although it hasn't reached the level of a second-rate martial skill yet, it's not far off either.

  Although he had played his best, he was still at a disadvantage and couldn't land a single blow that could harm his opponent.