Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

In the empty mountain belly, Li Guanqi's suppressed and sorrowful voice echoed.

Lu Kangnian didn't hesitate; his broad, kind hand wrapped around Li Guanqi's shoulders, pulling him into an embrace.

At this moment, the man was like a father, comforting his bewildered son.

His large hand gently patted Li Guanqi's back as he spoke in a deep, resonant voice.

"Don't blame yourself; this was Ye Feng's own choice."

"A… man's decision."

"I believe that if it were you, you would have made the same choice for Ye Feng."

Lu Kangnian didn't say who was right or wrong, nor did he comfort Li Guanqi by telling him he wasn't at fault.

Instead, he stated directly that it was Ye Feng's own choice, a man's decision.

Although the guilt in Li Guanqi's heart didn't lessen, it strengthened his resolve to find Ye Feng as quickly as possible.

At this moment, Li Guanqi's desire to kill Sha almost reached its peak!!

But he knew that with his current strength, he couldn't kill the opponent.

Strength!!

All fear and the unknown stemmed from a lack of strength!!

If he were Hong Zhi, he could retreat safely even when facing Sha alone.

If he were Dragon侯, perhaps even obliterating Sha wouldn't be impossible…

Perhaps the next plan needs to be brought forward.

Li Guanqi stood up, his Yuan energy slightly surging, wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes, his gaze gradually becoming firm.

He carefully placed Ye Feng's natal jade slip into his storage ring and said softly.

"Sect Master, how is Tang Ru doing?"

Lu Kangnian breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and said softly, "He's alright, he survived."

"Tang Wei and Qian Ze are both at the Purple Spirit Grotto-heaven; do you want to go over there?"

Li Guanqi nodded and said in a deep voice, "I'll go over now."

Lu Kangnian said softly, "Go ahead, don't worry about the other elders; I'll take care of them."

Li Guanqi nodded silently and then disappeared from the spot.

Purple Spirit Grotto-heaven.

Gu Changsheng was also here. A verdant altar stood above the medicinal pool, and the unconscious Tang Ru floated in mid-air.

Countless emerald green, shimmering lights surrounded Tang Ru, drilling into his body.

As soon as Tang Wei saw Li Guanqi arrive, he walked forward with an excited expression.

He held his hands, repeatedly saying thank you.

"Thank… thank you… thank you."

"If it weren't for you, Tang Ru would have been lost forever."

Tang Wei's eyes were red from crying. He didn't know what Li Guanqi had experienced at the time.

But Tang Ru had only suffered physical torment, his soul was intact, and his cultivation level remained.

It was hard to imagine what price Li Guanqi had paid to prevent Sha from harming Tang Ru.

But Li Guanqi's heart ached as he looked at Tang Ru, who had been tortured beyond recognition.

Li Guanqi turned his head, not saying a word, pursing his lips, unsure of what to say.

"Hmm…"

A painful groan sounded as Tang Ru's consciousness gradually awakened, his mumbling voice slowly coming through in a daze.

"I… I would rather die… than let you… threaten him…"

Before he could finish speaking, everyone present was deeply moved.

Whoosh!

Li Guanqi flashed to the altar, holding his hand and saying softly.

"It's alright, don't worry anymore; we won!"

Tang Ru's eye sockets were empty, his eyes not yet recovered.

Hearing Li Guanqi's voice, he suddenly became a little agitated. As his consciousness awakened, feeling the vigorous vitality repairing his body, his expression suddenly collapsed.

"Won?"

"Is he dead?"

Li Guanqi didn't answer him, but just said softly, "Take good care of yourself, and when you're better, we'll become sworn brothers!!"

The corner of Tang Ru's mouth twitched, revealing a smile that was uglier than crying, but he was really happy.

Turning around and coming to the altar, Li Guanqi looked at Tang Wei and said softly.

"I found a master for Tang Ru, Uncle Tang, do you agree?"

Tang Wei frowned slightly, "Master? Who?"

Qian Ze also pricked up his ears to listen. After all, he rarely dealt with Li Guanqi, and this time it was just icing on the cake.

Li Guanqi didn't avoid it because the weight of the master he found for Tang Ru was enough to make Qian Ze take the Tang family seriously!

