The Villain Starts From Dual Cultivation With The Protagonist's Master

While Zuo Tianya was stunned in place, Luo Li quickly distanced himself and began to regulate his breathing, calming the spiritual energy in his dantian.

Although the Flame Sword was highly offensive, it also consumed a tremendous amount of spiritual energy.

Luo Li had been evading the pursuit of the residents on the mountain since morning, and now there was not much spiritual energy left in his body. At most, he could use this powerful move two more times.

Zuo Tianya stared at Luo Li, who was panting heavily.

Having been in the cultivation world for many years, Zuo Tianya had dealt with many sword cultivators. He instantly understood that this move was also a burden for the user and couldn't be used multiple times.

"Kid, what's wrong with you? Come at me again," Zuo Tianya spat out blood-stained saliva and said with a smile, "Or is it that you have no way to break through my defense, so you have to resort to this self-damaging sword technique?"

"Enough nonsense." Luo Li regulated his spiritual energy and thrust his sword towards Zuo Tianya's chest.

After exchanging a few moves with Zuo Tianya, Luo Li realized that he was proficient in the art of Body Refining.

The previous Flame Sword had already injured Zuo Tianya's chest. As long as he focused his attacks on the wound, there was a possibility of defeating Zuo Tianya.

Zuo Tianya used his hand to defend, but even though his arm and spiritual sword collided, it made a sound like metal clashing.

Seeing that his spiritual sword was blocked, Luo Li moved back and prepared for the next attack.

Zuo Tianya decided to torment Luo Li a bit as a reward for being able to injure him.

As long as he didn't use the Flame Sword, this kid posed no threat to him.

Zuo Tianya easily evaded Luo Li's attacks. His intentions were too obvious. No matter which direction he swung his sword from, it would ultimately aim for his bleeding chest.

"Kid, why are you so fixated on deceiving the residents of Azure Rock Town?" Zuo Tianya chuckled and said, "Let me guess, you were once harmed by an Evil Cultivator."

Upon hearing this, Luo Li furrowed her brows and pursed her lips.

Seeing the change in Luo Li's expression, Zuo Tianya knew he was right.

"Look at those two Evil Cultivators over there," Zuo Tianya said to the surrounding residents and Yan Liu.

Zuo Tianya jumped high and landed at a distance from the residents.

He couldn't let them hear his conversation with Luo Li. After all, they were his followers, and he would need their spiritual energy to improve his cultivation in the future. He couldn't let them be disillusioned.

"Don't even think about escaping." Luo Li raised her sword and charged at Zuo Tianya.

When Zuo Tianya used his arm to block the attack, he felt a numbness in his arm.

This sword, aided by the momentum, had tremendous power.

Zuo Tianya once again realized that Luo Li was a genius in swordsmanship. He licked his lips and suppressed the immediate desire to devour Luo Li.

Zuo Tianya asked Luo Li in a condescending tone, "So, how did the Evil Cultivators harm you? Were you robbed, or did your family suffer a tragic fate? Or perhaps your family was manipulated and turned against each other?"

Luo Li knew that Zuo Tianya was trying to provoke her, and she wanted to calm herself down. It was not wise for Zuo Tianya to fight to the death here. As long as she could hold him off and wait for the rescue from the Immortal Gate, it would be enough.

But when she saw Zuo Tianya's face, Luo Li couldn't suppress the anger in her heart.

It was all because of the Evil Cultivators! The chaos in Xia Kingdom, the death of her father, the confrontation between her two elder brothers, her own escape, it was all because of these Evil Cultivators!

"It's all your fault!" Luo Li gritted her teeth, her eyebrows furrowed tightly, her face pale, and an endless anger emanated from her eyes.

"Fantastic, the expression on your face right now is a work of art!" Zuo Tianya exclaimed with a smile.

Luoli gradually lost her composure, and her attacks became chaotic and disorganized, as if she only wanted to vent her anger.

Zuo Tianya saw that the opportunity had come and found a flaw in Luoli's attack. He grabbed his spiritual sword with one hand and stabbed Luoli in the stomach with the other.

Zuo Tianya is an Evil Cultivator who absorbs other people's spiritual energy for cultivation. Several decades ago, he snatched the Body Refining technique "Bone Tempering" from a righteous cultivator.

During his free time, Zuo Tianya tried to cultivate the "Bone Tempering" technique. After a while, he found that his physical strength far surpassed cultivators of the same realm. He realized that it was thanks to the "Bone Tempering" technique, so he made it one of his main cultivation techniques and benefited greatly from it.

After taking over Lao Chu's body, Zuo Tianya continued to cultivate the "Bone Tempering" technique while restoring his cultivation every day.

Now Zuo Tianya's physical body is comparable to a Fourth or Fifth Grade spiritual sword.

Zuo Tianya withdrew his hand. A large amount of blood instantly spilled from Luoli's body onto the ground, and Luoli spat out blood, losing a significant amount of blood and color in her face.

"Kid, who allowed you to spit blood? As my food, you can't afford to lose any weight."

Zuo Tianya reached out towards Luoli's neck, preparing to strangle her and make her suffer.

He wanted to savor the expression on her face at that moment, whether it would be despair, anger, or an expressionless face.

Afterwards, he planned to swallow Luoli whole. The taste of a genius sword cultivator must be delicious.

To Zuo Tianya's surprise, his outstretched hand didn't grab anything, but instead, he felt a sharp pain in his own hand.

Standing in front of him was an ordinary-looking young man, Lu Chuan, who had been carrying an unconscious disciple on his back.

Lu Chuan supported the staggering Luoli with one hand and pierced Zuo Tianya's hand with his spiritual sword.

He used ten points to purchase an Origin Returning Pill from the points store and fed it to Luoli.

Luoli shouldn't die here.

According to the original story, Luoli should be fighting against Zuo Tianya together with Su Lianlian. Due to her previous warning, Su Lianlian was cautious of Luoli, and they kept a considerable distance between them.

If Luoli were to die here, the Heavenly Dao would react and bring down heavenly punishment to kill everyone nearby.

Through the tattered clothes, Lu Chuan could see Luoli's visibly healing stomach. Her pale face, due to excessive blood loss, began to regain its rosy color, putting his mind at ease.

Su Lianlian frowned, thinking to herself: "This pill for healing flesh and blood is too effective."

The Origin Returning Pill used to heal flesh and blood wounds is commonly used by cultivators. Generally, it takes a long time for the pill to take effect, at least ten minutes.

The higher the quality, the shorter the time it takes to take effect. But no one would specifically refine higher-grade pills for such basic pills.

Except for Lu Chuan.

Su Lianlian had personally witnessed Lu Chuan refining pills before. Although they were basic pills, the terrifying thing was that each pill had a Pill Pattern, making them priceless treasures. She still had a few bottles of such rare goods in her possession.

Looking at Meng Qing not far away and combining his unusual behavior these past few days, he suddenly became very powerful and showed no reaction upon seeing her.

Su Lianlian had a guess in her mind: the Meng Qing in front of her was disguised as Lu Chuan.

Su Lianlian remembered that when she went to find Lu Chuan two days ago, she told him that she was going to the Immortal Gate to complete a mission.

So, did he guess that there would be danger on the way and came to protect her?

At this critical moment, Su Lianlian's nervous heart suddenly relaxed when she realized that Lu Chuan was by her side.

But why did he hide his identity and keep it from her?