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The Sword Qi came so suddenly, if Han Yan was not prepared before, and was only concerned with attacking, he would have been injured by the Sword Qi.

Han Yan's eyes became serious, he patted the storage bag on his waist, and the flying sword transformed into a stream of light that hovered above his head, releasing a large amount of light that flew straight at the incoming Sword Qi. When the sword qi met the flying sword, it instantly dissipated. Within a few breaths time, he disappeared. Han Yan snorted, he quickly formed a hand seal, causing the flying sword to tremble, and rushed straight towards the spiritual energy shield.

When the flying sword landed on the spiritual energy shield, a light sound came out, the spiritual energy shield began to tremble violently, the spirit energy on it had dissipated by half, and the light emitted by the flying sword became dimmer. Han Yan's mind moved, the flying sword once again attacked the spiritual energy shield, and every attack, a large amount of Spirit Qi would dissipate from the spiritual energy shield. After a few times, with a few bangs, the spiritual energy shield crumbled and turned into specks of light that disappeared.

After the spiritual energy shield dissipated, Yang Xiong's greatest reliance disappeared right after. He looked at Han Yan with fear and disbelief in his eyes, only to hear him mumbling: "How is this possible, how can you break through the defense of the spiritual energy shield?"

Han Yan did not care about what he said, he activated the technique again, and the flying sword flew straight towards Yang Xiong, and once again pierced through his body.

Yang Xiong died, under Han Yan's flying swords.

The soldiers outside the room were all dumbfounded. It was unknown who shouted, "The general is dead." All the soldiers dropped their weapons and ran out of the yard in fright.

Han Yan took a step forward, releasing the Spirit Qi, transforming into an invisible big hand, holding Yang Xiong's body in his hand, and throwing him into the storage bag s. After that, he looked at Liu Xihan, who was in his embrace, and sighed.

Even if he had lost all his emotions, Han Yan still couldn't stand there and watch him die.

Spirit force quickly rushed into Liu Xihan's body and began to circulate within his body, causing his originally cold body to once again grow warm.

After a while, his pale face also gradually recovered from the blush, Han Yan once again increased the input of spirit force, and when he transferred a third of the spirit energy in his body, Liu Xihan's eyelashes moved, and then opened her eyes.

"You saved me?" Liu Xihan looked at the clothes on his body, and asked with some disbelief.

Han Yan nodded, but did not say a word.

Liu Xihan's eyes moistened, and tears once again flowed out as she choked with sobs, "Why did you save me, and why are you so good to me?" She sobbed softly, as if she wanted to tell everything that had happened over the years. After a while, she looked around and saw that the room was empty. There was only a pool of blood at the corner. She asked in surprise, "Where is General Yang?"

"Dead." Han Yan said indifferently, as if he did not take Han Yan seriously.

"You killed him?" Liu Xihan opened his eyes wide. Previously, he couldn't even bear to kill the rabbit, how could he kill him?

After experiencing so many things, Han Yan was no longer the simple mountain village teenager from back then. The first time he killed someone, Han Yan also felt upset. If he did not kill him, the other party would kill him. Cultivation was like this. It was either someone else killing you or you killing someone else. Sometimes, you had to change your mind.

Han Yan did not reply her: "What plans do you have for the future?"

Liu Xihan was at a loss, he shook his head and said: "I don't know where to go, the Duke won't let me go." After saying that, she suddenly thought of something, and said: "Han Yan, run! "If you kill General Yang, His Highness will definitely kill you." She was not concerned about how General Yang had died, she was only worried for Han Yan's safety.

Han Yan said: "Don't worry, Wu Tian won't dare to do anything to me."

Just at that moment, a wave of divine sense swept past him, causing Han Yan's expression to tighten, he shouted: "Who is it!"

A ray of light flashed outside the room and came straight at Han Yan. He stopped not more than ten meters away, and transformed into a man wearing a green robe. That man's appearance was ordinary, but the cultivation he had was not one to be looked down upon. He had already reached the realm of Eighth Stage of Qi Refining Stage. He glanced at Han Yan, and laughed: "Unexpectedly! A dignified disciple of the Orthodoxy would actually kill for a woman who has been played with. "

Han Yan's face darkened, and said coldly: "The Jade Talisman on him was given to you, right?!"

"That's right." The green clothed man nodded, "A trash like you wasted two of my Jade Talisman for nothing. I originally wanted him to assassinate the Emperor, but I didn't expect that I would actually meet you."

To actually speak of such big words in front of Han Yan, it showed his identity. He was not someone from the Ming Empire.

Han Yan also understood that when the other party said these words, he must have had the intent to kill, so he said: "Since you know my identity, why would you dare to say something like that?"

The man in green laughed, "Although these words are a secret, to the dead, there are no secrets." He did not put Han Yan in his eyes at all, as a cultivator of Fifth stage of Qi Refining Stage was not a threat to him.

Han Yan vigilantly looked at the man in green, and threw Liu Xihan into his arms, "Close your eyes, I'll kill him."

Liu Xihan obediently closed his eyes, but his heart was overflowing with emotions. "H-he actually became a disciple of the Orthodoxy, wouldn't that mean he's an immortal?"

The green-robed man let out a sigh and sneered, "Do you really think you can survive?" He patted the storage bag at his waist, a green giant ax floated in front of him and pointed at Han Yan. The giant ax flashed with light and suddenly appeared in front of Han Yan. The sword contained a large amount of condensed Spirit Qi, and it looked as though Han Yan was going to be split into two halves by the axe.

"Kid, you are wasting your spiritual energy for a woman. I'm afraid you don't even have the ability to withstand this axe strike!" The green robed man looked at Han Yan indifferently and said with a smile.

