Chapter 22: Immortal Craft Martial Technique, Avalokiteshvara Blood Lotus
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Since Sun Changbiao's death, his four daughters were taken away by Steward Sun, while Lady Liu, who had led Sun Changbiao to join the Spirit Infants Sect, was so frightened that she lost her fetus and was driven out of Xu's Compound by the second shopkeeper, Xu Beihu.
Steward Sun found a small courtyard for Lady Liu to rest and recover.
Li Che did not kill Sun Changbiao's four daughters because they did not join the Spirit Infants Sect, but Sun Changbiao's wife was different...
She had actively joined the sect and even led Sun Changbiao to try to harm Li Che's daughter, making her the main culprit.
At the time, a witness was needed to guide the testimony, so she was left alive...
Li Che feared that this woman would continue to incite the followers of the Spirit Infants Sect to harm Xixi.
Therefore...
It was indeed time to clean things up.
Dressing in his gear, Li Che dashed into the wind and snow, and in a moment, he arrived at the south of Feilei City.
In a dilapidated courtyard, the snow was thick and soft.
Inside the courtyard, a stove burned, and boiling water bubbled, emitting warm steam to heat the house.
Li Che covered his face with a mask and wore a conical hat, dressed in black, he silently landed on the wall of the courtyard, his steps silent on the snow, and he moved swiftly to the front of the house.
Inside the house, incense burned, and gray smoke filled the air.
Li Che poked a hole in the window paper and looked inside, seeing a thin figure kneeling before a 'Three-Headed, Six-Armed Fierce Spirit Infant Statue,' bowing and rubbing her hands.
"The Holy Spirit teaches, the Purification and Rebirth Technique, can be attained without Great Wisdom..."
"Supreme Deity above, this humble woman will surely make the Li family spirit infant return, please bless my child to be reborn..."
Lady Liu chanted continuously, devoutly kneeling.
Looking at the fierce spirit infant statue, Li Che's face under the Cute Ox Mask twitched, and a murderous intent slowly rose in his eyes.
Raising his arm, the Sleeve Crossbow shot a swift arrow!
Bang!
The arrow pierced through the head of the fierce spirit infant statue and nailed it to the wall.
This commotion instantly caught Lady Liu's attention. She was terrified, but Li Che did not waste time, and another arrow from the Sleeve Crossbow pierced her throat.
Lady Liu's eyes widened, but she turned to stare at the direction from which the arrow came.
Her face did not show fear of death, and blood gurgled from her throat, but a mad smile appeared on her face.
"Deputy Incense Master... please..."
Li Che remained calm.
There was a trap, but it was within his expectations.
He stomped his foot heavily, causing the ground to shake, and snow exploded into the air. Li Che's massive, mountain-like figure shot out of the courtyard like a cannonball.
"Good thief, where are you running?"
A shrill scream, half-crying and half-laughing, echoed from outside the courtyard.
Li Che glanced in that direction and saw a figure leaping towards him, dressed in a gray robe, a sword at his waist, and a mask of a crying boy, his eyes burning like fire.
In addition, there was another imposing figure wearing a girl's mask, holding a Bagua Staff, crouching on the courtyard wall, her eyes half-smiling.
Powerful qi and blood surged, melting the flying snow, and the air was filled with the sound of wind and the cries of ghosts.
"Indeed, you deliberately attacked a member of the Spirit Infants Sect... Who are you?"
A cold voice came from the man with the sword.
Li Che stared at the man with the sword, feeling a vague sense of familiarity. He lowered his voice, his tone hoarse and probing, echoing in the courtyard: "Zhao Chuanxiong?"
The courtyard fell silent for a moment, then a deep, low laugh sounded.
Boom!
Suddenly, a blade of light burst forth, sharp and fierce, sweeping through the courtyard.
Li Che stomped his foot, and a sound like a dragon's roar and an elephant's cry filled the air!
The thick snow under his feet exploded, and the snowflakes scattered like projectiles!
The blade of light cut through the snow, but its momentum was already weakened. The next moment, he felt a low, sharp sound, as if something sharp was cutting through the air!
His eyes under the mask narrowed sharply.
A thread!
A silver thread!
Extremely thin and extremely sharp!
