Chapter 260 - 126: Furious Vajra Hand
Xu Lei and Jingchun were already pretending to be poisoned.
The food and dishes in front of them still contained a fair amount of poison.
After tasting it several times, the two had roughly analyzed what kind of poison their opponent had used.
Therefore, they could perfectly fake the effects of being poisoned.
The person who administered the poison was afraid of their actions being discovered.
Thus, the poison they used wasn’t the fast-acting type.
It was a slow-acting one instead.
That was why Xu Lei and Jingchun chose this moment to pretend to pass out.
Sure enough, someone came in not long after.
But they were just two mortal swordsmen.
"Are they out?"
"Did you forget the master’s orders? Just tie them up."
"You do it."
"Who’s the boss here, you or me? We do it together. Or I’ll cut you down first."
As they spoke, the two men approached with their blades drawn.
"THWACK."
But before they could act, Xu Lei’s eyes snapped open, and he struck out with his palm.
His Magical Power coalesced into a Palm Seal.
It sent both men flying.
Their bodies slammed heavily against the wall.
Then they crashed to the floor.
The internal injuries made them spit up blood.
"How is this possible?"
"They’re... they’re like the Master—"
The two men’s faces went pale, their pupils shrinking in fear.
"Two mere mortals, daring to plot against us? You deserve to die!" Xu Lei roared.
"Spare us!"
"Run."
Terrified, the two mortal swordsmen turned and scrambled frantically to get out.
Xu Lei and Jingchun didn’t kill them.
Instead, the two held hands.
They put on a show of supporting one another.
Then they jumped straight out of the window.
This was actually an act the two had rehearsed.
The two mortal swordsmen who came in were clearly just small fries.
The person behind the scenes was still hiding.
After all, the mastermind seemed a bit cautious. Even after poisoning them, he didn’t come to reap the rewards himself, instead sending two mortals.
It was highly likely that even if they captured these two mortals, they wouldn’t be able to find out who the mastermind was.
Even killing them now wouldn’t lead them to the person behind this.
It was better to use them to pass along some information.
That’s why Xu Lei and Jingchun had just acted as if they desperately wanted to kill the two mortals.
But in the end, they let the two escape.
Xu Lei believed that when word of this got back to the mastermind,
he would make a certain judgment.
He would surely think that the two of them had only barely managed to resist the poison.
And that they were now a spent force.
After all, they couldn’t even kill two mortals.
They even let them escape.
At that point, the mastermind might come out and act himself.
Even if this plan failed,
it was no big deal.
In any case, Xu Lei had already memorized the faces of the two swordsmen.
He could just find another opportunity to track them down and kill them later.
「A few minutes later.」
Now, Xu Lei and Jingchun had made it outside the city, fleeing in a panicked and weakened state toward the nearest temple on the outskirts.
They were only halfway there when a figure suddenly burst out to ambush them.
Seeing this, Xu Lei knew his plan had succeeded.
Their opponent truly believed that he and Jingchun were weakened.
He wasn’t willing to let them reach the temple and get help.
So he had rushed to intercept and kill them halfway.
It was a burly man of about sixty.
Xu Lei realized he didn’t know him at all.
Judging by Jingchun’s expression, she didn’t recognize him either.
This man was using a Buddhist Sect Cultivation Technique.
As he threw a punch, Magical Power swirled around his fist, coalescing into a Fist Seal.
On his forearm, exposed by the wind, his Magical Power formed runes that looked like angry eyes!
This was a Dharma Gate of the Buddhist Sect called the Furious Vajra Hand.
This was not a Cultivation Technique of the Bodhisattva Dao.
It was a Cultivation Technique of the Vajra Dao.
Back then, Wu Gui had cultivated this very Dao.
This Dao, in fact, also used Magical Power in its Cultivation.
Its Magical Power was an energy similar to Telekinesis.
The only difference was that its combat style was close-quarters.
When they attacked, they didn’t release Magical Power for long-range assaults.
Instead, they condensed Magical Power on their bodies, making them as hard as metal and stone, and granting them extraordinary strength.
Of course, this man wasn’t bald.
He had a full head of hair.
He was probably a Loose Cultivator.
At this moment, Xu Lei and Jingchun, who were long prepared, were naturally not going to be successfully ambushed.
This punch was aimed at Jingchun.
Not at Xu Lei.
He had clearly investigated Xu Lei and Jingchun.
He knew Jingchun was stronger than Xu Lei.
So even when dealing with two supposedly poisoned individuals,
he chose to eliminate the stronger one first.
"WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH!"
But Flying Swords whistled around Jingchun, instantly forming a Sword Array.
It directly blocked his fist.
At the same time, Jingchun’s body flew backward.
Then, the Flying Swords slashed toward the man’s arm.
The man’s expression changed drastically.
He knew his earlier poisoning attempt had failed.
And now, he had fallen into a trap.
He hurriedly dodged the Flying Swords.
"Die!"
However, before the man could do anything else, Xu Lei had also rapidly retreated, already surging with Magical Power to activate his Lotus Drill.
The twenty-one Treasure Discs whirled and spun, forming a drill.
It shot directly toward the man’s back.
A shiver ran down the man’s spine!
He abruptly jolted his body.
As his Magical Power flowed,
his entire upper back began to glow.
He forcibly withstood the Lotus Drill formed from Xu Lei’s twenty-one Treasure Discs.
"SCREEECH!"
The Lotus Drill struck his back, letting out a sharp, grinding sound.
Of course, although the Lotus Drill didn’t pierce his body,
it still managed to drill a thumb-sized hole through the defensive Magical Power on his back,
drawing blood.
And at that moment, as the Magical Powers collided, the energy exploded.
The clothes on the man’s back were blown to shreds.