Han Yan was already prepared. When he channeled his spirit energy into Liu Xihan, he discovered that a divine intent was sweeping across the room. He reckoned that he did not notice anything, but was waiting for the other party to come out. Facing the incoming flying sword, Han Yan slapped his storage bag and it suddenly flew out. He grabbed the Imperial Jade Seal, and the spirit energy from it entered his body at an astonishing speed. The spirit energy instantly recovered, Han Yan formed a hand seal, and the flying swords hovering beside him suddenly moved to intercept it. With a bang, the two magic tools collided with each other and bounced off in succession. There was actually no clear victor.

The green-robed male's face revealed a look of astonishment. "How could you use such a powerful attack?"

If it was an ordinary cultivator, it would be impossible for them to unleash such a strong attack, but Han Yan's spirit energy was extremely pure, and was on par with his Eighth Stage of Qi Refining Stage. The green robed man suddenly thought of something, and looked towards Han Yan's hand. When he saw the Heavenly Dao Imperial Jade Seal, the surprise in his eyes increased, and he suddenly retreated. After retreating three paces, he flickered into motion, heading directly for the door.

Han Yan frowned. The fact that the other party fled without fighting could only mean one thing, that he found out the Heavenly Dao Imperial Jade Seal's secret. If the other party was allowed to escape, the Heavenly Dao Imperial Jade Seal would definitely be exposed. Han Yan's divine sense locked onto the other party's body, and transformed into a ray of light as he quickly chased.

The green robed man's forehead was drenched in cold sweat. After leaving the room, he stepped onto the giant ax and flew away. Just as he arrived in the air, he saw Han Yan chasing after him. Gritting his teeth, he released all his spirit energy and sped up his flying speed. After flying for a while, he realized not only was the distance between the two of them not shortened, but it was getting closer instead. He was extremely frightened and quickly took out a bunch of Pill s from the storage bag s, swallowing them.

Han Yan's cultivation was not as good as his opponent's, so during the high-speed flight, the consumption of spirit energy was astonishing. In the blink of an eye, all of the spiritual energy was used up. If it wasn't for the large amount of spiritual energy stored inside the heavens' messenger, the enemy would have already thrown it off. Han Yan realized that the amount of spirit energy Heavenly Dao Imperial Jade Seal had in store was shocking. His heart was overjoyed, and he became even more confident in chasing and killing the other party.

One flew at the front while the other chased behind. Both of them were extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, they had already flown out of the capital city.

Within the capital, whether it was the spies or the disciples of the Orthodoxy, they had all discovered this scene in the sky.

When the two of them rode on their flying swords, the light they emitted was too great. It was difficult for the crowd not to notice them.

Within a merchant house in the capital, a black clothed man frowned as he looked towards the horizon, his eyes filled with doubt.

Beside him, a woman said, "Eldest Brother, why is Junior brother Zhao Xiang being chased by a Fifth stage of Qi Refining Stage disciple? Should we help him?"

The Eldest Brother shook his head and said, "We cannot go. There are many cultivators from the Great Ming Empire in the capital city. If we go, they will definitely help us."

Yongchuan Mansion.

Qi Hao also looked up at the sky and exclaimed, "I never expected this! When we first arrived in the capital, he discovered us as spies. "

Tang Xiaofeng asked: "Eldest Brother, the other party is a Eighth Stage of Qi Refining Stage cultivator, should we help him?"

Qi Hao shook his head and said: "No need, don't you see that Fourth Junior Brother is chasing after him?"

Tang Xiaofeng glanced at the two people chasing after him in the sky, and felt a little worried. He said: "But Fourth Senior Brother is in Fifth stage of Qi Refining Stage, is the other party luring him out on purpose?"

Qi Hao smiled slightly, and said without worry: "I don't think so. If you weren't confident and knew it was an ambush, would you still chase after me?" After saying that, he paused for a while and continued, "We shouldn't reveal our identities. If I'm not wrong, the moment we go out, those spies will also secretly follow us."

Prince Xi Yun's mansion.

Jiang Min and Zhang Long also looked at the scene in the sky, while the other disciples stood to the side.

Zhang Long shook his head and sighed: "Fourth Junior Brother is much more powerful than I had imagined, to think that the first round of the experiential learning was fired by him."

Jiang Min coldly snorted, and said with disdain: "What's there to be afraid of? Maybe he's going the same way as the people hiding in the shadows, and purposefully laid out this trap so that we could take the bait. As long as we chase after them, we'll definitely be caught in one fell swoop."

Zhang Long was startled, but he did not agree: "Fifth Junior Sister, how could he be a spy? When the disciples were being recruited, our family background investigation was very clear."

Jiang Min retorted, "That might not be the case, maybe the cultivators of State of Zhao set up a trap decades ago." After she finished speaking, she saw the expressions of everyone present become thoughtful, and she continued, "Think about it, how could a mere Fifth stage of Qi Refining Stage disciple defeat Senior Brother Wang He? For a disciple not even one star yet to be able to reach the level of Fifth stage of Qi Refining Stage in three short years, do you guys believe that? "

Zhang Long nodded, and said: "That's a possibility, what do we do now?"

"Wait and see." Jiang Min said, "Whether or not he is a spy from State of Zhao, we do not have any evidence, so it would not be bad to make preparations early."

Everyone nodded their heads and looked at the sky.

Within the Imperial City, an old man who was only at the 3rd level of the Refinement Stage raised his head to look at the sky and said depressingly: "Even his Fifth stage of Qi Refining Stage dares to chase up to a Eighth Stage of Qi Refining Stage cultivator, that 8th level cultivator seems to be afraid of the other party catching up." When he saw that Han Yan was still hugging another woman, his eyes became even more depressed, "Is there a mistake?