The Demon Swordsman 3
Ch. 72 - Blue Fire Storm

Xin Zhan was more sensitive in his own thinking. Something churned in his brain, his heart defying it all, was the same as his logic. But his body did the opposite. Big question marks continued to fill his brain. Xin Zhan even lost his concentration every time he thought of that.

And he remembered Xin Fai's every move when dueling for a long time with her.

"Did it all come from there?"

Maybe someday he will lose control with this power, but after all he has drowned. And must cross the bloody sea to reach its destination.

Someone came to resuscitate Xin Zhan who lost focus after fighting Hu xingye.

"What's up, Young Master?"

"No. Forget."

"Ye Long has already cleaned the side of the building. And now that Lao Zi had descended into the basement, it seemed that the enemy was more strengthening the guard in that place than the others."

Xin Zhan's face was still unfocused. Lao Zi looked at the enemy under Xin Zhan's feet and began to understand what the situation was. Xin Zhan is famous as an example for the white swordsman of the Shang Empire. The way to behave, even breathing is very calm. The steadfast teaching that Ren Yuan taught him had never been broken and now, in this place Xin Zhan became a figure that was three hundred and sixty degrees different.

As he busily dissolved in his own daydream Lao Zi patted his shoulders slowly, he smiled faintly.

"There's nothing to be afraid of, Young Master..."

The man looked back followed by Xin Zhan. "From the beginning we must choose this path, living to commit sins like this. I don't care if after death it should be thrown into the abyss of hell though, as long as only we feel it. If someone else can live safely without fighting again after I die later, I guess this is a pretty good payday."

Those words made Xin Zhan stunned.

"Yes... You're right" Xin Zhan said. "We are just a bunch of sins looking for a way to something that is hard to achieve. Live for peace and die in blood."

Lao Zi nodded slowly, he moved following Lan Zhuxian. Strangely in this place not so much seen the members of the Four Surveillance Units, whether they win or lose.

Xin Zhan exhaled

At least if it were to be thrown into the abyss of hell later he Lao Zi, Lan Zhuxian and Ye Long would be in a troupe with him. Surprisingly it made his heart more relieved.

***

Lan Zhuxian had arrived at an empty place a few minutes ago. A man was standing in the middle of the room, a floating smile making his thick mustache lift up.

"The sharp nose. I hate that, you know. Until I can come here, knowing this basement. It seems like people like you have too great a sense."

A sharp eye gaze given by the lead of the Four Surveillance Units, the man glared furiously between annoyance and worry. All mixed together, it happened for a while before finally laughter came out of his mouth later. Sounds a little like forced laughter.

"Oh ... Come two more here. Your head is big too, hahahaha. Threaten me by pretending to bring a friend like that? You really want to die!"

Lan Zhuxian came out, looking back where Xin Zhan appeared alongside Lao Zi.

"Unfortunately outside so many of my people are ready to kill the dragon. You're not afraid your brother will go berserk if he sees his beloved dragon as mere jewelry?"

"Lao Zi, Lan Zhuxian. Go out. I can handle this. Save Ye Long."

"But here there are still many enemies that will come out of each room"

"Go."

One word is pretty compelling. The two of them left from there according to Xin Zhan's orders.

Immediately after the fight between Xin Zhan and the Chief of the Four Surveillance Units began, the two weapons clashed against each other resulting in a whirlwind. Alternately appearing a strange force surrounding the lead of the Four Surveillance Units, he turned his face to a point, unexpectedly having just seen a sword emerge from void space barely harming him.

"What the fuck-!?" The leader of the Four Surveillance Units retreated in a panic, he leaped far away while looking at Xin Zhan standing before and could not find the young man anywhere.

No one expected that three seconds after the back of the vacuum created behind the back of the Four Scouting Units Leader made him reflexively fend off the enemy sword, the man glanced at the left right quickly. Xin Zhan moved at a speed like light. While the enemy was trying to guess where the young man would appear next by sensing the air of existence.

Yet not a single hint of the man being able to sense the presence of his opponent, he became extremely wary after realizing what Xin Zhan said was true, the young man did not brag at all. It is he who underestimates the power of man.

"You-you! Stop playing around like a loser! Show yourself right now in front of me or not I will kill all your people here!" The man shouted loudly, his heavy breathing sounding irregular.

"Talking about losers, I thought you were better suited to that name." The whirlwind again appeared and after that it was seen Xin Zhan standing not far from him. "You absorb the power of your opponent, make him weak slowly and use it to win yourself over. That's what you're doing in secret, you're thinking again aren't you more of a loser?"

"Shut your mouth!" The man even knew that Xin Zhan could figure out his unique abilities even if they fought for a short time.

"Why? Talk to yourself? it's a shame for old demons. Look if I tell everyone how bright your face is."

The leader of the Four Surveillance Units could no longer bear the patience, he stuck a sword on the floor with such a powerful thump.

Afterwards the man ran after Xin Zhan, the sword was unsheathed then moved agilely splitting the opponent's body but unexpectedly after unleashing so much power in the favor of the attack this time, it was unexpected, all of that was useless in the face of his opponent. Xin Zhan's body quickly dodged. And when seen with ordinary eyes, he was just like a shadow that moved so fast, making others wonder when he actually stopped moving.

It was actually all thanks to the medicinal pill that Xin Zhan had stored in his spatial ring before going to war. Some for wound healing have been used up, but not with strength-enhancing pills. With that he still stood up even though a lot of his strength had been exhausted from the previous fights.

No exception to the lead of the Four Surveillance Units, he fell silent not moving his sword again after that. His eyeballs were focused in one direction trying to guess how could this figure of the young man before him possess great power and also possess the power of light with this shocking intensity.

