As disciples of the Carefree King, they had long been oppressed by his lewd power and dared not disobey. With a flick of his wrist, the longsword in his hand transformed into a streak of lightning, slashing fiercely towards Li Ling!
"not good!"
Li Ling had already noticed the thunder and lightning, but he dared not be distracted and could only hope that the other party would not attack him. However, he did not expect that he could no longer delay at this moment.
Li Ling dared not withdraw his strength at this moment, and could only watch helplessly as the long sword got closer and closer to his head. He could only suddenly gather his strength to confront the King of Freedom, while secretly mobilizing his mental power. At this time, Li Ling would no longer hide his trump cards!
"Whoosh!"
Before Li Ling could even unleash his mental power, a sword aura suddenly appeared, severing Lightning's longsword in two.
Immediately afterwards, the figure of an old man appeared on the street in the distance, holding a long sword and rushing towards this side. It was Yi Yun, who released sword energy from a distance, causing the lightning attack to end without success.
"Bang bang bang!"
At the same time, due to the lightning attack, Li Ling withdrew his mental power, circulated his innate true energy throughout his body, and, despite his internal injuries, suddenly unleashed his power to fight the carefree king to the death.
The next moment, the internal injuries caused by the sudden gathering of his power, along with the immense force of the two people clashing, erupted. Li Ling spat out a mouthful of blood and his body flew backward, where he was caught by Yi Yun who had arrived from behind.
At the same time, the carefree king staggered back more than twenty steps before being supported by Zhang Qiqiao behind him, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
It seemed that Xiaoyao Wang's injuries were much better than Li Ling's, but Xiaoyao Wang himself knew that his injuries were not much better than Li Ling's. In his current state of injury, he was no match for Yi Yun, who had suddenly appeared before him.
"Your Highness, it's been a long time!" Yi Yun supported Li Ling's back and slowly channeled his own true energy into Li Ling's body, while his gaze remained firmly fixed on His Highness.
The battle with the Carefree King left Yi Yun's legs crippled for more than ten years. If it weren't for Li Ling using the World Essence and his own medical skills to reconnect his hamstrings, he would probably still be living in a wheelchair.
Even after so many years, Yi Yun still holds onto this hatred in his heart.
"So it was you!" The carefree king's gaze lingered on Yi Yun's legs for a moment before he said in a deep voice, "Yi Yun, I broke your legs back then, but I never expected you to be able to stand up again today. Judging from your spirit, you've been doing well these past years!"
"Hmph, you can't compare to your carefree life in the Western Regions. What, at your age, you still think about coming back to the Central Plains to stir up trouble?!" Yi Yun said with a cold snort.
"I haven't set foot in the Central Plains for many years, and I never expected to run into an old friend. It's truly a joyous occasion!"
While concentrating on his internal energy to recover from his injuries, the Carefree King looked at Yi Yun with a gloomy expression. He was currently seriously injured and could only use half of his martial arts skills at most. He could not fight for long, otherwise his injuries would worsen and it would take several years to recover.
This was greatly detrimental to his plan to unify the martial arts world. Even with the help of Zhang Qiqiao and the others, the chances of winning were still slim. Yi Yun was also worried about the seriously injured Li Ling and was not confident that he could take down Xiaoyao Wang and Zhang Qiqiao and the others by himself.
And so, a stalemate ensued. (The remaining text appears to be unrelated and likely refers to a separate entity or event.)
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Chapter 205 Zhang Junbao's Two-on-One Support (Thanks to 'Yiyun' for the donation)
"Thump thump thump thump." A series of hurried footsteps came.
"Old Master, is the Young Master alright?"
It was Zhang Sen who arrived with the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals. He saw Li Ling, who was meditating with his eyes closed next to Yi Yun and had a few drops of blood on his chest, and asked him with concern.
"I'm fine, just some internal injuries. Everyone, get ready to form the formation!" Li Ling opened his eyes at this moment and directly ordered the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals.
At this time, most of the thirty-six Heavenly Generals had already entered the first-class realm, and the rest were not far from entering the first-class realm as well.
