If it weren't for Li Kezhou, Gu Yin believed that he must have been the one to get rid of Zheng Kui. As long as he grabbed the barrier-breaking pill, he would be at least 70% sure that he could condense the sword pill in one fell swoop and enter another world, and his status would also be different.
Earth-shaking changes have occurred.
But all of this was destroyed in the hands of Li Kezhou, forcing him to participate in a life-and-death competition for qualifications for the "Tianchi Medicine Spring" a month later.
"Bastard! Let me ask you, do you have the barrier-breaking pill that the traitor took away?"
Gu Yin stared at Li Kezhou with greed in his eyes.
He thought the other party would deny it, but Li Kezhou nodded unusually calmly: "That's right! And there are three pills in total. Why, do you want it?"
A cold light flashed in Gu Yin's eyes: "The elixir belongs to me? If I hadn't hunted down the traitor, how could a bastard like you have such shitty luck?"
Li Kezhou said: "I have seen the spiritual elixir. It is of very good quality and deserves to be from the hands of the great elder. But unfortunately, my cultivation is gone and the elixir palace is also damaged. I have no treasure elixir, but I cannot take it."
Gu Yin looked happy: "As long as you understand, you still have a choice. Give me the three pills intact. I can try to intercede for you. Maybe you still have a way to survive.
Otherwise...I can swear that you will never survive until next month..."
As if he thought of something, a sinister smile appeared on Gu Yin's face.
Li Kezhou nodded: "It's not impossible to leave it to you, but you have to exchange it for something."
Gu Yin just showed joy, but his face darkened again when he heard this: "You are not going to die soon. What else do you need? If you have any farts, hurry up. I want to hear what you want?"
"Your head!"
Four words popped out of Li Kezhou's mouth.
"Beast! I think you are just looking for death."
Only then did Gu Yin realize that Li Kezhou was simply teasing him.
Li Kezhou still said seriously: "I keep my word. As long as you commit suicide here in public today, I am willing to give you a barrier-breaking pill!"
"Son of a bitch! Shut up."
Gu Yin was furious.
He has already committed suicide, so there is no need for any barrier-breaking pills.
Li Kezhou smiled slightly: "Now you should know how difficult it is to take the elixir from my hands. It is as difficult as asking you to commit suicide."
"Okay, okay! I, Gu Yin, swear that you will never survive today next month."
His face was full of hatred.
Li Kezhou was unforgiving and said unscrupulously: "Why bother next month? I can send you on your way today. Your two dogs are also there, just right to help you carry the body. Cao Kun's coffin must still be there, so I can send you on the road that day."
I can bury you!"
"What a vicious dog! You can bark as much as you want. In a month you will know who the person who died tragically is. I hope you can still be so strong-willed and not kneel down and beg for your life!"
Gu Yin felt that the more he continued to talk to Li Kezhou, the more angry he was provoked by him. He didn't want to stay for a moment anymore. After speaking with hatred, he left without looking back.
Cao Kun and Ma De, two losers, quickly ran after him.
"You should have been punished by heaven and earth. Let's see how you die in a month!"
Ma De had never seen Li Kezhou kill Zheng Kui and challenge Cao Kun, so he was full of confidence in Gu Yin, and once he ran away, he yelled and cursed again.
"This Gu Yin is so forbearing! Under my provocation, I thought this person would propose a life-and-death battle in public, but in the end it was beyond my expectation!"
Li Kezhou touched his chin thoughtfully.
"Sir! You have to be very careful. As far as I know, Gu Yin is very cautious and will not do anything he is not sure of easily. He said that after one month, he must be 100% confident by then."
Speaking of this, Bingyue's eyes brightened: "Young Master, I understand!"
"What do you know?" Li Kezhou looked confused.
"In one month, there will be a competition for the quota of the legendary three major sword sects' Tianchi Yaoquan'. This person is the number one master in our sword sect's Qi refining period, so he must be one of them to be sent."
"Tianchi medicinal spring?"
Li Kezhou's face showed surprise: "Indeed! Tianchi Medicine Spring opens once every ten years. Even when I broke through the sword elixir, I didn't have the opportunity to encounter it. It is said that anyone who enters it, without exception, has a 10% chance of condensing the sword elixir.
"
Bingyue nodded: "Young master is right. With Gu Yin's strength, he is likely to win one of the places. If nothing happens, he will definitely achieve Condensation Pill. No wonder he said it will be in a month."
After figuring out this person's conspiracy, Li Kezhou nodded secretly: "I have my own countermeasures for this matter, so you don't have to worry."
Bingyue nodded slightly, but the worry in her eyes was still clearly revealed.
Although Li Kezhou was powerful in his eyes, after all, he had lost all his cultivation and would never be able to enter the Condensing Core Stage again. Facing the powerful Condensing Core Sword Cultivator, she could not imagine that her son had any ability to resist.
After bidding farewell to Bingyue, Li Kezhou kept running, used spirit beads to open up relationships, rented a fast horse from the sect, and galloped all the way out of the mountain gate.
His destination is naturally Lingnanfang City.
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Lingnanfang City is surrounded by mountains on three sides and a lake on one side. It is a rare valley outside the world.
