Chapter 1857 - 680: You Come Out, I Go In

This scene is too tragic.

Even though Ning Xiyin considers herself well-experienced in the Jianghu and has witnessed many scenes,

what she sees now still sends a chill to her heart.

However, Lu Ming is completely unaffected, chopping with his blade, attempting to fight his way to a chance of survival.

But suddenly, a flash of blade light, and just as a figure flies back, a white silhouette flickers, with a palm already reaching him stealthily.

The person attacking is none other than Ren Piaoling.

Lu Ming’s blade technique is exquisite, and his martial arts are no less than mine.

The human shame could hold down those under his command, but they couldn’t pin down Lu Ming.

Therefore, using the human shame to wear down Lu Ming’s inner strength, and then ambushing at the opportune moment, this was Ren Piaoling’s plan.

As the saying goes, "Enter at night with the wind, silently moistening everything."

This palm came silently, and by the time it was noticed, it was already upon him.

Lu Ming, however, burst out laughing:

"I’ve been waiting for you!!"

He immediately raised a palm and struck fiercely.

As the two palms clashed, there was a loud bang.

The two forces of inner strength exploded from their palms, sending the surrounding rainwater flying, creating a circle in the air.

Ren Piaoling flew backward, yet laughed maniacally.

Lu Ming staggered back half a step, then mustered himself, his brows furrowing, suddenly spewing out a mouthful of blood:

"Wanhua Poison Skill!?"

Looking down, his palm was already pitch black.

This black aura was penetrating along the meridians, advancing upwards, everywhere it passed, the skin withered, and flesh turned to mud.

Lu Ming was decisive.

Seeing this, without thinking, he swung his single blade, and with a buzz, the blade sang, severing an arm.

He flipped the blade, sending it into his mouth, biting the blade’s back, freeing one hand to swiftly tap several points near the wound.

Only then did he retrieve the blade in hand, slicing through two approaching human shames that had just closed in.

With a furious shout:

"Aren’t you leaving quickly!?

"Relay what happened here, when my Imperial Dao army descends, this mere Yizhuang will be obliterated in the blink of an eye.

"Hurry and leave, I’ll cover you!"

The people present looked at each other, knowing there was no time for hesitation.

Even though reluctant to abandon Lu Ming, at this moment, they had no choice.

They immediately broke through the gap Lu Ming opened.

Unexpectedly, just as they reached the base of the wall, before flying out, nets were coming down to cover them.

"Since you’ve come to our Yizhuang, why not stay here as ghosts?

"The Blade Guard is truly a valiant man.

"Killing you is a pity, we’ll take you to the deep in the clouds and let the authorities decide on you."

Ren Piaoling’s voice sounded again.

Lu Ming let out a long breath, nodded lightly:

"I didn’t expect that within this Yizhuang, there were human shames, after all, I underestimated the Jinglong Association’s means.

"Ending up in such a position today, there’s nothing more to say.

"But... thinking of capturing me alive?

"That’s a delusion!!"

With that, he pulled out a jade bottle from his bosom.

Ren Piaoling’s figure suddenly appeared on the porch, looking down:

"Thousand Insect Thousand Corpse Pill?

"You actually have such a thing?

"No wonder you reacted so strongly to the Blood Robe Guards, I didn’t expect, you’re also a Reserve Blood Clothes.

"But, I heard the Thousand Insect Thousand Corpse Pill is the deadliest poison in the world.

"Created with various poisonous insects, aided by Corpse Oil, refining one poisonous insect venom.

"Once ingested, the venom enters the brain, and life and death mean nothing.

"Yet it can breach the threshold of life and death, unlocking infinite potential, making martial arts rapidly improve.

"But because of worms in the brain, there is no longer any consciousness.

"And a tendency to kill.

"Without the ’corpse guide’ from the Imperial Dao to assist and control, it might indiscriminately kill innocents.

"If you take this pill today, and don’t die at the hands of the human shames, you’ll slaughter us all...

"Including your subordinates.

"And every living thing within a hundred miles.

"Just to avoid being captured alive, is it really worth senselessly killing the innocent?"

"Of course, it’s worth it!!"

Lu Ming laughed heartily:

"This way, your Yizhuang can’t hide anymore.

"Bringing the Imperial Dao experts, destroying your Jinglong Association, why wouldn’t I be happy?"

"You think, what is this place, really?"

Ren Piaoling suddenly asked with a smile.

"...What place? One of the Jinglong Association’s hideouts."

"Wrong, this is one of the portals to the deep in the clouds..."

Ren Piaoling replied with a cold smile:

"But, the portal is not the deep in the clouds.

"Even if you lead the Imperial Dao people here, so what?

"Merely entering my trap, becoming fish and shrimp in the net, all at my mercy!"

"What?"

Lu Ming was stunned.

The portal to the deep in the clouds, is this little Yizhuang?

He suddenly turned around:

"Jinglong Association, is in the Liu Jing Mountain!?"

"You guess."

Ren Piaoling replied with a smile:

"Guess whether the deep in the clouds is in Liu Jing Mountain, or on another mountain, or perhaps in a certain deep valley?

"Guess again whether the Jinglong Association truly has the portal outside the deep in the clouds?

"Nothing is certain now, all is possible.

"Or, if you consume this elixir, draw the Imperial Dao, and it helps us in a big way.

"If you don’t take this elixir, can’t withstand the human shame, we will then gain a lively Third Rank Blade Guard.

"No matter how you look at it, this business isn’t a loss.

"However, if you don’t take this elixir, I can still leave a life behind.

"You say the Third Rank Blade Guard is important, but not exceptionally important.