After being chased after my engagement was broken off, my Iron Shirt skill instantly reached max lev

Chapter 15: Cripple but Not Kill

The sunset is infinitely good, just near dusk.

In the Cangyun Mountains.

Several figures converged on a huge boulder from various directions in the mountains and forests.

Soon, the group gathered here, and standing on the rock was a tall, burly middle-aged man carrying a large sword on his back.

This person was one of the most powerful guards in the Li family.

He was also Li Cangyun's personal bodyguard on weekdays.

Li Mingsheng was an orphan adopted by the Li family from a young age. He was given a name by the previous head of the family and raised as their adopted son.

This kind of operation is actually quite common in families like the Li family.

People like this are extremely loyal to their family, prioritize the family's interests, and obey the family head's orders without question.

After the news of Li Yun and Li Qingqing being murdered by Li Xiuyuan reached the Li family, Li Mingsheng could no longer sit still.

He led his men to search around Yuanguang City several times, and in the afternoon, he led more than a dozen people into Cangyun Mountain to search for Li Xiuyuan's whereabouts.

He stood on that huge boulder, his gaze sweeping across everything within his sight as if from the perspective of a hawk, a place where he could hide.

"Let's investigate further. I refuse to believe that Li Xiuyuan has truly abandoned his father's body and escaped from Cangyun Mountain!"

"yes!"

The group of more than a dozen people immediately stood up to respond, and then dispersed again.

But at that moment, Li Mingsheng, who was standing on the rocks, suddenly narrowed his eyes.

In the nearby mountains and forests, a figure darted swiftly, reaching within ten feet in the blink of an eye.

"Li Xiuyuan, it's Li Xiuyuan!"

"Chase him! Don't let him get away..."

With a roar, Li Mingsheng's blood and qi erupted, and he took a step onto the huge boulder.

With a "whoosh," the rocks exploded, and then Li Mingsheng's figure shot towards Li Xiuyuan's location like a cannonball.

At the same time, he drew his long sword from behind him and slashed down at Li Xiuyuan, shouting loudly:

"Li Xiuyuan, stop right there!"

Ok?

At that moment, the mileage displayed on the panel in front of me had just been completed.

As the system notification indicated that the Golden Goose Technique had reached its maximum level, and with the pure cultivation experience continuously being infused and integrated, Li Xiuyuan heard this roar.

Immediately afterwards, a sharp killing intent came toward him.

With a single step, he was already several feet away.

The spot where he had just stood was cleaved in two by a single slash, sending earth and rocks flying everywhere.

Once he stood still, Li Xiuyuan saw several figures rapidly approaching and surrounding him.

Amidst that patch of earth and rocks, the burly Li Mingsheng, holding a long knife, stared at me with an icy expression.

"Uncle Mingsheng..."

The damn memory almost slipped out.

"Young Master Xiuyuan, given the heinous crimes you've committed, calling me Uncle Mingsheng won't do you any good!"

Ok?

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but chuckle.

He glanced at the dozen or so people who had surrounded him.

That's right, most of them are of the ninth rank.

The man in front of them, Li Mingsheng, was one of the few martial artists in the Li family to have reached the eighth rank.

However, Li Mingsheng in front of us should be a bit stronger than Li Ming.

"Li Xiuyuan, come back with me to avoid further physical suffering!"

Li Mingsheng stopped three zhang away from Li Xiuyuan, his eyes fixed on Li Xiuyuan, and then spoke coldly.

"go back?"

Li Xiuyuan looked at a Li family guard holding a long sword not far to his side; he was a ninth-rank martial artist.

As he spoke, he took a step forward.

Like lightning, the longsword in his hand transformed into a hurricane, piercing through the guard's brow in the blink of an eye.

Sheathing his sword, the guard fell to the ground with a thud.

Standing there, Li Xiuyuan looked up at Li Mingsheng, who was staring at him in astonishment.

"Li Mingsheng, of course I'm going back to the Li family!"

As the sound faded, a system notification echoed in his mind, indicating that the conditions for reaching the maximum level of "Whirlwind Swift Sword" had been met.

