Chapter 71: That Thing

Liu Ao raised his head sharply, and the sword of Ao was blocked in front of his chest.

In the dim light, dull laughter echoed in the grotto.

At the top, there is actually a pitch-black iron cage hanging.

The cage was engraved with mysterious runes, and it was constantly flashing with black light.

In the cage, an old man with a disheveled head and tattered clothes sat cross-legged.

Liu Ao couldn't see this man's face clearly, only his eyes glowing with a ghostly light.

Liu Ao found that the old man's limbs were also locked by chains the thickness of his thumb and engraved with runes.

More crucially, the top is in the middle of the Ice-Fire Hell, where the blazing heat on the left and the extreme cold on the right meet.

Half of the old man's body was brown and shriveled, but the other half was covered in ice, which looked extremely strange.

"Who are you?"

Liu Ao frowned, his voice full of doubts, "What did you mean by what you said just now?"

"Hahahaha," the old man suddenly laughed, and a strong wind was instantly released from his body.

The iron cage kept swaying, and the energy in the entire grotto began to stir.

"It doesn't matter what my name is, the important thing is that you kid is out of luck. โ€

The old man smiled, rather gloating.

Liu Ao frowned, "Senior, it's better not to say half of the story, there's no need to tease me, right?"

The old man let out a 'hmm', glanced at the dead Li Hong and Liu Junfei, and said with a smile:

"For so many years, you are the first one who dares to come to the Ice and Fire Hell to kill. โ€

"Do you know what happens if you find out?"

Liu Ao's eyes narrowed slightly, "If I kill the person who should be killed, what will be the consequences?"

The old man was stunned, and suddenly laughed, "I have a personality, I like it!"

"At a young age, the talent is not bad," the old man nodded, "Although I don't know what kind of sword technique you use, you can be considered a genius if you can integrate the teleportation array into your moves." โ€

"What's your name, come to think of it, Jiuding Academy should attach great importance to you. โ€

Liu Ao smiled self-deprecatingly, "It's a pity, not everyone thinks like you, the old-timer." โ€

Liu Ao looked back at the entrance of the cave, the longer he stayed, the more likely he was to be discovered.

"If it's okay senior, I'll leave. โ€

"Aren't you afraid that I'll expose you?"

Liu Ao smiled, "The seniors don't know me, so what can they say?"

"I can see that the old-timers are powerful, but we have no grievances, and you are trapped here, seniors, there should be no reason to talk about today's events. โ€

"You're bold," the old man complimented, slowly raising his hand to brush away the strands of hair that covered his face.

A face full of wrinkles, but revealing kindness, appeared in front of Liu Ao's eyes.

Liu Ao was sure he didn't know this person.

However, the moment the old man flicked his hair, he saw the runes on the chain that locked his hands and feet flickering, and lightning instantly drilled into the old man's body.

The old man snorted, and the broken veins in his body were electrocuted into severe pain.

Liu Ao's heart was full of surprise, wasn't this Ice and Fire Hell a place used by Jiuding Academy to punish the disciples of the academy?

Why is this old man locked up here, and he has to endure such pain?

"Jiuding Academy can't tolerate you, I advise you to leave early, only the entire Tianwu Realm can find your safe place!"

The old man's face was solemn, and his breath weakened.

"Remember, you can go as far as your eyes see, and your path will be as wide as your heart is. โ€

Liu Ao didn't understand the meaning of this, but he could also see that the old man had no ill will towards him.

"Dare to ask the old-timers about their names?"

The old man was silent for a moment, and then said in a low voice:

"Old man, Furukawa. โ€

After speaking, the old man closed his eyes and remained motionless, as if he were dead.

But Liu Ao knew that he was just sustaining his life in this way.

With doubts in his heart, Liu Ao cautiously came to the entrance of the cave.

The guard was no longer at the entrance of the cave, and Liu Ao could just leave the Ice and Fire Hell quietly.

After a while, another man came to the Fire and Ice Hell.

The disciple of the guard came back from a lazy moment, and when he saw this man walking towards the cave, he hurriedly trotted a few steps and shouted:

"Stop! Don't you know what this place is?"

But when this person turned his head, he saw that the guard disciple's face froze, and he shuddered.

"Song ยท ยท Senior Brother Song Zhong~"

The guard disciple was a little embarrassed, and said with a smile:

"Senior brother, don't be angry, I didn't know it was you. โ€

Song Zhong nodded, his face gloomy.

"I'm going to go in for a while, and you can't tell anyone about my visit. โ€

The disciple's face was embarrassed, "Senior Brother Song Zhong, you know the rules of this Ice and Fire Hell, even if a mentor or elder comes here without permission, I can't let them in." โ€

Song Zhong snorted coldly, "I can't compare to those mentor elders?"

Song Zhong threw out a storage bag, "The reward for you, you know what to do." โ€

Although this disciple was a little groveling, he was timid and afraid of things after all, and he didn't dare to take this risk.

He hurriedly picked up the storage bag and said cautiously:

"Senior brother, I really don't dare to let you in, otherwise you come back tomorrow, tomorrow is Cang Mu's kid who comes to guard in turn, he will definitely let you in..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Song Zhong raise his hand violently and slap this disciple in the face.

The huge strength instantly led this disciple to the edge of the platform, and behind him was a cliff.

