The murderer did not expect that his long-planned attack would be blocked. He was stunned for a moment before he brandished his longsword and charged at Ling Xiao again.
"Thief, how dare you!" Ling Tao arrived at the last moment. He brandished his spear and stabbed at the murderer.
The murderer had no choice but to give up on chasing Ling Xiao. He used his sword to block Ling Tao's spear and then leaped into the air, trying to escape.
Ling Tao's murderous aura was thick. Someone dared to attack his nephew in broad daylight. He shouted and channeled his Xuan Energy to the twelfth level. His body glowed with a golden light as he stabbed at the murderer with his spear.
The sky was filled with golden light. Countless spears flashed. Rays of Xuan Chi that seemed to be solid and emitted a dazzling light as they attacked the murderer who was trying to escape.
The murderer let out a strange cry and had no choice but to stop. The longsword in his hand slashed out dozens of sword rays.
"Boom."
"Boom."
A dazzling light bloomed in the air.
Although the murderer had blocked Ling Tao's attack, there were already a few wounds on his body. Moreover, Ling Tao had locked on to his aura. Unless he was faster than Ling Tao, he would definitely not be able to escape Ling Tao's pursuit.
"Thief, you hide your head but show your tail. Why do you want to harm my nephew so many times? If you don't explain yourself today, I'll make sure you die!" Ling Tao pointed his spear at the murderer who was wearing a black cloak and had his head wrapped tightly.
"Hmph, let's see if you have the ability to do so." The murderer said in a suppressed voice. At the same time, his longsword waved out two yellow sword flowers towards Ling Tao.
"Insignificant skill." Ling Tao snorted in disdain. He swept the spear in his hand and immediately shattered the two yellow sword flowers.
However, Ling Tao did not expect that the opponent was only trying to distract him. When Ling Tao was blocked by the sword flowers, the murderer turned around and disappeared without a trace at the fastest speed.
Ling Tao was so angry that he shook the ground with his spear. Then, he turned around and rushed to Ling Xiao's side.
Bai Yuxi hugged Ling Xiao who was vomiting blood and cried non-stop.
Instead, it was Ling Xiao who comforted her with a bitter smile. "Don't cry. Young Master's life is tough. He won't die."
Just now, Ling Xiao had charged up his strength to counterattack, and his internal organs were shaken by the other party once again. Furthermore, the meridians that had just stabilized last night began to swell and ache again. It really made him extremely depressed!
"Good boy, let's go. Third Uncle will take you home first," Ling Tao praised. Then he put Ling Xiao on his shoulder and rushed toward Ling Xiao's house.
Before Bai Yuxi could react, he had already disappeared. She immediately ran back home in a daze.
Soon, Ling Tao carried Ling Xiao home.
Ling Zhan and Meng Xiyun couldn't help but worry, especially Meng Xiyun who was crying her heart out.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. I have the Dew Pill here. Xiao 'er will be fine." Ling Tao said as he took out a small bottle from his waist. Then he poured out two black pills the size of a pinky finger.
The Dew Pill was a high-grade spirit pill. It had the effect of healing wounds, activating meridians, and restoring qi. It was a necessary life-saving pill for martial artists.
Don't look down on this small pill. It was worth a thousand gold.
"That's good. Quick, let Xiao 'er take it." Meng Xiyun quickly urged.
Ling Tao put the two pills into Ling Xiao's mouth and let him take it. Then he put him on the bed.
"Alright, let's go out first. After taking the Dew Pill, Xiao 'er should be fine." Ling Zhan looked at his son and then pulled his wife.
After the three of them went to the hall, Ling Zhan couldn't help but ask Ling Tao about what happened.
Ling Tao didn't hide it and told him what happened.
Ling Zhan frowned and said, "According to what you said, the other party's strength should be similar to yours?"
"It should be. He retreated after one attack. I used all my strength and could only make him stay for half a minute. This shows that the killer's strength is no less than mine." Ling Tao nodded.
Ling Zhan thought for a moment and said to himself, "Could it be that it's not the same person?"
"Big brother, what are you saying?" Ling Tao asked.
"I'm thinking whether or not the other party is the same person who ambushed me twelve years ago. Based on his strength, it doesn't seem like it. The one who ambushed me was at least at the peak of the Mystic Realm. Otherwise, I wouldn't have ended up like this."
"I don't understand either. But I think that besides the Li family, there shouldn't be anyone else who would do such a thing," said Ling Tao.
"Sigh, my son's life is really bitter!" Meng Xiyun couldn't help but sigh.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry. I'll go back to my clan and ask my father to strengthen the protection of Xiao 'er. We can't let anything happen to him." Ling Tao comforted her and then left Ling Zhan's house.
… …
In Ling Xiao's room, after taking the Dew Pill, the medicinal power had already begun to take effect.
A gentle and cool medicinal power began to spread to his internal organs, slowly nourishing Ling Xiao's meridians and blood.
At the same time, the Three Parts Returning Energy began to heal on its own. Although the speed was slow, when combined with the medicinal power of the Dew Pill, it was very effective.
Other than gradually stabilizing his meridians, his Xuan energy was also gradually recovering.