Li Xiuyuan swung his longsword, simultaneously absorbing the cultivation experience and using the max-level "Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada." His sword moved like the wind, so fast that those in front of him could not catch him.

*Pfft*

Puff puff……

Ah!

"Scatter!"

Amidst a series of screams, Li Mingsheng, who was standing there, finally came to his senses.

He never expected that Li Xiuyuan would become so powerful in such a short time. More importantly, he was so decisive and ruthless, and didn't waste a single word on him.

They attacked and killed him the moment they met!

"Stop! If you don't stop, don't blame me for killing you on the spot!"

As Li Mingsheng roared in anger, he brandished his long sword and slashed at Li Xiuyuan's figure.

"Bang!"

Swords clashed, and a violent, unrestrained surge of internal energy and blood rippled outwards.

Both of them took a few steps back.

"You, you, you actually reached the eighth rank? This, how is this possible? Absolutely impossible!"

Li Mingsheng, who had been knocked back, stared in astonishment at Li Xiuyuan, who flashed forward and swung his sword at the remaining people standing there.

But he immediately gritted his teeth, suppressed all his shock, and swung his knife at Li Xiuyuan.

"Bang bang bang..."

Between the repeated clashes of swords, Li Xiuyuan could clearly feel the enormous depletion of his internal energy and blood, but he paid no heed and unleashed his full power in every strike.

After exchanging a few blows, Li Xiuyuan immediately felt that he had achieved his goal of practicing swordsmanship.

His body suddenly lurched forward.

He took the vicious blow head-on with his chest.

With a loud "bang" of metal clashing, Li Xiuyuan's swift sword pierced through Li Mingsheng's right wrist in a flash, and with a casual upward flick, he crippled Li Mingsheng's right hand.

The long sword crashed to the ground with a loud thud.

Li Mingsheng let out a miserable scream and staggered back several steps, quickly covering his bleeding, crippled right hand with his left hand.

Only then did he look at the dozen or so people whose tendons and ligaments had been severed on the ground.

"You...you, have you been hiding your true abilities all along?"

Looking at the Li family guards before him, each waiting to absorb his internal energy, Li Xiuyuan shook his head.

"No..."

"Then, is that martial arts technique that you and Fourth Master secretly kept really that powerful?"

Li Mingsheng quickly found the reason and stared in astonishment at Li Xiuyuan, who was walking towards him step by step.

In his memory, he knew that Li Xiuyuan's meridians were blocked since childhood, making martial arts cultivation difficult and even reaching the first rank very hard.

But how did he reach the eighth rank in just three days?

"You...Young Master Xiuyuan, I've watched you grow up since you were a child, and I know you would never do anything rebellious against your family."

Hearing Li Mingsheng's words, Li Xiuyuan smiled slightly and asked:

"How did you figure that out?"

When Li Mingsheng saw Li Xiuyuan asking this question with a smile on his face, he immediately spoke up.

"Young Master Xiuyuan, your actions today only severed our tendons, temporarily depriving us of the ability to attack you. This shows that you still intend to return to the family."

"You're a member of the Li family. There's nothing we can't talk about. As long as you come back to the Li family with me, I guarantee with my life that you'll be safe!"

Seeing Li Xiuyuan walking towards him step by step, Li Mingsheng quickly spoke.

The others, upon hearing Li Mingsheng's words, also felt that they made sense.

After all, they had just fought with Li Xiuyuan, and they could clearly feel that if Li Xiuyuan wanted to kill them, it would be effortless.

However, the fact that he only severed their tendons and did not kill them shows that this young master Xiuyuan actually wanted to reconcile with the Li family.

Li Mingsheng watched as Li Xiuyuan walked towards him step by step.

His face was full of gentleness, but there was a fleeting chill in his eyes.

"As expected of a naive child, he calmed me down with just a few words. As long as he comes back to the Li family with me, the Li family will definitely obtain the mysterious cultivation technique he possessed that allowed him to reach the eighth rank in just three days!"

Just as Li Mingsheng was planning how he could benefit from returning to the Li family.

Li Xiuyuan grabbed his left hand.

"Really? Your assessment seems a bit inaccurate..."

Instant Absorption Technique activated!