Chương 28: Three lives assassin

They moved around for four days without finding anything about the three lives assassin. The canyon was huge, so the trio couldn't hope to search it completely even within a few months.

"Now what? This is no different from searching for a needle in a haystack" Yan Jian complained.

"We can't go on like this. I can hold on for four days more only." The lady muttered.

"If I was an assassin, where would I live in a windy Canyon?" Long feng thought out loud.

"That's easy. If I possessed the Wind calming jade I would live in the most pressured part of the Canyon, where others would think twice before going too." Yan Jian replied. The lady's eyes brightened.

"We didn't search the depth of the Canyon, where the battle occurred years ago! The pressure there is twice as strong." Then she turned to Yan Jian.

"You are not completely useless after all." She complemented. Yan jian's face turned black. He glared at her, feeling helpless considering he was weaker than her, then he sighed.

"I guess there are some freaks who would still head exactly to that part without thinking at all." He groaned. But considering he was tied to them and he couldn't abandon them to leave alone, he had no choice but to keep moving along.

"Where is the place? Let's go." Long feng hurriedly interrupted.

"Hmph!" Yan Jian snorted coldly and turned away resolutely.

"If we go this way and walk straight ahead. Maybe we could reach the center of the Canyon on time. The bad news is that if we go to the center of the Canyon where the pressure is stronger, I will only be able to protect you for two more days. We don't have enough time." The lady said.

"Don't worry about that. Let us complete the mission first. Other things can come after that." Long feng replied. They headed in the direction the lady pointed out. They walked for hours, before Long feng felt the pressure increasing at a considerable speed. He knew instantly, that they were nearing the center of the Canyon. A few more hours later, the pressure was almost unbearable to Yan Jian even after being protected by both the lady and Long Feng. Even Long feng was beginning to feel it.

His footsteps were becoming heavier, as was his breathing.

"What is that!?" Yan Jian pointed out. In front of them was some remains of a formerly small mountain. The mountain had collapsed. It seemed like it was forcefully razed to the ground by a powerful force. Where the mountain once stood, a medium sized palace had been built. The palace itself seemed to be on the verge of collapse due to the pressure around.

"This Mountain must have been destroyed during the battle." The lady muttered. This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it.

"What do we do now?" Yan Jian asked. Suddenly, Long feng frowned and his gaze turned sharply to a said of the broken palace. His senses were far stronger than normal due to his soul power, and he could sense the presence of another person here.

"Well Well Well. It looks like I have some guests!" A slightly hoarse voice called out the broken palace.

"I didn't know, or i would have prepared a warm reception for you." the voice added. Yan jian and the lady's guards were instantly raised up as they followed Long Feng's sight. A middle aged man stood some distance away. He was dressed in half torn robes and looked like a beggar. Anyone who met him on the road wouldn't think much of him. But here, it was very abnormal.

"Three lives assassin!" The lady muttered slowly.

"Hahaha! You recognize me? How fascinating." the three lives assassin laughed.

"Next time you're coming, in your next life that is, remember to let me know of your arrival. So I can prepare a welcome for you."

"Welcome? Look at you, have you eaten today?" Yan jian asked, honestly curious amidst his nervousness. The man looked more like a skeleton than a human.

"Young kids like you should not be moving around or you could get hurt. Better still, killed!" His voice was dripping with killing intent. The lady drew out her longsword. Her gaze was cold.

"Old men like you shouldn't be living here alone. You could get killed." she replied. The assassin laughed loudly.

"You came to kill me! With just the three of you?" he chuckled. Long feng frowned. Something felt wrong. His soul power was sensing a stronger aura from this three lives assassin. The lady instantly released her aura. Rank two Yin level.

"You are talented. Your aura is actually comparable to a rank four Yin level cultivator! If it was a year ago, I would have felt threatened." The three lives assassin said.

"You're probably a great talent. Unfortunately, my hubby is killing talents like you!" He added. His turned to Yan Jian and Long feng, then frowned. He could sense Yan Jian's cultivation level, and it wasn't even enough to threaten him, but he actually couldn't sense anything from Long feng. No aura, no energy, nothing. That made him feel unsafe.

"I am enough to kill you alone" the lady said and attacked without exchanging further words.

"Nihility technique, sword slash" she utilized her martial skill. Sword light shot towards the three lives assassin coldly. The man chuckled, but kept his eyes on Long feng. He easily dodged the sword light. Unfazed, the lady kept striking sword lights at him and he dodged them all easily.

"Nihility fist!" The lady said and threw her fist at the assassin's face. Smiling slightly, the three lives assassin caught her fist easily.

"On second thought, I will kill those two and keep you as my concubine. Killing you would be a waste of a talented beauty." He laughed. The lady's eyes turned frosty. Strong killing intent bursted out of her body.

"Die!" She muttered coldly. Flipping around, she kicked out towards his waist. Still smiling, the assassin held her foot easily. Try as she could, he didn't release her fist and foot.

"Let me go! How can you be so strong? You were supposed to be a rank four Yin level cultivator!" She said grimly.

"I was. Sadly, I managed to make a lucky breakthrough last year. I am now a rank five Yin level cultivator!" He laughed. His aura burst out of him like a broken dam. The lady was pushed away by the sheer force of the aura. Rank five Yin level! The three youths were shocked. The lady regained her footing and glared at the assassin coldly.

"So what if you had a breakthrough? I will still kill you anyway!" She uttered coldly.

"Sword light rules the world!" She unleashed her martial skill again. Sword lights filled everywhere around the man. There was no way of escape from the oppressive sword lights. Yet, facing this attack, the three lives assassin merely laughed.

"Triple extreme technique. Fist collapse!" He trivially used a martial skill and punched out at the sword lights. The sword lights instantly shattered. The lady suffered from backlash of having her attack forcefully torn apart. Her face turned pale. Taking this chance, the three lives assassin charged at her, appearing right in front of her. The lady swiped her longsword at him, but he effortlessly dodged it and threw his fist at her. Pu!

He punched her heavily in the stomach with such force that the air shivered slightly. She spurted out a mouthful of blood as the blood turned her pure white veil to a bright red veil. Without pause, he slammed his palm on her forehead, sending her skidding along the floor for some distance. She barely regained her footing again and turned to Long Feng and Yan Jian.

"Leave. Now! I'll hold him back!" she said sternly without hesitating. The three lives assassin's face brightened. Her words meant that Long Feng was not a threat to him. In that case, there was no need to keep them alive. He took a step and appeared behind Long feng and Yan Jian.

"Run? To where? I'm afraid I can't let you leave. But don't worry. I will make your deaths swift and painless" he laughed. Suddenly, his expression changed. He instantly felt a terrifying aura beside him. Without thinking twice, he leapt backwards.