Loan Cultivation to Martial Saint

Chapter 110 -80: Perfection-Level Wave-Treading Blade Technique!

“Greetings, Captain.”

Just as Zheng Jun stepped out of the stronghold gates, he saw Du Ding on night watch. Seeing Zheng Jun approach, Du Ding first bowed in greeting, then asked in confusion, “Captain, where are you…”

“It’s nothing. My Saber Technique has improved tonight, so I want to find a place to practice. I’m heading out for a bit and will be right back.”

Zheng Jun spoke calmly. Hearing this, Du Ding had no doubts and simply watched him leave.

The mist was hazy as the red sun rose. A few snowflakes drifted over Black Mountain.

Harsh winter had arrived, which was also the most active time for the bandits on Black Mountain. After all, the Black Mountain Thieves did not farm or work, yet they still needed to survive the winter. Therefore, this was the most suitable season to head down the mountain and pillage.

The Black Mountain Flying Thieves were a mid-tier bandit group among the Black Mountain Nineteen Strongholds. With a Qi Storage Martial Artist holding the fort in their stronghold, they lived quite comfortably.

“Our haul this time isn’t bad.”

On a small path on Black Mountain, Li Bao, the Qi Storage boss of the Flying Thieves, carried a long spear over his shoulder. Leading over twenty lackeys, he escorted several pale-faced young men and women while thinking carefully, “If I save up a bit more silver and go find Boss Lu to exchange for a dose of Gathering Gang Powder, I might just have a chance to glimpse the wonders of the Outer Gang Realm.”

This time, he had personally gone down the mountain to the neighboring Changyang Commandery and kidnapped a few young masters and misses from wealthy households, intending to extort some silver coins from them. The reason he went to Changyang Commandery was because it was farther away. Surely the government troops of Changyang Commandery wouldn’t cross borders just to hunt him down over a few rich kids?

Besides, it seemed Lu Hao had recently been short on Human Pills for his cultivation. If those folks in Changyang Commandery couldn’t cough up the silver notes, Li Bao planned to offer these soft-skinned young masters and misses to Lu Hao for his training. With their tender skin and delicate flesh, Lu Hao would probably love them.

The lackeys beside him had also feasted lavishly. Having breached a wealthy household’s Dock Fortress, they naturally took a share of the silver and robbed the commoners who relied on the fortress for a living. They were, of course, utterly satisfied.

Seeing the stronghold just ahead, Li Bao immediately shouted to the back, “Once we return to the stronghold, everyone will eat meat in large bites and drink liquor from large bowls! We’ll have a good new year this year and enjoy ourselves to the fullest!”

“The Boss is mighty!”

“Hehe, Boss, this little chick is soft-skinned and tender. After you’re done having your fun, let us brothers have a go too. Don’t let her go to waste!”

“…”

The lackeys behind him cheered and rejoiced endlessly. Meanwhile, the kidnapped young miss from the wealthy family was already scared pale, her tears flowing uncontrollably.

Hearing this, Li Bao lowered his voice viciously. “No one is allowed to touch that Miss Sun! If a hostage loses her virtue, who will ever trust us again?”

Even if she hadn’t lost her virtue after being kidnapped, there would still be rumors among her neighbors. However, Li Bao was someone who followed Jianghu principles. Since he was getting paid, he had to return her without a single hair harmed! Moreover, if the other party couldn’t afford the ransom and he had to send these young masters and misses to Lu Hao, they couldn’t just casually mess with them!

If they sent damaged goods to Boss Lu and caused a misunderstanding, what then?

After speaking, Li Bao glanced at the other kidnapped maidservants beside Miss Sun and immediately sneered. “But you can touch those maids. However, wait until I’m finished having my fun first.”

“The Boss is mighty!”

The crowd cheered once again. Seeing this, Li Bao couldn’t help but smile and nod. He climbed up the slope and arrived at the gates of his own stronghold.

However, the scene before him made Li Bao freeze in shock.

The stronghold gates were wide open. There were no gatekeeping lackeys in sight; instead, an unfamiliar young warrior stood leaning against the wall, holding a saber, quietly waiting for something.

“DRIP.”

Scalding blood dripped from the tip of the blade, melting the thin layer of snow on the mountain surface.

At this moment, Li Bao also caught the thick stench of blood. Seeing this, his face darkened, and he shouted in a low voice, “Where did you come from, you little beast? How dare you raid my stronghold while I was away! You motherf*cker! Where are my brothers?!”

Hearing Li Bao’s question, Zheng Jun took a step forward, loosened his joints, and slowly raised the Beirong Saber in his hand. A snow-white gleam rippled across the blade’s edge. “If you walk a bit faster later, you should be able to catch up with your brothers on the Yellow Springs Road.”

“What arrogance!” Li Bao was furious. His long spear thrust forward like a dragon, instantly striking toward Zheng Jun.

He was a dignified Qi Storage Martial Artist. As long as the intruder wasn’t in the Outer Gang Realm, he could put up a fight! Moreover, he still had so many Blood Refining brothers by his side. Today, he would let this little beast know that there was always someone better!

Seeing this, Zheng Jun merely stepped forward, his saber flashing!

“ROAR!”

An extremely cold and fierce blade aura instantly flashed out. The dragon-like roar nearly materialized, ensuring that every bandit present heard the rumbling sound echoing endlessly!

This slash directly pierced through Li Bao’s surging True Qi, causing his pupils to constrict. In the next second, a series of thoughts appeared in his mind. “The Wave-Treading Blade Technique? When did the Vast Sea Sect produce such a formidable person? Could he be an Outer Gang Elder?”

In the following second, Li Bao merged these three questions together, culminating in a single realization. “My life is over!”

“BOOM!” ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The violent and rapid friction between True Qi and the blade’s edge created an explosive blast.

As the blade slashed across, no one could block its sharpness; everything was severed one by one. Wherever the blade reached, even the air didn’t have time to dodge. Snowflakes filling the sky were violently sent flying. In just a mere instant, this slash had crossed a distance of dozens of feet.

This majestic blade strike, akin to a collapsing mountain and roaring tsunami, crashed down!