But the complete opposite to the environment here is that this is almost the place with the largest flow of people in the entire Zunfeng Sword Domain. Although there are fights wherever there are people, here, there is a strange peace.
Li Kezhou was walking on the streets of Fangshi and was not surprised by this scene. Although it was his first time to come to Fangshi, the prestige of this place was well known to him.
In Lingnanfang City, standing behind are the Three Heroes of Lingnan. These three are brothers. It is said that all of them have the supreme cultivation level of the "Yuan Fei Stage". Almost no one dares to act recklessly here.
Li Kezhou held a five-foot black sword and walked around the streets of Fangshi looking at the flowers.
Sitting on the ground here, there were quite a few people selling "treasures". As he looked along, there were all kinds of strange things. These may not all be treasures, but the stories told each one were more exciting than the last.
Some say they were dug out of ancient tombs, and what kind of narrow escapes they experienced. The stories are so vivid that the listeners feel like they are actually there. It is almost easy for a fledgling practitioner to be immersed in his story.
Li Kezhou didn't pay attention to this. He had a clear purpose and walked straight towards his destination, the Fangshi Trade Fair. However, as he was walking, a group of people in front of him caught his eye.
In his eyes, these people were like waiting in line to receive money, all of them were in high spirits and eager to do so.
And the most important thing is that under his observation, none of these people have weak hands. It is rare to see people with cultivation levels below the sixth level of Qi Refining.
He followed the long queue to look forward.
At the end of the crowd, I saw an old man sitting calmly, dressed as a fortune teller, and beside him was a young man with lively eyes. The young man was holding a flag with two words written on it: Xiangjian.
"Xiangjian! I thought this outfit was for fortune telling?" Li Kezhou said to himself.
But now he also knows the identity of the old man, that is, the swordsman.
Sword Master is a special profession. This type of people have the ability to recognize swords that ordinary people do not have. In their eyes, no matter what kind of sword, the pros and cons can be seen at a glance.
Some swords that have been covered in dust can only see the light again in their eyes; some famous swords that are only in appearance often fall from the altar in their hands.
"It turns out it's Xiangjian's." Li Kezhou suddenly realized.
Swords are the second life of swordsmen, so naturally they want to be perfect, and as long as their swords are inspected, the sword master can come up with perfect ways to improve them.
This is an ability that even the sword maker cannot possess.
Li Kezhou picked up the black sword in his hand, but he was not very interested in this matter. He passed through the crowd and continued towards his destination.
But just as he passed through the crowd, a hundred steps away, a voice came from afar:
"Brother! Walk slowly..."
Li Kezhou subconsciously turned his head.
The speaker was the old man Xiangjian dressed as a fortune teller.
Li Kezhou looked around suspiciously.
"That's right! It's you, come here..."
The old man waved his hand towards him.
"My men have urgent matters and I don't have time to tell fortunes. If you need anything, just tell me!"
Li Kezhou's words made everyone stunned. The young man holding the flag burst out laughing so hard that he couldn't even straighten his waist.
Sword master is a noble profession in the world. Although it is inferior to alchemy master, it is still respected by practitioners.
Fortune tellers, on the other hand, don't have a good reputation in the world. They are like charlatans who engage in deceit and deception. Their status is completely different between heaven and earth.
When he heard that he was called a fortune teller, the old man's face turned a little green.
Li Kezhou also made a slip of the tongue. He was reincarnated. To him, a swordsman was not as smooth as a fortune teller, so he subconsciously shouted it out without thinking too much.
"Master! It's rare for your swordsmanship to be questioned."
The boy next to him looked gloating.
The old man's face returned to normal, and he laughed frankly: "Boy, I don't know how to tell fortunes, but I think your sword is somewhat interesting. Would you like to bring it over for me to take a look at?"
He had an extraordinary status and thought that the other party would definitely turn his head around. However, he never thought that in the next scene, he saw the other party shaking his head.
"Forget it! I still have something urgent to do, let's talk about it another day, and even if you point out the shortcomings of my sword, I don't have the materials to perfect it at the moment."
Li Kezhou turned around and left.
"Stay here, boy!"
The old man seemed a little anxious and felt a little embarrassed.
The boy next to him smiled even more happily.
The old man glanced at him and said to Li Kezhou again: "Boy, do you know who I am? If you miss today, you may miss the biggest opportunity in your life."
"Isn't it just a sword? Talk about an opportunity, I have something serious to do now, so I'm leaving..."
Li Kezhou didn't want to pay attention to him anymore and walked into the crowd with his sword in hand.
"Okay! Okay, what a young boy who doesn't know what to say. I, Xue Zhuxiang, is a famous swordsman in the world and compiles the Shenlan sword manual. I didn't expect that I would be rejected sometimes."
The old man was shocked and angry.
The young man Youyou said: "Master! What's so great about the sword in this kid's hand? I don't think it looks like a good sword. If they don't show it to you, you should try your best and stop looking at it at all!"
"impossible!"
The old man suddenly stood up.
"If I want to read someone's sword, everyone in Qishang Sword Academy will bow down to offer it to me. If I don't let him beg me to help him read the sword today, wouldn't my title as the best swordsman in the world be ruined?
In vain! Follow me..."
The old man strode towards the direction where Li Kezhou left.