Chapter 121

  The fingertips condensed from Ling's aura were sharp as knives, lightly and easily piercing the spiritual armor of that cultivator, following the momentum to insert into his body.

  With a sudden "plop", Tang Yin's entire hand was inserted into the back waist of the cultivator, who let out a miserable cry. Just as he was about to counterattack with his backhand, Tang Yin withdrew his five fingers and with a loud "thud", grabbed the cultivator's spine and broke it with a crisp cracking sound.

  The spine is the central part of the human body, if the spine is broken, the person will be crippled. The reverse sword of that cultivator can no longer stab down, the person has already collapsed softly, two eyes filled with fear staring widely, big drops of sweat flowing out continuously, but the person cannot say a word.

  His suffering didn't last long, as Tang Yin's palm that had entered his body ignited a dark flame.

  Wow!

  That cultivator of spiritual energy turned into smoke along with his armor, leaving behind only a pile of clothes that floated gently out of Tang Yin's palm.

  "Ah?" The scene before them was so shocking that not only the four remaining cultivators were stunned, but even Fan Mian and her two bodyguards felt their scalps go numb, unable to help but shiver with cold sweat.

  Tang Yin looked up and inhaled the floating spiritual energy in the air.

  His cultivation was already close to the Ling Yuan realm, and this time he absorbed a cultivator who had reached the Ling Hua realm, causing his cultivation realm to leap forward, breaking through the Ling Hua realm and smoothly reaching the Ling Yuan realm.

  Linghua Realm and Lingyuan Realm differ by only one level, but they have essential differences. Cultivation in the Linghua stage can only be said to be a well-known cultivator, while cultivation that reaches Lingyuan belongs to high-level cultivators.

  Tang Yin clearly felt that this world had changed after absorbing the spiritual cultivator, and he himself was also different from before.

  The world became clearer, so clear that it was almost transparent. He could even see the tiny flying insects stuck on spider webs in the far corners, so delicate and intricate. His own six senses had become stronger, his mind clearer, and his body felt light and airy, as if he were about to merge with the world.

  This is the Ling Yuan realm, what a wonderful feeling! Tang Yan scattered the spiritual armor on his face, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and now even the air seemed to have become exceptionally fresh, filling his lungs with energy.

  They didn't understand what had happened to Tang Yin, but seeing his unusual appearance, the four cultivators thought they saw an opportunity and abandoned the Shangguan brothers, pouncing on him in unison.

  Four people, four spiritual swords, stabbed Tang Yin from all sides, front and back, left and right.

  Tang Yin seemed to be unaware of it, and when the four spiritual swords stabbed in front of him, he still didn't move or show any intention of blocking them.

  At this sight, Fan Min let out a cry of surprise. The two brothers, Shangguan, were also startled and wanted to intervene but it was too late. Instinctively, they shouted: "Your Honor, be careful..."

  The four men's cultivation had not changed, and their speed of making moves was also unchanged, but in Tang Yin's feeling, their swordsmanship had slowed down.

  He suddenly opened his eyes, staring at the spirit sword that was about to pierce his body, and said faintly: "Too slow!" As he spoke, his figure flickered, both fists shot out, striking four consecutive punches.

  His opponent's attack was in front, his fist was behind, but his fist hit the chest of the four people first. With a crisp sound of "Ka Ka", the spiritual armor on the chest of the four cultivators shattered, and the four people who had pounced from all sides flew back to all sides again.

  Bang, bang, bang, bang - the four of them flew out a great distance, some crashing into walls and others smashing into the wooden boards of the stage, filling the air with chaotic sounds.

  The two brothers, Shangguan, were secretly shocked. They knew that Tang Yin was skilled, but not to the extent of striking down four Linghua realm cultivators in one move, a feat even they couldn't accomplish.

  The four people on the ground looked around, and Tang Yin walked slowly to the wall, pulled out the curved knife he had thrown earlier.

  At this time, the nearest spiritual cultivator suddenly sprang up from the ground, forcing all his spiritual energy onto the spiritual sword. Then, with a horizontal swing of his hand, followed by a vertical slash.

  In a flash of sword light, several ten-character-shaped spiritual waves flew rapidly towards Tang Yin.

  This is the Cross Slash, one of the Light-elemental Spirit Sword's ultimate techniques.

  The Cross Slash's power was enormous, and its range of attack was also wide. Ordinary people couldn't dodge it at all, but Tang Yin wasn't an ordinary person. Seeing the opponent's killing move approaching, he didn't dodge or evade, instead using Shadow Drift to appear beside that cultivator like a ghost, his curved knife swinging out in sync.

  The blade flashed through the air, suddenly burning with a black flame. Before the cultivator could react, the sword with the dark fire attached to it had already swept across his neck. As the blade cut off his throat, the dark fire also transformed his body into spiritual energy.

  Wow!

  A masterless steel sword fell to the ground, emitting a crisp sound.

  The sound also awakened the remaining three cultivators. In the blink of an eye, two out of the five cultivators were sucked dry by Tang Yin, leaving no bones behind. The other three cultivators couldn't help but feel fear from the inside out and lost their will to fight again.

  The three of them looked at each other, abandoned Fan Min, and ran out in unison.

  If they wanted to run before Tang Yin made his move, he would never have stopped them. But now, Tang Yin will no longer give them a chance to escape.

  Since trouble has been stirred up, it must be thoroughly dealt with and no potential future problems should be left behind.