Two hours later, Ling Xiao's complexion gradually regained some color and his furrowed brows relaxed.
Four hours later, Ling Xiao opened his eyes and quickly sat cross-legged, immediately cultivating the Three Parts Returning Energy.
The Dew Pill was refined from over ten first level spirit herbs. Other than healing, it could also restore energy.
Ling Xiao's Xuan energy in his meridians had been depleted twice. Now with the help of the Dew Pill, not only had his meridians stabilized, but his Xuan energy had also recovered to its peak. Furthermore, Ling Xiao found that the medicinal power of the Dew Pill was still very strong. There seemed to still be room for improvement, so he didn't hesitate to start cultivating. He wanted to break through the eleventh meridian in one go today.
Three parts of the Origin Returning Qi, three different types of inner strength, Heavenly Frost Qi, Cloud Expelling Force, and Wind God Technique, continuously extracted and fused, then absorbed the medicinal effect, and then compressed it again.
He didn't know how many times he had done it, but he felt that the time was right. All the compressed energy formed a surging heat wave that rushed towards the eleventh abandoned meridian.
"Rumble."
"Crack."
After being injured twice, the eleventh meridian finally broke through in one fell swoop with the help of the Dew Returning Pill.
Ling Xiao jumped off the bed and suddenly laughed, "Haha, I didn't think that I would actually break through. As long as I open the last meridian, I can store Xuan energy. How refreshing!"
The eleven meridians in his body were filled with warm Xuan energy. The Xuan energy began to nourish his internal organs, filling them with vitality and vitality.
At this moment, Ling Xiao didn't look injured at all. Instead, he seemed to be full of spirit and fighting spirit.
At this time, the door was pushed open.
"Xiao 'er, are you alright?" Meng Xiyun immediately ran over and asked with concern.
Ling Xiao's heart warmed and he immediately nodded, "Mother, I'm fine."
"Child, you really scared your mother to death. Don't go out anymore. Just stay at home and play." Meng Xiyun said with lingering fear.
"I know, mother. I won't let you worry anymore." Ling Xiao agreed.
At this time, Ling Zhan opened his mouth, "This time it was all thanks to your third uncle. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been able to come back."
Ling Xiao understood and smiled, "Father, I know. Oh right, where is third uncle?"
"He went back to the inner court." Ling Zhan said.
Ling Xiao casually replied and then asked where Bai Yuxi was.
It turned out that she was in the kitchen making soup for him.
After chatting with his mother for a while, Ling Xiao was called to the study by Ling Zhan.
Ling Zhan solemnly said, "Xiao 'er, although you can cultivate Xuan energy again, I hope you won't be too arrogant in the future."
How could Ling Xiao not understand his father's worries? He obediently nodded and said, "Father, I will remember."
"En, back then, your father was too arrogant, resulting in such an outcome. However, you have inherited your father's personality and suffered the same setback. Thus, I hope that you can learn from these two lessons and learn to endure patiently. When we have the strength to rule over everything, all our enemies will retreat. Who would dare to jump out and send themselves to their deaths?" Ling Zhan lectured.
Ling Xiao had experienced this before and immediately understood his father's painstaking efforts. Keeping a low profile was the hard truth!
When his strength reached a level where others could no longer threaten him, he would shake his body and sweep in all directions!
"Looks like I shouldn't be so arrogant in the future. Otherwise, I won't be so lucky if I get ambushed like this again," Ling Xiao warned himself in his heart.
In a dense forest outside of Meteor City, the killer who tried to kill Ling Xiao tore off the black cloth covering his face, revealing an incomparably ugly face. Anyone who saw it would be afraid.
Suddenly, the killer turned around and shouted, "Who's coming out?
Don't be so sneaky. "
A masked man wearing a golden robe slowly walked out from the other side of the forest.
That mask had a strange pattern drawn on it, and the two blood-thirsty fangs in front of its mouth would cause anyone who saw it to tremble.
The killer tightened his grip on his sword and looked at the masked man in the golden robe and asked, "Who are you? Why don't you show your true face?"
The masked man replied in a cold voice, "Dead people don't have the right to see my face."
"What a big tone!" The killer snorted and leaped into the air. His long sword slashed out with a yellow sword light that flew towards the masked man.
Wherever the yellow sword light went, trees would be cut in half until it landed on the masked man's body.
"Boom …"
Seeing that the masked man had been hit, the killer heaved a sigh of relief and said, "So it's just an idiot."
"Is that so?" Just as the killer finished speaking, the masked man's faint voice rang out.
The killer looked at the masked man and couldn't help but feel his jaw drop. The masked man had actually taken his full strength attack head-on and was completely unharmed. He began to feel fear in his heart.
Right now, the only thought in his mind was to escape.
At this time, the masked man let out a cold laugh and his figure flashed. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of the killer and grabbed the killer's neck with an old, withered hand.
The killer revealed a terrified expression, "You … you're Ling …"
He didn't even get to finish his sentence before the masked man directly broke his neck.
"You dare harm my grandson? You deserve to die!" The masked man threw down these words and instantly disappeared into the forest.