Dual Cultivation God Returns

Chapter 210 I let them go

Old Yen led Wu Long to the location of the ambushers first, since it was more likely to be erased first.

"Um... that technique..."

On the way there, Old Yen reluctantly asked.

"The one I used? It is called the Jade Palms of Agony, a technique that, if utilized correctly, could bring a gruesome end. But without skill, it is only useful at giving internal injuries without outer signs"

"So they will die"

Old Yen sighed with relief at the word "end" since it meant that the torturous experience they were going through would end.

"Eventually, of course"

"E-eventually? How long does it take?"

"Different for everyone, and also depending on the spot I hit or the way I utilized the technique, but once they cry out enough blood for them to die of bloodloss, they of course will die"

Wu Long said like he was describing a normal product and its uses as Old Yen shuddered at the thought since the speed at which they cried out blood was by no means fast.

"Does it not have a cure? Would they not be saved then?"

"Of course, it has a cure, but I doubt that anyone in the vicinity can perform it, and if they are lucky and have someone save them, it is their luck, I have nothing against luck"

Wu Long shrugged his shoulders. He had no particular grudge against them, so if they by some miracle survived he would not pursue them to definitely kill them all. It made no difference to him whether they lived or died since they were not someone he cared about that much.

'Heh, I was able to use Jade Palms of Serenity that I made based on this technique with Qi Manipulation Rings, but had to wait until Qi Manifestation Realm to use the original'

Wu Long thought to himself. As he created the Jade Palms of Serenity, he also improved the efficiency of Spiritual Qi circulation, and thus dramatically reduced the Spiritual Qi burden that the technique required. His mind then momentarily went off to the Imperial Capital on the other side of the Inner Sea, to a spearwoman he used the Dual Cultivation technique with. A light smile touched his lips at the thought of Bi Rui and her blushing face. He did not consider having a relationship with her at the time, but the thought did cross his mind at this moment. He chuckled, but his mind quickly returned to the present as he noticed the signs of fighting at the place they were traveling to by the disturbance of Spiritual Qi.

"Going first, catch up"

Wu Long said to Old Yen and stepped forward, activating the Void Piercing Step at more output than he did previously when he traveled through the Azure Eagle Continent. He traveled first to the roof of a building and then disappeared into the distance. Old Yen widened his eyes at this speed and hastened his step as much as he could while also switching from the streets to traveling on roofs.

Wu Long appeared on the scene within moments, seeing a group of assailants attacking a seemingly normal inn, with the inn workers defending and no one caring about the guests who ran out with cries of terror. Wu Long quickly differentiated those who were attacking and those who were defending, and a sword appeared in his hand.

He then stepped forward, and his figure appeared like a blur here and there on the scene, unleashing one sword strike for each of the attacking side members.

Seven people appeared from the other side like they were only waiting for Wu Long to show up. One of them was on the level of the triplet brothers he met on the islands, as it seemed that they brought out some more formidable people, but it did not matter to Wu Long.

He slashed his sword, unleashing eight sword strikes that appeared in random order and with random trajectories, the first form of the Eight Extreme Strikes technique he used in the Clear River Pavilion before, but with a completely different speed and power of the attack as it shredded the ones who showed up into pieces. Meanwhile, he continued on to attack the ones who were on the offensive against the inn until there were only five left.

The five were instantly cornered by the defending side.

"Speak or die"

Wu Long said to the five, while the defenders were also keeping their difference from him.

"We will neve-..."

One of them started a defiant speech and lost his head as sunlight reflection flashed around Wu Long, and his sword appeared in another position than he held it earlier. He did not add any words and simply shifted his gaze to the others, who froze on the spot while the defending side was also slowly backing away from Wu Long.

At this moment Old Yen finally caught up to the scene and looked at the place with a wry smile as it seemed that he was only useful to Wu Long as an information handler, and his combat skills were completely unnecessary at this point.

"Old Yen, what's this all about?"

A man with a young appearance but the demeanor of a middle-aged one looked at Old Yen with a questioning gaze.

"Heh, don't take me for a fool, youngster. You know what's going on, I told you back then that it is better to think twice since such big business was not for small-time organizations like yours or mine, the fact they came to our small circle already told me they were looking for an easily disposable team, which was why I washed my hands off it. And now you're paying for not listening to me. Besides, it is not like you don't remember the mission that crippled your organization since you lost your Soul Cultivator partner"

Old Yen chuckled at the man and the latter gritted his teeth.

"But don't be rash in your moves, your safest bet right now would be to cooperate, otherwise after he's done with them, you're next to be wiped out. Besides, what do you have to lose? If the Wu Family wants you dead you're dead without his protection, and he might just spare you if you obediently cooperate"

The man gritted his teeth as he agreed with the assessment, but it was a bitter pill to swallow nonetheless.

Meanwhile, Wu Long was looking at the four people from the attacking team left, who watched the headless corpse of their comrade fall to the ground with a thump that reverberated through the depths of their souls.

"H-hey man, we are just told what to do and get paid, we don't know much..."

One of them said with a trembling voice and the others almost cursed out loud because he just rendered them useless in the eyes of the man who held their lives.

"Heh, you said not much, which means you do know something, I am not greedy... well, I am but not in this situation. Whatever you know is going to get you out of here"

Wu Long chuckled as he gave them a chance.

"W-we are hired on contract from the Su-In restaurant... the one who gave the order was a man, but he wore a cloak and a low-sitting bamboo hat with formations all over it, so there's no way of knowing who he is"

The one who spoke first said while nervously looking at Wu Long. He was still afraid that he might kill them even though they told him everything, but he simply nodded and moved his head in a gesture for them to "Go".

They thanked him as they half-bowed while backing away and then turned as they ran away with all their might.

"Hey! Where do you think-..."

"I let them go"

The man who talked to Old Yen previously tried to speak up as his men prepared to chase but Wu Long's calm voice interrupted not only the leader's voice but also any eagerness of his subordinates to move.

"Give out everyone who participated in the ambush"

Wu Long said and some of the people gulped.

"Most of them are dead"

The leader said, and Wu Long nodded since he knew that Lian Zhiqiu killed most of his attackers on the spot.

"The remaining ones"

As he said this, three people launched in different directions from the group. Sword Qi swirled and the people who ran suddenly lost balance as they all fell, with the inertia from their launching speed dragging them along the ground for a few moments.

"You seem to think I don't know your faces"

Wu Long calmly said as he approached one of them.

"The problem with that is that you did not bother concealing them back then"

He said as they considered him easy prey and were not even masked when they attacked the young and powerless Wu Long. Old Yen saw a quick look from Wu Long as he approached the leader of the group that used the inn as the cover for their mercenary business to get any evidence if they had any information they might have while Wu Long emotionlessly ended the lives of the three remaining participants of the attack on him.