"It seems that your mouths are both smothered to not reveal the location of your Master. Because it looks like keeping your life will be a waste."

Xin Zhan said calmly, touching the opponent's sword blade along with his killing aura.

"There won't be any information you got here because you're gonna die before you go?"

An heirloom sword appeared in his hand suddenly, the leader of the Four Surveillance Units could not pull his sword from Xin Zhan's hand. He realized a turbulent power of light was about to eat him alive.

"You must die if you don't know what it's like yet."

Less than a second the head of the Four Surveillance Units split as Xin Zhan's sword, a gift his father gave him, was too quick to make his headless body move. Xin Zhan took out a wind knife, which moved fiercely through the man's skin and stuck it in the wall.

The body of the lead of the Four Surveillance Units spewed out blood-red splattered soaks into the floor and walls, Xin Zhan did not spend any longer to deal with the man's grievous death. He immediately turned his back on two of his friends, but only then did he realize that Lao Zi had come back because he was worried about him and now he could only be stunned in silence. He flinched as Xin Zhan called out to him.

"It seems that the enemy we're looking for is not here. Lao Zi, the rest of the ones in this place while I leave it to you, I will search outside."

Lao Zi had yet to make a nod of understanding and Xin Zhan had gone as fast as lightning from his sight.

Arriving outside what he had first seen was an extremely tragic fighting ground, dozens of warriors from the Four Surveillance Units lying lifeless along the way. Due to the massacre that Ye Long committed. Bow arrows and swords were scattered in describing the fierce fight in SangXu Village. The dragon worked hard. Either because of his words yesterday, he wanted to be useful to help Xin Chen.

Xin Zhan clasped tightly onto the weapon in his hand as he saw one of the enemies had fallen sprawled on the ground, he was dying. Without thinking much more, he immediately approached the man and killed him before he took the arrow to aim at ye Long. On the body of the dragon was now filled with spear thrusts, swords and arrows.

Unfortunately the time was not enough, yet had time to take his arrow the man had already exhaled his last breath, unable to do much more, Xin Zhan thrust a gaze at the remaining group of warriors before him.

Xin Zhan stood up straight raising his weapon, in one powerful jolt the young man ran until he reached the enemy's place. Just about to slash the head of one of them suddenly another sword fended off his attack.

"Sir, what are you doing?"

Hearing a familiar voice, Xin Zhan glanced at the young man with a puzzled look.

"You want to kill your own friend?"

"Who are you?–"

"I'm not your enemy."

Xin Zhan was silent for a moment while recognizing the figure of the young man who was now dressed in uniform with his enemy.This figure before him, felt familiar in his eyes. Realizing that gaze his interlocutor could only waste a long breath.

"You really don't know me?"

"Sorry, I don't remember. You're Lan Zhuxian?"

"Thank God remember." Lan Zhuxian was watching around, afraid the enemy was coming all of a sudden. He dressed like an enemy for a few things. As Xin Zhan fought the lead of the Four Surveillance Units in this place, he found another suspicious point. Qin Yujin's whereabouts are not easy to guess. But surely some of the guarded places must have an alsan to watch.

"Oh..."

That brief response left Lan Zhuxian slightly astonished, she realized Xin Zhan did not care much about her disguise. Though from the beginning she was quite sure Xin Zhan would at least ask more about her.

"Are there any clues about Qin Yujin or Fu Qinshan?"

Lao Zi turned her gaze towards Xin Zhan looking, she looked doubtful.

"Nothing."

They are back as before. Fight to the point of blood loss.

The storm made the blue fire Ye Long blazing fiercely burning the desolate rickety houses.

On his side, the opponent fell quite a lot thanks to Ye Long, the enemy had fallen first, he said, Lao Zi floated a gaze at one point where he could see another young man running while turning his gaze all over the direction.

"Lan Zhuxian?" His words stopped making Lan Zhuxian also stop his steps.

"Did you see Young Tian Xin Zhan? Where'd he go?"

"He just went ahead there."

" I'll go first." After saying so Lan Zhuxian moved straight towards the direction that Lao Zi was pointing at. He paid no heed to the enemy who tried to block him along the way and did not put up any resistance.

Not so far in front of him Lan Zhuxian could finally find Xin Zhan, he was stunned for a moment when he saw the young man was being ganged up by an enemy who numbered almost twenty people, he was stunned for a while, not a single swordsman let him escape the death circle.

Lan Zhuxian immediately took up arms, entering into the battlefield within the enemy vortex.

Five warriors bounced as a powerful energy shot out from Xin Zhan's body, shrouding them with an air of intense condemnation.

Xin Zhan raised his sword parallel to his head, twisted his footsteps to form a circle then in the next second his sword shone along with a spell formed on the ground eliciting the same reaction.

Lan Zhuxian opened his eyes wide, he felt that the demeanor was familiar in his eyes. Especially if it is not from the Book of Seven Keys so famous. But what he saw this time did not come from the two keys but the style that was one level above him, the key of the sky.

Lan Zhuxian knew about the Shang Empire, more or less because even in the taverns the two children of the Demon Sword became the most told topic.

"... He had already opened the second gate of the Book of Seven Keys? It could be that he had also opened the third gate..but wasn't it in the White Fog Valley said to have just reached gate one?

His strength was getting more and more unpredictable, he was developing much more rapidly after the war."

Seeing how powerful the stance was he grew even more amazed, it indeed seemed like the Book of Seven Keys was siding with Xin Zhan's body which had great power within him.

"It looks like Young Master can handle it himself," he said slowly. Lan Zhuxian was intent on turning around. Suddenly he could feel a huge axe aiming at the back of his head. Lan Zhuxian had yet to draw his sword to save himself. Until suddenly the wind knife came deflecting the opponent's attack.