"Yu Shan."

Tang Wei's breathing stagnated, his mind racing. He never expected that the master Li Guanqi found for Tang Ru would be the most mysterious Yu Shan among the Seven Regions and Eight Generals!!

Li Guanqi bowed to Tang Wei, cupping his hands and saying apologetically.

"I'm sorry, Uncle Tang, it's because I, as his older brother, didn't take good care of Tang Ru."

Tang Wei looked at Li Guanqi, who was bowing, with a complicated expression. He stepped forward and gently lifted Li Guanqi up, saying softly.

"Tang Ru is worth it to have you guys as brothers in this life."

"Don't say sorry; you've been fair to everyone."

"If it were you, you would be the same as Tang Ru."

Li Guanqi's expression froze slightly. He didn't expect this to be the second elder who said something similar to him today.

Yes, if it were him, he would be the same, right…

Standing up, Li Guanqi turned to look at the true owner of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion of the Six Regions, cupped his fists, and said softly.

"Junior Li Guanqi, thank you, Senior, for your righteous help this time."

Qian Ze smiled and waved his hand, his eyes full of appreciation for the young man in front of him.

He knew that Tang Wei would be unhappy because of Tang Ru's matter, and his initiative to speak dispelled the displeasure in Tang Wei's heart.

"It's nothing. The Sha organization has done many evil deeds that everyone should punish. I'm also doing my part for the world."

Li Guanqi just smiled when he heard this and didn't say much.

Compared to Tang Wei, Qian Ze had more of a merchant's shrewdness, and Li Guanqi didn't like it very much.

Peng Luo carefully climbed onto Tang Ru's head, sat on his eye socket, and muttered.

"Hey, I was born to be a hard worker."

"But you're really a man, I admire you."

While praising him, Peng Luo covered Tang Ru's left and right eye sockets with the leaves on his head and sat on them.

"Bear with it, I'll get you some good stuff to brighten your eyes."

Tang Ru smiled knowingly, but then his face changed, and he tried his best to scold.

"Can… can you get… spiritual liquid from… somewhere else?"

Peng Luo's face turned red, his hands clenched into fists, his whole body was exerting force, and he opened his mouth to curse.

"I… can… exert… force… this… way!!!"

Pfft!!

Tang Ru suddenly felt something filling his empty eye sockets, and the cool and refreshing feeling was extremely comfortable.

Peng Luo's face returned to normal, his eyes closed and his mouth slightly open, murmuring, "Oh yeah~ Comfortable."

Li Guanqi turned around, cupped his hands, and said softly, "Uncle Gu, Uncle Tang, Senior Qian, I have something to deal with. Contact me anytime if you need anything."

Gu Changsheng waved his hand and said softly, comforting him, "Go ahead, I'm here; don't worry."

Li Guanqi raised his hand and threw out a purple-gold jade bottle, flicking his finger, and a ray of spiritual light shot into Tang Ru's eyebrows.

He said softly, "Since you're like this anyway, refine your body by the way."

After speaking, Li Guanqi lifted his foot and disappeared from the spot.

After Li Guanqi left, Tang Ru was slightly stunned, and Tang Wei asked in a low voice, "What is it?"

Tang Ru swallowed and muttered, "A… body refining technique that surpasses the Heaven-rank level!!"

"And… a whole bottle of True Dragon Blood."

Not to mention Tang Wei, even Qian Ze was extremely envious of these two things.

Gu Changsheng on the side curled his lips and muttered proudly in his heart.

"Still the Pavilion Master of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, a country bumpkin who hasn't even seen True Dragon Blood?"

And the place Li Guanqi was going to was a certain courtyard in the back mountain of the Great Xia Sword Sect.

Li Guanqi stood at the door for a long time without knocking. He didn't know how to face the people inside.

Creak!!

Ye Qing'er opened the door with a worried face, and her eyes lit up when she saw the young man outside.

"Dad!! Dad!! Brother Li is back!!"

The sound of clanging rang out in the courtyard, and the voices of a man and a woman sounded one after another.

"He's back? Where's Feng'er?"

"Feng'er~ Mom is so worried!"