They jointly set up the protective formation of Mingjian Villa, which was no less powerful than the Arhat Formation of Shaolin Temple. Even a master of innate skill like Zhang Qiqiao would not fare well if he fell into the formation.
"Hmph, let's go!"
Not far away, the Carefree King saw that the Thirty-Six Heavenly Generals had also appeared at this moment, and he knew that he had completely lost the opportunity to deal with the Famous Sword Manor.
He stared at Li Ling and said, "Yi Jifeng of Mingjian Manor truly lives up to his reputation. I will come back to learn from him again in the future! Duopo, let's go!"
He turned around and, as if teleporting, instantly appeared in the distance. Zhang Qiqiao, Lightning, and Thunder also hurriedly left. Without the support of the Carefree King, they dared not act recklessly in front of the Famous Sword Manor.
"Grandpa, let's go back!" Li Ling said to Yi Yun, relaxing after watching Xiaoyao Wang and the others disappear from sight.
Yi Yun helped him up and nodded: "Yes, that's good. Your injuries are quite serious, you'll need at least a month to rest!"
At this point, Yi Yun's expression turned somewhat solemn. He said in a deep voice, "The sudden appearance of the Carefree King in the Central Plains suggests that the martial arts world is about to be in turmoil again. However, no matter what, you must first recover from your injuries."
Li Ling, however, was not too worried. He said confidently, "Grandpa, don't worry. I fought to a draw with the Prince of Xiaoyao this time, but I'm sure I'll win next time!"
This wasn't Li Ling boasting. His duel with the Carefree King was simply because he had just broken through to the Grandmaster level and his techniques and use of true energy were still immature.
Although he was still slightly weaker than the Carefree King in this battle, Li Ling had gained insight into the mysteries of the Innate Grandmaster realm. Coupled with his extraordinary combat awareness from the world of the 'King of Destruction', Li Ling was confident of victory.
If he takes this time to refine his true energy and techniques, he will be able to truly stabilize at the Grandmaster level. At that time, his martial arts cultivation will definitely reach a new level, and it will not be difficult for him to surpass the Carefree King.
Although Li Ling's internal injuries were more severe than those of the Carefree King after this battle, Li Ling was in his prime, strong and healthy. With the repair from the World Essence and the super self-healing ability he gained from Ju Ziyun, his recovery would definitely far surpass that of the aging Carefree King. Time was on Li Ling's side.
Therefore, Li Ling had no worries at all, and Yi Yun, who had a very keen eye, also saw this very clearly.
After everyone returned to the Famous Sword Manor, Li Ling began to seclude himself to heal his injuries. At this point, Yu'er no longer cared about getting information from her mother, since the Song Dynasty princess really didn't have much to do with her.
Now she doesn't need to use this Song princess to gain fame and fortune like in the original story. It's just that Yi Yun and Xue Yan mentioned it by chance, which made her a little curious. At the same time, she also wanted to find out about this matter in order to win Yi Yun's favor.
When Li Ling was injured, Yu'er temporarily put the matter aside. Later, after she received confirmation from her mother, Li Ling told her not to meddle, and she never mentioned it again.
Recalling how the so-called princess behaved like a shrew in the original story, Li Ling really didn't want to bring trouble upon himself.
Meanwhile, turmoil was brewing in the martial arts world. The plan of the Carefree King to destroy the Famous Sword Manor failed, but this only spurred him to accelerate the establishment of the Martial Alliance.
He hoped to gather the martial arts techniques and mental cultivation methods of all the martial arts sects in the world to further improve his own martial arts skills. After all, the Carefree King was well aware of his and Li Ling's situation, and he also needed to seek a breakthrough.
With the three disciples of the Carefree King joining forces, many martial arts sects were routed. The masters in the sects were either killed or captured and imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, where they were forced to hand over their martial arts manuals and life-long secret techniques.
Meanwhile, not long after, news arrived that the missing Song Dynasty princess had been found. This series of events also alarmed Zhang Junbao, who was still teaching his disciples on Wudang Mountain.