  Tang Yin shouted at the two Shangguan brothers, "We can't let one person get away!" Before his words had even fallen, he had already charged out, pursuing the cultivator who was fleeing towards the back door.

  When Tang Yin's cultivation was in the Linghua realm, their speed couldn't compare to his. Now that his cultivation boundary has undergone a qualitative change, his speed has become even faster. With a flash of his body, he shot out like an arrow leaving a bowstring, and when he ran with all his might, the people around him couldn't see clearly, only vaguely seeing a black shadow flit by.

  That cultivator had just run to the back door when Tang Yin caught up with him, his spiritual knife slashing down diagonally.

  The cultivator sensed Tang Yin's killing move was coming, but he was currently rushing forward at full speed and couldn't dodge. He could only increase his speed to the extreme, while shrinking his body into a ball and rolling forward with the momentum, hoping to avoid this one slash.

  But he overestimated his own speed and underestimated Tang Yin's speed. His body had just curled up, and Tang Yin's knife was already close at hand. In the ear wheel, only a crisp sound of "ka" was heard, and the spiritual knife cut into the cultivator's left shoulder from the right waist, splitting him in two diagonally.

  There was no corpse on the ground, nor a single drop of fresh blood. The blood of the repairer had not even sprayed out before it was burned into smoke by the dark fire.

  The body had disappeared, but the clothes were still there. The cultivator's clothes flew out of the back door due to inertia from his frantic running and scattered all over the ground.

  Tang Yin absorbed the lingering spiritual energy in the air, turned his head back and looked at the other two cultivators. They were not doing any better, both being entangled by the Upper Official brothers who had caught up with them. Due to their complete lack of fighting spirit, they panicked and only exchanged three rounds with the Upper Official brothers before being knocked to the ground.

  Before the two could get up, the Upper Guan brothers' knives were already pressed against their necks.

  The two brothers, Shangguan, were experienced and quick in their movements. After subduing the two men, they each threw a punch, shattering the spiritual armor on their faces. Then, each of them took out a small bottle from which they poured out a pellet of scattered spirit dan, forcibly stuffing it into the mouths of the two men.

  The Sān Líng Dān is a commonly used medicinal pill, non-toxic and has no effect on ordinary people. However, if given to a cultivator, it will make the spiritual energy in their body difficult to gather, turning them into an ordinary person who cannot cultivate spiritual martial arts.

  The counterpart of San Ling Dan is Ju Ling Dan, which can counteract the effects of the former.

  San Ling Dan and Ju Ling Dan are also common elixirs on a Spirit Cultivator's body.

  After administering the Soul-Dispersing Pill to two cultivators, these two people suddenly became like deflated balloons, their spirits withering and their bodies immediately wilting away. The spiritual armor on their bodies quickly dissipated, and the spiritual swords in their hands returned to their original form.

  The two brothers Shangguan took advantage of the situation to untie their belts and tie up the hands of the two cultivators, confirming that they could not escape. Only then did the two brothers stand up straight, using their toes to nudge them, coldly saying: "Earlier, sir was merciful and wanted to let you go, but you didn't leave. Now what? You can't even run away!"

  Two cultivators lay on the ground, their eyes closed, silent.

  At this time, Tang Yin walked over.

  "Your Honor, how will you deal with these two?" asked the two brothers of Shangguan.

  Tang Yin shed the spiritual armor on his body, lowered his head to look at the two of them and said: "First take them back to the county governor's mansion, hand them over to Cheng Jin, and let him interrogate their identities and intentions!" Now, he was very confident in his interrogation skills. So many iron-toothed corrupt officials had been interrogated by them until they confessed the truth, which was not something that ordinary people could do.

  "Yes! Sir!" The two brothers, Shangguan, responded in unison.

  Tang Yin turned his head and looked at Fan Min, who was hiding in the corner of the wall. The corners of his mouth rose slightly as he said, "I mentioned it earlier, your Fan family has a lot of money, but also a lot of trouble. I didn't expect it to come true so soon."

  Fan Min came back to her senses from shock, as if she didn't recognize Tang Yin, staring at him in astonishment.

  She knew that Tang Yin was a military general, but seeing him in battle with the enemy still made her feel terrified. Firstly, Tang Yin's moves were too ruthless and poisonous, secondly, the dark fire was too strange and terrifying, killing people without leaving any corpses, only clothes, just thinking about it made people feel chilled to the bone.

  After a long time, Fan Min finally stabilized her turbulent emotions. She looked at Shang Tangyin with a shake of her head and said in a soft voice: "I... I don't know who they are or why they attacked me..."

  Tang Yin shrugged and said, "This time it's your good luck that I happened to be here, but next time, you may not have such good luck."

  Upon hearing this, Fan Min recalled the situation that had just occurred and couldn't help but shiver with fear. Tang Yin was right, if he hadn't arrived in time, she would probably have become a ghost under the swords of these assassins by now.

  She swallowed hard and asked with a lingering fear: "Do you think... they will make another move on me?"

  Tang Yin smiled and said, "I'm not a god, how would I know if they'll make another move on you?" After finishing his sentence, he clapped his hands and said, "It seems that there won't be any more unexpected events tonight. I'll take these two back first, and if we find any clues from them, I'll let you know in time!"

  Seeing him about to leave, Fan Min was like being electrocuted, his body shook and he hastily said: "Wait a moment, Lord Tang..."