Despite the incomparably angry heart, this disciple didn't even dare to let out a fart.

What he didn't expect was that Song Zhong actually rushed over, and the spiritual power on his fists surged.

This disciple finally realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly mobilized his spiritual power to resist, while yelling,

"Song Zhong, you dare!"

"Why don't you dare!"

This person couldn't stop Song Zhong's fist at all, and he fell down the cliff with a miserable scream.

Song Zhong snorted coldly, "I don't know what to do!"

After speaking, Song Zhong walked towards the entrance of the cave.

Inside the Fire and Ice Hell.

When Song Zhong saw Li Hong and Liu Junfei, who had lost their lives in the cell, he was stunned for a while.

That's right, Song Zhong is here to kill people.

But who is the first step?

Is it his confidant Chen Wen?

Song Zhong quickly denied his speculation, and if it was Chen Wen, he would definitely discuss it with him first.

Who else could that be?

Song Zhong left in a hurry, thinking about this strange thing.

In the Ice and Fire Hell, Furukawa, who was originally lifeless, opened his eyes, and his eyes were full of murderous aura.

"The people of the Song family are here for that thing again. โ€

"It seems that the sky in Qingzhou is about to change!"

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Liu Ao didn't know who Furukawa was, but he remembered Furukawa's words deeply.

Leaving Qingzhou is something that Liu Ao has never thought about.

In Liu Ao's opinion, killing all his enemies and then going to Leng Fei'er is all Liu Ao's plans.

Back at his residence, Liu Ao recalled the feeling he felt when he performed the second form of the life and death sword technique, the instant kill.

As long as you practice more, you will be able to arrange the teleportation array faster.

However, Liu Ao always felt that the instantaneous killing he performed was different from the instantaneous killing in the life and death swordsmanship.

It was as if the principle of instant killing was more profound, but Liu Ao adopted an opportunistic approach.

Moreover, Liu Ao felt that the power of instant killing was definitely more than that.

In addition, Liu Ao also felt that he should learn more exercises.

The life and death sword technique consumes too much spiritual power, even if it is Liu Ao, he can only use it twice at most.

What's more, the exercises aren't just for fighting.

Like formations, exercises are also divided into defense, support, attack, and other categories.

An excellent monk, in addition to having combat skills, must at least have a retreat technique, a footwork technique, and a defense technique.

Liu Ao is not a person with low eyes, and he also knows that it is impossible to become a big fat man with one bite.

However, it is still advisable to know in advance.

After going to the Sword Stone Forest to ask the Heavenly Sword Instructor Xu Qingfeng for advice, Liu Ao understood that he should choose a flexible footwork to use with the sword technique, and he should also learn a retreat technique and defense technique to save his life to the greatest extent.

These exercises are not uncommon in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, but Liu Ao always feels that these exercises are not suitable for him.

The days passed peacefully for three days.

The things inside the Ice and Fire Hell have finally been discovered.

The entire Jiuding Academy was under full martial law, requiring all disciples to stop going out.

This is also the first time that an accident has occurred in the Ice and Fire Hell.

The death of Li Hong and Liu Junfei is not a big deal, but someone dares to break into the Ice and Fire Hell, which is a major event that Jiuding Academy cannot tolerate.

In the midst of Fire and Ice.

Vice Dean Murong Yu frowned, and the elders of the Law Enforcement Hall were full of astonishment.

"Li Hong and Liu Junfei were killed by a mysterious swordsmanship. โ€

Murong Yu closed his eyes and sensed it, and his gaze fell on those severed ice edges.

"There are formation aura fluctuations, and there are sword qi. โ€

"Even I can't see what kind of swordsmanship this is. โ€

An elder said angrily, "Vice Dean, this is a provocation to our Jiuding Academy, and it must be strictly investigated!"

Murong Yu's face was full of doubts, "Taking such a big risk just to kill two inconsequential disciples, do you think it's necessary?"

"Who do Li Hong and Liu Junfei have an enmity with?"

"The only enemy should be the half-demon Liu Ao," an elder said similarly.

"But Liu Ao is dead. โ€

"I really can't figure out who else would risk killing them. โ€

Murong Yu's eyes flickered, and he glanced at the cage at the top without a trace.

"You go out first, and let me stay here by myself for a while. โ€

A group of elders did not dare to refute and hurriedly walked towards the outside of the cave.

When the cave was completely quiet, Murong Yucai said in a heavy tone:

"Old Dean, don't come unharmed. โ€

Furukawa slowly opened his eyes, and the chain runes that locked him flickered, making the spiritual power in his body completely unusable.

"Murong Yu, what kind of wind blew you here?"

Furukawa sneered, "Don't tell me, you're here for these two insignificant disciples. โ€

Murong Yu didn't refute, but frowned and asked:

"I'm not interested in this, I just want to ask you, have you figured it out?"

"As long as you tell me where that thing is hiding, I can break your seal and let you go in no time. โ€

Gu Chuan's face was full of disdain, "Jinlin Daoren, you, and the kid of the Song family who doesn't know the height of the sky all want that thing, but even if I tell you, you can't get it, and even if you get it, you can't control it." โ€

"I advise you to die early in this heart. โ€

A flash of anger flashed on Murong Yu's face, "You know what I've been waiting for all these years, I don't believe that you are so tough, and I don't believe that you won't say it until you die!"