He swung his long sword, feeling a slight force scrape against the blade, sparking.
Then, three arrows whistled through the air, almost simultaneously!
Damn!
Tall and imposing, yet so vicious and ruthless!
The Deputy Incense Master with the boy's mask swung his long sword, the blade of light sweeping, and he stepped back on the snow, blocking the three arrows in quick succession.
But he had no time to catch his breath.
Li Che's eyes under the Cute Ox Mask blazed like flames, and he raised his arm, his muscles taut like a fully drawn bow!
His body shot forward like a military crossbow, his massive, nearly two-meter-tall frame exuding an overwhelming presence.
His punch was like a bullet, shattering the snow into a mist!
It was not a martial technique, just a simple yet pure punch.
In a flash, he reached the Deputy Incense Master's face.
The blade of the sword swept out, grazing Li Che's punch, the blade's energy fiercely resisting Li Che's punch. The two thousand pounds of force unleashed, the air currents and gale winds crashed down!
Boom, accompanied by the sound of the air being compressed!
The punch struck the Deputy Incense Master's boy's mask, shattering it into pieces, revealing a familiar face to Li Che.
"Zhao Chuanxiong..."
Li Che looked at the face coldly, confirming the identity of the Deputy Incense Master, indeed the bailiff of the government office.
Killing Lady Liu and confirming Zhao Chuanxiong's identity...
All the goals for today were achieved.
"Attack! Don't just watch! Together, kill this vicious and cunning demon bull!"
Zhao Chuanxiong's face was extremely dark, staring at the Cute Ox Mask, feeling it like a demon.
Indeed, a real demon bull with a thousand pounds of strength!
The figure on the courtyard wall stood up, slowly drawing out the Bagua Staff, the powerful qi and blood surging.
"This demon bull is a martial artist with a small success in bone tempering, on par with us. Do not underestimate him!"
Zhao Chuanxiong said coldly.
"Hehe, he doesn't even know martial techniques... what is there to fear?"
The figure on the high wall, wearing a girl's mask, sneered and leaped down, holding the staff and charging at Li Che.
Li Che frowned, feeling some pressure.
It seemed he needed to use his ultimate move.
His toes touched the ground, and his body shot back, the sleeves of his robe swelling.
"Demon bull, taste my Bagua Staff!"
The staff swept through the air, countless shadows intertwining, blurring the vision!
The sound was deafening, the wind was pushed aside, and the snow flew to the sides!
A martial technique!
Li Che felt the pressure. He had practiced martial arts but had not yet learned any martial techniques...
However, Li Che was not panicked. He grabbed and pulled with his fingers, and instantly, a dense web of spider silk spread out, dancing wildly throughout the courtyard!
The [Immortal Craft] Dao Fruit had reached level 2, nearly level 3, making Li Che not only skilled in making mechanisms but also in using them with great finesse!
The countless silver spider threads entangled the heavy and powerful Bagua Staff.
Using Immortal Craft to resist a martial technique!
Li Che raised his hand and fired the Sleeve Crossbow, *click, click, click*.
Three consecutive arrows pinned down the martial artist wielding the Bagua Staff. He stomped his foot, leaped, and landed on the courtyard wall.
"Want to run? Where to?"
"Bloody Frenzy Blade!"
Zhao Chuanxiong had recovered his breath and drew his sword, the blade of light swirling, the sound of the blade ringing, qi and blood surging, and he unleashed a martial technique, slashing at Li Che.
Li Che glanced at him coolly.
His hand trembled, and a thick, fan-like palm revealed a 'Guanyin Blood Lotus,' the last of his three ultimate mechanisms.
And the most powerful one!
He crushed the benevolent Guanyin wooden statue, leaving only the lotus pedestal, which he lightly flicked and sent flying.
"This vicious demon bull... has hidden weapons?"
Zhao Chuanxiong was startled, but the momentum of his sword strike and martial technique was hard to stop, so he had to continue slashing.
However, the blood-red lotus pedestal hung in the air, strangely stationary.
"Explode."
With a burst of fire, it began to spin rapidly.
*Whistling* sounds filled the air.
A dense, fine rain of wooden needles, like tears from Guanyin, rained down from the sky.
Thousands upon thousands of them shot out.
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